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The Deutsches Haus Children's Program is designed for children with at least one German-speaking parent. It caters to toddlers, Pre-K, elementary school and middle school children, furthering their acquisition of the German language. Raising children to be bilingual can be difficult; without a group of bilingual peers, children may find the second language frustrating. Deutsches Haus provides an exciting alternative with lessons modeled on those of the German school system. Please click here for class descriptions and registration details.
The staff holds Parent Teacher Conferences every semester to update families on classroom activities and individual students' progress. We pride ourselves on creating a sense of community among families with a shared interest in German, Austrian, and Swiss culture.
We complement these lessons with a variety of cultural experiences, including a German Kasperltheater, a St. Martin lantern parade, and celebrations for both St. Nikolaus and Easter. Please click here for more details on our cultural events for children.
Bilingual classes (all age groups)
These classes will allow children who speak German at home to further their language acquisition. Depending on the age group, children focus on reading and writing, grammar, and expanding vocabulary. Additionally, during the summer, we offer a children's book club.
All our classes are for bilingual children. Please note that classes are held in German. Classes run once a week for 60 minutes. If you are not certain which class is best for your child, please contact Chantal Burkhard.
Registration and Fees
15-week children's spring term – Registration is open!
January 27, 2020 – May 22, 2020
Early Bird fee: $625 for one semester (deadline January 5, 2020)
Regular fee: $650 for one semester
To register, please click here. Your registration automatically enrolls you in the class. You will receive an automated payment confirmation as well as a registration confirmation.
Sibling discount 15% (one discount per family)
Returning student discount 10%
Only one discount per student may be applied.
Toddler I (Music Class) (ages 1-2)
At this early age, singing and music in general is a very effective way to allow your child to dive into the German language. This class includes songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and Orff instrument activities that are appropriate for the development of children at this very early age. It is designed in a way that will allow parents and caregivers to learn the songs and rhymes alongside their children.
Toddler Class II (ages 3-4)
This class teaches children to interact with the language by playing games, making crafts, singing songs, and storytelling. These activities supplement our standard German kindergarten activities especially learning the concepts of same and different, size, opposites, left and right, numbers, colors and more. Seasonal topics are also incorporated into the lesson plan.
Mondays 3:30 pm
Tuesdays 3:30 pm
Primary Class (ages 5-6)
This class teaches children to learn and practice German through playful activities that encourage the kids to communicate in German. The curriculum is filled with activities that encourage language and literacy development in young children, e.g. rhythmic games, playing with syllables and letters. Reading and writing is introduced through games and other supplemental learning materials.
Mondays 4:40 pm
Wednesdays 3:30 pm
Thursdays 3:30 pm
Lower Elementary Class (ages 7-8)
This class teaches children to focus on conversation, expand their vocabulary and work on Grammar, as well as reading and writing in German. Reading and writing is introduced within the learning topic. Other supplemental learning materials are supporting the reading and writing development as well.
Mondays 4:40 pm
Thursdays 4:40 pm
Elementary Class (ages 9-10)
This class focuses on conversation. A strong literary component also ensures that the students not only listen, speak and play in German, but read and write, as well as work on grammar. The topics are chosen according to children's interests to provide a fun yet educational environment similar to schools in Germany.
Upper Elementary Class (ages 11-12)
This class is for students who are already communicating well, but need to work on grammar and orthography. Students will apply word analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections and they will read and comprehend unfamiliar words using root words, synonyms, antonyms, word origins and derivations.
Teenager Class (ages 13-15)
Through the various reading of different stories and hands-on activities, students will make inferences, draw conclusions, compare and contrast, summarize stories, use context clues and establish purposes for reading. We will also focus on thinking and integrating the language process to help students improve their written communication skills.
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Deutsches Haus is New York's leading institution for the culture and language of the German-speaking world. Located in the historic Greenwich Village district, Deutsches Haus is an integral part of New York University. Since 1977, it has provided New Yorkers with a unique forum for cultural, intellectual, and artistic exchange with Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through its three pillars: the language program, the cultural program, and the children's program.
Children Deutsches Haus offers fun classes and educational activities for children, including the celebration of traditional festivities around St. Martin, St. Nicholas, Carnival, and Easter. The children's program has and continues to create a sense of community among families who share an interest in German, Austrian, and Swiss culture.
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Laurie Daley will control the Blues for at least two more seasons after extending his contract as coach until the end of the 2015 series.
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Car parking
Car park uses a 'pay-on-foot' system: take a ticket when you enter the car park, then pay at a machine inside the hospital before leaving. Payment machines are at the East, West and Emergency Department entrances.
The minimum car park charge is £2.20 for up to two hours.
The charge increases for each additional hour (or part of) – i.e. £3.20 for two to three hours, up to £9 for eight to nine hours.
Periods from 10-24 hours are £12; any period over 24 hours costs £25 daily.
Disabled parking Bays are available by the Main and East Entrances and in the visitors' car park. Blue-badge holders who park in the main car park, will need to pay normal parking charges. Please speak to the car park attendant if bays are occupied and you are unable to use the main car park.
The information button on the car park equipment will put you in direct contact with the attendant. If you are unable to speak to a car park attendant, please park sensibly and safely near one of the entrances, ensuring you are not blocking access and speak to a volunteer on the Main or East Entrance information desks who will be able to help you.
Set-down/pick up You can drop-off or pick-up at the Emergency Department, the Main Entrance or the East Entrance. Please do not park in these drop-off areas.
Fixed-rate parking charge This £3 charge applies to: Inpatients who drive themselves to hospital; Parents staying for extended periods with their children; Relatives staying for extended periods with a critically ill patient;
The partner of a woman in labour; Patients staying for extended outpatient investigations or tests. Ask on the relevant ward or department for a green capped-rate ticket to replace the ticket issued on entering the car park and follow its instructions.
Exemptions to car park charges Vehicles parked in the marked disabled bays outside of the main car park if displaying a valid blue badge; Patients qualifying under the Hospital Travel Cost Scheme (HTCS) – collect a single use exit ticket from the Cashier's Office near the East Entrance help desk at East Surrey Hospital.
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100: Maidenbower – Three Bridges – Crawley – Manor Royal – Gatwick Airport – Horley – East Surrey Hospital – Redhill – Park 25
400: Caterham – Godstone – Redhill – East Surrey Hospital – Gatwick Airport – Crawley – Three Bridges – Copthorne – East Grinstead – Stone Quarry
420: Sutton – Banstead – Tadworth – Reigate – Redhill – East Surrey Hospital – Whitebushes (Extended to Crawley on Sundays)
430/435: Merstham – Redhill – Royal Earlswood Park – East Surrey Hospital – Whitebushes (Evenings & Sundays) – Woodhatch – Reigate
460: Epsom – Preston – Tadworth – Reigate – Redhill – East Surrey Hospital – Whitebushes – Horley – Gatwick Airport – Crawley 2 Southdown
424: Redhill – Batts Hill – Reigate – Woodhatch – Meadvale – East Surrey Hospital – Whitebushes – Salfords -Horley – Smallfield – Copthorne – Crawley Cruisers 315: Dormansland – Lingfield – Blindley Heath – Smallfield – Outwood – Redhill – East Surrey Hospital (Mondays-Fridays only)
Crawley bus station connections for routes 100, 400, 420, 460:
23: Worthing – Findon Place – Washington – Ashington – Southwater – Horsham – Roffey – Kilnwood Vale – Bewbush – Crawley Metrobus
281/291: East Grinstead – Crawley Down – Copthorne –
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32: Guildford – Shere – Gomshall – Westcott – Dorking – Stood Green – Reigate – A Redhill (No Sunday service) Metrobus
405: West Croydon – South Croydon – Purley – Coulsdon – Merstham – Redhill Southdown
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Surrey bus timetable: 03456 009 009
Rail travel Redhill rail station is a short ride by bus or taxi from East Surrey Hospital and is across the road from Redhill bus station. Bus routes 100, 400, 420, 430, 435 and 460 all call at the hospital. (Passenger lift at Redhill available). Earlswood station is a 20 minute walk from the hospital.
You can plan your rail journey at www.nationalrail.co.uk or by calling 08457 484950 – rail services are also included in the Transport Direct journey planner. Earlswood is the closest station to East Surrey Hospital, but has no direct connection by bus.
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Food and amenities on-site
Restaurants and shops
There are a number of places where visitors can buy food and beverages at East Surrey Hospital, as well as make those last minute purchases from a well-stocked shop run by the Friends of East Surrey.
Three Arches Restaurant
Situated on the first floor, a warm welcome awaits all visitors and members of the public at the Three Arches restaurant. A full range of both hot and cold meals, sandwiches, snacks, fresh fruit and beverages is available, which can be eaten in the restaurant or taken away. The Three Arches restaurant and coffee shop is open seven days a week.
Opening hours:
Breakfast from 7.30am to 11am
Lunch from 12 noon to 2.15pm
Dinner from 5.30pm to 7.15pm
The Friends Coffee Shop
Situated on the ground floor, adjacent to the East Entrance, the Friends Coffee Shop is run by the Friends of East Surrey volunteers who give all visitors a warm welcome. A good range of hot drinks, confectionery, sandwiches and cakes are available here seven days a week.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 5pm
WHSmith with Costa Coffee
Located on the ground floor adjacent to the hospital's main entrance reception, WHSmith is open seven days a week.
Here you can enjoy a variety of refreshments, including lattes, paninis, biscuits, and any of the following:
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 8am to 7pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Boots pharmacy
Boots pharmacy can be found on the ground floor opposite Outpatients (near the Main Entrance). Here you can enjoy a variety of sandwiches, together with drinks, crisps and fruit. Boots also have several medicines, toiletries, and items for babies.
Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 8am – 8.30pm
Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Vending machines
There are number of vending machines throughout the hospital offering a variety of drinks and snacks. They are accessible 24 hours a day.
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Now About the homosexuality thing. I know a lot of people question this. A lot of people have been saying it's okay. Even advertising it on the news but there's a lot of danger in that.
Some Christians agree that it's okay, some don't. If you're a Christian why do you agree?
Yes, I do believe that you should love the sinner and hate what he does. What do you think Jesus would do? He certainly wouldn't be mean to that perso,n but he would try to change him.
MtV and reality shows try to distort his image to a crackpot, a retard, crazy, homo, a ordinary man who just called himself a god. WRONG. Hes none of these. You see the world tries to mix up jesus's image to make him what they want to be. To feel safe, not uncomfortable. Theres a phrase everyones doing it.
Homos need a lot of prayer and need to repent.
Yes, many people are saying the world is becoming a newer world, but actually its becoming more and more sinful. This is a sign that the end of times are coming very soon.
There's a verse in the Bible that says that if immoral people do not repent and change from their ways they will perish in hell. And if the Bible says that, then God's definitely not going to change his ways.
If he wrote it plainly in ink, then do you think he would go against himself? Do you think he would allow sin into the world and become like some new age hippie guy that says Jesus smokes dope.No picture saying that to yourself. I'm stupid. Doesnt work.
Modern society, and the worlds tearing us apart. Tearing down our barrier.
There are Christians turning away from him. God says our spiritual leaders need not to be involved in sin. Not in homosexuality or murdering, or anything else. God also says that christian leaders should not be involved in sin. Not in homosexuality or any other sin. There are pastors today who distort that image.
Do you think God would become like Satan himself, who brought sin into the world, and allow people to be homosexuals?
The Bible says you will be renewed by His word. This explains that the Bible's always new. So it's never old. It has the ten commandments in it. Without that we wouldn't be a country. And when the twin towers came down, people thought the world was ending. When the hurricane struck New Orleans, it happened to be one of the most sinful places of the world. With gay parades and marti gras.God got may have gotten rid of it just like sodom and gomorrah.
In the Bible God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah which were filled with gay people. In the bible god destroyed sodom and gomorrah which were filled with gay people. He
tried to change their ways but, when they didn't he had to destroy them.The whole city burned down with people inside. Picture it. One lady looked back at the siful city and was turned to a pillar of salt because God told her not to look back and it was so sinful thats what happened. Sounds crazy huh? It actually happened though. So do you think he hates them? NO. He wants them to change. He loves them. But when they won't change, he has no choice but to destroy them someday.
Now I know you may be wondering if they are saved and are a lesbian will they go to heaven? Thats like asking if I keep murdering will the policeman accept me for murdering because thats just me,thats who I am, doing that sin, and let me keep doing it? No he'll be jailed. Well, the Bible says to change from your ways and be saved. He doesnt say believe in him and God accepts you for who you are and youll be saved. It says change from every sin and stop doing it to be completely saved.
When someone invites Jesus into his/her heart, he's cleansing himself of all his sins. That includes homosexuality. If a homosexual goes and keeps doing it, then what's the use of god? He's definitely not saved. God will just cast him into hell. Women and men were made for each other. Do you think God would go, Oops! I think I'll have Adam turn on Steve. No God hates that. He loves that person but like the son that went astray from his father, God cant do anything. He gave each of us a will. The right to do right or wrong.
And that homosexual will go to hell. It might be tiny in our sight but is big in Gods sight.
He designed a special lady for Steve. He wanted them to be partners forever. Gays try to say the Bible's wrong and that its a bunch of blasphemy. They may accept some verses, but God wants you to read the entire Bible. Not bits and pieces. He wants us to OBEY it.
They're not obeying the Bible so yes. They're sinful. Just like people who sleep with people their not married to.
It's kind of like the evolution theory. Most people have followed that. They don't want to obey rules in the Bible. I have so much evidence that says evolution's wrong. Same thing with homosexuality. When I say that word you should freak out, but if you don't then you're used to it because you believe just as the world does.
You've become like one of those mtv zombies that think only sin is good.
I'll be praying for you that you believe the right way. I know that God's always on my side. Is he on yours? Or are you just pushing him away? Do you even ask him about what he thinks of homosexuality? He'd tell you the same thing he told me. He disapproves.
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Clifford Tate
05 Feb 2008
Your interpretation of God's word regarding His stance on homosexuality is correct. Don't let any mis-guided liberal person change what the Holy Spirit has written. Many people today are making an idol God up in their hearts. I read her article and I fully disagree. I'm sure these type of births occured even during the time of Moses and others in the Old Testament. The only thing we all are born with is a corrupt nature and that's why we need a new one. (See Ezekiel 36:25-27)
It's Christ that has done all the work in salvation and satification. Anyone that wants to be saved can be saved. Read my article "How did God design us to Function Sexually?" Always saty in the truth. There is much heresy in the church today.
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Heather Ross
05 Sep 2007
I don't think God 'got rid' of New Orleans, I use to agree with this. But when I read the scriptures, God just backs off as we back off from Him, yikes! Homosexuals, as in Romans, God will let their minds go reprobate. Our sins begat sin which begats greater till destruction, like a snowball down a hill. I have found by concentrating on the sin, the sinner is sinning by, my mind starts thinking destructively, which makes me realize I am now sinning, which calls me to repenting. This sin thing is like a virus, isn't it? Priests and marriage, they are thinking since they represent Christ on earth that they must be like the Savior, therefore, no marriage, to me, the whole thing is a head scratcher. God can not cast out Himself, Satan can not cast out Satan. God loves the sinner but hates the sin. He loves His creation but the creation chooses sin over Him, He gives them up to their sins. Meanwhile, Satan is happy because he knows that this hurts God, and when one falls into hell because of his sins, Satan knows it is again hurting God. God made Adam, then as He created animals, He watched Adam, and identified a need Adam had that God could not fill so He made a woman, not a Steve. Everything about her was different from Adam. Heard homosexuals have made a new translation of the Bible? Yeah, gender appropriate, and different meanings to a lot of teaching. Nothing about homosexuality being wrong. See, you can make a appropriate gender god, huh? BUT, read the last page in Revelation, about changing, removing, adding, to the Word of God. It ain't good. We know God didn't change His mind but man thought he would help God and change it for Him, 'now God, that's better!' Making a god for our self-righteousness, to fit our lifestyle, and our sins! VOILA! I don't understand the homosexuals tactic of homophobia, I think it is a 'vogue' word, that looks good and sounds good, but fear homosexuals? nahhhh! I take care of them, I want to be able to reach their hearts, to be reasonable in my discussions and yet not jeopardize the Word. I am working on this part. I practice at home, how to say, or repeat it, and keep at it, until I get it right. Do you find it interesting that homosexuals are using tactics like bombarding schools, media, tv, movies, etc to desensitize society so they can spread their message that being homosexual is good, perfect will of god, and acceptable. I would find it interesting if we, as christians, would bombard hell back and be bold, not stop when we are witnessing because we think we are coming on too strong (heard an elderly lady say that), and push back the doors of our churches and take it to the streets! I am still learning to and I want to be right in what I say, I know you love God, and if you are like me, even protectively! Everyone reacts differently, what works for one doesn't phase another. Somehow God leads us and brings us people that help hone our skills. Keep learning, keep growing, because tomorrow the fight gets tougher!
I am also working on my techniques of witnessing with the Way of The Master so I can be ready to answer questions. It is fun to do. You know we are all trying to live for Jesus. In all our imperfection He knows we want to please Him, we will get better in how we come across, speak, and relate, and boy, then the world better make way, here we come! AMEN!
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01 Sep 2007
I pray you will read my article "God and Sex." I address many of your questions and viewpoints. Please don't read it in your own understanding or even your understanding of Scripture. I would ask that you pray that God gives you His understanding as you read.
Sometimes we can be confident in our own understanding of God's Word. I've done that many times. When we take away our confidence in our own understanding, we can see God's character in amazing ways that we would never understand on our own. I pray for God's will in your walk with Him.
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He certainly wouldn't be mean to that perso,n (person,) but he would try to change them.
Do you think he would allow sin into the world and become like some new age hippie guy that says Jesus smokes dope. (change period to ?)
Just like people who sleep with people their (they're) not married to.
It's kind of like the evolution theory. Most people have followed that. (you may want to change "Most" to "Many" to be more realistic. Many also believe the truth of creation that's in Scripture).
In Jesus' Name,
hannah mcclure
01 Sep 2007
Hey Patricia. I'm glad that you gave your viewpoints to my article, and yes I did read yours. But these words werent mine. They were written by the words of the holy spirit. God says not to judge others but homosexuality is definately wrong, and there are people who say its right.We should be nice to the gay people, yes Jesus would have probably done more, but we're not Jesus.We're only human, and we need to be nice to them and hope they find Christ. If theres any gay people on here, I want you to know that God loves you. You need to give up what your doing because God has better plans for you. God says homosexualitys wrong. Period. Just as bad as murdering or anything else. But, I do want you to know that God loves you. Come to him.
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Blackboard Collaborate Original - Rotating Permissions (UW-Madison)
How to rotate permissions in Blackboard Collaborate.
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- If you are planning on having more than six people in your session use the video and/or audio tools at some point or if more than one person needs to control the Whiteboard, Application Sharing or Web Tour tools you will need to rotate those permissions. Collaborate only allows six simultaneous videos and audio streams. You can rotate permissions in one of two ways. First, you can simply enable the tool, such as audio, for all participants and ask participants to turn off their tool when they are not using it, making sure that no more than 6 participants are trying to use it at the same time. If you want a fairly unstructured, free-flowing kind of meeting this is a good approach.
The second way is to only give out the permission to the specified number of people at any given time. I.e., only allow six participants to have "audio" and "video" enabled at any given time. You can rotate those permissions by disabling an active participant's permission and enabling a non-active participant's permission. To rotate the permissions simply click the tool icon to the right of the active participant's name in the participant's panel until there is a red x through that tool. Then you can give that permission to another participant by clicking on the tool icon to the right of their name until the red x disappears.
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There were a number of new and updated mountain bike tires on display at Interbike. Many of these new tires are offered in all three wheel sizes, 26in, 27.5in and 29in – a sign of just how quickly the 650b (27.5in) wheelsize has caught on.
A common theme among tire manufacturers for 2014 is the introduction of all-mountain tires with reinforced casings suitable for the rough and tumble world of enduro racing. Mud tires appear to be making a comeback as a result of the growing enduro race scene as well; both Michelin and Maxxis had new mud treads on display.
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"How on earth am I going to pay for this?" That was my first thought when diagnosed with cancer as a medical student. I would need two surgeries, and only had a limited student health plan. It turned out I was lucky. My surgeon friend got me discounted rates for services and I was cancer free within a year. I recognize that my experience is not the norm.
For years I've heard patients talk about this same paralyzing fear of cost. But after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced a Medicare-For-All bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 27, I have renewed hope that all Americans will never have to face such fear again.
The Medicare for All Act of 2019 would replace costly insurance premiums, copays and deductibles with less costly taxes that would cover essential care for everyone: doctor visits and hospitalizations, mental health, long-term care, prescription drugs. Even dental, vision and hearing would be covered. Everyone will have coverage regardless of health, wealth or employment status. Health insurance will be replaced by health assurance.
Eliminating for-profit insurance companies is the key to saving billions in administrative and operational costs, along with the government's ability to negotiate lower pharmaceutical and medical device prices. With everyone in one risk pool, costs are distributed more evenly. Recent research shows that the United States could save trillions and simultaneously offer high quality health care that's equally accessible to all residents. The U.S. president, Congress members, factory workers and single mothers will all have the same coverage. With a one-tier system, you bet government officials will make sure the system will work to benefit all.
Rather than shareholders competing for high-yield stock options, all Americans would gain financial peace of mind regarding their health.
Funded by combining the substantial sources we already have, including for Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance systems, only modest new taxes would be needed.
The vast majority of people will save money.
Rural counties like ours that have difficulty recruiting and retaining doctors would benefit. That's partly because Jayapal's bill would provide regional funding for medically underserved areas.
Additionally, providing universal coverage would create a more uniform, fair-market value reimbursement rate, allowing private practice physicians, community clinics and rural hospitals to remain open. The current bureaucratic quagmire of multiple insurance regulations, a major cause of burnout for physicians, would also be eliminated. Regions could identify physician shortages and offer incentives to doctors to practice where they're needed the most.
A Medicare-for-All system could lift the burden from local governments saddled with paying for employee health benefits. Health policies for Humboldt County's 2,300-plus employees cost $18 million in 2017. Under a single-payer system, our local government could put those savings toward higher wages, infrastructure, or programs to improve quality of life.
Two concerns of organizations opposing single payer are choice and loss of private insurance. Let's be clear about choice. Under our current fragmented system, we choose among an array of complicated insurance plans.
Under a Medicare-for-All plan, we will have a choice of healthcare providers and hospitals because networks will be eliminated. Single Payer means one network. It means giving up private insurance plans that target profit for hassle-free improved benefits. Your benefits card would entitle you to a doctor of choice who is free to provide the best care for you!
This system is already in place — and working — in a number of countries.
Let's not be cynical but strive for the best. Remember some of our most treasured constitutional values started as dreams. We need to eliminate medical care for some with high quality, simplified Medicare for All.
So many compelling reasons to upgrade our health care system! But as a physician, my thoughts return to a former patient without health insurance. I discovered a suspicious growth in her colon, but she delayed surgery for three years, waiting to qualify for Medicare. By that time, the cancer had spread throughout her body and it was too late.
How many more will die in our country because they're not getting the essential medical care they need? That choice is in the hands of our legislators. We will hold them accountable for their decisions.
Write or call your federal lawmakers at 202-224-3121 to express your support for Jayapal's new bill.
We must act before it's too late for ourselves and our loved ones.
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Press Release: Mexico City to Host 2016 C40 Mayors Summit
Mexico City, Mexico (November 26, 2014) -- Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and Mexico City Mayor Dr. Miguel Ángel Mancera announced today that Mexico City has been selected to host the sixth biennial C40 Mayors Summit in November 2016. The Summit will bring together C40 mayors from all over the world and hundreds of urban and sustainability leaders to advance urban solutions to climate change and highlight the leadership role of cities in addressing climate change.
"We are pleased to be hosting the next C40 Mayors Summit and work together with other mayors who are also leading the global fight against climate change," said Mayor Mancera. "This event will enable mayors from all over the world to share knowledge and set their agenda for climate policy and deliver concrete actions for the sustainability of our cities."
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Please join us in welcoming Boyan of TheSteelStyleThings, our featured member!
Tell us about yourself.
My name is Boyan and I live in Bulgaria – beautiful country in Europe. I am an ironmonger who has lived for over 15 years with a plastic artist It seems that art is contagious because after spending so many years helping my wife with the metal and wood elements, which she likes to use in her work, a good day in May 2015, I came up with Make my wife a metal flower. It was a forged copper tulip. She loved it so much, that I then made others – all metal – copper, iron, tin iron … Commit to making other objects – lamps, wall clocks, metal sculptures, wood and stone. I decided to share with you the things I do. I would be very happy if you like them!
When did you open your business and what make you decide to do so?
One day in May 2015 I made wrought copper tulip for my wife. She liked it so much, that the single tulip became a series of wrought metal flowers. Some from iron, others of copper, some tinned, others patina-ed or cut-through for a lacelike effect. Than I started playing with shapes, different methods of welding and blacksmith techniques, cutting and patinating chemicals, varnishing. After the first several tulips I made some poppies. At the end of the summer of the same year we made the shop in ETSY, I also work with various art galleries in Bulgaria. As time passed I realized that one has more fun, doing different things – producing only tulips and poppies was not enough.
Tell us a bit about your products.
Now I dedicate myself to inventing things – steel things sculptures, lamps, wall clocks … I started adding other materials – especially – stone and wood. I like experimenting with different technologies. Many times I start making objects that seem impossible – like a bouquet of lilac, a violin and an iron shoe and some others I like to put a touch of absurd an my works. Of course – when it is not an object of use…Although sometimes it may appear in them too In some cases my wife participates in the production of the finished product, in others – she takes part in the invention of the works. We even have mutual works. For example – she made figurines that are part of a airplane-toy and two wall clocks.
What inspires your work?
Inspiration is everywhere! The material – a piece of junk can get you an idea in your head I like to walk and looking at things around, I like to "steal" ideas from all sides – always passing them from my mind and transforming them. Clearly – it inspires me the work of my wife, since we have been working together for many years and I am the one that deals with the elements of metal and wood Naturally – the most natural inspiration – the NATURE! – the flowers! At first I did not think to invent anything – I only had an idea of copying nature.
What are your future goals for the business this year? What is your dream for this business?
I do not like planning or dreaming too much – I get up early in the morning and start working. But – that's clear – it can not be without any planning We have 2 exhibitions planned in Bulgaria – in April and October. For me this work is not really just business – of course, when the works are sold better, that makes me more stable, more calm and I can dedicate myself to create better All the friends who make their business in Etsy thought that art can not be easily sold there. That is why I try to maintain a position between art and artezania. Objects can never be repeated again, some are never repeated, but most can be made to look quite alike. I would like to get at least 100 items in the store and keep them more or less with this number. I would also like to sell and produce with such speed .. And, of course – I would like more people to know my work!
What makes your business stand out from businesses that sell similar products?
Especially – I try to do things different from the others. I put a lot of effort in inventing clocks and lamps that nobody has done the same. I do the flowers in a way that the others do not. This is not easy because I have seen tremendous metalworkers in ETSY! I try that everything is done strongly and in the best way. I do not look at the common taste – I agree that I will have fewer clients, but they will be people who share my ideas. It is very important that objects are presented well – photographs must be real and beautiful at the same time. In addition – they must give ideas of how can locate the objects. For example – extraordinary metal lamps do not look equally good in every home. But in many homes there are corners, where they can locate and fill the space with artistic atmosphere. I try to give ideas for that with the photos.
Tell us a bit about your work space. Do you have a separate studio?
I live in the attic of a 1930's house – in the center of the city. I use the bottom half for my workshop, In the not too cold seasons, I also work in the yard or in my wife's workshop, which is in the same plot. I think I'm very lucky in that – work and live in the same place, without wasting time in traveling! I feel very happy to have an independent space to work.
What have you learned since opening your business that you wish you had known before hand?
HAHAHAHAHA! I would like to know the English language better.
Any advice for those thinking about selling on Etsy?
Each one should know that selling in an electronic store is easier and cheaper for the owner, but it requires a lot of time resources, a lot of learning, SEO knowledge, one must spend many hours learning things that have not occurred to him and must also spend many hours developing your store – just like in a real store. It is better that there is at least one other person to divide the weight Because if not – one will not have any time to do their general work. I really did not think it could be so hard but right now I do not regret it at all!
When you're not working, what do you like to do to unwind and have fun? Do you have any hobbies?
My job is my hobby But yes – I like to travel, ski, read and see what makes the rest of the world artisan and artistic.
What is your favorite quote?
Do what you have to do and what happens!
Where can people find out more about your business?
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSteelStyleThings
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaraBoyan
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mara_mara_g/thesteelstylethings/
Photos: https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOcmYwENnbHcCrVmFtYV6FlyHkLVpkLTAEpzGw
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
Yes! Happiness, good health and good luck to everyone! … and…the works of my wife.
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Remember that time we posted a poll on the site? Well, here we are to talk about it. Sure, it was three weeks ago and related to hype for an event that already happened, but we aren't here to be timely we're here to be slightly disappointing. We are Americans after all. If we can't make you a little more disheartened after listening to us I don't think we're doing our jobs. At least that's what my culture and generation have lead me to understand.
With that said, listen up! In all reality, however, we wanted to have a retrospective review of what we all thought about the set just before the launch, and see how it compared to where things landed. Overall, not unlike many things in life, we were a little off the mark it seems. There were some aspects of the set that turned out to be much better, and others that were much worse. The nice thing about the breadth of a set this size that still stands to change.
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Organization Aims to Rescue Trailer Park Cats
COLUMBIA - The "Spay, Neuter and Protect" (SNAP) organization found two more kittens at the abandoned Regency Trailer Park Friday, part of an effort to rescue cats left behind as residents move out of the defunct park. SNAP started looking for neglected cats after receiving a phone call saying there were several feral cats around the area.
The Regency Cat Project aims to feed, catch and spay or neuter the cats. The organization also works with No Kill Columbia and Columbia Second Chance for donations.
After the cats are spayed or neutered, they are released. The reason they are released is because feral cats are wild cats and need to be put back where they came from. Most of the time these cats do not make good pets, so SNAP is looking for foster homes or barn homes to take them in. SNAP volunteer, Christina McCullen said they have found 35 cats, but believes there are many more. SNAP's first adoption was Thursday.
There will be a fundraiser June 9 at Cafe Berlin to raise money to save these cats. For more information on how to help you can go to the SNAP website.


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Mixed news from New England stations
An update on three New England pubcasters via The Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Mass.: WAMC in Albany, N.Y., has cut staff by 5 percent through attrition and layoffs. Also, Word to the Wise, a longtime daily feature, was discontinued after Merriam-Webster withdrew its funding. WHMT in Schenectady, N.Y., with a budget deficit of $235,000, just mailed its 30,000 members letters marked "urgent, action needed!" G.m. Scott Sauer cited "a serious financial shortfall" during the December fund drive. New York pubcasters also have started a webpage, SaveNYPBS.org, to counter Gov. David Patterson's pending 50 percent funding cut. Happier news at WFCR in Amherst, Mass., where a recent two-week fund drive brought in almost $200,000, exceeding the station's goal by $15,000.
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Earlier this month, I was invited to serve as a panelist at the 2006 Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water Summit in Pasadena, Calif., during the Rose Bowl. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the Rose Bowl game or the parade, although Rain Bird invited me. The Water Summit offered a good perspective on water conservation efforts by our industry and what needs to be done to improve these efforts. Here are some of the highlights.
Water is a finite resource and its use is based on siphoning from the hydrologic cycle. The hydrologic cycle begins with precipitation where water runs off to collect in water bodies (lakes, oceans, rivers and streams) or infiltrates the soil to percolate to ground water. Water is then lost to the atmosphere by evaporating from surfaces or transpiring by plants. And the cycle continues.
Water conservation efforts are concerned with prioritizing uses. If you utilize water for one use, you take away from another use. Based on the U.S. Geological Survey of 2000, thermoelectric water use represents 48 percent of the withdrawals of water, irrigation (crop and landscape) is about 34 percent, public supply (where water is used for domestic, industrial and commercial applications) makes up 11 percent, industrial (for manufacturing and production of commodities such as food, paper, chemicals and petroleum refining) constitutes 5 percent, and other uses total less than 3 percent. Priority of uses is determined by societal, political and economic factors.
By making efficient use of water, more is available for other uses. This is especially important with irrigation water use. When we use water for domestic or industrial use, about 90 percent of the water used is eventually returned to water bodies or ground water where it replenishes water sources and can be used for other purposes. But for irrigation, only about half is reusable. The rest is lost to evaporation or transpiration. This fact, plus the visibility and public display of water through irrigation systems (maintained turf is about 50 million acres in America), makes irrigation a target for regulation. We have seen this in the form of irrigation bans and restrictions as well as regulation of plant materials and landscape designs and mandating effluent water use for irrigation, especially in the Southwest.
To avoid more restrictive regulation of irrigation, it is important that the industry step up efforts to conserve water. Irrigation manufacturers continue to introduce a wide array of products, such as controllers, sprinkler heads, micro-irrigation, to improve efficiency of water use in irrigation. Education becomes the key in seeing that these water conserving irrigation systems are designed, operated and maintained properly by grounds professionals as well as residential customers — the tougher nut to crack. Professional grounds managers have the opportunity to partake in irrigation courses offered through trade shows, conferences and workshops as well as courses offered by irrigation manufacturers. The homeowner, on the other hand, does not have these educational opportunities and relies on irrigation installers and contractors in this industry for direction. Your efforts to educate your customers on irrigation operation will go along way in helping conserve water and will also leave a favorable impression on your customers about your company.
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Weatherford Schoolhouse Parent Newsletter – September 2017
Parent Newsletter – September 2017 Dear Parents, We are so excited to begin a new school year. We feel honored that you have chosen The Schoolhouse as a starting place in your child's education. There are many new and exciting activities that are being planned this school year. As always we want to keep you aware of upcoming information. Please take advantage of our free


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The other day we wrote down our eight things we expect to love about iOS 7 and eight things we think we'll hate about iOS 7... Now as iOS 7 we all start to get used to Apple's new iPhone and iPad operating system, what features can you expect to enjoy?
Watch our video above for a quick run through of the new features.
1) Updating your iPhone or iPad is easy
This happens magically, as it did with iOS 6. You'll either get an alert of your can go to Settings > General > Software Update. We have more information about how to download iOS 7 here: How to update your iPhone or iPad to Apple iOS 7 Also read: Will I be able to update to iOS 7 on my iPhone, iPad
Read our: iOS 7 for iPhone & iPad review
2) iOS 7 is completely different and change is good
You may spend a few weeks thinking you are in a foreign country. Many of the things you are used to will look completely different. After some initial mistakes and confusion, you'll have adapted in no time to the new way of working with your iPad and iPhone, and realised that those features you rely on are still there . Who knows, maybe you'll even prefer it. If you Hate iOS 7? Give it a month
3) Apple has redesigned apps, and so has everyone else
Your stock apps get a redesign: check out Safari, Calendar, Camera, Mail and Messages. This is the death of skeuomorphism, it's also a chance for Apple to make sure that every app offers a consistent experience. One of the big changes is the way buttons are replaced by text. Tap the word Repeat rather than the old squiggle symbol. Other apps that sport an iOS 7 redesign include eBay, Flipboard, Foursquare and Camera+.
4) Calendar no longer looks horrible
One app sporting a stylish redesign that also makes it more usable is Calendar. In earlier versions of iOS the Month view gave us no information about what was happening thatmonth. Now, among other new features, we get a scrollable Week view.
5) The lock screen has been simplified
It has. Although, having spent four hours attempting to download iOS 7 when I eventually got to the 'Slide to Set Up' screen I spent ages sliding the wrong way and thinking it didn't work. The only indication that the swipe needs to be from left to right in iOS 7 is the > beside the slide related wording where previously there was a block of text and a clearly defined arrow.
6) There are new gestures in iOS 7
There are a number of new gestures that you'll probably discover over the next few weeks in iOS 7. For example, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access Control Centre. Pull down any home screen to get to Spotlight - no more swiping back to the first home screen. Swipe upwards while in Multitasking to force quit an app. Swipe left and hold to get a time stamp for individual messages in Messages. Tap on the current temperature in Weather to get additional information such as humidity and wind speed.
7) Multitasking deserves to be called multitasking
Speaking of Multitasking. Apple has completely revamped Multitasking. Now apps can take advantage of full background multitasking and the old multitasking bar of icons has been replaced by a new carousel. To access this new carousel you still double-press the Home button, however the difference is that your current screen zooms out into a series of screens, each representing an app you were using. This is particularly useful if you wanted a glimpse of something open in an app without actually opening it. The app icon is below. You can scroll through them, tap on them to open the app, and swipe upward on a screen to force-quit the application.
8) Always-on-apps don't have to be always on
The other aspect of this new multitasking is that in iOS 7 any app can now run in the background, updating whenever it feels the need. We're a bit worried about what this level of multitasking will do to battery life, but Apple has done a lot to optimise things so the battery shouldn't suffer, for example, pooling updates so that they occur at the same time and prioritizing the apps you use most frequently. All this background activity should mean your social networking apps get updated a bit more frequently, although if you'd rather have some control over your data usage you will be able to determine how much background refreshing goes on in Settings > General > Background App Refresh which will let you stop any app from running in the background.
9) System settings in an overlay
Some system-level features, including Siri and Notification Centre, will appear in layers, superimposed over the rest of the user interface. Control Centre will also appear as a layer.
10) Control Centre gives you easy access to the controls
Of all the new features in iOS 7 this is probably the one we are looking forward to the most. This iOS 7 feature gives you access to all the commonly used settings at the flick of a finger. No more diving through menus to turn down brightness, for example. You can also enable or disable Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth this way. You'll also find media playback controls, the orientation lock, and AirPlay, as well as the new torch, and shortcuts to clock, calculator and the camera. Control Centre will also give you access to AirDrop.
11) AirDrop makes sharing simpler
Apple's file-sharing protocol has already been available on the Mac, and now it is coming to the iPad and iPhone. The best thing about this will be how easy it will be to share images and files with friends nearby. Previously if you wanted to share an image with a friend you'd have needed to email or iMessage it to them. If they have AirDrop enabled you will be able to share things easily via a peer-to-peer connection. And it's not just photos you can share: you can also share a location in Maps. We're slightly concerned that anyone, including strangers, will be able to share things via AirDrop, luckily if you set it to Contacts then you'll only be able to receive things from those people who's iCloud address is in your Contacts. Of course you'll have to make sure that the iCloud data is there. The other odd thing is that AirDrop doesn't work with a Mac, yet, despite the fact that the Mac has a service by the same name. It is possible that this will come to Macs with Bluetooth 4.0.
12) Notifications Centre is actually useful
To access Notification Centre you still swipe down from the top of the screen, however, iOS 7 brings a Today view including what's on your calendar, today's weather, reminders, and even the travel time to any destination you are supposed to head for. You also get notified about events for tomorrow. You'll also be able to view the Notifications you missed. This makes Notifications Centre the closest thing to a personal assistant, besides Siri. You'll still see app notifications in Notifications Centre, just swipe left, there's also a new Missed tab that shows the notifications you didn't act upon, they will disappear after 24 hours.
13) Find My iPhone gains Activation Lock
An update to Find My iPhone means that if you lose your iPhone or iPad the device will require thieves to enter your iCloud name and password in order to erase and reactivate the device. If you erase the device yourself it will display the custom Find My iPhone 'This iPhone has been lost" message on the screen.
14) Siri is out of beta, finally!
Apple's personal assistant has finally come out of beta and it's also got a little bit smarter. Siri gains some new voices in some countries (not in the UK yet). If will use Bing for searching instead of Google, as well as searching Wikipedia and Twitter. You'll be able to use Siri to return calls, play voicemail, and more. We have to admit; we have never found Siri to be useful. There is rarely an opportunity when we think we might want to talk to our iPhone when we aren't in a crowded office floor, out on the street, or in public building. It's only really useful when you are alone and people aren't going to overhear you talking to Siri, and Siri will be able to hear you over the background noise. However, we realise that there are times when voice activation can be useful, perhaps when driving a car. We think that the real benefit of Apple's investment in Siri will come with it's rumoured entrance into wearable technology. Until then we're going to struggle with the embarrassment of talking to our phone in public. Perhaps it's a British thing?
15) Camera and photos
The Camera app has been redesigned gaining new filters and an Instagram-esque square-shooting mode. It's also going to be able to shoot pictures faster, we hear. There will also be eight Instagram-inspired new filters you can apply to your photos, ranging from the monochromatic to the instant-camera-inspired. Apply them within the Edit interface and they are non destructive, so you can undo. You won't be able to apply filters to panorama shots or videos.
16) You'll be able to manage your thousand-image photo roll
As for your ever-increasing photo collection, you will now be able to see your images sorted according to where and when you took them in Moments (time based) and Collections (location based). The images are presented in a tiny mosaic, tap an image to view a thumbnail, or drag to see the full-size image.
17) Photo Streams are open to collaboration
Your Shared Photo Streams will be renamed iCloud Shared Streams and you'll be able to share images and videos, and your friends will be able to contribute their own videos and images to the same album. Photo Streams can become a little like a private social network, holiday or party with friends and then all contribute to the photo album.
18) Safari search tweaks and simplification
The Safari browsers also had a redesign. The unified search bar finally makes it to iOS, no more entering URLs and search terms in separate boxes. The big difference here is the fact that the search results will default to Bing rather than Google (which concerns us a bit, but it sounds like you can change it back if you want). You'll also notice that Apple has reconfigured the keyboard - gone is the .com key. However, the interface is cleaner. You'll be able to use various new swipe gestures. There's also Favourites, which replaces the Bookmarks Bar – you can tap any of your Favourites to go straight to that site. Safari Shared Links is also accessible via the Bookmarks button – these are ULRs shared by your Twitter friends. The Fullscreen view is also slightly different and works in portrait as well as landscape. There is also a new tabs view that shows a series of tilted, 3D-esque cards to represent your tabs. Swipe a tab to the left to close it or tap the x in the corner. Another bonus: you can have more than tabs open at once than you could in iOS 6, which was limited to eight.
19) iCloud Keychain, soon
iCloud Keychain, which would have remembered all our account names. Passwords and credit card numbers, was to be our solution to having too many passwords, however, this new feature has been put on hold, but we believe it will be coming soon. There are still some new features in iOS 7 that will allow you to store and save passwords and credit card numbers prior to the iCloud Keychain launch.
20) Apps update without tapping
If like us you have hundreds (139 actually) of apps calling for updates but you never get around to giving them the go ahead you may find the new auto-update feature handy. You will have the option of letting your apps update automatically over Wi-Fi (or even cellular, if you are crazy). If you'd prefer not to update apps automatically (perhaps you are worried about the potential for bugs or lost features) you can always disable the automatic updates under Settings > iTunes & App Store. With apps updating willy nilly Apple will have to ensure that it doesn't approve faulty apps.
21) You can disable cellular data usage by app
You will be able to enable or disable cellular data use on an app-by-app basis - go to Settings > Cellular. We are glad to have such a feature having recently struggled to stick to our data allowance. Also handy is the fact that on this settings screen you'll be able to see exactly how much data each app has eaten up. So you'll be able to see the biggest culprits – although you won't be able to stop them in their tracks without deleting them. It's worth resetting your data cycle every month so that you can keep tabs on the data usage.
22) App Store gets a revamp
The App Store has got a bit of an iOS 7 redesign. Also, the Genius button gets replaced with a Apps Near Me button, which highlights apps that are popular in your location. We're not sure if this will make it easier to sift through all the rubbish on the App Store, but if it makes discovering apps easier that's got to be a good thing.


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World Future Energy Summit 2008 received the Best Congress in the Middle East award from this week's prestigious Middle East Event Industry Awards.
Exhibition Centre and Capital Centre on display at Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority stand
Structural work finished, main shell of building in place while roofing is 80 per cent completed
With more than 10 months to go for next year's IDEX (International Defence Exhibition & Conference), the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has reported outstanding exhibitor response. Ninety-five per cent of exhibit space has already been booked by international, regional and local companies operating in the defence and related sectors.


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Big, complex puzzles get all the attention, but doesn't the other end of the spectrum deserve a little love? Take the smallest jigsaw puzzle in the world, for example. It's not that complicated to put together, but only if you've got a magnifying glass and one hell of a fine touch.
Created by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the tiny puzzle has just three injection-moulded pieces, each less than 1mm in size thanks to a new moulding process called LIGA2.X. Normally, when things this small are moulded, they have to be attached to a substrate and then painstakingly removed, which is expensive and annoying. LIGA2.X lets them just pop out of the mould, no problem.
The process should make it way cheaper and way easier to injection-mould tiny, tiny parts for everything from watches to engines to medical devices in the future. But for the time being, this puny little puzzle is a nice proof of concept. Just whatever you do, don't drop any of those pieces on the floor. [PhysOrg]


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Why the Rich Get Richer
A new theory shows how wealth, in different forms, can stick to some but not to others. The findings have implications ranging from the design of the Internet to economics.
Real-world data -- whether distributions of wealth, size of earthquakes or number of connections on a computer network -- often follow power-law distributions rather than the familiar bell-shaped curve. In a power-law distribution, large events are reasonably common compared to smaller events.
Networks often show power laws. They can be caused by the "rich get richer" effect, also known as "preferential attachment," where nodes gain new connections in proportion to how many they already have. That means some nodes end up with many more connections than others. The phenomenon is well known, but had been assumed to be just a fundamental property of networks.
Raissa D'Souza, an assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering and the Center for Computational Science and Engineering at UC Davis, together with colleagues at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Wash., UCLA and Cornell University, looked at how "preferential attachment" can arise in networks.
"'The rich get richer' makes sense for wealth, but why would it happen for Internet routers?" she said.
D'Souza and colleagues found that they could make tradeoffs between the network distance between nodes and the number of connections between them. By tweaking the conditions, they could make preferential attachment -- a power-law distribution of the number of connections -- stronger or weaker.
These tradeoffs in networks are an underlying principle behind preferential attachment, D'Souza said. The general framework could be extended to all kinds of different networks, in biology, engineering, computer science or social sciences.
"It's exciting because it shows the origins of something that we had assumed as axiomatic," D'Souza said.
The other authors on the study, which is published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, are Christian Borgs and Jennifer T. Chayes at Microsoft Research, Noam Berger at UCLA and Robert D. Keinberg at Cornell University. A figure from the study will also be used for the cover art of the April 10 print issue of the journal.
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I've created an OCX that changes the screen resolution when I run my AM game to allow me to create an HD resolution full-screen game. I've added the OCX call to change the resolution into the 'Frame properties\Advanced tab\Execute some VBScript code when the project starts' textbox.
The problem is that the frame has already created itself with black borders before the screen resolution script is run.
1) Is there some way I can make sure my resolution change is actioned before the Frame creates itself?
2) Can I force the frame to recreate/refresh itself?
3) Can I start the game in Window mode and Toggle to Fullscreen afterwards?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.