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The Summer 2013 SPHSP is a ten-week summer program that begins May 27, 2013 and ends August 2, 2013. Program offerings include:
- Orientation: There will be two weeks of orientation, the first week will take place at the CDC in Atlanta, GA. The second week will be at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. During orientation, scholars will be introduced to their mentors, their field placement sites and the field of public health.
- GRE Preparation Course: Students will participate in a GRE Preparation course provided by Kaplan
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stocks ended mostly lower Monday amid concerns about the U.S. fiscal cliff, although mainland Chinese shares finished the year on an upbeat note after manufacturing data showed the sector extended its recovery.
Many regional markets were shut for New Year's Eve, while some others were open only for a shortened trading day.
With U.S. lawmakers yet to make a deal to avert a host of austerity measures known as the "fiscal cliff," due to begin taking effect Tuesday, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.14% dropped 0.5% and New Zealand's NZX 50 finished 0.4% lower.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, -1.37% finished fractionally lower, while China's Shanghai Composite Index 000001, -1.00% bucked the broad downtrend to finish 1.6% higher, stretching recent gains.
The advance in Shanghai came after HSBC's final reading of the China manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index printed at 51.5, an upward revision from a preliminary measure of 50.9, marking an improvement over November's PMI of 50.5.
The result was the best for the data set since May 2011, with HSBC's chief China economist Hongbin Qu saying the gains were "thanks to the faster new business flows and the end of destocking."
"Such a momentum is likely to be sustained in the coming months, when infrastructure construction runs into full speed and property-market conditions stabilize," Qu said. Read: China manufacturing extends rebound: HSBC data.
U.S. equity index futures were in positive territory, with Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.25% futures up 24 points, or 0.2%, and S&P 500 SPX, -0.62% futures rising 0.4%.
In Asia, bourses in Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan were all closed for a holiday.
The bulk of Asia's top stock indexes ended the year with gains.
Japan's Nikkei Average NIK, -0.23% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index each rose 22.9% during the year, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200, South Korea's Kospi 180721, -0.05% and Taiwan's Taiex XX:Y9999 rose 14.6%, 9.4% and 8.9%, respectively.
The Shanghai Composite managed to end the year 3.2% higher after staying weak for much of the year, thanks to an 8.8% rally in the last quarter.
In Hong Kong, a 0.7% drop for heavyweight HSBC Holdings PLC 5, -0.92% US:HBC amid worries related to the cliff weighed on the market. The drop offset gains in Chinese insurance stocks, with China Life Insurance Co. 2628, -1.93% LFC, +0.08% adding 3.1%, and Ping An Insurance Group Co. 2318, -1.62% PNGAY, +1.25% improving by 1.9%.
Chinese insurers also climbed in Shanghai, with Ping An 601318, -0.76% up 3.4%, and China Life 601628, +0.40% 5.8% higher.
Resource stocks were also weighed despite upbeat Chinese manufacturing data.
Shares of Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. 2600, +0.00% ACH, +1.21% 601600, -2.36% and Angang Steel Co. 347, -0.93% ANGGF, -7.53% lost 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, in Hong Kong.
In Sydney, the losses were more prominent, with Alumina Ltd. AWC, +3.13% US:AWC losing 2.2%, Rio Tinto Ltd. RIO, +0.83% RIO, +0.76% falling 0.8%, and Newcrest Mining Ltd. NCM, +2.32% NCMGF, -0.98% retreating 1.5%.
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April Showers just won't seem to let up (at least at the PBCC office in Lebanon)! If you're battling the rainy day blues, check out our to-do list for days like this:
1. Schedule your mammogram! Don't put it off. Early detection saves lives. No insurance? Check out PA's Healthy Woman program here.
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3. Sign up to volunteer. The PA Breast Cancer Coalition and its Grassroots Partners host events year-round to support survivors, their families and breast cancer researchers including the upcoming Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer Home Run Derby. Click here for more information.
4. Be Inspired. Browse our online photo exhibit, 67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania for quotes and photos from brave women all across the state. The exhibit will be on display starting this Thursday, May 1 in Westmoreland County. Join us! Details here.
5. Break a sweat! Hitting the gym is a great stress-reliever and we all know it's good for our health. If you're a survivor, find out if there are any free programs in your area like the Pink Complete program at Lebanon YMCA.
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China Alleges Cyberattacks Originated in U.S.
BEIJING—China's Ministry of Defense said two military websites were the targets of more than 100,000 cyberattacks a month last year, with almost two-thirds of them originating in the U.S.
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It was the most specific statement to date from the Chinese government since Internet security firm Mandiant released a report in February that linked the Chinese military to attacks across the globe, including against U.S. corporations and government agencies.
The Chinese allegations illustrate how online attacks are becoming a major irritant to U.S.-China relations. U.S. military and homeland-security officials have long blamed China's military for the most serious attacks on U.S. computer networks, but in 2011, U.S. officials began fingering China publicly when a U.S. intelligence report said Chinese hackers are the "most active and persistent perpetrators of economic espionage." Senior intelligence officials said China's government and sympathetic hackers are behind the cyberspying.
On China's Defense Ministry website Thursday, ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng didn't specifically accuse the U.S. government of responsibility for the attacks. Nonetheless, he referenced "U.S. media reports" that he said revealed that the U.S. planned to craft a policy endorsing pre-emptive cyberattacks, expanding its cyberwar personnel, and drawing up rules of engagement. It wasn't clear which media reports he referred to.
"These practices are not conducive to the joint efforts of the international community to enhance Internet security. We hope the United States will explain and clarify," the statement said.
A White House spokeswoman declined to comment on Thursday on the latest Chinese allegations.
American officials have said that regardless of the veracity of reports of attacks originating within the U.S., the U.S. government doesn't carry out state-sponsored hacking for corporate espionage.
Mr. Geng said that since the creation of the Ministry of National Defense and China Military Online websites, both had faced serious and growing numbers of attacks. "According to IP addresses, in 2012 the Defense Ministry and China Military Online websites each month faced 144,000 foreign attacks. Of those, ones coming from the U.S. represented 62.9%," he said.
Mr. Geng didn't specify whether the alleged attacks were directed only at the websites, or more broadly targeted the underlying military networks that would contain more sensitive information. He also reiterated a statement last week by China's Foreign Ministry, which denied the findings of the Mandiant report, saying that it is difficult to track online attacks back to their source and that the Chinese military doesn't carry out hacking.
China's cyberemergency-response agency released a report in March 2012, that concluded that cyberattacks on Chinese computers come primarily from the U.S., Japan and South Korea, saying that 20% of the Chinese computers commandeered for cyberattacks track back to the U.S. Attacks from Japan edged out the U.S. with 23%. The report also concluded that China is facing increasingly serious threats from overseas cyberattacks.
Akamai Technologies, which monitors large amounts of Web traffic, said in last year's third quarter China was the world's No. 1 source of observed attack traffic, with 33% of such traffic. The U.S. was second, at 13%.
On Sunday, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said on ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" that the U.S. was losing a global cyberwar. When asked if he believed the Chinese government was targeting attacks against U.S. companies, Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Mich.) said, "beyond a shadow of a doubt."
"They use their military and intelligence structure to [steal] intellectual property from American businesses, and European businesses, and Asian businesses, repurpose it and then compete in the international market against the United States. It is unprecedented," he said, adding that the issue, "gets to a fundamental relationship with the Chinese. I think we have to make it very clear to them that "this cannot be business as usual," and show that "there's a price to pay."
Following the release of the Mandiant report, White House press secretary Jay Carney said the U.S. had raised objections "at the highest levels" with China about cyber-intrusions. A number of major U.S. technology companies, including Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Facebook Inc., and Apple Inc. have said over the past month that they have been victims of a cyberattack, though none linked it to China.
In March 2012, a handful of local Chinese government websites and several dozen belonging to Chinese companies appeared to be hacked by the global hacking group Anonymous, displaying a message that in part read: "Dear Chinese government, you are not infallible, today websites are hacked, tomorrow it will be your vile regime that will fall."
Over the past month, China's potential role in cyberattacks has come under increasing scrutiny. In January, a number of news organizations, including The Wall Street Journal, said they were infiltrated by Chinese hackers believed to have government links.
People familiar with an earlier investigation by U.S. intelligence agencies into Chinese hacker groups infiltrating U.S. networks have said most were found to have been linked to the Chinese military. Previous targets of Chinese hackers have included the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nortel Networks Ltd.
—Siobhan Gorman in Washington contributed to this article.
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Navy's New Mobile App Will Include Links for Suicidal Troops, Sex Crime Victims
The software application will include news stories, videos, photos and helpful links.
A U.S. Navy news and information mobile application scheduled for release later this month includes quick links for victims to report sexual harassment and for soldiers and veterans considering suicide to get help.
The app also collects Navy news stories, shows the position of Navy fleets on a world map and has an events calendar with important Navy anniversaries, the dates of officer tests and other information. It will be available on Apple and Android devices as well as Windows 8 phones and Chromebooks, according to designer Christopher Madden, manager for Navy media content services.
Madden previewed the app for reporters on Wednesday.
The military services have launched a handful of public facing mobile apps already, including an Army news and information app and a Navy recruiting app. Madden's strongest influence when designing the Navy news app, though, didn't come from another service or government agency but from the Bloomberg News app.
"Honestly, that's what got my juices running," he said. "Looking at how their app was laid out on the page."
The Navy app will include regularly updated press releases and blog posts from across the service along with videos and "Flickr-like" photos that users can zoom into, he said.
The Navy would ultimately like to have a mobile-optimized website that could deliver the same content whether someone is reading it on a laptop, desktop, smartphone or tablet. The Navy's main website is undergoing separate upgrades now, though, and officials didn't want to wait to launch a mobile presence, Madden said.
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How long will it be before the first 'electrosensitives' start crying about UWB devices giving them headaches/cancer/cravings for marmite on toast?
Three, maybe four minutes? Despite the fact that none are on the market yet?
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has legalised the use of UWB in the UK from Monday, 13 August. The announcement comes within weeks of the first UWB devices being certified as conforming to the Wireless USB standard. The licence exemption means users of UWB won't need a license to operate, assuming it's not fixed to anything …
We used to war drive neighborhoods looking for open APs. And shared printers. We'd then print a message telling the user that they were wide open along with instructions on how to close the hole. Quite a lot of fun, actually.
UWB is power limited, huh? That never stopped the criminals from jacking up the power and using high gain antennas.
Oh yeah, my head hurts, I can't concentrate, I think my skin is turning red. Either it's UWB or I need to quit drinking so many margaritas while I'm laying in the sun.
Too bad wireless USB won't eliminate ALL the cables behind our desks. For every communication cable that is eliminated, another one is placed for powering the device...
What about all the stuff that sucks power from USB, they won't work over wireless USB. Your pendrive needs energy to work, you know? Not to mention your portable 2" hard drive, that comes close to the 500mA spec.
Did you expect to recharge your iPod over UWB? THINK AGAIN.
The great trick of USB was cutting down on cable clutter, I bought a scanner that doesn't need a brick, all the power it needs comes from the PC.
Ah, so all the devices, instead of being stuck to the PC, are now stuck to a FREAKING HUB? What is the point? It is increasing the clutter, not cutting it down!
WHAT NOW, BATTERY POWERED PRINTERS? THE LASER ONES? Do we have any Diesel subs being dismantled around, so we can get their batt's?
I heard once, "Wireless 5.1 home-theater". How come, "wireless"? Does it run on batteries? No, it has a ginormous cable to hook it up to a socket in the wall, so it's not "wireless". Good luck trying to power a 250W subwoofer on batteries!
The whole idea is just plain stupid, most devices need lots of juice to run, and the power cable can't be cut. The whole point for wireless for me, was to cut cable mess.
That doesn't happen with wireless networks because it fulfills the main promise: you are providing a service to devices that already rely on batteries, such as notebooks, PDAs, cellphones... but even them, at the end of the day, will have to shake hands with a power brick hooked to your electric bill.
What we need is a high-power, high-bandwidth cable. A single type of cable, that connects everything to everything else: the PC, the monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, printers, scanners, in any order. Only one of them needs to be plugged on the wall, everything goes live from there.
How about a new USB spec: 110/220V, fully compatible to previous USB design, enough bandwidth to plug your monitor to it. You can daisy-channel everything, in any order, but the rule is, only two cables per device. Of course, the PC could be used as a Hub, but no other device would need to be plugged on the wall, just the PC.
"110/220V, fully compatible to previous USB design"
Mate, you have some "issues"
Have you seen USB cables? (Inside the nice shielded cable) the tiny cables that would melt and burn at the slightest hint of a load required to power a monitor... your "idea" is simply unworkable.
And what is it with you and UWB – it is a great idea!!
My long table is filled with too much crap, two computers, three large monitors, printers, scanners, telephone, etc, etc, it barely leaves room for me to make piles of papers! I have long dreamed of unloading some of the crap that I use <1 times a day onto another desk in the room, e.g. the printers and the scanner can go in there.
All the network printer sharing thingies I tried are absolute crap! They are slow and unreliable (perhaps OK for printing of a TV guide, but try printing a 300 MB Photoshop file...) and network scanning... well, unless you scanner is networked out of the box – forget it.
- UWB security – I presume that they would work in a similar way to Bluetooth, with some kind of a "password" (hopefully not 0000)
"What about all the stuff that sucks power from USB, they won't work over wireless USB. Your pendrive needs energy to work, you know? Not to mention your portable 2" hard drive, that comes close to the 500mA spec."
Well I guess the point is mainly for things that already have power and just use the USB cable for data transfer, either in the way of batteries or mains. Think cameras, phones, PDAs, external drives, MP3 players. A lot of these can be charged by USB and also by mains power.
Yeah, right on...
And also we need a single standard vehicle, one that can take me down to the shops on a Saturday morning, and can take my kids to school in the mornings, and the school can use one to take a whole class out on a field trip, and you can use them for hauling freight. They would need to work in all weathers, be able to run off road, be quiet enough that it can be used in residential streets at night, oh, and it needs to be able to go on the water so I can go aboard, and maybe fly so I can go a long way off...
Two phrases to consider:
a) Jack of all trades, master of none.
b) Horses for courses
Voshkin: when your mobile phone and WiFi stops working well don't be surprised...
When the compatibility studies for UWB were done with mobile one of the lobbyists for the technology produced a study claiming only 9 devices would be operating simultaneously across the entire of London...it looks like we have at least one person with 9 possible devices within the space of 2 square metres...not exactly unpredictable. I could do with that too to clear up my cables...
Other studies from the same suspects to fix the power level set the minimum separation distance between transmitter and interferee to 50cm. Not sure about you guys but my mobile is about 10cm long, my laptop about 30cm long so I'm not quite sure how this is possible if these devices are going to have UWB attached to them, which is part of the plan. Guess what...I sometimes also put my mobile next to my laptop. Am I wacky or what? Of course the studies assumed an even statistical distribution across an office rather than clustering on a desk...
The problem with UWB is that it's a concept based on loony tunes left wing ideology that we can all share a resource fairly without people being selfish, pushed forward by major multinationals with an IPR stake in the technologies. You find lots of US lawyers talking about how great the "spectrum commons" are and "free spectrum"...these guys clearly just don't have the common sense to look at analogous sectors like for example land which illustrate the true selfish reality of human nature. How much common land is left in the UK or anywhere with an efficient agriculture sector? Virtually none because in practice it is a dumb idea because nobody has an incentive to look after it. Private ownership of land is actually really efficient because people look after it: they can develop technologies like rotating crops to improve the quality, can segment land so that sheep don't eat wheat etc etc. Spectrum is just the same (think frequency planning, segmenting safety critical radar from cellular, avoiding broadcast interference with GPS etc). And the worst thing is that Dillon is right, technology "enthusiasts" will subvert the regulation and increase the power, screwing over their neighbors...and what's the incentive for a device manufacturer to achieve sufficient quality control to comply with power regulation? None because it is the end user who is criminally liable in administrations like the UK, and there are no penalties applicable to manufacturers.
There are literally hundreds of MHz of licence exempt spectrum available for cable replacement: WiFi bands at 2.4GHz and 5GHz come to nearly 1GHz...and the 5GHz band is not very widely used. UWB enables precisely NO new applications. You wouldn't believe some of the lobbying for UWB a few years back claiming it would empower wireless mice, printers and video transmission...these applications are perfectly achievable with existing tech and spectrum bands without any risk to other technologies. However the UWB lobbyists probably don't own a patent portfolio to monopolise those techs...
So what's going to be the end result if the uptake is high? There's a risk of reduced capacity cellular networks...which means more towers and more people complaining of dead spots which just happen to be in their office near their desk...
Sorry for the rant. I'm just an engineer who gets angry when dumb stuff happens...particularly when there are technologists who argue for new whizz bang technology without any understanding of what will happen in the real world and without realising that their fantastic new technology is simply being driven by a multinational corporate IPR agenda and lobbying.
From your comments, I presume that you have everything connected up to the "network printer sharing thingies". We have more than one network printer for 10 people who do approx.20-40 (text and/or image) prints per day each. The difference is that the printers run off a 386 box salvaged from the scrap heap, force-fed with Linux and made to function as a print server/spooler on the LAN.
This liberated 10 printer cables and 10 power cables for the unneeded printers and a LOT of desk real estate which get promptly colonised by plush toys, boxes of chocolate biscuits, "must have" executive toys, etc.; the network cable is there anyway for other purposes.
What happend to Network over mains?
Why bother with a wireless link when my network printer is already connected to the same (power)network as my PC?
Or is this just another way to withhold useful technology so they can sell it to us again later?
The only use for wireless usb is so I dont have to get my phone out of my pocket, but then dont I have bluetooth for that?


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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The No. 11 Georgia College & State University men's tennis team (11-4, 4-2 PBC) downed North Georgia (1-13, 1-4 PBC) 9-0 Tuesday, snagging its fifth shutout of the season.
At first doubles, Georgia College's Jerome Leborgne (Coordimanche, France) and Johan Wadstein (Helsingborg, Sweden) defeated Grant Partrick and Brandon Sloan 8-6, while seniors Max Beliankou (Minks, Belarus) and Giovane Nucci (Sao Paulo, Brazil) blanked the Saints' Adrien Saulais and Daniel Aquilon 8-0.
Slotted third, the Bobcat pair of Tyler Franks (Eatonton, Ga.) and Leo Bernardes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) overwhelmed Parker LaSure and Andy McMaster 8-3, giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead after doubles action.
In singles play, Leborgne overpowered Aquilon 6-2 and 6-3, while Wadstein won 6-2 and 6-1 in the second position over Partrick. Beliankou claimed the victory in the No. 3 spot, defeating Sloan 6-2 and 6-0, while Nucci overwhelmed Saulais 6-2 and 6-1.
At fifth singles, Bernardes shutout LaSure in a pair of 6-0 sets, while freshman Wictor Andersson (Karlskoga, Sweden) downed McMaster in 6-1 sets.
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, April 2 at 2 p.m. traveling to Georgia Southwestern State University.
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Some of our graduates reflect on their experience as a Geography major.
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My experience with geography at Bucknell was amazing. A majority of my favorite classes here were my geography classes. I like that geographers look at the world from a different perspective than most other people. I also like that you are expected to not just memorize facts and concepts, but develop your own analyses based on them. I found that studying geography helped me to excel in all of my other classes because it taught me to develop, present, and defend my own thought process. Most importantly, I found the geography faculty to be extremely helpful and welcoming.
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As a Geography, Political Science, and Classics triple major I was exposed to a very wide breadth of classes while at Bucknell. Each allowed me to read, write, and explore the world in ways that I had never thought of before. The overlap between the three was surprising at first but greatly helped me understand and build upon subject matter from other classes. Geographers are endlessly curious, they find themselves asking questions about everything around them and with every answer comes a new question; geographers are lifelong learners who see the world as a classroom.
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While at Bucknell, geography has given me a new lens through which to see and to think about the world. Going on the Bucknell Brigade to Nicaragua sparked my interest in geography, as it helped me to begin to work through the huge disparities that exist in the world. I have always been interested in psychology and understanding people, and geography has complimented this interest, allowing me to explore how people both create and are impacted by their environments.
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In a nutshell, the study of geography provides a lens through which we can analyze all aspects of our human existence. Humans are intimately connected to the spaces they occupy and the places they reside, and influenced by an immense array of external and internal factors that have shaped, usually unconsciously, our contemporary society. This is truly humbling. I thought I had everything figured out, but ask a geographer, and you'll find you know much less than you think.
Kaitlyn Smith
At the beginning of my sophomore year I took Geographies of Health, a 300-level geography course, and my eyes were opened to a field I hadn't previously considered. I discovered that space, place, culture, and geographical settings all affect health and health policy. Not just the physical environment, but also access to care, cultural attitudes toward doctors and treatment, diet, crime rates and other factors can influence the way in which disease affects populations. Geography quickly became a passion of mine and the perfect preparation for a career in medicine. In my future, I hope to apply what I've learned in geography to understand my patients, make them more comfortable, and to improve the overall health of communities.
Kailea Spitaleri
I basically stumbled on geography, on a whim, but once I began to understand it I fell in love with the field and am proud to consider myself a geographer. I have had so many amazing, even life-changing experiences and opportunities, like the Bucknell on the Susquehanna (BotS) program that inspired me to pursue a career in environmental restoration. I didn't come to Bucknell to memorize facts - I came to learn how to think and see the world, and geography has certainly done this, preparing me for the future.
Max Stiss
The Geography Department at Bucknell is like a family to me. Not only are its faculty members the only faculty that I address on a first name basis, but the issues we grapple with are synonymous with my own personal values and their need to be addressed worldwide. One thing I have always been taught to value is the importance of perspective, and geographers pride themselves on their breadth of study. For those students wishing to engage their knowledge of themselves in a world of diversity, I encourage you to enroll in Geography classes and share your perspectives.


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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Deputy Federal Transit Administrator Therese McMillan today joined Missouri and Illinois officials to kick off the Eads Bridge Rehabilitation Project, which will repair and restore the historic, 138-year old bridge and ensure safe and efficient light rail service for thousands of people who use the bridge to cross the Mississippi River every day.
"The Obama Administration's investments in America's transit systems, railways, roads and bridges are generating tens of thousands of construction-related jobs and putting more money in the pockets of working Americans," said Secretary Ray LaHood. "But we must do more. Congress needs to pass a strong transportation bill so we can continue to invest in critically needed projects like the Eads Bridge, projects that will keep our economy moving and growing for years to come."
The $36 million project is funded in part by more than $34 million in federal dollars, including $25 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and $9 million in additional federal transit funds directed to the Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District. Local funds will cover the remaining cost to modernize and repair the bridge, which was built in 1874.
"Keeping this essential bridge safe and in good working order is not a luxury, it's a necessity," said Deputy Administrator McMillan. "All across America, the infrastructure we depend on, like this bridge, is in need of modernization and repairs. We must protect and preserve all our existing transportation assets—bridges, highways, transit systems, and more—so that future generations enjoy safe, reliable transportation wherever they live and work."
Deputy Administrator McMillan was joined by Congressman William Clay, City of East St. Louis, Ill., Mayor Alvin Parks, City of St. Louis, Mo., Mayor Francis Slay, Metro President and CEO John Nations, Metro Board Chair David Dietzel and other local officials.
More than 300 jobs are expected to be created during the major reconstruction of the bridge, with a local firm, St. Louis Bridge Construction Company, at the helm. Workers will replace support steel that dates back to the 1920s, upgrade the MetroLink track system, and blast and paint the entire superstructure with a protective coating to prevent future rust. The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2015.


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This is not an argument about personal freedoms for me. It is a question about efficiency, which this law isn't. What's the point of limiting the amount of soda one can serve if they don't limit everyone? I mean, they exempt convenience stores like 7-Eleven - and keep in mind, this is New York. THERE IS A 7-ELEVEN ON VIRTUALLY EVERY STREET CORNER. The fact that it only limits its influence to certain areas already neuters any viability it has right out the gate. This will not stop obesity. It will not force people who have unhealthy lifestyles to suddenly have healthy lifestyles. It will not magically make them drink less soda, only make it harder for them to do so.To me, this law is no better than the one that makes it illegal for women to carry condoms, in the hopes it might curb prostitution. Oh look! You just increased the spread of STDs! Congratulations, American lawmakers. You guys are truly the pinnacle of mental acuity.
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Theatre Communications Group, 1994 - Drama - 83 pages
Freely adapted by playwright Tony Kushner, The Illusion triumphs as a thoroughly modern rendering of Pierre Corneille's neoclassical French comedy, L'Illusion Comique. Already a favorite of theatres throughout the country, this adaptation offers readers the exquisite wordplay, beguiling comedy and fierce intelligence found in all of Kushner's work. The Illusion follows a contrite father, Pridamant, seeking news of his prodigal son from the sorcerer Alcandre. The magician conjures three episodes from the young man's life. Inexplicably, each scene finds the boy in a slightly different world: names change, allegiances shift and fairy-tale simplicity evolves into elegant tragedy. Pridamant watches, enthralled by the boy's struggles, but only as the strange tale reaches its conclusion does the father confront the ultimate - and unexpected - truth about his son. An enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, The Illusion weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all - love.
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Pop star Demi Lovato is determined to become a role model for young girls after blaming her battles with substance abuse on a lack of inspirational figures when she was a child.
The "Heart Attack" singer began her career in show business aged seven when she appeared on children's TV hit "Barney and Friends," but she ended up battling a host of personal issues as a teenager including an eating disorder, substance abuse and self-harm.
Lovato is now sober and insists she has no intention of relapsing, and she cites the loneliness she felt as a child star as the spark for her teenage issues.
The singer is determined to set a good example for young girls to ensure they do not make the same mistakes as she did, and reveals she has big ambitions for her future which she hopes will inspire her fans.
She tells Cosmopolitan for Latinas magazine, "When I was younger, I needed someone in the spotlight to idolize, who stood for positivity and light and happiness, and wanted to change the world. And because I didn't have that, I realized I want to do that, if only for my 12-year-old little sister. …
"I'm very proud of how far I've come, but I definitely want to win a Grammy one day, and I dream of winning an Oscar. I want to tour and build my fan base and make music that will last for decades."


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What is more beautiful than two people in love? How about two people proclaiming that love AGAIN in front of their family and friends with their three gorgeous children by their side? On a sunny fall afternoon we were blessed to witness Dan & Melissa Conway's such love. And of course we just HAD to share this sneak peek!
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The City of Baldwin has appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court a ruling by the Court of Appeals that it must pay $203,000 to an engineering firm for work it did on the city's wastewater treatment plant. The city argues there was never a valid contract for the work.
In 2008, federal stimulus funds became available for construction projects through the Georgia Environmental Financing Authority. The city of Baldwin had an old wastewater treatment plant in need of repairs, so it approached Woodard & Curran, Inc., an engineering and design firm, to help it apply for the funds. In May 2009, the city and firm entered into a contract stating that for $5,000, Woodard and Curran would provide supporting engineering documents for the city's funding application for the stimulus funds.
The May agreement also stated that "under separate covers we will be preparing a scope, budget and schedule for the actual design work" and a grant application to fund the development of a master plan for the wastewater system. In June 2009, the firm submitted a proposal which contained a schedule of the work and a scope of services for a total fee not to exceed $210,000. Then-Mayor Michael Kelley signed the June proposal, authorizing the firm to proceed with the work necessary to continue the application process, which included hiring surveyors, hiring geo-technical core drillers, getting bids for the work, and completing the design plans. The city paid Woodard & Curran the $5,000 as it had contracted to do. But when the engineering firm submitted an invoice to the city for $203,870.44, after completing a substantial amount of the work, the city denied payment, claiming the June proposal was "ultra vires" – or unauthorized – and therefore not binding because it had not been approved by a quorum of the city council, as the city charter required. The city also claimed that the June 2009 proposal was to secure the stimulus funds and the firm failed to get them.
Woodard & Curran then sued the city in Habersham County Superior Court, seeking $210,000 for breach of contract or, in the alternative, $203,870.44 as the value of the services it had already provided. At trial, a tape was played for the jury of a city council meeting in September 2009 where representatives of Woodard & Curran told the city officials about the work they had completed and the work that still needed to be done before filing the application for funds. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Woodard & Curran for $203,000. On appeal, the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict.
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Israel Has Two Pirate Parties That Hate Each Other
BY Lisa Goldman | Wednesday, January 30 2013
In a 21st century digital echo of Monty Python's Life of Brian, Israel, a country of just over 7 million, has two Pirate Parties. One is called Pirate Party Israel and the other the Israel Pirate Party. Neither party recognizes the legitimacy of the other; nor do their founders have anything positive to say about one another. Read More


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Bulldogs Finish With 8-7-2 Overall Record, 4-3 Ivy Mark
PRINCETON, N.J. – The seven seniors on the Yale men's soccer team had a big impact on the success of this year's team. Saturday's season finale at Princeton, though, showed that the future is bright for the Bulldogs as well. Sophomore Peter Jacobson scored a pair of second-half goals as the Bulldogs came-from-behind to knock off the Tigers 2-1 on a beautiful late fall afternoon at Roberts Stadium.
Yale ends the season with an 8-7-2 overall record and a 4-3 Ivy mark. The Bulldogs won five more games overall than a year ago and three more Ivy games.
"I'm really proud of accomplishments of this team," said Yale head coach Brian Tompkins. "I think we made a statement about the future of the program. This is a good way to end the season. Our moral is high, and now we will try to build on the success in 2012."
Trailing 1-0 at halftime, Jacobson tallied the equalizer just 2 minutes, 13 seconds into the second half. Milan Tica sent a long pass to Jacobson in the box. He corralled it and fired a shot past Princeton goalkeeper Seth MacMillan.
Tica also set up the game-winner. He sent a ball to Jacobson, who got off a low drive from the top right of the box.
"Down a goal, we knew we had to create more chances," Tompkins said. "We got two very good finishes from Peter."
Princeton (5-10-2, 1-5-1 Ivy) outshot Yale 16-10, but the Bulldogs had a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.
Goalkeeper Bobby Thalman made six saves to earn the victory.
"It was an exciting game with a lot of action at both ends," Tompkins said. "Both teams played with a lot of conviction.
Jacobson's two goals give him a team-leading seven for the season.
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The filling valve on the BIB 700 minimises the amount of oxygen that gets into the bag therefore extending the shelf life of the product. The liquid is conserved by having separate vacuum and nitrogen circuits for loading onto the filling valve.
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Skiviez is one of the leading online men's apparel websites. We have been providing quality mens underwear , men's swimwear and much more to the fashion-conscious male population since 2000 and have delivered tens of thousands of orders to happier customers. Skiviez has built a reputation on authentic products, remarkable customer support, fast shipping and easy search options.
At Skiviez, we have been constantly working on bringing onboard numerous high-end men's underwear brands and are happy to serve with more than 60 popular names. These brands are unique in their own sense and target a variety of personalities. To name a few available at the store are- Calvin Klein , 2xist , Cover Male , Good Devil , Daniel Alexander , Miami Jock , Joe Snyder , Intymen , Agacio , Male Power , Otzi , Mensuas , Edipous , Honcho , Daddy Underwear , Pistol Pete, Secret Male , Feel , Addicted , Michael and many more. However, there are a few brands that are in the upcoming list of the online store.
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BART can begin banning unruly next week
Beginning next week, BART will be able to ban violent passengers or those who repeatedly deface buildings or trains, use them as bathrooms or harass other riders.
State legislation that makes it easier for BART to issue stay-away orders for a month to a year took effect in 2012, but the transit agency's police force, stung by criticism that started with an officer's fatal shooting of Oscar Grant in 2009, followed a deliberate process before deciding how and when to start issuing "prohibition orders."
Under the policy, as of next Monday, BART is able to ban from the system people who are:
-- Arrested or convicted for a misdemeanor or felony on a train or BART property for acts or threats of violence on passengers or employees, lewd or lascivious behavior or possession for sale of a controlled substance.
-- Convicted of entering or remaining on BART property to hinder the operation of a train.
-- Cited at least three times within three consecutive months for willfully disturbing others with unruly behavior, carrying hazardous materials in a station or on a train, urinating or defecating on a train or in a station, intentionally blocking another person's free movement or defacing BART property with graffiti or other materials.
Kenton Rainey, BART police chief, said officers have been trained on how to use the new law, including working with homeless persons or those with mental illnesses, and are ready to put it to work.
"This new authority is going to provide a new tool in our tool kit to make BART riders and employees safer," he said at a Monday news conference at Lake Merritt Station.
BART already has the ability to ban repeat offenders with the assistance of county district attorneys' offices, Rainey said, but the process is lengthy and cumbersome. Still, the transit system has 130 people on the stay-away list. Rainey expects it to grow longer under the new law, but said he had no idea how long it could get.
The list, along with photographs, will be provided to all BART police officers and station agents but not to the public, Rainey said. Riders who see unlawful behavior should call BART police or use a white phone in stations or the intercom on trains, he said.
Before someone is placed on the stay-away list, the case immediately goes to a hearing officer in BART's executive ranks for review, Rainey said. The person is notified and has 10 days to appeal or request a modification. The case then goes to an exclusionary officer, also a BART executive, who determines whether the person should be placed on this list.
Antonette Bryant, president of the union representing station agents and train operators, said the new law should help protect agents, who have been the victims of an increasing number of assaults.
"The majority of our passengers are great," she said. "They love the system; we love the system. We want to make sure they are not impeded by people that tend to be problematic. We also want to make sure our employees are able to get passengers to and from in a safe manner."
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Thank you for returning our bluebird house!
On Feb. 8, 2012, the Burlington Bird Club established a bluebird trail in Willowbrook Park by building and installing 15 bluebird houses throughout the park. Several days later, The Times-News published an article about our efforts with several photographs. Several days after the article was published, someone �borrowed� one of our bluebird houses.
On Aug. 15, we dedicated a sign in the park stating that the Burlington Bird Club had established the bluebird trail and will monitor the birdhouses and maintain the trail. A few days later, The Times News published another article about the bluebird trail with a photograph of a city employee installing the sign.
Several days after The Times-News article was published, a Willowbrook neighbor called me to report one of our houses was laying beside the street.
I picked up the bird house and confirmed it was one of ours; however, it did not have our nameplate on it. (These nameplates were attached on the side of each bird house as we installed them.) However, there were two small screw holes on the side of the house which were located where we had placed the nameplates.
Apparently whoever �borrowed� our birdhouse returned it (with a house sparrow�s nest inside), and we thank him or her for returning it. Perhaps after reading this letter, whoever vandalized three of our other birdhouses will decide to pay for replacing them.
Charles Hawks is president of the Burlington Bird Club.


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Illinois Redistricting Proposals Fall Short
Partisan fighting over the best way to improve the way Illinois draws its legislative map means there likely won't be any change.
A proposal backed by Democrats to overhaul the process fell two votes shy in the Illinois House Thursday.
At least one Republican had to get on board for it to pass. None did.
The political stakes of redistricting are high, as a district can be drawn to all but assure victory for a party's candidates.
The current system often leaves which party controls the map-drawing to chance.
House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie says the Democrats' plan is an improvement. Instead, she says, Illinois will be left with the status quo. That process breaks a deadlock by drawing a Republican or Democrat's name from a stovetop hat, like the one Abraham Lincoln wore.
"And when they pull a name out of a hat we'll be the laughing stock again," says Currie.
But Republicans say they couldn't support the Democrats' proposal because it allows legislators to handpick the voters who will be responsible for their political fate. The GOP says its plan ... which is favored by groups including the League of Women Voters ... removes that self interest. An independent commission draws the map from the start.
GOP Representative Jim Watson of Jacksonville, an Iraq War veteran, chided the Democrats' plan for giving legislators the ability to draw their own districts.
"Two years ago I was in Iraq and I was helping a nation try to forge a democracy", said Watson. "And I will tell you right now if we would have said 'Hey Anbar Provincial Chairman ... you want to make your own map and have legislative districts and vote on it?' ... that the United Nations would have come in and said 'hell no!' "
But Democrats blocked that plan in the General Assembly. and a campaign to collect enough petition signatures to get it on the ballot has fallen short.
"We did a great deal in a very, very, very short time", says League of Woman Voters executive director Jan Czarnik. She says that in just four-and-a-half months, the Fair Map campaign volunteers gathered an estimated 150,000 to 160,000 signatures. But 280,000 valid signatures are needed to get a constitutional amendment on the Illinois ballot.
The deadline to submit petitions to get a constitutional amendment on the Illinois ballot is Monday.


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The Trials of a Scold: The Incredible True Story of Writer Anne Royall
Jeff Biggers
What it is:
an illuminating profile of writer Anne Royall (1769-1854), one of America's first female muckrakers, who was infamously tried for being a "common scold."
Why you should read it:
Though now nearly forgotten, Anne Royall was a trailblazing traveler and investigative journalist who was critical of both church and state -- a very modern woman ahead of her time.
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When the World Seemed New: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
Jeffrey A. Engel
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a detailed account of how U.S. President George H.W. Bush helped bring about the end of the Cold War during his time in office.
Is it for you?
Packed with political play-by-plays, this meticulously researched portrait is for readers with an interest in international relations and political history.
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Hitler, My Neighbor: Memories of a Jewish Childhood, 1929-1939
Edgar Feuchtwanger with Bertil Scali
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Historian Edgar Feuchtwanger relates how his boyhood in a prominent German-Jewish family was affected by the arrival of a new neighbor, Adolf Hitler, who moved in across the street from his Munich home in 1929.
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
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Artist and social justice activist Patrisse Khan-Cullors divulges the story of her life, from her 1980s childhood in suburban Los Angeles to her involvement in founding the Black Lives Matter Movement.
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This passionate and candid coming-of-age memoir is for readers with a strong interest in social activism, LGBT issues, and human rights.
Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles through Philosophy
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Bestselling writer Michael Perry (
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Gail Lumet Buckley
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Author Gail Lumet Buckley, the daughter of singer Lena Horne, shares the multi-generational story of her African American family, from former Atlanta house slave Moses Calhoun to the family's arrival in Brooklyn, New York, and beyond.
Further reading:
For another saga of an African American family through several generations, check out
From Slave Ship to Harvard
by James H. Johnston.
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
Jeff Hobbs
What it's about:
the haunting life story of Robert Peace, a brilliant young African American who grew up in the ghettos of 1980s Newark, New Jersey, but made his way into the Ivy League -- only to end up dealing drugs after graduation, which ultimately led to his death.
Author alert:
The author of this compelling biography was Robert Peace's roommate at Yale University.
You might also like:
Kevin Powell's memoir
The Education of Kevin Powell,
another gripping and sobering portrayal of life for post-Civil Rights African Americans.
Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education
Mychal Denzel Smith
What it is:
Mychal Denzel Smith (who writes for
The Nation
) details the story of his life as a young black man coming of age in the United States, from his birth in 1980s Washington, D.C., to his time at the historically black Hampton University, to his life as a social activist.
Read it with:
Ta-Nehisi Coates' National Book Award-winning
Between the World and Me
, which also provides cultural commentary and probes the issue of race in America.
Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine
Damon Tweedy
What it is:
Physician Damon Tweedy discusses his experience as an African American in the world of medicine, from his education at Duke University Medical School up to his work as a psychiatrist in North Carolina.
Why you should read it:
Tweedy not only shares his personal story but also looks critically at disparities in health care for black and white Americans.
Reviewers say:
"An arresting memoir that personalizes the enduring racial divide in contemporary American medicine" (
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Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File
John Edgar Wideman
What it is:
a moving and thought-provoking meditation on the 1955 death of teenager Emmett Till and also that of his father, Louis Till, who was executed by the U.S. Army ten years earlier.
What sets it apart:
By considering the stories of Emmett Till and his father, Louis, together, author John Edgar Wideman provides a new and thought-provoking narrative while reflecting on race and justice in America.
Further Reading:
Mamie Till-Mobley's
Death of Innocence
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The Blood of Emmett Till.
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"A Comparison of Test Ordering Choices of College Physicians and Emergency Physicians for Young Adults with Abdominal Pain: Influences and Preferences for CT use" in Emergency Radiology (with Stephen R. Baker, Lucas Sheen, & Lawrence Pan) (v. 17, n. 6, Nov. 2010, pp. 455-459).
"Uneven Development and Grounded Comparative Institutional Advantage: Lessons from Sweden and Mondragon," Forum for Social Economics (v. 39, n. 1/ April 2010, pp 1-11) (with Geof Schneider).
"Transformation Through the Brigades" Forum for Social Economics (v. 38, issue 2, 2009, pp. 247-262).


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French singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director Serge Gainsbourg was kind of like the Kanye West of his time—you know, a creative genius. A jack of many trades. A genre-hopping musician, both in the spotlight and behind the scenes. His lyrics utilized styles of wordplay that would make most rappers (and even self-described word-nerd copy editors—we checked) scratch their heads. (Mondegreen? Spoonerism? Check Gainsbourg's Wikipedia page for definitions.)
Gainsbourg also managed to sweep some of the best-known bombshells of the 1960s and '70s off their feet. Check out his 1968 'Bonnie and Clyde' duet with then-ladyfriend Brigitte Bardot above, for example. The song is based on a poem entitled The Trail's End, written by Bonnie Parker herself just weeks before her Depression-era crime spree with Clyde Barrow came to a grisly end. Gainsbourg's apparent fascination with American culture is interesting—especially as we find ourselves paying homage to all things French, with our limited-time French Fling Pop-In Shop. (And, as Monsieur West is zealously requesting croissants and collab'ing with minimalist French label A.P.C.)
Below, find some favorite photos of Gainsbourg and guests—all via the essential repository for all things vintage and jaw-dropping: The Impossible Cool.
Perhaps he was not classically handsome. And legend has it that he passed out drunk after taking Jane Birkin to some questionable venues on their first date. But what Gainsbourg lacked in other areas, he made up for in his keen ability to wear a suit like he was born in it. Check out those fitted shoulders, wide lapels, and devil-may-care shirt collar.
Brigitte Bardot, Gainsbourg's partner in crime in the song above, cleaned up pretty nice, too.
…But who wore it best? Invented in England, perfected by the French—Gainsbourg makes a trench coat look almost as good as Bardot. Note his expert use of accessories: gloves, smoke, icy stare.
Not a bad run: After breaking up with Bardot, Gainsbourg rebounded with English singer/actress Jane Birkin—but's that's a whole other story. Here, he rocks the "jacket-as-cape" look about 40 years before the current crop of street-style stars attempted it.


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Iyad Yousif Alfairy shares his shelter in Jabalia Refugee Camp in North Gaza with 14 family members. Like many in the camp, Alfairy's shelter is rundown, overcrowded and in desperate need of repair. During the rainy season, manholes overflow and raw sewage floods in from the streets. "We pray for the day this problem is solved," he says. He is particularly worried for the health of his children.
But the land, air and sea blockade on Gaza, which was tightened in July 2007 following Hamas' takeover of the coastal territory, severely restricts the importation of supplies required to repair damaged houses and water and sewage systems.
OCHA's Access Coordination Unit (ACU), established in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in 2008, plays a vital role in negotiating with the Government of Israel for humanitarian staff and goods to enter Gaza to assist families like Alfairy's.
In recent weeks, the Government of Israel has approved the entry of materials for four water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects, with a total value of over US$3.75 million. One of these projects will manage water runoff at Jabalia Refugee Camp, where Afairy lives.
However, the situation remains challenging. "Even though Israeli authorities announced the easing of the blockade on Gaza in June 2010, this has had little impact on most projects submitted to them so far," says Jean Gough, UNICEF Special Representative to the oPt, on behalf of aid agencies working on WASH issues. "We welcome the recent approval of four projects. However we are still waiting for 13 others, worth US$ 74.5 million, to be approved. Over 1.4 million Palestinians are waiting to benefit from these projects."


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Cymbeline (Folio 1, 1623)
1Actus Primus. Scoena Prima.
2Enter two Gentlemen.
31. Gent.
4YOu do not meet a man but Frownes.
5Our bloods no more obey the Heauens
6Then our Courtiers:
7Still seeme, as do's the Kings.
82 Gent. But what's the matter?
91. His daughter, and the heire of's kingdome (whom
10He purpos'd to his wiues sole Sonne, a Widdow
11That late he married) hath referr'd her selfe
12Vnto a poore, but worthy Gentleman. She's wedded,
13Her Husband banish'd; she imprison'd, all
14Is outward sorrow, though I thinke the King
15Be touch'd at very heart.
162 None but the King?
171 He that hath lost her too: so is the Queene,
18That most desir'd the Match. But not a Courtier,
19Although they weare their faces to the bent
20Of the Kings lookes, hath a heart that is not
21Glad at the thing they scowle at.
222 And why so?
231 He that hath miss'd the Princesse, is a thing
24Too bad, for bad report: and he that hath her,
25(I meane, that married her, alacke good man,
26And therefore banish'd) is a Creature, such,
27As to seeke through the Regions of the Earth
28For one, his like; there would be something failing
29In him, that should compare. I do not thinke,
30So faire an Outward, and such stuffe Within
31Endowes a man, but hee.
322 You speake him farre.
331 I do extend him (Sir) within himselfe,
34Crush him together, rather then vnfold
35His measure duly.
362 What's his name, and Birth?
371 I cannot delue him to the roote: His Father
38Was call'd Sicillius, who did ioyne his Honor
39Against the Romanes, with Cassibulan,
40But had his Titles by Tenantius, whom
41He seru'd with Glory, and admir'd Successe:
42So gain'd the Sur-addition, Leonatus.
43And had (besides this Gentleman in question)
44Two other Sonnes, who in the Warres o'th' time
45Dy'de with their Swords in hand. For which, their Father
46Then old, and fond of yssue, tooke such sorrow
47That he quit Being; and his gentle Lady
48Bigge of this Gentleman (our Theame) deceast
49As he was borne. The King he takes the Babe
50To his protection, cals him Posthumus Leonatus,
51Breedes him, and makes him of his Bed-chamber,
52Puts to him all the Learnings that his time
53Could make him the receiuer of, which he tooke
54As we do ayre, fast as 'twas ministred,
55And in's Spring, became a Haruest: Liu'd in Court
56(Which rare it is to do) most prais'd, most lou'd,
57A sample to the yongest: to th' more Mature,
58A glasse that feated them: and to the grauer,
59A Childe that guided Dotards. To his Mistris,
60(For whom he now is banish'd) her owne price
61Proclaimes how she esteem'd him; and his Vertue
62By her electiõ may be truly read, what kind of man he is.
632 I honor him, euen out of your report.
64But pray you tell me, is she sole childe to'th' King?
651 His onely childe:
66He had two Sonnes (if this be worth your hearing,
67Marke it) the eldest of them, at three yeares old
68I'th' swathing cloathes, the other from their Nursery
69Were stolne, and to this houre, no ghesse in knowledge
70Which way they went.
712 How long is this ago?
721 Some twenty yeares.
732 That a Kings Children should be so conuey'd,
74So slackely guarded, and the search so slow
75That could not trace them.
761 Howsoere, 'tis strange,
77Or that the negligence may well be laugh'd at:
78Yet is it true Sir.
792 I do well beleeue you.
801 We must forbeare. Heere comes the Gentleman,
81The Queene, and Princesse. Exeunt


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Perhaps you're interested in playing the new fantasy adventure Alice: Madness Returns, but have never enjoyed the 11-year-old PC original. Worry not, for it appears that the first game, American McGee's Alice is coming to consoles as a downloadable game as well.
So says American McGee of American McGee's Alice fame, who tells CVG that a major incentive for purchasing Madness Returns is the original game.
To blockquote McGee:
"There's also going to be pretty significant release which is the original Alice brought over to the consoles so that a person who's purchased Madness Returns gets a download code and is able to bring Alice 1 onto their console and play through the entire original game alongside playing Madness Returns."
Looks like Mr McGee may have let that cat out of the bag a bit early. Still, if the man's right, that's a nice little bonus.


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The View From 1776
§ American Traditions
§ People and Ideas
§ Decline of Western Civilization: a Snapshot
§ Books to Read
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Question of the Day - August 23, 2006
If Darwin's Galapagos Island finches with slight differences in their beaks are different species, why aren't caucasians, blacks, and Asiatics, with much more marked superficial differences, also different species?
Why is there such fierce disagreement among evolutionary biologists about the proper species classification of many plants and animals, if Darwin's evolutionary hypothesis is definitive and unquestionable science?
Is it possible that evolutionary biology is just a set of arbitrary classifications arising originally as a political and philosophical effort to discredit Judeo-Christianity?
Note that, from the Judeo-Christian viewpoint, caucasians, blacks, and Asiatics all are equally children of God.
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2011 probably won't go down as a banner year here or worldwide.
Water provided many memories, and not many of them pleasant. One of 2011's first images that seared itself on my consciousness came from msnbc.com. I logged on one morning and was stunned to see for the first time a picture of Japan's east coast after the devastating tsunami.
A later image that lingers is the video of Bartonsville's covered bridge collapsing into Irene's surging waters.
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For any programmers out there who have ever asked the question, "What were they thinking when they designed this language?" this book is for you. Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages , by Federico Biancuzzi and Shane Warden, takes you back to the early days of many programming languages to find out why the designers did what they did. Authors Biancuzzi and Warden do an outstanding job of asking pertinent questions of the designers. In fact, the questions and answers are more in the form of a conversation than a questionnaire. The chapters of the book are dedicated to a single language and can be read in any order.
Jolt Product Excellence Award
Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages
Federico Biancuzzi and Shane Warden
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
While discussing the language "APL" the issue of complexity was raised. Having spent some time with APL I was very eager to know what Adin Falkoff, co-designer, had to say about this, which was: "I do not agree with the statement that it is "complex."" Indeed.
The languages covered in this book are not limited to programming. I was pleasantly surprised to read what Grady Booch himself had to say about the origin and evolution of UML. In this particular case, I found a strong correlation between the applied use of UML and its drive toward simplicity.
Sometimes it takes a book like this to gain an appreciation for the decisions that were made way back when. From the chapter on SQL, I learned how the language was intentionally made to be declarative rather than procedural for the reason that it facilitates optimization. Had the decision been made to make it procedural, SQL may not have become the ubiquitous and accepted database language that it is today.
What makes Masterminds of Programming particularly interesting and useful is that these conversations did not take place at the beginning of the languages, but rather in present-day. Having the benefit of time to reflect on strengths and weaknesses of the languages, their merits, and the context of why certain design decisions were made, gives readers a unique insight and perspective of these languages and their creators in a very enjoyable and thorough book.


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Fieldbus: Better connection options, minimised costs and easier maintenance
New couplers for fieldbus installations in zones 1 and 2
Minimised costs, better connection options, easier maintenance:
R. STAHL has extended its range of field device couplers, adding two new models for zone 2 installation and one new zone 1 model with detachable terminals. Advantages of the new devices are better cost-efficiency and easier maintenance.
The first new device is the zone 2 Ex i FDC (Field Device Coupler), an Ex i fieldbus barrier especially designed for installation in zone 2. The unit allows users to connect up to 8 intrinsically safe FISCO-compliant fieldbus devices from zone 1. Compared with a zone 1 fieldbus barrier, this new solution achieves savings of up to 20 %.
The second addition to the product range is the zone 2 FDC model, which has also been optimized for zone 2 applications. Combined with a suitable fieldbus power supply, up to 12 field devices on the fieldbus in zone 2 can be operated as hot-swappable components with "Ex nL" (EN/IEC 60079-15), "Ex ic" (EN/IEC 60079-11) or "ic FISCO" (EN/IEC 60079-27) and short circuit protection.
Featuring a new mechanical design, this solution has become even more compact and cost-efficient. All clamps are detachable, and all fieldbus connections have LEDs for short circuit diagnosis, thus facilitating installation and maintenance. Equipped with a plastic or metal housing, the coupler can be easily installed on DIN rails.
The Ex i FDC for zone 1, which has been available for some time as a 4- or 8-channel version, can also be equipped with detachable terminals. This considerably facilitates maintenance efforts, such as exchanging the intrinsically safe fieldbus devices or the Ex i FDC unit itself. If a connecting terminal is damaged, users no longer need to exchange the complete coupler, but merely the affected terminal.
Unlike other solutions on the market, R. STAHL's new and established coupler models feature a unique power management. The short circuit current is limited to one device per coupler. Moreover, a soft start function activates one field device after the other during the fieldbus start-up, thereby considerably limiting the starting current (by up to 50 %).
In addition to these new models, all established ISbus fieldbus technology solutions will remain available. Apart from field device couplers and fieldbus isolators with 4 and 8 spurs, R. STAHL's product range includes a digital I/O coupler and a fieldbus power supply, which is optionally available with integrated physical layer diagnosis functions.


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BERKELEY — The school board appointed a former City Hall insider and current UC Berkeley community relations director May 1 to fill a position vacated by Leah Wilson, who resigned March 31.
Julie Sinai was appointed by the board in a 4-0 vote, the first time the board has appointed a new member rather than having an election.
"I want to be on the board because I deeply care about Berkeley's kids and families," Sinai said during a three-minute presentation by all nine applicants for the seat. "We have huge issues facing the district, including bringing in a new superintendent, the budget, employee contracts, the next phase of construction spending and addressing drug, alcohol and bullying issues."
The district had the option of holding a special election to replace Wilson but decided the cost, which could have gone as high as $750,000, was too much.
Wilson resigned because her new job as court executive officer with Alameda County Superior Courts could have created a conflict for her, she said.
Sinai, who was Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates' chief of staff from 2008 to 2012 and a senior aide to him from 2002 to 2007, was set to begin her tenure on the board at its meeting May 8. The post will end after the November 2014 elections.
School board member Josh Daniels was the only member of the four who had other candidates besides Sinai, even though he voted for her in the end. Daniels tried to bring a vote for Meleah Hall, a special-education teacher in the West Contra Costa County School District, and for Peter Bloomsburgh, Berkeley High School math teacher and former director of Medicaid programs in Illinois and Massachusetts. He was not supported in either motion.
School board President Karen Hemphill said she feels Sinai's work with Bates on education issues is why he is "now considered the education mayor."
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Full Diet Break Failure
Over about the last 11 months I dropped my weight from 260lbs to 164lbs.
At the later stages I was eating 1800kcals / day. I am 53 and 5'10".
I am suffering with incredibly cold hands and itchy skin on my back. I am guessing this is due to the standard adaptation to a low cal diet for a long time (thyroid down regulation).
I decided to follow the advise in flexible dieting and tried a two week diet break.
I upped my calories to 2200 and the end of my two weeks is on Saturday.
I found this quite hard and binged on chocolate raisins the first couple of days.
So although I didn't feel like I needed a rest I probably did.
My weight jumped from 164 to almost 173 mostly due to glycogen storage from the extra carbs. This took about 4 days but I only overeat for 3 days of which the first two were likely a couple of thousand above my limit.
From this point on my weight has declined as I stuck to 2200kcals. This morning it's 167.
I eat similar foods each day. I have averaged 130g of carbs each day with an average of 42g of fiber. So net carbs is bellow 100g each day which might be a problem.
My activity tracker suggest my average calories burned over the last seven days is 2670. That's obviously very inaccurate and at least doesn't include the 10% metabolic slowdown the calcs for the 2200kcals maintenance took into account.
I still have the cold hands and the itchy skin. I have enjoyed eating more though.
So questions:
Have I under eat carbs to get the hormone reset?
Could I have been in a slight deficit and hence didn't get the effect.
Should I continue on the 2200kcals so long as I keep losing weight or go higher or return to reducing calories? Current weight loss I see over a few days could just be glycogen if I am not eating enough carbs. Might stop once I am glycogen depleted.
I probably have only another 10lbs to lose before I want to bulk. I expect this 10lbs is going to be hard though.
For example I am thinking one path is to continue on 2200 until weight loss stops them reduce calories very slowly and increase exercise very slowly. (say 200 cals split from food and exercise). I just put up with the cold hands etc until I am done.
Lyle's advice transitioning out of a diet and could apply to a diet break, especially after a loooong diet like this is 90% of maintenance the first week and then second week going to your full maintenance. I don't think you have been at your actual maintenance level yet. There's no rush to this, so I would recommend doing another full 2 weeks at what you estimate 100% of your maintenance to be.
Also to the point in carbs, get your net carbs up to at least 100g a day during that period, if not trying to go higher with the additional calories you will have now.
I just calculated my maintenance by multiplying my weight by 15*90% as per Lyle web version of what he has in the book. In the book he has a table.
Just doing 15*165.1 gives me 2477 so that's 277 more than I am currently eating. That does seem like a reasonable increase.
I get most of my carbs from veg/beans etc so they come with a fair bit of fiber. I'll eat a bit more junkier stuff.
I did the additional two weeks at maintenance keeping the carbs higher.
My gym performance seems to have started to improve. I guess I thought things in the gym would get better much faster but it seemed to take a couple of weeks to see the benefit of extra calories.
I still have the cold hands issue.
I have noticed a couple of things though. I eat a large meal of peanuts (or other nuts) at night. Might be as much as 800-1000kcalcs. I use these to hit my fat macro and a bit of my protein macro (I have normally already hit my 38g of fiber for the day from veg).
This meal in pretty short order gives me warm hands. Even hot hands but I might be imaging that given that they were cold.
Exercise also drives them to be hot.
I have returned to the deficit (but only by 200kcals/day) and will try to resolve the cold hands issue when I get were I want to go or if I give up.
I see reports that you can get stuck in an excess rT3 trap. I am guessing excess rT3 is the problem.
Apart from the cold hands I am felling very good.
Any ideas or insights welcome.
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