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The symposium is part of the Templeton Foundations Humble Approach
Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to bring about the discovery of new
spiritual information by furthering high-quality scientific research. The
humble approach is inherently interdisciplinary, sensitive to nuance,
and biased in favor of building linkages and connections. It assumes an
openness to new ideas and a willingness to experiment. Placing high
value upon patience and perseverance, it retains a sense of wondering
expectation because it recognizes, in Loren Eisleys haunting phrase,
a constant emergent novelty in nature that does not lie totally behind
us, or we would not be where we are. A fundamental principle of the
Foundation, in the words of its founder, is that humility is a gateway to
greater understanding and open[s] the doors to progress in all endeavors.
Sir John Templeton believes that in their quest to comprehend foundational
realities, scientists, philosophers, and theologians have much to learn about
and from one another. The humble approach is intended as a corrective to
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Tests for
bacterial vaginosis take samples of fluid and cells
from the
vagina to see if this vaginal infection is present.
Bacterial vaginosis has also been called nonspecific vaginitis, Haemophilus vaginitis, or Gardnerella
Bacterial vaginosis is caused by a change in the
balance of microorganisms found in a healthy vagina. A healthy vagina normally
has many microorganisms in it. The microorganisms involved in bacterial
vaginosis include Gardnerella, Mobiluncus, Bacteroides, and
Mycoplasma. When bacterial vaginosis is present, these
microorganisms increase in number while the number of healthy microorganisms
Many women with bacterial vaginosis do not have
symptoms. The most common symptom of bacterial vaginosis is an increase in a
grayish white vaginal discharge, unlike normal vaginal discharge. The discharge
often has a fishy smell.
Women who have bacterial vaginosis during
pregnancy have a higher chance of miscarriage, early (preterm) delivery, and an
infection after delivery, so it is important for pregnant women who have
symptoms to be tested for bacterial vaginosis.
Several tests can be used to find
bacterial vaginosis:
Bacterial vaginosis may be found during a
Pap test. But a Pap test is not recommended as a test
to find bacterial vaginosis.
Tests for bacterial vaginosis are done
to help find the cause of an abnormal vaginal discharge or other symptoms of a
vaginal infection, such as vaginal irritation or pain.
Do not douche, have sex, or use vaginal
medicines for 24 hours before having a bacterial vaginosis test.
These tests are not usually done during your menstrual period.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for
the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To
help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the
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You will take off your clothes below the
waist. You will have a gown to drape around your waist. You will then lie on
your back on an examination table with your feet raised and supported by
stirrups. This is similar to having a pelvic examination or Pap test.
Your doctor will insert a lubricated tool called a speculum into your vagina. The speculum gently spreads apart the vaginal walls, allowing your
doctor to see the inside of the vagina and the
cervix. See a picture of the
vaginal speculum examination.
Samples of fluid inside the vagina
are then collected with a swab or wooden stick.
You may feel some discomfort when the
speculum is put in, especially if your vagina is irritated and tender.
There is little or no risk in having a bacterial
vaginosis test.
Tests for
bacterial vaginosis take samples of fluid and cells
from the vagina to see if this vaginal infection is present.
high vaginal pH, clue cells, and a fishy odor usually are enough signs that
bacterial vaginosis is present.
No abnormal
vaginal discharge is present on vaginal
A wet mount does not show
large numbers of bacteria, such as Gardnerella, that
cause bacterial vaginosis.
No clue cells are
No fishy odor is present when
a potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution is added to a sample of vaginal
pH is in the normal range of 3.8 to 4.5.
A bacterial vaginosis
infection is present.
Reasons you may not be able to
have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
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A lot of historic things have happened in the last week. Marriage equality has happened here. TMD and I went away alone for a night. The kids' adoption went through – we had no idea till today. But after almost exactly four years, the kids finally have two legal mothers.
And another thing. I wore skintight cropped leggings on the past two evenings for my walk. That shit is something I never thought I would say.
They are so gross but SO COMFORTABLE.
I am trying to reemerge, folks. These nightly walks have literally taken all my time and energy. It is a big commitment. I have a rest when TMD gets home, because my days can be tiring but also because it is currently hotter than the sun, then go on late night walks and come home and write a bit about them.
Oh, the sheer rocky ride of finding the discipline to go out every single night. It has been a tough settling in period, and even now, on day thirty four, I wouldn't say I've settled. I have missed three nights – two due to pelvis problems, one due to a cat slashing my fucking toe open – but I am getting there.
More and more I am thinking about starting a more public blog. I miss posting pictures with heads, real names, being more easily able to connect with people who live near me. I hung out with a good friend I met courtesy of this blog earlier in the week and we discussed this a bit.
I have often started 'niche' blogs, only to drop them because I like writing about all of life. So I think a new blog would be like this, but with more personal details…and less ranting about family members. Something to think on. And whether I'd keep this blog going, which I think I might.
It's a dramatic week. Snort's collarbone is still causing him pain, I've found a brown itchy spot on my labia, of all places, and we both have doctor appointments Thursday. The kids also danced on a stage in front of 7000 people, which was awesome, and I got to hang out with a friend ALL BY MYSELF AT NIGHTTIME. Another historic thing.


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Riley Davis has one last shot at winning his hometown tournament on his hometown course.
After 18 holes he�s in a good spot.
Riley Davis has one last shot at winning his hometown tournament on his hometown course.
After 18 holes he�s in a good spot.
Davis, a Kinston native who graduated from Parrott Academy last month, fired a 3-under 68 to hold the clubhouse lead after the first day of the 28th annual Roy Jones/BB&T Junior Golf Classic at the Kinston Country Club on Tuesday.
Davis, who has never won the event, holds a two-stroke lead over former Parrott teammate Jack Sides for the 16-18 age group title and the overall tournament championship.
�I�ve never won this tournament before. It means a lot to me to win it because I�ve played it forever and it�s my home course,� Davis said. �This is my last chance to win it.
�I�m expecting myself to win this tournament. There�s no reason I shouldn�t.�
Even with that kind of confidence, the future UNC-Pembroke golfer was actually quite displeased with his round, feeling he left a few strokes out on the course.
He missed two putts within 3 feet � one for a birdie at the par-4 first � and didn�t play the par-5s particularly well, to Davis�s standards anyways.
But even with a few missed opportunities comes his first opportunity to win the title Davis has long coveted.
�That�s golf,� he said. �I really wish I could have tore it up today; I could have gone low, low low. I really putted fine. I just had two mental mess-ups on 1 and 6. And not birdying 7 and 18 (the par 5s) is just pathetic to me. I should have never not birdied those two holes.
�I grinded on a lot of holes.�
Lurking behind is Sides, a New Bern native who led Parrott Academy in scoring average this season at 72, has signed to play golf at High Point University, was named the Eastern Plains Independent Conference player of the year and won the N.C. High School Invitational in April.
Like Davis, Sides left some shots out on the course. But overall he considered his opening 18 holes to be �consistent.�
�I hit it really well besides two drives. I just didn�t get the putts to fall. Lots of letdowns but it was a pretty solid round,� Sides said. �I just need to keep doing the same thing and hope the putts fall. That�s about it.�
Sides had a three birdie, two bogey round, and now sits looking up at Davis.
While Davis is gunning for the title, Sides has a more relaxed approach.
�I�m just trying to have fun,� Sides said. �It�d be cool if I did (win), though.�
Although he classified his day as a grind, Davis�s birdie at the long par-3 13th helped make up for the two short misses on the green.
Davis stuck his tee shot to about 12 feet, then holed the long putt to steal a stroke he felt he left out there earlier.
At the 12th Davis�s approach landed just short of the green, but he was able to get up and down for birdie and keep his round afloat.
�Those were good birdies,� he said.
The short, par-71 course played tricky on Tuesday due to the rain that fell overnight.
It is known for its firm greens, but the rain softened them out, which was something Davis, who plays here nearly every day, had to work out.
�It�s wet out there,� he said. �The greens are really soft right now.�
If Davis is to achieve his goal of winning the Tarheel Youth Golf Association�s five-multiplier tournament, he feels he needs to have a better mindset.
�Not making mental mistakes like I did today � you know, just playing solid golf,� he said. �I�d love to shoot around 68 tomorrow, I think that�ll do it. I think 68 will hold the lead.�
Ultimately, Davis just wants to hold the trophy.
�I�m going to go all out and try as hard as I possibly can. I�m playing pretty decent golf right now. Just try and keep it up,� he said.
�There�s going to be a lot of pressure on me tomorrow, I�m sure, because I want to win it so bad.�
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Jack Sides 35-35�70
Ryan Barrett 37-35�72
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Nick Adams 33-40�73
Bryce Hendrix 38-35�73
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People Pictures!
{Photography.14.1}: Kai Hagen {kai} Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:59:08 CDT (HTML)
But here is a topic for discussing photographs of people, from individual close-ups to group shots, from the straightforward to the "arty."
The following hidden post contains a few posts from "The Objects of Your Attention"
{Photography.14.2}: Kai Hagen {kai} Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:00:11 CDT (47 lines)
{Photography.14.3}: Kai Hagen {kai} Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:09:31 CDT (HTML)
I often get comments from relatives and friends about how good they are, even though it isn't something I have spent a lot of time doing or thinking about.
For a while, I figured that was mostly because, as someone who takes a lot of pictures, in general, I paid more attention to light and shadows, background and composition, and so on.
Those things *do* make a difference. But I have since come to realize that one of the things that makes people really like the photos, that is not directly related to those other elements, is that I take a lot of people pictures close up...or, in effect, close up with the help of a lens.
When looking at a lot of people pictures taken by my some other folks, I really noticed two things. A lot of people pay little or no attention to the non-people part of the two-dimensional iimage they are about to create, AND the people are often just a small part of the picture.
Of course, we all take pictures with people in them that are not close ups. But those are not the ones that usually stand out as great people pictures.
Still...have to say...there are plenty of notable exceptions to all of that. Some good
people pictures *depend* on the overall context for what makes them good. And,
some pictures just work...for all sorts of quirky reasons, planned and unplanned.
{Photography.14.4}: Rachel {sugarfreak} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 10:20:30 CDT (8 lines)
Yup. A lot of times it's the details in the background that get me. Like a reflection in a mirror...or a fork. One of the biggest problems with the photos that people take of people is that they stand too far back. You want to see people's faces, not their knees. I'm not sure why, but a lot of peope think you need to have the WHOLE person in the photo and it just puts too much distance between you and the subject.
{Photography.14.5}: {kai} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:33:35 CDT (0 lines)
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{Photography.14.6}: Kai Hagen {kai} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:33:54 CDT (HTML)
*If* you are that far back, you should get the whole person. Not from the knees up, with lots of sky above. But that's only if.
One thing nice about digital, too, is that I can fire off two or three quick shots of
something without wasting anything. I've found that the second or third, unexpected
close-up is the best...*after* you took the one they posed for (forced smile and all). A
little anything to get a natural grin after they think you are done works wonders
{Photography.14.7}: Elizabeth Lower-Basch {izbit} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:56:12 CDT (5 lines)
I mostly take people pictures, unless I'm travelling. People generally think I take good pictures because 1) I get in close to the subject and 2) I throw out the lousy ones, instead of showing people every one I took.
{Photography.14.8}: Rachel {sugarfreak} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 14:00:03 CDT (1 line)
Ha, editorial decisions are a huge part of photography.
{Photography.14.9}: Leanne Collier {chiles} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 15:36:57 CDT (2 lines)
Amen! That should be in the photographers' oath of good picture taking.
{Photography.14.10}: Kai Hagen {kai} Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:56:58 CDT (2 lines)
Yep. Even the very best professional photographers only show off a small percentage of the pictures they take.
{Photography.14.11}: Amanda Peck {amanda615} Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:10:10 CDT (12 lines)
My experience with professional (non-portrait kind) photographers was that it wasn't "even" it was "especially," Three printable off a couple of rolls of 36 exposures was good. they were taking chances, shooting at "I wonder if" instead of "This will be good". They were doing some bracketing. They figured that film was the cheapest of the things they were charging for. With Grandma taking pictures of the grandkids, well, film is the most expensive part of the process. Not putting down grandma. Digital may free her up to take more, become more comfortable with the camera and picture taking.
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{Photography.14.13}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:06:43 CDT (HTML)
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{Photography.14.15}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:45:56 CDT (9 lines)
Nope: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /s/image2/0/11/62/ 82201162UCGHuS_ph.jpg on this serve Webshots doesn't want you to embed images elsewhere, apparently. But I'd be happy to attach them for you here.
{Photography.14.16}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:51:38 CDT (3 lines)
> Webshots doesn't want you to embed images elsewhere, apparently. Either that or the URL needs to be tweaked somehow.
{Photography.14.17}: E Lakin {elakin} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:57:13 CDT (4 lines)
grrr. how annoying. i don't mind emailing, but i'd rather figure out a way that i can post the pictures directly. gonna keep trying.
{Photography.14.18}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:03:20 CDT (HTML)
Meantime, I found you at Webshots. Found some people pictures. Took the liberty of
downloading a couple to post here. Let me know if that is a problem. If not, feel free
to send me (or point me to) others to attach and post.
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{Photography.14.19}: E Lakin {elakin} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:05:20 CDT (HTML)
hope this one works!
kai, you slipped. i moved off of webshots to another site. i don't mind you posting whatever's there. can you see them now?
perhaps we should have a topic discussing the various methods for
putting pics online!
{Photography.14.20}: Hidden due to Eddie's slippage {kai} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:09:11 CDT (HTML)
{Photography.14.21}: Kai Hagen {kai} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:11:13 CDT (HTML)
Good idea.
We have one about posting images in the Cafe, but that isn't really the same thing, in spite of the overlap.
Excellent and engaging pics there, by the way!
{Photography.14.22}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:46:54 CDT (6 lines)
Very nice pics, Eddie. Your portraits have a very natural feeling to them, like you've truly caught the people being exactly "them". (Something I've never been able to do, hence I don't take portraits!) File sizes good too, for pokey connections. (Curious to know how big these are.)
{Photography.14.23}: E Lakin {elakin} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 21:04:18 CDT (3 lines)
thanks, hazel. first one was 51k, second 73k.
{Photography.14.24}: judith {jdith} Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:55:40 CDT (3 lines)
Hazel, a neat trick that I just learned: right click on any picture and go down to properties. it will tell you the size of the image and a bunch of other nifty stuff.
{Photography.14.25}: Which Hazel? {hazel2} Tue, 22 Jul 2003 00:19:12 CDT (2 lines)
Judith, can you translate that into iBook talk with a trackpad? "Right click" is PC talk. Don't understand.
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Bearing witness: women and the truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa
Pluto Press, 2003 - Biography & Autobiography - 206 pages
People who witness acts of terror and violence are often called after the event to bear witness to what they saw. In cases where this violence is inflicted by the state upon its own people, the process of bearing witness is both politically complex and traumatic for the individual involved. Independent trials and commissions have become important mechanisms through which the truth of past violence is sought in democratising states, but to date there has been little close attention to the processes and complexity of the work of such institutions.
Fiona Ross's fascinating study of the process of bearing witness is the first book to examine the gendered dimensions of this topic from an anthropological and ethnographic viewpoint. Taking as a key example the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, Ross explores women's relationships to testimony, particularly the extent to which women avoid talking about or are silent about certain forms of violence and suffering.
Offering a wealth of first-hand examples, Ross approaches a more subtle understanding of the achievements and the limitations of testimony as a measure of suffering and recovery generally. Is it, she asks, the panacea it is usually seen as? Or do conventional discourses on human rights, suffering and reconciliation oversimplify an altogether more complex and problematic process?
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Continuing its march toward an expected first-place finish with young adults for the first quarter of 2013, TBS once again won the week as basic cable's #1 network with adults 18-34 in primetime.
The TBS original comedy Cougar Town scored 2.2 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery for last Tuesday's episode, including 1.4 million adults 18-49 and 629,000 adults 18-34. In time-shifted viewing, Cougar Town's Feb. 19 episode has grown to a final tally of 2.8 million viewers in Live + 7, with 1.8 million adults 18-49 and 806,000 adults 18-34.
TBS's competition series King of the Nerds closed out its first season Thursday night with 1.8 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery. The season finale, in which Celeste was crowned the winner and allowed to take her place on the "Throne of Games," also brought in 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 595,000 adults 18-34, matching last week's performance.
Telecasts of The Big Bang Theory on TBS accounted for 18 of basic cable's Top 20 sitcom telecasts for the week with total viewers and adults 18-49, as well as 15 of the Top 20 with adults 18-34.
TBS's late-night series CONAN averaged 791,000 total viewers in Live + Same Day and 511,000 adults 18-49. CONAN also drew 271,000 adults 18-34.
Cartoon Network
Across the second week of March 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as basic cable's #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 6-11 & 9-14, and #1 for Total Day delivery of boys 9-14.
Cartoon Network scored last week as the #1 destination for all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 among all TV on Monday and Thursday Night (7-9 p.m.), while the #1 network among boys 6-11 on Wednesday and Saturday Night.
An all-new episode of Adventure Time (Monday, 7:30 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the week with boys 6-11 & 9-14, the #1 telecast of the day among kids 6-11 and all boys, and #1 in its time period among kids 6-11 & 9-14 and all key boys. The episode premiere also grew by mostly double-digits across key kids and boys vs. the same time period last year. Similarly, new episodes of Regular Show (8 p.m.) and MAD (8:30 p.m.) were #1 in their respective time periods among all boy demos.
Thursday night's episode of Annoying Orange (7:30 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the day among boys 6-11, while Incredible Crew (8 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the day among boys 9-14.
The Saturday morning action-adventure line-up of Beyblade: Metal Fury (8 a.m.), Pokemon BW: Adventures in Unova (8:30 a.m.), and Ben 10: Omniverse (9 a.m.) ranked #1 in their respective time periods among boys 9-14.
Adult Swim
For the second week of March, Adult Swim's Total Day Delivery ranked #1 among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49 on basic cable. Compared to the same week in 2012, Total day delivery grew by impressive double digits: adults 18-24 by 31%, adults 18-34 by 21%, adults 18-49 by 18%, men 18-24 by 34%, men 18-34 by 28% and men 18-49 by 21%.
Adult Swim also ranked #2 (behind TBS) among basic cable networks for Prime Time delivery of adults 18-34. Versus the same week in 2012, Prime delivery grew across the board: adults 18-24 grew by 34%, adults 18-34 by 23%, adults 18-49 by 19%, men 18-24 by 64%, men 18-34 by 45% and men 18-49 by 24%.
The season 2 premiere of Adult Swim's original live-action series, Loiter Squad (Sunday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period with adults 18-24/18-34 and men 18-24/18-34, growing by double and triple-digits across the board--ranging between 55% and 106%--vs. the same time period year ago
The highly anticipated season finale of Delocated (Thursday, 12:30 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period with adults/men 18-24, growing by double-digits across key adults and men, ranging between 12% and 103%, vs. the same time period year ago.
Thursday's new episode of Newsreaders (12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period with all key adults and men 18-24/18-34, growing across key adults and men vs. the same time period year ago. Average adults 18-34 grew by 4%, adults 18-24 by 23%, adults 18-49 by 3%, men 18-34 by 30%, men 18-24 by 34% and men 18-49 by 24%.
Adult Swim programming - including Family Guy, Robot Chicken and American Dad-- accounted for 21 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week with adults 18-34 and 24 of the top 50 telecasts with men 18-34, both more than any other network.
The March 4 episode of TNT's hit drama Dallas drew 3.6 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, up 6% compared to the prior week's episode. In the demos, Dallas drew 1.5 million adults 25-54 and 1.2 million adults 18-49.
Wednesday night's episode of the TNT original drama series Southland garnered 2.3 viewers in Live + 3, a +19% increase compared to the prior week's episode. In the demos, the latest installment of Southland garnered 1.1 million adults 25-54 in Live + 3 (+22% vs. the prior week). Also on Wednesday, the second episode of TNT's new series Boston's Finest, which drew 1.5 million viewers in Live+ + 3, including 688,000 adults 25-54 and 559,000 adults 18-49.
TNT's Sunday 8 p.m. telecast of the Clint Eastwood hit Gran Torino ranked as the week's #1 movie on basic cable with the network's targeted adults 25-54 demo.
The NBA on TNT featured the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, March 5, which delivered a 2.2 U.S. HH rating and 3,339,000 total viewers to become the top-ranked program of the day across all of television among men 18-34. It was also the top-ranked program versus ad-supported cable among key demos including adults 18-34, adults 18-49, men 18-34, men 18-49 and men 25-54.
Additionally, the NBA on TNT telecast on Thursday, March 7, between the Thunder and New York Knicks garnered a 1.8 U.S. HH rating and 2,736,000 total viewers to register as the top-ranked program of the day versus ad-supported cable among men 18-49.
truTV enjoyed a strong week, scoring 5% growth in primetime among total viewers over the same week last year.
truTV's Lizard Lick Towing revved things up Monday night, drawing a total audience of 22. million viewers (+14% vs. the prior week). Among truTV's key demos, the show garnered 1.2 million adults 18-49 (+17% vs. last week) and 649,000 men 18-49 (+14%).
truTV's hit series Full Throttle Saloon capped its fourth season with 1.9 million viewers, a boost of +29% over last week's episode. Among key adult demos, Full Throttle Saloon garnered 1.1 million adults 18-49 (+24% vs. last week) and 570,000 men 18-49 (+11%). For its fourth season, Full Throttle Saloon has averaged 1.9 million viewers, 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 675,000 men 18-49 in Live + 7 delivery through the first nine episodes
truTV's new hit Guinness World Records(R) Gone Wild! garnered 1.2 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery Thursday night. Among key demos, the series grew considerably over the prior week's episode, bringing in 719,000 adults 18-49 (+16% vs. last week) and 417,000 men 18-49 (+15%). Competitively, Guinness World Records(R) Gone Wild! ranked as one of ad-supported cable's Top 5 programs in Thursday 8 p.m. timeslot with adults/men 18-49, as well as among adults/men 18-34. In addition, the show was also the #1 unscripted program in its timeslot with men 18-49, men 18-34 and adults 18-34. And it scored a remarkably low median age of only 30, 11 years younger than the same timeslot last year.
NBA TV's Sunday telecast (March 10) featuring the Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat, the teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference, averaged 764,000 total viewers to become the network's second most-watched regular season game ever (trailing only the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers to open the 2012-13 season with 868,000 total viewers). Through March 10, NBA TV has delivered three of its five most-watched telecasts ever this season.


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Newswise — (New York, NY – May 15, 2012) Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have found new clues in the pathogenesis of skull and skin birth defects associated with a rare genetic disorder, Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (BSS). Using a mouse model, investigators found that by inhibiting the protein p38, previously associated with cancer and certain autoimmune conditions, they were able to interrupt development of specific birth defects associated with it: craniosynostosis, or the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull, and acanthosis nigricans, a hyperpigmentation skin disorder that often makes the skin look dirty and rough.
"We urgently need to identify the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of these disorders so that we can design effective treatment and strategies," said Ethylin Wang Jabs, MD, the study's senior investigator and Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "What this opens up for the first time are potential targets for treatment."
Results from the study are published in the June 2012 Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Using a mouse model of Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome, researchers found that there was an increase in intracellular signaling through p38. When Yingli Wang, DMD, PhD, used intraperitoneal injections of an inhibitor of p38 into the mouse in utero, the skull and skin defect improved. In a separate experiment, topical application to the skin of a p38 inhibitor helped the skin defect.
The skull disorder, craniosynostosis, has devastating consequences if surgery is not performed within the first 6 months of life. Excessive intracranial pressure prevents normal growth of the head, impairing the brain, the eyes, the ears, and cognitive development. Approximately 1 in 2500 newborns across all groups are born with this birth defect, making it one of the top 10 birth defects. The disorder is listed in birth registries in the United States.
The skin disorder, acanthosis nigricans (AN), causes hyperpigmentation, and there are no standard treatments for it. AN is common. Certain conditions increase the risk for AN, including insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes, and polycystic ovary disease. Some series have shown that as many as 74 percent of obese individuals and 36 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are parents of newborns with AN. The skin disorder is especially common in Native Americans, followed by African-Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasians.
Other researchers involved in the study were Yingli Wang, Xueyan Zhou, Kurun Oberoi, Robert Phelps, Amelie Rezza, Greg Holmes, Jenna Friedenthal, Michael Rendl of Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
The research was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Jabs is a world-class leader in the study of craniosynosis.
About the Mount Sinai Department of Genetics and Genomic SciencesThe Mount Sinai Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences is one of the largest medical genetics centers in the United States, providing expert diagnostic, therapeutic, and counseling services for patients and families with genetic disorders, birth defects, and pregnancy loss. The Department offers diagnostic tests in state-of-the-art DNA, biochemical, and cytogenetics laboratories.
About The Mount Sinai Medical CenterThe Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States. The Medical School is noted for innovation in education, biomedical research, clinical care delivery, and local and global community service. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by U.S. News & World Report.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital 16th on its elite Honor Roll of the nation's top hospitals based on reputation, safety, and other patient-care factors. Of the top 20 hospitals in the United States, Mount Sinai is one of 12 integrated academic medical centers whose medical school ranks among the top 20 in NIH funding and U.S. News & World Report and whose hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 560,000 outpatient visits took place.
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It is that time of year again..thank God..the snowshoes are off, the shorts are on, it was 85F yesterday! Oh my goodness, the smile upon my face can not be removed. I love spring and am absolutely in love with summer!
Yesterday after work Topaz and I headed for the trail for a nice 10 mile run. The ponds are pretty low but we did find enough water for him to lay in and cool down every few miles. Neither of us are acclimated to the heat but man oh man do I love it! Yes, I have been talking to Steve about spending winters in Scottsdale AZ when retired; we may spend winters separated. I loved the area when I went out to run Javelina 100 and can't wait to get back there. Summers would be spent up at Lake Vermilion I suppose, at least part time. Enough rambling.
After our run I dropped Topaz off at home where he promptly ran to the back yard and dive bombed into his swimming pool for a refreshing soak.
I quickly drove back tot he High School to watch Tyler play his tennis matches. More warm sunshine while sitting upon the tennis court while basking in the warmth. Then off to Troy's baseball games.
Taking full advantage of the warm evening I then raked the dead leaves out of my perennial gardens. They are such a mess. I need a few more sunny days to get them in order. It won't be taking place this weekend. The forecast is cool-50's and rain. Blech.
Because I am not running a mountainous 100 early this summer I am going to focus on speed more than all day adventure at the ski hill. That will come later as I get ready for another Sawtooth 102.5 Mile Trail Race.
I'd like to PR at FANS in June. My current PR is 116 miles; I have my work cut out for me. When I ran the PR everything came together..luck, health and fun. Lots of luck. Maybe it could happen again..
Fully recovered from McNaughton it is time to hit the track or treadmill. This morning I ran 10x 800 with a 1 mile warm up and 1 mile cool down. It will feel good to move onto the track from the treadmill for the 800s, but a treadmill will work when in pinch!
I'll begin to add in my tempo runs each week along with the track workouts. I can feel a side ache coming on along with gasping breaths.
Give me 8 hours of a boring ski hill every week all summer long but thinking about track workouts and tempo runs makes me envision pain. Wait! No more negative thinking. I'll enjoy the track workouts, I'll embrace the tempo runs, the mile repeats on asphalt..it will be a good thing! I love the Need for Speed :)
Friday, April 24, 2009
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- Steve said...
Couldn't agree more about the weather, Julie. It's just so nice being able to run on the trails at any time now and not having to worry about ice.
As far as speed goes, I will be working a bit on that as well. My last run I ramped up the tempo and it felt pretty dang good. I still need to work on some hills yet, but I'll focus more effort on that after Kettle 100 to prepare for Superior Sawtooth 100.
Great picture of Topaz. Looks like a beautiful place to run in the fall time. Where is that?
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WASHINGTON — Syracuse basketball and Jim Boeheim couldn't have scripted a better 10th-anniversary soiree than Saturday's.
A decade to the day after the Orange won its most recent regional championship, Boeheim's program struck again, smothering Marquette 55-39 in the East Regional final.
Ten years ago, it was a singular talent, freshman Carmelo Anthony, who carried Syracuse to an Elite Eight victory over Oklahoma and, eventually, the Orange's first national championship.
Syracuse advanced to this season's Final Four with the collective, specifically the 2-3 zone defense that has become Boeheim's trademark.
"I can't say enough about how the guys played on the defensive end," Boeheim said. "We (allowed) Marquette 74 points four or five weeks ago."
That Feb. 25 loss in Milwaukee was part of a swoon in which the Orange (30-9) lost four of five games. Syracuse bottomed out in the regular-season finale in this same Verizon Center, falling to Georgetown 61-39.
'It's pretty much a 180 (turn)," senior guard Brandon Triche said. "Losing so many games in a row … you can't say we didn't lose confidence. We were probably unsure of ourselves a little bit. One thing we did is, we kept working hard."
"The guys have come a long ways from three weeks ago today," Boeheim said. "It's been a great transformation."
Now anyone can play a 2-3 zone. The Xs and Os are in any coaching textbook. But few teach it like Boeheim, the Hall of Famer in his 37th season leading his alma mater, and few have the long athletes to make it this effective.
From 6-foot-9 Rakeem Christmas in the middle, to 6-8 C.J. Fair, 6-8 James Southerland and 6-6 Michael Carter-Williams on the wings, the Orange are uniquely able to defend both the perimeter and paint.
Here's how good Boeheim not only at coaching the 2-3, but scheming against it: When he was appointed to coach the U.S. Olympic team, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, knowing some international opponents would employ the zone, made Boeheim a part of his staff.
Syracuse this season ranks eighth nationally in defensive efficiency, its best since Ken Pomeroy began tracking the statistic in 2003. Moreover, the Orange are third nationally in 3-point defense.
"Our teams are good defensively every year," Boeheim said, "but this year's team has statistically played as well as any … we've had."
That said, Syracuse's tournament defense has been nothing less than staggering. Its four opponents — Montana, California, Indiana and Marquette — have shot a combined 28.9 percent from the field. They have been far worse from beyond the 3-point arc, making 15.2 percent.
Oh, go ahead and dismiss Montana, and even Cal if you'd like, as low seeds. But Indiana and Marquette?
The East's top seeds, the Hoosiers boast the nation's most efficient offense. But against the Orange on Thursday they scored a season-low 50 points and shot a season-worst 33.3 percent.
"We didn't give Indiana anything," Boeheim said, calling it perhaps the best defensive effort in his program's history.
Marquette, the East's No. 3 seed and regular-season tri-champion of the Big East, was more baffled. The Golden Eagles (26-9) shot 22.6 percent, lowest ever in a regional final. They missed 22-of-25 attempts from three.
"We tried everything we knew to try," Marquette coach Buzz Williams said.
The one Golden Eagle not affected by Syracuse's zone was Davante Gardner, a graduate of Suffolk's King's Fork High. He scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
Conversely, Marquette's four primary wings — Junior Cadougan, Vander Blue, Jamil Wilson and Todd Mayo — were a combined 5-of-37, 2-of-22 from three.
"They're very good at what they do, man," Blue said.
Syracuse advances to the Final Four, Boeheim's fourth, and a semifinal Saturday in Atlanta against the winner of Sunday's South Regional title game between Michigan and Florida. The Orange's defensive plan will be obvious.
"You have to believe in what you're doing and stick with it," Boeheim said Friday of his devotion to the 2-3, "and, you know, I think every coach has a philosophy, and you have to stick with what you do, and within that philosophy you have to be flexible. You have to be able to make a little change or do something a little differently.
"I think that's what separates not really just coaches but anybody in what they do. You can't be just rigid. Anybody can do that. Anybody can read a book and do this, these 10 steps. It's being flexible within that, what you do, and that's why you become, hopefully, better at what you do, the longer you do it."
At age 68, and set to take Syracuse to the ACC next season, Boeheim has rarely, if ever, been better.
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In C Street, Ricky Crow led after day one and laid down competitive runs again on Sunday, but Dave Ogburn took the lead on his last run, finding 0.5 second to take the win by 0.320 second over Crow. Kenneth Baker and Tyler Kvetko claimed the remaining trophies, all four within just over a second margin.
The SCCA Women on Track initiative to promote women in motorsports is celebrating the results from Mineral Wells, as two ladies claimed open class victories. In D Street, Stephanie Reynoso came out dominating in her Civic Type R, leading by nearly a second after day one. On day two, she stretched that lead to an impressive 2.502 seconds. In H Street, it was Laura Harbour keeping it clean on day one to take the lead, and then maintaining her pace on Sunday to claim victory by just 0.084 second over Phillip Halek. As part of Women on Track, the Ladies Classes run in the same heat at Championship Tours, allowing a fair Ladies Index to be run. Claiming victory in the Ladies Index was Julie Tooth from E Street Ladies.
Street Touring Roadster once again proved that being clean is heavily rewarded as Daniel McCelvey had the raw times to claim the win but had to settle for fourth as he failed to record a clean run either day. Kerry Coughlin took the win by nearly a second over Andy Neilson. David Smart and Cameron Goode claimed third and fifth respectively to round out the trophies.
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- Vivek Goel, AS
- Randall Wilcox, FP
- Brian Burdette, FS
- Dave Ogburn III, CS
- Ricky Crow, CS
- Jeremy Foley, BS
- Kerry Coughlin, STR
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If Star Trek taught us one thing, it is that "ye cannae change the laws of physics". That is certainly how scientists generally seem to regard their various laws and constants. No sooner has someone discovered a new "law" than it acquires quasi-legal status, with violations implicitly prohibited. No sooner has someone defined a "constant" than it is assumed to be just that, never varying at different times or places.
And yet, who says so? Why should we assume that a particular mass always exerts the same gravity, or that an atom always has the same mass anyway? After all, one of the most revelatory theories of modern physics, special relativity, showed that the length of a centimetre and the duration of a second can change depending on how fast you are moving. And look at the recent excitement about experiments hinting (and then dismissing due to a faulty connection) that particles called neutrinos could travel faster than the speed of light.
There is no principle of physics that says physical laws or constants have to be the same everywhere and always. This could drive you a bit mad. How can you possibly do science if the rules keep changing? But if you are a scientist, you have to face up to that possibility – and you have a responsibility to check out if it is true.
Which brings us to the apparent Lewis Carroll absurdity of a new paper setting out to test if a constant central to quantum physics, called Planck's constant or h, is really as it says. The fact that it is, as far as we can tell – there does not seem much point in manufacturing suspense here – means that this is not likely to grab any headlines. It sounds a bit like proving that Paris has not moved to China.
Precision timing
But this is an experiment that is significant not so much for what has been found as for the fact that it was done at all. After all, testing the constancy of a constant means going to extraordinary lengths in terms of precision measurements.
To test whether Planck's constant is really constant, Makan Mohageg and graduate student James Kentosh of California State University in Northridge turned to the same GPS systems that help drivers find their way home. GPS relies on the most accurate timing devices we currently possess: atomic clocks. These count the passage of time according to frequency of the radiation that atoms emit when their electrons jump between different energy levels.
Why go to all this bother? The point is that the researchers did not just pick on a random constant. Planck's constant is in effect the number that launched the field of quantum physics. In 1900 the German scientist Max Planck proposed h as a measure of the size of energy "packets", or quanta, into which light is divided. Planck said that a light quantum has an amount of energy equal to the frequency of the light multiplied by h. Planck introduced this "quantum" hypothesis of light as a mathematical trick to get his equations to work out. But Albert Einstein argued five years later that the trick must be taken literally: light really is chopped up into these discrete packets of energy.
Disturbance in the universe?
The reason why Kentosh and Mohageg asked whether h is really constant, however, is not just because it is a central number for modern physics, but because h also appears in the expression for another fundamental constant, called the fine-structure constant. This measures the strength of interactions between light and matter, or equivalently, how strong electrical and magnetic forces are. It can be expressed as a combination of three constants: the charge on an electron, the speed of light, and h.
And here is the crux: some scientists have suggested that the fine structure constant might not be constant, but could vary over time and space. In 1999, a team of astronomers using a telescope in Hawaii reported that measurements of light absorbed by very distant galaxy-like objects in space called quasars – which are so far away that we see them today as they looked billions of years ago – suggest that the value of the fine-structure constant was once slightly different from what it is today.
That claim was controversial, and still unproven. But if true, it must mean that at least one of the three fundamental constants that constitute it must vary.
Location, location, location
Kentosh and Mohageg fixed on h, and specifically on whether h depends on where (not when) you measure it. If h changes from place to place, so do the frequencies, and thus the "ticking rate", of atomic clocks. And any dependence of h on location would translate as a tiny timing discrepancy between different GPS clocks.
So, what did they discover? Well, if there is any difference in h it would have to be really tiny. After careful analysis of the data from seven highly stable GPS satellites, Kentosh and Mohageg conclude that h is identical at different locations to an accuracy of seven parts in a thousand. In other words, if h were a one-metre measuring stick, two sticks in different places anywhere in the world do not differ by more than seven millimetres.
Spotting this variation of less than 1% in measuring sticks might be easy, spotting this in an exceedingly tiny number like Planck's constant, which is 0.000000000000000000000000000000000662606957 joule seconds, demands the type of extreme accuracy of measurement that is most likely beyond the capabilities of our most accurate atomic clocks. At this point, however, we can feel reassured that there is no reason to suspect that this particular aspect of physics shifts between, say, London and Beijing – or indeed, between our galaxy and the next one.
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Thousands expected to attend as the number of diagnosed autism cases continues to increase
University Park, Pa. — Educators, interested professionals and families of autistic children who hope to create effective educational programming will descend on Penn State's 2008 National Autism Conference, Aug. 4-8 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
According to the latest figures by the U.S. Department of Education, the number of diagnosed autism cases has increased 172 percent since 1990. The amount of new cases continues to be a challenge for those who are educating and treating people with autism.
"As awareness of autism continues to grow, this conference will remain a vital forum for educators, providers and families to discuss the latest findings in treating and educating students with autism spectrum disorders," said Nancy Eckard, conference planner. "We host close to 400 conferences and meetings at the Penn Stater and the Autism Conference is one of the biggest."
The conference, which averages approximately 2,500 participants, will feature experts in autism, educators, autism advocates and people with autism and their family members. Speakers at this year's conference include:
-- Eustacia Cutler, author and speaker, whose studies in autism and retardation led to two television documentaries: "The Disquieted," on disturbed children, and "The Innocents." Her book, "A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story," is in its third printing.
-- Rachel Marie Brooks, Miss Pennsylvania 2007, promoted her platform -- "Autism Awareness: Unlocking the Mystery" -- across the state. A graduate student in the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, she advocates for legislation and policies designed to benefit the autism community at the local, state and federal levels.
-- Joe Gans will share his challenges and successes as a 20-year-old Penn State student with autism.
The conference is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Information about the conference is available at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/Autism/ online.


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A snack in the cafe and then a wander around the gallery.
I do like to go out to eat...but prefer to go places where we can talk and get to know each other.
there will be more comfortable conversations of nature and life through art
I love to wander and I love low drama encounters. I love holding hands and cuddling. Love walks in the woods and the hills, but not interested in hard core hiking any more.
Walk with me and talk with me about anything. Browse the worlds greatest artists and share your ideas with me. Tell me who you are like an artist.
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Lets check each other out and get to know each other in conversation and let what happens happen.
Walk by the river, lake or ocean, maybe a picnic in nature to listen to the birds and water fall ...
Like to visit Huntington Gardens and lunch.
A coffe or something like that!
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Coffee and a chat
I like to explore the various spots in China Town
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19 August 2013
The Dreaming Tree Wines by Dave Matthews
I have to admit that while I love music, I don't listen to a lot of it, and don't inflict my peculiar tastes on friends and family. I love classic jazz and old school hip-hop. Unabashed fan of Groove Armada and Ben Folds, and I prefer the Baroque artists over the Classical or Romantic periods. Joe Jackson is an underappreciated genius. Yes, I'd like to a hear a little more Elvis Costello when I encounter a radio playing in a coffee shop, but at this point in time, we can all listen to whatever we want through our little iPod earbuds.
When it came time to pick a Dave Matthews Band album to listen to while trying these wines, I knew that I only had one person who could answer this question: devoted DMB fan, my soul sister, wine pourer from California, Miz Please Please Please herself, throw your hands together for the one and only Samantha Dugan of Samantha Sans Dosage.
She suggested 2008's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. I made a pepperoni pizza from scratch (let the dough sit for five days--much better flavor!), uncorked the wines and sat down to bask in the music and wine of Dave Matthews.
I'm not going to review the album, because my musical tastes are demonstrably weird and non-mainstream, but I found it a pleasant and relaxing way to spend an hour on a Sunday afternoon. The experience may have even inspired me to check out a few other albums, though it might be a few years. I'm still working through back catalogs of Dave Brubeck projects.
2012 The Dreaming Tree Everyday White Wine
Central Coast, California
42% Gewürztraminer, 33% Riesling, 14% Albariño, 11% Viognier
$15, 12% abv.
Overripe peach, apricot, and floral aromas. Touch of sweetness, low acidity. It's a curious blend that could only happen in California or Australia, but I think that the mix works to create a pleasant and casual summer sipper. Not a great match for the pizza but would be delicious with a chicken salad sandwich or related finger food.
2011 The Dreaming Tree Crush Red Wine
North Coast, California
55% Merlot, 17% Zinfandel, 13% Petite Sirah, 8% Syrah, 7% Other
$15, 13.5% abv.
Blueberries and plums on the nose, with a touch of spice. Big, round fruit flavors with firm tannins and a long finish. A much better fit with the pizza, and at the point at which I'm typing this sentence, I'm listening to the penultimate track "Baby Blue", which is a relaxing and pleasant way to finish the meal and savor the lingering flavors of the wine.
Note: These wines were provided as samples.
4 comments:
- Samantha Dugan said...
I love that album, love them all but that one is friggin brilliant. I got a bottle of white as well, sampled it yesterday during my Loire tasting. Um. Think I am going to retry it today because next to the wines I was pouring it was flat, lacking in acidity and sort of dull. Bummed me out seeing as I do loves me some Dave and all....
- 18 August, 2013 13:00
- Unknown said...
It might be a little rough when compared to the Loire. On the other hand, those winemaker's music might not hold up to his. Thought it was a decent Central Coast white for the price, though I was disappointed that it wasn't a South African Chenin Blanc. ;)
- 18 August, 2013 16:14
Drank the Crush last night. Great tasting red from northern Cali. Tastes like a baby cab, smooth finish, no sweetness. Not very tart or acidic. Great value.
- 12 October, 2013 06:01
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UPDATE: Subcontractor Promises to Pay Stranded Workers Way Home
COLUMBIA - Six construction workers left the EconoLodge hotel Wednesday after being stranded in the area for about a week. A subcontractor employee told KOMU 8 News he is driving the workers to Memphis, Tenn. where he said he will purchase them MegaBus tickets to Atlanta.
A spokesman for Aspen Heights, the housing development where the workers spent the past week working, confirms an unidentified subcontractor paid for the workers travel expenses. The company issued this statement to KOMU 8 News after the workers departed:
"After reaching out to the individuals stranded in Columbia; Aspen Heights was informed that the individuals were provided transportation back to their homes in Atlanta, Georgia. After speaking with one of the individuals impacted, it was confirmed a source associated with the subcontractor or staffing agency provided the needed resources. Aspen Heights is grateful for everyone that brought forth details and facts to help bring a resolution to this situation."
Kawaun Watson, the man driving the workers to Memphis, said he is working with Enterprise Construction out of Texas. "The guys from Atlanta never came through to get these guys, so you know we just stepped up to the plate and made sure we are getting them home to their families. Just doing the right thing," he said.
The laborers are part of a group of 50 construction workers from Atlanta who claimed to have been stuck in Columbia since they responded to a Craigslist ad posted on Jan. 14, 2013, which promised them $1,000 a week and reimbursement for travel and lodging, in return for conducting construction work at the Aspen Heights apartment construction site located at Ponderosa Street and Bethel Road.
Worker Barceneas Cosby said the hired laborers soon realized they were not being paid as promised, so they left the site Thursday and have been living at the EconoLodge since then. Cosby said 11 of them did not have money to get home to Atlanta and have been relying on food donations from local churches.
KOMU 8 News tried to contact Everything Staffing supervisor Michael Hill, but was unable to reach him. The workers said Hill changed his number shortly after they refused to keep working without pay. Cosby has multiple blueprints from Aspen Heights and said his only wish is to get home.
"Right now we don't know if we are going home or what. We don't even know if we are going to be in the cold or what," said Barcenuas.
Neither Black Sparta--the supposed subcontractor in charge of the workers--nor R-Energy--the project's main subcontractor--returned any of KOMU 8's calls on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.


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School districts and states work together to make sure students receive appropriate instruction when they move out of state.
Nearly one-third of Georgia's 1.8 million students enter or leave the state every year, often during the school year. But their academic records don't always follow them in a timely fashion, which leaves their new districts in a bind.
Districts want to place students in a class that's appropriate for their learning level and get them remedial instruction as needed. And parents don't have the information they can use to make accurate decisions -- only the school district does.
Even when parents file a record exchange form, the district they're transferring from may take months to send a paper file over called a cumulative file — if administrators send the file at all. Meanwhile, districts have to do the best they can without student records.
"It's so hard right now when children move across the state boundaries to get their records," said Bob Swiggum, CIO of the Georgia Department of Education. "It really falls back onto the district that they came from to have a good record keeping system."
Georgia solved this problem in state by putting student records in a longitudinal data system. But now Georgia school districts want to access records outside of their state -- and the Education Department has listened.
To that end, a digital record exchange system is in the pilot phase at the district and state level in Georgia, and at the state level in North Carolina. And its goal is to make the exchange process faster and easier across state lines so students can learn at their level.
North Carolina joined the pilot because, "it seemed to us to be the direction in which we were going, and we just wanted to be on the cutting edge and have input into how this was done," said Karl Pond, enterprise data manager in the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
No other group of states is working on a system to exchange records, though a few are creating systems to find out if dropouts showed up in another state. And while some of those groups are using vendors, Georgia used a federal grant to build the record system from scratch for states to use.
Here's how it works.
Because the U.S. Education Department has provided grants for longitudinal data systems, most states have systems that house student data over time -- these systems just need to be able to talk to each other.
That's where a set of record exchange utilities comes in. This utility allows a database in one state to call a database in another state. But no data is stored during the conversation.
Only certified people in each district can search for student records through this utility. For example, a registrar at every school would have access. If the student's new teacher wanted access, that person would need to go in the counselor's office and look up the record under supervision.
In Georgia, a district administrator can access the record exchange through a series of links in the district student information system and the state's longitudinal data system. A query for a student's name and date of birth will pull up the student record in whatever state database it exists. Then the administrator can download that record and export it into a CSV file.
One of the key components of this project is that school districts requested a way to address the record exchange problem. It wasn't a top-down mandate, and this approach has served Georgia well in other longitudinal data system projects, said Jesse Peavy, technology coordinator of Bleckley County Schools.
"Once the word got out that you could do this, guess what people started doing?" Peavy asked. "'I want that, I want that.'"
Eventually, Georgia would like to turn administration of this record exchange over to an organization such as the Council of Chief State School Officers. Once states go through an authorization process and sign a memorandum of understanding, their school districts are free to search records in other states. And that could solve some of the major problems with the record exchange process.