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Surprise, Surprise: Canadians Aren't Interested In ISP Levies
from the who-would-have-thought... dept
Michael Geist points to two new polls released by Angus Reid Strategies, which show that Canadians are overwhelmingly against the idea of ISP levies. It should come as no surprise that 79% of people surveyed about the possible Canadian content levy on new media said it would be an "unnecessary and/or inappropriate fee that would end up being passed along to consumers." In another survey on file sharing, 45% of people said that downloading music free of charge was just "what people should be able to do on the Internet," while only 3% believed that downloaders are "criminals who should be punished by law." 27% said that it's something people shouldn't be doing, but that "it's not a big deal." 73% of people thought that a music tax was "unnecessary and/or inappropriate" (which ought to disappoint a few Canadian creator groups calling for this sort of thing...).
The survey also found that those who download music are "often the most voracious music enthusiasts," more likely to buy a CD in the next month (41% vs. 34% of non-file sharers) and more likely to have attended a concert in the past year (65% vs. 52%), which should, again, not surprise many people around here. This is just another bit of evidence that "piracy" is not a problem and, instead of pushing for ISPs to collect levies or act as copyright cops, musicians should focus on connecting with fans and giving them a reason to buy. Though, somehow, I don't expect the whining to stop anytime soon...
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Chasewater Coal day 2014
The Chasewater Railway's 2014 Coal Train was notable for the lack of rain for a change. A great day out with plenty going on. Also included are some shots from the preceding day of class 08 D3429 in action and Hunslet 6678 making its first trip out on the coal train.Read More

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oh that is some lovely layout :)
STunning!! And at first I'm all, poor baby, has an old monitor. But duh, if it had been a flat screen, wouldn't have had the reflection!
Thank you for remembering us! Enjoy your winter break!
… does that say 'dovecote crest, AlasKa'? ARkansas' postal code is AR : p Don't worry, they get that a lot. once, a company mailed my friend's W2s to Alaska. It was a pain, she was like 'where are my w2s' and the company was like 'we mailed them two weeks ago' and she's like 'mail them again i don't have them'. it took a while to track down someone who bothered to look closely enough and find that one wrong letter…
Owwwwwwch. That's gotta stink.
By the way, I just discovered this comic yesterday and let me say it is *AWESOME*!!!
That is totally my fault, not Bridget's! I could have sworn I looked it up to make sure I got it write, but clearly I didn't. My bad. :(
And by "write" I mean "right." I am clearly on a streak of fail!
I can definitely relate to you, there; no worries. ;)
Hooray new page ^__^
I love the opening layout for this page.
Oh my gosh. The first image is stunning! Ad I love the ghost's reflection, and Ben's grim determination.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fantastic first panel. Love it. :)
lol i love it! i kinda wish i could see that one rightside up without having to hold my laptop upside down lol :P my mom was all…. wtf?
Interesting perspective on that first panel! Almost as if we're seeing it from the ghost's perspective. It's as if he's become a team with Ben. Ben is always so happy-go-lucky, it's cool seeing him this intense and determined!
Ben is not NEARLY hunched over enough.
…or maybe I just have really really bad posture…?
That first panel is so amazing! Worth waiting for. <3
WoaaahoOOhhhhhh! Well THAT woke me up. Very nice.
Agh, Ben's upside-down! Don't fall, Ben!
Love it, as always!
Beautiful first panel :) I have an iPod so it doesn't look weird to hold it upside down, and it looks just as awesome that way! <3
This is by far one THE BEST pages in this webcomic! Keep up the amazing work you two! :)
Woah, you can see the ghost in both images of the computer screen. The art work is just excellent! <3
I was so excited when I saw there was a new page, I almost fell out of my chair! God bless this long-awaited day!! :D
When you drew the first panel, did you draw it right-side-up first and then flip it, or did you draw it upside-down from the start?
Oh, so in love with the first panel <3 Really draws you in.
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There are a lot of peculiar carmakers out there. Some, like Morgan, make cars with wood in the frame while Citroen has made a career on having some of the most insane interiors in the world.
And then there's Wiesmann, which builds a traditional British sports car. In Germany. With BMW mechanicals. In a factory that looks like a gecko.
Wiesmann was started by a couple of brothers in the 1980s, and the first car rolled off the assembly line in 1993. Over the course of the last 20 years, the cars have gotten faster and faster and handled better and better.
Now, Wiesmann has this, the insanely cool looking GT MF5. It's a 3,100 pound coupe with the 550 horsepower V8 straight out of the BMW X5M. That makes for some serious firepower.
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Brittney Griner had 30 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven assists to lead top-ranked Baylor to its 19th straight win Saturday night, 81-62 over No. 19 Oklahoma State.
The Lady Bears (20-1, 10-0 Big 12) took control with an 18-2 run immediately after coach Kim Mulkey called timeout and put her five starters back on the floor with 10:03 remaining, just after Liz Donohoe's scoop shot put Oklahoma State (15-5, 4-5) up 21-16.
Griner had three baskets and also assisted on a 3-pointer by Jordan Madden and a Kimetria Hayden's layup during the stretch, which featured two shot-clock violations by the Cowgirls.
Odyssey Sims stretched the lead to 34-23 with a steal that led to a three-point play, and Baylor stretched its lead to 18 by scoring the first seven points after halftime.
Donohoe led the Cowgirls with 24 points, one off her season best.
Oklahoma State scored 14 of its first 19 points in the second half off of second chances, keeping it just close enough that Mulkey could never get her starters much rest. Griner came out once, but was back up off the bench less than a minute later when the Cowgirls got layups from Toni Young and Donohoe to pull within 62-49 without the 6-foot-8 phenom protecting the rim.
As she did much of the game, Griner effortlessly caught a lob in the lane, turned around and sank a mid-range jumper with no one tall enough to really contest the high pass or her shot. She then pitched the ball out to Odyssey Sims for a 3-pointer and the Bears' lead was back up to 69-53.
Baylor led by double digits throughout the second half and has won each of its Big 12 games by at least 15 points. The Bears had an average margin of victory of 25 points through their first nine league games.
Much like in the first meeting in Waco, Oklahoma State was right in it for the first 10 minutes before the Bears found another gear. The first game was tied at the halfway point of the first half, but then the Bears pulled away for an 83-49 victory.
Sims finished with 15 points and nine assists, and Madden scored 11.
Tiffany Bias chipped in 13 points and Brittney Martin had 12 rebounds for Oklahoma State.


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A mass stabbing that took place earlier this week at Lone Star College Cy-Fair in Harris County near Houston, Texas, does not help advance the gun control agenda that has pervaded media reports. Fifteen students were wounded in the stabbing, with four believed to be in critical condition. Police have the suspect, 20-year-old Dylan Quick, in custody. Quick is reportedly a student at Lone Star College who told authorities that he had fantasized about stabbing people since he was eight years old.
College faculty sounded the alarm shortly after 11 a.m. to alert the students that the campus was on lockdown as a blade-wielding assailant reportedly targeted victims' throats and faces with a box-cutter in the college's Health and Science Center.
While the details of the incident remain scarce, photographers managed to capture images of students strapped to gurneys leaving in ambulances and masses of students fleeing the scene.
While the incident is certainly a devastating one, it also highlights the flaws of the anti-gun agenda. Guns.com observes:
The school was in effect a gun free zone, with a weapons policy forbidding any civilian, even those with concealed carry permits, from having a firearm on campus. With the United States (and some may argue the world) keeping its focus tight on gun control rather than on caring for and identifying the mentally ill, incidents like this prove, where there's a will, there will always be a way.
Following tragic mass shootings like the Aurora movie theater shooting and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, lawmakers have targeted guns, particularly rifles. But according to an FBI report on homicides in 2011, there are far more murders committed by knives and blunt objects than by rifles.
In 2011, 1,694 knives or cutting instruments were involved in homicides, with 496 murders caused by blunt objects such as clubs and hammers.
Furthermore, from 2005 to 2011, more people in the United States were killed with blunt objects such as hammers and clubs, or with hands and fists, than with rifles. In many of those years, twice as many people were killed with hands and fists than with rifles.
In 2006, there were 618 murders committed with a hammer or club, while 438 murders were committed with a rifle. In 2005, 445 murders were committed with a rifle while 605 by hammers and clubs.
The overall data still show that a significant number of people are being killed by hammers, clubs, and knives — and that those instances of murder continue to go up each year.
What makes these findings so interesting is that rifles have been a target of some members of Congress, most notably Senator Dianne Feinstein, who have proposed banning the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, the same that was reportedly used by Adam Lanza in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
But Second Amendment advocates assert that the American people maintain a right to self-defense, and point to various examples of would-be mass murderers being stopped by a citizen exercising his or her Second Amendment rights.
And while the Sandy Hook shooting was a tragedy unparalleled in recent history, one cannot ignore the fact that a man in Chengping, China, stabbed 22 children and one adult at a school at approximately the same time. Two years prior to that stabbing, another man had broken into a school in Nanchang and stabbed two students. In March 2010, a former doctor had stabbed eight children to death in China after a romantic relationship went wrong.
As noted above, where there is a will, there is a way. Taking away guns, or certain types of guns, would not stop a determined person from killing. But the fact that potential victims may be armed can act as a powerful deterrent.


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Christmas is not a joyous time of year for many people. When folks have experienced the death of a loved one, loss of their health or financial security, watched those they love struggle with these or many other difficult situations, or are dealing with pure out-and-out loneliness, it can be hard to join in Christmas merriment. A "Blue Christmas" service is a way for those folks to gather, acknowledge their pain and loss, and at the same time engage with the Christmas story.
St. Barnabas Church, 110 W. North St., will offer a Blue Christmas service on Christmas Day at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this time of reflection that will include Biblical lessons, music, and a ritual of remembrance. Communion will be offered for those who wish to partake. Call 565-7865 with questions.


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Davey necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 181 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
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y bubbles is a new start-up media provider that utilizes a bunch of new, innovative marketing mediums to create campaigns or bubbles for it's clients. It is y bubbles' goal to show the rise of a new, successful generation, gen Y. As a result the company should be a reflection of gen Y
y bubble's motto is "your gen y" as that is their clients primary customers, and therefore y bubbles target market, y bubbles is a company by young people for young people
keep the design simple no elaborate strokes or fonts
relate it back to styles that are relevant to gen Y. everything must be orginal, no copied images
ideally the logo will have some connotation to the fact that the business provides groups of marketing bubbles that combine to form one service for it's cilent's.
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AUSTIN, TX — The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) recreation center, which is scheduled to open this fall, could have alumni and families of students working out alongside UTPA students, faculty and staff, The Brownsville (TX) Herald reported.
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved UTPA charging students an extra $75 per semester to pay for the recreation center, regardless of whether students used the center, according to the newspaper report.
According to the fee schedule, which the board also approved, the recreation center would charge $250 a year to UTPA faculty and staff or their spouses who want to use the facility, $300 a year to alumni and their spouses, $220 a year to spouses of students, and $250 to retired faculty or staff.
UTPA President Blandina Cardenas told the board that the university would not offer broad memberships to the community but was trying to improve its relationship with alumni who have asked to use the gym, the newspaper reported.
UTPA students approved the $26 million recreation center in May 2004.


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Of all the words that have been spoken or written (ours included) about Steve Jobs in the past few weeks, the wisest and most meaningful may have come from the eulogy delivered by his sister, novelist Mona Simpson, who recently shared it with the New York Times.
By now, you have probably read Simpson's opening:
Even as a feminist, my whole life I'd been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I'd thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother.
And you probably know Jobs' final words, with which Simpson ended her eulogy:
But what's stashed between those bookends is genius: a number of life lessons that apply to so many of us, especially women, as we try to figure out where and how we fit into our changing world. We women have come a long way in a short amount of time, with no real roadmaps – or even many role models — to guide us as we try to figure out the balance between the expectations of our evolving roles and a world that hasn't quite caught up. As we heard from one of the women — a poet, a grantwriter for a nonprofit, a schoolboard member and a new mother — we interviewed for our book:
"I wonder if some of our frustration is about the fact that it's virtually impossible to excel at everything—wife, writer, teacher, runner, in my case—and so we're always worried about the area in which we're not measuring up to our own expectations. Maybe it's that society is telling us all that we have to be successful career women—but the world has forgotten to mention that if we want to do that, we can let go of worrying about our pound cake. Or maybe it's just that the mold of womanhood has been broken, and now it's up to all of us to make up our own versions. That's incredibly empowering—because it means we get to make things up as we go along—but also scary and hard."
And so, because we're still learning how to navigate the trade-offs, when it comes to making choices on how to live our lives we often rely on shoulds and expectations – and spend a lot of our time wondering "what if." Nasty business, most of the time, that takes us out of the moment, and into the netherworld of grass-is-greener. We second-guess ourselves, contemplating what might have been, and worrying about whether we measure up.
All of which brings us back to Mona Simpson and the lessons she learned from her big brother Steve who, on top of everything else, truly appreciated the wonder in life. If it's a roadmap we need, it's a good one to follow:
• Steve worked at what he loved. He worked really hard. Every day.
• He was never embarrassed about working hard, even if the results were failures. If someone as smart as Steve wasn't ashamed to admit trying, maybe I didn't have to be.
• His philosophy of aesthetics reminds me of a quote that went something like this: "Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later." Steve always aspired to make beautiful later.
• He was willing to be misunderstood.
• He believed that love happened all the time, everywhere. In that most important way, Steve was never ironic, never cynical, never pessimistic. I try to learn from that, still.
• With his four children, with his wife, with all of us, Steve had a lot of fun. He treasured happiness.
What you find, if you distill those lessons, is a simple recipe for living life to the fullest, whether or not we ever achieve iconic and/or genius status (note: most likely we won't): Work hard. Follow your heart — even if failure is a distinct possibility. Be patient (art versus fashion, remember?). Treasure the moment.
And appreciate the wonder.
It all resonates, actually, with one of Apple's earliest slogans, borrowed from Leonardo da Vinci: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
As with Apple, so with life? Oh wow.


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The fact that many members of Congress appear to have traded on non-public information in their personal brokerage accounts during the financial crisis is outrageous.
But since this bombshell news broke on Sunday night, the excuse has been that, however ridiculous it may sound, insider trading is legal for Congress.
This same assertion has been repeated for years, every time someone observes that Congress members do much better in their personal stock trading than average investors do. Unlike average Joes, the pundits explain, Congress has exempted itself from insider-trading laws, so Congress-people are allowed to trade on private information that they gather in the course of their work while other Americans can't.
But at least one law professor argues that this is just not true.
Insider trading is just as illegal for members of Congress as it is for the rest of the 300+ million Americans, Indiana Law Professor Donna Nagy argues.
Congress never "exempted" itself from insider trading laws, Nagy says — because Congress has never actually passed a law about insider trading.
By trading on information gathered in the course of their jobs, Nagy says, Congress-people are abusing the public trust and violating a legal duty, just the way any other insider-traders do.
So the Congress people who traded during the financial crisis (and since) should be investigated and, possibly, prosecuted for their behavior.
The definition of insider trading is trading while in possession of material non-public information.
On September 16th, 2008, a new book by Peter Schweizer alleges, Rep. Spencer Bachus and other members of Congress attended a private, off-the-record (read: non-public) briefing from Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about the state of the economy.
The next day, some Congress-people who attended the briefing, including Rep. Bachus and Dick Durbin, sold stocks or bet against the market. A few days later, after the market had tanked, Rep. Bachus cashed out his bet for a tidy profit.
Now, hands up, who out there thinks that a private off-the-record briefing from the two most important financial executives in the country would be considered "material non-public information"?
I certainly do.
"Material non-public information" is any information that a reasonable person might want to consider when making an investment decision.
And this reasonable person, anyway, would definitely want to consider the latest thinking and information of the Fed Chairman and the Treasury Secretary when placing a bet on the market.
If a Wall Street executive had been at that briefing and then immediately dumped his/her stocks or bet against the market, you can be confident that Congress and the public would be screaming about corruption and unfairness and the shafting of "the little guy" and calling for the executive's head.
The personal trading of Congress-people after this briefing is no different.
Bachus and Durbin (and others) got the information they traded in possession of because they were doing a job on behalf of their constituents. The information was confidential, and, in all likelihood, material. And they appear to have immediately used it for their own personal gain.
Even if this behavior is not judged to be illegal, it's certainly unethical. At the very least, the SEC should launch a full investigation.


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Maureen Mulholland O'Hare, a 27 year resident of Pleasanton, passed away suddenly of natural causes on July 8th, 2012. Maureen was an empathetic soul who felt for those who were marginalized, poor or suffered from the ravages of war. Her warm smile, great heart and sense of fun were especially evident in her playfulness with children. Maureen was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 30th, 1952. She lived in Brooklyn, Florida, Lompoc and San Jose as the family relocated while her father worked on the missile programs. Maureen graduated from Leland High School in San Jose in 1970. She worked twenty years for Pacific Bell as a Staff Engineer.
Maureen retired after the birth of her second child to concentrate on raising her children. She volunteered at Hillendale and Alisal schools where she particularly enjoyed teaching about Art History. She was a member of the inaugural St. Augustine parish neighborhood faith formation groups and loved dancing and museums. Maureen enjoyed traveling and frequently visited Ireland, the birthplace of her parents.
Maureen is survived by her children Shannon and Brendan, her husband William, her mother Johannah Mulholland and her brother Rory Mulholland. She was predeceased by her father John Mulholland.
Services will be held in Pleasanton on August 4th at 11am at St. Elizabeth Seton Chapel and will be followed by a reception from noon-4pm at Handles in the Pleasanton Hotel. Donations can be made to the National Psoriasis Foundation.


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Chicago: Investigating Piero's in Highland Park
Piero's Pizza
737 Broadview Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035 (map); 847-433-7795; pieropizza.com
Pizza Style: Extra thin, thin, Spessa (focaccia crust), pan, and stuffed
The Skinny: Since 1980, Piero's Pizza has been satisfying pizza cravings in the northern suburb of Highland Park. Stick to the deep dish, but don't make a special trip.
Price: Large thin crust with two toppings is $17.25; large stuffed with one topping is $21
Notes:Carry-out and delivery only; opens at 2:30 except on Friday when it opens for lunch at 11:30; second location in Northbrook
Highland Park seems to have everything people look for in a suburb. The schools are good, crime is low, there's easy access to a major city, the parks are nice, there's an active business community, and there's plenty of wealth to go around. And thanks to Ravinia it's even got one of the more enjoyable cultural institutions in the Chicago area. But while all of that is well and good, the more important quality of life question is whether there is good pizza there.
Well, the quick and easy answer is, yes, because it's one of many suburbs that is home to a Lou Malnati's. But because I've already reviewed that local delicacy, the question that I was left to answer was whether there is any great pizza exclusive to the area? I turned to the internets and came across Piero's Pizza, a local place just steps from Ravinia that has been around since 1980 and gets rave reviews from the Yelpers.
Piero's offers five different types of pizza: extra thin, thin, deep dish, stuffed, and something called Spessa, which the restaurant describes as a "fluffy bread crust similar to focaccia." Continuing with the theme of choices, the restaurant also gives customers 33 different toppings to consider.
The stuffed pizza, which I got with sausage, wasn't bad, but there wasn't a single element of it that stood out as good. The very tangy sauce was a good balance for the mountain of melted cheese, but it was overseasoned and the actual tomato flavor was pretty subdued. The cheese was fine, but curiously easy to bite through. The crust was nice and crisp, but didn't have a lot going for it in the flavor department. And the sausage, while flavorful, was put on the pizza with a shockingly light hand, though give how chewy the must-have-been-pre-frozen nuggets were, the stinginess wasn't a big deal.
The less I say about the thin crust pizza, the better. Half of it was topped with mushrooms and spinach, while the other half was just cheese. Other than the fact that the mushrooms were fresh, this was a really disappointing pizza. Because a delicious crust is not generally an expected characteristic of Midwestern thin crust tavern-cut pizza, I tend to be pretty forgiving when evaluating them. As long as the crust is thick, I'm happy to treat it like an edible plate whose only function is to add textural contrast. This soggy and largely flavorless crust was texturally indistinguishable from the cheese on top of it.
Since Piero D'Ascenzi opened the place in 1980, it has survived in the same location, apparently satisfying countless residents of the North Shore, remaining successful long after the founder sold the place to move onto other restaurant ventures in the area (including a pizzeria in Lake Forest called Ferentino's). But based on my visit, I can't understand why. Are there any fans of Piero's who will stand up and defend the place? Are there other pizzerias worth checking out in Highland Park?
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Matt's success story.To start out I'll explain where I'm coming from. I was born in Arkansas on May 1992, and spent the next 9 years of my life moving from state to state and many towns in between.
A Story to be Told, A Story to be HeardAll my life I have had to overcome problems that I thought would never happen to me. I was born with asthma, and my little brother was born with Downs Syndrome.
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Flying balls, scoring goals, and cheering teammates are no strangers to UNH's Lundholm Gym. But motors, circuit breakers, and robots? Not so much. Except on March 6 and 7, when more than 1,000 teens and their remote-controlled ball-players come to UNH for the regional FIRST Robotics Competition. Nearly 40 teams from five New England states will compete in this "varsity sport for the mind, building and programming robots to compete in a robotics game called Aerial Assist (watch it in action).
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition pits teams of high school students, mentored by professional engineers, against each other for a shot at the national championships and millions of scholarship dollars. Each team has six weeks to build a robot that will meet the challenge of the competition's game from a common kit of parts.
"The students who participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition are not only building robots, they are building character, self-respect and relationships with their peers," said Dean Kamen, president of Manchester's DEKA Research & Development, who founded FIRST in 1989. "Winning the game is fun, but the importance of FIRST is that you'll get much more out of it than you put in, and it's going to change the rest of your life."
At the UNH competition, which is free and open to the public, high school teams will benefit from the mentoring, volunteer support, and inspiration of UNH faculty and students. Former FIRST competitors like Jamison Couture '17 (the mechanical engineering department's FIRST scholarship recipient), Carolyn Przekaza '15, Simon Popecki '17, and graduate student Damian Manda will help keep the action in "the pits" running smoothly, as will graduate student Caleigh MacPherson '12, Jonathan Wilson '13, and Jonathan Shepard '14 of UNH's award-winning LunaCats lunar mining team.
"This is a great opportunity to promote STEM education and feed the STEM pipeline," says Brad Kinsey, professor of mechanical engineering and chair of that department and a veteran FIRST judge. "When he started FIRST, Dean Kamen said he wanted kids to get as excited about technology as they do about sports. That resonates with the mechanical engineer in me." Kinsey will serve as judge co-advisor for the UNH event, helping the many judges make decisions on the awards, which are both technical and non-technical.
Kinsey isn't the only faculty member in on the action. Mark Popecki, senior research scientist in the Space Science Center (and father of Simon) is mentoring the local Oyster River High School team and serving as field Supervisor for the UNH event, and associate professor of civil engineering Ray Cook will help referee for the event.
And the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, which is coordinating much of the competition, is rolling out the red carpet to these future STEM undergraduates, hosting a reception and campus tours in collaboration with the Office of Admissions. And representatives from some of UNH's most impressive STEM-related student projects, such as the LunaCats, the Precision Racing Team, and SeaPerch underwater robotics, will be on hand to meet and mentor the FIRST competitors.
To volunteer for the FIRST Robotics Competition at UNH, contact Nicole MacMillan, CEPS career development and internship counselor, at (603) 862-0997 or email@example.com.
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Why Tragedies Result In Overreactions: 'Our Brains Aren't Very Good At Risk Analysis'
from the sold-down-the-river-by-our-own-intellect deptBruce Schneier has an excellent post over at CNN discussing why it's so easy for everyone from the general public to earnest politicians to draw the wrong conclusions after major tragedies, like the recent shooting in Aurora. Occasionally, a horrific incident will result in a positive change in existing laws or some much-needed rethinking of current policies and procedures. More often than not, though, the conclusions and lessons drawn from the experience are just flat out wrong. It's not as if anyone truly aims to make the world worse post-tragedy, it's just that the human brain is more than happy to sabotage better rationale, thanks to its inherent limitations.
The problem is that fear can cloud our reasoning, causing us to overreact and to overly focus on the specifics. And the key is to steer our desire for change in that time of fear.Schneier puts it more simply:
Our brains aren't very good at probability and risk analysis. We tend to exaggerate spectacular, strange and rare events, and downplay ordinary, familiar and common ones. We think rare risks are more common than they are. We fear them more than probability indicates we should.
There is a lot of psychological research that tries to explain this, but one of the key findings is this: People tend to base risk analysis more on stories than on data. Stories engage us at a much more visceral level, especially stories that are vivid, exciting or personally involving.
If a friend tells you about getting mugged in a foreign country, that story is more likely to affect how safe you feel traveling to that country than reading a page of abstract crime statistics will.While people might be swayed (through no fault of their own) by little more than anecdotal evidence, the real danger lies in legislators drawing the same bad conclusions from the same limited data. This knee-jerk legislative reaction is so common by now that it has its own truism: laws named after crime victims and dead people are usually a bad idea. Beyond simply being an under-thought effort to "do something," the laws conflate the victim with the law itself, leading the public to believe that voting against the law is the same thing as voting against an innocent person.
Novelty plus dread plus a good story equals overreaction.
Because of these factors, bad laws are pushed through with a minimum of resistance. In the aftermath of a tragedy, public opinion is usually on the side of the politicians looking to "do something." It's inconceivable to many people for a horrifying event like this to pass without some sort of reaction from their elected officials. Will bad laws follow the Aurora shooting? Well, it remains to be seen how "bad" any legislative attempts will be, but it's pretty much guaranteed that these attempts won't result in good laws or even necessary laws.
Public opinion is already on the side of legislators interested in reacting through legislation. A recent Rasmussen poll showed that more than half of those surveyed feel that violence in movies and video games leads to more violence in society. Another 14% were undecided.
The first politician to take a swing at "doing something," Senator Frank Lautenberg, is using the Aurora shooting to revive his dormant gun control bill (which was introduced after another rare occurrence -- the Tuscon, AZ shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords), going so far as to have his bill grafted onto CISPA as an amendment in order to expedite its passage. His bill/amendment adds an ID requirement to the purchase of ammo in hopes of preventing a singular incident (a person purchasing 6,000 rounds of ammo via the internet and opening fire in a crowded movie theater) from happening again.
Lautenberg says his bill could help to prevent the sale of ammunition "to a terrorist or the next would-be mass murderer."While it's a given that the bill won't actually keep ammunition out of the hands of "terrorists" or "mass murderers," one thing is certain: it will be heralded as a success by its supporters if another mass killing involving a gunman with thousands of rounds of internet-purchased, stockpiled ammo fails to materialize. This sort of post-hoc justification echoes the empty rationale surrounding post-9/11 legislation, as explained by Schneier:
"If someone wants to purchase deadly ammunition, they should have to come face-to-face with the seller," Lautenberg said in a statement. "It's one thing to buy a pair of shoes online, but it should take more than a click of the mouse to amass thousands of rounds of ammunition."
Our greatest recent overreaction to a rare event was our response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. I remember then-Attorney General John Ashcroft giving a speech in Minnesota -- where I live -- in 2003 in which he claimed that the fact there were no new terrorist attacks since 9/11 was proof that his policies were working. I remember thinking: "There were no terrorist attacks in the two years preceding 9/11, and you didn't have any policies. What does that prove?"Well, it proves that questionable legislation, given the right political climate, can sail through nearly uncontested. In Lautenberg's case, it simply proves that no pet legislation ever really dies. It just stays on life support until it's passed or the pet owner leaves office. Of all the possible legislative overreactions to a tragedy like this, Lautenberg's is rather tame. With Holmes failing to provide a more easily attacked target like video games or music, all that's left is Hollywood, and it appears that most politicians are wisely reluctant to invoke charges of censorship while simultaneously angering one of their greatest benefactors.
When the next tragedy occurs, the cycle will begin again, not because people are stupid or politicians are evil (although there are plenty of both), but because humans are humans. The anomalous will always be more frightening than the mundane dangers of everyday existence. The more unforeseeable the event, the more we look for ways to prevent its recurrence. A recent plane crash will cause some to alter travel plans, but a deadly pileup on the freeway, while a more likely danger, never sends drivers scurrying for the safety of mass transit. The most we can hope for is to maintain a sense of perspective and apply some hindsight in order to prevent instinctive reactions from negatively affecting our future.
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- Let's get physical : Anmerkungen zum Körperkino (2009)
- Das Mainstream-Kino zielt auf wohligen Bauchkitzel ab, heißt es. Und der Kunstfilm peilt den Kopf an. Eine bestimmte Gruppe von Regisseuren will aber längst den ganzen Körper des Betrachters rocken. Zwischen Kommerz und Underground angesiedelt, fordert das Body Cinema jedoch nicht nur physische Erfahrungen ein - es erzählt auch vom erschütterten, erregten, bedrohten Körper unter den Bedingungen einer zunehmend artifiziellen Realität. …
- Transport theories for heavy ion collisions in the 1 AGeV regime (2004)
- We compare multiplicities as well as rapidity and transverse momentum distributions of protons, pions and kaons calculated within presently available transport approaches for heavy ion collisions around 1 AGeV. For this purpose, three reactions have been selected: Au+Au at 1 and 1.48 AGeV and Ni+Ni at 1.93 AGeV.
- Equation of state of resonance-rich matter in the central cell in heavy-ion collisions at sqrt s =200 A GeV (2000)
- The equilibration of hot and dense nuclear matter produced in the central cell of central Au+Au collisions at RHIC (sqrt s = 200 A GeV) energies is studied within a microscopic transport model. The pressure in the cell becomes isotropic at t approx 5 fm/c after beginning of the collision. Within the next 15 fm/c the expansion of matter in the cell proceeds almost isentropically with the entropy per baryon ratio S/A approx 150, and the equation of state in the (P,epsilon) plane has a very simple form, P=0.15 epsilon. Comparison with the statistical model of an ideal hadron gas indicates that the time t approx 20 fm/c may be too short to reach the fully equilibrated state. Particularly, the creation of long-lived resonance-rich matter in the cell decelerates the relaxation to chemical equilibrium. This resonance-abundant state can be detected experimentally after the thermal freeze-out of particles.
- Chemical freeze-out parameters at RHIC from microscopic model calculations (2001)
- The relaxation of hot nuclear matter to an equilibrated state in the central zone of heavy-ion collisions at energies from AGS to RHIC is studied within the microscopic UrQMD model. It is found that the system reaches the (quasi)equilibrium stage for the period of 10-15 fm/c. Within this time the matter in the cell expands nearly isentropically with the entropy to baryon ratio S/A = 150 - 170. Thermodynamic characteristics of the system at AGS and at SPS energies at the endpoints of this stage are very close to the parameters of chemical and thermal freeze-out extracted from the thermal fit to experimental data. Predictions are made for the full RHIC energy square root s = 200$ AGeV. The formation of a resonance-rich state at RHIC energies is discussed.
- Transition to resonance-rich matter in heavy ion collisions at RHIC energies (2000)
- The equilibration of hot and dense nuclear matter produced in the central region in central Au+Au collisions at square root s = 200A GeV is studied within the microscopic transport model UrQMD. The pressure here becomes isotropic at t approx 5 fm/c. Within the next 15 fm/c the expansion of the matter proceeds almost isentropically with the entropy per baryon ratio S/A approx 150. During this period the equation of state in the (P, epsilon)-plane has a very simple form, P = 0.15 epsilon. Comparison with the statistical model (SM) of an ideal hadron gas reveals that the time of approx 20 fm/c may be too short to attain the fully equilibrated state. Particularly, the fractions of resonances are overpopulated in contrast to the SM values. The creation of such a long-lived resonance-rich state slows down the relaxation to chemical equilibrium and can be detected experimentally.
- The relevance of Franz L. Neumann's critical theory in 2017: "Anxiety and Politics" in the new age of authoritarian capitalism (2017)
- his articles discusses and contextualises tripleC's republication of Franz L. Neumann's essay Anxiety and Politics. It provides some background information on Neumann's life and works. The essay ascertains that in the age of new nationalisms, rising right-wing authoritarianism and authoritarian capitalism, Franz L Neumann's works can help us to critically understand contemporary society.


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Researchers are questioning how California's schools have managed the more than 5.5 million acres granted to the state by the federal government.
The San Francisco Chronicle ( https://bit.ly/YscYo3 ) is reporting that researchers at Utah State University found that most of the land that was once owned by the California school trust land has been sold off, mismanaged, or neglected.
In the report by the university's Center for the School of the Future, researchers said that of the original school trust land less than 500,000 acres remained. That land, according to the report, generates about $6 million in royalties and revenue each year, with all the proceeds going to the state teachers' pension fund.
The Chronicle says the land was given in trust by Congress when California joined the union to support the education of children.
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Minnesota Timberwolves (32-47) @ Golden State Warriors (39-40)
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Probable starters for the Golden State Warriors
PG - Baron Davis
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PF - Stephen Jackson
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Probable starters for the Minnesota Timberwolves
PG - Mike James
SG - Trenton Hassell
SF - Ricky Davis
PF - Craig Smith
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PPG - B. Davis (20.3) | K. Garnett (22.4)
RPG - A. Biedrins (9.5) | K. Garnett (12.8)
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If garnett is out then we should have this one wrapped up.. But I wouldn't count out any team even without there star because warriors have lost to teams without stars. But I know we are on fire and are going to kill
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morning game, but that shouldnt damper down the red hot warriors! we got this. i expect another playoff chant with a minute to go of the game and the starters on the bench will be breakdancing this time. LETS GO WARRIORS!!!
Against the KG-less Minny Timberkittens at home? It's a rap! Wow, this is the first guarentee prediction I've had in months. Probably because we've hit 39 wins... the most since our last playoff appearance? Could this be the year?!? I HOPE SO!!!


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DETROIT – Happy New Year! Just because the year is new, do we have to be new too?
What was wrong with the old version of ourselves? Nothing at all many would say. Yet new year's resolutions are "on and poppin" like so many celebratory, champagne bottles were for the annual "Auld Lange Syne" toast to bring in the new year.
A resolution loosely defined, and in this case, refers to having the quality of being determined, to reach a firm decision about something, to declare or decide on something. Sounds serious and not for the faint of heart. To resolve begin new behaviors means saying a final farewell to the old comfortable way of being.
When it comes to resolutions, you could say we are broken into 2 distinct groups. Not to state the obvious, but there are those who bother and those who don't give it a second thought. The latter group foregoes any new earth shattering goals and opts for their placid state of being. They are completely content with themselves, their lives and the future they see laid out before them. They comprise one irritating segment of the population. And then there's the rest of us. We comprise, the magazine reading, poll considering, dieting, list making, self-assessing dreamers who foresee a rainbow's existence, complete with a pot of gold, somewhere out there and so when a new calendar year is born, we make resolutions to inch our way closer to our new selves, one self-affirming message at a time. New year's resolutions are our zip line ride to something and someone better.
While whizzing along on our zip line we are likely to hit a few unsettling bumps brought on by a steep learning curve. Those inevitable snags in the line should be expected and not our complete undoing. Clearly, any new endeavor takes some practice, a few do overs and just plain getting used to. Apparently, and even more promising, our resolutions are worth our persistence. US.gov reports that most Americans' new year's resolutions center around self improvement including; weight loss, healthy living habits, smoking cessation and debt reduction. Laudable goals that have the potential to solve a host of societal ills. So not to worry when you miss a day of exercise, sneak in a cigarette, charge some unneeded bauble, all is not lost. Your intention to change is still in tact and there for the taking. Push on in your attempt at change taking the you of "old" to meet the you "new" celebrating both. Remember it was the "old" you who made the choice to meet of the "new" you in 2012.
And that brings me to another thing......we'll talk about that one next time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Buying Romo Products?
How can I buy Romo products?Romo is a trade only company, you can buy our products through selected retailers and interior designers. Please visit the 'Where to buy' section of the website for a list of stockists in the UK and Europe, and for contact details of our international agents and distributors worldwide.
Where can I see Romo products?Romo products are showcased in pattern books, which are on display in our customer's shops and showrooms throughout the world. Romo has its own showrooms in London, New York, Miami, Munich and Cl. Houten, The Netherlands, where a complete range of our fabrics and wallcoverings can be viewed in pattern books and on large hangers and where our latest collections are displayed as drapes and on furniture. We welcome everyone into our European showrooms to browse the collections, the New York and Miami showrooms are open to the trade only.For location details of Romo and other international trade showrooms, please visit the 'Showrooms section of our website.For more information on retailers displaying Romo products in your area, please visit the 'Where to buy' section of our website.
How do I order a sample?To view the actual colour or feel the texture of a fabric, we recommend you order a sample. You can order standard size samples from any of our stockists or, if you are in the UK or EU, you can order them online via our website by browsing the product catalogue or using the advanced search facility. If you require a larger size sample to see a pattern repeat, please contact your local Romo stockist who will be able to advise you. For more information on retailers and designers in your area, visit the 'Where to buy' section of our website.
How do I find out prices?A recommended retail price for any of our products can be given to you by one of our stockists, please visit the Where To Buy section of the website for a list of stockists in your area.
I have an interior design business, how do I apply for a trade account?If you are an interior design professional or retailer based in the UK or Eire, to enquire about opening a trade account please contact our UK sales department on 01623 750005, for an application form. Please note trade references will be required. If you are an interior design professional or retailer based in the USA, Germany or The Netherlands, please visit the 'Contact Us' section of the website for details of your local Romo office. For all other international trade enquiries, please contact your local agent or distributor for more information, details can be found in the 'Showrooms' section of the website or call our Export Department on +44 1623 755881
Technical Information & Help
What kind of paste should I use with your wallpaper?We recommend the use of Romo Premium Quality Tub Adhesive, or an equivalent good quality, solvent free, fungicide protected, light grade, ready-mixed adhesive. All purpose and heavy duty pastes are not suitable. Hanging instructions are included in each roll of wallpaper.
What does railroaded mean?The term 'railroaded' refers to the orientation of the fabric's pattern as it is woven on the fabric roll. Regular fabric: The design is orientated to run along the length of the fabric and is the correct way as it comes off the roll. Railroaded fabric: The design is orientated to run along the width of the fabric (selvedge to selvedge) so that you must turn the roll 90 degrees to show the design running the correct way. The width of the fabric is then used for the curtain drop. Some stripe designs and wide width curtain fabrics are often railroaded avoiding the need for seams. A standard wide width / drop should accommodate most window heights. For more information, please contact a professional interior designer or curtain maker.
What does 'half drop pattern repeat' mean?A half drop pattern is where every other horizontal repeat (from side to side) is dropped down one half of its length i.e. the design repeats itself on the diagonal rather than the horizontal. Regular horizontal repeat: The pattern repeats across the roll and is positioned at the same place at each selvedge, allowing a straight match for each cut of fabric. Half drop repeat: The pattern repeats across the roll half way down the vertical repeat, usually to make the design repeats more interesting. This normally means allowing extra fabric for drapes and cutting very carefully as each cut will start at the half repeat. For more information, please consult a professional interior designer or curtain maker.
What is a Martindale rub test?The Martindale test is an abrasion test used to measure the durability of a fabric. The warp and weft threads are abraded to simulate wear and tear.
Does my fabric need to be fire retardant?In the UK, all upholstered furniture must meet UK domestic or contract fire regulations. Fabric to be used on furniture must either pass a fire retardancy test or if exempt, must be used with a fire retardant interliner. The majority of our upholstery fabrics can be treated to enhanced levels of flame retardant performance on request. For more information please contact your interior designer or retailer. There are no current fire regulations in the UK for curtains, cushions and throws in general domestic situations.
How do I protect my sofa from general wear and tear?Ask your retailer / upholsterer to provide upholstered furniture with armcaps to protect the area from extra wear, and cushions should be turned regularly to minimise wear.
How long should my curtains be?Atmospheric conditions such as temperature and humidity can vary and may affect curtains when hung in situ. We recommend avoiding exact length curtains, ie, sill or floor touching and do recommend over length curtains.
The Company
Where does Romo get its name from?Romo is a British company, founded in 1902 by Robert Mould who gave his name to the company: Robert Mould. The company remains a family run business today. Please visit the About Us section of the website for more information.
Where is Romo based?Romo's head offices are based in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. We have further offices in London, Munich, Cl. Houten (The Netherlands) and Cleveland, Ohio. Please go to 'Contact Us' for more information.


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I'm a mom. A reader. A sometime hiker. A wanna-be chef, an aspiring runner. I like tattoos, Indonesian food, Coach, pretending I can do Yoga, reading, preparing for the zombie apocolypse...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Three Things Thursday
2. Rain, rain go away. Please.
3. This Run Disney announcement being dragged out and cryptic clues? Annoying. Bleh.
(Did you notice, I'm cranky and in a general funk? Stupid colds.)
My GU Giveaway ends tomorrow night! Enter HERE.
7 comments:
- Dee said...
grumpy gills? just keep swimming just keep swimming ...http://youtu.be/CmyUkm2qlhA
- March 24, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Fruit Fly said...
Their "clues" are hardly clues at all at this point. Maybe it could be a cool scavenger hunt type thing - the race I mean.
I want a cool theme. Something unique. On the WEST coast. And NOT Star Wars.
- March 24, 2011 at 10:43 AM
- Rose @ Eat, Drink, and Be Meiri said...
Star Wars is awesome.
I hope you feel better, too!
- March 24, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Fruit Fly said...
Don't make me take a light saber to your ass, Rose! ;)
- March 24, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- The Boring Runner said...
A cold AND rain? You're ok to be in a funk in my book.
- March 24, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Becka said...
I already lost interest. Dumbo and Tangled. oy.
- March 24, 2011 at 9:18 PM
- Unknown said...
we need some rain here. Can you send it our way. Or maybe you come down and visit the sun.
- March 25, 2011 at 11:51 AM


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Gamblers Anonymous New York
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) is a twelve step program for compulsive gamblers. The Gamblers Anonymous New York is a fellowship of recovering compulsive gamblers who live in New York. The only requirement for GA membership is the desire to stop gambling.
Throughout history, untold suffering and humiliation has been the lot of countless thousands of men and women who were addicted to gambling. Today, through the formation of the GA fellowship, a bright new page has been unfolded in the struggle against this insidious illness.
People looking to GA for help, aside from the desire to stop gambling, are not required to subscribe to any particular belief system, religious or otherwise. Gamblers Anonymous makes no demands upon them whatsoever.
Most new members find themselves with a multitude of problems. GA can offer sound advice in dealing with many of these pressures, including: legal difficulties, financial difficulties, employment difficulties, and family difficulties.
Gamblers Anonymous has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the compulsive gambler who still suffers. We invite you to explore the pages of this website in order that it might help you or someone you know with a gambling problem.


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That's a Wrap
Here are key highlights from the Election 2017 live blog on NBC News:
- Democrats began what they hope will be the start of a major political comeback Tuesday, nearly one year to the day Donald Trump pulled off an upset victory that left the party demoralized, leaderless and pointing fingers.
- Virginia Democrat Ralph Northam easily cruised to victory over Republican Ed Gillespie in a race in that looked as if it had been tightening in recent weeks. The success translated down the ballot as well, with Democrats making major gains in the state legislature.
- In New Jersey, Democrat Phil Murphy soundly defeated Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. Guadagno proved unable to separate herself from Gov. Chris Christie, who will leave office as one of the nation's most unpopular elected officials.
- Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio handily won a second term, while voters in Maine chose to expand access to Medicaid, overruling the state's Republican governor.


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Instructions for completing Travel/Request/Travel Expense ReportThe Travel Request/Travel Expense Report is a two-part form. Part One should be completed prior to all university business travel. It becomes an official record of the business nature of your trip for IRS purposes. Part Two should be completed within thirty days of the completion of your trip.
The university travel form is an EXCEL spreadsheet. Please complete all sections of the form per instructions below. Part One – Travel Request (Pre-Trip)
- Name – Insert your full name.
- Department – Include your department name.
- Travel Voucher # – Leave blank. This number is assigned by the travel office.
- Destination – Place to which you will travel. Indicate if you will travel to more than one location.
- Purpose of Trip – Please be specific. (Page two is provided for detail.)
- Dates of Travel – Insert the dates the trip will begin and end.
- Estimated Cost – Enter the estimated total cost of the trip.
(Faculty should complete the estimated cost detail on page two of the form.)
- Dean's Approved Amount (Faculty) – Leave blank. The Dean's office will enter your approved travel amount.
- Account # – Insert the primary account number to be charged for all travel expenses. If a secondary account is funding your trip, please enter the number in the second cell.
- Notes – Include any special requests or information regarding the trip.
- When Part One is completed, the form should be forwarded by email to the Budget Unit Head for approval. Upon approval, the Budget Unit Head should forward the document (1) to the Travel Coordinator if departmental travel or (2) to the Dean's office if travel will be funded by the Dean.
- The Travel Coordinator or the Dean's office will assign a travel voucher number and return a copy of your approved voucher to you.
Part Two – Travel Expense Report
NOTE: All original receipts over $25 for charges made to the university tap card should be included with the monthly tap card statement. A copy of these receipts should be attached to the expense report. All original cash receipts over $25 should be included with the expense report.
- Dates – Insert date(s) in spaces provided for each date of travel.
- Lodging & Hotel – Insert actual charges.
- Tips – Include tips for hotel workers. Receipts not required.
- Meals – Enter the actual cost for each meal including tips. If travelers pay for the meal of another person, include in the "substantiation" section the person's name, title, university/company name, and cost of meal.
- Registration – Enter the amount paid for workshop registration, etc.
- Entertainment – Enter actual daily costs and explain in "Substantiation" section all pertinent details of business discussed prior to, during and after the entertainment.
- Travel Miles – The Sustainability Office requires detailed information on accumulated travel miles. Enter separately your airline miles and rental vehicle miles. Website links are included in these cells to assist with determining this entry. Personal miles will be auto-populated from the personal mileage reimbursement line.
- Air Fare/Rail – Enter amount paid.
- Auto Rental – Enter amount paid.
- Gas for Rental Car – Enter all gasoline charges for rental car.
- Local Transportation (Taxi, Bus) – Enter amount paid.
- Tolls/Parking – Enter actual charges for tolls and/or parking.
- Mileage amount – Enter the actual miles driven using your personal car. The Travel Expense Report will calculate your reimbursement at the current university rate.
- Telephone/Fax/Internet – Enter actual charges.
- Miscellaneous – Enter the amount for all purchases. Provide an explanation in the "Substantiation" section.
- The Travel Expense Report will calculate the total cost of your trip and determine the employee reimbursement amount or the amount due Furman University.
Submitting Your Report
- Print the Travel Expense Report, attach all required receipts, a copy of your conference agenda or schedule-at-glance, sign your report and forward the hard copy to your Budget Unit Head for approval.
- The Budget Unit Head will approve and forward the Travel Expense Report with required documentation to the Travel Coordinator's office for auditing and processing.


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Budget Concerns Lead to Repair of Aging Facility
IOWA —The Webster County Board of Supervisors has decided to repair its existing jail in Fort Dodge, Iowa instead of building a new facility.
In April, the county received citizen approval to bond for $9 million to build a new jail using Local Option Sales Tax revenue paid for over 20 years. However, in mid October the board announced it would repair the existing facility, due to new information regarding the general budget and concern over local option sales tax revenues. The board will still be paying for the estimated $4 million project from lost revenues.
County Sheriff Brian Mickelson said that if the current jail is repaired, the county will still be spending money to house inmates in neighboring counties' facilities. The jail can hold 50, but inmates are sent to other counties because there are only two isolation cells, which are used for people with communicable diseases or for their own safety. Jail staff have also reported more inmates with mental health issues that require them to be separate from other inmates.
The Iowa State Legislature may take up a measure requiring county jails to house people serving two-year sentences. If that passes, the jail population could quadruple. Currently, county jails only house inmates serving a one-year sentence. Expenses for housing inmates in other counties could be paid for out of the supplemental budget to avoid straining the general basic budget.
Concerns have also been raised about the liability issue of transporting inmates to and from the county during the winter months. The board has been asked to include transportation costs to its bottom line when considering jail repairs.


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Ted Nugent, who attended Tuesday's State of the Union address and heard President Obama's emotional plea for gun control, declared the speech "predictable" and "flowery."
That's a predictable reaction from the outspoken former onetime rock star, who clearly is a bigger fan of fire power than flower power. What's surprising is that Nugent was invited to the speech (by a Texas congressman), and that 35 years after "Cat Scratch Fever" his proclamations are news.
U.S. & World
As the national gun control debate rages in the wake of December's Newtown tragedy, celebrities on the A to Z lists are weighing in, from Nugent to gun control fan Jim Carrey to Kim Kardashian, who apparently doesn't like firearms for shooting but thinks they make really cool jewelry. They've all got a right to speak out. But celebrities of all varieties might want to think more carefully about the responsibility that comes with fame before going off half-cocked.
The entertainment world is in a particularly uncomfortable position on the gun control issue. Hollywood, a supposed bastion of liberalism, finds itself on the defensive amid renewed complaints in some quarters that big- and small-screen depictions of violence are part of the problem.
Bruce Willis scoffed at that view in a recent interview with The Associated Press, in which he also opposed additional gun control laws. He's entitled to his opinion, but the context – his comments came while promoting the latest flick in the fun, cartoonish-violence-packed "Die Hard" series – pushed the boundaries of taste.
Kardashian, not surprisingly, is confused. Just weeks after signing a pledge to help reduce gun violence, she reportedly uploaded a picture of a jewel-encrusted revolver to Instagram. The photo was quickly taken down, but survives on the Internet.
Carrey, meanwhile, went online to volley with Fox News over whether guns or cars are more deadly: A car, he tweeted, "is a lot harder to get through the door of a classroom." It's a clever line, but perhaps more flip than effective – it could come off as insensitive when raw memories of Newtown are still fresh. Twitter is great, but its 140-character limit make it friendlier at times to snark than nuance.
When we're in desperate need of nuance, Nugent gave us a sideshow Tuesday night, adding new layers to the parody he's become of himself. He was aided by a freshman Texas rep now best known for inviting the Motor City Madman to Washington.
The power of entertainers to draw attention to causes, popular or otherwise, has become stronger with the Internet-fueled growth of media. But the pull of the famous also has become diluted, in a sense, by an expanding definition of celebrity under which outrageousness and stunts too often get more attention than accomplishments and talent. That approach might be effective in, say, scoring a reality show, but does little to further serious public discourse.
We all enjoy a First Amendment right to have our say on the Second Amendment and anything else. But even the Z-listers might want to occasionally pause for some serious thought: Before speaking or tweeting, check the safety first.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.
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Tri-County Animal Rescue has two adorable Dachshund mix puppies available for adoption. These babies are 15-weeks-old and both are females. We have named them Tulip and Redbud.
The father is a miniature dapple Dachshund and the mother is a dapple Dachshund mix weighing about 15 pounds. Both girls are precious and love to cuddle. We are pretty sure one of them has hearing loss. These girls should not get very big at all.
Tulip and Redbud have had two vaccines, been de-wormed and micro-chipped. They have a certificate to cover the spay surgery and rabies vaccine. Come see Tulip and Redbud from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at PetSmart , 3698 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.
Tri-County Animal Rescue will also have several young Yorkies, a Boston Terrier, a Shihtzu, and four Chi/Chinese Crested pups for adoption at PetSmart this weekend.
UPDATE: Three of the Schnauzer mix pups from last week were adopted. We still have one little male. He will be looking for you this weekend to adopt him.
Holiday fireworks and other fanfare are often frightful experiences for dogs. The loud noises can hurt their sensitive ears. Frightened dogs have different reactions. Some tremble at their owners� feet, others retreat to a hiding place, some try to run off (traveling for miles), and others display bizarre behavior. Low-frequency, percussive noises such as fireworks and thunderstorms trigger wild fear in many dogs. Under such circumstances, ordinarily well-behaved pets may become aggressive, destructive and/or unpredictable.
Here are some precautions you can take to help your pets:
Tri-County Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and other surrounding counties, committed to ending pet homelessness in this area. Volunteers and donations are needed to continue our mission of finding homes for these unwanted animals.
For more information, call 704-263- 2444, visit us on the web at www.tcar.us or on FaceBook at Tri-County Animal Rescue.
Donations can be sent to Tri-County Animal Rescue, PO Box 483, Alexis, NC 28006.
Joann Hager is founder of Tri-County Animal Rescue. She writes a weekly report for The Gazette.


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My research is underpinned by using the geochemistry of minerals to reconstruct past conditions, either in magmatic, metamorphic or environmental systems. I particularly use isotope geochemical methods and the physical properties of minerals to determine how they formed and to extract geologically relevant information (such as magma or hydrothermal fluid compositions). My research has involved technique development (particularly in mineral spectroscopy) and I have a reputation for working in Arctic environments.
I commonly consult for Exploration geology companies.
Website: www.adrianfinch.co.uk
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-finch-2a550876/edit/position/417520216/
Understanding the origins and mobility of rare elements such as niobium, zirconium and rare earths associated with alkaline magmatism. I have studied a variety of alkaline and peralkaline igneous rocks including syenite, nepheline syenite, lujavrite and carbonatite. My work has sought to understand more fully the mechanisms by which rare metals, such as rare earth elements, become concentrated in magmas, and how late-stage post-crystallisation processes modify and mobilise elements. This work involves studies of the mobility of rare earths and high field-strength elements such as zirconium, hafnium, niobium and tantalum. I am part of two consortia, HiTech AlkCarb and SoS RARE.
I consult for a number of Exploration Geology companies interested in the petrology and petrogenesis of alkaline rocks and rare elements.
The physical properties of minerals as a tool for provenance and geological history, particularly in gem materials using luminescence techniques. I have links with several gem and gem-testing laboratories, supported by the Facility for the Luminescence of Minerals at St Andrews University.
The geochemistry of biominerals as archives for past climate in collaboration with Dr Nicola Allison. This research has been funded by several Research Council grants.
My research group ('the A-team') past and present is listed here. Current staff include Dr Will Hutchison, Dr Anouk Borst and my current PhD students are Nicky Horsburgh and Kris Sokol.
Current: Professor of Geology, specialising in Mineralogy and Petrology,
2000-2003 Personal Research Fellowship from Royal Society of Edinburgh
2011-2014 Head of Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
2012-2014 Co-Head of School of Geography & Geosciences
2010-2011 ProDean of Postgraduate Affairs, Faculty of Sciences
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