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We talked to the winners of Amateur Ballroom event in Blackpool, husband and wife Andrea Ghigiarelli and Sara Andracchio, the next day after their victory. Andrea and Sara are Italian but they represent England now. They announced turning Professional on that night they won the Blackpool title. See their profile page
[Andrea and Sara] Now it is 22 years!
[Sara] Yes!
[Sara] We decided to turn Professional simply because we have won Blackpool now three times and this was our dream for a long time. We wanted this since we were little kids. Blackpool was always in our thoughts. So, I think, we reached our goal and we felt it was a right moment to become Professional.
[Andrea] We felt it was a right time also because we wanted to start our new life with a right feeling and right atmosphere. We just joined that exclusive, small club of couples who won Blackpool three times. I think we are the fifth couple in the whole world who achieved that. We talked to each other before the competition that if we win we will announce our decision on that night.
[Sara] I can tell you that the couple feels when it is time to turn Professional. Because it is a change, a change to the way you practise, a change to the way you compete.
[Sara] Yes, we give space to everybody (laughing)
[Andrea] I think the difference is in quality. We come from the top of the Amateur division so we feel OK, we feel ready. For the past 3 years we won pretty much everything so we feel ready. Now we want to compete with the Professionals. There should not be much difference in how you practise or study, perhaps only that you are more mature.
[Sara] Yes, I think the difference is in maturity
[Sara] Personally I think it is not always the case. We always studied hard, we were always interested in quality, good movement and good technique. So perhaps because of that, our dancing was never about the speed.
[Andrea] Age comes to it as well. In Amateur you have dancers as young as nineteen. Of course the young nineteen year old dancers have more energy, and perhaps they can loose the quality then. Dancing is also a sport, but there is lots of technique in it and it has to be artistic. Without technique and without quality it is impossible to be a good dancer. Gym is not enough. The same applies to Ballroom and Latin. In Latin you need energy, but in Ballroom you need more coordination. Music is also important. I notice that many young couples thing of choreography first and it looks like they just run! But it is maybe an age, they are so young!
[Sara] It is very important to study. You then start to feel the dancing in a different way. It is exciting! You see it differently, it is not just the choreography... So I think what is important is, as Andrea said, the experience. And it often comes with maturity.
[Sara] Very important.
[Andrea] It is impossible to dance without music of course! For me, it is perhaps like a second partner.
[Sara] The music gives us emotions, and it helps us to transfer these emotions to the audience.
[Andrea] Blackpool music is fantastic! I like also to practise with the Blackpool music because I like this style. Actually, Blackpool is fantastic, the music and the atmosphere! All the three English competitions are great, different to each other but great.
[Sara] I actually like any type of music.
[Andrea] (laughing) Michael Buble!
[Sara] When we listen to the iPod it is not dancing music! Because we want to relax
[Andrea] I listen to Renato Zero, the Italian singer, all day!
[Sara] After practise we just have a life!! (laughing) No more dance music
[Sara] We hardly have any time outside of dancing.... But when we can as we both like it, we go to the sea in the summer. We like to visit the family. Not many people know about it, but we are both very religious, Catholic, and we pray a lot as well. We go to the church, we have a very good relationship with the faith and with the God.
[Andrea] on Saturday and Sunday we go to church. We like to commit that time to God.
[Sara] We always pray before the competition as well. It gives us strenght and lots of help. We thank God for all the good things we get in life. We offer our dancing to God as well, we feel this is a kind of present to God.
[Andrea] We also like to live a normal life. We like to be just with each other or go shopping. Always together...
[Sara] We do everything together. I never leave him alone! (laughing)
[Andrea] We like to have normal life without too much stress. We have a good family so we like to be with them as well.
[Sara] Yes, in the future
[Andrea] I like children, so definitely
[Sara] After we win the Professional (laughs). So we have to do it fast!
[Sara] Yes!! And Edita... They are happy
[Sara] When you see dancing as a gift from God, you realise that there is life outside dancing as well. And that life is enjoyable to live, the familiy, the home.
[Andrea] Yes... but if you are dancing 22 years you have to see it differently. It would be too much! Dance is an important part of out lifes, but there are other things as well. It is important to practise but it is also important to have time for ourselves, to clean the mind, to have different opportunities outside of dancing if you want to continue to improve.... It is actually a stimulation.
[Andrea] Hmmm, we have lot of them in a way but we do not maintain them. I started finishing but now, it is three years since I did it last time! I like to ski but in that case I prefered to stop as I had a fear of breaking a leg, or something... I like football but also, the same fear. So, lots of things we do, but quickly finish. So, I think the answer must be, no, we do not.
[Sara] Now, we prefer to relax when we finish our dancing job.
[Andrea] Yes! Dreaming of a long rest at some point (laughing)
[Sara] You decided!! (laughing)
[Sara] Final decision was mine! (laughing)
[Andrea] There a problems in life, of course, we have problems just as anybody else. But we are lucky to have similar view on life, similar ideas
[Andrea] We are very much together, in the dance and in the mind.
[Sara] Of course, there are problems in dance. We are both very strong minded. But it helps us as well. Everyday we want to do more, always more...
[Andrea] The first day we started to dance together, we were very young, the first thing I said to Sara was: I am better than you! And she immediately responded: don't worry, I am better and I will show you. And then I said: no, no, I am!
[Andrea] No, no!! We are the couple...
[Sara] We are really joined. I think more competition between the partners in a couple, the better the couple. It works as a stimulation to improve. It worked then for us, Andrea wanted to show me he was better and better. And I wanted to show him the same. So it overall improved us as a couple.
[Sara] Of course!
[Sara] We can try it, of course!!
[Andrea] She is better as a lady!
[Andrea] It is a secret! No, OK. I'll start first. Sara is very modest, she doesn't think she is superior. She always cares about others, in fact more about others than about herself. She wants to help others. This is what I really like about her. She is perfect! (laughing)
[Sara] Oh, mamma mia!!
[Sara] He is just a good person! He is like an angel (laughing), sometimes with a little extra. No, seriously, he is a good person. I will stop now, too much said! (laughing)
[Andrea] She is very messy. She makes a lot of mess at home, things go everywhere!
[Sara] I must admit this is true. But I am a good wife anyway
[Andrea] Perfect! But you create a lot of mess
[Sara] Nothing! Ok, I have to think hard now. Sometimes, he gets too concentrated on his own goals. He is like a horse! Works hard and pushes hard forward without thinking of others! So I, sometimes, have to intervene in that! I bring a little disorder into his ideas! He is sometimes too strong, too stubborn.
[Sara] I do. Andrea did it first, he tought me.
[Andrea] Sara could not cook. My Mum tought me to cook, but Sara did not have that. She improved a lot! I prefer Sara to improve and do it, so I do not have to cook. However, I do like it...
[Andrea] She is very good with carbonara. Pasta with carbonara.
[Sara] And I like Andrea's pasta with cherry tomato sauce
[Andrea] In Italy we say meat and fish is easy, and pasta is more difficult.
[Andrea] It is very difficult to make simple pasta good and tasty. It is not easy to make a good, light sauce. You need fresh ingredients.
[Andrea] Definitely. Sometimes we eat in Japanese or Chinese or European restaurants but Italian is our favourite.
[Andrea] It is difficult to answer because I do not like to taste strange foods! For me, you are what you eat. If you eat good food, you are a well. So I like to eat well.
[Andrea] No! But yesterday we ate in McDonalds
[Sara] Because everything was closed!
[Andrea] And now I have pain in my stomach....
[Sara] We never eat there normally.
[Andrea] Even in Japan, it is normally easy to find Italian restaurant because Japanese people like Italian food. We sometimes eat sushi but most of the time we go to the Italian there.
[Sara] No... but there are others. They can be found. We look and we know if it is good. Actually, we've never eaten in Bella Italia.
[Sara] Espresso... Always!
[Andrea] In England we like americano...
[Andrea] Why not! In Italy we like espresso, and in England we like americano which in Italy is impossible to drink.
[Andrea] If it is a good restaurant the food is also good. Doesn't matter where.
[Sara] Coming back to your question earlier about the strange foods... I think the most unusual food for me was shark. In Japan. We liked it.
[Andrea] As I said before, you are what you eat!! (laughing)
[Sara] Yes, we have a house in London.
[Sara] Yes
[Andrea] We are very happy to dance for England.
[Andrea] I can say that the level of dancing os very good among the top Amateurs. Of course, there is different style between them. We might have different style of dancing, because we perhaps have different bodies, or we like different things. Not because we study different techniques.
[Sara] Coordination, musicality and movement. I think our style comes from concentrating on these three factors. It maybe is different from the other couples.
[Sara] Definitely, yes. I would like to think so.
[Andrea] We try to show these three elements when we dance.
[Sara] We think, as well, that it is important to enjoy your dancing at the competition. We enjoyed it very much yesterday. You practise till the last day, and the culmination is competition so you need to enjoy it. If you think too much, it can spoil it. You just need to apply what you did every day in practise.
[Sara] No, never. We need to feel the floor but each of us does it alone.
[Andrea] We practise together for many days before so we do not need to do it together just before the event.
[Sara] It is like with the exams. If you studied and prepared before, you are ready. If you did not - you are not! And then we pray so we are more sure of our performance (laughing). This is our secret
[Sara] We entrust the hall and all the dances to Jesus Christ's providence. And we do not worry then about anything
[Sara] (laughing) Yes! So we can simply enjoy the competition. This is how we do the competitions
[Andrea] Yes, I agree. Boring, isn't it?
[Sara] Two bodies, one soul!!


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Older adults and internet use
Main Report
Internet adoption
As of April 2012, 53% of American adults ages 65 and older use the internet or email.9 Though these adults are still less likely than all other age groups to use the internet, the latest data represent the first time that half of seniors are going online. After several years of very little growth among this group, these gains are significant. In August of 2008, 38% of adults ages 65 and older were online; by August of 2011, the share of seniors using the internet or email at least occasionally had barely inched up to 41%. However, by February of this year the number of online seniors had bumped up to 48%. In the latest survey, 53% said they used the internet or email.
Among the next oldest age group that we commonly examine, adults ages 50-64, almost eight in ten (77%) use the internet, a proportion that has remained relatively steady over the past three years.
Overall, 82% of all American adults ages 18 and older say they use the internet or email at least occasionally, and 67% do so on a typical day.
Once online, internet use becomes a regular part of seniors' lives.
Although half of adults ages 65 and older remain disconnected from the internet, once online, internet use becomes a fixture in everyday life for seniors. Overall, 82% of all adult internet users go online on an average day. Among adults age 65 and older, 70% use the internet on a typical day. That compares to:
- 76% of the internet users ages 50-64 who go online on a typical day,
- 86% of the internet users ages 30-49 who go online on a typical day
- 87% of the internet users ages 18-29 who go online on a typical day.
These findings largely echo other recent research examining older adults' use of technology. Once they are given the tools and training needed to start using the internet, they become fervent users of the technology.10
It is also now the case that once seniors start using the internet, they most often have access to high-speed connections at home. Among all adults ages 65 and older, 39% say they have a broadband connection at home, up from just 8% in 2005.11
After age 75, internet and broadband use drops off significantly.
Looking more closely at the "G.I. generation" (those who are currently ages 76 and older) reveals a starkly different reality. Internet adoption among this group has only reached 34% as of April 2012, and home broadband use has inched up to 21%.
Few among this oldest segment of the population are likely to start using the internet without some assistance and encouragement. In 2010, when non-users from the G.I. Generation population were asked if they felt they knew enough about computers and technology to start using the internet and email on their own, 68% said they did not feel confident enough and would need someone to help them get online.12 Perceived relevancy is also a major issue for this group, as 38% of non-users in the G.I. Generation population say that the main reason they don't use the internet or email is that they're "just not interested." Only 4% of non-internet users in the G.I. Generation population said they would like to start using the internet and email in the future.13
Gadget ownership
Seven in ten seniors own a cell phone, up from 57% two years ago.
With the exception of desktop computers, seniors ages 65 and older are less likely than other age groups to own any digital devices. However, cell phones are owned by the majority of the senior population; 69% of adults ages 65 and older have a mobile phone, up from 57% in May 2010. Even among those who are currently 76 and older, 56% report owning a cell phone of some kind, up from 47% of this generation in 2010.14 Still, smartphone ownership among older adults is quite low. Just over one in ten adults ages 65 and older say they have one of these feature-rich phones.15
Desktop ownership among seniors has been steady over the past couple of years; 48% now report having desktop computers, compared with 45% in 2010. Laptops, by comparison, have grown in popularity; 32% of adults ages 65 and older now own them, up from 24% in 2010.
One in ten seniors own an e-book reader, up from 3% two years ago.
Having e-book readers like Kindles and Nooks is still the exception rather than the rule among the senior population. However, almost four times as many seniors own e-book readers now as did just two years ago; 11% reported owning them in the most recent survey, compared with just 3% in 2010. Tablet ownership is also growing; 8% of seniors have them, up from 1% in 2010.
Online activities
One in three online seniors uses social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn; almost nine in ten use email.
As of February 2012, one third (34%) of internet users ages 65 and older use social networking sites such as Facebook, and 18% do so on a typical day. Among the G.I. Generation population (adults who are currently ages 76 and older), 20% of the internet users in that cohort use social networking sites and 8% do so on a typical day. Among all adult internet users, 66% use social networking sites, and 48% use them on a typical day.
Meanwhile, email use continues to be the bedrock of online communications for seniors. As of August 2011, 86% of internet users ages 65 and older use email, with 48% doing so on a typical day. Among all adult internet users, 91% use email, with 59% doing so on a typical day.
A closer look at seniors and social networking sites
Previous research from the Pew Internet Project has shown that young adults are the most likely age group to use social networking sites, but the ranks of older users using social media grew significantly from 2009 to 2011. From April 2009 to May 2011, for instance, social networking site use among internet users ages 65 and older grew 150%, from 13% in 2009 to 33% in 2011. Over the last year, the number of online seniors using social media remained stable; 34% of online seniors said they use social networking sites in the February 2012 survey.16
Older adults' motivations for using social media sites differ from those of younger adults. For instance, for adults over the age of 50, staying in touch with family is the number one reason they use social networking sites. For adults under age 50, staying in touch with friends is a bigger motivation.
- For more on why people use social media, see "Why Americas use social media" (2011).
- For a lengthier discussion of older adults and social media use, see "Older adults and social media" (2010).
- In the latest Pew Internet survey, internet users are defined as those who say "yes" to at least one of the following three questions: "Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?" OR "Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?" OR "Do you access the internet on a cell phone, tablet or other mobile handheld device, at least occasionally?" From January 2005 through February 2012, an internet user was defined as someone who said "yes" to at least one of two questions: "Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?" OR "Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?" When compared with the old definition, the new definition results in a one-percentage-point increase for those ages 65 and older (not a significant difference). Prior to January 2005, an internet user was someone who said "yes" to one question: "Do you ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive email?" ↩
- See, for instance, "Older Adults and OATS Computer Training Programs: A Social Impact Analysis Report," Prepared by Paula J. Gardner, The New York Academy of Medicine Division of Health Policy, April 2010. OATS.org ↩
- For more detail, see "Home Broadband 2008," by John Horrigan: https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/Home-Broadband-2008.aspx ↩
- The "G.I. Generation" is defined as American adults who were born in the year 1936 or earlier. Therefore, at the time of this study (April and May of 2010), the G.I. Generation population included adults who were then age 74 and older. https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Generations-2010/Introduction/Defining-Generations.aspx ↩
- For more information about general trends in home broadband adoption, see "Home Broadband 2010," by Aaron Smith: https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Home-Broadband-2010.aspx
The data used in this report is available at https://www.pewinternet.org/Shared-Content/Data-Sets/2010/May-2010–Cell-Phones.aspx ↩
- In 2010, 47% of the members of this generation (who were then age 74 and older) had a cell phone. Among adults who were 76 and older in 2010, 42% had a cell phone. ↩
- For more demographics of smartphone owners, see "Nearly half of American adults are smartphone owners," by Aaron Smith: https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Smartphone-Update-2012.aspx ↩
- Mary Madden and Kathryn Zickuhr, "65% of online adults use social networking sites." Pew Internet, 2011. https://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Social-Networking-Sites.aspx ↩

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Older high school children are continuing to drink at risky levels but alcohol use by younger teenagers is dropping, a new national survey shows.
A survey of 25,000 Australian secondary school students, carried out every three years, found about one in five pupils were "current drinkers", having consumed alcohol in the past seven days.
The number of 12- to 15 year olds classified as current drinkers dropped from 17 per cent in 2008 to 11 per cent in 2011, the Australian Secondary Students' Alcohol and Drug survey has found.
The proportion of 16- and 17 year olds who drank in the past week dropped slightly, from 38 per cent in 2008 to 33 per cent in 2011.
But there was little difference in the number of those drinking more than four drinks on one occasion during that seven-day period, at 16 per cent in 2011 compared to 18 per cent three years ago.
Cancer Council Victoria chief executive Todd Harper said the fact that older students were still binge drinking at similar levels to 2008 was concerning.
"It means another generation is inheriting risky drinking behaviour," Mr Harper said in a statement.
"Drinking in teenage years is linked to higher risks of alcohol dependence problems in young adulthood, and excessive consumption is, in turn, a cause of many chronic illnesses such as cancer," he said.
About 45 per cent of those 16- to 17-year-old current drinkers intended to get drunk on most occasions when they consumed alcohol, Mr Harper said.
He said the government needed to address the availability of cheap alcohol and its promotion to young people, particularly during live television sport coverage.
Parents were the most common suppliers of alcohol to students deemed current drinkers, the research found.
Pre-mixed spirits were the preferred alcoholic drink among females while males preferred pre-mixed drinks and beer.
Meanwhile, the percentage of younger students who were considered current smokers dropped to the lowest level since the survey began in 1984.
Only four per cent of 12-15 year olds were current smokers in 2011 compared to seven per cent three years' earlier.
But rates among 16-17 year olds were stagnant at 13 per cent in 2011, the same figure recorded in 2008.
Almost half the students who smoked got cigarettes from friends but 18 per cent bought them over the counter, despite bans on selling cigarettes to under-18s.
Mr Harper said the survey showed graphic warnings on tobacco packaging and an increase in smoke-free areas had made a significant impact.
Cannabis was the most commonly used illicit substance among secondary school students.
The research was led by Cancer Council Victoria's Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer and also involved commonwealth, state and territory health departments.


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Winter is dragging on. True, the days are longer and the sun sets later and later in the evening. Still, the season is a long way off up here.
It?s not true cabin fever. Maybe Shack Nasty?s as Betty would call it. Anyway, I do find myself looking forward to the coming season. Still, motivation can take a hit! I started an article 4 weeks ago and never finished it. Since my computer died Thursday evening, I lost the draft. It wasn?t a very interesting blurb anyway!


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Elba Marquez said her granddaughter, Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, had been enrolled at the Sandy Hook Elementary by her parents because the school had a good reputation.
- Connecticut school shooting victims named
The family had moved to Connecticut after the girl's mother was hired to teach at a local university, Elba Marquez said.
Relatives confirmed the girl's 9-year-old brother, Isaiah, was also at the school during Friday's shooting, but was not injured.
Some family members from Puerto Rico are expected to fly to Connecticut on Saturday for the girl's funeral.
The father of the two children, Jimmy Greene, is a U.S. jazz musician who was a faculty member at the University of Manitoba's school of music for three years before his family moved to Newtown.
His family was reached by phone on Friday. They told CBC News that one of the children, a boy, was fine, but would not confirm the status of the girl.
Winnipeg musician Steve Kirby, who is close friends with Greene's family, described the children as "really bright" and talented.
"Beautiful children, picture-book children, and obedient and spiritual. You know, the kind of kids you want moving in next door," he said.
Edmund Dawe, dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba, said that Ana was "just a sweetheart."
"I remember just a very bright, vivacious, talented young lady who had so much potential," Dawe said.
Whyte Ridge Baptist Church, a Winnipeg church that the family used to attend, held a vigil to honour Ana's life on Friday evening.
Terry Janke, the church's senior pastor, told CBC News that Greene confirmed Ana's death to a congregation member.
"Through these times it rocks anybody's world, losing a child, and so we're holding ourselves up in grief, but holding them up that their faith be unshakable," Janke said.
Janke said many of the children at the Whyte Ridge church quickly became friends with Isaiah and Ana, and some continued their friendships as penpals after the family moved to Newtown.
"Ana was just a sweet little girl," he said. "I mean, she just had a big smile on her face."
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I found a piece of whitish tissue hanging from my vagina. What could it be?
The tissue may just be a leftover piece of your hymen, the membrane partially covering your vaginal opening, which usually tears the first time you have intercourse. When the hymen breaks down the middle, a tissue remnant can remain at the opening (where you may not notice it) for years before falling off, explains Nargess Ahgharian, an OB-GYN at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. It's not harmful, but if it bothers you, your doc can remove the tissue through a simple in-office surgical procedure. First see your gynecologist to ensure that this is in fact what you've discovered.


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Population growth
Quantitative concepts: big numbers, exponential growth and decay
Population growth and resource depletionby Jennifer M. Wenner, Geology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Jump down to: Resource Use | Exponential Growth | Prediction | Distribution | Examples & Exercises
Essential ConceptsThere are 5 main concepts that our students struggle with when learning about population growth and the relationship of population to geological resource use:
- overpopulation is a leading environmental problem,
- exponential population growth and development leads to faster depletion of resources,
- population grows exponentially,
- why population prediction is difficult,
- population is not evenly distributed throughout the world.
A leading environmental problem: OverpopulationStudents do not understand that overpopulation is the cause of many other environmental problems. To help students understand this, one of my colleagues asks her students to list three important local and global environmental issues as part of a survey on the first day of class. During the following lecture, she presents overpopulation as the top environmental problem:
- Pollution (unspecified):14.7%
- Global warming:14.5%
- Air pollution:13.5%
- Habitat destruction:13.1%
- Resource depletion/degradation:11.8%
- Population growth/Overpopulation:7.9%
- Natural disasters:6.2%
- Water pollution:6.6%
- fossil fuels (oil spills/ANWR):6.0%
- Waste management:3.5%
- Miscellaneous (famine, poverty, ignorance, etc):2.3% compiled from Dr. Maureen Muldoon's Environmental Geology course, Spring 2005, UW-Oshkosh
How many of these problems are the direct or indirect result of overpopulation? Would we have such a problem with the top three -- pollution, global warming and habitat -- if world population was not so large? Other than some of the natural disasters (and even those are arguable), most of these other environmental problems are due to overpopulation.
Lifestyle affects resource useThe characterization of overpopulation as the cause of many environmental problems may be an oversimplification. Consumption of natural resources also plays an important role in straining the environment. On a global scale, it is probably pretty intuitive to students that the presence of more people in the world causes a bigger strain on natural resources. What may not be intuitive is the concept of sustainability. What does sustainability mean?
The above makes developed nations out to be the bad guys but that is not entirely true. Undeveloped countries with large (and growing) populations also put a strain on the local environment and the limited resources that they have. Countries that struggle to meet growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel can alter the fragile ecosystems in their area, putting a great strain on the limited resources that they have to draw from (ICTSD.org).
More people = More babiesStudents may have a hard time understanding that population growth is controlled not only by birth and death rates but also by the present population. The mathematics of exponential growth govern the prediction of population growth. In some cases, you may want to point out that students may have heard of exponential growth in other contexts, such as compound interest or the spread of viral disease. The rate of population growth at any given time can be written:
- r is the rate of natural increase and is usually expressed as a percentage (birth rate - death rate)
- t a stated interval of time, and
- N is the number of individuals in the population at a given instant.
- N0 is the starting population
- N is the population after
- a certain time, t , has elapsed,
- r is the rate of natural increase expressed as a percentage (birth rate - death rate) and
- e is the constant 2.71828... (the base of natural logarithms).
Essential to understanding the mathematics of population growth is the concept of doubling time. Doubling time is the time it takes for population to double and it is related to the rate of growth. When the population doubles, N = 2N0. Thus the equation becomes
- ln 2/r = t
or0.69/r = t; where r is the rate and t is the doubling time.
In many ways, it is similar to half-life. But instead of the time it takes for half the isotopes to decay, it is the time it takes for a known quantity to double.
Population prediction models: Subject to changeStudents (especially those in introductory classes) may have a difficult time understanding why predictions of population growth are difficult to make and constantly debated. To help them understand the difficulty of prediction have them think about the complex variables that must be considered when predicting population growth. It may be fairly obvious to students that calculation of the rate of population growth can be expressed in the following equation:
- current population - the number of people today has implications for future population
- birth rate - this number is usually reported in number of births per 1,000 people per year and combined with the death rate influences the growth of population
- death rate - this number is usually reported in number of deaths per 1,000 people per year and combined with birth rate influences the growth of population
- age structure of the population - the number of women of child bearing age affects the rate of population growth.
- total fertility rate - Total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children that each woman will have in her lifetime and affects the birth rate.
- health care - the quality and availability of health care in an area can affect both death rate (by increasing average life expectancy) and birth rate (babies are more likely to survive past childhood). Access to immunizations, family planning and birth control are also important to the overall picture of population growth.
- education - Birth rates tend to fall in countries where the population has access to education
- jobs - Birth rates also fall off when unemployment is low.
- standard of living - Birth rates are lower where standards of living and quality of life are high. Unfortunately, standards of living are difficult to raise in areas where population growth is high - this creates a negative feedback loop that is difficult for some countries to get out of.
- immigration/emigration - the number of people entering or leaving a country (area) actually changes the N0 and changes population in a more complex way than by altering birth rate or death rate.
- development and industrialization - these two factors alter population growth in complex ways. They can affect an area's income and, thus, its access to many of the factors listed above. Higher income/more developed countries have lower birth and death rates
- disease - in a given year (or even decade) epidemics of infectious diseases can increase death rate dramatically, particularly for a specific area. For example, the bubonic plague decimated Europe in the 14th century - the population of Europe was cut nearly in half by 1400.
- war/political upheval - War and political upheval can also increase death rates.
- climate - Natural disasters such as drought or flooding can affect food resources and the population will be affected accordingly.
There are many more variables that can affect change in the population and its growth - have your students brainstorm about other factors that affect the rate and prediction of population growth.
UNESCO and World Bank have a website with a number of learning modules on population related topics.
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The concept of population density is sometimes difficult for students to grasp. Population density can be calculated by dividing the total population of a city (or country) by its area.
- Total population / area = population density
Examples and Exercises
Teaching functions in an introductory courseThis exercise includes a template for teaching functions in introductory courses and a complete exercise (ready to use) for teaching about population growth. There are also links to interesting pages with population data.
World Bank learning module on Population Growth RateThis website is part of the World Bank Group's educational site with modules that address sustainable development in the world. There are a number of activities that can be used by educators to help students understand population growth rate.
Earthday's Ecological Footprint quizThis is the opening webpage for the "Footprint" quiz on Earthday's website. It takes one through a number of questions about standard of living and lifestyle and estimates how "sustainable" one's way of life really is.
Two World Population activitiesThe SERC Starting Point site has two activities, students explore models of population with Excel and students compare models to actual data. Each has an activity sheet (as PDF) that can be downloaded and handed out to your students.
Student Resources
- The UN Population division has a website about World Population Prospects that has downloadable data regarding many important population variables.
- Mark Francek at Central Michigan University provides links to several other sites with population data (more info) .
- The Population Reference Bureau (more info) has all sorts of great information on almost every country; birth rates, death rates, GDP, health, environment, etc.


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Who doesn't love chili? Chef Brian Streeter presents an excellent chili recipe for venison; VeniZin Chili. This is an easy recipe for cooking venison and a creating a hearty weeknight meal that can be eaten year round. Enjoy with our Cakebread Cellars Zinfandel.
2 T. chili powder
3 T. oregano leaves
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. dried cilantro leaves
2 lbs. venison stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 onion, minced
1 small red bell pepper, minced
1 small green pepper, minced
6 cloves garlic, minced
3 T. grapeseed or vegetable oil
1 bay leaf
1 (22 oz.) can plum tomatoes, peeled and diced
2 T. brown sugar
In a small bowl mix together the chili powder, oregano, cumin, cilantro leaves and bay leaf. Set aside. Season the venison meat with salt and cracked black pepper. Add the oil and sear venison meat in large heavy bottom pan over medium-high heat until lightly brown in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove venison from the pan, add the onion, peppers and garlic and cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes. Add the spice mix and cook for 2 minutes over medium heat to infuse the flavors, stirring constantly. Return venison to the pan. Add tomatoes and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer, cover and reduce heat. Cook at a low simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally, until tender. During the last 30 minute cook uncovered. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
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Wall Street filling Brown's coffers
Wall Street never wanted to see Elizabeth Warren sworn into the Senate, and now it's flooding her opponent's campaign coffers in the final stretch of one of the closest races in the country.
Scott Brown raked in more than $500,000 from employees and PACs in the financial sector in June, the most recent month of data available, a report compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics for POLITICO found. That's more than he's gotten from the industry in any month since the start of last year.
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Brown has already received more than $3.3 million from the finance, insurance and real estate industries this cycle, according to CRP, more than any other member of Congress or congressional candidate.
The cash is more a testament to the industry's anxiety about Warren than a preference for Brown. Warren — a Harvard Law professor and the Democratic architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — built her reputation as an anti-Wall Street crusader.
As Warren's performance in the polls improved, pulling ahead by a few points in the last few weeks, the industry's support for Brown has intensified.
"Some people held their money back because they wanted to see what would happen," said Scott Talbott, the top lobbyist at the Financial Services Roundtable. Now, "you'll see an increase because the race is so tight. At that point, the contributions make a difference."
Brown is getting even more help from a pro-banking super PAC set up to send cash to the industry's friends in Congress and to help defeat its foes.
"Business support has always pretty much been there," for Brown, but there has been a "wakeup call" lately as "more people are becoming aware that Elizabeth Warren could become a senator," said a GOP financial services lobbyist.
Brown's campaign defended his Wall Street support, noting that Warren also received cash from the financial services sector.
"Scott Brown was the tie-breaking vote on the Wall Street reform bill," said campaign spokeswoman Alleigh Marre. "He's an independent thinker who does what he thinks is in the best interest of the people he represents. Both Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren accept financial industry donations, and in that respect their fundraising is the same."
Warren had received about $560,000 from the industry, according to the most recent fundraising data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, but the group noted that detailed industry figures aren't available for Warren's campaign after March of this year.


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Drought has killed up to 10 percent of Texas woodland trees
The unforgiving Texas drought has killed 100 million to 500 million trees statewide, according to a preliminary survey by the Texas Forest Service.
The devastation is equivalent to 2 to 10 percent of the estimated 4.9 billion trees on 63 million acres of woodlands in Texas, said Chris Edgar, a forest resource analyst. Land is considered forested if it has at least 10 percent coverage of tree canopy, he said.
"We were surprised by the number," he said. "We were hearing reports, and as I drive around the state, I've seen mortality that in some cases is quite extensive. To see these numbers it really brings it home."
And those figures don't include losses in urban areas or trees destroyed by wildfires that scorched nearly 4 million acres this year.
"We don't have anything that we can compare to this mortality," Forest Service director Tom Boggus said. "This will probably set a benchmark."
Boggus started working for the agency in the 1980s during a drought that killed trees, but it was nothing like this, he said.
"What's significant is it's statewide. That's the big difference."
The drought wasn't the only culprit -- the hottest summer on record and prolonged high winds helped sap trees, he said, calling it the same "perfect storm" of conditions that ignited the record fire season.
In September, the nonprofit Trees for Houston estimated that 66 million trees, or about 10 percent of the canopy in the eight-county Houston area, would die within two years because of the drought.
In Fort Worth, city forester Melinda Adams said, there has been high mortality in parks where trees lacked supplemental water.
"We did a preliminary inventory, and we came up with a little more than 500 trees," she said. "We have seen some losses in residential areas, but the big losses are in the parks."
The losses could have been much worse, Adams said.
"If you watch the drought maps, we didn't get hit as hard as the rest of the state," she said. "Our trees are used to only 32 inches of rain a year, so the trees here are more drought-tolerant than trees in Houston that get a lot more rainfall."
The summer heat was also deadly for many thin-barked trees such as red oaks and dogwoods, she said.
"All those 100-degree days were just too much for them," she said, noting that the city is removing dead trees that pose a hazard.
"We've gotten a lot of water recently, and I'm hoping those that were marginal will be bouncing back this spring," Adams said.
Across the state, junipers, commonly called cedars, have been hard hit in multiple areas, particularly West Texas, the forest service said.
Loblolly pines, the state's primary commercial timber source, have died by the millions around Houston and in East Texas. In Central Texas around Bastrop and Caldwell counties, eastern red cedars and post oaks have suffered, as have hardwood forests in Northeast Texas.
Agency foresters plan to use satellite imagery to conduct a more in-depth analysis in the spring, which is when trees that may have gone into early dormancy -- an act of self-preservation -- attempt a comeback.
A more scientific long-term study will be completed as the agency collects data through its forest inventory and analysis program, Boggus said.
The federally funded tree census allows the forest service to track how trees are growing and changing. But Texas is so vast and some forested areas so remote that a full inventory takes a decade to complete.
Boggus worries that all the dead trees will provide more fuel when the next fire season erupts.
"That's our big question," he said. "From Fort Worth down along the Interstate 35 corridor to Austin, where you have all these dead junipers, it's going to be a real concern.
"It won't take much to create really dangerous fires."
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New Delhi: Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa has deferred 10-25 percent of salaries to its senior employees as it grapples with huge erosion in sales and profits on account of ban on mining in Goa and Karnataka, a top company official said on Friday.
From January 1, payment of 25 percent of salaries have been deferred for top management, including company's Managing Director and other Board members, and 10 percent for manager level employees.
"We have deferred 10 to 25 percent of the salaries of company's executives from January 1 but it is not a cut, only deferment and is applicable for non-unionised and managerial staff. I, myself, have gone for a 25 percent deferment in salary," Sesa Goa Managing Director P K Mukherjee told PTI.
The country's largest private sector iron ore producer is going through possibly the worst period in its history due to mining ban in Goa, where it is based.
The company did not produce or sell iron ore in the last quarter from Goa, where the ban was first imposed by the state government in September and subsequently extended by the Supreme Court in October. The ban was imposed after a report by Justice M B Shah Commission, which pegged a Rs 35,000 crore loss to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the state.
Sesa Goa's operations in Karnataka are already closed for more than a year due to the apex court-imposed mining ban in the state.
It reported a whopping 91.26 percent fall in net sales to Rs 227.54 crore in the October-December quarter. The firm would have posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 172.25 crore for the quarter, had it not been aided by a Rs 669 crore profit from associate firm and oil major, Cairn India.
"It all depends on how the apex court decides the Goa mining issue. There have been many hearings but we all are waiting for a final outcome. I am definitely positive that Goa will not go Karnataka way," Mukherjee said when asked about the way forward for the iron ore mining firm.
Not only Sesa Goa but Goan economy in general has been hit hard by the mining ban, he said.
He added: "The matter needs urgent attention of the authorities as about one third of the population is dependent on mining. With due respect to all the authorities, I don't find a sense of urgency to resolve the matter. I am open to discuss it at any forum."
On Karnataka, where Sesa Goa's capacity has been pruned to 2.29 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from 6 MTPA, he said that the company is hopeful of resuming its operations soon but again it depends on apex court permission.
"Our Reclamation and Rehabilitation plan has already been cleared by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). Now we are waiting for directions from the apex court," he said.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Challenging: Victorian may repay hard work
ADDRESS: 405 Ridge Street
SIZE: 2780 fin. sq. ft., 1320 unfin.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown
CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: James Quarles, Pace Real Estate Associates 293-3510
The words "handyman special" or "cute fixer-upper" are usually code for "disaster area; enter at your own risk." This house on Ridge Street is not really a fixer-upper, nor is it a disaster area. But the big Victorian does need work, and it will take someone with imagination– and serious money– to return the place to its original grandeur.
The owner of the house, which was built in 1925, has lived here for almost 40 years. Over that time, she has opened her house to folks down on their luck and in need of a place to stay. Now in her 90s, while still hale and hearty, she's reluctantly leaving to go to a less hectic and more manageable situation.
Her decision presents an opportunity for a buyer seeking a big house in a rapidly changing neighborhood practically overlooking the Downtown Mall.
The house demonstrates the hard use it has received over the years: Room numbers and hasp locks decorate the doors of the five bedrooms, and the two rudimentary bathrooms are clearly community territory. While the ornate front porch has been rebuilt to match the elaborate woodwork of the original, much of the rest of the house still needs major work.
Many of the plaster walls are in disrepair, and places that have been patched will need to be redone. Some of the flooring is missing. A new owner will probably want to start from scratch designing a modern kitchen and replacing the two bathrooms.
But there's much to work with: The oak floors will repay careful restoration, the rooms are spacious, with high ceilings typical of the era, and brass hardware for the transoms over many of the doors can be repaired to enable those elegant aspects of grander days to function again.
Some redesign will be necessary to return the place to a single-family residence. Doors and walls need to be removed to restore the "parlour" across the front hall from the living room (it's now being used as a bedroom). The back stairs may need to be replaced, and something will probably have to be done to make the first floor level– different floor heights seem to reflect additions to the house over the years.
Out back, a cinderblock cottage with four rooms, a bath, and a kitchen, can be legally rented. But it's in such a dismal condition that the best thing for it may be to knock it down and start again. Or if the rental income isn't needed to finance the restoration, someone might want to tear the old building down and plant a beautiful garden like one that probably was there originally.
The big 12-room house has radiators fueled by a gas furnace, and four fireplaces, three in bedrooms. There's a full basement. The shingled roof seems to be in fair shape. Mature plantings in front of the house give it an elegant feel, one that deserves to be nurtured by a loving owner willing to undertake a careful, authentic restoration.
Several afternoons a week, the owner pays a call on a close friend two doors away. She acknowledges that leaving her home of 40 years will be hard, and she plans to return often to continue her habit of having tea and visiting. Watching as her former home is restored by a new owner will probably be an added pleasure.
Providing her that pleasure can be just one of many benefits awaiting someone who undertakes the challenges awaiting at 405 Ridge Street.


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Real Life Choking Game Turns Deadly
Check out the below article about a real life choking game, turned deadly. Props to Sean Anderson for this one:
THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- At least 82 youths have died from playing the "choking game" since 1995, a new government report shows.
Also known as the "blackout game," "pass out game," "scarf game," "space monkey" and other monikers, the activity involves intentionally trying to strangle oneself or another with hands or some sort of noose to briefly achieve an euphoric state.


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Tom Hamilton
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The Crusaders celebrate their Super Rugby title in 2006 amid the Christchurch fog © Getty Images
With Leinster set to tackle Ulster in just the fourth one-nation Heineken Cup finale on Saturday, this week's Scrum Sevens looks back at some epic duels that saw two sides from the same country vie for the Super Rugby, Celtic league or Heineken Cup crown.
Crusaders 20-13 Blues, Super 12 Final, Eden Park, May 30, 1998
It was a match very few people expected the Crusaders to win with their hooker Mark Hammett even admitting that prior to the final his team-mates knew they were up against it. "If we'd been polled in that week, and had to give an honest answer, most of the boys, deep down, would probably have thought that the Blues would beat us," he recalled. And he had reason for his pessimism. The Blues had won the two previous Super Rugby titles and in their regular season meeting at Eden Park, the Auckland-based franchise had dispatched their arch rivals 31-24.
But the Crusaders upset the odds with Andrew Mehrtens slotting ten points and lock Norm Maxwell before the decisive score with just one minute of the 80 remaining. Mehrtens chipped the ball forward and winger James Kerr ran on to it to secure a 20-13 win for the Crusaders in the most dramatic fashion.
Leinster 24-20 Munster, Celtic League Final, Lansdowne Road, December 15, 2001
The inaugural Celtic League finale set the benchmark for all that followed. Both Irish sides finished top of their respective pools before battling through the knock-out stages where Leinster beat Newport and Glasgow and Munster accounted for Llanelli and Ulster. The final showdown was fairly close in the opening exchanges but a try from Michael Foley and a red card for Leinster's Eric Miller's put Munster firmly in the driving seat.
But Leinster rallied. Scores from the fresh-faced Gordon D'Arcy and Shane Horgan, coupled with Nathan Spooner's boot and the odd moment of genius from Lions star Brian O'Driscoll saw the 'hosts' power into a shock 24-15 lead. Anthony Horgan scored a late try for Munster, but it was Leinster's day as their 14-men shocked their great rivals much to the delight of coach Matt Williams.
"Everything was against us - a great side, a point against us, a man down and everyone saying we would crash," Williams said. "They didn't crash, they stood and went for it and won a very famous victory."
Toulouse 22-17 Perpignan, Heineken Cup Final, Lansdowne Road, May 24, 2003
Toulouse became the second side in Heineken Cup history - alongside Leicester - to claim Europe's top prize twice after they overcame their French rivals in Dublin. At half-time it looked to be plain sailing for Toulouse. Four penalties from Yann Delaigue and Vincent's Clerc converted try gave Toulouse a healthy 19-0 lead. But with the benefit of a significant wind at their backs for the second half, Perpignan chipped away at Toulouse's advantage thanks to four penalties from Manny Edmonds, and came within a converted try at one point.
But it proved to be in vain as Delaigue nailed another penalty in the 80th minute extending the lead to 10 points. The Catalans scored late on with Pascal Bomati going over, but it proved to be too little too late leaving 'Le Rouge et Noir' to celebrate another European title.
Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse, Heineken Cup Final, Murrayfield, May 22, 2005
It was a hard fought match in Edinburgh between the two French giants with Frederic Michalak's late penalty in front of the posts levelling the scores at 12-12 and taking the game into extra time. The mercurial Michalak then added another penalty at the start of added time to put Toulouse ahead only for Stade fly-half David Skrela to be given a chance to equalise moments later. He had already kicked impeccably during the first 80 minutes of the match as he nailed all of his side's points, but on this occasion the pressure got to him, and he missed. Michalak went on to slot a further drop-goal and Toulouse prevailed 18-12.
The game is also remembered for the notable absence of Toulouse boss Guy Noves during the trophy presentation. He was led away by police after he attempted to enter the crowd to celebrate the win with his family and a disgruntled Noves said of the matter: "This experience has spoiled what should have been one of the greatest days of my life. All I was trying to do was reach my son at the front of the audience to take him on to the pitch with me to see my players being presented with the cup.
"The security people and the police did not understand and they were quite rough with me. They took me to a small room and kept me there for more than 15 minutes. I calmed down and kept trying to tell them that I was the Toulouse coach and what I had been trying to do. Eventually, they understood. I am upset, my family is upset and the Toulouse supporters are upset."
Crusaders 19-12 Hurricanes, Super 14 Final, Jade Stadium, May 27, 2006
The Crusaders were playing in their fifth-successive Super Rugby final and had won the title the previous year against the Brumbies. Boasting the likes of Dan Carter, Richie McCaw, Aaron Mauger and Chris Jack in their line up, the Crusaders were clear favourites. But in their way was a side featuring many familiar faces for the All Blacks with Piri Weepu spearheading the Hurricanes' charge to the showpiece event.
However, when kick-off came around, all previous match plans went out of the window with low-lying sea fog preventing the television cameras, the supporters and some of the players from seeing any of the action. The Crusaders ended up taking the match 20-13, thanks to Casey Laulala's try, but the match will be remembered for the ridiculous conditions it was played in and has since been nicknamed "Gorillas in the Mist" after the 1988 film.
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Leicester Tigers 9-25 London Wasps, Heineken Cup Final, Twickenham, May 20, 2007
The odds were heavily weighted in the Tigers' favour going into the match as eight days previous to this game, they had tied up the Premiership title in convincing fashion by sweeping Gloucester aside at Twickenham. Wasps had failed to qualify for the Premiership play-offs but still possessed that strutting peacock Lawrence Dallaglio in their ranks. And Wasps blew away their Premiership rivals in the first-half of the final with two well-worked set pieces.
From two separate lineouts, Eoin Reddan darted down the touchline and their move was then almost mirrored for Rafael Ibanez's score 21 minutes later. The Tigers had no answer to Wasps' ingenuity and although Andy Goode kicked three penalties, his Wasps counterpart Andy King possessed enough nous to keep the scoreboard ticking over as Wasps ran out 25-9 victors. It's perhaps only fair that the last word on the final went to Mr. Wasps himself - Dallagio: "Of all the finals that was number one without a doubt. Everyone was telling us that was the best Leicester team ever, so we must be the best Wasps team ever." Praise indeed.
Sharks 19-20 Bulls, Super 14 Final, Kings Park, May 19, 2007
The Sharks had topped the regular season table and a 17-3 victory over their South African rivals earlier in the campaign saw them enter the clash as favourites to claim the southern hemisphere's biggest domestic prize. A record crowd at the Sharks' Kings Park stadium were treated to a thrilling clash and arguably the most dramatic finish ever seen in Super Rugby.
With the clock ticking into added time at the end of the match, the Sharks looked to have the match sewn up as they led 19-13. JP Pietersen and Albert van den Berg had crossed for the Sharks with Percy Montgomery keeping the Bulls at bay with his boot. The Sharks' party was just warming up with the atmosphere reaching fever pitch.
Step forward Bryan Habana. The soon-to-be IRB Player of the Year jinked through the Sharks' defence and dotted the ball over the line much to Pretoria's joy and Durban's desolation. Derick Hougaard converted the score, putting them 20-19 ahead, and the Bulls had stolen victory from the jaws of defeat in the most sensational manner.
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US Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition
(PARIS) -- The Obama administration's new liaison with the Libyan opposition will be diplomat Chris Stevens, who had been the number-two official at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli until it was suspended when fighting began last month, according to two U.S. officials.
Stevens attended Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting in Paris Monday night with representatives of the Libyan opposition, as did U.S. Ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz, who has also had contacts with the opposition.
President Obama told reporters Friday that his administration would appoint an official to maintain contact with the budding Libyan opposition, but officials had not revealed who it would be.
The United States has yet to follow France's lead in officially recognizing the Libyan opposition.
Clinton told a Senate hearing last week that the United States was still trying to understand the makeup and intentions of the Libyan opposition based in the eastern city of Benghazi and led by the former justice minister.
"We are working to understand who is legitimate, who is not. But it is premature in our opinion to recognize one group or another," Clinton said on March 2. "I think it's important to recognize that there is a great deal of uncertainty about the motives, the opportunism if you will, of people who are claiming to be leaders right now," she added.
U.S. officials traveling with Clinton say following her meeting Monday she had a better idea of the opposition.
A U.S. official, who would not speak for attribution, said Clinton discussed what the United States can do to help the opposition and that Clinton said the United States would do more than just provide humanitarian aid, but she did not get into specifics.
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You have asked a great question.
1. I did some googling, and I think that if you wish to make your teacher happy, you should use "healthily."
a. The usual reason is quite clear: How to eat? In a healthy manner. "Healthily," as you know, is an adverb that means "in a healthy manner." It modifies the verb "eat."
2. Here in the United States, many people simply say, "Eat healthy." Why?
a. Well, some people think that it is a short way to say "Eat healthy food."
i. Remember Mr. Steve Jobs's famous "Think different"?
3. I found a very good excuse for using "healthy" instead of "healthily." It comes from an expert named Jan Freeman:
"Eat healthy" isn't missing an adverb; it just happens to have borrowed "healthy," the adjective form, to serve
in place of "healthily" or "healthfully." That doesn't make "healthy" an adjective though; it's the job, not the
Many years ago, a famous leader said something like this: It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white; the only thing that
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So Ms. Freeman is telling us that if "healthy" is being used as an adverb, then it is an adverb.
In summary (My opinions only):
a. If you want to use "book English," follow the rule and use "healthily."
b. If you want to speak like many Americans, use "healthy."
c. If you want to make almost everyone happy, use "healthfully."
Source of Ms. Freeman's opinion: Mortal Syntax by Ms. June Casagrande (Google books).
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More kids gunned down by an assault rifle just last night.
Two adults and three children were killed in a shooting involving what police said appeared to be an assault rifle in Albuquerque's South Valley on Saturday night.
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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Ryan Mong converted a 28-yard field goal on Allegheny's first series in overtime, while Wabash's potential 38-yard equalizer sailed wide as the Gators capped a phenomenal team effort on the road with a 20-17 victory over the nationally-ranked No. 7 Little Giants. The loss marked Wabash's first defeat at home since October 17, 2009.
It has been an emotional start to the 2012 campaign for the up-start Gators. After orchestrating a tremendous rally in a season-opening win at Wooster, the Blue and Gold was humbled in front of a nationally-televised audience against Carnegie Mellon. Taking advantage of a well-timed bye week, the Gators upended Wabash for the first time in eight years, as a crowd of nearly 4,500 were silenced by Allegheny's inspiring performance.
For the second time this season, Mong provided the heroics. His 28-yard game-winning boot tied his career long set against the Fighting Scots, while he remained perfect on both PATs and field goal attempts through the early part of the slate.
While Mong should be commended for his performance in the clutch, Saturday's victory in Crawfordsville was the result of an outstanding team effort on both sides of the ball.
The Gators out-gained the Little Giants, 353-293, and boasted nearly 33 minutes of possession time. The Allegheny ground game, which was paced by the marvelous second-half output of rookie Tyler Smith, triggered a key factor in the team's upset aspirations. Smith finished with 78 yards on the ground on 13 carries, all after halftime, while the Gators churned out 177 yards of rushing on the day.
After deferring on the opening kick, Allegheny's defense set the tone by forcing a quick three-and-out. The Gators then received another huge boost as sophomore Derrick Emigh authored a 40-yard punt return to put Allegheny deep into Wabash territory. Eight plays and 26 yards later, Allegheny found the end zone. Senior Taylor O'Brien capped the outstanding start with a six-yard rush up the middle.
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Allegheny's offensive line was spectacular in the win, keeping Person out of trouble, while opening up enough holes to keep the Gators' rushing attack in command. Person, who was making his second career start, set career highs all-around, closing 22-of-40 for 177 yards. He completed passes to seven different receivers, highlighted by Emigh's seven-catch, 49-yard effort.


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Joe Biden the gaffe machine was at it again Saturday.
Speaking at the Iowa State Society inauguration ball, the Vice President said, "I'm proud to be President of the United States" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
After some laughter and a nudge from someone on stage, Biden corrected himself.
"I'm proud to be Vice President of the United States," he said, "and I'm prouder to be Barack Obama, President Barack Obama's Vice President."
"Well, there goes that," Biden joked. "Look, on a serious note, I guess I'm lucky to get back to a serious note."
This of course wasn't the first time Biden was confused about who's in the White House. In November, he referred to Obama as President Clinton.
But that's only the beginning:
Biden's the Gaffe King, Not Ryan
MRC Calls on Media to Spotlight Biden's Numerous Gaffes on Eve of Convention Speech
ABC, CBS and NBC Bury Bumbling Biden's Most Embarrassing Moments
Biden's Green Bay Gaffe: Claims Only 1,980 Troops Have Died in Afghanistan
Coulter: 'Biden's Gaffes Aren't That Damaging to Obama Because Media Is So Playing a Part in This Campaign'
Buchanan: 'Biden Makes One or Two More Gaffes There Is Going to be Real Apprehension in Democrat Party'
Peggy Noonan: If Biden Were Republican Meet the Press's Topic Would Be 'How Stupid Is This Person?'
Giuliani: If Biden Were a Republican Making These Gaffes 'He'd Be Plastered All Over the Media'
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Low Elo Podcast EP. 10 - The Curse of Curse
IEM Hannover is in full swing, and with the group stages complete and Curse looking for substitutes. Shen gets hit hard with the ban stick while Janna supports Shyvana in the jungle. M5 sits on top of Group B staring ominously down on the proletariat below. Olaf discovers his OPness and Jeff jungles with boots first. Christian preaches to Jax believers while we take a closer look at Fiora. To top it off, we discuss which champions might be effective LAN event shoutcasters for League of Legends.


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So, about that waif look...I think we can safety say that we are so over it. And we're not the only ones.
After surveying nearly 700 people, a new study from the University of Granada found that men and women prefer a healthy-weight, "normal" body type over all others. We dig this info since, obvi, being healthy is awesome, but also because it's great to see that more athletic, strong bodies are now viewed as hotter—by both genders—than the once-coveted uber thin ones. Uh, Hollywood, are you getting this?
What was interesting about this data, beyond these findings, were the responses from women who reported that they weren't satisfied with their own bodies. These women found the "healthy" body type "unpleasant." Why? Researchers say it's because they view healthy-looking models as a threat.
Meaning that, while it's great to see that people overall prefer a gal who looks healthy, women still battle with comparing their bodies to whatever ideal is set, whether it be "normal" (in the case of this study), pin-thin, or curvy. So, we can't really get too excited about these findings until we're all able to truly love and cherish the bodies we have—no matter what shape they are.
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Wonder what you would find if you frisked Vice President Joe Biden during President Obama's failed budget speech?
Answer: He appeared to be a little tired.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
Vice President Joe Biden was given another big job by President Obama on Wednesday and the burden may have driven Obama's go-to guy into a moment of sleep or, at least, contemplation.
Biden, who has more than a nodding acquaintance with deficits, debts and federal budget woes, was caught apparently deep in thought or catching a few winks while Obama outlined his plan for dealing with the deficit.
Don't worry, because Joe Biden did not miss much. President Obama simply resorted to a bunch of recycled rhetoric he has used in the past. His plan to fix our deficit: Spend more taxpayer money, borrow more, tax the so-called "wealthy", and cut defense. In other words, it was all expected. President Obama is a liberal who adores big government and tiptoes around our enormous entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) which are pushing us closer to the edge of a real crisis.