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PARSIPPANY, N.J. & KANSAS CITY, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) and Aratana Therapeutics Inc. today announced a global licensing agreement for the development and commercialization of bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension for animal health indications. Under the agreement, Aratana will develop and seek approval for the use of the product in veterinary surgery to manage postsurgical pain, focusing initially on developing the product for cats, dogs and other companion animals.
Bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension is approved for human use in the United States for the management of postsurgical pain and is currently marketed by Pacira under the name EXPAREL®. EXPAREL is a non-opioid local anesthetic, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2011 for administration into the surgical site to produce postsurgical analgesia. EXPAREL utilizes DepoFoam®, a proprietary delivery technology utilized in several Pacira products approved for human use. Veterinary development of the product may address the estimated 33 million surgical procedures performed each year on companion animals in the U.S.1
Steven St. Peter, M.D., chief executive officer of Aratana Therapeutics, stated, "Given the rapid and widespread implementation of EXPAREL by surgeons performing human procedures, we are confident that adoption of this innovative product by veterinary surgeons will be equally impressive. The global companion animal health market remains significantly underserved despite the more than 150 million companion animals in the U.S.2 – many of whom will undergo surgical procedures. We believe this product fits nicely into our growing portfolio of companion animal therapeutics and will be welcomed by veterinarians committed to providing their patients with the best care available."
"The management of postsurgical pain in animal health settings represents a large and growing market for our EXPAREL product," said David Stack, president and chief executive officer of Pacira. "We continue to see EXPAREL adoption in a wide range of surgical settings, the generation of positive Phase 4 data and considerable sales growth during our launch year. We also have recently completed the installation of our expanded manufacturing suite – these milestones all strongly position the program for a strategic partnership. Given the Aratana team's combined decades of veterinary drug development experience, we believe Aratana is the ideal partner for maximizing the product's value in the companion animal health market."
Under the agreement, Aratana made a one-time payment to Pacira of $1 million and will pay additional development and commercial milestones totaling up to $42.5 million. In addition, upon approval of the product by the FDA, Aratana will pay Pacira a double-digit royalty on net sales of the product. Should Aratana sublicense the product to a third party, Aratana and Pacira will share the proceeds by a predetermined formula (after Aratana has recovered certain direct development costs). Pacira will be responsible for all product manufacturing, and Pacira and Aratana will form a joint committee to oversee commercialization and development activities.
About Pacira
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the clinical and commercial development of new products that meet the needs of acute care practitioners and their patients. The company's current emphasis is the development of non-opioid products for postsurgical pain control, and its lead product, EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), was commercially launched in the United States in April 2012. EXPAREL and two other products have utilized the Pacira proprietary product delivery technology DepoFoam®, a unique platform that encapsulates drugs without altering their molecular structure and then releases them over a desired period of time. Additional information about Pacira is available at http://www.pacira.com.
About Aratana Therapeutics
Aratana Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company positioned to deliver high quality new medicines that address significant therapeutic needs for cats and dogs (companion animals). Aratana licenses and develops proprietary, patent-protected compounds acquired from human pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and then maximizes the value of the programs for the animal health market. For more information, please visit www.aratanatherapeutics.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release about our future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements about our plans to develop and commercialize a bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension product for animal health indications, the size of the market for such a product and the level and rate of adoption for such a product and other statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including risks relating to: the attainment of all necessary regulatory approvals for the marketing of any product developed under the Aratana license agreement; the success of our sales and manufacturing efforts in support of the commercialization of EXPAREL; the rate and degree of market acceptance of EXPAREL; the size and growth of the potential markets for EXPAREL and our ability to serve those markets; our commercialization and marketing capabilities; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, and in other filings that we periodically make with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
1 Small Animal and Equine Veterinary Surveys Regarding Surgical Procedures and Local Anesthetic Use (2008). Brakke Consulting, Inc., Dallas, TX. Prepared for Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2 American Veterinary Medical Association (2011). www.avma.org
*EXPAREL is a registered trademark of Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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Reports are coming in that the University of Florida has announced that head football coach Urban Meyer is stepping down after the Sugar Bowl. Per the press release:
"I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program," Meyer said in statement. "I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to re-evaluate my priorities of faith and family."
Looks like some scamps are already taking advantage of the flurry of Wikipedia updates:
Florida is set to face Cincinnati on New Year's Day in the Sugar Bowl. I welcome your thoughts and theories in the comments.
UPDATE: Sports Illustrated ran a piece about Meyer three weeks ago that referenced a brain cyst, while NBC Sports College Football Talk alludes to a heart condition. [via Sports by Brooks]
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Tender Mercies
That phrase, "tender mercies", came to mind a couple of months ago, as I was looking at a blog entry written by a couple of Friends in Michigan.
…It came to my mind a second time a week or so later, when one Friend raised the issue of nuclear power right here on this site, and another Friend responded by defending nuclear as an answer to global warming.
The phrase was one of John Woolman's favorites….
Upcoming Presentation at Iowa (Conservative)
I'm scheduled to be one of the major presenters at my yearly meeting, Iowa (Conservative), a little less than four weeks from now — Thursday, July 26.
A Christianity with Drums and Feathers
For much of two evenings, and for a good part of one afternoon, he preached his own version of Christianity to us — something he had half-discovered, half-invented, in the course of his personal journey to Christ. And if you've never been evangelized by a fervent, articulate, creative, born-again native American, I think you've missed something interesting. It's lots different from being evangelized by an Anglo!
Great Plains Yearly Meeting, 2007
When Friends elsewhere, on the two sides of the FUM personnel-policy dispute, are tearing FUM to pieces, it's an assault on perhaps the single most important piece of outside support helping to make lasting Quaker communities possible here.
Would that the hotheads in Southeastern YM — and in Iowa and the yearly meetings of East Africa — would think about this!
On the Road to the Osage Nation
A few years after the Civil War, the last three thousand surviving Osages, exhausted by their struggles against the white tide, were relieved of the burden of their remaining lands in Kansas, and removed to the relative safety of Oklahoma. And now the Osages' tribal elders decreed, after some deliberation, that it was time for the tribe to give up its native religion and learn the "black book", the Bible.
To help the tribe make this great transition, the elders enlisted Isaac Gibson, a white who had won the Osages' trust by his hard work as their official Federal Indian agent back in Kansas.
As it happens, Gibson was a Friend, a Gurneyite Quaker. The opening he made for the Gurneyite version of the Gospel was followed up, a generation later, by Gurneyite missionaries Daniel and Hattie Williams. And so it came to pass that a small fraction of the Osage Nation turned, for a time, into Gurneyite Friends themselves.
"Are We Ready?"
…If we humans were all to die over the next four years for want of pollinating bees to renew our crops, or for any other reason, those of us whose lives were dedicated to the service of God would surely be mobilized, and endowed with spiritual gifts, to give extraordinary service to our spiritually and materially distressed neighbors. Are you ready for your spiritual gifts?
What would those spiritual gifts be?
Angela Manno Speaks Out Against Nuclear Power
Yesterday, Friend Angela Manno of New York Yearly Meeting (FGC / FUM), contributed a posting to the "earthwitness matters" discussion page here on this site, condemning nuclear energy as an "abomination" and citing her reasons for doing so.
This was an important posting, I believe — particularly because it comes at a time when the winds in Quaker circles seem to be blowing in an opposite direction.
Paul Buckley's Overview of Early Quakerism
Paul said something quite interesting about the familiar twentieth-century list of testimonies (Simplicity, Integrity, Peace, etc.): he said that for Friends, these are not virtues but instincts, not lists of conscious goals but natural ways of being. I myself have often said something similar, but Paul's way of putting it delighted me; I felt it was quite the best I've heard so far. I do wonder how the other Friends in that room felt about it.


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Whistlers Mother Gaming
Whistlers Mother Gaming
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Star trail striking sterling silver ring. Genuine sterling silver. Authentication provided upon request.
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Whose stream is it?
A July 18 decision by the Utah Supreme Court granting public access to all the state's streams seems likely to spur revived interest in the way Colorado stream access is conducted.
In a unanimous decision, the Utah high court affirmed state ownership of moving water while holding that without the right to touch the stream bottom, the public cannot effectively enjoy the right to recreate on these waters. The ruling applies to all surface water where legal access can be gained.
The decision prompted a celebration among anglers and doubtlessly spurred a determination by landowners to overturn it. Most observers expect property rights advocates to advance legislation that either will limit or revoke this easement granted by the court.
Meanwhile, Utah recreationists are casting or splashing where they please under a court guideline that requires them to act "responsibly" and "cause no unnecessary injury to the landowner"—whatever that means.
This development by a neighbor state casts a spotlight on Colorado's own muddled access situation, a hodgepodge of legislation, court precedent and official interpretation. Or misinterpretation, as the case may be. For want of a definitive guideline, Colorado operates under a general presumption it shares with Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain states—that streams may be fished or floated so long as contact with the stream bed is incidental to navigation.
Some years back, access activists attempted to gain signatures for a ballot initiative, but fell short. That maneuver prompted formation of a property rights group to oppose it. Both camps since have ducked court confrontation, like two boxers bobbing and weaving, yet afraid to exchange blows.
Sentiment remains strong on both sides for what is a powerful economic and emotional issue. Whether this will boil over into legislative or legal action remains to be seen.


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Emigdio "Midyo" Paredes Sedon
(5-Aug-1918 – 3-Feb-1987)
"The photographers who concentrated on interfering with the supposedly superficial realism of the photograph were those who most narrowly conveyed photography's surreal properties…What renders a photograph surreal is its irrefutable pathos as a message from time past, and the concreteness of its intimations about social class." –Susan Sontag (On Photography)
Son of Alipio Cuizon Sedon and Filomena Alcoriza Paredes
Studio photographer;
Going through photographs taken in Carcar from 1950s period, one finds that 90% of group photos were taken by Sedon for Fe Studio (named for eldest child Buenafe who died in the mid-'50s), mostly by large formats; before him, San Fernando's Tapia and Cebu City's Roble studios had to be imported; you realize that Midyo's body of work had virtually chronicled the town and as such his photographs take on added value– you can collect all of Emigdio Sedon photographs and that would be Carcar; if there's nothing to be found of the period, you just wish he'd also taken photographs of wartime Carcar–of the Japanese sentries, of local guerillas in their mountainside fiefdoms posing like US civil war generals à la Matthew Brady, anything.
Married to Salustiana (Salud) Alesna Rayla with 5 children.
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30-year-old Bay-built has no fear of "young and modern boats"
The brotherhood of Dickerson sailboats stretches far and wide.
Built on the Eastern Shore under three owners from 1946 to 1987, Dickersons became so beloved that afficionados compete in the Find a Lost Dickerson Sailboat contest to complete the registry of every Dickerson ever built.
So it's big news that Polish Sailor Krystian Szypka plans to race one of the Chesapeake-built boats across the Atlantic in OSTAR 2013. The challenging single-handed race starts on May 27 in Plymouth, England, and finishes 3,000 miles away in Newport, Rhode Island (www.ostar.rwyc.org ).
Szypka's sloop Sunrise is a third-generation Dickerson. From 1983 to 1985, Dickerson built 13 of these high-performance fiberglass boats for Bruce Farr of Annapolis. When introduced in Annapolis, the Dickerson Farr 37 won many local and international races.
Sunrise "is the only Dickerson Farr 37 in Poland, and I believe maybe in the whole of Europe," Szypka told Dickerson owner Joe Slavin. "Many people are green with envy looking at her."
Sunrise is an experienced boat, bought in 2010 from an owner who was returning to Poland after sailing from the Great Lakes to southern Spain.
Szypka has added to her experience, sailing from Gibraltar to Poland through Biscay Bay, the English Channel, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. He's competed in Baltic regattas, qualifying this past October for the OSTAR 2013.
"When single-handed, it is not so easy without the crew," he says of Sunrise. "But when working the sails properly it is fantastic, and I manage to win with many young and modern boats even with old sails."
Szypka is now doing rigging modifications, upgrading his electronics and seeking to obtain new sails to handle the strong oceanic winds.
His OSTAR for the Dydek project is a tribute to Polish and WNBA basketball player Malgorzata-Margo Dydek. The project is supported by the Helios Foundation in Gdynia, Poland.
The Dickerson owners hope to meet him at this year's Dickerson Rendezvous (http://dickersonowners.org) June 14-16 in Oxford, Maryland.
"Of course, much depends on his arrival time in Newport, Rhode Island," says Slavin. "But we are hoping to see him personally or have him talk to us electronically."
Help Sunrise fly a new suit of sails to win OSTAR 2013: [email protected]


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Fosdem 2010
From Openmoko
Fosdem is a great FOSS developers conference located in Brussels, Belgium. For those who don't know fosdem, check the site (scroll down). For those who do know fosdem: I (pieterc) have entered a dev room request (2009/10/27) for openmoko.
1/12: Update: dev room request was declined
This however, should not be a reason why we should be absent. There were a lot of devroom requests, and openmoko could be filed under: Mobile+Embedded devroom. So if someone has an idea, please bring it forward, and maybe we'll be able to bring it to a wider audience.
Who will be there?
- pieterc - for sure. I will be the contact person between FOSDEM and community.
- christophe ( Think-Free : qalee.org )
- Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli(I hope I could come)
- jluis
- Mickey (freesmartphone.org)
- zeusOne
- David Samblas (Tuxbrain.com)
- Victor Remolina (Tuxbrain.com)
- Julien 'Ainulindalë' Cassignol (Bearstech / SHR)
- Nikolaus Schaller http://www.handheld-linux.com (Golden Delicious Computers) - will have to share my presence at GNUstep http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/FOSDEM_2010
- RuiSeabra (hope I can go)
- Ghislain & Tine (BaseTrend - openmobile.nl)
- Niels Heyvaert (Tentative)
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Sunday, Dec. 9
Classical music Candlelight Concerts presents the Curtis Institute of Music, featuring guitarist Jason Vieaux and violist Roberto Diaz, at 7 p.m. at Howard Community College's Horowitz Performing Arts Center, Smith Theatre, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Tickets are $30; $28 for seniors; and $12 for students. Information: 410-997-2324 or candlelightconcerts.org.
Holiday concert The Alleluias, an interdenominational Christian choral group, present the Christmas cantata "Agnus Dei," featuring the music of Michael Smith, at 3 p.m. at the Conference and Retreat Center of Bon Secours, 1525 Marriottsville Road in Marriottsville. The event is free, but a love offering will be taken. Information: 443-812-1037.
'Holiday Hop' The Kangaroo Kids Precision Jump Rope Team hosts this annual event at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center in Glenwood. Shows are at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. and showcase jumpers of all levels, including a special appearance by "Jumping Santa." Free, nonperishable donations for the Howard County Food Bank are appreciated. Information: 410-313-4840.
Monday, Dec. 10
Lecture Author Dan Toomey will deliver a lecture titled "Old Men in Blue and Gray, Maryland's Civil War Heroes" at 7 p.m. at Howard County Library's Miller branch, 9421 Frederick Road in Ellicott City. For reservations and more information, call 410-313-1950.
Magic show The Columbia Conjurors' annual "Tommy Ivey Close-Up Magic Show" will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road in Columbia. Admission is free. Information: 410-381-9365.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
Chanukah observance Chabad of Clarksville will light a public 9-foot menorah at River Hill Village Center, followed by a communitywide celebration, on the fourth night of Chanukah. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature prominent community officials and politicians. After the lighting ceremony, there will be singing with live music, latkes, doughnuts, a raffle and more. Information: chabadclarksville.org/chanukah.
Thursday, Dec. 13
Christmas party The county Chamber of Commerce hosts a Jingle Mingle Holiday Networking Party from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Historic Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry St. in Savage. Celebrate the holiday season with an evening of food, drinks, entertainment, shopping and fun. Cost is $80; $70 for members. To register and more information, call 410-730-4111 or go to howardchamber.com.
Afternoon tea The Town Center Community Association sponsors its annual "Holiday Teas" beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Historic Oakland Manor ballroom, 5430 Vantage Point Road in Columbia. A two-course repast will be served, and harpist Kristin Meyer will play throughout. Tickets are $22. Information: 410-730-4801.
The Howard County Conservancy present Dr. Alex Storrs, of Towson University Astrophysics, and Joel Goodman, of Stardoc, offering a program about meteor showers. Join other sky watchers and search for meteors and learn about galaxies and constellations at 9:30 p.m. at 10520 Old Frederick Road in Woodstock. If it rains or snows, the event will be moved indoors. Free. Information: 410-465-8877.
Friday, Dec. 14
Lecture Former Israeli ambassador to Egypt Shalom Cohen will deliver a lecture, "Israel and the Arab World: A View from the Frontline," at 8 p.m. at Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia. Information: 410-531-5115.
Holiday concert Church of the Resurrection Advent performs its holiday concert at 7 p.m. at Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center, 1525 Marriottsville Road in Marriottsville. A free will offering will be taken. Information: 410-442-3120.
Saturday, Dec. 15
Concert Troy Rohrs, Kathleen Stanley and Dave Weiner perform in a free Music Matters showcase from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Mad City Coffee, 10801 Hickory Ridge Road in Columbia. Information: 410-964-8671.
Holiday concert The St. Louis Church Concert Series presents "Christmas at St. Louis" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at 12500 Clarksville Pike in Clarksville. Admission is free. Information: 410-531-6040 or stlouisparish.org.
Music for charity The Columbia Concert and Jazz bands will hold a benefit concert for the Howard County Food Bank at 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at River Hill High School, 12101 Route 108 in Clarksville. Admission is a non-perishable food item. Refreshments will be served. Information: 301-596-9783 or columbiabands.org.
Networking The county Chamber of Commerce hosts a Business After Business Networking event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at Bob's BMW Motorcycles, 10720 Guilford Road in Jessup. Cost is $30; $15 for members. To register and for more information, call 410-730-4111 or go to howardchamber.com.
Music performance The Oakland Music Cafe series presents the string quartet Accoppiato Ensemble from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 23 in the ballroom of Historic Oakland Manor, 5430 Vantage Point Road in Columbia. Admission and refreshments are free, and any donations for the performers are appreciated. Information: 410-730-4744.
Classical concert Sundays at Three Chamber Music Series presents violinist and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jonathan Carney, accompanied by pianist Jeffrey Sharkey of the Peabody Institute, in a performance of sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. The show is at 3 p.m. Jan. 6 at Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road in Columbia. Tickets are $15; free for those ages 17 and younger accompanied by a paying adult. Information: 443-288-3179 or sundaysatthree.org.
Reunion The Cardinal Gibbons High School class of 1973 will hold its 40th reunion April 20 at Reflections Banquet Hall, 8015 Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena. Information: 410-382-6919 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Announcements for the datebook may be sent by mail to The Baltimore Sun in Howard County, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore 21278; by email to firstname.lastname@example.com; or by fax to 410-332-6455.


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Also, my thoughts and prayers are with the people on the East Coast today.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Giants Cake!
Also, my thoughts and prayers are with the people on the East Coast today.
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I love how pretty the cake turned out and the cute banner you made for it. Congrats on your win! I'm going to go check out your giveaway now.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 29, 2012 at 9:51 AM
I have been watching the world series faithfully and I must say I cried last night when they won, could be the pregnancy hormones, but I looked over at my hubbs who looked a little watery in the eyes hahaha he is from the Bay and breathes the Giants and Niners, it was such a great game last night and your cake is simply fabulous!! Wishing you a lovely week, Xo, AshleyReplyDelete
How 'bout them Giants! (Sorry about the poor grammar!)ReplyDelete
My hubby was drafted by the Giants, and the Selective Service back in the Viet Nam era.
He served Uncle Sam, and never played for the Giants.
The Giants will always have their special place in our family history. We were rooting for them all the way!
Congratulations SFO!
Let them eat cake!ReplyDelete
I LOVE your banner cakes!


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With excessive heat blanketing many parts of the country, it is important to be aware that, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more people die from heat waves each year than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined. Older individuals are particularly vulnerable to the effects of heat stress. Because heat-related deaths are preventable, people and communities need to be aware of who is at greatest risk and what actions can be taken to prevent a heat-related illness or death. The following resources outline important steps that can be taken to respond to excessive heat events:
From the Indiana State Department of Heatlh and the CDC: Experts say the best ways for you to endure humidity and avoid the dangers of heat exhaustion and heat stroke are to:
Pace yourself. For work or recreation in the sun, be sure to take frequent breaks to drink plenty of fluids and cool off out of the heat. Take it easy. Put off strenuous activities that can wait until weather cools. Stay cool. Use air-conditioning, if it's available; if it's not available, take cool baths, showers, or sponge baths and temporarily inhabit dry basement spaces, which can be 10-15 degrees cooler.
Dress appropriately: wear light-colored, lightweight cotton clothing, which readily releases perspiration and reflects heat. Cotton absorbs perspiration better and thus cools better than synthetics.
Eat lighter meals: avoid using your stove by eating more salads, fresh vegetables, and fruit. Drink fluids: drink plenty of cool, nonalcoholic beverages (water is best), especially when you're outdoors, to keep the body's cooling system operating efficiently. Avoid alcohol, which can induce dehydration.
Stay in the shade: if possible, perform work or strenuous recreational activities outdoors in the morning or early evening, when the sun's heat is less intense. Avoid sunburn and ultraviolet light poisoning.
Carry water: when you're away from home, keep water in nonbreakable bottles with you to easily replenish fluids lost to perspiration.
Look after the very young and the aged: babies and older adults are more susceptible to heat-induced illness. Check on them regularly. Call your local health department for instructions if you are unsure.


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The Illinois House adjourned for the day without voting a major government worker pension overhaul, casting grave doubt on the reform plan's fate.
The bill passed out of a committee earlier today, but proponents are still trying to round up enough votes to get it out of the full House.
The clock is ticking down until a new legislature is sworn in Wednesday. The Senate is not in town, and it's unclear whether enough lame-duck senators would return to vote on a pension plan even if it passed the House.
The House will return at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
"Sponsors will continue to work to find the votes and move the bill forward," said Ryan Keith, a spokesman for Democratic Reps. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook and Daniel Biss of Evanston.
Earlier today, the plan won approval from a House committee. Workers would chip in more from their paychecks and automatic cost-of-living increases would be reined in for retirees under the proposal. Retirees would not get automatic annual inflation bumps until age 67 and cost-of-living increases would be frozen for six years.
The legislation emerged as the most comprehensive pension overhaul for government workers to reach the House floor with bipartisan support since estimates of the nation's worst-funded retirement system hit $96.8 billion. The proposal moved to the full House on a 6-3 vote.
Rank-and-file state workers, university employees, legislators, and suburban and downstate public school teachers and retirees would be impacted.
Sponsoring Rep. Elaine Nekritz called for action because the state's pension finances are "in crisis." She said the proposal is not the "ideal solution" but represented a solid compromise that lawmakers can pass before a new legislature is sworn in Wednesday.
"The choice is clear. The time is now," Nekritz testified in the House hearing. Failing to act would mean less money for schools, health care, social services and other state operations, she said.
House Republican leader Tom Cross of Oswego hailed Nekritz and Rep. Dan Biss, D-Evanston, for jump-starting a "give-and-take process" that has resulted in a "very good product" that will lower the debt by $30 billion.
"This is not going to get better, the economy will not save it and it's got to be fixed," said Cross, who threw his support behind the bill after working two years for pension reform. "This is something that has to happen."
He warned that the state must act or its already-poor credit ratings will drop farther and it will cost Illinois more to borrow money. Businesses already are wary about staying or moving to Illinois because of the uncertainty over the state's financial albatross, and workers deserve to know the fate of their pension plans, he said.
Cross said the state pension systems are only 39 percent funded and "it's not getting any better" because the state is on the hook for nearly $7 billion a year in pension payments —nearly a quarter of the state's overall operating budget.
Biss maintained it is the only bipartisan legislation that has come forth that "truly solves theproblem" and has a "rationale, sensible framework."
In stark disagreement, Michael Carrigan, president of the Illinois AFL-CIO and a leader in a coalition of unions fighting the changes, maintained the pension proposal would disenfranchise people who have made their payments over the years and "played by the rules."
Proponents maintained the proposal would be constitutional, but opponents maintained it represented "an all-out assault on employees" and a violation of the state charter's ban on diminishing benefits once they are given.
Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery charged lawmakers would violate their oaths of office if they supported the "illegal plan" and urged them to follow the "better angels of your nature."
Henry Bayer, who heads the union representing the most state workers, contended the measure "shifts costs away from state and onto the backs" of public workers and retirees.
The plan represented a "Tea Party approach" of "cut, cut, cut," said Bayer, executive director of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31.
Among the key features of the House plan is a freeze on cost-of-living increases for all workers and retirees for as long as six years. Once the cost-of-living bumps resume, they would apply only to the first $25,000 of pensions. The inflation adjustments also would not be awarded until a person hits 67, a major departure public employees who have been allowed to retire much earlier in some cases and begin reaping the benefits of the annual increases immediately.
Under the proposal, employee contributions to pensions would increase 1 percentage point the first year and 1 percentage point the second year. A lid would be put on the size of the pensionable salary based on a Social Security wage base or their current salary, whichever is higher.
The goal is to put in place a 30-year plan that would fully fund the Illinois pension systems
Even if the House plan passes, the Senate would have to come back to the Capitol Tuesday or early Wednesday to vote on it. It's unclear how many senators would return for such a vote and whether Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, would help pass it. Cullerton prefers his own plan that he says would pass constitutional muster.


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Arsenal playmaker Aaron Ramsey has revealed he can't wait to play with Jack Wilshere.
The Welsh midfielder has become a key member of the first XI at Emirates Stadium this season.
Injuries and development have meant Arsene Wenger has not been able to regularly play the two together so far in the Gunners careers.
"It's been quite weird because [initially] I was playing, so Jack went out on loan, then I got injured, so Jack played " said Ramsey.
"We haven't really had a chance to play together yet in the league. It will be good to have the competition.
"Jack is a great player for us; he had a really good season last year. It's only a good thing to have competition for places."
Wilshere has been absent from the first team for the entirety of the current season after undergoing ankle surgery, but he is due to return next month.
The 19-year-old had a breakthrough season last term and established himself as a key member of both the Arsenal and England teams.
This progress was made largely in Ramsey's absence while the Wales captain was recovering form the horrific broken leg he suffered at Stoke City.
After, effectively, two season of benefitting from one another's convalescence, the two young stars will find out if they have the chemistry that Arsene Wenger claimed caused him to agree more readily to the sale of Cesc Fabregas.
This will mean more competition for places in a midfield that has found some fluidity after a disastrous start to the season.
One player Ramsey has built up a strong connection with is deadline day signing Mikel Arteta and the 20-year-old was enthusiastic about the way they have linked up so far.
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Samuel Goldman, a tireless volunteer in the press box for Stanford athletic events for many years, died Tuesday at age 87.
One of his trademarks was passing out hard candies to the writers.
Goldman served as the sports information director at San Francisco State from 1957 to 1970 and returned for a second tour from 1985 to 1990. He was inducted into the S.F. State Gator Hall of Fame in 1993. He also taught journalism at Skyline College in San Bruno and was a big help to reporters at so many events.
Although he officially retired in 1989, Goldman and wife Adele volunteered at hundreds of games and major national and Bay Area events including World Series, bowl games and U.S. Opens.
Graveside funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Eternal Home Cemetery in Colma. A reception will follow at the Goldman home in San Francisco.


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(Burbank, CA, March 20, 2013) -- Stand-up comedian and popular film and television actor Cedric "The Entertainer" has been named the new host of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," joining the long-running game show beginning with its 12th season in national syndication this Fall, it was announced today.
"We are thrilled to announce that Cedric 'The Entertainer' will be at the helm as our new host of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,'" said Janice Marinelli, president, Disney-ABC Domestic Television. "With his deep roots as a successful stand-up comedian and actor, Cedric will bring his fresh approach and unpredictable fun to the show."
"Cedric 'The Entertainer' is the perfect person to take the 'Millionaire' franchise to the next level," added Vicki Dummer, executive vice president, Times Square Studios. "An immensely talented performer with widespread appeal, Cedric will no doubt infuse his gregarious personality and humor into the show."
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Cedric replaces Meredith Vieira, who launched the weekday version of the game show in 2002 and remained host for 11 seasons, through 2013.
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Cedric's first televised stand-up comedy appearance was in 1987 on "It's Showtime at the Apollo," which led to appearances on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" and BET's "ComicView" in the early '90s and eventually to his own headlining comedy special on HBO in 2006, "Cedric The Entertainer: Taking You Higher."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT did not drop a set as it defeated Mount Holyoke College, 9-0, in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's tennis match on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Engineers improved 2-0 on the year and 2-0 in conference play while the Lyons' ledger fell to 0-2 overall and in the NEWMAC.
MIT opened the match with a pair of 8-1 decisions in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles slots. Leslie Hansen and Mariah Hoover collaborated for the victory in the top spot while Yi Wang and Melissa Diskin defeated Elizabeth Tighe and Rose Cantlin. Anisa McCree and Liz Denys recorded a flawless performance in their 8-0 win over Sarah London and Beatrix Hartmann in the No. 2 position.
The Engineers continued to roll in the singles matches as Hoover led the way with a 6-0, 6-1 victory in the top spot against Meghan Sloane. Denys clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-0 decision in the No. 2 position which was followed by Wang's 6-2, 6-1 win over Hartmann. Hoover defeated London, 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 3 slot while Diskin blanked Eleni Scordilis, 6-0, 6-0. Karina Pikhart closed out the day with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Rose Cantlin.
In exhibition play, Katie Smyth and Emily Onufer defeated Scordilis and Elise Frankel, 8-4, while Kerry Weinberg and Jenny Dohlman posted an 8-1 victory. Smyth went on to register a 6-1, 6-1 win over Frankel as Onufer overpowered Knight, 8-2.
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1. Leslie Hansen/Mariah Hoover (MIT) def Natalie Hsiang/Meghan Sloane (MHC), 8-1
2. Anisa McCree/Liz Denys (MIT) def. Sarah London/Beatrix Hartmann (MHC), 8-0
3. Yi Wang/Melissa Diskin (MIT) def. Elizabeth Tighe/Rose Cantlin (MHC) 8-1
4. Katie Smyth/Emily Onufer (MIT) def. Eleni Scordilis/Elise Frankel (MHC), 8-4
5. Kerry Weinberg/Jenny Dohlman (MIT) def. Erin Knight/King (MHC), 8-1
1. Leslie Hansen (MIT) def. Meghan Sloane (MHC), 6-0, 6-1
2. Liz Denys (MIT) def. Liz Tighe (MHC), 6-2, 6-0
3. Mariah Hoover (MIT) def. Sarah London (MHC), 6-3, 6-2
4. Yi Wang (MIT) def. Beatrix Hartmann (MHC), 6-2, 6-1
5. Melissa Diskin (MIT) def. Eleni Scordilis (MHC), 6-0, 6-0
6. Karina Pikhart (MIT) def. Rose Cantlin (MHC), 6-4, 6-1
7. Katie Smyth (MIT) def. Elise Frankel (MHC), 6-1, 6-1
8. Emily Onufer (MIT) def. Erin Knight (MHC), 8-2


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During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about the White House releasing a photo of President Obama skeet shooting to dispel doubt about his claim of doing it "all the time," co-host Matt Lauer worried about the precedent that had been set: "So like releasing the birth certificate a year or so ago, this is the next step, that now the President always has to back up his words with proof?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Lauer's concern seemed to follow administration talking points perfectly. On Sunday's Today, correspondent Peter Alexander reported: "This weekend, the White House tried to shut down the doubters. The President's former senior advisor [David Plouffe] even referred to those who still question where Mr. Obama was born. [Image of Plouffe Tweet] 'Attention, skeet birthers. Make our day – let the photoshop conspiracies begin!'"
Following Alexander's report, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd explained the strategy: "...it first started back when they [in the Obama campaign] were running for office, when the first time the birth certificate questions started. So this has always been they're MO as sort of something catches fire on Twitter and social media in particular, and then makes its way in the mainstream, they feel as if, well, they've got to do something, they've got to quote, unquote, 'feed the beast.'"
Todd then dismissed the controversy: "I have to say, I'm sort of amused by the supposed kerfuffle over all of this." On Saturday's Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt forwarded the idea that the release of the photo had become an "unnecessary distraction" to Obama's push for gun restrictions.
During the Tuesday panel discussion, advertising executive Donny Deutsch admitted that the image of a gun-toting Obama was a "contrived photo," but defended it for its propaganda value: "I don't have a problem with it. Whether he skeet shooted once or a thousand times, to basically come out and say, 'I'm not trying to take anybody's guns away'....he wants to send out a signal, 'No, no, I'm not anti-gun guy. I'm an anti-assault weapons guy.'"
Chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman actually mocked the photo: "Looks like a manly man....I mean, look at the picture. I mean, just look at the rifle, how it's being shot. It is the most contrived thing."
Attorney Star Jones chimed in with her own interpretation of the meaning of the image: "I think it's more, 'I'm not a liar.' Because the public has said character matters when it comes to Obama. And for the President to show you, 'No, I don't lie.'"
Here is a full transcript of the Tuesday panel discussion:
MATT LAUER: Recently the President the of the United States, Obama was asked, "Have you ever fired a gun?" He said, "Yes, in fact at Camp David we do skeet shooting all the time." Some people didn't believe him. They thought he was making it up. So on the eve of this trip to Minnesota, where he was going to talk about gun control, Jay Carney at the White House tweeted this photo, let's see if we can put it up right now, of the President doing just that, skeet shooting up at Camp David. Donny, image guy, was this a smart photo to release? What's it all about?
DONNY DEUTSCH: Actually, yes. By the way, we could probably line up a thousand, what I'll call, "contrived photos," whether it's drinking beer and he doesn't drink beer. I don't have a problem with it. Whether he skeet shooted once or a thousand times, to basically come out and say, "I'm not trying to take anybody's guns away," it's a very different kind of discussion. This is what we do in business.
NANCY SNYDERMAN: Looks like a manly man.
DEUTSCH: That is just – he wants to send out a signal, "No, no, I'm not anti-gun guy. I'm an anti-assault weapons guy."
SNYDERMAN: It's just, I mean, look at the picture. I mean, just look at the rifle, how it's being shot. It is the most contrived thing. I could care less.
DEUTSCH: So is every other presidential photo.
SNYDERMAN: No, no, I understand. I – I could care less.
STAR JONES: He's still wearing the mom jeans, I just can't over that, with the
President in mom jeans.
LAUER: But is that photo about saying, "I told the truth and the President doesn't lie" or is that photo about what Donny said, looking out to the people who are worried about Second Amendment issues, saying, "I'm not a guy who wants to take the guns away"?
SNYDERMAN: Yes, yes, yes. It was very much a, "I'm more you than you think I am and I'm not going to take your guns way."
JONES: I think it's more – I think it's more, "I'm not a liar." Because the public has said character matters when it comes to Obama. And for the President to show you, "No, I don't lie."
LAUER: So like releasing the birth certificate a year or so ago, this is the next step, that now the President always has to back up his words with proof?
SNYDERMAN: Yes, yes.
JONES: And that's why I said he shouldn't have released any damn thing.
DEUTSCH: It was a bigger issue, it was about, "I'm not taking your guns away."


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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined largely as expected last week as the impact of a California computer glitch worked its way out of the report.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined by 10,0000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims for the prior week were not revised. Economists polled by Reuters had expected first-time applications to fall to 339,000 last week.
A Labor Department analyst said California, which had been dealing with a backlog, reported no carryover in claims last week from previous weeks.
Technical problems as California converted to a new computer system have distorted the claims data since September, which had made it hard to get a clear read of labor market conditions.
A 16-day partial shutdown of the federal government had also pushed up claims in recent weeks as furloughed workers applied for benefits, but this appeared to be diminishing.
Claims filed by federal employees dropped 29,713 in the week ended Oct. 19 to 14,423. The shutdown ended on Oct. 17.
The four-week moving average for new claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends, increased 8,000 to 356,250. The number of people still receiving benefits under regular state programs after an initial week of aid rose by 31,000 to 2.881 million in the week ended Oct. 19.
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Here is a chicken that will give the Easter bunny a run for its money.
A chicken in a Chinese village laid a giant half-pound egg with two yolks and another egg inside, according to Hong Kong's New Tang Dynasty Television.
The owner, who lives in the small village in Guizhou province, said she thought her hen was dying as it struggled to lay the eggs. The hen laid a brood of five eggs.
"I'm more than 80 now, but I have never seen eggs like this before." said the owner, who goes by the name Ms. Yang.
She credits her hen's rice diet for its supersize offspring. She said she feeds it rice because the hen doesn't like corn.
The largest egg on record, according to Guinness World Records, was laid by an ostrich in Sweden in 2008. It came in at 5 pounds 11.36 ounces


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Peter Senior found himself in good position to win his first event since joining the Champions Tour last year.
Senior shot a bogey-free 67 and John Huston birdied No. 18 for a 68 on Saturday that left them tied for the lead at 12 under after the second round of the 3M Championship.
TPC Twin Cities, the 20th TPC course to be built since the first one opened in 1980, was designed by Arnold Palmer.
Jay Haas, the co-leader after the opening round, shot a 69 and was one shot back.
"It'd be nice to win one. I've had a couple of opportunities and never really went ahead with it," Senior said.
Last week at the U.S. Senior Open, he was tied for third entering the final round, but shot a 71 -- the highest score of his four rounds -- and finished sixth, the second time he finished in that place in five weeks. He also lost in a playoff at the Regions Tradition in May.
Senior birdied three of the four par 3s Saturday. He hit 27 of 28 fairways in the first two rounds, and 33 of 36 greens in regulation.
"I really didn't have to struggle for any par, which is always nice to do," he said. "I had plenty of opportunities but the greens were a little slower today after the storm. ... It's nice to be in the position I'm in."
Play was delayed 1 hour, 56 minutes due to rain and lightning when the leaders began their back nine at TPC Twin Cities.
Early in the day, the course played much like it did Friday when 53 of 80 players broke par by firing right at the flags. However, the wind began to pick up as the final groups began their rounds around noon, quickly reducing the number of birdies that were being posted. Following the stoppage, the wind was not a factor and scores slowly began to drop again. Forty-five players broke par.
Mark Calcavecchia (68), who finished second in last year's event, and Minnesota native Tom Lehman (69) were two shots behind.
Tommy Armour III (67), Mark O'Meara (68), Kenny Perry (70), Nick Price (68) and Hal Sutton (69) trailed by four.
Huston birdied the first two holes to get to 10 under, and increased that lead with a 25-foot birdie putt on the tough ninth hole. Haas also birdied No. 9 to stay within two strokes of the lead.
After a birdie at No. 11, Huston hit his tee shot on No. 12 into a water hazard, leading to a bogey. Haas and Lehman birdied the hole to get within one shot.
"I was just kind of trying to hold it together the rest of the way," Huston said. "I hung in there. I made a good par on 16 after a really bad tee shot, and I was fortunate enough to make birdie on the last one."
Senior birdied Nos. 13, 15 and 17.
Haas missed a short putt on No. 18 that would have him tied for the lead.
"Jay had a lot of opportunities from 10, 15 feet and missed a 3- or 4-footer at the last hole," Senior said. "He could have really had a real good score today."
Calcavecchia had birdies on Nos. 14 and 15 to get within a shot. A bad approach shot on 18 -- statistically the easiest hole on the course -- cost him a birdie opportunity. He also missed four putts from within 4 feet during his round, saying he turned a potential 63 into a 68.
"If I play great tomorrow and don't miss any putts inside 5 feet, 6 feet, I'll shoot a good score. I'm hitting it great. It's just frustrating," he said.
Lehman, a three-time winner this year and the season points leader, made three bogeys and said he couldn't get any momentum going but still has a chance at winning.
"There are a lot of guys within four, five shots of the lead and somebody's going to go low, and if the weather's real nice, somebody's going to go real low," Lehman said. "You hope you're the one that does."


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BEULAVILLE � Tony Marshburn was in a sharing mood Friday night.
BEULAVILLE � Tony Marshburn was in a sharing mood Friday night.
The Northside boys� basketball coach said following his team�s 63-41 win at East Duplin that he didn�t mind his Monarchs sharing the East Central 2-A Conference regular season title with Clinton.
�I�d rather finish tied for first than finish second,� Marshburn said.
Northside (19-3, 11-3) will share the ECC crown with Clinton (17-6, 11-3), which beat South Lenoir 78-61 on Friday. A coin flip today will determine which team gets the top seed for next week�s conference tournament at Richlands High School.
The team that advances the furthest in the tournament will be the ECC�s top seed for the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs.
But the Monarchs will have time to think about all those ramifications. For now, they can enjoy a conference title.
�It means a lot,� said Northside�s Kris Curry, who had 16 points and 6 rebounds Friday. �We came out and played to our potential.�
That�s especially true late in the season, Marshburn said.
�We had to go on the road (at Clinton and East Duplin this week) and we had to get a win and we did,� he said.
Meanwhile, East Duplin (8-16, 6-8) will be the ECC�s fifth and final state playoff seed, a position the Panthers got after Richlands lost to Croatan on Friday.
The only way the Panthers don�t make the playoffs is if a lower-seeded team wins the conference tournament.
East Duplin had lost 91-40 at Northside on Jan. 22, but played better this time around against the Monarchs, but still couldn�t catch Northside.
�They are really deep,� East Duplin coach Robert Ross said of Northside. �They have so many guys on the bench. We got tired.�
Jamal Parker added 13 points and Josh Cabrera had 9 points and 6 rebounds for the Monarchs. East Duplin�s Nicholas Williams scored all 19 points in the second half.
Despite East Duplin slowing the tempo down early, the Monarchs outscored the Panthers 13-2 in the first quarter. Northside then took a 32-12 lead into halftime.
�Our strategy was to start the game by just getting back on defense and controlling the boards,� Marshburn said. �When they (Panthers) started moving the ball, we started to extend our pressure.�
Curry was big in helping the Monarchs keep their lead in the second half. After Parker drew his third foul with 4:55 left in the third quarter, Curry scored 5 points on Northside�s next three possessions.
He finished with 11 points in the second half.
�Jamal has been telling me to be a man child and I was,� Curry said. �I felt I could take it to them.�
Marshburn was impressed with Curry�s play.
�Kris is a warrior. He battles,� Marshburn said. �He�s a competitor all the time.�
Williams, though, kept the Panthers competitive in the second half after he did not play in the first half due to what Ross said was a coach�s decision. Williams scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including a field goal with 5:40 left in the game that put East Duplin to within 47-35.
�He was just active,� Ross said.
Northside 13 19 12 19 � 63
East Duplin 2 10 14 15 � 41
Cabrera 9, Brown 1, Parker 13, Kr. Curry 16, Ayabarreno 4, Adams 8, Ko. Curry 5, McCarthy 7. Totals� 24-47 13-23 63.
Fla.Laporte 5, Scarborough 2, Baker 3, Stallings 6, Hull 1, Williams 19, Flo. Laporte 5. Totals� 15-45 9-16 41.
3-Point Goals� N 2 (Parker, McCarthy), E 2 (Baker, Williams). Rebounds� N 28 (Cabrera 6, Kr. Curry 6), E 25 (Stallings 7, Hull 5, Flo. Laporte 5). RECORDS� N: 19-3, 11-3, vs. TBA in conference tournament. E: 8-16, 6-8, vs. TBA in conference tournament.


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Bumping Into Manager Rules
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I once worked for a manager who proudly said to me, "Don't bring me a problem without bringing me a solution." I blinked once and said, "Why would I bring you a problem I could solve?"
He stopped, and said, "Ooh." Some of you will recognize that as the programmer's refrain. "Oooh," is what you say when you realize the computer has done something you told it to do, but is not what you meant it to do.
"Don't bring me a problem without bringing me a solution" is an example of management incongruence. Not because a manager means to be. But because a manager might not know better. My manager wanted to challenge me. Believe me, I was challenged! I wasn't being lazy. I wasn't being stupid. I was stuck. I needed help. I didn't know where to go for help.
Even in agile teams, the manager might be the right person to go to. The manager might not be. The manager might not have the answer. But the manager might be the right person to free the impediment, to know who has the answer, or to help with problem-solving.
This is why when managers have rules about problem solving, they make life difficult for everyone else. Managers don't have to be perfect. They have to work work hard at staying congruent, which is different than being perfect. Much different than being perfect.
This is a picture of what I mean by congruence. When the manager takes him or herself, the other person, and the context into account, the manager is congruent. When the manager stops taking the other person into account, the manager blames the other person. When you bump into manager rules such as "Don't bring me a problem without a solution," your manager is blaming you for not having a solution.
When the manager stops taking him/herself into account, the manager placates. Managers who say, "Yes," to all work and never say No and don't manage the project portfolio placate the rest of the organization.
Managers who ignore both themselves and the other person are super-reasonable. Remember Ever Have a Bad Manager Day? I was being super-reasonable, ignoring me and the other person and the fact that we were human. Hah! That didn't last long. There are are other incongruent stances, but those are the big three.
Does this mean managers can't be human? Oh, no, they sure can be, and are! And, they need to watch out for these rules that make them less effective. Incongruent stances do not help managers manage. Incongruent stances and rules make it more difficult for managers to do a great job.
If you would like to read more about bumping into manager rules, take a look at my next myth, Management Myth 14: I Must Always Have a Solution to the Problem. Let me know if you like my suggestions.
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Construction in forms large and small framed this day. The older kids spent the morning constructing the frames of the two-story Kid City while the the younger kids headed to San Francisco General Hospital's construction site just a few blocks away from our little school. Mix in a little paint and you have a day.
The foundation at the hospital went down three stories! Aidan assured me that this "isn't too deep," but they saw the crane moving things around so fast!
Setting out 2x4s back at the school.
Zada helped align the wood for strong joints and a steady Kid City frame.
Connor concentrated on the task at hand.
Theo helped Audrey with her play and assured me he would soon know the secrets of time travel (right, Theo?)
A quick break at the park before the younger kids came hurrying back to school.
After lunch, Kaia prepared her feet for a record in strides.
Coke took a break to read in the library – now located in the office area, thanks to Melanie and Kristie's hard moving work.
Gever worked with Henry on some gaming code and Isaac wrote more in his tale of zombie mayhem, while Stewart and Theo continued to explore the world.
What can you discover from the footsteps of the kids at Brightworks?
Jennie – our friend and carpentry and kids' tool education extraordinaire – showed Audrey how to use the chop saw.
Kai helped Mei stabilize her sawing so she could start building a table for her flower shop.
Logan started to construct submarine that will never sink.
Ben had plans of his own…
Clementine and Jennie work on sturdy joints on a shelf for Clementine's Kid City shop.
Connor and Ben measure on the diagonal to square the frames for stability.
Setting the frames upright.
An experiment in tracing footsteps gone to the extreme – paint everywhere!
Quinn composed a poem for Sofia after she fell in the paint slide:
We're painting a painting for painting the painting.
A painting was painting a painting.
She was a painting that was painting a painting.
She was painting who was painting a painting of painting that a painting can painting so well.
"Brightworks," Josh said, "is where clean clothes go to die."
Norabelle, Zada, Kaia: you've proven this correct. It will not be the last time.


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Stevens Institute of Technology to Donate Student-Designed "Smart House" to California State University San Marcos for Use as Veterans Center
Hoboken, NJ and San Marcos, CA – Stevens Institute of Technology and California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) are demonstrating their shared commitment to U.S. military veterans and sustainability with the establishment of a zero-net energy veterans center on the CSUSM campus, which will support and serve the nearly 900 students who identify as a veteran, service member or military dependent.
The center is a gift from a group of 60 interdisciplinary Stevens students who are building a "smart house" for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2013 Solar Decathlon, a biannual competition in which 20 university teams from around the globe compete to design energy-efficient solar homes.
The competition culminates with the XPO – a world's fair of clean, renewable and efficient energy from Oct. 3-13, 2013 in Irvine, Calif. which will put the student-designed houses on display to the public . After the competition, Stevens has chosen to give its home, Ecohabit, a second life by donating it to CSUSM to use as its new, state-of-the-art Veterans Center. Stevens – which also participated in and won awards in the 2011 Solar Decathlon – turned that year's entry into the permanent home of a low-income family in Washington, D.C. in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity.
"The opportunity to turn 'Ecohabit' into a functioning facility for deserving veterans has made the Solar Decathlon competition a truly meaningful experience for our students," said Dr. Michael Bruno, dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science at Stevens.
"We always knew we wanted to donate Ecohabit to a deserving owner and put the house to a good use after the completion," added Mark Pollock, industry assistant professor at Stevens, faculty project manager for Ecohabit, and a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. "We felt strongly about its potential as a place for returning veterans or military personnel, given Stevens' history and longstanding relationships within the defense industry. When we found out CSUSM was in need of a new space for its veteran students, we felt it was a perfect fit."
CSUSM, located close to Camp Pendleton and several other military installations, has the highest percentage of student veterans per capita of any California State University campus. One of every ten Cal State San Marcos students is a veteran, service member, reservist or dependent, and the University is ranked in the top 15 percent nationally for veterans education by Military Times Edge.
The new Veterans Center, which will be situated on a currently-empty lot across from Markstein Hall and behind Science Hall 2, will replace a much smaller facility that opened in Craven Hall in 2008.
"We are honored to be selected as the recipient of the Stevens Institute of Technology Solar Decathlon home," said CSUSM President Karen Haynes. "Our student veterans, active duty personnel, reservists and their family members have contributed so much to our campus community and to the defense and security of our country. This new facility will further enhance our ability to serve those who have served us. A point of pride, the new Veterans Center won't be just an office but a place where military-affiliated students can find and build community while receiving services and assistance to meet their complex and unique needs."
The Veterans Center – which will include an office, a conference room, a kitchen, and a lounge and event space – will have many unique technological features and innovations including solar shingles, a rainwater harvesting system with green wall and green roof, and energy-saving and water-saving heating, cooling and plumbing systems.
Most distinguishing is that intelligence will be embedded into every component of the facility. With a central control system which collects and analyzes sensor data from each system to maximize efficiency, the center will automatically adapt to the use patterns of its occupants and teach them how to maintain a greener, more sustainable lifestyle.
Ecohabit's "smart house" design is in line with CSUSM's commitment to sustainability, conservation of resources and green building design. The University has striven to make LEED Gold its standard for all new buildings and has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for its nearly 83 percent recycle rate during the annual RecycleMania competition.
The Veterans Center will be an excellent vehicle for advancing knowledge of energy use patterns and weather and temperature influences to maximize energy-efficiency. In addition to directly serving veteran students, CSUSM plans to engage its science and technology students in data monitoring, collection and analysis, working with their Stevens counterparts to study how technology, design and engineering can drive sustainability.
"Almost all of the emerging green technologies and design innovations built into Ecohabit will fully function when it is transitioned into the Veterans Center at CSUSM," said Pollock. "This represents a tremendous opportunity for Stevens and CSUSM to further test these systems and continually learn from the data collected."
CSUSM will transport Ecohabit from the site of the Solar Decathlon competition in fall 2013 and rebuild it on campus with a ground breaking ceremony slated for Veterans Day. It is expected to be in use as the Veteran's Center in fall 2014.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University®, is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Founded in 1870, technological innovation has been the hallmark and legacy of Stevens' education and research programs for more than 140 years. Within the university's three schools and one college, more than 6,100 undergraduate and graduate students collaborate with more than 350 faculty members in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment to advance the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront global challenges. Stevens is home to three national research centers of excellence, as well as joint research programs focused on critical industries such as healthcare, energy, finance, defense, STEM education and coastal sustainability. The university is the fastest-rising college in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of the best national universities, and it is consistently ranked among the nation's elite for return on investment for students, career services programs, and mid-career salaries of alumni. Stevens is in the midst of a 10-year strategic plan, The Future. Ours to Create., designed to further extend the Stevens legacy to create a forward-looking and far-reaching institution with global impact.
About California State University San Marcos
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) combines the ambiance of a mid-sized, personal, modern campus with the unequaled value of the California State University. Since its founding in 1989, the campus has distinguished itself. Students benefit from the latest facilities and equipment, a superb faculty that enjoys teaching, and a rigorous academic program that prepares students for a successful life in and out of the workplace. A recent survey reported that our annual spending in the region was $161 million, generating a total impact of $307 million on the regional economy. Eighty-five percent of CSUSM's alumni stay in the region. CSUSM is located on a 304-acre hillside overlooking the city of San Marcos. It is 15 miles east of the ocean; just 30 miles north of downtown San Diego.


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"Don't get me wrong I love America," a reader writes. Whatever Wen Ho, think I don't get my fill of pinkos whining about Fox over at Torture Points Memo?
But right now the Yankees are losing 16 - 2 to Cleveland and Fox is sticking with this game, instead of going to the Cardinals vs Cubs game.
ALERT THE ACLU, BRO! Mercifully, I don't have to find a moving way to say "get some perspective hater" because the Times ran this tearjerker today.


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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston professor Volker Neugebauer has been awarded a four-year, $1.36 million grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to conduct an innovative study of the relationship between pain and parts of the brain associated with cognitive thought and emotional response.
The goal of Neugebauer's study is to understand a process that causes hyperactivity in the amygdala, a key emotional center, leading to persistent pain and uncomfortable states like fear and anxiety. The investigation will focus on pain-induced disruption of nerve-signal traffic between the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in so-called "executive" decision-making functions.
"Normally in the brain we have a balanced interaction between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex, with the amygdala providing valuable emotion-based information to the cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex sending back signals that keep amygdala activity under control," Neugebauer said. "But abnormal pain input can trigger changes in the amygdala that enhance its output, overpowering the medial prefrontal cortex."
When this occurs, the medial prefrontal cortex loses the ability to control the amygdala, creating a vicious cycle of sustained disturbance.
"The amygdala activity continues independently of the original input, resulting in these persistent pain and emotion states," Neugebauer said. "We think this happens in chronic pain, and also in anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder, when the normal fear response persists abnormally. We're going to study the mechanics of this process, trying to identify specific targets that could allow us to regain control of amygdala activity."
To accomplish this objective, Neugebauer will conduct behavioral experiments and studies of brain electrical activity in laboratory rats that have been given experimental compounds known to increase cortical output. Then, working with thin slices of rat brain, he'll apply electrophysiological techniques that allow him to zero in on particular synapses — tiny gaps between nerve cells, across which signals are transmitted by molecules called neurotransmitters.
"In our behavioral studies we'll be doing tests to determine how our cortical manipulations affect decision-making, emotional aspects of behavior and anxiety-like behavior in rats suffering from pain very like that of arthritis," Neugebauer said. "Then we'll make electrophysiological recordings of individual neurons of intact, living animals — neurons in the cortex, neurons in the amygdala — as we manipulate cortical activity, so we can study this interaction. Finally, we'll take slices from the cortex and the amygdala, which allows us to pinpoint the site of drug action and the site of changes in a particular synapse."
Such detailed analysis of the engagement between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala and its involvement in persistent pain and emotional disturbance has never been done before, Neugebauer said, and it has potential for broader applications; the brain circuits involved in addiction, for example, show similarities to those he will be investigating. In addition, he notes, better insights into the connections between a cognitive brain center and an emotional one may have implications for cognitive-behavioral therapy — a psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes the use of cognitive techniques to overcome emotional distress.
"I'm not going to go so far as to say that this will definitely lead to a new pain therapy, but I think as a concept it could lead to a new strategy to deal with the more complex aspects of pain," Neugebauer said. "It should also be useful as a model, a tool for helping us understand more of how the brain is involved in these conditions when things go wrong. And finally, I think that it really has broad appeal for other fields, areas like PTSD, addiction and anxiety."
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