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We didn't spend 7000 years trying to educate everyone, we've been trying to educate everyone for maybe 400.
For extremely small values of "everyone."
the old style of teaching derives from Victorian England's need for bureaucrats
why you don't google your false facts before posting is beyond me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education [wikipedia.org] , but it's a bit more than 400 by a few thousand years. You might be thinking > the history of the red bricked school building or something.
You mean the article that states, among other things, "Providing literacy to most children has been a development of the last 150 or 200 years, or even last 50 years in some Third World countries," and "In many early civilizations, education was associated with wealth and the maintenance of authority, or with prevailing philosophies, beliefs, or religion" ?
It hasn't been thousands of years that education has been available to just about everyone in most nations/regions.
There are times I cringe when "educate" is used as a substitute to "learning"
Did someone educate you on how to walk on your two feet, or did you do that by your own, learning through trials and errors?
Did someone educate you on how to speak whatever language that you are using, or did you somehow learn it by listening to the sound made by the adults?
It's mindboggling nowadays when people forget the most basic thing that makes each and every one of us who we are - that we are "learning machine", that "educat
I think it can be taken for granted that educate and learn are intertwined.
Learning ability differs from person to person - this can be measured and educational material can be altered to maximise the learning of any given individual.
My children learned to communicate by listening and watching, but if I didn't correct their errors their communication skills (listening and speaking) would be at a lower level today than they are.
My children learned to communicate by listening and watching, but if I didn't correct their errors their communication skills (listening and speaking) would be at a lower level today than they are
Your effort in correcting your children's errors is a process whereby you, a person, share your experience with your children, by showing them the right way to use the word (pronounce it, grammar, et cetera), and on the other side of the coin, your children pick up on what you have shared with them and they learn
In other words, what you did wasn't "education", but mere sharing of experiences
Going back to what I said on the original comment, if there is no learning , or if there is nothing
In other words, what you did wasn't "education", but mere sharing of experiences
Education is just systematic instruction (given by the teacher and received by the student).
To be educated requires that you have learned. To educate requires that you teach. This isn't exactly complicated.
So, what exactly are you babbling on about? Why post this ridiculous (and shamefully incoherent) rant? What did you hope to accomplish?
So, what exactly are you babbling on about? Why post this ridiculous (and shamefully incoherent) rant?
Some people have a hatred for education. Sometimes it's because they experienced it done wrong, and can't imagine it done right; that's sad but understandable. Others have a preference that people remain ignorant. That, I don't understand.
You do not educate students - you share with whoever you want to "teach" what you know, show them (if it's possible) the process, and they pick up on that, just like they pick up, by themselves, how to walk, how to talk, et cetera
But that is the very definition of education. Education is transmission of knowledge. Learning is its reception.
Yes, someone educated me on how to walk. They held my hands, supported my weight, and wobbled me back and forth, transmitting to me the sequencing of walking. Yes, someone educated me on how to talk. They spoke to me and showed me pictures of things and told me the words that matched the pictures. Teachers educated me on how to form the letters, how to combine the letters to form words, and how to string words together to form sentences. Would I be able to speak, write, and type English if I were not educated in the language? Of course not.
We may be excellent "learning machines", but we will only get so far without a teacher to teach us. Education is what brings us beyond simple grunts and gestures to poetry; and brings us from finger counting to trigonometry. Yes, some are better learners than others, and yes, some are better teachers than others, but make no mistake: education is vital to modern society.
but we will only get so far without a teacher to teach us.
Depending on how motivated you are, you can usually get quite far without a teacher to teach you. See: self-education. Well, unless you considered books and other educational resources to be teachers...
but we will only get so far without a teacher to teach us.
Depending on how motivated you are, you can usually get quite far without a teacher to teach you. See: self-education. Well, unless you considered books and other educational resources to be teachers...
Difficult call. In a sense they are "teachers" because they impart the knowledge contained within. On the other hand, the material was prepared by teachers, or some sort of educator, so in a sense, it is just time delayed education. Furthermore, self education at that level requires being educated in using the books and other educational material to begin with. Dump a toddler alone on a deserted island with all the books in the world and you're not going to find a college graduate there when you pop in t
Dump a toddler alone on a deserted island with all the books in the world and you're not going to find a college graduate there when you pop in to check 25 years later.
Well, if you were talking about children that young, then I would agree with you.
Self-taught is almost dirty to say though. "How did you learn that?" Oh, i taught myself on weekends. "Welp, we'll get someone with training in here soon." : /
You do not educate students - you share with whoever you want to "teach" what you know, show them (if it's possible) the process, and they pick up on that, just like they pick up, by themselves, how to walk, how to talk, et cetera
In a word: bullshit.
Walking is a pre-programmed function of the human nervous system. So is, to a large degree, talking.
OTOH things like integral calculus or advanced martial arts require stacking one skill upon another upon another over a long period. Complex cognitive and psy
While there's lots of good self-taught musicians, generally educated musicians are better. The same is true for lots of things. People *can* teach themselves, but only if the skill is very easy, or they are hell-bent on learning.
Your definition of 'hell-bent on learning' is not necessarily the same as others'. I've continued to impress myself with the vastness/complexity of bodies of knowledge I can assimilate myself. With the right mindset and determination, the quality/comprehensiveness of your own skillset is unlimited.
Arguably we still aren't trying very hard to educate everyone.
Should we or are some people destined to do nothing with their lives?
Additionally, it's arguable that most people will learn on their own given adequate access to resources and education.
I know tons of self motivated people, but I also know tons that will not get off their butts.
I tend to believe with a little encouragement that many people will learn on their own.
Based on my own educational experience, I believe most teachers lack the ability to
Your reference is culturally prejudicial. We have spent millions of years trying to educate humanity. Can you track wild animals, and know the animal by it's tracks and it health condition and age? Can you fabricate all the hunting tools you require to survive? Can you fabricate your clothing and accommodation? Due you know all the natural remedies available in your environment for the most common maladies? Can you communicate within your social group? Do you know the social mores of your group?
Of course
1852 saw the first compulsory education law introduced in the US, the last US state would follow in 1917. England got its in 1870.
So... where do you get 400 years from? 2013 - 400 = 1613 that is still in the middle of the reformation.
And considering a girl recently got a bullet in her head for wanting to go to school, I would say that we have NOT been trying to educate everyone for 400 years or whatever but more that for thousands of years people have been actively trying to NOT educate all.
The danger of
I learned a ton on my own as a kid by reading random articles out of an encyclopedia, and some of those "How Things Work" series of books. I imagine kids in India could do so, too— except that they don't have access to such books. So it seems overall more a matter of access to knowledge, in any form, than of something new and magical about technology-based learning as a specific form.
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Actually, based on your comments and the findings of numerous other studies, it sounds like education has a lot to do with motivation, and relatively little to do with forms of education delivery. Look at the history of education, do you see enormous growth spurts tied to the printing press, movies, radio, home video, the internet? In as much as they make information more readily available they increase education. But it's not like there's some magic mode for learning. How many people would sit and watc
Books are heavier than electrons. These things matter.
Sure, electronic delivery might make it cheaper; I have no particular attachment to ink-and-paper. I'm a bit skeptical of the interactive learning stuff that this article is also pushing, though. Even with electronic delivery, you don't have to delivery fancy e-learning platforms and educational games and whatnot. You can just give the kids access to Wikipedia or similar.
At most levels the best text books are exclusively published in paper.
Getting this same quality of text into digital form won't happen unless either the current publisher can monetise it, or someone writes an equally good new text and publishes it in digital format.
Getting this material into the hands of people with little or no money requires someone to give a quality text away free of charge or for very little money.
I learned a ton on my own as a kid by reading random articles out of an encyclopedia, and some of those "How Things Work" series of books. I imagine kids in India could do so, too— except that they don't have access to such books. So it seems overall more a matter of access to knowledge, in any form, than of something new and magical about technology-based learning as a specific form.
I am a kid from India and did exactly the same things. I wasn't dirt poor or anything but I used to buy books for a couple of rupees (old books that were destined to be recycled). In India, people will pay you money for old newspapers and books that they will recycle later and many of them will sell these old books and magazines to others as a side business.
I used to buy tons of business magazines and stray volumes of encyclopaedia, mainly because I was bored and loved knowing anything about anything.
A computer is a very versatile tool. (...) A better question is "'When do computers help education and when do they hurt?" You can find good examples of each.
In my experience, when you use that versatility to do more fun, distracting and immediately rewarding things than learning anything which is most of the time in a forced learning situation. I don't know exactly when I went from an unwilling pupil to a willing student, but for many years I was in school because I had to be in school while I'd rather be out and play. A pretty common sentiment among kids and young teens, I would think. Textbooks don't really leave much room for doing anything other than readin
I thoroughly enjoyed the talk, and especially appreciated Mitra's open minded approach to educational possibilities.
I am the parent of a child who is pursuing her education outside of a physical school setting, and I certainly recognized correlations with our experiences.
Mitra is asking for people to expand the research, and materials are available [ted.com] to participate.
I'll be fascinated to see how this develops.
I hope his study wasn't as terrible as the slashdot summary makes it sound. Or are we really suppose to believe that a computer disconnected from the internet with ONLY information on DNA replication is equivalent to a computer on the internet with a wide variety of educational and non-educational material easily accessible in seconds. Or maybe we're suppose to believe kids would choose to read information on DNA in a language they don't speak instead of playing angry birds?
Actually, Mitra's point has little to do with computers except inasmuch as they make access to information vastly more available. The point is about how children, given access and motivation, learn quite remarkably well on their own. Think of it as a "Free Market" theory of education.
Our teachers, bless them for their nearly thankless efforts, are as trapped as the students in our out of date education system. Freeing them is every bit as important as freeing the children.
Anyway, the point is to find out how to make learning work better, not to throw out the good things about what we have.
What to do? In my humble opinion, gaming is the answer. Not the gaming we're used to, but real-world, immersive, progressive gaming where students go into virtual grocery stores and learn to shop on a budget. Where trucks are loaded with goods and students have to figure out the optimal route to transport the goods to market. Where students are confronted with tax forms and have to figure them out (and be scored on them). Where a grandparent takes ill and they have to figure out what to do to care for them. Where they are given a virtual puppy/horse/ox and learn to train it. Lastly, they need a program which takes them through numerous scenarios of wealth creation. This last is probably what is most lacking from our present educational system.
We are doing little if anything like this and yet, this is the world that we live in. If every school board on the planet put 0.05% of their budget towards the development of true AI-based educational gaming, our students would learn at a prodigious rate. Granted, we would have to adjust for region and language, but the essence of education is the same the world over.
I don't even want to know what your education was like if you think that is the real stuff people ought to be taught in school...
You are right about students' uptake of information being important, and that games should be given a prominent share of the curriculum, but some of your game examples are bizarre. People already have the real life to teach them real life skills like shopping, filling out forms, and caring grandparents and pets. Building transport networks [wikipedia.org] is super-cool though. What kids mostly need the school for is to teach them skills that are impossible to obtain from the real life in one human lifetime, like rudimentar
The cost of university has little to do with the actual outcome vis-à-vis employment. In short, much of the educational sector has lost focus.
Well, I sure hope universities aren't trying to make employees, that's a technical college's job. The primary goal of going to university is to learn how to think. The secondary goal is to add future movers and shakers to your circle of contacts, that why you pay real money.
It always annoys me when people claim to have discovered something new when all they're really doing is reverting to a past method that was recently discarded in the name of "new" and under the pretense of "better". It shows both ignorance and arrogance.
For thousands of years, people learned through apprenticeship. People learned their trade from one person, and when they gained mastery over their craft, taught some small number of individuals who would hopefully go on to do the same, to varying degrees of success.
Schools, where twenty to thirty students sit in a classroom and learn from some books and a teacher can only provide a baseline. The system is designed not at all to educate, but to make literate. And because of this, they tend to race to the bottom, especially if managed poorly.
Today, the only place anything even remotely similar to a master-apprentice relationship could be found is at the doctorate level. One advisor, several candidates, and then they get their degree and become journeymen. Eventually, they may or may not become masters. This is the system that needs to be propogated back down to primary education.
Yes, today's needs are different. There's a much greater emphasis on working with abstractions (oblig. xkcd [xkcd.com]) than on developing skills. There are also a far greater amount of knowledge needed in far more disciplines to be considered marginally competent. But I'm certain that the tried and true model of master and apprentice can be adapted to today's quantity, quality, and societal requirements of knowledge.
The only hindrance is the attitude towards school (especially teachers' attitudes towards school), and towards teachers. People go into teaching because they like working with children. This is already a failure. Parents see teachers as their daytime (or full time, in the case of boarding schools) babysitters. This is also another failure. If the parent does not respect the teacher, then the children will not. If the teacher does not have anything worth respecting, then there's no reason for the parent or even the children to respect the teacher.
The teacher needs to be the third parent. This is the core of the master-apprentice relationship. At home, the child has parents. When in a place of learning, the teacher is the parent. Children actually want to see their teacher as a parent. But there are social elements that discourage this thinking. Changing teachers every year, for example (mostly because teachers competent at teaching first grade may not be so good at teaching sixth grade) is instability, and children are most comfortable when things are stable.
Testing, especially paper-based, multiple-choice, sit-at-your-desk-and-don't-cheat testing, is also very bad. Current testing separates students from each other. If the teacher is a third parent, then students in the same class are siblings. But if they are separated from each other during a test, then they cannot form the sibling relationship properly. Tests also do not show competency. They merely show interest in taking the test and perhaps patience. Yes, abstractions comprise mostly what is taught today. But comeptency can only be shown in the doing. That is why to get a doctorate, the candidate must further the field.
Technology plays very little role in education--in fact, the same one as a calculator would play. It does not solve the education problem. Culture does.
Well, yes, PhDs have that sort of relationship. And masters students. Also trades - you know, all those things that were always taught though a master-apprentice method. That includes physicians, by the way. Oh, and there's every child, through the parent-child relationship.
Primary school is an adaptation of various institutions, some very old, that we've used to teach all or most children do do basic things like read and write, since we don't currently need to send them to work in the fields (at least not
It always annoys me when people claim to have discovered something new when all they're really doing is reverting to a past method that was recently discarded in the name of "new" and under the pretense of "better". It shows both ignorance and arrogance.
Our knowledge of pedagogy has improved considerably in the past century, which makes it worth revisiting the question. Masters who are ignorant of pedagogy, as the typical master of an apprentice was, are not good, efficient or effective teachers, as demonstrated by the lengthy terms of apprenticeship and the rather high failure rate.
That said, modern "teacher education" is almost completely free of pedagogy. We know how to teach, and we know a number of methods that have been proven again and again under
But college level apprentices are still the wrong way to go for lot's of fields that can be better off with more or tech / trades school apprentice system.
College level has to much theory and lot's of filler and fluff.
Indeed yes, education is about making people literate and numerate. AND THAT IS IT AND THAT IS ALL IT SHOULD DO.
Nobody can make you smart or interested in learning. THAT is something you got to do yourself. Developing a questioning mind "why is it so" is impossible to enforce.
Your parents can make you learn to ride a bicycle but only YOU can win the Tour de France.
Your father can teach you how to weld but only YOU can build the Eiffel tower.
Your mother can teach you how to read but only YOU can write th
So I'm a little confused because normally your posts make a lot of sense to me. How is asking a co-worker their opinion on good topical books and googling the same significantly different, such that one is clearly good and the other clearly bad? In both cases the individual is seeking knowledge about a book to gain more knowledge. In fact knowing how internet searches are frequently modified by advertising money directly and things like google bombing, why would you hold it against a newbie if they asked a
Yes, we should be driven to learn instead of legally obligated to be educated. Yes, learning should be motivated by fun and curiosity and desire to learn. Yes, Maths should be visualized, intuitized, computerized, and made fun. Yes, History should be a bunch of stories and not a table of dates and events. Yes to all of his and Khan's calls to modern learning that bets on creativity and individuality. But none of this will happen, and for that reason, I won't bring another human being into this world to suffer through our schools and education system.
Ok.....so who says it is the responsibility of the schools and the government to give that to your kids? Give it to them yourself. Either home school them, or encourage them to learn outside of school. Send your kid to Space Camp, or take them to an interactive science museum or a living history center. Foster their desire to learn, and they will find ways to learn, both in and out of school. In elementary school I read and reread a multi-book series on the Vietnam War that we had in the library. Did
Either home school them, or encourage them to learn outside of school.
Some states are extremely hostile towards homeschooling, and for kids who aren't home schooled, many probably won't want to learn after school after doing 7-8 hours of boring, useless work.
There's no telling what innocent young minds might stumble across out there. I mean, everyone knows that diseases are caused by the Wrath Of God, not DNA replication errors.
That's why we [skepticblog.org] have to maintain control of the curriculum.
He left some reading material lying around, and the kids read it, and it left an impression.
Why is this suddenly an OMG COMPUTERS FIXED EVERYTHING article? You could get the same effect by dropping a satchel of illustrated books off in the same village. Oh, wait, no audio? No video? No multimedia? Okay, how about some film reels, and 8-tracks?
Presto! The same exact effect, but no computers!
But wait! None of that is "interactive"... Guess what, you don't need complex electronics to design and enforce interac
Instead of asking how to educate people, I think we need to come to grips with what people want when they say they want education.
At a personal level, although there is a vague notion that somehow education is important, it's likely that the thing most important to individual people about an education is not the fact or skills that are obtained, but certification that is conveyed and the value of that certification in societal status. If this is indeed true, the root desire for most folks in obtaining an e
I know that at least they could put up with a hierarchical institutional environment for 4 years
Most people aren't paid to go to college, and the work that is done in college typically isn't anything like work done in the real-world. It doesn't tell you much, in my opinion. Some people just don't think formal schooling can give them a better education than some alternatives.
and were able to do sufficient amount of learning to make academic progress.
I'm not sure how you would know that.
but that technology can't replace a good teacher.
Depends on the student, and it depends on what qualifies as a "good teacher" to the student. Not everyone learns in the same ways, so there is no one-size-fits-all solution, "good teachers" incl
"He went to a tiny village in India and put a computer there with software about DNA replication (in English, even though they did not speak or read English). When he came back months later, a group of young children said, 'We don't understand anything — except that mistakes in DNA replication cause diseases.'"
And this is supposed to prove WHAT, exactly? Am I supposed to be impressed by the depth of knowledge that the Indian children achieved?
You're right. I don't believe it. There's no way that children from a rural village in India could understand DNA. Even well-educated western children can't understand DNA even in middle school or high school (unless they have parents who are very well educated).
At best, you could teach them to parrot phrases that they don't understand, like "mistakes in DNA replication cause diseases."
You could just as easily teach them to parrot phrases like "Disobeying God causes disease," and it would mean as much to th
It really depends on what you mean by "understand". By my reading, your definition of the term is somewhere around a BS degree in genetics or molecular biology.
I'm pretty certain that most high school students and even reasonably intelligent middle schoolers can come to an understanding of concepts like AT, CG pairs, that DNA gets packaged in chromosomes and gets copied when cells divide, central dogma (DNA -> mRNA -> protein), etc.
True story: A kindergarten teacher took her children for a walk in the woods. They saw a woodpecker for the first time. One of the children said, "Oh, it's eating insects." That's learning science. They observed the world and formed a hypothesis.
Showing kids videos of AT and CG pairs, etc., isn't looking at the real world. They're learning about pictures of AT and CG pairs. Or maybe they see plastic AT and CG pairs, like a museum exhibit I saw. But they don't actually see AT and CG pairs. They have no way o
Exactly. In five minutes, I could have taught them that phrase, with a pretty picture, and they would know it to the same depth.
Five minutes of directed education therefore would be superior to months this "undirected" education.
Children, by default, have a huge desire to learn. But it will be focused on precisely the things that cause them to fail in later life unless directed. And dulling the enthusiasm is most easily achieved by NOT USING THE KNOWLEDGE or NOT LEARNING for a while.
If you want to see wh
From the summary: "One of Mitra's main points is that given resources and a question to ponder, children will learn on their own. Interference and too much direction gets in the way of that."
Well, great. Nobody explained that to the inner-city teenagers I deal with in my clinic. Just about all of them have access to the full resources of the Internet, either at home or down the street at the library. And they are wonderfully free from the evils of "interference and too much direction".
Their general fund of knowledge is shockingly limited. Many of them can't find Europe on a map. A remarkable number of them can't name a single city outside of the United States/Mexico. They struggle with basic arithmetic and reading comprehension.
If you want to see how well-educated a child becomes when you give him "resources" and no direction, just look around you.
Interference and direction like explaining the scientific method.
Or how to use the library.
A remarkable number of them can't name a single city outside of the United States/Mexico.
I don't think rote learning is what should be tested for, but true understanding. Much of this knowledge simply isn't that important and will be forgotten over time anyway.
He went to a tiny village in India and put a computer there with software about DNA replication (in English, even though they did not speak or read English). When he came back months later, a group of young children said, 'We don't understand anything — except that mistakes in DNA replication cause diseases.'
I don't believe it. Young children can't understand DNA -- or even molecules. I particularly don't believe that young children from a rural village in India could understand anything meaningful about DNA. You might be able to teach them to parrot phrases like "mistakes in DNA replication cause diseases" if you repeated it to them a lot. But they won't understand what they're talking about. You could just as easily teach them to say, "Disobeying God causes diseases." It certainly has nothing to do with teaching science.
I did some research into elementary and high school science education, and read what the teachers with hands-on experience said. A friend of mine had lots of stories about how he taught science in the Peace Corps in Africa.
Surprisingly, even high school kids have a difficult time with science concepts that seem to be simple and basic -- for example, molecules.
Think about it. Science is hands-on. The main lesson of science is that you make a hypothesis, and then test the hypothesis against the real world to see if your hypothesis actually works. How can you demonstrate to a high school student that molecules exist? I read in my history of science books the saga of how chemists finally figured out and proved what molecules and atoms were, starting in about the 18th century. It's a great story. It would be very difficult for high school students to replicate those experiments, and even more difficult to understand what they were doing. We don't have mercury barometers any more. How do you prove that atoms and molecules really exist? In my niece's middle school science class, it was an appeal to authority -- the book says so.
I was particularly interested in the efforts to teach elementary school students about DNA. What's the point? You're not demonstrating the existence of DNA or genes to them. You're not showing them anything in the real, testable world. You're just showing them pictures and animations. The Harry Potter movies also have animations. Why should they believe your animations any more than Harry Potter movies? Or creationist Bible movies? The American Museum of Natural History had a show on DNA. They had exhibits for children demonstrating DNA. I asked the kids to explain it -- and they couldn't do it. They had a big, colorful, impressive exhibit for kids on DNA, and none of the kids understood it. Although you could get a grant for it.
In the world of pundits and foundation grants, there are lots of people who make extravagant claims about what their thing can do, their technical trick or their computers.
There are lots of things about science that you can teach kids, hands-on, starting as young as 3 years old. Seymour Simon http://www.seymoursimon.com/ [seymoursimon.com] had books for 4-year-olds that taught them how to discover for themselves principles of engineering using paper and clay to build arches. Science teachers take their kids out into the woods -- or a vacant lot -- and show them what you can find there.
But teaching rural Indian children to understand anything about DNA? With materials in a language they don't understand? I don't believe it.
I listened to Sugata Mitra talk for an hour about his approach, and his story is quite true. Listen to his TED talks before you are so quick to say he's wrong.
The language barrier I understand being skeptical of, but what is so complicated about the basic idea of how DNA functions? I know that I've already talked to my 3 1/2 year old daughter about it a couple of times. I'm not explaining the various ammio acids and how it is replicated and activated. But she's plenty smart enough to understand that it is a set of instructions for how tiny parts of her body called cells should develop and interact.
I taught my 5-year-old niece about T cells and B cells too, but I didn't think she really knew what was going on. It was like teaching her about Punch and Judy. I don't think kids her age were capable of making the link between T/B cells and sickness.
How does she know that cells exist? Did you show her cells under a microscope? And if you did, would she understand what she was seeing under a microscope? I look at photographs of pathology slides, and sometimes I can't figure out what's going on, even with a
I think she understands cells in a very abstract way. She has illustrations and pictures of them in one of her favorite books, a childrens encyclopedia for the human body. It isn't necessary for her at this point to understand anything more than the abstracts for these things though to understand that damaged DNA can cause problems.
I encourage you to teach your daughter as much about biology and science as she can understand. It would help if she's already heard the term "DNA" early on so that when she comes across it again, with a jumble of other terms, it will at least be familiar.
I'm sure there are 3-year-old children where both parents are scientists http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2899#comic [smbc-comics.com] and talk about biology over the dinner table. They would have a better understanding of DNA than normal children.
Out with the poorly designed studies, in with the anecdotes!
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Is the implication that Adam Schefter is working for the Jets as a PR man and what exactly is the pubic relations benefit to this report by Schefter. I don't follow. Is it to get more christians on the Jets side?... Will it get publicity for the public to go to church today?..
The real "one word" on this site is stupidity.
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Does anyone on this site know how to read? The report says that rather than Release Tebow when the league year starts in March, the Jets will look to trade him instead Who cares when he is released? He won't be on the roster when the season starts... They will try to trade him or will eventually cut him!
It is a PR PLOY designed by the Jets to distract people from the fact that James Ihedigbo is playing in the superbowl. It is a PR PLOY designed to force christians to buy more Tebow jerseys. It is a PR PLOY orchestrated by the Jets to help sell more newspapers. It is a PR PLOY planned by the Jets to get more people to hate them. It is a PR PLOY designed by John Idzik because he wants to get his picture in the papers again.
If he gets cut, he's signing with Jacksonville. Jets have zero leverage in the trade department. If they got a 4th back for Tebow (what they spent), I'd do back flips.
I don't believe that will happen. Tebow for a 5th sounds about right IF a team bit on a trade.
What would the compensatory pick be for Tebow. Zero, I believe. A 7th?
If the Jets did leak this to get attention, it's not working. Which tells me that they didn't.
I find it funny how Tebow fans ALWAYS try to compare him to another bad player when someone speaks ill towards Tim. "BUT BUT BUT THAT OTHER GUY IS A BAD PLAYER TOO DOE!". Comparing lolbow to failchez really isn't a ringing endorsement of your idol.
If we can't trade him in can we give him to a charity and take a write off? I just did this with an old car that doesn't run.
Another example of a possible leak, but if true it could be a decoy from the Jets. If they admit they are going to release Tebow, then he'll have absolutely no trade value going forward. He may not have any to begin with though. I think a 6th rounder is his max value.

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Bryce Brown watched football on television last Thanksgiving, wondering if he would ever get a chance to play in the NFL after a brief, checkered collegiate career.
Now the rookie running back is preparing for his first start since 2008. In front of a national TV audience, no less.
With LeSean McCoy sidelined by a concussion, Brown is expected to get a bulk of the carries when the Philadelphia Eagles host Carolina on Monday night. He's come a long way since leaving two schools in a three-year span.
"It's exciting," Brown said Wednesday. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity. I'm grateful for it. I've had a tough road. Mentally, I have to get prepared. Obviously, I'll get more carries but I prepare the same way every week."
Brown was the nation's highest-ranked running back coming out of Wichita East High School in 2008. He chose Tennessee and had an impressive freshman year backing up Montario Hardesty. Brown rushed for 104 yards in his first game with the Vols and finished with 460 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 101 carries.
When coach Lane Kiffin left for USC after that year, Brown transferred to Kansas State. He sat out 2010, and carried the ball only three more times in college. Brown suffered an ankle injury early in the season and played in just one game before leaving the program.
Brown's decision seemingly crippled his chance of getting drafted. But the Eagles gambled with their seventh-round pick and he's made the most of it.
"He's a smart kid and he's a good player, so that's impressive," coach Andy Reid said. "It looks like he's more comfortable in the offense every week. He's doing a nice job in pass protection. That wasn't his thing when he first came here. He's doing better there. Better recognition of the blitzes. Then, he's a patient runner, and then when he goes, he goes and he goes hard. He's a big body. A physical player."
Brown has shown flashes of his potential in a limited role behind McCoy. He has 141 yards rushing and is averaging 4.4 yards per carry. His 40-yard run in a loss to New Orleans on Nov. 5 is the longest for Philadelphia this season.
"I haven't had more than five carries in a game, so it's hard to get in a rhythm," Brown said. "Rhythm comes when you get more carries. The more you're on the field, the more you get a feel for the game."
The 21-year-old Brown, uncomfortable speaking to the media as a collegian, has been quite the opposite as a pro. Wearing silver-framed glasses, he stood at his locker and spoke to reporters for nearly 30 minutes before practice.
"I want to do anything I can to help my team win," Brown said. "As for being a starter, I like my role here and I like Philly."
The 6-foot, 220-pound Brown has speed and strength. He ran a 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds at his pro day last year, but wasn't invited to the NFL scouting combine.
All that's in the past now. He's got his chance on a big stage.
"I'm thankful," Brown said. "Opportunity comes and now I have to take advantage of it."
Brown was used on kick returns for the first time in last week's 31-6 loss to Washington. He averaged 22 yards on three returns. Brown volunteered to stay on the return unit this week, but won't be used there because of the injury to McCoy.
The Eagles (3-7) have lost six straight games and also could be without quarterback Michael Vick against the Panthers (2-8). Vick also has a concussion that forced him to miss the loss to the Redskins.
Notes: Along with Vick and McCoy, WR Jason Avant (hamstring) and DT Cullen Jenkins (foot, ankle) didn't practice. ... LT Jason Peters, out since the start of the season while recovering from a torn Achilles' tendon, was on the sideline, but isn't ready to participate yet. ... Jake Scott will remain the starter at right guard over 2011 first-round pick Danny Watkins. Scott was in the lineup just six days after he signed last week.
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A defendant in the Sept. 11 case says Guantanamo Bay guards have been withholding food when he's in court or meeting with his lawyer.
Ramzi bin al Shibh made the allegation in a pretrial hearing in the Sept. 11 war crimes case. He told the military judge guards deprive him of food as a form of "psychological torture." Military officials deny the allegation. The judge, Army Col. James Pohl, allowed bin al Shibh to leave court and return to his cell for the day. The four other defendants had earlier chosen not to attend today's session.
Bin al Shibh's complaints came during lengthy arguments over the rules for handling classified evidence that must be established before the defense can prepare for a trial likely more than a year away.


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The local seafood economy is about to get a big boost: The commercial striped bass season opens on Thursday, July 12.
While the recreational angler has been out enjoying the benefits of catching striped bass since before spring, restaurant-goers get their chance next week.
Commercial fishermen are permitted to land and sell their striped bass on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Except for Sunday, when the bag limit is five fish, the daily landing limit is 30 fish. The minimum size is 34 inches.
Recreational fishermen have a limit of two 28-inch fish per day in their year-round season. They can fish any day they like and they are not subject to a quota.
This year, the Massachusetts commercial striped bass quota is 1,057,783 pounds, about 100,000 pounds less than last year. The reduction was established primarily because too much fish was harvested last summer, and that overage—9 per cent in this case—has to come out of this year's harvest, according to Dan McKiernan, deputy director of the Division of Marine Fisheries. Quota management is set by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which oversees all the harvesting of striped bass along the eastern seaboard.
Massachusetts lands more striped bass commercially than any other state. New York state comes in second. The total regional quota last year was 3.8 million pounds.
In 2011, the Massachusetts quota was taken quickly and the fishery closed on August 11, barely a month after the commercial fishery opened. A large amount of striped bass were taken off Chatham last year and the year before. Local anglers, both recreational and commercial, are hopeful there will be more fish in these waters this summer. An abundance of squid around the Island may help answer their prayers. It is widely known that big fish go where the little fish are in residence. The Chatham striper goldmine was attributed to lots of bait offshore.
Fluke Fishing
The fluke season is well underway for both the commercial fishermen, who drag the waters of Vineyard Sound with nets, as well as the recreational anglers, who fish with rod and reel nearby. Fluke, also called summer flounder, are an abundant resource, and Vineyard fish markets have plenty. In just a few years, summer flounder have earned the name "Vineyard sole."
Tomorrow brings the start of the 13th annual Fluke Tournament, run by the Veterans of Foreign War Post 9261 out of Oak Bluffs. Peter Herrmann, chairman of the event, was gearing up this week for the two-day contest. Fishermen of all ages will compete all around Vineyard waters Saturday and Sunday for the largest fluke. The contest is principally for boat fishermen, though it is possible to catch fluke from the shore.
Registration for the contest is available at all the local tackle shops. The fee is $20 for adults, $10 for seniors and teenagers between 13 to 16. Children 12 and under are free, but they still need to register. There is team competition, too; teams will be judged on the highest total weight during the two-day contest. The fee for teams is $40. Half the money brought in with the team fee is given back in cash prizes. "A team could make a couple of hundred dollars, depending on how many teams are entered in the contest," Mr. Herrmann said.
The weigh-in will be at the VFW hall on Towanticut avenue in Oak Bluffs, from 4 to 6 p.m. Following the Sunday weigh-in there will be a cookout with an awards ceremony. The food is free for participants and there is a good chance that most, if not all kids walk home with a prize. "This competition was started mostly to benefit the kids," Mr. Herrmann said. There is also a prize for the largest sea bass.
Fishing for fluke is mostly done from a boat. A rod or a dropline can be used. The technique for catching fluke has many variations, but essentially it is a baited hook jigged off the bottom.
Dragger fluke fishermen will work Vineyard Sound near Lucas Shoal. The rod and reel anglers usually fish the shoals: Lucas Shoal and Middle Ground, which are in Vineyard Sound. In Nantucket Sound, the anglers will pick Hedge Fence as a popular and productive spot.
Closer to shore, anglers catch fluke as well. Mr. Herrmann said, "I used to go scuba diving off the jetties and there were fluke right there at the edge of the jetty. With that message, anglers can go fishing pretty much anywhere on a dock or off a jetty and catch a fluke. They can also catch a number of other species. A small piece of squid on a hook with some kind of weight will work fine. That piece of squid could attract any of a whole lot of different species: striped bass, bluefish, sea robin, scup and cunners.
Fluke fishermen have a different minimum size than last year. This year the minimum size came down an inch, to 16 1/2 inches. Recreational fishermen are allowed a bag limit of five fish per day. The season runs from May 22 to Sept. 30.
Atlantic Bonito?
With the water temperature running ahead of the season, we are curious when the first Atlantic bonito will show up. Please let the Gazette know if you catch one. Normally, Atlantic bonito show up in mid-July. They are fast and furious little tuna that jump- start the fishing season for those who have already had fun with striped bass, bluefish and are looking for more excitement.


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How much is too much to spend on a pie? Is $35 bucks too much?
Yes, schmuck, it is. At least, the wife sure thinks so and she ragged on me all weekend for forking over that much for a salted caramel apple pie at Four and Twenty Blackbirds. We were out in Brooklyn on Saturday visiting cousins and I've always wanted to try this place so on our way back home I bought a whole pie.
Was it worth it? As a treat, yes. The pie is damn good. Dumb expensive but good. Not the best pie I've ever had but I'd rate it 8 out of 10 for sure. I got a slice of chocolate pecan pie for the wife who stopped busting my chops momentarily as she ate.


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My son is 10, and growing like a weed, BUT for now we can hang both of our hammocks under one tarp.
I simply hang his hammock above mine.
I am sure there would be some added difficulty with grown folks, but for now its working for us.
Ive got the Neo gear guide 9x9 square tarp, and I can get it pretty low and tight over us with this setup, been dry in all but the windiest of rains so far in our backyard testings.


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The Cleveland Cavaliers selected the 19-year-old sensation from Vaughan, Ont., making Wiggins the second consecutive Canadian they've taken with the top pick. The Cavs selected Anthony Bennett — Wiggins' longtime teammate growing up — in the No. 1 spot last year.
Wiggins said the ripple effect in Canada will be "huge," and he's proud of that fact.
"It opens doors for all the youth in Canada, it gives them hope," Wiggins said. "Coming up when I was in Canada, I wasn't ranked, I wasn't known. I didn't really have any offers or anything like that. I just kept my head straight, kept working on my game, and look where I am today.
"I just think it gives everyone in Canada hope that they can do the same thing and accomplish whatever I do. Because it's possible if they work hard."
Wiggins was the star on a historic night for Canadian basketball. Nik Stauskas of Mississauga, Ont., went eighth to the Sacramento Kings, and Tyler Ennis of Brampton, Ont., was selected 18th by the Phoenix Suns. Dwight Powell of Toronto was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets 45th overall, but was reportedly traded, along with veteran centre Brendan Haywood, to the Cavaliers for swingman Alonzo Gee.
It was the most Canadians drafted in the same year since 1983 when five were selected. No country other than the U.S. had ever had back-to-back No. 1 picks.
Wiggins had been intensely focused on the top spot, chalking it up to his competitive nature. So confident was he on Thursday night at Barclays Center, he chose a killer suit jacket that screamed No. 1 — a black Waraire Boswell jacket with a white floral print. He finished it off with a black bow tie and oversized black glasses.
"We just wanted to do something different, really stand out, try to win it on both ends, the stylish points and to come No. 1," Wiggins said of the suit that was specially designed for him.
In a draft that has been maybe the mostly highly anticipated in a decade, Wiggins has long been touted as the top pick. The six-foot-eight guard has been called possibly the biggest star since LeBron James. He's been in the spotlight for years — a YouTube video of him dunking with ease as a 13-year-old has almost five million views.
"A thousand thoughts are going through my head right now," Wiggins said. "It's a dream come true. ...
"Going to high school and college, the opportunity and possibility of going No. 1 came into talk. And now I accomplished that, so it's just a crazy feeling right now. I don't even know how I feel. It doesn't even feel real right now."
When his name was called, Wiggins slipped on a maroon Cleveland hat, hugged his dad Mitchell and mom Marita, and then strode on stage to shake hands with commissioner Adam Silver, who was calling the first round for the first time since replacing David Stern.
Wiggins makes it three Canadians playing in Cleveland — the Cavs took forward Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ont., fourth overall in the 2011.
"I played with Tristan for a summer of AAU, and I played with Anthony for a while on the AAU circuit and on the national level too, so I'm just excited," Wiggins said. "The chemistry is already there with those guys because I played with them already. I think big things are to come."
The six-foot-eight guard is genetically-gifted — he's the son of an NBA player and Olympic sprinter. He called Thursday night a "huge moment" for his family, including his brothers Nick, who played college basketball at Wichita State, and Mitchell Jr., who plays at Southeastern University.
"Especially because my parents were pro athletes before, now they can kind of live the dream again through me, and just watch their youngest son do something special with his life, and play at the highest level of basketball," Wiggins said. "We cherish moments like this. It's great, great for us."
The Cavaliers are hoping to bring James back to Cleveland, and if that happened, a new teammate would be glad to welcome him.
"I want to win," Wiggins said. "If he wants to win, we'd be good together."
Milwaukee selected Duke forward Jabari Parker with the No. 2 pick, while Wiggins' Kansas teammate Joel Embiid — a big question mark going into the draft after he underwent surgery for a stress fracture in his foot — went third to Philadelphia.
"He worked so hard," Wiggins said. "He didn't let nothing get to him. He always stayed motivated. So I'm just proud. It's a proud moment for Kansas."
Arizona forward Aaron Gordon went fourth to Orlando, followed by Australian guard Dante Exum to Utah.
The Toronto Raptors selected Bruno Caboclo with their No. 20 pick.
The Kings, meanwhile, looked to fill their shooting void by taking perhaps the best marksman available in the draft in Stauskas, a Michigan product who's a bit of a YouTube sensation himself — his videos of throwing up three-pointers have hundreds of thousands of views.
"This is a huge honour for me," Stauskas said. "This is something I've been working towards since I was seven years old. The face that I'm sitting here in front of all you guys now is just. . . I can't put this into words."
The six-foot-six Stauskas celebrated with an orchestrated handshake with his dad Paul — the two slapped hands and then threw up three-point matching goggles, Stauskas's trademark gesture whenever he drained a three at Michigan.
"A planned handshake that we thought of last night," Stauskas said. "I always just throw up the three goggles. So I thought it was only appropriate I did it here. . . It was a little pressure, but he got it right. So I'm happy."
The new NBA Canadians join six other players from north of the border in the league — Bennett, Thompson, Kelly Olynyk, Nicholson, Cory Joseph and Joel Anthony.
"I think this is a big year," said Ennis, a 19-year-old Syracuse point guard that the Raptors had been high on. "We had the No. 1 pick, we had Nik go in the lottery, myself. . . At the end of the night, Canada has something to be proud of."
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version, based on information from NBA Canada, wrongly reported that no more than three Canadians had ever been drafted in the same year.


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Famously, Netscape looked poised to make Microsoft irrelevant and make the browser the "new desktop." Microsoft used its control of the OS and its tremendous sway over computer makers to foist its browser on the general public, and changed the course of computing history.
I remember IE being introduced with the sale of a CD and a substantial paperback book, a novice's guide to the web and the web browser.
IE4 launched with an Internet Suite on CD that sold for about $5.
I also remember IE and mIRC as two programs that worked well with AOL. In the days when flat-rate billing and the toll free number made dial-uo service easy to budget and very affordable.
In 2011 anyone packaging a OS distribution for the masses without including a default browser would be considered mentally deficient.
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- U.S. House Republicans passed a bill last night that would strip billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program.One in five Americans has used the program at some point in their life. Farm subsidies and food stamps have been combined in the "farm bill" since 1973. This is the first time the bill has passed the House without having food stamps, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.The partisan bill would remove $740 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. 2400 families use food stamps in Oneida County alone. This reduction would make it tougher on them."The concern with that is everything as far as expenses is increasing for people, utilities, food and other costs," said Oneida County Support Programs Supervisor Amy Mayo. "So to have the benefits decline, while others are increasing would be a hardship for clients. "It is unlikely the Food stamp program will lose all of its funding. That's because the Republican House has to work with the Democratic Senate. Senate Democrat's won't let the bill go to the president with a 740 billion dollar cut.Oneida county residents receive $527,000 worth of food stamps per month in the Wisconsin FoodShare program. A study from January 2012, says 59 percent of Wisconsin recipients were children, disabled,or people older 59.
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The Colossus Rises
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Just one boy . . .
Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In six months, Jack is going to die.
Just one mission . . .
After Jack collapses in the middle of a busy street, he's whisked off to a strange hospital in a strange place. There are armed guards and weird kids and fantastic creatures, not to mention no parents, no phones, and no possibility of escape. The place is run by an odd professor named Bhegad, who tells Jack that what's killing him is a genetic trait inherited from the prince of a long-lost civilization. It's destroying Jack by making him too strong too fast. He'll need to stay strong, though—because it's up to him to save the world.
Just one problem . . .
That long-lost civilization sank when seven magic Loculi were stolen and hidden around the world. Now Jack and his friends must find the Loculi before they fall into the wrong hands. If they don't, they'll never be cured, that lost world will rise, oceans will be displaced, and life as we know it will pretty much end.
Seven wonders
No one ever asked Jack if he wanted to be a hero. He just has to be one. One kid. One mission. One big problem. The thrills begin in The Colossus Rises, the first installment in the newest adventure from master storyteller Peter Lerangis.
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Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders! The Colossus Rises is the first book in a seven-book series. This first installment chronicles the story of Jack McKinley, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he's going to die—unless he finds seven magic Loculi that have been hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Rick Riordan calls Seven Wonders "a high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. The Colossus Rises is Lerangis's most gripping work yet. Young readers will love this story. I can't wait to see what's next in the Seven Wonders series!"


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Yesterday started a wonderful fundraiser called Unhinged for Eku Zhong who needs surgery to replace a bone in her skull with a prosthesis. The event runs until December 15th and includes so many incredible designers taking part, for more info on this event and on Eku herself head on over to the Unhinged Website. One of those amazing designers is Pixel Dolls which also happens to be a long time favorite of mine. Back in my early days of Second Life I think I owned almost everything they released, so I was so thrilled when I opened up a box from them and found this gorgeous dress inside. It's a remake of one of her fave dresses with in typical Pixel Doll style includes all sorts of options. For the skirt you have five options of Pencil(shown), Mini, Full, Column or Bell and you have two options for the top a sexy V-Neck (shown) or a higher neck that includes a collar. All the attachments are mesh with the top and bottom being basic pant and shirt pieces, which I love because then you get to show off your own measurements while still enjoying the perks of mesh! Included with the dress is also the fabulous Bathory Jewelry set that comes in Blood Pearl and goes so well with the outfit. Please be sure to take in this incredible event, there are exclusive items as well as gachas and it's for such a great cause. Your tp to Unhinged!
Shape: Mine (Not for Sale)
Skin: Glam Affair – Roza Jamaica 04
Hair: Truth – Portia in Blacks
Nails: Izzie's – Long French
Back Tat: Collisions – Suffering Artist
Necklace & Earrings: Pixel Dolls – Bathory Blood Pearl in Gold ( @ Unhinged)
Dress: Pixel Dolls – Vigne, Partical Mesh ( @ Unhinged)
Shoes: N-Core – Coquee Platform in Dark Red
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July 3, 2007 > Fremont's Laughter Club is a joking matter
The Fremont Laughter Club, started by Balachandra Narsipur in March now has over 30 members within a span of less than 3 months. Balachandra Narsipur is an active member and pioneer of one of the laughter clubs in Bangalore, India. Every weekday, at 5:15 p.m., he teaches Laughter Yoga to senior citizens living in Ardenwood area, free of cost.These daily stress-busting laughter sessions help lift spirits and improve behavior toward others. This also gives senior citizens a chance to meet and socialize with others of their age group.Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises and yoga breathing to give the many health benefits of hearty laughter. Laughter exercises almost always lead to real laughter, especially when practiced in a group.Laughter Yoga is practiced around the world at laughter clubs, laughter studios, in the workplace and in many specialized applications including schools, government departments, military & police, hospitals & hospice and more. There are more than 5000 laughter clubs and studios in more than 50 countries with new venues opening daily. You can find more info about Laughter Yoga at http://www.laughteryoga.org/ or call Balachandra Narsipur at (510) 364-3372.The Fremont Laughter Club meets every weekday from 5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Forest Park Elementary School playground in Ardenwood (34400 Maybird Circle, Fremont). Everyone is welcome to attend a session and laugh away your worries!Fremont Laughter ClubMonday - Friday5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Forest Park School34400 Maybird Cir., Fremont(510) 364-3372


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In the vein of Bijou's post, this is more "little thing" than something silly, IMO, but I found a recording of my college choir director doing a solo on Amazing Grace with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers. It really does my heart good to hear his voice again, because I learned so much from him. Plus he is an amazing tenor, imho.Here's the link if anyone wants to listen.
My DS tried on a pair of dress shoes I bought him last May and he hasn't worn since August and they still fit. Hopefully his foot has finally quit growing and dress shoes will last more than 6 months at a time.
Today, I cleaned out the sock drawer.Compared with things other posters have done, this sounds like nothing. However, some of the socks in that drawer are old enough to vote if not run for public office. There were also a few emotional moments when old friends were reunited.
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1580s, from map (n.). Related: Mapped, mapping. To map (something) out in the figurative sense is from 1610s.
1520s, shortening of Middle English mapemounde "map of the world" (late 14c.), and in part from Middle French mappe, shortening of Old French mapemonde, both English and French words from Medieval Latin mappa mundi "map of the world;" first element from Latin mappa "napkin, cloth" (on which maps were drawn), "tablecloth, signal-cloth, flag," said by Quintilian to be of Punic origin (cf. Talmudic Hebrew mappa, contraction of Mishnaic menaphah "a fluttering banner, streaming cloth") + Latin mundi "of the world," from mundus "universe, world" (see mundane). Commonly used 17c. in a figurative sense of "epitome; detailed representation." To put (something) on the map "bring it to wide attention" is from 1913.
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Soccer Season Preview: The Strikers
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The LSU Soccer team will kick off its 2014 season on Friday night when it plays host to the Troy Trojans with kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT at the LSU Soccer Stadium in Baton Rouge. As we look ahead to the start of a new season, LSUsports.net will preview each position in the squad to give Tiger fans a glimpse of what to expect when seeing the team in action. Part 1 of 4 of our "LSU Soccer Season Preview" series features a talented group of strikers leading the line in 2014.
BATON ROUGE – Fans turning out to the LSU Soccer Stadium this fall will be treated to an LSU Tiger team featuring a dynamic attack that looks to fire the squad into SEC title contention in 2014.
With All-SEC striker and Canadian international Summer Clarke leading the line that will also feature All-SEC hopeful Fernanda Pina and five-star recruit Jorian Baucom, LSU's attack boasts a world-class front line that will pack a devastating punch for opposing defenses across the SEC and NCAA for many years to come.
Clarke returns as the team's leading scorer from a season ago as she turned in one of the most prolific rookie seasons in the program's history, scoring 10 goals and serving up three assists to claim Second-Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honors in 2013. Clarke was also a Freshman All-American as a Soccer America Second-Team All-Freshman and TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Second Team selection.
It was a rookie season that delivered on the promise that saw Clarke join the program as a heralded Class of 2013 recruit and rising star in the Canadian Women's National Team system.
A native of Richmond, British Columbia, Clarke was the leading scorer for the Canada's U-17 Women's National Team in 2012 as she led her country to the quarterfinals at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Azerbaijan. She has also spent time training with Canada's U-20 and senior squads during her brief stint at LSU.
Clarke arrived on the national stage early in the SEC season a season ago when she scored five of LSU's seven goals in its weekend road sweep at Arkansas and Alabama to propel the squad to a school-record six-game unbeaten streak at 5-0-1 to open conference play.
Clarke scored her first career hat trick with the Tigers in a 5-3 win over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville before scoring both goals in LSU's 2-1 extra time win over the Crimson Tide to make her mark as one of the SEC's top young stars in her debut season. It was a weekend performance that earned Clarke selections as TopDrawerSoccer.com Women's National Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week.
Comfortable playing through the middle as a single striker or on either side of the field in a multiple-front formation, Clarke will provide the pace and precision to Baucom's power as they will complement each other in forging a prolific strike partnership that Tiger fans will enjoy for years to come.
A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Baucom joins the LSU program as a five-star recruit and the No. 13-ranked recruit nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.com in the wake of a brilliant prep career as a record-setting goal scorer at Pinnacle High School. That's where Baucom led her team to Arizona state championships in 2011 and 2014, which includes scoring a historic hat trick in the state final as a freshman.
But it was in national competition where Baucom earned her reputation as one of the top striker recruits in the United States as a member of the U.S. Women's National Team Player Pool from the U-14 through the U-18 levels dating back to the 2010 season. She is also a veteran of the Region IV Olympic Development Program Team during her youth career.
Recruited by many of the NCAA's premier programs from across the country, Baucom is a welcomed addition as the third-ranked forward recruit in the United States to join the NCAA ranks this season.
LSU's front line will also feature a bit of flair this season as Pina returns among the more experienced members of the squad while plying her trade as a wide forward and wing midfielder during her stint in Baton Rouge over the past two years. She replicated her freshman form as a sophomore a year ago while scoring four goals in each of her two seasons with the Tigers in 2012 and 2013. Pina has appeared in all 41 games to this point of her career while making 27 starts as an LSU Tiger.
Pina is looking to carry the momentum of an outstanding spring and summer into the fall season as she spent much of the offseason training with the senior Mexican Women's National Team. The Tigers will surely rely on that level of experience to help lead the line once again when the 2014 collegiate season kicks off on Friday with a home match against the Troy Trojans.
Also making her return to the squad in 2014 is Prairieville, Louisiana, native and Dutchtown High School product Lexi Gibbs, a forward who earned her first collegiate experience with 12 appearances for the Tigers a year ago. Gibbs even scored her first career goal in LSU's 6-0 shutout of Louisiana-Monroe during the non-conference season, and earned her first career start on the road at Kentucky late in the SEC campaign.
"We're excited about the potential that this front line will provide our attack this season," said LSU Head Coach Brian Lee. "We believe we'll be much more dynamic going forward for the foreseeable future, and having players like Summer Clarke, Fernanda Pina and Lexi Gibbs coming back with Jorian Baucom joining us for the first time will be a big reason why."


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A busy season for Big Country MRC
The Big Country Medical Reserve Corps unit participated in three major activities including patient transport for a nursing home that was moving to a facility, the assistance of a shelter 30 miles away in Colorado City due to widespread fires in the community during the month of February, and the assistance of a shelter in Roby due to the evacuation of Rotan during the wild fires in April. On Feb. 15, 2011 MRC volunteers assisted with the transport of 60 patients at the nursing home via two mini busses with wheelchair lifts. Many volunteers are nurses so they already had training experience in patient transfer, but the evacuation element itself was a new learning experience, according to BCMRC volunteers.The unit was then asked on Feb. 28, 2011, on behalf of the local fire chief to help at a shelter in Colorado City where many residents were taking refuge due to fires in the community. The 50 nursing home patients were at the shelter for five hours during one evening. The MRC provided cots and staffing services to the shelter. Volunteers also assisted with patient care, cleaned the facility, answered questions, provided security and two doctors in the MRC worked on patients in respiratory distress, who were eventually then transferred to a local hospital. Once the nursing home was declared safe from the fires, the volunteers helped the patients get back onto the busses and load equipment for transfer back to a nursing home.The MRC did a great job of providing a timely response and helped to minimize chaos. Within an hour of receiving the call of request, volunteers were already at the shelter. The MRC response prompted staff from Kristi Lee Manor nursing home to inquire about starting an MRC unit in Colorado City.On April 14, 2011, wild fires once again required evacuation and shelter set up. This time the citizens of Rotan were evacuated to local churches in Roby. Big Country MRC again responded with volunteers and supplies to help with the situation. The citizens of Roby turned out in a big way to open up the churches, register evacuees and provide food and drinks for those that were asked to leave their homes. "The members of First Baptist Church of Roby, Roby United Methodist Church and Roby Church of Christ should be commended for their willingness to serve, the timeliness of their response and for the use of their facilities during this event," said Ray Browning, MRC coordinator. "It's very encouraging seeing neighbors rise up to help neighbors during times of need."The mission of the Big Country Medical Reserve Corps (BCMRC) is to engage local volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response and community resiliency. It is a group of "neighbors" willing to be called upon in a moments notice to help their neighbors. The Big Country Medical Reserve is actively recruiting people that have a heart to volunteer in times of need. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians and epidemiologists. Community members including interpreters, chaplains, office workers, legal advisors and others are needed to fill key support positions. There is an opportunity and a need for anyone who has the desire to volunteer. For more information on volunteering or getting involved with the BCMRC, call Ray Browning at 325-235-5463 ext. 13. To learn more about the Medical Reserve Corps on the national level visit http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov.


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Posted on November 7, 2013 in Miscellaneous Shoes and Apparel
Any time of year is suitable for some sparkle, but it's especially fashionable come the holidays. Instead of reserving the shimmer for holiday office parties and cocktail soirees, let your inner diva sing and shine on the court, too.
Let's start from the ground up with a look at a few of your options. For shoes with some sheen, I recommend either the Prince T22 in Silver/Berry or the Asics Gel Challenger 9 in Silver/Lime. The T22 is an all-around great shoe that offers comfort, support and durability. The Asics shoe is really comfortable and is lighter feeling on court, but still offers good support. For lighter weight and speedier feel, go with the Asics. Though heavier feeling, the T22 is going to offer better durability, plus a six-month outsole guarantee.


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COMMERCE CITY -- All that energy and focus the Boulder boys soccer team was planning to unleash on Saturday night will have to remained bottled for an extra 48 hours.
Where some of the state's top soccer programs, including cross-town rival Fairview, failed, Mother Nature succeeded in derailing the Panthers' state title drive, at least temporarily. A steady snowfall combined with gusty winds at Dick's Sporting Goods Park postponed Saturday night's Class 5A state championship match between Boulder and Smoky Hill.
The teams will reconvene at Dick's on Monday night, with the rescheduled championship tilt slated for 6 p.m.
"We train all year to control the controllables and focus on the things we can control, and we can't control this," said Boulder coach Hardy Kalisher, whose program is making its first appearance in the state title game. "There's actually some positives that come out of it. We'll talk about those things. We have an opportunity to rest our legs a little bit. And our focus, there's no need to try and get them focused. They're focused, and we'll be ready to play."
If there is any concern for the Panthers, it is that the 48-hour delay might stymie some of the incredible momentum the team has generated from the stretch run of the season through the four games of the state tournament. Boulder entered Saturday's scheduled match on the heels of a pair of 1-0 victories, including an overtime win against Fairview in the state semifinals on Wednesday. Before those two shutouts, the Panthers eliminated Chatfield in the second round on a goal by Mason Douillard in the final minute of regulation.
"It's just about staying mentally strong," junior defender Kevin Van Lieshout said. "We'll still be mentally ready."
The conditions clearly were a factor during the first two championship matches played Saturday at DSG Park. Colorado Academy defeated Kent Denver 1-0 in the Class 3A title game, but both teams struggled to produce shots on goal on the slick, ice-crusted turf. The field conditions worsened throughout the 4A final between Battle Mountain and Palmer Ridge, as both clubs struggled with their footing while through-balls and other passes were continually dragged down by the accumulating snow.
Battle Mountain and Palmer Ridge remained scoreless through two overtimes and, not long after Battle Mountain collected the 4A trophy on penalty kicks, the snowfall quickly intensified. Neither Boulder nor Smoky Hill even made it to the pitch for warm-ups before discussions began about postponing the match.
"We'll be ready Monday," Boulder captain Cory Waltrip said. "We like pretty soccer, and there wasn't going to be anything like pretty soccer. So I understand why they canceled the game. I think both teams do. We'll be ready to play pretty soccer on Monday."
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Special City Council meeting Monday
June 21, 2013
A special Cape Coral City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 24, at 10 a.m., to discuss the hiring process for the legislative executive assistant to the mayor....
You mean that this was never done before and that there is no past protocol to replace somebody, so a "Special Meeting" has to be called. Bwahahahahaha! Why isn't the City Manager just handling it? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Who is going to pick councilman Marty Kevin McClain? I am surprised he is still in town let alone LIVING in the District he supposedly was living in. If the people never found out he was not living in his district things would have gone so much better for him. What other issues has he side stepped during his term as a councilman?
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The position was already advertised as internal/ promotional on the City Website. What's the problem? Or is the Mayor afraid the person selected won't be able to write his script for him?
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As I recall, this position, as well as the other in the office, do not report through the City Manager, so Mr. Szerlag has no place in this.
The real question is do we need to replace her at all. For all of you clamoring that the City needs to be run like a business (it cannot, for a variety of reasons) a business would assess the workload, and decide if a replacement is needed. Could some of the work be eliminated, or transferred to other offices.
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I am going to break my promise of not responding to your rant, which, by the way, is irrelevant to this article.
It is Kenneth "Marty" McClain! At least try to get something straight!
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Ray I am so pleased you broke your promise. It shows exactly what you are. A person who has NO conviction or accountability to what a promise is. And over such a trite thing like the exact Correct name of a councilman Like Marty McClain who is deceptive (one might say a LIAR) at best.
Thanks Ray you have helped me prove a point I actually had mad quite sometime ago.
Hey where is old Marty living today. Hopefully in his district on someones couch?
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Might we say HOMELESS in Cape Coral? What a chump! Both of you!
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This is a hoot. A special city council meeting to pick a secretary? Oh, silly me. It WILL take a special meeting to find someone who can tolerate Mayor Mumbles, let alone understand his, well, you know, mumbling.
As for McClain, I've heard tell this isn't the first little something-something he's had going on.
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No more than a past councilmember abusing city property by calling Babes across the bridge.If you watch the last council meeting,you would know that they agreed to meet,if need be... Praise God that our council members are keeping city business going during their hiatus.oh and LS,you are such a big whiner
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1sandy the CM has nothing to do with the hiring of any employees in the Council office.
It is the Mayor and Council that make those decisions on who works in the Council office.
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Lynn, you are correct, as I stated earlier. The real question is does Mumbles need his own?
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Hey Ray have you had an audiologist check our ears for wax or a the flaw you seem to be experiencing. I have a feeling your problems stems on an inability to concentrate and listen. Both seem questionable.
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- Appalachia Educational Laboratory
- Children's Literature Web Guide
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The scouting report is complete. Since Jan. 4, the Bulls have battled all seven Eastern Conference playoff contenders on the road.
Despite playing without Derrick Rose and missing starters in several other contests, the Bulls went 5-2, losing to Brooklyn (without Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer) and Indiana on Monday (without Hinrich or Noah).
As of Tuesday morning, New York was second in the East, just a half-game behind Miami. The feeling here, though, is Indiana will be the strongest playoff opponent among teams that don't have LeBron James.
Sure, the Bulls trailed the Pacers by 4 points with less than two minutes remaining on Monday. So it's easy think if they add Rose and Noah, it would be no problem.
But since Frank Vogel took over has head coach, Indiana has been one of the league's most physical, defensive teams. What the Pacers lacked was a go-to scorer in close games.
Now they have one. It will probably take some trial and error before rising star Paul George is able to drop enough clutch baskets to multiple playoff series. But the 6-foot-8 George has become sort of a mini, Indy version of Kevin Durant.
George isn't as deadly offensively, but he's tall enough to get good looks against tight coverage and also plays more defense than Durant.
The Bulls should feel confident they'll be a much better team when Rose returns from ACL surgery in a few weeks. The great unknown for the Pacers is what happens when Danny Granger returns from a knee injury, expected to happen after the all-star break.
Granger is used to being Indiana's top scorer. If he's comfortable ceding his scoring role to George, while focusing more on defense and rebounds, the Pacers should have no problems. If Granger expects the team hierarchy to return to 2010 form, they'll have problems.
Indiana already has three quality scorers in George, power forward David West and point guard George Hill. In theory, Granger could give the Pacers an elite spot-up shooter to compliment the big guys inside.
This scenario may even be intriguing enough to coax Indiana basketball fans to turn off the Hoosiers and start attending Pacers games again.
The Bulls will be back at the Berto Center on Wednesday before completing their six-game road trip with a quick journey to Denver and Utah. Here's a quick rundown of the other Eastern Conference playoff contenders:
8. Boston: Without Rajon Rondo, the Celtics should be more concerned with holding off Philadelphia for the final playoff spot than winning a series.
7. Milwaukee: The Bucks, behind coach Jim Boylan, should have enough to stay in the playoff chase, but it's tough to see them as much of a postseason threat.
6. Atlanta: After a fast start, the Hawks seem to have lost interest. Losing sixth man Lou Williams to a torn ACL didn't help, but Atlanta might need a more extensive overhaul.
5. Brooklyn: On paper, the Nets have a quality player at every position. Putting it all together is going to take some work. So far, Deron Williams and Joe Johnson haven't seemed to mesh well in the backcourt.
4. Bulls: It won't be long now until Rose comes back, we think.
3. Indiana: Pacers have won 14 straight at home, which could give winning the Central Division title some importance.
2. New York: The Knicks have looked good blowing out bad teams lately. Those 3 lopsided losses to the Bulls are troubling, though. The Bulls made it look as though shutting down the 3-point shooters and attacking the overrated interior defense is all it takes to beat New York.
1. Miami: James alone makes Miami the team to beat. The Heat could very well be vulnerable to getting beat up on the boards while playing a small lineup. Like last year, playoff success could hinge the role players knocking down 3-point shots.


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Listening to the American Outlaws supporters group at World Cup qualifiers singing "We are going to Brazil," it's difficult to disagree, even if it isn't yet official.
The United States men's national soccer team leads the final round of CONCACAF qualifying with four games to play, and Sunday's Gold Cup final victory at Soldier Field shows the Americans have a world of momentum going into the next qualifier, Sept. 6 at Costa Rica. The United States could clinch a berth in June's World Cup as early as Sept. 10 against Mexico in Columbus.
So let's have some fun and start speculating about who might be among the 23 players coach Jurgen Klinsmann picks to go to Brazil in 316 days (but who's counting?).
• Goalkeepers (3): Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Sean Johnson.
Howard and Guzan are obvious choices. Howard has been the starter for years, and Guzan, from southwest suburban New Lenox, has been his backup.
The third goalkeeper spot usually goes to a young, up-and-coming player. Because he's not likely to see any action in the World Cup, you might as well pick someone who can use the experience for the next couple of World Cup cycles. That rules out Gold Cup starter Nick Rimando, 34. Johnson, the Chicago Fire, starter since his rookie season, seems to have the edge over D.C. United's Bill Hamid.
• Defenders (8): DaMarcus Beasley, Matt Besler, Steve Cherundolo, Brad Evans, Omar Gonzalez, Clarence Goodson, Fabian Johnson, Oguchi Onyewu.
Besler, Goodson and Gonzalez seem to be the top three for the two starting center back spots. The only question is if Onyewu, 31, has enough left in the tank to contribute or if Michael Orozco might get the spot.
Beasley and Johnson seem to have Klinsmann's confidence at left back, with either versatile enough to move up to left midfielder. Edgar Castillo just misses out.
The Rockford-born Cherundolo is 34 and coming off an injury, but if he's healthy the Hannover man seems to still be fit enough to get the start at the right back spot he's owned the last couple of World Cup cycles. Brad Evans seems to have the edge on Michael Parkhurst and Timmy Chandler to back up Cherundolo.
• Midfielders (8): Michael Bradley, Geoff Cameron, Mix Diskerud, Landon Donovan, Maurice Edu, Jermaine Jones, Brek Shea, Graham Zusi.
This is the hardest position to figure, with talented players like Kyle Beckerman, Alejandro Bedoya, Joe Corona, Brad Davis, Joshua Gatt, Sacha Kljestan, Jose Torres and Danny Williams left out -- for now.
Bradley and Jones seem to be the first-choice midfielders in the middle, and Cameron impressed this spring when Jones suffered a concussion. Cameron is versatile enough to play anywhere on the back line also.
Diskerud replaces Stuart Holden, who suffered a torn ACL Sunday at Soldier Field and seems doubtful to be ready to play at the international level by June.
Donovan won the Golden Ball as the best player at the Gold Cup, and he probably has earned a starting spot on the wings opposite Zusi.
Edu has experience and could play center back, so he might get the call, unless Klinsmann feels he needs another winger. Shea is young, big, strong and fast. If he gets regular playing time at Stoke City this winter, it's hard to think Klinsmann wouldn't want those attributes at the ready in Brazil.
• Forwards (4): Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Herculez Gomez, Eddie Johnson,
Altidore and Dempsey seem locks to start up top, and Johnson has the size, speed and experience that would make it hard to leave him home.
Gomez, if healthy and in form, beats out the likes of Chris Wondolowski and Terrence Boyd but might be hard-pressed to see much playing time.
The only certainty is that Klinsmann should have some tough decisions to make. Injuries will happen. Players not getting regular time with their clubs the next few months might fall out of favor. For now, though, it's fun to think about as the days count down.
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Rendez-vous at The Museum of Tahiti and Her Islands
Discover the secrets of Polynesia at Museum of Tahiti and Her Islands
In Punaauia, gateway to Papeete, the Museum Te Fare Manaha is right opposite Sapinus, the world famous surfing spot. Take a leaf out of Tahiti's book and live like a Polynesian!
Artisan products
Here at the museum you'll see an array of artisan products from canoes and wicketery to coco rasps and a variety of fine shell items. Explore the rich culture of the windy islands through these fascinating objects.
Will you be able to identify the variety of bird species from the taxidermy displays on show? As well as the impressive array of bird species exhibited, you'll also be amazed by the vast herbarium and the remarkable mother of pearl collection. You can also have a look at the diverse fauna and flora that inspired famous painter Paul Gaugin, who sailed to French Polynesia to escape European civilization.
There is a 4 hectare park belonging to the museum. Come and walk the paths - enjoy the variety of botanic delights such as palm trees, the Tiaré flowers and other polynesian wonders.
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City breakout in NHC finale
COLUMBIA CITY — It's not the ideal season Columbia City softball envisioned when the bats came out and the pitches were thrown in late March.
Delays, postponements and sometimes weeks without games, the Lady Eagles finally saw some of what it hoped to see all season.
Hits, strikeouts and runs.
Monday, City entered the final game of the Northeast Hoosier Conference with an even 3-3 record.
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Submission + - Apple Fixes OS X Flaw That Allowed Java Apps to Run With Plugin Disabled (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: Apple on Thursday released a large batch of security fixes for its OS X operating system, one of which patches a flaw that allowed Java Web Start applications to run even when users had Java disabled in the browser. There have been a slew of serious vulnerabilities in Java disclosed in the last few months, and security experts have been recommending that users disable Java in their various browsers as a protection mechanism. However, it appears that measure wasn't quite enough to protect users of some versions of OS X.


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Technology could speed drugs to market
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More than 90 percent of pharmaceutical drug candidates fail to make it through human clinical trials. As a result, the pharmaceutical industry typically spends $800 million to get a single drug to market. The problem? Scientists cannot predict in the laboratory or even during animal studies how a drug will affect the human body.
But the drug development process could change, thanks to an invention by two University of Virginia researchers, Brett Blackman and Brian Wamhoff. Their proprietary technology, known as HemoShear, can mimic the forces of blood flowing through a human artery in a laboratory environment.
"We can impart those hemodynamic forces onto cells in a Petri dish, and so now when you test drugs you can get a much more predictive response of what will really happen in a human because the cells are acting like they do in a human," says James C. Powers, chairman and CEO of HemoShear LLC. The startup company, launched by the two researchers and several investors in 2008, has 4,000 square feet of laboratory space and 12 employees in Charlottesville.
HemoShear will not sell its human surrogate technology devices. Instead, it will provide pharmaceutical companies with research and drug discovery collaboration services. In that capacity, HemoShear researchers can study not just potential drug therapies but also disease biology, such as diabetes and arteriosclerosis, which will help the development of more effective drug compounds.
"We're really talking about accelerating the best, most effective drug candidates towards the marketplace and also avoiding the really, really expensive drug failures that help make some prescription drugs so expensive," Powers says. Since most drugs travel through the circulatory system, he notes that the company's devices could be relevant to nearly all drug candidates.
Company officials also expect to expand their offerings. Last October, the company formed a new division called HepaShear to develop an advanced model of the human liver. HepaShear plans to focus on re-creating the biological functions of the blood-brain barrier, the kidney and other organs.
If all goes according to plan, says Powers, HemoShear researchers could play a role in helping the pharmaceutical industry advance much improved therapies for a range of acute and chronic conditions, including hepatitis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and kidney disease.


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Here are questions from Road Warrior readers:
Occidental Road needs striping
The center line striping on Occidental Road between Fulton Road and Highway 116 is totally worn. The reflective dots are missing or covered in oil. Really scary driving are night and especially during the rain. Jerry
The answer comes from Tom O'Kane, deputy director of the Sonoma County Public Works and Transportation Department: "There are many miles of county roads that are in need of restriping. We lost our pavement marking truck in the firstwave of budget cuts in 2009 due in part because of the California air quality restrictions and lack of funding for a replacement. The Board (of Supervisors) just authorized the purchase of a new truck last fall. It is in the process of bidding now. I do not anticipate the delivery until late summer or early fall. As a consequence, we are preparing to bid some contract work for a number of roads, including Occidental in the segment that was mentioned by your reader. I do not have a date at this time when the work would be done but as soon as possible."
Right of way on highway on/offrarmps
Who has the right of way on combined on/off ramps? I'm specifically thinking of Airport Blvd. on 101 North. People come barreling off the freeway as others are trying to build up to freeway speed. Legally, who should yield to the other when on and off ramp lanes are shared? Deanna
The answer comes from CHP Officer Jon Sloat, spokesman for the local office: There are two lanes there, one for the cloverleaf, and the straight one coming off/going on to the freeway. Because of that, neither vehicle has the right of way to the other lane. It is a matter of making a safe lane change into the lane you want to be in.
Speed limit signs
I am confused about speed limit signs. Does the speed limit change when I can see the sign or when I reach the sign? The other day in Sebastopol, a motorcycle officer was using his radar gun on people who were in a 35 mile zone, coming down a hill where the sign at the bottom says 25 miles per hour. Are you supposed to have slowed to 25 by the time you get to the sign? On the other hand, when the speed increases, can you begin speeding up before you get to the sign so that when you've arrived at the sign you're traveling at the increased limit? Just curious. I always thought the speed change was at the sign, but others do not. Michelle
The answer comes from Sebastopol Police Sgt. Greg Devore, who says the speed limit changes at the sign. So going from a 35 to a 25 means that by the sign you must be doing 25, so slow before you hit the sign. And if you're going from a 25 to a 35, you can't hit the gas until you pass the 35-mph sign.
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