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History professor honored for medieval studies
Posted June 7, 2000; 09:41 a.m.
William Chester Jordan, a Princeton University professor of history, has received the Charles Homer Haskins medal from the Medieval Academy of America.
The medal is awarded annually for an outstanding book in the field of medieval studies. Jordan was honored for his book, The great Famine: Northern Europe in the Early Fourteenth Century (Princeton University Press).
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Full Fight Card For It's Showtime 57/58 Tomorrow, Headlined By Peter Aerts vs. Tyrone Spong
- Written by Rian Scalia
It's Showtime is back tomorrow with a huge event, featuring Editions 57 and 58. The card is split into two parts, the first part being Edition 57 and the second part being Edition 58. Both parts have some great match-ups, including two title fights in total and some of the best fighters in kickboxing.
The first part of the card features six fights and is headlined by Andy Souwer vs. Chris Ngimbi for Ngimbi's It's Showtime 70MAX World Title. As is the norm for title fights this one will be five rounds. Expect fireworks.
Also on the first part is a rematch between Hesdy Gerges and Rico Verhoeven, two our LiverKick's current top 10 heavyweights. Gerges is coming off the loss to Daniel Ghita in January, while Rico Verhoeven is coming off a somewhat controversial loss to Sergei Lascenko. Also at heavyweight, with Jerome Le Banner out of the fight, Rustemi Kreshnik now faces Mourad Bouzidi. Marat Grigorian was originally supposed to face Berneung Topkingboxing, but now faces Aziz Kallah in a battle of two rising prospects at 73kg.
The second part of the card is the main attraction, featuring Peter Aerts in his return fight against Tyrone Spong. It's being hailed as his last fight in the Benelux and is a very special occasion, as Aerts is finally back to resume his legendary career.
Right under that fight is Daniel Ghita, who fights Dzevad Poturak for the third time. Originally supposed to face Harut Grigorian, Robin van Roosmalen faces Hafid el Boustati, as Grigorian was unable to get medical clearance for the fight. Still, it's an awesome fight regardless. There's also an It's Showtime 95MAX World Title fight, with the champion Danyo Ilunga fighting Filip Verlinden.
Full fight card below:
Part 1
77kg: Vahap Ozdemir vs. Duoli Chen
70kg: Mandela Antoine vs. Robbie Hageman
73kg: Aziz Kallah vs. Marat Grigorian
HW: Rico Verhoeven vs. Hesdy Gerges
HW: Rustemi Kreshnik vs. Mourad Bouzidi
70kg: Andy Souwer vs. Chris Ngimbi (It's Showtime 70MAX World Title)
Part 2
70kg: Samir Djabba vs. Andy Ristie
73kg: Fatih Ozkan vs. Sonny Dagraed
95kg: Filip Verlinden vs. Danyo Ilunga (It's Showtime 95MAX World Title)
70kg: Robin van Roosmalen vs. Hafid el Boustati
HW: Dzevad Poturak vs. Daniel Ghita
HW: Peter Aerts vs. Tyrone Spong
It's Showtime 57/58 takes place on June 30 in Brussels, Belgium. To see Peter Aerts vs. Tyrone Spong live, you can buy It's Showtime's stream of the event, which features 12 fights with some of kickboxing's best. For full information on the event, including buying it and viewing the full fight card, click here.


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Seems like we could safely discontinue this spending without creating any hardship with entitlements or jeopardizing national security. I'm sure there are other, less expensive ways to make a historical record of our long line of bureaucrats. Both parties are guilty of this wasteful spending.Its not always easy to tell whos coming or going as the Obama administration starts its second term, but multiple agencies have quietly commissioned artists to paint official portraits of Cabinet secretaries and other top appointees an expenditure often seen when officials are on the way out the door or already gone.
The Environmental Protection Agency spent nearly $40,000 on a portrait of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, while a painting of Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley will cost $41,200, according to federal purchasing records. The price tag for a 3-by-4-foot oil portrait of Agriculture Department Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack: $22,500.
All told, the government has paid out at least $180,000 for official portraits since last year, according to a review by The Washington Times of spending records at federal agencies and military offices across government.
Painting people high up in all branches of the federal government is a long-held tradition for Republicans and Democrats alike in Washington. Taxpayers picked up the tab for official portraits of top appointees in the Bush administration, too, including more than $40,000 spent on a painting of former Attorney General John Ashcroft, records show.
A portrait of former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, another Bush appointee, cost about $30,000, according to EPA records.
Like most other agencies, USDA officials wouldnt say one way or another whether the $22,500 its spending to commission a portrait of Mr. Vilsack signals his intent to leave the Obama administration.
Consistent with previous administrations, the department has commissioned a portrait to be unveiled at some point following Secretary Vilsacks tenure, USDA spokesman Justin DeJong wrote in an email to The Times. USDA solicited bids for the portrait and selected the lowest of five bids.
In April, Mr. Vilsack hosted the unveiling of a portrait of former Bush USDA Secretary Ed Schaefer, a painting that cost $30,500, while the portrait of another former Bush USDA chief, Michael Johanns, cost $34,425, records show.
Ann Fader, president of Portrait Consultants in Washington, which represents portrait artists, said that because of policy, she could not discuss any specific government commissions. But she said some agencies start the search for an artist long before secretaries leave because paintings can take from eight to 14 months to complete and frame.
These are done for future generations to see how we live now, and its really a tribute as well as part of a persons legacy, she said.
Its a tremendous privilege to paint a portrait of somebody as accomplished as these people, she said, adding that agencies have made a concerted effort to be cost conscious over the past few years.
Not everyone agrees.
David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a watchdog group, questioned whether the government ought to be spending tens of thousands of dollars for oil paintings of Cabinet secretaries often outside the publics view.
Its not like people are going to be lining up for an exhibit, HUD Secretaries Through the Years, Mr. Williams said. And just because its a Washington tradition doesnt mean they have to keep doing it.
Indeed, the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently hired an artist for $19,500 to paint Steve Preston, who served as HUD secretary for seven months in the waning days of the Bush administration after the resignation of Alphonso Jackson.
Read more: Picture this: Cabinet portraits for big bucks - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...#ixzz2CohHf68v


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I have always lived by the sea. The coastal environment is a rich visual resource that one can draw upon. Surfing as an activity gives me very particular experiences and insights. The way the waves are like transitional, fluid sculptures that harness such energy and are at times so seductive and sensual, at others seemingly soulless and cruel. The work Spirit level is a response to the metamorphosis of the shoreline, ravaged by storms that expose previously unseen rock formations, creating gaps and voids in the process. All these forces act under the apparent pressure of the horizon.
Over the years I have responded to certain shapes. Usually one form becomes the essential shape to start the interplay with other volumes. During the interplay with volumes comes a moment when the materials employed are effectively transcended. My work is not merely made out of steel, wood, polished and textured surfaces, it is made of relations between its component parts creating such an exchange.
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Despite being on Advogato for some time (but not updating my online diary as often as I would like), I didn't noticed before that my friend faw was also keeping his activities properly documented on Advogato. I found that he recently even linked to my last post.
I was searching for something interesting to read and remembered that for some time I used to read Advogato entries of some people I considered interesting, went to check it out and then I found his notes online. What a surprise :-)
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Rock County Humane Society drops director
Board cites need to focus on customer service, donor relations
JANESVILLE, Wis. - The Rock County Humane Society is looking for a new director after parting ways with Angela Rhodes.
The Rock County Humane Society Board of Directors said in a release that it's evaluating its options and will be pursuing candidates. The release stated the Humane Society had fallen short on customer service and donor relations.
The Humane Society was recently forced to close a satellite adoption center at a Janesville pet food store.
Rock County Humane Society Board of Directors Secretary Leslie Hulick said the Humane Society will focus on rekindling relationships around the community.
"There's been mistakes made on both sides, and now we're just looking at moving forward," Hulick said. "The board is going to be more involved than we have been in the past, and we're looking to take the information that we know now and move forward with it."
Last month, the Janesville, Beloit and Edgerton police departments began a revised animal control contract. That new agreement has those officers sending animals to the Dane County Humane Society over the Rock County facility. Rhodes had told WISC-TV she was surprised by the new agreements.
Most of the municipalities cited cost as a reason for seeking services outside Rock County.18505900
The law enforcement agencies that responded to calls Monday said they did not know anything about Rhodes' departure and they did not have any contact with the board of directors to express any concerns over the shelter's prices.
Hulick refused to comment on who made the decision for Rhodes to leave the position or exactly why that choice was made. She said that Rhodes was simply no longer a good fit for the organization.
"It wasn't one specific thing that happened that this decision arose from," Hulick said. "It was a variety of things, and we're not looking back, we're looking forward."
Hulick stressed that the board of directors will take a more active role in the day-to-day operations of the Humane Society in the future. She said the board will carefully evaluate what direction the shelter will now take.
"We may not have understood the direction as much as we should have, so, looking forward, we're just going to evaluate the whole operation and look at what decisions were made," Hulick said. "We're going to involve staff heavily in that because they're the ones who know the shelter best."
An interim director has been appointed. Hulick said she is not sure how long the hiring process will take but mentioned looking at personnel at large to see if any gaps in service need to be filled.
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This is a speacial hunt for me since this was my first mentor hunt that I have done.
Friday night we got out there to roost some birds, we heard onefire back at my crow cal.l that was the only one we heard. We checked out the property north where I typically hunt and that we gained permission to hunt. We saw two bared owl tearing it up. Troy and Logan we excited to see them and to also hear them as well.
Saturday we got out there to where we heard that tom friday night.I tried to owl hoot but we didnt hear anything except the barred owl that followed us.We decided to head to where we saw alot of scratches. Then we heard that long beard fire back at that barred owl that seem to follow us. we got set up and made some tree yelps two fired off after they flew down they shut up. It made me think they had hens with them.We decided to go out to the field between the two fields. I called those birds fired back at me and they were close but wouldn't break out of the woods and come out to the field. Then they went silent again.Troy the father and I thought they must of came right to those decoys that I left there on our first setup. we waited for a bit and heard gobbling to our south and we were thinking of heading south to where we heard the most gobbling. I used my crow call they fried off again just once and they were heading north to the other property that we had permission to hunt as well.I decided that to get back in the woods and follow them north till the woods widen then circle ahead of them.That was my plan.When we got back in the woods and started to head north. We came to a good area to call.I hit that mouth call and those birds fired off and were dierctlly a head of us.I would say 70 yds.they gobbled again on their own. they were coming in fast.I told logan to get in front this one tree that split in the middle.He was all pumped up and didnt here me to get in front of the tree and he decided to kneel behind that tree and had his between the split.His Father and I was using the same tree Troy was laid down and I was on the backside of the tree. Now Logan an Troy were facing north and I was facing South. I yelpd and were coming and gobbling and then they shut up again.Troy said to me I dont see how they couldn't see us. Right then I cut it loose.They fired off again and were heading back noth.I hit them again by yelping and I could tell they were hot and coming in.Now you guys need to remeber my back is toward the direction of the turkeys were.I couldnt see them,so I was just get the feel for them by sound.I knew they were close real close I thought they wre heading my left side towards the side.I told troy I think they are circling around. I went back to agressivly caling and they sounded like they were on top of me and us. :you_rock:. This is what I heard Me yelping gobble pause two seconds Boom.I thought god I hoped logan didnt miss.Troy turn and said Logan got him. :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:. I up got and headed front of the tree.I said troy where is it.Then I saw the black blob on the ground I looked at logan. I see him there standing frozen there in shock. lol I ran up to the bird yelling and checking it out shortly logan came up to check his bird out. His bird had a real nice thick 9 in beard .75 spurs 20 Lbs 1 oz. Logan droped him 28.5 yards. at 7 :30 4/21/12. Now we got to talking hey didnt know I didnt see any thing that took place.This is what troy and logan told me what happen.This is what Troy saw.I saw the birds come in and he said they started to head back where they came from. then you started to get more vocal they turned around and started back to us.There were two of them.I told him I thought there was one.Nope there were two he said. One that logan shot was the strutter. They were heading to the river. Logan waited till the bird came out of strut like you told him friday night. I'm glad troy and logan got to see the one strutt and also hear the one spit and drum.Logan and Troy told me that they liked not using the blind, and doing what we call run n gun. Logan said he thought it was more fun this way and both of them liked surounded by the great out doors.
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Many aquatics facility managers don't realize their commercial HVAC dehumidifiers are ticking time bombs of operational expenses.
More than 95 percent of natatoriums built between 1980 and 2009 have commercial dehumidifiers using R-22 as their main refrigerant. Older facilities were likely retrofitted with an R-22 refrigerant dehumidifier during the same period.
Unfortunately, R-22 is a Pandora's box for natatorium owners. R-22 is classified as a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) that the Environmental Protection Agency banned from dehumidifiers manufactured after Jan. 1, 2009. The EPA also has imposed a complete R-22 production phaseout by 2020, preceded by annual R-22 production cap reductions that have already tripled prices, according to Deb Goodge, reclaim programs manager at DuPont Refrigerants, a Wilmington, Del.-based refrigerant manufacturer.
The reason for this phaseout is that the "chloro" in R-22 is chlorine, which can be harmful to the earth's protective ozone layer. Additionally, service technicians must be EPA-certified and comply with strict reclamation requirements so as not to vent refrigerants and pollute the atmosphere during equipment repairs, retrofits or replacements.
Consequently, supply-and-demand economics are escalating R-22 costs. The supply is dwindling due to governmental restrictions; however, the demand remains high from the millions of existing R-22 units, ranging from residential and commercial building air-conditioning systems to supermarket refrigeration display units and, of course, natatorium dehumidifiers. R-22 retail market prices are between $65 and $85 per pound, and price increases are expected each year. Later in this decade, R-22 prices could very well rise to hundreds of dollars per pound or more.
This means the odds are high that a natatorium could face a hefty service bill if a refrigerant leak occurs during its dehumidifier's life cycle, usually 15 to 25 years. Depending on the amount of lost refrigerant, the cost of recharging the system with R-22 can easily be up to thousands of dollars. For example, a large-scale indoor waterpark could be operating a dehumidifier in excess of 1,000 pounds. A more conventional example is a medium-sized YMCA with a 25-meter pool and a dehumidifier with approximately 400 pounds of R-22. Multiplying the retail market price by 400 pounds is a range of $26,000 to $34,000, a catastrophic hit to any facility budget.
Consequently, facility managers are faced with the following tough equipment choices:
Keep existing equipment. A dehumidifier that's more than 15 years old might have only another five years left. A facility manager may choose to go with what he or she currently has until he is faced with a big repair bill.
There have been energy-saving advancements in new systems, such as direct-drive fan technology vs. belt-driven equipment, that could cut a natatorium's fan operating expense by 20 percent or more. Because natatorium dehumidifier fans generally run constantly to control humidity, a 20 percent reduction in fan operating costs could save up to $20,000 annually, which would help defray the cost of a new dehumidifier.
Retrofit equipment. A 5- or 10-year-old dehumidifier is probably too new for scrapping. One alternative is retrofitting the unit to a more environmentally friendly refrigerant. Two types of retrofits are possible that involve hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, which the EPA condones as environmentally safer than the aforementioned HCFC's.
R-22 can be reclaimed from an existing dehumidifier and replaced with the HFC refrigerant R-407c. No equipment modifications are required, but the R-22 system's mineral oil must be replaced because R-407c can operate only with polyolester oil, or POE. These trade-offs should be considered along with the cost-effectiveness of a retrofit and a dehumidifier's expected remaining life.
Another HFC refrigerant, R-438A, recently was developed. It uses the same refrigeration oil type as R-22 and requires little, if any, equipment modification. R-438A and R-407c sell for considerably less than R-22 and don't have government-mandated production bans in the foreseeable future that could escalate prices.
Another modification variation is converting the system to dramatically reduce the refrigerant charge. Conventional dehumidifiers send refrigerant hot gas to an outdoor condenser via dozens of feet of refrigerant piping. Converting the outdoor condenser circuit to a dry cooler with a glycol loop potentially reduces the refrigerant use by at least half because the majority of the system can use cheaper, environmentally safe glycol. While this is an ideal alternative for systems with long line sets to outdoor condensers, the additional cost of a heat exchanger for glycol heat rejection could decrease cost-effectiveness.
Incidentally, for groups with multiple facilities, an older retrofitted unit's R-22 refrigerant can be stored and reused in the other locations. However, the EPA mandates it must be used within the same organization and not sold on the open market.
New equipment. If an R-22 dehumidifier less than 15 years old experiences a problem that requires opening the system — such as component replacement, which most likely would involve reclaiming or purchasing dozens, possibly hundreds of pounds of refrigerant — it's probably a good opportunity to put those thousands of dollars of refrigerant costs toward a new system.
Buying new equipment requires budget planning. Therefore, some natatorium owners wisely work a new dehumidifier purchase into projects that involve remodeling other parts of the facility. The final argument for a new dehumidifier is the tremendous technological advancements in energy efficiency that have been developed in the last 20 years. The efficiency of today's dehumidifiers vs. a 20-year-old model generally can reduce operational costs by as much as 40 percent and have technological advancements that deliver better performance and reliability.
The new system undoubtedly will use the new HFC refrigerant R-410A, which is not scheduled for a ban and has a price of less than half that of R-22.
Another variation is a system that uses up to 85 percent less refrigerant, such as the aforementioned glycol solution. If a leak occurs, glycol is cheap, environmentally friendly and requires minimal service costs.
Facility managers should be proactive before a catastrophic leak occurs. They should learn the age and type of the dehumidifier and which refrigerant it uses. Then the aforementioned three options can be approached from an informed perspective when consulting a dehumidifier manufacturer.
Ralph Kittler, P.E., is co-founder and vice president of sales and marketing at Seresco USA in Decatur, Ga., a subsidiary of natatorium dehumidifier manufacturer Seresco Technologies Inc. Kittler has 23 years' experience in the HVAC industry and is an ASHRAE "Distinguished Lecturer."


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Out of the total $1.85 billion, $1.45 billion will go to Abengoa Solar, since it's Arizona solar plant will create 1,600 jobs alone and will be able to power approximately 70,000 homes. The other $400 million will go to Abound Solar Manufacturing.
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The Scent of a Flower
Sumatran Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum)
The Corpse Flower
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A Big Bloomer
People are familiar with the sweet scents of flowers. Poems are written about them, candles and perfume are made to smell like them, and many people can recall wonderful memories when they smelled them. Smell is a powerful sense and people love the smell of flowers. Oh, but not all flowers smell sweet, because the flowers don't seem to care what humans think of their scent. For them scent has a purpose and some of them smell just plain foul. Take Amorphophallus titanum for instance, or as it is commonly known, the Corpse Flower.
Here you can see time-lapse video of this blooming giant
The Corpse Flower is not the only plant to emit a funky smell (you can learn about the "Skunk Cabbage" later). The scent of a flower is associated with pollination in many, if not all, cases. So how a flower smells depends on the pollinator it is trying to attract. In the case of the Corpse Flower, its pollinators seem to like the smell of rotting flesh. So maybe the real question should be, why are we attracted to the same smells as some insects?
Extension Investigation
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- Where is the Corpse Flower's (Amorphophallus titanum) native habitat?
- What pollinates Corpse Flowers? How is this connected to its scent?
- There can be a very very long time between flowerings of Amorphophallus titanum, on the order of decades. What have the botanists at Kew Gardens discovered about how the abundance of individuals affects the time between flowerings?
- How long does a Corpse Flower stay in bloom? Why do you think it does not stay in bloom longer? How does the size of the flower relate to the length of time it stays in bloom for this species?
Resources Cited
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WB4SU4T32U
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHLIzcnamtw
- http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=4132
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0718_030718_stinkyflower.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztfDEvtPP1A
- http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Amorphophallus-titanum.htm
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk8kEMaRN3g


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One of my favorite web sites/blogs is the Ask Andy site.
I love the Q&A format and I often agree with what Andy has to say. He answers the questions with clear and concise answers.
What I like about Andy is his committment to the Boy Scout program as outlined by the BSA.
I would like to share a recent post from the Ask Andy site.
Dear Andy,
I went on my first camping trip with my son's troop this weekend and I had no idea there were so many rules for the trip. He was not allowed to sit by me or eat the food that I had brought with me. Is there a guide that I can get that would show me all the rules for camping with your Scout? (Name Withheld, North Florida Council)
This is one terrific question and the short answer is:
In Boy Scouts, parents don't camp with their sons. This is not "Webelos III"!
Here's the longer answer…One of the main purposes of Cub Scouting is to strengthen the natural bond between a boy and his parents. Thus, many activities (all of them at the Tiger level, in fact) are of the boy-and-parent type, and up through Bear rank and arrow points, the parent is "Akela"! Only at the Webelos level — the transitional program — do parents begin to take a background role and the Den Leader comes to the fore, but even then camping is still of the "family" variety and boys do not camp without a parent. This is because, across the ages of Cub Scouting, boys are still largely in the "dependent" mode of their maturation.
By Boy Scout age, however, boys will naturally begin to seek more independence — this is a normal progression of the maturation process through which they will ultimately become productive adults. Recognizing this need for independence and individuation from one's own parents, the Boy Scout program is geared differently from Cub Scouting. In Boy Scouting, the focus is on independent choices and actions, boys leading boys, peer relationships, and minimal parental contact, especially while on hikes and camping trips. This minimizing of parental contact is neither arbitrary nor accidental; it is deliberate and purposeful, based on studies of the male maturation process by the BSA over the past 98 years.
Your son's troop seems to be following the proper format quite well. Parents, if they attend campouts with the troop, are definitely to be kept separate from the Scouts. If they aren't kept separate, there's simply no Boy Scouting going on — It devolves to "Cub Scouts in tan shirts." The more a troop keeps parents and their sons from interacting while camping, the better the troop is in delivering the Boy Scout program.
If you like "family camping," by all means please do this! It's fun, and it's a nice thing to do with your son, because you give him the opportunity to "show off" how much he's learning in Boy Scouts! I heartily encourage you to continue camping with your son! But, when it comes to his troop, and camping as a Boy Scout, the greatest gift you can give your son is to wish him well, give him a big hug, wave to him as he goes off on another new adventure with his troop, and then welcome him home again with a big hug when he returns!
Thanks Andy for that great answer. I know the parents and leaders of my Troop have heard that before.
If you would like to contact Andy here is his email (given with permission)email@example.com
Have a great Scouting Day!


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Electronic Consumer Health Outreach Award Recipient Announced
The NN/LM SCR is pleased to announce the recipient of the Year 1 Electronic Consumer Health Outreach Award.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Moody Medical Library, Galveston, TX
Principal Investigator: Anne Howard
Project Title: Shriners Hospitals for Children – Galveston Consumer Health Outreach Project
The Moody Medical Library at the University of Texas Medical Branch and the Shriners Hospitals for Children – Galveston (Shriners) will provide Internet access to Shriners' pediatric burn patients, their caregivers and family members through a dedicated server, secure wireless system and multiple workstations. This will increase knowledge and use of currently available electronic health information and science education from NLM and NIH. In a "train the trainer" approach, project personnel will train Shriners' staff in use of MedlinePlus and other NIH resources in English and Spanish.
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STARKVILLE – On the heels of her third Top 5 finish in four events, Mississippi State women's golfer Ally McDonald garnered Player of the Week honors from the Southeastern Conference.
"I'm honored to recognized by the SEC," McDonald said. "We've put together a couple of solid tournaments and have really made strides over the last few weeks. As a team, we are continually improving and I'm excited to be part of the program we are building here at Mississippi State. I can't thank my teammates and coaches enough for pushing me along the way."
The sophomore fired a 4-over-par 214 in the SunTrust Gator Invitational, tying the sixth-ranked player in the nation for fourth-place. McDonald paced the Lady Bulldogs to a share of eighth-place alongside No. 6 North Carolina and to a win over No. 18 Baylor.
One week prior to the Gator Invitational, McDonald posted a runner-up finish in the JMU/Eagle Landing Invitational behind a 1-under-par 215; leading MSU to a season-best second-place finish behind 36th-ranked Campbell.
Earlier this season, McDonald claimed her first-career tournament title to wrap up fall action at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. After posting a 1-over-par 145 through the first two rounds, she vaulted up the leaderboard with a final-round 3-under-par 69, one of five 69's thus far on the season.
The Fulton, Miss., native owns a 72.24 average clip this season, which ranks fourth-best in the SEC and 13th in the nation. The average card is on pace to shatter the Lady Bulldogs' current single-season scoring average record held by Amanda Mathis at 74.20.
McDonald is also currently rewriting the numerous other MSU records with 38 entries and three events remaining in her sophomore year. She owns the school record for sub-70 rounds (6), second-best first-round score (69), third-best 36-hole score (141) and second-lowest 54-hole score (212, twice).
"This is a tremendous honor for Ally," MSU coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "She's been on a tear lately and really battled some of the top individuals in the nation during the Gator. For her to be recognized a second time by the strongest golf conference in the nation is very impressive. She is our leader on and off the course and epitomizes what we are trying to do with women's golf at Mississippi State."
This is the second weekly conference recognition received by McDonald as she was named SEC Freshman of the Week on March 28, 2012. She also garnered SEC All-Freshman team laurels following last season.
The Lady Bulldogs return to action Monday, March 25, in the Briar's Creek Invitational in John's Island, S.C.


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O'Leary to speak on women in the work force
Posted November 4, 2009; 03:21 p.m.
Ann O'Leary, a former Clinton administration official who heads a research center at the University of California-Berkeley focusing on workplace issues, will discuss women's role in the work force at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in 16 Robertson Hall.
O'Leary's talk is titled "A Working Nation: How Women as Half the Labor Force Transforms Our Lives." She is the executive director of the Berkeley Center for Health Economics and Family Security at the Berkeley School of Law. The center develops and advances solutions to address the economic risks faced by working Americans, focusing on improving access to health care, developing better protections for workers who are voluntarily or involuntarily on leave from their jobs and supporting working parents in a flexible workplace.
O'Leary also is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C., think tank.
From 2001 to 2003, she was the legislative director for U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. She served in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000, including as special assistant to the president on the Domestic Policy Council and as senior policy adviser to the deputy secretary of education.
The event is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the school's Office of Graduate Career Services.


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...has died on Twitter more times than the years he's been alive.
Jeff Goldblum
...did not fall off a cliff in June, 2009. Kevin Spacey wants you all to shut up. Jeff went on Colbert to laugh about it.
Justin Bieber
...has died on Twitter more times than the years he's been alive.
Natalie Portman
...also did not fall off a cliff in New Zealand (popular cliff!).
Harrison Ford
Bill Cosby
...has died twice. To be fair, the fact that he's still alive is the astonishing part.
fooled even a 'The New York Times' blog into thinking he had passed.
alongside Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Elijah Wood, and several other celebrities "killed" themselves on Twitter to raise money for charity. It failed.


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You SEC folks just keep this in mind.
You SEC folks just keep this in mind.
The foundation to a great retriever is obedience.
Firestorms Full Throttle Chevy aka Callie-Roo 7/5/2007 - 10/25/2013 I miss you every day
Proud owner of Kona's Surfer Girl, aka Loki.
"this over rated Big 10 school is 0-10 against the SEC in bowl games."
who is ohio state?
Enjoy being put back on probation and your program collapsing after Meyer has another "health issue" (aka he see's the writing on the wall for the next year)
Tar Heels!......oh wait is the baseball or baskeball? Never mind. Seriously tho This is the fist time in a loooong time we have the same coach and a decent QB as the last yr and the whole O line is returning from last season. Maybe not a National contender but I think they will do well.
And look out Mr Mcracken we are coming down to SC to win! Stevie is gonna think he woke up and was back at Dook lol
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"All those things bother me: The populism, the lying and the scapegoating and the xenophobia bother me, but then theres a layer of incompetence here. I suppose, in a way, we should be thankful: If he had a coherent ideology, hed probably be more dangerous." P J O'Rourke
Mett will put up the numbers I said he will. It's not like the QB numbers have always been down under sling blade.
@ LSU, rebuilding isn't an option. Reloading is the only way.
Actually, with Braxton Miller as the trigger man for an Urban Legend offense, they could beat a SEC Team in The BCS NAT CHAMP.
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Brio's Bravo to the Lookout JH WCX "Cora"
Bravo's Instinct "Franchi"
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your telling me that he's gonna throw for 3800 but since 2008 only 1 qb has thrown over 2600 yards at LSU? a 50% increase mind you? now all of a sudden the playbook is gonna be wide open? i didnt think so.
and you are telling me he's gonna throw 36 tds when the most anyone has thrown since 2008 is 21 at LSU? a 75% increase mind you. nope didnt think so either.
you could tell me yall will have dual 1000 or even 1500 yard rushers and i might believe that but not passing. yall are simply not that type of offense. dont get me wrong what yall do works but passing all over the field is not what LSU does.
i didnt say they were rebuilding i just think they are about right at #12 or whatever they are. a 9-3 team that will lose to TCU, Alabama, and Florida OR A&m
Blake, I tend to agree with you, but don't forget LSU has a new OC. I think they will be a little better passing team, but I don't think they are going to change enough to get to the numbers Jacob is talking about. If they do, look out, because they'll be awfully hard to handle.
I see the LSU fans this year being about where we were before 2010 with all the reloading stuff. There's no doubt there are talented players to step up where folks left. But there's something about the experience of the guys who have been through the wars and just know what to do and where to be that is not so easily reloaded. Time will tell, as it always does.
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Maurice Ager
Michigan State 93, Deleware 78 Post-Game Notes
NCAA Tournament second-round post-game notes.
2005 John R. Wooden Award Preseason All-American ... Along with teammates Shannon Brown and Drew Neitzel, part of the nation's best backcourt as selected by Lindy's College Basketball ... Named third-team All-American by Street & Smith's ... Rated the No. 6 small forward in the nation by Lindy's ... Preseason first-team All-Big Ten as selected by Lindy's and Street & Smith's and second-team all-league by Athlon Sports ... Named the Big Ten's top shooter by Lindy's and the No. 7 shooter in the nation by Athlon ... Named honorable mention All-American by Athlon ... Added strength over the summer ... Combines great athleticism with outstanding range on his jump shot ... Improved passer.
2004-05: Second-Team All-Big Ten selection as chosen by the league's coaches ... Third-Team All-Big Ten honoree as selected by the league's media ... Named First-Team All-Big Ten by ESPN's Dick Vitale ... Started 31 of 33 games ... Michigan State's leading scorer (14.1 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (3.9 rpg) ... Ranked 12th in the Big Ten in scoring, fourth in free-throw percentage (.822) and seventh in 3-point field-goal percentage (.402) ... In Big Ten games, he ranked 18th in the league in scoring (12.9 ppg), fourth in free-throw percentage (.814) and sixth in 3-point field-goal percentage (.414) ... Led the Spartans in 3-point field-goal percentage (.402) and second in 3-point field goals made (53) ... Ranked third on the squad in assists (1.8 apg) ... Led the Spartans with 21 dunks ... Named to the All-Regional Team of the Austin Regional, averaging 16.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in the first four games of the NCAA Tournament ... Averaged a team-best 18.2 points in five NCAA Tournament games, shooting 43.9 percent from the field and averaging 4.6 rebounds per contest ... Shot 47.6 percent from the field after shooting 39.2 percent through his first two seasons, earning MSU's Most Improved Player Award ... Recipient of MSU's Most Improved Player Award ... Michigan State's leading scorer in 10 games ... Scored in double figures in 27 games, including a team-high seven 20-point games ... Scored a career-best tying 24 points against North Carolina (4/2) in the 2005 Final Four, including shooting a perfect 10-of-10 at the foul line ... Scored 21 points, while grabbing eight rebounds, in a career-high 39 minutes against Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament ... Scored 22 points against George Washington (12/4), Purdue (1/18) and Oakland (1/29), shooting 9-of-14 from the field against the Golden Grizzlies ... Opened the season with a 20-point effort against Florida A&M (11/19), grabbing a career-best nine rebounds ... Recorded 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, against Northwestern (3/2) ... Other top scoring efforts include 19-point games against Nicholls State (11/27) and Vermont (3/20) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 18-point efforts against Northwestern (1/8), Michigan (1/27) and Ohio State (2/9) ... Grabbed eight rebounds vs. Illinois (1/29) ... Dished out a season-high four assists against Oakland (1/29), Ohio State (2/9) and Wisconsin (2/24) ... Recorded a career-best four steals against Penn State (3/5) and tallied three steals against Nicholls State (11/27).
2003-04: Appeared in all 30 games, starting four ... Co-recipient of MSU's Most Improved Player with teammate Kelvin Torbert ... Fourth on the squad in three-point field-goal percentage (.349) ... Fourth on the team in scoring (8.5 ppg) ... Ranked third on the team in rebounding (3.2 rpg) ... In Big Ten contests, he ranked 10th in 3-point field-goal percentage (.404) ... Second on the Spartans with eight blocked shots (0.3 bpg) ... Scored in double figures in nine games, including one 20-point effort, leading the team in scoring three times ... Ranked second on the team by leading the squad in rebounding in five games ... Led all bench scorers with nine points vs. Bucknell (11/21), while also grabbing six rebounds ... Scored 17 points in 19 minutes off the bench against Kansas (11/25), shooting 6-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range ... Earned his first start of the season vs. Penn (11/29), scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds ... Scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds against Syracuse (1/3) ... Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds against Michigan (1/17), while also scoring nine points ... Recorded 10 points vs. Penn State (1/21) ... Exploded for a career-best 24 points vs. Northwestern (1/21), including 22 in the first half, on 9-of-13 shooting and 6-of-6 from three-point range ... Hit a 3-pointer as time expired to send the Minnesota contest (1/28) into overtime, with MSU eventually winning, 79-78, after trailing by 23 points in the first half ... Scored seven points and tied for the team high with five rebounds vs. Indiana (1/31) ... Also grabbed five rebounds vs. Iowa (2/4) ... Led the Spartans with 18 points at Ohio State (2/7), shooting 7-of-9 from the field ... Scored 11 points against Minnesota (2/14) ... Tallied 14 points vs. Northwestern (2/21) ... Recorded 11 points at Penn State (2/28) ... Scored 14 points in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal vs. Northwestern (3/12), shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range ... Recorded six points and five rebounds in the NCAA Tournament against Nevada (3/18).
2002-03: Appeared in 24 games, starting four ... Tied for the team best with 11.0 points per game in six postseason games, shooting 50.0 percent from the field ... Second on the team with 29 made three-point field goals, ranking fourth all-time among Spartan freshmen ... Second on the team with 73 three-point field-goal attempts, ranking fifth all-time among Spartan freshmen, while his .397 three-point field-goal percentage ranks fifth in MSU freshman history ... Free throw percentage of .775 (31-of-40) ranked second on the team among players with at least 40 attempts ... Scored in double figures in nine games, leading the Spartans on four occasions ... Started the exhibition contest vs. the Magic Johnson All-Stars (11/1), scoring 12 points and recording three steals in 26 minutes ... Missed the first six games of the regular season while recovering from a stress fracture in his right foot ... Made his Spartan debut at Kentucky (12/14), scoring five points in 14 minutes ... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Loyola (12/17) ... Missed Jacksonville State (12/28) and Toledo (12/30) contests after fainting in Christmas Day practice ... Returned to action against Oklahoma (1/4), scoring a team-best 12 points ... Scored 15 points vs. Ohio State (1/9) ... Recorded 14 points vs. Iowa (1/11) in a season-best 26 minutes ... Scored 10 points each vs. Purdue (1/14) and Penn State (1/22) ... Tallied six points vs. Illinois (2/2), including a three-pointer that gave MSU its first lead of the game at 45-44 ... Earned first career start at Indiana (2/8), knocking down two free throws in overtime to seal a Spartan victory ... Also started the next three games vs. Wisconsin (2/11), Northwestern (2/15) and Illinois (2/18) ... Turned in a five-point, five-rebound effort vs. Minnesota (2/26) ... Contributed nine points in 20 minutes vs. Purdue (3/14) in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals; his three-pointer as the shot clock expired sparked an 8-0 Spartan run midway through the second half ... Paced the Spartans with 15 points vs. Ohio State (3/15) in the Big Ten Tournament, knocking down six field goals, including a season-best three three-pointers ... Appeared in NCAA Tournament games vs. Colorado (3/21), Florida (3/23), Maryland (3/28) and Texas (3/30), averaging 10.5 points and shooting 53.6 percent from the field ... Scored a season-high and team-best 16 points vs. Florida in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament ... Recorded 10 points each vs. Maryland (3/28) and Texas (3/30) ... Member of the 2003 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Team that posted a 7-1 record in Greece, averaging 6.6 points and 3.0 rebounds.
High School: 2002 The Detroit News Dream Team member after averaging 24.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior for Coach Robert Murphy at Crockett High School ... 2002 Detroit Free Press Class B All-State ... All-Detroit honoree from The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press in 2002, while also earning All-Metro honors from The Detroit News ... Shot 91 percent from the free throw line as a senior ... Entered his senior season rated the No. 16 player in the nation by ESPN.com and No. 28 by recruiting analyst Dave Telep ... Averaged 23 points, six rebounds and five assists as a junior, leading Crockett to a 23-3 record and a Michigan Class "B" State Championship ... Shot 58 percent from the field and 48 percent from three-point range as a junior, in addition to shooting 91 percent from the free throw line ... Earned Class B All-State honors from the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News as a junior ... Named Third-Team All-Metro and Second-Team All-Detroit by The Detroit News and Second-Team All-Detroit by the Detroit Free Press in 2001 ... Coach Tom Izzo's first recruit from Detroit's Public School League ... Helped lead the Michigan Hurricanes to the AAU Tournament of Champions in North Carolina in May 2001, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... Named to the 2001 All-Tournament Team at the Houston Hoops and Cleveland Shootout AAU Tournaments ... Selected to the top-20 all-star team at the 2001 ABCD adidas camp ... Averaged 17 points, four rebounds and two assists as a sophomore, leading Crockett to a 17-6 mark and a district title ... Earned 2000 Honorable Mention All-Detroit honors from The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press.
Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1984 ... Son of Melvin Rucker and Mattie Ager ... Interdisciplinary humanities major.
-Three-Point- Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG 2002-03 27/4 463/17.1 60-150 .400 29-73 .397 31-40 .775 11-50 61 2.3 47/0 17 24 12 5 180 6.7 2003-04 30/4 676/22.5 87-225 .387 37-106 .349 43-61 .705 27-69 96 3.2 59/1 20 38 8 12 254 8.5 2004-05 33/31 867/26.3 150-315 .476 53-132 .402 111-135 .822 37-91 128 3.9 53/2 60 61 8 22 464 14.1 Totals 90/39 2006/22.3 297-690 .430 119-311 .383 185-236 .784 75-210 285 3.2 159/3 97 123 28 39 898 10.0


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Oregon teen tries to earn 'superhero' status for her doctor
Doctor fix irregular heart rate
OREGON, Wis. - Katelyn Soldatke, a sixth-grader at Rome Corners Elementary School, is one of five finalists in a national DC Comics contest after writing about a real hero in her life.
Two years ago "Katie" was diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia called supra-ventricular tachycardia, or SVT, that made it hard for her to do the things she loved.
She loved to dance and ride horses, but SVT caused her to have episodes where her heart raced up to 240 beats per minute in an instant. This forced her to sit out of dance classes, stay off horses, and keep her from playing with friends.
"I would go to my dance class just start warming up, five minutes into it I would have this rapid heart rate," said Kaite Soldatke.
SVT affects 1 in 1000 people.
"It wasn't something she would die from like a cancer, but it wouldn't let her do the things she wanted to do. It affected her a lot socially and mentally when everyone else was doing them at 10- and 11-year-old kids," said Katie's father Chad Soldatke.
But then her family met pediatric cardiologist Dr. Nicholas Von Bergen and there was hope. Von Bergen is based at the University of Iowa but came to Madison's American Family Children's Hospital to "fix" Katie's heart.
His first attempt was unsuccessful, but he didn't give up. A year later he tried again using less anesthesia.
"We were able to use some energy, some cold therapy then freeze that little guy, this little extra piece of muscle that caused all the trouble and then after that she was done," said Von Bergen in a Skype interview.Oregon teen tries to earn "superhero" status for her doctor
Nearly a year later Katie has not had an episode and continues dancing and horseback riding.
She called Von Bergen her hero and in her contest entry wrote he not only healed her heart, he healed her whole life.
If Katie wins the contest, she will get a trip to DC-Entertainment offices and a tour of the Warner Bros. animation studio. Von Bergen would win $2500 to the charity of his choice.
Voting ends Monday May 27. The winner will be revealed on May 30.
To place your vote head to www.capstonesuperhero.com/contest.html.
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