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CDC Gardening Services is a family run business; covering all aspects of gardening ie: fencing,hedges,tree work & general garden maintenance etc. We would like to discuss any work you maybe considering for a free estimate.
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Gillette recently released a holiday commercial as part of their Gillette Champions campaign. (Remember the original spot? The one where Tiger gets weirded out when Roger touches him on the cheek?)
This time, ad shop BBDO chose to go sentimental by showing Tiger, Roger, and Thierry Henry each playing their respective sports as kids. Roger loved the concept and himself provided the a clip from his family's home movies.
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The Friends of Richards Memorial Library 2009 Book Fair and Art Show will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3. Residents are asked to drop off books, tapes, CD, DVDs, and simple children's games and puzzles at the library. Please, no encyclopedias or Reader's Digests. Public sorting is held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month,1-3 p.m. Help make the annual fundraiser a success by donating your old books and helping with the sorting of incoming books.
Following last year's great success, a publicly judged art show will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. featuring a wide variety of media including painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, metal work, etc. Artists from age 15 through adulthood from Paxton and neighboring towns may obtain an application at the library.


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- Autonome regio: Baskenland
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Bilbao is het hart van een metropool met meer dan een miljoen inwoners. Het is de hoofdas van de economische en sociale ontwikkeling en de hoofdfactor van de modernisering van de Golf van Biskaje. Grote architectonische en infrastructurele projecten hebben als motor gediend voor de stedelijke en economische vernieuwing van de stad. Het Guggenheimmuseum, het Congrescentrum en Muziekpaleis Euskalduna, de metro van Norman Foster, het vliegveld van Calatrava, de torens ontworpen door de architecten Arata Isozaki en César Pelli... zijn voorbeelden van de overweldigende vitaliteit die in Bilbao kan worden geproefd. De stad, die zich bevindt op het grondgebied van Biskaje, is omgeven door een vruchtbaar landschap met bossen, bergen, stranden en steile kusten die van Bilbao een bevoorrechte bestemming voor de bezoeker maken. Het moderne transport en het wegennetwerk halen de dichtstbij gelegen enclaves, zoals de Baskische hoofdsteden Vitoria en San Sebastián, dichterbij.
- Zie alle informatie over de bestemming in: www.bilbaoturismo.net/BilbaoTurismo/en/tourists
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Quantity and quality in all artistic expressions
The cultural activities in Bilbao are irresistible, with two of the best art galleries in Spain, six theme museums, contemporary art exhibitions and an ongoing programme with shows: opera, symphony orchestras, theatre, dance, cinema and light, pop and rock music.
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has become the cultural and tourism driving force of the Basque Country. This spectacular building (Frank O. Gehry, 1997) is covered in titanium panels and has its own important collection, as well as sharing the largest private modern and contemporary art collection in the world with New York and Venice. The Fine Arts Museum is one of the best in Spain and has a complete and priceless art gallery with three collections: old art (El Greco, Zurbarán, Goya or Van Dyck), contemporary art (Gauguin, Bacon or Tàpies) and Basque art (Regoyos, Zuloaga or Iturrino). The Basque Museum includes Basque prehistory and archaeology; the Diocesan Museum of Religious Art and the Easter Pasos Museum hold religious works connected with Bizkaia. Other museums in Bilbao are the Maritime Museum and the Bullfighting Museum. The Rekalde exhibition hall holds top class contemporary art exhibitions. There are also about twenty other galleries with permanent plastic art exhibitions.
Cultural Bilbao
With regards to performing arts, the long-running and prestigious opera season in Bilbao brings together top international singing stars in spectacular shows in front of more than 2,000 people at the Euskalduna Palace. The Bilbao and Euskadi Symphony Orchestras and the Municipal Band offer high quality concerts throughout the year for classical music lovers. In turn, the Arriaga Theatre is home to a varied programme of theatre, dance and music; and there are other stages around the city, and 75 cinema screens. Bilbao's 700 year history can be seen in its buildings and constructions, which will amaze visitors. The old town is an Historic-Artistic Monument and a reference point for reconstructing the city's history from its beginnings. It is an example of urban regeneration, with more than 400 shops of all kinds. The city centre is an example of the best 20th century architecture, with buildings that have been housing the main institutions and companies in Bilbao for more than a hundred years. It is an outstanding architectural site, always designed by the best local architects. Nonetheless, the city continues to expand: alongside the skill of local architects, the top international firms are represented with works by Foster, Gehry, Calatrava, Isozaki, Pelli...
Sports events and activities within easy reach
It is also easy to practise sports in Bilbao. The city's bike lane is constantly growing and is already nearly 30 kilometres long. Swimming pools, gyms and golf are other options, without forgetting running or walking round its streets and parks.
Sports events are another leisure option for visitors, with high-level football, basketball, cycling, rugby, sailing races, surfing, athletics… And, of course, the typical sports of the Basque Country, which are attractive because they are all spectacular. Basque sports and popular games are very close to traditional everyday activities –work that Basque people used to carry out and that served as leisure and competition amongst neighbours on recreation days: seeing who cuts more grass and more logs, who rows faster... Strength is measured by lifting large stones, in races loaded down with weights, tug of war... Or they test the strength of animals - testing oxen that pull stones, rams fighting or sheepdog competitions. However, the most popular sport is "pelota vasca", with its different specialities such as "pelota a mano", "a pala" or "a cesta-punta", which can be enjoyed on pelota courts in every town, with betting to make the competition more interesting.
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Situated in the Territory of Bizkaia, the city is surrounded by fertile landscapes, with forests, mountains, beaches, and steep coasts, making Bilbao an excellent destination for any traveller. It is worth mentioning the Gorbeia and Urkiola ranges of hills, both of which have been declared nature reserves, and where you can enjoy a gorgeous landscape, their rich flora and fauna, as well as many activities such as horse riding tours, hiking, cycle touring, fishing, adventure sports, rowing, etc. Along the Biscay coast, you will find small fishing ports, such as Bermeo, Ea, Ondarroa, and Lekeitio, in addition to tourist towns blessed with fine sand beaches, such as Plentzia, Górliz, Bakio, etc. The Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve is located a few kilometres away from the capital and it is one of the most environmentally diverse areas in the Basque Country. Among other activities, scuba diving, sailing, surfing, canoeing, and boat rides can be enjoyed.
The capital of cod
Gastronomy is an art in Bilbao. The city is home to prestigious restaurants which offer dishes ranging from traditional cuisine to the most avant-garde culinary creations. Not forgetting, of course, all the different areas of the city in which to savour the famous pintxos (typical appetisers). Come and discover these delicacies, guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding palates.
Eating well is easy, almost an obligation. You'll find varied menus featuring delicious dishes made with top-quality ingredients. Bilbao is famous for being the capital of cod, because of the wide variety of mouth-watering recipes made with this fish. We recommend indulging in the local custom known as "chiqueteo" (having pintxos with a drink) in a few of the city's numerous bars before sitting down to have a meal.
For young people
The latest trends in the city
Avant-garde art, fashion, music and leisure are a constant presence in Bilbao, with latest-generation clubs and shops; light, pop and rock music concerts; and live music in its music venues.
There are also annual events not to be missed, such as the Fantasy Film Festival in Bilbao in April and May, and the International Documentary and Short Film Festival in November. Bilbao is also an attractive nightlife centre for young people from the whole of northern Spain, known for its traditional districts packed with bars and clubs.
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Special services for kids
The shows and the leisure and cultural activities also cater for children. An intense programme all year round with musicals or theatre peaks during the Carnival, the Semana Grande Festival in Bilbao or at Christmas. Children are the main protagonists then.
In the third week of August, during the "Aste Nagusia" festival in Bilbao, the children can enjoy shows all day for almost ten days, as well as competitions, parades, fair booths, circus, fireworks, etc. At Christmas, and for over a month, the Christmas Children's Park opens up in the facilities of the Bilbao International Fair, with rides and activities. We recommend checking out the show programmes all year round, indoors and outdoors, because there is a wide offer for children: theatre, puppets, clowns, cinema… without forgetting the activities that institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum and Fine Arts Museum organise periodically. And in the municipality of Karrantza, 50 minutes from Bilbao, there is a theme park – Karpin Abentura. It has Iberian and European fauna and animated re-creations of dinosaurs, recreation areas, exhibitions, restaurants and other services, in a park that aims to combine leisure, fun, education and fauna protection.
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Shopping for antiques, typical ceramics, exquisite cakes and pastries or the latest fashions is one of the options offered by the shopping centres and shops of Bilbao. Going shopping in Bilbao is a unique occasion for enjoying the architectural heritage of the city and whilst out you can enjoy the popular pintxos in one of the many taverns or cafés lining the streets.
The Old Quarter, Indautxi and Ensanche are the main shopping areas in Bilbao. Here you will find a wide range of products in traditional establishments, shops selling the latest fashions and the modern shopping centres.
Other useful information
Opening times: some shops, especially the large franchises and shopping centres, are open from 10am-9pm. The more traditional shops open from 10am-1.30pm and from 5-8pm, Monday to Friday, and most of them close on Saturday afternoons. Sales: the winter sales generally begin in the second week of January and go on until the end of February, and the summer sales begin on 1 July and run until the end of August. How to pay: most people pay in cash or with a credit card, when you must show your passport or identity card. Tax free: residents from outside the European Union are entitled to have Value Added Tax (IVA) refunded on purchases of more than €90.15. Bilbao Card: this card will give you interesting discounts in many shops, restaurants, shows and leisure centres and you will also have unlimited use of public transport.
Bilbao is totally equipped to host any congress or professional meeting and to amply satisfy every possible requirement. It has played a historic role as a conference city, and is today a venue for numerous meetings in all sectors of the economy.
The evidence of this tradition is the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, which every year is hosts a number of important trade fairs. The Euskalduna Conference Hall and Auditorium is another a key infrastructure in the city's conference activity, and has over 100 meeting rooms and a total area of 10,000 m². Bilbao is also home to an ancient and well-established stock exchange. Bilbao's tradition as a financial centre has guaranteed that the city has always had a flourishing service sector. In addition, the European Software Institute and the Zamudio Technology Park are just a few kilometres away. Bilbao also has two universities: the University of the Basque Country, which in spite of its youth, already enjoys a high level of academic achievement and research; and Deusto University, an institution which throughout this century has been the professional and intellectual alma mater to a considerable proportion of Spain's political and business leaders.
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After the indelible impression Connie Britton made as Tami Taylor, the über-capable and compassionate high school counselor and wife to a football coach on "Friday Night Lights," Britton ventured into the outlandish fun house of FX's "American Horror Story" — and received Emmy nominations for her work on both shows. This season, she's the pivot around which ABC's hit new drama "Nashville" revolves, playing Rayna James, a mid-career country music star battling to remake her place in a changing industry. Regardless of what role she plays, Britton comes across as strong and relatable; she's us, but with a hotter body. She took time out to speak with The Envelope by phone as she was pulling into work in Nashville on a recent afternoon.
ABC just gave "Nashville" a full-season pickup, which means you'll be doing 24 episodes. Is this the most demanding schedule you've ever faced?
Without question. Not only because of the number of episodes but because of the music aspect, which adds a whole other level of production to our schedule. It's incredibly ambitious. We were here last night until 4:30 a.m.
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I'm fascinated by characters who are re-inventing themselves. When we meet Rayna in the pilot, she is reluctantly being presented with an opportunity to have to do that. That's how it happens in life. As human beings, we'd rather be really comfortable and have things go along the way they were, but my experience is that is not usually how life works. We have to rethink who we are and what our values are, sometimes when we don't want to. And this is about the ways we're buffeted around by the world as we try to do that. I think it's a situation that is incredibly resonant to anybody.


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Andrew Hanlon to Represent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as Student Marshal at Fall Commencement 2013
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Andrew Hanlon of McMurray, Pennsylvania will be honored as the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State University's fall commencement ceremonies on Saturday, 21 December, 2013 on the University Park campus. Hanlon's faculty escort for the commencement exercises will be Bratoljub Milosavljevic, a lecturer in chemistry.
Hanlon will graduate with a 3.99 grade point average and bachelors' of science degrees in chemistry and mathematics. He is enrolled in the Penn State Schreyer Honors College and is a recipient of the Braddock Scholarship from Penn State's Eberly College of Science. Hanlon is also the recipient of several other scholarships, including the George G. Pond Memorial Scholarship given by the Penn State Department of Chemistry; the Anthony J. and Heand Johns Silvestri Scholarship in Chemistry, also given by Penn State's Department of Chemistry; and the American Mathematical Society Math in Moscow Scholarship.
In addition, Hanlon earned several awards and honors during his time at Penn State, including the Fleming-Meyer Analytical Chemistry Award from the Department of Chemistry for the 2011-2012 school year and for the fall of 2013, the "Outstanding Exam in Algebra" award from Penn State's Mathematics Advanced Study Semester (MASS) program in the fall of 2012, the Evan Pugh Scholar Award in his junior and senior years, the Leonhard Euler Memorial Award from the Penn State Department of Mathematics in the spring of 2013, and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh College Chemistry Award in spring 2013.
While at Penn State, Hanlon conducted research in biomechanics, physical chemistry, and mathematics. In biomechanics, Hanlon helped to develop a new analytical method for understanding spinal stability while working at the Allegheny General Hospital in the summer of 2011. He has submitted a paper concerning this method for publication along with Daniel Cook, Matthew Yeager, and Boyle Cheng of the Allegheny General Hospital Neurosurgery Spine and Biomechanics Laboratory. In physical chemistry, Hanlon analyzed the molecular kinetics of a fluorescent molecule used to determine protein conformation and to measure molecular distances. This work was published with Bratoljub Milosavljevic of Penn State in the journal Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences. In mathematics, Hanlon's research in symplectic geometry, supervised by Penn State Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Misha Guysinsky and inspired by Penn State Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Dmitri Burago, solved an open problem involving the topology of spheres and has been published with Daniel Dore of Princeton University in Electronic Research Announcements in the Mathematical Sciences.
While at Penn State, Hanlon was an active member of the Penn State Paintball Club. He has served as the club's vice president, president, and varsity team captain. Hanlon also has represented the Paintball Club as a dancer at the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) in 2012.
Hanlon said that he is honored to receive the distinction of being named student marshal. He also said that he has developed a passion for mathematics during his time at Penn State that was sparked by his freshman classes with Penn State Professor of Mathematics Adrian Ocneanu, and that discovering this passion was the most impactful part of his time at Penn State. Following graduation, Hanlon will travel to Moscow to participate in the Math in Moscow program. He currently is applying for graduate school in mathematics to work toward his dream of becoming a professor.
Hanlon, a graduate of Peters Township High School, will be accompanied at commencement by his parents, Dennis and Susan Hanlon; his grandparents, Ron and Eleanor Sekinger; his sister, Ellie Hanlon, a current Penn State undergraduate student; his brother, Scott Hanlon, also a Penn State undergraduate; and his brother, Brian Hanlon, a high school student.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Hopes for stimulus measures from Chinese and European officials continued to underpin U.S. stock futures on Monday, the last trading day of the month and quarter.
Investors were also looking ahead to a speech from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and a Chicago regional manufacturing survey.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJM4 rose 92 points, or 0.6%, to 16,334, while those for the S&P 500 index US:SPM4 rose 10.30 points, or 0.6%, to 1,861.10. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 US:NDM4 gained 25.75 points, or 0.7%, to 3,588.75.
The biggest data of the week will come on Friday, when the U.S. employment report for March is due. Economists are expecting a move higher in those numbers, which would help soothe investor worries about the economy.
Monday's only piece of economic data is the Chicago purchasing managers index. Beating consensus, the Chicago PMI accelerated to 59.8 in February, and for March is expected to rise to 60. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion. That data is due at 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
Shortly afterward, Fed Chairwoman Yellen will speak on "strengthening communities" to the 2014 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference in Chicago at 9:55 a.m. Eastern Time. She will be introduced by Chicago Fed President Charles Evans.
Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Ava Trade, said Yellen's speech is unlikely to bring any new surprise to the market, with the same message of ending quantitative easing this year likely to be pressed home.
"The speculation of quantitative measures by the ECB (European Central Bank) and from the PBOC (People's Bank of China) is what's really pushing the markets today," Aslam said in emailed comments.
Economic data out of the euro zone showed inflation falling to the lowest level since 2009, which will add pressure on the ECB to introduce stimulus at its monetary-policy meeting on Thursday. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, +0.85% remained firmer, while the euro EURUSD, +0.3430% fell sharply against the dollar on the inflation news, before moving higher.
Chinese stocks had a bumpy session, with the Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.21% finishing down 0.4%. It lost nearly 5% in the first quarter, for the sharpest quarterly loss since June, according to FactSet. But investors are clinging to hopes Chinese officials won't let the economy stumble amid a steady stream of downbeat news. The Financial Times published a report on Sunday that said bad loans written off by Chinese state banks had more than doubled last year.
The Nikkei 225 index NIK, -0.35% finished up 0.9%, but closed out the quarter with a nearly 9% drop. That was its biggest quarterly fall since June 2012, according to FactSet.
Biotech and Internet stocks like Facebook Inc. will stay in the spotlight after sharp losses last week. Facebook FB, +2.64% logged a more than 10% weekly drop. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.15% suffered a 2.8% fall last week, its worst week in 17 months. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.70% ended Friday slightly higher, but fell 0.5% on the week. The index is set to finish March and the quarter on a largely flat note.
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. CALM, -1.05% said third-quarter sales and profit rose due to higher prices and continued growth in its specialty-egg business. UTI Worldwide Inc. US:UTIW said its loss narrowed in the fiscal fourth quarter, but also reported a decline in revenue. See Facebook, Biogen, Cal-Maine are stocks to watch
Shares of Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -2.33% rose slightly in premarket after agreeing to sell its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics unit to the Carlyle Group for about $4 billion in a deal that's expected to close in the middle of the year.
U.S.-listed Prana Biotechnology Ltd. PRAN, +2.41% plunged 66% in premarket trade after a failed Phase II drug trial aimed at treating Alzheimer's.
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Oil prices have fallen sharply from their lofty heights in the middle of 2014, but the demand boost that economic theory tells us to expect has simply not materialised. This is perplexing to economists and market commentators alike. However, the complexity of modern financial markets and their intertwining with the real economy may help us to solve this conundrum, according to Eoin Murray, Head of the Investment Office.
Traditionally we have believed that oil price declines would provide a net positive boost for the world economy, the balance between a negative effect on the growth of exporters more than offset by a positive effect for importers of the commodity. Instead we have seen a strong positive relationship develop between the oil price and equity markets, with a near doubling of the correlation. Those same equity markets have broadly reflected the continuing difficult economic conditions that we find ourselves in some 80-odd months post-recession.
Of course we might need to differentiate between oil price declines brought about through an increase in global supply versus those that occur due to a drop in global demand. The latter phenomenon could partly explain what we have observed – slowing global growth cushioned by lower oil prices. Indeed, a number of recent academic studies suggest that slowing global demand may account for as much as a half to a third of the fall in the price of oil.
For lower oil prices to feed through to positive economic growth, one would typically expect a boost in spending, but we have not seen any evidence of that this time – rather, public investment has been falling, and many countries have no capacity for any additional borrowing that could provide the necessary stimulus. And the size of the current decline has had a significant direct effect on capital expenditure in the oil and gas sectors too, with knock-on effects to other parts of the economy.
Following the global financial crisis, all major central banks have been pursuing unconventional monetary policy of one form or another – this has left them in a position of not being able to further lower rates to support growth alongside the reduction in oil price. A fall in long-term inflation expectations can feed through to stifle the increases in output and demand that we would otherwise expect.
The failure of producers to agree to hold output steady at their recent meeting obviously weighs heavily upon the supply problem in the short term, but there is reason to hope that ultimately the drop in the oil price will be expansionary at the global level. Today's price war is holding the price down, but eventually we should see a fall in supply and a higher price in the future.
This current episode of lower oil prices has come at an unusual, and to some extent unprecedented, time for the global economy. As such we have seen unexpected dislocations and feedback loops that require us to reconsider the effects of lower oil prices, at least in the short term.
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- Inaugural Lecture - Professor Lisa Jardine (Renaissance Studies)
- Inaugural Lecture Series - Professor David Wengrow (Department of Archaeology)
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Inaugural Lecture - Chronis Tzedakis
Nov 15, 2011 06:30 PM
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15 November 2011
UCL Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre - 6.30pm
Professor Chronis Tzedakis (Geography)
Chronis Tzedakis was a Research Associate in Plant Sciences, Cambridge, a NERC Advanced Fellow in Geography and a Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge, a Senior Lecturer and Professor of Global Change Palaeoecology in the School of Geography, University of Leeds. He joined UCL as Professor of Physical Geography in 2009. His research centres on understanding the response of vegetation to variations in climatic forcing on orbital and millennial/centennial timescales. Since 2008, he has been leading an international collaborative network on 'Past Interglacials' (PIGS).
The natural length of the current interglacial
Although no glacial inception is projected to occur at
current anthropogenically-driven CO2 concentrations of 390 ppmv,
considerable uncertainty remains over the natural length of the present
interglacial in the absence of human interference.
The notion that our current interglacial, already 11.6
thousand years old, would be drawing to a close has been based on the
observation that the duration of recent past interglacials was
approximately 11 thousand years. However, uncertainty over an imminent
hypothetical glaciation arises from the unusually subdued present
minimum in summer solar radiation.
While a reduction in summer solar radiation is the primary
trigger for glacial inception, lower CO2 concentrations can also lead to
glaciation. Modelling experiments, however, indicate that
pre-industrial CO2 levels of 280 ppmv were not sufficiently low to lead
to new ice growth.
Chronis Tzedakis argues that an alternative approach is to use empirical evidence from intervals characterized by similar radiative signature to the current interglacial to gain insights into the timing of the next hypothetical 'natural' glacial inception. Examination of an interglacial period ~780 thousand years ago suggests that the current interglacial would be nearing its end, provided that CO2 concentrations were 250-240ppmv.


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Number of Alzheimer's patients will triple by 2050: study
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Published Wednesday, February 6, 2013 5:42PM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, February 6, 2013 10:23PM EST
The number of people living with Alzheimer's disease is expected to triple in the next 37 years, according to a new U.S. study.
The study, published online in the Neurology Journal, predicts that 13.8 million people in the U.S. will have Alzheimer's by 2050. Seven million of them will be 85 or older.
Based on those predictions, Canada could see 2.8 million dementia cases by 2050, according to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
There are currently about 747,000 dementia patients across the country. That number is expected to double to 1.4 million by 2031.
The co-author of the U.S. study, assistant professor of medicine at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center Jennifer Weuve, said the growing tide of dementia patients highlights "an urgent need for more research, treatments and preventive strategies to reduce this epidemic."
- Has dementia impacted your family? Share your story in the comments below.
It will "place a huge burden on society, disabling more people who develop the disease, challenging their caregivers, and straining medical and social safety nets," she said.
Alzheimer Society of Canada CEO Mimi Lowi-Young said the numbers presented in the study are "staggering."
"I think really it is a call to action for all of us. The impact will be huge."
Lowi-Young said Canadian hospitals, long-term care homes and caregivers are not prepared for what's coming. Dementia patients will "swamp the health-care system," unless a national strategy is implemented, she said.
"Action needs to happen now, otherwise we are going to be in really serious trouble."
The cost of dementia in Canada is pegged at $33 billion a year. By 2040, it will balloon to $239 billion, according to the Alzheimer Society.
The majority of people living with Alzheimer's disease are over the age of 65, however, statistics show that younger people are increasingly being affected by dementia. About one in 6 are now under the age of 65, according to the Alzheimer Society.
Women represent almost three-quarters of Alzheimer's disease patients in Canada.
For caregivers like Julie Foley, whose husband suffers from dementia, the lack of institutional support is an ongoing struggle.
"There is not enough services for either the people who are living with one kind of dementia or another, nor for their caregivers," Foley said.
"There are none of us who will escape (dementia)," she said. "If it is not your parent, it will be your partner or sibling."
Mimi Fullerton, whose husband Myer Brody was diagnosed with vascular dementia a year ago, said caregivers also need to be taken care of.
"There are so few places where members of the family can come and get looked after…this is very, very difficult," she said.
Her husband is part of an adult day program run by Senior People's Resources in North Toronto, or SPRINT, which offers respite for families. The classes offer stimulation and exercise for patients who are cared for at home.
The demand for these day programs will only grow, say dementia experts.
That's why NDP MP Claude Gravelle, who represents Ontario's Nickel Belt riding, introduced a bill in 2011 calling for a national dementia strategy to fund research and boost programs that help the families of those living with the disease.
Gravelle's own mother, Leona, suffered from Alzheimer's before she died in 2003.
"Canada is the only country in the G8 that does not have an Alzheimer strategy and the problem is not going to go away," he said. "A few years ago, we used to say that everybody knows somebody with cancer. Now everybody knows somebody with Alzheimer's.
"We should all be scared."
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Bashi Rose is an East coast filmmaker. He recently worked on two flicks that greatly inspired me. One is about the legendary George Jackson's politics and ideas called "George Jackson: Releasing the Dragon (A Video Mixtape)." The other film is called "Until Them Whores Get Locked Up," which is about the police murder of Freddie Gray and the people in the recent rebellion. Check out filmmaker Bashi Rose in his own words.


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SS4000-E : Questions on pushing the limitszebraitis Mar 28, 2012 1:11 PM
BACKGROUND: according to the support document at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ss4000-e/sb/CS-022215.htm , the SS4000-E w/ firmware 1.4 v710 is stated to have a maximum capacity of 3TB.
MY QUESTION: Is that a limitation of the software design of the firmware, or was that number based on hard drive sizes available at the time?
I write this with the hope that one of the support members has tried this, or one of the community members may have tried this.
I bought several of these SS4000-E boxes, new from a reseller blowing them out at a very low price.
Disclaimer: I understand that it's past end-of-sale and is end-of-support. And, I understand the list of limited "supported" hard drives. I have read the documentation available. (So, I acknowledge that this is a "message-in-a-bottle" support request that may or may not be answered.)
That being said, it looks like the SS4000-E with 1.4 v710 firmware will work with 2TB drives. (Notice that I did not say "supported" as they are not on the list of supported drives)
...at least, it LOOKS like it does when I plug 4 of them in them into the SS4000-E box, and set them up in RAID 5, and create 3 partitions (2 @ 2048 [1.99TB each] , one w/ remainder space [1.45TB])
So far, so good.
Then, since I do have these three partitions, I began restoring data to these drives. (Using a free product "SyncBack", a third party program, and this is running in a Win7 home environment)
I filled up my 2TB public partition and started to add data to my 2TB public-2 partition... when that was done, I found that I received a "DISK CHANGE NOTIFICATION" message upon logging in. I could not reach one of the partitions.
Well, I did not change the disk, and I could not tell if there was a failure, and I could not get past that screen. I did verify that the disk sizes and serial numbers recognized by the Intel ss4000-e firmware were EXACTLY the same. And, the disks on that page stated no errors
So, I reinitialized and restarted. (Yes, I always have a back-up for my backup. I am a technologist, I have no faith in any single-point solution).
This time, I stated restoring with "public-3" (w/ 391GB of data) and then "public-2" (w/ 1.1TB of data) ... everything seemed to be going well. I stopped and started my restore several times along the way without problems.
However, when I got to the end of restoring the second partition, AGAIN, I found that I had received a "DISK CHANGE NOTIFICATION " error.
And, of course, again, no disk failure or change, with all lights on the box a happy shade of green.
I DID notice, this time that the solution said: "Current state: RAID 5 (NORMAL, Resync : 73 %, Finish : 1873 min, Speed : 4540K/sec)"
Here is a screenshot, resync numbers have changed slightly:
And, I can reach my mapped "public-2" and "public-3" partitions and see and use that data on those partitions, but I cannot reach my mapped system-created "public" partition. (And, if I access the resource directly, I can access "admin", public-2", "public-3", but not "public".)
Of course, as I have the "DISK CHANGE NOTIFICATION" message screen, I cannot get past that to see if that partition still exists on the system or not.
So, THIS time, rather than reinitializing and starting over, I am choosing to let the RAID restore process run and see what may be the result in a day or two. (if it will actually work or not)
But ultimately, I want to know: Is the 3TB limit mentioned in the documentation something that may be causing the system (with 4 2TB Drives) to believe it has had a failure?
... and will it ever work with 4 @ 2TB drives?
I hope for a response. I will post my RAID restore results here in a few days time.


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Is it weird that we take huge pride in our wardrobe? Like a mini collection of art, we've spent many years curating and collecting in order to build our ideal closet. You could even say the walk-in doubles as an ensemble exhibit! And, although our style has evolved, we can't help but notice a serious trend that has withstood the test of time of time: convo-starters. Whether it's fancy footwear or a knock-out frock, we love each and every item that manages to make a major statement.
Well, our latest fashion investment isn't of Picasso proportions, but it's just as awesome and abstract. Because of L.A.-based jewelry designer Jessica Kelley's combination of eco-resin and casts, the new pieces from Cast & Combed's crafty collection are like wearable works of art — literally! Her beads totally beat blowing your entire month's salary on a canvas for the sheer reason that you actually enjoy the art sans membership fees. And, we can't help but trip over the lookbook she created with JUCO Photo — those marbled backgrounds are a little bit of Jackson Pollock mixed with spin art!
Looks like we've got our next LACMA-worthy outfit ready to roll, time to finally hit up the Ken Price retrospective! Bonus points: We'll likely match the exhibit, talk about a real conversation-starter.


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Each site has its own challenges, but most are overcome by the use of common sense and some basic engineering skills. Steep, wooded terrain and rocky stream courses can make installation more difficult.
Specific challenges include:
Another significant challenge in microhydro installation is finding local, experienced installers. Many more people install solar-electric systems and some also install wind-electric systems with some level of expertise, but microhydro is the most obscure of the renewable technologies.
There have been only a few major advances. Some improvements have been made by tweaking original designs, such as adjustable guide vanes on certain low-head, propeller turbines and adjustable permanent-magnet alternators.
Modern electronic load controllers have freed us from the need for the elaborate and delicate mechanical speed-governing systems used in the past. Inexpensive permanent magnets now allow manufacturers to offer very efficient, simple battery-charging alternators. The use of induction motors as generators has reduced the cost of basic AC hydro systems.
Hydropower systems continue to become more efficient and reliable, but most hydro systems are based on fundamental principles that have been proven for more than 100 years. New on the scene is the ability to maximum power point track (MPPT) a hydro turbine, which can solve some of the mid-range transmission issues mostly for 12- or 24-volt systems. MPPT controllers allow a hydro turbine to run above battery voltage, allowing longer wire runs and more efficient output—both in the operation of the turbine and in the line losses. And rather than having to manually adjust some alternators' magnetic field as battery voltage and flows fluctuate, a MPPT controller can do it electronically.
Grid-tied equipment is gradually moving into the microhydro world, increasing the opportunities to sell energy to local utilities. "Bleeding edge" technology has experimenters using PV arrays as part of hydro control strategies (using the array as a zener diode) in both battery-based and batteryless systems.


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The John 17 Movement was begun a few years ago in Phoenix (USA) by a group of mostly Pentecostal pastors from different Christian denominations. Their visit to Rome included an audience with Pope Francis and encounter with the Focolare.[more]
The EoC offered its first school in North America for students and young adults interested in learning about communion and social entrepreneurship. The school, held from June 20-23, 2017 at Mariapolis Luminosa in Hyde Park, NY, was organized and staffed by the EoC North America Commission. 25 were in attendance, including young men and women […][more]
Twenty years from the historic speech of Chiara Lubich in the Mosque of Harlem, the friendship between the African-American Muslim community and the Focolare Movement continues to grow and renew itself.[more]
"Jesus is the greatest gift of all": with this spirit, thousands of children throughout the world remind us that "Jesus has been dislodged," and invite us to make him once again the focus of Christmas. In St. Peter's Square on 20 December, there will be a Children's Jubilee with the blessing of their statues of Baby Jesus.
A video produced by the Gen 4 International Centre in Rome.
16 year old Caitlin Rowley from Houston, Texas, shares how she lives with Crohn's Disease, overcoming her fears. An experience which emanates strength and light.
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the globe led a worldwide relay race. Boys and girls from different ethnic groups, cultures and religions race together to bear witness to their commitment to peace and to promote a way to reach this peace : the Golden Rule.
The race was promoted by the Teens for Unity of […]
Since the first days of the Focolare Movement youth have been an integral part of the Focolare Movement. In speaking to a gathering of young women in 1966, Chiara Lubich called young people, the new generations in the Focolare, to a "revolution of love."[more]
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Child Labor
Usha Nayar, Priya Nayar, and Nidhi Mishra
The paper presents a global scenario of child labor by placing the issue in a historical context as well as comparing current work in the field. It specifically explains the psychosocial, political, and economic determinants of child labor and the prevalence of different forms as well as its magnitude in the different regions of the world. It features innovative programs and actions taken against child labor by local governments, civil societies, and United Nations bodies—mainly the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. The paper also highlights multilateral collaborations among the UN and other international agencies that stand against child labor in general and the employment of children in hazardous conditions. It illustrates the cooperation among local governments, civic organizations, and child-rights movements that have brought gradual changes over the decades toward ending child labor. Further, it suggests that social work, relevant professional schools, and associations working in various disciplines should be engaged in research-based advocacy and find innovative solutions to control child labor.
Children and Armed Conflict
Susan Mapp
The United Nations has defined six grave violations that occur in war that impact children: killing or maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence against children, attacks against schools or hospitals, denial of humanitarian access for children, and abduction of children. These violations have a myriad of negative impacts on children, including biological, psychological, and social effects. Culturally appropriate support and care provided at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels can help alleviate these impacts and help children recover from these experiences.
Human Trafficking: Overview
Fariyal Ross-Sheriff and Julie Orme
Human trafficking (HT), also known as modern-day slavery, has received significant emphasis during the last decade. Globalization and transnational migration trends continue to amplify economic disparities and increase the vulnerability of oppressed populations to HT. The three major types of HT are labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and war slavery. Victims of HT are exploited for their labor or services and are typically forced to work in inhumane conditions. The majority of these victims are from marginalized populations throughout the world. Although both men and women are victims of HT, women and children are heavily targeted. Interdisciplinary and multi-level approaches are necessary to effectively combat HT. Combating HT is particularly relevant to the profession of social work with its mission of social justice. To address the needs of the most vulnerable of society, implications for social workers are discussed.
Interventions for Physically and Sexually Abused Children
Kathleen Coulborn Faller
Social workers play a vital role in helping physically and sexually abused children. In order to play this role, they need knowledge about the nature of the problem: (1) legal definitions of physical and sexual abuse, (2) its incidence and prevalence, and (3) its signs and symptoms. Social workers have three major roles to play: (1) identifying and reporting child abuse to agencies mandated to intervene; (2) investigating and assessing children and families involved in child abuse; and (3) providing evidence-based interventions, both case management and treatment, to physically and sexually abused children.
Juvenile Delinquency
Carolyn Smith
The following article on juvenile delinquency has three major objectives: First, it defines delinquency and discusses its measurement and extent; second, it reviews theory and risk factor data on causes of delinquency; third, it discusses current trends in juvenile justice intervention and delinquency prevention, including social worker involvement.
Juvenile Justice: Overview
Rosemary C. Sarri
The juvenile justice system was established with the 1899 founding in Chicago of the Juvenile Court, an institution that spread to all the states in a short period of time. The history, organization, structure, and operations of the system are described along with its growth along with increasing Among the key issues examined are: gender, overrepresentation of children of color, placement of mentally ill and abused or neglected children, human rights, and re-integration of juvenile offenders after their returning home.
Juvenile Justice: Juvenile and Family Courts
Mark Ezell
This section defines and discusses the jurisdictions of the juvenile and family courts as well as their influences on social work practice. The history of the court, several interpretations of it, as well as various reform efforts are reviewed. Opportunities for social workers to be employed by the numerous agencies affiliated with the court, as well as several nontraditional social work roles, are outlined in this section. The final two parts of the section discuss the major innovations and primary challenges faced by the contemporary court such as gender, class, and racial biases in the system, questions about the effectiveness of the court and associated programs. Finally, proposals to abolish or reinvent the juvenile court are presented.
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Susan Schmidt
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is an immigration classification that provides a pathway to lawful permanent residency for non-citizen immigrant children in the United States who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, or similar basis under state law; who cannot reunify with one or both parents; who are under state court jurisdiction; and for whom it is not in their best interests to be returned to their country of nationality or prior residence. Social workers have played a significant role in the development of SIJS, and they have an ongoing role in the identification and referral of potentially eligible children as well as in the refinement of SIJS policies. Social workers' roles with SIJS represent the profession's multifaceted capacity, including support and referral with individual children, advocacy across multiple systems, and policy practice in the creation and continued improvement of this protective status.


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Volume V. The Drama to 1642, Part One.
Shakespeare on the Continent
§ 22. German Shakespearean Scholarship in the Nineteenth Century.
If we turn to the nineteenth century, a certain analogy to the influence of Shakespeare in Germany just discussed is to be found in his influence on the French romantic school; in this period, Shakespeare might be said to have deflected for a time the literature of France from its normal development, or, at least, from the development defined by the literary history of previous centuries. It might have been expected that the precursors of the
école romantique,
the representatives of the so-called emigrant literature, should have had a special sympathy for the sombre, misty side of Shakespeares genius. But this was only the case in a limited degree; there was no question of his seizing them and bending them, as it were, to his will, as in the contemporary literary movement in Germany; indeed, in Chateaubriand (
1801), we find a revival of the old Voltairean standpoint. On the other hand, Madame de Staël (
De la littérature,
1800) wrote with a certain enthusiasm of Shakespeare, and Charles Nodier, in his
Pensées de Shakespeare
(1801), reflected the attitude of his German masters. Meanwhile, on the stage, Népomucène Lemercier borrowed freely from the English dramatist, and the mutilations of Ducis found even less scrupulous imitators than Ducis himself. It seemed as if the labours of the
of the eighteenth century were to be wholly undone; the gulf between French and English taste was wider than ever; and, in the summer of 1822, English actors, who attempted to present
in Paris, were actually hissed off the stage. But a better time was not far off; in the very next year, Stendhal (Henri Beyle) published his
Racine et Shakespeare,
and took his side very emphatically against the classicists. Guizot, together with other fellow workers, had, in 1821, resuscitated Le Tourneur, republishing his translation in a revised form, and thus enabling the younger generation of poets and critics to put to the test those enthusiastic eulogies of English poets which they found in German romantic writers. In the following year, Guizot vindicated the English poet in his essay
De Shakspear et de la Poésie dramatique.
In 1827, the attempt to produce Shakespeare in English in the French capital was renewed, this time with the co-operation of Charles Kemble, Macready and Edmund Kean, and awakened the enthusiasm of all literary Paris; and, under the influence of these impressions, Victor Hugo wrote his famous manifesto of the new movement, the preface to
(1827). It seemed as if the intoxication to which the English poet had given rise more than a generation earlier in Germany were about to repeat itself in France. Alfred de Vigny, in an admirable translation, transferred the English triumphs of
to the stage of the Théâtre Français itself (1829); Alexandre Dumas translated
(played 1847); while Alfred de Mussets whole dramatic work is permeated and coloured by Shakespearean influence. The press of the day echoed the emotional interest which the romantic school felt in Shakespeare; and the enthusiasm of Charles Magnin (in
Le Globe,
18278) and of Jules Janin helped to counteract such spasmodic attempts as, for instance, were made by Paul Duport (
Essais littéraires sur Shakespeare,
1828), to resuscitate the antagonistic criticism of Voltaire and La Harpe. The peculiarly emotional nature of this enthusiasm of 1827 distinguished it from the
of the previous century, and it shows itself still more clearly in the remarkable influence of the English poet on French romantic artfor example, on Eugène Delacroixand on French music as represented by Hector Berlioz. From this time, the supremacy of Shakespeare in modern literature was not seriously questioned in France; the romantic fever passed, romanticism assumed other forms, but the controversies which Shakespeare had stirred up in the previous century were no longer possible. Except in the case of Victor Hugo, who, so late as 1864, repeated the old fervid notes of
in an essay inspired by his sons success as a translator of Shakespeare, romantic criticism ripened and matured as time went on. Guizot, towards the end of his career, devoted another volume to Shakespeare (
Shakespeare et son temps,
1852); a work by Alfred Mézières,
Shakespeare, ses æuvres et ses critiques,
appeared in 1860. Lamartine published his
Shakespeare et son æuvre
in 1865. Translations of Shakespeares works were published by Francisque Michel in 1839, by Benjamin Lariche in 1851, by Émile Montegut in 1867 and, as already mentioned, by François Victor Hugofrom 1859 to 1866. And yet, in spite of the continued occupation with Shakespeare on the part of literary classes, it must be confessed that the interest in him in France, otherwise than in Germany, where Shakespeare was completely naturalised, remains a matter only of intellectual curiosity. French criticism of Shakespeare cannot belie the factand, perhaps, the absence of any attempt on its part to do so may attest its justness of perceptionthat his kind of greatness lies outside the pale of the national ideas and the national taste. He has won no permanent place in the national theatre, and the many performances of Shakespearean dramas which have taken place from time to time in Paris have been viewed as literary experiments appealing to the cultured few, rather than as dramatic fare for the general public.
which Shakespeare played in the Germany of the nineteenth century was much more important, but, so far as literary history is concerned, perhaps less interesting, than that which he played in France. A kind of zenith had been reached in German appreciation of Shakespeare at the close of the eighteenth century. The translation then begun by Schlegel, was, in later years, completed under the direction of Ludwig Tieck, with the help of his daughter Dorothea and of count Baudissin; and it may at least be said that these later translations, although inferior, are not unworthy to stand beside Schlegels. Germany, like France, went on producing new translationsa complete Shakespeare, for instance, was published by the poet Johann Heinrich Voss and his two sons in nine volumes in 181829, and another by Friedrich von Bodenstedt, with the co-operation of Ferdinand Freiligrath, Otto Gildemeister, Paul Heyse and others, in 1867but the romantic translators had done their work so well that these new productions could only have a subordinate and supplementary value. In German literature Shakespeare has remained a vital and ever-present force. The problem which Schiller had first tentatively approached, namely, the reconciliation of Shakespeare with the antique, could not be evaded by his successors; Heinrich von Kleist took it up with abundant zeal and solved it in an essentially romantic way; and, notwithstanding the romantic tendency to place Calderon on a higher pinnacle than Shakespeare, the romantic dramatistswere all, in the first instance, Shakespeareans. Christian Grabbe was as zealous a Shakespeare worshipper as the Lenzes and Klingers of earlier days; and even Franz Grillparzerwith all his love for the Spaniardshad moments when he saw eye to eye with the English dramatist. It was not before Christian Friedrich Hebbel, about the middle of the century, that the German drama began to feel its way to a conception of dramatic poetry more essentially modern than Shakespeares; and even Hebbel sought to justify by the example of Shakespeare that accentuation of the psychological moment in which his own peculiar strength lies. On the other hand, Hebbels brother-in-arms, Otto Ludwig, was a more uncompromising Shakespearean than any German before him; he not merely Shakespeareanised his own dramas, but struck an original note of Shakespeare criticism in essays unfortunately not printed until several years after his death. On the whole, however, Shakespeare had expended his fructifying influence on German literature in the previous century; to none of these later writers did he bringas to Goethe and Herdera new revelation; and the subversive forces of the modern German drama have little in common with Elizabethan ideals.
The consideration of Shakespeare in Germany in the nineteenth century falls into two main divisions: German Shakespearean scholarship and the presentation of Shakespeare on the German stage. The former of these is a long and difficult chapter which has still to be written; in the present survey, it is only possible to indicate its general features. The beginnings of German scholarly work on Shakespeare might be traced to Wielands investigation of the source of
in 1773; but this was more or less isolated; what men like Eschenburg had to say, somewhat later, was little more than a reproduction of English criticism. A significant moment in the development was Goethes analysis of
Wilhelm Meister,
to which reference has already been made. Then came Friedrich Schlegel, with his marvellous insight into the workings of genius, and kindled a new light on the poet; Tieck laboriously and patiently investigated the whole Shakespearean worlddefining that world, perhaps, too vaguely and looselyand it is assuredly a loss that the life of Shakespeare which he planned was never written; lastly, August Wilhelm Schlegel,in his famous lectures
Über dramatische Kunst und Literatur
(180911), popularised the romantic criticism of Shakespeare, and, in this form, it reacted on our own Coleridge and influenced profoundly the theory of the drama in France, Italy and Spain.
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Tecumseh falls against Jackson County Western
The Adrian High School boys basketball team fell behind early and an 18-point fourth quarter wasn't enough in its season opener Tuesday at non-conference opponent Jackson Northwest. The Maples began their campaign with a 56-31 defeat.
Adrian fell behind 23-0 after one quarter. The Maples managed 13 points over the next two quarters, before outscoring Northwest 18-8 in the final stanza.
Matt Clark led the Maples in scoring with 14 points. Jeff Marvin pulled down 10 rebounds.
Adrian will non-league foe Hartland on Thursday for its home opener.
— Adrian JV: The Maples won the junior varsity game 43-26. Tyler Shephard led Adrian with 13 points, while Jzavion McGowan added nine points.
— Adrian freshmen: Adrian lost the freshman game 51-32. Sam Watson led the Maples with nine points.
Jackson County Western 52, Tecumseh 28: At Parma, the Indians struggled to hit shots in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's non-conference contest.
Tecumseh trailed 33-28 after three quarters, but did not score in the fourth, finishing 0-for-18 from the field in the period and 0-for-2 from the free-throw line. Tecumseh first-year coach Scott Norkey said his group was executing its offense and getting wide-open looks, but couldn't knock them down.
Silas Rebottaro led Tecumseh with 12 points. Noah Willett added seven rebounds.
Tecumseh will travel to face non-league foe Carleton Airport on Friday.
— Tecumseh JV: The Indians lost the junior varsity game 43-31. Tom Mammel had eight points and 15 rebounds, while Jaimen Glover also scored eight points for Tecumseh.
Hillsdale Academy 68, Hudson 50: At Hudson, the Tigers could not get their offense going until the second half and fell into hole from which they couldn't escape in their season opener.
The Tigers scored 34 of their 50 points in the second half.
Logan Milligan led Hudson with 20 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Dan Komarynski added 10 points, while Shay McDaniel recorded six points, five assists and six steals.
Hudson will travel to non-league rival Morenci on Friday.
n Hudson JV: Hudson won the JV game 45-27. Drew Creger led the Tigers with 16 points.
Napoleon 67, Onsted 44: At Napoleon, Onsted opened its season in a tough environment and fell to its non-conference opponent.
Napoleon, which returns eight seniors, jumped out to a 22-10 lead in the first quarter against the young Wildcats. Onsted trimmed the deficit to seven in the third, but could get no closer.
Onsted struggled from behind the 3-point line, finishing the game 3-for-18.
Austin Davis led the Wildcats with 13 points and nine rebounds. Teammates Devin Louden and Zach Wertz each added eight points.
Onsted will face non-league opponent Arbor Prep on Friday.
Berean Baptist 43, Bethany Christian JV 42: At Troy, the Bobcats trailed at halftime, but pulled away in the third quarter and hung on for the victory.
Berean (4-1) outscored Bethany 15-6 in the third. Bethany scored 22 in the fourth, but it wasn't enough.
Grant English led Berean with 28 points and seven steals. Daren Cook pulled down 10 rebounds, while Paul Potter contributed three assists.
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Courts should ease up on fathers
I was so glad to hear another woman speak out about the inhumane laws of marriage and divorce courts [Letter, "Kroboth driven crazy," March 2]. I too do not know Kurt Kroboth, but I sympathize with the unjust amount that he was ordered to pay by the divorce court.
Courts should get parents to agree on an amount that will allow both to live comfortably, not the opposite– making the father or mother homeless, or making them so stressed and depressed that they can no longer function in life, or are driven to acts of violence.
Courts need to realize that fathers are just as important in a child's life as a mother. I don't know what I would have done growing up without my father and mother
So come on, courts and mothers, please let the fathers live. This is 2006, and it is way past time for a lot of things to change.
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By: Jenny Horder, Category: At The Museum, Date: 21 Jul 2011
For your inspiration: fashionable innovations in creative recycling...
In 2011, Fashion Less Waste parade was celebrated as part of a suite of events associated with the exhibition Rituals of Seduction: birds of paradise. The winners and runners-up were decided during a fabulous night at the Australian Museum on the 19th of May 2011. Illustrious judges, clever designs and innovation in creative recycling provided inspiration for us all.
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In the last few weeks, IGN has been detailing the big events from the past year; the games, the people, the mistakes, the stories. Read this over-arching analysis on why 2011 really mattered...
It was a year of mastery. Again and again, games thrumming with wizardry came to us delivering all that they had promised, and more. The disappointing misfits fade in our memory as we recall marvelous creations of game design that shined, clicked, whirled and ticked in joyful harmonies of software engineering.
Portal 2, FIFA 12, Skyrim, Zelda: Skyward Sword, Uncharted 3, Minecraft, Infinity Blade II, Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Gears of War 3. All of them were feats of incredible design, examples of minute attention to the sacred art of making fine entertainment. Ye Gods. Such an age that we live in!
And yet within that list of excellence, lurking in plain sight, is a great ugly wrench. Every single game therein, bar one, is a sequel or a new iteration of a long line of titles stretching deep into the last century. Here we are in the spangled future-verse of 2011, playing franchises that are as old as dirt.
For this console generation, the great wheel turns relentlessly towards end-time, the oblivion of our era. So it is natural and proper that the builders of our games know their craft and are able to bring half a decade's experience to Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. Cliff Blezinski said it true, "We're now at the point where it's not about learning how to use the hardware, it's about learning to trick the hardware into doing what we want it to do."
But CliffyB and his peers at the pinnacle of game design must now surely be turning their gaze towards the next generation, setting bold ambitions around new technologies.
It may be that 2011 was the creative zenith of this generation, a moment when its greatest talents produced their very best work. Already, this generation leans slightly too hard on the phenom of 'HD remakes,' things that are old, dressed up to look like things that are young.
This is not to suggest that 2012 will be a bad year. Things fall apart, usually slowly and by degrees.
Nor are the games consoles the only ways to play games. PC gaming operates on its own generational loop and although its 2011 roster of great games is heavily influenced by console cross-overs, it can point toward Terraria, The Witcher 2, Frozen Synapse, Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as the petri dish of innovation that lives on Steam, in turn influencing smart, likeable games available to us via Xbox Live and PSN.
People also do play games, in their millions, on Facebook and via social networks. Although our primary interest here is in the things that cut edges, we must not forget this milieu of Mafia Wars and Bejeweled and whatever else Mom plays. By necessity, these games are evolving at a faster rate than console games, albeit from a position a long way down the tree of life.
And then there are the mobiles...
It's not every year that a new games machine is launched, let alone two new systems. 3DS arrived in Japan last February while Vita arrives any day now. And yet these two spanking new machines are not the big news in mobile gaming. That honor belongs, indisputably, to iPhone, the work of a genius, sadly gone.
There are 150 million of these things in circulation - compared to 3DS, which is still well shy of 10 million. If Vita ever hits 10 million sales, it would surprise many critics who believe the world has no call for an expensive, dedicated handheld gaming system. No, the world of mobile gaming belongs to Apple.
It's true that not every iPhone owner plays games, merely 93 percent of the ones who download apps. It's also indisputable that iPhone games cannot compare with the best 3DS or Vita titles, like Super Mario 3D Land or Uncharted: Golden Abyss. But Infinity Blade II ($7) has shown that iPhone games are not so far behind on quality. There's no doubt that games almost matching the quality and fidelity of dedicated handheld games are coming to iPhone, and will flourish in a commercial environment way more attractive than Sony and Nintendo's cozy little eco-systems.
In 2011 the biggest games for mobile are the ones that really make use of the platform's unique capabilities for collaborative social gameplay. Titles like Quarrel beg, borrow and scrape from everything that has come before, to appeal to our need interact with people. Gaming has become less a diversion from human contact, than a conduit through which we connect with one another.
The game is not up for 3DS though. Nintendo has had a bad year for sure, and true killer apps were slow to emerge. But a massive price cut, some late-year big releases like Mario Kart 7 and a good marketing campaign may yet pull this machine through. Much of what we like about mobile games finds its true inspiration in DS and Game Boy. Mobile gaming is not the same without Nintendo.
And Vita, although a latecomer in terms of this 2011 retrospective, plays to Sony's strengths of technical and design excellence. iPhone may be winning, but it has not won yet.
More to the point, in 2011 gaming is everywhere. Sit on a train and look around you. People are not reading newspapers. They are playing.


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French Vogue Editor Up and Quits
French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld has long been rumored to be the one who would replace Anna Wintour, whenever the day came. Looks like that won't happen: Roitfeld just announced she's quitting her job.
Cathry Horyn has Roitfeld's delightfully French explanation:
"When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else." She expects to complete issues through March. She said she was not sure what she would do after that. "I have no plan at all," she said.
Well she can spend more time embarrassing her daughter, for one thing. Know more about this? Email me.
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