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The political arm of the moderate New Democrat Coalition is adding 12 House challengers to its list of candidates to watch in 2018.
NewDemPAC's recognition comes with a $1,000 contribution this quarter and guidance about messaging and strategy. The watch list is a way for the group to get involved in races earlier than it previously has. Last cycle, the PAC contributed about $1 million to federal candidates and it expects to give out at least that much this cycle.


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Does ASHA recommend the use of electrical stimulation or specific products for this technique?
ASHA is strongly committed to evidence-based practice and urges members to consider the best available evidence before utilizing any product or technique. ASHA does not endorse any products, procedures, or programs and therefore does not have an official position on the use of electrical stimulation. ASHA has developed "Questions to Ask When Evaluating Any Treatment Procedure, Product, or Program" to help clinicians evaluate and make informed decisions about new programs, products, or techniques.
What information is available about electrical stimulation for swallowing?
The body of literature about electrical stimulation for swallowing is growing and additional studies are underway to further the knowledge about this technique and its implications for dysphagia treatment. In an effort to consider evidence-based practice, it is important to critically evaluate research in terms of research design, subject selection criteria, methodology, etc.
Available resources include:
Evidence-Based Systematic Review
Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders [Dysphagia]) developed a resource summarizing what is known about the use of electrical stimulation with pediatric populations:
Is the use of electrical stimulation within the Scope of Practice for speech-language pathologists?
The Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology outlines what an SLP can do in general terms, but does not identify specific techniques. Electrical stimulation is promoted as a treatment technique for speech and/or swallowing disorders, both of which are recognized in the Scope of Practice. It is advisable to check your state licensure regulations to determine if any restrictions on the use of electrical stimulation exist at the state level.
Do SLPs need specific training or certification to use electrical stimulation?
ASHA recognizes only one certification, the Certificate of Clinical Competence. The Code of Ethics requires that "individuals shall provide all services competently" (Principle I, Rule A). How one attains and maintains an appropriate level of competency is at the discretion of the individual clinician and her supervisor, director, or administration. In the case of electrical stimulation, no training guidelines have been established by ASHA and no specific "certification" is required.
What does FDA approval of an electrical stimulation device mean, and what is involved in securing FDA approval?
There are a number of electrical stimulation devices on the market. These devices are often considered Class II non-exempt medical devices, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Prior to marketing and selling a device such as this, the manufacturer must file a premarket notification [510(k)] with the FDA. As part of this 510(k) application, methodology and results of any studies conducted to design a device or determine the use of devices must be described. The FDA determines the safety and effectiveness of a device by reviewing information from these studies.
If premarket approval is granted for a 510(k) application, a device is "cleared to market" by the FDA. This clearance means that the device is substantially equivalent to other similar devices and can be marketed as such.
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Far earlier than the mid-winter moon set behind the hills of west Kerry this morning, the morning after news broke that Biogen Idec purchased Tysabri from its partner and inventor of the drug, Elan for a whopping $3.25 Billion (that's $3,250,000,000), I lay awake trying to fathom the vastness of the news. I am no mathematician on my best days and ever since my attack in August of 2011 I still have an aversion to numbers. Still, the thoughts rumbled in my head.
Even at current wholesale prices and using the figures posted by the company itself (that over 99,000 people worldwide have "taken" Tysabri not "are on Tysabri therapy") I see over 15 years to pay for the purchase. Were I an investor – which I am consciously not an investor in pharmaceutical companies so as not to appear to be swayed by financial gain – I don't think I'd want to wait 15 years for the return on an investment.
Must be something else going on. What; I'll not speculate for that's all it would be… but it must be something.
Now, several cups of coffee, hours of interweb research and I'm no closer to understanding it all. But I will admit that the whole topic is becoming an irritating raspberry seed in my wisdom tooth.
So, I offer to begin (yet another) occasional series on the Life With MS Blog. We've a few others topics I post about on an ad hoc, as necessary basis (Life with MS In Box - MS Money Matters - , etc) Today I'd like to introduce an opening for topics under the header "MS, Inc."
I don't know exactly where this will go or how often the topic will be raised (because, quite frankly, I need my sleep and this stuff keeps me up at night!
So, as I often do, I'd like to start by asking you if you've any thoughts on what subjects might generally fit under the heading MS, Inc. What might you like to read about? Where do you see profit vying with people when it comes to MS? Are there places where we might shine a light to the underbelly of chronic disease?
I am no investigative reporter. I don't have the energy, wherewithal nor inclination to live on black lists. And I certainly do not want to go off half-cocked about topics I don't know enough about. There are, however, ways to open up topics for discussion – real discussion, not just people spouting off unsubstantiated opinion without a lick of evidence or precedence – so we might find answers and occasionally expose poor deeds.
Have you ever been contacted by someone who offers unsolicited "help" but at a price? Have you encountered scams when it comes to living with your disease? Do you ever feel like there's something "going on" and you just can't put your finger on it?
Give us some ideas and we'll see what we can't do. No promises; I really am trying to enjoy the ride… even if my brakes are on.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
You can also follow me via our Life With MS Facebook page, on Twitter, and in our group on MS Connection.org. Also, check out our bi-monthly MS blog for the United Kingdom, and don't forget to check out TrevisLGleason.com.


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Shiloh Fernandez Gossip
Shiloh Fernandez gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
FASHION: Amanda Seyfried
Here's an exclusive first look at Amanda Seyfried on the cover of FASHION Magazine. I really like the styling here, even though I don't love the dress. For me. For her, it's amazing. And the way they kept the accessories simple – this girl is young and fresh, she doesn't need to be adorned. Full Story
Red Riding Hood & Jack McPhee
Amanda Seyfried and her Red Riding Hood co-star were spotted enjoying the view at Jericho Beach in Vancouver this weekend. Maybe I'm projecting but they seem wistful about the end of summer. All day yesterday, even though it's been years since school was a reality, I was at once filled with dread and excitement, anxiety and anticipation. Full Story
Medieval in Vancouver
Check out the cast of Red Riding Hood in Vancouver this week dressed in full costume, refreshingly UNelaborate. After all, they live(d) in a village back in the day, although at some point Amanda Seyfried better have a memorable red cape. Having said that, Shiloh Fernandez (the young kid in black) and that low slung shirt is a little obvious. Full Story


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A festive "fair"-well to summer
What: Winnebago County Fair
When: Today through Sunday
Where: Winnebago County Fairgrounds, 500 W. First St., Pecatonica
Admission: $7, regular gate admission, today and Saturday; $5, regular gate admission, Sunday; $3, children 9-12, seniors, all days; $15, season pass; $5 plus admission, grandstand events; $10 plus admission, rodeo; $20, mega pass.
Information: The annual fair will feature 4-H projects, animals, carnival rides, food, tractor pulls, a demolition derby, a fashion show, the Miss Winnebago County Fair queen pageant and a talent show. Musical acts will include Chip Messiner, "The Voice" star Gracia Harrison, Pablo & the Rhythmix, Audio Rewind, Audio Drive, Jamie Campbell & the Redneck Romeos and Emma Grace.
Contact: 815-239-1641; winnebagocountyfair.com
Building up to a blockbuster event
Organizers are constructing a good time for anyone who attends "The Lego Movie," which is the featured show at tonight's Friday Night Flix in Davis Park, 320 S. Wyman St., Rockford.
Gates open at 7 p.m. with the movie starting at 8:45 p.m. The Discovery Center will also be there to promote its "Build It! Make It!" exhibit that opens Aug. 23. Before the movie, children can take part in various activities that have to do with construction.
Attendees can bring lawn chairs, blankets, food and beverages. Food and drinks will also be available in the park. The first 1,000 guests will receive a free popcorn voucher.
For more information: thebmoharrisbankcenter.com/davispark/weekends_in_park or find Friday Night Flix on Facebook.
Honoring our heroes
The unveiling of an original scale model of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main St., Rockford.
Pillars of Honor, a nonprofit that honors World War II veterans, has the model on loan to Memorial Hall. Organizers will also honor veterans and their families during the program. Guests can learn about the memorial, talk with veterans and hear about their experiences.
For information: 815-969-1999; pillarsofhonor.org; veteransmemorialhall.com.
Celebrating a heritage
Kick up your heels this weekend at the 33rd annual Polish Fest which starts at 10 a.m. Sunday at Saint Stanislaus Church, 201 Buckbee St., Rockford.
The Julida Boys, Format Band and the Syrena will perform. A Polish sausage and sauerkraut dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and other Polish foods will be offered throughout the day. The event will also feature games, dances, raffles and displays of Polish artifacts.
Admission is free. For more information: st-stanislaus.org.
Bringing families together
What: Black Family Reunion
When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
Where: Ellis Elementary School, 222 S. Central Ave., Rockford
Admission: Free
Information: The event will celebrate the traditions and strengths of the black family. Enjoy food, games, fellowship and lots of children's activities. Guests can watch safety presentations by the Rockford Police and Fire departments. Children's physicals will be offered Saturday through the Ronald McDonald bus. Several musical and dance groups will perform, including the Rock City Unique Steppers, Eighteen11 & Red, and the PlayRay Players.
Contact: 815-315-0925; email@example.com; NCNWRockford.org
Getting artsy in Rockton
More than 50 exhibitors will display and sell various art and craft products at the annual Rockton Art in the Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Village Park, at Blackhawk Boulevard and Union Street in Rockton.
The event, which benefits the Hononegah Woman's Club, will also feature a 50/50 raffle, a homemade pie competition, food and drinks.
All proceeds will go toward the club's various community projects.
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Aircraft Grade Aluminum Kubotan Black and White Spots. Grip your kubotan and get to protecting yourself. A great public safety tool, the kubotan has been around for generations. Starting in Japan and originated by the man who trained their police, this is a non-lethal defense tool that looks harmless but packs a hard hit. Get yours now.
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We've teamed up with Scanpan to create our signature line of high-performance, eco-friendly nonstick cookware. The durable pieces are made in Denmark of 100% recycled aluminum reinforced with ceramic-titanium particles and coated with a patented PFOA-free Green Tek nonstick cooking surface. Great for everything from pot roast to hearty stews and casseroles, our uniquely shaped braiser is just what you need for searing or browning ingredients on the stovetop, then slowly simmering them in the covered pan.
- Extra-thick aluminum base is pressure forged, ensuring even heat distribution without hot spots or warping.
- 100% recycled aluminum responds quickly to temperature changes for top performance and precise control.
- Cast-aluminum body is reinforced with ceramic titanium particles permanently bonded to the pan, making the body ten times harder than stainless steel.
- Patented Green Tek nonstick compound will not peel or react with foods, provides easy release and cleanup, and is safe to use with metal utensils.
- Ideal for healthy, low-fat cooking using minimal oil.
- See-through tempered-glass lid allows you to monitor cooking.
- Ergonomic cast stainless-steel handles stay cool longer.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Designed for use on gas and electric cooktops.
- Limited lifetime warranty.
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- 14" x 11" x 3" high.
- 4 1/2-qt. cap.
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- Made in Denmark by Scanpan, a worldwide pioneer in the design, engineering and manufacture of eco-friendly cookware.
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- Ideal for gas and electric cooktops; not induction-compatible.
- Oven and broiler safe to 450°F.
- Do not use aerosol cooking sprays; buildup over time will cause foods to stick.
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- Avoid using steel wool, steel scouring pads or harsh detergents.
- Stubborn food residue and stains can be removed with a nylon scrubbing pad and Bar Keepers Friend cleanser.
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UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
Return Policy
At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners and knife storage), please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, custom upholstery, food, items shipped direct from the vendor or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. Final sale items ending in .97 or .99 cannot be returned.
Made to Order and Final Sale Furniture items are non-returnable and cannot be cancelled once the order is placed.
For returns of items purchased from your Williams Sonoma Gift Registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later. View Full Returns Policy.
Williams-Sonoma Cookware Lifetime Warranty
From the date of purchase, Williams-Sonoma guarantees to repair or replace any item found defective in material, construction or workmanship under normal use and following care instructions. This excludes damage from misuse or abuse. Minor imperfections and slight color variations are normal.
Should your Williams-Sonoma cookware require repair or replacement, please contact our Consumer Service Department by phone at 1-800-541-1262 (4am – 9pm PST) 7 days a week or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com for return procedures and a return authorization number. If Williams-Sonoma confirms a defect and approves your claim, Williams-Sonoma will elect to repair or replace the item without charge.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by CAMI from Perfect Sized Oval Braiser! Love this Scanpan! Attractive, Well made, Easy to Use and Clean and fits my stove top center oval burner perfectly. Favorite use so far is to saute vegetables and make soup. So far have used to make soup, saute chicken and raise beef. I always use small amount oil or butter and do not use (and no need for) high heat or metal utensils. Keeps cookware looking and working like new.Date published: 2018-02-03


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COLUMBIA - Stephens College President Dianne Lynch presented a plan to the Historic Preservation Commission Thursday night to sell, rezone, and demolish two Stephens College buildings for the Hagan Scholarship Academy. The academy will be for high-achieving junior and senior high school students from rural Missouri counties.
According to Mark Farnen who has been working with Lynch on the project, Stephens doesn't need additional housing, and the academy would be a "good fit for their mission and long term goals."
The two buildings, Hillcrest Hall and the Auditorium and Natatorium, have not been used for years, and are no longer fit for use. Stephens College officials see it as an opportunity to provide a helpful program for Missouri youth. The project has a $60 million endowment.
Historical Preservation Commission members are concerned that the college may regret tearing down the historical buildings in the future. Lynch went on a tour of the building with some members before the meeting in order to further explain the project. She emphasized that some portions of the buildings could be preserved by the commission before they is sold in June.
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Dr Changfa Guo, Professor Chunsheng Wang and their co-investigators from Zhongshan hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China have established a novel hyperbranched poly(amidoamine) (hPAMAM) nanoparticle based hypoxia regulated vascular endothelial growth factor (HRE-VEGF) gene therapy strategy which is an excellent substitute for the current expensive and uncontrollable VEGF gene delivery system. This discovery, reported in the June 2012 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, provides an economical, feasible and biocompatible gene therapy strategy for cardiac repair.
Transplantation of VEGF gene manipulated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been proposed as a promising therapeutic method for cardiac repair after myocardium infarction. However, the gene delivery system, including the VEGF gene and delivery vehicle, needs to be optimized. On one hand, long-term and uncontrollable VEGF over-expression in vivo has been observed to lead to hemangioma formation instead of functional vessels in animal models. On the other hand, though non-viral gene vector can circumvent the limitations of virus, drawbacks of the current non-viral vectors, such as complex synthesis procedure, limited transfection efficiency and high cytotoxicity, still needs to be overcome.
Co-investigators, Drs. Kai Zhu and Hao Lai, said "Hypoxia response elements were inserted into the promoter region of VEGF gene to form HRE-VEGF, which provided a safer alternative to the conventionally available VEGF gene". "The HRE-VEGF up-regulates gene expression under hypoxic conditions caused by ischemic myocardium and turns it off under normoxia condition when the regional oxygen supply is adequate."
The hPAMAM nanoparticles, which exhibit high gene transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity during the gene delivery process, can be synthesized by a simpler and more economical one-step/pot polymerization technique. Drs. Zhu and Lai, said "Using the hPAMAM based gene delivery approach, our published and unpublished results explicitly demonstrated that it was an economical, effective and biocompatible gene delivery vehicle".
Dr Guo concluded that "Treatment with hPAMAM-HRE-VEGF transfected MSCs after myocardium infarction improved the myocardial VEGF level, which improved graft MSC survival, increased neovascularization and ultimately improved heart function. And this novel VEGF gene delivery system may have clinical relevance for tissue repair in other ischemic diseases".
Dr. Steve Goodman, Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Biology and Medicine said "Guo and colleagues have provided an exciting new nanoparticle based gene therapy for cardiac repair. This novel approach has great promise for repair of the heart after myocardial infarction."
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HANOVER, N.H.—Following the trend set by their varsity brethren this fall, the Harvard lightweight freshman crew outraced their competition in the Green Monster Regatta Saturday on the Connecticut River, while the Harvard heavyweights entered a pair of novice boats.
Crimson lightweight boats placed third and fourth in a field of 24 freshman and novice entries on the three-mile course. Teams race even lineups among their top two boats, and the winner is determined by the fastest combined finish. Trinity placed second in the team competition with entries placing fifth and sixth.
Two boats of Harvard heavyweight novices gained valuable competition experience, placing 12th and 18th. The Crimson lightweight C and D entries earned 11th- and 19th-place finishes, respectively.
The Harvard lightweight B entry took third place in 15:20.2, less than three seconds behind runner-up Holy Cross. The Crimson's A boat finished in 15:23.8, topping the first Trinity boat by 12.1 seconds. Dartmouth had the top-finishing individual boat.
Both the Harvard lightweight C and heavyweight B boats earned finishes in the top half of the field. The lightweights placed 11th in 16:23.9, while the heavyweights finished just 2.8 seconds off that pace. The other Crimson heavyweight boat crossed the finish line in 17:19.8, while the final Harvard lightweight entry clocked a time of 17:30.5.
The Radcliffe heavyweight and lightweight crews also competed at the event. The Black and White heavyweights placed second as a team, while the lights entered one boat, which finished eighth overall, first among lightweight entries.


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bruin03 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 107 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
We are a floral and giftbasket business looking for a creative and professional logo for our website and print materials. {Please read the full description}
Holiday floral and giftbasket shop nees logo
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Open to suggestions
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We seek something clean and professional.
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eps, psd, png (winner to send original layered files and fonts), hi-res should be included for printing
We are a floral and giftbasket business looking for a creative and professional logo for our website. The logo should be unique. (meaning no one else should be using it), as we are establishing our brand.
Below are links to some of our competitors websites:
http://www.1800flowers.com, http://www.Gifts.com, http://www.gotfruit.com, http://www.organicbouquet.com, http://www.gifttree.com, http://www.proflowers.com, http://www.ftd.com, http://www.harryanddavid.com
Oh! and please make the colors gender-neutral! We're marketing to men and women equally. The logo should be something that can be used year round, and should remind the viewr that the site is for flowers and gifts/giftbaskets. Thank you!
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I am totally going!
March...17th? I believe.
In London.
It will be awesome.
I only have, like, 2 U.K. readers that I know of, so this doesn't really have anything to do with the comic, just that I'm SO excited and it's going to be freaking awesome.
Also, while the comic is kind of out of service for a while, I'm going to give that 100 theme challenge a try.
Weeee, it's 5 am and I totally can't sleep! I've watched the same 3 episodes of Lost, like 3 times each, now.
Speaking of Lost, anyone other than me actually watch it?
Anyone as addicted to it as I am?
Anyone have any CRAZY theories about what the hell is going on!?!


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Jason Gonos collected five ground balls against Vermont Feb. 25 (Gil Talbot).
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The No. 14/15 Harvard men's lacrosse team is seeking its first 2-0 start since 2009, as the Crimson visits Holy Cross Tuesday afternoon for a 4 p.m. contest in Worcester, Mass. The Crimson sits at 1-0 after defeating Vermont, 11-4, in Harvard's home opener Feb. 25. The Crusaders stand at 1-1 after evening their record with a 15-14 win over Hartford in overtime Feb. 25.
Follow From Home
Holy Cross will offer a live blog of Tuesday's game against the Crimson.
Series History
Harvard has defeated Holy Cross in all 28 previous meetings between the schools. The Crimson has faced the Crusaders in each of the last 11 seasons, winning each year, including a 10-4 decision in 2011 in Cambridge, Mass.
Scouting The Crimson
In the season-opening win over Vermont, Harvard did not surrender a goal for more than 41 minutes between the first and four quarters and held the Catamounts without a single shot in the second stanza. Led by Keegan Michael, the Crimson won 11-of-19 faceoffs, as Michel claimed 8-of-12 draws. Michel also paced the Crimson with seven ground balls, while Daniel DiMaria collected six ground balls in a winning effort.
Daniel Eipp recorded a hat trick, and Kevin Vaughan tallied two goals and dished out two assists to guide the offense. Jeff Cohen and Carl Zimmerman each found the back of the net twice, helping Harvard to a 41-19 advantage in shots.
In goal, Harry Krieger recorded six saves and only allowed three goals in 58:16 of action. Harvard was 0-of-4 in man-up opportunities, while the Catamounts were 0-of-2.
Scouting the Crusaders
With 3:32 to play in overtime, Holy Cross's James Kennedy netted a man-up goal to give his team a sudden victory over Hartford, 15-14, Feb. 25. Kennedy paces the Crusaders with seven goals and 10 points on the season, while John Hannan has six tallies.
Matt Ward (12) and A.J. Guarante (11) pace the team in ground balls, while Guarante going 25-of-51 (.490) on faceoff chances.
Goalie Will Cummings stands at 1-1 overall and has made 18 saves, to go along with a .367 save percentage and a 15.44 goals-against mark.
On The Sideline
Chris Wojcik '96, the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse, returns for his second season with the Crimson. He guided the team to a 3-3 Ivy record, as well as a 10-6 overall mark in his first year at the helm and now stands at 11-6 overall in his career.
Tewaaraton Watch List
Senior midfielder and co-captain Kevin Vaughan and senior long-stick midfielder Daniel DiMaria were named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List prior to the season. The two are included in a list of 50 men made up of the top lacrosse players across all three divisions of collegiate lacrosse and highlights the early hopefuls for the 2011 Tewaaraton Award honors.
Senior Leadership
Harvard will have three senior captains this season: Kevin Vaughan, Paul Pate and Terry White. Vaughan also served as a co-captain during his junior year last spring.
Moving On Up
With two goals this season, Jeff Cohen ranks tied for ninth in the Harvard record books with 96 career goals. Cohen needs three more scores to tie Peter Predun '80 for eighth with 99 tallies. Cohen has amassed 113 points in his career (96-17-113).
Crimson in MLL Draft
Last month, Kevin Vaughan and Daniel DiMaria were selected in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. Vaughan was chosen in the second round with the 14th overall pick by the Denver Outlaws, while DiMaria was taken in the sixth round with the 41st overall pick by the Charlotte Hounds.


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Gathering In The Streets Of Kenya After 2 Men Try To Get Married! "No Gay Man In This Land" (Footage Of Kenyan Police Raiding The Gay Wedding & Arresting 5 Men)
"The scuttling of what could have been the first Gay marriage in Kenya has brought to the fore the raging debate of homosexuality in the African continent. In Kenya it is unlawful to be gay. " - Kenya News
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You may find that some of the side effects of your cancer treatment are having an impact on how you feel about yourself. If so, Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors are available to support you and give you free, face- to-face advice about caring for your skin, hair and nails.
Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors are No7 Advisors, based in some Boots stores, who have been trained to provide support to people living with cancer.
The Beauty Advisors can give you face- to- face advice about caring for your skin, nails and hair – from defining sparse eyebrows and eyelashes, to minimising dark circles around the eyes. They can also show you how to use products to disguise changes or enhance any facial features to help you look and feel good.
If a Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisor isn't available in your area, you should still be able to get support locally and we also have information online about managing the visible side effects of cancer treatment.
A number of hospitals and support groups run workshops about coping with the changes to your skin, hair and nails during cancer treatment. You can ask your cancer nurse specialist or oncology team about the services that are available in your area, or call the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 00 00.
Visit boots.com/storelocator to find your nearest Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisor.
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text: SANFORD — The Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St., opens its nonfood pantry, the Corner Cupboard, at Goodall Hall on the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The pantry will be open next on Saturday, July 20. According to the church's website, the Corner Cupboard is dedicated to "honoring the integrity and worth of all individuals. We do not discriminate based on people's needs." Items available through the Corner Cupboard include personal hygiene items, paper goods, trash bags, laundry and dish detergent, cleaners, sponges, cat litter, pet food, Band-Aids, first aid cream, batteries, light bulbs, diapers, and other baby supplies. The pantry also offers educational assistance in areas such as literacy, health, community resources and financial responsibility. For more information, call 324-3191.


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Cutting through Golden Gate Park, JFK Drive is a key Connecting the City route. Annually, there are more than 13 million visitors to Golden Gate Park, and visitors and tourists alike deserve safe 8-to-80 bikeways.
For years, the SF Bicycle Coalition had been working with an alliance of park and pedestrian advocates to improve JFK Drive. In Spring 2012, San Francisco welcomed its first parking-protected bikeway on JFK Drive, offering a safer biking experience through Golden Gate Park. The SFMTA released a final report in May 2013, which showed decreased speeds of both vehicle and bicycle traffic. Furthermore, 84% of people surveyed felt safe while biking, a significant increase from 71% prior to the changes.
JFK Drive
With over 13 million visitors each year, Golden Gate Park is San Francisco's largest park as well as the third most visited urban park in the nation. The eastern section of the park, where the Music Concourse, the Academy of Sciences and the de Young Museum are located, is particularly attractive to visitors and has a history of innovative projects. Since 1967, the eastern half of John F. Kennedy Drive has been the site of one of America's oldest open street initiatives, Car-free Sundays, for which the thoroughfare officially closes from Stanyan Street to Transverse Drive. This weekly event sparked a tremendous increase in park use.
Community Partners
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition thanks Mayor Edwin Lee, Recreation and Parks Director Phil Ginsburg, SFMTA Director Ed Reiskin and Supervisor Eric Mar for their work in bringing this safer bikeway to JFK Drive. We would also like to thank the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee for their input and for endorsing and supporting the JFK Drive Separated Bikeways.


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Since IE8 is such a backward browser, I was wondering if there are any web-sites on the Internet that just don't support IE altogether (and block it via conditional comments, for instance)?
I remember stumbling upon web-sites that block Firefox in the past (like ~2004).
The justification of blocking IE is (obviously): You don't want to deal with IE bugs, and you don't want to have to maintain IE-specific hack and workarounds.


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Five days before a 2007 article in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the diabetes drug Avandia was linked to a 43% increase in heart attacks compared with other medications or placebos, a group of scientists and executives from the drug's maker, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), gathered in a conference room at the offices of the Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md. The GSK goal: to convince regulators that the evidence that the company's $3 billion-a-year blockbuster drug caused heart problems was inconclusive. To do that, the GSK officials focused not on heart-attack data but on a broader, less well defined category of heart problems called myocardial ischemia. The most recent studies of Avandia, the GSK officials told the FDA, had "yielded information that is inconsistent with an increased risk of myocardial ischemic events," according to sealed court proceedings obtained by TIME.
What GSK didn't tell the FDA was that on May 14, 2007, two days before the White Oak meeting, GSK's Global Safety Board had noted that a new assessment of Avandia studies "strengthens the [cardiac-risk] signal observed in the [previous] analysis." Or that eight days earlier, the company's head of research and development, Moncef Slaoui, had sent an e-mail to its chief medical officer saying Avandia patients showed an "increased risk of ischemic event ranging from 30% to 43%!" Or that the day before the meeting, the company had produced a preliminary draft report that showed patients on Avandia had a 46% greater likelihood of heart attack than those in a control group.
But the mixed-evidence argument GSK presented to the FDA worked. After months of deliberation, the agency decided to keep the drug on the market a move worth billions of dollars to GSK but that also may have put millions of patients at risk.
Such examples of the drug industry's outmaneuvering FDA regulators are disturbingly common, say both scientists and policymakers who follow drug approval and safety monitoring. More than 140 million Americans take at least one prescription drug in any given month, and they rely on the FDA to ensure those drugs are safe. That trust, the story of Avandia illustrates, is a gamble. In July, an FDA advisory group conducted the second hearing on the drug's safety since its 1999 approval and again concluded that the evidence against the drug was insufficient to pull it from the market. The group instead recommended additional warnings and restrictions on Avandia's use. In the coming weeks, the FDA will decide whether to take that advice or withdraw Avandia from the market.
Gaming the System
Over the past two decades, as drug after drug has been recalled after winning FDA approval, it has been hard not to wonder if FDA regulators have been captured by the drug industry. FDA critics and industry monitors charge that the drug-approval process is too easy for pharmaceutical companies to game. It is in some ways an unsurprising development. The FDA serves a public insatiably hungry for new medicines. Yet the agency does not have responsibility for performing safety testing. It relies on drug companies to perform all premarket testing on drugs for safety and efficacy. And it relies on industry "user fees" for 65% of its budget for postmarket monitoring of the drugs it approves, thanks to a 1992 law designed to speed treatments to patients. "The FDA's relationship with the drug industry [is] too cozy," says Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
Federal studies reveal that the FDA doesn't have a complete or accurate list of prescription drugs on the market and is missing or has incomplete information on one-third of the drug-safety and efficacy trials under way. Over the past three years, the inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services found that the FDA had inspected only 1% of clinical-trial sites from 2000 to 2005 and lacked financial disclosure data for clinical investigators in half of all industry drug reviews.
The results of this broken system may prove criminal as well as fatal. In June, FDA whistle-blower Dr. David Graham published an article suggesting that Avandia caused 47,000 more diabetics to suffer heart failure, stroke or death than would have been the case if they had taken an alternative. The risk is especially troubling given that diabetics are already more vulnerable to heart disease because of their condition. Congressional reports revealed that GSK sat on early evidence of the heart risks of its drug. Equally alarming is the revelation that the FDA knew of the dangers months before it informed the public. Now the FDA is investigating whether GSK broke the law by failing to fully inform the agency of Avandia's heart risks, deputy FDA commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein tells TIME. At the least, the story of Avandia shows how drug companies use uncertainty to their advantage at a risk to public health.
Risk and Reward
In November 1998, SmithKline Beecham (SB), which more than a year later would merge with Glaxo Wellcome to become GlaxoSmithKline, presented the FDA with an impressive application to market Avandia: dozens of boxes, each containing eight volumes the size of the New York City phone book, filled with trial data and chemical analyses. Avandia, or rosiglitazone, was only the second in a new class of antidiabetes drugs that was showing promise in helping Type 2 patients keep their blood sugar in check. But the first product, troglitazone, or Rezulin, was also causing a troubling amount of liver damage, so doctors and patients were eager for a safer alternative. Aware of this, FDA officials put Avandia on a six-month fast track to approval. As the FDA's medical, statistical and pharmacological reviewers went through the mountain of documents, they soon found the same thing: Avandia users experienced more cardiovascular issues, including a rise in bad cholesterol (or LDL) and lipids, than those taking other antidiabetes medications or a placebo. But detailed though the pages of data provided by SB were, they didn't show this danger of heart problems with certainty.


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Royals Ball Boy Fields Fair Ball, Won't Budge for Foul [VIDEO]
Being a ball boy seems like an easy gig -- you get to sit on the field and only have to jump out of it to corral balls that are out of play.
Someone should go over the job description with this poor kid.
During this past weekend's New York Yankees-Kansas City Royals series in Kansas City, the Royals ball boy fielded a FAIR ball. The incident clearly scarred him because during the next inning he remained on his keester when a foul ball came toward him.
There must be something in the water because it's not the first time a Royals ball boy has interfered with a live ball. Aside from ending the franchise's nearly three-decade playoff drought, this may be the biggest problem facing the team.


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Promise you won't pet the lions -- Part 3
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…I don't think I really knew how serious my mom was about her request — don't pet the lions — until I got home. I scheduled my trip so that I could spent the night with her before heading back to my den. We were talking about the trip, looking at pictures, laughing about the things I struggled to take out of my suitcase, and she says… "Hey Kath, I didn't want to show you this until you got home because I didn't want you to get any crazy ideas. But now I'd like you to watch it because… I love it so much and I know you'll love it because it involves a lion." It was a 1 minute video called The Hug of the Century about a lion who is reunited with a person who rescued him as a cub. Not sure how to do a hyperlink, so you can copy and paste it from here: http://www.vitality101.com/Fun/lion-kisses-rescuer I dare you to watch this and not be totally overcome with a craving to be received this way.
I laughed and wept and gave my mom the hug of a lifetime after watching it. I won't spoil the surprise, but I'll say this. This is a glorious picture of what it feels like to be rescued. To know that we don't have to be afraid. To know that the slightest turn toward rescue will be met with the embrace of a lifetime, not a growl or a bite.
So mom, I guess my response to your question would be a little different today. As I slow down to wrestle through this question of fear, I guess I'd have to promise not to pet the wrong lion. Not to pet the lion that devours but to pet the Lion of Judah. The one who rescues. The one who saves.
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Editor's Note (Nov 2): Visit www.fema.gov/eastest for more information, including our new widget.
Over the past few months, we have written on this blog about the upcoming nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, which is now less than two weeks away. The test will take place on Wednesday, November 9th at 2:00 pm eastern standard time, and will be the first time this system, which is often tested and used by officials at the local level, will be tested across the entire country.
The national Emergency Alert System is an alert and warning system that can be activated by the President, if needed, to provide information to the American public during emergencies. NOAA's National Weather Service, governors, and state and local emergency authorities also use parts of the system to issue more localized emergency alerts. The test is an important exercise in ensuring that the system is effective in communicating critical information to the public in the event of a real national emergency. It is a critical communications tool that can provide alerts, warning and information rapidly across multiple television and radio platforms.
Our top priority is to make sure that all members of the public know that this test is coming up – and that it is just a test. For most of us, this test will look and sound very similar to the local tests of the Emergency Alert System that we often see on TV or hear on the radio.
But as we always say here at FEMA, we're just part of the team – and we're counting on all of you to help us spread the word in your communities, with your co-coworkers, neighbors, friends and loved ones.
To help do that, we have put together a couple of videos you can use to help explain what this test is and what people can expect:
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Hi! Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Paul Simister Photography. My website showcases some of my images covering construction, Oil & Gas, and landscape photography. You will also find some amazing aerial photography, so make sure you ask me about adding this option to your next photo shoot.
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HistoryAtOurHouse podcast #4 features a segment from the High School class on the topic of what I call the "Thucydidean" approach to history.
Thucydides is the first historian to explicitly identify that history should be pursued for the purpose of instruction, as I discussed recently here. As a tribute to Thucydides, I thus refer to the objective pursuit of knowledge about the past–as opposed to the intrinsicist and subjective approaches–as "Thucydidean."


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Case Steel Built Threshing Machines; Universal Favorites for Eighty Years J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company (Racine, 1922?)
As the library for the first institution of higher learning in the United States to teach scientific agriculture, Special Collections holds important early agricultural printed works, as well as strong collections in gardening, forestry, landscape architecture, and agricultural equipment catalogs.
Online Resources
- A Catalog of Early Works in the Ray Stannard Baker Bee Collection - Catalogs some of the holdings in our apiculture collection.
- Agricultural Equipment Catalogs in the Libraries of Michigan State University - Firms represented by five pieces or more with the years of coverage and the number of pieces


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Acrylic - Pink
0.118 inches
What is it
Acrylic (PMMA) is a thermoplastic that is available in a wide range of colors including transparent tints and clear to opaque solid colors.
How fast will this material ship?Orders using this material will ship as fast as same day. Find out more.
Can I get a sample?You can get a sample here.
Design NotesAcrylic is hard and stiff as plastics go. It is sensitive to stress concentrations sharing a certain fragility with glass. This is most evident if parts are small or thin. Details should not be smaller than 1mm/0.04" as they are likely to be too fragile.
The manufacturers tolerance for the thickness of the materials is as follows:
|Material thickness
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|0.118" / 3.0mm
|0.088" - 0.138"
|2.2 - 3.5mm
Engraving AcrylicThere are 3 types of engraving possible with laser cutting. Area engraving, line engraving and a combination of both.
Area engraving is great it you need to mark a large area on the surface of the material. To specify area engraving set your shapes to have a fill color of black with RGB values of 0, 0, 0. The way this engraving is performed is like an old dot matrix printer except instead of dots of ink it uses pulses of the laser beam. This is a surface finish not deep enough to be used for pocketing or inlays. The depth of the engraving ranges between 0.1-0.5mm.
Line engraving is like a really shallow cut. To achieve this effect the stroke color to red with RGB values of 255, 0, 0 and set the stroke style to a width of 0.01 mm. The laser beam follows along the red lines that you have in your design and marks the surface of the material. The result is crisp but it can be a time consuming technique if you have a lot of small details like text.
Using a combination of both engraving types typically gets the best result. Set your shapes to have a fill color of black with RGB values of 0, 0, 0, the stroke color to red with RGB values of 255, 0, 0, and set the stroke style to a width of 0.01 mm. The line engraving causes the laser beam to trace around the edges of the engraved areas making them more crisp and bringing the details to life.
Construction TechniquesCreating structures from acrylic can be tricky due to variations in the material thickness. Creating a design that can accommodate variations in the material thickness is the best way to go.
For some tips on how to design for acrylic see this post.
Additionally the laser cuts at a slight taper (1-2 degrees) since the laser beam is shaped like a cone. The tapering causes one side to be slightly smaller than the other side. The taper is almost unnoticeable in 1/8" material; the thicker the material, the more noticeable the taper. When using laser-cut parts such as wheels or gears, you might need to position the parts in an alternating pattern so that the tapers "cancel out".


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Haven't had much time to be here over the past year,as I relocated to NorthWest Wales, and I've been pretty disorganized ever since... This is a fantasy, based on some of the incredible landscape round here.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Distinguished Bronco alumnus and current Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 once toured Santa Clara University's film production studio in the school's communication department, and commented that it was a nicer facility than the one owned by NBC in Washington D.C.
"It's kind of a hidden treasure," says Meagan Fulps '13, who in addition to being a communication major with a number of short films under her belt, is also a top-tier, all-conference women's basketball player. "Coming here on my recruiting visit, I was shocked to see how incredible the studio was and also the technology they have here. It's even grown over the years. But that definitely sold me, seeing the film program that we have."
Fulps and a small group of fellow communication majors, who are all specializing in film, have 24/7 access to SCU's state-of-the-art 2,200 square foot digital production studio. Video is captured on professional cameras, recorded in high-definition and moves from there into post-production in one of 16 editing stations, including eight individual bays, which all run Avid Media Composer software.
"I've gone through documentary and just finished our studio project, which was probably my favorite class ever," said Fulps, referring to production of the short film 'Backroom Business' which is set during Prohibition. The film's plot revolves around a gang of mobsters and a young apprentice who is forced to make a life-changing decision. The film will air at the upcoming Genesis Film Festival on Thursday, June 14 on Santa Clara's campus.
Fulps along with classmates Lauren Donati '13 (who also does video projects for SCU athletics) and Vanessa Delgado '12 developed the story concept while attending a film workshop in Los Angeles over spring break.
"We had two weeks to prepare the script and production book," said Donati. "The production book is huge. It's about five inches thick and it has all of our plans, pre-production, production, post-production, shots … we didn't sleep for two weeks. Then we had to make sure everything came together in six days … three days to build (the set), then three days to shoot it."
"I was working on a shot list, casting, figuring out everything I wanted to see visually," said Fulps, who directed the film. "Lauren and Dimitri (Woods) were running around to antique shops, bargain marts, Lowe's trying to get everything we needed and Vanessa was handling all the logistical needs, making sure everyone was getting their jobs done."
Working with the original facility integrators, Snader & Associates, the studio is in its final stages of a complete high-definition upgrade. The master control room, video production control room, and studio projection system have all been transformed as part of the communication department's ten-year vision for its students.
"It's been an extremely busy but very exciting time here in the digital film, video production area of the communication department," said Craig Gower, Manager of Media Systems. "Technological improvements in the area of digital film and video production have grown by leaps and bounds, and our department is very fortunate to be reflecting that growth within our program. We are indeed very fortunate and are rightly proud of so much."
Fulps, Donati and their fellow producers worked closely with Associate Professor of Communication Michael Whalen to manage a cast and crew of 26 needed for the film.
"It's an amazing project," said Whalen. "The scope of the project was more ambitious than anything we have ever done. To recreate a speakeasy bar in studio, bringing in professional actors … for Meagan, as a young director, she showed a wonderful knack of directing, blending and working with the professional actors."
It's also notable that Fulps is one of the best guards in Santa Clara's basketball's recent history. She has started in 81 of the team's 85 games since arriving on the Mission campus from Colorado's Highland Ranch High school in 2009 and currently ranks 11th all-time in career scoring average (11.3 ppg). This spring she earned her second consecutive West Coast Conference All-Academic Team honor, posting a 3.63 GPA.
"Both Meagan and Lauren are extremely talented and driven," adds Whalen. "Lauren has a special creativity, and a maturity to that creativity, which is rare for her age. She wrote an 80-page screenplay in 10-weeks, which is unheard of. And she didn't just do it, she did it well."
Film Credits:
Producers - Dimitri Woods & Vanessa Delgado
Director - Meagan Fulps
Writer/Production Designer - Lauren Donati
Lighting Designer - Nathan Zolezzi


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Wax anatomical plaque showing a foetus, Europe, 1801-1830
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The discovery of unusual skeletal remains on the islands of Palau suggests that the so-called 'hobbits' found several years ago in Indonesia may have been dwarf humans, not a separate species.
Writing in the journal PLoS One, researchers report that they discovered parts of human skeletons dating to between 900 and 2,800 years ago in caves on the Pacific islands of Palau. The researchers say that the remains, though quite small, are clearly those of modern humans. A population living in isolation, as on an island, can develop 'insular dwarfism,' the researchers say. However, though the newly found remains are similar to those found on the island of Flores several years ago, the researchers cannot say definitely that similar factors are at work in both sets of remains. We'll talk with one of the authors of the new study about the work.


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The propaganda has turned openly laughable. On the popular major financial news networks, the recent decline in the so-called Gold price has prompted quite the parade of clowns on the ship of fools to trumpet nonsense. The widely published and posted Gold price is dominated by futures contracts, and thus as corrupted as meaningless.
The entire global financial structure is crumbling before our eyes. The gang of central bankers has applied their monetary policy for four and a half years since the implosion of Lehman, Fannie Mae, and AIG. The first is dead, while the second has transformed into a sanctioned subprime lender again, and the latter is a sinkhole. The deceptive messages are shrill, acute, and motivated from desperation. The West cannot solve its problems, hardly properly described as a financial crisis anymore, under the current framework bound to the fiat paper currencies.
The global monetary war is heating up notably. The heavy liquidity has caused unfixable distortions in every conceivable bond market niche. The new and better debt devices have been exposed for their shams. The leading central bankers lost their credibility long ago. The weakness is as broad as it is deep, a reliance upon paper wealth and paper structures and paper contracts, during a time of zero bound interest rates and unfettered hyper monetary inflation to cover the debts. Almost no foreign USTreasury Bond buyers exist anymore.
The US has become Weimar Amerika, a fascist enclave.
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Q. I am a little unsure of the difference between the Leadership
and the Institutional Transformation awards. Could you give me some
A. To a certain extent, it's a matter of scale. The Institutional Transformation awards require cost sharing, evaluation mechanisms, and negotiation with NSF. The expectation is that institutions receiving these awards will initiate and sustain organizational change. These are likely to be large, complex efforts. The Leadership awards are probably most appropriate for smaller-scale efforts, or for use by an individual or organization that has developed some "home grown" programs that need funding to scale-up and institutionalize.
Q. Can the application include more than one school of the University
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careers, and proposals will be evaluated with that in mind.
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A. No.
Q. Are schools that award professional degrees, MD, DMD and/or
MS degrees, eligible to apply?
A. NSF, in general, does not support work in the biomedical
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Given this context, schools that award only professional degrees
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biomedical sciences would be eligible.
PI Qualifications
Q. Should the PI be a research scientist or an administrator (Provost,
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A. The PI should be the person most likely to effect change. There
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Q. Is the ADVANCE Program designed specifically to support women
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as a potential supportable activity is the establishment of chaired
professorships that support the goal of ADVANCE. Can you provide additional
details on the guidelines and restrictions regarding the establishment
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A. NSF has no guidelines on precise mechanisms for establishing
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in a chaired professorship. It is our hope that at the end of the
award period, the chaired position would be fully supported by funds
raised by the institution from other sources.
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Q. We would like to submit an ADVANCE proposal for both the Leadership
and Institutional Transformation grants. What are the likely start
dates for these proposals?
A. NSF expects start dates of September-October 2001 for these proposals.
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Q. We plan to submit a proposal for institutional transformation
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Welcome to the newly revamped website to learn how to draw Sonic characters. In this lesson, we will be learning how to draw Amy Rose from Sonic the Hedgehog. A very simple drawing tutorial to teach, but as for beginners, not so much. Amy could be hard to draw when it comes to drawing her spikes. She is a hedgehog like Sonic, but her spikes are a bit different. The design of her hair give her the look of a female, as instead of spiky dude styled hair, it's spiky sagging feminine hair. Not only there is saggy styled hair, but there is also a hair band waring in her hair. More features give her the female look like the skirt, eyeliner, color, pose… everything that you see on her basically gives her the look of a female, which she is anyway. So why bother telling you this? Well for one thing it helps you observe and learn how to create your own characters in the future. Be sure the designs are logical and don't forget it. Each part has to represent something for the view to understand. The design and style needs to help the person understand what your drawing is.
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Does anyone know if there is going to be a queen rearing course at HAS this year.
Does anyone know if there is going to be a queen rearing course at HAS this year.
Full schedule is here:
I see at least one queen class in the laboratory.
General information about this event:
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
Hey Phillip, are you going to HAS? I am signed up and will be there if nothing breaks around here. I went to the class last year and they do a lot of hands on work.
"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." - Mark Twain
I am planning on going if the funds let me. Same boat you are in. I am hoping to get second crop hay done then drive on out. I hope the classes for the queen rearing are good. Always like to learn something new.
I am looking forward to it especially since (for a change) one is close to me. 20 minutes away yes!


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Maybe my thinking here is completely wrong headed, but this seems like something that ought to have been answered before. Here is my question:
What is the (n - )categorical analogue of a semiring?
As a starting point here is a common bit of folklore: categories act as a generalization of monoids, where the latter is simply a special case consisting of the collection of endomorphisms for a single object. Similarly, semirings can be thought of as the collection of all endomorphisms of a commutative monoid.
Now there is an unmistakable resemblence between 2-categories and semirings. Specifically, in a 2-category, we get 2 operations for composing 2-morphisms, vertical and horizontal composition, and these operations distribute over each other via the interchange law; just like the addition and multiplication within a semiring. However, I am having difficulty making this correspondence sharp (if it is even possible).
Here is a sketch of something that doesn't work. First, take all 2-endomorphisms of the identity morphism of any object in a 2-category to be the elements of the semiring. Then map vertical composition to addition and horizontal composition to multiplication. However, this creates a problem since there identity element for addition and multiplication correspond to the same 2-morphism, so the semiring must be trivial.
Is there a way to salvage this idea or am I just not understanding something obvious?