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Kéyah Mathpublished Feb 23, 2010 4:32pm
by Steven Semken (Arizona State University)
Kéyah Math (KM) is a freely accessible set of versatile fully online activities for application of basic mathematics to geoscience, all of which are situated in geologically interesting and culturally significant places in the Southwestern United States. These place-based exercises are available to enhance any undergraduate geoscience course, and may be of particular interest to students and teachers with cultural ties to the Southwest, including American Indian and Hispanic students and teachers.
Kéyah is the Dine (Navajo) word for homeland, literally meaning that which is connected to one beneath one's feet. The name signifies the connection to Southwest places and that the project was initiated on the Navajo Nation. KM was developed by a collaborative group of geoscientists, mathematicians, and teachers from Arizona State University, Diné College, Fort Lewis College, San Juan College, Kennesaw State University, and several K-12 school districts in the Four Corners region, and was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences Program. The principal investigators were Steven Semken, Christopher Schaufele, Nancy Zumoff, and the late Andrew Becenti. KM can be thought of as a Southwest-based, geoscience-focused spinoff of the widely used Earth Math materials (earthmath.kennesaw.edu) developed by Schaufele and Zumoff to teach mathematics using quantitative examples from environmental science.
KM activities (grouped into fourteen modules) are typically not found in introductory geoscience textbooks, nor are they readily available commercially in ancillary materials. They draw on data-rich examples from the geological and cultural landscapes of the Southwest, including the lands of several American Indian nations. Indigenous cultural and scientific experts participated directly in the development and assessment of these materials. The versatility and accessibility of the fourteen KM modules enable any number of them to be integrated into any basic Earth science or geology course at any level, regardless of the textbook or laboratory manual used. The modules are accompanied by online applets that can be used to do all of the mathematics needed to solve the problems posed. Students have the option of using the applets or their own graphing calculator.
The fourteen modules address five levels of mathematical content and are partitioned among seven topics:
Level 0 Module: Demonstration of the Kéyah Math format and use of online tools
- Age of The Universe
Level 1 Module Pre-algebra; arithmetic; substitution into formulas; computation; simple geometry
- Stream Flow in the Animas River
Level 2 Modules: Algebra with equations (not functions); solving equations; reading graphs; geometry
- Volcanic Ejecta from Sunset Crater
- Snow Melt and Stream Flow in the Animas River
- Measuring the Size of the Earth from Arizona
- The Epicenter of a Southwestern Earthquake
- Impact Processes at Meteor Crater
- Ages of Rocks and the Earth
Level 3 Modules: Algebra with functions; evaluating algebraic functions; solving equations; graphing
- Mass and Density of the Earth
- Layers of the Earth
- Size, Mass, and Density of the Earth
Level 4 Modules: Pre-calculus; algebraic and exponential functions; evaluation; graphing; geometry
- Geochronology in the San Juan Mountains
- Impact Processes at Meteor Crater (Advanced)
Instructions and instructor's reference materials are posted online. The solutions to the module problems are password-protected on the site, and an instructor can readily obtain the passwords from the development team via a link that is posted on the main menu. This same link enables users to contact the developers with questions or comments, which are always welcomed!

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This weekend the Canadian Football League season culminates with a game called the Grey Cup, in its 100th incarnation. A team called the Stampeders, out of Calgary, is visiting Toronto to play the Argonauts. In rough American equivalence this is Dallas against New York, a big game with a dose of civic grudge match. I'm in Calgary this week and you simply cannot escape the big news that the Royal York hotel in Toronto, after initial resistance, allowed a horse (the Stampeders' mascot) to traipse into the lobby, reviving a stunt the Calgary delegation first pulled in 1948.
To get a sense of the moment, you must see the photos on this National Post story. Beyond that, the paper gets the yarn:
[B]efore the craven capitulation by the Eastern elite, it was a resumption of the old battle between East and West. In the 64 years that Calgarians have been riding horses into hotels, the only problems have come in Ontario. Ottawa, in 2004, required negotiations—"We got in, after much struggle," said Mr. [Angus] Watson [a former Calgary Grey Cup Committee chairman]—and in 2007, the horse was turned away from the Royal York again. There was some feeling among the committee members this time that they could have snuck a horse in the back while making a show with one at the front, but it was decided they would go with one. It's not like the old days, anymore.
"My favourite one was years ago at the Royal Connaught in Hamilton," said Mr. Watson. "And we went into the hotel earlier in the day, and we were measuring the freight elevator, and some hotel guys came along and said, 'What are you guys doing?' And we said, 'We've got some gifts for the Premier, and we want to make sure they fit in the elevator.' And they said, 'You're going to put a horse in there!'
"And we said, 'You know what, you're going to be on the front page of every newspaper across the country, you're going to be on TV on the 6 o'clock news. Why wouldn't you want that publicity?' And he said, 'OK.'
"And we put the horse in the elevator, and they'd just redone the whole ballroom, carpet and everything. And the horse crapped the whole way through."
Horseshit like that doesn't help Calgary's reputation as a cowtown. But let it be said for this city of a million souls wedged between the Rockies and the prairies: It ain't a bad beer town. A small brewery here called Village crafts some delicious beers, not least an India black ale called Blacksmith; rich with roasted Alberta barley and hops, it's an uncommonly smooth, accessible dark beer.
Calgary's also home to Big Rock Brewery, which sports a longer lineup of beers. The best for my money is the Honey Brown Lager, named for one of the province's most famous products, along with livestock, oil and drug habits. The honey leaps out initially, then settles down into what the label calls "warm, dulcet tones" and what you might call a nutty, bready, rounded brown. Civilization and beer are inseparable. Brews like this demonstrate that Calgarians are not barbarians, despite their insistence on cavalcading across hotel red carpets and scaring the bejesus out of the unsuspecting janitors of Toronto.
Beer-game pairings
The 100th Grey Cup, for starters. The bee-friendly Steelers roll into Cleveland to play the Browns. Also on Sunday, the Spurs visit the Raptors—another matchup of Texas and Canada that will likely go in favor of Texas, the more ferocious of those two nations.


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Don't count on industry to save manufacturing
There are calls for an inquiry into the Australian manufacturing sector, but a glaring problem is being ignored: without long-term investment in research infrastructure there won't be anything to manufacture, argues Michael Biercuk.
There is tremendous intrinsic value in an economy based on actually producing things — we should not be tempted by the economic Siren's song of flocking to provision of online services. But the future of Australia's manufacturing industry relies on us developing new things to manufacture.
To do this we must collectively leverage new promising technologies in areas such as biotechnology, green technology, nanoscience, and quantum science. Many exciting ideas already exist, but we require significant up-front investment in research infrastructure and long-term vision in order to turn ideas into real products.
In the past, the biggest proponents of this approach were industrial giants; major research infrastructure was housed in industrial research labs, and as a result many of the most significant technological innovations of the 20th century emerged from industry. This includes both the transistor and the laser, keystone technologies in the modern information age.
Organisations like Bell Labs in the United States took a long-term view and invested in research infrastructure at great short-term expense. They supported efforts in experimental physics, materials science, optics, mathematics, and computer science with the expectation that they would develop the marketable high-tech products themselves. This was smart investing — they reaped financial rewards for decades.
Simply put, investment in research infrastructure led to new manufacturing capabilities that revolutionised the world. So why can't this happen again?
Investing in innovation
During the postwar heyday of industrial research, from the 1940s-1970s, the most innovative industrial organisations existed in near-monopolistic or oligopolistic sectors such as telecommunications and defence. Large organisations with limited competition were able to make long-term capital investments in experimental research infrastructure.
Today, many of these industries have become fractured, the dominant industrial houses are largely gone, and the research wings of the remaining organisations are greatly diminished. For a variety of economic reasons, it has become unattractive for industrial organisations to make the necessary long-term investments in in-house research capabilities. Sadly, even Bell Labs is now largely defunct following major changes in the US telecom industry.
The IT sector now dominates global industry. While the software giants of the world do support some in-house research, the competitive marketplace means that they tend to focus on areas closely tied to their core businesses. Other players who have historically focused on computing hardware retain active physical science research initiatives, but they face increasing fiscal pressures and researchers need to solicit a growing share of research support from external sources such as government funding bodies. Continued changes in the business models of these companies may be a negative portend for the remnants of industrial research in this sector.
Tech startups in garages are no better. The next generation of high-tech innovation simply will not be like the dotcom sector where a book on UNIX or Java and an internet connection can produce the next big commercial phenomenon. As we've seen, the key to driving future innovation is investing in research infrastructure, and that's just too expensive for a small company.
To understand the scope of infrastructure investment needed, let's take a concrete example. Nanoscience, for instance, shows some of the greatest promise for innovation. But it costs millions to set up a nanoscience research facility — measurement equipment alone can cost upwards of $50,000 per item, with dozens of such instruments needed in a single lab and ten or more collaborating labs in a strong research organisation. Characterisation and fabrication equipment in "cleanroom" environments can cost tens of millions, and require specially trained staff. Even the buildings themselves need to be specialised — purpose built for research.
The economic changes of recent years and the extraordinary costs of building research infrastructure force us to look for other opportunities.
The most promising incubator of research we have left is the academic sector, coupled with appropriate levels of public-sector support and industrial partnerships. Universities, in Australia and abroad, are nearly unique in that they are both capable and content to make the requisite infrastructure investments with the primary aim of expanding knowledge — not generating returns for shareholders.
How we efficiently translate scientific breakthroughs in university labs into marketable products is a difficult policy question that remains under development at the level of universities, states, and federal governments. However, we have to try, because without the will or the ability to support the necessary research infrastructure, neither large companies nor small businesses are likely to meaningfully contribute to technological innovations in many of the most exciting areas of science today.
We must fill this innovation gap, or there won't be much of anything to manufacture tomorrow.
About the author Dr Michael J. Biercuk is an experimental physicist and the primary investigator in the Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney. His specialties include quantum control in atomic systems, dynamical error suppression, nanoelectronics, and precision metrology.
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Our intruder alarms can be specified for home or business use and are designed to protect your property and loved ones. A properly installed burglar alarm system will deter intruders, protect your property and your possessions.
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21 New Kia Soul LX in Leesburg FL
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These cute tiny balls makes me hungry now..Looks so tempting ChitraReplyDelete
Those cute ball is really looking very tempting..
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Healthy & yummy snack!!! Wanna grab them now!!
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Healthy, delicious cute balls !! loved ur version !!ReplyDelete
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I just saw this in shanthi's blog, I make similar one like this with a different twist, will post it soon looking so nice, I feel like picking one!ReplyDelete
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The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe won a $7,000 competitive grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services Native American Library Services Program.
The Basic Grant with Education Assessment Option will improve library services to the community in Towaoc and help the tribes library staff attend courses and training workshops.
In a news release, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall said libraries are important community institutions devoted to educational opportunities.
This grant will not only help the librarys staff pursue professional development opportunities, it will also improve the quality of services to the community, Udall added.
Native American Library Services grants are available to support existing library operations and to maintain core library services.
This year, the program will award 235 grants to 242 tribes, totaling $1.7 million.
Officials from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe did not return calls seeking comment on the grant.
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It's time … It's time that the property owner, business and residential, start getting their bailout.
Something needs to be done and it needs to be done at next year's BOS and tax classification meeting.
The property owners' "well" has run dry. It's time for the board to do the right thing and it needs to start now as you put the budget together.
The capital planning, finance and Board of Selectmen committees need to be pioneers in the field and come up with ideas that are tax saving for all property owners. We have many great minds on these committees and with all of you working together with new ideas and ways to save money for the town, a better town would be created.
We need to become a town that other towns look up to and somewhat envy. The world is changing fast and this is something that needs to be done now, not two years from now, not five years down the road. NOW.
We really do have a spending problem, not a revenue problem. There are thousands to be saved. Just look around, sometimes the hardest things to see are right in front of you.
The key to the money that you save is not to use it for town projects or things that departments WANT. Don't use it for wages, insurance, raises or other things that people have their hand out for. Use it only for lowering property taxes. It needs to start somewhere, the end result being at next year's tax classification meeting.
I think that anyone who has a good idea should put it in writing and bring it or sent it to the selectmen's office. I think that raise and appropriate articles at town meeting need to be done away with. It's gotten out of hand and is only another backdoor approach to robbing the taxpayers' pocket. Everyone needs to stop wasting money and start using some common sense, do the right thing, SAVE, SAVE ,SAVE.
We will soon have a school that will be hitting the taxpayer hard for years to come. I am glad for the students and also teachers because they will now have a school that they will be proud to be a part of. I would like to see the teachers and high school students submit some ideas and suggestions on ways the town could save money. Maybe it could even be a good class project.
I have lost a lot of faith in government doing the right thing ,but I still do have some hope left.
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Police Host Active Shooter Training in Boonville
BOONVILLE - Boonville Police held an active shooter and armed intruder training session at Boonville R-1 High School Wednesday evening that brought more than 200 attendees.
The main takeaway of the information was that while nobody wants to be in a dangerous situation, having defensive skills and being prepared is important.
In life-threatening situations, the officers indicated that there are three options - run, hide, or fight. They emphasized that it's important to run away from the danger and not get in the way of the police. If you have to hide, find somewhere that gives you cover, and not just concealment. If you have to fight, others will likely help you.
They noted that it is important to stay out of police officers' way when they arrive at a dangerous scene, and to always keep your hands where they can see them. They say you want to avoid being a distraction.


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I had a lot of leftover malted milk powder from my nougat and Milky Way cupcakes. I could obviously use it to make malted milkshakes, but I found a recipe for pancakes with malted milk powder and I had to try it. I've prepared many pancake recipes over the years. As you might guess, I'm not the type to find one recipe that I like and stick with it. These malted milk pancakes were among the best that I've sampled – not surprising since the recipe came from a very trusted (and regal) source, King Arthur Flour.
The malted milk pancakes had the obligatory fluffiness and were just the right amount of sweet so that the extra sugar from the pure maple syrup didn't give them the sugar content of birthday cake. Despite the presence of the malted milk powder, I couldn't really taste malt in the end product (Jonathan says that he could taste it – perhaps he's a super-taster), but this didn't stop me from adding this recipe to the list of pancakes that I would make again – if I made things more than once.
Malted Milk Pancake Recipe
In a rare Cupcake Project move, I'm not going to reprint the recipe here. I have nothing to add to the expert and photo-filled description of these pancakes on King Arthur Flour's site. My only advice is to not wait until breakfast to make them and to ALWAYS use real maple syrup.


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Atlas Lathe Restoration
This is an Atlas TH42 lathe made by the Atlas Press Company, made at the Kalamazoo Michigan plant. The model number indicates it was made after 1947, has roller-bearings in the head-stock, and uses changewheel screwcutting. It has a 42 inch bed with 30" capacity between the centers. More info on Atlas lathes is available here: http://www.lathes.co.uk/atlas/. I inherited this from my Great Uncle Wilfred. He was concerned about his shop tools going to good use after he left us, I think this one will go to very good use.
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Initial cleanup
A couple folks immediately took to the lathe with a wire brush and some 3-in-1 oil:
Electrolysis rust removal
In order to facilitate major rust removal, we built an Electrolysis_Rust_Removal_System. Simply leave the part in the bucket of solution for 24 hours with voltage applied and out comes clean parts. Amazing! Here are some of the early results, compare to the very first photo at the top of this page. Also notice the tailstock center, the rust is removed but the missing metal can't be helped - but you can read the indicators on the shaft now.
Getting it running
This project fell onto the back burner for a while but we're making progress on it again. I acquired a heavy table off craigslist which is large enough and can properly support the lathe. All we need is to get belts on it, redo the wiring, and we can start using it.


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I've heard time and again that living in São Paulo (a large city in Brasil) takes 1.5 years from your life expectancy. The allegation is that this happens because of air pollution.
I am just wondering how air pollution harms humans. Is the effect cumulative? Or is it a more immediate effect that makes the elderly die sooner?


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- Technivie
Ther. Class.
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NS5 inhibitors
protease inhibitors
enzyme inhibitors
Treatment of genotype 4 chronic hepatitis C infection (HVC) with compensated cirrhosis or without cirrhosis (with ribavirin unless patient is treatment-naïve or cannot tolerate ribavirin).
Ombitasvir– is an inhibitor of HCV NS5A which is necessary for RNA replication and virion assembly. Paritaprevir– is an inhibitor of NS3/4A protease, an enzyme necessary for viral replication. Ritonavir is not active against HCV, but inhibits CYP3A resulting in ↑ blood levels and effectiveness of paritaprevir.
Therapeutic Effect(s):
Decreased levels of HCV with sustained virologic response and lessened sequelae of chronic HCV infection.
Absorption: Well absorbed following oral administration: ombitasvir– 48%, paritaprevir– 53%
Distribution: Ritonavir– poor CNS penetration.
Protein Binding: Ombitasvir– 99.9%, paritaprevir– 97–98.6%, ritonavir– >99%
Metabolism and Excretion: Ombitasvir– metabolized by amide hydrolysis and then oxidative metabolism, excreted mainly in feces mostly as unchanged drug, minimal urinary excretion; paritaprevir– primarily metabolized by CYP3A, 88% excreted in feces mostly as metabolites; negligable urinary excretion; ritonavir– highly metabolized by CYP3A and CYP2D6, 86% excreted in feces (mostly as metabolites), 11.8% excreted in urine.
Half-life: Ombitasvir– 21–25 hr, paritaprevir– 5.5 hr, ritonavir– 4 hr.
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|ritonavir PO
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Contraindicated in:
- Hypersensitivity to any components including previous history of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis from ritonavir;
- Concurrent use of medications that are metabolized by CYP3A4 or strong/moderate inducers of CYP3A4;
- Moderate or severe hepatic impairment;
- OB: When used with ribavirin should not be used in pregnant patients or male patients whose partners are pregnant.
Use Cautiously in:
- Diabetes mellitus;
- Hemophilia (↑ risk of bleeding);
- Structural heart disease, conduction abnormalities, ischemic heart disease, or heart failure (↑ risk of heart block);
- Females with reproductive potential (ethinyl estradiol-containing medications including oral hormonal contraceptives are contraindicated due to ↑ risk of liver impairment; effective alternative contraception is recommended);
- Concurrent HIV infection (additional HIV-suppressive regimen required);
- Receiving immunosuppressant or chemotherapy medications (↑ risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation);
- OB: If used without ribavirin consider maternal benefits and possible adverse effects on the fetus;
- Lactation: Consider maternal benefits and possible adverse effects on infants; breast feeding not recommended in concurrently HIV-infected patients;
- Rep: Women of reproductive potential;
- Pedi: Safety and effectiveness not established.
Adverse Reactions/Side Effects
CNS: fatigue (↑ when used with ribavirin), insomnia (↑ when used with ribavirin), weakness (↑ when used with ribavirin)
GI: nausea, HEPATOTOXICITY, ↑ bilirubin
Hemat: anemia
Metabolic: HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS INCLUDING ANGIOEDEMA
Misc: hepatitis B virus reactivation
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Underline indicate most frequent.
- ↑ levels and risk of serious adverse reactions with alfuzosin (hypotension); dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, or methylergonovine (ergot toxicity); atorvastatin, lovastatin, or simvastatin (myopathy/rhabdomyolysis); pimozide (arrhythmias); efavirenz (↑ liver enzymes); sildenafil (when used for pulmonary hypertension ↑ risk of visual disturances/hypotension/priapism/syncope); triazolam (↑ sedation/respiratory depression); ethinyl estradiol containing preparations including oral hormonal contraceptives (↑ liver enzymes); colchicine (serious or life-threatening reactions in patients with renal or hepatic impairment); ranolazine (serious or life-threatening reactions); dronedarone (arrhythmias); everolimus, sirolimus, or tacrolimus (serious or life-threatening immunosuppressant adverse reactions); and lurasidone (serious or life-threatening reactions); concurrent use contraindicated.
- Levels and antiviral effectiveness are ↓ by carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and rifampin ; concurrent use contraindicated.
- ↑ levels and risk of digoxin toxicity; ↓ digoxin dose by 30–50%, monitor carefully.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse cardiovascular reactions with amiodarone, disopyramide, flecainide, lidocaine, mexiletine, propafenone, and quinidine ; careful monitoring recommended.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse reactions with ketoconazole (daily dose of ketoconazole should not exceed 200 mg).
- ↓ levels and effectiveness of voriconazole ; concurrrent use is not recommended.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse reactions with quetiapine ; ↓ quetiapine dose to ⅙th and monitor carefully, consider alternative anti-HCV treatments).
- ↑ levels and risk of hypotension with amlodipine, nifedipine, diltiazem, and verapamil ; ↓ dose of amlodipine by ≥50%.
- ↑ levels and effects of furosemide ; monitor and adjust dose.
- Concurrent use with atazanavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, or lopinair/ritonavir ↑ levels of paritaprevir; concurrent use is not recommended.
- ↓ levels and may ↓ effectiveness of darunavir ; darunavir (800 mg once daily) without ritonavir should be taken at the same time as ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse cardiovascular reactions with rilpivirine ; concurrent use is not recommended.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse muscular reactions with pravastatin ; pravastatin dose should not exceed 40 mg/day.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse reactions with cyclosporine ; ↓ cyclosporine dose to ⅕th , monitor and readjust carefully.
- ↑ levels and risk of adverse cardiovascular reactions with salmeterol ; Concurrent use is not recommended.
- ↑ levels of buprenorphine ; monitor for sedation/cognitive impairment.
- ↑ levels of hydrocodone ; ↓ hydrocodone dose by 50% and monitor for sedation and respiratory depression.
- ↓ levels and effectiveness of omeprazole ; ↑ dose of omeprazole if necesssary, but should not exceed 40 mg/day.
- ↑ levels and effects of alprazolam ; monitor for sedation/cognitive impairment and adjust dose.
- ↓ levels and effectiveness of diazepam ; ↑ dose of diazepam, if necesssary.
- ↑ levels of valsartan, losartan, and candesartan ; ↓ dose of angiotensin II receptor blocker and monitor for hypotension and renal impairment.
- ↑ risk of lactic acidosis with metformin ; concomitant use in patients with renal or hepatic impairment not recommended.
- May ↓ levels and effectiveness of carisoprodol or cyclobenzaprine ; ↑ dose of carisoprodol or cyclobenzaprine, if necesssary.
Drug-Natural Products:
Levels and antiviral effectiveness are ↓ by St. John's wort ; concurrent use contraindicated.
PO (Adults): Two tablets (each tablet containing ombitasvir 12.5 mg/paritaprevir 75 mg/ritonavir 50 mg) once daily for 12 wk given concurrently with ribavirin 500 mg twice daily in patients <75 kg or 600 mg twice daily in patients ≥75kg; may be used without ribavirin in treatment-naïve patients without cirrhosis or patients who do not tolerate ribavarin.
Tablets: ombitasvir 12.5 mg/paritaprevir 75 mg/ritonavir 50 mg
- Monitor signs of hepatitis (jaundice, fatigue, anorexia, pruritus, weakness, nausea, vomiting, discolored feces) during therapy.
Lab Test Considerations:
Determine current or prior HBV infection by measuring hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) before initiating HCV therapy. In patients with HBV infection , monitor for clinical and laboratory signs of hepatitis flare or HBV reactivation (rapid ↑ in serum HBV DNA level) during HCV therapy and during post-therapy follow-up.
- For patients with compensated cirrhosis: Monitor liver function tests including direct bilirubin levels at baseline and during first 4 wk of therapy and as clinically indicated. Signs of hepatic decompensation usually include ↑ bilirubin without ↑ ALT, and ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal hemorrhage. Discontinue therapy if signs of hepatic decompensation occur.
- Monitor liver function tests during first 4 wks of therapy. If ALT is ↑, repeat test and monitor closely. Discontinue therapy if ALT levels are persistently ↑ >10 × upper limit of normal or if accompanied by signs of liver inflammation or ↑ direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, or INR.
- May cause ↑ serum bilirubin; peaks by wk 1 of therapy and not associated with ↑ ALT.
- May cause ↓ hemoglobin requiring dose reduction.
Potential Diagnoses
- Risk for injury (Indications)
- PO Administer 2 tablets once daily, in the morning, with a meal without regard to fat or calorie content. Usually given in combination with ribavirin.
Patient/Family Teaching
- Instruct patient to take Technivie as directed. Take missed dose within 12 hrs; if more than 12 hrs since missed dose, skip dose and take next dose at scheduled time; do not double doses. Advise patient to read Medication Guide before starting therapy and with each Rx refill in case of changes.
- Advise patient to notify health care professional promptly if signs and symptoms of liver dysfunction (fatigue, weakness, lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, jaundice, discolored feces) occur.
- Instruct patient to notify health care professional of all Rx or OTC medications, vitamins, or herbal products being taken and to consult health care professional before taking other Rx, OTC, or herbal products, especially St. John's wort. Medications containing ethinyl estradiol must be stopped; if taking for birth control, another method must be used.
- Rep: Inform patient about teratogenic effects of Technivie and ribavirin. Instruct women with childbearing potential, and men, to use 2 forms of effective non-hormonal contraception (ethinyl estradiol-containing medications including oral hormonal contraceptives are contraindicated due to ↑ risk of liver impairment; effective alternative contraception is recommended) during and for at least 6 mo following conclusion of therapy. Men must use a condom. Avoid breast feeding during use. Advise patient to notify health care professional if pregnancy occurs.
Evaluation/Desired Outcomes
Protection from liver damage caused by chronic hepatitis C infection; decreases viral load.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The final program and schedule of events for the 2012 PGA Expo is attracting top vendors, influential buyers and industry leaders to a marketplace of inspired solutions for merchandising top new products, learning effective business-building strategies and sharing best practices in growing the game, Aug. 20-22, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Thousands of industry professionals representing top golf destinations, resorts, golf clubs, retail stores, mass merchandisers and golf organizations from 47 U.S. states and 28 countries are expected to attend and take advantage of a robust schedule of exhibits from more than 200 top golf companies and brands, indoor and outdoor product testing, fashion programs, education seminars, industry presentations and professional networking events.
The PGA Expo, now in its 28th year, begins with new instruction workshops, 4:00–6:00 p.m., followed by the PGA Expo Demo Night, 6:00–9:00 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 20, at the Callaway Golf Center, just off the Las Vegas Strip. Exhibits, education seminars, fashion programs, industry presentations, and special events will take place at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 22, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Returning to the apparel industry's "Fashion Week" and the upscale Venetian Ballroom, the PGA Expo is positioned at the center of the MAGIC, MODA, MRket, and ACCESSORIES: The Show events.
"The 2012 PGA Expo is packed full of inspiration with exciting, new vendors and merchandise, valuable business resources, and fun events that bring together golf professionals from all regions and sectors of the golf industry," said PGA Golf Exhibitions Industry Vice President John McGeary. "We are experiencing a nice uptick in Show attendance and education conference registration and look forward to an energetic business atmosphere at our PGA Expo events next week."
More than 200 golf companies and brands will showcase the newest equipment, training aids, fashions, accessories and services in upscale, all-inclusive exhibits in the Venetian Ballroom including top names in golf such as adidas Ashworth Golf, AHEAD, Antigua, Callaway, Cobra Puma Golf, Cutter & Buck, Fairway & Greene, Flightscope, FootJoy, Foresight Sports, Full Swing Golf, Greg Norman Collection, PGA Authentic, PING, Polara Golf, Pukka Headwear, Straight Down, Summit Brands, Tour Edge, Yamaha, Yonex and many more.
More than 4,000 industry professionals are expected to attend the 2012 PGA Expo including top retailers from influential golf and retail facilities such as American Golf, Augusta National, Bel-Air Country Club, Brentwood Country Club, Classic Club, Congressional, Dallas Golf, Doral Resort, Edina Country Club, Golf Galaxy, Grayhawk, Indian Wells, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, PGA West, OB Sports, Pebble Beach, Phoenix Country Club, Play It Again Sports, Rancho Santa Fe, Riviera Country Club, Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, Southern Highlands, The Boulders Resort, The Broadmoor, Torrey Pines, TPC Summerlin, TPC Las Vegas, Troon, Trump National, Wigwam Resort, Wynn Las Vegas, USGA and many others.
General Schedule of Events
The 2012 PGA Expo schedule of events offers PGA Professionals and buyers access to a diverse menu of industry programs to build their businesses while sourcing a multitude of new merchandise.
PGA Expo Instruction Workshops
Eric Alpenfels, PGA, will present two, new high-impact instruction workshops at the 2012 PGA Expo on Monday, Aug. 20, 4:00-6:00 p.m., just prior to the PGA Expo Demo Night at the Callaway Golf Center located just off the Las Vegas Strip. A widely recognized PGA teaching professional and Director of the Pinehurst Golf Academy and Golf Instruction at Pinehurst Resort, Alpenfels will offer proven training techniques used to motivate, encourage and develop skills and participation of junior and women golfers in the workshops "The Players of Tomorrow" and "Connecting with Her."
PGA Expo Demo Night
The 2012 PGA Expo Demo Night features product testing, demonstrations, contests, professional networking and a social golf outing at the Callaway Golf Center, just off the Las Vegas Strip, on Monday, Aug. 20, 6:00-9:00 p.m. PGA Professionals, buyers and industry leaders attending the PGA Expo will have complimentary access to the event where the newest equipment, training aids and accessories from more than 40 manufacturers will be tested first hand at the Center's two-tiered 113-stall lighted driving range, plus the putting and chipping greens. A social golf outing exclusively for PGA Expo attendees will be held at the Center's Divine Nine, a nine-hole lighted par-3 course. Complimentary shuttle buses will depart The Venetian Tour Bus area beginning at 5:30 p.m. and run every 20 minutes. The last bus will depart the Callaway Center back to the Venetian at 9:30 p.m. Complimentary refreshment tickets for beer and soda will be provided at check-in to all attendees.
Main Stage Presentations
Hank Haney – Excel Through Golf - 8/21, 9:00 a.m.
•Achieve & Maintain Instruction Excellence
•Growing the Game
•Successful Business Motivators
Fashion Designer Panel - 8/21, 10:00 a.m.
•John Ashworth of LinkSoul
•Billy Draddy of Fairway & Greene/Zero Restriction
•Mike Rowley of Straight Down
•Moderators: Golf Digest Fashion Director Marty Hackel and Win McMurry, Golf Channel reporter and resident fashion expert
Jim Fannin – Golf Success 2.0 - 8/22, 9:00 a.m.
•Adapting to Changing Consumer Behaviors
•Maximizing Customer Experience
•Tools to Enhance Learning and Increase Frequency of Play
Equipment & Instruction Section
The PGA Expo floor will also welcome a new equipment and instruction section, which will showcase the latest equipment, ball-flight monitors, simulators, clubfitting systems, and teaching and training aids. The "practice" area is anchored by an expanded putting green with turnkey kiosks for putter companies as well as the new Club Performance and Testing Center, which will allow hands-on testing of the latest equipment and training aids. Callaway Golf, Cobra Puma Golf, Ping, Tour Edge, Yonex and others will anchor the equipment and instruction section, with several companies offering clubfitting services for PGA Professionals.
Fashion Row, Las Vegas Fashion Week & Apparel Companies
The 2012 PGA Expo will again focus on fashion, conveniently positioned among five trade shows during Las Vegas "Fashion Week," including MAGIC, MODA, MRket and Accessories: The Show, to allow PGA Professionals and buyers to take advantage of multiple business and networking events among the fashion shows. A new "Fashion Row," complete with mannequins displaying the latest golf apparel, will greet PGA Expo attendees in the hallway of the Venetian ballroom as they register and prepare to enter the exhibition hall each day.
Some of the brightest brands in apparel will be showing off their newest designs at the 2012 PGA Expo, including Abacus, adidas Golf, Ahead, Antigua, Ashworth, Bobby Jones, Callaway, Carnoustie, Cobra Puma Golf, Cutter & Buck, Donald Ross Sportswear, Dunning Golf, Ecco, EP Pro, Fairway & Greene, FootJoy, Gear for Sports, Greg Norman Collection, Imperial Headwear, J. Lindeberg, Kentwool, Linksoul, Maui Jim, Nivo, PGA Authentic, Page & Tuttle, Ping Apparel, Pukka Headwear, Sport Haley, Straight Down, Sunice, Tommy Hilfiger, Travis Mathew, Under Armour, Zero Restriction and many others.
PGA Expo Education Conference
Top golf and business instructors including notable industry experts such as Eric Apenfels, Jim Fannin and Donna Orender will join a strong team of presenters offering new seminars on golf instruction, retail business and growth of the games strategies in the PGA Expo Education Conference, Aug. 21-22. More than 20 seminars will be presented each Show day at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.
PGA Expo Industry Reception
The PGA Expo Industry Reception returns in 2012 to a new location – Lagasse's Stadium in the Palazzo Las Vegas Resort on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event's most popular networking event, the seventh annual industry reception is free to all PGA Expo attendees and features beer, wine, cocktails, martinis, hors d'oeuvres, and music. Lagasse's Stadium combines Emeril Lagasse's signature cuisine and kicked-up game day eats with more than 100 HD TVs including a 9x16-foot main TV, luxury boxes, plush stadium-style seating, billiard tables, and an outdoor patio. (Show badges required for admittance.)
New Product Zone
The New Product Zone is one of the most popular areas on the Show Floor because it is the best place to see all the newest merchandise in one location. In 2012, the New Product Zone is being expanded to accommodate growing interest by exhibitors and attendees and will be segmented by equipment, apparel and accessories.
New Professional Networking Lounge
A new PGA Professional and buyer networking lounge has been added to the PGA Expo show floor to facilitate conversations on trends, new products and best practices. Each day the main stage area will host a featured speaker and following the presentation, the area will be converted into a lounge.
PGA Members
The 2012 PGA Expo provides PGA members with the opportunity to earn up to 18 MSR credits by participating in education seminars, main stage programs, the PGA Town Hall, Demo Night and PGA Expo events. View the full schedule of MSR credit opportunities here. Also, PGA members will have access to a comprehensive PGA Member Business Center, located just off the Show floor, where The PGA of America will offer a multitude of services, workshops and Association representatives from Golf 2.0, education, employment, insurance, and membership services departments.
AGM Summer Forum & Product Preview
The Association of Golf Merchandisers will host merchandiser roundtables, designer discussion panels, and workshops at The Venetian on Monday, Aug. 20, 1:00–4:00 p.m. The AGM Summer Forum is open to all registered PGA Expo golf buyers/merchandisers at no cost. Following the AGM Summer Forum, The AGM will partner with the Golf Business Network to host the AGM/GBN Product Preview on Monday, Aug. 20, 4:00-5:30 p.m. at The Venetian. This event is open to all PGA Expo attendees and will provide a networking opportunity and a preview of what's new for Spring 2013 prior to the opening of the show floor. Complimentary transportation will be provided immediately following the Product Preview for attendees to participate in the annual PGA Expo Demo Night at the Callaway Golf Center.
Allied Golf Organizations
Golf Business Network (GBN) members are invited to attend the member networking and educational event at The Venetian on Monday, Aug. 20, 1:00-4:00 p.m., at no cost. Additionally, GBN members are invited to the private organization networking room in the Lagasse Stadium during the PGA Expo Industry Reception on Tuesday night, Aug. 21, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
The Nevada National Golf Course Owners Association (NvGCOA) Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1:00-4:00 p.m. at The Venetian. The organization will offer education sessions based on "Maximizing Profit Throughout Your Operation" and present the Nevada 2012 Course of the Year Award. Industry professionals attending the PGA Expo may attend at no fee.
The National Golf Sales Representatives Association (NGSA), representing over 3,400 independent and company golf sales representatives, will provide a central networking and communications hub for NGSA members and golf sales representatives in Booth #936. Additionally, the NGSA will offer employment postings for open sales representative positions at more than 229 golf companies currently listed in the NGSA's The Sales Leader "Reps Wanted Section."
The Women in the Golf Industry (WIGI) organization will host an industry networking reception on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 4:00 p.m., in The Venetian Bellini 2001B meeting room. The reception is open to all PGA Expo attendees.
The International Network of Golf (ING) organization will host a private networking room in the Lagasse Stadium during the PGA Expo Industry Reception on Tuesday night, Aug. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
PGA Expo Registration
Advance registration for the 2012 PGA Expo is open to industry professionals online at pgaexpo.com. The PGA Expo is a trade industry-only event. Onsite registration is available at the Venetian Ballroom with proper golf industry credentials.
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This article teaches kids about aeronautics and gives a handful of totally fun activities to experiment with for their homeschool science learning (including helicopters, parachutes, and other flying machines). It's also good for boy scouts working on a badge, or for any kids that love science experiments. These experiments are part of a homeschool science program that I teach, and I promise your kids will love it.
Every flying thing, whether it's an airplane, spacecraft, soccer ball, or flying kid, experiences four aerodynamic primary forces: lift, weight, thrust and drag. An airplane uses a propeller or jet engine to generate thrust. The wings to create lift. The smooth, pencil-thin shape minimizes drag. And the molecules that make up the airplane attributes to the weight.
Let's find out what are all the parts of an airplane for. You'll need to get a cheap balsa wood airplane for this next part - check out your local drug store or toy store. I've even found them in grocery stores for about $2.
Take the balsa wood airplane and try to fly just the body (no wings or fins). It flips all over the place. Try flying just the large wing (no body). Somersaults! Now slide the large wing into the body and fly (fewer somersaults, but still sickening to fly in!). Now add a horizontal stabilizer (elevator) tail, and when you throw it, add a slight curve so the plane "fishtails" in the air (like a car)… but did you notice that there are no more somersaults? Add the vertical tail (rudder) and see how it now steers straight no matter how to curve-throw it.
Sneaky Tip: if you remove the metal clip on the nose beforehand, you can add it last to really see what it's for… notice where most of the weight is without the clip?
Tip for Teaching Homeschool Science: Keep a small box handy with these items inside: paper clips (in two different sizes), rubber bands, scotch tape, scissors, index cards, string, copy paper, hole punch, crayons, and a stapler. Label your box "Flying Paper Machine Equipmentâ€
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Kobe Scores 51 but the Lakers Play Like ZeroesThe Phoenix Suns defeated the L.A. Lakers 107-96 on Friday night in an interesting showdown between two leading MVP candidates, the Suns' Steve Nash and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant. Nash led the Suns with 25 points and eight assists and he had a lot of help--six other Suns scored in double figures, including Leandro Barbosa, who contributed 23 points and five assists off the bench. Kobe Bryant scored a U.S. Airways Center record 51 points, shooting 19-33 from the field (including 5-11 from three point range) and 8-10 on free throws. He also had five rebounds and three assists.
Bryant is criticized for supposedly shooting too much and not making his teammates better but the more I watch this Lakers team the more I am convinced that he in fact is not shooting enough; the rest of the Lakers shot 18-49 from the field against Phoenix but that only tells part of the story. In one sequence Kwame Brown missed three straight point blank shots without once going up strong or drawing a foul. Later in the game Kobe found Smush Parker with a great pass only to have Parker shoot a soft attempt that Boris Diaw easily swatted away. Bryant is an excellent passer and delivers the ball equally well in drive and kick situations or when he is double-teamed. The reason that Bryant is not racking up huge assist totals is that when he drives and kicks to perimeter shooters (or dumps the ball into the post if the big man picks him up) his teammates squander these open opportunities. Bryant's passes out of double teams are usually followed by a second pass to the weak side for an open shot (which is often missed); in any case, unlike in hockey, basketball does not award an assist for the pass that leads to the pass that results in a score. (Speaking of hockey, the way that Nash dribbles behind the basket on one side and comes out the other to either make a shot or deliver an assist is reminiscent of how Wayne Gretzky operated in his "office" behind the goalie.)
Bryant's presence draws double teams and creates openings for his teammates. Why is it his fault if they do not take advantage of these situations? If Nash played for the Lakers would Kwame Brown more frequently convert his passes to scores than he does with Bryant's passes? The other part of the "anti-Kobe" argument is that Bryant takes bad shots and does not shoot a great percentage. In fact, the latter contention does not hold much water when Bryant's three point shooting and free throw shooting are all considered, creating what is known as a "true shooting percentage." As for taking bad shots, Bryant gets stuck with a lot of what I call "hand grenade" shots--the Lakers fumble around for 20 seconds or more and then lob the ball to Bryant as the 24 second shot clock is about to "explode." A perfect example of that came when Bryant hit a long three pointer with 9:53 left in the third quarter to cut Phoenix' lead to 67-57. The Lakers meandered around aimlessly for about 20 seconds before Bryant touched the ball. He makes a lot of those shots but over the course of a season those "hand grenades" destroy his field goal percentage--but at least they have a chance of going in. On the next two Lakers possessions, Kwame Brown had a three second violation and Lamar Odom turned the ball over trying to pass to Brown in the post. The Lakers then got a stop and Bryant cut the lead to eight with his patented turnaround fadeaway from the left elbow. After Odom scored a layup on a nice pass from Brown, Bryant hit a three pointer in transition and the Lakers were only down 67-64. As ESPN went to a commercial break, Mike Tirico stated what should be obvious to everybody: Kobe Bryant is having an amazing season and must receive serious MVP consideration. He scored 30 points on 12-20 shooting in the first half (the Lakers trailed 64-52) and had 38 of the Lakers' 64 points at the 7:35 mark of the third quarter.
Brown managed to get another three second violation at the 3:24 mark and Nash quickly responded with a jumper to make the score 77-70, Phoenix. ESPN commentator Bill Walton suggested that Phoenix should consider simply double teaming Bryant anywhere on the court and make him give up the ball because "this team (the Lakers) is not good at getting the ball back to Kobe." Casual fans may think this sounds insane but if you actually watch the games it is true--as much as Kobe shoots, there are many occasions when he is open or has a favorable matchup and does not receive the ball. This is because his work ethic and knowledge of the offense enables him to get open or use screens to force switches that favor him. After one of Bryant's missed shots earlier in the game, Walton observed that the blame actually belonged to Bryant's teammates for failing to deliver him the ball early enough in the shot clock when he had Nash posted up. By the time Kobe received the ball the clock was winding down and a double team had arrived--and yes, Walton, who is known for making outlandish or tongue-in-cheek remarks, was being serious when he said these things.
Bryant scored 13 of the Lakers' 27 third quarter points and at the start of the final period Phoenix only led 80-79. Bryant already had 43 points--his fourth straight game of 40-plus points--and Nash had 25 points and eight assists. Phil Jackson rested Bryant until the 9:27 mark, by which time Phoenix was ahead 86-79. Jackson used to employ a similar substitution pattern with Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls' glory days, resting Jordan during the timeout between quarters and then for the first part of the final period, but the strategy works a lot better when you have Scottie Pippen anchoring the second unit. Bryant did not touch the ball during the Lakers' first possession with him back on the court, which culminated in a wild miss by Odom. Bryant then missed his first two attempts before scoring on a lefty layup to cut the lead to 93-83. By then momentum had completely swung in Phoenix' direction and the Lakers did not mount a serious threat again. I've heard of "icing" a shooter but that is usually done to an opposing player. It seemed like the Lakers "iced" Kobe in the fourth, sitting him when he was playing well and then not reintegrating him into the game until it was too late.
The game was a play in three acts: Act I (first half), Kobe keeps the Lakers in striking distance, scoring 30 points on 12-20 shooting while his teammates muster only 22 points on 8-27 shooting; Act II (third quarter), Kobe pulls the Lakers to within one; Act III (fourth quarter), Kobe sits, Lakers fall apart and are never able to make a run even when he returns. These teams may very well meet in the first round of the playoffs. Walton suggested that if that happens the Lakers should consider going to a small lineup, shifting Odom to center to guard Boris Diaw.
One respondent to my article that touted Bryant for MVP felt that I did not fully develop my argument that Bryant is a better player than Nash, who I picked second. I had said that if Nash were on the Lakers they would have a worse record than they do now because Nash would get fewer assists passing to the Lakers and would not be able to score like Bryant does. My critic asked me to address the flipside--how would Bryant do in Nash's place on the Suns? Friday's game is a perfect example to prove my point: Phoenix only led by one after three, Nash did not play in the fourth and the Suns won going away. They have a much better team than the Lakers; the only factor keeping things close was Bryant's brilliance. If you put him on the Suns and Nash on the Lakers, the Suns would have won by 20--Bryant would score with even less effort because it would not be possible to double-team him and he would get more assists than he does with the Lakers because his passes would be converted to scores. He would not average as many assists as Nash but he would come a lot closer to doing that (probably getting 6-7 a game, with Barbosa or Diaw picking up the playmaking slack) than Nash would to averaging 35 points per game. Nash is a great player--a joy to watch--but Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA right now.
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Where the show was rather slow to start out of the gate, Joyce finally took the reigns and got into what one of the faithful termed SECOND GEAR! No offence to her associate, but I find J. D. to be a weight not an asset. He might be O.K. to run a college newspaper, but he doesn't have the flame of passion Joyce can muster. It leaves the show flat and I seldom tune in. The good Lord said play it today. I would have turned it off and resumed listening to music, but I was tinkering at something else when I hear the transmission shift into second gear. My ears get tuned. The coffee steams along with the passion an alternative media show should generate. We can't copy feel good media. We aren't. Our style has to be go for the throat kick 'em where it hurts. I swear there was even another shift into third gear. J. D. was left in the dust. The story line was the secret preperations for the Iraq crisis and the true origin of ISIS. She missed the bank robbery where ISIS stole $425 million from Iran's Central Bank, but that's for George and his highlighter pen. Even though it appears I stepped on her toes dancing from time to time, I still say we're the best tag team alternative media weapon on the planet earth. I always grind my gears putting the NWO's feet to the flame. It keeps the ears tuned and the morning coffee HOT! Some like it HOT!
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He now relies on a cutter — the same pitch Long thought led to an arm injury as a sophomore at Miami University — and a curveball, and he's racked up 11 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings. … Working with Birmingham pitching coach J.R. Perdew, Long quickly found a comfort level. After figuring out his front side was a little flat, he worked with Perdew to create deception by throwing his glove through the arm slot where the ball will come. To get comfortable with that — something Long said was difficult to do at first — Long was put in the outfield during batting practice, going through a series of drills to get rid of the ball as quickly as he could when he caught it. ….
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We said earlier this month that the #1 thing that lawmakers could do to improve US fiscal prospects is eliminate the debt ceiling.
There are a few simple reasons why:
- It's dangerous. If Congress fails to raise it, it could result in a catastrophic financial situation, whereupon the US was forced to default.
- By threatening the above, it allows an opposition to hold the nation hostage (this applies to Republicans and Democrats [who also have a history of opposing hikes when they're out of power])
- It doesn't accomplish anything. It's never reduced the trajectory of government spending.
- The one time it was used to reduce spending (the 2011 standoff) nobody liked the results.
There's only one counterargument:
- The debt ceiling provides a nice opportunity to take stock of the nation's finances. It's a good tradition to have in place.
This is why Tim Geithner's new proposal is so brilliant.
As part of the White House's "opening offer" in the Fiscal Cliff negotiations, here's what Geithner proposed, according to The New York Times' Jonathan Weisman:
To ensure that there are no more crises like last year's impasse, Mr. Geithner proposed permanently ending Congressional purview over the federal borrowing limit, Republican aides said. He said that Congress could be allowed to pass a resolution blocking an increase in the debt limit, but that the president would be able to veto that resolution. Only if two-thirds of lawmakers overrode that veto could Congress block a higher borrowing limit.
Nailed it. This almost completely prevents a debt ceiling crisis ever again, while keeping the ceremonial aspect that people like. There would still be votes, but they'll mainly serve as a way to let politicians play politics, without putting anything at risk. For what it's worth, after the 2011 standoff, when Obama wanted to be sure that the debt ceiling hike would get the country through the 2012 election, this was the method used. The ceiling was raised in a few steps, giving the Republicans a few votes to register their displeasure.
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Paul Joseph Watson
June 12, 2013
A Homeland Security-funded training exercise in Boston dubbed "Operation Urban Shield" that was delayed due to April's marathon bombing revolved around a terrorist cell dubbed "Free America Citizens," another indication of how the DHS is characterizing liberty-loving Americans as domestic extremists.
"Months of painstaking planning had gone into the exercise, dubbed "Operation Urban Shield," meant to train dozens of detectives in the Greater Boston area to work together to thwart a terrorist threat. The hypothetical terrorist group was even given a name: Free America Citizens, a home-grown cadre of militiamen whose logo would be a metal skull wearing an Uncle Sam hat and a furious expression," reports the Boston Globe.
The drill, which was funded with the aid of a $200,000 Department of Homeland Security grant and was set to involve DHS officials along with other federal authorities, centered on the scenario of domestic terrorists leaving explosive-filled backpacks at locations around the city. The exercise was due to take place this weekend but was postponed in response to the Boston bombings and is now expected to go ahead early next year.
The exercise, many details of which remain confidential, has been crafted to test the investigative skills of detectives involved who will be tasked with finding out the motivation behind the "Free America" terrorists.
The drill was planned before the Boston bombings and officials from a dozen agencies have been meeting for months to plan the scenario. The exercise bore "eerie similarities" to the real attack in that police were tasked with identifying terrorists from street surveillance camera footage.
Over the course of the last five years, the DHS has been criticized for its involvement in numerous training exercises and the production of material which demonizes conservatives and libertarians as domestic extremists, putting them in the same league as violent terrorists.
In March, Arkansas State Fusion Center Director Richard Davis admitted that the federal agency spies on Americans deemed to be "anti-government," noting that the DHS concentrates on, "domestic terrorism and certain groups that are anti-government. We want to kind of take a look at that and receive that information," so-called threats which included people, "putting political stickers in public bathrooms or participating in movements against the death penalty."
Last year, a DHS-funded study produced by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland characterized Americans who are "suspicious of centralized federal authority," and "reverent of individual liberty" as "extreme right-wing" terrorists.
The DHS also stoked controversy in 2011 when it released a series of videos to promote the See Something, Say Something campaign in which almost all of the terrorists portrayed in the PSAs were white Americans.
A mock DHS news report which emerged last month depicted gun owning Americans as dangerous terrorists.
A DHS-funded exercise in Seattle last month portrayed "angry" parents who homeschooled their children as terrorists.
The 2009 MIAC report, published by the Missouri Information Analysis Center and first revealed by Infowars, also framed Ron Paul supporters, libertarians, people who display bumper stickers, people who own gold, or even people who fly a U.S. flag, as potential terrorists.
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There's nothing more cutesy than a cake pop. On the downside, there's nothing as painful and laborious to make as a cake pop. Yes, they are beautiful, but beauty takes a lot of work; especially these babies. In the center lies a moist red velvet cake crumble mixed with cheese cream frosting, then it's surrounded by a layer of creamy cheesecake, then rolled in some graham cracker crumbs for some crunch, and finally surrounded in white coating chocolate! Whew, that was a lot to get out!
As you can probably tell, there are a lot of steps to these pops, but, what you don't know is that they really are worth it. For a red velvet cheesecake lover, this is pretty much heaven! And for a holiday party, I can't think of any treat more fitting.
Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake PopsYields: about 25 - 30 cake pops
Original recipe here.
1 recipe red velvet cake, baked, crumbled (I used my favorite)
1 can of cream cheese frosting
1 baked cheesecake (I used this recipe, or you can use store bought to make it easier)
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 cups white chocolate bark, chopped finely
lollipop sticks
lollipop sticks
To make the cake center, mix together the red velvet cake crumbs and cream cheese frosting until thoroughly mixed. Using clean hands, form them into 1" balls and set on a foil lined baking sheet. Set in freezer for 30 minutes to harden, to make them easier to work with. Pour the graham cracker crumbs in a shallow bowl and set next to your cheesecake to make a sort of assembly line. Using a spoon, take about 1 - 2 tbsn. of the cheesecake and wrap around the cake center. This will be difficult, but once you mostly have it covered around in the cheesecake, drop the ball into the graham cracker crumbs and roll around. Once covered in graham cracker crumbs, it will now be easier to roll into a uniform ball. Repeat with remaining cheesecake and cake balls and set onto a foil lined baking sheet. Melt your white chocolate bark (either in 30 second increments in the microwave of using a double boiler). Dip a lollipop stick in the melted chocolate, then stick one into each cheesecake-cake ball. Once all cake balls have been sticked, place in the freezer for 30 minutes until set. Re-melt your chocolate until it is smooth again, since by now it might have hardened a bit. Grab a stick and dip the entire ball into the chocolate until covered. Tap lightly to remove excess, then transfer to a clean foil-lined baking sheet. You can either let them harden on the counter or, if you want to speed up the process, you can set them in the freezer again for 20 - 30 minutes. Enjoy!


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Truth be told, I had my sister-in-law in mind when I made this for the first time. She loves milk chocolate and can appreciate the heady spices of the Chai Spice mix. Of course, with her living in another city I wasn't able to share any with her. I'm pretty sure she wasn't thrilled with me for that.
The Chai Spice mix is intoxicating blend is warm, spicy, and just a little bit different from the typical winter spice dominated by cinnamon. The addition of pepper, cardamom, and ginger bring a little heat and change the taste. Use this spice mix in hot cocoa, chocolate cake, muffins, banana bread, or granola. Substitute it for the spices in pumpkin or apple pie. Or use it in the chocolate bark below.
Chai Spice Mix
2 tbsp ground cardamom
2 tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp allspice
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground pepper
2 tbsp ground ginger
Mix all spices together in a small bowl.
I adore the mix of chai spices and pistachios, using it to great effect in my favourite granola. You could use any other nut in this bark, or leave it out entirely if you need to. Add some crystallized ginger or dried fruit if you are making it nut free. I also adore making this with my kids because I put them to work shelling the pistachios. Of course, it takes twice as long because they gobble up pistachios like candy.
A little bit of heat and spice combined with the richness of the chocolate is perfect in a season blinded by sweetness. You can make this with dark, bittersweet, or milk chocolate. Buy the best quality chocolate you can afford.
Chai Spiced Chocolate Bark
16 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
4 tsp Chai Spice Mix (recipe above)
1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
Line a rimmed cookie sheet or baking pan with parchment paper.
Set the chocolate in a medium bowl over a pot of simmering water. Add the Chai Spices and stir frequently as the chocolate melts. As soon as the chocolate in fully melted remove the bowl from the heat and continue stirring for 2 minutes as it cools. This isn't a perfect way to temper the chocolate, but it will help set it up to be somewhat firm when at room temperature.
After 2 minutes of stirring off the heat pour into your prepared pan and spread. Do not spread too thin, aim for roughly 1/2 cm or 1/4 inch. It will not reach the edges of the pan. Sprinkle on the pistachios. Place in the fridge to cool completely for an hour or more.
Once cool and hardened break into large chunks. Store in the fridge or a cool place.
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Michigan Sen. Carl Levin has announced he will not seek re-election in 2014. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, D, a mainstay of the upper chamber since 1979, will not seek re-election next fall, he said Thursday.
Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced in a statement that he would not seek a seventh term in 2014. Levin is currently 78-years-old.
"As Barbara and I struggled with the question of whether I should run again, we focused on our belief that our country is at a crossroads that will determine our economic health and security for decades to come," he said. "We decided that I can best serve my state and nation by concentrating in the next two years on the challenging issues before us that I am in a position to help address; in other words, by doing my job without the distraction of campaigning for re-election."
Levin was the fifth-most-senior Democrat remaining in the Senate, a legislative body that's undergone tremendous turnover in recent years following the deaths and retirements of some of its most senior members.
Late Thursday President Barack Obama thanked Levin in a statement, praising his work on behalf of the blue-collar workers he represented not only in the Wolverine State, but throughout the country.
"If you've ever worn the uniform, worked a shift on an assembly line, or sacrificed to make ends meet, then you've had a voice and a vote in Senator Carl Levin," read the statement. "No one has worked harder to bring manufacturing jobs back to our shores, close unfair tax loopholes, and ensure that everyone plays by the same set of rules."
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Speaking on a panel at a "City in Transition" forum sponsored by Crain's New York Business and the pro-business nonprofit Partnership for New York City's, Seth Pinsky, the former president of the New York City Economic Development Corporations, staunchly defended the mayor's legacy on issues of economic development and inequality.
"I think the problem [of economic inequality] in New York, it's over-stated. It's skewed by extreme wealth in Manhattan," said Mr. Pinksy, who argued the gulf was largely a function–not of the poor being poorer–but the rich being richer here than anywhere else. "The real problem that we have is affordability."
The stance put him in conflict Mr. de Blasio, who won a landslide victory by promising to heal the growing divide between the rich and the poor, which he said had turned New York into a "Tale of Two Cities."
Mr. Lander, co-chair of the council's Progressive Caucus, who is rumored to be in the running for deputy mayor for economic development, disagreed with Mr. Pinsky, stressing that inequality is, indeed, a problem that bears attention.
"If you look at school segregation, if you look at neighborhood segregation, if you look at quality of life indicator, … people are deeply troubled by it," he told the group. "It feels like a city where inequality means people can't make it and we have to take that seriously and try to solve it … It is about taking upward mobility more seriously, thinking about distribution in a serious way."
Mr. Lander also disagreed with moderator Kathryn Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York, who charged that many local small business owners are "quivering about" a handful of new mandates that Mr. de Blasio has indicated he plans to pursue, including expanding mandatory paid sick leave legislation and more robust living wage rules.
Mr. Lander argued that, among the business owners in his district, a far more pressing concern has been the soaring fines and fees and Bloomberg administration has levied against stores and restaurants–which Mr. de Blasio has vowed to address. When it comes to paid sick leave and living wage, he made the case that allowing people to take days of when they are sick and forcing projects that receive big city subsidies to pay their workers a little more was the moral thing to do.
"We're talking about a scarce set of economic development subsidies … If we are gonna put them into a shopping mall, I don't see why we can't ask the McDonald's and the Dunkin' Donuts franchises in those shopping mall to pay $10 an hour," he said.
Ms. Wylde went on to ask whether the collapse of a deal to re-zone large swaths of East Midtown was "a harbinger of an anti-development sentiment to come? That everybody should be … putting away their plans?"
This drew the objection of Mr. Lander.
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Pushing back, Mr. Pinsky argued he Bloomberg administration did far more community outreach than most people give it credit for, adding that he was heartened to hear that Mr. de Blasio intends to pursue the East Midtown rezoning after he takes office.
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Mary Lovelace shocked shoppers and storeowners alike April 8 by jumping to her death from the mall's fourth story on a busy weekday afternoon. Lovelace, 55, a Jamaica resident, climbed over the waist-high glass barrier surrounding the mall's open atrium and plunged to her death.
Lovelace landed on teenager Derrik Munoz, who was sitting on a massage chair on the mall's ground floor, talking with his girlfriend. The 17-year-old Munoz was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was in stable condition later that day.
According to eyewitnesses, Lovelace was accompanied by two teenagers when she scaled a glass barrier and, as passersby began to scream, jumped off.
The suicide shocked shoppers and storeowners, and the many teenagers there enjoying spring break. Several minutes of chaos ensued before Queens Center Mall security could get control of the situation. Within minutes police arrived, cordoned off the area, and closed down that part of the mall.
"Everybody started running and screaming," after the fall, said Raul Martinez, an employee at the Armani Exchange store who saw the jump. "It was very disturbing."
Interviews with shoppers and storeowners two days after the incident revealed mixed concerns about safety at the mall.
Some believe the mall building presents no obvious danger, and is not especially inviting for suicide attempts. Several others, however, said the mall should do more to prevent incidents like this one from happening.
"You can easily jump, the barriers are not high enough," said one shopper, who identified herself only as Liza. "It's dangerous."
Aruna Kapoor, who works at a store on the mall's fourth floor, agreed. "It's too unsafe," said Kapoor, who would like to see the mall build higher barriers. "These days everyone is so frustrated with the economy, they don't have jobs or money. Anyone can [jump]."
Leslie Key, who works at the Time Warner Cable booth just steps from the spot where Lovelace jumped, saw the entire incident unfold.
Key, confirming other eyewitness accounts, said Lovelace placed her jacket and boots on a bench before easily climbing over the barrier, where she paused on a ledge. Key said it was then that he heard Lovelace's companion, believed to be her, son, scream "Mom, No!" as he saw what was happening and dashed towards the railing.
"Then I just saw her let go," said Key, who would later gave the victim's articles of clothing over to mall security. Key said he ran to the barrier, only to look down and see Lovelace and the teenager she landed on covered in a pool of blood.
"It really messes with my head," Key said of witnessing the suicide. "I can't get her face before she jumped out of my head."
Key said the mall should heighten the barriers to at least ten feet to dissuade suicidal people from going there to jump.
"I think it should be high enough where nobody can commit suicide," said Key. "I hope [the mall] will do something because I really feel like this is unsafe."
When asked if he thought the mall management company would do anything, Key said, "Honestly, I don't think so."
Ina brief phone interview, a Queens Center Mall spokesperson expressed sympathy for the families of the victims involved, but would not comment further on the incident.


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