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Many dealers fail to market used vehicles as effectively as they could, despite growing customer interest in pre-owned cars.

So says Rik Kinney, reporting on Dohring Co.'s 2001 survey of consumer preferences and buying habits.

“My advice to dealers is to tap into that used-car market where there are tremendous opportunities, especially if there's a downturn in new-car sales this year,” says Mr. Kinney, Dohring's senior vice president and overseer of the eighth annual survey which polled 8,000 American drivers.

Forty-eight percent of that group say their next vehicle purchase would be a used model. That's up by 10% from the 2000 Dohring survey.

“Dealers should create a whole new niche of used-vehicle marketing.”
— Rik Kinney Senior Vice President Dohring Co.

Conversely, 52% say they'd next purchase a new vehicle. That's down by 10% compared to last year's polling.

Moreover, 19% of current new-car owners say their next purchase will be a used vehicle, compared to 15% who said the same thing last year.

Mr. Kinney cites various reasons for the shift towards used vehicles.

“People are becoming more value conscious as well as more apprehensive about the economy and the stock market,” he says. “And with so many off-lease vehicles entering the market, there are a lot of quality used vehicles out there.”

Five of 10 consumers tell Dohring they'd rather purchase a higher-end used vehicle for $20,000 than a new vehicle for the same price.

New-car dealers who've concentrated on marketing used vehicles know they're a profit center, requiring a lower investment and offering a higher margin than do new vehicles.

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Consequently, most dealers spend relatively little time and money marketing used vehicles.

“They should change that emphasis and create a whole new niche of used-vehicle marketing,” says Mr. Kinney.

Dohring is an automotive market research firm based in Glendale, CA. Other highlights of its national survey:

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In the past four years, Dohring has tracked a marked increase in consumers saying that air bags, ABS brakes, traction control and crush/crumple zones are important considerations in new-vehicle purchases.

For instance, in 1998, 63% of respondents said air bags were “important” or “very important.” That rose to 86% this year. Likewise the importance of ABS brakes rose from 78% to 89% in the same period.

“Safety features' popularity is at an all-time high,” says Mr. Kinney. “Consumers not only expect them, they demand them.”

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“Eight out of 10 consumers negotiate the price of a vehicle, and most have a good experience about it,” says Mr. Kinney.

Only 16% of surveyed people say they'd likely buy from a one-price dealership. Moreover, 84% say they'd shop around for a better deal after obtaining a price at a one-price store.

Environmentally friendly cars

A majority of people — 58 % — say automakers should offer more environmentally friendly vehicles. Yet 42% say automakers should continue to produce conventional vehicles to meet demand.

“People are interested in it, but they are not quite comfortable yet buying a ‘green’ car,” says Mr. Kinney.

He adds, “It doesn't appear consumers' demand for environmentally friendly vehicles is anywhere near the consumers' ‘eco-consciousness.’”

The Internet

Few people actually buy cars over the Internet, but a growing number — 27% this year compared to 13% last year — say they went on line as part of the purchase process.

Most went to consumer guides (82%), manufacturers' websites (68%) and dealer websites (46%). They were mostly researching on line, according to Mr. Kinney.

“They are looking for information,” he says. “They are not necessarily interested in buying on line or in avoiding the dealership at all costs.”

Such consumers enter the dealership well-informed and armed with information. That makes for an easier sale for a “professional” sales person, says Mr. Kinney.

“The pressure is on the sales people,” he says. “They've got to know their stuff. So the Internet will push their professionalism to a higher level than we've ever seen.”

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A People's Movement to End All War

By davidswanson - Posted on 11 February 2014

When people sign the declaration of peace at they have the opportunity to type in a brief statement in their own words. Thousands have done so, including those pasted below. (And a few great quotes from the past have been added here in graphic form.)

“I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war.  I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.” — Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate

“As a 29 year veteran of the US Army/Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel and having served as a U.S. diplomat for 16 years and resigning in 2003 in opposition to the Iraq war, I firmly believe war does not resolve political issues.  We must work diligently to force the governments of our nations to use diplomacy, not weapons.” —Ann Wright

“Everybody’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s a really easy way: stop participating in it.” — Noam Chomsky

“It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons system, but on all war–everywhere. And it’s great to have such beautifully crafted arguments about why war is not inevitable and how war contributes to so many other global ills. This coalition is worthy of Martin Luther King’s call to end violence and instead put our energies and resources into ‘life-affirming activities.’ Bravo!” —Medea Benjamin

“We must work to end all war because: 1. In war there are no winners, only losers. 2. To thrive, humans need peace, which cannot be created by war. 3. We need all our ingenuity, creativity, technology and will to find a solution to runaway climate change. We cannot afford the military-industrial complex.” — Sally Reynolds, Abingdon Peace Group

“The abolition of war is an idea whose time has come. We are at a transformative moment in history. Our Mother Earth is under siege from destructive global warming and industrialization. It is essential that we mobilize to save our planet. War is a cruel and untenable distraction, draining trillions of dollars and incalculable losses of intellectual firepower away from the essential work that needs to be done to create a livable future for humanity.” — Alice Slater, Global Council of Abolition 2000

“War is a crime against humanity. When 90% of the casualties of war are civilians including children, its time to End ALL WARS! The world badly needs the resources to meet human and environmental needs. Wars are not making us more secure, but creating more enemies. There are more effective means of achieving security than war and killing other people’s children. As former President Eisenhower said, ‘I like to believe that the people of the world will want peace so much that governments will have to get out of the way and let them have it.’ When the people of the world decide to end war, we can end it. At least 99% of the world’s people do not benefit at all from all the wars our governments are waging. The time is NOW. Please join us.” —David Hartsough

“If anything can halt climate change it’s redirecting the unfathomable pile of money and energy now wasted on a war machine that kills for fossil fuels and consumes a good share of them in the process.  The symptoms of militarism addressed by human rights and civil liberties groups would end if the disease were treated.  Our culture of violence, our government of secrecy, our provocation of animosity around the world: these would end if we stopped slaughtering people under the banner of war.  If a fraction of those damaged by war work to end war, it will quickly become a thing of the past — seen then as the unmitigated barbarism that many find it hard to recognize as long as war is accepted by those in positions of power.” — David Swanson, author of War No More: The Case for Abolition

“History has shown us that the institution of war created by humans is not only morally reprehensible, but utterly ineffective in resolving any kind of disputes. The human, social, environmental and economic costs of war are too high. We now know more about the reality of a global peace system built upon global collaboration, social change and constructive conflict transformation. It is time for a re-energized effort to build a world beyond war by challenging the war system and supporting the infrastructure of peace.” — Patrick Hiller, Peace Scientist and Director of War Prevention Initiative by the Jubitz Family Foundation

“War is a great destroyer. And human history has arrived at a pivotal moment. We can choose a path built on cooperation, where our caring and sharing side uplifts us, or we can continue to embrace a worldview where domination using violence imprisons us in cycles of killing and destruction. I’m a biologist, and war is not genetically fixed. War is a cultural invention. It’s time to end this abomination, and this World Beyond War movement is uniquely focused on unifying the human community to create one of the biggest revolutions in history. I’m in. Join us!” — Judith Hand, Founder: A Future Without

“Change will not come from a President Gandhi.  Rather, the initiate for change will come from the bottom up as citizens force politicians to act.  We just need to put our voices together and get sufficiently organized.  Ultimately change will come from the ingenuity, compassion and ability of the American people to self-correct and chart a more secure and sustainable course for the future.” — Russell Faure-Brac, author of Transition to Peace

“Our greatest enemy today is not a particular group of people in a far-off country. Our greatest enemy is war itself.” — Paul Chappell, author of The Art of Waging Peace

“We must work to end all war because the health, welfare, and safety of the children is the most important element of a society. The children can be the focus for mobilizing, conflict resolution, and uniting for the future of humanity. The children allow the people of the world to show kindness, generosity, and compassion.” — Andre Sheldon, Director of Global Strategy of Nonviolence

“We must end war because war is an abrogation of the inviolable bonds of connection between all people, all living things and the planet. To participate in it is a denial of the trust in continuity deeded to us by our forebears and expected of us by future generations. Every act of war and aggression diminishes the humanity of the individuals involved, destabilizes communities and nations; and scars the entire human family. We are committed not to ending wars but to ending war itself, and to addressing the fear, greed, misunderstanding and drive for power that lead to violent conflict and war.” — Rena Guay, Executive Director, Center for Conscience in Action

“Richard Wendell Fogg, Center for the Study of Conflict, years ago said rather than saying we need to abolish war, we should talk of REPLACING war. In the field of conflict analysis and transformation, there are creative strategies we can apply to solutions that can solve problems and make war unnecessary. With increasing lethality of weapons, evolving technology and communications, war is obsolete. It is a solution worse than any problem it presumes to  solve. We can address conflicts constructively. Beyond diplomacy, we can use mediation, negotiation and problem-solving strategies to transcend war.” —Diane Perlman

“Humanity can no longer afford war for two reasons. 1) We need all our resources to deal with the consequences of climate change and peak oil, and 2) War is too wasteful of both human and physical resources to be further utilized or tolerated by the human species. Indeed, nuclear war, which remains a major threat to the world as we know it, would likely make our planet uninhabitable for our own species and many others.” —Peter Bergel

“War is at the heart of all global problems, impeding humanity from a full realization of just, equitable and sustainable communities.” —Kent D. Shifferd

“There is enough for everyone to have what they need without exploitation. Adequate distribution of resources, including education, without violence can lead to a sustainable system that doesn’t stress the ecosphere. Alternately, continued violence feeds population surges and hoarding the products of exploitative extraction, which endanger the survival of our species. In short, if we want a future with humans on Earth, we’ve got to stop war.” —Vernon Huffman

“Life on earth is not sustainable continuing down this path. War destroys people, the air, the ground, the water. It destroys history. It inhales money/resources literally taking food out of the mouths of the people. It takes generations to recover if that is even possible. Enough.” —Barbara Cummings

“War is the worst act of terrorism and among the greatest causes of human suffering and death and ecological degradation. Wars are declared by the rich and fought by the poor. There will be no real justice and protection of human rights and the rights of nature until a sustainable global peace has been achieved.” —Brian J. Trautman

“I know from my lengthy experience as a journalist, researcher, and human being working in various war-torn or recently war-battered countries that all wars inflict terrible, long-lasting damage on all the residents of the war-zone– with the weakest members of society always suffering the most. There is no such thing as a ‘humanitarian’ war. In cases of conflict or bitter oppression, the very best way to mend broken relationships while building a solid basis for a better situation going forward is to use all nonviolent means possible to de-escalate tensions and work for a better life going forward on the basis of the equality and equal worth of all human persons.” —Helena Cobban

“War murders our children and sickens the survivors. ‘Peace or Perish: Abolish War on Planet and Poor’ (Theme of the 2014 Veterans For Peace National Convention, Asheville, NC, July 2–27).” —John Heuer

“The main obstacle to disarmament is the general/common belief that it is impossible. And it is — just as impossible as ending slavery, apartheid, the Cold War, and tearing the Iron Curtain. Humanity suffers under poverty, unhealth, pollution, depletion of resources, climate change. Instead of being an extremely expensive and deadly risk on top of all those threats militarism is clearly the best option/chance/opportunity to do something substantial — if all countries would join in abolition of military force and forces (the idea that Nobel in his will for ‘the champions of peace’ called ‘creating the brotherhood of nations’).” —Fredrik S. Heffermehl

“Militarism is the world’s biggest problem…morally, socially, economically, and environmentally.” —Ward Reilly

“Creating a world beyond war may be the noblest endeavor we can work on. Can you imagine what future generations will think if we succeed? We will leave them a world where trillions of dollars are not wasted annually on weapons and war, where tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands are no longer slaughtered in unnecessary wars. Surely we can imagine solving conflicts between nations in a more mature way; we can imagine the human race evolving to a higher consciousness that no longer requires war. We can imagine a world without war, now we have to work toward such a world. It will be a global challenge, uniting the world to accomplish this great new reality.” —Kevin Zeese,

“War is a lie. War is a racket. War is hell. War is waste. War is a crime. War is terrorism. War is not the answer.” —Coleen Rowley

“War destroys. War obliterates. War is ruination. And war begets more war. After thousands of years of experience proving this, and reams of literature and countless works of art exposing it, when are people going to learn?” —Lisa Simeone

“War is a barbaric tool of the war profiteers and Empires who employ them. War pits young people from the working class against other similarly poor, or disadvantaged humans, for nothing but the greed of the few. Only we the people can make war obsolete by not participating in the profound crimes of the profiteers and other war mongers.” —Cindy Sheehan

“War causes pain, suffering, and gross violations to human needs and rights. War causes a violent domino effect for years to come. Humans have no business being involved in war. We are an evolved species that needs to focus on peace and justice in our world. We must honor and show respect for our planet and all living and nonliving entities. We need to shift away from violence and focus on the beauty of nonviolence. War and destructive violence are not solutions to any problem. War must be ended. When that happens we will lift the pain and suffering of our world and allow humanity to begin to heal. It is time we wake up and raise our thoughts to a higher consciousness. If we do not end war now, it will end us. Call on me. I am ready to help end all war!” —Joy Henry

“We need a movement if we are going to stop wars and this may be it. So many of us are working in small groups and we need to come together as one.” —JoAnne Lingle

“The future existence of our planet depends upon ending war. War and violence are not a solution to conflict. They contribute to more violence, more death, more poverty, more suffering physically and psychologically, more patriotism, more borders, more ignorance, and more stupidity. How tragic is all of that. The ecology of our planet is in jeopardy and the pollution of the war machine world wide is a huge contributor to climate change.” —Ann Tiffany

“As professor of global peace studies at the International Islamic University of Malaysia I am committed to the ending of war also through criminalization of war, an approach that has not been sufficiently used in spite of the UN Charter outlawing war — with too many loopholes used buy aggressive countries.” —Johan Galtung, Founder of TRANSCEND International

“I applaud the establishment of a global movement to end all war, but note that citizens of the United States have a special responsibility to make this happen. Since the end of World War II, the U.S. has bombed more than 25 countries. In those 68 years, no other nation has killed and injured more people living outside of its borders. Most Americans remain silent while we spend more on war, and have more soldiers in other countries, than all other nations combined. War and soldiers are glorified in the U.S. Please recognize and honor those who have had the courage to take a public stand against one or more U.S. We celebrate these role models in hopes of inspiring other Americans to speak out against war and for peace.” —Michael D. Knox, US Peace Memorial Foundation

“War is about nothing but violence. War is terrible! I have a first-hand war experience and I know what war is all about! I dream of peace!” —Fidaa Abuassi

“War, and preparation for war is draining resources that are life giving from countries, statesnd cities. The world we help create is the world we leave for those who come after us. I am committed to living non-violently in response to the violence in my neighborhood, my city, my state, my country, my hemisphere and my world because non-violent love in action is the most powerful force for change that exists.” —Joyce Ellwanger

“As Ernest Hemingway wrote, ‘Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead…’” —Christopher Flynn

“The biosphere can no longer tolerate the toxic affects of modern warfare, which threaten the continued existence of all humanity and many animals and plants on which we are dependent.” —Richard Ochs

“War benefits no one, with the exception of military contractors and their shareholders. It makes our communities poor, our nation less safe, and ourselves less fully human. We must commit to diplomacy, peacemaking and development!” —Diane Farsetta

“This atavistic practice has always been horrible, but technology makes it even more destructive and savage. it is time for humanity to become civilized.” —Sally-Alice Thompson

“We need to solve some of the world’s problems like climate change, world hunger, homelessness, income disparity, the influence of money ine lections, destruction of the environment, etc. and stop wasting our resources on killing people and destroying the environment.” —Jean Gordon

“The U.S. has become the most egregious war-monger and terrorist nation in the world, as well as the long-time leading purveyor of weapons of war throughout the world, and because here at home, we have 50 million of our citizens living in poverty, one in four children surviving on Food Stamps, a collapsing education system, poor health care, and many other disasters, none of which can be addressed as long as the country keeps pouring trillions of dollars into war and militarism. This madness and criminality must end!” —Dave Lindorff

“It’s obvious: war is a waste of human and earth resources that results only in suffering. There are other ways to disagree.” —Karen Malpede

“As John F. Kennedy said, it will end us instead. ‘If mankind does not put an end to war, then war will put an end to mankind.’ Modern war is ecocide, genocide and ethnocide and is not sustainable. The costs of war are enormous, not just financial but social, ecological and global. War must become obsolete if the world is to survive.” —John Judge

“We’re destroying life on earth in all its forms. By supporting war we are creating poverty that includes fear and anxiety about the future which leads to depression, poor health, food insecurity, and homelessnes. People all over the world are experiencing the destructive effects of investing most of our country’s resources in war resulting in the failure to create a healthy, well-educated and secure environment for humanity around the world.” —Nancy Schoerke

“We must shift from ‘war is a necessary evil’ to ‘peace is a necessary good.’” —Swami Beyondananda, Steve Bhaerman

“The myth that war creates justice, solves problems, improves security and enables peace is absurd. If we weren’t so bombarded with propaganda to the contrary, everyone would know that. We need to insist on a new story, the true story. We must forbid the few to profit from war so that we may all begin to profit from peace.” —Robert Shetterly

“We have seen enough of war to know that it doesn’t work to resolve conflicts. It only exacerbates them. It is time we find other solutions and dedicate ourselves to life–not death.” —Peter Kuznick

“To the extent that today’s world is civilized at all, it’s largely thanks to yesterday’s opponents of war and misery: the soldiers who refused to fight, the civilians who refused to accept war and occupation, and all those who worked for a global order based on peace and equity. Yet the institutions and forces that produce war have not been eradicated. Today we must build an international movement that will not only prevent future wars but transform the very structures on which war, militarism, and imperial domination are based. This struggle will not be won quickly, but in the process even small acts and partial victories can help save numerous lives.” —Kevin Young

“It is clear to me that war creates violence and does not solve problems. I have lived and worked in Iran. Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine and have seen first hard the broken bodies of children and the anger at our impact as a nation on people’s lives. Thank you for putting this opportunity together. Peace” —Ann Huntwork

“I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘just war’. Murder is murder, whether sanctioned by a government or not. All people should have the right to life and liberty, so long as they do no harm to others, and war extinguishes both.” —Ethan Bell

“War promotes rascism all around the globe.” —Muhammad Ali Khan

“The greatest threat to humanity today is climate change. Militarism exacerbates that threat, and is in no way useful for addressing that threat. The resources invested in militarism must be redirected to combat climate change and global warming.” —Larry A. Unruh

“As a very young man I signed a declaration – ‘I renounce war and will never support another’. That was in 1939 and I have maintained this stand throughout the whole period, including WW2, as a Conscientious Objector.Worked to achieve Peace since. It is necessary for individuals to take this stand and maintain it. War never solves anything – it accentuates any problem, whatever it is, and makes matters worse. There is no moral or humanitarian justification for it.” —Donald Saunders

“Having survived WWII as a child I am TOTALLY against ALL wars, there is not excuse for killing and injuring humans, all innocent, for life. I am still traumatized from the war and the bombing and starvation.” —Ingrid Kepler-May

“We still carry ancient beliefs from thousands and thousands of years ago when war was the only thing known. We have options now. This organization will help shift the collective consciousness toward greater humanity and peace. War has indoctrinated the U.S. government as well as other countries. There is no integral intention that exists behind war. It is a contradiction and therefor useless. Its time to evolve greatly. ‘Love precious humanity’” —Leslie Naugle

“I want a world without war. War never works it just kills. I want my children to never have to have a close contact with war. I want my children and future generations to grow up free and in a peaceful world. War is not freedom it is a malignant force imposed by men in power. We must change the views of people in power now and let them know that in a diplomatic and peaceful way issues can be solved.” —Ana Martins

“I am working with the higher education system in Afghanistan. My work in this world is teaching and serving as a role model for peace, particularly in this environment that has been devastated by the ravages of 30+ years of horrific conflict. I have a number of close Afghan friends and they, probably more than any people I have ever met, want peace for themselves, their families and their country. I am privileged to know them and am inspired by their endurance and resilience. Endless war serves only to enrich those who champion it and it is long past time that it be stopped.” —James Stapp

“We know, deep down inside, it’s wrong! There’s nothing you can say to ever make it right! Killing is killing, no matter how you slice it! And the ones doing all the killing should be locked up, and be forced to watch the world transform from, This evil place they’ve created, To the wonderful place we should be creating!” —Ronald Richter

“Why must we work to end all war? War keeps us from progressing as a race. We can’t reach a point of sustainability with war taking up so much of our time. It attributes to the division of wealth providing greater conflict between classes and it hands over authority to the wealthy class. It makes them richer while the working class is left to die. War need to end because it’s a tool used to control the masses with fear. It distracts us from the problems within the social hierarchical systems that have been established. We must end all war because we’ll never have peace without it. War is expensive and destroys makes the economy unstable. War is a tool of capital gain, it’s marketable and from youth we are encouraged to take and defend our ruling authority without question. There are other ways to solve conflicts. Civilians are the ones who suffer the most damage. War and violence is terrible for you Psyche due to the traumatizing events. And Finally the main reason we should end all war is because it will kill us if we don’t.” —Jessica Gartner

“While I was always aware that there was a sickness that pervades every social institution I just could not make the connection to myself and this ‘sickness’ until my beautiful child was murdered in the ‘theater’ of ‘War’. This experience was eviscerating. I was disgorged of this ‘sickness’. I could see that ‘war’ is just goddamn MEAN. It bears no resemblance to what lives in my heart and mind so why was I able to accept it as a way of life? Why was I able to accept my son being part of a force for death…for entropy? I see it all clearly now, though. There is a deep sickness that pervades all social institutions and these sicknesses have made us mentally ‘disturbed’ – working out of balance with the gift of life. My granddaughter, Eva, is now four and has no father. She has no protector in this mean world where men prey upon life with a sense of entitlement that desires are to be quenched at all costs. Who will protect my granddaughter now? Through the physical death of my beloved son I have learned that misogyny is the root of warring behavior – and this thought process, this behavior is just goddamn mean.” —Jamie Santos

“Every person who dies is someone’s son, dad, mom, brother or sister.” —Gaston Locklear

“Nelson Mandela said: ‘It always seems impossible until it’s done.’  Peace is possible.” —John Bonifaz

“Every modern war has had its root in exploitation. The Civil War was fought to decide whether the slaveholders of the South or the capitalists of the North should exploit the West. The Spanish-American War decided that the United States should exploit Cuba.” —Larry Egly, Veterans For Peace Chapter 961 Codirector

“Another war will likely lead to the end of the human race.” —Lewis Patrie, WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility

“LAW opposes the illegal use of force supports the use of national and international law to settle disputes, prosecute offenders and protect rights.” —Gail Davidson, Lawyers against the War

“As a 70 year old woman, I have seen just what the destruction of war has done to my home country and also those we have invaded in the name of democracy! None of this has been done with my consent, so for the rest of my life I want to promote peace.” —Katherine Schock

“War takes people’s lives and destroys property, but it does not resolve the world’s problems. If anything is achieved through war, it is to plant the seeds for the next violent conflict as the vanquished and their children will usually not accept the outcome.” —Bruce Van Voorhis

“War is an irrational, counter-productive way to handle conflicts.” —Lawrence Wittner, Professor of History emeritus, SUNY/Albany

“Because we are being used as pawns in an endless game of bloodletting. One generation has to stop this. Please let it be ours.” —Lynne Thomas

“War traumatizes soldier and civilian alike; warfare is a profit-making racket; warfare resolves nothing that negotiations can’t resolve better; the weapons we have now make non-violence the only option to planetary annihilation.” —Madeline Taylor, Topanga Peace Alliance

“Those who exploit our susceptibility to the us-them fallacy to enlarge themselves are today no worse than those who have done the same down through the ages. But the world is different.” —Roger Arnold

“I know war. I was in one in 1991 in Bosnia. It is something that has to stop now. Noone should experience something like that ever again.” —Hatidza Isic

“War is the worst thing that human beings can do to each other, and the worst form of exploitation by the rich and the powerful.” —Nicolas J Sandy Davies

“As a geologist I have travelled the world and lived and worked amongst wonderful but disadvantaged peoples. I am emotionally moved to welcome this campaign.” —Kenneth Buckland

“It is time for the thinking man to realise that what we do to other living things and our environment we do to ourselves. As previous civilisations have learnt, the only way is to create harmony in our world and move beyond hypocrisy.” —Nozar Mossadeghi

“War must become obsolete in the 21st Century. Modern War is genocide, ecocide and ethnocide. Wars profit the few and destroy the many. ‘The hour is getting late,’ sang Bob Dylan. War is destroying the future of humanity.” —John Judge

“We owe it to our children and their children. The end of war is an end to poverty. War is a crime against humanity.” —Jean Andrew

“It’s time, at this 100-year anniversary of the start of World War I, for us all to join together to fight only war itself.” —Marie Reinsdorf

“War ain’t good for shit!” —Bryant White

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* * * * (Joyce)

(Love story with a twist)

A rich sheik (Amr Waked) has a dream of bringing salmon fishing to the Yemen desert. He enlists the doubting British fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor), who reluctantly teams up with the sheik's assistant (Emily Blunt) to make the impossible happen.

Alfred is unhappily married and appears to have a hint of Asberger’s, which limits his emotions, in sharp contrast to the perkiness of Harriet. The $50 million dollar project is but a drop in the bucket (pun) to the sheik, who teaches Alfred the power of faith and hope.

It is an interesting premise, padded by an unusual story between Alfred and Harriet and complicated by the missing in action of her boyfriend. Joyce, the romantic, loved the love story, while I was more interested in the salmon fishing. All in all, it is a pleasant little movie.

Rated PG-13 and of little interest to children.

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Highlights From An Interview Of Governor Ritter

DavidThi808 interviewed Colorado's outgoing Democratic Governor, Bill Ritter, for Colorado Pols and got some interesting tidbits. Here are some highlights.

[Remember Me For Improving Education, Expanding Access To Healthcare, Funding Transportation and the New Energy Economy]

[I] asked him what is his proudest accomplishment. He started off saying that they made the quality of life better under very difficult circumstances. . . . He talked about the package of education policy bills that have been passed and how that is of dramatic importance for the future of our state, especially to address the drop-out rate and achievement gap. He next discussed healthcare policy, calling out in particular the healthcare availability act. He completed his list with sustainable transportation funding (FASTER). He then switched gears and discussed what he thinks the history books will say. He thinks history will remember his administration for changing the energy culture in this state. . . .

[He Needed To Be More Aware Of Union-Mgt Issues And Promise Less]

Next I told Governor Ritter he gets a time machine, but gets to go back 4 years for 10 seconds to tell Governor-elect Ritter one thing. What would it be. He immediately answered that he would tell himself to pay more attention to the relationship between labor and the business community. He then said he would go back 5 years before the campaign started and stop himself from over-promising where was then not able to deliver. He later said that this was his biggest regret.

[The Republicans Put Politics Ahead Of The Public Good]

I then asked the Governor what was the biggest surprise over the last 4 years. He said it was how difficult it was to reach across the aisle to find common ground. He thinks a large part of that was a giant shock to the Republican party to lose so much ground since 2004 that they decided to focus on harming him politically as much as they code for electoral advantage rather than focusing on what is best for the state. . . .

[We Need To Invest In Higher Ed]

I asked what is the big issue Colorado will face in 20 years (assuming we are a green energy center and education is better). Governor Ritter replied "that we can get more for less money" (he's right - people who say that are lying!). That we can get more services, more jobs, and at the same time we can shrink government. He said that yes we need to always be fiscally prudent, but there are a number of things that would be better for the state that would cost money.

He went on to say that higher education is a good place to start. We are underfunding higher education and we cannot continue to underfund it without losing an edge. We're 5th in the country for jobs that require a college degree. Yet our most rapidly growing segment of the population is Latino/Latina and we're doing a lousy job providing them education. That we need to fund the programs that get people through K-12 ready for college, get them in to college, and get them to successfully graduate from college.

He went on to say "if we haven't figured this out 20 years from now, we'll be in real trouble." He says the people of this state have to figure out what they really want going forward. And they have to understand the impact higher ed has on the quality of life, economic development, etc.

I asked if the root problem is that a significant chunk of the populace doesn't care about the benefits higher ed brings, or if it's that people think they can keep taxes low and should be able to get the services they want. He replied both. First that people don't know, or that they haven't made the case to the people, about how key higher ed is to the future of this state.

Governor Ritter then said that an equal problem is the cynicism people have for the government. They look at the federal government with the deficit spending and the debt to GDP ratio is worrisome. And that reflects on to the state government. And with that comes people's lack of trust in the government to do these things, and do them well. . . .

[Don't Legalize Drugs]

I asked him about the money we spend on prisons and should we treat drugs as a mental health issue instead of a criminal issue. Governor Ritter first talked about how he started the state's first drug court. But he then said we cannot legalize drugs. He then went on to say that 75% of violent crimes are committed because people are intoxicated. He then continued saying we have to continue to educate kids about the problems that come with drugs, we have to spend money on treatment, and you have to address those people who won't obey the law. But you cannot legalize it because if you do then drug use will become normative.

Governor Ritter's official reason for not running again is the need to balance work and family, which is the default reason that every politician and political appointee gives for a decision to bow out of politics.

But, I think that I am hardly in the minority in seeing his frayed relationship with unions who are a key constituency of the Democratic party as his key political reason for not running again. And, the truth of the matter is that he could have delivered more to unions, simply by refraining from vetoing pro-union legislation that was passed on his watch. With Democrats in control of the General Assembly, he didn't veto many pieces of legislation, and the most controversial ones were pro-union measures, at least one of which he promised union supporters on the campaign trail that he would support, accompanied by unconvincing veto messages about the political process. But for those vetoes, it is my opinion that he would have been running for re-election in 2010 with broad based support from the Democratic party.

The interview didn't discuss juvenile justice or pardons, so we have no more insight on how Governor Ritter will address those issues in his final days in office.

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T.R. Donoghue said...

I'm just not sure that labor has that much influence in Colorado politics. Look at the record of passing pro-labor legislation in Colorado, even with Democrats controlling the legislature. Just this past session the legislature wouldn't even bring a measure to the floor to protect union dues deductions for state employees. This was an absolutely critical piece of legislation and House and Senate Democrats completely walked away from it on the last day of the session.


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Ezekiel F. Watley, Esq.

There are Few Things a News-Paper Man minds more than the ever-present Deadline. Cheerful though our small Webamagraph publication is during the Week, when time comes for a fresh Issue to roll off our Difference Engines, the clock ticks loudly and all must Pull their Weight! It is Then that I double-stuff my Pipe and pace the Room with walking stick in Hand - exhorting the Lads to their Utmost, that we may bring forth Journalistic Gold as usual. Ah, the Scent of Journalism! - it is Unparalleled.

But this week something was not Right; for Ephram was not manning his Difference Engine. In Fact, he has not been his usual astute Self of late - rolling off the Couch an hour Later than usual; spending suspicious amounts of Time in the Employee Lounge instead of the Newsroom. It is hard to tell, as he is usually in his Cups, but he seems off his bacchanalian Game lately.

And then, my keen sleuthing instincts took Over! - I dashed into the Lounge when Ephram was answering a call of Nature - the Lounge is sacrosanct Territory for my lads, much as my Study is to Me. But this was an Emergency, so forth I strode, a steely Glint in my Spectacles and a Spark in my Beard. (Which I put out momentarily, good readers!)

There before my eyes was a Still; an entire bootleg Whisky-Machine, built from our spare Difference-engines, and doubtless Manned while Ephram was to be scouring the Street for Stories. This, then, explained that story on Cheese-Steak Sandwiches, and all the other Half-Hearted Efforts from my wayward Nephew cobbled together at the last Minute. And, worst of All, what he was producing in that Lounge was an Offense to the very Name of Whisky. Zounds!

Now, what to do with the boy? Replacing him seemed Harsh, for he is Family - regrettably - and his manifold Experiences are Indispensable to our News-paper. But this Betrayal of Trust; Watley Review difference engines being put to Illicit Use, abuse of Company Time: I am Appalled.

The wayward machinery has been Restored to its rightful Place, my nephew properly Chastised for running his Abomination of a Still on Company Time - but I shall be keeping my Eye on this young fellow. The mantle of Editorial Duty weighs Heavily on me to-day, and my troubled Nephew has posed me quite the three-pipe problem. But I have at least addressed his poor Taste in Drink: for I have instituted a mandatory Twelve-Year Minimum for his Scotch. Yet, dear Nephew, never shall I look upon you in quite the same Way; at least not until I get these Spectacles fixed.

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Evans, Rooney & Scholes – My 3 Top United Players For The Season

With remaining fixtures still to play in the Barclay’s Premier League, I have decided to choose my top three Manchester United performers of the season regardless of what happens in the next couple of weeks.

It’s been a tough choice to make as I have chopped and changed my top three performers over the last few days, cutting it down from a strong five, to my top three. In reverse order..

3) Wayne Rooney

Many supporters will argue that Wayne Rooney should probably be top of this list when you consider his goal return this season for the reds, but I think Rooney’s form has not been as consistent as in previous seasons by his personal extraordinary high standards.

Rooney has partnered Javier Hernandez, Dimitar Berbatov and Danny Welbeck upfront this season and has been devastating in front of goal showing versatility and maturity in his game.

He has scored important goals this season, his work rate and ability to showcase his talent in the big games make him one of the Premier League best players of all time, and he is still at the age where he is yet to hit his full potential and peak form. The majority of United supporters would include him in their top ten greatest United players of all time, me included.

Rooney is United’s talisman figure in the side since Cristiano Ronaldo left for Real Madrid, a player others look too for inspiration and leadership, he will have a strong case for being United’s next full time club captain when the role next becomes available.

2) Paul Scholes

What can you say about Paul Scholes that has not already been said before? He is simply one of the greatest players to ever grace the Old Trafford pitch, or any football pitch for that matter, and he has the glowing catalogue of references from people within the game to back it up.

Scholes retired from United at the end of last season after helping the reds claim a historic 19th English League title. Four months into this season United stunned supporters by announcing that he had made a dramatic U-turn and returned to the club to start on the bench in the FA Cup meeting with rivals Manchester City.

His impact on his return to the team was instant; it was almost like he had not been away from the club. At a time when United were struggling in the midfield department, Scholes quickly re-stamped his authority and ability to change the tempo of games.

Add to that his extraordinary range of passing and experience, and it is no surprise that since his return Scholes has not been on the losing side of a game that he has started, that has seen United overtake neighbours City at the top of the league.

Scholes looks set to stay on another year at Old Trafford that will only enhance his legendary status with supporters at the club.

The player I have chosen as my Manchester United player of the season was not a tough choice to make, and I believe he fully deserves all the credit and praise he has received this season.

1) Jonny Evans

Jonny Evans has been fighting for a place in the starting eleven at United since his return from a successful loan period at Sunderland. He was viewed by many supporters as a squad player, a  player that you could rely on when called upon to do a job. Evans himself admitted that he tough his chance of regular first team action at United would never become a reality.

When central defender and club captain Nemanja Vidic suffered knee ligament damage that ended his season, Evans was handed the chance by Sir Alex Ferguson to step up and fill the void left by the injured Serbian international, and what a sensational impact he has had on the first team since.

Filling in for Vidic was a daunting task for the young Irish man, but he has stepped up to the plate, and its testament to Evans that United don’t really seem to have missed losing Vidic.

Evans is currently one of the first names on the United team sheet, Vidic will have a fight on his hands to win back his place in the team if Evans continues his impressive, consistent, solid form.

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2 May, 2014 3:08 pm

We first previewed this track here over a year ago, but it’s finally seeing release “soon” via Ultra Records. Check out the all new, pumped up, mixed and mastered final version of this long-awaited release below. Newly added is the MNDR remix.

25 December, 2013 4:48 am

“As a special gift to all of my lovely and loved fans… i am giving you something very special for Christmas. A new track, from me to you! The Bloody Beetroots feat Lisa Kekaula “Til Death” – Merry Christmas! Love you all, Santa Bob Cornelius Rifo”

1 December, 2013 9:16 am

Sir Bob follows up the reveal of the “All The Girls (Around The World)” video, with new remixes by Shy Kidx and No Artificial Colours.

23 November, 2013 11:43 am

The latest visual from The Bloody Beetroots’ album, HIDE, in stores now.

15 October, 2013 7:39 pm

When we think of the “gods” of electronic music, names don’t even have to be mentioned, as you can simply look to the sky, and the billboards around Las Vegas will define them for you. The Bloody Beetroots – the brainchild of Italian producer Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo (a pseudonym of a pseudonym) – isn’t [cont.]

19 September, 2013 8:06 am

Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo releases his new album as The Bloody Beetroots today, with Hide, which you can hear in full, below. Grab it today at iTunes.

22 August, 2013 5:39 pm

With The Bloody Beetroots’ HIDE LP on the horizon, Sir Bob releases the official remix pack for the lead single, “Out Of Sight”, with Paul McCartney & Youth. Includes new mixes by Valentino Khan, Aucan, Killaflaw, and the legendary Riva Starr. Available now on Beatport.

16 August, 2013 5:55 pm

September 17th will see the release of Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo’s new Bloody Beetroots LP, HIDE, on Ultra Records. With a tracklist that boasts Paul McCartney, Peter Frampton, Gigi Barocco, Tommy Lee, and others, he may give Daft Punk a run for their money. Check out the full tracklist below. 1. “Spank” (feat. Tai & [cont.]

11 July, 2013 5:50 pm

Dyro takes on Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo’s collab with Tai and Bart B More on this newly released remix. Available now via Beatport.

15 June, 2013 5:34 am

Sir Bob Cornelious Rifo, aka The Bloody Beetroots, has given Daft Punk a run for their money, abandoning the typical big EDM sound for a more grounded collaboration with former Beatles member, Paul McCartney. The song is available now on iTunes. Check the preview below, as debuted today by Rolling Stone.

19 May, 2013 9:43 am

Ultra’s new single from The Bloody Beetroots offers a “remix-minimix” for free download, as well as a video clip for the track.

20 March, 2013 5:22 pm

Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo releases the follow-up to Chronicles Of A Fallen Love, this time collaborating with Tai and Bart B More for an absolutely crazy concoction. Grab it today on iTunes.

20 December, 2012 8:46 pm

This track cannot be released soon enough. More info as we get it…

24 October, 2012 3:42 am

Sir Bob Cornelius Rifu returns with the *finished* version of the new Bloody Beetroots single, after releasing only the sheet music a few weeks ago. On vocals is Greta Svabo Bech, whom you might know from Deadmau5 “Raise Your Weapon”. This track combines her airy vocals with an unexpected, agressive BB drop, setting things into [cont.]

5 October, 2012 12:31 am

Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, aka The Bloody Beetroots, has taken an interesting new approach to releasing a single, by first releasing the sheet music. A move first made by Beck, who released his last album, Song Reader, only as sheet music, Rifo hopes for fans to fully understand the intent of his art. “The composition [cont.]

3 October, 2012 4:27 am

We cut down that song title in the headline, just a bit. This is a new Peace Treaty bootleg, made up of elements of Felix Cartal’s “Tonight (Autoerotique Remix)” and The Bloody Beetroots’ “Rocksteady (Gigi Borroco Remix)”. And that’s Felix and Autoerotique’s Keith Robertson in the above photo. Confused? Good.

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Recently, Google rolled out All Access to its year old Google Music service. But with so many streaming music services out there, should music lovers even care? Actually, they should. In fact, perhaps they should rejoice!

Having used the service since inception, I am now convinced that the search giant may just have found a way to steal this industry as well. Those are big words, given that the likes of iTunes, Pandora and Spotify would like to compete for your dollars in a fair market battle. But Google Music is great, and All Access just turns it up to 11.

It was not too long ago that Google announced their cloud based music player, Music beta by Google. After using Amazon’s Cloud Player for a while, I was excited to see what Google had to offer. I am after all, an Android user and I border on Google fanboydom. While I think the coup de gras of Music beta is tight Android integration, I decided to take a close look at the web app as a music player, much like I did for Amazon Cloud Player. Here’s what I found.


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Methyl Red

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Some bacteria perform MIXED-ACID FERMENTATION. The by-products are mixtures of large amounts of stable acids. Other fermentative organisms produce smaller amounts of less stable acids.

The Methyl-Red test tests for the ability to perform mixed-acid fermentation. MR-VP broth contains glucose, peptone, and a phosphate buffer. Organisms that perform mixed-acid fermentation produce enough acid to overcome the buffering capacity of the broth, so a decrease in pH results. Organisms that perform other kinds of fermentation cannot overcome the buffering capacity of the broth.

After incubation, the pH indicator Methyl Red is added to the broth. Methyl Red is red at pH below 4.4 (this would be a positive result) and yellow at pH above 6.0. An orange color indicates an intermediate pH and would be considered a negative result.

This test is among a suite of tests (Indole, Methyl-Red, Vogues-Proskauer, and Citrate) that are used to differentiate among the Gram-Negative bacilli in the family Enterobacteriaceae.

+ = Positive (Red)
- = Negative (Orange to Yellow)
V = Variable

1. Obtain two MR-VP broths from the back shelf.

2. Inoculate one broth using aseptic technique. Leave the other broth uninoculated (this will be a control).

3. Incubate at appropriate temperature (whatever temperature your organism grows well at). Incubate for two to five days.

4. Obtain your broths from the incubator.

5. Add a dropperful of Methyl Red to each broth. Methyl Red is found in small dropper bottles on the back shelf.

6. Observe the color (which should develop within a few minutes).


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Enrollment of Seniors in Graduate Courses

Undergraduates may enroll in graduate courses only under the conditions specified below:

Graduate Credit Earned as a Senior

Graduate credit usually may not be earned in advance of the baccalaureate degree. Seniors may, however, be granted approval to earn a maximum of 12 units of course work in the 400 and 500 levels designated as acceptable for graduate credit and taken at this university towards their prospective graduate programs (based upon faculty recommendation, academic performance (in general a grade‑point average of 3.0 (B) in the major), and promise of academic achievement in post‑graduate study). Approval is subject to the following conditions: (a) the course work must be in addition to that required for the undergraduate major; and (b) the undergraduate student must have a "Petition to Earn Graduate Credit in the Senior Year" approved by the departmental graduate advisor and the department chair prior to enrollment. (PS-92-08)

In those areas in which graduate credit is for a credential only, the petition must be submitted to the appropriate department in the College of Education. Petitions submitted after completion of course(s) will not be approved.

Senior Enrollment in Graduate Courses for Undergraduate Credit

Under special conditions, seniors who have a 3.0 grade‑point average or better in their major and who have adequate undergraduate preparation in the subject may enroll in up to 12 units in the 500‑599 series to fulfill the elective requirements of the bachelor's degree. The course work may not be applied to the units of 500‑600 level course work required by the department or college for the master's degree. The student must have a "Petition to Earn Credit Toward a Bachelor's Degree for a 500‑Level Course Taken in the Senior Year" approved by the instructor and department chair before registration in the class(es) is permitted. (PS 92-09)


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MIT Reports to the President 1996-97

1996-97 was a productive and exciting year for the Literature Faculty. There were several faculty retirements and a successful search for a junior position. Professor Stephen Tapscott published two books, Twentieth Century Latin American Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology (University of Texas Press) and From the Book of Changes (poetry: Carcanet Press). Professors David Thorburn and Henry Jenkins were awarded a major grant from the John and Mary Markle Foundation for the Media in Transition project, and Class of 1956 Associate Professor James Buzard was appointed Fellow of the National Humanities Center.

During the past year, 1,048 students enrolled in Literature subjects, 18 were registered as Literature majors, 31 as minors, and 109 as concentrators in Literature for the HASS requirement. In addition, 11 students enrolled as majors in the Film and Media Studies major departure. Planning continues toward graduate studies in this area, and this year a new undergraduate HASS-D subject, 21L015 Introduction to Media Studies, was offered for the first time. This subject, co-taught by Professor Jenkins and Assistant Professor Martin Roberts (Foreign Languages and Literatures), draws on guest lecturers from Literature, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Writing, Architecture, Music and other disciplines and covers all media from manuscript and early printed books to electronic technologies of communication, emphasizing the historical and comparative dimensions of the digital revolution.

Professor Peter Donaldson continues to work on research projects involving archival and educational applications of computer technology to the study of Shakespearean texts and performance,funded by the NEH and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The pilot version of the Shakespeare Electronic Archive was tested at the Folger Shakespeare Library in March, 1997. Professor Alvin Kibel is conducting research on literature and ethics, including environmental ethics, and on fin de siecle responses to technology. Professor Thorburn is continuing research on prime time television narrative of the 70s and 80s. Professor Ruth Perry is completing her book on the family in eighteenth century English literature and published several essays on the institutional history of Women's Studies as well as reviews in Eighteenth Century Fiction, Modern Language Quarterly, and The Boston Globe. Professor John Hildebidle published seven new poems, completed a book of poems entitled Defining Absence and continues research on the Irish literary group known as Field Day. Professor Stephen Tapscott published his monumental anthology of twentieth-century Latin American poetry this year, as well as a volume of poems, From the Book of Changes. Individual poems by Professor Tapscott were published in the Atlantic Monthly and reprinted in the Anthology of Magazine Verse and Yearbook of American Poetry, The Norton Book of Love Poems and elsewhere. He is also translating the poetry of the recent Nobel Laureate Wislowa Szymborska, and selections from his translations of Neruda sonnets were published in Poems by Pablo Neruda from the Film 'Il Postino' with a compact disc with the poems read by Sting and Julia Roberts. Professor Jenkins published essays on Buster Keaton, teaching media studies and children's culture in the 1950s, and continues work on a book-length study of childhood in post-War American literature, film and media. Work continues under NEH funding for his CD-ROM film textbook, The Virtual Screening Room, and on four anthologies -- on popular culture, cultural studies, children's culture and video and electronic games. Associate Professor Mary Fuller published a study of Derek Walcott's poetry in Connotations and is working on a second book on the literature of English travel and exploration in the sixteenth century. Professor Buzard published an article on Henry James in a special issue of LIT: Literature, Interpretation, Theory devoted to travel literature, and continues work on his second book, a study of the "autoethnographic" impulse in nineteenth century British fiction. Associate Professor Diana Henderson completed six articles accepted for publication, including work on Shakespeare on film, Renaissance lyric, theater and domestic culture, Virginia Woolf and teaching the Renaissance lyric. Assistant Professor Shankar Raman is completing Looking East: India in the Renaissance and published an article on Christopher Marlowe in Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift.

Professor Fuller gave the address at the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Hakluyt Society, held at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence, and Professor Tapscott gave the keynote address at the Eastern European Conference on British and American Studies in Romania. Professor Jenkins gave the plenary address on "The Future of Media Studies" at the annual meeting of the Society for Cinema Studies. Members of the faculty have also presented their work at meetings of the American Historical Associtation, the Shakespeare Association of America, Society for Cinema Studies, The Modern Language Association, Console-ing Passions: Feminism and Television Conference, Society for Animation Studies, The International Association for Irish Literature, the American Conference on Irish Studies, Society for the Study of Narrative Literature, the Northeast Victorian Society of America, American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Society, and the Group for Early Modern Cultural Studies. Literature faculty have also delivered public lectures and presentations at Wilfrid Laurier University (Ontario), University of Utrecht (Netherlands), University of Aberystwyth (Wales), University of Denmark at Odense, City University of New York, Harvard University, Arizona State University, Pennsylvania State University, Royal Holloway Collge (London), University of Virginia, Hastings College, Nebraska and Rhode Island College.

Professor Perry serves as Head of the MIT Women's Studies Program as well as Chair of the Radcliffe Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies, and was elected second vice-president of the American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies. Professor Jenkins serves as Director of Film and Media Studies at MIT. Professor Thorburn is Chair of the MIT Communications Forum. This year, Professors Thorburn and Jenkins were awarded a $450,000 grant from the John and Mary Markle Foundation for a two-year series of conferences and symposia on the topic Media in Transition. Professor Tapscott was appointed artist in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Professor Buzard was elected Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study for 1997-8 (declined) and Fellow of the National Humanities Institute in Research Triangle Park, N.C. for the same period. Professor Henderson received the Jeptha H. and Emily V. Wade Award and the Old Dominion Fellowship for Fall, 1997. Professor Raman was appointed Research Fellow at the University of Konstanz for 1997-98, and also received an Old Dominion Fellowship.

Professors Irene Tayler and Travis Merritt retired this year, and Christina Klein was appointed to an initial three year position as Assistant Professor to begin July, 1997. Professor Jenkins was promoted to Professor and Associate Professor Mary Fuller was promoted to tenure, both promotions effective July 1, 1997.

This year's search resulted in the addition of Christina Klein as Assistant Professor of Literature to begin July 1, 1997. With the retirement of Professor Tayler, the number of women at faculty rank remains at four. With the promotion of Professor Fuller to tenure, the number of tenured women remains at two. The faculty now includes one Asian scholar, and it is expected that ongoing searches and vigorous recruiting efforts will result in the adppointment of an additional woman and a minority scholar over the next two years.

Peter S. Donaldson

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Clinical Presentation In Humans

Many people that are infected with T. trichiura are asymptomatic due to light infections. However, in people with heavy infections, whipworm can cause gastrointestinal problems, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, mucous or bloody stools weight loss, painful urination, and weakness. Rectal prolapse is a hallmark, albeit rare, symptom of a heavy T. trichiura infection that occurs in children more frequently than adults. When rectal prolapse occurs, worms can often be identified on the edematous rectum.
Heavy infections in children display the most severe symptoms, and nutritional deficiencies incurred from the infection can retard growth. Also, some cases of appendicitis are reported in conjunction with a whipworm infection.

Whipworm in the gut

Most symptoms associated with whipworm can be attributed to the burrowing of worm heads into the intestinal epithelium. This can result in increased fluid secretion and/or decreased absorption of fluid in the colon. Large increases in luminal fluid content cannot be adequately reabsorbed, and can lead to dehydration, diarrhea, or loss of electrolytes and nutrients. Also, there is some blood loss due to embedded whipworms in the gut.

Rectal prolapse
Rectal prolapse is a condition in which the lower portion of the colon, just inside the anal canal, becomes turned inside out and protrudes outside the body. In a whipworm infection, the rectum loses its internal support because the worms bury their thin heads into the intestinal lining, loosening the elastic epithelium and weakening the surrounding muscles.

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University of North Dakota Faculty/Staff Newsletter

Small hospitals receive funds through Center for Rural Health

The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences will distribute over $278,980 from the Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) to 36 rural hospitals in North Dakota.

“The Center for Rural Health is pleased to partner with the state’s 36 rural hospitals to support their ongoing efforts to provide high quality health care services to their local residents. This grant program provides federal funds for projects, identified locally, related to quality improvement,” said Lynette Dickson, associate director at the Center for Rural Health.

Hospitals receiving SHIP funds include:

  • Ashley Medical Center, Ashley
  • Carrington Health Center, Carrington
  • Cavalier County Memorial Hospital, Langdon
  • Community Memorial Hospital, Turtle Lake
  • Cooperstown Medical Center, Cooperstown
  • First Care Health Center, Park River
  • Garrison Memorial Hospital, Garrison
  • Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby
  • Hillsboro Medical Center, Hillsboro
  • Jacobson Memorial Hospital, Elgin
  • Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown
  • Linton Hospital, Linton
  • Lisbon Area Health Services, Lisbon
  • McKenzie Co. Healthcare System, Watford City
  • Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake
  • Mercy Hospital, Valley City
  • Mercy Medical Center, Williston
  • Nelson County Health System, McVille
  • Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood
  • Oakes Community Hospital, Oakes
  • Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier
  • Presentation Medical Center, Rolla
  • Sakakawea Medical Center, Hazen
  • Sanford Health – Mayville Hospital, Mayville
  • Southwest Healthcare Services, Bowman
  • St. Aloisius Medical Center, Harvey
  • St. Andrew’s Health Center, Bottineau
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dickinson
  • St. Luke’s Hospital, Crosby
  • Towner County Medical Center, Cando
  • Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital, Kenmare
  • Unity Medical Center, Grafton
  • Wishek Community Hospital, Wishek
  • West River Regional Medical Center, Hettinger

Administered by the Center for Rural Health, SHIP is funded through a grant from the federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The purpose of the program is to support rural hospitals in providing quality care to rural residents and to fund financial studies designed to help with complex health care billing, coding and reimbursement processes.  Funds have been used to upgrade equipment for financial operations and information technology, and for staff training, consultation, and educational materials.


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How can I permanently delete friends from my Facebook account?

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To remove a friend:

  1. Click "Account" on the upper-right part of the screen
  2. Click "Edit Friends" (first option under your profile picture)
  3. On the left sidebar, under the "Lists" section, click "Friends".
  4. Find the friend(s) you want to remove (you may need to click the arrows at the top or bottom of the list) and click the "X" button on the right.
  5. A message will pop up asking if you really want to remove them. Click "Remove".

If you want to block someone, so they can't contact you at all:

  1. Click "Privacy Settings" under the "Account" button on the upper-right part of the screen
  2. Under the "Block Lists" section at the bottom of the page, click "Edit your lists".
  3. Type the name or email address of the person you want to block, and click the corresponding "Block This User" button.
  4. If you want to unblock them later, follow the same steps, but click the "(remove)" link next to their name/email address in the list.
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way to copy someone else's answer... and post it 3 minutes AFTER they did. Lame - downvote –  Book 'em Danno Jul 17 '10 at 16:50
@Book 'em Danno: When I started my answer, there weren't any other answers. Apparently, we were both writing our answers at the same time, and mike finished his before I did. –  Matthew Crumley Jul 17 '10 at 20:25
No worries Matt... the point of the site is to get the best answer for the person asking! Thanks for contributing! –  mike the mike Jul 19 '10 at 18:53

To Remove Friends - or more specifically "Relationships"

  1. Log into your facebook account via: http://www.facebook.com/

  2. Click "Account" from the top right hand side of the header, and select the first option "Edit Friends". That will take you to your editable friends list: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/friends/?ref=tn

  3. Select the "X" next to the friend that you wish to remove.

*Note that you will be removing the connection between you and the friend, and not the actual friend. In other words, you are deleting the "friendship", not the "friend" (read: You can't delete other peoples facebook profiles).

To block friends from ever seeing you again:

  1. Go to "Privacy Settings" in the account link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/settings/?tab=privacy&ref=mb

  2. Select "Block Lists" from the bottom of the page.

  3. From there you can add names and emails of people you want to block.

More Resources

There are a number of other things you can do to manage relationships w/ people. For instance I like to leave people as friends, however add them to specific "lists". That way only people on specific lists can see my posts, pictures, etc. I can also chose which list to share with when I post, or chose to share with all.

All this is outlined in the facebook help center under the "friends" topic: http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=441

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A much simpler way is to go to that friend's profile page, and then at the bottom of the left column (below their picture), the last thing in that column there is an option: Remove from Friends.

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If You Want To Remove Somebody from your friends on facebook.com Example:i want to delete sarah jake,i go to her proifle you'll find something that says (friends) ,that means you have her on contacts,click on settings and click unfriend

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How is your answer different to the ones already given? –  Jacob Jan Tuinstra Apr 20 '13 at 14:41

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Today we're going to code up Orman Clark's Elegant Login Form using CSS3 and HTML5, plus some of Dan Eden's CSS animations to embellish the experience.

This tutorial assumes a certain understanding of HTML/CSS from you; we're going to be moving pretty fast. OK, let's go!

Step 1: The HTML Markup

We start out by linking to our stylesheets within the head of our document. We have a reset stylesheet to bring everything back to zero, Dan Eden's animate.css which we'll use for some fun animation later on, and our own styles.css where we'll carry our most of our work.

The meat of the HTML comprises a container, a form and some inputs.

Step 3: Positioning the Elements

Now that we've written our HTML markup, we can move on to the css. We'll first specify the basics, positioning our container element in the center of the page.

Now we'll add some structural style to the inputs and other elements:

Step 4: Styling the Elements

The elements are positioned perfectly. Now it's time to make them look beautiful! First, we'll style the container by giving it subtly rounded corners and a box shadow for depth.

Then the inputs get similar treatment, with some border radius and box shadows. We'll give the submit button a gradient background, with a solid background-color to cater for IE9 and earlier. Notice we're targeting each input type individually with css attribute selectors.

Next, to aid user feedback, we could do with some hover and active states:

Step 5: The Finishing Touches

Our login form looks good, but let's push the boat out and add to the experience. We're now going to add some CSS animations and transitions to polish it off. We've already referenced Dan Eden's animate.css in our head - we can now make use of his predefined animation types, such as bounceIn, along with the appropriate browser prefixes.

First, the container animation:

Next, transitions for the interactive elements:

Step 6: Final Code

We're done! Below you'll find the final code for our Elegant Login Form, which should give you something looking very similar to this:

I hope you enjoyed following along as we created something that not only looks good, but functions beautifully and has that little extra 'something'. Thanks for reading!


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10 Weird and Gross Ingredients in Processed Food

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Everyone now knows that processed and fast foods are not the bastions of nutrition, but that shouldn’t make these ingredients found inside them any less revolting inside or out of your home kitchen. This list sends a clear message: when a packaged food contains more than five ingredients and includes some that are difficult to pronounce, stay away. Make a b-line straight to the organics aisle and go for vegan meals or vegetarian recipes instead.

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Fertilizer in Subway Sandwich Rolls

While chemical fertilizers inevitably make it into our produce in trace amounts, you would not expect it to be a common food additive. However, ammonium sulfate can be found inside many brands of bread, including Subway’s. The chemical provides nitrogen for the yeast, creating a more consistent product.

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Beaver Anal Glands in Raspberry Candy

The anal glands of a beaver, conveniently euphemized as castoreum, are a common ingredient in perfumes and colognes but are also sometimes used to — believe it or not — enhance the flavor of raspberry candies and sweets.

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Beef Fat in All Hostess Products

While this may not bother the most ardent omnivore, others are shocked to discover that their favorite childhood treats contain straight-up beef fat. The ingredient comes included a list of other oils that may or may not be used, so it is always a gamble! It is enough to make some of us want to go vegan.

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Crushed Bugs as Red Food Coloring

After killing thousands at a time, the dried insects are boiled to produce a liquid solution that can be turned to a dye using a variety of treatments. Some people worry that the coloring — often called carmine or carminic acid — could be listed as a “natural color,” disguising the fact that there are bugs in the product.

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Beetle Juice in Sprinkles and Candies

You know that shiny coating on candies like Skittles? Or the sprinkles on cupcakes and ice cream sundaes? Well, they get that glaze from the secretions of the female lac beetle. The substance is also known as shellac and commonly used as a wood varnish.

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Sheep Secretions in Bubble Gum

The oils inside sheep’s wool are collected to create the goopy substance called lanolin. From there, it ends up in chewing gum (sometimes under the guise of “gum base”), but also is used to create vitamin D3 supplements.

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Human Hair and/or Duck Feathers in Bread

What’s in your morning bagel? If you get it from Noah’s Bagels, it contains either human hair or duck feathers, and it’s your guess as to which. The substance, called L-cysteine or cystine, is used as a dough conditioner to produce a specific consistency. While artificial cysteine is available, it is cost prohibitive and mostly used to create kosher and halal products.

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Coal Tar in Red-Colored Candy

Coal tar is listed as number 199 on the United Nations list of “dangerous goods,” but that doesn’t stop people from using it in food. The coloring Allura Red AC is derived from coal tar and is commonly found in red-colored candies, sodas and other sweets.

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Calf Stomach in Many Cheeses

In the UK, all cheeses are labeled as either suitable or not suitable for vegetarians because in Britain — and everywhere else — many cheeses are made using rennet, which is the fourth stomach of a young cow. In the United States and most other countries, people are left to guess about the stomach-content of their cheese.

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Sand in Wendy’s Chili

Sand is hidden in Wendy’s chili as a name you might remember from high school chemistry class: silicon dioxide. Apparently they use sand as an “anti-caking agent,” perhaps to make sure the chili can last for days and days over a heater. Skip it, cook yourself a quick vegetarian meal instead this Thanksgiving.

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One of the interesting things in watching the reporting on various Snowden documents, is that a variety of publications have been bringing on actual technology and security experts to help with the reporting. The Guardian has been working with Bruce Schneier. The Washington Post has been working with Ashkan Soltani. Jacob Appelbaum has worked with Der Spiegel. However, it appears that the NY Times is above little things like actually talking to “experts.”

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Do you know any affiliate that offers this non-standard banner ad size?

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Anybody? I cannot believe, taht there is none ;( –  Derfder Sep 26 '12 at 12:51

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its quite hard/nearly imposable to find an affiliate network that wont offer standard ad sizes. The more uniform the ad sizes are means the easier it is for a publisher to change between different ads.

It also means for advertiser/designer they only have to develop a 6 or 7 variations of there ad so that any publisher can fit them on their site.

By only looking for affiliates that offer 250x90 you'd be limiting your search and perhaps will not end up with the best fit content and or revenue wise for your site.

here is an iab list of standard ad sizes.

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I have a new website with 140k pages, according to my sitemaps.

After submission of my sitemap index to Google, the Googlebot has started crawling the site a couple of hours ago, and at a steady pace, but it's doing so too slowly: roughly one request per minute.

At such rate, it'll take 100 days for the site to be indexed! Is there a way to increase the rate? Why does all Google documentation suggest that they don't recommend changing the crawl rate, and that changing the crawl rate will only make the crawling slower?

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To get Googlebot to crawl faster you need:

  • A fast server. The less time that it takes for Googlebot to download each page the faster it will crawl. Don't worry about the images, css, and javascript. Just serve the html faster. I find that enabling gzip compression helps. Cache and preload some of your site's data if appropriate. Shrink your page sizes as much as possible.
  • More pagerank. The higher your site's pagerank, the more Googlebot will crawl. It will also return and re-crawl pages with higher pagerank much more frequently.

If you don't have enough pagerank, Google will probably also choose not to index a large portion of your pages, even once it does crawl them.

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