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It is that time of the year again for our special night out. Though we were sorely tempted by the strength and price of the $50 prix fixe dinner at Downey's, we ended up ala carte anyway because it was a special occasion. But seeing how excellent this prix fixe value is - four courses: appetizer, soup, entree and dessert it is time to think Downey's is not just for special occasions because this competes with almost any restaurant in town where one gets a lot less quality than at Downey's and never comes close to the serene and welcoming atmosphere of Downey's.
Our own ala carte dinners were superb from beginning to end - my figs, toasted walnuts and proscuitto were again inspired and DH had the sumptuous artichoke heart appetizer which set us off and running to the pork chop and lamb loin entrees and finished with their sublime seasonal peach ice cream special and the always welcome chocolate tarte with expresso sauce.
Another lovely evening at Downey's only marred by the absence of their lovely owner hostess who has to earn at least a few days off from time to time. Her special glow and attention to the smallest details was missed, but little got overlooked in her absence. Just wanted to let her know she is so much part of the welcoming feeling at Downey's.
We chose the crab costini with the curry papaya, apple grape, arugula garnish which was a haunting starter with a complex blend of flavors and textures. Then the chilled melon soup which had a touch of cayenne to make it a shade more interesting than simply fruity and sweet. I had the game hen and it was superb down to the last bit of swiped-up sauce with their delicate breads. Partner had the duck which also reached perfection with fresh peaches that belonged to a celestial hemisphere.
We sampled a wonderful 5 selection cheese plate as an extra charge off the prefixe menu and then made difficult choices from the dessert trolley as our final course.
Partner had the black and white ricotta cheese cake with fresh raspberry sauce and I had the fresh peach ice cream special with flaky crust and meringue. Just superb. I had the pre-fixe, and partner ordered ala carte. We split a split of Veuve Cliqout for a special occasion so it did add up, but it was worth every penny (dollar).
With the pre-fixe alternatives and a less expensive wine there will be a lot more next times and not wait for only special occasions. Santa Barbara dining has matured to grace and elegance and Downey's is the spot.
There were both young and old diners so don't be put off by stuffy stories about Downey's. That it is not. Refined, elegant, welcoming, approachable and creative, yes it is. However, if you are looking for noise, trendy short-lived hippness, and brittle glitter then this would not be the place to go.
It is a very lovely, very pleasant choice and the owner's wife understands the true meaning of hospitality . Consider yourself privileged to have the opportunity to dine at Downey's.
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X GEN Congress 2013 - X-GEN 컨퍼런스 2013 -
2013년 3월 18 - 20일
미국 캘리포니아주 샌디에고, 힐튼 샌디에고 리조트
차세대 시퀀싱(NGS)은 DNA/RNA 맵핑(mapping)을 신속화, 저비용화함으로써 게놈 비교를 가능하게 하고 발견을 가속시키고 있습니다. Cambridge Healthtech Institute(CHI)가 주최하는 제4회 X-Gen Congress and Expo는 이러한 기술적인 진보를 다루며, 계속 진화하는 응용 기술에 초점을 맞추는 독창적인 컨퍼런스입니다. 임상면에서의 유용성을 집중 분석하는 이번 컨퍼런스에서는 데이터 분석 기술이 게놈 발견을 가능하게 하는 원동력이며, 시퀀싱의 전략적인 단계가 되는 배경 등에 대해 소개합니다.
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기조 세션
2:00 의장 개회사
2:15 대사와 유방암의 관련성을 정의하는 에피게놈 동적 조절 프로파일링
Kevin Gardner, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Investigator and Head,
Transcription Regulation Section, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, DHHS
New findings linking epigenetic regulation to cellular processes that drive important hallmarks of cancer will be discussed. The broader impact of these findings on defining molecular and genomic mechanisms that uncover important connections between race, obesity and breast cancer will be reviewed.
3:00 인간 암의 신체적 레트로트랜스포지션(retrotransposition) 전망
Peter J. Park, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for
Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School; Informatics Program, Children's
Hospital Boston
Transposable elements (TEs) comprise close to half of the human genome, and some TE families are still able to copy and insert their sequences into other genomic loci through an RNA-mediated mechanism. We will describe our analysis of somatic retrotransposition events in cancer and their potential role in tumorigenesis, using a computational method called Tea (Transposable Element Analyzer) we developed for detecting TE integration sites at single-nucleotide resolution from paired-end whole-genome sequencing data. We have identified nearly 200 high-confidence somatic TE insertions in the cancer genomes of 43 patients across multiple tumor types, and our integrative analyses with other data types have indicated their potential impact in tumorigenesis. We will give an update on our efforts at characterizing TE activities in a more comprehensive panel of tumor types.
3:45 오후 휴식시간
4:00 유전자 조절과 일반적 질병
John Stamatoyannopoulos, M.D. Associate Professor, Genome Sciences and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington
5:00 기조 연사 패널 디스커션
Moderator: Kevin A. Davies, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, Bio-IT World
Thanks to the explosive power of NGS and extraordinary collaborative projects such as ENCODE and TCGA, researchers are gaining important new insights regarding genome function and architecture, including the role of non-coding RNAs and epigenetic modifications in health and disease. In this plenary panel discussion, our opening speakers will discuss the implications of current research and future directions and priorities.
3월 18일(월), 9:00-12:00
3월 19일(화), 17:30-20:30
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Genome in a Bottle Consortium
Thursday, March 21
7:30 am Consortium Registration
8:30 Genome in a Bottle Consortium
NIST has recently convened the Genome in a Bottle Consortium to develop the reference materials, reference methods, and reference data needed to support confidence in human whole genome variant calls. The work of this consortium will enable translation of sequencing to clinical applications through a community standards development effort.
The consortium will host a morning session to present its work plan, progress at NIST in developing whole-genome reference materials, and updates from each of four working groups: (1) Reference Material (RM) Selection and Design; (2) Measurements for Reference Material Characterization; (3) Bioinformatics, Data Integration and Data Representation; (4) Performance Metrics and Figures of Merit.
An open discussion with the working group chairs and consortium hosts from NIST will follow the presentations.
NGS for Drugs, Patients and Clinical Trials
March 22-23
Designed for drug developers to explore the unparalleled advantages of NGS technologies for translational research, while addressing common challenges.
Learn more at healthtech.com/ngs-drug-development
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Applying NGS and Data Analysis
Hear first-hand what thought leaders are saying about the use of NGS over the past two years, as well as their perspective on where NGS will take us in the future.
Detecting Sense-Antisense Transcripts Differentially Regulated by Androgens in Prostate Cancer Cells
Melanie Lehman, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
To view the poster, please click here.
Sequencing 101
In less than five years next-generation sequencing has gone from radical to routine. Naturally, in a field moving so fast, newbies can feel overwhelmed. Sequencing 101 is designed to provide definitions in terminology, types of platforms, workflow strategies, and current applications, to what's next? Learn about the genomic data revolution from data generation to management to analysis and interpretation.
"Ending Diagnostic Odysseys": A Bio-IT World Podcast
Guest: ELIZABETH WORTHEY PhD, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
Host: KEVIN DAVIES, Editor, Bio-IT World
A team led by Liz Worthey and Howard Jacob recently published a landmark case report in which genome sequencing of an individual patient, Nicholas Volker, produced a specific diagnosis and a meaningful therapy. Since October 2010, their team at the Medical College of Wisconsin has established a comprehensive review system to end the diagnostic odysseys of other young patients.
In this exclusive podcast, recorded at the Copenhagenomics conference in June 2011, Liz Worthey discusses with Bio-IT World editor Kevin Davies the highs and lows of the Volker case, the challenges of genome data analysis, and how that experience has provided the foundation for ongoing clinical genome sequencing efforts.

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Q&A with Volleyball's Brooks Dierdorff
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Q- You have been a part of several Triton squad's that have pulled off some upsets. Which do you remember and why do they stand out to you?
DIERDORFF- My freshman year when we beat UC Santa Barbara for the first time in our program's history, and then this year's two wins have been a few of the best I have experienced in my career. One of the most memorable matches I played in, we actually lost. In the last match of my sophomore year we played #1 UCLA and barely lost, 16-14, in the fifth game after winning only one MPSF match the whole year. Even though we lost, it still was one of the best matches I have ever been a part of.
Q- You spent the fall quarter overseas. What was that like? Did you play any volleyball?
DIERDORFF- This fall I was hanging out for a while in
Q- When you arrived at UCSD as a freshman, did you imagine that you would become the school's all-time assists leader?
DIERDORFF- It never crossed my mind to be honest. I just was hoping to see the court. It is nice to have that title though. I don't feel like I can take full credit for that record as all my assists have depended on my hitters, so I feel like the record is also a reflection on the talent of the hitters I've had over the years.
Q- For most of the 2007 season to-date, you have been on the court with at least four freshmen. How has your role varied from last season, when there were several senior starters.
DIERDORFF- It has been easier for me this year to assume a leadership role as I have had a great deal more court experience. I have tried to relate my own past experiences to the freshman so that they know what to expect and how to deal with certain situations.
Q- With the success of this year's class, what do you see in the next year or two, as far as wins and the MPSF and UCSD?
DIERDORFF- I have no doubt that this group of freshman will become one of the best UCSD volleyball teams in the program's history. They have a lot of talent and it is very rare for that many freshman to have so much court experience so early in their careers. It will be interesting to see how well they do in the years to come.
Q- What do you like about the games of the freshmen, including Jason Spangler, Will Ehrman, Frank Fritsch and Adrian Guthals?
DIERDORFF- The best part about every single one of these guys is that I know I can trust them to give all of their effort on every single play. There is not much more I can ask of them.
Q- You have had several road trips as a member of the UCSD volleyball team in your career. Which trips have been your favorites?
DIERDORFF- I have to say that my favorite was an unofficial team road trip to
Q ¢ Did you get a chance to do any sightseeing on your trip to the Hall of Fame Classic?
DIERDORFF- The team and I were able to go to the Volleyball Hall of Fame while we were there. It was fun to see, but did not take very long as the entire Hall of Fame is housed in one small room.
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Reading 2: Behind the Scenes
This reading includes brief descriptions of some of the most important jobs performed at the depot around 1910. Operations required the depot to stay open 24 hours a day.
Yard Master: The yard master managed rail operations. He located empty and full freight cars along the railroad through the telegraph operator and arranged for them to be picked up and sent to new destinations. He called for yard crews and kept main line tracks clear for incoming trains. He made a train list of freight cars and their destinations for the yard conductor.
Yard Conductor: The yard conductor received train lists from the yard master and ordered yard crews to find each car and assemble the train into station order, which meant that at each stop on the run, cars for that point were in the correct sequence to be disconnected. The yard master gave a copy of the train list to the engineer.
Well, you're in charge of the whole train....And if anything goes wrong, why, they want to talk to the conductor....if anything happened to the train, if you derailed, they want to know where it's at; they want to know how many cars is involved in it. Well, they can't nobody else tell that but the conductor.¹
Call Boy: When the yard master had need of an off-duty yard crew, he would give the job of finding them to the call boy, who would run off to round up the men.
The only man that could go into a saloon [during his working hours] without getting fired was the call boy. He could go in and come out. They didn't pay no attention to that, you know, because that was where he had to go most of the time to find the man, you know, when he was out lookin' for him to go out on the run.²
Car Distributor: The area mines would call the car distributor to request that empty cars be dropped off and loaded cars removed. He had a clerk list this information and pass it on to the yard master.
Telegraph Operator/Signal Operator: A telegrapher could quickly send and receive information through wires by Morse code. Women and men telegraph operators communicated with other operators up and down the line to relay information vital for a safe, efficient transportation operation. The telegrapher relayed or received orders to switch tracks if necessary, or to slow or stop trains. The telegrapher would post a signal for the incoming engineer and throw the track switches.
Chief Clerk: Several clerks, both men and women, completed paperwork. Often this position gave new employees their start. A clerk's time would be divided among the offices: working four hours for the track supervisor, writing letters and taking dictation; then four hours for the train master, keeping records and inspecting schedules and bulletin books; then another four hours with the car distributor preparing car lists. The chief clerk would relay vital schedule information to the yard master.
I had written the C&O Railroad superintendent here in Hinton, telling him that I had finished high school and I had taken shorthand and could use a typewriter, and if a job should come open, I would be glad if he would give me consideration for it...it was Christmas Eve and I got a phone call...that a job was awaiting me.³
Questions for Reading 2
1. Which job do you think you would like to have had? Why?
2. Which jobs do you think carried the most responsibility? received the highest pay? the least pay?
3. How many hours per day did the clerk work?
4. What do you think the yard master would have done if his relief shift did not show up for work?
Reading 2 was compiled from Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Schedule of Wages and General Regulations for Conductors, Trainmen, and Yardmen, C&O Railway, 1927; and Michael W. Caplinger and John T. Hriblan, "Thurmond Passenger Depot and Offices," Historic Furnishings Report, the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, West Virginia University, 1993.
¹Robert Carter, National Park Service oral history interview, November 15, 1983. Interview conducted by Jim Worsham.
¹Robert Carter, National Park Service oral history interview, November 15, 1983. Interview conducted by Jim Worsham.


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Suunto recently announced new partnerships with Diviac and Diveboard. In a previous article, we looked at the new connection with Diveboard and what it has to offer Suunto users. Now we do the same with the cloud based dive logbook Diviac.
Diviac, which stands for 'dive maniac', launched in 2013 and offers divers a customizable, sharable web application where they can record their underwater experiences. The connection with Diviac works with the Suunto DM5 software and Movescount sports community.
Chicago based attorney Eric Chisholm has been diving since 2008 and uses a Suunto D4i. Eric has visited exotic locations such as Honduras and the Similan Islands, off the coast of Thailand, where he swam with manta rays with 5 m wingspans.
"With Diviac, I really like that I can link and share my dives with my friends and family, that I can have my dive buddy electronically verify my dives, and that I can pull dive shops directly from Diviac's database," Eric says. "It's also extremely helpful when dive sites I've visited are already listed in Diviac's database when I go to log my dives."
Diviac users can explore dive destinations through the eyes of fellow divers, enjoy pictures shared by other community members and plan their next dive trips by browsing the dive operator and resort directory with the possibility of making online bookings.
Eric Chisholm has been diving since 2008.
Diviac also offers extensive marine databases, containing thousands of species, making it easy to tag and organize all the fauna and flora discovered on a dive.
John, from Columbus, Ohio, has been diving for 20 years and uses a Suunto Di6 – his "most trusted dive tool". His best diving experience was in Belize where he encountered dolphins, rays and sharks.
"My favorite feature of Diviac is the ability to log dive site locations live via my smart phone and keep my logs in sync regardless of what device I use whether iPhone or laptop," he says. "Having existing dive sites and dive operators already stored for retrieval is extremely helpful."
Click here to read more about the new partnerships with Diviac and Diveboard
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This entire two-hour-long Committee into impartiality in the Civil Service was one long, concerted attempt to obliquely - and sometimes blatantly - attack the integrity of the Scottish independence referendum, the Scottish government, and Sir Peter Housden - one which has been orchestrated by, amongst other, Labour MP Gregg McClymont - with a Scotsman trailer for the event by David Maddox, a witness at the Committee today.
We had the spectacle of an interrogation of the Head of the UK Civil Service, Sir Bob Kerslake, civil service boss of Sir Peter Housden, Head of Scotland's civil service by Patrick Jenkin MP, then by Lindsay Roy, Scottish Labour MP.
This clip shows the astonishing - and humiliating - spectacle of Lindsay Roy, Scottish Labour MP, sitting silently while a Welsh Labour MP Paul Flynn, excoriates Sir Bob Kerslake for failing to censure Sir Nicholas Macpherson for 'leaking' his advice on currency union, and for attacking the Scottish independence referendum. then walks out of the Committee.
This is a UK Government that is losing control of a situation and a country it never understood, and never tried to understand. As for the Scottish Labour Party - they are beneath contempt …


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face, head, and neck to the brain; control the muscles in the face and throat;
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Dust off your helmet. Break out your wheels. It's time for the Bike to PSU Challenge! Beginning May 1, this month-long friendly competition invites students, faculty, and staff to commute to campus by bicycle. With prize giveaways—including the chance to win a new bike—workshops, and free biker breakfasts, there's no better time to hit the bike lanes.
Riders can log trips on the website, which tracks miles ridden, calories burned, and carbon dioxide kept out of the atmosphere.
Last May, more than 800 riders participated, burning more than four million calories and preventing an estimated 83,526 pounds of carbon emissions. Organizers hope to boost those figures this year, with the goal of reaching at least 1,000 participants.
Riders can compete as individuals or form teams to encourage their classmates or coworkers to give bike commuting a shot.
"Signing up as a team adds another layer of participation, allowing small groups to motivate, cajole, and support each other," said Ian Stude, transportation options manager.
In addition to the health and environmental benefits of joining the challenge, participants have the opportunity to win one of five new bikes, a variety of lights, racks, backpacks, and a spot on the Outdoor Program's fully supported bike tour.
"I can honestly say that all the hype is real—it makes you healthier, you save money, and you feel more connected to the world around you. Oh yeah, and once you get used to it, it's really kind of fun," said Stude, a year-around bike commuter since 2003.
Increasing the number of students and employees who bike to campus rather than driving or taking mass transit is an important step for PSU to meet Climate Action Plan goals and attain carbon neutrality by 2040. Currently, about 12 percent of the PSU community travels to campus by bike.


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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has thrown down the gauntlet in his 2010-2011 state budget proposal. He promises no new taxes and deep cuts to the state's tattered social safety net in his effort to balance a budget $19 billion in the hole.
Now the budget ball is in the legislature's court. For the state's major gubernatorial candidates, the state's mess is more of a hot potato. How they respond may tell us much about how they might govern.
The approaches have been incredibly different.
Republican Steve Poizner has offered his 10-10-10 plan, which would cut the current $86 billion budget by 10 percent, cut all taxes by 10 percent, and place $10 billion in a reserve fund.
Left unknown is how the 10 percent cuts in tax revenues would plug the $19 billion budget gap facing the state over the next 14 months.
Further, placement of $10 billion in a reserve fund strangles the state treasury even more.
Republican Meg Whitman has offered a less audacious plan, promising to cut the state's civil servant workforce by 17 percent and moving the retirement eligibility ages of state employees from 55 to 65. A cut of 17 percent sounds impressive, except it amounts to about $3 billion in salaries, far short of the $19 billion deficit.
And while a discussion of higher retirement ages may make sense, it does nothing in the near term.
Perhaps the most circumspect is Democrat Jerry Brown, who has said simply that he will not raise taxes without a vote of the people. In other words, he has dodged the issue altogether, a luxury Brown can afford for the time being since he has no June 8 primary challenger.
So, who among these candidates has been most aggressive in tackling the essence of the deficit and the budget challenge? So far, no one. The candidates may be able to get away with it between now and June 8th, but the voters will surely clamor for more specific and comprehensive answers with the approach of the Nov. 3 general election. Then the real sparks will fly.


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I'm going to do something that I said I would not do.
Less than 24 hours ago, I was involved in a behind-the-scenes discussion of the vile reactions to the Hobby Lobby decision that were taking place on the internet. I said — and I meant it — that I was not going to write about this trash.
The reason? Satan brought this beast to life, and I, for one, don't want to feed it.
Now, I'm going to do a 180 and do that thing I said I wasn't going to do. I am going to talk about the satanically-inspired things being said.
The reason?
I read a call for help from Jennifer Lahl, founder and president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. I have worked with Mrs Lahl on legislation. She is publicly involved in fighting commercial egg harvesting and surrogacy. Evidently, Mrs Lahl has been receiving what amount to death threats.
I've decided to write about these threats. I can't let this go unchallenged.
There were, at least in some dirty little corners of the internet, comments directly inciting violence against Hobby Lobby. What I saw was one person after another calling for specific acts of violence.
I want to make this clear. These were calls to commit crimes of violence against this business. They were explicit and repetitive. They were direct calls to do violence with specific types of violence being named. Every action these commenters were calling for was both a felony in itself and potentially murderous to large numbers of people.
One thing I learned a long time ago is that you have to take people at their word about these things. Words precede actions. My advice to the police is that if anything happens in either of these situations you already have your "persons of interest." Just look at the people making these threats.
Slander and personal excoriation have become so rife in our society that we no longer recognize them for what they are. We've gotten to the point that we think this kind of verbal debauch is normal. Are death threats and calls for violence against persons the downward trend toward a new normal?
I am writing this post to call on other bloggers and people who publish on the internet to accept that they are responsible for what they allow on their publications.
I am not talking about a random comment that got through by accident. I am referring to one call to commit violence, one death threat, after another. If your outlet has become a venue for issuing calls to commit crimes of devastating violence, you need to do something about it.
Do not wait until a tragedy occurs and then make sanctimonious statements to the press to excuse yourself. Because if that happens, I, for one, won't be buying it.


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Modeling Exsolution (and Perthite Formation) as an Example of Complex-System Behavior
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Skills and concepts that students must have mastered
How the activity is situated in the course
The use of multiple representations of a phenomenon (exsolution) are used to provide different perspectives to foster more complete understanding. Students must be able to integrate information provided by: 1) physical samples (manipulatives), 2) a kinesthetic/physical modeling activity, 3) plots of data to derive a mathematical model of the process, 4) a computer-based simulation model, and 5) a visualization that represents the physical process of exsolution in a T-X phase diagram (alkali feldspar solvus). This activity makes the connection between a physical phenomenon that occurs in nature with model-based representations of complex-system behavior.
Content/concepts goals for this activity
- To develop a first order understanding of the process of exsolution. Natural occurrences of perthite (observed in hand sample, thin section and TEM images) are related to physical, computer, and mathematical models (e.g. Fick's Laws of diffusion) that provide multiple representations of the process of exsolution.
- To recognize complex-system behavior in the relatively common feature of perthitic alkali feldspar. This includes examples of scale-invariance of exsolution that typically develops over many orders of magnitude, and exsolution as an emergent and self-organizing phenomenon.
- To recognize that atomic-scale processes result in mesoscopic products, and
- To develop the ability to infer process from observations of natural materials.
Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity
- Data analysis
- Quantitative skills
- Developing visual literacy
- Thinking across multiple spatial scales
- Discovering the relationship between theory and natural phenomena
- Integration of different types of datasets
Other skills goals for this activity
- Collaborative learning
- Computer modeling
- Graphical representations of data
Description of the activity/assignment
A good example of this process can be seen in the alkali feldspar mineral group. At high temperature the mineral anorthoclase (K,Na)AlSi3O8 shows complete solid solution, i.e. there is a random distribution of K and Na in the alkali sites of the crystal. Upon cooling, Na and K segregate into more ordered domains creating areas that are rich in albite NaAl Si3O8 and microcline KAlSi3O8(see Figure 1).
The purpose of this exercise is to provide a number of activities to demonstrate how exsolution works and to demonstrate complex-system behavior in this relatively common natural phenomenon.
Part I: Images of naturally occurring perthite.
The following images show minerals that have undergone exsolution at different scales. The image on the top left shows exsolution as viewed with a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM; field of view is 10 microns). The image on the top right is a photomicrograph of exsolution in microcline as seen in thin section (cross-polarized light, field of view is 2 mm). The picture on the bottom left is a hand sample of perthitic microcline as seen in hand sample (field of view is 10 cm). The picture on the bottom right is a picture of plagioclase feldspar showing the "schiller" effect. This is caused by sub-microscopic unmixing of two distinct plagioclase phases in the compositional range of labradorite (An50 - An70) which results in the beautiful play of colors seen in this photo; (field of view of 20 centimeters). This series of pictures is a good example of scale invariance of this physical phenomenon.
Examine perthite textures from hand samples and thin sections from your own mineralogy collection. We can easily envision unmixing of two immiscible fluids--for example oil and vinegar salad dressing. The same thing happens when we unmix (i.e. exsolve) solid phases--the process just takes a bit longer as atoms have to migrate in the crystal lattice by intracrystalline diffusion! How can such a common feature as perthite be understood in terms of complex-system behavior?
Part II: Exsolution Puzzle Exercise.
This exercise is done in groups of 2-3 students. Coins are initially randomly distributed on a chessboard, and are then subsequently moved to create domains of increasing order (regions that are dominated by either pennies or nickels). This is a kinesthetic learning exercise that creates a physical model that simulates how the exsolution process works. (Inspired by Greg Marfleet, Carleton College)
- Randomly distribute 20 pennies and 20 nickels on the attached 7x7 chessboard (Microsoft Word 33kB Dec1 10). The random distribution of pennies and nickels is analogous to the random distribution of Na and K in the high temperature alkali feldspar, anorthosite. (See Figure 1)
- The goal is to have a given coin completely surrounded by similar neighbors (i.e. 8 nearest neighbors of the same type of coin located on adjacent edges and the diagonal squares. Each student will sequentially move a coin into an adjacent open position (horizontal, vertical and diagonal moves are allowed) to achieve this desired configuration. Perfect ordering of nickels and pennies into discrete domains is analogous to perfectly ordered crystals of albite and microcline. [NOTE: in this exercise we are modeling the diffusivity of only the alkali elements, Na and K. The ordering of Si and Al in the tetrahedral sites of a feldspar crystal is a related, but entirely different process].
- Systems tend to minimize Gibbs Free Energy (see Figure 2) on their way towards a state of equilibrium. In this example, the surface area surrounding domains of the segregated compositions (nickels/Na and pennies/potassium) is proportional to the excess Gibbs Free Energy of those domains. As clusters of similar coins evolve (segregate) and get bigger, the bounding surface areas are minimized and the energetics of the system are decreased.
- For the initial random state, determine the area surrounding each type of element; do this by assuming the unit length along each edge is 1 and add all the surfaces surrounding Na/nickel and K/potassium coins or aggregates of coins. Count any edges that are not adjacent to another similar coin (i.e. count all nickel-penny interfaces, and any edge where a nickel or penny is adjacent to an open space. Do not count the external edges on the outer border of the chessboard).
- Make 10 moves of the coins (always moving into an adjacent open space either right, left, up, down, or on a diagonal) and again determine the bounding surface areas. Record these surface area values for pennies and nickels. Repeat after 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100 moves.
- After each set of moves, report your surface area measurements for both pennies and nickels to your instructor; record these values on a spread sheet for later plotting and analysis.
- This part of the exercise should take about 45 minutes to complete the sets of movements and measurement of the surface areas.
Here is an example experiment showing the progressive ordering of pennies (potassium) and nickels (sodium).
Plot your results. Assume that each move requires 1 unit of time.
- Plot your data on a X-Y plot with surface area on the Y axis and time on the X-axis. What is the distribution of your data? (Try plotting data for pennies, nickels, their sum, and their averages). Create a "best fit" curve through the data as plotted on this X-Y diagram (easily done with functions programmed into Excel). . What type of mathematical function is represented by a curve that has a steep slope to begin (left side of the plot), and becomes asymptotic to the X-axis away from the origin? Did you notice that the first set of coin moves produced the largest change in surface area, and that subsequent sets of moves produced smaller and smaller changes to the surface area?
- Have you seen other plots with similar profiles from your other studies in Earth Science?
- It appears that many processes in Earth Science may follow the same mathematical laws.radioactive decay; longitudinal profile of rivers....
- Now plot your data on a log-log plot with surface area on the ordinate (Y-axis) and time on the abscissa (X-axis). Create a "best fit" curve through these data (easily done with functions programmed into Excel). What is the shape of this curve? Does this relationship demonstrate a) an exponential function? b) a power law?
- Here is an example dataset (Excel 74kB Dec1 10) for 12 experiments completed by the spring 2010 Mineralogy class at Montana State University. Raw data and corresponding graphs are presented in the attached spreadsheet file. Compare your results with those shown in this example exercise.
Intracrystalline Diffusion and Fick's Law
The rate of transport of mass (and energy) through a fixed medium can be described mathematically by Fick's Law of Diffusion.
The fundamental expression of Fick's First Law of Diffusion can be written as:
J = -D(∂c/∂x)
- Jis the flux of a material along a compositional gradient (e.g. mol / length2time1 ), the amount of material (e.g. atoms or moles) that will flow through a small area during a fixed time interval.
- Dis the diffusion coefficient (length2 time -1);
- c is the concentration (amount of material per volume, mol/m3), and
- x is the length (m)
- Fick's Law shows that the flux of an ion diffusing through a stationary medium (like the crystalline lattice in our example) is proportional to the concentration gradient (∂c/∂x). As diffusion proceeds, the concentration is always changing, and thus, the flux is always changing. Can you see why this process exhibits non-linear behavior and must be represented as a power law?
- Note that The diffusivity, D, scales with temperature:
- D ~ (kT/h) exp(-Q*/RT)
- Different types of diffusion pathways include: intragranular (volume) diffusion, grain boundary diffusion, diffusion in a bulk fluid, and diffusion related to crystal defects. In our example of perthite exsolution, intragranular (volume) diffusion is the operative process. This process is most effective at high temperatures.
Note that generally material tends to move in a direction from high to low concentrations, and thus, compositional gradients tend to be minimized by diffusion. However, in the case of exsolution and perthite development during cooling of a high-temperature, homogeneous alkali feldspar (anorthite), just the opposite effect happens--segregated domains of albite and microcline become more stable at lower temperatures. Why is this the case? The answer lies in the overall energetics of the system. It turns out that lattice strain that is induced upon cooling of anorthite results in large excess energy in the system. To minimize this excess energy, a single homogeneous grain of anorthite (stable at high temperature), will undergo "spinodal" decomposition upon cooling. This results in two energy minima, one for each phase, as illustrated in Figure 2. Upon further cooling, these energy minima continue to separate, thus resulting in two stable phases whose compositions increasingly approach the end member compositions of albite and microcline. A more complete description of this process can be found in Chapters 5 and 7 of Putnis A. and McConnell J.D.C. Principles of Mineral Behaviour 258pp. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford. 1980.
Part III: Computer SimulationNetLogo can be used to model complex system behavior. This computer program was developed by Uri Wilensky (1999) at the Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. For this exercise, we will use the pre-programmed function for Segregation
- Experiment with this program by changing the input parameters to try to reproduce a) the pattern you developed in the puzzle model above, and b) perthite patterns observed in the natural microcline crystals.
Part IV: Visualization of the Development of Exsolution
Relate these products and processes to natural occurrences of perthite, and think about the changes that have to take place on the atomic scale to produce the mesoscopic features that are visible in hand samples.
Part V: Thought Questions
- Driving forces: in equilibrium thermodynamics, the system always drives towards the lowest Gibbs Free Energy. At equilibrium, chemical potential is zero. This typically means there are no compositional gradients. Why does this system drive towards segregated domains that are rich in Na and K?
- Consider entropy "in the system". What do we mean by "the system"?
- Refer to Ilya Prigogine's (winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize for Chemistry) classic work on this subject: Order out of Chaos, Man's New Dialogue with Nature (1984, Bantam Books, 394 pp.)
Determining whether students have met the goals
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Other Materials
Supporting references/URLs
- Putnis, A., and McConnell on the Principles of Mineral Behavior. Chapter 5 discusses ordering and diffusion, and Chapter 8 presents further details of the exolution mechanism.
- Smith, J. V., 1974, Feldspar Minerals: Vol. 2: Chemical and Textural Properties, Springer.
- Yund, R.A. and McCallister, R.H., 1970. Kinetics and mechanisms of exsolution. Chem. Geol. 6,5.


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'Mobile First'
Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg emphasized the need for new mobile products in a Jan. 30 call with analysts.
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While Facebook would likely need to ask permission from users to track their location to be in accordance with Apple's guidelines for developers, Facebook may have already gotten consent from its users to run such a feature.
Friends, Events
Facebook's data-use policy tells users that the company may use information on location "to tell you and your friends about people or events nearby, or offer deals to you that you might be interested in." The company said it may also put together data "to serve you ads that might be more relevant."
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In my dermatology practice I see a lot of patients who think their scaly, red skin is "dry skin", but it is actually dandruff. Dandruff, or seborrheic dermatitis, is so common that almost everyone will suffer from it at some point in their lifetime. Some of its possible forms are:
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- Don't use harsh products on actively inflamed seborrhea or you will add irritation on top of the seborrhea – and irritation looks red and scaly! This applies to cleansers, acne products, anti-aging products, exfoliating products, and sunscreens.
- Medicated cleansers and shampoos are really helpful for seborrhea, so pick the right cleanser for the skin area you are treating. Pyrithione zinc is my favorite medicated cleanser and shampoo ingredient. Other ingredients for non-facial areas include shampoos with salicylic acid, selenium sulfide, tar, ketoconazole, and prescription ciclopirox.
- Over my 30 years of practicing dermatology, I've found pharmaceutical-grade green tea creams to be the most important skin care product along with medicated pyrithione zinc. I use these as the cornerstone of any skin care routine I build to treat seborrhea.
- For thick crusty scale, pre-treating skin with oil for 30 minutes before cleansing or shampooing really helps. Use coconut oil, mineral oil, olive oil, or any other oil. Wet the skin, towel dry, apply the oil, then wait 30 minutes or more. Shampoo or cleanse off the oil and as a last lather, use your medicated shampoo or soap.
- Always moisturize non-scalp areas of seborrhea to help the skin heal. Dry skin heals more slowly.
- Apply facial sunscreen daily if you have seborrhea because, as with most rashes, the barrier of the skin is compromised and sun may pass through to cause damage more easily. Use non-irritating mineral zinc oxide sunscreens matched to your skin type.
- For stubborn seborrhea, I use clotrimazole cream twice a day until the rash is clear plus a month or so. One-percent hydrocortisone cream on top of the clotrimazole is helpful if the rash won't budge, but this medicine has side effects that include skin thinning of the application site and, if applied near the eyes, can cause eye damage. It should only be used under a doctor's supervision.
My favorite products to create a complete skin care routine to control seborrhea are:
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Correct: I have my patients apply my Green Tea Antioxidant Skin Therapy to facial seborrhea. Acne-prone skin may need an oil-free alternative and Replenix CF Cream works well. If the rash is flaring up, I have my patients apply clotrimazole cream to the area of involvement. Clotrimazole can be applied to ear and trunk involvement, too. The cream base makes it impractical for hairy areas like the scalp.
Hydrate: I have patients apply one of my Daily Face Creams or All Natural Body Butter or All Natural Lotion to involved non-hairy skin.
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This Privacy Statement applies to websites, www.puresport.skins.net www.skins.net and store.skins.net ("Websites") and to our SKINS family of companies including but not limited to SKINS Global Holding AG, SKINS International Trading AG, SKINS Compression Garments Pty Ltd, SKINS North America LLC, SKINS GmbH and SKINS Services Ltd. The contact details relevant to your country or region are set out below in the "Contacts" section.
In this Privacy Statement we use the terms "we", "us" and "our". This is a reference to SKINS, just in case you were in any doubt.
SKINS complies with the Australian Privacy Principles ("APPs"). This includes the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth) and the Privacy Regulation 2013 (Cth) ("Privacy Legislation") as a high standard of how it treats information that it receives. The Privacy Legislation is Australian legislation and regulation that sets out clear obligations and guidelines with respect to privacy. We apply those obligations and guidelines in how we communicate with you and deal with your information.
We can always be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com ("Privacy Address"). Please direct privacy matters to the Privacy Address. Also, if you wish you to access any personal information that we hold about you for the purposes of review, amendment or otherwise, please contact us with your request to the Privacy Address.
1. So what is this Privacy Statement about?
This Privacy Statement outlines how we collect personal information, how we maintain, use, disclose and secure that information and destroy information that is no longer needed. It also provides some detail about your privacy rights along with our general rights and obligations and our statement in relation to the personal information we keep on record.
The Websites provide information about and details of SKINS products and services, some of which are available for purchase online. Users are required to register their personal details prior to purchasing goods from the Websites. Acceptance of the SKINS Terms and Conditions is a pre-requisite to use of the e-commerce component of the Website.
2. Personal Information held by SKINS
We only collect personal information that is necessary to assist us in providing our services. In most situations the information we collect about you is provided to us directly by you, for the purpose of purchasing SKINS products from the Websites.
Generally, we keep a record of one or more of the following types of personal information about users of the Websites:
- (a) information that identifies them, such as their name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank account or credit card details and any other information provided by them, as well as any information provided by them about third parties, such as a name and delivery address;
- (b) account transaction information for any purchases made via the Websites; and
- (c) historical commentary regarding any conversations held between our users and SKINS.
All information collected is required and used for our business purposes only. We will not share, rent or sell your personal details with any third party to SKINS.
3. Collection of Personal Information
SKINS may collect personal information about you in a number of ways, including, but not limited to:
- (a) directly from you, when you submit information online or provide information by phone or in documents; and
- (b) any other form of information submitted to us by you or any other person such as third parties who submit your name and address, as a point of contact and/or delivery address.
- (c) via agents or service providers, via other websites or via lists from other sources both from other companies and from other public documents and via strategic partners.
4. Use of Personal Information
Unless you object, this information may be used to:
- (a) contact you;
- (b) deliver your purchase orders to you or the nominated delivery address;
- (c) fulfil administrative functions associated with your purchase order, for example billing;
- (d) carry out secondary purposes related to the primary purpose of carrying out our business functions, such as providing products purchased by you to you;
- (e) effectively manage your accounts and carry on our business;
- (f) assess, process and investigate queries and/or complaints made by you;
- (g) update your records;
- (h) send news, information about our activities and general promotional material which we believe may be useful to you;
- (i) monitor who is accessing the Websites or using services offered on the Websites; and
- (j) profile the type of people accessing the Websites.
If you do not wish to have your personal information used in this manner or for any other specific purpose you can e-mail us accordingly.
5. Opt-Out
You may, at some point (but we hope not), want to tell us to stop contacting you. If so, you may remove yourself from future messages, news, promotional materials and the like by following the instructions found within the sent message. After the Opt-Out request is processed, a final message will be sent to you confirming removal of the address.
Alternatively, you may send your request to the Privacy Address.
6. Protection and Security of Personal Information
We take all reasonable steps to protect all personal information we collect or hold about our users from misuse and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification and disclosure to the best of our ability. We have physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your information that is held by us, and this includes among other things, preventing users from accessing information they have no need to access, by employing industry standard techniques such as firewalls, virus scanning tools and encryption; by using secure networks when transmitting electronic data; by practising a 'clean desk statement'; and by providing secure storage for physical records.
SKINS does not store your credit card or bank account details. When you enter the credit card or bank account details into our Websites for the purpose of purchasing SKINS products, the details are submitted in real-time to our payment service providers in a manner compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
We utilise "cookies" which enable us to monitor traffic patterns and to serve you more efficiently if you revisit the site. A cookie does not identify you personally but it does identify your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and this will provide you with an opportunity to either accept or reject it in each instance.
We will not sell or otherwise provide your personal information to a third party, or make any other use of your personal information, for any purpose which is not incidental to your use of the Websites. For the removal of doubt, personal information will not be used for any purpose which a reasonable person would not expect.
SKINS uses secure methods to destroy or de-identify any personal information as soon as the law permits, provided the information is no longer needed by us for any purpose.
PLEASE NOTE: The information that you provide to us will be sent and shall pass through our internet servers located in the United States of America. Some of your information will also be held by our ERP system in Switzerland under the direct control of SKINS International Trading AG. Further, our administration of privacy matters across the SKINS family of companies and under this Privacy Statement is carried out in Australia with SKINS Compression Garments Pty Ltd and in Switzerland with SKINS International Trading AG. As such, personal information that you provide to us will necessarily pass outside the borders of the Commonwealth of Australia for the purposes of successfully completing any transactions or requests from you.
7. Rights to Disclose Personal Information
We may need to disclose personal information to various organisations and/or parties (such as delivery service providers, information technology services providers, marketing service providers, market research agents, business partners and affiliate companies of SKINS) from time to time to help us to provide and market our goods and services to you. In some instances, we may need to disclose personal information to organisations and/or parties in a foreign country where, for example, this disclosure or transfer of personal information is necessary to enable the performance of our services (such as customs departments and postal services).
Such disclosure will be only for purposes related to the primary purpose for which your personal information was collected, and will not be for any purpose that you would not reasonably expect.
For all other purposes, your consent is generally required prior to disclosure of personal information, however we may still use or disclose that information if:
- (a) we subsequently notify you of the intended use or disclosure and you do not object to that use or disclosure;
- (b) we believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to assist a law enforcement agency or an agency responsible for government or public security in the performance of their functions; or
- (c) we are required by law to disclose the information.
We will preserve the content of any e-mail you send us if we believe we have the legal requirement to do so.
Your e-mail message content may be monitored by us for trouble-shooting or maintenance purposes or if any form of e-mail abuse is suspected.
Personal information which we collect may be aggregated for analysis but in such circumstances we would ensure that individuals remain anonymous.
If you request us not to use personal information in a particular manner or at all, we will adopt all reasonable measures to observe your request.
8. Correction of Information
We take all reasonable steps to ensure that all personal information we hold is accurate, complete and up to date. Users and other individuals should update and maintain their contact details within their online account, by logging into the Websites using their personal login and password and accessing their account information.
If something is not right then tell us at the Privacy Address.
9. Access to Information
Individuals are entitled to request access to any personal information relating to them that has previously been supplied to us over this Websites. They are entitled to edit or delete such information unless we are required by law to retain it.
We will process requests within 30 days. More time may be needed, depending on the nature of the request. Appropriate identification of the individual concerned will be confirmed before access is provided.
There is no fee charged for requesting access to your personal information, however we may charge you for the reasonable cost of processing your request.
In certain circumstances, we may refuse or limit your access to your personal information. If we do so, we will inform you in writing as to the reasons why that sets out:
- (a) the reasons for the refusal except to the extent that, having regard to the grounds for the refusal, it would be unreasonable to do so; and
- (b) the mechanisams available to complain about the refusal; and
- (c) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.
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If you wish to comment on, query or complain about our Privacy Statement, contact us via the Privacy Address or using the details provided below:
SKINS Compression Garments Pty Limited
PO Box 268
+61 (0)2 9534 9999 /phone
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SKINS International Trading AG
Sennweidstrasse 43
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+41 (0)41 500 5500 /phone
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We may amend this Privacy Statement from time to time. Not all changes to our Privacy Statement will require the consent of our users, for example where office security procedures are changed. We will notify our users of any change to our information handling statement that requires your consent before implementing.
This Privacy Statement was last updated on 17 April 2015.


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TEE TALK: Greg has solid swing fundamentals and is a consistent ball striker...has improved his scoring with tournament experience...straight hitter off the tee and in the fairway...gaining confidence in his game with each event...brings youthful enthusiasm...he was a two-sport athlete who showed leadership throughout high school...has strong leadership qualities and potential to impact the Golden Eagle golf program in upcoming seasons and help lead Tech to high finishes.
2011-12: Greg played in all five of Tech's fall tournaments, totaling 14 rounds of golf...notched two top 10 finishes, first placing in a tie for ninth out of 80 golfers with a 74-72-72=218 at the Skyhawk Classic, then finishing two-under-par and placing sixth with a 69-71=140 at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate...shot a career-low round of 67 in the second round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate and went on to finish tied for 15th out of 92 golfers in the event...finished with a stroke average of 72.5, tied for best on the team...improved his 2010-11 average by more than three strokes.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Greg was a two-sport standout during his high school career at Anderson County High School...he was selected team captain in two different sports at Anderson County High School. He led the golf team for coach Johnny Cox, and the 5-11 guard was also captain of the basketball team for coach Derrick Wallace...placed third in the district and second in the region during his junior year, before claiming third place at the TSSAA state championships while helping his team win the regional crown and take seventh place at the state level...as a senior, he placed first in the region and finished 12th in the state tournament individually, helping Anderson County to repeat at Region champions and finish second in the TSSAA state meet.
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Thanksgiving night shopping bad idea
Call me old-fashioned, but the plan by major big-box retailers to open for business even earlier on Thanksgiving night just makes me sad.
It's one more blow to a cherished tradition, and without good reason. Would it hurt anyone, really, to have to wait until Black Friday to snag that big-screen TV for a low, low price? Isn't a nice family gathering worth more?
Retailers say they're only responding to consumer demand, but these same chains are creating much of that craving by besieging us with slick ads.
It's also not fair to the employees at Target, Wal-Mart and Toys R Us, who are being forced to give up their holiday. Some are already protesting. Good for them.
Having been born in Korea and raised in England, I learned what it meant to be American in part by celebrating holiday rituals. Growing up, I looked forward to watching football and "The Sound of Music" on Thanksgiving, singing Christmas carols and gazing in wonder at Fourth of July fireworks.
Thanksgiving is the most widely celebrated – the most American – national holiday. It is ecumenical; its origins don't come out of organized religion. It makes us pause, if only for a moment, to be grateful for America's bounty.
Especially for immigrants, whatever the customs in our homelands, whatever our beliefs, it's something we can build on to form that more perfect union.
I don't want to sound like a grouch, and I realize that many families don't fit the idyllic Norman Rockwell portrait. Still, I'm convinced that the watering down of shared traditions like Thanksgiving is one reason why our nation seems less and less united.
Coming out of this election season, it's clear how divided, even angry, we are politically. Much has been written about how long-standing civic institutions are weakening. Our popular culture offers many more choices, but not as many shared experiences. We are treated more like consumers than citizens.
"There are millions of people who do want to shop on Thanksgiving Day," a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation told the Washington Post.
I'd be willing to bet there are many more millions like me who don't. It may be a lost cause, but I hope we hold out as long as possible.
This Thanksgiving, I plan to be at my sister's house for a family dinner – nowhere near a mall. And when I'm giving thanks before that first bite of turkey, being able to shop that night will not be on my list.
Rhee is an editor at the Sacramento Bee.


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"There are folks out there that are trying to better themselves after making a mistake and it's hard for them to get a job and find housing," Cabello said. "That's why many of them go back to offending."
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If adopted, people who earn a high school diploma, associate's degree, career certificate, vocational technical certification, bachelor's degree, or GED during their sentence or probation could petition the courts to have the record sealed. Prosecutors and police would have the opportunity to object and people who commit violent crimes wouldn't be allowed to apply, Cabello said. A judge would ultimately decide if the petition is granted.
"There's a lot of guys who have felonies that just flat out cannot get jobs," said Tommy Meeks, who counsels ex-offenders through rehabilitative programs at Winnebago County's Resource Intervention Center. "Something like what John is proposing could really go a long way."
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