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SEATTLE—KEF America, manufacturer of audio speakers and equipment, has selected Waggener Edstrom Worldwide to promote the brand and its products, with a focus on its new X Series computer speakers and M Series line of headphones. KEF America is partnering with WE to raise its profile beyond the audiophile community. WE will promote the brand through integrated marketing efforts that include experiential events as well as word of mouth, digital, news and reviews campaigns.
NEW BRIGHTON, MN—Risdall Marketing Group has added new clients including Trust Point, one of the oldest and largest independent trust and financial services companies in the United States, and Mikki Williams, an international speaker, coach and consultant who works with companies and leaders to improve communications and presentation skills.
NEW YORK—Krupp Kommunications has added Shawn Achor, a leading positive psychology expert and author of the book The Happiness Advantage, to its roster of lifestyle and wellness clients. K2 will provide brand management, as well as national and regional media relations to develop Achor's overall brand and launch his new book, Before Happiness.
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My Book is Getting Closer
Just to show you that I am not totally naive about this, check out this entry from Penelope Trunk,
one of my favorite bloggers. She gives five good reasons why you don't need to write a book. I considered what she says, but I still want that product to hand out to people when I speak, much like people get academic degrees or have children. It's another form of validation. So call me shallow. I want to be called an author.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for Toastmasters)
This is one of the two times of the year I enjoy most — the Toastmaster competitions in the fall and spring. As a devoted speaker and club member, I derive benefits that grow stronger every year.
Our club contests are remarkably, joyously NON-competitive, as our members are so happy to give it their best shots with their speeches. Our members also comprise a supportive, appreciative and reactive audience, laughing where they should and giving visual cues throughout each speech. Our winners can count, at the least, for much encouragement before they go to the next level. Some members go the extra distance and actually coach our winners, making them twice blessed. (I can tell you from personal experience how helpful and gratifying that is.)
The next level kicks up your adrenalin as you strive to clear that higher bar. Now you are stepping out of your comfort zone, facing unfamiliar contestants. What are their special speaking gifts? What are their unique topics for their prepared speeches? How well and quickly can they speak off the cuff for Table Topics and Evaluation?
These factors make attending other contests valuable, as they become opportunities to learn. Additionally, they tap into our capacities to contribute. I will be traveling among contests this fall, volunteering to be a judge, interview, ballot counter, back-up timer… anything that will help the cause, as others helped me compete over the last few years. And I will learn from others.
Monday, October 20, 2008
General Powell's Grace Notes
First, consider how he framed the rationale for his endorsement, comparing our current turbulent time to another problematic period 30 years ago:
GEN. POWELL: "…I think about the early '70s when we were going through Watergate, Spiro Agnew, Nixon period, that was not a good time. But right now, we're also facing a very daunting period. And I think the number one issue the president's going to have to deal with is the economy. That's what the American people are worried about.… And also I think the president has to reach out to the world and show that there is a new president, a new administration that is looking forward to working with our friends and allies. And in my judgment, also willing to talk to people who we have not been willing to talk to before. Because this is a time for outreach."
When host Tom Brokaw asked General Powell if he was prepared to endorse a candidate, he once again framed his response in a way that indicated he had clearly thought about his decision. (General Powell's words below are taken from a transcript from his appearance on Meet the Press. I have edited for space; the added emphases are my own.)
GEN. POWELL: "…I know both of these individuals very well now. I've known John (McCain) for 25 years…And I've gotten to know Mr. Obama quite well over the past two years. Both of them are distinguished Americans who are patriotic, who are dedicated to the welfare of our country. Either one of them, I think, would be a good president. I have said to Mr. McCain that I admire all he has done.… And I've said to Mr. Obama, "You have to pass a test of do you have enough experience, and do you bring the judgment to the table that would give us confidence that you would be a good president."
…I have especially watched (Mr. Obama) over the last six of seven weeks as both of them have really taken a final exam with respect to this economic crisis that we are in and coming out of the conventions. And I must say that I've gotten a good measure of both. In the case of Mr. McCain, I found that he was a little unsure as to deal with the economic problems that we were having and almost every day there was a different approach to the problem. And that concerned me, sensing that he didn't have a complete grasp of the economic problems that we had. And I was also concerned at the selection of Governor Palin. She's a very distinguished woman, and she's to be admired; but at the same time, now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don't believe she's ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president. And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Senator McCain made…."
Notice the deference to Sen. McCain, whom General Powell obviously admires. Notice, too, the respect shown to Sen. Obama, calling him "Mister Obama," as General Powell apparently doesn't know him well enough to address him by his first name.
"On the Obama side, I watched Mr. Obama and I watched him during this seven-week period. And he displayed a steadiness, an intellectual curiosity, a depth of knowledge and an approach to looking at problems like this and picking a vice president that, I think, is ready to be president on day one. And also, in not just jumping in and changing every day, but showing intellectual vigor. I think that he has a, a definitive way of doing business that would serve us well.… (Mr. Obama) has given us a more inclusive, broader reach into the needs and aspirations of our people. He's crossing lines--ethnic lines, racial lines, generational lines. He's thinking about all villages have values, all towns have values, not just small towns have values."
When General Powell discussed the issue of Senator Obama's alleged relationship with former Weatherman William Ayers, his logic was cut from the fabric of Senator McCain's own words:
"…This Bill Ayers situation that's been going on for weeks became something of a central point of the campaign. But Mr. McCain says that he's a washed-out terrorist. Well, then, why do we keep talking about him?"
Finally, General Powell took up a topic that I was hoping that someone in public service would address, namely the demonization of the Muslim religion:
"…I'm also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, 'He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.' This is not the way we should be doing it in America.
"I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine. It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son's grave. And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone. And it gave his awards --Purple Heart, Bronze Star-- showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death. He was 20 years old. And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn't have a Christian cross, it didn't have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith. And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey. He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life. Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourselves in this way.…"
Tom Brokaw was obligated to ask the thorny question of race, acknowledging that "there will be some who will say this is an African American, distinguished American, supporting another African American because of race." General Powell responded this way:
"…If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six, eight, 10 months ago. I really have been going back and forth between somebody I have the highest respect and regard for, John McCain, and somebody I was getting to know, Barack Obama. And it was only in the last couple of months that I settled on this. And I can't deny that it will be a historic event for an African American to become president. And should that happen, all Americans should be proud--not just African Americans, but all Americans--that we have reached this point in our national history where such a thing could happen. It will also not only electrify our country, I think it'll electrify the world."
General Powell comported himself well in his presentation in the following ways:
1. By comparing this period to another difficult time, he put his thinking into a context that many citizens could understand and related to.
2. General Powell was always respectful of the candidates titles (he used Mister and Senator), and he did not resort to demonizing the Senator McCain or Governor Palin.
3. He described how he actually knew the two candidates and observed them, supporting the thesis that this was a considered decision.
4. He gave specific examples of the behavior he was judging, including the candidates' reactions to the economy and their choices for vice president.
5. When he discredited the discussions of William Ayers, General Powell wondered aloud why the Republican Party was focused on him, when Senator McCain himself discounted him as irrelevant.
6. He discussed his feelings about the portrayal of the Muslim religion in America by painting a vivid picture of an American Muslim killed in the service of his country. Yet, he did not diminish Senator McCain with the story.
I encourage all students of public discourse to view the clip of General Powell's appearance to watch his bearing and hear the measured tone of his distinguished voice. We are privileged to have his example available to us.


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text: A boy rides a bicycle near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria [REUTERS] "The most dangerous place here is the hospital. You arrive, and it's the first thing they tell you: if you want to feel safe, stay at the front," wrote the Italian journalist Francesca Borri in the opening of her book, Syrian Dust, reporting from the heart of the battle for Aleppo. In her witness account of the Syrian war, Francesca reports: "Assad's planes are suddenly strafe bombing, rushing at you in maelstroms of wind - wind, and dust and flesh. But they are so imprecise that they never bomb the front lines: they'd risk hitting the loyalists instead of the rebels." Syrian Government extends aerial bombardments That was then; Borri published her book in 2015. Today, it's MORE of the same. Nowadays, as the world looks on passively, Russian fighter jets are lending a hand to Syrian firepower, causing ever more death and destruction. The meaning of the escalation The ceasefire arrangements reached between Presidents Obama and Putin at the end of February have been violated more than 2,000 times over the past two months. Syrian-Russian bombings have picked up on April 22 despite agreement to ceasing of hostilities, truce or "peace talks" in Geneva. READ MORE: Are the US and Russia helping or deceiving the Syrians? Or perhaps they picked up precisely because of these talks. The timing couldn't or shouldn't be missed. This is "jetfighter diplomacy". Unless Washington pressures Moscow to abide by its own agreements, the ongoing escalation is sure to torpedo the talks altogether. Unless Washington pressures Moscow to abide by its own agreements, the ongoing escalation is sure to torpedo the talks altogether. Alas, Putin and Assad remain determined to use military force to attain their objectives in Syria. The only difference between the two men revolves around Putin's insistence on bombing the opposition into submission at the negotiations, while Assad prefers bombing the Syrian opposition into total and utter defeat. But since the Kremlin reprimanded Assad for undermining attempts to restart the diplomatic process, Putin has dictated the pace and intensity of the use of force to force a favourable solution to Moscow in Geneva. But is it working? Failed talks Judging from the third round of Syrian Talks in Geneva, Putin has thus far failed to translate Russian military aggression, notably the recent bombing campaign around Aleppo, into diplomatic gains. Russian President Vladimir Putin [AP] The Syrian opposition has refused to negotiate under fire and walked out of the talks until the escalation stops, the sieges end, and the political prisoners are released. The opposition also rejected Russia's attempts (at times with American complicity) to change the basis and objectives of the peace talks. Namely the removal of Assad, and the establishment of a transitional governing body with full executive powers, which could include members of the government and opposition. And, predictably, it rejects Russia's proposal for cosmetic changes to the constitution, and the establishment of a unity government under Assad. But if you thought Putin's failure to dictate his conditions would nudge Moscow to reconsider its strategy; it's time to wake up. You're dreaming. READ MORE: What can a Jewish folktale tell us about Assad? When force doesn't work, Putin uses more of it. Clearly, his claim to withdraw forces is a ploy. And so Russia has escalated the siege and bombings. It once again insists on treating Jaish al-Islam and, more notably, Ahrar al-Sham - the principle rebel group represented in the Geneva Talks - as terrorist groups that must be defeated. It might be a question of time for Putin to embrace Assad's preferred choice of total war. Parallels to ponder The Syrian and Russian regimes are not the first to bomb their way into a diplomatic solution, if not the total submission of their enemies. They're taking their cue from the bombings of Beirut, Belgrade/Sarajevo, and Baghdad, to name only a few. I'll spare you the mention of Hiroshima at this time. But as the escalation takes a turn for the worst in and around Aleppo, the more instructive parallel to consider is Grozny. There, Putin showed the world in the Second Chechnya War what his regime is capable of doing to a city, even if it considers it one of its own. After two consecutive wars, sieges and bombings, the United Nations called Grozny "the most destroyed city on earth"; not a single building in the city was left undamaged. Once it was completely levelled, Moscow began to rebuild it to erase any trace of death or destruction. This was Putin's way of sending a message to the rest of the world that Russia was resurging and reasserting its claim to the title of a superpower. Chechnya paid the price. Putin became Russia's strongman. The war propelled him to the presidency. Then as now, Putin has exploited the US obsession with Al-Qaeda (and ISIL, also known as ISIS) to fight his own wars. Like the Chechens, Syrians rebels are all "terrorists" to be crushed. Aleppo, like Grozny, is to be "liberated" at any cost. Will Putin succeed? The Russian president's attempt to repeat the Grozny "victory" in Aleppo seems to be working. This second largest Syrian city is being levelled to the ground. In the process, Putin is exacting an unbearable price on Syrians in the hope of expanding Russia's influence in the Middle East. And it seems to be working as more regional and international leaders try to work through Russia to end the Syrian war. But Syria is not Chechnya and the Middle East is not Russia's front or backyard. It Putin continues to reject compromises and escalate the war, Syria, as Obama warned in October last year, could become Russia's (or America's) Afghanistan. Not Chechnya. Such a contrast is not to be made gratuitously or taken lightly. The ramifications would no less disastrous for Syria and the region alike. Meanwhile, and in contrast to the (failed) US counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, "Clear, Hold, Build", Russia's strategy of "Bomb, Clear, and Hold concerts" doesn't seem to be working either. Marwan Bishara is the senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. Follow him on Facebook. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy. SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marwan BisharaMarwan Bishara is the senior political analyst at Al Jazeera. @ MarwanBishara War & Conflict Politics Middle East ISIS Syria's Civil War


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As we have been changing and adding to our poultry over the last year or so. I thought it would be interesting to see how our getting chickens was the first of our Homesteading activities.
So enjoy this post from the past about getting our first chickens.....
A couple of weeks ago we were given two chickens too keep.
This has been so lovely as we have wanted chickens since we moved to this house as it already had a chicken coop.
Well, actually we have wanted chickens for a long time and in fact I have wanted some since we were first married.
We actually were not sure that they would lay eggs and so imagine our surprise and pleasure when we checked over the first couple of days and then discovered our first egg.
Rogan had some birthday money and bought three for himself and we bought two more as family chickens.
These ones are only 9 weeks old and so are not ready to lay yet.
Completed chicken nesting boxes.
I was amazed when I started to cook them how they did not spread all over the fry pan like the ones we have bought always did.
I can only tell you how happy we are at this next step we have taken in growing our own food.
And it just keeps getting better and better!
What do I mean?
Oh yes today we got two little virtually new born lambs so be prepared for lots of lamb pictures soon too :)
God Bless,
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- Approval of the Keystone XL pipeline failed by one vote in the Senate, but Republicans vow to pass the bill in the next GOP-controlled Congress in January.
- A federal appeals court has refused to issue a stay preventing same-sex marriages from taking place in South Carolina, but the state will make an emergency appeal to the US Supreme Court.
- Record lake-effect snowfall in upstate New York could bring storm totals to over 6 feet as officials in the area say at least four people have died from weather-related problems.
- A suicide car bomb in the Iraqi Kurd capital of Erbil has killed five as militants attacked the governor's office, leaving several wounded.
- School textbook makers have removed confusing and conflicting information about climate change from Texas's student textbooks ahead of a state school board meeting on teaching materials.
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text: The prospects of photon-counting imaging are as diverse as they are promising. From space-debris monitoring, to telecommunication satellites and shuttle missions, to the advent of powerful surgical tools, which could help cancer patients through the precise removal of malignant tissues, its applications are numerous and expanding. Photon counting reveals its strengths in extremely low-light conditions, where other imaging techniques fail to provide valuable data. This is true for all things infinitely distant or infinitely small. Instead of measuring a source's incoming light intensity, photon counting detects the presence of sparse photons over a large collection area. Setting a proper detection threshold is key for achieving high sensitivity. As its name openly suggests, photon counting simply comes down to counting every collected photon from an incoming source of light. A detector's sensitivity is crucial in this endeavor; however, no perfect sensor exists, and such devices are subject to multiple limitations. Worse, light-emission processes follow a statistical model, which alters the detected signal. Thus, a perfect sensor yields a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) given by SNR = S/√S, where S stands for the incoming signal, following a Poissonian distribution. The expression √S is commonly referred to as shot noise. Figure 1. Radial velocity field of the spiral galaxy NGC7331 extracted from Fabry-Pérot imaging spectroscopy data without (a) and with (b) photon-counting imaging mode. Photo courtesy of Olivier Daigle, Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic. Devices designed for photon counting must take into account three main limitations: photon-to-electron conversion, or quantum efficiency; amplification, or gain; and inherent noise sources from the sensor, which may drown out the actual signal transmission during photon-starving measurements. All limitations lower the SNR below its theoretical value, making single-photon events barely detectable in the best-case scenario. Noise sources must be handled rigorously; some can be altogether suppressed. Before photon-counting imaging, photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) and photodiodes were used for photon-starving measurements as single-pixel detectors. The former achieve high gain through electron multiplication in a vacuum tube. PMTs are subjected to a low level of noise and exhibit faster response time while operating with large collection areas. However, they operate at high voltages (about 2000 V), raising the risk of short circuits, and their quantum efficiency hardly reaches 30 percent. The latter are small devices with increased quantum efficiency lying between 60 and 80 percent, but possess smaller sensitivity and collection areas. Combining photon counting with imaging naturally occurred by merging CCD and PMT technologies about 20 years ago with intensified CCD, or ICCD. In such devices, photons are converted to electrons, which will then pass through a photomultiplier tube, hence increasing gain. Electrons are thereafter converted back to photons on a scintillating surface coupled to a CCD via optic fibers. Like PMTs, ICCDs operate at high voltage, and their design is complex and requires fine-tuning. Yet they achieve the greatest image rates in the market of all high-sensitivity sensors because of their gating architecture. EMCCDs, another CCD-based technology, appeared a few years after ICCDs. These sensors incorporate an electron-multiplying (EM) register for higher gain, yielding negligible readout noise. However, stochastic by nature, the avalanche multiplication process taking place in the EM register introduces what is known as the excess noise factor, which has the same effect on the SNR as halving the quantum efficiency. Photon-counting imaging with EMCCDs comes to the rescue through the binary assessment of each pixel's photon detection using an electrical threshold. Such treatment eliminates the excess noise factor inherent to the EM process and gets rid of any base-level background (Figure 2). The resulting images are clearer, sharper and better contrasted, thus considerably increasing the reliability and accuracy of any observed phenomena. Figure 2. Microplate imaging with varying ATP (adenosine triphosphate) concentrations from 5 to 156 femtomoles. (a) CCD: 30-s total exposure time, single-frame acquisition. (b) EMCCD acquisition: gain of 5000, 5-s total exposure time, five frames stacking. (c) EMCCD with photon counting: gain of 5000, 5-s total exposure time, five frames stacking. Photo courtesy of Réjean Lebel, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke. Technical challenges Several factors must be considered to achieve the clearest images in photon-counting imaging. Basically, it is all about increasing the SNR closer to its theoretical value. On the one hand, quantum efficiency must be very high, over 90 percent, and the quality of the optical components directing light onto the detector must be excellent. On the other hand, electron amplification boosts the signal's amplitude, rendering the readout noise negligible. Unfortunately, it also amplifies noise-induced electrons just like any other transiting photoelectrons. As with CCDs, an EMCCD's SNR is sensitive to three main sources of noise: dark current, charge-transfer efficiency and clock-induced charges. Atoms in the silicon lattice are excited by heat and generate dark current, which may generate false signals. After detection, photoelectrons will travel through the chip's registries, where the signal may undergo losses, depending on the efficiency of the charge transfer. Finally, clocks driving the sensor readout also inject new electrons in a stochastic manner, creating clock-induced charges that are the dominant noise source for short exposures. Quality and design of the camera's electronics are key in decreasing these noise sources. Groundbreaking applications Faint flux imaging via photon counting is achieving innovative application goals – and, with just the tip of the iceberg in sight, the possibilities seem endless. Each research avenue is uncovering new potential that can be beneficial for astronomy, and biomedical and now medical purposes. In biomedical research, the study of molecular complexes is of paramount importance to understand the body's physiological functions and its pathological behavior. Isolating single molecules and examining them in vivo helps to identify and characterize the proteins making up a complex, and their interactions. Dr. Paul Maddox, formerly of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer in Montreal, developed a confocal superresolution microscope that combines powerful Nikon optics and an EMCCD camera suited for extremely low-light applications. Performed through total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, single-molecule imaging uses a laser to extract information from the molecular complex. In photon-counting mode, Maddox detected single fluorescently labeled biomolecules and determined their conformational states, mixture compositions and interactions.1 The added sensitivity of the camera allowed for another major improvement in this application: While traditional TIRF microscopy calls for high-intensity lasers to trigger molecular fluorescence, EMCCD photon counting is so sensitive that researchers can choose less powerful light sources for their studies (Figure 3). This improvement increases not only the accuracy of TIRF microscopy, but also the viability of observed cells under the microscope. Cell biology and pharmacology will greatly benefit from such advancements. Figure 3. Single biomolecules imaged through TIRF microscopy in (a) conventional acquisition mode with a laser power of 100 percent, and (b) photon-counting mode with a laser power of 20 percent. Photo courtesy of Dr. Paul S. Maddox, University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer. Furthermore, fluorescence is becoming a powerful tool in surgery, especially oncology. For treatment, tumor resection is inevitable, and its success strongly increases a patient's odds of survival. But some cancerous tissues are harder to operate on than others – brain tumors, for example, where complete yet selective eradication of tumors is challenging at best. Although the bulk of a tumor is generally detectable by sight, invasive cancer cells can penetrate tissues without altering the latter's external appearance. Fluorescence biomarkers can selectively bind to malignant cells, and a high-sensitivity detector reveals them in rich detail. To this end, Dr. Frédéric Leblond of the École Poly-technique de Montréal, in collaboration with McGill University Health Center, is performing clinical trials on brain tumor resections using a Zeiss surgical microscope coupled with a high-capacity EMCCD camera.2 The results are promising: The system, operating in photon-counting mode, can detect the faintest amount of fluorescence emitted in real time. Thus, fluorescence microscopy enhances the precision and efficiency of tumor removal, and the chances of recurrence are greatly diminished, hence helping to save lives. Astronomy applications also benefit from these leaps in sensitivity; one even relates to our modern lifestyle. Since the famous Sputnik 1 launch in 1957, several thousand satellites and other man-made objects have been put into orbit, revolving around the Earth in a matter of hours. Today's way of life highly depends on these satellites for uninterrupted telecommunications services and high-precision tracking networks. But satellites have expiration dates: They do not possess limitless energy supplies and shut down after a few years of operation. Furthermore, these devices are subject to extremely harsh environments and sustain irreparable damage due to cosmic rays or colliding objects, sometimes resulting in malfunctions. As they deteriorate, orbiting satellite remains create "space debris" in a cascading effect that may jeopardize other space infrastructures. Figure 4. Imaging system integrating high-sensitivity cameras with neurosurgical microscopes to superimpose the image of the tissue with its molecular spectroscopic signature. Photo courtesy of McGill University Health Center. The satellites and debris are small, faint objects that travel through space at velocities ranging between 3 and 9 km/s. Many countries have put effort into developing space surveillance projects and even satellite servicing that would remove debris or reduce the current amount in orbit. EMCCD cameras are adapted to this task, as they possess all the required features for the proper detection of decommissioned satellites from Earth, or space debris itself from above. Operated in photon-counting imaging mode, EMCCDs can differentiate between the faintest events, thanks to their extremely low noise. Better still, they can achieve hundreds of frames per second, making real-time tracking of a target possible. The camera's shorter-exposure capability combined with photon counting allows us to distinguish moving objects from the background by virtually eliminating its signal. Regular cameras would instead collect extra photons from the background, thereby producing images of lower contrast. EMCCD technology will undoubtedly represent an important enhancement for ground satellite-monitoring projects3 as well as space-based instrumentation, pushing further the frontiers of our observable universe. Figure 5. (a) Spectroscopic signature of the fluorescent marker. (b) Brain tissue images with the neurosurgical microscope, and (c) the added marker spectrum. Photo courtes of Yoann Gosselin, École Polytechnique de Montréal. At the crossroads between science and engineering, photon-counting imaging is still an evolving technique that lets us foresee an exciting future. Alongside its increasing progress, new needs will arise, and the technique will only grow in efficiency as it matures. New lines of EMCCD cameras optimized for photon-counting imaging are now being developed, namely the 4K × 4K detectors. In addition to high sensitivity and frame rates, these cameras will offer larger fields of view suited for integral field spectroscopy or differential photometry in the field of astronomy, as well as larger-body imaging of complete human organs for a more comprehensive assessment of pathologies. Meet the authors Gabrielle Crétot-Richert is a biomedical scientist at Nüvü Cameras; email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Myriam Francoeur is an application scientist at Nüvü Cameras; email: firstname.lastname@example.com. References 1. A. Padeganeh et al (January 2012). Improved single-molecule imaging based on photon counting with an EMCCD camera. Biophys J, Vol. 102, Issue 3, p. 480a. 2. Y. Gosselin et al (February 2014). Through-microscope spectroscopic excitation and emission for fluorescence molecular imaging as a tool to guide neurosurgical interventions. Proc SPIE, Vol. 8928-A, 8928-9. 3. O. Djazovski et al (October 2013). Electron-multiplying CCDs for future space instruments. 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Caffeine is one of the oldest performance-enhancing aids around. According to the summary article on caffeine by the JISSN, it:
- enhances performance when consumed in doses of about 3-6 mg per kilogram bodyweight (more isn't better)
- has a greater performance-enhancing effect when consumed by pill vs. liquid (coffee for instance)
- keeps you mentally alert (it's the most widely used CNS stimulant in the world)
- benefits sustained maximal endurance exercise as well as run and stop type intermittent exercise (soccer for instance)
- it doesn't dehydrate you
And, while caffeine works, it may also have a placebo effect going for it. According to a study presented at BASES, simply telling your athletes they are ingesting caffeine may help them peform better. In this (very small) study, 12 cyclists were asked to perform a series of trials:
- Team 1 was told they would be receiving caffeine and given caffeine
- Team 2 was told they would receive a placebo and given a placebo
- Team 3 was told they would receive caffeine but given a placebo
- Team 4 was told they would receive a placebo and given caffeine
Each participant took part in every trial and therefore they were given a chance to be on each of the 4 teams above; exercise consisted of a 30 second all out cycling sprint performance.
The results showed that Team 1's sprint power was highest and Team 2's the lowest but, Teams 3 and 4 were exactly the same indicating that an athlete may react to simply being told they are getting caffeine.
This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise when you consider the # of supplements athlete's think work when the research-based reality shows little to no affect on parameters of performance, recovery or prevention of illness. After all, the belief that something works or that you can perform better will take an athlete further than not using the principles of sports psychology. Performance is multi faceted and, when small differences separate first and second place, you've got to use every possible performance enhancing aid available including one of the most powerful ones – your mind.


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Baton Rouge dentist Dr. Nick Rauber is a well known public service advocate and volunteer. At just 17-years old, Dr. Nick Rauber founded the Swollfest Fishing Rodeo to raise money for various charities.
Held each year over the second weekend in June, the tournament is held in Grand Isle, Louisiana, and has been held at the Sand Dollar Marina since 2001; it's come a long way since it began as a backyard barbeque idea.
Since it's inception in 1997, Swollfest – named for its champion's distinction as the "swollest"– has grown to be one of the most recognized philanthropic fishing events in the Gulf and has more than 100 sponsors and 600 participants each year. The American Diabetes Association has been one of the charities of choice over the years, but overall the tournament has raised more than $1.2 million for various chosen charities, educational organizations, and research institutions over the last two decades.


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Next to me was a man on his mobile phone, who happened to spot me and upon doing so cut his conversation short. "So what are you taking pictures of the shop for?" he demanded to know. "What for" is a lovely English expression for "why" – it always makes me laugh. I told him I was an artist and it was about the colours – an explanation which seemed to satisfy him so he went into the shop.
I keep wondering if that was Mike himself.


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In light of the explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas Wednesday night, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan is appealing for emergency funding from the Treasury for the removal of a large ammonia plant in Haifa. Erdan wants to move the plant to relatively empty parts of the Negev.
Haifa Bay is one of the centers of heavy industry in Israel, with a concentration of oil and gas refineries, manufacturing and chemical plants, and transportation facilities, such as Haifa Port. The industrial areas are located at the foot of Mt. Carmel, and are adjacent to residential neighborhoods. Many of the plants in the area are old and are in serious need of upgrade, said Erdan – and all that amounts to a toxic recipe that could result in a major health emergency. "There are many plants in the area that handle dangerous materials, close to residential neighborhoods," Erdan told Israel Radio.
A year ago, Erdan, as Environment Minister, initiated a plan to begin moving some of the older plants in the Haifa area to less populated parts of the country, starting with the ammonia plant. That plan was postponed due to a lack of funds, and Erdan said that reviving the plan was a matter of national security.
"It's a ticking time bomb," Erdan said. "We must do something immediately if we want to avoid a scene like the one in Texas," where the West Fertilizer Plant, located about miles north of Waco, went up in flames at about 8:50 p.m. Wednesday night. Up to 15 buildings were destroyed, and another 50 were badly damaged, officials said, with the death toll possibly reaching as high as 60 to 70 people.


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God once said to me in a dream "Don't go left, don't go right, but go straight."
After that I had two women at different times pray those exact words over me. The two women didn't know each other or know about the dream.
In fact the first woman didn't know me.
While suffering from an ear infection, I had gone to a Healing Wind Conference in North Carolina. A older woman with wild gray hair, saw my mama putting drops in my ears. She came up to me and started to pray. While praying she found out my ear infection was not the only thing "wrong" with my ears. I was born with hearing loss. When she found out that I didn't really want my hearing prayed for, she decided to pray for me to hear God's voice. She poured a whole bottle of blessed anointing oil over my head. I washed my head two or three times later, and my hair was still oily. Later at supper, she came up to me. By this point the story had become a joke among my family and friends on the trip with me. She prayed again for me, and this time, she said the same words God had said to me "Don't go left, don't go right, but go straight."
I happened to have the notebook where I wrote about my dreams from God with me. Full of surprise, I showed her and everyone else at the table the words from God. She just nodded and told me to never stop praising God.
At the time, I heard praise music in my head all the time and didn't dream it would stop.
It stopped.
(But this and the notebook are for another story I plan to tell later)
After arriving home from the conference I attended a weekly prayer meeting. At the meeting another woman, a friend, prayed for me. She also prayed over me the words God had said, "Don't go left, don't go right, but go straight."
Let just say God now has my attention.
I invite you to join me on this journey down the path God has sent me.


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MANILA-Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on Wednesday urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from Ebola-stricken countries to be patient as they undergo quarantine procedures to prevent the entry of the deadly virus in the country.
"I ask for the patience and understanding of our OFWs as they undergo Ebola screening procedures. This is for the protection of their own families," Binay, the Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns, said.
"Quarantine is a necessary measure to ensure that the Ebola virus does not reach our shores. We have to err on the side of caution," he added.
The Philippine government recently implemented a 21-day screening for Filipinos in Ebola-hit countries in West Africa before they would be allowed to travel to back to the country.
The Vice President noted that as one of the world's leading labor-exporting countries, the Philippines is more vulnerable to a massive outbreak of the Ebola virus.
He said that tight screening and surveillance of all ports of entry is key in ensuring that the virus does not enter the country.
"The DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications) is a key player here and must be on top of this," the Vice President said.
"At the same time, we need to roll out an intensive information campaign that will educate the public on what the disease is, its symptoms, and how to prevent and contain its spread," he added.
"We also need to identify the hospitals with capability to stabilize and treat Ebola patients they are identified as suspected of being infected. Isolation facilities, trained personnel and required equipment must be all available at these hospitals," he further said.
Meanwhile, Binay assured OFWs returning from Ebola-hit countries of the government's assistance as they look for employment elsewhere.
"We will also provide them with training and livelihood assistance should they decide to remain in the country," he said.


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I believe 2009 will mark a dramatic change in the way news organizations approach local news. There has to be a fundamental change in how it is approached. People still want news about their community. They still get excited reading about themselves in the paper, and when they send copies to all their friends relatives. That is still there. But what isn't there is the relationship with the reader.
For community journalism to succeed, readers have to feel a tangible connection with the publication that represents their community. If they don't, then why bother?
Where the mid-size titles have failed, smaller, online-only start-ups will take their place. Two examples of this come from the Boston area: Universal Hub and myDedham. These are online-only, hyperlocal news sites dedicated strictly to their communities. There are no AP wire stories or attempts to localize a large national story. The story is born in the city.
With tens of thousands of laid-off/semi-retired journalists now idling across the country, it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that a handful of them will get their act together and put out an online, hyper-local product all their own.
A recent blog post by Seth Godin points out that it's not terribly difficult to start a hyper-local publication on your own. In the post he says it's all about reaching your local audience at a personal level. He's right — that is critical to the survival of any community news organization.
Hopefully 2009 will be a watershed year in community journalism. The kind of change that affects the entire industry will come from these smaller titles: If it works for this title with their 20k readers, perhaps we can make it work for our regional title with 200k readers.
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Sir Christopher Kelly's inquiry into parliamentary expenses is expected to recommend that MPs should be allowed only to rent second homes in future. That would prevent politicians making windfall profits from their taxpayer-funded allowances.
The Daily Telegraph disclosed how dozens of MPs made substantial profits from buying and renovating second homes at taxpayers' expense.
Sir Christopher, the chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, was appointed by Gordon Brown in the wake of the MPs' expenses scandal to make recommendations for an overhaul of the system. His report, to be published next week, is likely to be fiercely resisted by MPs.
It is understood that Sir Christopher has drawn up plans for a fundamental overhaul of the system of allowances. His recommendations — which Gordon Brown previously insisted would be accepted in full — will be phased in over the next five years.
The centrepiece of the proposed system is expected to be a ban on MPs buying properties and claiming back the cost of mortgage interest. Previously, they could claim up to £24,000 a year in mortgage interest — enough to buy a home valued at almost £500,000. Earlier this year, the amount that could be claimed for mortgage interest was reduced to £1,250 a month following The Telegraph's disclosures.
However, Sir Christopher is thought to have gone further and recommended an outright ban on any mortgage interest being claimed.
It is not clear whether MPs will be able to select a property to rent themselves or whether they will be offered a shortlist of suitable homes.
The proposal is likely to prove controversial as many MPs bought second homes on the basis that the interest payments will be covered by the taxpayer. Sir Christopher is expected to argue that the five-year transition period will give them time to sell the properties without suffering financial loss.
Some had written to him insisting that it was cheaper for the taxpayer for them to buy a home and claim mortgage interest rather than rent.
Many submissions related to suggestions that MPs could receive a pay rise in return for relinquishing some of their generous allowances. Last week, The Daily Telegraph disclosed that Gordon Brown was preparing to offer backbenchers a pay rise in order to stave of a likely rebellion from his own MPs over Sir Christopher's recommendations.
Sir Christopher will also tighten up the system to stop MPs within a reasonable commuting distance of London from claiming expenses for a second home. It is understood that any MP representing a constituency within an hour's commute of Westminster will not be able to claim allowances.
He is also prepared to push ahead with plans to ban MPs from employing family members. More than 100 employed wives, husbands or their children to work in their offices despite concerns that taxpayers' money was not being spent prudently. MPs have considerable freedom to set salaries, bonuses and other working conditions for their staff.
The employment of family members was undermined after it emerged that Derek Conway, a Conservative MP, paid his son more than £10,000 to work as a researcher while he was a full-time student.
Sir Alistair Graham, who was Sir Christopher's predecessor as chairman of the standards committee, said the banning of the employment of relatives was a "sensible reform".
John Mann, the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, urged MPs not to block the report's recommendations.
"We have lost our moral authority as a Parliament on the expenses issues," he said. "If we want to restore that authority we have to accept his report lock, stock and barrel."


text: My daughter is now 15 but us to wake up at night with an itchy vagina. I always thought that it was because she wasn't washing all the soap out. I came to find out that is is the anti bactiria (sp) soap that she used. It took the natual bacteria out and made her itch. She also has dry skin in areas and it is from exema. Good luck to you!! Hope this helps!!


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Syria, Iran harboring terrorists – Jul. 21, 2003 http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/07/21/bush.terror
A NATION AT WAR: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS; Syria Harbors Iraqis and Grants Transit to Hezbollah, U.S. Asserts… a major terrorist threat to American and Israeli interests around the world. … [Published: April 15, 2003]
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Cleric's Slaying a Rallying Cry for Kurds in Syria – Los Angeles Times The death of the mild-mannered sheik robbed Syria's Kurds of a … He called for rights; he spoke out against the imprisonment and torture of Kurds. …
The ascent of radical Islam is, perhaps, the natural culmination of a century's worth of failed political systems in Muslim countries that were driven by morally bankrupt ideologies, led by cruel dictators, or both.In the 1930s, German-style fascism appealed to Arabs in Palestine and Egypt. Soviet-style communism had sympathetic governments in Afghanistan, Algeria and Yemen. Baathism took hold in Syria and Iraq. The secular Egyptian dictator Gamal Abdel Nasser promised a new pan-Arabism that would do away with colonial borders that divided the "the Arab nation." Then there is the more pragmatic authoritarianism that survives in Muammar el-Qaddafi's Libya or in the petrol-monarchies in the Gulf.Radical Islam may be as totalitarian and as morally bankrupt as any of these past or mostly defunct "isms," but its current appeal isn't hard to figure out. Unlike fascism or communism, radical Islam is locally grown, and not plagued by charges of foreign contamination. Indeed, Islamists claim to wage jihad against the modernism and globlization of the outside, mostly Westernized world. Such a message resonates in stagnant, impoverished Muslim countries….
Nuclear Weapons Programs – Syria It appears that the Syrian nuclear program came as a surprise to both the … The United States was concerned about Syria's nuclear R&D [research and …
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Report: IDF raid seized nuclear material before Syria air strike http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/906334.html
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Reports: CIA to brief Congress on nuke ties between Syria, North …Apr 23, 2008 … [they] also will say that though U.S. officials have had concerns for years about ties between North Korea and Syria…
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Barbara Walters: Syrian Dictator 'Charming,' 'Intelligent …Jul 7, 2008 http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/justin-mccarthy/2008/07/07/barbara-walters-syrian-dicator-charming-intelligent
As the president of Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria, an umbrella organization of Syrian Kurds, I admire your efforts on behalf of human rights globally. I must however express my concerns with your views on having dialogues with Syria's dictator Bashar Assad.
Dear Senator, the Middle East Conflict extends beyond the Arab-Israeli conflict. I would like to bring to your attention the Plight of Kurds in Syria. Senator, we seek your support in resolving the Kurdish question in Syria peacefully and through dialogue. You should know however that President Assad or Assad Regime has consistently and gravely violated the human and the national rights of the Kurdish people of Syria for the last five decades.
The Assad regimes of Hafez and Bashar deliberately Arabized the Kurdish region of Syria as a national policy. The result of Arabization rendered 300,000 Kurds "stateless foreigners" (ajanibin Arabic) and subject to oppression…
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It's often hard for law enforcement to nab a poacher: There are too few of the former and too many of the latter on American state lands. But officials now have a tool that's helping to catch poachers while lessening the chance that an animal has to die. An army of taxidermied, robotic wildlife has been unleashed across the county to help police and game wardens stop poachers.
The robo-animals are made by companies like Custom Robotic Wildlife, which use legally acquired animal hides and robotic components to create realistic critters. With the touch of a remote-control button, the animals move just enough to appear alive – a tail twitch or a head turn – when a poacher lines up a shot on them. At the other end of those buttons are officers hiding in the bushes or a truck ready to arrest the poachers. Generally the officers have gotten a tip that poachers are in the area, so they know where to place the decoys.
"I've been building [the animals] for law enforcement for a little over 20 years," says Brian Wolslegel, owner of Wisconsin's Custom Robotic Wildlife. He gets requests almost every day for his animals that range in price from about $2,000 for a whitetail deer – his most popular animal – to nearly $5,000 for a moose (cost includes the robotics and packaging). The prices might seem high, but Wolslegel notes that the animals can be used for many years – and take many shots before being retired.
So, How Good Are These Robo-animals?
"Where they have been used very little, they're incredibly effective," says Jim Reed, the director of stewardship at the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust (HSWLT), and the man in charge of its robotic decoy program that donates robot animals to law enforcement agencies. "Where they've been used quite a bit, the poachers kind of get used to it. Then the game wardens have to change things up a little."
That's when Wolslegel gets a call for a new animal or one that moves in a different way. "Every year we build something different because the officers say, 'I hear [the poacher] say, "If just the heads and tails move, don't shoot."' So then we make an ear move or a leg move," Wolslegel says. "I'm working on [a whitetail deer] right now for a federal law enforcement officer. She wants one that picks up its tail and poops."
How will they manage that, you ask? Wolslegel is trying a few techniques. "We got a little auger system going. I have three kids and they just love this because I buy M&M and they get to eat every color except the dark chocolate ones." An auger system is a conveyor system to move materials on an incline. As for the brown M&Ms, you can guess what they're there for.
Poaching is a huge problem in the U.S., and the decoys are a great help. HSWLT's Reed says, "They are very effective. They're used to target specific crimes such as hunting from roadways, hunting out of season or shooting from a motor vehicle."
HSWLT has donated more than 30 robotic decoys to various enforcement agencies since 2004. "In working with game wardens around the country, we came to find out these men and women don't have the resources they require to do their jobs effectively in a lot of cases," says Reed.
The organization plans to continue raising funds to donate even more, with the goal of eventually ending poaching.


text: Aside from the official box, the reason sneakerheads who can fit into limited size early-release runs sometimes pass on the chance to cop Air Jordans early, is that they want the retro cards. The card pictured above that comes with the 'Rising Suns' goes with the original Air Jordan XII (12) poster design on the front and an updated overview of the series (1 – 2009, inclusive) on the back. A curious detail on this pair is the date, listed as 'February 1997'. Since the 'Rising Sun' is an updated colourway, our best guess is that they chose this date for the Obsidian All Star Game joints because they are also separate from the four main regular season and playoff home/away colourways. In any case, retro cards are back and better than ever. Stick with Sneaker News for updates on all Air Jordan Retros. via NT


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Dear Parents,
Due to intense heat and as per the order of the Secretary of the School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi, the summer vacation for the students of KG-I to Std. VIII begins from Thursday, 28th April, 2016.
School will re-open on Monday, 13th June, 2016 and the school timing will remain the same i.e. from 06:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. till further notice.
Mid-Term Test will be re-scheduled. Students will be informed on the re-opening day.
Parents teacher meeting will be held on Saturday, 30th April, 2016 for the parents of Std. VIII to XII as scheduled. Attendance is compulsory for the parents.
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I love going to school in a place like Portland. I am in school with people who are willing to get a mouthful of pepper spray and not one of them has tried to "Save me" or convince me that LGBT2S are going to hell. It's a whole other world of Social Work out of Idaho….
Anywhooo, yesterday, I learned of a mysteriously nonmysterious group called the American Legislative Exchange Council. They (in a nutshell) are a group of private and public politicians and corporations that make sure "the corporate entity's voice is not ignored in Congress."
Um, CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE.
Read their website and then read this: www.alecexposed.org
They are the group behind the magical "stand your ground laws" we have all been hearing about the last two months due to the atrocity of Trayvon Martin's murder.
It is interesting to me how many of these members are also alleged members of the alleged Bilderberg group. What's that? Who is Bilderberg? Oh fun!
It's just a group that has allegedly been around since 1954 (that we know of) that hold secret meetings of all the power in the world. That's all. Definitely not Freemasons or Illuminati or NWO participants. Of course not.
These are simply historic organizations that are misunderstood and wrongly vilified plot mechanisms and characters for Hollywood. 😉
I encourage you all to read up on alec.org.
Unless you are comfortable living in a potential police state after the laws have been bought by corporations, schools have become privatized along with prisons and banks own us stupid breeders. Oh wait…didn't aren't we….Hmmm. Nevermind.
If that is ok with you than by all means, sit idly until it all comes to your door.
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Setki tysięcy abstraktów z prac naukowych, które ukazały się w okresie styczeń 2014 r. - 5 października 2014 r. i wiele więcej.
University virtualisation in Latin America
This article analyses the process by which higher education in Latin America is being digitalised, and how it is radically changing the educational dynamics in the region. The incorporation of digital technology implies a transformation of traditional distance education and the creation of new distance education dynamics. Indeed, some institutions are now offering fully online programmes, and there is a general increase in the digitalisation of face-to-face teaching. This study analyses the state of the art of the educational changes brought about by educational digitalisation in Latin America, and characterises the various aspects of it. It also describes the slow start in the region of a convergent education between the traditional distance and face-to-face modes.


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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (sometimes referred to as Whose Line? or WLIIA) is an improvisational comedy show. It originated as a British radio show, but was then transferred to British TV, where it was hosted by Clive Anderson (1988-1998), and eventually American TV, hosted by Drew Carey (1998-2007), then Aisha Tyler (2013-present). The show's games (both British and American versions) have referenced the Muppets several times.
Muppet Mentions
British version
- In the game Film and Theatre Styles, Muppets or Sesame Street were frequently used styles.
- In a game of Whose Line, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie discuss Ryan's pre-wedding jitters. Colin calls his bride-to-be a tramp saying that "She's had more hands up her than the Muppets!"
American version
- In the second episode of season 1, during a game of "Let's Make a Date," Ryan Stiles was a man with an alien coming out of him. Brad Sherwood guessed he was either that or Jim Henson.
- In a season 3 episode, Wayne Brady and Chip Esten reference Sesame Street in a game of "Props" by holding two parenthesis-style pieces together. One of them says, "Today's show was brought to you by the number 8!". In a Sixth Season episode featuring the "Props" game, Wayne and Greg Proops are on one side. One of them references Sesame Street by forming a letter O and announces the traditional "brought to you by the letter/number" line.
- In a 5th season episode, in the game "Scenes From a Hat", a suggestion reads: "If lessons of love and sex were taught in the style of Sesame Street." Wayne puts on a Latin accent for "cerrado/abierto", Colin Mochrie wants to take a look at Big Bird, Colin, Kathy Greenwood, and Wayne re-enact the One of These Things segments, and Colin and Ryan form a (reverse) letter H.
- In a season 5 episode, one game had two panelists on one side each, portraying a couple. One side sang as Kermit the Frog, and the other side sang as Miss Piggy. (YouTube)
- In an episode from the 7th season, Kathy Greenwood sings part of "Rubber Duckie" in Scenes From a Hat ("Bad songs to sing while making love").
- In a game of "Props", during Season 4, a large red pompom-like object is used. At one point, Wayne pumps it into the air and chants, "Animal!"
- At the end of one episode, the cast is told to read the credits as if they were wild animals attacking the screen. Once again, Wayne refers to Animal, chanting his name and running wildly toward the screen.
- In another game of Props, Ryan Stiles, holding two gangly-looking props, says "Big Bird and the wife passed out."
- One playing of "Film, TV & Theatre Styles" had the style of Sesame Street. Ryan imitates Count von Count, Colin imitates Oscar the Grouch and Wayne acts as Ernie and Grover (referencing his famous "Near and Far" sketch).
- The Muppet Babies episode title "Whose Tale Is It, Anyway?" is a nod to the show.
- When Wayne Brady appeared on Sesame Street in a 2003 episode, Elmo asks him to show between. Wayne was unaware of this, but Elmo encourages him, saying he's good at making things up on the spot, a reference to Wayne's musical presence on the show.
- Wayne Brady - Was a regular panelist on the American version.
- Sid Caesar - Made one special appearance in a season 5 episode of the American version.
- Stephen Colbert - Had two appearances on the American version.
- Dawn French - Appeared once on the radio version of Whose Line?.
- Stephen Fry - Several appearances on the British version.
- Whoopi Goldberg - Appeared twice on the American version.
- Kathy Griffin - Four appearances on the U.S. version.
- David Hasselhoff - Made one appearance on the U.S. version.
- Florence Henderson - Made one appearance on the American Whose Line.
- Eddie Izzard - One appearance on the British version.
- Chris Langham - Appeared once on the U.K. version.
- Lassie - Made one guest appearance on the U.S. version
- Hugh Laurie - One appearance on the radio version.
- John Sessions - Appeared regularly on the British Whose Line.
- Richard Simmons - Made one special guest appearance on the American version.
- Robin Williams - One guest appearance in an episode of the U.S. version.


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The luscious flavor of raspberry dessert wine marries with bubbly and a twist of lemon, creating a sophisticated and seductive drink.
Makes 1 cocktail
- 1 ounce Trader Joe's Raspberry Dessert Wine, chilled
- 5 ounces brut sparkling wine, chilled
- lemon twist
- 1 fresh or frozen raspberry
Add the chilled raspberry wine to a champagne flute. Top with the champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with the lemon twist and the raspberry.
© 2011 By Maria C. Hunt, author of The Bubbly Bar: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion published August 2009 by Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House


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The Rise of the Crow
Season 3 • Episode 1
Big Chief relinquishes his racemaster duties to another driver so he can race THE CROW back up the list. Tina drops off the list, opening the coveted 10-spot for a round robin competition. Varley's son/driver is a no show.
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Stocks and commodities including copper and iron ore fell after a surprise drop in China's exports bolstered concern about the slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.
China's exports sank 18.1 percent in February from a year earlier, according to General Administration of Customs data on the weekend. As a result, copper futures for May delivery shed 1.5 percent to US$3.0355 a pound in afternoon trading on the Comex in New York, extending Friday's slide of about 4 percent.
In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.35 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 0.14 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index edged 0.13 percent lower.
"Any poor news from China is always going to hit short-term market sentiment, especially in the mining sector, and fears of slower growth will hit base metals," IPR Capital director Steven Mayne told Reuters.
Slides in shares of Boeing, last down 2.3 percent, and those of Verizon, last down 0.9 percent, led declines in the Dow.
Boeing was dragged lower after saying it would inspect wings for cracks on undelivered 787s, and after a 777 flown by Malaysian Airline System disappeared over the ocean three days ago.
"News of the wing and inspections likely lower first quarter deliveries, plus the 777 aircraft incident in Asia will likely weigh on the Boeing stock this week," Peter Arment, an analyst at Sterne, Agee & Leach, told Bloomberg News.
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index ended the session with a 0.5 percent drop from the previous close. The UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.4 percent, while Germany's DAX gave up 0.9 percent. France's CAC 40 added 0.1 percent.
Concern about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine keeps weighing on markets worldwide.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser reiterated his concern that the US economy might be stronger than policy makers anticipate and suggested the Fed should accelerate the tapering of its monthly bond-buying programme.
On Friday, a report showed American employers added a higher-than-expected 175,000 jobs, while January's jobs gain was revised up. The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent, from 6.6 percent.
"I expect that the unemployment rate will reach about 6.2 percent by the end of 2014, and, if anything, that may prove too pessimistic," Plosser said in a speech in Paris. "Given the recent trends, an unemployment rate below 6 percent is certainly plausible."
"Reducing the pace of asset purchases in measured steps is moving in the right direction, but the pace may leave us well behind the curve if the economy continues to play out according to the FOMC forecasts," Plosser said.
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CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
The Interpellets exhibition 2011
The Interpellets exhibition is the central platform for the international pellets and wood-fired heating industry. It provides a comprehensive overview of pellets technology and wood-fired heating with a range of exhibitors spanning all sub-areas. Stove, boiler and storage system manufacturers are represented here as well as fuel producers and distributors, and a diverse range of suppliers. Approximately 150 exhibitors and 6,000 trade visitors are expected to attend Interpellets 2011.
Solar Promotion GmbH
Solar Promotion GmbH organizes exhibitions and conferences worldwide for the renewable energy industry. Founded in 2001, Solar Promotion GmbH promotes solar technologies around the world to help further their advancement and implementation into everyday use. Solar Promotion organizes events in the photovoltaic, solar thermal, solar architecture, building efficiency technologies and efficient pellet fuel technology branches. These events include: Intersolar Europe, Intersolar Europe Conference, Intersolar North America, Intersolar India, Intersolar China, Interpellets, Pellets Industry Forum, among others.
At a glance
October 5–7, 2011
New Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart
Hall 4
70629 Stuttgart, Germany
Hours of Operation
Open to Trade Visitors
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
9:00am – 6:00pm
Thursday, October 6, 2011
9:00am – 6:00pm
Open to the Public
Friday, October 7, 2011
9:00am – 4:00pm
6,000 (expected)
150 (expected)
Solar Promotion GmbH
P.O. Box 100 170
Exhibition branches
Interpellets covers the entire industry of pellets technology and wood-fired heating. It is the only exhibition where the pellets and wood-fired heating industry presents itself in all its diversity with all the different branches of the industry. All relevant providers will be represented, from fuel manufacturers through boiler producers to suppliers.
Exhibition areas at Interpellets 2011
Fuel production
• Raw material processing plants
• Moisture measuring systems
• Driers
• Conveyance systems
• Presses
• Safety systems
• Filling plants
• Silos
Fuel trade and sales
• Manufacturers and distributors
• HGV suppliers
• Logistics companies
Heating technology
• Stoves
• Small scale heating systems
• Large scale heating systems
• Combined heating and power
• Wood-fired heating and solar systems
• Storage systems
• Conveyance systems
• Flue gas systems
• Storage tanks
• Control/control electronics
• Ignition
• Motors/gears
• Connector sockets/tubes
• Storage equipment
• Measuring devices
• Testing Institutes
• Research and Development
• Education and Training
• Financing and Promotion
• Planning companies
• Software
• Trade Publications, Publishers
• Organizations and Associations
International Trade Fair for Wood Pellets Technology
The Interpellets exhibition focus on pellets technology and wood-fired heating systems. The most prominent manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and service providers of the industry are all represented at the show, exhibiting their latest products, services and innovations.
Supporters of Interpellets
DEPV – German Wood Fuel and Pellet Association
The German Wood Fuel and Pellet Association represents the interests of the German wood pellet industry. Its more than 80 members come from the fields of pellet production, pellet distribution, manufacturing of pellet boilers and pellet stoves. Among its members are also companies that offer storage systems for wood pellets, technical equipment etc. In 2008, the German Wood Fuel and Pellet Association founded the German Pellet Institute (DEPI), a platform for customer service, PR and marketing concerning wood pellet heating.
EPC – European Pellet Council
The European Pellet Council (EPC) is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of the European wood pellet sector. Its members are national pellet associations or related organisations from 15 countries. The EPC deals with important issues that need to be managed in the transition from a niche product to a major energy commodity (like standardisation and certification of pellet quality, safety, security of supply, education and training, and the quality of pellet using devices).
• Austria:
proPellets Austria
• Belgium:
Valorisation de la Biomasse asbl (ValBiom)
• Finland:
Suomen Pellettienergiayhdistys ry (SPE)
• France:
propellet France
• France:
Syndicat National des Producteurs de Granulés de Bois (SNPGB)
• Germany:
Deutscher Energieholz- und Pelletverband (DEPV)
• Hungary:
Magyar Pellet Egyesület (HPA)
• Ireland:
Irish Bioenergy Association
• Italy:
Associazione Italiana Energie Agroforestali (AIEL)
• Portugal:
Associação Nacional de Pellets Energéticas de Biomassa (ANEP)
• Spain:
Asociación Española de Valorización Energética de la Biomasa (AVEBIOM)
• Sweden:
Svenska Bioenergiföreningen
• Switzerland:
proPellet Schweiz
Media Partners
Bioenergy Insight
Bioenergy Insight is distributed to a minimum of 3,000 named individuals drawn from a database of 10,000 companies in the industry. These are primarily utilities biopower, biofuel, pulp and paper and pellet producers, as well as other companies working in the biomass sector, but also include plant constructors, dairy, waste and animals processing facilities, investors and logistics suppliers. Recipients include CEOs, operations directors, business development managers, senior engineers and finance directors. The publication covers issues including biomass pre-treat- ment technologies, anaerobic digestion, biorefineries, gasification technology, dedicated energy crops, biological conversion processes, sustainability, biomass harvesting, storage and transport, pellet production and biogas production outlook.
Bioenergy International
Building the bioenergy market by spreading knowledge' has been the motto for the publisher of Bioenergy International for more than 30 years. Through a worldwide network, information is communicated in paper and internet versions. The main magazine is published in English and is distributed to 64 countries around the globe (Oct 2008). Local editions in French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish languages are available through partners. Bioenergy International Canada & USA has recently launched its office and publication also in English. The Bioenergy International headquarters is located in the center of Stockholm, Sweden. Correspondants and partners are spread all over the world, a guarantee for this truly international product. Distributed to subscribers in 64 countries, at all major bioenergy events, to members in bioenergy associations and on the internet. BIOENERGY INTERNATIONAL - WHENEVER BIOENERGY IS DISCUSSED.
BRENNSTOFFSPIEGEL und mineralölrundschau
Canadian Biomass Magazine
Fordaq manages the leading online market for wood professionals. More than 52,000 wood professionals (log producers, sawmills, veneer mills, panel producers, importers and large industrial users) have chosen to become members of the Fordaq network. Many of the largest wood companies in Europe are members of FORDAQ.
These companies have access via our website to the following services:
- The Marketplace: Over 8.000 postings online 24/7
- The Directory: online directory of all companies
- The Postman: daily email news and postings
- Market Info: daily news
Our magazine Edificial Energy Consultant is the speaking tube for all Energy Consultants in the German speaken area. The magazine covers all subjects of Energy Consulting consequently, independent and widespreaded. Due to field reports, opinions, standards, technical expertise, and recommendations from energy consultants, the reader gets important impulses. The Edificial Energy Consultant covers therewith consistently and widely all relevant fields of the energy consulting activity. In addition to the printed magazine there is
a Newsletter which comes out twice a month.
"IKZ-ENERGY" is the magazine devoted to renewable energy and fuel efficiency in buildings. Appearing eight times a year, it provides information on all aspects of the supply and consumption of regenerative and pioneer energies. "IKZ-ENERGY" is a comprehensive source of theoretical and practical knowledge for solar and heating equipment fitters, electricians, roofers, façade builders, planners and energy consultants.
'Holz-Zentralblatt' is Germany's leading trade journal for entrepreneurs and executives in the forestry and woodworking industries, and is read in over 60 countries. Its articles cover the entire spectrum of market development, and weekly publishing guarantees that its reporting is always up to the minute. Contributions relating to technical innovations, to legal questions or which come from science and research offer additional information. Regular themed issues and special editions focus on the most important trade shows and events, discuss international markets and are dedicated to special subject areas.
pellets - Markt und Trends
'Pellets – Markt und Trends' is Germany's first specialist magazine dedicated exclusively to pellets and has been a success since its introduction five years ago. Issued six times a year, the magazine reports on the latest market developments, provides background information and market overviews of the industry's products and companies, conducts interviews with market players and publishes reports offering an insight into interesting projects. An annual special edition provides a practical, expert summary of basic information about the market, technology, fuel and applications.
SBZ Sanitär.Heizung.Klima
The SBZ is a magazine being published in the 14-day rhythm which reports about the event in the HVAC and plumbing industry as well as about the technical and marketing developments currently. An official media partner of the central association is sanitarily heating climate the SBZ of HVAC trade associations. The magazine is mainly read of discriminators in skilled crafts and great trading concerns but also with associations in the industry and of sales representatives.
Si Informationen
SUN & WIND ENERGY is the international magazine for professionals worldwide in the field of renewable energies. The magazine appears monthly from 2009 onwards and provides valuable information on the international renewable energy market and to maximize sales prospects. SUN & WIND ENERGY presents international news, market developments, worldwide market overviews, company profiles, product information, interviews, job opportunities and a comprehensive company directory.
TGA Fachplaner
TGA Fachplaner - the magazine for technical building equipment – is aimed at decision-makers, engineers and technicians involved with planning, consulting, project and facility management in the building services industry. Our editorial staff also runs a planning office. Knowing the business from our own experience enables us to provide a practice oriented editorial content with reports on all planning relevant topics and project sizes.
zek-Zukunftsenergie + Kommunaltechnik
TOPIC FOCUS: Hydropower, bioenergy, municipal technology, system engineering and environmental issues.
READERSHIP: Municipal decision makers, heads of municipal departments, governmental authorities, trade and industry associations, technical consultants, energy providers, industry-specific businesses, operators of power stations.
More info about RES & EE on: email@example.com
CROATIAN CENTER of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CCRES)