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Repository of Election Law Teaching Materials
There has been some interest in creating a repository of election law materials. I will begin by posting my own materials and will add others here as other instructors send them to me. You will be able to access the most updated version of this post by clicking on the link to "Repository of Election Law Teaching Materials" on the right side of this blog under "Election Law Resources."
Some documents may be protected by a password at the request of the instructor. The password I will use on request is the same password as used for the election law addressbook. You can send me an e-mail for the password (election law instructors only, please). If you are an instructor wishing to add materials to be linked on this page, please send me your materials. Let me know whether or not you want the materials protected by a password, and if so, make sure you send Word documents. My own documents are not password protected.
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Question: I have a question about having LASIK instead of using reading glasses. I am a 51 year old male and I had great vision until I was 40. Now I wear reading glasses. My job has me using a computer at work and I use a computer at home as well. I find that the eye strain is exhausting. Can LASIK help with my vision?
Answer: LASIK Eye Surgery is primarily indicated for helping people who are nearsighted, farsighted and who may also have astigmatism become less dependent or independent of eyeglasses and contacts for seeing clearly at distance. It is most appropriate for people who wear their eyeglasses or contacts at the time for seeing far away. There are techniques such as Monovision LASIK that can help people correct BOTH far and near vision but in general LASIK for Laser Vision Correction of common refractive errors is for distance vision.
You do not state whether you are attempting to wear the reading glasses for working on the computer. If you are, they may not be the correct prescription for the "arm's length" vision that computer work requires. Further, working on the computer for prolonged periods of time is also known to cause dry eye problems that can make your eyes feel tired. Your best course of action is to schedule a comprehensive eye examination with your eye doctor and review the various distances you work at as well as the complaints you have identified. Chances are that LASIK is NOT a good choice at all but that several other alternative eyeglass options and dry eye management tools will be of great help.
Important Note: The information presented on the See With LASIK Blog or provided in response to a request for information in the Ask LASIK Surgeons section on seewithlasik.com is not intended to diagnose or treat eye problems, eye conditions or eye diseases including appropriateness of treatment, risks, complications or side effects as related to LASIK. In particular a response to an inquiry made on the Ask LASIK Surgeons section of seewithlasik.com is not meant to take the place of the professional medical care provided by your eye doctor, ophthalmologist and LASIK surgeon. Contacting us via e-mail or any other means is not a substitute for medical care.

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Artful Dodge: Why Chinese Collectors Are 'Borrowing' Their Own Pieces
Shanghai-based art collector Liu Yiqian stirred controversy earlier this month when he took a sip of tea from the $36.3-million Ming-dynasty tea cup he bought in a heated Hong Kong auction. But Mr. Liu's trip to Hong Kong to fetch the rare "chicken cup" – so called because of the chicken painted on its surface – is interesting not just for what he did when he picked it up.
It's also noteworthy because of where he took the cup next.
Rather than take it home, he had it sent instead to West Bund, a bonded art warehouse in Shanghai's Xu Hui neighborhood. He then "borrowed" the cup from the warehouse for use in his private museum for six months, after which he will take it back to the warehouse, then "borrow" it for another six months, and so on.
The aim of all that back-and-forth, which could in theory continue in perpetuity: to avoid paying roughly $6.2 million in value-added taxes.
"If I want to bring this cup back home forever, I'd need to pay the full value-added tax," Mr. Liu told China Real Time. "It's more convenient to put it at the warehouse."
Mr. Liu is not alone. Many in the country's swelling ranks of art collectors engage in a similar tax-dodging dance, costing the country untold millions while fueling a minor boom in art-focused bonded warehouses. The reason, the art collectors argue, is China's antiquated tax regime.
According to China Customs regulations, virtually all types of goods imported into the country, including works of art and antiques, are subject to a 17% value-added tax, or VAT. That's in stark contrast to most major economies, which typically offer tax reductions for fine art imports. The U.K., for example, charges a 5% VAT, while U.S. Customs levies an import duty of 6.6% only on items less than 100 years of age (older items get in duty-free). Hong Kong, meanwhile, has no import duties or value added taxes whatsoever.
In 2012, China followed the U.S. in scrapping import duties for works of art and antiques over 100 years old, saving art Chinese collectors between 6% and 12%. But the VAT remains, and it unfairly punishes collectors who are trying to bring China's cultural treasures back home, according to Mr. Liu.
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"I'm not saying I don't want to pay taxes, but it's just not fair to us private collectors," he said, pointing out that government agencies and state-funded museums are exempt from all duties and taxes when importing Chinese artifacts from abroad.
Chinese Customs only allows art works to be imported on an exhibition license for half a year. Previously, Mr. Liu said, he used to fly his art collection down to Hong Kong every six months to get a "visa" for each piece, flying the whole lot back the next day. The growth of bonded warehouses in Shanghai means he no longer has to do that.
Mr. Hu Huanzhong, the manager of another bonded warehouse Mr. Liu uses, Shanghai Waigaoqiao International Culture and Art Development Co. Ltd, said the turn-around time is quick. "When the half-year exhibition period expires, he can come to us and it will take less than two days to get permission for him to take [items] out again," he said. "Two days is negligible."
Since tax-dodging is not a topic most are willing to talk about openly, it's difficult to say exactly how many collectors have started using such warehouses or how much tax money the government has lost as a result. The market is large enough, however, for state-run conglomerate Gehua to include art-storage warehouses in its proposal for a 5-billion-yuan tax-free art zone near the Beijing airport.
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- Photos: Art Basel in Hong Kong
- Video: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Architecture Biennale Reimagines China's Cities
- Come Together: Yoko Ono Says China and Japan Should Make Love, Not War
- Christie's Sells Modigliani Painting to Chinese Collectors for $170.4 Million
- Keeping It Surreal: A Feud Fuels Dueling Salvador Dali Shows in Shanghai
"Almost all of my clients pour out their grievances to me. None of them want to pay the taxes," said Andy Xie, an art-focused investment adviser at China Minsheng Bank. The system has created a situation in which replicas of some works, created as a way to fool customs officials, have begun to circulate on the market. "To solve the problem, you should just lower the taxes," Mr. Xie said.
That's unlikely to happen any time soon, according to Mr. Hu, since in the government's eyes, the works are goods that can be bought and sold on the open market, just like Louis Vuitton bags or cans of foreign milk powder.
"When rich people buy those high-price art pieces, you don't know whether they will eventually sell it," he said, rejecting Mr. Liu's complaints that museums have an unfair advantage. "State-owned museums can't sell."
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The big August weekend on the Vineyard is defined by the three blow-out, end of summer events, but it's also traditionally been a great time to enjoy live music. This year is no exception, with Nectar's hosting a trio of bands known for the energy of their live shows. And, if you're looking for something a little mellower, but still a celebratory good time, Nancy's Restaurant on the Oak Bluffs harbor will be hosting a jazz sextet that has become the restaurant's regular Friday night band since the beginning of the month.
The musical fireworks at Nectar's ignite with the reggae stylings of the Easy Star All Stars on Friday, sparkle and crackle with the rock and rootsy Ryan Montbleau Band on Saturday, and for an explosive grand finale, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will present their powerhouse blend of gritty blues and old school rock and roll for two shows on Sunday and Monday.
Easy Star All Stars
The Easy Star All Stars are a composite band made up of rotating combinations of musicians from the stable of New York City's Easy Star Records. The band, best known for reggae reinventions of classic albums, has toured in 25 countries and recorded six albums. Their mix of reggae, classic rock, dub, and indie rock brings new life to many familiar rock tunes.
Along with their chart-making cover albums, Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread, and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Dub Band, the All Stars have more recently released two albums of original music. Unlike many traditional reggae bands, the ever-changing lineup of the Easy Star All Stars includes female vocalists, who, along with a horn section, make for a full rich sound produced by some of the best reggae musicians in the industry.
Friday, Aug. 19, 9 pm, Nectar's, airport. 21+. $20; $15 in advance. nectarsmv.com.
Ryan Montbleau Band
The Ryan Montbleau Band has gained a significant following on the Island — having appeared here for the past three summers — and a huge following around Boston and elsewhere. The five-member group plays a mix of neo-folk, soul, and Americana with a big sound and danceable grooves.
Since 2006, the band has released four albums, the most recent, last year's Heavy on the Vine was produced by folk legend Martin Sexton. Although the band tours almost non-stop, founder Ryan Montbleau calls the Vineyard his summer home. He moved here part-time after his girlfriend, Jess Phaneuf, came to the Island to work as a DJ for mvy radio. The band has become mvy favorites, receiving a lot of airplay. For the past few months, the Ryan Montbleau Band has been performing as Sexton's backup band on a nationwide tour that has included a run of shows opening stadium gigs for the Dave Matthews Band.
Saturday, Aug. 20, 9 pm, Nectar's, airport. 21+. $20; $15 in advance. nectarsmv.com.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Another band on the verge of breaking through into the big time, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, will headline back-to-back shows on Sunday and Monday. The band, originally from Vermont, has expanded from a duo to include a second female vocalist and two guitarists for a powerful, crushing sound spotlighting Ms. Potter's gutsy vocals. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are also returning to the Vineyard after playing capacity shows here for a number of years.
Sunday & Monday, Aug. 21 & 22, Nectar's, airport. 21+. $35; $30 in advance. nectarsmv.com.
M.V. Jazz Quintet
If you want to cool down after the excitement of the Oak Bluffs fireworks on Friday, you can stop at Nancy's on the harbor to enjoy some smooth jazz delivered by a brand new six-man combo called (oddly) the Martha's Vineyard Jazz Quintet. Looks may be deceiving, as half of this combo's members are teens. But the three young members of the rhythm section — 18-year-olds Evan Hall on bass guitar, Josh Stallings on drums, and 17-year-old Zion Morris on guitar, can more than hold their own with the horn section made up of seasoned musicians.
The older members — Mark Campos on trombone, Steve Tully on baritone sax, and Brian King Nelson on C melody sax — make up half of another established group: the Brian King Nelson Sextet, who most recently opened for Dumstaphunk last Saturday at Nectar's. The sextet has been playing together for about 10 years. Mr. Nelson, who has known the teens since they were kids, recruited the aspiring musicians to form the misnomered Quintet. Two of the three teens, Mr. Hall and Mr. Stallings, are headed to the Berklee College of Music this fall. Mr. Morris is still in high school. As a trio, these three have their own band called Ramblin' Tides. Mr. Nelson says that the teens have basically focused on playing blues, funk, reggae, and R&B, and this month's gigs at Nancy's have given them a chance to hone their skills as jazz musicians. On Friday the kids showed off their considerable talents, playing some of their own compositions in between sets. The Quintet, whose repertoire is made up of jazz standards, is scheduled to play this Friday and possibly next Friday before the younger members have to head off to school.
Friday, Aug. 19, Nancy's Restaurant, Oak Bluffs. nancysrestaurant.com.
Gwyn McAllister, of Oak Bluffs, is a frequent contributor to The Times.


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(Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) said it expects to deliver future 787 Dreamliner jets to United Airlines UAL.N on schedule, after the airline said Thursday it that it was concerned future deliveries could be delayed.
United said Thursday that it had taken delivery of the second of five of the jets due to arrive this year from Boeing. But delivery of the second jet was delayed several days, prompting United to say its future deliveries could also be delayed.
United is the first U.S. airline to put into commercial service the new carbon-composite jet, which carries a list price of $206 million. The second jet was due to be delivered last week, but United said it received it on Wednesday.
"We believe this year's subsequent 787 deliveries could be delayed as well," Christen David, director of corporate communications for United said.
But late Thursday, Boeing said that it expects to deliver all of United's subsequent planes due this year on time.
"We have no indication that the follow-on planes will be late," said Tim Bader, a Boeing spokesman. "We fully anticipate that delivery will be in the contracted time frame."
Bader said there was not one specific issue with the plane that caused the delay and declined to elaborate. He also said the issues with United would not affect delivery of 787s to other customers.
David said the second 787 plane would not be flown on a regular schedule in the short term.
"We will fly it around our domestic system over the next few weeks on an ad-hoc basis. The second aircraft is not regularly scheduled for a few more weeks, but will operate as a spare in the meantime."
United said any delivery delay of subsequent jets would not affect its operations. "Since we have spare aircraft, we have the flexibility to backfill any 787s we planned to use with these aircraft. We are hopeful that we will still receive three more 787s this year."
The 787 Dreamliner, a wide-body jet, seats 219 passengers in United's configuration, and is billed as Boeing's most fuel-efficient jet. It was initially scheduled to enter service in May 2008, but delays pushed its first flight back to December 2009 and it entered service on October 26, 2011, with launch customer All Nippon Airways (9202.T).
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Lighthouse of the Week: Monomoy Point Light, Massachusetts
Monomoy was once a peninsula some eight miles or so in length and barely a quarter mile in width, extending southward from Chatham at the elbow of Cape Cod's flexed arm. The name comes from "Munumuhkemoo," an Algonquian word roughly meaning "mighty rush of water."
Monomoy is at the dividing line between Nantucket Sound, to the west, and the deeper, colder Atlantic Ocean to the east. Where the sound and ocean meet—east and south of Monomoy—dangerous "rips" occur where as rapid ocean waves pass over shallow shoals and bars. Despite the menacing conditions, the passage between the southern end of Monomoy and Great Point, the northern extremity of Nantucket, was one of the Atlantic coast's busiest stretches for many years.
Congress appropriated $3,000 for Monomoy's first lighthouse—the fifth on Cape Cod—on March 3, 1823. The first Monomoy Point Light consisted of a wooden tower and iron lantern situated on the roof of a brick dwelling. The fixed white light was established on November 1, 1823.
The extant 40-foot, cast-iron tower erected in 1849 was one of the first cast-iron lighthouses in the United States. The Lighthouse Board's annual report for 1857 mentioned that the tower had been lined with brick, and the annual report for 1869 announced that the illuminating apparatus and fixtures had been overhauled.
Asa L. Jones, a native of the Cape Cod town of Harwich, was keeper from 1875 to 1886. Jones, who was born in 1840, had been wounded in the Civil War. His young son, Maro B. Jones, kept a diary that provides a glimpse of life at the light station in the 1884–86 period. Here are some excerpts, beginning when Maro was eight or nine years old.
March 25, 1884: Good weather. Papa killed a black duck. March 31, 1884: Good weather. Papa bound a book. Seven geese came to the pond. Papa tried to shoot them. July 4, 1886: Not much of a Fourth of July for me. I never saw as much as an explosion with gunpowder. It is funny that today has been the most lonesome day of the summer. July 26, 1886: Mr. Ben Mallowes has got a sort of turtle and it looks like a sea cow. No one knows what it is, not even old whalers and Papa is going to write a man to come and get it.
James P. Smith, a native of Copenhagen and a former assistant keeper at Boston Light, became keeper in 1899. His wife died early in his stay at Monomoy, but Keeper Smith had three daughters—aged 24, 17, and 13 at the time of a 1904 article—who assisted him in his duties. The oldest daughter, Annie, acted as housekeeper and tended the light when her father was away. A reporter once asked the Smith sisters if life at the lighthouse was lonely. Annie replied, "Oh, no! We don't have time to be lonesome. There is always something to do, with the housekeeping and the light."
With the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914, traffic past Monomoy decreased. The light was discontinued in 1923 and the property passed into private hands. The last private owners sold the buildings to the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1964. The property came under the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the 1970s.
The ferocious blizzard of February 6–7, 1978, cut Monomoy into two islands, North and South Monomoy. South Monomoy is a birdwatcher's mecca, with more than 300 species having been spotted in recent years. Gray seals, once rare in New England, have been breeding on South Monomoy.
Capt. Keith Lincoln offers a variety of cruises on the Monomoy Island Ferry, including a visit to South Monomoy and the lighthouse. See www.monomoyislandferry.com or call (508) 945-5450.
Monday, August 10, 2009
2009 Lighthouse Art Raffle
The drawing will be on December 12, 2009. Tickets are $5 each, 3 for $10. Click here to buy tickets.
First Prize
Original artwork by artist Randall Peterson depicting Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, valued at $1600. The original work of art is 8 by 10 inches and is signed by the artist and framed and matted in a 16 by 18-inch frame. The pen used to create the artwork will also be included.
The style and technique used in Peterson's drawings is called pointillism or stippling. Dots are grouped together to form an image. The closer together the dots are, the darker the tones. Pointillism was first introduced in the 1880 by the French artist Georges-Pierre Seurat.
"With the tragedies and storms that may occur in our personal lives," says Randall Peterson, "for many people the beacon of light from a lighthouse is a symbol that represents a sense of survival, strength, hope and peace. Today, from my heart, it is more rewarding and an inspiration for me as a person to create artwork that may give an emotional lift to others in finding a calmness in their lives."
For more on Randall Peterson, visit www.lighthouse-artist.com.
Second Prize
A framed artist's proof print of the painting "Endeavour's Run" by Julia O'Malley Keyes. The 12 by 18-inch print is matted in a 24 by 30-inch frame. The painting depicts the Endeavour, a 130-foot J Class sloop that was commissioned by Sir T.O.M. Sopwith and built by Camper & Nicholson at Gosport England to challenge for the America's Cup.
Ms. O'Malley-Keyes's paintings are collected extensively in the United States, Europe, and Canada. She was voted as one of the "Top 400" most influential people on Cape Cod and is regarded as one of the most collected marine artists today. She resides in North Falmouth, Massachusetts, where she maintains her studio and art gallery. For more information, visit www.dayhillfineart.com.
Third Prize
A 16 by 20-inch print on canvas of the photograph "Boston Light at Sunset" by Jeremy D'Entremont. D'Entremont is the author of six books on lighthouse history and his photographs have appeared widely in many publications. His web site is www.lighthouse.cc.
Fourth Prize
2010 Maine Lighthouse Poster Calendar by award-winning graphic artist Alan Claude. Includes a dozen beautiful 11 by 14-inch prints of scenic Maine lighthouses.
Influenced by American realist painter Edward Hopper and European travel posters of the 1920s, Alan Claude's challenge was to create an original series with a certain freshness of expression. The Maine Lighthouse Collection Series is a way to honor these national historical treasures. You can visit Alan's website at: www.alanclaude.com.
Fifth Prize
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Sunset Cruise and Cocktail Party with Most Haunted's Richard Felix
Join Ron Kolek and Maureen Wood of the New England Ghost Project and special guest Richard Felix, historian/folklorist of TV's "Most Haunted," for a sunset tour on the Piscataqua River, followed by a fun get-together at Portsmouth's Rusty Hammer restaurant.
The narrated cruise aboard the Heritage will leave Portsmouth Harbor Cruises' Ceres Street Dock at 7:00 p.m. The Heritage will cruise past two historic lighthouses: Portsmouth Harbor Light (said to be haunted by a former keeper) and Whaleback Light. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and its haunted prison will be viewed along with other fascinating sites.
Following the cruise, all aboard will head to the Rusty Hammer restaurant, just a few blocks away. Hors d'oeuvres will be served, and there will be a cash bar. Richard Felix will share some of his experiences as one of the most respected paranormal investigators in the world today.
Richard Felix, who was born in 1949 in Stanley, Derbyshire, England, came to prominence as the historian on the widely popular TV show "Most Haunted." He left the show in 2006 to pursue new projects. He has produced a series of successful paranormal-themed DVDs and has written several popular books. He is married with two children and still lives in Derbyshire. For more information, visit www.felixfilms.net.
Cost (including both cruise and party): $65 per person, $59 for members of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse.
You can buy tickets at www.newenglandlighthousetours.com
Lighthouses of Casco Bay Cruise on August 29
Join the American Lighthouse Foundation for a special cruise of Maine's picturesque Casco Bay on Saturday, August 29, 2009. All proceeds benefit the foundation's lighthouse preservation efforts.
This cruise will give you the opportunity to see the following lighthouses: Portland Breakwater, (Bug Light), Spring Point Ledge, Portland Head, Ram Island Ledge, Cape Elizabeth, Little Mark Island, and Halfway Rock.
A boxed lunch is provided, please select from the following choices: ham w/ swiss, turkey breast w/ cranberry orange chutney, roast beef w/ cracked pepper horseradish sauce, or marinated vegetable roll-up. A cash bar will be available onboard for beverages.
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Mannans are hemicellulosic polysaccharides and are present in cell walls of all land plants. Mannan polysaccharides are synthesized by two enzymes, mannan synthase (ManS) for backbone (mannan or glucomannan) synthesis and galactomannan galactosyl transferase for side-chain (galactosyl) addition. Here, a method for ManS activity assay using microsomes freshly isolated from Arabidopsis stems is described. This method can be applied to isolation of microsomes from any tissues of Arabidopsis or any other plants.
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Tuning ECM with cold plasma to modulate chondrogenesis and bone repair
Scientists from Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA, USA) have demonstrated that cold plasma can be used to modify ECM in order to promote or inhibit bone formation, and therefore could potentially be used to support bone repair in future.
Plasma is a common material, with the hot or thermal form found in many products from televisions to lights, but also in the sun. However, cold plasma was only identified around two decades ago, and has been used in agriculture to sterilize the surface of fruit without damaging it. A team from Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA, USA) have been investigating its potential medical applications, and have shown that cold atmospheric plasma-generated reactive species can be used to modify ECM with potential for improved chondrogenesis and bone growth.
Cold plasma consists of electrons that change polarity at micro- or nano-second speeds. "We've previously studied how different applications of cold plasma can either directly kill cells, such as in skin cancer, or help them grow, as in developing bones," explained lead author Theresa Freeman, Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery in the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. "In this study, we asked how cold plasma would affect the area surrounding cells, known as the extracellular matrix."
The extracellular matrix can naturally either promote or inhibit bone formation for modulation of developmental bone growth, fracture healing and cancer cell growth, by interacting with bone cells. The team investigated the effects of cold plasma pulsed at various frequencies on a commercially available extracellular matrix, Matrigel, and implanted the gel into mice. Cells were found to enter the matrix and commence bone formation, with the number depending on the pulse frequency: fewer cells and therefore less bone formation with nanosecond plasma-treated Matrigel, demonstrating that potential bone formation effects may be just a matter of timing.
Next, an in vitro assay was utilized to show that cells cultured on microsecond plasma-treated collagen had higher levels of focal adhesion kinase activation, indicating better cell/matrix attachments which helps initiate bone formation. There were also higher levels of anti-apoptotic proteins, suggesting better cell viability than in nanosecond-cold plasma treated collagen.
"We showed that matrix treated with cold plasma generated using microsecond pulsing can promote differentiation of cells into cartilage and increase bone formation," says Dr. Freeman. "Conversely, we showed matrix treated with nanosecond-pulsed cold plasma inhibited cell differentiation and bone formation."
The study there demonstrated that cold plasma can be tuned to either encourage or inhibit cell–matrix interactions by chemically altering the matrix. Future work will involve investigating the effects of different plasma types on various tissue models, to see the effects on different cells types within their environments to better ascertain the physiological effects that could be expected in living organisms. Although in the short term it is unlikely to be used for bone repair, the technology is certainly one to keep an ion.
Sources: Eisenhauer P, Chernets N, Song Y et al. Chemical modification of extracellular matrix by cold atmospheric plasma generated reactive species affects chondrogenesis and bone formation. J. Tissue Eng. Regen. Med. 10.1002/term.2224 (2016) (Epub ahead of print); www.jefferson.edu/university/news/2016/08/11/fourth-state-matter-plasma-improves-bone-growth.html


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Devraj Niwas is a premium boutique hotel unlike any other. The hotel is located amidst the hustle-bustle of Jaipur but it's serene surroundings make you forget what's outside. Whether you come here to stay or just to eat your heart out, the place makes you fall in love.
Eating at Devraj Niwas is a memorable experience because the hotel has two completely different dining places to suit your taste and style. Forresta Kitchen and Bar is our well-known fine-dining place and our Jai'pour Café and Bar is among Jaipur's favorite nightlife hotspots. Let's take a quick glance at these foodie heavens-
Forresta Kitchen and Bar
Forresta is designed to give you the feeling of being in a forest. It has both indoor and outdoor seating options. The food here is an absolute treat whether you like vegetarian fare or are a hardcore non-vegetarian. Forresta Kitchen and Bar is not a regular joint, rather it is an amazing combination of bar, restaurant and lounge.
You can bite into the most delicious starters, gorge on soul-satisfying food and sip the most luscious drinks here. Forresta offers a large variety of food options from Indian to Italian. The bar is well-stocked and you will definitely find a drink or more of your choice.
Forresta Kitchen and Bar won the Best Resto Bar by Times Food & Nightlife Awards 2017. You will agree with the awards once you are here.
Jai'pour Café and Bar
Drastically different from Forresta, Jai'pour brings the romance of Greece to Jaipur. Inspired by the bright blue and shining white locales of Santorini, Jai'pour Café and Bar is a different world altogether. The rooftop café and bar opened last year and has already been awarded as 'Noteworthy Newcomer' by Times Food & Nightlife wards 2017.
The looks are Greek but the food is global. Jai'pour offers unique takes on popular dishes like vada pao, pizzas and burgers to name a few. The wide variety of cocktails increase the taste of food manifold. This is the place where you can go crazy with your squad of friends.
It is easy to see that why Forresta and Jai'pour have fans not only in Jaipur but all over the world. If you are in Jaipur, you have to visit these joints if you don't want to miss out on the best food, drinks and obviously the most enchanting ambiances.
Devraj Niwas, Forresta Kitchen & Bar, Jai'pour Cafe & Bar
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As stated before, my 2007 Minnesota State Fair sightings day, conveniently taking place on my 30th birthday, was one of my all-time best, although the day took awhile to get rolling. My patience was ultimately richly rewarded by midafternoon when things started to pick up, specifically with my third best sighting of the day….
Walking between the food building and the free music stage, I spotted a 40-something mother and 18-ish blond daughter standing together, immediately spotting the daughter extracting an all-white from her pack of Camel Pinks, then fairly new and incredibly feminine. I stopped dead in my tracks waiting for a light-up, but got something infinitely better. Mom had already lit her cigarette…and proceeded to hold up her smoldering cigarette to the daughter's cigarette….slowly bringing the second cigarette dangling from girly's mouth to life. I watched from across the street in awe and was struck by what a cutie the girl was. She had chin-length blond hair and carried around this University of Minnesota backpack. She was the very embodiment of the girl next door, sinfully cute and not looking at all like a smoker. If ever there was a perfect girl to be smoking a Camel Pink, it was her. And the sighting would get even better…..
Moments later, dad showed up while mother and daughter continued to smoke, and he was clearly very comfortable with the ladies of his life smoking their cigarettes. The girl and father would get in line and purchase some greasy fair food, with the girl smoking her cigarette as she stood in line. After walking away with the food, blondie snuffed out the half-smoked cigarette and took it with her as the whole family sat on a bench to eat.
I made a quick loop around that neck of the fairgrounds, hoping to return to see an encore after they finished eating. I returned in a few short minutes to find that dad was smoking this time while mom and daughter continued to eat. I sat on a nearby bench just in case girlie would light up the half-smoked cigarette she held on to before. The bad news was that she didn't, but the good news was that for whatever reason, she removed a brand-new cigarette from the pack of Camel Pinks and lit that up instead. I watched from a perfect angle and distance as she smoked the entire cigarette, exhibiting a well-practiced style and ejecting smoke from both mouth and nose with every exhale. A few minutes later, she would turn to the bushes behind her and crush out her cigarette out of sight. The family lingered around at that spot and I continued to remain closeby, looping around and returning about 20 minutes later to see they were still sitting there, but no longer smoking.
There were a number of things that made this sighting great, not the least of which was the incredible wholesomeness of the girl herself down to the short blond hair and girlish pink backpack she was lugging around. But I think the best part of the sighting was the natural dynamic this girl had smoking with her family, specifically that wondrous mother-daughter moment where mom used her own cigarette to light her daughter's. An unforgettable MNSF moment if there ever was one.


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Activists in Newark, NJ held an anti-violence rally on the steps of city hall earlier this week and everything went fine until violence broke out.
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A skirmish broke out between rival activists on the steps of City Hall Wednesday during what had been intended as a demonstration against violence in Newark.
Police were called to the scene after a small crowd began arguing over escalating violence and the city's attempts to curb it.
The noon press conference was called by a group of activists led by Salaam Ismial, co-chair of the New Jersey Study Commission on Violence, and Abdul Muhammad, a longtime Newark anti-violence activist. In a release announcing the event, the two said they planned to ask Mayor Ras Baraka to "unleash his quality of life plan in addressing ongoing violence facing Newark residents."
As the group spoke to reporters, however, a group of Baraka supporters including activist Donna Jackson and Tyrone "Street Counsel" Barnes began heckling and shouting from the base of the steps.
It soon evolved into an intense face-off between Jackson and Muhammad, which then erupted into a skirmish between members of the two camps. At one point, Barnes put his hands around Muhammad's neck and pushed him to the ground.
Organizers and other participants said the skirmish lasted only a few minutes, and there were no serious injuries.
Here's a video of the incident:
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These activists may want to work on their anti-violence skills before they stage their next event.


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Recently, two political science professors at the University of Toronto, Ryan Balot and Clifford Orwin, wrote a column for the The Globe and Mail about why they are banning electronic devices from their classrooms. Their arguments claim that technology serves as a distraction, as opposed to a learning tool in the classroom, and that students learn more when they are fully present.
I have to admit, I wholeheartedly agree.
There's no denying that I love technology. In fact, you can find me glued to my computer for a good chunk of the day. But, I also believe that there is a time and a place for everything and, in my experience, the classroom is not the place for laptops and cellphones.
For the entirety of my undergrad, I didn't bring my computer to school and I turned off my phone during every class. These decisions allowed me to better participate in class, which contributed to my academic success.
For those who believe that computers aid in their learning, a report released last year by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development shows otherwise. The report, which surveyed 31 countries, including Canada, found that computers can actually serve as a distraction.
Another study published in Psychological Science titled, "The Pen is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking," found that students who took handwritten notes retained more information than those who took them on their laptops.
But these studies only reinforce what is obvious. Two weeks ago, I did a presentation in class that didn't require anyone to take notes, yet the majority of my class didn't look up from their computer screens for the full 10 minutes. And this is not an isolated incident.
When it comes to a solution, Balot and Orwin got it right: Only students who are registered to use computers through accessibility services, or those who take notes on their behalf, should be allowed to use computers in class.
Professors need to crack down on where and when technology is used in classes. Their students would be better for it.
Kayla Rosen is a Master of Journalism candidate at Ryerson and was the Print Managing Editor at The Ryersonian. She has interned at Elle Canada, Flare, The Kit and The Jerusalem Post. Her interests include pop culture, fashion and religion.


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Here's a video of the plenary talks/announcements at the White House Organ Summit yesterday. I give the last brief talk, from minute 43-48. (5 minute talks are hard:). I report on the plan to start some nondirected donor kidney exchange chains with deceased donor kidneys at Walter Reed, which has some flexibility in the allocation of deceased donor kidneys.
Here's the accompanying White House FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Key Actions to Reduce the Organ Waiting List
Here's the text of my five-minute speech (which I wrote out in advance, to stay on script and keep on time):
Here's the accompanying White House FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Key Actions to Reduce the Organ Waiting List
Here's the text of my five-minute speech (which I wrote out in advance, to stay on script and keep on time):
"White House Organ Summit: Deceased Donor Chains
I'm Al Roth, an economist at Stanford.
Most people waiting for transplants are waiting for kidneys. And kidneys are special, because healthy people have two and can remain healthy with one. So kidneys can be donated by living as well as deceased donors. Each year in the U.S. we transplant over 5,000 living donor kidneys, along with over 11,000 deceased donor kidneys.
Kidney transplantation is also special: it is both the best treatment for kidney failure, giving recipients many more years of life—and it is also the cheapest treatment. The American health care system saves over $250,000 in five years after a transplant, because dialysis is much more expensive than transplantation and post-transplant care.
I'm going to tell you now about how some living donor kidney transplants are organized, as background for one of the quite concrete announcements we have today.
Sometimes a person is healthy enough to donate a kidney but can't give to the patient he loves, because kidneys have to be biologically compatible. This opens up the possibility of kidney exchange (and exchange is where economists come in). Kidney exchange is a kind of matching market in which patient-donor pairs can donate compatible kidneys to one another so that each patient gets a compatible kidney. For example, if you and I are healthy enough to donate a kidney, but can't donate to the patient we love, maybe my kidney is compatible with your patient and yours with mine, and so a simple exchange between two patient-donor pairs can make two additional transplants possible. In the last 10-15 years, kidney exchange has become a standard part of American medicine, resulting in thousands of additional transplants.
Sometimes a non-directed donor comes forward—an altruistic donor who wishes to donate a kidney, and doesn't have a particular patient in mind. These donors can spark chains of transplants that help patient-donor pairs in the kidney exchange pool, and patients on the deceased donor waiting list who don't have a living donor. Some of these chains can produce many transplants, ever since we have learned to organize them as Non-simultaneous chains, in which the non-directed donor initiates a chain by giving to a patient-donor pair whose donor then gives to another pair, etc., most often ending with a donation to someone on the waiting list who doesn't have a living donor. These chains can be long because they don't have to be conducted simultaneously since every pair receives a kidney before giving one, so that they don't risk giving a kidney and not getting one. Mike Rees who is here today organized the first non-simultaneous chain, which had twenty people--ten donors and ten transplant recipients--in the picture that was eventually published in People Magazine.
The average non-directed chain produces five transplants. That is, if someone offers to donate a kidney to start a chain - someone offering to help a stranger with this amazing gift of a kidney and a life free from dialysis - then on average, that one donor's gift will start a chain which produces 5 transplants
With that in mind, earlier this year, several eminent surgeons and I published an article in the American Journal of Transplantation noting that deceased donor kidneys are almost all non-directed. So we proposed that we should occasionally start non-directed donor chains with deceased donor kidneys – which are non-directed donor kidneys that today are used to produce just a single transplant. Carefully done, this could substantially increase the number of transplants for all patients –both those waiting without a living donor and those waiting for a kidney exchange.
Today, surgeons at Walter Reed who are here today have announced that they are going to pilot this idea through the military share program, which gives them the flexibility to allocate certain deceased donor kidneys to the benefit of veterans and service members. This new initiative at Walter Reed may soon show us how to move forward on a larger scale in using some deceased donor organs to start chains of multiple transplants.
To summarize, kidney chains can play an important role in increasing transplants. Since the first long non-simultaneous non-directed donor chain was organized by Dr Rees in 2007, thousands of kidney exchange transplants have been accomplished, more than half through non-directed donor chains. These save both lives and money by increasing the number of transplants. So we should take good care of our non-directed living donors—and there is growing consensus that we should at least figure out ways to reimburse all donors for their financial costs, including lost wages. And we should, in gratitude to our deceased donors, make the best use possible of their non-directed donation.
I'd like to personally thank Walter Reed for their initiative in pioneering the use of deceased donor kidneys to start kidney exchange chains that will increase donations and benefit both those waiting for deceased donors and those waiting for exchange with other patient donor pairs. Starting kidney transplant chains with deceased donor kidneys has the potential to be a very significant innovation."
Here's a link to my post on our AJT article (by Melcher, Roberts, Leichtman, Roth, and Rees) advocating for starting kidney exchange chains with deceased donor kidneys:
Monday, April 11, 2016
Using deceased donor kidneys to start living donor kidney exchange chains
Here's the announcement from the DoD:
"BETHESDA, Md., June 13, 2016 — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center officials today announced a pilot program to pioneer kidney paired donation chains started via the military share program, in which families of active duty military service members donate one of their kidneys to patients listed for transplant at the medical center's campus here.
""We are excited to participate in this initiative, which has the potential to increase organ allocation for our patients," Navy Capt. (Dr.) Eric Elster, professor and chairman of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said. "While it will require overcoming logistical barriers, we in military medicine excel at such challenges."
Walter Reed surgeons perform an average of 25 transplants per year on patients from across the country, and the medical center also maintains a living donor kidney transplant program that participates in national paired kidney exchanges.
Army Maj. (Dr.) Jason Hawksworth, transplant chief at Walter Reed, said his team "looks forward to contributing to the innovative initiative that may exponentially increase the availability of life-saving transplants on patients throughout the nation."
According to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, a regulatory body that tracks transplants, Walter Reed has the best organ transplant outcomes in the greater Washington-Baltimore region."


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In today's fast-paced world, we are seeing significant shifts in consumer banking habits and preferences. Banks must embrace a model that fosters innovation and speed to market to provide products through various delivery channels that meet the client's changing needs.
A bank's success is predicated on the ability to deliver products and services how, when and where the client desires.
Technology developments will continue to empower the client in the way they manage their finances. According to data published by ComScore in February 2012, the number of online banking users increased 6 percent to total more than 65 million in 2011. Sixty-six percent of those online users used online bill pay, representing a 19-percent year-over-year increase. Sixteen percent of the 36.7 million U.S. mobile phone users in 2011 were also mobile banking users.
Services like mobile payment transfers, remote deposit capture platforms and online personal finance management are vital to the virtual banking center that is not limited to the traditional 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. banking hours.
Not only is the tool set changing, but clients want flexibility and more control when it comes to money management. More and more clients spend less time in front of a computer as they increasingly leverage their smartphone or tablet to accomplish daily tasks while on the go.
As new technology is introduced, banks will be paying close attention and adapt new delivery channels that make banking even more convenient for consumers and continue to improve the overall client experience.
Bank locations
Even though technology improvements have dramatically changed the banking landscape, the physical banking center still plays an important role in delivering services.
They provide key banking services, as well as an opportunity for clients to consult with their banking partner, that technology does not always offer. They present opportunities for broader and deeper conversations that lead to stronger, trusted relationships between clients and bankers.
As the industry evolves, banks are becoming more methodical in their branching approach, investing in fewer locations and focusing on areas where analytics determine there is need in the market.
The look and feel of banking centers will change, as well. Banks are looking for ways to reduce space and improve efficiencies while providing a welcome, interactive environment.
Client behavior, demands
Consumers have learned they don't have to settle when it comes to banking. Rather they can, and will, choose an institution that fulfills their needs and provides account access through their preferred delivery channels.
Consumers want transparency and a more active role in managing their finances. They want more access to their finances and want to know they have selected the right partner to help them meet their goals, grow their assets and guide them to greater financial success.
The recent economic challenges and financial reforms have taught consumers to be more aware and involved, and to understand how their financial partner operates.
Banks must remain relevant to clients and will be forced to create meaningful dialogue to stay top of mind. Straying from "one-message-fits-all" tactics, communication will be powered via a segmented approach driven by behavior, not by demographics.
As a result, banks will constantly adopt unique and direct messaging approaches. It will no longer be about the number of individuals reached, but about finding relevance in finite numbers.
As the industry continues to evolve, banks will abandon the traditional product lineup in an effort to address growing demand for individualized services. Financial service offerings will function similar to an a la carte menu. Successful banks will be agile enough to add any service that is registering demand, and universal accounts will be a thing of the past.
The regulatory and economic landscape will continue to challenge banks and cause consumers to operate with a heightened sense of awareness. Successful banks will not see this as a threat, but rather as an opportunity.
The intense scrutiny is encouraging prudence throughout all bank departments and operations and is providing a foundation of confidence for consumers. The necessary financial burden associated with this environment, however, will most likely foster continued consolidation among smaller banks.•
Langford is executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp, which operates 20 branches in the Indianapolis area. Views expressed here are the author's.


text: Don't believe those reports that Madonna is teaming up with Christina Aguilera. "Christina is working on an album in the [same] building [as Madonna] but they have not seen each other," – Madonna's spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, tells The Scoop. She went on to debunk another rumor. "Gwen Stefani is not guesting on the record either. It's all Madonna, all the time " a total dance record called 'Confessions on a Dance Floor.' No ballads, no messages. Her fans will go insane when they hear it. It's back to Madonna the queen of the dance floor."?


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Not me… I am attached to the love of my life and whether he knows it or not, I am his life-long appendage.
My best girl buddy Kelley is single and she loves to share her dating adventures with me. Kelley is a beautiful, independent young woman. She has no trouble getting dates. Her problem is being asked out on a second date.
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I'm getting words done on the CRIMSON LAKE sequel occasionally – about five hundred at a time, stolen between events. The book is doing quite well. Number 6 in Australian fiction this week, and number 17 overall in Australia. I think NEVER NEVER is going into its fifth week on the New York Times Best Seller list, so well done to Jim and I, if I do say so myself. With any luck, fans will enjoy the sequel to that when it comes out over there this time next year.
So, just a quickie from me, but all the happiness in the world to you all and thank you as always for your support. If you're writing, keep on writing – remember that every word you put down, no matter how badly placed, is one word closer to that finished first draft. And if you're reading, keep reading – whether your books are bought or borrowed or battered beyond recognition. Every page you turn supports a writer somewhere, in more ways than you can imagine.
Much love! Candice.
Queensland! I'm here! My delightful publicist Jess Malpass is here with me. We've been trekking around trying not to get sunburnt and meeting fans at bookstores in Port Douglas, Cairns City and today, Smithfield. Jess and I immediately bought matching hats upon arrival, and I did the classic Candice Fox move of losing my sunglasses a mere 12 hours after I bought them. We've discovered a weird shared obsession with cryptograms after buying a poshbook in port Douglas. It's strange to see places from the novel again in real life. As we drove along yesterday I found myself saying 'This is where Ted lives!' and 'This is where they found the croc!' like I was talking about real people, and events.
Below I've stacked some random photos from the tour, but there are others on the Facebook and Twitter pages. Included is a tiny gecko I found in my hotel. Not five minutes after letting my miniature friend out onto the balcony did I find a compadre of his in the fridge. I am the lizard queen!
I never posted about NEVER NEVER hitting the New York Times best sellers – debuting in no. 1 in the hardcover and combined categories. It's hard to describe how I feel about this, even though describing things if what I do for a buck. I talk a lot about my childhood on the tour, and the kinds of things I have been experiencing lately – best seller lists, tv deals, multi-book deals all over the world – these sorts of things never entered my young mind. My 'big dream' was to have one book published ever, and for my friends and family to read it. I'm overjoyed with all this – I can't fathom what I've done to deserve it. Just being able to write and do nothing else for a living is such a blessing. I get up every morning and I really do actively get excited about my job. I'm so lucky.
I hope, if you're reading this and thinking about coming out to see me, that you'll make the effort. I so love catching up with fans and seeing what they thought of the books.
Have a great Sunday, everyone! More to come.


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With popularity of Mutual Funds you must have heard "Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Please read the offer document carefully before investing". But are only mutual fund investments have risk and other investments are risk-free? In fact you might not realize but what you consider as "Safest" also carries some risk. This post tells you […] Continue reading →


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4 Home Remedies for Seasonal Allergies
You like your life to be as natural and medication-free as possible. If you want relief from your allergy symptoms without a prescription this spring, try these home remedies.
More than 50 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies every year, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology — and that number is growing. Many Americans swear by alternative treatments to tackle their symptoms. While the following remedies may not work for everyone, they're generally considered safe and might be worth a try if you're trying to avoid pharmaceuticals.
1. Local Honey
Bees use pollen from nearby plants and flowers to produce honey. As a result, honey contains small amounts of pollen from native flora. When you consume locally made honey, you ingest those histamines. Many people believe this works similarly to allergy shots, in which small doses of the symptom-causing histamines are given to the allergy sufferer, helping the body become desensitized to allergens over time.
2. Nettle Leaf
For centuries, nettle leaves from the stinging nettle plant have been eaten or brewed as a tea for medicinal purposes. Research has backed up this folk remedy, revealing the plant's strong antihistamine effect and its ability to block the immune system's inflammatory response to allergy triggers. Nettle leaf can be found in tea form and in capsules.
3. Probiotics
Your gut bacteria comprise about 80 percent of your immune system. Having a healthy balance of gut bacteria can help rein in your body's overreaction to seasonal allergens. One study found that a mother's gut bacteria while pregnant and nursing can affect the newborn's likelihood of developing allergies later on. To get your daily dose of probiotics, take acidophilus or a have a glass of kefir, a fermented dairy product rich in good bacteria.
4. Butterbur
A plant in the same family as ragweed, butterbur and is considered a common weed in Europe. As with nettle leaf, butterbur has antihistamine properties and may help the body develop a more appropriate immune response to ragweed allergens over time. Butterbur can be found in capsule form.
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Some of the different ways that different academic disciplines organize their scholarship, and the signals they send about it, are discussed in a recent column in the Chronicle of Higher Education about tenure reviews.
"A fair analysis of a tenure candidate requires that the committee members know (or learn) about the culture of the relevant academic discipline, particularly with respect to norms of publication numbers, venues, authorship order, conference presentations, invited talks, and student or postdoctoral advising.
"Considerable variation in those features exists across academe, even within science and engineering fields. Whereas one academic discipline might value short publications in highly selective conference proceedings over peer-reviewed journal articles, another requires peer-reviewed journal articles (in high-impact journals) as the primary indicator of productivity. Similarly, one discipline might alphabetize author order, another always has the "brains behind the project" as the last author, and another considers the first author listed to be the most important. Some fields expect assistant professors to have advised one or more Ph.D. students through to the completion of their degree, but in other fields that would be considered unusual."
The different customs of publication order present some opportunities in interdisciplinary collaborations of the kind that arise in market design, particularly since the authors publishing outside of their disciplinary journals are freed from the burden of sending signals.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Tribal customs of academic disciplines
Posted by Al Roth at 2:44 AM
Labels: academic marketplace, signaling
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- dWj said...
On the other hand, there may be opportunities for arbitrage if the authors do get professional credit for the paper; they may both be able to get what appears to them and their profession to be the better place in the order.
- January 15, 2011 at 7:41 AM
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Goodreads Summary: "More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings — merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles.
As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing — kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel, and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery — one that will change Rithmatics — and their world — forever.
Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings his unique brand of epic storytelling to the teen audience with an engrossing tale of danger and suspense—the first of a series. With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a magic system that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world."
Goodreads Rating: 4.25 stars and over 11,000 ratings
Genre listings: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction/, Steampunk, Mystery, Magic
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This is the first and only of Brandon Sanderson's books that I've read. I should probably remedy that. I found this gem on one of the bargain shelves at a bookstore for under five dollars. I'm a big fan of deals!
Edited 11/24/2016
I highly recommend the Rithmatist to anyone who enjoys weird things. This is a cute young adult story about a boy named Joel, who wants to be a Rithmatist. Unfortunately, the Rithmatist are elite mathematician warriors who use the principles of geometry to draw shapes. When these shapes are illustrated in chalk and have Rithmatic properties, they become alive and are called Chalklings. These creatures can execute tasks such as defending and attacking, which is useful against wild Chalklings.
The thing I liked most about Joel is he's just an average kid. He doesn't fit in because he's not rich or a Rithmatist. He doesn't have any special powers, and what makes him great is he works hard, practices his skills, and uses his knowledge of Rithmatists.
Melody was annoying at first, but she grew on me. There are reasons for her behavior, and she ends up being super quirky and a lot of fun. Plus, she pushes Joel to do better.
I enjoyed that this book contained drawings of all the chalklings. Throughout the chapter, and at the end there's a new picture of the little creatures. This book had a lot of details, which I enjoyed. Anytime I had a question about what I was reading; it was eventually answered in snippets. Everything was tied up nicely, but still left room for the story to expand.
My only negative about this book is that I would have liked more details on the steampunk gadgetry. It's not described much, but then again it's not an essential part of the story. It just would have let me imagine things a little better.


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In this article we discuss about the macroeconomic perspective for cryptocurrencies today. It can be easy to adopt a short run view on cryptocurrencies. Many are aware of its ever rising fame and popularity as a store of value / medium of exchange [contested by critics]. There are however three major upcoming events that will shape the cryptocurrency industry.
Basel III in 2018
Basel III in 2018 – although cryptocurrencies have a negative or zero correlation with the real economy. It follows that the most traded pairs seem to be dominated by fiat pairs. In other words, BTC/USD, BTC/JPY, BTC/KRW, BTC/EUR, this applies to all other cryptocurrencies too. The Incoming implementation of Basel 3 thus poses a macroeconomic threat to the cryptocurrency market. As financial institutions such as banks urgently need to shore up their capitalization for Basel 3. It could result in greater risk-taking in the speculating arms of those very financial institutions. And where else other than the market with the greatest violability to depend on returns? At the time of writing (31 October 2017) The total market capitalization of the top 5 cryptocurrencies in the market is Bitcoin (USD 103 bn), Ethereum (USD 29 bn), Ripple (USD 8 bn), Bitcoin Cash (USD 8 bn) and Litecoin (USD 3 bn). In other words, the full cryptocurrency market can move at the whims of the largest too big to fail institutions. And since regulations are lacking at all levels, this can result in contagion and additional unforeseen macroprudential risks that can cause "leakage" to the global financial system. More has yet to be seen, only time will tell.
Scalability issues of Bitcoin
Scalability issues of Bitcoin. The deviation first occurred as more individuals found themselves wanting a more robust/malleable cryptocurrency. When Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin could not provide there were two major solutions that arose
a. Sidechains of the Bitcoin framework OR Supporting frameworks
- Omni, Counterparty, and Rootstock are all of this section. The sidechains derive their usage and thus value from being used by the same users of the Bitcoin Main net. As such their values can be said to be PEGGED to the value of the Bitcoin network. They live and die by the growth of Bitcoin. [As of November 2017, all are doing very well]
b. Alternative Coins
- Ethereum, Bitshares are the two main proponents of this sections. Although there are many similar solutions it would be useful to focus on these 2 cryptos.
- Why? Firstly, Ethereum is a cryptocurrency founded to solve the smart contract issue, its main objective is to be the "fuel" that powers the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), as of 2017 Ethereum has been slowly losing market share to the incumbent Bitcoin but has entirely served its purpose of smart contracting as Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) upwards of a US$200 million have been successfully funded with zero regulatory or intertemporal regulations in place.
- Bitshares has been serving the same purpose as its micro-level control which allows for voting and spending processes to be extremely concise. Critics will be quick to point out that Bitshares is simply a fast-forwarded improvement of what Bitcoin would eventually become, but many others beg to differ, citing that there would need to be huge increases and change to the code for this to occur. And given the current level of technical debt in the Bitcoin framework, it could in fact never occur.
Before we continue there's a need to explain the 3 main types of tokens. The 3 token types within a cryptoeconomical framework:
1) Cryptocurrencies – Digital currencies et al. that serve in place of fiat currencies.
2) Utility Tokens – Tokens that primarily serve a purpose for a project, many current ERC20 Ethereum projects are utility tokens. The use of utility tokens should not be confused with Security Tokens, utility tokens are present to help a user access a firm's services and are distinct from securitized tokens.
3) Security Tokens – Tokens that serve as a stake in a firm. Most exchanges eg. Bifinex, Bittrex refuses to list Security Tokens as that would fall under the securities laws of countries that they are operating in. Distinct characteristics are: (i)allocation of dividends (ii)token representing a stake in ownership
It is important to be aware of the different classifications as they will dominate most regulatory/informative discussions
Deviation of Cryptocurrencies
Deviation of Cryptocurrencies into CryptoCurrencies and CryptoAssets. First proposed by Professor of FinTech Dr David Lee of the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
a. CryptoCurrencies [CC]
- Bitcoin
- Litecoin
- USDT aka Tether
- Ethereum [see ETH's summary in Hybrid CC+CA]
b. CryptoAssets [CA]
- Bitconnect (BCC) – Derives its value by pegging itself to Bitcoin. It claims to operate a lending/investment bot which rewards users (at the time of writing) 7% interest in Bitcoin for lending a loan in Bitconnect Coins. Has been critiziced to be a ponzi scheme, however, that aside. Bitconnect (BCC) is a fine example of a Static CryptoAsset.
- Ethereum Classic – The "original" unchanged Ethereum due to a past controversy, Ethereum Classic remains under-funded and underdeveloped. It however trades at approximately USD 10/ETC. Although volumes are plenty, it has lost to its older brother Ethereum and now derives all of its value from sacarcity, much like Bitcoin. It is thus a Dynamic CryptoAsset.
- Steem – CryptoAsset award for sharing/posting in the Steemit forum, users are rewarded with Steem if their articles and posts get upvoted by fellow users. Steem itself serves no actual evolutionary purpose but is continually developed by its core developers and supporters of the platform. It is a Static CryptoAsset
- And many more eg. Basic Attention Token, etc.
c. Hybrid CC+CA
- Ethereum [see also CC] – Ethereum has ben devised specifically for its use as "fuel" for multiple smart contracts, it thus has 2 critical roles. (1) Serve as fuel for smart contracts of different types (2) Derives it value from the value it creates for the projects that are built on its code. Ethereum is thus a unique CC+CA Hybrid, it grandfathers many assets which are listed alongside it in Coinmarketcap.com and can call upwards of USD 2 billion of additional ERC20 token assets that depend on its functioning state. Ethereum is the new digital oil.
- Golem – Derives its Hybrid value due to its current stage in development. GNT, as it is called is still a product in development. With eventual goals of using host GPUs to help process/render images/videos. Golem is now a Hybrid. It is currently a CryptoAsset with the expectation of becoming a CryptoCurrency in the near future. Although it should only be considered as a CryptoAsset, expectations landed it in the Hybrid section. Readers should note that expectations of users very much drives the developmental direction of many blockchain/cryptocurrency projects.
Network effects decay
Existing Network effects expected to slow, users are depending on unbanked to load. There is an answer or end to everything. This includes the adoption of Bitcoin/cryptocurrencies in general. Once network effects start to reach a decaying spread of information, prices of cryptocurrencies are expected to not rise as much. This can be graphically shown as a decaying ln curve.
Articles similar to this
- Read about Technical Debt in Cryptocurrencies
[Technical debt is a term used in computer science to signify the inability of current programmers to fix or improve on the code/project due to the method or execution strategy of the old/retired programmers.]


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7 comments:
- Marge said...
This sounds wonderful. I love adding cranberries to chicken salad too!
- March 4, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Katrina said...
An interesting twist on the chicken salad that I haven't seen. Love the avocado and juice. Will have to try it!
- March 4, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- Sara said...
I just love the addition of avocado. I could eat avocado every single day and never tire of it.
- March 4, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Unknown said...
I love a good chicken salad! I like your addition of avacado for a nice flavor twist!
- March 4, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- Debbie said...
Oh wow, that certainly looks good. I make one with curry and grapes but I will definitely try your version. Love the apples and avocado...
- March 4, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Elyse said...
What a great-sounding recipe! I've never seen avocado in a chicken salad. What a great idea!! I love avocado, plus it's a great way to get Omega-3s. Yum!!
- March 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Donna-FFW said...
Judy- your version sounds wonderful! I so love chicken salald. I buy the rotissiere for the same purpose.. its so good!!
- March 4, 2009 at 1:32 PM