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We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
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One annual fee. Doesn't cover consultants, though, or hospital. Free markets for medical care would solve all of the problems. For example (with apologies to our local Opthalmologist), our family uses the Costco doc for eye care. Nice guy there. You just write him a manageable check, and their eyeglasses and contact lenses are very reasonable (if not high fashion).
Wives who don't want sex with their husbands
Just one more reason for polygamy. Why not have 5 or 6 of 'em? Send them all out to work on jobs on Wall St., and the stud stays home, works out, goes to gallery openings, writes on blogs, practices his trap shooting, goes fishin', makes a venison stew for dinner, and generally conserves his strength for nighttime fireworks.
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Eating bugs to save the world (h/t Jungleman)
Look at the photos. "Waiter, there are grasshoppers in my salad."
Cell phones do cause brain damage - from car crashes
Hmmm. I don't think so. The civil rights movement was sane and just.
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Al Gore is the modern snake-oil salesman.
On a more cheery note, check out these amazing images from the Final Frontier.
Did you know that Obama turned down a FREE offer by IBM to provide programming to help rid the Medicare system of fraud, perhaps to the tune of $1 trillion? Search it...it's true.
I say this because, unfortunately, a few family and friends are undergoing healthcare problems and are besieged with statements from various insurers, including Medicare. Having gone through this myself when four "grand/parents" ended up in this system within a few overlapping years and I complained to the above about the problem of tracking care and medications given when you are not there 24/7 (or living many states away from those undergoing care) and finding the opportunity for fraud is rampant. Rampant. Rampant.
My immediate take is: anything and everything should be done to eliminate fraud BEFORE the system is expanded. No profit-oriented company would do less. The problem is the government doesn't understand profit/loss and is NOT responsible for such meager bottomline accountability.
Where is Obama's brain. FREE. Fraud preventing.
Enuf said.
Regarding the polygamy thing, I'm going to have to be a bit uncomfortably honest here in order to ask a question. I know some of you won't be able to answer because your significant other may read this blog.
I've found throughout my long and sordid life that the strong sexual interest lasts maybe two years. (I am married and faithful to my wife, btw.)
What would happen if one had "5 or 6 of 'em" in his harem? Would the interest always be high, or would you grow tired of them as easily, and always want something new? Is it a matter of conquest, in other words, having attained the goal of bagging your woman, that causes interest to wane? Or am I just a sick, twisted freak?
Enquiring minds want to know.
OK, I just bare my soul to the whole blogosphere, and no-one wants to touch this with a ten-foot pole?! Uhh... maybe bad metaphor there...
LOL. I'm not sure how anyone could respond with a straight face to a naked man who's confessed to having bared himself while posting on this blog. I'm foolish, so I'll try. Except for a particular advantage accorded a married couple when it comes to estate taxes, is there any reason at all for men to get married these days? I've been married (to the same woman) for 45 years, but I'll be darned if I can give you a single reason why a young guy just starting out in life should get married before he's reached the age of, say, 65. There's just so much less hassle when a couple is free to move on, even when there are children involved. And, the bonus is that a man unencumbered by marriage doesn't need polygamy and suffers none of the six-fold grief that comes with having a half-dozen whining wives.
I only bared my soul here, AC. I save the other baring for better sites! ;-)
Translating the Rabbis for Today:
Well there may be seventy but only per day.
Methinks, why Rabbi Jesus Christ suggested needs for toleration to 490.
"The unmistakable trajectory of Obamacare is towards a two-tier healthcare system."
The NHS (on which Obamacare is modelled) has solved this effectively by making it illegal (yes...) to seek medical care outside the NHS.
If you do, you're banned for life from NHS care, but you will still pay premiums into the NHS.
"our family uses the Costco doc for eye care. Nice guy there"
I usually use the services of my opthalmologist as well, but they lack the equipment and skills to do a full job (by law, again). Service is free in combination with prescription glasses if you order them from them, which I do :)
" Why not have 5 or 6 of 'em? Send them all out to work on jobs on Wall St., and the stud stays home,"
And all 5 or 6 complain that the guy does no work, just lazes around all day and spends all their money.
Oh wait, isn't that what wives are supposed to get find their hubbies complaining about :)
"The civil rights movement was sane and just."
Except for being misappropriated by special interest groups who want (and get) special treatment for "minorities", like laws requiring them getting jobs over the heads of better qualified people because of their skin colour, schools being required to base grading requirements on skin colour so there's no difference in average grades between racial groups, etc. etc.
I likum salami.
Bird Dog yall left out queing up for Jummah prayers in polygamist's list of activity.
It is about damn time! I am glad to see that other people are noticing that the fast ride on the glass escalator to position of leadership is not the way to "Develop" an individual's skills and consequently it does not prepare them for the full scope of decisions they will have to make once they are in place at the top of the management heap. Ergo, during the last 20 years many companies, governmental agencies and universities have suffered dramatic decline because the women they have moved into power did not do the hard work at the bottom of the ladder. Mentoring is just another cost added onto a social network that has already demonstrated it has limits. Mentoring only gives the individual a solution for this moment's problem. It DOES not provide them with a deep and broad experience base completed on one's own two feet, without support. Once the mentor is out of reach and a "new" problem arises the fast track individual is still not able to analyze the situation fully and design a unique solution.
I Am Woman- Hear Me Whine:
Girl may we help yall leg up?
What's that yall say, honey?
I've heard the "grade distribution" discussion before. Obamanomics is a little different.
Yes, it starts with the grade redistrubution. But it goes on.
The professors constantly encourage the ones with low grades to feel okay about their poor grades and the ones with high grades to feel bad about high grades.
The dorm managers knock on the doors of the high achievers frequently to make sure they have trouble studying.
The chancellor's staff insists that the high achievers study Aramaic and cuneiform rather than engineering or medicine or even law, so their interrupted studies are unproductive anyway.
Then, when the achievers' grades fall off, the low achievers, the dorm managers, the professors and the chancellors cry loudly that the high achievers are contributing less to the low achievers.
Sound like the last four years?
Geoff--you are spot on in more ways than you know!
The stakes are much higher: it is not just about girls getting a job, or gays getting a pass.
Prof. Volokh seems to be unaware that Chuck Schumer intends to introduce a bill to get Obama off the hook by REDUCING the number of executive branch appointments that require Senate approval. While it may be true that no current czar is affected by the terms of the budget agreement that Obama signed onto, Obama's signing statement does prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Dems will never negotiate in good faith. The GOP would be fools ever to take them or the President at their word. This makes any agreement on extending the debt ceiling limit DOA. There will be no budget for 2012, and with no continuing resolution as a backstop, this time the government WILL shut down. It's going to be a very difficult spring and early summer for America.
Don't mean to hog the comments section, but the concierge doctor arrangement makes a lot of sense to me and I'd be willing to sign on even though I seldom have to see a doctor (knock on wood). You never know.... And that picture in the boston.com article is from a very entertaining summer replacement TV show called Royal Pains, which has a slightly implausible premise but is about a concierge doctor on Long Island. The show has an excellent cast and, along with Burn Notice and Around the Horn on ESPN, is among the very few TV shows that I will watch.


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Curtis Hayden & J. Michael Beman. (2014). High abundances of potentially active ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea in oligotrophic, high-altitude lakes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111560. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0111560
Ferris, K.G., Sexton, J.P., & Willis, J.H. (2014). Speciation on a local geographic scale: the evolution of a rare rock outcrop specialist in Mimulus. Philosphical Transactions of the Royal Society B? Biological Sciences, 369(1648), 20140001.
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Lebanon Catholic girls storm into state semis
HAMBURG - The Lebanon Catholic girls basketball team has had some classic state playoff encounters with fellow perennial power Nativity over the years.
Much to the Beavers' delight, Saturday's encounter in the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class 1A state tournament wasn't one of them.
Catholic led for all but 15 seconds early in the first quarter on the way to trouncing the District 11 champs by a 58-38 count at Hamburg Area High School.
Now 23-7 and bound for Tuesday's state semifinals against the winner of Sunday's battle between Lourdes Regional and Jenkintown, the Beavers jetted to a 34-14 halftime lead behind 13 first half points from junior forward Alexis Hill and never looked back while moving within two wins of the program's third state title.
Hill finished with a team-high 17 points, and was joined in double figures by Celine Mars (14), Jasmine Turner (13) and floor leader Neesha Pierre, who dropped in 11 points.
"It was a little different, yeah," Lebanon Catholic coach Patti Hower said, comparing Saturday's contest to past state scraps with the Golden Girls. "They (Nativity) were under .500 (going into the postseason) and got better as the season went on, but I told the girls, 'Nativity, though, still knows what it's like to be in the state playoffs, so they're gonna come out play hard because they worked really hard to get to this point.' Talent-wise we were better at every position, but we had to play that way."
The Beavers were indeed more talented, as well as far more athletic, and they proved it throughout, attacking the basket at will - while also getting 3 3-point bombs from Turner - and simply smothering Nativity (14-14) at the defensive end.
Hill, Pierre and Mars, in particular, lived in the passing lanes defensively, forcing Nativity into quick shots and rushed passes galore, while running out to a 17-4 edge after the first quarter that grew to the aforementioned 20-point cushion at half.
"We're a very fast team and an athletic team, so we just look to keep running and keep playing," Pierre said of controlling the pace of the contest. "That's our game, and I think that was kind of hard for them."
"One thing I've really been pleased with since the start of the district tournament is we've come out and put teams away early," Hower said. "Sometimes you let teams hang around and hang around, but we've put teams away early, so I was happy about that."
That may change in the semis, particularly if Lourdes Regional, which has ousted Catholic from states each of the last two years, is waiting. But this Lebanon Catholic team appears to be better equipped for such a challenge, both athletically and emotionally. In short, the Beavers may have a little revenge on their minds if they face their old nemesis on Tuesday.
"Knowing the opponent, I think, will help," Hower said, of potentially meeting Lourdes. "Definitely they'll be psyched, because it's kinda payback time. We've been waiting for this. And if they don't win that's fine, too. We'll play whoever. I'm just happy to be in the Eastern Final."
And one win away from a most coveted opportunity to play for state gold at Giant Center, site of Catholic's 19th District 3 1A title win a few weeks back. For the record, the 1A state championship game is set for Friday at high noon.
"We're just happy to make it (to the semifinals), honestly, " Pierre said. "Last year, we lost this game, this round. So now we're one step away."
Lebanon Catholic 58, Pottsville Nativity 38
Nativity (38)
Matlock 1 0-0 2, Malacusky 5 3-6 13, Sanders 1 0-0 2, Klembara 0 0-0 0, Ulsh 5 2-7 12 , Rushannon 1 2-2 4, Carpenito 0 0-0 0, McClure 0 0-0 0, Hunyara 1 0-0 2, M. Clarke 1 1-2 3, A. Clarke 0 0-0 0 Totals: 15 8-17 38.
Lebanon Catholic (58)
Hill 7 3-4 17, Pierre 5 1-2 11, Turner 4 2-2 13, Mars 5 4-5 14, Shellehamer 1 0-0 2, Callihan 0 1-2 1 Kline 0 0-0 0, Woodward 0 0-0 0, Purcell 0 0-0 0. Totals:22 11-15 58
Nativity 4 10 9 15 - 38
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1. In what ways can marketing research influence the development and implementation of marketing strategy? Does that mean that organizations that conduct market research will perform better than organisations that does not? Please provide adequate references and examples for each of the points in your discussion.
In the business world, competition is so strong. Companies always want to stay on top and get the biggest market share. Because of this, organizations are working hard on winning the trust of the majority of the customers and various strategies are being implemented. The management continuous to seek for improvement in terms of the products and services they give to their clients. This is done to continuously increase customer satisfaction and net profit as well. It is true that a company cannot exist without customers. With this, the company must be able to satisfy their customers by giving them the best products and services.
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For companies and organization to succeed, there is a need for the conduct of constant market research. Marketing research does not only focus on the "market" research but also includes research into new products and modes of distribution. In the conduct of a marketing research, there is a need to define the problem, the determination of ways and means in collecting the data and how these data will be analyzed. (http://www.marketingteacher.com/Lessons/lesson_marketing_research.htm)
Marketing research gives much influence in the implementation of any marketing strategies since through the conduct of such research, the management will know what the customer wants and what the market demands. The conduct of a market research must be used by a company to gain competitive advantage. It is the understanding of what product or service to deliver to what market and of what price and where that defines the success of a company. If an organization intends to introduce a new product to the market, the management can choose to assume that they know what the customer wants. The management will then start conceptualizing the product, price it at a level that the management thinks is appealing to the market and promotes and distributes it. While the product has been dispatched, sales have been disappointing. Customers will comment that the product is not appealing and is expensive. That particular scenario might be avoided should there be a conduct of a market research. Though marketing research does not really guarantee success, but at least the management has considered what the customers want. Marketing research, also, alleviates risks that a company might encounter when introducing or conceptualizing a new product. Based on the scenario given, the feedbacks from the customers matter – from the feedback stem ideas which can lead to the strategic direction of the company. The cost may be high in the conduct of a market research but the cost may even be higher if customers do not buy the product. (http://www.onlinebusadv.com/?PAGE=168)
For organizations to gain customers' trust, they must give them the best services and products available. This can only be possible should the company have a good marketing strategy. The strategy involves knowing how customers perceive the company. It is also important to develop a marketing campaign in order to shape the customers in a positive manner. The management must be able to find out the kind of services and products the customers want from them. With this, the development of new products can be made easily. (http://www.4hb.com/0107flmarketingcampaign.html)
One of them most successful companies in the global market is McDonalds – known for its tasty burger, chicken, fries and other food products. The company has been in the business for years now. McDonalds is known worldwide for its colour scheme – red and yellow theme. It is through the combination of sound operational practices and innovative marketing strategies that McDonalds attains its global success. (http://www.mcdonalds.ca/en/aboutus/marketing.aspx)
It is very evident that McDonalds have been implementing strategies to gain the trust of its valued customers. The said food chain gives their customers a chance to voice out their concerns through their comments and suggestions. Having implemented this kind of policy, customers are free to give out suggestions. The comments and suggestions are then used by the management to improve their services. Having noted the strategy of the said successful company, it is important for companies to consider the voice of their customers for it is their customers whom they are serving. This is one way of conducting a research, day-by-day the company gets feedback from the customers, which can then be used to enhance their current services or develop new ones.
As mentioned, the conduct of a market research gives much influence on what strategies need to be implemented to gain competitive advantage. In a company, it is the management's and executives' responsibility to decide on what is best for the company. A good marketing strategy is basically based on the management's understanding of the market such as the product life cycle, evaluation and purchase process as well as market segmentation. In a successful marketing strategy and research, it is needed to ask the customers what they want, know the reasons why customers want the product and observe what customers do. It now becomes easier to invent marketing strategies when the management has gathered the profiles of each customer. (http://www.allen.com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl.h,content=97)
One common mistake for organizations is the sample size they consider in their study is either too large or too small. The margin of error must also be considered in conducting a research. Margin of error is used since questions will be asked only to a sample not the entire population. The conduct of such research may be confusing for some, which is why the management needs to have a clear understanding of the statistical implications of the data which can be gathered from the study. (http://www.onlinebusadv.com/?PAGE=168)
Marketing research may be expensive and time consuming, but it the benefits an organization can get. It is a tedious process, a long but rewarding process. The conduct of a market research may ensure that new products and services will be embraced by the customers. It is through this that the management will know what their customers want from them. It is through this that the customers can suggest to the company how they want the product to be developed. It is through this that the management and the customers will have a clear understanding of what they want from each other. It is also through this that an open communication link is established between the company and the customers.
2. What possible issues associated with consumer behaviour and consumption patterns might be extremely sensitive ones to directly question respondents about? How might researchers overcome the difficulties of collecting these types of sensitive data? Please provide examples and adequate references for each of the points in your discussion.
Conducting marketing research is one best way for a firm to improve its products and/or services. This research and study must not only be done when a firm experiences bankruptcy but must be done frequently to know how the customers perceive their products and/or services. For some organization, research study is conducted prior to the development of a new product and/or service. This is done to ensure that the management always offer what the customer wants from them.
Market research is an ongoing process for continued success of an organization. It is important for any firm to identify the goals of conducting the research so as not to be confused and to know what type of data they want to gather. (http://www.entrepreneurship.org/uploadedfiles/Documents/FTGV-pp50-51.pdf)
The conduct of a Market Research involves the gathering of information to help certain organization in identifying the needs of the customers. This is conducted using sample surveys, questionnaires and open-ended questions by using techniques to study the market. (http://www.surveybounty.com/articles/marketdef.htsml) Since it is most important for the company to know what their customer wants, the items in the market research questionnaire must be directed at getting answers toward enriching products and services.
It is through the study of customers which helps an organization improve their marketing strategies and techniques through the understanding of the psychology of how consumers think, feel and reason between different alternatives; the psychology of how the environment influence the customers; the knowledge of the customers and how consumer strategies and motivation differ between and among products. In consumer research methods, there are two types: primary and secondary research methods. The latter means using information in which these information have already been collected. An example is when a person wants to start a business of making clothes for tall people. There is no need for a conduct of a research to question as how many tall people there are since it is already published by the US government. On the other hand, primary research means the designing of the research instrument is made by the management. This is what is frequently being used by most companies. (http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/)
Various research methods exist such as Personal Interviews, Questionnaire and observation – among the commonly used techniques. For personal interviews, though the researcher can get into depth with the respondents, this method is costly. Another issue of personal interviews is that it is vulnerable to leading the respondent to the answer through the facial expression of the interviewer and gestures. Observation on the other hand is one effective way of gathering data. It is an advantage when the customer does not know he is being observed because when he does, he tends to act in a different way. For instance, an American firm wants to know the reason why their sales in Japan are low. Based on the observation of a Japanese customer, it is found out they examine the product and search for a major manufacturer. Lastly, questionnaires give the customers the freedom to write what they want to. However, there are instances when respondents tend not to take each question seriously since the researcher is not watching over them while answering the questions. (http://www.consumerpsychologist.com/)
To overcome such issues, the company must thoroughly study the problem and must carefully identify the sample of the study. The success of the research solely depends on the data gathered so it is important to have a sample size who take the study very seriously. The management must carefully choose who the respondents will be in the sampling for it can surely affect the data they can gather. In addition, the researcher must carefully choose what type of research method the company will use. They must ensure that such method gives the company the data that can bring change to the entire organization.
One of the primary and widely used research tools is the questionnaire. The company who wants to conduct a research must develop a questionnaire which is brief and concise, instructions must be clearly stated, use various types of questions to get general and specific answers and most importantly the researcher must ask the demographic profile of the respondents and must not require the respondents to write their names. (http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing/market-research/1959-1.html)
Suppose a company wants to know the kind of people who are using the tourism infrastructure and the consumers' level of satisfaction, the questions that might be included in the questionnaire include the number of days a customer usually stay in the place, the type of accommodation they get, purpose of the visit, their means of transportation in getting to the place, what made them attract the place, their level of satisfaction with their stay in the place, the activities they have participated in the place and asking the customers their comments and suggestions on how to improve their amenities and services. (http://www.limavady.gov.uk/filestore/documents/tourism/visitor_survey.doc.)
For researchers to collect sensitive data from customers, they must carefully study and review the questions and must also study the respondents of the sample. The researcher has to make sure that respondents of the survey will treat the research very significant. Thus, the researcher must randomly select the best respondents from the pool of customers. Most importantly, to avoid problems in the conduct of any marketing research, the management must appoint an employee who is equipped with the knowledge in quantitative and qualitative research. In this way, the management need not train the employee about statistical approach to be used in the research. Also, appointing an employee who has an experience in qualitative and quantitative research ensures the company that they can really get the data and information they need to keep the company ahead of the other companies having the same business interest.
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People in the US can now actually purchase something from a Samsung store. Alongside the Galaxy S10 lineup, the US is also getting its first bonafide Samsung retail stores on February 20. As of now, the country only has mini-stores inside many Best Buy locations.
There are also a few Samsung Experience stores, but they are mainly for showcasing the latest products. The Samsung 837 in New York City, for instance, will allow you to try your hands on the Galaxy S10 right after the official announcement on February 20. The Experience store, however, doesn't let you buy one.
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Samsung is opening three retail stores in the US on February 20. The new stores are located in California, New York, and Texas. Along with being able to buy the latest Samsung smartphones, customers can also get hands-on demos and walk-in repairs in these stores. Customers will also be able to get technical support on any Samsung products they own.
The stores will also sell tablets, smartwatches, TVs, and smart home devices from Samsung. There will be a 4K gaming lounge and a 4D VR. Samsung says these new stores are "just the beginning," so one can expect the company to launch more retail stores in the US in the coming months. Samsung, reportedly, will also be opening temporary pop-up stores in various locations across the US sometime in March. Doing so will certainly give Samsung's phones more visibility in the country.
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To those shocked that Samsung doesn't have any standalone stores in the US, please note that Samsung has partnered with other retailers (e.g., Best Buy and Home Depot) and carriers (where most Americans buy their mobile phones) for years to have a store-within-a-store where there is still a dedicated Samsung area with "experts" to promote Samsung products.
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I'm surprised that there are no Samsung Stores in the US up to now . In Istanbul alone there are about 25 Samsung Stores, including some Samsung Experience Stores plus at least 10 Samsung Service Centres. I was imagining there would be even more of them in the USA. Possibly people prefer to go to carriers and third party sellers over there.
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WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Coconino County is seeking input on a draft of the new Williams Pre-Disaster Plan.
At the request of Coconino County, JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology has worked on the plan with the city of Williams, Coconino County, Kaibab National Forest and other public agencies and private business stakeholders to understand the potential flood risk and identify ways to limit damage from post-fire flooding.
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For water supply mitigation, the engineers suggest elevating all critical mechanical and electrical components in the Cataract Booster Station above the 100-year post-fire flood elevation, and conducting an assessment of each location where raw water or supply water pipe lines cross draining corridors.
Erosion protection is suggested for Perkinsville Road upstream of Santa Fe Dam, conducting an assessment of utilities that cross drainage corridors and performing a dam safety assessment of Santa Fe and City Dams.
The engineers also suggest developing a reservoir management plan to assess City Dam, Santa Fe Dam and Cataract Dam for potential safety issues because of sedimentation and rapid watering or dewatering of the dams.
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In 2017, JE Fuller, in cooperation with the Arizona Geologic Survey, completed an assessment of the potential flooding and debris-flow risk across Coconino County in the event of a wildfire.
The Coconino County Post-Wildfire Debris Flow and Flooding Assessment identified areas at risk for flooding and debris flows following a wildfire.
The study found that a wildfire on Bill Williams Mountain could increase flood peaks four to eight times the existing 100-year flood levels, with up to a 350 percent increase in the number of buildings in flood-prone areas.
Debris-flows and the resulting increased sediment deposition downstream of the debris-flow could adversely impact the city water reservoirs, properties and infrastructure downstream. This includes private homes, public buildings, roads, transportation corridors, water supplies and other public utilities.
Coconino County has organized several community meetings to address the need for a pre-disaster plan for Williams.
In January of this year, the county hosted its first pre-disaster plan stakeholder meeting in Williams and followed up with another meeting in June.
Also in June, Kaibab National Forest representatives met with stakeholders to discuss the current and projected management of Bill Williams Mountain. The forest has organized a team to plan for and implement current and future forest restoration projects on Bill Williams Mountain which are being conducted by the Forest Service and cooperating partners.
The Northern Arizona University Alliance Bank Economic Policy Institute (EPI) also conducted a study of the economic impact of post-fire flooding in Williams. The study estimates that the economic impact from a catastrophic wildfire and post-wildfire flooding of the Bill Williams Mountain watershed is between $379 million and $694 million. The cost of current and projected forest restoration on Bill Williams is $8 million.
Anyone interested in commenting on the draft Williams Pre-Disaster Plan can review the plan at https://jefuller.sharefile.com/d-s0e20dc9dc8f4b6bb. The comment period is open until Dec. 31.
Additional comments can be addressed by Lucinda Andreani, Deputy County Manager at (928) 606-5087.
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Buckyballs Carbon: Learn all Important and interesting about a Molecule that Has Changed the World
There is no doubt that buckyballs carbon is a truly peculiar molecule. If you are interested in nanotechnology and want to know more about C₆₀ molecule, this article will provide you with all basic information considering its discovery, definition, structure and possible applications.
However, we will not stick to the bare facts only. You are also going to learn about the fascinating story behind the discovery of the fullerenes and get an insight into the thrilling work of the scientists who made it happen.
Buckyballs Carbon – From an Unexpected Discovery to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In the beginning there were only theories. In 1970 Japanese scientist Eiji Osawa of Toyohashi University of Technology predicted the existence of C₆₀ molecule. His idea was published in Japan, but unfortunately did not reach Europe or the USA.
In the same year R. W. Henson suggested the structure and made the model of C₆₀, but it was not accepted as his evidence was very weak.
In 1973 the group of scientists from the USSR shared Henson's faith. They proposed the structure, but without an evidence as well.
In fact it took twelve more years.
In 1985 Harold Kroto of the University of Sussex, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley from the Rice University teamed up and with the assistance of James R. Heath and Sean O'Brian made experiments that led to an unexpected discovery of buckyballs.
Originally It Was a Research into the Particles Found in Space
Harry Kroto was the initiator of the famous experiments at the Rice University in Houston Texas. He was fascinated by the astrochemistry. Kroto was particularly interested and wanted to investigate the origins of the long linear carbon chains molecule.
In 1984 Kroto attended the conference in Houston where he met his friend Robert Curl. Curl was working with Richard Smalley, who constructed a special device AP2. This machine allowed the scientists to study clusters of any element. Kroto knew this instrument could help him finish his experiments.
First Smalley did not share Kroto's excitement as he wanted to finish his own work, but one year later he agreed.
What happened next is the history. Kroto flew to Texas right away and start the experiments in the labs at the Rice University in Houston.
The experiments had two results:
- The team found the long carbon chains.
- The second result was unexpected observation of previously unknown molecule of pure carbon
Luckily these scientists were alert enough to know they had seen something completely new.
This accidental discovery was truly revolutionary. Few years later it was also recognized by the Swedish Royal Academy of Science by the most prestigious award of all. In 1996, the British chemist Harold Kroto and his American colleagues Robert Curl and Richard Smalley were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Who Is Harry Kroto, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley?
It is true that the beginning of their cooperation was not as smooth as it could be, because it took time to persuade Richard Smalley to provide his AP2 instrument. Although Kroto had to wait for a year to start, it was definitely worth it.
Three geniuses teamed up and it was just the right combination of passion and talent. Together they achieved greatness and international fame and recognition.
You need to know a bit more about them.
The one, who started it all, was Sir Harold Walter Kroto (1939 – 2016). He was the British chemist from the University of Sussex. For his exceptional scientific work he had received many honors and awards including the above-mentioned Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
He used his fame to promote the science education. He was well known critic of religious faith and humanist and famous supporter of the British Humanist Association.
The man who constructed and provided the machine AP2 was Richard Erret Smalley (1943 – 2004). He was the American chemist at the Rice University in Texas.
After the discovery of fullerenes he devoted his career to nanotechnology. He was also a famous advocate of the need for cheap, clean energy.
The third one from the trio was Robert Curl Jr. (born 1933) he is Richard Smalley's colleague from the Rice University. This American scientist is Professor Emeritus, Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Natural Science Emeritus and Professor of Chemistry Emeritus.
Unlike his famous colleagues he chose to continue in his research out of the spotlights.
He said: "After winning a Nobel, you can either become a scientific pontificator, or you can have some idea for a new science project and you can use your newfound notoriety to get the resources to do it. Or you can say, 'Well, I enjoy what I was doing, and I want to keep doing that."
So What Is the Definition of Buckyball Molecule?
It is a type of fullerene with the formula C₆₀. Buckyball is formed by sixty carbon atoms. It consists of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons.
You can recognize its shape easily as it resembles a soccer (football) ball, where the hexagons represent the white parts and pentagons the black ones.
In other words buckyball has a cage-like ring fused structure. It is a truncated icosahedron. The carbon atoms are at each vertex of each polygon and there is a bond along each polygon edge.
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The Extraordinary Properties of Buckyball Fullerene Propose Many Possible Applications
Yes, there are plenty of possible applications thanks to its exceptional physical and chemical properties.
What Makes This Molecule So Different?
- Buckyball is a very stable and enormously strong molecule that can resist not only high pressure, but also high temperature.
- Wave-particle duality. In fact C₆₀ is the biggest object observed that can exhibit it.
- Its solubility. It is soluble in aromatic solvents, but not in the water.
- It is also the most symmetrical molecule in the world.
- It reacts willingly with the electron rich species. That happens, because it behaves like electron deficient.
- It can also be found in the outer space
It is not a surprise that this carbon-based molecule has got the attention of the scientific world. The scientists are aware of its huge potential and therefore there are numerous researches in progress.
Possible Applications Are:
- Biomedicine – the most promising and exciting is the cancer research. It gives a hope for the millions of the cancer patients for a more effective treatment. How does it work? The C₆₀ molecule could be absorbed by cancer cells with a help of various functional groups. Then it could evoke the apoptosis. Fullerene could turn the oxygen into reactive oxygen; basically the cancer cell would destroy itself. There would be used only light radiation offering a less harmful alternative to the chemotherapy. Other biochemical applications could be in X-Ray imagining, drug and gene delivery or Magnetic Resonance Imagining.
- Electrocatalysts – for instance in the fuel cells. The pollution produced by burning fossil fuels is one of the emerging problems that could be solved by using fullerenes in fuel cells. The fuel would be oxidized at an anode and oxygen reduced at a cathode. Through this process the chemical energy would be converted into electrical energy.
- Gas storage – this could be possible thanks to their extraordinary structure. Fullerenes can be hydrogenated and dehydrogenated reversibly.
- Composite coating – they enhance the properties of the common used coating agents.
- Strong antioxidants – one molecule of fullerene can neutralized up to 30 radicals. They work as very effective protective shields.
- Cosmetology – It is used for its antioxidants capabilities. Another possible use is as a derivate of vitamin C and E.
- Powder metallurgy – fullerenes have the ability to strengthen the metals.
- They can also be used in electronics, lubricants or paintwork materials.
How Is C₆₀ Synthesized?
You should know that buckyball is the most common naturally occurring fullerene. It is present in small quantities in soot and it was even detected in outer space.
The production process consists of five stages:
- First they synthesized fullerene-containing soot. The method they use is the arc method.
- What follows next is the extraction.
- Then each fullerene molecule is separated (purified) aiming to get pure fullerene such as C₆₀.
- Another step is the synthesis of derivates. Usually by using the techniques of organic synthesis.
- The last step is other post-processing, for example dispersion into a matrix
It is clear that its structure is undoubtedly unique, it is also the key and reason why it is one of the most researched and tested nanomaterials.
So What Are Buckyballs Made of?
The research and development of fullerenes could be compared to a thrilling adventure. The full potential of this outstanding molecule is yet to be uncovered.
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As it was mentioned before buckminsterfullerene is the most symmetrical molecule. In fact the symmetry is pure perfection. There is astonishing 120 operations, rotations around axis and reflections in the plane.
Richard Smalley said about its symmetry this: "The buckyball, with sixty carbon atoms, is the most symmetrical form the carbon atom can take. Carbon in its nature has a genius for assembling into buckyballs. The perfect nanotube, that is, the nanotube that the carbon atom naturally wants to make and makes most often, is exactly large enough that one buckyball can roll right down the center."
It is also the smallest and most common fullerene from the fullerene family. You already know that its shape resembles a soccer ball, what you might not know is that when you compare the size of the C₆₀ molecule with the actual soccer ball, it has the same ratio as if you compare the soccer ball to the Earth. Pretty impressive, isn't it?
Truncated Icosahedron
C₆₀ is a truncated icosahedron. Icosahedron is a polyhedron that has twenty faces. In this particular case the molecule consists of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons. The centers of the pentagons are the corners of the icosahedron, where each of its pentagons shares the edges with the neighboring hexagons.
Interesting Facts about Buckyball Structure
If you think the structure of Buckminsterfullerene was determined by an advanced technology, you are mistaken.
After all previous attempts failed Richard Smalley grabbed scissors paper and tape and built a model by his own.
In the beginning it did not work, because he used only hexagons. Then Harry Kroto suggested using also pentagons and it closed. They had the first model of C₆₀ in their hands.
Determining the structure and also making up the name caused kind of a funny argument between Kroto and Smalley, because none of the great masterminds could remember who came up with the idea first.
Robert Curl described it this way: "Harry was convinced that it was his idea and Rick was convinced it was his idea and I'm convinced it wasn't my idea."
Nevertheless, it was just a minor dispute that did not change that they had made one of the greatest discoveries in the 20th century.
Last but Not Least. Why Is C₆₀ Called Buckminsterfullerene?
C₆₀ molecule, buckyballs or Buckminsterfullerene these are all names of the first discovered fullerene.
Buckminsterfullerene refers to the structure and shape of the molecule. Mr. Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was a famous American architect and futurist. He designed the geodesic dome. Its shape is very similar to the structure of the buckyball. That is why the scientists decided to name it after him.
The Summary
You have learned all important facts about the structure, properties, possible applications and production processes of this amazing molecule.
This article has also given you an insight of the life and work of the scientists, who discovered fullerenes.
Now you understand the importance of the research of fullerenes and what impact it might have on our lives.
Hopefully, it will inspire you to investigate and study more about this fascinating molecule.
Do you also think fullerenes have a bright future ahead?
Are they the source of clean energy or a cancer cure? Or you have other opinions? Please do not hesitate to share them with us.
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- For events and entertainment around the region: What's On Townsville.
- For sporting events, dinner and a show, concerts and live performances: Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre.
- For everything from art exhibitions, concerts, festivals and sporting competitions: Queensland Holidays- Townsville Events.
- For regular community events, such as markets, and more: What's On Townsville.
- For movies at the cinema: Warrina Cineplex in Currajong, Event Cinemas in the city and Reading Cinemas at Cannon Park.
- All cinemas offer student concession prices when you present your JCU student identification card.
Proof of age
In Australia you must be over the age of 18 to enter venues that sell alcohol. When entering a bar or nightclub Queensland State Law requires venues to sight identification for age verification before allowing you on the premises. Your JCU student card or International Student Card (ISIC Card) are not acceptable as proof of age.
If you have a driver's licence that has your photograph, date of birth and is in English you can use this as proof of age. By carrying your passport as your only form of identification you can risk it being stolen or lost. To prevent this apply for an Adult Proof of Age Card (18+ Card) through the Queensland Government.


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Topbraid Composer is a versatile, eclipse based tool to develop OWL ontologies. With the initial public relase of XsdImport and Owl2Java two additional plugins for Topbraid Composer are available for download.
From XSD to OWL…
XsdImport is a plugin for TopbraidComposer to convert XSD Schemas to OWL. Classes and Properties are created based on the XSD construct found in an XSD schema. Support for Semantic XML, custom namespaces and namespace prefix mapping as well as a flexible system for handling imports are implemented.
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Owl2Java is a code generator to work with OWL ontologies from java. Ontologies are accessed natively via java classes, methods and attributes. A native interface for the object orierented database db4o with support for transparent persistence can be generated from the internal meta model. Where possible, the implementation adheres to the OWL DL standard and also offers some support for constructs that normally require a reasoner. F


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One day you'll retire. Then what? Move. Stay. Start a business. Go back to School. Volunteer. We call it Life 2.5.
Wilton, CT (PRWEB) August 05, 2013
GangsAway, LLC, a privately-owned internet company, announced today that it has launched a new retirement website and planning platform aimed at helping 80 million Boomers reimagine their next act, what GangsAway calls "Life 2.5". The new site, http://www.Gangsaway.com, offers practical information on locations, second careers, business start-ups, volunteering and education and also provides a collaborative social platform for planning the retirement years with friends.
According to the U.S. Census, one-third of Baby Boomers are single and looking for alternative ways of retiring. New trends in co-habiting, multi-family dwelling and even planning new homes and businesses with friends is emerging. People will find that the website's search functionality, discussion boards for asking and answering questions on locations, starting businesses, second careers and volunteering, takes the guess work out of planning the next life stage.
"Boomer conversations have moved from what colleges the kids are going to," said Moira McGarvey, Founder, GangsAway! "to what people are going to do next with their lives and where are they going to live."
There is a growing number of Boomers who are thinking about moving somewhere or starting a business together. But, there has been no comprehensive website to help retiring Boomers do all these things. "Until Gangsaway.com," said McGarvey.
The website is designed to make it easier for people approaching the retirement years to begin the journey with all the right information. Boomers are not looking to take a back seat during this time of their lives. Today, people 55+ are the fastest growing demographic for starting new businesses in the United States. Key features on the GangsAway! website include the ability for people to quickly search and filter locations by activities, education, housing, healthcare, volunteering, and business climate.
The "Location Genie" feature helps people who are just starting get ideas and inspiration by providing suggestions on locations based on personal preferences. The site allows users to search and compare every zip code in the U.S. and there are even a handful of international locations. Advanced Search helps identify locations for things like great places for singles, university towns, or best towns for cost of living crossed with higher education.
Key to GangsAway.com is the ability for families and friends to plan, save, rank and organize all the information they collect so they can collaboratively identify best places, careers, schools, etc., together. "According to the AARP," said Ms. McGarvey, "today, there are more than four million women in the U.S. over 50 living with two or more other women over 50. This is a significant trend."
GangsAway! provides information on local happenings, festivals, farmers' markets, marathons, continuing education and even restaurants as part of the mix. The social nature of the site gives people a venue to ask questions of others who have personal experience with a location, business, a move, or going back to school.
GangsAway! will continue to build out the scope and functionality to provide deeply personalized scenarios, reports, and planning schemes that incorporate where to live, what to do and how to finance it.
About GangsAway, LLC™
GangsAway was started in April 2012 by Moira McGarvey, who has had a long career in digital media, and was trying to find good retirement information herself. The company is committed to empowering this generation to embrace the next part of their lives with joy and optimism and to remain socially connected and productive. For more information, visit http://www.Gangsaway.com. GangsAway! Short Video: http://vimeo.com/69418912
Moira McGarvey
GangsAway, LLC
Tel: +1 203-644-3854


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The Advantages of Staying in a Clean House
As a home owner, you need to know and understand the essence of cleaning your house not only for your safety but also for the other occupants in the premises. If you happen to have children and pets in the house, you will need to be very careful when choosing the cleaning agents and chemicals so that you pick the ones that are friendly. In this piece, you will get to have a better understanding of the benefits that you stand to enjoy with a clean house.
In efforts to keep away the pests that bring you diseases, it is important for you to keep your house clean at all times. When cleaning your house, it is important for you to concentrate on the area that are hidden such as the closets and kitchen cabinets as that is the place hat pests frequently hide. Whenever you feel incapable to get rid of the pests in the house, it is advisable for you to call the pest control experts to help you out as they are professionally trained for that.
One of the best way to keep an enjoy living space for you and your loved ones is by ensuring that your home is spotlessly clean. When your house is clean and everything is ideally arranged, you get to see that it becomes easy for you to find your items thus saving you time and energy. Due to this criticality, it is crucial for you to ensure that you have a clean home and well organized one for that matter.
It is only when you have a clean house that you are in great peace of mind knowing that you have no worries over people coming over to your house, your friends. It is always a great thing when you host people in your house and they feel in absolute at ease and comfortable; you in turn feel great about your achievement. With a clean house, you never have to worry about having unexpected guests as you have the ideal space to accommodate them, thus giving you that happiness as you are at ease.
There is a health advantage that is attached to having a clean home you keep yourself and the other occupants from the risk of diseases and infections. For this reason, it is important for you to ensure that you keep your kitchen space clean at all times for the sake of your health and that of the other occupants in the premises. As a home owner, you need to know and understand that there is a lot of benefits and advantages lined up for a clean house that magically surpasses the unclean house.


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Commodity Price Forecast Based on Artificial Intelligence: Returns up to 11.88% in 7 Days
7 out of 10 top stock picks from the algorithm decreased as predicted for this 7 Days forecasting period. ^JPLAT saw monumental price change of 11.88% in just 7 Days. ^XNG, and ^XOI also had excellent performances with returns of 6.53% and 5.72% respectively. Finally, good returns could also come from short positions held on the rest of successfully predicted assets, providing positive gains over the same forecast period.


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MUMBAI: Jannat Zubair Rahmani is a popular television actress. She started her career in 2009 but got fame through Colors' soap opera Phulwa in 2011. She also played the role of young Phool Kalwan in Bharat Ka Veer Putra-Maharana Pratap and Pankti Sharma in Tu Aashiqui. In 2018, she was seen in Bollywood film Hichki as one of Rani Mukherji's students.
On the other hand, Ritvik Arora, also a popular actor, is famously known for portraying the role of Ahaan Dhanrajgir in Tu Aashiqui. He is currently portraying the role of Rajvansh in the popular series, Yeh Rishtey Hai Pyaar Ke, which airs on Star Plus. Arora made his debut with Tu Aashiqui opposite Jannat Zubair Rahmani. The duo was extremely loved by the viewers in Tu Aashiqui, where they shared great chemistry. Audience extremely loved their chemistry and is demanding these two superstars back together. Fans can't stop talking about these two. A fan who posted a picture of them captioned it as, ''all I need is janvik...honestly i want them back together someone just bring them back."
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Hair loss, also known as alopecia or baldness, is a loss of hair from the head or body, although it is commonly associated with the head. A normal adult may lose 50-100 hairs a day, although there can be differences in the severity of hair loss. As per estimates, 80 million Americans suffer from male / female pattern baldness and others suffer hair loss due to stress, autoimmune disorders and other factors.
Men Vs Women
Hair loss does not recognize gender boundaries and affects both the sexes, albeit differently. Men develop a bald spot or a receding hairline, while women experience a gradual thinning of hair.
Male pattern baldness is a major cause of hair loss among men and in this condition, hair recedes at the temples and leaves an M-shaped hairline. Female-pattern hair loss is the female version of male pattern baldness.
Permanent Vs Temporary
Some kinds of hair loss, such as male and female pattern baldness, are permanent and are noticeable across the family. Other types are temporary and can be caused by an illness, stress and cancer treatment.
Causes of Hair loss
Hair loss may take place due to a variety of reasons ranging from a simple vitamin deficiency to complex health conditions.
Genetic factors are the most common cause of hair loss, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. The suspect gene can be inherited from the mother's side or the father's side of the family tree, or from both.
Physical stress
Physical trauma such as surgery, accidents and illnesses can cause temporary hair loss. Hair has a programmed life cycle, which includes a growth phase, rest phase and shedding phase, and a stressful event can disturb this hair cycle.
Emotional stress
Divorce and death of a loved one can lead to emotional stress, thereby causing hair loss.
Chemotherapy not only destroys the rapidly dividing cancerous cells, but also other cells such as hair.
Treatment for Hair Loss
A multi-pronged strategy is necessary to fight hair loss. A diet rich in whole grains, salmon, oysters and eggs is an important antidote to hair loss. The Niacin, folic acid, B6 and B12 present in whole grains stimulate hair follicles. Salmons provide vitamin B and omega-3 fatty acids, which spur the healthy growth of hair locks. Oysters are rich in antioxidants and zinc, which help the body to repair damaged hair and strengthen follicles. Eggs are an important source of a B vitamin called biotin, which stimulates new cell growth in the hair.
Male pattern baldness and female pattern baldness can also be treated with the use of drugs. However, drugs are not 100% effective and can be pretty expensive. DHT Blockers can also block the formation of DHT or Dihydrotestosterone, which causes hair loss by restricting the blood supply to hair follicles. Herbs and nutrients are some examples of natural DHT blockers. Steroid injections, steroid creams and immunotherapy are other forms of treatment.
Excessive hair loss need not be worrying and scary after all.
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Boann W. Artz, age 90
Born in Pennsylvania to loving parents Hazel and Powell.
Graduate of York High School and Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing (R.N., 1950). Fourth year nursing studies completed at Widener College. Bo began her career in industrial nursing at Union Carbide. After having children, she worked at Crozer-Chester Medical Center (1967 - 1989) in critical-care nursing before helping to establish Crozer's innovative hospital-based Home Care Department, from which she retired as Assistant Director.
She married Ernest Artz in 1952 and was widowed in 1981. Bo lived mostly in Chester County, Pennsylvania, most recently at the Crosslands Community. In addition to volunteering in the Crosslands library, she had fond memories of volunteering for the Girl Scouts (troop leader), PTA, League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, NOW, Tyler Arboretum, and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. She was a skilled bridge player, avid birdwatcher and nature enthusiast, square dancer, and dog lover. Above all, she was a devoted and exceptional mother, aunt, and grandmother.
Bo is survived by her four adoring children (Lynn, Christy, Steven, Nancy), their spouses, two grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two nieces. She is also survived by her special friend of nearly 30 years, Robert Donecker, and his family.
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