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Women, War & Peace, a new five-hour series airing at 9pm Tuesdays through October and November, is a comprehensive global media initiative on women's strategic role in global conflict. A co-production of THIRTEEN and Fork Films, Women, War & Peace challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain and places women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security. Featuring narrators Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, the series reveals that the majority of today's conflicts are not fought by nations and their armies, but rather by gangs, insurgent groups, and warlords armed with small arms and improvised weapons. Women have become primary targets in these conflicts and though they are suffering unprecedented casualties they are simultaneously emerging as critical partners in brokering peace and as leaders in forging new international laws governing conflict. With depth and complexity, Women, War & Peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan, and Colombia to Liberia.
October 25 – Peace Unveiled
When the U.S. troop surge was announced in late 2009, women in Afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban. Peace Unveiled follows three women who immediately began to organize to make sure that women have a seat at the negotiating table. One is a savvy parliamentarian who participated in writing the Afghan constitution that guarantees equality for women; another, a former midwife who is one of the last women's rights advocates alive in Kandahar; and the third, a young activist who lives in a traditional family in Kabul. Convinced that the Taliban will have demands that jeopardize women's hard-earned gains, they maneuver against formidable odds to have their voices heard in a peace jirga and high peace council. We go behind Kabul's closed doors as the women's case is made to U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer, General David Petraeus and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who promises the women that "peace and justice can't come at the cost of women and women's lives." But will this promise be kept? Narrated by Tilda Swinton. Directed by Gini Reticker. Written by Abigail E. Disney. Produced by Claudia Rizzi.


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I love being in a book club, but not always because of the books (Ask me about The Mercy of Thin Air…blech!). What I love is that we dine out every time we meet. This wasn't always the case. We tried gathering at members' apartments, but that didn't work as well as we'd hoped. Conversation strayed too far from the book and interruptions (spouses, hosting duties) popped up. Restaurants were a better fit – but finding the right one proved to be a process.
We first met at a pub owned by a famous author. It was a bit too rowdy and no one was really thrilled with the fattening, downscale fare offered there. We tried a yummy Korean restaurant that made sublime bibimbap, but the slim wine list and lack of a full liquor license left us cold (and thirsty). A deceptively overpriced restaurant proved financially disastrous. A too-casual joint (think chili!) was yet another letdown, although we did discover Dorothy Parker was on to something: Round tables are a must!
Armed with a refined list of our needs (reasonable prices, upscale cuisine, interesting cocktails, respectable wine list, vibrant crowd, round tables, and convenient location), I set out to find the right restaurant for us. It turned out to be Elizabeth, a new-ish place in the NoLita section of Manhattan. A tall banquette provides us with privacy and fosters conversation. The restaurant offers budget-friendly, $25 Mondays (two courses and a glass of wine or beer), a noted mixologist helped craft the cocktail list, and the menu appeals to our diverse appetites. Nearly two years into our book club, we've guaranteed that we'll always enjoy our meetings even if we don't always enjoy the books.
Want to avoid our trial and error and make the most of your book club meetings? Use these tips:
Consider picking a regular venue. As my fellow book clubber Nancy commented, "I love that we have a regular book club restaurant, and that it's so adorable and elegant. Just like us." The latter sentiment may be debatable, but having a place ideally suited to our needs has made planning our meetings a snap.
Look for pre-fixe deals – or ask if the restaurant might create one for your group. Depending on how big your club is and how often you'll commit to going there, you may be able to work something out.
Get cozy. Don't be afraid to sit a bit closer than you normally might. Squeezing seven people into a table for five actually makes things more fun.
Note your needs. Use the "Special Requests to the Maitre D'" section on OpenTable to let the restaurant know your party is a book club and make personal requests (such as a round table or sitting closer than usual).
Start at the bar. Avoid veering off topic by meeting at the restaurant's bar for a drink beforehand. Catch your breath, catch up, and trade gossip. When you sit down for your meal, it will be much easier to keep the discussion focused on the book.


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TSN is reporting the signing of Alexei Zhamnov to a 3 year deal, terms not disclosed yet.
Zhamnov has 248 goals, 461 assists and 638 penalty minutes in 12 NHL seasons. He has scored 20 or more goals in nine seasons and a season-high 30 goals with Winnipeg in just 48 games in 1994-95
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That really jumped out at me, from an interview with Wolf Blitzer, who asked Axelrod to explain why health care reform can't permit private insurers to sell their policies across state lines:
AXELROD: Because we are trying to do this in a way that advances the interests of consumers without creating such disruption that it makes it difficult to --What a strange way to talk. And what a good question from Blitzer.
BLITZER: Why would that be disruptive if Blue Cross and Blue Shield or United Health Care or all these big insurance companies, they don't have to worry about just working in a state, they could just have the opportunity to compete in all 50 states.
AXELROD: But insurance is regulated at this time --
BLITZER: But you could change that --
AXELROD: State by state.
BLITZER: The president could propose a law changing that.
AXELROD: That is not endemic to the kind of reforms that we are proposing or that --
BLITZER: Why not, why not?
AXELROD: We're proposing a package that we believe will bring that stability and security to people, will help people get insurance, and will lower the cost impact and pass the Congress. And that has to be the test. We're not into symbolic expedition here.


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Cal freshman Missy Franklin became the youngest winner of the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, announced Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Franklin, 18, received the award four days after helping the Golden Bears finish third at the NCAA championships in Minneapolis. Tennis star Serena Williams previously was the youngest winner when being honored in 2003 at age 21.
"Being here is more than an honor," Franklin said in accepting the award. "It is my first time here in Kuala Lumpur and I don't think I've ever been so sincerely welcomed into a country before. I see smiles wherever I go and everyone is so generous."
Franklin was honored for becoming the first woman to win six gold medals at a swimming world championships. The Berkeley athlete accomplished the feat at the 2013 championships in Barcelona by winning three individual titles and three relay races.
"In 2012, one of my biggest dreams came true," Franklin said of competing at the London Games. "It was great to create that experience and then create new dreams and set new limits and new goals for myself. What I loved about 2013 was that there really was no pressure. It was a year for me to get out there and see what else I could do after London."
Germany's Sebastian Vettel, the Formula One world champion, was named sportsman of the year while German soccer club Bayern Munich won the team award.
Franklin was over Germany's Nadine Angerer, soccer player of the year, track stars Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia, alpine skier Tina Maze of Slovenia and Williams. The Laureus Awards are picked by a panel of 46 international sports stars.
Franklin plans to compete for Cal next year, then become a professional two years ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
"I definitely enjoyed the World Championships and accomplished new goals there," Franklin added. "I was happy with my swims overall, but I definitely think there's still so much there."
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865 and follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' opens in London
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- December 11, 2012 - 4:22 AM
LONDON - It's time to find out whether Girl Power is still going strong, with the premiere of a new stage musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls.
The members of the 1990s girl group — Baby, Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Posh — are expected on the red carpet for Tuesday's opening night of "Viva Forever" at London's Piccadilly Theatre.
The musical uses Spice Girls songs including "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life" in a tale of four friends whose bond becomes strained when their band enters a TV talent show.
It's a pop confection with heavyweight credentials. The show was written by comedian Jennifer Saunders, co-creator of celebrity-skewering sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous."
The producer is Judy Craymer, who produced stage and screen versions of the hugely successful ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!"
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text: Meta Rate My Team PokéBase - Pokémon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat Mamoswine or Flygon? 0 votes 1,801 views mamoswine vs flygon asked Mar 27, 2013 by Chillninja reshown Feb 16, 2014 by Chillninja tough one. mamoswine looks and evolves cool, i mean come on, its a mammoth, but flygons like a living legend commented Mar 28, 2013 by Finchwidget Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 2 Answers 8 votes Best answer Alright, i'll give this my best shot... Mamoswine Or Flygon? Well, let's see what each of them can do in their respective tier... Mamoswine: Possibly the best counter to any dragon Pokemon, Therian Formes, and top tier threats/walls, such as Breloom, Heatran, Magnezone, and much more things. With a Priority Ice Shard, decent Speed, amazing movepool, ability to run 2 choice sets, wonderful bulk, Can set up Stealth Rocks, and has a decent ability (Thick Fat), you can see why this guy is pretty amazing and can tech you the definition of destruction if you are unprepared for him. Flygon: Basically, the Dragon king of UU (Kingdra being the Queen :P). He also can run 2 Choiced sets, has a Scouting move, has one immunity, a-little-more-than-decent movepool, has a godly base 100 Speed stat (which is pretty good for UU), and can hit everything in UU or below (except for Shedinja) for Neutral damage or better. Basically, the harbinger of death if you dont have a Defensive Pokemon. Realize that both are the top dogs in their tier, and only taken down by few, though that doesn't mean they can't be taken down. Now, for movesets... Mamoswine @ Life Orb / Choice Band Trait: Thick Fat Adamant Nature EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP/ 4 SDef - Ice Shard - Icicle Spear /Icicle Crash / Stone Edge - Superpower - Earthquake With this moveset, nothing takes a hit from Mamoswine safely. Ice Shard is definitely priority, and EXTREMELY useful for taking things down such as a Dragonite, who is probably at +2 or beyond that. Icicle Spear/Crash are just backup moves when you need to deal a great amount of damage, and would prefer not to rely on Ice Shard's 40 base power. Stone Edge is an alternative if you want to hit threatning Pokemons such as Volcarona. Superpower helps you take care of Ferrothorn, the random Air Balloon Heatran, and other Ice types, in case you didn't pick Stone Edge. Earthquake is STAB, and makes this big boy hit like a Battle Subway train. Great for killing off Magnezone or Tyranitar, or things of that sort. Definitely a top dog (or Mammoth) of OU. Flygon @ Choice Scarf / Choice Band Trait: Levitate __ Nature (Adamant if using Band, Jolly if you're going for Scarf) EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP - U-Turn - Earthquake - Outrage / Dragon Claw - Fire Punch IMO, 3 best scouter of UU (only below Azelf and Mienshao). U-Turn helps you just deal damage off the start, and helps other team members do their job, seing that nothing(except Shedinja) is immune to bug attacks. Earthquake is really just a good, effective STAB move which lets you hit the scary, sweepers of UU, such as Raikou, Arcanine, Darmanitan, Empoleon, and much more. Outrage, while only hitting opposing Flygons and Kingdra's for Super Effective damage, it hit's anything else that can take or is immune to EQ. However, if you don't want to be locked into one specific move, you can use Dragon Claw. While still doing decent damage, the power drop is noticeable. Finally, we finish off with Fire punch, while helps Flygon form the almighty FireDragonQuake combo that no Pokemon can resist. This gives you coverage against Herracross and Bronzong, which are both pretty popular Pokemons, and still hits things like Shaymin and Rotom-Mow. Definitely a great Pokemon. Now, if you want to compare one against the other in a battle, it litterally is no contest... Mamoswine can defeat Flygon anyday. If you are talking about ingame, then really, both choices are fine to use. Mamoswine can take a hit, deliver a stronger one, and does very well due to his typing. And Flygon, on the other hand, is also a good choice. Seeing that Dragon types can hit all but Steel types ingame for neutral damage, Flygon is a good choice, and other dragons aren't a threat if you aren't under leveled. answered Mar 28, 2013 by Lusty edited Apr 7, 2013 by Lusty Personally I like to Scarf Mamo so that he outspeeds all of the other non-scarfed pokemon. Very nicely done Leboss. commented Mar 28, 2013 by MrKijani Leboss,are you saying I should choose Mamoswine? commented Mar 28, 2013 by Chillninja Though his answer may not be so clear in who to choose i think he is suggesting you pick your own as they are both equally viable to use ingame. I'm not gonna answer now but I would say just go with mamo for your choice. It has Godly attack and nice coverage. commented Mar 28, 2013 by Blobyolo Yeah. Mamoswine is awesome in my opinion! commented Mar 28, 2013 by Chillninja I'm leaving it up to you. I mean, both are great attackers, both are good at doing their job, and i really like these both. Both could and should be able to fit in your team, but if you really want my opinion... I'd go for Flygon commented Mar 28, 2013 by Lusty On Mamoswine's EVs,you said 252 HP and 4 HP. commented Apr 4, 2013 by Chillninja Leboss ^ commented Apr 7, 2013 by Chillninja reshown Apr 20, 2013 by Chillninja just an opinion, scarf mamo is also usable and many mods on showdown like imanalt, TheImmortal and V4 use it commented Apr 7, 2013 by EnerG218 My bad shocker, i meant 4 SDef... EnerG, Scarf and Band were the 2 choiced set i was refering to, though i only gave a set that seems to be used most. commented Apr 7, 2013 by Lusty WOO GO FLYGON commented May 9, 2013 by Megaflygon Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote It'd depend on your tier (again) and your team. You have to consider synergy, and type of sweeper your team needs. So lets look at them both & their preferred movesets: Mamoswine @ Life Orb Ability: Thick Fat EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Atk, 4 HP Nature: Jolly - Ice Shard - Icicle Crash - Superpower - Earthquake Blessed with a reliable STAB Ice move in this Gen, it also has a really useful priority STAB move, along with coverage moves like Superpower. Additionally, Thick Fat means Fire is now x1 and Ice is x1/2, which means it's more likely to survive despite its poor defences and mediocre speed. As a bonus, Stealth Rock damage is now x1 due to its typing. And hey, it can get Snow Cloak in Ubers if you want to risk more evasion for less defences. Flygon @ Choice Scarf Ability: Levitate EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP Nature: Adamant - Outrage - Earthquake - Fire Punch - U-Turn While Flygon has slightly better defences than Mamoswine, it's x4 Ice weakness means that a non-STAB Ice Beam is likely to finish it off. It's best used as a late game sweeper in UU, cleaning up any stragglers like Azelf, Claydol, Mew, Meloetta with a U-Turn. Conclusion: Mamoswine for OU Life Orb sweeping, Flygon for late UU clean up. Flygon also shouldn't be your main/ only sweeper. In game wise, I would suggest Mamoswine. Dragon types have that rather annoying same-type weakness, so their STAB is only super-effective against Pokemon that will also deal super-effective damage. Also, Ice gives a lot more coverage (I think it's the type that hits the most things super-effectively). answered Mar 28, 2013 by fondant edited Mar 28, 2013 by fondant Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions Flygon or zoroark? which is better? Haxorus or Flygon for my white 2 team? Weavile versus Mamoswine? Rock slide , iron tail or superpower for flygon? Fire Punch or Steel Wing for my Flygon? Flygon or Gourgeist for my Y team? Also, any suggested movesets? Which is better based on stats and movesets Flygon or Garchomp? 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A happy picture of your son with text saying he cannot wait to meet his little brother. Maybe with some baby toys, he is going to pass down. I hate those videos of the boys getting so upset about a new little sister. It says so much about the parents need for parenting classes that they are encouraging that level of rivalry, and posting it so it haunts them forever.
My sister did a shot of tiny pink shoes resting on her belly. No caption.
I'd have your son hold a chalkboard sign saying, "I'm going to have a little brother!". Simple, not too cutesy I don't think, and gets the point across.
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Greetings all. anyone know of a slack headtube frame that fits 650b in the rear triangle? I am thinking of trying to replicate the Diamondback Mason 29er, but obviously in 650b. I have a Surly Instigator frame that I might try something with, but wouldn't mind something more appropriate if it exists. Seems most of the hardtails have headtube angles north of 70 degrees.
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Why Johnny Can't FucosylateOctober 24th, 2012 , by admin
Major news about one of my favorite molecules, l-fucose. In addition to being part of the antigenic structure of the H antigen found in blood group O, fucose is now garnering attention as an important component in learning. Although neurophysiology spends quite a bit of time looking at the neurosynaptic junction (the gap between two nerve cells, where nerve conduction occurs) most of the emphasis is on the neurotransmitters (such as serotonin and dopamine) that can jump the gap.
However, what goes into holding the synapse together may be as important a factor in cognition and learning as what jumps across the synapse. And that appears to be lectin-like receptors on one side of the nerve synapse which bind to fucose as a ligand on the other.
In other words your nerves have a sweet tooth for fucose.
Reaction in the brain involving fucose skyrocket during periods of intense learning. And human milk is a very rich source of the sugar, with amounts far higher than all other species. The sugar content of human milk varies by ABO blood type and secretor status which makes me want to do a study looking at learning differences along blood group and secretor status in breast fed and bottle fed children.
The fucosyltransferase enzymes FUT1, FUT2 and FUT3 are very intimately involved in determining ABO, secretor and Lewis blood types and recent research has linked serum B12 levels (another important player in proper nerve function) to the FUT2 (secretor) gene.
Fucose and fucosylation have a big role in ontogeny (the origin and the development of an organism from the fertilized egg to its mature form) via it's role in the development of the Lewis X antigen (FUT9) which supports cell-to-cell-adhesion in embryos. Lewis X expression in the brain is in turn controlled by the PAX6 gene, which regulates many elements of nerve growth in addition to forming the architecture of the iris.
The link between PAX6 and Lewis X (FUT9) may explain why a recent study showed that at least some aspects of personality were determined by the genetics of iris formation. Close-up pictures were taken of the study participants' irises, and they also filled out a questionnaire about their personalities. The researchers looked at crypts (pits) and contraction furrows (lines curving around the outer edge of the iris), which are formed when pupils dilate. It was found that those with more crypts were likely to be tender, warm and trusting, while those with more furrows were more likely to be neurotic, impulsive and give in to cravings.
PAX6 is gene that helps regulate embryonic differentiation. PAX6 also has some interesting effects on adrenal and pancreatic function as well as norepinephrine expression in the gut via the enteric nervous system. Maybe there's a future in medicine for the iris after all.
Going forward, I predict that soon the best thing to use in kids who are learning-challenged will not be the usual suspects like Ritalin or SSRIs, but rather glycomic agents from the diet that enhance fucosylation. These drugs do enhance the function or persistence of neurotransmitters, but fucosylation enhancers seem to enhance the stability of the entire neural network. It makes no sense to up-regulate neurotransmitters if you haven't insured that the nerves are holding to each other in the first place.
Of course, most of the old blood typers know that Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosis) is a decent source of fucose.
Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets
We report the unexpected resolution of longstanding schizophrenic symptoms after starting a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet. After a review of the literature, possible reasons for this include the metabolic consequences from the elimination of gluten from the diet, and the modulation of the disease of schizophrenia at the cellular level.
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Previously, Dohan (Acta Psych Scand 1966, 42(2):125-152) observed a decrease in hospital admissions for schizophrenia in countries that had limited bread consumption during World War II, which suggested a possible relationship between bread and schizophrenia. Early work with lectins clearly showed that the brains of schizophrenics bind lectins differently than the brain tissue of non-schizophrenics, which appears to make sense in that the carbohydrate content of schizophrenic brain tissue (in addition to dementia and a few other illnesses) revealed the existence of spherical deposits in the inner and middle molecular layers of the dentate gyrus in the hippocampal formation which contained fucose, galactose, N-acetyl galactosamine, N-acetyl glucosamine, sialic acid, mannose and chondroitin sulfate; many of these blood group active carbohydrates with known lectin binding affinities (link).
Over the years some of the most stirring letters I've received from book readers have centered around improvements in family members with schizophrenia. Almost all of these letters have been from or about blood type O schizophrenics, which may mean that the nutritional approach to schizophrenia might necessarily differ by foods and blood type. We are now only beginning to understand the effects of tissue glycosylation on the development and maintenance of brain neural networks.
The Lateral KingpinOctober 18th, 2012 , by admin
Henry Ford, it is said, commissioned a survey of the car scrap yards of America to find out if there were parts of the Model T Ford which never failed. His inspectors came back with reports of almost every kind of breakdown: axles, brakes, pistons -- all were liable to go wrong. But they drew attention to one notable exception, the kingpins of the scrapped cars invariably had years of life left in them. With ruthless logic Ford concluded that the kingpins on the Model T were too good for their job and ordered that in future they should be made to an inferior specification.
For the automotively challenged, the kingpin is the main pivot in the steering mechanism of a car or other vehicle. Originally this was literally a steel pin on which the moveable, steerable wheel was mounted to the suspension. It is usually made out of metal.
This story, well-known on the internet, was originally told by Nicholas Humphrey in 1976, and often referred to by other biologists including Jared Diamond and Richard Dawkins, the latter recounting the story in what is, by far, the most pessimistic chapter ("God's Utility Function") in his book River Out of Eden.
John Hawks, who has an interesting anthropology weblog takes a look at the Henry Ford story, and why evolutionary biologists seem to love it so:
Of course, the truth is natural selection doesn't cut back the quality of functional parts easily, either. Selection also has to overcome fixed costs in order to change populations: costs stemming from pleiotropy, epistasis, and coevolution with other kinds of organisms (e.g. predator-prey relationships, mutualisms, and mimicry). How much selective advantage can come from reducing femur diameter a smidgeon? It can't be very much, and it might easily be outweighed by the manifold costs of changing osteoblast function to accomplish it. In other words, adaptation is constrained by the same sorts of problems that constrain industry. Ruthless efficiency can rarely be maintained in biology or in manufacturing.
But then again, was the story even true?
Barbara Mikkelson over at the Urban Legends website thinks not, but offers an additional insight:
Though the legend is almost always positioned as a "let's screw the consumers" tale, on rare occasion it has been presented as an example of intelligent design."*
It all reminds me of the Edward de Bono books I read as a kid.
* She includes a similar type of anecdote about another engineering triumph, from WWII:
"A proposal was made to armour bombers in the places where the returning planes showed most damage from anti-aircraft fire. One young analyst suggested that instead, the planes should be armoured where the returning bombers showed no damage. He inferred that the planes that did not return were being damaged in the places that the returning planes were not. His suggestion was implemented and an X% reduction in lost planes resulted."
FiltersJanuary 7th, 2012 , by admin
A long time ago I preceptored with a naturopath who was fond of having his handouts typeset by a local printer. He was an older style 'nature-cure' type healer, and his handouts contained some very far out stuff. When I asked him why he went to the great expense of having a printer typeset his advice, he replied that 'when people see something in print, especially a format that they know is not homemade, they take it more seriously.'
Twenty years later we now would appear to know better. The easy availability of laser printers and desktop publishing software can make any would-be Hemingway look the part. Of course there is a price to pay for the ubiquity of it all. Nice-looking documents have become the very essence of banality and reader confidence further eroded by the inclusion of misspellings, bad punctuation and terrible font choices.
Many readers will remember that absolute reverence by which one beheld the evening news in our childhood. Walter Cronkite and The Huntley–Brinkley Report not only acted the part of impartial newscasters; they looked it as well.
Having just seen the most recent Democratic debate on ABC-TV, I am even more convinced that the end is near for what might be called 'filtered broadcasting.' Instead of any sort of important discussion about issues which are of paramount importance to this country (and indeed the world) we were treated to a long inquisition about whether wearing an porcelain American flag pin is a sign of patriotism in a two hour long Calvary of he-said, she-said.
In the arts we have recently seen the emergence of a new kind of artist. The conventional record labels, having seen their profits eroded by downloading and lack of consumer interest, can only play by the numbers and hope for another Britney Spears or similar mega-mediocrity. The industry crowns artless (but safe and cute) adolescents "American Idols" when in fact they have demonstrated no skills beyond what one would expect from a decent karaoke bar singer.
Composers and musicians who actually do have something to say have opted instead to release material direct to the public, often with a payment-optional policy. Although this would appear to be financial suicide, surprisingly, many of these ventures have been economically successful.
Three decades ago Steward Brand said 'information wants to be free.' Brand's WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) was a precursor of the Internet, the greatest source of unfiltered information in human history.
When information is free, people get to choose what they want to hear and read about. When it is filtered, news organizations, corporations, professional societies and political parties choose it for them.
Years ago doctors would never think of explaining their premises and motives. To whom? The village blacksmith? What does he know of chemistry? Now consumers can harness the power of the Internet to research their health issues to any depth they desire. Yet most doctors still function in filter mode, thinking that the deck is still stacked in their favor.
It's not.
Doctors have to learn about everything. A patient has to just learn about what is wrong with himself. You would be surprised by the speed in which a motivated patient can become a virtual expert in their condition.
In my vision of the future we will all become our own 'aggregators,' selecting information sources from an abundance of highly specific and single purpose 'channels.' Once aggregated into our lives, all these channels will fuse into a Multiverse of realities shared between like-minded individuals.
For example, you're currently on the 'Peter D'Adamo Channel.'
This will not stop filtering. Evidence suggests that we all filter out information that we disagree with. In True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society, Farhad Manjoo cites an experiment in which smokers and non-smokers could vary the amount of interference in static filled recordings of speeches. When smokers heard a speech about smoking and cancer risk, they did not try to improve the clarity of the recording. But they did push the button to get a clearer version of the recording when a speech was playing that said that there was no link between smoking and cancer. In non-smokers the exact opposite was true.
Maybe I'm just a libertarian (or just an aging hippy) but I would opt for choosing my own filters --versus having information filtered for me—- especially when the filtering is being done by individuals and organizations that I do not trust and for which I have no respect.
The High LifeDecember 27th, 2011 , by admin
You are a collection of cells (literally trillions of them), each with a specific design and function. However, with a few exceptions, your cells all have a basic architectural design. Most of the time they are depicted as looking like a fried egg cooked sunny side up, but in reality they are three dimensional beings, more akin to a golf ball that you've cut across its midline. The "white" of our cell model is the body of the cell, and here are found many specialized areas called organelles that do particular jobs, much like our own internal organs have specific jobs as well. The "yolk" of our cell model is called the nucleus, and in this compartment there lies the object of our affections, the chromosomes.
Chromosomes were first discovered at the end of the 19th century by a German biologist named Walther Flemming. Flemming was looking at cells under a microscope and got the idea to use colors to dye the cell to make it easier to see things. The idea must have worked better than anticipated since he at once began to see spaghetti looking things in the nucleus that dyed a very deep color. As is the fashion, he named these entities chromosomes which is Greek for "colored bodies".
Chromosomes are one of the more dynamic faces of Nature; they have to be, since they are responsible for the passing on of the 'Baton of Life' that we call reproduction. The number of chromosome in the cell nucleus differs somewhat from species to species. We humans have 46 chromosomes; dogs have 78; alligators 32; cabbage plants 18.
Your chromosomes are both the governess and chauffeur of the most important molecule in your body: DNA --which is actually two molecules wrapped around each other. Like any blueprint, DNA needs to be read in order for the work order to be constructed. Now, DNA is a long, long molecule. If it were completely unraveled it would be about six feet long, yet so thin that it would be invisible, since you can easily fit one million cells on the head of a pin. If the entire DNA, in every cell of your body, was stretched out and laid end-to-end in a straight line, it would reach to the sun and back over one thousand times.
I think an effective way of describing the dynamic qualities of the chromosome is to use a few metaphors. My older daughter likes to knit, so we often visit the knitting supply shop in town for fresh yarn. Yarn usually comes wrapped in skeins, a length of yarn wound around a reel. Most yarn comes in lengths of 80-150 yards. One of the nice things about buying yarn this way, rather than just as one long unwound string, is that you can put it under your arm and walk to the car. This is certainly better than tying a knot to the rear bumper and pulled the unwound string all the way home. Thus, the first important lesion of chromosome dynamics; if you're going to reproduce you've got to stuff that entire DNA into a very small, tight package. Chromosomes are just that: tight packages of DNA.
On the other hand, it is very difficult, if not downright impossible to knit anything if the skein of yarn still has the paper label wrapped around it. In order to use the yarn, you have to unwind it. That's the formula: when the cell needs to use DNA to get information about how to make a protein, it has to unwind it. When it needs to reproduce, or turn off the DNA information flow, it needs to concentrate and condense it.
How this occurs is rather wondrous, and will be the subject of much discussion later on when we talk about how you can modify your genetic destiny, but for now we'll just stick to the basics. DNA is packaged and concentrated by special proteins termed histones. This concentrated DNA is called chromatin, which is the DNA plus the histones that package DNA within the cell nucleus. Chromatin structure is also relevant to DNA replication and DNA repair.
Histones are very cool bead-like proteins that spool the DNA in a way that makes it either tighter or looser, sort of like the cardboard around which our skein of yarn is wrapped. Histones respond to changes in their structure by tightening the DNA wrap or loosening it. Whenever a cell needs to access the genetic information encoded in its DNA, the histones on the section of the DNA that is needed undergo a chemical reaction called acetylation by which a molecule called an acetyl group is stuck on the histones, causing them to relax and unravel. When business is concluded for the day, special enzymes come along and chomp off the acetyl group cause the histones to become de-acetylated, which makes them tighten up again, sending the DNA in the region back to its resting state. Think of it like this; when your DNA needs to work its histones chow down on acetyl groups for breakfast and they do yoga; when it needs to reproduce or shut down, the histones lift weights --the strain of which causes the acetyl group to pop out of their mouths.
Make sure that you've mastered the last paragraph, because much of the very cool stuff dealing with how you can modify gene functions pretty much requires that you know this stuff. By the way, this is very, very cutting edge material; only until recent times have we understood this mechanism, and of supremely paramount importance, that it is used by the environment to influence gene function and that influence, for either good or bad, can be passed on as inheritance.
Scientists have given each human chromosome a number, according to its size; thus chromosome number 1 is the largest, then number 2, etc. Chromosomes come in pairs, one from each parent. So there are 23 pairs, for a total of 46 in us humans. Numbers 1-22 are non-sex chromosomes called autosomes, and pair 23 contains the X and Y sex chromosomes.
In the few minutes it has taken to read up to here, this, around 400 million of your red blood cells were depleted and replaced, consistent with the set of genetic instructions contained in your DNA.
Type A And AmaranthMarch 5th, 2011 , by admin
QUESTION: I am a type A and have been trying to incorporate more of the recommended grains. I purchased amaranth and cooked as described however, it turned into a slimy goo. Is this the way it is supposed to be?
ANSWER: Amaranth is a broad-leafed plant which produces multi-headed flowerets containing grain-like seed of extremely high nutritional value. The tiny seeds are a creamy tan in color and are about 1/32" in diameter. Each plant produces 40,000-60,000 seeds. The amaranth seeds are used in their whole grain form, milled into flour or puffed into miniature kernels.
For centuries, the Aztecs and American Indians have known the benefits and diverse uses for amaranth.
Not only is amaranth higher in protein than most commonly used grains, that protein, containing high levels of lysine and methionine, is better balanced and more complete. Amaranth, with 13-19% protein, scores closer to a perfect 100 on a theoretical protein score chart than do other grains. For example, amaranth's 75 is significantly higher than wheat at 56.9, corn at 44, soybeans at 68 or even cow's milk at 72.5.
Amaranth possesses a potent lectin that has been shown to identify colon cancer cells which are in the early stages of mutation.(1) As such a diet high in amaranth may well be protective against this common cancer, which is known to have a significantly higher incidence in blood group A.
Here's a great recipe that uses amaranth flour to make a grain free bread:
Grain-Free Boston Brown Bread
Yield: 1 loaf
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons amaranth flour 1/4 cup arrowroot 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger 1/2 cup currants 1/2 cup walnuts 3/4 cup boiling unsweetened fruit juice or water 1/4 cup honey or molasses 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Generously oil a 1-quart mold or 1 pound coffee can. Fill a Dutch oven or stockpot with about 5 inches of water. Bring the water to a boil while you prepare the batter.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, arrowroot, baking soda and ginger. Stir in the currants.
In a blender, grind the walnuts to a fine powder. Add the juice or water, and blend 20 seconds. If the ingredients in the blender don't reach the 1 -cup mark, add a little more liquid. With the blender running on low, add the honey or molasses and lemon juice.
Pour the liquid mixture into the flour bowl. Stir quickly to blend; do not overmix. Transfer to the prepared mold orcan. Cover with a square of foil or wax paper; tie the wax paper securely with a piece of string.
Place the mold in the boiling water. (It should come halfway up the sides.) Cover the pot tightly, and steam for 2 hours over medium-low heat. Do not remove the cover during that time.
Remove the mold from the pot. Cool the bread in the mold for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. For the best results, cut with a serated knife with a gentle sawing motion.
Variations: Replace the honey or molasses with 1/3 cup maple syrup. Instead of the currants, use dried unsweetened pineapple, apples, prunes or ther dried fruit; use the corresponding juice as the liquid.
(1)Boland CR, Chen YF, Rinderle SJ, Resau JH, Luk GD, Lynch HT. Use of the lectin from Amaranthus caudatus as a histochemical probe of proliferating colonic epithelial cells. Cancer Res. 1991 Jan 15;51(2):657-65.


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Tribeca Film Festival Review: On the Mat
Joe Mulligan
5.03.12 1:24am
Tribeca film shines light on high school wrestling
High school football and basketball have received much more attention in the past decade, as ESPN and other sports media outlets look to discover the next big star. LeBron James drew impressive crowds in Ohio as a high school student, as did Cameron Newton growing up in Georgia. At Lake Stevens High School, however, wrestling is the popular sport, as the school has captured seven of the last 10 state championships in Washington.
In the documentary film On the Mat, director Fredric Golding takes viewers into the lives of the Lake Stevens team, as the wrestlers tussle with issues in and out of the gym. The most talented member of the squad, Steven, shines in competition, but struggles to stay eligible as poor grades hinder his season. Battling a serious injury, sophomore Eric inspires teammates with the way he competes through the pain. Then there's Ryan, who handles the memory of his dead brother while trying to focus on school and the sport. Coach Barnes is a father figure for the boys, as he balances strict discipline with loving care for each one of his warriors.
Actor Chris Pratt (The Five Year Engagement, Moneyball) produced and narrated this documentary. He is a former wrestler from Lake Stevens, and he does a terrific job of explaining to the audience how much wrestling means to the community. Pratt's light-hearted persona also adds humor to a film that keeps viewers on the edge of their seat for most of the film.
After spending an hour getting to know the athletes, the state tournament kicks off, and the audience finds itself cheering for the squad as if these boys are part of its own families. The tournament brings out surprising heroes and bitter disappointment. One thing is for sure: This film is the winner of the Tribeca Film Festival's Online Feature Award, and you will be applauding the effort of Lake Stevens wrestling whether they win or lose.


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Jan, 26, 2013 ABC NEWS
Activists from the hacker collective known as Anonymous assumed control over the homepage of a federal judicial agency this morning.
In a manifesto left on the defaced page, the group demanded reform to the American justice system and what the activists said are threats to the free flow of information.
The lengthy essay largely mirrors previous demands from Anonymous, but this time the group also cited the recent suicide of Reddit co-founder and activist Aaron Swartz as has having "crossed a line" for their organization. Swartz was facing up to 35 years in prison on computer fraud charges.
Prosecutors said he had stolen thousands of digital scientific and academic journal articles from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the goal of disseminating them for free.
Read More: Aaron Swartz' Death Fuels MIT Probe, White House Petition to Oust Prosecutor
Anonymous says Swartz was "killed because he was forced into playing a game he could not win - a twisted and distorted perversion of justice - a game where the only winning move was not to play."


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by MMAWeekly.com Staff
Franklin ends amateur career Saturday at ICE
FAIRFIELD, Ohio — It isn't easy being the brother of a famous fighter… especially if you're trying to start a fight career of your own.
Greg Franklin, the brother of UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, will end his amateur mixed martial arts career Saturday night at Metropolis Nightclub in the main event of ICE 16.
The event begins at 8:30 p.m. and doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25 in advance and are available at the door or by calling Kerry Schall (513) 290-3259 or SACAN Martial Arts (513) 759-4488.
Franklin (5-1) will face Terry Davinney (2-1) of Detroit in the final of 15 bouts. Franklin is coming off of a 5-second knockout win in his last ICE appearance, while Davinney captured a 4-man 205-pound tourney title at ICE 16.
Fighters wishing to compete should contact matchmaker Monte Cox at email@example.com.
Fight lineup
Main event
Terry Davinney vs. Greg Franklin
Feature bout
Dan Loman vs. Tyler Combs
Thomas Hayden vs. Nathan Haller
Josh Burton vs. TBA
Zach Hobbs vs. Todd Carnes
Brandon Burton vs. Tom Baber
John Nagy vs. Jason Randall
Scott Bickerstaff vs. Justin Shemanski
Alex Rosario vs. Jeremy Brenner
Scott Hill vs. Scott Zink
Dom O'Grady vs. Anthony Ferguson
Jeremy Lindville vs. Vance Swerdan
Matt McCloud (330) vs. Jimmy Sullivan (280)
Nate Blanton (265) vs. Mike Pegg (270)
Patrick Barestein (235) vs. Nick Brown (220)


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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Nintendo To Offer Exclusive Games in 2013
In addition to all of the gams available right now at E3,
Nintendo has partnered with Best Buy to bring four upcoming Wii U games
to the public for the first time. Visitors to participating Best Buy
stores will be able to play demo versions of Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Donkey
Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze. The games will be playable
4-8 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 12, and 1-5 p.m. local time on
Saturday, June 15. A complete list of participating stores can be found
at http://www.bestbuy.com/NintendoEvents.
Some of the key Wii U game info announced today by Nintendo includes:
Nintendo 3DS
Additional games that were not mentioned in the Nintendo Direct but are
playable at E3 include:
Wii U
Third-Party Games
Nintendo's third-party partners are bringing their best creations to Wii
U and Nintendo 3DS. A selection of the games on the way for Nintendo
systems include (titles in bold are playable at Nintendo's E3 booth):
Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS
Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS
Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
Additionally, third parties are also bringing strong digital-only
content to the Nintendo eShop on Wii U in 2013. Some of these titles
include Ballpoint Universe (Arachnid Games), DuckTales:
Remastered (Capcom), Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (Capcom), Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails (Dakko
Dakko), Coaster Crazy Deluxe (Frontier Developments), Spin the
Bottle: Blimpies Party (KnapNok Games), A World of Keflings (NinjaBee), Oddworld: New 'N' Tasty (Oddworld Inhabitants), Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Renegade Kid), Cloudberry Kingdom (Ubisoft) and Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games).


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Tonight, the curtain rises on an elaborate production of the Disney musical "Beauty and the Beast Junior" at DeKalb High School. The sets are in place, the costumes are ready, and the 70 actors have been practicing their lines and moves all summer. But this isn't your typical high school production. This is The Penguin Project.
"Artists" with disabilities between the ages of 10 and 22 are paired up with similarly-aged "mentors" to take on challenging roles in popular musicals. This year, the Penguin Project troupe associated with DeKalb's Children's Community Theatre is performing "Beauty and the Beast Junior." Last year, it was "The Music Man," and "Annie" the year before that.
Shows are at DeKalb High School at 7:00 tonight through Saturday with a matinee on Sunday.


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Diablo III's Reaper of Souls expansion is adding all kinds of new features and doodads, including a new Artisan. Blizzard recently detailed the new Mystic, named Myriam Jahzia, who will let you customize items with special enchantments and transmogrification.
In a lengthy blog post, Blizzard explains the two ways the Mystic can help you.
Enchanting lets you pay a material cost to alter stats, helping them keep pace with your current level. The Enchanting window will let you alter individual properties, and you can re-roll to impact the chosen properties as many times as you'd like. But, once you've enchanted a property, all the others are locked and only that one can be altered from then on. The enchanting is kept somewhat random too, so you'll be taking a gamble on your new item. If you want your prior item back, you can purchase it in a buyback menu.
Transmogrification, on the other hand, is all about style. It lets you pay some gold to change the appearance of any item, including Legendary and Set items, without changing their stats. You'll be able to unlock visual flourishes, and once unlocked you can access it across any characters. Common, Magic, and Rare items will unlock as the Mystic levels up, while Legendary and Set item appearances will have to be identified. Plus, Hardcore will get its own unique appearances to set you apart from the pack.
This is really more of a reintroduction, as the Mystic was originally in Diablo III but was later removed a few months before release. "We hope she'll be able to join your caravan in the future," the team said at the time, "but for now we're going to focus on the extensive customization options the game already offers." The future is now, people.


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Lulu John, Warume Sakas and Aebi Sakas bring home food and medicine gathered from the forest at Elie, Middle Fly District, PNG.
The world's ancient forests are still being destroyed, even though we know that they provide the world with clean, fresh water, support as much as 90 per cent of the earth's land-based plant and animals and play a critical role in shaping the world's climate. They are also home to millions of forest dependent people. Yet every two seconds a forest area the size of a soccer pitch is logged or burned. Less than 20 per cent of the earth's original forest cover remains in intact forest landscapes. More than one third of this is under threat.
Industrial logging is the greatest menace to the forests survival. Transnational corporations have destructive operations and often work outside the law, harvesting the worlds' last remaining ancient forests.
Incredibly, these irreplaceable habitats are cut down to make cheap paper and wood products, such as phone books, milk cartons and chopsticks. Huge volumes of plywood, much of it used to make disposable concrete moulds, come from ancient forests.
Logging also contributes to climate change because carbon, a greenhouse gas, is released when trees are cut down. Present rates of forest destruction account for 15 per cent of global carbon emissions.
This destruction is unnecessary. Environmentally and socially responsible forest management can, and is, being practised worldwide. However, with currently less than 5% credibly certified as responsibly managed, ancient forests continue to be at risk from accelerating rates of destructive and illegal logging.
If we use wood and paper efficiently, we would not need to take the wood from our ancient forests, consumer demand could be met by well-managed secondary forests, plantation, recycling and non-wood sources like hemp.
Greenpeace is campaigning globally to protect the last remaining ancient forests by opposing their destruction and supporting community-based solutions, through:
Greenpeace New Zealand's work to save our ancient forests focuses mainly on the protection of the Paradise Forests, which are located through Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Indonesia.
Jakarta, 30 January 2014 – L'Oreal, the world's largest beauty and cosmetics company, has committed to remove forest destruction from its products by 2020. Greenpeace expects other companies to follow with more ambitious timelines.
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2007-08 Women's Basketball
Bluffton 81, Ursuline 74 (OT)
Beavers improve to 6-4 with 81-74 overtime win at Ursuline
December 17, 2007
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's basketball team took advantage of a 12-of-16 shooting performance at the charity stripe in overtime to pull away from Ursuline College on Monday, December 17, 2007. The Beavers overcame a four-point halftime deficit en route to their 81-74 overtime victory over the Arrows. Bluffton equaled its win total from a year ago as the Beavers improved to 6-4 on the season while Ursuline fell to 5-7 overall.
A pair of free throws by Diona Graham with 14:10 to play in the first half gave Ursuline a double-digit lead, 17-6, before senior post Lindsay Bush (Howard/East Knox) knocked down a jumper on the Beavers' ensuing possession.
Sophomore Vicki Auer (Cincinnati/Roger Bacon) drained a triple and Angie Lee (Mt. Blanchard/Vanlue) hit the front end of a pair of free throws to make it a seven-point game with 12:20 to play in the opening period. Jessica Wood answered with a hoop from outside the arc, but sophomore Lindsay Ebbeskotte (Delphos/Jefferson) cut the deficit to nine points when she drilled a long-range trifecta at the 11-minute mark.
With 1:49 to play in the first half, freshman Kim Miller (Delphos/St. John's) followed a Katie Lord (Toledo/Whitmer) basket with a deuce of her own to cut the Arrows' lead to four points, 31-27. Lord knocked down a jumper with 21 seconds to play in the half, again cutting the deficit to four points at the break.
Ursuline went back to work early in the second half, pushing its advantage up to a dozen points on the strength of back-to-back Whitney Blackburn treys.
Auer picked up a steal and got to the rack, making it an eight-point Arrows lead before Amanda Bell took it away from Ursuline and found Ebbeskotte for a score at the 14:05 mark.
The home team continued to control the action as the Arrows still led by 10 points, 54-44, with 9:24 to play in the second half.
Miller sank a pair of free throws and Angie Lee hit from beyond the arc to cut the deficit in half less than two minutes later. Another Lee jumper made it a four-point game before five straight Ursuline points made the score 60-51 with 3:29 to play in the second stanza.
Following a Ginny Buckingham (Bluffton/Bluffton) free throw, Miller got the hoop and harm for an old-fashioned three-point play which cut the Arrows' advantage to just two points with 49 seconds to play. Blackburn made a pair of freebies, but Lee dropped in a long-range triple with 11 seconds on the clock to make the score 65-64 in favor of Ursuline.
The Beavers were forced to foul and Angie Ciarrochi hit 1-of-2 for a two-point lead with eight seconds to play before Kim Miller sent the game to overtime with her buzzer-beater.
Bluffton opened the extra session with five straight makes from the foul line before Diolani Oshima hit a three-pointer with 2:54 on the clock. Auer responded with her second triple of the night and Bluffton's only basket in overtime for a five-point lead. The Beavers converted on 7-of-8 tries from the charity stripe during the final 1:11 of the contest for an 81-74 victory over the Arrows.
Auer and Lee paced the Beavers with 16 points each. Miller was 5-of-7 from the field and 5-for-5 at the line for 15 points and she tied for team-high honors with nine rebounds. Buckingham narrowly missed a double-double, dropping in 10 points and pulling down nine boards. Bell picked up a game-high five steals and dished out four steals in the victory.
Blackburn led five Arrows in double digits with 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Wood chipped in with 12 points while Kierra Turner, Kayla Krzynowek, and Graham added 10 points each.
Bluffton hit only 10-of-27 (37 percent) from the field in the first half, but it buried 14-for-26 (53.8 percent) in the second stanza to send the game to an extra period. The Beavers finished with a 37-to-32 edge on the boards, but it was a 26-for-37 (70.3 percent) night at the foul line that proved to be the difference as Ursuline hit only 14-of-23 (60.9 percent) freebies.
The Beavers return to action on Friday, December 21, when they host Heidelberg College in Founders Hall. The contest is slated to tip at 7 p.m.


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Pacific Business Center Program Wins Third Consecutive National Award for Technical Assistance
PBCP recognized for business planning assistance provided to Native Hawaiian entrepreneursUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Research & Administrative Manager
Kristen Bonilla, (808) 956-5039
Public Information Officer
The University of Hawaiʻi's Pacific Business Center Program (PBCP) has been named the recipient of the University Economic Development Association's (UEDA) 2004 Outstanding Project of the Year award for technical assistance provided to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' (OHA) Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund. This is the third consecutive year that PBCP has been recognized nationally by UEDA for its work to support economic, business, and community development in Hawaiʻi and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.
The UEDA Project of the Year (POY) Award is a nationally recognized, highly coveted award bestowed upon UEDA members. Projects by UEDA members are identified for outstanding efforts in assisting clients to become more globally competitive, more effective in their fields of expertise, or more efficient in delivering services. PBCP will be recognized for its work with OHA at the 2004 UEDA annual conference, which will be held in Florida in November.
OHA's Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund (NHRLF) is a lending program for Native Hawaiians intended to increase sustainable Native Hawaiian-owned businesses by fostering economic independence, commitment, and fiscal responsibility through entrepreneurial development. The program specifically expands entrepreneurial opportunities of Native Hawaiians unable to secure conventional financing through traditional lending sources.
"The Pacific Business Center Program is one of OHA's active service providers," said OHA Trustee Oswald Stender. "We recognize the effective role of PBCP in business and economic development in our state. PBCP has been successful in creating business start-up and expansion opportunities for Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs and businesses. We will continue to collaborate with PBCP to support business and community development in Hawaiʻi."
The OHA program sought assistance from PBCP in developing business plans for their loan applicants. PBCP utilized MBA students from UH Mānoa to address NHRLF's need for business plan development. Supervised by PBCP Senior Business Development Manager David Gillespie and PBCP Business Development Specialist Sharon Sakuma, the students worked hand-in-hand with each client and their NHRLF loan officer in developing the marketing, operational, and financial aspects of each potential business. The plans are a key component used by the NHRLF loan officers and the NHRLF Loan Review Board in assisting them to determine the merits of each loan request.
"PBCP's collaboration with OHA is an excellent vehicle for providing opportunities for students to apply their academic knowledge in real-world situations," said PBCP Director Failautusi Avegalio. "By hiring students from the University of Hawaiʻi system and various community colleges throughout the Pacific, PBCP helps to build local capacity, thereby increasing the pool of well-trained employees in Hawaiʻi and throughout the entire Pacific region."
Since the collaboration began in January 2003, PBCP has completed and/or reviewed 32 business plans, of which 13 resulted in loans to Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs in the amount of $614,000. Another 12 business plans are currently pending or otherwise on hold for a total of $525,000 in requested loan funds for other Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs.
In 2002, PBCP received the POY award in recognition of resettlement planning assistance the program provided to the Rongelap Atoll local government in the Marshall Islands. PBCP was honored again with the POY award in 2003 for technical assistance provided to the Development Bank of American Samoa.
UEDA is a not-for-profit association, providing advocacy, information and a forum to enhance the performance of university-based organizations and their affiliates that provide economic development, business and technical assistance to businesses and communities. UEDA is comprised of University centers, Small Business Development Centers, Minority Business Development Centers and other regional and state economic development organizations.
The Pacific Business Center Program was established in 1979 to provide governments, companies, and institutions in Hawai'i with business-related services — financial analysis, management reviews, business plans, and other business technical support. Since its inception, PBCP has expanded its span of services to include the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, including the territories of American Samoa and Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands. Current funders of PBCP include the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs, the UH Mānoa College of Business Administration, the Commonwealth Development Authority, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Bank of the Orient.
For more information, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/pbcp


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West Ham captain Kevin Nolan is hoping his side's trip to face West Brom has come at a good time, with the Baggies currently struggling for form.
Both clubs have had good starts to their respective Barclays Premier League seasons but West Brom have lost three league games in a row heading into the clash.
"We are really looking forward to going there and matching them, because they are a fantastic side," he said. "We hope that their bubble has burst a bit and we can go there on Sunday and get a result. They will be a tough side to come up against, I don't think I have ever been involved in an easy game at The Hawthorns, but we go there with confidence."
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Here's a stunner — or maybe not. Three N.C. lawmakers filed a bill last week to allow school personnel to carry and use stun guns — including Tasers — at school.
Here's a stunner — or maybe not. Three N.C. lawmakers filed a bill last week to allow school personnel to carry and use stun guns — including Tasers — at school. One of the legislators, Rep. Bobbie Richardson, D-Franklin, quickly backed away from it, though, telling N.C. Policy Watch that she planned to have her name removed from the bill because the language of the proposal could be construed, she says, as allowing school personnel to carry any weapon including guns.
Of course, other N.C. lawmakers are already pushing that bad idea.
The stun-gun bill is also sponsored by Reps. Dennis Riddell, R-Alamance, and Jason Saine, R-Lincoln. It would require training by the Department of Public Instruction and a $200,000 appropriation to implement.
Lawmakers might want to hit the pause button on this idea and talk to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Even with law enforcement training — better training than the Department of Public Instruction can provide for gun training, we'd wager — they've had some trouble getting Taser use right. A teen died after an officer used a Taser on him at a grocery store in 2008. A 21-year-old died in 2011 after officers tased him at a light rail. …
The N.C. Center for Public Policy Research, a nonpartisan think tank, released some intriguing data about the 2013-2014 N.C. General Assembly last week. It's been well-reported that Republicans control both the governor's office and both houses of the Legislature. That historic change swept away decades of dominance by Democrats.
But there are other noteworthy changes as well. Law as a profession among lawmakers has declined. More legislators have business backgrounds.
More also come with local government experience, something more common years earlier. That local government experience might partially explain all the state meddling in local government affairs this session. Charlotte is feeling the sting as state leaders have introduced bills to seize Charlotte-Douglas International Airport from the city and turn it over to an independent regional authority. But, as the Center points out, other cities getting it as well: Greensboro and Raleigh, as lawmakers push changing school board terms and district boundaries; Asheville, as legislators try to set up an independent authority for its water system.
And this session, a slew of constitutional amendments have been proposed for conservative issues. They range from preventing some government eminent domain powers to limiting restrictions on concealed gun carry permits to sticking anti-union provisions in the constitution.
All this plus record numbers of first-time legislators is making for interesting, but too often problematic, lawmaking.
— The Charlotte Observer