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France tripling Mali troop numbers in key week
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BAMAKO, Mali After a punishing bombing campaign failed to halt the advance of al Qaeda-linked fighters, France pledged Tuesday to send hundreds more troops into Mali as it prepared for a land assault to dislodge the militants occupying the northern half of the country.
The move reversed France's earlier insistence on providing only aerial and logistical support for a military intervention led by African ground troops.
France plunged headfirst into the conflict in its former colony last week, bombarding the insurgents' desert stronghold in an effort to shatter the Islamist domination of a region many fear could become a launching pad for terrorist attacks on the West and a base for coordination with al Qaeda in Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan.
But despite five days of airstrikes, the rebels have extended their reach, taking over a strategically important military camp in the central Malian town of Diabaly on Monday.
On Tuesday, France announced it was tripling the number of soldiers in Mali from 800 to 2,500. The offensive was to have been led by thousands of African troops pledged by Mali's neighbors, but they have yet to arrive, making it increasingly apparent that France will be leading the attack and not playing a supporting role.
- Mali militants gain ground despite French strikes
- U.S. aiding French military operation in N. Mali
- France ups terror alert level amid Mali operation
French President Francois Hollande told RFI radio early Tuesday that he believed France could succeed in ousting the extremists in a week. But by afternoon he had outlined a far longer-term commitment.
"We have one objective: To make sure that when we leave, when we end this intervention, there is security in Mali, legitimate leaders, an electoral process and the terrorists no longer threaten its territory," he said during a stop in the United Arab Emirates.
"We are confident about the speed with which we will be able to stop the aggressors, the enemy, these terrorists," he added.
Supplies for the French forces arrived in a steady stream Tuesday, part of the enormous logistics operation needed to support thousands of troops in the baking Sahara sun, a terrain the Islamists have operated in for nearly a decade.
Transport planes bringing military hardware landed in quick succession on the short airstrip: A giant Antonov, two C-17 Boeings and a C-160 disgorged equipment in preparation for a land offensive to try to seize back the northern territory held since March by a trio of rebel groups affiliated with al Qaeda.
Burly French troops in fatigues carried boxes of munitions as armored personnel carriers lined up at the airport's gasoline pump. Roughly 40 armored vehicles were driven in overnight by French soldiers stationed in Ivory Coast. They include the ERC-90, a six-wheeled vehicle mounted with a 90mm cannon. Dozens of French Marines camped out inside an airport hangar, sleeping on pads laid on the cement floor.
A convoy of French armored cars was spotted late Tuesday heading toward Diabaly, the strategic town seized by the Islamists a day earlier, said a resident of the nearby town of Segou, who declined to be named out of fears for her safety.
The Islamists appeared to be mostly equipped with Russian-made machine guns and other small arms, said a French army adjutant who gave only his first name, Nicolas, in keeping with military regulations. But, he added, the French force would not underestimate the insurgents. On the first day of the operation, a French helicopter gunship was downed by rebel fire.
A French military spokesman said the Islamists had managed to seize more territory despite the air assault because the fighters were embedding themselves with the population, making it difficult to bomb without causing civilian casualties. He spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with military protocol.
The French Mirage and Rafale fighter jets equipped with 550-pound (250-kilogram) laser- and GPS-guided bombs were useful for taking out convoys of rebel cars in the desert or militant training camps, complexes and warehouses away from urban centers, the spokesman said. But they could not pinpoint rebels embedded with the local population.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the Obama administration had ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but was providing intelligence-gathering assistance to the French. Officials did not rule out having American aircraft land in the West African nation as part of future efforts to lend airlift and logistical support.
Over the weekend, the rebels made their way to the rice-growing region, just north of the central Malian city of Segou, then seized Diabaly, a town of 35,000 that is home to an important military camp, and Niono, the last town before Segou.
France ordered the evacuation of the roughly 60 French citizens living in the Segou region, then pounded the area around Diabaly with bombs all night Monday and again on Tuesday, said Ibrahim Toure, a resident cowering inside a mud-walled home.
"They bombed Diabaly. They bombed the town all night long. I am hiding inside a house," said Toure. "Everyone is afraid to go out."
The Islamists taunted the French, saying they had vastly exaggerated their gains.
"I would advise France not to sing their victory song too quickly. They managed to leave Afghanistan. They will never leave Mali," said Oumar Ould Hamaha, a commander of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, an extremist groups whose fighters are believed to be in Diabaly.
"The French resemble a fly that was attracted to a pot of honey. Now their feet are sticky. They can't fly away anymore. France has opened the doors of hell," he said.
"They are bombing us from an altitude of 13,000 meters. It's to our advantage that they send in French troops on foot. We are waiting for them. And what they should know is that every French soldier that comes into our territory should make sure to prepare his will beforehand, because he will not leave alive."

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The Nuu-chah-nulth (pronounced New-cha-nulth) (also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuuchahnulth) people are indigenous peoples of Canada. The term 'Nuu-chah-nulth' is used to describe 15 separate but related nations whose traditional home is in the Pacific Northwest on the west coast of Vancouver Island. In pre-contact and early post-contact times, the number of nations was much greater, but smallpox and other consequences of contact resulted in the disappearance of some groups, and the absorption of others into neighbouring groups. The Nuu-chah-nulth are related to the Chinook and Kwakiutl peoples, and the Nuu-chah-nulth language is part of the Wakashan language group.
The Nuu-chah-nulth, and other Pacific Northwest cultures, were famous for their potlatch ceremonies, in which the host would honour guests with generous gifts. The term 'potlatch' is a word of nuu-chah-nulth origin.
The Nuu-chah-nulth were among the first Pacific peoples north of California to come into contact with Europeans. Competition between Spain and the United Kingdom over control of Nootka Sound led to a bitter international dispute around 1790, which was settled when Spain agreed to abandon its exclusive claims to the North Pacific coast. Negotiations to settle the dispute were handled under the hospitality of a powerful chief of the Mowachaht Nuu-chah-nulth of Nootka Sound, Maquinna.
The Nuu-chah-nulth were one of the only groups on the Pacific Coast who hunted whales. Whaling is essential to Nuu-chah-nulth culture and spirituality, and is reflected in stories, songs, names, family lines, and numerous place names throughout the Nuu-chah-nulth territories.
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The term "kiss of life" is taken from a BBC News article I talk about below. For those in the United States, it is better known as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. I put the Trump/Rosie picture up there so that you could probably make up a funnier line than I could. HA!
Anyway, according to the American Heart Association, in their Adult Basic Life Support course, the first step is always to assess the airway and breathing. If the person is not found to be breathing, this is what you're supposed to do:
Give 2 rescue breaths, each over 1 second, with enough volume to produce visible chest rise. This recommended 1-second duration to make the chest rise applies to all forms of ventilation during CPR, including mouth-to-mouth and bag-mask ventilation and ventilation through an advanced airway, with and without supplementary oxygen (Class IIa recommendation).Now, Japanese researchers published in The Lancet showed that chest-compression-only resuscitation is adequate without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. (BBC news)
During CPR the purpose of ventilation is to maintain adequate oxygenation, but the optimal tidal volume, respiratory rate, and inspired oxygen concentration to achieve this are not known. The following general recommendations can be made:
1. During the first minutes of VF [ventricular fibrillation] SCA [sudden cardiac arrest], rescue breaths are probably not as important as chest compressions because the oxygen level in the blood remains high for the first several minutes after cardiac arrest. In early cardiac arrest, myocardial and cerebral oxygen delivery is limited more by the diminished blood flow (cardiac output) than a lack of oxygen in the blood. During CPR blood flow is provided by chest compressions. Rescuers must be sure to provide effective chest compressions and minimize any interruption of chest compressions.
2. Both ventilations and compressions are important for victims of prolonged VF SCA, when oxygen in the blood is utilized. Ventilations and compressions are also important for victims of asphyxial arrest, such as children and drowning victims who are hypoxemic at the time of cardiac arrest.
3. During CPR blood flow to the lungs is substantially reduced, so an adequate ventilation-perfusion ratio can be maintained with lower tidal volumes and respiratory rates than normal. Rescuers should not provide hyperventilation (too many breaths or too large a volume). Excessive ventilation is unnecessary and is harmful because it increases intrathoracic pressure, decreases venous return to the heart, and diminishes cardiac output and survival.
4. Avoid delivering breaths that are too large or too forceful. Such breaths are not needed and may cause gastric inflation and its resultant complications.
Dr Ken Nagao and colleagues at the Surugadai Nihon University Hospital in Tokyo say in these circumstances it would be better for all parties to stick to giving chest compressions alone, which they called cardiac-only resuscitation. They checked their theory by looking at the outcomes of more than 4,000 adult patients who had been helped by bystanders.The Resuscitation Council in the United Kingdom agrees with this statement and has made these changes in their Adult Basic Life Support guidelines:
They found chest-compression-only resuscitation was the clear winner compared with conventional CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or mouth-to-mouth breathing together with chest compressions).
To aid teaching and learning, the sequence of actions has been simplified. InWho's right and who's wrong here? Does it really matter? Is there a "right" way to administer CPR? In this age of evidence based medicine, I'm sure that there will be more studies done to bolster the case of both sides.
some cases, simplification has been based on recently published evidence; in
others there was no evidence that the previous, more complicated, sequence had
any beneficial effect on survival.
There are other changes in the guidelines. In particular, allowance has been
made for the rescuer who is unable or unwilling to perform rescue breathing. It is
well recorded that reluctance to perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation, in spite of
the lack of evidence of risk, inhibits many would-be rescuers from attempting any
form of resuscitation. These guidelines encourage chest compression alone in
such circumstances.
I do agree that people these days are less inclinced to perform mouth-to-mouth. I mean, there are some who would rather perform mouth-to-muzzle rescue breathing (just kidding).
If anything else, a news story like this puts CPR in the spotlight. So, whatever you think about mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, if you've never been taught the concepts of Basic Life Support, get out there and learn about CPR! You may save a friend or family or even a complete stranger one of these days.


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References and Resources on Undergraduate Research
Student Development, Student-Centered Learning and the Teacher-Scholar
American Council of Learned Societies Teagle Working Group of the Teacher-Scholar. (2007). Student learning and faculty research: Connecting teaching and scholarship. [White paper].
This report describes how the teacher-scholar model of professional activity benefits students, faculty, and institutions, and it describes the deep learning offered by undergraduate research experiences as a critical activity of the teacher-scholar.
Astin, A. (1993). What matters in college: Four critical years revisited. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
One conclusion of this update to his Four Critical Years is that student-oriented faculty have a positive effect on student learning, satisfaction, and development.
Bowen, Stephen. (2005). Engaged learning: Are we all on the same page? Peer Review: Winter, 4-7.
The author distinguishes between four ways eduators consider engaged learning: engagement with the learning process, engagement with the object of study, engagement with contexts, and engagement with the human condition.
Boyer, E.L. (1997). A community of scholars. The Emory Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, 14 April, 1994. In Selected Speeches, 1979-1995 (pp. 69-80). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University, S.S. Kenney (chair). (1998). Reinventing undergraduate education: A blueprint for America's research universities. State University of New York-Stony Brook.
Boyer's explorations of the need for curricular reform argue for inquiry-based undergraduate learning, including involving undergraduates in the research process.
Chickering, A. & Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. The Wingspread Journal 9(2).
Chickering, A. & Gamson, Z. (1991). Applying the seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. New Directions in Teaching and Learning, 47, 5-12.
Together these reports offer best practices in undergraduate education, provide examples, and discuss the ways in which these practices benefit students, faculty, and institutions.
Elgrin, T. & Hensel, N. (2006). Undergraduate research experiences: Synergies between scholarship and teaching. Peer Review: Winter, 4-7.
The authors make the case for undergraduate research as a form of active learning that benefits students, faculty, and institutions. They describe several institutions' models of undergraduate research.
Fleming, N. (2003). Establishing rapport: Personal interaction and learning.
This report offers identifies ways faculty can enhance rapport with students to enhance student learning.
Kolson, K., & Yuen, S. (1993, February). On reconciling teaching and research. American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 7-10.
These authors describe the uses, benefits, and challenges of offering undergraduate research experiences, focusing especially on undergraduate research in the humanities.
Malachowski, M. (2003). A research-across-the-curriculum movement. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 93, 55-68.
Malachowski argues for a student-centered as opposed to research-oriented approach to scholarship.
National Science Foundation Advisory Committee to the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. (1996) Shaping the future: New expectations for undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
The report asserts that "All students have access to supportive, excellent undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, and all students learn these subjects by direct experience with the methods and processes of inquiry."
Pascarella, E. T. & Terenzini, P.T. (2005). How college affects students (Vol. 2). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
This volume reports results from a third decade of study of learning and development in the college years. It finds that "the most effective teaching and learning require opportunities for active student involvement and participation" (p. 646).
Paul, E. (2006). Community-based research as scientific and civic pedagogy. Peer Review: Winter, 12-15.
This article briefly describes underlying principles and benefits of community-based research.
Perry, W. (1970). Forms of ethical and intellectual development in the college years. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
Perry's classic text describes four stages of student development and argues that the stage that a particular stuent is in determines her sense of the origins and nature of knowledge as well as the sense she makes of her educational experience.
Educational ObjectivesAnderson, L.W. & Krathwohl, D.R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. New York, NY: Longman.
This updated list of cognitive learning objectives suggests students should be able to remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create.
Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Book 1, Cognitive Domain. New York: Longman.
This is the classic text on the classification of cognitive educational objectives. Its companion is Krathwohl, Bloom & Masia (1964).
Krathwohl, D.R., Bloom, B.S., & Masia, B.B. (1964). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Book 2, Affective Domain. New York: Longman.
This is the follow-up to Bloom's (1956) taxonomy of cognitive educational objectives.
National Research Council Committee on the Addendum to National Science Education Standards on Scientific Inquiry, Olsen, R. & S. Loucks-Horsley (Eds). (2000). Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
This report makes the case for inquiry-based learning in K-12 education.
Saunders, P. (1998). Learning theory and instructional objectives. In W. Walstad and P. Saunders (Eds.), Teaching undergraduate economics (pp. 85-108). Boston, MA: Irwin McGraw-Hill.
Saunders' review of learning theory is tailored to teachers of undergraduate economics developing lesson objectives.
Assessments of Undergraduate Research Experiences
Bauer, K. & Bennett, J. (2003). Alumni perceptions used to assess undergraduate research experiences. Journal of Higher Education: 74(2), 210-230.
This study of alumni perceptions of skills developed in college, and of the benefits of those skills, points to the ways in which educational value is enhanced by undergraduate research experiences.
Borg, M. & Perry-Sizemore, E. (2008). The effects of undergraduate research experiences on critical thinking skills. Manuscript in preparation, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, and Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia.
Borg and Perry-Sizemore use the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Inventory to measure critical thinking skill development from undergradaute research.
Hunter, A., Laursen, S., & Seymour, E. (2006). Becoming a scientist: The role of undergraduate research in students' cognitive, personal, and professional development. Science Education 91(1), 36-74.
This 4-college study of faculty and student assessments of students' undergraduate research experiences suggest that the practice promotes cognitive and and personal development. Faculty perceive undergraduate research to socialize students into the sciences.
Ishiyama, John. (2002). Does early participation in undergraduate research benefit social science and humanities students? College Student Journal 36(3).
In this study of undergraduate research at one institution, the author finds that early involvement in undergraduate research helps students gather and evaluate information, think critically, and work more independently. He presents limited evidence that these benefits may be most pronounced for first-generation college students.
Kardash, C. (2000). Evaluation of an undergraduate research experience: Perceptions of undergraduate interns and their faculty mentors. Journal of Educational Psychology 92(2), 191-201.
Undergraduates in the sciences self-report their achievement of 14 research skills pre- and post- participation in an undergraduate research experience. When considered with their faculty mentors' assessments of these students' skills, the overall conclusion is that undergraduate research experiences enhance research skills.
Lopatto, D. (2003, March). The essential features of undergraduate research. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly (2), 139-142.
Lopatto, D. (2004). Survey of undergraduate research experiences (SURE): First findings. Cell Biology Education3, 270-277.
In this study of undergraduate research experiences at 41 institutions, Lopatto finds that students report learning gains related to both the research process and personal development, with the most significant gains reported by students who entered undergraduate research experiences with interest in postgraduate education or developed that interest within the undergraduate research experience. Patterns in benefits and career aspirations do not vary significantly by gender or ethnicity.
Lopatto, D. (2006). Undergraduate research as a catalyst for liberal learning. Peer Review: Winter.
This article offers a brief review of recent studies of the benefits of undergraduate research experiences.
Lopatto, D. (2009). Science in solution: The impact of undergraduate research on student learning. Resource Corporation for Science Advancement.
Lopatto summarizes research on the benefits of undergraduate research and mentoring to student learning. He discusses the teacher-scholar model and the role of undergraduate research in transforming institutions.
Nagda, B.A., Gregerman, S.R. , Jonides, J., VonHippel, W., & Lerner, J.S. (1998). Undergraduate student-faculty research partnerships affect student retention. Review of Higher Education 22(1), 55-72.
This article reports that participation in undergraduate research increases retention within the institution, especially for African American students, and for sophomores more than first-years.
Seymour, E., Hunter, A., Laursen, S., & DeAntoni, T. (2003). Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: First findings from a three-year study. Science Education 88(4),493-534.
In this study of 76 students at 4 liberals arts colleges, 91% report learning and personal/professional development gains from summer undergraduate research experiences.
Developing Undergraduate Research Experiences: Advice and Models
Boyd, M, & Wesemann, J. (Eds.). (2009). Broadening participation in undergraduate research: Fostering excellence and enhancing the impact. Washington, D.C.: Council on Undergraduate Research.
This text is primarily intended for those wishing to develop and sustain undergraduate research programs at their institutions. Certain chapters emphasize means of increasing undergradaute research participation and outcomes among underrepresented groups.
CUR Quarterly. Council on Undergraduate Research.
This publication of the Council on Undergraduate Research devotes issues to such topics as outcomes assessment and models of undergraduate research across disciplines and institutions.
*Issues often have articles unique to specific disciplines.
Hakim, T. (2000). At the interface of scholarship and teaching: How to develop and administer institutional undergraduate research programs. Washington, DC: Council on Undergraduate Research.
This text offers practical suggestions for institutionalizing undergraduate research.
Healey, M. & Jenkins, A. (2009). Developing undergraduate research and inquiry. Higher Education Academy.
The authors offer recommendations for developing undergraduate research experiences at both the departmental and institutional level and discuss the role of national organizations in promoting undergraduate research.
*This publication includes short case studies of undergraduate research experiences in the early- and late undergraduate years, and in the humanities, social sciences, interdisciplinary studies, and STEM disciplines.
Karukstis, K. K., and Elgren, T.E. (Eds.). (2007). Developing and sustaining a research-supportive curriculum: A compendium of successful practices. Washington, D.C.: Council on Undergraduate Research.
This text describes practices for developing and maintaining a research-focused undergraduate curriculum. Attention is given to teaching approaches that promote research skills, with case studies of courses and programs and descriptions of successful institional support. Research skill-promoting teaching approaches addressed in this book include investigative case-based learning, problem-based learning, debate, and cooperative learning.
*Special chapters devoted to undergraduate research in biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, and psychology.
Kinkead, J. (Ed.). (2003). Valuing and supporting undergraduate research [Special issue]. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 93.
This volume is devoted entirely to the undergraduate research movement, offering practical suggestions for individual faculty and institutions of various types and sizes.
Kinkead, J. (2003). Learning through inquiry: An overview of undergraduate research. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 93, 5-17.
Kinkead defines undergraduate research, describes the impetus for the undergraduate research movement, and highlights several issues of significance to adminstrators of UR programs.
Merkel, C.A., & Baker, S.M. (2002). How to mentor undergraduate researchers. Washington, D.C.: Council on Undergraduate Research.
This publication addresses the importance of quality mentoring in undergraduate research and offers tips for improving mentoring.
Miller, R. L., Rycek, R.F., Balcetis, E., Barney, S.T., Beins, B. C., Burns, S.R., et al. (Eds.). (2008). Developing, promoting, and sustaining the undergraduate research experience in psychology.
While directed at psychologists, this ebook is of value to a wider audience in that it covers institutionalizing undergraduate research, examples and best practices for individual faculty in a variety of disciplines, recommendations for dissemination of research results, and perspectives on assessment.
Undergraduate Research in the Disciplines
Note: Also see the part of this page called Developing Undergraduate Research Experiences, as some books directed at general audiences have special chapters devoted to practices and programs in individual disciplines. These texts are marked with an * in that section, with disciplines identified.
If you know of discipline-specific resources not listed here, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com to have them considered for inclusion on this page.
Borg, M. & Perry, E. (2007). Why, where and how undergraduate research matters to economics. Manuscript in preparation, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, and Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia.
This papers describes the undergraduate research movement for economists and offers two case studies of undergraduate research experiences in the disicpline.
Borg, M., DeLoach, S. & Perry-Sizemore, E. (2010). Creating quality undergraduate research programs in economics: How, when, where (and why). Manuscript in preparation, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Elon University, Elon, and Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia.
The authors offer a taxonomy of the various ways undergraduate students can engage in meaningful research in economics.
Carlson, J. L., Cohn, R.L. & Ramsey, D.D. (2002). Implementing Hansen's proficiencies. Journal of Economic Education, 33(2), 180-191.
The authors describe a program for the major oriented around Hansen's proficiencies and including a capstone experience.
Colander, D. & McGoldrick, K. (Eds.) (2009). Educating economists: The Teagle discussion on re-evaluating the undergraduate economics major. Northhampton, MA: Elgar.
The Teagle report examines "the relationship between the goals and objectives of the economics major and the goals and objectives of a liberal eduction" (3). The chapters of this text reflect and advise on these goals and objectives.
Greenlaw, S.A. (2006). Doing economics: a guide to understanding the carrying out economic research. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
This text for students includes proposal and research paper rubrics for faculty.
Greenlaw, S.A., and DeLoach, S.B. (2003). Teaching critical thinking with electronic discussion. Journal of Economic Education, 34(1), 36-52.
The authors describe how criticial thinking can be fostered with electronic discussion and provide a framework for assessing such learning.
Hansen, W. L. (2001). Expected proficiencies for undergraduate economics majors. Journal of Economic Education, 32(3), 231-242.
Hansen, W.L. (2006, March). Proficiency-based economics course examinations. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Economics Association, Chicago, IL.
Hansen, W.L. (2007, November). Expected proficiencies in the economics major: Their place in a liberal education. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA.
In these papers and presentations, the author identifies expected proficiencies of economics majors and argues for setting learning objectives by them.
McElroy, J. (1997). The mentor demonstration model: writing with students in the senior economics seminar. Journal of Economic Education, 28 (1), 31-35.
The authors discuss a research and writing senior seminar in which students work on independent projects in a field chosen by the instructor, who develops and shares his own research as students complete theirs.
McGoldrick, K. (2007). Undergraduate research in economics. Handbook for Economics Lecturers.
McGoldrick assesses the current state of undergraduate research in economics, provides a rationale for undergraduate research in the discipline, and offers tipcs for project development, mentoring, and assessment. Case studies are provided.
McGoldrick, K. (2008). Writing requirements and economic research opportunities in the undergraduate curriculum: Results from a survey of departmental practices. Journal of Economic Education, 39(3), 287-96.
McGoldrick surveys economics departments and reports on the degree to which research and writing opportunties are required of economics majors an the forms they assume.
McGoldrick, K. (2008). Doing economics: Enhancing skills through a process-oriented senior research course. Journal of Economic Education, 39(4), 342-355.
This article describes a senior-level course in which students choose and complete independent research projects.
McGoldrick, K. & Peterson, J. (2009). Public scholarship and economics: Engaging students in the democratic process. Forum for Social Economics, 38(2-3), 229-245.
This paper describes a public scholarship project on women and the economy.
McGoldrick, K. and Ziegert, A. (Eds.). (2002). Putting the invisible hand to work: Concepts and models for service learning in economics. Ann Arbor: U Michigan Press.
This text describes service learning and offers recommendations and examples for its use in economics. Some applications fit the definition of undergraduate research.
Salemi, M. & Siegfried, J.J. (1999). The state of economic education. American Economic Review, 89(2), 355-61.
The authors make the case for more active learning in economics and for a Hansen's proficiencies approach to the major.
Santos, J & Lavin, A.M. (2004). Do as I do, not as I say: Assessing outcomes when students think like economists. Journal of Economic Education, 35(2), 148-61.
The authors assess deep learning from an empirical research curriculum in economics.
Siegfried, J.J., Bartlett, R., Hansen, W.L., Kelly, A., McClosky, & Tietenberg, T. (1991). The status and prospects of the economics major. Journal of Economic Education, 22(3), 197-224.
Siegfried et al. make the case that every undergraduate economics major should be expected to "do economics".
Saunders, P. (1998). Learning theory and instructional objectives. In W. Walstad and P. Saunders (Eds.), Teaching Undergraduate Economics (pp. 85-108). Boston, MA: Irwin McGraw-Hill.
Saunders' review of learning theory is tailored to teachers of undergraduate economics developing lesson objectives.
Thoma, G. A. (1993). The Perry framework and tactics for teaching critical thinking in economics. Journal of Economic Education, 24, 128-136.
Thoma describes the Perry and Nelson models of student development and offers suggestions for how to consider student development in the teaching of economics.
Ziegert, A. & McGoldrick, K. (2008). When service is good for economics: Linking the classroom and community through service learning. International Review of Economics Education, 7(2), 39-56.
The authors describe the motivation for service learning and offer tips for faculty considering incorporating it into their classrooms.
STEM Disciplines
The PKAL alliance works to improve undergraduate education in STEM disciplines.
Resources for Students
Note: These are primarily learning resources for students, but you can also read about information on funding opportunities, conferences, and journals.
American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. (2005, Spring/Summer). Giving an effective presentation. CSWEP Newsletter.
These presentation tips for economists are also useful for students giving in-class or conference presentations.
Greenlaw, S.A. (2005). Doing economics: a guide to understanding and carrying out economic research. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
This undergraduate text walks students through steps of the research process in economics.
WebGURU is a guide to undergraduate research in the STEM disciplines. Topics include project design and implementation, workplace discipline, research ethics, lab safety, and working with mentors.


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**Real Food Family is looking for families to share their story on this video gallery!
Sometimes I think I shouldn't publicly get involved in the "vaccine debate". What if our nation eventually mandates all vaccinations, without exemption, and my family becomes a targeted enemy of the state? My online postings will be documented proof that my children are not vaccinated. Then I think about those thoughts and remember that I live in the United States of America. What has become of me? Me!? A healthy, law-abiding citizen who is a very proudly patriotic lover of the liberty my country's Constitution secures…afraid of being hunted down like a witch because I observe my American right to make health care decisions for myself and my young.
The frustration over the vaccine issue becomes unbearable for me sometimes. I can't even let myself get into it here as I write this, but I can lead you in the right direction to discover more for yourself. Here are the resources that began my journey in my informed decision making for my children regarding vaccines:
National Vaccine Information Center
Mary Tocco's "Are Vaccine's Safe" videos at ChildhoodShots.com
I have decided to stand up. I want my voice to be heard. One of the problems discussed by medical professionals on both sides of the debate is that we don't have a way to research the health of the multiple thousands of unvaccinated children in the country. (When was the last time you met a child with autism who was unvaccinated?) Well, you may not be able to formally research me, but you can hear my story. You can also hear the stories of unvaccinated and/or partially vaccinated families, as well as vaccine-injured families, in the gallery below.
We want to be heard. We are sick of being told or treated like uneducated conspirators destined to bring death and disease to the rest of the world because we are identifying ourselves with a scientifically unfounded cause. We are real, educated, devoted and loving parents who have made informed decisions because we have the RIGHT to protect our children from possible danger. We don't believe that any child's health or being should be sacrificed for "The Greater Good". We believe that the health and safety of ONE CHILD is worth questioning the safety and efficacy of today's extraordinary vaccine schedule.
If you'd like to add a video to this gallery, please e-mail email@example.com. Include information about yourself and your family with a link and embedding code for your video (I suggest using YouTube or Vimeo). Please include a video title to be used for this gallery. Videos will only be posted upon approval from Real Food Family.
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The Trump administration's infrastructure plan, released Monday, is designed to "stimulate" $1.5 trillion in spending over 10 years, but the federal government's contribution to that effort is just a small fraction of the total. Here's how the White House proposes to rebuild U.S. infrastructure over a decade:
- $100 billion to fund "an incentives program" to attract larger investments from state and local governments and the private sector
- $50 billion in direct grants for rural infrastructure
- $20 billion for "transformative" infrastructure projects that "can lift the American spirit" but would have trouble attracting private financing due to their "unique" or challenging nature
- $20 billion to expand financing programs, including $6 billion for private activity bonds
- $10 billion for a capital financing fund to aid existing projects.
So the $1.5 trillion plan is really a $200 billion plan as far as federal spending is concerned, with the remaining $1.3 trillion coming from state, local and private sources. The plan calls for $20 billion a year in federal spending — a number that left many critics unimpressed given the size of the problem.
But even that level of federal infrastructure spending doesn't appear likely to get approved this year. The most basic issue is finding the money to pay for the extra spending: Between the $1.5 trillion tax cut and last week's deficit-fueled budget deal, the federal cupboard is bare, and the plan offers little by way of direct funding or realistic financing. The White House said spending cuts to offset the federal infrastructure outlays will come from "a whole series of places," without specifying what they would be.
The states aren't in any better shape, and there's no indication that private investors have much appetite for much of the mundane infrastructure work that is unlikely to deliver attractive returns.
That's not to say, however, that infrastructure is an entirely lost cause. In a note to clients Monday, Chris Krueger of the Cowen Washington Research Group pointed out that there is already a considerable amount of infrastructure spending underway or in the pipeline. That spending includes roughly $90 billion for disaster relief, $20 billion for projects that are part of the budget deal, and a whole host of gas and oil projects that are likely to come online in the wake of the administration's war on regulations.
Infrastructure on a larger scale, however, seems unlikely. Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told NPR Monday that the plan "probably is not going to work" due to the financing issue, adding: "the reason we have an interstate system in America that was built over the last 50 years is because our national government made investments. The reason that Europe and Asia have some of the best rail systems is because the national government made a commitment. And that's where the rubber really hits the road when it comes to having a national vision."


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Bumper apple crop means one thing: Cider pressing. And lots of it.
It's been an incredible year for apples in Colorado. And that means anyone with an apple tree or a few apple trees – my friends Paula and Steve in LaPorte and Perry and Rosalind in south Larimer County and Kathleen and Carl in Loveland and and all of their friends included – has more apples than they know what to do with.
Or they would, if they weren't pretty ingenious people and home brewers. But they are, and so two years ago, Steve and Perry did a bunch of research and then Steve built a cider press. Over the last couple of autumns, they've honed cider pressing into an fine art and an assembly-line process, figuring out a quick and efficient way to reduce the picked, washed, and quartered apples (wormy parts removed) into a slurry.


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McLeods fight effort to move alert-dog suit
A little more than one month after Ryan and Tara McLeod filed a lawsuit against Dan Warren and his diabetic alert dog company Guardian Angel Service Dogs, Warren has hired a local attorney in Beaumont and filed a motion in Jefferson County to have the lawsuit either dismissed or moved to Virginia, where Warren runs his companies.
Ryan and Tara have been squabbling with Warren and his Guardian Angel Service Dogs for nearly three months after Warren, through his lawyer, demanded money made in a February fundraiser for one of Warren's diabetic alert dogs. The price tag for the dog was $20,000. Once Warren found out that the McLeod's fundraiser brought in much more money than the $20,000 they paid for the dog – somewhere in the neighborhood of $70,000 – he told the McLeods he was "owed" all the rasied money because he alleged they had used his company's tax ID when promoting the event.
The McLeods' 3-year-old son, Racer, suffers from juvenile diabetes. The dog is supposed to alert when it senses a drop in blood sugar, but the McLeods say their dog Gunner, despite the $20,000 price tag, still can't fully alert them to changes in Racer's condition.
Matt Morgan, one of the lead attorneys working for the McLeods, said the family never used Warren's tax ID number for any purpose and after receiving a dog that didn't alert the way Warren guaranteed it would, they simply want to end their relationship with Warren and his company.
"There's nothing in the McLeods' contract with Guardian Angel Service Dogs that stipulates any excess funds from the fundraiser are owed to Dan Warren," said Morgan. He added he finds it amusing that Warren, who was given a 35-year prison sentence for running a fraudulent scheme while working as a finance manager at a car lot in 2007 that was commuted to probation, would want the lawsuit the McLeods filed in Texas moved to Virginia so that Virginia law would control the matter.
"These are the same laws he's been proven not to care about," said Morgan.
No court date has yet been set in Jefferson County to determine what will become of Warren's motion. Warren is being represented locally by Patricia Chamberlain of Mahaffey Weber.
The McLeods are exhausted by how things have proceeded in the last month and have been inundated with calls from other parents and family members who have gone through Warren's company only to get dogs that aren't as well-trained as Warren insisted they would be, or families that are concerned about buying a dog from Warren.
Ryan McLeod said a family in New York that he'd been talking with suggested that Warren might try to come and take his dog, but he doesn't think that would be a good idea. "He doesn't want to show up at my house," Ryan said.
While the McLeods wait for a court date, they both stay busy to keep their minds off what has been a tumultuous few months. Tara will soon participate in a walk for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Ryan is helping with a local 9-year-old's fundraiser for an epileptic seizure alert dog.
"We'll be doing our homework after my family's experience," Ryan said. And of course they continue to take care of Racer and his twin brother, Rider.
As for the ideal outcome for everyone involved, Morgan, who has worked diligently on the case, said he'd like to see the judge look at the facts and see that the McLeods don't owe any more money to Warren or Guardian Angel.
"He's trying to hide behind a contract that he forces all his clients to sign, yet what he's claiming is nowhere in the contract," Morgan said.


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ProGen is a study group of peers who read and discuss Professional Genealogy, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills. The group helps genealogists prepare for doing professional quality research and many people take it as part of their preparation for certification.
The thing that is more curious is that this is not my first time around with the ProGen Study Group. I was actually in the ProGen 2 group at the very beginning when they were still developing the program and working out all the kinks.
I loved the program then and the group of peers that I was studying with. Unfortunately, just before the very end I had to drop out suddenly because of an unexpected family situation. I've always felt bad about that. Now that life has settled down a bit I'm ready to make the commitment to do it again.
I have no problem at all with repeating much of the program. Somehow it seems appropriate. I find that when I do genealogical research I often need to revisit my research a second time. When I do, I see things differently because of all that I have learned in the interim. This happens so consistently with my research. I am constantly learning so as a result I constantly revisit my previous work to see if I can re-analyze it or find new clues to obstacles.
I'm a bit of an organization geek. I like to learn what makes organizations run smoothly and what makes them succeed. So in addition to learning about professional genealogy, I will be interested to see how the program has grown over time into the successful program that it is now.
I can't wait to get started on Monday. And I'm really looking forward to getting to know the folks in my group. I'm sure I'll be blogging a bit about it in the future so be on the lookout for more posts.


text: The First Successful Fundraiser! Posted on March 7, 2013 | by Nechama Tamler To consider: What's the relationship between beauty in the material world and the beauty of the spiritual world? When you are in a place of beauty, how is it easier to get in touch with the Divine, or doesn't it matter? What about the beautification of the body — does it help to be dressed beautifully to get in touch with "soulful" work? Why or why not? Why do priests or religious officiants in many religions wear beautiful clothing or vestments? Why do you think the Torah makes such a big deal about how the Tent of Meeting looks? Why does it repeat all of the descriptions multiple times? This week we have the pleasure of reading a double portion of Torah — the last two sections of the book of Exodus/Sh'mot! About half has been dedicated to the detailed descriptions of how the Tent of Meeting, aka The Tabernacle, aka God's Dwelling Place, is to be constructed. The G-dcast storyteller for Pekudei, the second portion read this week, tells us that this is mostly a repetition of what we already read earlier in the book of Exodus, and compares this to the attention you give to your first apartment, when you are newly in love and moving in together with your lover or spouse. He notes that the special relationship between the children of Israel and the God of Israel is like a marriage, one of the metaphors used by the early rabbis of the Talmud to describe the Israelites and God. What do you think of comparing the relationship of a nation to its God, using such a human metaphor? How does this comparison work for you? Interpreting the Vayakhel-Pekudei double portion through nail design!The earlier parasha read this shabbat, Vayakhel, takes its name from the Hebrew word meaning "and he assembled" or gathered together. In this case, the "he" is God; we read that God gathered the whole people to tell them a few more things, like reminding them exactly what materials to use in building this Dwelling Place. The G-dcast storyteller for Vayakhel sings a lovely tune about what each wise woman and wise man is to bring to construct God's home. The way God instructs them is also lovely; in Exodus chapter 35 verse 5 we read: "take from among you gifts to the Lord; everyone whose heart so moves him shall bring them — gifts for the Lord…" It almost seems to be saying: I only want donations of materials that are brought with a full heart, willingly, and in joy. What a great way to ask for a donation! Later in the same chapter, verse 29, we read the results of this request: "Thus, the Israelites, all the men and women whose hearts moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord, through Moses, had commanded to be done, brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord." It turns out that this "fundraising drive" was so utterly successful — with everyone bringing their gold and silver and jewelry — that the artisans in charge of the construction finally had to tell Moshe/Moses that no more gifts were needed, they had plenty of materials to work with (chapter 36 verses 4-7). When have you ever heard of a building project so amply endowed with gifts that the fundraisers called a halt to the voluntary contributions?! One verse in Vayakhel has a special midrash/story attached, expanding upon the verse. Everything to be used in the Tent of Meeting is described in minute detail, from the curtains, to the loops that hold the curtains up, to the sculptural aspects of the golden lampstands. In chapter 38 verse 8 we find out that the special copper washing basin (laver) is to be built "from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting." Huh? The women have mirrors? They remembered to pack mirrors when they were leaving Egypt? OK, I guess we also need to suspend disbelief when reading about the lapis lazuli and dolphin skins, but let's focus for a minute on these mirrors that are to be melted down to form the copper washing basins and stand. First, we learn from Robert Alter that mirrors in the ancient world were made of polished bronze rather than glass, and were considered a luxury item in Egypt. He also reminds us that some of the medieval rabbis commented on this verse with the observation that here, the very objects that were used for the purposes of vanity are dedicated to the furnishing of the sacred worship place. Now to the midrash from Tanhuma Pekudei: When Israel was in harsh labor in Egypt, Pharaoh decreed against them that they should not sleep at home nor have relations with their wives. Said Rabbi Shimeon bar Chalafta, What did the daughters of Israel do? They would go down to draw water from the river and God would prepare for them little fish in their buckets, and they would sell some of them, and cook some of them, and buy wine with the proceeds, and go to the field and feed their husbands… And when they had eaten and drunk, the women would take the mirrors and look into them with their husbands, and she would say, "I am more comely than you," and he would say, 'I am more comely than you." And as a result, they would accustom themselves to desire, and they were fruitful and multiplied, and God took note of them immediately….. In the merit of those mirrors which they showed their husbands to accustom them to desire, from the midst of the harsh labor, they raised up all the hosts, as it is said, "All the hosts of God went out of the land of Egypt" (Ex. 12:41) and it is said, "God brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt in their hosts" (Ex. 12:51). The Israelite women used these mirrors both when they adorned themselves and when they were enticing their husbands to engage in intimate relations, but they didn't hesitate to bring these mirrors as their contribution for furnishing the Tabernacle. Moshe wanted to reject them since he thought they were associated with vanity and things unholy. But God said to Moshe, "Accept these mirrors — they are dearer to Me than all the other contributions, because of the way the women used them when they were in Egypt. When their husbands were ready to give up eating, drinking, and having sex (because of the crushing labor), the wives would bring them food and drink and induce them to eat; then they would use the mirrors playfully, to awaken their husbands' desires." This resulted in many pregnancies and the perpetuation of the Israelite nation. The life-force was with the women — maybe that's why God saw the greatness of those mirrors. They were used to induce love, sex, and appreciation between husbands and wives. And as a result, God wanted those mirrors to be somehow built into the Sanctuary where God planned to dwell among the Children of Israel. For more on this midrash, see Rabbi Lauren Eichler Berkun's commentary. About Nechama Tamler View all posts by Nechama Tamler →


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Delphi® 10.2 Tokyo Professional
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Delphi® 10.2 Professional is the most powerful Object Pascal IDE and component library for cross-platform Native App Development with flexible Cloud services and broad IoT connectivity. It provides powerful VCL controls for Windows 10 and enables FMX development for Windows, Mac and Mobile. Delphi is your choice for ultrafast Enterprise Strong Development™.
Upgrade Eligibility:
- Upgrade for registered owners of RAD Studio, Delphi XE7 or later (Pro/Ent).
- Academic editions do not qualify for upgrade pricing.
Media Pack:
The media pack is a backup DVD intended for customers who purchase the download product. This does not include a serial number, which is required for product installation.
1 Year Update Subscription included
Update Subscription is the new Embarcadero Support and Maintenance plan and is strongly recommended to keep up-to-date with product upgrades and receive access to support when you need it. 1 Year Update Subscription is now included with Delphi 10.2 Tokyo editions.
Update Subscription provides:
- All updates and hotfixes for the current release
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- All major upgrades (ie 10 Seattle to next major release)
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Editors' Note
In 1970 America has heard and
witnessed widespread public discussion
of the place of women in our
society—what it is, and what it should
be. There have been books, magazine
articles, resolutions, manifestos, picket
lines and publicity stunts. The argument
has involved the education and training
of women for working careers. It has
led in Some places to a critical
examination of hiring, salary and
promotion policies. It has gone into the
role of the modern American woman
as wife, mother and homemaker. It has
extended to questions of morality,
equality and the choice of life styles.
Among the many points of
discussion, one of the most persistent
is the argument over the choice that
the college-educated woman faces: to
be a fulltime wife-mother-homemaker
or to hold a job outside the home.
Frequently the issue has been put
falsely (in the opinion of H&S Reports)
as an either-or choice, on the assumption
that a college education is "wasted" on
a woman who stays home, whereas a
woman working outside is contributing
to society.
Last winter Leslie Bruni, wife of
H&S New York Office partner Frank
Bruni, wrote her views on this
controversial subject for Club Dial,
the magazine of the Woman's Club of
White Plains, New York. It was
reprinted in 600 Minutes, H&S New
York Office newsletter, and H&S
Reports offers it here for the entire
Firm readership. It will be followed in
an early issue by an article on women
accountants in H&S, whose numbers
have increased dramatically in the past
three years.


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COLUMBIA - As South Carolina squirms over its newly suspended regulations on hospital expansions, a spokesman for the Georgia Hospital Association says Georgia could find itself in a similar spot.
Kevin Bloye said there's a push underway by some physicians to try to weaken the Certificate of Need (CON) program in Georgia.
"We expect CON actually to be right at the top our legislative agenda in 2014 in Atlanta," he said. "It's a hot-button issue everywhere. This is not unique to South Carolina."
The ability of poor and rural communities to maintain access to health services is one element at stake in the debate.
Under the CON program, which most states have, hospitals must apply for a permit in order to build a new facility, add to an existing one, or purchase expensive equipment. A central purpose is to prevent duplicative services from existing in one place, while starving rural and poor communities of accessible facilities.
Medical health and safety standards are unchanged.
After voting last month to sustain S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of $1.7 million in operating funds for the CON program, House lawmakers said their decision wasn't aimed at eliminating the program. After all, the law that requires permits was not repealed. Meanwhile, South Carolina's health agency has asked the state Supreme Court to weigh in on whether it is required to regulate hospital expansions - even without funding.
Haley's intentions were clear.
"The Certificate of Need program is an intensely political one through which bureaucratic policymakers deny new health care providers from offering treatment," argued the Republican governor in her veto message.
"We should allow the market to work, rather than politics."
In Georgia, the targeting of CON appears to be led by doctors.
Bloye said some physicians are hoping to open multi-specialty facilities in order to cherry pick patients.
"Really, when you're talking about physicians who want to open these multi-specialty outpatient surgery centers, they're going after one kind of patient, those with insurance," he said. "They're not aiming for Medicaid recipients and uninsured patients. ... It's very difficult for hospitals to keep their doors open if only providing care to uninsured and Medicaid patients."
Bloye said the Georgia Hospital Association would like to see South Carolina's program continue to operate, adding that it has served its intended purpose.
Paul Hinchey, president and CEO of St. Joseph's/Candler in Savannah, said the health system "strongly supports" the certificate of need process.
"Although St. Joseph's/Candler currently does not have any pending CON applications, this decision could impact how we invest in services in the future," he said. "We are hopeful a solution will be found."
It's possible CON-regulated Georgia hospitals and communities on the border with South Carolina would suffer a competitive disadvantage, if South Carolina hospitals enjoy free rein to upgrade and add services with no concern for the broader health care landscape. But the S.C. Hospital Association, which supports the regulatory program, said Haley's action paralyzed the state's facilities.
Nearly three dozen projects seeking a Certificate of Need are listed as under review in South Carolina. The list includes a $77,000 new Home Health Agency for Aiken County, sought by Augusta's CareSouth HHA Holdings, and the $1.5 million construction of a freestanding endoscopy only ambulatory surgical facility, sought by Aiken's Center for Colon and Digestive Diseases.


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This procedure involves removal of part of
prostate gland through the
A long, thin tube with a viewing
instrument (cystoscope) attached is inserted into the urethra. Prostate tissue
is removed through the cystoscope.
You are usually hospitalized for 2 to 3
days. Complete recovery generally requires 3 to 4 weeks.
This surgery may be done for:
Very few studies have been done to
see how well this surgery works for prostatitis. It is not usually recommended as a treatment
for prostatitis.1
To eliminate category II (chronic
bacterial) prostatitis successfully, the surgery must completely remove the
portion of the prostate that contains the infection.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this surgery.
CitationsNickel JC (2007). Inflammatory conditions of the male
genitourinary tract: Prostatitis and related conditions, orchitis, and
epididymitis. In AJ Wein et al., eds., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 1, pp. 304–329. Philadelphia: Saunders
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Watch for 2011
The Fifth Annual Midwest Mountain Bike Regional Championship is ON again for 2010 at the Iceman Cometh Challenge in Michigan on Saturday, November 6.
The Midwest Regional Championship is a series to series competition with the division winners from each participating state series competing head to head using comparable iceman division categories as the standard for the competition.
The MRC event this year will take place at the Iceman
Cometh Challenge on Saturday, November 6, 2010.
ICEMAN START - Kalkaska Middle School
1700 W. Kalkaska Road
Kalkaska, MI 49646
Additional Information
The Iceman Cometh Challenge is a 27 mile point to point
mountain bike race.
The adventure starts in the Village of Kalkaska, Michigan
and continues through the hardwoods, meadows, and cross
country ski trails of the Pere Marquette State Forest before
finishing at Timber Ridge Resort in Traverse City.
Once again, the largest single day MTB race in North America is sold out with 3700 racers registered. The ONLY way in is through a complimentary entry for the division winners in each of your participating state series.
Please note that the Iceman has simplified their entry form and changed their race categories for 2010. Visit http://www.iceman.com/ for more information.
1. Like last year, Be sure to send all of the race entry forms in a single package, along with $10 for each entrant, to the Iceman no later than October 1, 2010. Do NOT have racer's send registration forms individually as this causes unnecessary difficulty for me and the Iceman staff.
2. Like last year, Be sure to fill out the attached template and email to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
It is critical that I receive your completed template by October 1 so that I have sufficient time to match racer's in each Iceman division. OMBC will use this template to score the competition, rank racers and each state series.
Please complete ALL information on the template. Do not include middle names or initials. First and last names only please. Also, please be sure to include your racer's sponsors (so they don't ask me to do it later). It is important to include the division won in the state series to match up racer's for a level playing field.
The MMBC website will be updated with this information and I will send you a link to place on your website for the benefit of all racer's.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there! ("
Ryan O'Dell
Midwest Mountain Bike Championship (MMBC)
These Six States Qualify:
"Robert Linden" email: email@example.com, website: www.tailwind.net
"Don Edberg" email: email@example.com, website: www.wors.org
"Rusty Sohm" firstname.lastname@example.com, website: www.kymba.org
"Brian Holhausen" email: firstname.lastname@example.com, website www.dinoseries.com
"Ryan O'Dell" email: email@example.com, website www.ombc.net
A complete Roster from each state series will be posted here
If you are an eligible division winner in any of the participating state series, please fill out the Iceman Cometh entry form and mail it to your series director before October 15.
RACER'S NOTE: No entries will be accepted if mailed separately to the Iceman. Entries must be sent in a single envelope by the participating state series director.
Format and Scoring for State Rankings:
Results will be posted here
Iceman Divisions will be used for scoring purposes.
Scoring for the MRC will be centered on a lowest common denominator, lowest points win's formula.
Lowest Denominator: The number of divisions that will be counted to rank each state series will be based on the state sending the fewest "finishing" representatives. This will allow a smaller series to compete on a level playing field with a larger series. A new rule change has been added this year will set the lowest minimum finishing number of representatives at 10 to insure that the competition is representative. If a state sends fewer than 10, they will be penalized 20 points for each missing representative.
DNF's will not count and will not be scored in the rankings. Each first place finish will count as 1 point, second place 2 points, and third place 3 points and so on.
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The top 19 finishes, regardless of the number of finishing representatives, will be counted as points. Each state series will be ranked based on the lowest number of point's wins formula. In the event of a tie in the rankings, times will be considered to rank each state.
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I have the engine working, and right now, the walls are solid colors. How would I go about slicing 64x64 textures to render onto the walls?
This is the code for rendering walls, it should be all you need to get the gist of drawing one kind of texture on all walls:
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You only have to give me a basic outline of how to render one type of texture on ALL walls, if you can help me do the slicing, I can do the individual wall texturing. Unless you want to help me with that part too, haha.


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Dan Egbert felt the urge to get away and go cross-country on motorcycles with his friend, Matt "Doc" King. Egbert, a former Marine sergeant, wanted to take an "Easy Rider"-style trip with the former Army field medic.
They would leave New York, follow the open road, and if an opportunity was there, share their post-traumatic stress disorder struggles with others.
Then came a call telling Egbert a military friend had taken his own life. King had another idea.
"It just hit me that it was time to quit skirting around the issues," King said. "It was time to take this issue head-on the best way we could and get in open discussions and bring attention to this epidemic, and that's what it is, an epidemic."
The two, both Purple Heart recipients from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, were in Amarillo on Thursday. Two veterans, a three-person film crew and a producer are on their way from San Francisco to New York.
It's called Project 22, soon to be a documentary film of the two and their 22-day cross-country trip to draw attention and help veterans in the fight against military veteran suicides.
That number - 22 - has searing significance. That is the number of veterans who commit suicide every day, according to a study released this year by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
That's every day, and many think the figure might be underreported.
"That just broke my heart," Egbert, 27, said. "That just blew me away. It's atrocious. It's so dumbfounding, and everyone we talk to has the same reaction. It's not OK. That's one every 65 minutes.
"We need to find something out there to help so many veterans break out of their isolation and get help."
Egbert, who shares an interest in film with King, initially produced a short film called "65th Minute" on the veteran suicide rate. But with King and a film crew led by British producer Matt Tester, the target audience has become grander, the splash bigger.
"The goal is for the boys to reach every single veteran out there that may be feeling lost, to let them know they have options and are not alone," Tester said. "That's a big goal. I want to do this film and do it well as much for them as anyone."
Egbert, on his Harley-Davidson Low Rider, and King, on his Harley Street Bob, are rolling through 15 states until they reach New York on Oct. 6.
On Thursday, they were met at the New Mexico border by 19 local bikers, mostly veterans, and escorted to Tripp's Harley-Davidson for a brief respite with military supporters. On a tight 22-day schedule, King and Egbert needed to be in suburban Tulsa by nightfall.
Their stops are wherever veterans congregate. The film will show the help that is available through not only traditional counseling through veterans services, but also through the alternative therapies of music, pottery, sailing, activism and spirituality.
They are sharing stories with others and, more importantly, getting veterans to share their struggles for the film.
"That's what's so inspiring," King, 32, said. "Guys are opening up, probably many for the first time, and that's a lot to ask for a soldier or Marine."
Said Egbert: "This is huge for our souls, too."
They both have fought the adjustment to civilian life and the lingering ravages of war on their psyche. Egbert had four deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan over seven years. As a medic, King saw battlefield's brutality in Iraq from 2004 to 2005.
Egbert, honorably discharged in 2011, soon encountered PTSD. His attitude turned sour, his temper was on high. The worst thing, though, was the apathy.
"In my case, I was a self-saboteur," Egbert said. "I ruined relationships, separated from my family, gave up a job with the New York Fire Department for no reason. I became my own enemy. You learn in the Marines or Army that if there's conflict, real conflict, often the only solution is death."
King is 80 percent disabled, 70 percent from PTSD. He met Egbert in New York in 2008 when his PTSD was at its height. He had left his wife, his home and his job in Seattle and driven across the country to find work in the film industry.
Project 22 has given a Marine sergeant and an Army medic a purpose, a connection, a goal - all the things those who struggle with a civilian life say they miss. In doing so, they hope to help other veterans find a road to healing - and reduce that head-shaking number of 22.
"My dream is to reach that guy who is isolated and doesn't know what to do, to see our documentary and connect with one of the things we explore," King said. "Just help a veteran latch on to something that might save a life."
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Here we are with this week's news on exciting developments in the world of literature! Our Editor-At-Large for Singapore, Tse Hao Guang, updates us on new translation initiatives and experimental literary events. Sarah Moses, our Editor-At-Large for Argentina and Uruguay, fills us in on recent literary festivals and on an event honoring everyone's favorite cartoon cynic. Finally, Tomás Cohen, our Editor-At-Large for Chile, tells us about some exciting new publications appearing in the region.
Tse Hao Guang, Editor-At-Large, with the latest updates from Singapore:
In the spirit of experimentation, stalwart independent bookstore Booksactually devised a Book Prescription Day (Sep 30) in conjunction with #BuySingLit, inviting the public to meet seven authors one-on-one as they administered literary balm to all manner of ailments. Literary nonprofit Sing Lit Station put on a zany, rave-reviewed, pro-wrestling-meets-spoken-word spectacle Sing Lit Body Slam (October 6-7), selling out on opening night. Sing Lit Station also announced the 2018 Hawker Prize for Southeast Asian Poetry, awarding the best poems published by SEA-affiliated journals to a combined tune of SGD$2500 (USD$1800). Finally, Singapore played host to the 2nd Asian Women Writers' Festival (September 29-30), with Singaporean novelists Balli Kaur Jaswal and Nuraliah Norasid speaking alongside other writers from the UK, the Philippines, Pakistan, and India.


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A heartbroken family is speaking up about a $5.5 million legal settlement after a man was fatally set on fire in northwest Miami-Dade last Christmas.
Relatives of 44-year-old Darrell Brackett say he was on his way home in Brownsville last Christmas night when he ran out of gas. He went to fill up a container at the U-Gas Station on Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 47th Street.
Investigators say three men took the container, doused Brackett with the gasoline he bought, and set him on fire. He died in a hospital less than two months later.
"It's the kind of pain that's with you every day," said Brackett's mother, Bridgett Brackett.
Her attorney, Todd Michaels, announced the multi-million-dollar settlement against the gas station's owner at his Coral Gables office Tuesday morning.
Brackett insisted the settlement isn't about the money. "Changes need to be made to make everybody feel safer," she said.
Michaels said U-Gas station's owner, Urbieta Oil, knowingly allowed drug dealers to operate on its property.
"There was constant drug dealing on this property, there was constant criminal activity, there had been on this property six reported robberies," Michaels said.
He noted the company's outdoor security cameras were broken, and said despite previous crimes at the station, the company did "absolutely nothing to keep their property safe for their customers."
Urbieta Oil did not immediately return calls for comment.
The Brackett family also still hopes to bring Darrell's killers to justice, but that hasn't happened yet.
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RV rental firm Allstar Coaches has branched into a new marketplace, offering companies "custom wrapped motorhomes" to use as a high-profile marketing tool.
"There is nothing quite as eye catching or effective as a brightly wrapped bus cruising down Main Street America. It's something you don't miss," said Rob Tischler, CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Allstar. "Heads turn wherever you go and everybody remembers seeing it.
He added, "Corporate RV rental is our fastest growing division," noting that All-Star has seen a healthy 35% increase over the past year.
Tischler said that some of America's largest and well-known corporations have embraced the use of branded RV rentals to promote their wares, citing the ability to connect with people on a personal level and in multiple locations.
Disney, through its DreamWorks division, rented and wrapped a luxury RV from Allstar Coaches for a promotional tour timed to coincide with the release of their sci-fi hit "I Am Number Four." Over a two-week period, the campaign toured 10 major markets, hosting fan experiences and giveaways at NASCAR events, theme parks and various other high traffic locations.
Visa, MasterCard and Discover have also been bringing wrapped motorhomes to college campuses for years, signing up students and helping them to establish credit with great success.
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I had actually got on board of Legends of the Knight when it was on Kickstarter. I had been reading The Mary Sue & they talked about how one of their writers, Jill, was a featured story on there. So I went to the Kickstarter, watched the trailer & instantly donated. Stories about Batman fans triumphing over their disabilities, their obstacles & dressing up as him to make a difference? I'm in. I donated the amount in which I would get a DVD copy when it was completely financed & I do not regret it in the slightest.
I don't want to talk too much about the film because I feel it's something you have to experience. To listen to these people's stories, it can be really uplifting & make you reflect on your own life. I watched this film again yesterday & it really made me think of how much good I can do in the world. I've done a lot of charity work but there's still so much more I can do & can do as a Batman fan. It made me want to start a Batman-focused charity group, it made me want to donate to local & international charities, it made me want to help my community. It's an emotional film that I recommend to every Batman fan. It makes you proud to be a fan of one of the greatest superheroes.
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Presenting the first 2010 inductee to The Deadspin Hall Of Fame ...
Sean Salisbury. Final tally: 77.8 percent.
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An Outdoor Fall Wedding at a Private Residence in Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Cynthia (Cindy) Beitz (34 and a stay-at-home mom) and Bradley (Brad) Choyce (35 and a car repair shop owner) chose a bright, cheery palette of mustard yellow, teal, marsala and rose to amp up the whimsy for their playful affair at Brad's great-grandfather's farm. The couple's floral invites served as inspiration for the day's color scheme. Cindy and Brad, who now live on the farm, said "I do" beneath a large oak tree on the grounds. Salvaged oil cans filled with colorful bunches of wildflowers—an ode to the property's past—lined the ceremony aisle for a personalized touch. The bridesmaid dresses reflected Cindy's all-lace illusion gown, to which she added a removable black train for her walk down the aisle. Cindy and Brad refurbished an old Airstream shortly after they started dating, which made for a fun motif throughout the décor. The cake also featured two vintage campers atop a "tree stump"—a sweet surprise from Cindy's mother. Their bridal party even camped out in one the night of the wedding.


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Beaufort County PALS will be represented by the Bluffton Under 10 All-Stars in the state recreation final four this weekend in Seneca.
Bluffton started its march to the finals in tournament play last Friday night with a convincing opening round 58-17 victory over Barnwell County.
The All-Stars followed up with an equally impressive 58-27 display against Jasper County.
The highlight of the day was a showdown with the northern district foes from Beaufort. Bluffton led 15-13 at the half, then exploded to outscore Beaufort 30-10 in the second half for a 45-23 win.
Up next for the Bluffton team was the city of Charlestom. In a see-saw game, Bluffton outscored Charleston in the last quarter 21-9, winning 43-32.
It was the first-ever district championship for Bluffton PALS.
The U10 team will head to Seneca for an opening-round contest Saturday against the Western District representative. The Bluffton PALS U12 team also will play in the state tournament.
What is most impressive about the Bluffton U10 team has been ball movement and finding the open man. Defensively we have locked down when we needed it most. In the second half of our last two games the boys have gotten more focused and executed better, it is a testament to their patience and discipline. They have bought into the concept of Team. I am very proud of these young men and I am certain Bluffton will hear their names again.


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Relationship satisfaction linked with changing use of contraception
Women's sexual satisfaction in long-term heterosexual relationships may be influenced by changes in hormonal contraceptive use, research from the University of Stirling shows.
The study, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, was carried out by researchers from the universities of Stirling, Glasgow, Newcastle, Northumbria and Charles University in Prague.
The team looked at a sample of 365 couples, and investigated how satisfaction levels – in both sexual and non-sexual aspects of long-term relationships – were influenced by women's current and historical use of hormonal contraception.
"Our findings showed women who had met their partner while taking the pill and were still currently taking it – as well as those who had never used the pill at any point – reported greater sexual satisfaction than those women who had begun or stopped using the pill during the course of the relationship," says lead researcher Craig Roberts from Stirling's Division of Psychology.
"In other words, the congruence of women's pill use throughout the relationship had a greater influence on sexual satisfaction levels than either simply being on the pill or not being on the pill."
The team found there was no difference in the non-sexual aspects of relationship satisfaction between the groups of women. Additionally, women's history of pill use was also found to make no difference to their male partners' relationship satisfaction in both sexual and non-sexual contexts.
"Previous research has shown that hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, subtly alter women's ideal partner preferences and that often women who are using the pill when they meet their partner find the same partner less physically attractive when they come off the pill," says Roberts.
"Our new results support these earlier findings but, crucially, they also point to the impact a change in hormonal contraceptive use during a relationship – either starting or stopping – can have on a woman's sexual satisfaction with her partner."
According to Roberts, "The pill has been a tremendously positive social force, empowering women and giving them greater control over their lives, but there is also a lot of controversy surrounding the question of whether hormonal contraceptives alter women's libido and sexual satisfaction."
"These results show that examining current use is not enough to answer this question. What seems to be important is whether a woman's current use matches her use when she began the relationship with her partner. We hope our results will help women understand why they might feel the way they do about their partner when they change use," Roberts concludes.