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Sequestration hurts medical campus, researchers warn
Federal cuts to research will slow medical progress and impede the economic growth spurred by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, leaders of major scientific institutions here warned Monday.
The National Institutes of Health, the federal agency that allocates grants for cancer research, faces a $1.6 billion cut this year from the automatic budget reductions known as sequestration.
The impact on research facilities across the nation will hurt current and future projects, officials said during a news conference at Roswell Park Cancer Institute that coincided with a rally of thousands of scientists in Washington, D.C., who were attending the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
"It has never been a more exciting time for research, but it is challenged by budgetary cuts," said Dr. Donald L. Trump, president and chief executive officer of Roswell Park.
In 2012, Roswell Park received more than $60 million in direct and indirect funding from the NIH or the National Cancer Institute. The cancer center, which operates on an annual budget of about $500 million, has prepared for a cut in NCI funding of as much as 10 percent, or about $6 million, Trump said.
Such a cut will definitely have an effect, as researchers trim projects, including the potential for the loss of jobs, he said. In addition, Trump tied the growth of the downtown medical campus in recent years partly to the ability of scientists to bring in research grants.
The NIH budget grew through the mid-1990s and into the early 2000s. But scientists say the agency's funding, when adjusted for inflation, has declined every year since 2004.
Officials raised concern about the potential harm of a "boom-bust" approach to federal research funding. The growth in the NIH budget led biomedical research institutions to expand, but unlike a new bridge or a road, their expenses don't decline after the initial investment, officials said.
"In health research, we are always in construction mode," said Eaton Lattman, executive director and CEO of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute.
Lattman said he feared that young people will be discouraged from pursuing careers in science research if they can't obtain grants for their projects.
"The situation is discouraging for young people and for institutions," he said. "Generous funding is important, but consistency is critical."
Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, reminded the audience of mainly Roswell Park employees how the cancer institute had grown to become an integral part of Buffalo's economy since its founding in 1898, after Dr. Roswell Park and Edward H. Butler, publisher of The Buffalo Evening News, persuaded the New York State Legislature to fund the first facility in the world dedicated specifically to cancer research.
Higgins described sequestration as a failure on the part of Congress to meet its obligations to the public. He said the country should be investing more in scientific research and development, not less, noting the related development in and around the downtown medical campus in recent years.
"The growth of Roswell Park and other institutions is creating a residential demand that is creating a commercial demand," said Higgins.
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|2012-03-08, 21:37
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The anime probably did this to even the flow of events out and make for a tighter atmosphere.
|2012-03-09, 16:16
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|2012-03-09, 17:23
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|2012-03-10, 01:16
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I didn't notice Takabayashi also being in the wrong row/column as well, though.
It's probably because there are more boys than girls in the class.
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They were in an old classroom that was in disrepair, all kinds of accidents could have happened there, but they didn't. There is absolutely no reason to believe that "finding out stuff about the incident" makes you die.
Or that the phenomenon makes any such discernation to begin with.
|2012-03-10, 06:40
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You weretalking about the vertical row while I talked about the horizontal row.
In the latter she does indeed sit next to a boy.
|2012-03-12, 21:09
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Since doing this will no longer spoiler anything.
I wanted to look up as to whether the Novel is already available in english or not I accidentally saw the end result (Wikipedia really needs spoiler tags, or at least the general information not that close to a mystery novel's solution....)
Well, don't worry no spoilers here for people having watched until EP 10....
So yes, you can use Knox Rules after all. (Anlyzing it afterwards is a lot easier though)
it also doesn't state whether anyone here was right or wrong, so everything stays open until you either get it or Mei reveals it.
Spoiler for Another KNOX Analysis:
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|2012-03-13, 01:12
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From episode 1 to 10 can you figure out the extra given the information so far?
|2012-03-13, 05:47
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Bringing the discussion here since it's the most appropriate thread.
So my theory that Mikami-sensei is the extra person still works. I'll repost it here:
However, we know now thanks to Mei that the calamity started in April before Kouichi transfered, which means the extra person was already present at the beginning of the year. The problem is that going by what we know about the way the phenomenon works, then they should have been one desk short, since if one of the student is dead, then there shouldn't have been a desk prepared for him.
There are only two ways to explain this inconsistency: a desk had been prepared for Kouichi back in March and the extra student stole it (as I stated earlier, I don't believe that's the case), or the extra person is not a student but a teacher. If I can confirm with certainty that Kouichi's transfer was only decided in April, then my speculation is as good as correct. If the opposite is true and it had been decided he would transfer long beforehand, then it's wrong.
Obviously, that doesn't apply to teachers. Mikami doesn't need to be erased from the 1996 records, since her being the homeroom teacher in 1996 and then assistant homeroom teacher in 1998 is not peculiar at all. All the phenomenon needs to do is erase her death and not her whole existence that year, so that makes its job a lot easier.
|2012-03-13, 09:05
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Okay, here's my crazy theory on how the end will play out based on what we know as of episode 10 with only two more to go. Note that this is 100% PURE SPECULATION as I have managed to stay completely spoiler free for this series and intend to keep it that way for the remaining two weeks. I'll spoilerize it anyway, just to be on the safe side.
Spoiler for SPECULATION:
And if I'm wrong about the identity of the Another, then it really could be anyone. That is, anyone except Kouichi or Mei - if it turns out it's either of those two after all, then that will have been the biggest cheat ever.
(Attention book/manga/wikipedia readers: Please do not comment. I do not want to know if my theory is close, right on the money, or way off.)
|2012-03-13, 09:33
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But yes you can get it. The important hint you need is given to you pretty early and episode 10 lights on it again. You can btw open the spoiler tag as soon as you've watched EP 10, its not telling who it is. It doesn't even say in what episodes the hints forr identifying the Additional person are hidden.
The tag mainly features the 10 Knox rules as well as some clarifications openly made in EP 10.
Once the Blue Ray is out, you should probably be able to definitely solve it before EP 10, if they raise the overall video quality, that is.
You can, as of now, also get it, doing so really is speculating though, as you can't use the evidence.
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The task confronting the state is how to preserve the benefits of diversity and also find ways to draw us closer so that we can forge a meaningful future together.
So what is the biggest challenge facing Florida in this century? There are many possible answers, including: global warming, drinking water, economic growth and opportunity, immigration. The list goes on.
The state's major challenge, in my view, is building a strong and healthy Florida and creating "one out of the many" for those who choose to live here.
For the first half of the 20th century, Floridians had a clear sense of themselves and their state. But it was not a society we would want to replicate — Floridians were racially polarized and the state struggled to provide a future for its residents.
Since World War II, Florida has changed dramatically, first being discovered by northerners and then by Hispanics. For the past 40 years, people have arrived in extraordinary numbers, but they also have departed for other places in very large numbers. An average of 3 million entered the state in the decades since 1970. From 2000 to 2010 alone, 2.8 million people moved into Florida, despite the Great Recession. But an estimated 900,000 also departed during that time.
Today, as a result of this demographic upheaval, 48 percent of Floridians were born in another state, 19 percent in a foreign country and 33 percent in Florida. The percentage of native-born is the lowest in the nation, while the percent of foreign-born is among the highest.
Is it any wonder that Floridians lack a sense of community, a mythic identity and a knowledge of the state's past?
Finding ways to bridge the ethnic, age and racial divisions and to develop a citizenry that is informed, engaged and has an appreciation of what it means to be a Floridian is difficult at best in this highly mobile society.
For those seniors who reside only half the year in Florida, understanding the problems facing the state and its young families does not come easy. Seniors will remain the single most influential group of voters for the foreseeable future, and their numbers will be bolstered by the generation of baby boomers, those born from 1946 to 1964, who choose to settle in Florida. The challenge facing Florida is to engage these seniors, many of whom are part-time residents, in ways that will encourage them to look beyond their self-interest to the welfare of others and the state.
Further complicating this situation, seniors are overwhelmingly white, while young families are increasingly of color. Approximately 77 percent of those over 65 are white, compared to 13.3 percent for Hispanics and 7.38 percent for African-Americans in 2012. This age and ethnic divide does not lend itself to addressing respective concerns and needs.
For immigrant groups, especially those in this hemisphere, the ability to move back and forth has been made easy through air travel, and it has, in turn, complicated the development of a cohesive citizenry. Most Hispanics have arrived in the last two decades, and their identity remains principally with their homeland and with people from their homeland who have moved to Florida.
What seems certain about Florida's immediate future is that, as the Great Recession eases its grip, population growth, dominated by the baby boom migration to the south and Hispanic immigration to the north, will reassert itself and shape the state for much of this century.
Florida's complex racial, ethnic and age diversity, together with its dramatic demographic changes, promises to compound further its lack of identity and to make consensus on public policy difficult. Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen says of Floridians that they are unpredictable because they don't know or remember the past. But it is not just senior citizens who are memory-challenged. In a state as dynamic as Florida, where change is a daily occurrence and where traditions find little traction, Floridians struggle to find community.
While diversity of this sort is a tremendous obstacle to building community and achieving understanding, diversity also has enabled the state to compete globally and to be enriched by the diverse cultures immigrants have brought with them.
The task confronting the state is how to preserve the benefits of diversity and also find ways to draw us closer so that we can forge a meaningful future together. We need to start that conversation.
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Robert Bryce "Rocky" Blair, 76
Robert Bryce "Rocky" Blair, 76, of Reynoldsville, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at Allegheny General Hospital.
He was born Dec. 24, 1935, in Carbondale, Pa., a son of the late Rollin and Jesse (Marsh) Blair.
On Aug. 11, 1979, he married the former Cheryl Diane Boyer. She survives.
He was an excellent body shop repairman and painter. He owned Blair's Auto Body for more than 30 years.
A carpenter by hobby, Mr. Blair built his own home and was handy at everything.
He enjoyed traveling and watching NASCAR.
In addition to his wife, surviving relatives include five children, Karen Robinson and husband Tom of Tunkhannok, Chris Gigliotti and husband Vince of Punxsutawney, Missy Young and husband Wayne of Anita, Michael Rogowski of Scranton, and Bobby Blair of Anita; seven grandchildren, Kim Lee and husband Justin, Thomas Robinson and wife Vicki, Lakyn and Devan Riggie, Shawna Gigliotti, Sara Travis and Samantha Rogowski; four great-grandchildren, Eli and Alex Robinson, Brayden Knisely and Addison Travis; two brothers, Roy and George Blair, both of Jermyn, Pa.; two sisters, Shirley Anderson and husband Wes of Myrtle Beach, N.C., and Ruth Simrell of Jermyn, Pa.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Rollin Blair Jr.; a sister, Janet Streznetsky; a grandson, Adam Travis; a great-granddaughter, Madelyn Lee; and his mother-in-law, Wanda L. Boyer, who died Oct. 3, 2012.
He and his mother-in-law Wanda, will share visitation from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at Shumaker Funeral Home, Inc., Punxsutawney.
His funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at the funeral home, officiated by Pastor Steven J. Hendrickson.
Interment will follow at Vandervort Cemetery, Summerville.
Memorial donations may be made in Mr. Blair's memory to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
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I watched a few minutes of KCAL's on-line coverage of downtown
L.A. last night, and I began to Tweet, because it was more than I
could bear:
In their coverage of the L.A.P.D. clearing the Occupy L.A.
protesters, the local newscasters are practically begging for
"Looks like emotions are running a little bit higher between the
police and the protesters now, Bob what do you think?" "I hope so,
"We are live at the L.A. encampment, where we go to our reporter
Bob, who will poke the protesters with a stick."
"Bob, is it possible that these people have weapons? They seem
quite angry?" "They could, Mary, and wouldn't that just be a darned
"Bob, I notice a young woman with green hair there behind you,
and she's crying. See if you can talk to her. This is so moving."
"I'll try, Mary, but it is at great personal risk. Many of these
peaceful protesters seemed to have just been poked with a stick."
"Mary, I'm here with the woman with green hair, and indeed her
emotions are running high. I think I can get her to cry some more.
Hold on."
"Ma'am, I'm Bob..We are live on KCAL at the Occupy L.A. protest.
Police are clearing the encampment. Did you know you have green hair?"
"Mary, now I've really got her boo-hooing. Can we go in tight?" "
Bob, this is the kind of in depth coverage people have come to expect.
"Bob?" "Yes, Mary?" "We're good, aren't we?" "We're fantastic, Mary."
"Mary, it looks like the L.A.P.D. is about to move in a strategic
pattern." "Can you see the pattern from where you are, Bob?"
"I believe I can, Mary. It appears they are moving their left
feet in, and then their left feet out." "Bob, can we go in tight,
"Mary, I don't know if you can see this, but two officers are
taking down a tent, and they can't find all of the poles." "GO IN
"Mary, the protesters are continuing to chant that they are the
99%, and yet, there seem to be more than 99 here. I don't get it."
"Mary, with all of these tents you'd think there'd be some
marshmallows, wouldn't you? I'm gonna drill down on this, Mary."
"You're on fire tonight, Bob. Interview another protester.""
About the marshmallows, Mary?" "No, Bob, about the protest."
"This is Bob, for KCAL in downtown L.A., where police are moving
strategically towards protesters, who I am desperately hoping will
"You're watching KCAL. We go live to Bob at the stand off between
police and occupy L.A. protesters, where he is looking for
"This is Bob for KCAL in downtown Los Angeles, where police are
now performing scary hand shadows on the tent walls of the
"Mary?" "Yes, Bob?" "I'm telling you there's more than 99 people
here." "Bob, I don't think that's what the phrase means."
"Don't contradict me, Mary. We're live." "Bob, I'm the anchor. We
can just go to a possible police chase while you get yourself
"You're watching KCAL's live coverage of something that might
happen if we can keep you here long enough. I'm Mary. Bob, are you
"Mary, I'm coming live, inside this tent. Unfortunately, there's
no room for the camera in here. You'll just have to take my word for
"Mary?" "Yes, Bob?" "You know how you make that little joke when
you transition from story to story?" "Yes, Bob." "I never get it."
Two of my followers expressed concern about my jokes, and so, I
posted the obvious:
Thanks. My jokes are not about the movement, which I very much
appreciate, but about the local, blood thirsty coverage.
Again, thank you Occupy L.A.. Thank you, Occupy Wall Street.
Thank you, you brave U. C. Davis students.


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Commissioner Williams directs Beaumont ISD conservator to set spending parameters in district's financial exigency
AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Michael Williams has instructed the conservator overseeing the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) that the board of trustees will be required to get conservator approval for certain expenditures exceeding $10,000. The move is designed to safeguard taxpayers and students as the district works to approve a new budget while simultaneously reducing its workforce during a self-declared state of financial exigency.
"As the district is saying it cannot meet its current financial obligations without eliminating hundreds of people from vital campus and classroom positions, board members are poised to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on items that have nothing to do with meeting the educational needs of students," said Commissioner Williams. "I am directing the BISD conservator to keep student education the priority before approving any large expenditures for the coming fiscal year."
On May 29, the Beaumont ISD board voted to declare a state of financial exigency and informed the Commissioner of this move. Financial exigency means the financial position of the school district as a whole is such that the financial resources of the school district are insufficient to support the school district's instructional programs or the school district is unable to finance the full compensation of staff for the current or succeeding fiscal year.
Commissioner Williams has instructed Texas Education Agency (TEA) Conservator Fred Shafer to give the BISD board of trustees the following directives:
Directive #1: The Beaumont ISD Board of Trustees shall not authorize the approval of any expenditures over $10,000 either singularly or in the aggregate over a twelve month period until at such time a balanced budget has been approved for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The board of trustees shall not use any of the district's fund balance in developing a balanced budget for 2014-2015 fiscal year. The only exceptions to this directive are for the expenditure of funds for the current year district payroll, benefits and utility costs. Any expenditures other than the current year payroll, benefits and utility costs that would exceed $10,000 must be approved by the conservator.
Directive #2: The Beaumont ISD Board of Trustees shall authorize the expenditure of funds only for activities and/or services that have been approved in the 2013-2014 budget or if the budget has been amended and approved by the board of trustees that allows for the expenditure of funds for identified activities and/or services prior to this date. The board of trustees may not make future budget amendments that exceed $10,000 without the approval of the conservator.
Directive #3: The board of trustees may not pay unearned legal fees, approve any severance package, or hire any additional personnel without the approval of the conservator.
Commissioner Williams and senior TEA officials have been in contact with the Texas Attorney General's Office regarding this matter. The Attorney General's Office has assured Commissioner Williams that it will take all necessary steps to ensure the school board fully complies with the Commissioner's directives.
In April, Commissioner Williams announced his decision to appoint a board of managers to oversee the management of the Beaumont Independent School District. The Commissioner also announced his intent to name a new superintendent for the district. A conservator has been overseeing operations of the district as the board appealed the decision. The district has requested a record review of the decision to appoint a board of managers. That record review is set for July 10 in Austin.


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Our Mentoring Scheme provides Go tuition to promising young players.
There are two levels of the mentoring scheme.
This is a scheme where junior players can learn from a series of puzzle sheets, and they can be awarded our official certificates. There are 3 levels, with 11 puzzle sheets in each level. You can get a certificate for completing each level of the scheme.
The puzzle certificate can be downloaded from here in Word format. This puzzles file contains all 33 puzzle sheets. These are in Word format, contained in a zip file. If you would like to be sent hard copies of the puzzles or certificate, please contact the Youth Development Officer.
There is an answer book for the puzzles and we are planning to make this available in electronic format soon. We also plan to produce an introduction and explanation for each puzzle sheet.
You can find these excellent Tips on the UK Go Challenge site.
If you want to get strong at Go you have to practice the fundamentals. A good knowledge of Life and Death can make all the difference to your game. 9x9 Go and Life and Death problems are excellent ways to improve this. Two programs to practice with are IgoWin (Basic) and Leela Lite (Strong). There is also the life and death problem website to visit called GoProblems.Com.
We've got an How can I get better? page which is not specifically for Junior players. Why don't you have a look at this?
Leela is one of the new generation of Computer programs using Monte Carlo techniques. Leela Lite is a free version that will play on 9x9 and 13x13 boards, but it has some little bugs. At 9x9 its strength is around 1 dan.
The green plus button lets you start a new game on your own terms. The yellow plus button lets you start a ranked game. In ranked games you start at 30 kyu. Each time you win, you move up a grade, losing drops you a grade. The ranks will be tougher and more realistic than those you are given when playing against IgoWin
Leela Lite plays with Chinese Rules. Under Chinese Rules placing a stone inside your own territory will not cost you a point. You will see the program regularly playing stones inside its territory at the end of the game, and this is usually a sign that it has lost. Sometimes Leela Lite will incorrectly mark the life and death status of a group. It is a good idea to kill groups completely before passing to stop this. (Remember, you don't lose points for putting a stone inside your own territory.) If your groups are marked incorrectly you can undo by twice pressing CTRL and Z together. The other thing to watch out for is the Positional Superko Rule.


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Beating la chamade: something only French hearts do
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La Chamade by Françoise Sagan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I felt supremely intellectual and sensitive while I was reading this book, all the more so because I read most of it while standing in the queue for the David Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. Not that David Hockney is an intellectual. But the standard of badinage in the queues at the Royal Academy is generally pretty high.
I should also point out that the edition I was reading was not chosen lightly. I settled on the translation by Robert Westhoff only after a protracted internal struggle.
Nevertheless, although I liked this book and couldn't fault individual sentences, it didn't hold my attention as much as I'd hoped.
The dialogue is a bit precious. There is some wan and winsome philosophizing. The characters drift along in a haze of amorality, without too much to do. But there are some very sensual descriptions, which I adored. Chapter 7 is very good, for example. It's only a page and a half but it has sentences like this:
I'll never be able to meet you without blushing," said Lucile, "or see you leave without feeling pain, or speak to you in public without turning my eyes away."
and this:
As she turned, he closed his fingers and held the lower part of her face, almost fiercely for a second, her mouth pressed to his palm. Gazing at each other, they wordlessly promised to have thousands of such moments together, no matter what happened."
Even in English this is very French: classic, simple, understated and intense.
The English have more words but, as one of the characters states in the (very short) closing chapter, "where poetry is concerned, France reigns supreme."
Françoise Sagan is perhaps not the greatest French writer but she does justice to the tradition of beautiful, clear, poignant love stories into which she was born.


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This measure evaluates roadside inspection (Levels 1-6) records representing interstate and intrastate carriers, and includes large trucks and buses. It analyzes the VIN of the first vehicle unit only–all trailing units are excluded. A VIN is invalid if it is less than 17 characters, contains invalid character(s), or does not pass a checksum analysis; for this measure, a VIN that contains the same 17 numbers, such as all 9's, is considered invalid.
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Strasbourg, 20/12/13 – "One of the world's biggest refugee crises of recent times is unfolding on Europe's doorstep, but most European governments have reacted with complete indifference. Close to 4 million people are internally displaced in Syria and almost 3 million have left the country since the beginning of the conflict. The vast majority of the refugees benefit from the hospitality of Syria's neighouring countries, including Turkey, which have taken the brunt of this humanitarian crisis. As for the rest of Europe, the response has so far been limited to providing humanitarian assistance to some of these countries. However, when it comes to actually receiving refugees, Europe has been much less generous and often negligent in abiding by its human right obligations", says Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, in his latest Human Rights Comment published today.
I could personally witness the extent of this crisis and the multiple challenges it represents for Europe during this last week, which I've spent visiting Syrian refugee camps and centres in Turkey, Bulgaria and Germany. More than half of the refugees fleeing Syria are children, the majority of them younger than 12. Several thousand of them are unaccompanied or separated, while many are not registered and remain at risk of statelessness. It is estimated that at least half of the more than 1 million refugee children of school age in the neighbouring countries do not currently enjoy their right to education. Although many are eager to study, the lack of resources prevents them from starting or going back to school... Continue reading on Human Rights Comments
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About 2 miles from the UNC campus where undergraduates attend classes daily, teachers are taking care of much younger students.
Those students range in age from 6 weeks to 5 years, and 25-30% have identified disabilities. They're learning things like language and social skills at the Frank Porter Graham Child Care Center.
The center is located at UNC's Child Development Institute, but soon, the hallways and rooms that are filled with toys and colorful art projects will be converted to office space. At the end of this school year, the 47-year-old center will close.
"It will be depressing in a way that the kids won't be running around," says speech pathology graduate student Christin Hopp. She's one of many UNC students who have been able to intern there. "I've learned a lot about therapy in classes…and coming to FPG, I've been able to apply those in the classroom."
The closing was announced in 2011, giving families and staff 2 years to prepare.
For Institute Director Sam Odom, the decision to close was a challenging but necessary.
"It was a hugely difficult decision to come to," he says.
When Odom became director in 2006, the center cost the institute around 400 thousand dollars a year. He worked to reduce that number to 250 to 300 thousand dollars per year, but still, the cost was too high.
"The university and FPG were investing a substantial amount of money…excess of revenue that it brings in from parent tuition fees and child care subsidies and with the cuts that have come through the university from the legislature, we could no longer maintain that," he says.
"I think the challenge we had is that the level of quality we provide is really expensive," says Gallagher.
The center also serves as a resource for UNC students and faculty who are investigating child development.
"We really supporting the UNC community by being a place to train and provide experience with working with high quality child care and education, and we provide a space for researchers to learn new things that try new things out."
As a result of the closing, 28 university workers will be laid off and 78 children will have to find new sources of care.
Madeleine Salazar is one of those people. She's a teacher's assistant and a parent- her daughter, J.D., attends the center.
"As a parent, it's really sad because I don't want JD to be separated from her teachers, who she's grown up with and is attached to," she says.
Salazar stays positive, though, about what the future may bring for herself and the other teachers who will be looking for work
"I can't imagine any child care center that would not appreciate everything and all the experience we come with," she says. "I would hope that whatever center I go to would be just the same."
JD and most of the other children remain unaware they're in their last few months as students at the Frank Porter Graham Child Care Center.
The staff, though, is very aware. As the summer closing date approaches, they're trying to keep a positive attitude.
"The staff is working hard not to let this get them down," says Gallagher. "We're working hard on professional development. Nonetheless, some days it's pretty hard. A lot of teachers came here expecting to spend their career at this place…so they're pretty sad."
Most importantly, though, they're focused on maintaining the standard they've set for themselves over the past 47 years.
"We are committed until July 31 to providing the highest quality early child care and education for kids and families that we can give out," says Gallagher.


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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is trying to make some bucks off March Madness with its own version of the NCAA Tournament office pool.
It's called "The Obama Bracket Challenge." Visitors to Obama's campaign website, BarackObama.com, are invited to pick the winners of each tournament matchup.
The prize isn't much, though: The campaign says it will "publish a list of everyone who does better than the President" on the website. Anyone who fills out a bracket is invited to donate money to Obama's campaign.
The president hasn't yet released his picks for this year's tournament. He is planning on taking British Prime Minister David Cameron to Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday for a "First Four" matchup between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky.


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the way Capcom would do free to play would be like this:
You get 4 characters and 2 stages free and the others are $7 each and at the end the game will be much more expensive than just paying $60 for it plus the on-disc DLC.
This article sounds like one someone would make just to stretch out saying "i don't like paying for games."
Seriously, Street Fighter isn't an MMO. Why should anyone expect it to be free?
Someone needs to learn some basic spelling and grammer if they want to be taken seriously.
Street Fighter was already rebooted. It was called Street Fighter 4 and it brought back the fighting game genre.
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The second person shot, Sherman Miller, 21, died not long after the shooting. Ousley, of the 5900 block of South Damen Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood, was pronounced dead about 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Ousley and Miller had been attending the funeral of James Holman, 32, when they were shot on Nov. 26 at the church in the Park Manor neighborhood. All three were identified by police as Gangster Disciples.
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The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College works to improve education through projects that support educators. That support takes many forms, including the SERC website: http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html. This website is as multi-faceted as SERC's mission would suggest, and includes a number of modules related to spatial cognition and spatial learning. Here's an overview of the SERC web resources that I think are likely to be of interest to SILC members and others conducting research on spatial thinking and learning in the STEM disciplines.
1. The Spatial Thinking Workbook project website:
Figure 1. Spatial Thinking Workbook project website banner, showing Dr. Basil Tikoff using spatial alignment in the field to scaffold students' understanding of the structural geology.
The Spatial Thinking Workbook is our (my, Tim Shipley's, and Basil Tikoff's) NSF-funded project developing and testing curricular materials to improve spatial thinking skills in courses for undergraduate geoscience majors. These curricular materials target spatially-challenging concepts and tasks in upper-level geology courses, using strategies and tools based on SILC research: analogy, progressive alignment, gesture, and sketching. In essence, this project puts what SILC is learning about spatial thinking and learning into the undergraduate geoscience classroom, and tests the efficacy of these curricular materials in that setting.
The website is a work in progress, with only a handful of the curricular materials currently available to the public. Additional teaching activities will be added this spring, along with a page describing the research on the cognitive supports we have incorporated into the curricular materials.
2. Pages from the Spatial Thinking Journal Club:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/spatial/STJCfindings.html and
Figure 2. Screen capture of the top of the Spatial Thinking Journal Club Findings web page.
In 2012, Tim Shipley (Psychology, Temple), Mary Hegarty (Psychology, UC-Santa Barbara), Eric Riggs (Geosciences, Texas A&M) and I co-convened a journal club on spatial thinking in the geosciences, as part of the NSF-funded "On the Cutting Edge" project. We had monthly, virtual meetings to discuss readings from the geoscience and cognitive science literature, with an emphasis on exploring the cognitive aspects of spatial thinking and their implications for geoscience education. To facilitate a deep exploration of this topic, we ran the meetings as a series, with participants applying to participate and committing to attending all five meetings. Participants were a mix of geoscientists and cognitive psychologists. Our goals were to:
- ♦ Explore the cognitive underpinnings of spatial thinking;
- ♦ Develop a more sophisticated understanding of the role that spatial thinking plays in geoscience learning and research;
- ♦ Develop a list of research-based recommended strategies for faculty teaching spatial thinking skills; and
- ♦ Create a network of leaders in geoscience education and cognitive science who can increase our understanding of the role of spatial thinking in the geosciences.
You can see a detailed list of our readings on the Spatial Thinking Journal Club website; each month's readings focused on a different theme (http://serc.carleton.edu/58761). The two pages that I think will be of highest interest to SILC members, however, are the pages summarizing the Journal Club findings and our recommendations regarding research directions and questions (see links above).
3. Pages from the Synthesis of Research on Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences:
http://serc.carleton.edu/research_on_learning/synthesis/index.html and
Figure 3. Bringing Research on Learning to the Geosciences project website banner.
This is a synopsis of findings from another NSF-funded project. A detailed summary can be found in Earth and Mind II (Kastens and Manduca, eds.). The goals of this project, as described on the website, were to "synthesize existing knowledge and articulate unanswered questions in critical areas of research on cognition and learning relevant to the Geosciences," including spatial thinking. A small group of participants, with expertise in geoscience, geoscience education, research on learning, and cognitive science, collaborated to accomplish this synthesis. While the website provides only a high-level summary of the synthesis, it does provide a list of key research questions that this group articulated, related to spatial thinking in the geosciences.
4. The Earth and Mind Blog, and specifically posts related to spatial thinking:
The Earth and Mind blog is a series of short reflections related to geoscience thinking and learning, searchable by topic. As of this writing, there are 19 blog posts related to spatial thinking in the geosciences. Many of them are on topics of interest to SILC researchers, including musings on diagrams and animations. SILC researchers might also consider writing an Earth and Mind post as a guest author. If you are interested in doing so, contact the editorial team (http://serc.carleton.edu/earthandmind/editors.html) to propose your idea.
- ♦ K. Kastens and C. A. Manduca (Eds.). (2012). Earth and Mind II: A Synthesis of Research on Thinking and Learning in the Geosciences. GSA Special Paper 486.


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With increased agricultural production, farmers are using more fertilizers and chemicals. This has caused new problems for firefighters due to the numerous types of chemicals used and the increase in chemical storage by farmers and suppliers.
Chemicals used by farmers and commercial applicators include: fertilizers and soil conditioners, soil fumigants, herbicides, pesticides, rodenticides, insecticides, fungicides, explosives, etc. Many of these chemicals release toxic fumes with little or no warning when exposed to fire. Most serious are the organic phosphates, such as parathion and malathion, and chlorinated hydrocarbons.
When fighting chemical fires, wear protective clothing, use a self-contained breathing apparatus (air paks) and have sufficient air available to complete the job. For additional protection, work on the upwind side of the fire.
Firefighters should spend more time with farmers and suppliers to plan in case of a fire. Trade names and formulations number in the thousands. Many of these are chemicals that are poisonous both for their intended to humans. Proper storage, hazard identification, established emergency procedures and firefighter training are extremely important.
Firefighters responding to fires involving agricultural chemicals should follow these steps:
Although most fertilizers are quite stable, there have been problems of fires and explosions with materials such as ammonium nitrate.
Ammonium nitrateLike other inorganic nitrates, ammonium nitrate is an oxidizing agent and will increase the intensity of fire. All grades of ammonium nitrate can be detonated if they are in the proper crystalline form, if the initiating source is sufficiently large or if they are heated under sufficient confinement. The degree of confinement necessary usually is greatest for the purest material.
Storage recommendations for bagged and bulk ammonium nitrate are published in NFPA number 490, "Code for the Storage of Ammonium Nitrate." The standard covers building construction, pile sizes, spacing and separation of ammonium nitrate from contaminating material that could increase its sensitivity during a fire. Also covered are flow, cleanliness of the storage area and precautions against ignition sources.
Fire fighting procedures for ammonium nitrate should include:
Anhydrous ammoniaAnhydrous ammonia can cause severe burns upon contact. Contact with the liquid ammonia also can cause loss of sight, severe injury of the respiratory membranes and varying degrees of irritation of skin, eyes and mucous membranes. For these reasons, use adequate body protection — a self-contained breathing apparatus with full face shields (air paks) and full protective clothing. If working around the shut-off valves, also wear rubber gloves and a rubber apron to protect your body from contact with liquid.
If you are exposed to liquid anhydrous ammonia, wash the exposed area with water for at least 15 minutes or until you receive medical attention.
Anhydrous ammonia fire fighting procedures should include:
UreaUrea is classified as a non-flammable material by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Urea will not support combustion by itself but melts at a temperature of 534.2 degrees Fahrenheit. At temperatures higher than 534.2 degrees Fahrenheit, it begins to decompose, giving off mildly toxic fumes. For this reason, the toxicity hazard of urea is given as slightly dangerous.
Urea fire fighting procedures should include:
Phosphate fertilizer materialsPhosphate fertilizers commonly used and stored in blending plants (triple super phosphate, diammonium phosphate) will not support combustion and have a melting point in excess of 1500 degrees Celsius. Both of these are rated as slightly dangerous in toxicity.
Fire fighting procedures should include:
Potash fertilizer materialsMuriate of potash is the principal potassium-containing fertilizer used as a bulk blending ingredient. It is rated slightly dangerous as a fire and toxicity hazard.
Fire fighting procedures for muriate of potash is the same as for phosphate fertilizer.
Fire in a warehouse or farm storage area where agricultural chemicals are stored may create a great hazard to fire fighters, inhabitants and livestock, because the possibility of poisoning is added to the usual fire hazards. In addition, if proper fire fighting procedure is not followed, water or chemicals used to fight the fire could easily spread contamination over a wide area. For this reason, planning and training for chemical fires are very important.
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PHILADELPHIA (NNPA)—No one knows how many women suffer abuse at the hands of their husbands, boyfriends and intimate partners, but law enforcement officials and social service experts agree that domestic violence is one of the most underreported crimes in the nation.
|LEFT TO GRIEVE—Audra Thornton-Arrington, left, mother of Andrea Arrington, with family friend Carrie Williams as she looks at a collage of pictures of her daughter. PHOTO BY ABDUL R. SULAYMAN/TRIBUNE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
And as the killings of Andrea Arrington in Ridley Park and Lee Anne Smith in Philadelphia demonstrate, domestic violence becomes lethal all too often.
Research also shows that in many cases the victim accepts domestic violence and that it is always about controlling them.
"We estimate that one in three persons knows someone who has been hurt," said Peg Dierkers, director of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. "Domestic violence can become accepted for many reasons, cultural, economic or because the victim may have children with the abuser. Keep in mind that intimate partner abuse is about control. The abuser often convinces the woman that it's their fault. Sometimes the women convince themselves that the abuser will change. The pattern of violence is not about fear, it's about exercising power and control."
The U.S. Department of Justice defines domestic violence, which is also called "intimate partner violence," refers to physical, sexual, psychological and economic abuse that takes place in the context of an intimate relationship. Experts say domestic violence is one of the most common forms of gender-based violence and it is often characterized by long-term patterns of abusive behavior and control. They say that once it begins, unless the victim leaves or the abuser seeks help, it doesn't get better.
Kairis Godwin was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend Marco Rodriguez on Feb. 25, 2007. Teneke Daniels was asphyxiated on May 22, 2005, allegedly by her boyfriend Glenn Hansen, who buried her body in a shallow grave in New Jersey.
Ruth Hayes was murdered in front of her son on Jan. 27, 2007, by her ex-boyfriend Jason Hicks, who this year pleaded guilty to fatally shooting the young mother.
Andrea Arrington, another young mother, was allegedly shot multiple times right behind her house in Ridley Park on July 20 before her ex-boyfriend, Aaron Michael, turned a stolen handgun on himself.
Young mother Lee Anne Smith of the Overbrook section of Philadelphia was gunned down on July 27. The 39-year-old Smith was allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Jeffrey Finley, 36, who also took his own life.
These and other past cases only serve to underscore the lethality of domestic violence and the need for the victims to get help before it goes too far, according to law enforcement officials.
Although experts in the field say that domestic violence affects every strata of American society, regardless of ethnicity or economic class, reports show African-American women are most deeply affected and that younger women are more likely to experience domestic violence.
"Research also shows that women between the ages of 16 and 24 are three times more likely to experience violence than women of other ages," Dierkers said. "This is an important issue for young women. Young people often allow this because they think they might lose the relationship."
Judy Yupcavage, communications director with PCADV, said that younger women are less likely to see domestic violence as a crime—a perspective reinforced by the violence and disrespect toward women that is often promoted by music industry celebrities.
"Younger women are less experienced and there's less respect in these relationships due to the violence promoted by rock and rap music stars," she said. "Violence has become so widespread that younger people don't see domestic violence as a crime."
Although precise numbers of victims are difficult to obtain, PCADV reports indicate that at least 10 percent of the homicides in Pennsylvania are the result of domestic abuse.
According to a report released by the Center for Disease Control, most incidents of intimate partner violence are not reported to the police.
"About 20 percent of IPV rapes or sexual assaults, 25 percent of physical assaults and 50 percent of stalkings directed toward women are reported. Even fewer IPV incidents against men are reported," the report said. "Thus, it is believed that available data greatly underestimates the true magnitude of the problem."
Experts in the field say that although domestic violence occurs virtually within every ethnic group and every economic level of society, African-American women are the segment most susceptible to femicide. According to the report Intimate Partner Abuse in African American Women, femicide is the leading cause of death among African-American women between the ages of 15 and 44.
"Near-fatal femicide of African-American women also contributes to long-term disabling injuries and conditions," the report said. "Most often the men who kill or abuse these women are their intimate partners, their husbands, lovers, ex-husbands or ex-lovers. The National Black Women's Health Project has identified the battering of women as the number one health issue for African-American women."
The report goes on to say that while these statistics are useful, violence and abuse in African-American women remains a very understudied area, despite calls for greater inclusion of African-Americans in studies of domestic violence.
Heather Keafer, director of Fund Development and Communications at Women Against Abuse, said that the most lethal times for the victims are when they're trying to leave the abuser or have left.
"That's what makes it so difficult," Keafer said. "And the most recent cases show that it does kill women and children who are often the silent victims of lethal action. Often these relationships start out great and then there's an argument that becomes physical. The abuser will apologize profusely and things might seem OK, for a while. Then it starts up again, gradually escalating. Young people may not even know they're in an abusive relationship. The partner might be checking their Facebook page or monitoring their text messages. Technology is great, but it can also be used as a means of controlling someone."
According to Keafer and other experts, the most important thing for the victims to remember is that help is available.
Yupcavage said that the victim should plan their escape.
"Sometimes the abuser may have sabotaged their credit, or confiscated their identification, but we encourage women who want to leave these situations to do just that," she said. "You need to have a plan, where you can go in the short- term and long-term that is a safe location that is unknown to the abuser. Victims often leave when the abuser is at work or otherwise not at the residence."
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2013
After facing some bitter challenges, America's sweet tooth managed to keep the Chocolate Production industry relatively solid. In recent years, increasingly health-conscious buyers have been consuming less sugar due to the link between excessive sugar intake and health issues, negatively affecting demand for high-sugar chocolate products. In addition, consumers had low disposable income during the recession, deterring them from purchasing expensive specialty chocolate, which contributed to the 7.6% revenue decline in 2008. "However, the industry bounced back quickly because people used chocolate, particularly cheaper chocolate goods, as a comfort food during these difficult times, offsetting the revenue decline," says IBISWorld industry analyst Olivia Tang. Additionally, product developments combined with marketing and promotional messages revamped consumer demand, and renewed interest in the chocolate market. As a result of these conflicting factors, revenue expanded at a slow annualized rate of 0.3% to $15.5 billion during the five years to 2012. In 2012 alone, higher disposable income during economic recovery will allow Americans to afford high quality, expensive chocolates, boosting revenue 2.5%.
Profit expanded consistently over the past five years despite high and volatile commodity costs because firms were able to pass these costs to buyers in the form of higher product prices. For example, the price of sugar grew 11.6% per year on average in the past five years, but firms raised chocolate prices even more, padding profit margins. Even with these price hikes, brand-loyal consumers continued to buy the same chocolate brands, preventing demise for industry profitability. Firms also streamlined production processes by adopting new technologies, enabling them to employ fewer people and cut wage costs. Consequently, profit margins expanded from 9.3% of revenue in 2007 to 16.4% in 2012. In the next five years, the industry is projected to grow steadily because higher disposable incomes will enable consumers to afford and indulge in discretionary products like chocolate. Additionally, Americans will continue to be health-conscious, demanding sugar-free, dark and organic chocolates, which will be major growth segments. Consequently, revenue is projected to increase through 2017.
The Chocolate Production industry has a moderate, but close to high, level of concentration where the top four players account for about 67.8% of industry revenue in 2012, up from 49.0% in 2007. Concentration increased so dramatically over the past five years mainly because of acquisition activity. Only 2.5% of firms employ more than 500 workers, including all major players, and 6.5% of the industries employ 100 or more workers, yet they command the majority of industry revenue. According to Tang, major companies have such a strong position in the industry because their well-known brands attract loyalty from customers. On the other hand, smaller enterprises employing fewer than 20 people make up 79.1% of the industry, but there are no sole proprietors. Smaller firms are so numerous because they typically make up local niche stores. However, they service small regions in the immediate surrounding area with smaller product lines and, therefore, generate a small fraction of revenue. For more information, visit IBISWorld's Chocolate Production in the US industry report page.
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Professor Michael Glodo returned to the RTS Orlando faculty in 2007 after serving six years as Stated Clerk (chief administrative officer) of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. He had previously taught at RTS from 1990 to 2000. Professor Glodo teaches Old and New Testament courses as well as courses in practical theology. He also serves as Dean of Chapel.
The diversity of the courses Professor Glodo teaches reflects his diverse research and ministry interests. He is passionate about Old and New Testament studies and ministry philosophy, particularly regarding worship and liturgy. In addition to serving in denominational leadership of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, he also served in pastoral roles at churches in the St. Louis region.
Students appreciate Professor Glodo's warm and approachable demeanor, his deep desire to build relationships with those he teaches and his love for the Church. He and his wife, Vicki, have a daughter, Rachel, and son, Samuel.
Whether you're a prospective student, current student, alumnus, donor, or friend of RTS, we would love to hear from you.


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President Barack Obama was in San Francisco Monday evening, October 8th. The commander-in-chief was met by many of his supporters, a few Mitt Romney fans, and also a handful of cannabis advocates that meant to make our message heard in these weeks before the election.
4 years ago many in the cannabis community thought a vote for Barack Obama was the right choice, and it seemed that the message of the vocal cannabis advocates I stood with was "why has President Obama betrayed us?"
Please enjoy the pictures at CoralReefer420.com/events of this Rally for Safe Access.


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From the Expert: Dr. Mark Cucuzzella On Single Focus Running Studies
A recent study of less than 40 East African tribesman showed that most land on their heels while running at a slow pace on a compliant surface (not pavement) and when they sped up most changed their pattern to midfoot landing. Some in the media then grabbed onto this small sample and somehow arrived at the following "conclusions":
• Barefoot running is not a good thing…the fad is over
• This supports cushioned running shoes with elevated heels
Let's see now, the African subjects were running barefoot; but people land in different ways, and as you speed up you get more forward on your foot. Not surprising as anyone who runs, coaches, researches, or even observes runners knows . There was absolutely no reference or relevance to injuries or footwear effects in this study. These happy tribesman were jogging slowly in their bare feet as they do daily, and I doubt any of them had or ever will have running injuries.
They were active tribal people (not habitual runners) running at a jogging pace.
This study reinforces what many of us in the Running Medicine field have been voicing for a long time. People are focusing on one variable and most often it is footwear or what part of your foot hits the ground first, and ignoring the other 90% of the equation.
Runners get hurt by running. Most often by running too much, too fast, and often with poor strength and movement mechanics. Humans are also highly variable and it is doubtful any of us does or should land in the same way every time, on every surface , and at every speed.
No one of credibility in the professional field is telling runners to land on their forefoot or ball of foot in isolation, nor suggesting for folks to chuck their shoes. What is interesting in studies is they rarely agree on what a forefoot or midfoot strike actually is. A true forefoot strike is probably along the base of the 5th metatarsal (outside edge of foot), not the ball of the foot or metatarsal heads.
As an often barefoot runner I land different on different surfaces at different speeds. On soft golf courses and easy pace, I roll nicely from the heel. Running fast on concrete, I need to engage the foot more as shock absorber and to prestretch the takeoff muscle contraction.
Remember the key is running elastic– landing close to your center of mass, and engaging the posterior muscles (glutes).
I still stand behind what we filmed here as the Principles of Natural Running. Not where do we say that runners should aim to land on the ball of the foot.
Running barefoot in itself will not change most of the other variables contributing to poor form and injury, but it does have a role in the relearning process.
See our Stability and Mobility section on the Natural Running Center, and notice where the real improvements occur and do lots of progressive drills to rewire the movement pattern.
Another finding reinforcing what we know is that as the runners ran faster, they landed on their forefoot more often. This is normal and necessary.
Everyone's form changes when they go from 9:00 per mile to 5:00 per mile. As one moves faster it is efficient to eccentrically stretch the triceps surae the load the Achilles spring. This is like jumping: .load, trigger, fire.
Instructing an 9:00 mile runner to emulate the 5:00 mile biomechanics is short sighted and one should not suggest it.
My personal take-home messages from this recent study of African tribesman and the "barefoot" attention that resulted from it is as follows:
• Do not focus on footstrike in isolation
• Gradually increase cadence
• Mix it up….surfaces, shoes, barefoot,
• Use your glutes and extend the hips from a stable core
• Watching a barefoot runner land on their heel does not mean that we were not born to run barefoot or that shoes need a cushioned heel.
• Have fun!
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Hi everybody!
An awesome windy season just finished here in Noth-West coast Of Sri Lanka and it's time to relax before the new one!
May to end of September there were maximum 5 days of no wind, other days it was blowing aruond 22 knots night and day! The windiest place I've ever been to! Another thing that makes this spot amazing is having all possible conditions like flat water shallow lagoon and wavy ocean with a small reef brake (may-sept). Also Sri Lanka is known for its great history and beautiful sightseeing.


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Vidalia's 36th annual Vidalia Onion Festival is scheduled to take place April 18 -21 in anticipation of the area's spring harvest of the world-famous Vidalia onion - Georgia's official state vegetable. What accounts for the Vidalia onion being so famously sweet is the sulfur-deficient soil and the mild climate in the Southeastern region of Georgia where the Vidalia onion is grown. So special is the Vidalia onion, in fact, that the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986 requires that before anyone wishing to use the U.S. certified Vidalia mark on any products containing fresh Vidalia onions must first apply to the Georgia Department of Agriculture for a license. When purchasing your supply of Vidalia onions, select onions that are free of mold and mildew and are relatively heavy for their size. Because Vidalia onions (and really all onions) have a short shelf life, the Vidalia Onion Committee recommends wrapping them individually in paper towels and storing them in the refrigerator. Keeping onions dry is also very important, and for best flavor, do your best to use them within one week of purchase. For additional recipes and information on versatile sweet Vidalia onions and the upcoming Vidalia Onion Festival, go to www.vidaliaonion.org, or call 912-537-1918.
Sue Ade is a syndicated food columnist with experience and interests in the culinary arts. She has lived and worked in the Lowcountry since 1985 and may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 843-683-0375.
Recipe courtesy of Vidalia Onion Committee
2 cups biscuit mix*
2/3 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 Vidalia onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup golden raisins
1 tablespoon red pepper jelly*
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons sugar
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Combine biscuit mix, milk and 2 tablespoons melted butter to form a soft dough. Press dough over bottom of a 9 inch springform pan; set aside. Melt remaining butter in a large skillet. Cook Vidalia onions in butter over medium heat for 10 minutes or until tender. Add raisins and jelly; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Spread onion mixture over dough. Blend sour cream, eggs and sugar; pour over onion mixture smoothing the top. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake an additional 30 minutes. Serve warm cut into wedges.
*Kitchen Ade note: For the purposes of this recipe, I used Bisquick biscuit mix and Harry & David's Red Jalapeño Pepper Jelly. Served with fruit, this makes a nice breakfast dish.
Recipe courtesy of Vidalia Onion Committee
½ cup white wine vinegar
¼ cup sugar
Pinch salt
Pinch pepper
1 medium Vidalia onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 small cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 medium vine-ripe red tomato, diced
1 medium vine-ripe yellow tomato, diced
12 ounces fresh blue lump crabmeat, picked over to remove shell fragments
¼ cup virgin olive oil
4 scallions, thinly sliced
4 basil leaves, julienned
In a large bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Add Vidalia onion and cucumber slices to vinegar mixture, toss to coat. Marinate for 1 to 2 hours. Add tomatoes, crabmeat, olive oil, scallions and basil. Toss gently and adjust seasoning. To serve, divide salad among four chilled plates. Makes four servings
Recipe courtesy of the Vidalia Onion Committee
1 pound pizza dough
1¼ cups grated smoked mozzarella
1 cup drained diced canned tomatoes, with Italian seasonings
10 thin asparagus spears
4 slices (about ¼-inch-thick) Vidalia onion
3 ounces soft fresh goat cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
Olive oil to drizzle
Heat oven to 400 degrees; oil a large baking sheet or 12-inch ovenproof skillet. Roll out dough to a 12-inch round, leaving edges thicker to create a crust. Arrange pizza dough on oiled baking sheet or in skillet. Top dough evenly with smoked mozzarella, leaving about a 1-inch border of crust around the edge; scatter diced tomatoes over cheese. Trim and discard woody ends from asparagus. Cut spears diagonally crosswise into 1 ½- to 2-inch pieces. Combine asparagus pieces and Vidalia onion slices (separated into rings) in a small bowl; lightly drizzle with olive oil. Spread asparagus and onions on top of pizza. Pinch or cut off bite-size pieces of goat cheese and scatter on top of vegetables. Sprinkle oregano over all, drizzle lightly with olive oil and bake on lowest rack in oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until crust is dark golden.


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|HOW TO: Create a New Guild Link (Guild Leaders only)
HOW TO: Create a New Guild Link (Guild Leaders only)
I. Prerequisites
I.1. You are a Guild Leader
I.2. The other player is also a Guild Leader
I.3. Both Guild Leaders are logged-in to World of Warcraft on the same realm and faction
I.4. You and the other Guild Leader are both running Inter-Guild Link
I.5. Either:
I.5.1. The other Guild Leader is not already in a guild alliance group (they have no existing guild alliances); if they are, then they must invite you,
I.5.2. or they are in the same guild alliance group as you and it is your intention to convert an Ally-of-Ally link into a Mutual Ally link
II. CLI Method
II.1. Enter: /igl link invite OTHER_GUILD_LEADER_NAME
OTHER_GUILD_LEADER_NAME is the name of the other Guild Leader with whom you wish to create a new guild link.
III. GUI Method
III.1. Open the Inter-Guild Link GUI using one of the methods discussed on the general How To page
III.2. Expand the Inter-Guild Link node to display the additional management pages
III.3. Select the Manage Alliances page
III.4. In the New Guild Alliance section, type the name of the other Guild Leader into the Invite Guild Leader edit box, then press Enter or click the Okay button
IV. Postconditions
IV.1. The other Guild Leader must Accept your invitation to create the new guild link before the invitation expires (approximately 1 minute)
IV.2. Both Guild Leaders should carefully consider which relay activities to permit and set their link permissions accordingly (see: HOW TO: Configure Link Permissions)
IV.3. Upon successful completion, both guilds will be in the same guild alliance group; other guilds can be invited into the same guild alliance group by any allied Guild Leader


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City Destroys Purple Octopus in Darkness of Night – Inland Octopus Toy Store Mural Gone Forever
All anyone in Walla Walla can talk about this morning is how the city painted over the beloved Inland Octopus toy store mural in the middle of the night. By the time people headed to work, it was gone. We've got photos of the before and after. The battle over the sign goes back years. The city claims the toy store is in violation of law. The most recent claim is the mural is a business sign, and is 500 square feet over the allowable size for a sign. Anyone who's been to the store know it's not a sign, it's a mural. The toy store has battled the city to protect the wonderful art featuring a long-legged purple octopus. Owner Bob Catsiff filed a lawsuit to keep the mural in 2010. After he lost in state supreme court he appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court saying it was a freedom of speech issue. The court declined to review the case back in late February, which meant Catsiff had until this week to take it down, and he did not.
A Facebook page advocating for the mural attracted over 5,100 Facebook fans!


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How Company Values Drive Financial Gains
CIOs, other executives and employees all place a high priority on corporate values—and feel their organizations should be doing more to convey a sense of meaningful purpose, according to a recent survey from Deloitte. Yet opinions vary between senior managers and workers about how their companies are falling short. What's clear is that businesses which do promote a strong sense of purpose end up reaping substantial rewards, with respect to higher revenues, happier customers and a fully engaged workforce. "Organizations with a culture of purpose focus on delivering meaningful impact for all their stakeholders—customers, employees and communities," says Punit Renjen, board chairman for Deloitte. "Many businesses have made great strides to strengthen their role as corporate citizens. However, there is still so much more work to do. What companies do for clients, people, communities and society are all interconnected. A culture of purpose ensures that management and employees alike have a reason to go to work every day." A total of 1,310 professionals—with nearly 300 being executive level—took part in the research, which was conducted online by Harris Interactive.


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October 28, 1968 - March 26, 2013
Newburgh, NY
Henry B. "Hank" McNeilly, Jr. a lifelong resident of the Newburgh area, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at home. He was 44 years old. The son of the late Henry B. and Barbara R. (Ranges) McNeilly, Hank was born October 28, 1968 in Cornwall. Hank married his beloved wife, Silvana Cuadra McNeilly in Niagra Falls in 2011. Silvana survives at home.
Hank received his education from St. Bonaventure University. Hank was an "avid" golfer and had a great love for being near the water with his family. Hank was a "Reel Man." He always enjoyed sharing a laugh with his friends. Hank's children were his world.
In addition to his beloved wife, Silvana, Hank leaves behind to cherish his memory, his children: Henry B. McNeilly, III, Thompson McNeilly, Leandro Ethan Orfano; his siblings: Caroline Boyar and her husband, Charles of Briarcliff Manor, NY, and Mary McNeilly of Pleasantville, NY; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 1st from 5 to 8 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Monsignor John Budwick and Father Charles Ranges will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Newburgh. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Hank's name to the NationalBrain Tumor Society, East Coast Office, 55 Chapel Street, Suite 200, Newton, MA 02458
To send a personal condolence or further information, please visit BrooksFH.com or call 845-561-8300.


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Vibrant azalea blooms are creating colorful spectacles in some favorite Lowcountry environments.
Azaleas, arguably the area's most popular ornamental shrubs, are flowering well in places where residents and visitors pause to appreciate Mother Nature's gifts.
Popular spots include gardens, such as Middleton Place on S.C. Highway 61; Azalea Park in Summerville; and Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner. They also include Charles Towne Landing, West Ashley; Hampton Park, on the peninsula; and Magnolia Plantation on S.C. 61.
At Middleton Place, azalea blooms are more abundant than they have been in three or four years, thanks to a relatively mild winter, said spokesman Warren Cobb.
Many of the shrubs there are up to 10 feet tall.
"We should have four to six weeks of azaleas blooming out here," Cobb said. Visitors begin seeing blooms as soon as they pass through the gates, he said.
"The absolute best place (to see them) is the Hillside of Azaleas," Cobb said. "It has been planted with azaleas for many decades, and it's really looking sharp. In the coming weeks, more will blossom along the reflecting pool and the secret gardens are fully planted and outlined in azaleas."
Azaleas are believed to have been planted at Middleton as early as the 1840s, Cobb said.
In downtown Summerville, the wish this year as always is for the azaleas to look great during the annual Flowertown Festival in Azalea Park, April 5-7, said Tina Zimmerman, tourism coordinator for the town. The festival is organized by the Summerville YMCA.
"We were very worried that they wouldn't do well for our festival," Zimmerman said. "They are looking great right now. I feel like we are still going to have good blooms for the festival."
The color of azaleas in the park is Summerville pink, Zimmerman said. They stand about 6 feet tall and are about 6 feet wide.
Many azaleas also are found along the Walking Trail of Homes and Gardens in Summerville, she said. Free maps of the trail are available at the Visitor Center at 402 N. Main St.
At Cypress Gardens, in Moncks Corner, azaleas are thriving, said garden curator Kathy Woolsey.
"We thought they had stopped coming out, but they keep coming," Woolsey said. "It's like the cooler weather slowed them down, so there will be a longer bloom this year. We had blooms early March, but the plants are still looking good."
The azaleas at Cypress Gardens are concentrated around the lake, Woolsey said. Those who take a boat ride there will see them. Some of the azaleas are more than 50 years old and have grown to be 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide.
Most azaleas at Cypress Gardens are pink, Woolsey said. The others are lavender, purple, red and white. The white ones are late bloomers and just about to open.
Woolsey thinks many blooms still will be apparent during the first week in April.
Reach Wevonneda Minis at 937-5705.


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Society Scene Palm Beach Week of Nov. 14, 2012
Craig helps load a truck full of food as part of United Way of Palm Beach County's partnership with CBS 12's Project Thanksgiving. The annual fundraising campaign provides families in Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast with gift cards for groceries to ensure a proper Thanksgiving meal. Through the program United Way works directly with the Palm Beach County Food Bank who distributes the gift cards to those in need. For more information, visit www.UnitedWayPBC.org.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — No matter whether you're a fan of the White Sox (who train west of here, in Glendale) or the Cubs (who tune up east of town, in Mesa), chances are you will wind up here in the middle, in Scottsdale, with others, like me, who adore watching marginal big league baseball players battle for the few remaining roster spots.
Because unless a local tour guide named Zach made this up, more than 600 restaurants exist in this famously upscale, artsy and wellnessy resort town that shares a valley with Phoenix. With a population that swells seasonally past its 220,000 base, at least a few of those restaurants figure to be something other than chain steakhouses, pizza joints or taco emporia.
What follows, in haphazard order, is a mere selection of places from among the 600 that provides a taste of what makes Scottsdale a delicious destination.
Missing from this list are direct Chicago descendants (including two from the Mia Francesca folks and a soon-to-open Portillo's), because we have those. Also missing: Oregano's, which sells our pizza all over the state.
But some on this list do have a little Chicago flavor. Read on.
The House Brasserie (6936 E. Main St., 480-634-1600, thehousebrasserie.com). Latest from the folks who created The Mission (Pan-Latin, also recommended) in Old Town, The House boasts a menu that defies category other than "whatever works." Brisket on a flaky biscuit with chili jam and a light dollop of cheddar is one of the simpler starters. Diver scallops with mustard spaetzle? Why not?
FnB (7125 E. 5th Ave., 480-284-4777, fnbrestaurant.com). The owners moved it in January to a harder-to-spot alcove nearby. Its fan base quickly spotted it, which is bad news for scoring a table. It's not vegetarian, but veggies rule: A mesquite-grilled ribeye, though nicely cooked, was made almost irrelevant by a topping of pickled — yes, pickled — green beans. Some make a meal of Brussels sprouts, enlivened with grapes and balsamic. Critics gush anyway.
Don & Charlie's (7501 E. Camelback Road, 480-990-0900, donandcharlies.com). If you're here for spring training, this is the essential stop. Walls and ceilings are covered with baseball stuff, much of it autographed. On any given night from now through March, odds are you'll see a familiar person devouring a steak (possibly a Chicago-style skirt) a table or two away. Don is Don Carson of Carson's ribs, and ribs are on the menu, but this isn't a Carson's. It's an icon.
Proof (10600 E. Crescent Moon Drive, in the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North; 480-513-5085; proofcanteen.com). All of Scottsdale's luxury spa resorts, including the Four Seasons, have fine-dining restaurants. Here it's Talavera, but what makes Proof especially worth the trip to Pinnacle Peak is a menu featuring American regional comfort food: Maine lobster rolls, ham-hock-flavored greens, grilled cheese featuring Vermont cheddar, low-country shrimp and grits, and more. Plus, you can wear shorts.
Los Sombreros (2534 N. Scottsdale Road, 480-994-1799, lossombreros.com). This being a border state (an inconvenient truth to some here), there's no shortage of Mexican restaurants. Of the two on this list, Los Sombreros, on the muffler-shop strip of Scottsdale Road, is the less spiffy, but the food is extraordinary. One starter, crepas de huitlacoche, is reason enough to find this place. The moles, not just the familiar poblano, are heavenly.
Malee's Thai Bistro ( 7131 E. Main St., 480-947-6042, maleesthaibistro.com). It's in the heart of the downtown arts district and looks it. In its 26th year, this is no ordinary noodle storefront. "I loved Thai food," founder Deirdre Pain said. "I hated Thai restaurants." The list of noodles, actually, is short; what you find here are yummies like crispy mango fish, crispy basil chicken and an uncrispy but supremely interesting tom ka gai (the soup).
The Breakfast Club (4400 N. Scottsdale Road, 480-222-2582, breakfastclub.us). It's not easy to coax tourists out of their condos or businesspeople away from their Starbucks. The BC does it with riffs off the familiar: jalapeno biscuits with Swiss-spiked sausage gravy, omelets featuring wild mushrooms, etc. Plus breakfast beverages stronger than virgin OJ.
Cowboy Ciao (7133 E. Stetson Drive, 480-946-3111, cowboyciao.com). A Scottsdale fixture (in this town, 16 years qualifies as a fixture). Novices are advised to expect the unexpected — such as chicken-fried trout and duck confit relleno — but the star here, curiously enough, may be the Stetson chopped salad, an eight-ingredient (including smoked salmon and pearl couscous) wonder.
Goldman's Deli (6929 N. Hayden Road, 480-367-9477, goldmansdeliarizona.com); and Abe's Deli-Restaurant (10050 N. Scottsdale Road, 480-699-5700, abesdeliscottsdale.com). Two worthy Jewish delis: Goldman's, the more established and more humble, is Chicago-style; Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, a regular, insists the gefilte fish "is the best I've ever tasted." Abe's, a few blocks northeast and slicker, has a Northeast vibe. (Owner Larry Abel is from Baltimore, his heart from New York.) Opened last November, it struggled early — even Abel concedes the chicken soup was a little off — but has its act together now. Love the blintzes.
ShinBay (7001 N. Scottsdale Road, 480-664-0180, shinbay.com). No California rolls here, and not much sushi. This is omakase dining: Leave it to chef Shinji Kurita to tease your senses with a series of courses, most of them unfamiliar. The bill can add up (figure $150-$200/couple, maybe more). But if you're ready to raise your Japanese dining IQ a couple of notches, this is special.
Barrio Queen (7114 E. Stetson Drive, 480-656-4197, barrioqueen.com). Silvana Salcido Esparza's original Barrio in Phoenix remains legendary; her larger, fancier sister restaurant shares some of the menu but all her joyous affection for regional flavors, from the Yucatecan cochinita pibil to the chiles en nogada justly celebrated in Mexico City.


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