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I was a HUGE fan of Barbie when I was younger. I easily had two dozen Barbies who between them all owned enough dresses, shoes, and accessories to clothe a small city. My friends and I played Barbies well into Jr. High and then, when it became too socially unacceptable to keep playing them, I started collecting them instead. I amassed a fairly impressive collection of "Special Edition" and "Collector" Barbie dolls and proudly displayed them on the shelves of my room. My infatuation with Barbie even continued into college and I actually had two of my collector edition Barbies sitting on my desk in my freshman dorm room!
Barbie and I were really good friends.
When I left home all of my collector Barbies went into a box and they have been in my basement for the last few years waiting for a little girl to grow up enough to play with them. Well my little girl just turned two, and I was gearing up to give her one of my Barbies for her birthday. Then, unexpectedly, I had several experiences that made me question whether or not I really wanted to introduce her to my little girl.
One of my readers sent me this interesting article "Why I Banned Barbie" about a mother whose school-aged son, just after having had a family talk about pornography, announced that he thought Barbie was an inappropriate toy to have in their home. The mother talks about how they decided that, for them, it was best not to allow Barbie in their home. The article reminded me of a book I have called "The Barbie Chronicles" that has long been hibernating on my bookshelf. It was given to me by one of my Freshman dorm-mates who thought it was ironic that a girl who was studying Women's Studies and had such strong ideas about women and femininity had two Barbie dolls sitting on her desk. She said she couldn't make heads or tails of it and she when she saw the book, which is a collection of essays for and against Barbie, she immediately thought of me. It had been years since I'd read the book and I decided to pick it up again.
The book brought up two main ideas about Barbie that, despite my great love for her, have really made me question whether or not I want her in my home. The first one is Barbie's undeniable sex appeal. A brief glance at her history shows that from the very start Barbie was intended to be a sexually loaded toy. In her essay in the "The Barbie Chronicles" Carol Ockman explains,
"Barbie was invented by a woman, Ruth Handler. Handler, a director at Mattel, together with her husband Elliot... had watched her daughter, Barbara (she also has a son named Ken), play with adult paper dolls and wanted to make a female adult doll in three dimensions. On a trip to Germany, Handler supposedly saw a doll called Bild Lilli, sold principally in smoke shops as a kind of three-dimensional pinup. Based on a comic-strip character that appeared in the German newspaper Bild Zeitung, Bild Lilli had a ponytail, feet molded into high heels, and clothes for all occasions. The principal narrative of the comic shows, Lilli, scantily clad, in situations where she is taking money from a man. Unlike Barbie, Bild Lilli was not made for children but for men... Handler decided to reinvent this pornographic caricature as the all-American girl... such a blatant sign of sexuality almost scuttled the doll when it was first introduced. Had it been up to the toy buyers at the toy fair, the ex-pinup/supermissle might never have been catapulted to stardom. Sears, Mattel's biggest client, categorically refused to buy Barbie, objecting to her too-overt sensuality. It was the consumers who launched Barbie's impressive career... Unlike her pro-type Barbie gives the appearance of sexuality without sex itself." (pg. 78-79)Now granted, I don't think that parents who buy Barbie for their kids, or the girls who play with her, would classify her as a "sexualized" toy. Yet I know, from years and years of playing with her, that Barbie often gets played with in ways that aren't always appropriate. In fact, I remember quite clearly that my first lesson about the "birds and the bees" was taught to me by one of my little six-year-old friends when we were playing with Barbie and Ken. Everything about Barbie, from her wardrobe, her nude body, her relationship with Ken, and the lack of any other "adult" supervision in her world invites a little girl to fantasize. When it comes right down to one of the biggest appeals of my Barbie dolls were that they could wear all the clothes that I wasn't allowed to, they could do the things I wasn't suppose to do, they could go places I couldn't, and be things I wasn't able to be. Barbie was a great creative and imaginative toy but she often tempted my little girl heart to play with her in ways I know my mother wouldn't have been proud of.
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The other thing that really stood out to me in the book was the way in which Barbie embodies our culture's obsession with women's bodies and physical appearance. In her essay in "The Barbie Chronicles" Wendy Singer Jones says that,
"Barbie is a "body project" girl, she is, as others have observed, part of a complex of widespread and destructive messages directed towards women: being tall and thin is crucial, being white is the norm against which others are defined, ones character and career are always less important that one's looks, and consumerism is essential for keeping up appearances." (pg. 104).Jones also compares what the world of Barbie teaches young girls about what it means to be a young woman as compared to what another popular toy the "Fisher-Price Dream Doll House" (which comes with a father, a mother, baby twins and some furniture) teaches them. She says,
"Despite the presence of friends and sisters, the Barbie line stresses individuals rather than relationships, and it does so in a highly narcissistic mode, since "body work" is a prerequisite to any form of social interaction. In the Dream Doll House, the family is greater than the sum of its parts; with Barbie, it's always the parts...When your project is your house rather than your body, you're already thinking in communal rather than solipsistic terms." (pg.101)Another essayist pointed out that,
"The biggest difference between Barbie's aisle and the others can be summed up in one word: babies. In the other aisle, baby dolls were everywhere; in Barbie's aisle, babies were almost non-existent. Paleontologist Barbie or Pilot Barbie would be hard pressed to drag along a baby to the workplace. Even when Barbie is getting dressed for a night on the town with Ken, she obviously doesn't want to lug a baby long. (pg. 179)"Looking back I can see how what I played and fantasized about with Barbie really affected my perceptions of adolescence and adulthood. Granted, I played with Barbie unceasingly when I was younger and I turned out okay, but I'm not sure if that is something I want my little girl to have access to in my home. As one essayist in "The Barbie Chronicles" pointed out the toys that parents allow in their home really send important messages to children, she said:
"You might still assume that dolls and other toys simply don't matter. A girl can play with any doll she wants, and it will not make a difference to her when she is older. But toys do matter, and they do convey ideas about how adult life should be run... toys convey a great deal about how adults wish children to grow up, and... toys prepare us for the roles we wish children to think of as "natural". What roles do we wish girls to grow up and assume are "natural'?" (pg. 181)I'd never really thought about the message that Barbie dolls send young girls about what it means to be a teenager and what it means to be an adult woman. Yet as I really began to think about it I realized that Barbie sends the exact opposite message about womanhood and femininity than the one I want my daughter learning. Barbie teaches that how you dress determines your worth, that sexual appeal is what is valuable in a woman, that a relationship with "Ken" is the most important thing and that babies and family are afterthoughts, that breast are for appearances and not for function (her breasts have no nipples, so obviously there is no breastfeeding going on there!), and that shopping is the answer to all of life's woes.
She really isn't a very good role model.
And yet... I still really love her.
My husband can't understand it for the life of him, but the thought of getting rid of the box of Barbie dolls sitting in my basement makes me sad. For good or bad, Barbie was a big part of my childhood and it is hard, now that I see her with grown-up and critical eyes, to realize that I might not want my daughter playing with her.
Can you see my dilemma?
What would you do?


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TaskRabbit has dogs, people. So you should totally work there!
That's the argument advanced in an Office Space-meets-François-Truffaut-meets-high-school-film-class number called "Four Bathrooms."
We are reminded of Twitter's "The Future Is You" video. Except that over-the-top number highlighted that company's wry, self-mocking culture—if you can't laugh at yourself, don't work at Twitter.
We're not sure what the San Francisco startup, which pairs up people who need jobs done with people who bid on the work, is trying to point out about itself here. We are unaware of any startup, for example, which lacks an amply stocked snack room or free T-shirts.
We fully sympathize with the dog.
And, heck, with TaskRabbit. While the rest of the country struggles with unemployment, the market for elite Web talent in San Francisco remains ferociously competitive. Anything's worth trying.
And here's that awful, awful, awful Twitter video:
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Even by Mega Millions standards, it's a whopper of a lottery pot: a $330 million jackpot ticket that will be drawn Tuesday night.
With no jackpot winner at the previous drawing on Dec. 31 — when the amount was $242 million — the total now stands as the seventh largest lottery in U.S. history. The largest was $390 million in 2007.
The Mega Millions lottery is played in 41 states and Washington, D.C.
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The $330 million is based on payments over 26 years. The winner also has the option to take a one-time cash payment of $208 million.
The jackpot has been growing since Nov. 9, when the last ticket was claimed. The odds of winning the jackpot are about one in 176 million, according to the lottery organizers.
The low-cost of entry — a $1 lottery ticket — has fueled sales in recent weeks, and led the organizers to warn players not to go overboard.
"As always, when the jackpot soars ... we remind our players to play responsibly," Mega Millions Group Director Gary Grief said recently. "You need only one ticket to win."


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Which Body Contouring Device Works Best?
More than 1.37 million liposuction procedures were performed globally in 2014 alone, making it the second most common cosmetic procedure behind eyelid surgery. Despite the status quo, patients across the globe are searching for non-surgical options to target stubborn fat at increasing rates. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery says 10.9 million non-surgical procedures were performed in 2015 compared to just 1.9 million surgical procedures, demonstrating how non-invasive techniques are shifting demand within the cosmetic and aesthetic industries.
Given the increasing popularity of non-invasive procedures – including body contouring for fat reduction – the November 2016 issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology looked closer into three highly popular hands-free body contouring devices available. Researchers Suneel Chilukuri, MD FAAD FASDS and Gregory Mueller, MD FACS reviewed the technology and case studies behind body contouring devices. All non-invasive body contouring mechanisms rely on advanced technologies, including laser light, radiofrequency, acoustic and shock waves or cold, to shrink fat cells, thereby triggering apoptosis or necrosis.
Three of the most popular devices currently on the market include Vanquish™ (selective focused-field radiofrequency), the Coolsculpting System (cryolipolysis) and SculpSure (diode laser energy). Although each of these machines allow for a "hands-free" application, Vanquish™ is the only device that does not require direct contact with the skin.
Coolsculpting is intended to reduce fat on the abdomen, lumbar, hips, inner thighs, knees, saddlebags, arms and ankles. The applicator is applied to the treatment area and vacuums tissue between two cooling panels for 30 to 60 minutes. This process is also referred to as cryolipolysis, which selectively targets fatty tissue without harming the dermis. However, the specifics related to how the machine differentiates the tissues is not fully understood. Based on recent studies, patients with small fat deposits in the flanks or abdomen saw reductions between 14 and 25.5 percent. Side effects include erythema and sensory changes that resolve shortly after treatment. Chilukuri and Mueller state that CoolSculpting is best used on small areas to maximize accuracy and speed.
Using radiofrequency, the Vanquish™ device can heat subcutaneous fatty tissue to minimize unwanted inches. Because subcutaneous adipose tissue has lower water content than the skin, Vanquish™ does not overheat or damage the skin. Two types of applicators are used: the EX for the mid-section and the AB for the thighs and saddlebags. In a case series of 40 patients who underwent 30 minutes of treatment over a 4-week period, Fajkosova et al[1] found the 35 patients who completed the study saw an average reduction of 4.93 cm in the abdominal region. These patients also noted high satisfaction with the treatment and results. No adverse side effects, besides transient erythema and mild tenderness that resolved shortly after treatment, were reported. The researchers concluded that Vanquish™ is the preferred body sculpting device for larger areas in patients with a higher body mass index (BMI). The device allows for easy abdomen and flank coverage, and is in close competition with traditional liposuction. The process is three to five times faster than competitors Coolsculpting and SculpSure.
The SculpSure device uses diode laser energy to target fat in the abdominal and flank regions. To prevent overheating, two flat non-suction cooling applicators are used to generate heat in the adipose tissue layer without damaging the skin. A study of 76 patients who underwent SculpSure on either the abdomen or the flank with an average reduction of 3.1 +/- 1.7 mm and 2.6 mm, respectively. Eighty-five percent of patients within the abdomen group and 86 percent within the flank group were extremely satisfied or satisfied with the results. The researchers noted that while visible reduction was found, SculpSure does not help with circumferential reduction.
Keep in mind, the studies listed above did not account for lifestyle and weight fluctuations within the subjects. Despite this limitation, Vanquish™ was the only device to demonstrate results for both fat layer thinning and circumferential reduction.
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Palestine and Israel are both countries with different religious backgrounds. Palestine was the land of the Muslims for many, many years though people of the Jewish faith believed that they were the ones who had the right to Palestine since it was the "Promised Land".
Recently, issues started to arise in late 19th and early 20th century. In the year of 1920 hostilities got to a point where neither side could tolerate the other. This was when the conflict of 1947 broke out and this came to be known as the 1947 civil war.
The main reason due to which the conflict escalated to the point of war was because of the fact that this issue has been going on since centuries now. While the Zionists (Jewish nationalists) stated that they had the right to live in Palestine which would act as a haven for Jews around the world, the Arab nationalists adhered to their belief that they have/had the right to staying on the land seeing as how they have been doing so since the past so many centuries.
Supposedly the first time when the tension between the Arabs and the Jews began to show was in 1882 when a Jewish guard shot an Arab man, at a wedding, by, what was thought to be, accidentally. In response, it is said by Benny Morris, that the Arabs threw stones at the Jews and raided their properties.
However, how true these incidents may be or are is something that one can never be too sure of since Benny Morris himself is Israeli and so there's a tendency that his words and views would be biased against the Arabs. Taking the point of view of a Muslim, solely, would possibly, create the same kind of confusion seeing as how both sides would have the tendency to adhere to a theory that is more suitable to their beliefs and one that is completely biased against the other.
One can never be too sure as to the reliability of any information that is read today. The problem is mainly historical and religion. People focusing on history would be neglecting an important aspect of the whole situation: the religious aspect. Similarly, to look at the religious aspect while ignoring the historical aspect would be wrong since the two aspects go hand in hand.
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Like sands through the hourglass, the latest in the Petraeus sex scandal… Will this reflect poorly on the military as an institution?... Obama meets with labor and progressive leaders at 11:30 am ET to talk about upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations… John Kerry as defense secretary?... Will Pelosi stick around?... And sifting through the exit polls: GOP lost on the issues, too… But there were two bright spots for the party (on role of government and health care).
*** Like sands through the hourglass…: Just when we thought the Petraeus sex scandal couldn't get any more bizarre, here are the new developments we've seen in JUST the last 12 hours: Last night we learned, via the Wall Street Journal, that the FBI agent who started the investigation that uncovered the affair between CIA Director David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell had apparently sent a shirtless photos to Jill Kelley. Kelley, you remember, is the woman Broadwell allegedly sent threatening emails to because she feared Kelly was a rival for Petraeus' affections. Then we learned that Gen. John Allen -- the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan who has been nominated to be head of U.S. forces in Europe and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO -- sent 20,000 to 30,000 pages of documents to Kelley (most of them emails). And then comes the news that Petraeus didn't want to resign, at least until it became clear his affair with Broadwell would become public. Folks, you can't make this up; it sounds like "Young and the Restless," "Days of Our Lives" or an absurd episode of "Real Housewives."
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General John R. Allen, left, incoming commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)/U.S. Forces- Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and General David H. Petraeus, commander, ISAF/USFOR-A, attend a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan in this July 9, 2011 file photograph.
*** Will this reflect poorly on the military as an institution? The question is whether these are isolated incidents or something more systemic within the military's culture, especially its top commanders. In our May 2012 NBC/WSJ poll, respondents rated the U.S. military as the institution they had the most confidence in -- a combined 74% said they either had a "great deal" or "quite a bit" of confidence in it. That's was compared with just 42% who said the same about the presidency, 33% who said that about the Supreme Court, 25% who said that about religious leaders and organizations, 17% who said that about large corporations, 16% who said that about the federal government, and 15% who said that about the news media. As we've said before, we've become a society that has lost faith in its institutions. Is the military the next to go? This scandal, if it continues to deepen, could do what the Iraq war did NOT: erode trust in the military, at least with the leadership.
*** Latest in the fiscal cliff negotiations: At 11:30 am ET, President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with labor and progressive leaders to talk about the upcoming "fiscal cliff" negotiations. A reminder: The actual talks have not yet started; everyone has to get their politics out of the way first, and that's what today's White House meeting is all about. The question: How much leeway is the left going to give Obama, especially when it comes to entitlements? That's what today's meeting is about for the president, find out what the left's breaking point is on Social Security and Medicare, for instance. Here's more fiscal-cliff reporting from the White House's side: Team Obama says that its last offer in July 2011 is not even a remote starting point. Their starting point is what they outlined afterward: raising tax rates for the wealthy back to the Clinton levels. And from the GOP's side: Their starting position is that they are open to changing tax code, but not raising rates. But what they REALLY want are changes to Social Security and Medicare. Politico's David Rogers makes a very good point: What comes first in the negotiations -- locking down a revenue target or actual tax rates? You can't really debate rates until a revenue target is agreed upon.
*** Kerry as defense secretary? As one of us reported on "TODAY" on Friday, defense secretary is an option for John Kerry – if the White House decides to have Susan Rice succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. And the Washington Post picks that up today: "President Obama is considering asking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to serve as his next defense secretary, part of an extensive rearrangement of his national security team that will include a permanent replacement for former CIA director David H. Petraeus. Although Kerry is thought to covet the job of secretary of state, senior administration officials familiar with the transition planning said that nomination will almost certainly go to Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations." But do note that tapping a new defense secretary might not be something we see for months, especially with the Petraeus/Allen news. The transition at State is expected a lot sooner. By the way, many Republicans, including South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, are promising a brutal confirmation fight if Rice is picked as they want to re-litigate her role in the Benghazi aftermath.
*** Will Pelosi stick around? Politico: "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will meet with top Democrats on Tuesday night — followed by another leadership-only session early Wednesday as she prepares for a meeting with all House Democrats — but it is still unclear whether she will stay or go after nearly a decade in power. Pelosi has declined to discuss her plans since Democrats picked up as many as eight seats on Election Day. During an interview Sunday with San Francisco-based reporters on Sunday, Pelosi wasn't giving anything away."
*** Sifting through the exit polls: GOP lost on the issues, too: For all the talk about how Romney and the Republicans lost when it came to demographics, the turnout, and the tactics, the exit polls also show that they lost when it came to a slew of issues. For years, the GOP has branded itself as the party that supports low taxes (especially for the wealthy) and opposes abortion and gay marriage. But according to the exit polls from last week's presidential election, a combined 60% said that tax rates should increase either for everyone or for those making more than $250,000. Just 35% said the tax rates shouldn't increase for anyone. What's more, 59% said that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. And by a 49%-to-46% margin, voters said that their states should legally recognize same-sex marriage.
*** But two bright spots for the GOP: Even on comprehensive immigration reform -- a subject that some Republicans (like George W. Bush) once supported, but most no longer do -- 65% said most illegal immigrants should be offered a chance to apply for legal status. (And since the election, GOP senators like Lindsey Graham and John McCain are now signaling renewed support of comprehensive immigration reform.) But there were two bright spots for Republicans on the issues: A majority of voters -- 51% -- indicated that the government is doing too many things better left to businesses and the individuals. By comparison, 43% said government should do more to solve problems. That's a reversal from 2008, when 51% said the government should do more and 43% said it is doing too much. And a plurality of voters -- 49% -- said all or some of the health-care law should be repealed, versus 44% who said it should be expanded or left alone. So even with this pro-Obama electorate, the president cannot claim a mandate on health care or role of government.
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iPad Art Workshop
Sunday, November 18, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Central Park Library Redwood Room.
Learn how to create art on your iPad! Sumit Vishwakarma will give a one-hour workshop providing an introduction to sketching, drawing, and painting directly on your iPad using your fingers, a stylus, and art applications. You will learn how to use basic digital tools, including the pen, pencil, and brushes. Sumit, an iPad artist, was featured in the Macworld 2012 Sketch Station. Children, teens and adults are welcome!
To reserve a space at this fun-filled interactive event, stop by the Reference Desk or call (408) 615-2900.


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Code of Princess, Gunman Clive, and More Goodies in This Week's Nintendo Download
This week's Nintendo Download packs a princess, unchains some blades, and heads back to the wild west, along with offering a slew of other content for your handheld Nintendo consoles.
The biggest titles for this week are Unchained Blades, Code of Princess, and Gunman Clive. Unchained Blades is a first-person dungeon crawler with turn-based combat, so you can truly get lost in the shoes of Fang, the game's protagonist. He's on a journey of revenge against the Goddess Clunea and must explore living temples called Titans on his quest. Sounds like fun, eh?
Code of Princess stars Princess Solange Blanchefleur DeLuxia in side-scrolling, beat 'em up action as she beats up on monsters while wearing some highly-impractical armor. The game features some RPG-styled character progression mixed with brawler action, so there's plenty to work with for players who want a deep experience.
Gunman Clive is a side-scrolling shooter that looks like an old-school picture book come to life. You take on the role of Clive as he battles bandits in order to save Mayor Johnson's daughter. And now that it's on the 3DS, you can do all of it in the 3rd dimension!
Some other games in the Download include Air Battle Hockey 3D, Galaxy Save, and Snowboard Xtreme. As always, there are also video downloads and this week features the videos that were the Best of 2012. Let us know in the comments below if you'll be downloading any of these items!


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This year at drupa 2012, the Kodak stand (Hall 5, F09-1) features extensive packaging solutions designed to help package printers and brand owners preserve brand equity, enhance shelf appeal and drive efficiencies from design through print production. Kodak's comprehensive portfolio of packaging technologies will spotlight flexographic printing solutions, offset plates, workflow systems, brand protection solutions and digital printing presses. In addition, Kodak's K-Zone will help visitors learn how customers can utilize these solutions to diversify capabilities, differentiate offerings and increase business profitability.
"Kodak understands the challenges faced by both brand owners and retailers in today's competitive market. Our innovative products and services are specifically tailored to help package printers deliver high-quality results to these clients. Our solutions focus on helping printers achieve brand intent and consistent imaging for packages that really stand out in the minds of consumers," said Dr. John Anderson, Kodak's Packaging Segment Director. "Through Kodak's solutions, printers can better satisfy their customers' dynamic packaging needs, boost productivity, ensure product security, and most importantly, grow their businesses and bottom lines."
Flexographic prepress providers and printers will be drawn to the new KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System, a solution that represents the latest in direct engraving technology. With equipment, sleeves and printed material on display at the Kodak stand, the FLEXCEL Direct System demonstrates how innovative, energy-efficient, high-power laser engraving produces superior quality press-ready elastomer sleeves with increased production throughput. The imager and consumables are designed to work as an optimized solution, an advancement that enables more affordable production of high-quality, continuous sleeves for package printing.
The KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System has helped customers, like European-based Miller Graphics Group, improve production and print quality. Since the installation, Miller Graphics group has converted many of its existing jobs to the new system and gained new business. Learn more about their experience with KODAK FLEXCEL Direct System during the K-Zone on the Kodak stand.
Kodak also will be featuring the award-winning KODAK FLEXCEL NX System, the flagship solution for high-definition flexo printing. Enabling quality that can rival offset and gravure, printers also can expect to drive significant production efficiencies in the press room with the use of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates. FLEXCEL NX Plates offer printers a wider color gamut, higher densities and greater print stability than traditional digital flexo plates. With the use of the FLEXCEL NX System, brand owners will see impactful product packaging with impressive brand color consistency.
Taking advantage of the expanded color gamut and wide tonal reproduction possible with FLEXCEL NX Plates, the KODAK SPOTLESS Flexographic Solution is an intuitive, easy-to-use tool for replacing spot colors with accurate recipes for four-color process printing to enable cost savings and efficiency improvements without sacrificing visual impact. With the combination of the FLEXCEL NX System and the SPOTLESS Flexographic Solution, printers can revolutionize the way they plan production, and deliver an outstanding product and service to their brand clients.
Newcastle-based packaging prepress company, Reproflex3, has delivered countless high-quality packaging and label applications to UK's top brand names through the help of both KODAK SPOTLESS Flexographic Solutions and the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System. As one of the first companies to test out SPOTLESS Flexographic Solutions, Reproflex3 has relied on KODAK Technology to create a significantly differentiated offering to their clients. The company will talk about how it has helped them grow their business in the K-Zone on the Kodak stand.
Offset printers will learn more about the KODAK TRILLIAN SP Thermal Plate. TRILLIAN SP Plates deliver an impressive combination of productivity, reduced chemistry and efficient on-press performance. With a long unbaked run length capability, including UV and strong chemical resistance, and fast processing speeds, Trillian SP Plates can help offset package printers deliver faster turnaround times for better customer satisfaction.
For those offset printers and brand owners looking for even more sustainability features, the KODAK SONORA XP Plate takes process-free thermal technology to a whole new level. Offering high-quality thermal imaging and the complete elimination of plate processing, SONORA XP Plates can help increase productivity, simplify operations and remove costs by reducing the number of steps required for platemaking. These plates provide customers the same resolution, accuracy, and repeatability as traditionally processed thermal plates, while improving image consistency.
Printers looking for short-run digital solutions for their packaging needs can stop by to learn about the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Color Press. Delivering outstanding quality, the KODAK NEXPRESS Platform prints on more than 700 standard offset substrates and comes equipped with Print Genius, a suite of productivity and quality control tools. With the KODAK NEXPRESS Fifth Imaging Unit Solution, printers can achieve spot color, Kodak's unique in-line dimensional printing, high-quality gloss, in-line watermarking, or coating in a single pass. Printers such as Synergie Group PLC have created high-impact packaging using the KODAK NEXPRESS Platform. In fact, with the help of digital print, Synergie designed custom packaging for young entrepreneur and licensed chocolatier, Louis Barnett of Chokolit Ltd., allowing the brand to gain a competitive edge in the global marketplace. Synergie and Chokolit will be sharing their story in the K-Zone on the Kodak stand.
With KODAK PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow, package printers can experience exceptional efficiency throughout the entire packaging production process. With increased automation, integration and controlled processes, PRINERGY POWERPACK Workflow can help streamline operations. Through the powerful option of Packaging Layout Automation, printers can also automate the task of press sheet layout to reduce errors by leveraging KODAK PRINERGY Rules-Based Automation Software.
At drupa 2012, Kodak also will share packaging expertise related to brand-asset management and brand protection. Kodak's applications enable package printers to deliver results that help companies and manufacturers strengthen the equity and integrity of their brands.
With KODAK DESIGN2LAUNCH Brand Manager, marketing departments and packaging teams can effectively manage their brand assets and content creation to get to market faster at a lower cost and with tighter control over brand standards.
Package printers considering value-added services for their businesses will benefit from demonstrations of Kodak's Brand Protection Services and Solutions. Featured products at drupa 2012 will include KODAK TRACELESS AD System for Antidiversion. Kodak's growing technology portfolio of brand and packaging protection applications help brand owners defend their products against black market counterfeiting and gray market diversion, the illegitimate reselling and distribution of products. Each solution offers unique capabilities that enable package printers to combine both overt and covert markings to produce a highly effective, layered defense. Attendees can learn more during a scheduled K-Zone session focused on Kodak's efforts in anti-counterfeiting.
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Most of the advertising platforms that we have today can be found inside our home; televisions, Internet, radio, newspapers, magazine, etc. However, there is a platform that can help you increase brand awareness by targeting people who are outside their homes. This platform is called digital signage solution, which will be discussed by this article. Today, I will be showing you the things that a business owner can get from digital signage solutions, and how it can increase the performance of a business when it comes to advertising.
Digital signage solutions are often made up of LCD panel displays and media players. They will help you display high-quality images and videos, which are proven to be more effective than static banners. The performance of digital display solution is comparable to the advertisements being shown on televisions, which provides more information and is more informative. The only difference between television advertisements and digital signage solutions is that digital solutions won't limit your presentation to 30 seconds or 1 minute.
Instead of paying for thousands of dollars for television advertisements, it would be better to spend less than $300 to have your digital signage solution installed. This will help you save a lot of money and at the same time, target more audience to further increase brand awareness. All you have to do is to configure your digital solution, and have it to display the information that will help you increase your sales and outrank your competitors. There are a lot of things that can be done with the help of digital solutions, which is why it is considered as one of the best advertising platforms today.
Finding the best for your business is not that hard as well. All you have to do is to find a company that will help you install and manage your digital solution. These companies will also help you find the one that is perfect for your business without sacrificing the advertising budget that you have allocated for your business.
Digital signage solutions are said to be the most cost-effective advertising platforms today, which is why it is preferred by most business owners. Now that you know more about digital solutions, the next thing that you need to do is to find a company that will help you find the one that is perfect for you. Use the Internet to learn more about different companies that will install your digital signage solution.


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La Gomera is the smallest but one of the volcanic Canary Islands. It's so tiny, in fact, that you can see most of it in the space of a day. Vamos!
Greet the morning
It's early, the day lies before you, the island at your feet. This is the Marador de Abrante, a glassed-in observation platform situated 600 meters above the Atlantic Ocean and the narrow streets of the village of Agulo.
Stroll amid laurels
Time for some natural exercise in the laurel woods near Alto de Contadero, even if they do resemble a jungle just beyond the hamlet of El Cedro. It's a good two-hour walk along green terraces to El Chorro waterfall.
Eat lunch like a local
Stop off at one of the villages on Mount Garajonay, Las Hayes or El Cercado, and discover a treat to bleat about, almogrote, tangy goat's cheese.
Whistle with shepherds
El Silbo, La Gomera's ancient whistling language, is listed as a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Some 20 000 silbadores use it and teach it to tourists. Casa Conchita in Arure offers courses.
Strip a palm
Not so interested in whistling? At Casa de la Miel de Palma in Alojera, you can get to grips with the Canary Island date palm. The leaf midribs are woven into baskets and the fronds are used as goat fodder, but you will extract the guarapo (sap) to make honey!
Observe whales and dolphins
Head out to sea in the heat of the day! From Valle Gran Rey, Oceano runs eco-friendly whale-watching boat trips that keep a respectful distance.
Admire the fire dancers
Every day, aging hippies and locals gather on the beach in Valle Gran Rey at dusk to welcome the night with fire dancing, bailando fuego. Grab a grape marc spirit from the Cacatua Bar and drink the drummers' health!
Relax in the evening
It's been a long day, right? Check in at the four-star Jardín Tecina on Playa de Santiago. It's too late for golf, but the outdoor pool beckons – as does bed.
Lufthansa flies once weekly from Munich (MUC) to Tenerife (TFS). Take a ferry or regional flight from there on to La Gomera. To calculate your miles, go to meilenrechner.de.


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This Winter Season please consider Rockford youth.
Drop off new hats/gloves to any of the locations below. Items will be distributed to Rockford Public Schools students of all ages (pre k through 12th grade).
The following locations serve as drop off locations:
- Associated Bank, 612 N. Main St, Rockford
- Associated Bank, 3333 N. Rockton Ave, Rockford
- Associated Bank, 4400 Center Terr, Rockford
- Associated Bank, 1870 N. Perryville, Rockford
- Carpenters Local 790, 212 S. 1st St, Rockford
- Laborers Local 32, 7404 N. Cherryvale Blvd, Rockford
- NIU Rockford, 8500 E. State St, Rockford
- Project First Rate, 111 S. Madison, Rockford
- Rockford Fire Department Training Bureau, 204 S. 1st Street, Rockford


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Thanks a lot Seema and Saket for your support. Today I just cleared my ACP exam. From my PMP experience, I just restricted the source for studying, bcz in my PMP preparation i spent time on to many sources and it took long time. Here I just referred only Izenbridge materials. And Izenbridge materials are more than enough for the exam.When your dreams come alive you're unstoppable
Take a shot, chase the sun, find the beautiful
As everyone mentioned in this forum, exam is all about Agile Mindset. Nothing to memorize. Not even single question. And the videos are really helped me to understand the Agile Mindset.
To prepare for the exam, I have referred following -
1. Izenbridge PMI-ACP online content
2. PMI ACP Full Length Practice Test
About exam
1) Seems in Colombia, Prometric centre guys told me that due to security reason "Writing something during tutorial time is NOT allowed anymore, if you want to write you can but that should be within stipulated exam time."
2) 75% questions are just 2 / 3 lines.
3) I got like 5 to 8 questions from Practice Test in the real exam.
4) And I felt Practice Test 4 helped me a lot in the exam
5) There is No questions related to calculation
6) like more than 40 % questions are like " As a Agile Practitioner what you will do " ?
7) Clear understanding of the roles and ceremonies will help you crack the exam...
Please let me know, if anyone need any suggestion ..
Muchas Gracias Saket !!!


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[1] Objectives
The MFA degree is recognized as a terminal degree in the area of creative writing. This program emphasizes full-time, professionally oriented study that will uniquely prepare graduates for careers in writing pedagogy and publishing.
[2] Program Admission Requirements
In addition to the graduate school application and fee, GRE scores, and transcripts, a student applying to the MFA program in Creative Writing must also submit the following:
- a brief statement on why he/she desires an MFA in Creative Writing.
- a 10- to 30-page portfolio for review in any of the following four areas: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or other.
- at least two upper-level undergraduate courses in Creative Writing on his/her transcript.
Up to 9 credits of graduate work from other accredited institutions may be transferable, pending approval of the chair of the Department of Writing and the dean of the Graduate School. Students admitted with a master's degree in Creative Writing (or a closely related area) may transfer up to 15 hours of graduate coursework, subject to the approval of the dean of the Graduate School and chair of the Department of Writing. All transfer hours must be in courses for which an equivalent graduate course exists at UCA. Students may be requested to provide support materials, including relevant course syllabi. Thesis hours may not be transferred.
In accordance with the Graduate Bulletin, a minimum of 24 hours credit in residence at UCA is required.
[3] Degree Requirements
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is a three-year, 60 credit hour terminal degree. It includes 45 hours of core coursework (including 9 credits of thesis work) and 15 hours of electives from the list below. Full time students are expected to take nine credits a semester.
[3.1] Curriculum
[3.1.1] MFA Core Courses
MFA students must take 45 hours from the lists below. Generally, each course listed below is 3 credits.
Advanced Forms and Theory Courses – 6 hours
WRTG 6325 Advanced Forms and Theory of Poetry
WRTG 6335 Advanced Forms and Theory of Fiction
WRTG 6345 Advanced Forms and Theory of Creative Nonfiction
Advanced Workshop Courses – 9 hours
WRTG 6370 Advanced Poetry Workshop
WRTG 6371 Advanced Fiction Workshop
WRTG 6372 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Advanced Special Topics Courses – 6 hours
WRTG 5324 Advanced Special Topics in Creative Writing
(These courses will vary according to the expertise of the professor. Possible topics may include environmental writing, screenplay writing, literary translation, the illustrated narrative, genre writing, writing for children, travel writing, writing for new media, etc.)
Advanced Internship or Advanced Directed Study – 3 hours
WRTG 6180/6280/6380 Advanced Directed Study in Creative Writing
WRTG 6185/6285/6385 Advanced Internship in Creative Writing
Required Courses – 12 hours
WRTG 5320 Teaching Creative Writing: History, Theory and Practice
WRTG 5330 Contemporary Composition: Theory and Practice
WRTG 6300 The MFA Experience: A Professional Development Seminar
WRTG 6390 Editing and Publishing
Thesis Hours – 9 hours
WRTG 7180 / 7280 / 7380 / 7480 / 7580 / 7680 / 7780 / 7880 / 7980 Thesis Research
[3.1.2] MFA Electives
MFA students must take at least 15 hours from the courses below.
WRTG 5310 Advanced Creative Writing with Hypertexts
LING 5310 Linguistics for Educators
LING 5345 Advanced Analytical Methods of Morphology and Syntax
LING 5350 Advanced Phonology
LING 5355 Advanced Special Topics in Linguistics
WRTG 6310 Advanced Topics in Discourse Analysis
WRTG 6610 Great Bear Writing Project Summer Institute
Additional 5000- or 6000-level workshop, forms and theory, special topics, internship, or directed study courses may also be used to satisfy the elective requirement. One 5000- or 6000-level course offered in another department will be allowed, pending approval by the chair of the Department of Writing.
Note: Courses designated LING are offered within the Department of Writing at UCA.
[3.2] Thesis Project
This is the culminating required project for candidates for the Creative Writing MFA degree. Each student will be responsible for researching, writing and ultimately creating a creative book-length manuscript appropriate to the genre of choice, with a critical introduction. Students will work independently while periodically seeking the assistance and approval of members of their thesis committee. Enrollment is contingent upon the successful completion of 36 credits of course work and preapproval of the thesis committee. MFA candidates are expected to enroll for a total of 9 hours minimum and must enroll for thesis research credit each term until they successfully defend their theses, typically in their final semester. If the thesis committee does not approve the thesis, a student may register for this course again, provided he or she does not receive a D or less in the course. The learning outcome of thesis research is naturally and literally a mastery of the fine arts in Creative Writing. Offered every semester for variable credit.
[4]Graduate Course Links
[4.1] Courses in Writing (WRTG)
Follow this link for WRTG course descriptions: course link.
[4.2] Courses in Linguistics (LING)
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Easy riders in Ticino
Ascona is quiet. Harley-Davidsons are loud. How would they get along, the retirees and the rockers? The spa town on the northern bank of Lago Maggiore, where people speak in hushed tones, read Hermann Hesse and get around on bicycles, was invaded for two days by perhaps 1000, but probably more like 2000 of those legendary bikes. Out of synch with each other only at first glance, these two contrasting worlds blended to become pretty much one on further inspection. Many of the wild, leatherclad men and women had already reached retirement age – it seems rockers also have a succession problem. Not that that necessarily ensures a peaceful night: Even 60-year-old Hells Angels can demonstrate health-damaging behavior. Once they start downing whiskey the way their Harleys guzzle gas, the old familiar reflexes kick in and send fists, chains and false teeth flying. Bar a handful of Italians, the crowd was mostly Swiss, as the license plates revealed – and Swiss rockers are famously sheep in wolves' clothing. They fetishize the traditional trappings (leather, beards and full-body tattoos), but beneath the tough veneer beats a heart that's courteous, pragmatic, and controlled. The bands on stage worked hard not to turn "Born To Be Wild" into a parody. I saw no one dance and no one get seriously drunk, and when I ran out of cigarettes I dived into the crowd in search of one to bum, but soon found myself suffering serious nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Swiss rockers don't smoke – this was Easy Rider light.
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Our columnist, Helge Timmerberg, an irrepressible globetrotter since 1969, writes travel books and contributes monthly to our magazine.


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PSL sniper rifle (7.62x54r)
The Romanian PSL sniper rifle is commonly encountered now in the US, often sold as a "Dragunov" to the unwary, it is cosmetically similiar & uses the same basic style furniture but is a different rifle. The PSL uses an RPK reciever (stamped versus the milled Dragunov receiver) w/the AK long stroke piston for the 7.62x54r cartridge, they also have a bolt hold open device built into the receivr. Most are found w/Russian scopes but the military guns use a Romanian version of the Soviet PSO1 scope which doesn't have the external battery compartment for the illuminator, it used Tritium to light the reticle. These guns have been sold as PSL's, FPK's, & Romak's (aside from being erroneously called Dragunov's). Some of the guns I believe were actual military guns with the bayonet lug ground off & the brake tack welded in place, some never had the bayonet band put on (or were removed) most were built for commercial sale in the US & have a smooth barrel, no stop for the bayonet band, no band & have the Russian mfg scope. There are also some currently on the market that were assembled from parts kits onto a new receiver.
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PSL w/accs
A Romanian PSL sniper w/issue kit, including the bayonet/scabbard (early version w/leather frog), pouch, 4 spare mags, scope cover, sling & cleaning/maintenance tools in pouch
PSL set w/accs detail
Shown here is the cleaning kit, 3 section cleaning rod & tool, lens cloth, 4 spare mags wrapped in original plastic.
PSL w/cover
Shown here w/the scope action cover over the action.
Different PSL w/o bayonet lug
This is another PSL, this one has no bayonet lug band fitted but still has the finned barrel & stops for the lug band.
PSL butt right side
PSL swivel
Shown here w/the Romanian leather sling, which I believe was the earlier issue,later the Romanians also issued a bright green nylon weave sling.
rear of PSL receiver
The PSL used an RPK receiver but also added this reinforcement in the rear for the full battle rifle size 7.62x54 cartridge.
Action right side
note the RPK style receiver w/the reinforcing flanges in the front & the additional reinforcement in the rear. Also note scope which is a Romanian issue not the Russian battery powered scopes many of the commercial guns came with.
RPK front reinforcement flange
Serial number on front of mag
This particular rifle came w/2 10 round mags which are both numbered to the gun
PSL forend
Muzzle w/bayonet fitted
The bayonet/scabbard match each other but not the rifle. Bayonet has the correct Romanian insulator, leather frog & wrist strap.
Barrel rib detail
A closeup of the barrel where it meets the rear of the bayonet lug band. The ribs are for cooling, & there is a small shoulder for the band. Many of the later guns had smooth barrels (better commercial appearance) & no shoulder (no bands were to be fitted).
Muzzle of the other PSL
This rifle has no (& doesn't appear to ever have had) bayonet lug band but the barrel has the rough fins & the shoulder for the lug band.
Romanian scope, inside (rail) view
Here's a view of the inside of the Romanian scope mounting rail, the scope has the rifle serial number stamped next to the locking/adjustment screw. There is also a small tag tied w/twine w/the rifle number written in ink tied to the front upright
Closeup of the serial number stamp
Scope/action cover right side
very similiar to the Soviet SVD style but is a nylon? material not canvas
Scope/action cover left side
The cover can be strapped over the scope off the rifle & fits in a large pocket in the mag/accs pouch, it will also cover the scope & action when affixed to the rifle.
Romanian scope left side view.
It is very similiar to the Soviet PSO but uses a tritium element to light the reticle rather than an external battery as the Soviet scope does. The tritium elements have a limited life & most that were left in place on the scopes that made it to the US are no longer functional.
Windage drum for scope
This scope has no markings on the drums, this may indicate they were replaced for export?
Range drum
The scope is adjusted the same way the Soviet PSO scopes are.
Paper tag w/rifle number
Metal plate on scope mount
Muzzle detail left side
Bayonet lug
This rifle had the lug restored, it had the lug band on the rifle but the lug had been ground. Most have no lug band which would make it fairly difficult to restore.
Muzzle left w/bayonet
Muzzle w/bayonet affixed
Barrel fin detail just in front of gas port
Forend left side
PSLLugMagAccs 1
rear sight
Markings on rear sight base left side
Left front receiver reinforcement flange
PSLLugRail 1
Left rear receiver reinforcement plate
PSLLugActnL 1
Receiver markings on the other PSL
Rear receiver cover latch detail
Numbered action parts
Here's a view of the bolt, bolt carrier & recoil spring assembly all of which have the rifle serial as does the receiver cover.
Left side butt
Closeup of sling attachment & buttplate
PSLLugLW-Accs 1
Here the scope is dismounted
Accs/mag pouch
The pockets on the front hold the mags, there is a seperator inside for the scope/mount, w/seperate pockets for the cleaning rods, kit, lens cover & tool.
Here's a view of the 3 pc cleaning rod set, small tool, lens cloth & the cleaning kit w/jags etc. The square kit came w/the rifle, I thought they used the standard Romanian AK round tube kit, this may be just another variation, there is a round pouch in the flap that the round kit would fit into but this square kit fits into a square pocket at the bottom of the pouch.
Left view w/the cover on
PSLLugSetL 1
PSLLugL 1
Bolt open device in action
These rifles have a bolt hold open which is a mechanical device built into the receiver. There is a lug that slides through the receiver center support, it is spring loaded & has a "foot" on the bottom, when the mag is empty the floorplate contacts & raises the "foot" pushing the lug up in front of the bolt face as shown here. The only other AK type actions that have hold opens are the Yugo & some Chinese models although these aren't actually "devices", they use a raised ridge on the rear of the mag cartridge follower to hold open the bolt, the device is part of the mag not the rifle.
Bolt hold open w/empty mag in well
In this view the bolt/piston/cover are off, an empty mag is in the mag well & you cansee the bolt hold open lug in the raised position.
Bolt hold open w/no mag in the well
This pic was taken w/no mag in the well, the lug is down & even w/the center support.
Bolt hold open "foot"
This is a pic into the bottom of the mag well w/no mag inserted showing the "foot" of the hold open device w/it's spring in the lowered (or fire) position.
Different angle of hold open "foot"
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Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away and while it can be a great time with family and friends, it can also be a stressful time as you try to pull the big meal together. Here are a few tips to make your Thanksgiving dinner run a little bit more smoothly.
1. An automated menu planner. Plunk in your information (number of people, etc.) and this great tool from Epicurious will help you plan your menu.
2. Make it a potluck. While you can be in charge of the turkey and some of the trimmings, people usually want to contribute something. Ask them to bring their signature side dish or favorite dessert to help ease your load.
3. The perfect turkey. Turkey is an essential part of the big meal. Here's a great recipe for how to make a flawless one.
4. Call the experts. If cooking a turkey makes you a little bit nervous, there's always Butterball's Turkey-Talk Line. Give them a call at 1-800-BUTTERBALL (800-288-8372) or email them at firstname.lastname@example.com throughout November and December.
5. Stuff the bird. Better Homes and Gradens has a great article titled Stuffing 101.
6. Make some healthy sides. There are enough rich itemsto eat during the meal (stuffing, potatoes, dessert) that having some healthier (but still tasty) sides will bring a good balance to your table. Here are some healthy Thanksgiving side dish recipes.
7. Pick the best wine for your meal. About.com has some great wine pairing tips and links.
8. Make easy desserts. Get one of your potluck contributors to bring the pie(s) and make one of these quick and easy dessert recipes to give other options to your guest.
9. Prep the day before. Items such as potatoes, vegetables, and casseroles, as well as some desserts, can be made the day before. If you leave it all to theday of the feast you'll have no time to enjoy the day.
10. Hire some help. If you love to be in the kitchen, hiring or ordering catering may not work for you. Hiring someone to clean up the mess while you visit with family and friends is worth the money spent.


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I'm about to help out your social lives, Jalops. Put this Borgward Isabella photo on your desktops, then go park yourselves at your nearest coffee shop or other conspicuous public place.
People will walk up to you and ask, "What's that cool-looking car on your computer?" And you can tell them it's a Borgward Isabella, the most successful car ever made by now-defunct German manufacturer Borgward from 1954 until they went out of business in 1962.
You can tell them that Borgwards had some interesting technical features, but they had financial problems, quality issues and a tough time competing with giants like Opel and Volkswagen.
These people will think you're super interesting, and will almost certainly want to become your best friend. You're welcome. I do what I can.
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Newark, CAHome Menu
Newark's Roots
A gentleman by the name of E. Beard started the early swamp reclamation project and patented the land in the area. Mr. Beard needed more capital and in 1872 sold 20,000 acres of swampland for $300,000 to Mr. J. Ross Browne. Mr. Browne was an entrepreneur (he was a secret agent for the U.S. government, diplomat to China appointed by Andrew Johnson, and a friend of Mark Twain). Mr. Browne outlined his swamp lands project before the State legislature on February 3, 1872. At this point, Mr. Browne referred to the proposed town site as "Cralvo" or "Cariboo." Mr. Browne created a circular that was distributed around Europe to promote the swamp lands project. An English capitalist bought an interest in the property and hired Mr. J. Barr Robertson (a Scotsman) to oversee his interests. Mr. Robertson was a director of the California Land Investment Co., Ltd., London, England. Mr. Robertson then bought out the interest that Mr. Browne had in the land. The name 'Newark' was chosen by Mr. Robertson, who named it after the castle "Newark" in Port Glasgow, Scotland (where the River Clyde enters the Atlantic Ocean).
Work actually started on a railroad through the townsite from Dumbarton Point in 1875. That project was under-financed and never progressed beyond initial grading. In 1876, the railroad, together with the Green Point Dairy, were purchased by a San Francisco capitalist, Alfred Davis, and a Comstock millionaire, Jim Fair. They not only completed the South Pacific Coast Railroad, from Dumbarton Point south all the way to Santa Cruz, but also moved the town site to coincide with the curve on the railroad where the tracks turned south toward San Jose. Soon, a railroad station, roundhouse, and railroad shop buildings were being erected in the center of Newark in the area between Thornton Avenue, Sycamore Street, and Carter Avenue. Eventually, the railroad was extended north from Newark to Alameda, providing direct ferry service to San Francisco.
The completion of the railroad precipitated additional development in Newark. Hotels and stores were soon erected, along with some of the first manufacturing industries, including a railroad car building firm operated by Thomas and Martin Carter and a foundry which later manufactured Wedgewood stoves. These enterprises joined the production of salt, which had been underway in the Newark area since the 1850s. Acquisitions and mergers of salt production companies throughout the Bay area ultimately resulted in formation of the Arden Salt Company, predecessor to Leslie Salt Company and today's Cargill Salt.
Throughout the years, residents in Newark have retained a strong sense of independence and community. Thus, it was no surprise when, in the early 1950s and subdivisions began sprouting throughout Southern Alameda County and talk of incorporation was in the air, leaders in Newark wanted to go it alone. In 1953, a group representing the chambers of commerce of Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, Warm Springs, and Newark commissioned a study to incorporate all six communities into one city. However, during hearings on the matter, the Centerville and Niles proponents began pressuring Newark into accepting an industrial zoning for the entire town of Newark. Newark would therefore be the major industrial area for the new Southern Alameda County city. Having already fought and won zoning battles with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Newark's Chamber of Commerce was not now ready to roll over and lose its right of self-determination. Therefore, in the face of rapid progress toward the incorporation of all six communities into one, now being called Fremont, the Newark Chamber of Commerce began its own movement toward incorporation of just Newark. In September 1955, this effort paid off with the incorporation of Newark as the first new city in Alameda County in 47 years, and defeating the effort to incorporate Newark as part of the Fremont metropolis.
Newark has retained that sense of self-determination and independence, priding itself on its ability to operate lean and fast. This trait has resulted in benefits to its residents, from its success in securing NewPark Mall, with its jobs, tax revenues, and easily-accessible shopping, to completion of the new Dumbarton Bridge and improvements on the Nimitz Freeway. While other cities struggle with internal differences, Newark continually moves forward cohesively, working for the good of the community and our residents and businesses. We have come a long way from the early visions of the Perrin Brothers and their Green Point Dairy and Transportation Company.


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Miley Cyrus is saying goodbye to her Disney Channel show, "Hannah Montana," a rep for the starlet confirmed to Access Hollywood.
In news first reported by The New York Post, a rep for Miley confirmed to Access that the show would start shooting it's fourth and final season on January 18. The rep said the network does not know how many episodes it will shoot or when it would wrap it's season, but noted there are enough new episodes to air through 2011.
"You never know in this business . . . but right now we're scheduled to wrap [forever] after shooting this new batch of episodes," Disney Channel Worldwide's Adam Bonnett, senior VP of Programming, told the Post.
The plot of the final season will reportedly mirror Miley's own life, as her character must decided if she is going to leave her secret double life as a pop star in for the life of an everyday teen.
Miley will have a few guest stars in the fourth season of "Hannah Montana."
According to the paper, Ray Liotta will guest in the fourth-season opener, and "Two and a Half Men" star Angus Young is slated for a future episode.
But could the end of "Hannah Montana" be a sign that the teen starlet is poised to transition into more mature big screen roles?
In October, Miley told Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and "The Billy Bush Show" that she has nothing but gratitude for her time on the Disney series, but that she would like move on to different projects
"I could never say anything bad about it because [that's] what gave me my start and it has been so amazing. It's given me the opportunity to grow as an artist," she said at the time. "It was really a great learning experience. But I definitely am ready to go on and do other things."
The actress will next bee seen in the coming of age drama, "The Last Song," adapted from the Nicholas Sparks novel in April and also in a cameo as herself in "Sex and The City 2," which hits theaters on May 28.
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Dodgers start Mark Hendrickson, LHP (2-2, 3.62) vs. Micah Bowie, LHP (1-2, 3.91).
Dodgers: 31-21 (1st place NL West, 0.5 GA, W3)
Nationals: 21-32 (5th/last place NL East, 13.0 GB, L2)
From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:
Dodgers: Hendrickson dug himself a hole early against the Cubs on Saturday, allowing back-to-back homers to Aramis Ramirez and Mark DeRosain the second inning. His seven home runs allowed leads Dodgers pitchers. The Cubs scored two more in the fourth on four soft hits. Hendrickson is winless in his past four starts with a 6.86 ERA.
Nationals: Bowie will face the Dodgers for the third time in his career. On Friday, Bowie pitched five innings and gave up two runs on four hits against the Cardinals. Bowie was able to pick up his first win as a starter since Sept. 23, 1999, when he was with the Cubs. It was his first overall victory since 2002, when he was a member of the Athletics.
- The Dodgers' streak of 21 straight scoreless innings will likely come to a "Screech"-ing halt tonight (get it? Shout out to the Nationals' mascot!) with Lurch on the hill for the Blue. As pitching will be under fire (Dmitri Young is 5-for-8 with a homer career vs. Hendrickson), we will likely need another five- or ten-run outburst to collect the sweep, before catching the late flight to Pittsburgh for the four-game series at PNC Park. A cursory review (and I may be wrong on this!) says we are 24-3 this year when the Dodgers score first.
- 10 games over .500 is pretty darn impressive, as the Dodgers attained this milestone for the first time this season.
- Update 12.51p: Dodgers.com is already hedging its bets against Lurch, with the headline for today's game preview: "Tough act to follow for Hendrickson in finale". Way to keep the expectations low...
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From T-Jax, the lineup:
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Aidis Kruopis Wins Stage Two of Tour of TurkeyTue 23 Apr 2013
Leigh Howard had his chance yesterday. Today, ORICA-GreenEDGE was all in for Aidis Kruopis. Stage two of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was a flat run that began in Alanya and ended in the projected bunch sprint in Antalya. The finale was marred by a massive crash inside the final kilometre. Kruopis emerged from the mayhem to deliver his first win of the season.
"I feel very good to have won today," said Kruopis. "I had a bit of bad luck with Qatar and Langkawi. I was looking for a victory at both of those races and came up empty. It was especially nice to take the victory today after that."
Light rain showers at the start did nothing to deter an early escape. Clément Koretzky (Bretagne-Seche Environnement), Gabricio Fabricio (Caja Rural), Piotr Gawronski (CCC Polsat Polkowice), Duber Quintero (Colombia), Junya Sano (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) and Ahmet Orken (Torku Sekerspor) took off five kilometres into the stage. The peloton gave the escape its blessing, and the six riders collaborated to extend their lead.
"Today was similar to yesterday until the sprint," said Sport Director Laurenzo Lapage. "We focused our efforts on the finish."
By kilometre 23, they breakaway reached a maximum advantage of 6'20. For the next hour, the peloton set a steady tempo keeping the escape group around the six minute mark.
The break's advantage began to tumble beginning at the mid-point of the stage. Fifty kilometres from the finish, the gap had fallen just under two minutes. The first counter-attack came 30 kilometres later. A short-lived escape of Anthony Delaplace (Sojasun), Koen Barbe (Crelan-Euphony) and Quintero animated the closing kilometres. The trio was back in the bunch ten kilometres from the line as the sprint trains readied for the finale.
"I saw the last two kilometres on the television," Lapage said. "Leigh did a perfect job for Aidis. We had talked about the left-hand corner at 1.2 kilometres. They knew they needed to be in the top ten riders at this point, and they were there."
A huge crash at the front of the field inside the final kilometre disrupted the sprint.
"We had no one in the crash, so that was the good news," said Lapage. "Other teams are not so lucky. We hope no one is hurt too badly."
Those that escaped the carnage made a mad dash for the line. Kruopis, who had narrowly avoided going down, was the sixth rider to start his sprint.
"The sprint was very dangerous," said Kruopis. "Leigh helped me a lot. There was a big crash, and after the big crash, I managed to come through with five guys ahead of me. I basically started right after the crash happened, and I passed all the guys before me to take the win."
Howard managed sixth on the stage, giving the Australian outfit two riders in the top ten. Kruopis' win catapults him up to second on the general classification with Howard five spots further back in seventh overall.
"Today's result was somewhat lucky," admitted Lapage. "It was also about the plan, and our plan for the sprint had everything to do with that last corner. Before the crash, the boys were in good position. They did what we asked of them. I'm happy for them to take the win."


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When it comes to fitting engineered wood flooring, it adapts to the majority of installation methods as well as being suitable for installation above under floor heating. It is thanks to these features that engineered wood flooring is such a popular flooring choice these days.
Glue-down engineered wood flooring, as the name suggests is engineered wood flooring which has been produced with the glue-down method of installation in mind. Glue-down engineered wood flooring installation involves the use of a bonding agent or adhesive, which is applied directly to the subfloor and can be applied to either concrete or wooden subfloors.
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Ooh could this possibly be an answer to one of my "ask a character" questions?!
Eadoin: As you "possess the power to hide entirely in shadow" have you been skulking around in any of the scenes recently and we haven't known about it?
I doubt it very, very much (as why the hell would he act like this?) but thats what came to mind when I saw it haha


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With over a year to go before the 2014 election, political ads have already hit the airwaves. So buckle up because it is going to be a bumpy ride.
With over a year to go before the 2014 election, political ads have already hit the airwaves. So buckle up because it is going to be a bumpy ride.
One "goosey" ad already has the campaign of Sen. Mark Pryor calling foul. The piece — from the campaign of Republican Rep. Tom Cotton who is challenging Pryor for re-election — is called "Good for the Gander."
"What's good for the goose ought to be good for the gander but not in Washington," states the ad as a honking goose walks across the screen in front of pictures of the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Pryor, and President Obama. "Mark Pryor cast the deciding vote to make you live under Obamacare, but Pryor votes himself and everyone in Congress special subsidies so they are protected from Obamacare."
The ad continues what will be a recurring theme for Cotton's campaign — connect Pryor to the unpopular President Obama and his unpopular policy of Obamacare every chances he gets. But Pryor's campaign claims that this latest connection goes too far.
"Folks here in Arkansas know Mark to be a reliable and responsible voice for hardworking families in our state, and it's disappointing that Congressman Cotton chose to kick off his Senate campaign with false attacks that cheapen the office he's so hungry to take," said Jeff Weaver, Pryor for Senate campaign manager. "Mark will always level with Arkansans, but Congressman Cotton has spent the past month spreading these false attacks in every television interview, tweet and Facebook post, and even on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Now that his attacks have been debunked and discredited, it's time for Congressman Cotton to do the honorable thing and take down his false campaign advertisements."
Weaver is referring to the fact-checking website called PolitiFact in which the Tampa Bay Times rates various political ads and statements from politicians. They rated Cotton's ad false based primarily on two factors.
First, they held that Pryor did not "cast the deciding vote" for Obamacare. They point instead to Nebraska Sen. Bill Nelson, who was the final hold out in the Senate and ended up signing on only after being given a deal known as the "cornhusker kickback." However, the Affordable Care Act passed the Senate by only 60 votes without a vote to spare. So in that respect, every senator who voted for the bill — including Pryor — can be considered the deciding vote regardless of the sequence of events.
The second point of contention regards the claim that Pryor voted for a "special subsidy" for Congress. To understand that claim, you have to go back to a provision added during the debate over the actual legislation in 2009.
Republicans were working hard to defeat the health care bill just as Democrats were pushing hard to pass it. During this debate, Republican Sen. Charles Grassley challenged Democrats that if they liked their proposal so much they should require themselves and their staff to purchase health care under the new health care exchanges. Democrats conceded the point and put such a provision — Section 1312(d)(3)(D) — into the law.
But as the law becomes less theoretical and moves to implementation this year, Congress became less willing to follow through with the requirement. However, since passing an amendment to the Affordable Care Act would be almost impossible, President Obama stepped in with an executive fix. The Office of Personnel Management issued a rule that allowed the same tax dollars being spent to fund the current federal health insurance for members of Congress and their staff to be used as a subsidy to pay the premiums on the new exchanges.
The Cotton ad is referring to a party line vote Pryor cast last month against a bill that the Republican controlled House passed that would have blocked the OPM rule. The bill is part of the ongoing budget battle currently underway in Washington.
PolitiFact argues the subsidy is "not so special" as it simply redirects current tax funds to pay for the change. However, that strikes me as more of an opinion than finding of fact. But to get technical, one definition from Merriam Webster of "special" is "designed for a particular purpose or occasion." Under that definition, the subsidy is special as it is designed for the particular purpose of funding the premiums for members of Congress and their staffs under the new requirements of Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of Obamacare.
The attack ads are not going to let up anytime soon. It appears that while the hard-hitting ad for Cotton presents Pryor's vote in a negative light, it cannot truly be labeled as false. Look for both campaigns to stretch the facts without squarely hitting the false button for the next year and change.
Jason Tolbert is an accountant and conservative political blogger. His blog — The Tolbert Report — is linked at ArkansasNews.com. His e-mail is email@example.com.


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DNA Mini Lesson that provides a recipe for Kevin's Favorite Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies. It's there as an optional resource to supplement my mention that protein synthesis is analogous to cooking in many ways.
If you try the recipe, let me know if you like the cookies!
Blueberry oatmeal cookie, anyone?
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