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By JOHN FLOWERS
VERGENNES — The second time proved to be the charm for Vergennes Democrat Diane Lanpher, who pulled off an upset of sorts by winning one of two House seats in the traditional GOP stronghold of Addison-3, toppling one-term incumbent and former Vergennes mayor Kitty Oxholm in the process.
Lanpher, a Vergennes City Council member, received 1,928 tallies in heavy voting in the House district that includes Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes and Waltham. She finished second in the balloting to three-term incumbent Greg Clark, R-Vergennes, who topped the field with a total of 2,220 votes.
Oxholm, finishing her first term, was third with 1,858 votes — 70 behind Lanpher. Rounding out the field was first-time candidate Jean Richardson, a Ferrisburgh Democrat, who garnered 1,558 votes.
Lanpher credited her win to a lot of hard work, both by her and supporters who worked on her behalf. She walked door-to-door within the district and said she was gratified by how many people knew her. Some of the people with whom she spoke in her travels even thought she was an incumbent representative.
"I took that as a positive," Lanpher said, adding her recent election to the Vergennes City Council and voters' interest in Barack Obama at the top of the Democratic ticket probably also helped her House bid.
Lanpher had finished fourth, with 1,217 tallies, in a five-way race for the two Addison-3 seats in 2006. She said she is pleased to have prevailed this year.
"I'm very, very excited," Lanpher said on Tuesday night. "I feel I'm in a position to get things done."
By ANDY KIRKALDY
ADDISON COUNTY — Yes, Addison County and Brandon did.
Most local voters joined their peers statewide in backing President-elect Barack Obama as Vermont became the first state that national news networks placed in the Democrat's column on Tuesday night, just minutes after polls in the state closed at 7 p.m.
In heavy turnout that averaged 78 percent and topped 80 percent in at least a dozen local communities, Addison County and Brandon residents also backed statewide winners, including three candidates for major offices who faced opposition: Republican Gov. Jim Douglas of Middlebury, Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie and Democratic Secretary of State Deb Markowitz, who garnered the most votes in these parts in all contested races (see chart).
In every case, local voters' support for the statewide and national winners, all of whom prevailed by comfortable margins, exceeded their margins statewide.
As of mid-morning on Wednesday, Obama, a first-term U.S. Senator from Illinois, had claimed 67 percent of the Vermont vote with 87 percent of the overall ballots reported counted.
Assuming that percentage holds, that will be the second-largest margin of victory Obama enjoyed in any state in the nation, trailing only his birth state of Hawaii, where he polled 72 percent. Rhode Island came in third at 63 percent. The heavily African-American District of Columbia backed Obama by an even greater 93 percent.
With 100 percent of the local vote counted, Obama swept to victory in all 24 towns and captured roughly 70 percent of the ballots cast. In four towns, more than 80 percent of voters favored Obama over Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the Republican nominee.
Ripton led the way with 83 percent of voters supporting Obama, and voters in Goshen, Lincoln and Middlebury all backed the winning Democratic ticket at a rate of roughly 81 percent.
BRISTOL — Autumn Harp Inc., the largest private employer in Bristol, announced Wednesday that the company is folding its Bristol operations into its Essex facility.
The 30-year-old manufacturer of cosmetics and personal care products employs 160 full-time employees at its Bristol facility and 40 in Essex. All of the company's Bristol-based employees will be offered the chance to work in Essex, and the company intends to offer transportation for the 30-mile commute between Bristol and Essex.
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Face powder was one of Melba's earliest products with the first order of 100 lavender-coloured boxes being packed personally by Frank Jones. In those early years it was a small, intimate, concern that operated from the basement of a modest cottage property on Prairie Avenue. Basement cosmetic production was not uncommon in those times and even Ruth Maurer, who founded Marinello, started in exactly the same way. There is evidence of Melba 'complexion aids' being advertised as early as 1909 with products including Melba Skin Cleaner, Melbaline Face Powder and Melba Rose Blush. Face powder and rouge were packaged in cardboard containers with no evidence of metal cases used in those early years.
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2013 Outdoor Track
Posted his second straight National Runner-Up performance in the 5,000-meter distance as he placed second in the NCAA National Championships in Eugene ... Tallied a time of 13:40.41 to earn First Team All-America honors for the second straight season ... Won his second straight NCAA East Regional Championship with a time of 13:49.94, winning by over 10 seconds in the race ... Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round with the second-fastest time in the 5,000-meter race (13:36.27) ... Posted his third fastest 5,000-meter time of his career and fastest of the season at 13:36.27 at the Payton Jordan Invitational (April 28) at Stanford … He finished 19th overall in the race that included professionals and former Olympians … His time of 13:36.27 is the 10th-fastest time in NCAA Division I as of May 1 and the third best time in the NCAA East Region … Named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for his efforts at the Payton Jordan … Named the SoCon Runner of the Week (April 3) after posting a ninth place finish in the 5,000-meter race at the Stanford Invitational (March 30) … Posted his top 1,500-meter time of the year finishing second at the Wake Forest Open (March 15-16) at 3:49.27… Led the 1,500-meter race at the Southern Conference Championships (April 20-21) but was disqualified for impeding … Posted a personal-best mile time at 4:08.06 to win the Bob Davidson Mile at the High Point VertKlasse Meet (March 22-23).
2012-13 Indoor Track
Won the Southern Conference Championship (Feb.23-24) in the 3,000-meter race, marking his sixth title in the league in all events with two cross country, an indoor mile last year, an outdoor 1,500-meter race and a distance-medley championship in the outdoor season … Posted a time of 8:09.07, winning by 1.68 over his nearest competitor and setting a facility record at the JDL Fast Track … Turned in his fastest time of the year in the 3,000-meter distance with a time of 8:06.71 at the Flotrack Husky Classic (Feb. 9), where he finished 16th overall … Finished seventh overall in the Elite Mile race at the Hilton Garden Invitational(Feb. 1-2) with a time of 4:09.41.
2012 Cross Country
Named the Southern Conference Runner of the Year for the second straight season after winning the SoCon Cross Country Championships with a time of 23:42.22 (Oct. 27) …Ran three fastest times in the Southern Conference in the 8,000-meter distance … Won the SoCon Championships by 15 seconds over his nearest competitor … Finished second in the NCAA Southeast Regional for the second straight year …Posted a 10,000-meter time of 29:36.51 at McAlpine Park in Charlotte (Nov. 9) to set another UNCG-program record at that distance … Trimmed three seconds from his 10,000-meter time set the year prior at the same race … Earned NCAA Division I All-America status by placing 10th in the NCAA National Championship race in Louisville (Nov. 17) … Improved three spots in the race from the prior year … Set another UNCG-program record in the 10,000-meter race with a time of29:29.80 … Two-time SoCon Runner of the Month (September andOctober) … Named SoCon Runner of the Week Oct. 17 and SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week Oct. 31 … Two-time Blue Chip Performer of the Week … Posted a third place finish at the Greater Louisville Classic (Sept. 29) with a program-record time of 22:59.62 in the 8,000-meter race … Added a time of 23:14.00 in the Pre-Nationals race in Louisville (Oct. 13).
2012 Outdoor
Set a school record and personal best time of3:40.25 in the 1,500m at the Raleigh Relays, which was the fastest time in the country at that time for that distance (Mar 30) … earned top individual honors in the 1,500 meters at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships (Apr 22) … lowered his own personal best and school record time in the 5,000m at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 13:21.89 to finish eighth overall (Apr 29) … won the 5,000m at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in a time of 14:00.51 (May 26) … national runner-up in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in DesMoines, Iowa, crossing the line in a time of 13:41.04, earning first-team All America honors (June 6).
2011-12 Indoor
Won the 3,000m at the prestigious Meyo Invitational with a personal best and school record setting time of 7:49.87 (Feb 4) … set the school record in the mile run at the Spire Invitational with a personal best time of 4:02.80, finishing first overall (Feb 11) … Southern Conference Champion in the mile run with a time of 4:06.57 (Feb 24) … placed fourth in the 3,000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 7:50.26 to garner All-America honors (Mar 10).
2011 Cross Country
Undefeated through the first four meets of the season … set 8,000 meter school record at the SoCon Cross Country Championships in 23:11 to take the individual title (Oct29) … named SoCon Runner of the Year… second overall at the prestigious NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 29:52 (Nov12) … finished 13th overall at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with a personal record time of 29:39 for 10,000 meters (Nov 21) … became first Spartan runner to earn All-America cross country honors.
Prior to UNCG
Attended Shorter University in Rome, Ga. where he ran for coach Jay Stephenson … helped lead his team to a10th place finish at the NAIA National Championship after running the 8k course in a time of 24:44 to finish in third place … was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Cross Country Runner of the Year … named the NAIA National Runner of the Week twice in cross country … took home top individual honors at the Southern States Athletic Conference Championship to also earn all-conference honors … also finished in first as an individual at the Berry XC Invitational and the Southeast Classic in cross country … helped lead his team to a National Championship in indoor track after winning the national title in the 3,000 meters and distance medley relay at the event … also helped lead his team to an NAIA National Championship in outdoor track … won the national title during the outdoor season in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters …won the conference title in the 1,500 and 10,000 meters, as well as a member of the 4x800 meter relay team … was also a two-time NAIA National Runner of the Week in outdoor track.
Ran at Chebiemit Boys Secondary School in Chebiemit,Kenya for coach Reuben Kirrah … competed in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000 meters in track & field … also played on the soccer team that won its district title.
Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo … born Oct. 27, 1990 in Iten, Kenya … son of Gabriel Suter and Roselyne Cheruiyot… has four siblings, Moses Kiptoo, Denis Chelimo, Alberto Chelimo and Emmanuela Chelimo … majoring in public health at UNCG.
Top Performances
Cross Country
8k: 22:59.62 (Greater Louisville Classic -9/29/12)
10k: 28:37.30 (NCAA Regiona, 11/15/13)
800m: 1:54.54
Mile: 4:02.80
3,000m: 7:49.87
Mile: 4:08.06 (High Point VertKlasse, 3/23/13)
1,500m: 3:40.25
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There's definitely a way to work this one to your advantage, though; while the positive consequences come about more from comments or personalised posts - rather than simply getting a like or reaction - one of the study's co-author's said that it really doesn't take much effort to make someone's day that little bit happier.
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Jeff Charbonneau, a 2000 CWU alumnus and an Eastern Washington science teacher today was named national Teacher of the Year.
Read the Wall Street Journal article here.
Read the Washington Post article here.
Charbonneau, from Zillah High in the Yakima Valley, is the first winner from Washington state since 2007, and he will spend a year traveling as an ambassador for the teaching profession.
The Council of Chief State School Officers announced the award today. Charbonneau, the 63rd National Teacher of the Year, will be recognized along with all 2013 State Teachers of the Year by President Obama in a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday.
Charbonneau was one of four finalists for the teaching honor. The other three finalists were an English teacher from Maryland, a special education teacher from Florida and a music teacher from New Hampshire.
Read more about Charbonneau in the Seattle Times here.
Charbonneau is a 2000 CWU graduate in biology education, who also received his biology teaching certificate, in 2000; and his broad area science teaching certificate, in 2004, from CWU. In 2005, he earned his Master Teacher degree from Central.
In addition, Charbonneau teaches online professional teacher certification courses and facilities the online National Board Teacher Certification candidate program through the CWU Office of Continuing Education. He also is a teacher in CWU's Cornerstone program, which allow his high school physics students to earn college credit.
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FITCHBURG -- Walking into the Fitchburg Art Museum, returning visitors feel the difference right away.
Gone are the dark walls and 19th-century paintings that once graced the first floor of the Merriam Parkway building's galleries. The walls have been given a fresh coat of warm gray paint and the paintings replaced with photographs dating from the Civil War to the recent past.
Nicholas Capasso, the museum's new director, is on a mission to make the Fitchburg Art Museum the best community art museum the region has seen, and he's reaching out to the community in unprecedented ways, from creating a permanent community gallery space to making the museum more accessible to the local Spanish-speaking population.
He's changing exhibits that have been in place for years, trying to get more of the museum's more than 4,000 artworks and objects out on view in a regular rotation to give people a reason to come back. And he's reaching out to the New England artist community to welcome more regional contemporary art.
The new photography exhibit features about 60 works from the museum's permanent collection, which Capasso said is "so strong that you could teach a history of the medium of photography in these three galleries."
It features some famous photos such as Alfred Stieglitz's "The Steerage" and Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother."
The show marks the first time in the museum's history that it has offered public signage and labels in both English and Spanish.
"Forty percent of the people here in Fitchburg and Leominster speak Spanish at home, and these communities have not felt welcome at this museum, and we're going to start working hard to change that," Capasso said. "I'm hoping that this will be a completely bilingual museum over the course of the next couple years."
He is also planning an exhibit of contemporary Latino art in New England in fall 2014, which has members of the local Latino community excited for the possibilities to come.
"Historically, institutions have not kept up with the demographic changes in Fitchburg," said Cleghorn Neighborhood Center Executive Director Joana Dos Santos. "It's great to the see that (Capasso) has really embraced those changes."
She's hoping the outreach will begin to change attitudes about museums, and show people they can be fun, dynamic places.
"There's a perspective that only certain types of people go to a museum, and a lot of times, Latinos don't feel welcome," Dos Santos said.
She's been encouraging members of the community to go to the museum for the past year through an English as a Second Language course the center offers that incorporates ESL tours, and is hoping to expand it.
Capasso said he's found a lot of Fitchburg natives who either don't know the city had a museum or they know about it but have never stepped inside. He's hoping to address the museum's visibility problem by improving both signage and the Academy Street facade, as well as adding a piece of sculpture art in the courtyard facing Elm Street that will draw attention and be a beloved piece of public art for the community.
The museum is partnering with the city, the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance, Fitchburg State University and several other entities to establish a state-designated downtown cultural district, which would provide state-level marketing for culture and tourism and make an identity for Fitchburg as a cultural destination, Capasso said.
"That's important to broadcast not just to people outside of Fitchburg, but also to let people in Fitchburg start absorbing this as part of the city's identity, that it really is a center for culture and creativity," he said.
The museum has already had success with the Building Blocks community art project on Main Street, and Director of Marketing Jerry Beck hopes to build upon that.
He said it's important to make sure that the efforts are done in a sustainable, manageable way so as to create meaningful, long-term relationships.
Beginning this spring, the Main Street Art Project, funded by a $75,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant secured last year, will bring public artworks by four different artists to the downtown. The first will be sculptor Nora Valdez, whom Capasso hopes will be able to create her artwork on the street and engage in dialog with passersby as she works.
The museum will continue its regional arts and crafts show. Beginning this year, first-prize winners will receive a small solo exhibition in addition to a cash prize. Capasso said he'll be effecting that policy retroactively, by awarding a one-person show to Valdez, who placed first last year.
The annual Art in Bloom festival will celebrate its 15th year May 2-5 by being free for the first time, Capasso said, thanks to sponsorship by trustee Gale Simonds Hurd.
He has hired a new curator, Mary Tinti, who is starting April 29 and has experience with contemporary regional and public art. One of the first things she'll do is go through museum founder Eleanor Norcross' personal artwork and belongings to create an exhibit outlining her life, history and contributions to the city, Capasso said.
"You can't figure anything out at the Fitchburg Art Museum until you figure out Eleanor Norcross," he said.
Capasso is also working to connect in as many ways as possible with Fitchburg Public Schools and FSU. He's working on creating a summer program for eighth-graders that will focus on both art making and museum studies. The students will get to see how a museum works behind the scenes, something they wouldn't normally get until college, Capasso said.
"It will make these kids much more comfortable in museums, and also show them that careers in culture are viable," he said.
Superintendent of Schools Andre Ravenelle said the museum is already opening its doors to the schools, offering exhibits to both students and staff.
He sees the possibility of bringing both resident artists and museum art and artifacts into classrooms to tie into a number of areas of the curriculum.
Ward 4 Councilor Dolores Thibault-Munoz said the museum's relationship with city youth is critical to exposing them to art and helping them to find their own creativity. She sees it as a mutually beneficial relationship that will strengthen both the community and the institution. She and her husband, David Thibault-Munoz, director of community organizing for the Twin Cities Community Development Corp. and a member of the School Committee, are supportive of all of the efforts Capasso is undertaking to engage the community.
The Twin Cities CDC and the Elm Street Area Neighborhood Association will also be holding a meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Fitchburg Historical Society on Main Street, welcoming past students and staff of B.F. Brown Middle School to share their memories of the school, and turn them into concepts for murals, David Thibault-Munoz said. He said the Twin Cities CDC is hoping to gain control of the boarded up school and turn it into artist studios and housing, an effort the museum supports as its neighbor.
Follow Alana Melanson at facebook.com/alanasentinel or on Twitter @alanamelanson.


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|End of the trip at the Equator Monument
From my previous experiences on Hot Rock Africa, I knew that we would build strong friendships on the truck. The people that you travel with, live with and suffer with, will be friends for life. The fun times brings you together, but when you suffer together, that's what brings out the strong bonds.
And there has been suffering, which we have tended to gloss over in this blog. The hardships, the hunger, the cold, the dust, the wind and accidents, even including a death. The death was not part of our group, but we were closely involved in rescuing a drowning boy, but we could not revive his father even after several hours of trying.
|Truck bogged badly on the Salt Flats
Sometimes the grind of the trip has brought us close to leaving the truck. But leaving the truck is not so easy - you can't just hail a taxi to the airport when you are camped in the middle of nowhere. The truck tries to keep a hold of you through the hard times so you can move forward to the good times. Even when we work hard, can be good times, like when we got bogged on the salt flats.
|Rebecca and Bob finding the critical fence posts.
We had been bogged several times before, but getting bogged on a salt flat is different. You break through the hard crust into bottomless soft mud. The wheels dig down until the body of the truck rests on the hard crust and you are going nowhere. I expected it would take a large tractor to pull us out and in the 10 days we'd spent around this region we had seen none.
|Me digging ramps for the wheels
It took teamwork and a bit of luck to drag the truck back onto solid ground. I started digging ramps to lift us back onto the hard crust; Simon jacked up the truck to lift the body; Jonny, Tim and Ken dug out clearance for the diff; while everone else scouted around for useful items. Our luck came in the form of a pile of rocks and fence posts 200 metres away. Everyone gathered rocks in whatever container they could find: shopping baskets, bar buckets, even our cooking pots were put to use.
|Boys digging out the diff.
The critical component was the two fence posts that we placed under the main bogged wheels, then filled all the remaining spaces with the rocks. Finally with Andy's driving skills, learned from several previous boggings, along with everyone rocking and pushing the truck, we just managed to extract the truck the 5 metres onto hard ground. I felt that day we all came together as a team. If anyone had not helped, we would have been stuck on the salt flats for days. That's the type of incident that brings us all together.
|Everyone helping with rocks
So we had no choice but to stay on the truck. We muddled through the hard times and events changed for the better.It binds us together and makes us feel it was right to make the commitment to keep on going. But we can't wait to get off the dammed truck, to have hot showers on demand, a real kitchen to cook in and a plush couch to sit on and to spend time out of the dirt.
|The final push to get the truck out.
Check out our final video for the last drive day.


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This industry first was achieved by brothers Mike and Heath Steede on 47 acres of their family-owned farm in Lucedale.
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Peanuts have gained popularity in Mississippi by adding diversity to production cycles, maximizing land use, and carrying a lower risk of disease. Growers should stay updated on current product information and practice disease management to make peanuts profitable.
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Les Anges dans nos campagnes is a traditional French Christmas carol which was long ago translated into English as Angels We Have Heard On High. When I was a child we always sang it in French at home, at church and in school. I grew up in a Franco-American family and we attended St-Anne Parish, a parish in which my great grandparents and grandparents were among the founding members. We had our own parish elementary school and high school. In elementary school, we were fortunate to be taught in French half day and in English the other half. So you can understand why we sang French carols at our school.
Les Anges dans nos campagnes/Angels we have heard on high was a favorite carol. As a child, I loved singing the Glorias...
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Les anges dans nos campagnes
Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux
Et l'écho de nos montagnes
Redit ce chant mélodieux<
Gloria in excelsis Déo! (bis)
Bergers, pour qui cette fête ?
Quel est l'objet de tous ces chants ?
Quel vainqueur, quelle conquête
Mérite ces cris triomphants :
Ils annoncent la naissance
Du libérateur d'Israël
Et pleins de reconnaissance
Chantent en ce jour solennel :
Gloria ...
Cherchons tous l'heureux village
Qui l'a vu naître sous ses toits
Offrons-lui le tendre hommage
Et de nos cœurs et de nos voix :
Gloria ...
Bergers, quittez vos retraites,
Unissez-vous à leurs concerts,
Et que vos tendres musettes
Fassent retenir les airs :
Gloria ...
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
See Him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise.
Now sing along with the rest of us bloggers and sing your way through the rest of the Christmas season with the carols you loved best.
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Lucie's Legacy
Lucie LeBlanc Consentino


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Duration of Obesity May Affect Heart Disease
How long a young adult is obese may affect that person's heart disease risk in middle age, according to new research. The finding suggests that not only preventing but also delaying the onset of obesity can help reduce heart disease later in life.
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death nationwide for both men and women. Many risk factors can be modified to help prevent or delay the disease. However, heart disease develops slowly over time. It's often diagnosed after a person has the signs or symptoms of a heart attack, heart failure or arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat). Before any warning signs appear—or are noticed—the condition is called subclinical or "silent" heart disease.
Obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease. Past studies have linked both body mass index (BMI)—a ratio of weight to height—and waist circumference to heart disease risk. However, few studies have examined whether the duration of obesity affects heart disease as well. A team led by Dr. Jared P. Reis of NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) set out to investigate.
The researchers collected and examined data from more than 3,200 Caucasian and African-American young adults, 18-30 years old, who were enrolled in the NHLBI-supported Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study in the mid-1980s. The participants were recruited from Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago; Minneapolis; and Oakland, California.
Every 2 to 5 years, the participants were examined to determine if and when they became obese and how long they stayed obese. CT scans given at years 15, 20 or 25 determined the presence of coronary artery calcification—a subclinical sign of heart disease. The findings were published on July 17, 2013, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
About 40% of participants became obese during the study. Over 38% of those who were obese for more than 20 years developed coronary artery calcification. In contrast, only about 25% of those who never became obese developed coronary artery calcification. The scientists calculated that, independent of BMI or waist circumference, each year that a young adult is obese raises that person's risk of developing silent heart disease by 2-4%.
Obesity has become increasingly prevalent in the United States. People are becoming obese at younger ages, and more than one-third of adults nationwide are now obese. These findings suggest that current trends may have important implications for heart disease.
"I think our findings really suggest that if we don't measure obesity duration in addition to BMI and waist circumference, we may be underestimating the health risks of obesity," Reis says.
The researchers now plan to investigate the relationship between duration of obesity and clinical heart disease.


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Full Service Community Schools
The purpose of establishing the Vallejo Full Service Community Schools Program (VFSCS) is to ensure students have clear pathways from Preschool to College and Career. The VFSCS program provides comprehensive academic, social, mental, and physical education services to meet student, family, and community needs beginning in the North Vallejo community.
Program's Goal and Objectives:
The goal of the Vallejo Full Service Community Schools (FSCS) is to improve student academic achievement and well being through the offering of comprehensive high-quality services. The following are the program's main objectives:
Improve student achievement (closing the achievement gap)
Improve student attendance
Reduce student referrals, suspensions, and expulsions
Increase student well-being in a range of health indices
Improve school campus safety
- Increase parent involvement in their children's education
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Futuristic & Universal since I958
The story of the Atomium is, above all, one of love, the love that the Belgians have for an extraordinary structure symbolising a frame of mind that wittily combines aesthetic daring with technical mastery. The appearance of the Atomium is unusual and unforgettable. It has a rare quality of lifting everyone's spirits and firing their imagination.
Diane Hennebert, 2008.
A seminal totem in the Brussels skyline; neither tower, nor pyramid, a little bit cubic, a little bit spherical, half-way between sculpture and architecture, a relic of the past with a determinedly futuristic look, museum and exhibition centre; the Atomium is, at once, an object, a place, a space, a Utopia and the only symbol of its kind in the world, which eludes any kind of classification.
Follow Atomium - Googie style and atomic era.
The Atomium was the main pavilion and icon of the World Fair of Brussels (1958), commonly called Expo 58. It symbolised the democratic will to maintain peace among all the nations, faith in progress, both technical and scientific and, finally, an optimistic vision of the future of a modern, new, super-technological world for a better life for mankind.
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The peaceful use of atomic energy for scientific purposes embodied these themes particularly well and, so, that is what determined the shape of the edifice. At 102 metres high, with its nine interconnected spheres, it represents an elementary iron crystal enlarged 165 billion (thousand million) times. It was dreamed up by the engineer André Waterkeyn (1917-2005). The spheres, though, were fitted out by the architects André and Jean Polak.
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The Atomium was not intended to survive beyond the 1958 World Fair but its popularity and success soon made it a key landmark, first of Brussels then internationally.
Half a century later, the Atomium continues, for that matter, to embody those ideas of the future and universality. And, among other things through its cultural programming, it carries on the debate begun in 1958: What kind of future do we want for tomorrow? What does happiness depend on?
Over and above the symbolic value linked to its history, the Atomium has become one of the icons of the city of Brussels: capital of Europe, with which it has a special relationship. Since its inspired restoration (2006), the landmark that many people call the most Belgian monument, is also a museum with its permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.
The completely steel-clad Atomium is a kind of UFO in the cultural history of Humanity, a mirror turned simultaneously towards the past and the future, comparing our Utopias of yesterday with our dreams for tomorrow.
Follow Atomium - miniature replicas around the world.
>>> A lot of books and DVD's about the history of the Atomium and the Expo 58 are available in the Atomium shop.
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Travel Content Research and Writing with SEO focus -- 3
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Yea!!!! Today is my day!
For those of you who don't know......this is a blog hop displaying little coin purses made from the adorable pattern above. Please take a few moments and check out all the amazing work the other hoppers have done. Just click on the image above and you will find a full schedule for the hop.
I must have been feeling whimsical when I made my little purses.
Don't you think????
I have never used a purse frame before. It was a little challenging..........
But the sewing was fun and easy.
If you want the Pattern....... find it here!
I wish.... I had a little more time to make a bunch more.
I think they would make cute Christmas gifts. Stuff a gift card inside........ and ta done!!
My girl Brie loves pandas, so this one is for her.
I just love a mustache !!!!
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Well there you have it..... My little purses !!!
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The Merlin HM Mk 1 has been in Service with the Royal Navy since 1998. There are 5 Squadrons, 814 Sqn, 820 Sqn, 829 Sqn, 824 Sqn and 700 Sqn and all are based at the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall when disembarked. Primarily employed as an anti-submarine helicopter and equipped with sonics and sonar systems the aircraft also contributes to anti surface warfare.
Merlin is designed to operate from both large and small ships' flight decks, in severe weather and high sea states, by day and night. When embarked the aircraft operates primarily from the Auxiliary Oiler (Replenishment), Carrier and Type 23 Frigate but can also embark in other platforms with a capable flight deck. A high level of reliability, serviceability and ease of maintenance are a pre-requisite. The aircraft is therefore configured both structurally and in terms of mission system and cockpit design, to meet the demands of the harsh maritime environment.
Powered by three Rolls Royce Turbomeca gas turbines, the rugged, crashworthy airframe is of modular construction, mainly of aluminiumlithium, aluminium and composites. The rotor system, which is fully folding, benefits from some of the most advanced helicopter aerodynamics in the world. With a maximum all-up-mass of 14,600 kg, and a top speed of 167 kts, the Merlin can carry four homing torpedoes or depth charges, and has sufficient fuel for a radius of operation of over 200 nautical miles.
The aircraft and its mission system are managed by two computers, linked by dual data buses. All crew stations can access the management computers and can operate the tactical displays, fed by the Blue Kestrel radar. Navigation is state of the art with ring laser gyros, inertial reference systems GPS, doppler and radar altimeters. Electronic Support measures (ESM), are supplied by the new Orange Reaper and the mission system is completed by a comprehensive communications fit that includes datalink.
To date the aircraft has contributed to many operations and exercises, throughout the world including hostilities in the Northern Gulf in 2003.
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MEPs back deal to give air passenger data to US
The European Parliament has adopted a controversial bill clarifying US access to personal data about airline passengers in the EU.
MEPs agreed by 409 votes to 226 to let the US Department of Homeland Security see data on the Passenger Name Record (PNR) , under strict controls.
Supporters say this is a vital step in the fight against terrorism.
But some fear information could be used for other unspecified purposes which could affect civil rights.
The agreement applies to airlines operating flights between any of the 27 EU countries and the US.
It covers not only European airlines but also any carriers that are "incorporated or storing data" in the EU and operating flights to or from the US.
The new agreement replaces a provisional 2007 EU-US deal, under which PNR data is already transferred to the US authorities.
But that deal was renegotiated, under pressure from the European Parliament, which insisted on firmer privacy safeguards.
The European Commission, which drafts EU law, says the new accord does provide more legal certainty and privacy safeguards.
Anti-terror monitoring
The PNR information includes names, addresses, credit card and phone numbers, but in some circumstances may also include sensitive data on an individual's ethnic origin, meal choices, health, political views or sex life.
The US authorities say they will "employ automated systems to filter and mask out sensitive data from PNR".
Sensitive data "could be used in exceptional circumstances when a person's life is at risk", a European Parliament statement said.
Such data would be accessed only case-by-case and would be permanently deleted 30 days after receipt unless needed for a specific investigation.
The deal says PNR data will be used exclusively to combat terrorism or fund-raising for terrorism, as well as trans-national crimes that incur a jail sentence of three years or more.
Although airlines already collect many details on passengers, from phone and credit card numbers to meal preferences and medical conditions, now they will transfer that data to the US Department of Homeland Security.
Privacy concerns
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Strasbourg says many questions remain about how the information will be used, how long the US will keep it, and who else might have access to it.
Some MEPs fear the deal sets a precedent and ask how the EU would respond if China or Russia asked for the same information, our correspondent says.
The European Parliament has approved a PNR deal with Australia and is negotiating one with Canada.
The deal approved on Thursday, which took several years to negotiate, says any passengers who believe their data has been misused will have access to US justice to seek redress.
PNR data will be stored in an active US database for up to five years. After the first six months all information which could be used to identify a passenger will be masked out.
Some MEPs say the proposals leave too many unanswered questions, such as how will the US use this information, how long will it keep the data and who will have access to it?
Dutch Liberal-Democrat MEP Sophie in 't Veld was involved in drafting the proposals but voted against the bill.
"The results of the vote show clearly that there are very strong reservations against this agreement. However, the US made it very clear that a 'no' vote would be answered by suspending visa-free travel to the US," she said.
"Many colleagues - understandably - did not want to make this sacrifice. But it is highly regrettable that the fundamental rights of EU citizens have been bargained away under pressure."
The US ambassador to the EU, William E Kennard, said the vote showed a joint EU-US "commitment to the security of the travelling public".
He said it would "provide legal certainty for airlines and assure travellers that their privacy will be respected".
According to British Conservative MEP Timothy Kirkhope, PNR data was "instrumental" in capturing collaborators of the 7 July 2005 London bombers and the 2008 Mumbai terror attackers.
He said PNR data had also "led to the capture of dozens of murderers, paedophiles and rapists" and "95% of all drug captures in Belgium and 85% in Sweden are caught using PNR data".


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The Golden Apples of the Sun is your Sunday afternoon musical mind-excursion.
Each week different presenters curate unique personal journeys through psych-tinged realms, pastoral folk, glitch, lo-fi electronica, hauntology and hypnagogic pop.
Enjoy finding yourself transported to a world beyond time, where the past and future intermingle in sun-dappled hallucinogenic soundscapes of strange and beautiful music.
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Kip Moore's Debut Album 'Up All Night' Set to Hit Stores April 24
Kip Moore's fans just can't seem to get enough of his latest Top 20 single, 'Somethin' 'Bout a Truck.' Well, they better get ready for even more tunes from the charming newcomer, as his debut album 'Up All Night' is being released on Tuesday, April 24.
"That record is nine years of good times … and a lot of agony," Moore tells Taste of Country with a grin. "I think there's a lot of different emotions in that one record. My hope is that it's going to move people to feel something when they listen to it, and it's not just a fun record or whatever. It's got all kinds of different emotions. I've poured every ounce of heart and soul into this record. Like I said, it's been nine years in the process of making it, so I'm more excited about that record coming out than anything. I cannot wait for people to get their hands on it. I'm hoping it does what I think it can maybe do."
Moore says some of the emotions he poured into his new album come from the "crazy struggle" in Nashville, trying to get a foothold in the always unpredictable music business. "I've been kicked in the teeth for a long, long time," he says. "You learn to get real tough skin and get used to hearing no."
But his hard work and determination to succeed definitely paid off in the recent years. "When you hear 'yes,' it's like 'What?! This is working?!'" he laughs. "It's wild. It has strengthened my faith a whole lot … just having strength in myself and what I believe in. Now things are starting to look up. It's been a wild, wild journey for me. I started having other people record my songs, and now my song's working. It's the strangest thing to walk into a club and sing a song that people are singing it, and you're not singing 'Margaritaville,' you know what I mean? It's like this is something I wrote. It's a humbling, humbling thing."
"I just want to be able to do this for a long, long time," he continues. "That's my ultimate goal, is to be able to play music for the next 20 or 30 years and people buy records and love what I do and support my career and give me a chance to do this."


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The products and processes that can streamline your screen-reclaiming efforts.
By Screen Printing's Solution Sourcebook
Ghost haze is a problem you can conquer when you arm yourself with the proper tools and techniques. However, at times it seems as if there's no clear delineation between degreasers, abraders, ink removers, and haze removers. Some degreasers also dehaze, and some dehazers also degrease. There are abraders that dehaze and dehazers that abrade. And now some ink removers allegedly degrease and dehaze. It's enough to make your head spin. This article will try to clear up the confusion. Let's simplify matters by organizing and defining these products.
Degreasers consist of one or more of the following ingredients: detergents, emulsifiers, and surfactants and other wetting agents. They clean the mesh prior to application of emulsion or film and remove most forms of contamination and foreign matter from the screens so a smooth, uniform, blemish-free coating can be achieved. Screens should be degreased just before the mesh is coated. Degreasers are not intended to dehaze.
Abraders microscopically scratch the knuckles of the mesh, which increases the surface area and helps improve stencil adhesion. The active ingredient is silicon carbide, which is a dark, insoluble crystalline compound used as an abrasive. These products are most frequently used to improve the durability of capillary and indirect films when longer production runs are required. Abraders are not intended to dehaze.
Ink removers consist of various blends of solvents used to dissolve inks for cleanup after printing, or for use while printing. If used after printing, they are classified as ink washes or ink degradants. These ink removers evaporate slowly, contain emulsifiers, and are used during the reclaiming process. Ink removers used while printing are classified as screen openers, press washes, or on-press cleaners. These ink removers are used to open up a clogged screen, to clean excess ink from the substrate side of the screen, and for making color changes at press. They usually evaporate faster than ink washes and preferably leave little to no oily residue so tapes can be used promptly thereafter. Ink removers are not intended to dehaze, but some show promise when used only for removing ink haze.
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How to Take Good Notes
by KJ, Carleton College, June, 2003
I don't know of a good, succinct guide to note-taking, but here are a few random observations based on my own experience as a student and listener.
1. Taking notes in class is important because it helps you to stay alert and focused on the class, and because you'll walk away from the class with a fairly detailed record of what was said. Memory is imperfect and won't last long, but you'll have the notes for review throughout the term.
2. When I was in college, I kept a lined 8 1/2 x 11 spiral notebook for each of my courses and took my notes in this notebook. I would usually write from one side of the page to the other, leaving very narrow margins. This was a mistake because it made the page hard to scan over quickly. A better way is to run a vertical line down the page about 1/3 over from the left edge. Take detailed notes to the right of this line, leaving the left-hand third of the page free so that you can later add brief summary notes, jot down a question, or whatever.
3. I think it's a good idea to take notes in ink and to use just one side of the page. A spiral notebook is best because the pages won't get separated from one another.
4. The professor may put an outline on the blackboard, but that is usually just a barebones list of topics to be covered during class. You can use the prof's points as the major headings in your notes, but you will need to fill in a lot of information that isn't on the blackboard.
5. Liberally use abbreviations and short forms of words. Why write out "popular sovereignty" when you could write "pop sov"? John C. Calhoun can become JCC, Abraham Lincoln AL, etc. In your blank left-hand column you can provide a key to the abbreviations. Every note-taker also develops short forms of words such as cd for could, wd for would, w/ for with, n for not, k for can, gd for good, etc. Start by using one or two such forms and then gradually add more.
6. In any course, some of the lecture material will actually present factual information not available in the reading. So you should get some of this factual stuff down in your notebook, not just the prof's big generalizations.
7. When a primary source is discussed in class or other students ask questions, jot down some notes. If you have been given the source as a handout, you can add some notes right on the sheet of paper. Student comments and questions are often every bit as insightful as anything the prof says, so they are often worth preserving in your notes. Even if a question never gets a satisfactory answer, the question itself may be worth putting in your notes.
8. If the prof puts a list of names or terms on the board, write them down. If it's a list of important points, such as the terms of the Compromise of 1850 or the war aims of the U.S. and Britain in World War II as stated in the Atlantic Charter (1941), obviously you should get these down too.
9. If the prof reads something aloud and you can't get a lot of this document down in your notes, at least try to jot down the name of the source and the circumstances surrounding it, and try to summarize its main significance. Perhaps you can chase it down later and read it in full.
10. After class, sit down somewhere and take five minutes to go over your notes and amplify or clarify them if necessary, while the class is still fresh in your mind.
11. Don't lean on other people for good class notes; take notes yourself. By writing things down, you take the first step toward putting the information and ideas in your own words and making them part of your own intellect. It's hard at first, mostly because you are trying to write down the last point while simultaneously listening to the next point. But keep practicing and you will find that it gets easier.


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Watch These People Making Amazing Foul-Ball Catches — Daily Distraction
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The World Series starts tonight, so let's take a moment to appreciate the most important people at the game: the fans.
Everyone wants to catch a foul ball; it's the ultimate ballgame memento. But to do so in spectacular fashion? And to have video proof when your buddies laugh at your outrageous story? Now that's more than just a souvenir.
The Daily Distraction is your Internet break from reality. Whether you're eating lunch at your desk or avoiding high school exes on Facebook, you might just laugh, say "aaahhh" or not believe what you just watched.


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TwHP Lesson Pedagogy
(Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, N.H.)
• Teaching with Historic Places and the Inquiry Method
• Teaching with Historic Places in Real Classrooms
Teaching with Historic Places and the Inquiry Method
Chilkoot Trail, Alaska
(Library of Congress)
Historic Places and the Inquiry Method: Analyzing Evidence from a Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plan
Preparing to Use Place in Historical Inquiry: Creating an Inquiry Lesson
Sample Methods Lesson Using Historic Places
Teaching with Historic Places in Real Classrooms
Trail of Tears
(National Park Service)
Leska Foster, West Virginia teacher
Why Use TwHP? When Opportunity Knocks . . .
• Case Study #1: TwHP Lessons, State Standards, and Teaching Techniques
• Case Study #2: Reading / Language Arts Integration Activities
Fort McHenry
(Courtesy of Maryland Governor's Office)
Paul LaRue, Ohio teacher
Less is More: Teaching Strategies Using TwHP Lesson Plans
• Case Study #1: Use of Primary Documents and Critical Thinking Skills
• Case Study #2: Outside the Traditional History Lesson
(National Park Service)
James Percoco, Virginia teacher
Jumping Into the Fray with Teaching with Historic Places
• Case Study #1: Reeling Students into History: Using Films Creatively
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I have 13 zones. I dont want to dig up each head
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You could also use a 3/4" fpt X 3/4" mpt bushing. Each one will raise a head approximately 1". If you need to raise it more than that, screw two together. The nice thing about these is that you only have to dig down to the fitting the head is screwed onto, rather than digging a larger hole to accomodate the flexible swing pipe.
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You could also use a 3/4" fpt X 3/4" mpt bushing.
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Is EWS really that brilliant?
Is he reading too much into it?.
Is EWS really that brilliant?
I think there's enough of a reference to American Indians in The Shining to warrant the suggestion quoted in that article, which is quite a good read - thanks for linking to it.Good post.
In comparison to the BFI Modern Classics book on the film, in which the author posits that the film is a dream had by the male son of Cruise and Kidman's characters who was conceived the after the film itself ended - not at all.
"Not that the incredulous person doesn't believe in anything. It's just that he doesn't believe in everything. Or he believes in one thing at a time. He believes in one thing only if it somehow follows from the first thing. He is near-sighted and methodical, avoiding the wide horizons. If two things don't fit, but you believe both of them, thinking that somehow, hidden, there must be a third thing that connects them, that's credulity." - umberto eco, foucault's pendulum.
my point is, if ur gonna talk about kubrick movies, or rather hear ppl's theories about kurbick, u should at least be willing to accept that the person talking crazy BELIEVES that what he's saying is true, and is trying to make u understand the connection. otherwise there's no hope.
We have no reason to think it's Domino, because she's only been condemned for death with her HIV test coming back positive.
when freezing the high angle shot her in the morgue, I could swear that the corpse lying dead is Domino the prostitute
I definitely think the body in the morgue is Mandy, the orgy savior.
i think Kubrick may have used the actress that played domino in that scene - as an attempt to confuse.
well, i guess that's that


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At the N.Y. Fed: Managing the Risk of Catastrophes—Protecting Critical Infrastructure in Urban Areas. James Orr, Rae Rosen, Max Livingston, Kaivan K. Sattar, and Eric Ster.
"On November 1, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted the conference "Managing the Risk of Catastrophes—Protecting Critical Infrastructure in Urban Areas." Superstorm Sandy caused significant damage and destruction of a broad range of property—telecommunications, gas, and electrical utilities; bridges, roads, tunnels, and mass-transit facilities; and, in many parts of the region, local businesses and single and multi-family housing. The disruption of economic activity in the lives of our region's residents was widespread, and highlighted the need to examine ways to limit adverse effects of future extreme-weather events. This post reviews the conference and provides links to interviews with some of the conference participants, who are among the world's leading experts in this area. Click on the participant's name to be taken to the post-conference interview with that expert and on the highlighted key words to be taken to his or her presentation."


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Discussion in 'SHOW ME YOUR...' started by FOUND OBJECTS, Oct 28, 2010.
I love seeing these Cranbrook's all decked out...Show off your finished cranbrook here!
Are they ever REALLY finished?
two ive done:
the Lois Lane
and this one
Thing 1
Thing 2...although it will be changed soon (but I don't know what just yet. :wink: )
^^ HA!! dig it.
LOL! Suzuki RM 250.....Awesome! 8)
Simple klunker job with a Cranbrook.
That's hot! Needs a fat nanna seat. Awesome!
what tires are those ?
They're 24x3 Kenda Kraze.
Built this for my daughter from the scrap heap..
i need some , they make them in 26 ? i cant even find the "kraze" on their site.
I've never seen them in a 26". I got them from http://www.choppersus.com
theres no 26 krazes they only have the flames in 26x3 as far as ive seen
That's what i have found as well. I can tell you from experience that 26X3 flames do not fit on a cranbrook frame without a little "modification" :lol:
to tall or to wide ?
Too wide. You have to let some air out and jam it in between the narrowest area of the chainstays to get the wheel in the dropouts then pull it tight against the back of the dropouts. Even then, if your wheel isn't exactly true, it rubs on the chainstays and I haven't even tried to put a chain on it yet.
Good luck, I had to hammer the snot out of my frame. I have brand new, very true rim on there and from time to time, for no apparent reason it will start rubbing. I may add a half link, I've got room on my dropouts.
Oh I'm not going to leave mine like that, I cut some dropout extensions with the plasma the other day and I should have them welded in place and trued up this weekend.
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I think if anyone is asking for a sig they should put who they are asking. Like let's say I want a sig from Suki Wingy. "Suki Wingy I would like a signature".Originally Posted by Kfamr
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Thanks, I love it too. How could a graphic with Tedd in it not be cute? That one uses grunge and thorny swirl brushes
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Things I liked: It's a true semi-auto with a very good trigger. Handling is nice and it's easy to mount a red dot with the factory provided rail. Accuracy is very good as well. I got mine because I saw one for sale (relatively) cheap and wanted to see how it compared to the Aeron B-96 I already owned. I use both of these pistols for NRA bullseye practice as well as just plain fun.
Things I would have changed: It would be nice if the gun came with a US paintball threaded bulk fill endcap as well as a standard US threaded and designed paintball style bulk bottle rather than the European threaded version. Adapters are available for little $$ and make filling this pistol with bulk CO2 much easier with standard sized paintball bottles.
What others should know: It has an excellent trigger, but it's not a 10M match trigger. It's a very, very good sport trigger or something similar to a target rimfire or centerfire trigger. It's a slightly "squishy" feeling trigger, but you have to concentrate to feel it. They aren't kidding when they say you need properly sized pellets to work in this pistol. If your pellet skirt is too large, the unique magazine style will cause the gun to fire more than one pellet at a time. This may sound neato, but you'll just get two pellets hitting the target far lower than you had planned as well as with much less velocity than you wanted. As it is, the pistol is provided with a pellet sizer. I suggest you use it as it's easy to feed pellets through and it eliminates "doubling" on shots. Accuracy is excellent, but again not up to 10M match standards. Cloverleafed groups for the entire magazine off a rest at 10M is possble. One hole, not with this gun. Then again, it's supposed to be a semi-auto trainer and in that role, it excells. Also, it's a heck of a plinker and all around fun gun to shoot. Seeing as there are precious few TRUE semi-auto airguns (a gun that both advances the next round and recocks the action with the trigger only serving to release the striker), this one is a gem.
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Advanced Camera Will Give Hubble a New View of the Universe
This is a simulated image of how the universe will look through the eyes of a brand new camera for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) will offer deeper, wider and faster views of the heavens than the current generation of cameras on Hubble.
For comparison, these simulated images show a distant, massive cluster of galaxies as seen by Hubble's current imaging camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), and by the ACS's Wide Field Camera. The cluster is "observed" by the two instruments for the same length of time and through the same color filters. The striking differences in appearance reflect differing camera sensitivities, resolution, and fields of view. The ACS image reveals a wealth of detail not seen with WFPC2, including several faint arc-like features that result from the massive cluster gravitationally "lensing" the light of much more distant background galaxies. The combination of ACS's improved sensitivity and larger field of view is expected to produce a tenfold improvement in discovery efficiency for Hubble.
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Facebook Acquires Instagram For A Reported One Billion Dollars
In a public wall post, Mark Zuckerburg announced that Facebook has purchased Instagram and that the Instagram team will be joining Facebook. This is a unique acquisition for Facebook, as they are not only purchasing a leading application, but the entire user base as well. TechCrunch reports that the Instagram price tag wasn't cheap either, coming in at "approximately $1 billion in cash and stock."
We're excited to announce something very big: Instagram + Facebook bit.ly/Hslpv2
— Instagram (@instagram) April 9, 2012
The big question however is: Will Instagram merge into some Insta-book or Facesta-gram hybrid? Not likely. Zuckerburg stated the importance of keeping Istagram an independent entity. by saying:
"For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.
We believe these are different experiences that complement each other. But in order to do this well, we need to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram's strengths and features rather than just trying to integrate everything into Facebook.
That's why we're committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.
We think the fact that Instagram is connected to other services beyond Facebook is an important part of the experience. We plan on keeping features like the ability to post to other social networks, the ability to not share your Instagrams on Facebook if you want, and the ability to have followers and follow people separately from your friends on Facebook.
These and many other features are important parts of the Instagram experience and we understand that. We will try to learn from Instagram's experience to build similar features into our other products. At the same time, we will try to help Instagram continue to grow by using Facebook's strong engineering team and infrastructure."
Just last week Instagram launched their Android app, an app that sky-rocked up to the top of the charts. Through March 2012, Instagram maintained 27 million users, making it the top photo sharing application.
For more information see Mark Zuckerburg's wall post, or the official blog post from Instagram.
Postscript by Matt McGee: Some additional background on Instagram comes from two tweets posted this morning by Experian Hitwise:
- Twitter sent more traffic to Instagram in March than Facebook did, but Facebook sent more a higher percentage of new visits to Instagram.
- Instagram was the No. 3 photo site in the U.S. in March with more than 10 million visits. And traffic has exploded lately, up more than 1,000 percent since December 2011.
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Are We in a Recession?
The honest answer is that we cannot provide an answer in real time.
The rule of thumb is that a recession is two or more consecutive quarters of negative growth in real GDP. The latest estimate of 4th quarter GDP was 0.6%. Not negative, but certainly not great. So to say that we are in a recession, according to this rule of thumb, is to say that we have knowledge that the current quarter's growth rate is negative and either or both of the following:
- 4th quarter GDP growth from 2007 will be revised below zero when the next estimate is released on March 27.
- 2nd quarter GDP growth from 2008 will be negative.
I don't see how anyone could be sure of this. The starting point for 2nd quarter GDP itself is not known and will not be officially estimated in advance form until late April. There is already considerable monetary and fiscal stimulus in the pipeline that will begin to have an impact over the second quarter.
Then NBER has a broader defintion of a recession than the rule of thumb:
A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales. A recession begins just after the economy reaches a peak of activity and ends as the economy reaches its trough. Between trough and peak, the economy is in an expansion.
So to assert that we are in a recession is a claim that a peak has occurred, that the subsequent decline is significant, that the decline will last more than a few months, and that the decline will be evident in many if not all of the indicators listed in the definition. What do the indicators say?
- The Real GDP growth has been positive thus far according to official estimates (as noted above).
- Real personal income less current transfers, with data available through January, peaked in September 2007 (see Table 1 for income and transfers and Table 9 for the price deflator) but has fallen only 0.3% since then. We get February data on March 28.
- Employment peaked in December 2007 and has fallen by less than 0.1% over the subsequent two months.
- Industrial production fell from September to October 2007 and then rebounded to achieve the same index value in January as it had in September. We'll learn about the February value on Monday.
- Wholesale-retail sales. Wholesale trade fell slightly between November and December but more than made up the decline in January. (February data are released on April 9.) Retail sales fell between January and February.
Each of these indicators seems to be some version of flat. It is premature to be making pronouncements like this these, from Congressman Frank and Senator Dodd:
"We are in a recession now that has an unusual cause. It is not your usual cyclical problem… This is a structurally caused recession," Mr. Frank told reporters at a press conference. Mr. Dodd, also appearing at the press conference, had an even gloomier take.
"This is the worst housing crisis in our lifetime. We are in a recession. People want to talk about 'Are we?' — we're in one. The question is: how deep is this going to go? How long lasting will it be? The underlying economic conditions in our country are not good for resolving this. Almost every other recession we can talk about lasted eight months. When you've got deficits running as high as they are — The value of the dollar… inflation going up, unemployment going up, these are not great underlying economic circumstances to respond to the situation."
They are right that the present period is different from past recessions--first, because we cannot assert that it is a recession, and second, because we have already stretched our policy responses just about as far as they will go.