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Independence Day Celebration
Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, June 30, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Event Admission: FREE with museum admission
EXTENDED HOURS: Monday, July 2; Tuesday, July 3; and Thursday, July 5, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Event Admission: FREE
This Fourth of July, don't just celebrate the birth of Independence – celebrate in the birthplace of Independence!
Special events at the National Constitution Center include:
Revolutionary War Re-enactors
Monday, July 2 – Wednesday, July 4
Several Continental Army regiments will set up camp on the Center's front lawn, including soldiers, camp followers, medical facilities, and blacksmiths. Visitors will discover what life was like for soldiers during the Revolutionary War during demonstrations throughout the day.
School of Rock
Wednesday, July 4
In conjunction with the must-see exhibition From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen, students from the School of Rock will delight visitors with performances throughout the day to remind us why freedom of expression truly rocks!
Daily offerings at the National Constitution Center include:
The Fourth of July Show
Friday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
The Fourth of July has always been celebrated with a bang! From parades to protests, cannons to flag waving, explosive words to fiery demonstrations, the Fourth of July Show takes an in-depth look at this exciting celebration by exploring it over time from the very first words of independence to the present day. This show also explores how famous Americans have made their voices heard while fighting for freedom.
Flag Etiquette Workshops
Friday – Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
Most people know that our flag can never touch the ground, but the US flag code is much more extensive than that. In this workshop, visitors will discover the history and symbolism behind the US flag, and learn about the proper way to treat it!
Star Spangled Banner Show
Friday – Sunday: 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
Learn the story of Francis Scott Key, the Battle of Fort McHenry and the flag that inspired our national anthem.
Arts and Crafts
Children and their families can make Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty and George Washington hats, as well as star wands and wreaths, pinwheels, and crepe paper flags.
Daily, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Guests will learn a variety of colonial-era tasks including butter churning and candle and paper making during special demonstrations.
The Center will celebrate Independence Day with plenty of patriotic fanfare and fun.
Throughout the holiday weekend, visitors can enjoy educational programs, craft activities, live musical performances, and more.
Visitors will enjoy the interactive "Fourth of July Show," which explores how the holiday has evolved from the very first words of independence to the present day.


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Great news for local high-fashion lovers: Ralph Rucci is the featured designer for the 2014 Houston Chronicle Best Dressed Luncheon and Neiman Marcus Fashion Presentation Benefiting the March of Dimes. It's a rare treat for the couture master to bring his collection to Houston next spring. Save the date: March 28.
It also was a treat to see his ready-to-wear collection featured on the runway during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York on Sunday night. And because I was granted a backstage interview with Rucci before the show, I was seated before anyone for the runway event. Yes, before Martha Stewart (who sat solo for a while and turned her back to fans wanting to snap her photo), before legendary model Carmen Dell'Orefice and even before celebrity stylist June Ambrose.
The first time I saw a Rucci show years ago, I sat next to noted fashion historian Patricia Mears, deputy director of the Museum at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. His breathtaking designs moved her to tears. I learned then that his shows are an emotional experience.
Rucci's spring collection features aspirational suiting, dresses and separates with exquisite fabrics in regal black, white, taupe and bronze. He also said spring is all about aprons. Yes, aprons — paired with skirts, dresses and pants — from the first American designer since the 1930s to be invited to show at Paris' haute couture shows under his name.
Rucci aprons, like his collections season after season, are works of art.
When I asked him why Houston women are among his biggest supporters, he said: "Perhaps I service them with things they need but not in an orthodox way. If I do suits, I do suggestions of suits. It's about finding a category and offering them something beautiful, attractive but in an unorthodox way."
Don't miss his show when he brings it to the Westin Galleria ballroom for Best Dressed. Greggory Burk and Allie Fields are co-chairing the luncheon, and they've tapped Celina Stabell to chair the limited-ticket raffle.
Find out who will make the 2014 list at the announcement party Jan. 29.
For tickets to the luncheon, call Amanda Hance at 713-964-5421 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Fans and Fast Break Club members may reserve seats immediately for the dinner hosted on the Sooners' home court. Limited seating is available. The cost is $35 for adults, $10 for children (12 and under) and $500 for a corporate table (seats eight).
Current and former OU women's basketball players will serve as wait staff, so fans have the opportunity to get up close and personal with their favorite Sooners.
The evening includes a silent and live auction featuring an all-access pass for two to a road game versus Duke in Durham, N.C. on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner and program will begin at 7 p.m.
Don't miss out on the food and fun, and your chance to meet the OU women's basketball team! RSVP to the OU women's basketball office by Oct. 10 by phone at (405) 325-8322. Payment must be received before seats can be reserved. Payments cannot be refunded and are considered a donation to Oklahoma Women's Basketball should you be unable to attend the banquet.
Please mail payments (checks only, no cash) to:
Oklahoma Women's Basketball
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If you're talking about removing a mismatch, yeah. That also confirms my idea of a run-and-gun style for Subaru's team, consistent with the "underdog" theme prevalent among sports anime.
After all, any hero team becomes boring if they're utterly broken.
For one thing, I find mismatches interesting, because it comes down to which side of the mismatch can capitalize on their advantage first. For a big vs. small PF, for example, a big PF can post up on a smaller PF or jump shoot over him, while smaller PF's can sneak past a bigger PF with his speed.
I'm not sure how Charles Barkley dominated against bigger PF's in the NBA, but that's approximately how Maho can improve as an undersized PF.
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Keishin Girls' Basketball Data Card v.1.0 by Judas Martel
Still incomplete because I have no data on the 5th graders yet.
Although, I still find it odd that a team has a taller PG and a shorter PF. Unless of course I had the positions wrong. But hey, Magic was a 6-9 PG. Much taller than some of the guys in the 80's Lakers, AFAIK.
But well, this is a primary school basketball team, so I can still forgive that.
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Kagetsu is said to be more than 10cm shorter than Airi so my guess is possibly 152-3cm, while Mimi is "not much taller than Hinata" and has a big size disadvantage to Tomoka (their first 1on1 match at Subara's place as Tomoka had trouble driving past Mimi she had to change to a power style by mimicking Airi and using her size advantage over Mimi), so somewhere in the mid 130s I would guess.
And Maho makes up for her smallish size with her jump height and speed, Subara has mentioned that Maho's dribbling speed (while only in a straight line) and acceleration matches Tomoka's. Either way while Saki is taller than both Tomoka and Maho you can't deny that she's the only one who can play PG in the team. Only Tomoka can play PG next to Saki but Tomoka is too nice to her team mates and is somewhat bad at play psychology as she is way too honest.
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So where can I read the LN's in English? That way, I can follow the story from where the anime left off, and from there, I could get the data for the 5th graders, including their positions.
Spoiler for Keishin 2nd Team POS speculation:
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Mimi (4-5) could be useful as an SG coming off the bench until she learns how to play with the team where she could progress into a PG/SG combo guard.
What's the playing style of the twins, by the way? Do they employ Schrodinger Fu against their opponents?
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Spoiler for lineup for Keishin:
The twins can't play with Maho so they will start with Airi, Tomoka and Masami. I can't put Masami with Saki at the same time so one of them will be benched and the other will start. I won't start both Mimi and Tomoka so Mimi off the bench.
I'm tempted to bench Maho during crunch so that Saki can pass the ball to an open teammate just in case Mimi or Tomoka gets double teamed. Maho might just go for a bad shot and would piss off Tomoka and Mimi. I'm considering Masami for crunch time since she can shoot the long ball.
Once I know the strengths and weaknesses of the 5th graders then I might change this lineup.
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Wow, this is interesting. More often than not, line-ups change from time to time, depending on the situation. Because you know, as a coach, Subaru should know when is the right time to play good, then play big or small, whichever the situation demands, and come crunch time, get serious.
Now, your starting 5 is kinda balanced, not too big but not too small, and as expected, Mokkan will be the starting PG.
Bench girls are small, which is important should Keishin decide to play small so they could outrun big but slow opponents.
Crunch time, oh dear God. I could only imagine THAT scenario happening. But you know, somebody who can throw long bombs can help win games, especially from behind. As well as offensive plays and defensive stops of the Batman Gambit variety.
Slam Dunk for example, Mitsui's 3-point shooting streak cut down Shoyo's lead to half, which led Shohoku to a come-from-behind victory against them. I can see something like this happening in RKB: Keishin winning from behind a large margin (a primary school GIRLS' b-ball team coming back from ~20 points down would be awesome).
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Actually you have to look at the current positions for Keishin first:
Airi: Centre
Maho: Power Forward
Hinata: Small Forward
Tomoka: Shooting Guard/Point Forward
Saki: Point Guard
It''ll be hard to move these 5 outside of their current position now that they are more or less specialising (except Tomoka). So when you swap in the 5th graders you have to keep that in mind.
Mimi is small but that doesn't make her good PG material, like Tomoka she's also too caught up on winning a 1on1 match up, actually she's worse than Tomoka when it comes to winning and not seeing the bigger picture. In fact currently Saki has no one to replace her except Tomoka (but only if Subara gives specific directions to Tomoka) so there's a weakness there (unless we discover something about the 5th graders later on to amend this). If Mimi is to come in I think she would replace either Tomoka or Hinata.
Kagetsu height and athleticism should make her a replacement for either Airi or Maho depending on situation, so she's the perfect candidate for training as a Foward-Centre.
The Takenaka twins would both be forwards, I don't see anywhere else for them.
Masami otoh is in an awkward position. Keep in mind there's no 3 pointers in mini basketball, so while Masami can technically shoot from the 3 point line there is no point advantage to it. She also currently has no other skills so it'll have to wait till later on to see which direction she would go, but considering that she's Saki's "rival" she'll probably end up with some PG skills and turn into a Combo Guard. For the rules of mini basketball currently it's better to move in for a high percentage shot and possibly draw a foul for a 3 point play in the process.
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eh... Tomoka is the SF as far as all around scoring ability and ball handling go. Hinata is more of an range lacking SG.
But really, the issue with the team's lineup, IMO, comes down to Maho. Despise being a PF, she plays more like SF and is having a overlapping role with Tomoka. The team would be in a mis-match if the other team has strong inside game, although that could chandge if Hinata develop her outside shot to allow Tomoka to go inside for stealing opportunities.
As judasmartel said, unless Maho develops into a Barkely or Rodman type PF (both undersized, though more Barkely than Rodman since Maho is offensive minded) or Hinata develop some sniper skill, the current starting lineup doesn't look like their best lineup.
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I didn't come up with the positions - it's specifically mentioned in the novel. That's why Tomoka is said to be a Point Forward because she swings between a Shooting Guard and a Small Forward, Tomoka is pretty much akin to Jordon or Magic Johnson in her role in Keishin.
Both Maho and Hinata hasn't had her chance to "level up" yet, but Maho is definitely shaping up to be Berkley-like that she is either going to be a SF or PF, but without dumping Hinata Maho is going to be the PF, it's just a pity that the anime only focused on showing her mid-range shooting eg her match up with Miyu/Chibi Ribbon in the anime only shows her going for the middle shot before she got fouled, but in the novel she was actually on a break away going for a lay up and changed to a single hand throw (thanks to her insistence on practicing the single handed shot instead of the double handed one that Subaru original wanted her to practice along with Saki) which shows both her explosive speed, jumping ability/air time and persistence in attacking.
Hinata's specialty right now is her ability to drive past defenders due to her height and balance sense and her tricky style passing game, she also seems to have the uncanny ability to appear out of nowhere to cut a pass, Subara attributes this to how players are more accustomed to looking up/practicing for bigger players and becomes completely inexperienced when someone goes *really* low and under and that seems to be what would become Hinata's secret weapon in the long run. Hinata's mid/long hit rate is too low to be a SG, and Subaru's coaching style of "enjoy basketball" isn't going to force her to improve in that area either and instead would force on what the girl's attribute/personality fits, so I think Hinata is going to keep developing her skill in driving past her defenders and stealing when her opponent don't notice her there.
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@houkoholic You're double-posting, man. But I know it's just your connection that got you. Completely unintentional, I assume.
@Mokkan and Saki: You know, if you got TWO POINT FORWARDS in your team, you can never go wrong, really. One plays while the other is resting.
@Hinata: I love the way she's going to progress. This reminds me of a lot of small but fast players making it big in the real thing: Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, and some others. Though I'm imagining Hinata as Keishin's version of Rondo. Just imagining, though.
@Mimi: Small but no PG material = automatic SG, then Combo Guard when she gets to know how to play with the team.
@Masami: Good point. I didn't know primary school basketball didn't have a 3-point line. In our country though, elementary school basketball has a 3-point line, it's just that nobody takes that risky shot from downtown especially if your body's not yet ready to pull it off.
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Interesting, the LN version I read was the official Chinese release and I not too familiar with the Chinese term of basketball position.
Either way, if the current starting five is going to be Kenshin's best lineup, than it seems that the author is developing team similar to Shaq-Kobe Lakers. With Airi become a beast in the middle and Tomoka as the versatile rover that play according to match-ups and the rest of team are good shooter who can pass, ideal for Triangle. With Maho handling close/mid shots, Saki handling mid/long shots and assist, and Hinata be the pesky defender that does outside shot and act as 2nd ball handler.
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Well, the Triangle is said to be one of the most difficult offenses to pull off since it requires a GREAT deal of teamwork to make it work. One guy makes a mistake, the team is screwed.
In the anime, Subaru is more focused on the 4-1 offense, given Keishin's limited manpower. He did make adjustments against Suzuridani (Miyu's team) when the 2-3 Zone was employed against them. The catch? The 2-3 Zone is one of the most Nigh Invulnerable defenses in basketball.
They countered that with the Zone Buster, which consists mainly of consistent, clockwork passing until an open man could be found. I wonder if this is a variation of the Triangle or is just a simple way of getting past the Zone.
From what I have observed in the anime, the 4-1 offense can be easily locked down by a man-to-man defense, thus Subaru says "it isn't perfect yet."
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Not really saying that's what the goal is, but I can see the team evolve to the version of Triangle used in Shaq-Kobe Laker era, or even Kobe-Gasol version if Maho become advanced enough.
Especially the way Subaru is focusing on multiple passing to create open shots and movement without the ball. Don't forget that Shaq-Kobe version Triangle is focusing on getting the ball to Shaq or Kobe at some point of the offensive possession so they can draw double-team and dish it out to open shooter.
Triangle is always easy to understand and get into but hard to master, and you need to resist the urge to shoot or one-on-ones which seems to to be more of Kenshin's style.
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Oh, okay, that made sense. But then, all our speculations and all the training the girls (both the core and the second unit) have to go through will come to naught if they can't play in official tournaments.
Speaking of which, is the 3-point line implemented in elementary school basketball From what I know, it's actually implemented, it's just that the kids can't or won't just pull off 3's. Trying to get an and-one is far more practical than throwing long bombs while praying it would connect. And that's assuming you're a good free-throw shooter.
Two things:
1. A 5-6 player dunking on something like a 10-ft board. Is it plausible?
2. With a three-point line implemented, Masami could become a beast from long-range if she works on her accuracy from downtown.
Like I posted earlier, there's a reason why the Chinese basketball teams in the 1990's are afraid of the Philippine number 8.
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At one point Sunday, things looked promising for the Raiders. The Denver Broncos trailed the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 in the fourth quarter and the Raiders seemed poised to forge a first-place tie in the AFC West with a victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaners.
Then, the Broncos rallied for a 31-23 victory and the Raiders got run over by rookie running back Doug Martin and the Buccaneers at the Coliseum in a 42-32 loss.
Now, the Raiders are at 3-5, two games behind the Broncos and one game behind the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West, with losses against both teams, to boot.
How they got here is quite mind-boggling. The Raiders entered the locker room with a 10-7 lead, only to watch the Buccaneers score five touchdowns in the second half, three on runs of 45, 67 and 70 yards by Martin.
"We didn't make enough plays to win the game but we were successful moving the football," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "Our team hung in there, our team battled. We tried to make a comeback and came up a little bit short."
That the Raiders were even in the game at the end is somewhat remarkable.
The Buccaneers led 35-17 in the fourth quarter before the Raiders mounted a furious comeback.
Quarterback Carson Palmer cobbled together back-to-back drives that netted two touchdowns and 145 yards on 18 plays to make it 35-32. Then, they got the ball back with 2 minutes, 42 seconds left at their own 36-yard line.
Surely, the Raiders would navigate their way into Sebastian Janikowski's field-goal range — about 20 yards — and then take a few shots at a touchdown.
No. That wasn't the plan. The Raiders had the Bucs defense on its heels, and they wanted to finish it off right then and there.
"We were trying to win the game," Allen said. "We were definitely trying to win the game and, obviously, we didn't execute good enough and weren't able to do it."
Palmer launched back-to-back 20-yard passes, the first for wide receiver Rod Streater, the second for receiver Denarius Moore.
Palmer's first pass fell incomplete. His second pass fell into the hands of Bucs safety Ahmad Black, who returned the ball 34 yards. Martin sealed the outcome with his fourth touchdown three plays later.
"Obviously, to come back and then to not finish a team, it was difficult," Palmer said. "But we fought, showed a lot of heart. But didn't make enough plays when it was all said and done."
— Martin finished with 251 yards rushing, with 220 of that coming in the second half and 182 of that 220 on the three long touchdown runs.
Not what many expected from a Raiders defense that played well against the run in recent games. The Raiders entered the game having allowed an average of 102.1 yards their first seven games, at an average of 3.9 per carry.
The Bucs amassed 278 yards and 8.7 per carry.
It was all a bit much for Raiders cornerback Michael Huff to digest, especially when he predicted the Raiders would be a top-five defense this season.
"I still don't know what really happened," Huff said. "We played so well in the first half; we gave up a few big plays but nothing really to beat us. Then the second half was kind of a snowball effect. We couldn't stop the run, we couldn't stop the pass."
Martin is an Oakland native. His career game came before numerous family members, friends and former coaches.
"It's awesome," Martin said. "Words can't describe it. I had a lot of family and friends, and high school teammates, schoolmates and teachers. It's just indescribable."
— The Raiders allowed 515 yards on Sunday. That's quite a contrast to the previous three games when the Raiders held their opponents under 300 yards in each game.
Missed tackles, an inability to pressure quarterback Josh Freeman on a consistent basis, missed tackles, blown coverages, you name it, there's plenty of blame to go around.
"We didn't tackle well," Allen said. "They did a good job of blocking, the runner did a great job of running, and we had an opportunity to make a few plays and missed some tackles. And when you miss tackles on that guy, he takes it for big gains and that's exactly what happened."
— Raiders tight end Brandon Myers scored two of Oakland's four touchdowns Sunday.
Go figure. Myers entered the game without a touchdown during his 3 1/2-year NFL career. Overall, Myers finished with eight receptions for 59 yards in his breakout season as the Raiders starting tight end.
— Palmer passed for 414 yards and four touchdowns. However, he also had three of his 61 passes intercepted, including the one that ended their comeback.
Palmer came within 4 yards of breaking his Raiders record and 11 of setting the Raiders franchise record, set by Jeff Hostetler.
He took the blame making poor throws and decisions on the interceptions. In the locker room, he received nothing but praise for bringing back the Raiders from a huge deficit.
"Obviously, you can sit back and wish you did it differently after a loss; and after a win, everything looks right," Palmer said. "We had some critical errors. I had some critical errors."
Wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey said Palmer had the players believing the whole time.
"Carson's the type of guy, he has the talent to bring us back," Heyward-Bey said. "But it's all about his leadership. The stuff he was staying in the huddle, just keeping us into the game, making us believe we could make a play.
"At first he was like, 'We just need one. Now we need two.' We went out there and tried to make it happen but, unfortunately, we just ended up on the wrong end."
— Defensive lineman Desmond Bryant was taken to a local hospital with an accelerated heartbeat early in the second half, a team official said.
The official said Bryant was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. No other update was provided.
— Lamarr Houston turned in the key play on special teams when he blocked a field-goal attempt in the first quarter and returned it 34 yards.
The Raiders cashed in the drive with a Janikowski field goal.
It turned out to be a mixed bag on special teams play overall.
Shane Lechler faked a punt in the second quarter, throwing a short pass to running back Taiwan Jones. The Bucs sniffed out the fake, tackled Jones well shy of the first-down marker and took over on downs.
"It's part of some things that we have in our arsenal," Allen said. "They brought the gunner in and they did a nice job of adjusting back out and they made the play and we didn't."
— Running back Darren McFadden rushed for 17 yards on seven carries before leaving the game with a right ankle injury.
"I'm not really sure the extent of it," Allen said. "The X-rays were negative but, obviously. we'll have to take a look at it and see where he's at."
Making matters worse, backup back Mike Goodson also suffered an ankle injury, and he wasn't able to finish the game.
Allen said Goodson did not receive X-rays on his ankle.
For now, the Raiders might be looking at more of Jones and fullback Marcel Reece if McFadden and Goodson aren't able to play next Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
They also have the potential to sign a free agent or sign rookie Jeremy Stewart from their practice squad.
— The Buccaneers beat the Raiders at home for the firs time in six tries. Overall, the Raiders lead the series 6-3, including a loss in the Super Bowl at the end of the 2002 season.
— Huff and Moore had games they would just as soon forget.
Huff got beat by receivers Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams for touchdowns, and he was part of a duo that got beat by Jackson on a 64-yard pass a few plays before he got behind Huff for a 20-yard touchdown.
Huff also gambled on an out route to Williams that quarterback Josh Freeman delivered just out of Huff's reach, with Williams turning the short reception into a long gain.
Moore caught only four of the nine passes thrown his way. It looked as if he and Palmer were out of synch more times than they were on the same page.
One play, Palmer sailed a pass 25-30 yards over Moore's head, perhaps expecting Moore to keep running. A couple of other passes hit off Moore's hands and went incomplete.


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A special case says it all ... Let $ w_1 < w_2 < \ldots < w_{12} $ be an increasing sequence of $12$ integers ("weights") such that the total weight $W=\sum_{k=1}^{12}w_k$ is even.
Say that $I \subseteq \lbrace 1,2, \ldots ,12 \rbrace$ is an exact subset iff the sum $\sum_{k \in I}w_k$ equals $\frac{W}{2}$. My question is : is there a sequence for which $ \lbrace 1,2,5,7,10,12 \rbrace $ is exact and is the only exact subset (up to complementation) ?


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Cook the Book: Skewered Shrimp with Apricot-Curry Glaze
Today's Cook the Book dish, skewered shrimp with apricot-curry glaze, uses only pantry ingredients to create a sweet and spicy sauce. Served over rice, the flavorful skewers double as a quick weeknight meal.
The recipe calls for three shrimp per skewer, but you can stretch your shrimp purchase by serving them one by one, on toothpicks.
- Yield:6 servings
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons apricot preserves
- 1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 1/4 teaspoons curry powder
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 18 uncooked large shrimp, peeled, tails left intact, deveined
- 6 10- to 12-inch skewers
- Shredded iceberg lettuce
- Lemon wedges
Whisk first 6 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Add shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Preheat broiler. Thread 3 shrimp on each skewer. Broil shrimp just until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
Place shredded lettuce on platter; arrange shrimp skewers on top. Garnish with lemon wedges.
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If you're a fan of video games and enjoy watching the corporate rivalries that go along with them, then get this: Apple execs totally dissed the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP game machines last week.
At a press conference in San Francisco, Apple senior veep Phil Schiller boasted that more than 21,000 games are now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch through the online App Store. And with only some multiple hundreds of games available to play on the DS and PSP, Schiller seems to believe Apple's devices are now the big dogs of the handheld gaming biz.
"When you think about the companies that came before us ... when you played those other systems, they seemed so cool, but now when you look at them, they don't stack up against the iPod touch," sniped Schiller.
Corporate smack talking and executive chest thumping aside, I have to admit, there are times when Apple's increasingly aggressive gaming rhetoric has started to convince me. There are times when my very own iPhone — with its sleek, multi-touch surface and ability to access an App Store filled with thousands of games that cost mere pocket change — has nearly wooed me into thinking it could satisfy all my portable gaming needs.
But just when I start to fall under Apple's magical marketing spell, there comes a week like this one — a week in which Nintendo grabs me by the lapels, shakes me to my senses and reminds me why the Nintendo DS is the mighty king of the gaming hill.
This has been a week, and really more like an entire month, that has delivered me (and a great many others) unto gaming heaven. That is, this week saw the launch of both "Scribblenauts" and "Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story" — two staggeringly awesome games that have kept me with a DS clutched in my hands for far too many hours.
This follows the launch of " Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box " — a brain-tingling puzzle game of top-notch proportions, as well as "Flipnote Studio," a free downloadable animation app for the new DSi that has transformed me into a happily doodling kid again.
As I have sat, cooing at the cleverness, ingenuity and spellbinding depth of these games, my iPhone has been left untouched (save for, you know, all those phone calls and text messages that need tending to). Suddenly, the thousands of App Store games — so many of them flimsy, half-baked trifles — shrivel in the DS's gaming shadow.
In the U.S., sales of video game hardware are down 17 percent so far this year compared to last year, according to market research firm NPD Group. And yet, NPD analyst Anita Frazier points out that sales of the Nintendo DS are up by a whopping 20 percent for 2009 so far — all of this as the DS is about to celebrate its fifth birthday.
"Though it was the first device introduced to market among the current generation of systems (DS, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3), for the last five months it has been the best-selling system, and for most other months it has either been in first place or second to Wii sales," Frazier says. "Its continued success this far into the lifecycle is a testament to its staying power in the industry."
Of course, with Apple huffing and puffing down Nintendo's neck and Sony's snappy new PSP Go game machine poised to launch on Oct. 1, the question looms: How long will the aging DS be able to sit comfortably atop the gaming hill?
'They just get it'
Nintendo first launched the DS — with its smart dual-screen design, touch-screen interactivity, a microphone and Wi-Fi — back in November of 2004. It was a bit chunky back then, but in 2006 it was redesigned to become the slimmer, sleeker DS Lite.
This April, Nintendo spiffed up the DS design again, introducing the Nintendo DSi , which adds two tiny cameras to the clamshell and the ability to connect wirelessly to an online store and download games and apps called DSiWare.
Frazier says the DSi's introduction has certainly helped fuel the DS's stunning sales this year. In March, Nintendo announced that it had sold a whopping 100 million DS machines worldwide.
"They just get it," says Jeremiah Slaczka, co-founder of 5TH Cell game development company and the man behind the accolade-swamped game "Scribblenauts." "They understand what handhelds are about."
Slaczka and his cohorts at 5TH Cell have developed three successful and highly original games for the DS — "Drawn to Life" and "Lock's Quest" in addition to "Scribblenauts," a game that allows players to summon almost any object into the game to help them solve a vast array of puzzles.
"We kind of just looked at what the DS had to offer, with the touch screen, the two screens, with the microphone and the Wi-Fi," he says. "What I like is just the freedom. You can really go crazy with all that stuff. It offers so many different things that a lot of systems don't."
It was the DS' touch screen in particular that inspired them to create their award-winning "Drawn to Life" game — a game that had players use their stylus to draw their own game characters, weapons and other objects right into the game.
Ultimately, it's original, deep and well-executed games from developers like Slaczka — and, of course, Nintendo itself – that have made the DS such a success. Playing "Bowser's Inside Story" — an expertly crafted role-playing game starring Nintendo's famed Italian brothers — is an experience you just can't get anywhere else.
"Steve Jobs was talking about how they have 21,000 games. Sure, you have 21,000 games but how many of those are quality?" Slaczka points out. "Probably five percent are worth downloading? I don't see it competing against the DS."
A 'serious threat' on the horizon
"What people look for most in a portable game system are the games," says Nintendo of America VP Denise Kaigler. "Over the years, what's fueled the popularity of Nintendo handhelds have been names like 'Tetris,' 'Super Mario World,' 'Pokémon,' 'Nintendogs,' 'Mario Kart' and 'Brain Age.' People understand that the only place to find that wide range of brands and experiences is with Nintendo."
Still, as successful as Nintendo has been with its handheld machines, games analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities, believes it had better be looking over its shoulder right about now.
Though he doesn't think the iPhone (an expensive device for adults) or the forthcoming PSP Go (priced at a whopping $249) is going to steal much of the DS's thunder, "I really think the iPod Touch is a serious threat to the DS," Pachter says.
In an interview with the New York Times, Steve Jobs said that Apple is pushing the Touch especially as a gaming device.
"Originally, we weren't exactly sure how to market the Touch," he said. "Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket computer? What happened was, what customers told us was, they started to see it as a game machine. We started to market it that way, and it just took off. And now what we really see is it's the lowest-cost way to the App Store, and that's the big draw."
Pachter believes the iPod Touch will start encroaching on the DS's important youthful demographic — appealing to kids like his daughters. He believes that he's like many parents — parents who will realize they can buy their kids a DS, which does have great games, or they can get their kids an iPod Touch, which plays games but also offers music, video and application capabilities in one convenient package. More importantly, he believes parents will be swayed toward the Touch when they realize they can either drop $30 to buy one Nintendo DS game for their kid or, for the same price, let their kid select 15 App Store games, each for only $2.
To stay competitive with Apple's flood of content — and more importantly with its multimedia capabilities — Nintendo is going to have to refresh and rethink its hardware — offer a redesign more significant than the DSi, Pachter says. And that's something he expects Nintendo to do next year.
"I think they need to become more like an iPod or PSP," he says. "They need to be more of a multimedia device."
Though I asked Kaigler what Nintendo might have in store for the DS and DSi down the road, she had no juicy details to reveal (surprise, surprise). And if Apple seems a threat to the gaming powerhouse, certainly Nintendo — which has dominated handheld gaming for decades now — isn't letting on.
"Consumers are attracted to the best game experiences, and we remain very comfortable — but never satisfied — with our position in this respect," Kaigler says. "We understand fun, and how to create unique experiences that enable people to have lots of it."
When Winda Benedetti isn't busy playing games on her Nintendo DS (and her iPhone and PSP), she's busy tweeting on Twitter ... about playing games.
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'Legends' review: Typical crime stuff, with a twist
Blame it on "Mission Impossible" - not the Tom Cruise film franchise, but the classic TV series about an elite team of crime solvers which starred Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Peter Graves, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus. The show perfected the template for team crime solving that has been used to death ever since.
"Legends," a thriller launching Wednesday on TNT, is the latest retread. You've got your hotshot hero (Sean Bean), your beautiful undercover-agent handler (Ali Larter, "Heroes"), your nerdy office-bound detail person (Tina Majorino, "Grey's Anatomy") and your generally by-the-book boss (Steve Harris, "Justified"). You've seen variations of the formula before, in shows like "Breaking In," "Leverage," "Criminal Minds," "CSI" and on and on. And they all owe something to "Mission Impossible."
What makes "Legends" different? Not a lot, but it does have Bean ("Game of Thrones") as an FBI undercover op whose real name is Martin Odum. But to the unscrubbed gaggle of home-grown antigovernment terrorists he's infiltrated, Odum is a mad-at-the-world misfit named Lincoln Dittmann.
In federal undercover-speak, a "legend" is an agent's invented personality, and Odum has fine-tuned his Dittmann legend so precisely, he can slip back into his skin just by donning his '80s-style wire-rim glasses. His voice changes, he begins to stutter, and he becomes an entirely different person. Of course, an actor of Bean's caliber can pull this off without breaking a sweat, and that elevates the show above some of its predecessors.
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Network: TNT
Odum's obsessive dedication to work has cost him dearly. He and his wife, Sonya (Amber Valletta, "Revenge"), have split up, and she has primary custody of their son, Aiden (Mason Cook, "The Lone Ranger"). Odum always has good intentions of being the dad his kid wants him to be, but usually ends up disappointing Aiden because of his job.
Much of the episodic material is recycled and predictable - Odum and Larter's character are always at odds and have, of course, had a fling; there's a smooth FBI agent (Morris Chestnut) who doesn't trust Odum and is out to undermine him; Sonya probably still loves Odum but resents his self-focus.
This kind of thing could get old fast, but there is something else going on here that piques our interest: Odum is stalked by a mysterious figure who eventually plants an explosive piece of information in his psyche, suggesting that even the identity of Martin Odum may be as much a "legend" as that of Lincoln Dittmann.
The potential of that longer story arc, as well as having Bean back on screen with his head reattached to his torso, may be enough to make "Legends" work despite the familiarity of that crime-solving-team template.


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Ethotoin Tablet
COMMON BRAND(S): Peganone
GENERIC NAME(S): Ethotoin
OTHER NAME(S): Ethotoin Tablet
Ethotoin is used to prevent and control seizures. It is known as an anticonvulsant/antiepileptic drug. It works by reducing the abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes seizures. It belongs to a class of drugs known as hydantoins.
How to use Ethotoin Tablet
Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start taking ethotoin and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication with food, usually 4-6 times a day or as directed by your doctor. Taking it with food or milk may help prevent an upset stomach.
The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. Your doctor may direct you to take a low dose at first, gradually increasing the dose to lower the chance of side effects such as upset stomach and drowsiness. Your doctor will adjust your dose to find the best dose for you. Follow your doctor's directions carefully.
Space your doses evenly throughout the day. It is important to take all doses on time to keep a steady level of medication in your blood. To help you remember, take it at the same times each day. Do not skip doses.
If you are already taking another anti-seizure drug, follow your doctor's directions carefully for stopping or continuing the old drug and starting ethotoin.
Do not stop taking this medication or any anti-seizure medication without consulting your doctor. Your seizures may become worse when the drug is suddenly stopped. Your dose may need to be gradually decreased.
Inform your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.
Side Effects
Headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, drowsiness, numbness/tingling, or trouble sleeping may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: loss of coordination, fainting, swollen glands (lymph nodes), butterfly-shaped rash on the nose/cheeks, vision changes (e.g., blurred vision, double vision), uncontrolled side-to-side eye movements (nystagmus).
A small number of people who take anticonvulsants for any condition (such as seizure, bipolar disorder, pain) may experience depression, suicidal thoughts/attempts, or other mental/mood problems. Tell your doctor right away if you or your family/caregiver notice any unusual/sudden changes in your mood, thoughts, or behavior including signs of depression, suicidal thoughts/attempts, thoughts about harming yourself.
Severe (rarely fatal) blood disorders (aplastic anemia, pancytopenia) and liver problems have occurred with ethotoin. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor before starting ethotoin.
Tell your doctor right away if any of these rare but very serious side effects occur: unusual bleeding/bruising, symptoms of infection (fever, chills, persistent sore throat), symptoms of anemia (tiredness, pale skin/fingernails, fast heartbeat), liver problems (e.g., severe stomach/abdominal pain, unusual weakness/tiredness, pale stools, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin).
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Before taking ethotoin, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to other hydantoins (e.g., phenytoin); or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: blood problems (e.g., anemia), liver disease.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney disease, lupus, folate or vitamin B12 deficiency (megaloblastic anemia).
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Avoid alcoholic beverages.
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially dizziness, loss of coordination, or fainting. These side effects can increase the risk of falling.
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. It may harm an unborn baby. However, since untreated seizures are a serious condition that can harm both a pregnant woman and her unborn baby, do not stop taking this medication unless directed by your doctor. If you are planning pregnancy, become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant, immediately talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of using this medication during pregnancy. Since birth control pills, patches, implants, and injections may not work if taken with this medication (see also Drug Interactions section), discuss reliable forms of birth control with your doctor.
The use of anti-seizure drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of bleeding in the newborn baby. Your doctor may order vitamin K injections for you/your newborn.
This medication passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
This drug should not be used with the following medication because a very serious interaction may occur: nisoldipine.
If you are currently using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting ethotoin.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: blood thinners (e.g., warfarin), drugs that can cause low blood counts (e.g., cancer chemotherapy), orlistat, other anti-seizure medications (e.g., phenytoin, valproate).
This medication may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control such as pills, patch, or ring. This could cause pregnancy. Discuss with your doctor or pharmacist if you should use additional reliable birth control methods while using this medication. Also tell your doctor if you have any new spotting or breakthrough bleeding, because these may be signs that your birth control is not working well.
Ethotoin is very similar to phenytoin. Many medications interact with phenytoin. It is not known whether the same drugs interact with ethotoin. However, it is very important to tell all your doctors and pharmacists of all the medications you use, including ethotoin.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as: certain antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine), medicine for sleep or anxiety (e.g., alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone).
Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products) because they may contain drowsiness-causing ingredients. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: unusual eye movements, unsteadiness, loss of consciousness.
Do not share this medication with others.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., complete blood count, kidney/liver tests) should be performed periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip themissed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature below 77 degrees F (25 degrees C) away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.Information last revised December 2016. Copyright(c) 2016 First Databank, Inc.
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Lake Groups Must Come Together
There is an alphabet soup of organizations looking for some way to improve Chautauqua Lake.
From the CLMC to the CWC to the CLA to the IMC and more, each acronym ultimately stands for a group hoping to be the one to solve each of the lake's issues. However, while each group is aware of the next, it seems there is much discussion and little action being taken.
Enter Peter J. Smith and Company, a firm hired by the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission – and paid for in part by area non-profit organizations -to advise the groups as to the logical next steps to take in order to get results.
It's about time.
The firm was hired on a temporary basis. It will be meeting with the various groups concerned about the lake and reporting back to the CLMC, which ultimately reports back to the County Legislature. According to Fred Croscut, R-Sherman, the purpose of hiring an outside group is to ensure everything regarding the lake is laid out on the table for all to see.
"We want to make sure we as a county do not have any preconceived notions about what we want," Croscut said. "We want to be transparent, we want to be open."
Lyle Hajdu, chairman of the CLMC, predicts Peter J. Smith and Company will determine another group needs to be formed, a group that will have the authority to make changes as well as utilize any resources that may become available.
It would seem the hiring of an outside firm is just one more step in the discussion process, we hope it will set the wheels in motion to make a real difference for Chautauqua Lake. The county is looking to Peter J. Smith to pull all of the groups out of the lake muck in which they seem to be stuck. There will always be dozens of varying ideas to restore Chautauqua Lake. Smith's job isn't to convince people they are right or wrong. Instead, his job is to pull the groups together and take the best of what each has to offer to help form a coherent plan for Chautauqua Lake.
Are they willing to be pulled together?
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DBTV Interview: Jeff Corwin
I recently interviewed Jeff Corwin, wildlife conservationist and television host/producer, about some environmental issues. We discussed everything from palm oil plantations to endangered species, extinction, and his breathtaking documentary: 100 Heartbeats for MSNBC. (Special thanks to Joelle Katcher, for shooting the interview!)
While I respect the amazing work he does educating people about wildlife conservation, I do wish Corwin had stuck to his vegetarianism due to meat production's connection to deforestation, global warming, air and water pollution and worse. When asked about his stance on being veg at a talk documented on Youtube, he avoided any of the facts, and fell into personal defensiveness, evoking the cliche rationalization, "if lions can do it so can we...and I am hungry". C'mon, Jeff! You don't see lions making gazelle factory farms. They kill for survival. We torture for the taste. You are smart enough to see the difference. At least acknowledge that meat production is a huge environmental disaster and one of the most powerful things we can easily give up to help the environment.
Regardless, Jeff is pretty awesome, and his mission to educate people about endangered species and the current extinction event we are causing is so critical to the future of the planet and our survival as a species. So watch the trailer for 100 Heartbeats:


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More than two-thirds of the nation's cows will be covered by the industry's animal well-being effort.
Source: National Milk Producers Federation
The dairy industry's animal care program has achieved an important milestone, with 70% of the nation's milk now participating in the program.
With the recent addition of several major cooperatives in the National Dairy FARM Program (Farmers Assuring Responsible ManagementTM), more than two-thirds of the nation's cows will be covered by the industry's animal well-being effort, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).
NMPF started the FARM program three years ago to provide a consistent, national, verifiable means of showing consumers and the food value chain how dairy products are produced. The number of cooperatives and processors subscribing to the program has continued to grow, and now includes farms producing 70% of America's milk supply.
"Consumers and customers don't expect perfection, but they do expect us to collectively demonstrate our industry's responsible practices and our commitment to quality animal care," said Jerry Kozak, president and CEO of NMPF. "I'm proud of the ongoing progress our farmers are making by working to implement the FARM program's guidelines on their own operations."
Kozak said that even with the increased participation in the FARM program, "We need more farms, more cooperatives, and more companies to commit themselves to this program. The expectations are out there. The questions are being asked. We have to provide clear answers," he said.
In addition to the positive development in the level of participation in the program, Kozak said that the FARM program's guidelines, contained in the National Dairy FARM Animal Care Manual, are in the final stages of an extensive review and revision process. After nearly a year of consultation throughout the industry, with farmers, veterinary experts, and cooperative staff, the three year-old animal care manual will be revised slightly to reflect the latest knowledge and best practices about proper dairy animal care. Revisions to the animal observation component also relied on analysis of over 360,000 animal observations collected through on-farm evaluations for FARM program over the last three years.
The five step process consisted of the following:
Step 1 – Initial revision and draft by the program's Technical Working Group (TWG) in May 2012
• The TWG was composed of dairy producers, veterinarians, and animal care experts
Step 2 – NMPF Animal Health & Well-being Committee Review (AHWC) in autumn 2012
• The NMPF AHWC is composed of dairy producers, veterinarians, and cooperative staff
• October 2012 – Review of initial TWG draft by Animal Health committee
• November 2012 – TWG made additional revisions in response to AHWC comments
Step 3 – Industry Comment Period in winter 2012
• December 2012 – Distributed broadly to industry for comment, including state dairy producer groups, cooperatives, and proprietary processors and veterinary associations
• February 2013 – TWG made additional revisions in response to comments received during the industry comment period
Step 4 – Review of TWG recommendations and final revisions by NMPF AHWC in March 2013
Step 5 – Review and anticipated approval by NMPF Board of Directors in June 2013
If the NMPF Board approves the revisions in June, the newly-revised manual will be made available on the FARM website.


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In this new TEDx video, University of Newcastle (England) lecturer Pauline Dixon takes viewers on a tour of schools serving some of the poorest people on Earth. Private schools … that charge fees … that are paid for by the poor parents themselves … and that outperform local government schools spending far more per pupil. I know. You'll just have to watch it.
If your curiosity is piqued afterwards, check out her colleague James Tooley's wonderful book, The Beautiful Tree, which tells the story of their travels and research. It will blow your mind.


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Let T be a two-dimensional torus and Y be the one point compactification of a two dimensional sphere ($S^2$) minus three points. I have to prove:
1)they have the same fundamental group
2)they are homotopically equivalent
This is what i thought: i can see Y this way, let A,B,C three distinct points on the sphere and P a point not on the sphere, Y is homotopically equivalent to $S^2\cup\overline{AP}\cup\overline{BP}\cup\overline{CP}$. My hope for showing that they have the same fundamnetal group was to use van kampen theorem with open sets one $U$ homeomorphic to an open disk and the other one $V$ homotopically equivalent to a bouquet of 2 circles and $U\cap V$ homotopically equivalent to a circle. Now i would like to show that the generator of $\pi_1(U\cap V)$ is sent by inclusion map to the commutator of the generators of $\pi_1(V)$ but i can't see how.
For the homotopy equivalence i can't see the homotopy between these two spaces.
Please can anyone help?
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Aryn Baker reports for Time in Syria, where things are going Apocalypse Now:
The video starts out like so many of the dozens coming out of the war in Syria every day, with the camera hovering over the body of a dead Syrian soldier. But the next frame makes it clear why this video, smuggled out of the city of Homs and into Lebanon with a rebel fighter, and obtained by TIME in April, is particularly shocking. In the video a man who is believed to be a rebel commander named Khalid al-Hamad, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Sakkar, bends over the government soldier, knife in hand. He has sliced through the soldier's fatigues and is working the knife though the pale skin of the soldier's torso. He has already cut out the man's heart. The man then cuts another organ free and stands to face the camera, holding an organ in each hand. "I swear we will eat from your hearts and livers, you dogs of Bashar," he says, referring to supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Off camera, a small crowd can be heard calling out "Allahu Akbar" — God is great. Then the man raises one of the bloodied organs to his lips and starts to tear off a chunk with his teeth.


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As part of its new partnership with Brooklyn-based, artist-run label New Amsterdam Records, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's March 9, 2013 concert presents Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond and Ryan Lott of Son Lux in a performance that smudges the line between "rock" and "classical." You can buy tickets here.
Ryan's set features the music of Son Lux in new orchestral arrangements created by a trio of rising classical musicians: electro-acoustic composer Daniel Wohl, and acclaimed singer-composers Caroline Shaw (of avant-garde chamber choir Roomful of Teeth) and New Amsterdam co-founder William Brittelle. Shara will join the orchestra in a perfomance of Penelope, the "ravishingly melancholy" (New York Times), "quietly devastating" (Pitchfork) song cycle by Sarah Kirkland Snider, another co-founder of New Amsterdam.
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Neither singer is a stranger to the world of classical music. Both have studied composition and collaborated extensively cutting-edge chamber sextet yMusic, and Shara was recently tapped by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang (of the Bang on a Can collective) to give voice to his eerie cycle death speaks.
Shara sees the chance to sing someone else's music as a liberating opportunity. "One's own songs are so personal, and so you know it and have an intimate way of singing those songs," she says, but "sometimes 'knowing' means that you get stuck in a rut and can't see your own tune in a new light, so you have to challenge yourself to approach your own material like an improvisation at times in order to stay fresh."
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The challenge is to inhabit another composer's music as intimately as if she had written it herself. "When you go to sing someone else's tunes," says Shara, "you really want to apply that same level of investment to their work as you have to your own."
Penelope's lyrics, by playwright Ellen McLaughlin, interweave the story of Homer's Odyssey with that of a woman whose husband returns from a more contemporary war so damaged that he is no longer himself. Shara points out that the multilayered piece is also an opportunity to exercise the more dramatic side of musical performance.
"There are at least four different voices in this text," she says, "and I'm enjoying approaching it from more with actor eyes, and allowing the characters and their journeys to really let something different happen in my voice."
The concert takes place at 7:30 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Edwin Outwater will conduct. Tickets are here.
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The upcoming Home Birth Summit, supported by funding from the Transforming Birth Fund, is raising numerous questions in my mind, and for numerous others, such as:
- How are the agreed-upon 'stakeholders' being represented? How are consumers, in particular, being chosen?
- What percentage of invited participants have direct experience with home birth? In my opinion, a representation of 1/3 HB midwives, 1/3 CNMs, and 1/3 OBs would not be an appropriate proportion from the practitioner group.
- Why exactly is the American College of Nurse-Midwives interested in the issue of homebirth considering that very few actually attend home births?
- Given the above question, I'd like to know if the home birth midwifery organizations (NARM, MANA) submitted a grant application?
- How will the outcomes make home birth more accessible and more safe? Will an outcome be that hospital systems and serving on-call OBs will be more respectful toward homebirth transfers? Will OBs begin offering back-up services to homebirth midwives? What might that look like?
- What are the potential positive outcomes of this summit?
- What are the potential negative outcomes of this summit, especially considering that the need for this summit originated outside of homebirth midwifery?
With permission, I share the following e-mail from retired homebirth midwife, Linda Bennett:
Are you invited? Who is going?
I have concerns about this "Summit". I want to encourage communication with invited participants the same way I have encouraged communication with our elected representatives. These participants have been appointed to represent the interests of mothers, families, and, coordinated by a midwifery group, I also assume the interests of midwives. I have every hope this will be the case. My long experience with some of the groups that have been invited raises some doubt.
The "Home Birth Summit", scheduled for some time and some place in the Fall of 2011, is being coordinated by the organization called "Future Search". The ACNM originated and identified a need to hold this "Summit".
The American College of Midwives has many CNM members who actively support families and mothers who want a low-tech physiologic labor and birth in the hospital, in birthing centers and at home. CNMs have demonstrated over and over the value of personalized physiologic management that dramatically reduces unnecessary major surgery while improving outcomes. Their work continues to be overlooked, ignored and impeded by Obstetric professionals in overt and subtle ways. If this summit was only held with these particular participants I would have little concern for the outcome.
Unfortunately the ACNM also has very vocal and politically active members who oppose home birth and/or non-nurse midwifery on local and national levels. Here in Oregon we have the "Home Birth Safety" committee organized by L&D nurses and CNMs in Portland at OHSU for instance. Nothing they have done has improved home birth safety in Oregon, rather their actions have polarized the birthing community and has caused even more mothers to consider unassisted home birth for their VBAC attempts after multiple cesareans.
It should not surprise the ACNM and Future Search organizers that home birth families, midwives with home birth practices, and long-standing Birth Activist groups and individuals feel uncertainty about the outcome of a "Summit" top-heavy with groups who have a history of opposition to maternal choice as well as to the independent practice of midwifery.
We have a vested interest in this "Summit" as its pronouncements will be used against maternal choice at every possible opportunity. Statements made in any documents released as a result of this "Summit" will be entered into testimony for or against legislation affecting mothers, families, home birth and midwives across the USA.
Amy Tuteur is an example of a vociferous emotionally-charged tea-party-esque commentator on the subject of home birth. She is not an expert on home birth. She has never been to one. In order to be allowed to deliver another baby in the hospital she would be required to re-train. If she is in any shape or form part of this "Summit" then it will be obvious that it will not represent the interests of mothers, families or address the real concerns of home birth.
Is Lynn Paltrow invited? Her work with NAPW has been as one of the most effective advocates for mothers in the USA in the tradition of Doris Haire.
The reality is that home birth exists in the form it is currently functioning in the USA because of what it offers mothers and families AND because of what hospital-based ACOG-controlled maternity care does not.
Please communicate to individuals carefully selected for participation in this "Home Birth Summit". They have been selected to represent you.
Future Search
4700 Wissahickon Ave, Suite 126
Philadelphia PA 19144
800-951-6333 or 215-951-0328
Here are additional links you might find interesting:
Transforming Birth Fund Awards Grant to Convene Home Birth Summit. Tuesday, January 4, 2011. ACNM is pleased to announce that the Transforming Birth Fund …http://www.midwife.org/Transforming-Birth-Fund-Awards-Grant-to-Convene- Home-Birth-Summit
Planned home birth, while representing fewer than 1% of births in the United States, has generated intense and often polarizing debate in this country,…
Home Birth "Common Ground"? | RH Reality Check
Jan 6, 2011 … I am very excited to hear about the home birth summit, and hope that all parties will come to the table in good faith. …
Home Birth Summit | BirthAction
Jun 6, 2011 … Home Birth Summit. I've gotten a lotta email on this one in the past few weeks … Another blog post about the proposed home birth summit. …
New Hope for Home Birth | BIRTH SENSE
Feb 3, 2011… About the Home Birth Summit: Are the AMA and ACOG invited? Or did they just decide they are too high and mighty to take part? …
Science & Sensibility » planned home birth summit 2011
Mar 31, 2011… To find out more about the Home Birth Summit, go here. Posted by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE. Kimmelin Hull Conference Schedule, home birth,…


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First Name: Sam
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Location: North Carolina, USA
Wow, where do I even begin….
I am a 22-year-old gay male and believe that I may have SOME form of erectile dysfunction. I emphasize "some" because it is possible for me to get hard, firm erections, but I'm ALWAYS by myself when I do.
I have been able to give myself orgasms since I was in preschool. I did not masturbate the "traditional" way that men do (or ejaculate) until I was in 6th grade. Before that, I would lay down with my hands cupped around my crotch area and would "hump" into them until I felt an orgasm sensation and would then stop. In 6th grade I began to look at gay internet porn, and, seeing how most of those men masturbated, began to emulate the process. I even practiced "edging" often, beginning in 6th grade, as I had read on the internet at that time that it built up sexual stamina and led to powerful orgasms.
I would say that since I've been able to have orgasms (beginning in preschool), I would have one usually at least once a day. There were days here and there where I wouldn't, but I guess an average would be 6 out of 7 days per week, with an average of twice per day. Of course, it's hard to average them out since I've been having them for so long.
I did not start having sexual intercourse until my freshman year of college when I was 18, with my roommate at that time. Even that first time, I had problems maintaining my erection. I also had to use my hand and masturbate in order to have the orgasm, which took much longer than when I'm by myself. My roommate and I engaged in sexual intercourse regularly for the latter 2 and a half months of my freshman year, and every time, I had to have an orgasm by masturbating. Oral sex would not work, his hand would not work, and we did not engage in anal sex.
From ages 19-20, I had very little intercourse, but regularly masturbated (almost always to porn), and had no problems maintaining an erection and achieving orgasms. I hooked up with older men occasionally during this time, and again, could not have an orgasm unless I masturbated. It was also slightly more difficult to get an erection than by myself watching porn, and always took me longer to achieve orgasm than by myself. I had my first experience with anal sex (as a "top") during this time as well, and could not ever reach orgasm, same with oral sex and hand-jobs.
When I was 20 I met and began dating my first boyfriend. We were together for 10 months, and while I enjoyed my time with him, our sex life was poor. We did not engage in anal sex except once, because we both considered ourselves tops. The one time we engaged in anal sex I tried to be the bottom, but did not enjoy it at all and had to stop. We did engage in oral sex, but I could never achieve orgasm that way. Again, I had to masturbate in order to have an orgasm. Not only that, but I began to have significant trouble sometimes to get an erection. Also, it took a lot longer for me to reach orgasm when I masturbated with him. By myself with porn, I could reach orgasm as quickly as 5-7 minutes. With him, it often took me at least 20 minutes, and it was usually 25-35 minutes.
After we broke up, I began to hookup a little more frequently then I had in the past, but it was not that often. Whenever I did, again, I always had to masturbate to achieve orgasm, and it took me a long time to do so. AND, during some of these hookups, I simply could not even achieve orgasm myself, as I started to have difficulty maintaining or even getting an erection. I highly doubt it was because of my sexual partners, because I would not hookup with someone I was not sexually attracted to. Also, I usually could have erections during foreplay, but when it came to the "big finish" my erection would start to wane or just become completely soft, and nothing I did or thought about changed that. Once, I achieved orgasm from barebacking (which I have not done since and luckily did not contract HIV or an STD), and there was also only one time where I hooked up with a guy and achieved orgasm from him giving me oral sex, although I believe this was because I refrained from masturbating for the past few days beforehand.
I am 22 now, and am starting to worry that I will not be able to ever have any good sex with someone else other than myself. In almost all of my most recent hookups, I have had to use a cockring to get an erection, and even then sometimes it doesn't even help. Also, in almost all of my most recent hookups, it either takes me around 30 minutes to masturbate to orgasm, or I simply can't have an orgasm because of lack of an erection. However, if I am by myself watching porn, I do not have any trouble getting and maintaining "rock-hard" erections and reaching orgasm.
I have become particularly concerned about this problem now, because I have begun to date someone and engage in sex with him for the past few weeks. When we first had sex I topped him anally and had a good erection. But we still masturbated together to completion. Ever since the first time though, I have had a LOT of difficulty just getting an erection period. Cockrings do not help, and oral sex and foreplay don't really help either. Sometimes when we make out for a while I'll start to get kind of hard, but then when I try to get ready to penetrate him or simply masturbate with him, I'll go soft again. I've been able to reach orgasms sometimes when I masturbate with him, but my penis is usually semi-soft when I reach orgasm, and again, it takes more effort and certainly more time to do so then when I'm alone watching porn. He is incredibly good looking, good at sex, and very passionate, so I know it is not him. Luckily, he does not mind when I cannot perform, he says he likes me for me and that everything is fine, and he thinks that I shouldn't worry about it. But at this point, I really can't help but worry about it…
The last time this problem happened I had willingly decided to not have an orgasm for three days beforehand, hoping that it would help the issue. But unfortunately, it did not help or change anything. I've decided to completely stop viewing or watching any pornography whatsoever, and have also decided that when I masturbate I will avoid as much contact with my hand and, instead, use my FleshJack (the gay version of FleshLight) with the "Squeeze" texture (their most "realistic" anal texture). I have not had sex with him since I decided this (which is the day I've written this question, May 27, 2015).
I apologize for this EXTREMELY long inquiry, but I didn't want to leave out any details of my sexual history in case they were important. I'm wondering if masturbating regularly since preschool has anything to do with my poor performance. And I've considered that I'm "overthinking everything" when I engage in sex and maybe that's preventing me from getting erections with other men, but I'm such a sexual person that I can't think of anything but dirty, sexual thoughts when I'm with another man, yet it just doesn't seem to work. I do start to focus on not being able to get an erection if I'm not getting one for 5-10 minutes, but during that time beforehand, I'm not thinking about anything other than the pleasure, so I don't see what I'm doing wrong. The problem is beginning to be REALLY embarrassing and I'm concerned that if I'm already having these problems at only 22 years of age, I'll likely have the worst of erectile dysfunction problems in the future.
I suppose my main questions are:
1) What could be causing this to happen?
2) Is my proposed method of completely avoiding porn and masturbation via my hand an appropriate solution?
3) Do you have any specific suggestions or general advice that can help me with this problem and/or my sex life?
Again, I apologize if this is way too long; I've just never been so concerned about it before. I'm 22, I should be able to get rock hard erections easily, but I feel like a 70 year old man who just "can't get it up." ANY advice you can give me will be sincerely appreciated.
Whew, Sam, that was like the War And Peace of sex advice questions.
It's perfectly clear that you are worried about your sexual response. But I'm gonna guess that your worry is actually making things worse. Before I respond to your three questions, I want to say; get thee to a therapist! You need to sit down with a sex-positive therapist and work through this stuff with him/her. This is super important, don't just blow it off. If you need a referral, see the Directory of the American College of Sexologists to find someone in your neck of the woods. I also offer remote therapy via Skype or phone. See my Therapy Available page.
Now to your questions in the order you asked them…
1) What could be causing this to happen?
Everything you tell me points to performance anxiety. I've written and spoken a great deal about this issue over the years. Use the CATEGORIES pull down menu in the sidebar to your right. Scroll down till you find the main category, Sex Therapy. Under it you will find the sub category, Performance Anxiety. You'll find tons of information.
2) Is my proposed method of completely avoiding porn and masturbation via my hand an appropriate solution?
It might be, but not for the reason you suspect. Again, you need to discuss this with a therapist. It's important and more involved than I have time and space to lay it out for you.
3) Do you have any specific suggestions or general advice that can help me with this problem and/or my sex life?
Yeah, chill the fuck out! Honesty, that's the best thing you can do right now. Then, with the help of a therapist, work through your problems, put in place a program to rebuild your partnered psychosexual response one step at a time. You'll probably begin with sensate focus training, stress reduction, and relaxation exercises.


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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Favorites of Selune campaign - Level 3 - Session 3
In the last session of my 4E Dungeons & Dragons campaign the players led the rebel army in a battle against the Iron Circle mercenaries who had taken control of the Barony of Harkenwold. While I did run this battle somewhat differently than written in the module, I kept the basic idea to have the actual battle take place behind stage, and "simulate" the participation of the players in that battle through a series of three skirmishes. Two of these happened in the last session, and this session thus started with the third and final skirmish, pitting the players against the enemy general.
The battle started somewhat chaotically, because the wizard thought that it would be best to run away, having already expended his daily powers in previous battles, while the rogue ran forward towards the enemy. That kind of took the option to retreat off the table, so the wizard wasn't happy. The enemy troops consisted of the enemy general on his horse, two tar devils with ranged attacks, the spitting drake who had run away from the previous battle, and 8 lowly Iron Circle mercenaries.
The tar devils proved to be a nuisance, because they threw burning tar balls that slowed the players down. The spitting drake and the minions died quickly. The enemy general had at first run forward, but except for one area-of-effect attack that dazed several players didn't manage to do much damage. Thus seeing his troops fall around him, he retreated, jumped on his horse, and used his action point to escape. The players mopped up the remaining tar devils and the battle was over. While three combat encounters in series is obviously a combat-heavy part of an adventure, the series adds some strategic elements to combat, as the players need to ration their daily powers and healing surges. In this instance that had worked out rather well, and the players still had had enough reserves for that third battle.
So now the players returned to the main battlefield, where the villager rebels and their elven allies had in the meantime won the battle against the Iron Circle main army. This had been a major victory, as decided by a calculation of victory points based on the adventures of the players. Basically their previous actions, like eliminating the threat of the bullywugs to the village of Tor's Hold, or helping the elves with their problem with the skeletal mage, had added troops and other benefits to the rebel army, allowing it to win. But while the Iron Circle was soundly beaten, their general and his surviving troops were still holed up in the Iron Keep in Harken, where they hold the previous ruler of the barony, Baron Stockmer as prisoner.
Now it is up to the players to see how they can deal with this situation and take Iron Keep. The elves decided that the Iron Circle wasn't much of a threat to them any more, and want to go home. The villagers are enthusiastic, but don't have the training or equipment to storm a castle. The council of war is happy to let the adventurers decide how to approach the situation. This is where the adventure gets more "sandboxy", with anything being possible.
Here the wizard contributed an idea: Not all the Iron Circle mercenaries are dead, some have been wounded or taken prisoner by the rebels. And as mercenaries aren't known for their excessive loyalty, one of them might be persuaded to help the adventures if the pay is right. Thus using his intuition skill the wizard found a mercenary willing for 50 gold in advance and 50 gold afterwards to return to the Iron Keep, and open the gate for them in three days when it is his turn to guard it in the night. After some discussion about the pros and cons of that plan, the players decided to go for it. But the execution of this plan is left for the next session.
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I see a lot of good stuff in this session. The players learning not to squander daily powers in case there's more to come, and learning to deal with it when they are low on their daily powers. The sandboxy decision on how to take the keep at the end will undoubtedly lead to some interesting hijinks. I look forward to the next one!
I very much love how you mesh what your players are doing with the "main" fight. It really feels like you are spinning the "what you do influences the world" very well.
I particularly enjoy hearing how they are making their decisions. How much input are you giving in their discussions as they plan?
I particularly enjoy hearing how they are making their decisions. How much input are you giving in their discussions as they plan?
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That is a tough one. I am trying to avoid the "mysterious voice from the off" interfering with the discussions of the players. I mean, it is not the role of the DM to tell the players "that plan won't work" until they actually set it into motion. But if their plans are getting too weird, I might have an NPC interfere.
That is a tough one. I am trying to avoid the "mysterious voice from the off" interfering with the discussions of the players. I mean, it is not the role of the DM to tell the players "that plan won't work" until they actually set it into motion. But if their plans are getting too weird, I might have an NPC interfere.
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