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Lavjay Butani, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrology
- Chief, Pediatric Nephrology
- Professor
Glassrock Building
2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 3200
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Additional Phone Numbers
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Clinical Interests
Lavjay Butani has special interests in the treatment of children with high blood pressure, prenatally diagnosed kidney abnormalities, or urologic diseases. He also treats children who have kidney failure and require dialysis and/or transplant. His research has focused on newer immunosuppressive medications for children with kidney transplants.
Pediatric Nephrology
Center/Program Affiliation
M.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1992
Masters in Academic Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2009-13
Internship: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1992-93
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1993-94
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1994-95
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-99
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1995
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, 2000
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Transplantation
Mayo Alumni Association
Sacramento Pediatric Society
Honors and Awards
Listed among Best Doctors in America, 2012
Sacramento Magazine "Best Doctors in Sacramento", 2012
Inducted into Gold Humanism Society, 2012
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Award for "Excellence in Teaching in Clinical Sciences", 2012
Tupper Award for Excellence in Teaching, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2009
Award for best Graduating Pediatric Resident, 1994
Honors for excellence in Surgery, 1992
Honors for excellence in Community Medicine, 1992
Honors for excellence in OB/GYN, 1992
Gold medal for excelling in Psychiatry, 1992
Gold medal for Best Medical Graduate, 1992
Select Recent Publications
Butani L, Blankenburg R, Long M: Stimulating Reflective Practice Among Your Learners. Pediatrics 2013, 131: 204-206
Calogiuri GF, Nettis E, Di Leo E, Foti C, Ferrannini A, Butani L: Allopurinol hypersensitivity reactions: desensitization strategies and new therapeutic alternative molecules. Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2013, 12, 19-28
Butani L, Paterniti DA, Tancredi DJ, and Li ST: Attributes of residents as teachers and role models-a mixed methods study of stakeholders. Medical Teacher 2013, 35(4): e1052-1059
Butani L, Iosif A, Kelly A, Washington O, Seritan A: Racial-Ethnic Differences in Medical Students' Perceptions of Professionalism: A Mixed-Methods Study. Medical Science Educator 2013, 23(3): 259-268
Lau KK, Butani L: Increasing organ donation-we can do better. Journal of Transplantation Technologies and Research 2013, S2
Winnicki ED, Butani L: Use of surveillance biopsies in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Journal of Transplantation Technologies and Research 2013, 3:2
Butani L, Troppmann C, Perez RV: Outcomes of Children Receiving En Bloc Renal Transplants from Small Pediatric Donors. Pediatric Transplantation 2012, 17:55-58
Butani L, Perez RV. Effect of pretransplant dialysis modality and duration on long-term outcomes of children receiving renal transplants. Transplantation. 2011 Feb 27;91(4):447-51.
Lau KK, Tancredi DJ, Perez RV, Butani L. Unusual pattern of dyslipidemia in children receiving steroid minimization immunosuppression after renal transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Aug;5(8):1506-12. Epub 2010 May 27.
Oh G, Butani L: Thrombosis in renal graft recipients. Current Pediatric Reviews Vol. 9, No.3, 218-224, 2013
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NU Names Award Winners, Captains at Banquet
Lincoln - The Nebraska football team celebrated its 2008 season on Sunday evening at its annual banquet, held at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Lincoln. Nearly 500 people attended the banquet, which included the awarding of several team awards and the announcement of the 2008 season captains.
Quarterback Joe Ganz was the most honored Husker on Sunday evening. The senior from Palos Heights, Ill., has set Nebraska records for season passing yards and season total offense in 2008. He was named the Team MVP, along with winning the Tom Novak Trophy and the Bobby Reynolds Award. Ganz was also one of four Husker seniors who were chosen as season captains.
The Huskers elected game captains each week, before determining season-long captains after the regular season. While Ganz was chosen as the offensive captain, defensive tackle Ty Steinkuhler and defensive end Zach Potter were elected as defensive captains and wide receiver/punt returner Nate Swift was elected as Nebraska's special teams captain.
Swift, Nebraska's all-time leading receiver, joined Ganz as the most honored Huskers on Sunday evening. Swift was named the Offensive MVP and also picked up the Guy Chamberlin Trophy. The Novak and Chamberlin Awards were chosen by a vote of media who regularly cover Nebraska throughout the season. Those two award winners, along with the Cletus Fischer Native Son Award will again be celebrated at Outland Trophy banquet in Omaha on Jan. 15. Senior receiver Todd Peterson was named the winner of the Native Son Award, presented annually to a homegrown Husker senior.
Junior nose tackle Ndamukong Suh was chosen as the Defensive MVP for the 2008 Huskers. A first-team All-Big 12 pick, Suh leads the team in tackles, tackles for loss, interceptions and sacks. Sophomore place-kicker Alex Henery was also a multiple award winner on Sunday night. Henery was chosen as the Huskers Special Teams MVP after connecting on 14-of-17 field goals this season, and the Omaha native was also honored as the 2008 Walk-on MVP.
Other honorees included Suh and senior offensive guard Matt Slauson sharing the 2008 Lifter of the Year Award. Four of Nebraska's top practice performers were also honored. Offensive lineman Derek Meyer and receiver Tim Marlowe were the Offensive Scout Team MVPs for 2008, while linebacker Alonzo Whaley and defensive back Courtney Osborne were the Defensive Scout Team MVPs.
Award Winners
Season Captains: Joe Ganz, Nate Swift, Zach Potter, Ty Steinkuhler
Team MVP: Joe Ganz, QB
Offensive MVP: Nate Swift, WR
Defensive MVP: Ndamukong Suh, NT
Special Teams MVP: Alex Henery, PK
Walk-on MVP: Alex Henery, PK
Scout Team Offensive MVPs: Derek Meyer, OL; Tim Marlowe, WR
Scout Team Defensive MVPs: Alonzo Whaley, LB; Courtney Osborne, DB
Novak Trophy: Joe Ganz, QB
Chamberlin Trophy: Nate Swift, WR
Cletus Fischer Native Son Award: Todd Peterson, WR
Bobby Reynolds Award: Joe Ganz, QB
Lifters of the Year: Matt Slauson, OG; Ndamukong Suh, NT

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(Important note for this post- This is written from a collegiate runners POV, but many of my experiences are the same for athletes in all of the other collegiate sports. I'm not looking for a pat on the back for describing my schedule/stresses, I can do that myself.)
(Important note number 2: Anytime I write a potentially offensive post, I get a pretty sizable amount of hate mail/bashing comments. Y'all, read some of my posts. Take things with a grain of salt, relax, and enjoy these for their mix of humor and truth.)
You know something has to get me pretty worked up to bring my blogging self back from the dead. I was just peacefully scrolling through my Twitter Feed while sitting on the toilet before my night run when I saw this "article" retweeted by an Illinois athlete.
Take a minute to calm down before you read this post. Maybe go for a run, take a hot shower.
Ok, do you have yourself collected? Good. Let's destroy this horrible human being's argument.
Before we even get to taking apart how poorly written, biased, unsupported, and stupid this article was, let's start by looking at a picture of the gal who wrote the piece (it's not creepy, her picture is in the article)
Also, this was posted in the comments section on your article, but looking at your room really makes me feel for you. Life looks pretty damn tough 😦 YOU'RE AN RA, YOU DON'T EVEN PAY FOR HOUSING YOU IDIOT.
Next, let me give you a few tips on journalism, dear. I know it's an opinion piece, but tip number one:
Don't discredit your authority in the first few paragraphs of your article.
"I never finished the mile run. I always dropped out around a third of the way to puke or pass out — whichever came first"
LOL. Wait, WHAT?? You can't run 533ish meters without puking or passing out? You expect anybody to take you seriously after opening with something like that? I sure hope you're exaggerating and this claim isn't true. I guess I wouldn't expect a cardio system to be very efficient in somebody who is so cold-hearted. I know 200+ pound non-athletes that can run longer than that. I know people without the bottom half of their legs that can run much further than that, except they use their talent to murder their girlfriends, unfortunately (too soon, I know.)
"This occurred to me as I noticed my one friend take out her student athlete class planner. I front a small fee for an iBook. Her student athlete school supplies are free."
A.) You only have one friend?
B.) I've been informed by people at your own school that iBooks can be obtained for free at the Illini Union Bookstore. Are you paying just so you can get more people to listen to you whine?
C.) Yes, some of us at our respective Universities get free planners. PLANNERS. I have never received free pencils, books, pens, papers, notebooks etc. etc. Maybe your school has a special deal with Staples, or maybe you're just making another unsupported claim.
"Not only do they get blue and orange gear free of charge, which includes those trademark Nike tracksuits and backpacks, but student athletes are also privy to tutoring services that the rest of us standard, non-athletic-scholarship students have to go out of our way for or otherwise not have. But I wonder how many of those athletes would be doing so well if they were just plain, non-athlete students?"
Give me your address, I'm being serious. I will gladly mail you some of my gear for free (as long as it's not an NCAA violation to do so). Also, I haven't met with a tutor since my freshman year in the Fall of 2009. But say I did need to use a tutor, let's just examine how "unfair" this is that I could see one for "free".
Please, dear, tell me how rough your schedule must be. Tell me how hard studying must be with all of your free time. Do you have the slightest clue what it means to have the schedule of a student-athlete? Do you think we can have the same class schedule as you? Think we can start classes at noon and go until 5pm instead of 8am to 1pm? Here is a quick look at my schedule. With this schedule, the best I could work it out since these are required classes for my major, I have to miss practice THREE out of the FIVE schooldays every week (Regular practice is at 2:30pm, I can only attend M/W).
Monday (MY EASY DAY):
8:00am-9:00am- Morning run (6-10 miles)
9:00am-9:30am- Stretch, roll out, rehab, ice bath
9:30am-10:00am- Shower, get dressed, maybe get coffee/eat, take the bus to campus
10:00am-12:00pm- African American Studies 490
12:00pm-2:00pm- Eat lunch, get homework started, make my way to training room.
2:30pm-5:00pm- Practice (10-16miles depending on workout) (Note to NCAA- don't total up these hours because they aren't all observed)
5:30pm-6:30pm- Shower and eat
6:30pm-10pm- Homework (once again, remember this is my EASY day)
5:30am-6:00am- 3-4mi jog in the dark, usually below 15 degrees
6:00am-6:40am- Eat breakfast, get dressed for Student-Teaching
6:40am-7:20am- Pick up carpooling classmates and drive to Saline High (20min away)
7:30am-11:29am- Student-Teaching with 10th-12th grade English Students
11:29-12:00pm- Get back to campus and drop off classmates at their houses.
12:00pm-1:00pm- Drop car off at track, get on bus to campus, eat lunch, get to North Quad basement for class
1:00pm-2:30pm- Writing 300 (Peer Tutoring for Education Majors)
2:30pm-4:00pm- Ed 391 (Educational Psychology)
4:00pm-6:00pm- Ed 307 (Education Practicum)
6:00pm-6:30pm- Take bus to the track, get changed, and get ready to run by myself for the second time of the day.
6:30pm-7:30/8:oopm- 10-14 mi depending on workout
8:00pm-8:45pm- Shower and eat
8:45pm-10:00pm- Homework (even though I'm usually completely spent by this time)
Wednesday (My "Easy" day again):
8:00am-9:00am- Morning run (6-10 miles)
9:00am-9:30am- Stretch, roll out, rehab, ice bath
9:30am-10:00am- Shower, get dressed, maybe get coffee/eat, take the bus to campus
10:00am-12:00pm- African American Studies 490
12:00pm-2:00pm- Eat lunch, get homework started, make my way to training room.
2:30pm-5:00pm- Practice (10-16miles depending on workout)
5:30pm-6:30pm- Shower and eat
6:30pm-10pm- Homework (once again, remember this is my EASY day)
6:00am-6:40am- Eat breakfast, get dressed for Student-Teaching
6:40am-7:20am- Pick up carpooling classmates and drive to Saline High (20min away)
7:30am-11:29am- Student-Teaching with 10th-12th grade English Students
11:29-12:00pm- Get back to campus and drop off classmates at their houses.
12:00pm-1:00pm- Drop car off at track, get on bus to campus, eat lunch, get to North Quad basement for class
1:00pm-2:30pm- Writing 300 (Peer Tutoring for Education Majors)
2:30pm-4:00pm- Ed 391 (Educational Psychology)
4:00pm-4:30pm- Take bus to track, get ready to run alone.
4:30pm-6:00pm- 12-16 miles
6:00pm-6:30pm- Shower, get dressed, get home
6:30pm-7:00pm- Cook and eat dinner
7:00pm-9:00pm- Hmwk
9:00pm-10/11pm- Spend time with girlfriend, my cherished free time I've made for myself.
9:00am-10:00am-5-8mi depending on what I plan on getting out of afternoon run
10:30am-1:00pm- My best time span for doing homework during the week.
1:00pm-4:00pm- Education 440 (Teaching English, Methods Course)
4:00pm-4:30pm- Get to track, get ready to run
4:30pm-5:30/6pm- 10-12mi depending on total for the day/week
"Easy Day" if there is no meet, generally run 5-10mi and do work the rest of the day.
If there is a meet, I would have travelled one to two days beforehand and would be at a track for 6 or more hours on this day.
Sunday (LONG RUN.)
10:00am-12/12:20pm- 20-23 miles to cap off a 100-120mi week. (in the fall we drive 20-30min out to the run, adding to the time this takes. In the winter, this run is done in the snowstorms outside while you are lying down comfortably in your bed recovering.
Rest of day- fighting off post long run exhaustion sleep to do my very heavy homework load.
Sorry for the runners that had to read that, I permit you to just skip over that because it's not anything new to you. But Miss Renee, does that seem like a fair trade for some "free" sweatpants, shoes, and gear that isn't given to us for the hell of it but instead so we don't freeze to death while we are running in snow storms?
I'm actually LUCKY with my schedule, my coach allows me to miss practice for these classes. The majority of athletes have from 8am-2pm to sneak in ALL of their classes. Friday classes, you can forget about that. I have to miss 1/4 of my Friday classes this semester and my professor already told me "it's going to be very hard for you to pass" (to which I replied, in my mind, "Game On.") And for each time I have to miss class to go to a meet, do you think my professor gives me extra time to study for tests, to hand in homework later? NO. The OPPOSITE, actually. Professors don't bend over backwards for us, and actually many times you probably have the advantage in winning your professor's approval over us. We have to turn in our work EARLY more often than not, and have you ever taken a test while at a hotel with your athletic trainer sitting next to you in a room making sure you have no extra resources that aren't allowed and that you get exactly the amount of time that the instructor has provided you with? Let me tell you how awkward that is and just how "fun" and "easy" it is to focus when you're taking a test in an eerily quiet hotel room the day before a major race. No late night cramming the day before either, because you need your rest to run fast.
As for your comment about what if we were regular students- I think I would have a 4.0. In fact, I have little doubt that I would. I would literally have 20 or more hours given back to me every week and an unmeasurable amount of energy restored to my body and mind allowing me to perfect my studies. In fact, with your schedule you have no excuse not to get the highest grade possible. But that's just me. I have so many teammates, with schedules similar to or worse than mine, who very rarely if ever use tutors and maintain GPAs between 3 and 4.0 in difficult majors like Engineering and Pre-Med. But yeah, they don't deserve those grades because from time to time they see a tutor and they can show up to the tutor in a pair of sweats the university provided for them, right?
Oh, in case you were wondering, my GPA is above 3.0. I have been a part of 8 Academic All-Big 10 Teams and have received several accolades for my academics. What's yours, hot shot?
By the way, what do you do on weekends? Go out? Get drunk? Sleep in? Howabout St Patty's Day, Football Pre-games, "Thirsty Thursday", Halloween, Your Birthday? Your friend's Birthday? Because WE don't do that. I can't speak for every collegiate athlete on this, obviously, but since you made grossly over-generalized statements you've set the rules for this game. You know what a crazy Friday night is for me? When I stay up past 11pm. St Patty's Day? I believe I did a 21mi run last year on that day and then spent most of the day sleeping the run off. Yeah, it can be a boring life, but there's a thing called discipline you might not have ever heard of.
It would take me 18 years to discover coordination, stamina or anything that vaguely resembled athleticism. And it's too bad, really — had I hit my fitness stride just a few years earlier, maybe I could be getting more out of this University. Because that is exactly what student athletes do.
This is the dumbest thing I've read all year, congratulations! You think ANYBODY can do what we do? You think I just happened to run one day and automatically was good enough to run for a Division 1 institution? This is a slap in the face to every one of us who have worked our ASSES off to get the incredible opportunity to MAYBE, just MAYBE, compete for a university should all of our hard work come to fruition. If this was something everybody or anybody could do, EVERYBODY would be doing it. So shut your mouth, lady, because I've been running since I was 7 years old so I could have an opportunity like this. My parents lived in a trailer park when I was born and although we've achieved middle class through my dad's service to our country and my mom's 20 years of teaching, I still don't receive any aid in tuition from my parents. I, like regular students, have over 50 thousand dollars in loans I will have to try and pay off some day.
"It's no secret that it pays to play. Sports generate money, and every state in the Union knows Illinois is basically broke. But not everyone knows just how much is spent on sports and the student athletes who play them. Athletes at nearly all American colleges and universities get some sort of specialized physical, nutritional, psychological and academic accommodations. I understand the priority put on food, workouts and mental health, and there are services at the University that are of little to no cost that us mere-mortal, sport-challenged folk can go to for our own lifestyle concerns. But academically, student athletes here are blatantly getting a leg up on the competition.
At the Irwin Academic Center, student athletes have to log mandatory hours in either the study rooms or computer labs reserved specifically for them. It is the Salt Lake Temple of our supposedly "Inclusive Illinois" — these tutoring services and study spaces are for members only. Tell me again what's wrong with the UGL? Or any of the other 20-some area studies libraries on campus? Several of my friends who happen to be student athletes are both highly intelligent and motivated — do they really need this service? Illinois athletics boasts that Irwin is "offering the very best in academic services to Illinois student-athletes." So what does that leave for the rest of us? Are we not "striving for excellence" as well? If a non-student athlete had issues passing a class, few professors, instructors or TAs would take the initiative to seek me out for extra help. (I say few because I have had the privilege to meet some outstandingly passionate and dedicated educators who will all but bleed for their students to succeed, but I digress.)
If a student athlete's grades start to suffer, Illinois has it covered. "
Sports are part of the reason institutions like yours can keep putting up new buildings on campus. Whether you agree with it or not, sports are an incredibly important institution on big campuses. Especially in the Big 10.
Another way we can tell you know nothing about our experience. Do you know how much "mandatory study hours" SUCK? I dare you to find a single athlete that likes those. Being forced to study somewhere where the student may not even be comfortable studying? Those are the bane of our existence. If you did your research, you'd know they usually only exist for struggling upperclassmen or freshmen.
Wait. You just discredited your whole argument.
"Besides the money, the memories and the merchandise, the association says that student athletes are more likely to live longer due to healthier lifestyles developed through forced fitness. "
Leadership skills and discipline are almost a given on any team, but become a college athlete and you get to write those skills on your resume with the stamp of Illini approval.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DISCIPLINE ARE NEVER a "given". Those are skills have to be LEARNED. Just being an athlete doesn't make one a good leader or disciplined, and there are plenty of things you can do for your resume that require LESS time than being an athlete that will be just as useful on your resume. Btw, do you even know how hard it is to survive 4-5 years on a collegiate athletic team? Do you think everybody gets to put this on their resume? My recruiting class originally had 5 distance runners, there's only 2 of us left. The class below me has lost more than half of its original class due to poor grades, cuts, dropping out, and quitting.
I can run several miles today. But the time for scholarships and color-coordinated perks are behind me — so what's the point? I'll buy my own planner.
Once again proving you HAVE NO IDEA what we do. We don't go out there and jog several miles. It's a lifestyle. It's a job. Work hours are 24/7, and guess what we're not getting paid for this job.
So yeah, maybe we get a few things you don't. I'm sorry you have to buy your own dang planner. We work too damn hard to put up with you and your high horse you ride on. The truth, which you are terrified to admit, is that WE DESERVE THIS.
Do you?


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I can't wait, you would think (or sometimes even say out loud), I wish it would hurry up and get here!
Upon speaking these words, inevitably some adult would say, "Don't go wishing your life away."
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Passer Rating -- Mark Sanchez had five games (SFO, HOU, SEA, ARI, TEN) with a passer rating under 55.
Turnovers -- Sanchez had nine games (@MIA, SFO, HOU, @NWE, MIA, SEA, NWE, ARI, TEN) in which he committed more than one turnover via interception or fumble lost.
Completion Percentage -- Of his fourteen starts, Sanchez had six games (BUF, IND, @NWE, STL, NWE, JAC) where he completed more than 60% of his passes.
Scoring -- Sanchez had more games (four - SFO, SEA, ARI, JAC) where he scored no touchdowns with his hands or feet than games he scored more than one touchdown (two - BUF, IND)
So how does that all stack up? I would have added Football Outsiders, but since their site has been down for two days ...
Pro Football Focus: Sanchez is ranked #34th among all 2012 quarterbacks - putting him in the company of players like Michael Vick, Christian Ponder, John Skelton and Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Advanced Football Statistics: Sanchez is ranked 39th among all 2012 quarterbacks - the last player on their list behind Ryan Lindley and John Skelton.
Cold Hard Football Facts: The Jets ranked 30th in their offensive passer rating.


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On what would have been Trayvon Martin's 19th birthday, news surfaced that the man acquitted of murdering the unarmed teenager would go toe-to-toe in a "celebrity" boxing match with DMX.
The rapper was reportedly picked out of more than 15,000 applicants after Zimmerman issued the open challenge to fight anyone willing to take him on (the Game was apparently rejected).
While nothing about this story makes logical sense, it's another low in what's been a spectacular nosedive for DMX's career.
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Over a decade ago, the Yonkers-bred emcee was an untouchable force on the charts. But in recent years his legal battles have surpassed his hits. His rap sheet is a doozy, with everything from possession of cocaine to criminal impersonation to theft dotting his record.
As DMX continued to unravel, he's tried to find some redemption. He tried to pull his act together on a 2006 reality show, appeared on VH1's "Couples Therapy" in 2012 and sought counsel on life coach Iyanla Vanzant's series on OWN in 2013 (most of the episode featured him shouting expletives at Vanzant).
While the deal to fight Zimmerman remains in negotiations, DMX has made hideously ignorant statements such as he wants to do this for "every black person who has been done wrong in the system" and that he plans on urinating in Zimmerman's face after beating him.
It's pretty much the saddest news you'll hear all week, and while TMZ covers this train wreck as if it's the story of the year, we have a few questions for DMX.
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(Actually quite a few.)
1. Why?
2. How much are they paying you? Never mind, you can't be this hard up for money -- can you just say no? Is it too late?
3. We'll ask again: Why? Has anyone on your team mentioned how much of a mockery you're making of Martin's death by engaging in this spectacle?
4. What, exactly, do you hope this fight will accomplish?
5. Where were you in the aftermath of Martin's shooting and during the trial, when your peers in the music industry were showing up to rallies and writing lyrics in protest?
6. Have you thought about the additional layer of grief this adds to Trayvon's family and friends, considering this mess has unfolded on his birthday?
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7. How does this benefit you in any way other than financially?
8. Seriously, dude, why?
9. Can't you just box an actual celebrity instead? Like maybe Justin Bieber or Chris Brown? At least then we could maybe have a little fun in the process.
10. You don't really expect us to buy your next album do you?
We could go on, but this writer is now feeling as sad as this news.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The University Faculty Senate will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in 112 Kern Graduate Building, University Park. The items below will be considered at the meeting.
The Senate will receive the results of the 2014-2015 Senate elections for chair-elect, secretary, faculty advisory committee to the president, and two Senate committees. The meeting also includes the seating of the new officers and comments by outgoing Chair Brent Yarnal and incoming Chair Jonna Kulikowich.
The Senate will announce the four recipients of the John W. White Graduate Fellowship. The fellowships are awarded annually by the Senate to students who are graduating with highest distinction and who plan to enroll in graduate study.
The Senate also will recognize senators who are not returning and have made significant contributions to the Senate during their time as senators.
Executive Vice President and Provost Nicholas Jones will present the Strategic Planning Report. Keith Crocker, task force chair, will present and respond to questions on a special informational report from the Healthcare Task Force.
Votes will be taken on revisions to Policy 10-00 and related Senate policies; revisions to the Standing Rules with regard to implementing the Recommendations on Structure and Organization of the University Faculty Senate from the Senate Self-Study Committee; and on Revisions to the Standing Rules, Article III, Section 6 (Faculty Advisory Committee to the President).
Revisions to the Bylaws with regard to implementing the Recommendations on Structure and Organization of the University Faculty Senate will be presented at the April 29 Senate meeting and voted on at the September 9 Senate meeting.
Votes will also be taken on three Advisory/Consultative reports: a joint report from nine standing committees, Engaged Scholarship; a report from the Committee on Educational Equity and Campus Environment, Report on the Procedures Used to Hire Faculty; and a report from the Committee on Faculty Benefits, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Health Benefits for Part-Time Faculty.
Informational reports will be given on 2-Factor Authentication at Penn State, the Activities of the Commission on Racial/Ethnic Diversity (CORED), Grade Distribution, and the Sustainability Institute. Reports appearing in the agenda only and posted on the University Faculty Senate website include the Committee on Admissions, Records, Scheduling, and Student Aid's Annual Report on the High School Students Enrolled Nondegree in Credit Courses; the Committee on Faculty Affairs' Faculty Tenure Rates: 2013-14 Annual Report; the Committee on Faculty Benefits' Report on Changes in Loan Policy; Senate Council's Summary of Spring 2014 Officers' Visits to University Park Units; and the Committee on University Planning's Report on Plans for Expansion of Residential Housing at the Commonwealth Campuses. Senators with questions about these reports may send their questions to firstname.lastname@example.com and they will receive a response from the appropriate committee chair.
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Call me Amy: Civil unions spoof targets Republican Amy Stephens, Frank McNulty
House Majority Leader Amy Stephens made a phone call after seeing a video parody of her role in killing a civil unions bill this session.
"I told my husband, 'You've got to see this, it's funny,'" she said.
The video was created by Fight Back Colorado, a PAC created to defeat lawmakers who killed the civil unions bill in one of the most dramatic nights in Colorado legislative history.
Both Stephens, R-Monument, and Speaker Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, are targeted in the parody of Carly Rae Jeppsen's "Call Me Maybe." Although the video character of McNulty is spot on, whatever the group used to create Stephens is really off and doesn't even look like her, except, of course, for the famous "Cinabonn" 'do.
Stephens wondered where's the video of former Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat who "didn't go down that civil unions road." Republican lawmakers have long questioned why Democrats, when they controlled the governor's mansion and both legislative chambers, didn't present a bill to create civil unions in Colorado. Instead, they introduced the bill after Republicans gained control of the House. (Ritter, BTW, signed plenty of gay-friendly legislation into law.)
Speaking of Ritter, his son August Ritter and August's friends did a wild version of "Call Me Maybe" at August's wedding in May. Talk about some moves!


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What do you think of Asja's OB? All of her foundation was done with a clicker. When I first met her, she didn't yet wear a prong collar or an e-collar, and her obedience ran circles, even then, around many people I've seen competing in Ring. She learned the call off without any corrections...yet I can promise you, she is considered one of the hardest bitches in PSA EVER.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Welcome again to "Ask the Experts," a regular web feature that highlights the expertise of various Bucknellians in a range of topics related to current news events and other timely subjects. || Ask the Experts archive
This week, we asked Elizabeth Capaldi, an associate professor of biology and animal behavior, to talk about bees, how they benefit the ecosystem and how a mysterious condition called colony collapse disorder is threatening their existence. Evans' research focuses on bee learning and potential impacts of disease on bee behavior. She is the co-author of a new book, Why Do Bees Buzz? Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bees (Rutgers University Press, 2010).
Q: Where do honeybees come from and how do they benefit the ecosystem?
A: Honeybees live in North America because they were brought here by European colonists. They were physically brought here by people because every community needed to have a source of honey and wax. Prior to the manufacture of cane sugar, honey was the only sweetener, so honey was an important part of early American households. There is some evidence bees were brought here by Vikings, but we know that the Puritans and colonists had honeybees on their ships.
Bees are found throughout our habitat, so bees and people overlap with where they live. Bees are quite beneficial for us in our native habitats because they are pollination vectors and they are essential for plant reproduction. One in three bites in an average American diet is dependent upon insect pollination and so the biology of bees should be a cause of concern for a lot of people. Crops like tomatoes, apples, oranges, almonds, cherries, pears and blueberries all are completely dependent on the action of bee pollinators. Without the pollinators, none of those foods would be on your plate.
Q: When "Bee Movie" was released, you took a class to see the movie and asked them to assess its biological accuracy. What are some common misconceptions about bees illustrated in this movie and in general?
A: The first misconception about bees is probably that they are malicious, that they somehow are aggressive unnecessarily, although the "Bee Movie" didn't have this problem. Usually, bees sting when they perceive threats, either to themselves or to their colony. The second thing is that most people have a bad experience with a stinging insect and it's a wasp and not a bee. Wasps are much more aggressive and much more assertive about their aggression, so bees get a bad rap because of the actions of wasps. Another misconception is that bees have paper nests. Those are wasp nests. Most bees nest in the ground or in wooden cavities.
The "Bee Movie" came out during a semester when I was teaching my class "Social Insects." We asked the Watsontown Theatre to open for us to see it as a group, and the students had to write a movie review, a biologically correct movie review in the tone of a newspaper article. They had to review the movie and the biology included in it. That was a really successful writing assignment for them because they had to convey to me both their appreciation for the art form and Jerry Seinfeld's humor, but they also had to make commentary about how they could have done it differently to make it biologically correct.
You can overlook things like the bees speaking English and wearing sneakers for artistic expression, but the whole theme of the movie, which is that a bee has to pick one job and stick with it for the rest of its life, is also wrong. Social insects are unique because they have a change of jobs throughout their lives as they age. The biggest problem with the movie from a biologically correct perspective is that all worker bees are females. In the movie, they were all male; the only female bee character in the movie was Jerry's mother.
Q: What is colony collapse disorder, how was it discovered and how has it affected the bee population?
A: Colony collapse is a disorder of bee colonies that has a yet-unidentified origin. A local beekeeper named David Hackenberg, who brings his colonies from Pennsylvania to Florida and California annually, discovered in the fall of 2006 a catastrophic loss in the population of his individual colonies. Beekeepers have been dealing with a seasonal dwindling of their population for years, but this was on the order of magnitude that hadn't been seen before. The discovery initiated a series of studies and new research to figure out why colony populations crash.
People need to know that without sufficient individuals in the colonies, they can't survive the winter. There isn't a single magic bullet to explain the phenomenon. There are a number of different factors that are shown to be involved. Right now, there's no statistically validated, biological evidence that has been scientifically demonstrated to show that it is the result of a single cause. It's not because of a new insecticide. It's not because of a new virus. It's because those and other factors are interacting and affecting the health of the bee.
This has primarily been a problem for beekeepers who have a large number of colonies, and it's much less dramatic of a problem in hobby beekeepers or smaller operations. Colony collapse is one major cause of overwintering mortality, when between 50 percent and 75 percent of a beekeeper's colonies don't survive over the winter, but it's not the only one. This problem is hugely important for the business of beekeeping, but it also means the spring population service is substantially lower. There are fewer bee bodies available in the spring to do the pollination.
Q: Are there any known causes of colony collapse and what is being done to combat it?
A: There are numerous factors involved. One is that we need to know that the bees have adequate nutrition. We also have to make sure that they are not exposed to pesticides in the environment. Honeybees harbor a parasitic mite that functions like a tick on mammals, and the mite itself transmits viral disease. The virus is not something that we can treat chemically, but we can modify the way we keep the bees to affect the mite populations. If we can control the mites, then we can lower the amount of disease within the colony.
Q: Bats in the northeast are being devastated by white-nose syndrome, a mysterious condition that causes them to leave hibernation early, deplete their reserves and starve to death. Is the fact that white-nose syndrome is killing off bats at the same time bees are dying as a result of colony collapse compounding these problems?
A: Both white-nose syndrome and colony collapse are thought to have an impact on the host animals' immune system. So white-nose syndrome is affecting bats because the bats are not able to fight off the infection. With colony collapse, it's not a single cause but we know that the ability of the bees to withstand environmental change has been lowered, so it could be multiple causes. Both bees and bats are immune compromised in some way, and we don't know exactly how we can treat that, but I don't think the two are related beyond the fact that we are dealing with some form of an exotic disorder that is having an influence on the population. Both problems are truly bad news for the environment.
Maybe I see a little bit too much of the silver lining with environmentally sensitive issues, but one thing that has been beneficial about the press attention that the bee issue has created is that people are paying attention to where their food comes from — and that's a good thing — whether it is to promote environmental awareness or attention on buying food that is grown locally or grown in the back yard. When people are concerned about bees, it means they are thinking about the consequences of not having bees, and that can only be good for our communities.
New editions of "Ask the Experts" will appear on the Bucknell website on most Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters and on occasion throughout the summer. If you have ideas for future questions or are a faculty or staff member who would like to participate, please contact Sam Alcorn.
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How museums can help to shape the future of Wales
ON DECEMBER 6, Ceredigion Museum hosted the launch of a new report. The Happy Museum report, 'Welsh museums and the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act', shines a spotlight on the many ways that Welsh museums are responding to the goals of the Act.
Focusing on the work of six Welsh museums, the report shows the significant contribution museums can make through examples of current or recent practice. It also details the museums' efforts to develop projects to respond to the Wellbeing goals.
Ceredigion Museum Curator, Carrie Canham said: "It's an honour to have had such an important document for museums throughout Wales launched at Ceredigion Museum. Ceredigion Museum has been a Happy Museum partner for some years now. They've supported us to deliver projects that have had a positive impact on local people's lives, so it's great to put that in the context of the ground-breaking Well-being of Future Generations Act 2015. This report shows how we, and other museums in Wales, are ahead of the game in responding to the Act and how much we have to contribute to the wellbeing of our nation."
The report was developed through a partnership between Happy Museum and Ceredigion Museum, Monmouthshire Museums, Cardiff Story Museum, Oriel Môn, Storiel and Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives. The project was supported by the Welsh Government through an accreditation support grant from the Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales,
The Director of Happy Museum Project, Hilary Jennings said: "The Future Generations Act in Wales is an exemplary piece of legislation and museums in Wales are responding across the board to its seven goals. We hope that the work of these Welsh museums will provide inspiration for the potential of museums worldwide to work in support of the wellbeing of people, place and planet."
Happy Museum project supports museum practice that puts wellbeing within an environmental and future-facing frame. It rethinks the role that museums can play in creating more resilient people, places and planet.
The six Welsh museums worked with the Happy Museum over six months, to deepen their understanding of their Future Generations Act obligations. They also looked at the ways that they were already responding to the goals, planning new activities and embedding ways of working that would improve how they meet the goals of the Act.
The new report draws together all this learning as a resource and inspiration for museums across Wales – and to help them demonstrate their response to meeting the goals of the Act.
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Dyfed-Powys Police Prepares for Royal Welsh Show
DYFED-POWYS POLICE is inviting Royal Welsh Show visitors to their stand to find out more about what the force is doing to protect the public over the summer months and beyond.
The stand, located at E340 behind the main grandstand, will be bringing to life key pledges and crime prevention messages from the Chief Constable's Police and Crime Delivery plan, which sets out how police will tackle crime and keep people safe.
The force will be showcasing their summer campaign, called #EnjoyDPP, which is about helping people who live in, work in and visit the counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys respect those areas and prevent crime from occurring.
Rural-trained officers from Dyfed-Powys Police, Gwent Police and North Wales Police will be offering practical advice, at the police stand. They will also be on patrol throughout the showground listening to any concerns from the farming community. They will be accompanied by other officers, staff, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Special Constables and Police Cadets.
Specialist officers will also be speaking to landlords about County Lines drugs, and the signs to look out for that might show a tenant is being exploited by gangs, in a practice known as 'cuckooing'.
Superintendent of Powys, Ifan Charles, said: "The Royal Welsh Show is the biggest event of the year we police in Dyfed-Powys, and also where we concentrate huge efforts on engaging positively with visitors to the show at our police stand.
"Come and say hello, meet our experienced and knowledgeable officers and staff and find out more about our commitment to keeping all of our communities safe by giving people the advice and confidence to protect themselves effectively."
Visitors will be able to explore police vehicles, chat to Tarian colleagues about cyber-crime, meet a police dog, dress up as a police officer or Police Community Support Officer and solve a crime using real police techniques. Venture inside, relax on a hay bale and have a chat with experts on issues including rural crime, cyber-crime, issues that affect children and so much more.
Key partners will also be based at the stand including Crimestoppers, Modern Slavery group, Tarian and GoSafe.
There will also be a special children's corner where young people can have their fingerprints taken, colour a police-themed picture or dress-up as a police officer or PCSO.
The Police and Crime Commissioner has a host of activities planned throughout the week. In addition to engaging with our communities, he is particularly keen to hear from victims of rural crime about their experiences when contacting police.
Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn said: "The Royal Welsh Show is a great opportunity for me to engage with the public and gather their views on specific policing matters. This year, my team will be at the showground speaking to members of the public about rural crime and police contact. Please head over to speak to my team so that we can hear your views."
The force is also offering advice for people heading to the Royal Welsh Show, including home security, personal safety and advice for people towing caravans.
Personal Safety:
Before you leave the house, take a photograph of your child. You'll then know what they're wearing if they become lost.
Write your contact number on a slip of paper and put it on your child's person.
Before you head inside, double check your vehicle is locked and any valuables are safely out of sight.
Home Security:
. Lock your home, vehicles and outbuildings before you leave.
. Take your keys with you.
. Switch on any CCTV or alarm systems.
. Keep an eye on your neighbours' properties while they are away.
Caravan Safety:
. Check your driving licence. Do you have the correct category to tow?
. Number plates must be fitted to the rear of the caravan. They must comply with the regulations and not . be hand-written in pen on caravan OR written on a piece of paper or cardboard
. Ensure brakes and external lights are working correctly
. Check wheels, tyres, wheel bearings and suspensions are in good condition. This is particularly important if the caravan has been stationary for some time
.Tyres should be all the same type and size and have a minimum tread depth of 1.6mm. Also check the pressure
For more advice visit this website: https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/advice-and-training/advice-for-beginners/
There is more information for visitors on the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show's website: http://www.rwas.wales/royal-welsh-show/
For updates on our activity follow us on Twitter @DyfedPowys, or like our page on Facebook.
Local farmer sentenced for animal welfare offences
ON JULY 10, Dylan Williams of Neuaddlwyd Uchaf, Neuaddlwyd, Ciliau Aeron appeared before magistrates at Aberystwyth Justice Centre and was sentenced for animal by-products and animal welfare offences.
Mr Williams, 47, had previously appeared at the Aberystwyth Magistrates Court where he entered pleas of guilty to the four offences brought before the court by Ceredigion County Council.
On 11 April 2018, 47 sheep carcasses in various states of decomposition were found on Mr Williams' land, and these were accessible to live sheep and their young lambs. This formed the basis of the offence brought under The Animal By-Products Regulations which requires carcasses to be disposed of without undue delay, due to the risk to animal and public health.
The majority of the flock inspected on the day were seen with severe wool loss and irritated skin which are signs of sheep scab. Sheep scab is a debilitating condition which can lead to weight loss and thickened skin with scabs due to the intense, uncomfortable itching caused by the condition.
There were three separate offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, two of which were for causing unnecessary suffering to two ewes. One ewe was suffering from severe weakness due to scab infestation. Another ewe was found unconscious on the land with her intestines protruding from her flank, likely due to predation as she had also suffered from scab over a prolonged period.
Another offence related to Mr Williams' failure to ensure the welfare needs of his flock were met by his failure to properly inspect the flock and to manage and treat the sheep scab effectively.
Magistrates sentenced Mr Williams to a community order with a requirement that he carried out 250 hours of unpaid work in the community, he was also ordered to pay the investigation and legal costs of the council which amounted to £1648.
Alun Williams, Ceredigion County Council's Corporate Lead Officer with responsibility for Policy and Performance said, "The council is deeply saddened that yet another serious animal health offence has been committed within the county. It is to the credit of our staff that they have undertaken a successful prosecution of this case.
Our animal welfare officers and our legal team had no option but to carry the prosecution due to the seriousness of the offences committed. I would urge individual farmers who are facing difficulties in caring for their stock to seek advice from the County Council and the Farming Unions."
KT Tunstall and "ABBA" Rock the Castle
OVER 2,000 people descended on Cardigan Castle on the weekend of 12 -13 July as the live season oF events for summer 2019 kicked off in fine style with 'Thank you for the Music: A Celebration of ABBA" on Friday 12, and a sold out KT Tunstall headlining on Saturday 13th with support from DJ Wozza Woz.
This is now the fifth year of the hugely successful partnership between Theatr Mwldan and Cardigan Castle. Past years have seen artists such as Bellowhead, 9Bach, Tinariwen, From The Jam, Talisman, Dreadzone, Gwenno and Only Men Aloud all play the site of the first Eisteddfod. KT Tunstall's show night was the second time the venue has reached full capacity after Bellowhead played to a full house in 2015.
Cardigan Castle director Jac Davies said: "It's a real coup for the whole town and it shows the ambition and appetite we have to make the castle central to attracting people to the area."
Dilwyn Davies, CEO at Theatr Mwldan adds: "Every year these events are gathering momentum. They clearly provoke quite an emotional response in those who attend. The obvious economic benefits to the town are one thing, but what's also so tangible is the sense of pride and joy that is building in Cardigan, and seeing the community coming together like this to really enjoy themselves is just amazing. We're truly thankful and overwhelmed at how supportive people have been of these events, and we're determined that we'll build on this success well into the future.
"The production set-up we have is phenomenal, and we are fast developing a reputation for a quality experience for artists to play, and of course the setting and the atmosphere is so special – the castle has its own magic.
"The arts and music scene locally is more vibrant than ever before. The streets are busy, the bars are busy, we've seen a number of new eateries and independent shops coming in to town and there is a real vibe about the place.
"Mwldan has been developing a reputation on the international music scene for over a decade with our external music productions and our record label 'bendigedig', ran in partnership with ARC Music International Ltd. These are very exciting times for us, and for Cardigan as a town, and we will have another major announcement coming in the coming weeks. Cardigan is definitely on a roll!"
The next castle events include Billy Bragg on Wednesday July 24, The Magic of Motown on Friday July 26, and BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music's Huw Stephens presents Charlotte Church's Pop Dungeon with support from Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard and Adwaith on Saturday July 27.
Tickets are available from Theatr Mwldan's box office on 01239 621 200 or online at www.mwldan.co.uk
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Hari Deshpande, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
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Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology: Subset Medical Oncology Faculty
Yale Cancer Center: Developmental Therapeutics | Endocrine Cancers Program | Head and Neck Cancers Program | Prostate & Urologic Cancers Program | Sarcoma Program
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Dr. Hari Deshpande, associate professor of medicine in the Section of Medical Oncology, is caring for patients with Sarcomas along with the Sarcoma multidisciplinary team.
Previously in practice at both the New London Cancer Center and Las Vegas Cancer Center, Deshpande also has clinical interests in Sarcomas, cancers of unknown primary and thyroid cancers. He is a member of the head and neck cancer and GU cancer teams. He is the Director of the Medical Oncology Inpatient Consult service.
Education & Training
|Leeds University (1991)
|Leeds University (1988)
|Montefiore Medical Center
|Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Medical Center
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Compassionate Caregiver AwardSmilow Cancer Hospital (2015)
David Fischer Teaching AwardYale Cancer Center (2011)
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Wetpixel members David Barrio and Luisa Quin win CMAS Championship
It has been confirmed that Wetpixel members David Barrio and Luisa Quin have won the CMAS World Championship of Underwater Photography. The event was held at Cayo Largo, Cuba from 9 to 14 April, but due to issues with the internet in Cuba, we are still awaiting full details and results. In the meantime though, hearty congratulations to all the prize winners and especially to David and Luisa.


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I am a mother of three and work on a market stall. In my free time I love to make magical miniatures. It all started with my gran who spent hours when I was a child teaching me how to make do. This entailed mending and fixing and making things from scratch. My dolls house consisted of cardboard boxes with windows cut out, beautifully decorated and all furniture hand made. We sat for hours making clothes and accessories for my dolls to the envy of my friends that all had the same generic stuff. So thanks gran for the inspiration. I hope you enjoy my art and my blog. Thanks for visiting.
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Cosmological mathematics are often mind-bogglingly complex, but in this podcast, cosmologist Max Tegmark helps us to grasp some of his most complicated theories about physics, astronomy, and mathematics. Tegmark is the author of a new book, "Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality," and in his lecture he not only delves into his theory of the ultimate multiverse, but also his own personal triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist.
This lecture took place in the Hayden Planetarium on January 13, 2014.
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Danny and Baez investigate when an expectant mother is a victim of a "knockout game," in which teenagers punch unsuspecting civilians in the head. Meanwhile, Frank wrestles with promoting an officer when he thinks it can be viewed as favoritism, on BLUE BLOODS. Pictured: Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan, Josh Segarra as Mike Rose, and Rose Hemingway as Stephanie Rose. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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It's not secret that we're overfishing the seas. Across the world, marine ecosystems are being depleted at a rate of knots in order to satisfy the demands of a global consumer society. The great sharks have been no exception. These apex predators have been the kings of their food webs since the time of the dinosaurs, the scourge of other sea life, and the darlings of the Discovery Channel. What they hadn't bargained on was the fact that some cultures quite like eating their fins. A consequence of this practice, along with bycatch from commercial fishing, has resulted in an almost total eradication of species such as the sandbar shark, the bull shark, scalloped hammerhead, tiger shark and others.
This interference with the existing marine food webs has had unforeseen knock-on consequences, according to new research from a team of marine biologists from Canada and US, published today in Science. Ransom Myers and colleagues have looked at the ecological impact of the removal of apex predators in the Atlantic ocean, and the results are not what you might think.
With the great sharks gone, their prey has a much easier time, and species such as the cownose ray have increased in numbers, by as much as eight percent a year. This has been bad news for shellfish, who have been devastated by the increase in ray numbers. North Carolina's bay scallop fishery has been wiped out, and shellfish stocks up and down the eastern seaboard of the US, the migration route of the cownose ray, are significantly down on historical levels.
I don't like to be too pessimistic, but I have to wonder how much longer we can keep up our levels of commercial fishing before we've totally exhausted the oceans. Thankfully, there are still fish which are sustainable, and guides exist for consumers in the US and UK to help guide our choices in a responsible direction.


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The Patriots will travel to face the Jets in one of those games and Tom Curran of CSN New England will be on Monday's PFT Live to talk about where the Patriots are as they prepare for that game. The big news is about tight end Rob Gronkowski's broken arm, which will keep him out of this week's game and likely several more as he recovers. We'll hear what Curran thinks the Patriots will do in his absence, whether or not it was a mistake to keep Gronkowski in a game than the Patriots were on their way to winning 59-24 and other takeaways from the Week 11 victory.
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A US Senator has been stopped by Border Patrol a hundred miles within the border of the US, and the officer referred to his gun when questioned about his authority to make such a stophttp://leahy.senate.gov/press/200803/030408b.html
We were stopped and ordered to get out of the car and prove my citizenship. And I said what authority are you acting under? and one of your agents pointed to his gun and said thats all the authority I need. Encouraging way to enter our country
Yeah, what's even cooler is he may convince congress to do something about the constitution-free zones (he at least has more power than WE do about such things)
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- MS10-076: Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution The Embedded OpenType Font Engine on all versions of Windows (other than Server Core) is vulnerable to a remote code execution bug using a maliciously-crafted font. Microsoft says that ASLR makes the exploit much more difficult, if still possible.
- MS10-077: Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code ExecutionOn 64-bit systems the .NET Framework is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability. It can allow a specially crafted .NET application to access memory in an unsafe manner.
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- MS10-073: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of PrivilegeAll versions of Windows are affected by at least 2 of 3 vulnerabilities, all of which have been publicly exposed already and one of which is being exploited in the wild. All 3 require that the attacker have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally, making this a difficult problem to exploit.
- MS10-078: Vulnerabilities in the OpenType Font (OTF) Format Driver Could Allow Elevation of PrivilegeTwo vulnerabilities in Windows XP and Server 2003 could allow code execution in kernel mode, but the attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally.
- MS10-079: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution11 vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Word. Only Word 2002 is affected by all and only one - CVE-2010-3214 - affects more than a couple versions. But this one is a doozie. A stack overflow when handling a malicious Word document could lead to remote code execution.
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Former Jette Parker Young Artist Pumeza Matshikiza has signed with Decca, marking the culmination of an inspiring journey from the townships of South Africa to a global record deal.
Pumeza first encountered opera when channel-surfing on the radio. She subsequently auditioned at the South African College of Music, following which composer Kevin Volans bought her a plane ticket to London, where she was offered a full scholarship at the Royal College of Music. She was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme from 2007 to 2009.
Her debut album will follow her musical journey from the townships of her childhood to the operatic stage, featuring traditional African songs in her native Xhosa language and tracks accompanied by The African Children's Choir as well as popular arias by Mozart and Puccini.
'I feel privileged to be able to chart my incredible journey through the very personal repertoire choices on this album,' she says, ' it features songs and arias that prove music unites people across the world and brings cultures together.'
As a Jette Parker Young Artist, Pumeza performed in Main Stage productions including Wagner's Parsifal, Richard Strauss's Salome, Birtwistle's The Minotaur and Verdi's Don Carlo. She went on to sign a three year contract with Oper Stuttgart in 2011, where her roles include Ännchen in Der Freischütz, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and Zerlina in Don Giovanni.
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Kodak: From "Remember The Day In Pictures" to "Remember using a Kodak camera?"
For nearly 125 years Kodak's reason for existence has been to provide the tools for people to create memories.
"Remember the day in pictures."
"Keep 'Family History' in snapshots."
"Remember the visit with snapshots."
"For over 100 years people have trusted their memories to Kodak film."
Kodak, the company that started in 1880 and popularized the film camera and invented the digital camera, recently announced that they're no longer going to manufacture digital cameras and photo frames. How does one think of a dying behemoth? And not just any corporate behemoth, but a company that has been integral to capturing and storing our memories? Their 1970s ad said, "We're America's storyteller celebrating life with you –picturing the stories of everything you do." Now Kodak is transforming into a memory.
There are three ways to consider this transformation.
The "Wow. Just wow." factor
Most of the stories I've seen fit in this category . Wow. Kodak is no longer making digital cameras. Wow. Kodak is the company that invented the digital camera. The company has been around, like, forever. Look at that. Such a change. Wow. It just takes your breath away.
Over my lifetime, I've shot pictures with an Instamatic camera, and a Pocket Instamatic (using Kodak film, of course.) When I got a 35mm Single Lens Reflex, I kept using Kodak film—lots of Kodak film. When I took a photography class, I bought Kodak chemicals and photo paper. I got a Kodak slide carousel projector to view my travel snapshots and together with my mother's carousel projector, I built a huge multimedia slide show of family pictures (one day I gotta write about that!)
Later, I got some of my slides scanned and converted to digital using Kodak Photo CD technology. These days I upload some select digital photos to KodakGallery.com and then go pick up photo-style prints at local neighborhood
An offshoot of the Wow. Just Wow. reaction to Kodak is the business story. How could the "Google of its day" grow so weak that it bleeds money and had to declare bankruptcy? And why did the Japanese counterpart, Fuji, end up thriving where Kodak did not? See The Economist for the biz analysis.
Don't let a company's demise spell the demise of your personal data
When Wow. Just Wow. meets the business story, how does that affect the family historian (Oral Historian, Personal Historian)?
There's a saying, "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground." (The library of memories, experiences, wisdom—that's the reason for this site, to preserve those memories and wisdom. To preserve the sound of his voice, the image of her as she talks.)
What happens when a company dies? If the company is the only one who holds the technology key to your data, then when the company dies, your library burns to the ground.
This exposed roll of kodachrome film is the analog chemical example of my library burning to the ground. I don't know how long ago I shot this roll, but I will never get it developed. You can't get Kodachrome slide film processed anymore—processing of Kodachrome ended in December, 2010. So this film roll is only good as an offering on my shrine to obsolete technology.
It's too late to remember that day (or those days) in pictures.
This is why I strongly urge you to use commonly accepted and non-proprietary file standards with your digital memorabilia. Future generations will be able to access your data if the file format is in wide use. File format owned by a single company? Your data is tied to the fate of that company. I call that "Proprietary Jail"—it's locked away, and you don't have control over the key. A data standard shared by many companies and organizations? It will survive. Otherwise, when a single company goes away, it takes your data with it. Just like my roll of exposed Kodachrome.
"Did you use Kodak products?" is now a good interview question
It's time to add "Remember Kodak?" to my list of interview questions.
I've been compiling a set of interview questions under the heading of "Inventions" or "Stuff in Everyday use." The questions are, more or less, like this—What was your reaction when this new item became available? Did you use this? How did it work in your life? Or, if it was new, how did it change or affect your life?
Here's my partial list of inventions:
Telephone, radio, television, record player, cassette, 8-track tape, CD, VCR (beta or VHS? my brother got us a beta system) Cable TV, TiVo and DVRs, cordless telephones, phone answering machine. The kind with the tape for the outgoing message, later replaced by the internal sound chip. And voicemail. You get the idea. Some of them are still in use, others have come and gone.
I didn't even think about adding film cameras to that list. My bad, I overlooked it.
I think I had a blind spot. Sure, I rattled off my list of Kodak-based memories above. But I thought of the target generation—the people whose stories need preserving—as being older than me.
I thought that this image (below) represents my target generation…
… whereas, in reality, the target generation includes people like this (below):
When it comes to the use of the everyday technology of our lives, we are all elders. To drive the point home, here's a movie about how different generations view records and the record player.
Author and blogger John Scalzi surprises his daughter Athena with a vinyl LP. It's a hilarious and enlightening less-than-two minute documentary.
If you think Athena is faking her reaction, read John Scalzi's blog post—and the comments.
Here are the questions I'm adding to my list of questions about everyday inventions.
- Did you have a camera to take photos?
- What kind was it? What kind of film did you shoot?
- How did you view the photographs?
- Did you shoot home movies? Describe what you did.
- Did you—or anyone close to you—get into photography as a hobby?
Enjoy the history
The Kodak web site has a History of Kodak section. Check out the multimedia timeline of Kodak's history. I got the 1970s advertising jingle "We're America's storyteller" from that movie.
Please enjoy the rest of the Kodakery images I hunted down for you.
About the images:
- Duke University's Advertising Ephemera Collection, Emergence of Advertising On-Line Project, John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History, Duke University David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Kodak as you Go. 1920 Ladies Home Journal
- Let the Children Kodak. 1909 ad in Ladies Home Journal.
- On every outing: KODAK Unknown publication.
- eBay listings: Kodak suggests a "give and take" Christmas
- Vintage Ads, Livejournal: His first Kodak camera, Commencement Gift
- Advertisements in LIFE magazine: You press the button, Snapshots ad series
Questions for you
In the comments, tell about your own Kodak camera and film experience.
Or, tell about an experience when you realized that (gulp!) OMG, I am and elder!
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The beleaguered middle class seems to be fading away like a once cherished Kodak snapshot. The red white and blue American Dream once sparkled in Kodacolor and now both seems to be vanishing. The wholesome images of all American family fun portrayed in Kodak's long running ads created a template fro the middle class. It's interesting to take a look at the homogenous tableau's created by Kodak in their vintage ads.


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