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Astronaut Frank DeWinne works with the Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument Influence of Vibration on Diffusion in Liquids (SODI-IVIDIL) hardware in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) aboard the International Space Station. (NASA)
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View of the Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument - Influence of Vibrations on Diffusion of Liquids (SODI-IVIDIL) investigation in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Columbus module of the International Space Station. (NASA)
View large image James Bond might be the first to tell you that a well-shaken martini is a vast improvement over one that has settled and separated. A good mixture depends on understanding exactly how much to agitate a drink, as well as how quickly the ingredients will settle and if there are other mediating factors, such as temperature. If Bond really wanted to understand the science of his spirits, he could follow the examples of researchers who sent fluid mixture experiments to the International Space Station.
The Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument-Influence of Vibrations on Diffusion of Liquids, or SODI-IVIDIL, investigation addressed the question of fluid physics fundamentals while looking at how heat and particles move through liquids in microgravity. The scientists who conducted the space station investigation from October 2009 to January 2010 were not interested in cocktails, however, but instead wanted to verify current math models to predict liquid mixture behavior.
Information from this study adds to the collective knowledge of fluid physics, advancing that area of science.
"Any research initiative is a small step forward, a venture into a land of unknown, toward a better understanding of nature and the world we are living in," said Valentina Shevtsova, Ph.D., principal investigator for SODI-IVIDIL at the Microgravity Research Center, ULB, Belgium. "Before this venture is realized, much work is needed to increase the chance of success. And this is where the pre-experimental computer and theoretical studies rule."
Researchers knew that studying reduced convection buoyancy - the transfer of heat by movement - aboard the space station could reveal fluid mixture behaviors hidden by gravity in experiments on the ground. Still, they needed to check if there were any side effects from the minor on-orbit tremors, known as g-jitter, such as crew movements or mechanical vibrations that could distort data.
To perform this series of experiments, researchers used the SODI optical instrument, which also helps with other station studies, such as SODI-Colloid. The European Space Agency, or ESA, built the SODI instrument for use aboard the station for fluids research in the space environment. The crew put the IVIDIL sample cells into SODI for processing and observation. The liquid binary solution samples, which are essentially fluids made up of a two-part mixture - similar to if Bond had vodka and water instead of his trademark martini - were then tested for their response to various vibrations.
After 55 repetitions of the experiment, researchers found that only major space station vibrations caused impacts, such as orbital debris avoidance maneuvers or dockings and undockings of spacecraft. The more common minor movements that are part of daily life aboard station did not influence the samples.
"The SODI-IVIDIL experiment clearly showed that onboard jitters do not affect fluid investigations of this type in microgravity, paving the way for future studies with more complex samples," said Shevtsova.
This is the first successful station study to gauge the impact of on-orbit g-jitter, providing benchmark values for future fluid diffusion experiments. These results provide proven numbers for equations to predict movement of liquids, which were not possible to obtain on Earth, due to gravity.
Now that scientists know their numerical models are reliable, they can use them with confidence as a reference point as they move forward with additional research in the area of fluid physics and in physical and life science studies aboard station. This is good news for future station investigations, such as Diffusion Coefficients in MIXtures, or DCMIX, and Vibrational Phenomena In Liquids, or VIPIL, as well as applications for space equipment.
"The studied phenomenon in SODI-IVIDIL allows for the control of fluids in microgravity important for material processing, space-enabling operations and even life support," said Shevtsova. "European scientists expect to obtain bullet-proof benchmark results from future space station studies with three component mixtures, such as DCMIX, to validate ground experimental techniques."
So what does this study mean for those of us on Earth, since we are not likely worried about Bond's quest for the perfect martini in an orbital lounge? These results actually have direct applications to petroleum research.
Data from these space studies may help the oil industry generate formulas to predict correct measurements for the liquid to gas ratio in potential wells. This information aids geophysics and mineralogy experts as they evaluate the capacity of reservoirs - collections of natural resources that lay hidden in the ground. Using these formulas could prevent costly mistakes during exploration, leading to more accurate and affordable speculation.
"The convection flows created by vibrations in microgravity are similar to the convection created on the ground by buoyancy," said Shevtsova.
While SODI-IVIDIL examined a binary solution, it paved the way for more complex mixture research on orbit by showing that g-jitter would not complicate the results. For instance, DCMIX will look at a three part liquid and other, more complex solutions will follow. DCMIX is scheduled to launch aboard a Russian Progress spacecraft to the space station in the summer of 2013. Since oil is a multicomponent mixture, as this microgravity fluid physics research continues to evolve, so also will the advances made in exploration in space and on Earth.


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The Hatchery: East of Fresno is an art event to take place in Badger, California (approx 54 miles east of Fresno) that will bring together multiple artists and performers from the West and East coasts of the US, and also including international participants, at a unique site evolved from successive layers of prior communities.
The exhibition will focus on site-specific work, new work that responds in some way to the physical environment of The Hatchery, and/or its layered and complex histories.
The collection of buildings that was to become the Hatchery was originally built as a drug rehabilitation facility, which was then re-purposed as a Muslim religious community. Its current use as a seasonal arts destination in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada makes the Hatchery the latest realization of purposeful community, with its prior histories embedded in the remains of the former ones, which include an abandoned airstrip, classroom spaces, community gathering places and abandoned trailers.


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The annual World's Ugliest Dog contest is back and the dogs are uglier than ever.
The Sonoma-Marin fair in Petaluma, Calif., pits the twisted, grotesque and ultimately lovable pooches for the 25th year in a row, where tongues loll, eyes bulge and grooming is gloriously passe.
This year, the contestants are also taking part in an online poll, which won't ultimately count in the official contest. Instead, a panel of judges will award the coveted title on Friday.
The winning pooch takes home a $1,500 prize, a trophy, a photo session and VIP treatment for both dog and owner at the local Sheraton.
"More than half the contestants are brand-new, and a lot of the time the winner is a new dog," Sonoma-Marin Fair spokeswoman Vicki DeArmon said. "This year there are more pugs than ever."
DeArmon said she anticipates 25 to 30 contestants to walk the red carpet for the contest.
Last year's winner, Mugly (below), will be back to defend his title.
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You might well get a call from a Connecticut health or consumer protection official, warning that the only place baked goods can legally be made here is in a state-licensed-and-inspected commercial kitchen.
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*Naschy Week 2009 continues with the Duke's take on one of Naschy's less action-packed but no less thrilling offerings, Exorcismo. Can the Duke stand the sight of Naschy dressed in a priest outfit without his nipples exploding with delight?! Let's find out!*
Dearest friends, I bid thee well met! It is I, the Duke of DVD, once more launching myself like a crazed Mongolian horseman into the fray, slaying cinematic foes left and right before finally leaping from my charger to penetrate the nubile princess of celluloid awesome. This dark evening, let us converse once again about the man, the legend, that brought the Vicar and I together: Jacinto Molina, aka Paul Naschy, aka Captain Awesome, aka The Spanish Pec-Monster.
The year is 1975: a young Duke of DVD nuzzles at the teat of his mother, an ill-tempered jackal, and Paul Naschy is looking for a new movie project to helm. Friedkin's The Exorcist had reached the highest levels of commercial success for films featuring crucifix masturbation a few years previous, so the earth was ripe for a Spanish version. Penning the story and screenplay himself once again, Paul claims that he wrote Exorcismo years previous to The Exorcist. Who are we to question Jacinto, mere mortals we? We do not. Let us just say that The Exorcist obviously had influence over this film, and that it is at least a worthy homage to Friedkin's effort. There are striking similarities, but we can ignore them.
Ignore them we shall! Cinematic plagiarism or no, this is a Naschy film, so we must cast aside our inhibitions, as well as our clothes, and bask in the divine glory. Our film opens with, what else, a Satanic ritual! A scantily clad priestess carries a golden chalice around letting hippies imbibe what is no doubt a liquid rife with Devil Juice™. Two of the hippie youth are the stunning Leila (played by the smoking Grace Mills), and the bearded, slightly geeky Richard.
After getting drunk on Lucifer's Own Spunk Lite™, they head off in their car, with a tipsy Leila behind the wheel. Burping up sperm-scented air, she hiccups, swerves to miss a car, and careens off a cliff. The effects here impress immediately as an obviously pilotless car rolls down a hill. Apparently this is before seat belts, because both Richard and Leila are tossed from the auto. Richard rushes to Leila's side to see if she's ok. She's apparently well enough to try and twist Richard's head off! Fainting before she can complete the effort, Richard takes her to the hospital.
At the hospital, Richard is joined by Leila's brother John and her mother Patricia. Everyone notices how odd Leila is acting, in particular John, who seems to immediately suspect something that only a priest could cure. Very quickly, John sets up a meeting with Father Adrian Dunning, played of course by Naschy, who is sporting a full beard. With just a little silver in his hair, he pulls off the rakishly handsome priest with quiet dignity.
John shows up at the church and is quickly ushered into an office by Paul. John explains how his sister's demeanor has completely changed, how she is offensive and foul. Father Dunning assures him it is probably just the result of the wreck, or perhaps the folly of youth, and certainly the family shouldn't leap to the conclusion that she's possessed by Satan Himself. The Father agrees to a personal meeting with Leila, though, at the family estate, just to make sure.
The next day, Udo the butler/chauffeur is dispatched to pick up the Father in the family Rolls. Udo, played by Louis Induni, is a freakishly large, totally bald, man who towers over everyone. Why anyone would want such a giant bull of a dude for a chauffeur is beyond me, unless he also doubles as a bodyguard. There's no indication of this, but Udo's role in the film expands as we shall see.
Meanwhile, everyone is gathered around the pool, Leila looking scrumptious in her red bikini. Father Adrian meets with Patricia first, Leila's mother, who expresses her consternation with Leila's behavior. The Father meets Leila's sister Deborah, and then talks with Leila herself. She seems fine, and introduces Father Dunning to the family German Sheppard, a dog named Bork.
Seriously. Bork. The greatest name for a dog in domesticated canine history. Bork.
Bork, people.
Ahem. Anyway, as Father Dunning takes his leave to go chat with John in the greenhouse, we cut to said greenhouse to find John in the middle of giving a good rogering to a married woman whom he's been seeing for a while apparently. They finish up right before the priest arrives, so Paul is spared the sight of a Barry Gibb clone muff-diving someone. *shudder* The mind reels.
The two have a talk about Leila, and Naschy assures John that he thinks Leila will be fine. He takes his leave, but unfortunately for everyone else, Leila is just getting warmed up! A housekeeper finds John stuffed in a closet, his head twisted around 180 degrees! Once again the Father is called upon to investigate. He heads to Richard's apartment, and as he's going up the stairs, he's rudely pushed down by a person dressed all in black and wearing an admittedly scary Devil mask.
Father Adrian quickly discovers that the hapless Richard has had his head twisted around as well! Is no head safe from twisting in his town? Not if Leila has anything to say about it! Later, it's Leila's birthday and a full party is in swing. A birthday cake is brought out, and something (perhaps the smell of Naschy's musk) triggers an outburst from Leila. She accuses the party goers of all being "asses" and rushes into a nearby room, slamming the door. Naschy goes to comfort her, but instead finds her writhing on the floor, bellowing like a newborn calf.
The next day, the police finally get involved with the head-twisting murders. Father Adrian works closely with the lead Inspector, who initially thinks Paul might have something to do with the killings, due to their ritualistic nature and the fact that the Father has studied Satanic ritual for so long. The Inspector has a great line here where he says that the head twisting death was "employed by Satan Himself to take care of witches in His service who displeased Him!" I'm not sure where they got this from, but I like it!
Meanwhile, Leila's mother Patricia is attacked by an invisible force and once again Father Dunning is called in. Does this guy ever sleep? No! Naschy needs no sleep. Turns out, Leila is missing. Her sister has some suspicions as to where she has gone, and so her and Father Adrian take off to an abandoned tower. Descending into its bowels, they find a full blown Satanic Festival going on! Euro-titty abounds as Leila lies naked as a living altar before dancing, hooded figures. As Paul watches, no doubt fully erect, Udo leaps from the shadows and attacks!
It seems that Udo all along has fostered Leila's growing Satanic leanings, and probably in hopes of giving her a hot beef injection, he's been watching over her, and in fact has been murdering for her--first John, for getting to suspicious, and then Richard, for having put his filthy hands on Leila. The police show up and drag Udo off for interrogation, which goes badly as Udo frees himself and leaps to his death out a nearby window!
Leila is taken back home, where her mother and sister watch in horror as her face transforms and she is in full pea-soup-vomiting mode. One final time, Father Dunning is called in to take care of things. Dressed in full priestly regalia, Paul cuts a striking figure as he faces down the possessed girl. Throwing holy water hither and yon, he begins the rites, but unfortunately forgets to lock the bedroom door, as Leila jumps up and rushes out. Pursuing her, Naschy catches her on the top of the stairs, causing both of them to fall in a wad, tumbling down to the bottom.
Just as Father Adrian completes the rites of exorcism, the unlucky dog Bork wanders into the room. The demon/Devil seizes the opportunity and jumps straight into poor Bork! Growling like a pack of Hell hounds, Bork attacks Naschy, biting his arm and clawing his face! Paul seizes a nearby fireplace poker and beats the dog with it before finally running it through! The demon, lacking a nearby vessel that isn't a priest, is beaten. Leila moans and opens her eyes, apparently cured and none the worse for wear, despite having fallen down 2 flights of stairs. We freeze-frame on her angelic face. The end.
I'm of two minds about this film. On one hand, it's Naschy, so of course it is great. Paul's ever-present aplomb is in full effect here, especially in the film's climax, where his sweaty brow, piercing gaze, and overall screen presence really shine. On the other hand, this movie is fairly boring. Pretty much 90% of the movie's runtime is filled with talking. Father Dunning talking to John the brother. Father Dunning talking to Leila. Father Dunning stabbing a dog. Ok, not that last one, but you get the idea. Even the head-twisting deaths aren't on film.
As a take on The Exorcist, though, it is fairly well-realized, but unfortunately other than just throwing a tantrum, Leila really doesn't exhibit much in the way of possession until the final 10 minutes. The movie definitely could have used more Devilish antics, that's for sure. It is high on the Eurobabe quotient, though, which instantly adds at least one Thumb Up. We even get a hint of lesbonic activities as Leila is being used as an altar. These scenes, while titillating, are too brief and too few to really overcome the slowness of the plot, though.
In the end, I would have to give Exorcismo an unfortunate 2 Thumbs Up. I call this normally good score "unfortunate" because Exorcismo could have been so much more. It has plenty of hot women, it has Paul Naschy in a priest outfit throwing holy water, but the movie is weighed down by the long passages of dialogue. The investigation of religious happenings, and also the subject of class, are very much explored, in ways other Naschy writing efforts have in the past, but I couldn't stop myself from wishing that the movie had contained more than 15 minutes of awesome action.
Nevertheless, I must insist that all of our readers hunt up a copy of this film and see for yourself, as ANY Naschy film is worth watching. Once again, Naschy's magnetism and skill expand past the tight confines of a small budget to elevate not just Spanish horror cinema, but all of film.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Exorcismo (1975), Or The Power of Naschy Compels You!
Posted by The Duke of DVD at 11:17 AM
Labels: '70s, 2-3 thumbs, Dogs Named Bork, Paul Naschy, Possession
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- Michael J. said...
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- September 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- Michael J. said...
I am of the mind that Mr. Naschy can rewrite any film, insert himself in any of its roles, perhaps direct it as well, and the result will be compulsory viewing and at least two-thumb worthy. If only he'd taken on the Linda Blair role from The Exorcist! He'd have certainly schooled the young lass on pea-soup vomitus.
But you're right, Duke, His Naschiness does strike a dashing air as priest. And the thought of him violating his nasty bits with a crucifix, well... there's an image better left uncommitted to celluloid. And my brain -- I'm off to the liquor cabinet.
- September 10, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
Well done as always, Duke! I too found this one a little slow-going for a Naschy flick--I'm convinced that he was a bit hamstrung by the necessity of keeping his character celebate, which of course negated the Boob Touching Rider on his contract and had to sap a little oomph from the proceedings.
I did think Grace Mills did a fine job as the possessed Leila, however, and wish she had a longer filmography. According to imdb, she starred only in this flick and in NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST as Sylvia. Still, I guess if your filmography is going to be 2 movies long, you still win at having it be 100% NASCHY.
Also from NotHB here: my man Luis Induni, who played the warlord Sekkar Khan in that superior flick.
Still in all, that image of Paul in his priest garb goes a long way to redeeming the talkiness. :)
- September 11, 2009 at 8:18 AM


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A word of encouragement to all of us.
We robot makers create the future. Would you agree? Those of you who do agree with me may also know that the future can be a frustrating place. Ya know, so often we hear stories of new and wonderful technologies that will change our lives and yet somehow, when and if they appear, they never seem to meet our expectations. For example, science fiction films constantly introduce new gizmos and gadgets and far off places that we will never experience in our lifetime. Fantastic robotic toys, like those from movies such as Star Wars, are made to seem so real and life-like that one would expect them to already be here. And yet we wait.
Then we can't wait and we try to make it ourselfs.
We all know that technology is racing along at break-neck speed, yet no one person can keep up with all the developments. New terms and definitions enter the data stream each and every day. Technologies like Superconductivity, Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence are just a few of the new breed of fantastic possibilities scientists from all over the world are touting as the next big thing. We are being told of future computers capable of storing hundreds of gigabytes of information that we will carry with us wherever we go. But where does the present end and the future begin?
Well, maybe the future so begin with the introduction of something that transpires our current perceptions of how we interact with our environment. And in relation to our use of computers, that future is moving rapidly into a convergence of mediums. Television, print, press, radio and other forms of personal communication are all beginning to fuse. How we operate through and with these new technologies is still somewhat of a mystery. But one thing is for sure. Somewhere, someone will make a technology that will enable us to interact with computers as naturally as we speak face to face. Wouldn't it be far simpler just to dictate an email? Why waste time and energy typing a long document when all you'd have to do is speak? Isn't that the natural way? Talking?
The reason we don't speak to computers is because computers are somewhat impersonal objects that we use to communicate through. But all of that is about to change. The dynamic between human and computers is about to take another giant step forward. The necessary evolution in computer interaction may be just around the corner and you know what? You would never guess just what kind of shape that next stage will take. Nor what it will look like, what it will sound like or how it will feel.
Who amoung us is right now making such a thing?
Could be....Me
Could be....You
Most definatly it will be from the efforts of all of us.
Let us prepare ourself for the future and the next stage in the developments of robotic creatures.
I say push on my brothers and sisters of robot makers.
Somebodys got to create the future.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - January 16, 2014 --Right-hander Kyle Kendrick has agreed to a $7,675,000, one-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, avoiding arbitration.
Kendrick's deal was announced Thursday night and includes award bonuses. He was 10-13 with a 4.70 ERA last season, and is 64-55 with a 4.38 ERA in seven seasons.
The Phillies have three remaining arbitration-eligible players: outfielders Ben Revere and John Mayberry Jr., and left-hander Antonio Bastardo.
Kendrick has won double-digit games four times and made 30 starts three times. He's slated as the No. 3 or 4 starter behind Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels.


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JERUSALEM (AP) — There's word from Israel today about what could be an attempt to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. Two prominent Israeli groups say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped approving new construction in West Bank settlements. There's no comment from Netanyahu's office.


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Dodgers' prospect Jerry Sands has had his fair share of success early in the spring. In his nine Spring Training games, Sands is 6-for-13 with two home runs, a triple and three walks.
While it is certainly a small sample size, he's been impressive thus far.
It'd be tempting to give him a chance to start in left field opening day -- especially if he keeps up this pace -- but the Dodgers must resist that option. He needs to play against advanced pitching before getting his chance with the Dodgers.
If James Loney suffers an injury during the season and Sands is handling himself well at Triple-A, he could get a call-up earlier than expected. That is where Sands' future lies. Unless Loney goes nuts this season, there is a better-than-good chance he will be non-tendered next winter (or traded), paving the way for Sands to play first base.
Sands' batting average (and subsequently on-base and slugging percentages) dropped when he moved up to Double-A last season, but his power numbers remained relatively similar.
The only thing that fell significantly was the number of singles he hit. That is encouraging, especially since he had a similar number of at-bats and plate appearances.
Sands probably isn't going to be a .300 hitter in the big leagues, but a .270+ average and 30+ home runs a season is certainly not out of the question.
As my No. 1 Dodger prospect, Sands looks poised to prove people who are not yet believers in his abilities wrong. If he doesn't exhaust his rookie status this season, he has a legitimate chance to be atop the Dodger prospect rankings on a variety of lists.
Perhaps I'm jumping the gun a bit, but it's really exciting to see a power-hitting prospect like Sands. Matt Kemp still has great power potential, but Sands is the Dodgers best power prospect since Paul Konerko and Mike Piazza before him.
And perhaps the best part of all this is his walk-up music that will be blaring on the obscenely loud (at times) Dodger Stadium speakers, even if Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness doesn't agree.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sands impressing in Dodgers' camp
Posted by Dustin Nosler at 3:37 PM
Labels: James Loney, Jerry Sands, Los Angeles Dodgers
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- AnonymousMarch 7, 2011 at 4:18 PM
I agree with you Dustin but the more I watch the Sandman rake, his triple was off of Matt Belisle a very solid major league reliever, the more I hope he continues to mash and forces his way on to the squad.ReplyDelete
I haven't watched him play yet, but he's the one guy in the farm system I'm most excited about. I'd love to see Loney have a good year, but if he doesn't, the Dodgers need to give the Sandman a shot.ReplyDelete
I've also got three ebay bids on Jerry Sands autographs. I hope this kid becomes a star.
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iG wins the million dollars at The International
Posted by Dexter "kurtcos" F at 03 September 2012 05:27
iG pull ahead in the best of five grand finals, taking the first game in under 30 minutes. Na`Vi, a team who traditionally recover after one loss, will look to come back strong in game two.
There was action right from the get go with iG claiming first blood before the creeps spawned on Shadow Shaman. Both teams were passive during the first day phase before iG unleashed havoc when night hit. There was heavy tower aggression during the first night phase with towers falling across the map for Na`Vi.
Dendi's Queen of Pain blew two Sonic Waves during two crucial team fights giving iG a further advantage in the game with the Roshan falling and the Aegis on Templar Assassin at 14 minutes. iG were slowly able to claim middle barracks at 23 minutes and taking the second Roshan shortly after, Na`Vi called GG at 28 minutes with a kill score of 9-23.
Similar to how game one went, Broodmother was picked off three times to Chen ganks and a ton of Sentry Wards. Chen also made an impact at the mid lane harassing Templar Assassin with a wildkin's tornado. Naga went around the map ganking and Na`Vi was able to pull ahead with efficient Teleport responses to Night Stalker's gank in the first night phase.
The turning point came during the subsequent fights where Song of the Siren into Vacuum combinations led to team wipes by iG and a subsequent top barracks claimed at a mere 14 minutes. At such a large deficit, Na`Vi pushed into bottom barracks at 18 minutes, and iG forfeited game two when they realized they couldn't defend against the siege.
The Disruptor pick did not pay off for Na`Vi in the early game, and this was further compounded by iG's clever use of the Syllabear to help Dark Seer get a good start early on at bot lane. There were only two kills in the first 12 minutes although Lone Druid was soon getting his Relic.
Stream onlookers soon saw Na`Vi being unable to handle the Glimpse from Disruptor, with many teamfights being turned around by a Glimpse which sent out one Na`Vi hero from the fight every game. iG patiently took towers and kills as the gold graph escalated tremendously in favor of the Chinese team.
After picking up the second Roshan, a Glimpse which caught Dragon Knight off guard allowed iG into Na`Vi's base at mid and with the melee barracks claimed, Na`Vi forfeited the game at 38 minutes with a score of 2-20.
Both teams went all out in the fourth game, with iG opting for a Keepter of the Light to counter the push on Na`Vi's lineup. The Ukrainian team, on the other hand, went with Nyx Assassin in a bid to catch iG by suprise. The early game was very quiet and kills only came onto the board when the respective solo mids (Templar Assassin and Rubick joined the fights). The Vacuum and Ravage was too much for Na`Vi to handle and the kill score was 12-4 in iG's favor at 18 minutes.
Na`Vi's hope seemed to be pinned on Lone Druid but with iG controlling the map and allowing their three carries to farm up, the gold lead was in iG's favor even though Lone Druid had the highest GPM. The score was 17-11 at 36 minutes and Na`Vi seemed to make a comeback.
However, the Chinese powerhouse was too smart to give their lead away. Only opting to fight whenever Ravage was up, and with Chuan's Tidehunter making sure that Rubick could never get in range to steal his Ravage, iG turtled up to 47 minutes and with the icing on the cake being a Refresher's Orb on Tidehunter, a last push into top barracks at 50 minutes was the final straw.
Na`Vi lost the fight 4-1 and the championship 1-3. iG have the million dollars.
Final standings The International 2012:
1. iG ($1,000,000)
2. Na`Vi ($250,000)
5. Zenith ($35,000)
7. TongFu ($25,000)
7. Orange ($25,000)
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Central Hinds 4, Prairie View 1
Eighth-grader Josh Banes held Prairie View scoreless over the final six innings and Jake Hale's two-run triple highlighted a four-run third inning as Central Hinds downed the Spartans 4-1 on a windy Tuesday afternoon.
Prairie View (10-6, 2-4) remains in contention for a playoff spot, but will need some help to finish second. First of all, the Spartans must win their final three conference games — two against Riverdale and one against River Oaks. Additionally, the Spartans need an assist from the first-place Cougars (16-6, 6-1), who host River Oaks on Friday in Raymond, Miss.
Prairie View got off to a fast start in Tuesday's game. Tristen Shanks served up a one-out, opposite field single to right and stole second base. Maclendon Sharp then raked a double high off the right field wall. Tagging up on the play, Shanks was held at third, but eventually scored on a wild pitch.
Josh Banes kept the Spartans at bay the rest of the way, despite allowing base runners in every inning.
Bunching together four of its five hits in the top of the third, the visiting Cougars broke through for four runs.
Alex Biggs poked a leadoff single to right and Bruce Agee beat out a bunt single to the right side, placing runners at first and second with nobody out and the top of the order coming up.
Given the bunt signal, Josh Banes fouled off the first two pitches. However, the pitcher's inability to get the bunt down worked to the Cougars' advantage as he rapped a game-tying single to left.
Up next, not only was Peyton Banes able to lay the bunt down, he was safe at first on a wide throw to the bag, leaving the bases loaded with still nobody out.
All three runners advanced on a passed ball, giving the Cougars a 2-1 lead.
With one away, cleanup hitter Jake Hale tagged a two-run triple to the right-center gap, just beyond the reach of a diving Shanks in right-center.
Prairie View lefthander Maclendon Sharp allowed only two base runners the rest of the way, but the damage had been done.
Josh Banes struck out eight and walked three in the complete game victory. The righthander also notched the win in relief in the Cougars' 6-5 decision over the Spartans on March 7.
Hale belted the big triple to lead the Cougars offensively and Josh Banes, Tanner Leggett, Biggs and Agee singled.
Shanks collected two singles as the Spartans out-hit the Cougars 7-5, Sharp and Matt Reed doubled and Chyenne Mayo, Andrew Jenkins and Levi Humphrey singled.
Sharp struck out three without issuing a walk in a losing cause.
Prairie View plays Claiborne at home on Thursday at 4 p.m. (JV) and 6 p.m. (varsity).
Notes: Central Hinds swept the competitive three-game series, outscoring the Spartans by a collective margin of 12-7. … The Cougars can clinch the MAIS District 3-2A championship with a win over River Oaks on Friday. … With rain in the forecast for Tuesday night, the varsity game was moved up two hours to 4:30 p.m.


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I love strawberries and this cake looks DIVINEReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 20, 2012
I LOVE your blog. I discovered it recently and have enjoyed your posts and recipes. You have a way with words that makes me smile. I've never heard of whipped cream stabilizer. Can you tell us more about it? What is it? Where do we find it? Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Whipping cream stabilizer is a corn starch blend that keeps the cream, once whipped, from separating or weeping. It stays stiff much longer. I use Dr. Oetker brand. They are blue packets that you will find in the baking isle.Delete
So pretty Nicole! How in the world do you always cut everything so clean and crisp. My cakes always look like a mess when I cut them - yours look straight out of a magazine!ReplyDelete
Looks so good, and would be so refreshing for this time of year! Is it a little weird that I have always been scared to make a poke cake? I totally need to just do it!ReplyDelete
Ooh poke cakes are my new obsession! So perfect.ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous, I have not seen anything like this. Would love to try it.ReplyDelete
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April 1, 2012
[b]Patricia Rozema[/b], renowned Canadian film director and screenwriter, stopped by campus to share her thoughts with students and members of the Bridgewater State University community about the making of her 2009 film "Grey Gardens."[br][br]Ms. Rozema announced that she'd changed the title of her lecture from "Serving Two Masters: Giving Reality Good Fictional Form," to "The Arts-Hearts Purpose," after recently encountering a quote attributed to the late author David Foster Wallace.[br][br]"It's about speaking from a part of yourself that loves rather than [br]the part that wants to be loved," she said.[br][br]"Grey Gardens" tells the story of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, two charming eccentrics who were relatives of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The reclusive mother and daughter had once led glamorous, well-heeled lives before they were reduced to living in squalor and isolation in a decaying mansion. The film explores the circumstances behind their riches-to-rags story and shines a light on their unique mother-daughter bond. [br][br]Ms. Rozema co-wrote the film, which appeared on HBO and won several Emmy Awards, with Michael Sucsy. She has also directed episodes of HBO's highly regarded show "In Treatment." She explained what drew her to "Grey Gardens," as well as to the other films she's directed, which include "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing," "White Room," "When Night Is Falling," "Mansfield Park," and "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl."[br][br]"You ask me what excites me, I'd say any moment of human experience that bears examination from different angles," she said.[br][br]Ultimately, the director said she's interested in creating work that champions everyday people.[br][br]"I make films for people whose lives are not beautiful," she said. "Giving motion, love, grace and a sense of majesty to the ordinary, I find that much more inspiring."[br][br]Dr. Kimberly Chabot Davis, assistant professor of English and coordinator of the Film Studies minor, served as the event's emcee. The talk was sponsored by Film Studies, the dean of humanities and social sciences, Academic Affairs, and Canadian Studies. (Story and photo by John Winters, G '11, Office of University Advancement)[br]


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Undergraduate Research
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"Working with the Cumberland County Forensic Lab has given me the opportunity to work hands-on in the field I am pursuing. The knowledge and experience gained is priceless. The experience in the emerging field of Rapid DNA profiling will provide an additional skill set not offered by the class environment. Everyone should consider research and internships. Not only do they expose you to your field of study, but they challenge your critical thinking and provide education that is beyond the classroom."
Undergraduate Research Grants
The Shippensburg University Undergraduate Research Grant Program is designed to provide financial support to undergraduate students for research or scholarly activities related to their program of study to enable them to better understand the scientific process, experience discovery, develop their analytical and communication skills, and become consumers of research.
This university-wide program has supported laboratory research, field activities, art projects, written works, and computer applications and is funded by the Shippensburg University Foundation. The deadline for applications is early October. Click here for more information.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects designed especially for this purpose.
Students may conduct research in the following disciplines: astronomical sciences, atmospheric sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, computer and information science and engineering, cyberinfrastructure, U.S. Department of Defense, earth sciences, education and human resources, engineering, ethics and values studies, international science and engineering, materials research, mathematical sciences, ocean sciences, physics, polar programs, and social, behavioral, and economic sciences.
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
The Council on Undergraduate Research and its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share a focus on providing undergraduate research opportunities for faculty and students at predominantly undergraduate institutions. CUR believes that faculty members enhance their teaching and contribution to society by remaining active in research and by involving undergraduates in research.
The council's leadership works with agencies and foundations to enhance research opportunities for faculty and students. Its publications and outreach activities share successful models and strategies for establishing and institutionalizing undergraduate research programs. CUR also provides information on the importance of undergraduate research to state legislatures, private foundations, government agencies, and the U.S. Congress.
CUR's primary advocacy is in support of faculty and students at predominantly undergraduate institutions. CUR achieves its vision through efforts of its membership as organized in a divisional structure that includes biology, chemistry, geosciences, mathematics and computer science, physics and astronomy, psychology, social sciences, an at-large division that serves administrators and other disciplines, and a division for directors of undergraduate research programs.
National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
The mission of the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research is to promote undergraduate research scholarship and creative activity done in partnership with faculty or other mentors as a vital component of higher education. NCUR sponsors an annual conference where students may present their research findings.
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Few 19-year-olds see $1.8 million cheques written to the company they founded, but that's commonplace for Toronto resident Jordan Satok, who is one of the youngest entrepreneurs ever to raise venture financing.
Satok is deeply focused on his company AppHero, a smartphone app that helps you find other applications ideal for your interests. It personalizes the app discovery process, so if you say on Facebook you like marathon running, it'll seek to show you apps related to your passion for running. With your permission, AppHero accesses your Twitter and Facebook feeds to see what kinds of things you like, are talking about and are relevant to you.
For smartphone users, tools such as AppHero are helpful in sorting through the plethora of downloadable apps – 800,000 apps are available on Apple's App Store alone.
Satok says his love for software development can be traced back to when he was a young child who would spend time building with Lego blocks.
"If you like playing with things and making things, coding is a natural evolution of that," he says. By the time he was 13, he was programming websites and running a blog where he would talk about various apps, though at the time, it was computer software rather than apps for mobile devices. He would look at what he and his friends needed, and would build an app to help them. For example, when he wanted to work on time management for school, he would create a program that would do that.
He says he's always been fascinated by apps. You buy a new device, like a computer or phone, and out of the box, it doesn't do much, he says. Then you add software and it becomes really powerful.
With an office based in Toronto's Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area, Satok is all AppHero, all the time. Although he was given a full scholarship to the University of Waterloo the same year he was offered venture capital money, he chose to move straight from Upper Canada College to being a full-time entrepreneur.
"It's exciting," he gushes in a phone interview. "I get to work with some of the most amazing people in the world."
The people he works with range from about 25 to 35, but the fact that he's so much younger rarely poses a problem, he says. "We're a team. We make decisions as a team," he says, adding that he would never let his age stand in the way of his passion.
He says he's never wanted to go the "traditional" route of going to university, graduating, and finding a job in a company that matches your interest. That method, he said, won't necessarily find something that will truly feed your passion. "You have to go out into the world and meet people and start networking," he says.
Being part of the Jewish community has helped him meet people, which he credits to the "communal nature" of the religion. He says when he meets successful Jews, they're often willing to answer questions from a "mentorship perspective" and give him useful advice.
AppHero began two years ago, only a couple years after Satok created an App of the Day website. As a 15-year-old app fiend, he wanted to help smartphone users discover the apps useful to them, which is when the AppHero idea began to percolate.
It's a technically difficult challenge to see why a certain app works for you but not your friend, Satok explains. The complex algorithm in AppHero is constantly being tweaked and improved, evidenced by a 2.0 version recently released.
Investors have taken notice of Satok's determination to build an all-star app. In July, AppHero secured just under $1.8 million in seed financing from OMERS Ventures, Golden Venture Partners and ENIAC Ventures. "It's awesome to see investors taking a chance on me, seeing the value in what I'm doing," Satok says.
That was the biggest challenge at the beginning, he says. Having no degrees to his name, and just a little job experience, he was asking investors to have faith in him. However, his experience at a software company gave him the opportunity to prove himself to that team, and likewise to its investors, many of whom later invested in AppHero, he says.
What's his day like? He'll engage in team meetings in the morning, discussing what the engineering crew needs to work on and what should be coded. Even though Satok doesn't have an engineering degree, he'll spend time at a terminal window, figuring out anything that needs to be fixed. He'll carve time out of his day to chat with AppHero users to gauge their response to the personalized service. He'll talk to media one week, or meet with investors in Boston another week. "No day is the same in my life," Satok admits.
Although some kids his age are going out to party and dating fellow students, Satok has no regrets about his chosen path. "This whole process is fun. I solve interesting problems. I work with smart people. I wouldn't change this for the world."
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It is at once Carl Monday's worst nightmare, and everyone else's dream come true. On August 5, hundreds of people will gather in a hall in central London to, um, pleasure themselves for charity. We only wish we were kidding about the UK's first "masturbate-a-thon," in which contestants — both men and women — will compete in a series of self-love events to raise money for safe sex groups. We hear you snickering; but as Woody Allen once said on the subject, "Hey, I don't make fun of your hobbies."
Contestants will vie for the world record, which is more than eight hours of, well, you know. From the Guardian Unlimited:
To qualify for the record, the organisers say "at least 55 minutes of every hour shall be spent self-pleasuring by manual or sex toy stimulation" with participants getting just five minutes to "replenish and renew".
It's all part of "Penis Week," as if you didn't know.
And if Monday isn't on a plane to England at this very moment, then he's not the reporter we thought he was. As for Mike Cooper, well, this is tailor-made: Instead of ducking TV cameras in shame, he could be our Takeru Kobayashi, only, you know, with a mustache.
More Tossers On TV [Guardian Unlimited]
One Final Monday-Cooper Explosion: Be Ready [Deadspin]


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Pearl Jam Enter the Studio to Record New Album
After some initial recording that took place last year, Pearl Jam have returned to the studio to begin fleshing out their tenth studio album.
Pearl Jam spent a good portion of 2011 in full-on nostalgia mode with the PJ20 weekend festival in Alpine Valley, Wis., and the release of the Cameron Crowe documentary 'Pearl Jam Twenty.' Even with all the reflection, PJ have made sure to stay focused on the future. "I feel like we have to keep our eyes on the road," Eddie Vedder told Rolling Stone last June. "Being nostalgic is like taking an offramp and getting a sandwich – and then you get back on the highway. I don't want to be spending the rest of my life at the gas station."
A previous update from bassist Jeff Ament indicated that last year's sessions for the band's new album went well and that they were at least "halfway done." The sessions even spawned the bilingual-rocker 'Ole,' which the band distributed for free via their website. The new album had been placed on hold while the members toured and worked on other projects, but a new report says Pearl Jam has officially re-entered the studio.
"We started yesterday," guitarist Mike McCready told OC Weekly last Friday. "We're in the process of everyone bringing their demos and getting their songs out there." Pearl Jam are recording the new album with producer Brendan O' Brien, who produced all of their previous albums with the exception of 'Ten,' 'Binaural,' 'Riot Act,' and 'Pearl Jam.'
Pearl Jam have set some European tour dates for this summer and frontman Eddie Vedder has also announced his first solo tour overseas. Click here for a list of dates. Drummer Matt Cameron will also be touring with Soundgarden, who will release their first new album since 1996′s 'Down on the Upside' later this year.
Eddie Vedder European Tour Dates
07/25 - Amsterdam, Holland – Carre Theatre
07/26 - Amsterdam, Holland – Carre Theatre
07/28 - Manchester, United Kingdom – 02 Apollo Manchester
07/30 - London, United Kingdom – HMV Apollo Hammersmith
08/03 - Zambujeira Do Mar, Portugal – Sudoeste Festival TMN


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Best Job Sites for UAE Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Best Job Sites for UAE Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Arab Emirates View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message healthcoachhanaJoined: 30 May 2013Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:16 pm Post subject: Best Job Sites for UAE Hi! What are the best sites for job openings in the UAE? Looking to teach ESL at the University or Secondary level, but would consider Primary school positions. Thanks so much, Ann Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 11373Location: The real world Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:50 pm Post subject: For primary and secondary positions, check out Teachaway; they're a major recruiter in the UAE for licensed teachers. For uni-level positions, try higheredjobs.com, chronicle.com, and unijobs.ae. TESOL Arabia's job fair would be at the top of list---it's held in March each year and draws employers from throughout the Gulf region. Alternately, since some unis only post openings on their websites, do a wiki search on 'uae universities colleges' for a list of institutions. Be aware, the recruiting/hiring season for 2013-2014 is nearly over. Back to top healthcoachhanaJoined: 30 May 2013Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:25 pm Post subject: Thank you. You said, "Be aware, the recruiting/hiring season for 2013-2014 is nearly over." Do you think UAE is a place that is hiring on an ongoing basis - or is it only for September? Back to top helenlJoined: 04 Jan 2006Posts: 1198 Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:45 pm Post subject: The desirable employers start recruiting in late January and on into April/May. Right now they are trying to fill the few positions that have either not been filled or potential applicants have pulled out. This is typical for the GCC Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 11373Location: The real world Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject: That's for the upcoming academic year of 2013-2014. So, nope, there is no ongoing hiring---the brunt of university recruiting/hiring is in March-June. Timing is everything. Those new teachers joining are about to start their 2 or 3-year contract in August or September. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17604Location: USA Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:50 am Post subject: There may be a limited amount of hiring for the 2nd semester. To find out about these openings, you need to keep visiting the university websites' employment pages. They rarely advertise for the small number that they hire mid-year. I'm only referring to university level here. We have few K-12 teachers on this section of the board as the vast majority of jobs in the Middle East are for teaching adults (university, oil, military) So most of us are very uninformed about this level and our teachers at that level drop in here irregularly. VS Back to top koreabruneiJoined: 05 Sep 2013Posts: 2 Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:29 am Post subject: Has anyone been recruited by footprints for an ADEC job? Any information about it? Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17604Location: USA Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:44 pm Post subject: If you are interested in ADEC, go to TeachAway... they have a pretty good track record from their hires. BTW all of the ADEC jobs are a real crapshoot as to conditions. Some schools are good, some are tolerable, and some are a nightmare for the expat teacher. And I doubt that you have much control over where they put you... check out the Facebook page to see what the teachers are saying these days. 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Tobacco use is a major public-health concern in the United States. Intervention and prevention strategies for tobacco use are an urgent public-health priority because tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death. To help social workers better understand tobacco use problems, this entry presents an overview, including definitions of terms, the scope and impact of tobacco use problems in terms of different segments of the population (that is, age, gender, race or ethnicity, geographic location, and education level or socioeconomic status), etiology of tobacco use (for example, biological or genetic; psychiatric; psychosocial; or environmental or sociocultural factors), policy history, tobacco prevention, clinical issues (such as cessation desire, treatment and success, or screening tools for tobacco use disorder and tobacco withdrawal), and practice interventions for tobacco use problems. Based on the information, the roles of social workers will be addressed.
Adolescent Brain Development
Jessica M. Black
Although it was once widely held that development through toddlerhood was the only significant time of tremendous brain growth, findings from neuroscience have identified adolescence as a second significant period of brain-based changes. Profound modification of brain structure, function, and connectivity, paired with heightened sensitivity to environment, places adolescence both as a heightened period of risk and importantly as a time of tremendous opportunity. These findings are of key relevance for social-work policy and practice, for they speak to the ways in which the adolescent brain both is vulnerable to adverse conditions and remains responsive to positive environmental input such as interventions that support recovery and resilience.
Adult Day Care
Namkee G. Choi
Adult day care centers provide important health, social, and support services for functionally and cognitively impaired adults and their caregivers. The adult day care services are underutilized, however, because of the shortage of centers, caregivers' lack of awareness of and resistance to using services, and the mismatch between the needs of potential consumers and their informal caregivers and the services provided by the centers. To foster and support the expansion of adult day care centers, lessons learned from national demonstration programs need to be disseminated, and social workers need to be trained to provide essential services at the centers.
Alcohol and Drug Problems: Practice Interventions
Maryann Amodeo and Luz Marilis López
This entry focuses on practice interventions for working with families and individuals including behavioral marital therapy, transitional family therapy, and the developmental model of recovery, as well as motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, relapse prevention training, and harm reduction therapy. A commonality in these intervention frameworks is their view of the therapeutic work in stages—from active drinking and drug use, to deciding on change, to movement toward change and recovery. We also identify skills that equip social work practitioners to make a special contribution to alcohol and other drug (AOD) interventions and highlight factors to consider in choosing interventions.
There are a range of practice interventions for clients with AOD problems based on well-controlled research.
Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Carole B. Cox
Dementia is not a disease, but a group of symptoms so severe that they inhibit normal functioning. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in older persons impacting not only the person with the illness but the entire family. Obtaining an accurate diagnosis is essential in order to assure appropriate and timely care and to exclude reversible causes of dementia. Social workers can play key roles throughout the course of the illness as educators, therapists, supporter and advocates for improved policies and services.
Behavioral Theory
Beth Angell
Behavioral theory seeks to explain human behavior by analyzing the antecedents and consequences present in the individual's environment and the learned associations he or she has acquired through previous experience. This entry describes the various traditions within the behavioral perspective (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, cognitively mediated behavioral theory, and functional contextualism) and the clinical applications that are derived from them. Common criticisms are discussed in light of the ongoing evolution of behavioral theory and the fit of its tenets with the field of social work.
Care Transitions, Patient Health, and System Performance in the United States
June Simmons, Sandy Atkins, Janice Lynch Schuster, and Melissa Jones
Transitions in care occur when a patient moves from an institutional setting, such as a hospital or nursing home, to home or community, often with the hope or expectation of improving health status. At the very least, patients, clinicians, and caregivers aim to achieve stability and avoid complications that would precipitate a return to the emergency department (ED) or hospital. For some groups of vulnerable people, especially the very old and frail, such transitions often require specific, targeted coaching and supports that enable them to make the change successfully. Too often, as research indicates, these transitions are poorly executed and trigger a cycle of hospital readmissions and worsening health, even death. In recognizing these perils, organizations have begun to see that by improving the care transition process, they can improve health outcomes and reduce costs while ensuring safety, consistency, and continuity. While some of this improvement relies on medical care, coaching, social services and supports are often also essential. Lack of timely medical follow-up, transportation, inadequate nutrition, medication issues, low health literacy, and poverty present barriers to optimal health outcomes. By addressing social and environmental determinants of health and chronic disease self-management, social workers who make home visits or other proven timely interventions to assess and coach patients and their caregivers are demonstrating real results. This article describes care transitions interventions, research into barriers and opportunities, and specific programs aimed at improvement.
Children: Health Care
Barbara L. Jones and Casey Walsh
Despite rapid medical advances, children in this country still face significant barriers to adequate health care, including unequal access to insurance and health care. There is great need and opportunity in our nation at this time to advocate for the advancement and prioritization of pediatric health care. Children remain vulnerable to the challenges of poverty, violence, firearms, mental health, and health care access. Social workers play an important role in assisting children and families who face health care crises by providing supportive services, advocacy, culturally grounded assessment, trauma informed care, and evidence-based interventions to improve healthcare outcomes and quality of life. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law in 2010, has increased access to pediatric health and behavioral health services. While the future of this law is uncertain at the time of this writing, social work is and will continue to be an important discipline to assist children and families in the areas of health promotion and adaptation to illness and injury.
Children's Health
Shirley Gatenio Gabel
The history of social work is deeply rooted in helping vulnerable populations improve their well-being, and children have been at the forefront of these efforts since the inception of the profession. Health is long understood to be critical to children's well-being. Social workers who are skilled in integrating different systems can play pivotal roles in engineering new and improving existing health-care infrastructures and can act as advocates for fusing health-service systems with other social infrastructures to optimize outcomes for children. This entry reviews trends in children's health throughout the world, particularly in the United States. It describes the dramatic improvements in reducing infant mortality, child mortality and morbidity from many infectious diseases as well as accidental and environmental causes, and the unequal progress in realizing children's health. The challenges that lie ahead that pose risks to children's health are discussed, including the health inequities created among and within countries by social, economic, and political factors. An argument for a comprehensive, integrated, evidence-based, and cross-disciplinary approach to improve children's future health is presented.
Chronic Illness
Patricia A. Fennell and Sara Rieder Bennett
There is a paradigm shift occurring in medicine, from models focused on treating acute illnesses to those concerned with managing chronic conditions. This shift coincides with the higher prevalence of chronic illnesses resulting from factors such as lower mortality from formerly fatal illnesses and an aging population. The chronically ill do not fare well in an acute care model, and as a result, it has become imperative to develop new models effective for these chronic conditions. These new care models will require comprehensive, coordinated case management, an activity in which social workers can play a significant role.
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Question is from Croy's A Primer of Biblical Greek, Lesson V, Septuagint Sentences, No. 5:
(Gabael blesses Tobias) Καλὲ καὶ ἀγαθέ, ἀνδρὸς καλοῦ καὶ ἀγαθοῦ, δικαίου καὶ ἐλεημοποιοῦ, δῷη σοι κύριος εὐλογίαν οὐρανοῦ. [Tobit 9:6 codex S]
the following are glosses given for unknown words:
ἀνδρὸς - "of a man"
ἐλεημοποιοῦ - "giving alms"
δῷη - "may he give"
εὐλογίαν - "a blessing"
I believe "Καλὲ" and "ἀγαθέ" are substantive adjectives in the vocative. while the four adjectives following "ἀνδρὸς" are genitives modifying Tobias. I feel my translation is very clumsy-:
"The good and the noble, of a good and noble man, righteous and giving of alms, may the Lord give to you a blessing from heaven."
Main problems (I hope!):
-if the first two adjectives are in the voc. acting as substantive adj., what is a good way to translate them?
-I am pretty sure the "of heaven" refers to the act of giving a blessing, but how do I know it is not referring to "κύριος"?
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Vue Weekly last week ran the latest in my series of columns produced from my summer travels, this time on the few days I spent tramping around historic Edinburgh (you can read the piece here).
What struck me about Edinburgh aside from the inescapable presence of Edinburgh Castle towering over the city is how it seems to have two completely separate beer scenes. Just like the citys architectural layout, the beer seems to reflect a bi-polar character of old and new. Those familiar with Edinburgh will know that the historic part of the city is divided into two distinct towns. Old Town is the original site built down the steep slopes surrounding the castle. Chaotic and crowded, Old Town today holds on to is majestic, historic charm. In the late 1700s, in response to over-crowding and appalling santitation, city leaders designed and built a completely second town across what was then a lake (and is now the main train station). New Town is straight, orderly, organized and a bit prim the exact opposite of Old Town.
Scottish beer seems to take on this contrast. While there I sampled many a fine cask ale in traditional pubs. Caledonian, whom I profiled here, embodies the commitment to tradition. Plus there are no shortage of traditional British pubs in which to down a pint and eat a meat pie. If you want a glimpse of Scottish beer in the 1800s, try the Cafe Royal, Abbotsford Bar or Oxford Bar,all of whom are unchanged since their openings. My personal favourite was a small, family-run pub called Halfway House so-called because it was half way up a steep hill heading to the Royal Mile.
And then there is the new. Of course, we all know about BrewDog and their punk-infused edginess. But there are a raft of small Scottish brewers, most of whom produce mostly bottles and thus eschew the traditional pub scene. I had some beer that would be right at home at the Great American Beer Festival. Of particular note are Natural Selection, Alechemy and Cromarty all of whom produce creative, interesting, American-inspired beer. They and other could be found at the Hanging Bat, a bar which feels much more like a North America craft beer bar than a British pub.
As a symbol of how beer in Scotland appears as two solitudes, had I relied only on the CAMRA Good Beer Guide as my beer bible I would have never heard of Hanging Bat. Despite the wide range of delicious craft beer, it does not rate CAMRAs attention. Neither does BrewDogs pub. The main reason, of course, is neither serves cask ale opting for more modern dispensing. Still, it is telling that one could spend an entire lifetime in Edinburgh and only experience one or the other of what it has to offer, beer-wise.
It was intriguing and fascinating. And, as a final note, I can safely say beer tastes better when you are sitting in a good pub overlooking one of the most attractive historical cities in the world.


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Workshops on poverty to guide agencies, teachers
PLAINVIEW – Understanding poverty and how it affects a city and its residents, both poor and otherwise, is vital to successful education and community work. To that end, Wayland Baptist University's Community Classroom will be offering two workshops to assist community agencies and educators in dealing with residents in poverty situations.
The first, A Framework for Understanding Poverty for Businesses and Agencies, will be held June 13-14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Van Howeling Education Complex on the WBU Campus. The workshop costs $50 per person and includes a textbook.
The second, aimed at educators at all levels, will be held June 18-20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Van Howeling. The cost is $25, which includes three workbooks for the sessions. Deadline to register for either workshop is June 6.
Based on the work of Dr. Ruby Payne and Phillip DeVol, the workshop provides information on helping clients in poverty develop stabilizing resources. Participants will learn about the causes of poverty and community sustainability, the hidden rules of families in poverty, the role of language, family structure and resource development. Instruction will be provided through small-group activities, PowerPoint presentations, Web site reviews, class discussions and video clips.
The session for teachers deals specifically with issues faced in education when developing intellectual capital in children of the poor.
"We're missing a lot of that capital in children because poverty issues often hinder their growth and progress in school," Stennett explained. "Schools build communities by developing that intellectual capital. They're facing so many other issues at home and then we expect them to step up to learn."
Teachers will learn about interlocking resources in poverty and classroom implications; the roles of language, story structure, and discourse patterns in poverty; discipline in poverty and classroom interventions; and cognitive and affective strategies for improving performance in students from poverty.
The workshop content is much the same for agencies and businesses, though Stennett notes the shorter duration and the more generalized content. Managers or owners of businesses who deal with residents in poverty situations, whether as employees or as customers, will benefit from the training.
"The poverty framework for agencies is about developing a shared and informed perspective among social service professionals who daily serve the poor. Participants will learn about behavioral patterns common to families in generational poverty that often puzzle the middle class," Stennett said. "They can expect to learn, too, about building resources within their clients to help them help themselves."
Stennett said the information is vital as communities work to improve the work force and the commerce of this area.
To register for either workshop, call Stennett at (806) 291-3650.


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Maholm, Braves blank Marlins
Miami, FL – Justin Upton homered and scored the game's only two runs, while Paul Maholm tossed seven innings of one-hit ball as the Atlanta Braves spoiled the Miami Marlins' home opener, taking the first of a three-game series, 2-0.
Upton, who went 4-for-4 with a double, also became the first player in Braves history with six home runs in his team's first seven games of the season.
Atlanta, at 6-1, is off to its best start since the 2007 squad opened the year with a 7-1 mark.
Maholm (2-0) struck out seven batters while walking three. The lefty was also sharp in his season debut last Wednesday, pitching 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a 9-2 victory over Philadelphia.
"I told (Upton) to just keep doing it when I pitch," Maholm said. "He's obviously one of the top players in the league. It's awesome that we were able to trade for him and get him in this lineup. It's fun to watch. Not having to face him, it's a lot better."
Placido Polanco and Rob Brantly provided the only two hits for the Marlins, losers of three straight. Starter Kevin Slowey (0-2) tossed seven innings, yielding two runs on six hits while striking out three in defeat.
"There are times you tip your hat and say this guy is hitting really well, and hope you don't have to face him in a key situation," Slowey said. "He did a wonderful job tonight."
Miami, which went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position, never truly threatened until the ninth.
Craig Kimbrel picked up his third save of the season, but he had to work for it after walking Giancarlo Stanton to lead off the frame. Following a fielder's choice, Justin Ruggiano hit a deep fly to left, but Upton was there to make a nice over-the-shoulder catch.
With two outs, Brantly came through with just the second hit of the game for the home team to put runners on first and third. Adeiny Hechavarria, though, struck out swinging to end the game.
Atlanta got on the board in the fourth inning as Dan Uggla grounded out to short, scoring Upton, who doubled to lead off the frame and moved to third base on a flyout, to make it 1-0.
In the sixth, Upton crushed a 1-0 offering over the left-field wall to make it 2-0 in favor of the visitors.
Game Notes
Upton joined Jack Cust (2007 Oakland Athletics) as the only player with six homers in his first seven games of the season ... Slowey has not registered a win since Sept. 18, 2010 ... Atlanta went 7-2 at Marlins Park last year and took the series, 14-4 ... The Marlins, at 1-6, are off to their worst start since 2006.