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The Department of Computer Science (CS) in The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) offers a graduate certificate program in Computer Security and Information Assurance. The objective of this certificate program is to provide a coordinated four-course sequence in computer security and information assurance that emphasizes concepts in Computer Security augmented with current industry standard techniques and challenges. It provides an alternative to the full M.S. program for practicing computer scientists and other information technology personnel who wish to extend their education beyond the B.S. level, and to those who wish to acquire up-to-date knowledge in the burgeoning field of computer and network security.
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"3 Saisons" Wins Golden Palm Award and
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"Sequestro" Wins Best Director and Best Documentary
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA (April 19, 2010) – Last night, at the 10th Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF) closing Gala Awards ceremony, "3 Saisons," a feature-length drama from writer/director/producer Jim Donovan, received the Golden Palm Award and the Audience Award for Best Feature Film. The Brazilian documentary "Sequestro" ("Kidnapping")—which received a five-minute standing ovation during the World Premiere on Opening Night—was awarded Best Directorfor Jorge W. Atalla and the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary, went to the film's executive producers,Frederico Lapenda and Christian Gudegast. Lapenda announced that he is next producing the live action version of the film with Gudegast as screenwriter. The event was held at the Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills (A Four Seasons Hotel), located at 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, and featured over 400 celebrities, VIPs, city dignitaries and filmmakers.
The third annual Beverly Hills Film Festival Legends Award was presented to legendary producer and screenwriter Frank Yablans ("Mommy Dearest," "Love Story," "The Godfather," "Paper Moon," "Chinatown," "Congo"). The night also featured the incoming Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad and a special Proclamation announcing the City's full support of the Festival. In addition, BHFF founder Nino Simone was presented with the Parajanov-Vartanov Award for his commitment to independent cinema and his devotion to promote and support the art of late legendary Russian filmmakers Sergei Parajanov and Mikhail Vartanov. Mrs. Parajanov
(Svetlana Sherbatiuk) and Mrs. Vartanov (Svetlana Manucharian) were also honored.
VIP guests also included actors Quentin Aaron (""The Blind Side"), Elliott Gould ("Oceans Eleven" franchise), Ethan Embry ("Eagle Eye," "Sweet Home Alabama"), Jason London ("Saving Grace," "Dazed and Confused"), actress Kate Maberly ("Finding Neverland," "The Secret Garden"), as well as producers Ted Kotcheff, David Zucker, Steven Paul, Michael Hertzberg and Mark Amin.
The five-day festival—featuring premieres, parties and panels—kicked-off Wednesday, April 14th with an Opening Night event at the Clarity Theater in Beverly Hills. Celebrities on the red carpet included Andie MacDowell ("As Good As Dead" World Premiere) and her daughter Rainey Qualley, as well as Billy Zane (ABC's "The Deep End," "Titanic"), amongst many others.
BHFF panelists this year included industry luminaries, such as Avi Lerner (Nu Image/ Millennium Films, CEO), Cassian Elwes (Independent Producer), Mark Amin (Sobini Films), Jay Cohen (Gersh), Dean Wilson (First Look Studios, COO), Heidi Jo Markel (Eclectic Pictures, CEO), Daniel Mandil (MPAA, CCPO), Justin Brown (Overture Films), and actor/producer Eddie Griffin.
Frank Yablan's Legends Award
Frank Yablans was presented the 3rd Annual Legends Award by friend and long-time colleague director/producer Ted Kotcheff who credited Yablans with his transition from TV to film directing when the two met on "Fun with Dick and Jane" in 1977, starring Jane Fonda and George Segal. Actress Kate Maberly played the piano as a live accompaniment to a video tribute, featuring words from actor James Caan. A moving personal letter from Sherry Lansing was also a highlight.
As he spoke to a new budding generation of filmmakers Sunday evening, Yablans proclaimed, "I am honored and humbled to accept this award that represents independent filmmakers—you are the spine, past and future of our business." Yablans also encouraged film festivals of the world to join together to create a new distribution channel for their winning films. He continued with anecdotes and tales from the trenches involving industry luminaries such as Walt Disney, Jack Nicholson and Peter Bogdanovich.
2010 Beverly Hills Film Festival Awards
2010 BHFF recipients were awarded with custom-made crystal and marble trophies, created by Society Awards.
The Golden Palm Award (best film in all categories) went to "3 Saisons" directed by Jim Donovan.
Best Actress went to Hanna Hall for "Happiness Runs," directed by Adam Sherman.
Best Actor went to Santiago Diaz for his role in "En Tus Manos," directed by Ron Jacobs.
Best Director went to Jorge W. Atalla for "Sequestro."
Best Producer went to co-producers/co-directors Jack Lucarelli and Troy Price of "Disrupt/Dismantle."
Best Foreign Film went to the Austrian/French feature, "For a Moment-Freedom" from director Arash T. Riahi.
Best Cinematography went to the documentary "A Surprise in Texas" from director Peter Rosen.
Best Editing went to the short "Killing Tarantino," directed by Norman Lesperance.
Best Animation went to the retro-style short "7 Weaks" from writer/director Evan York.
Best Short Film went to "Takeo" from writer/director Omar Samad.
Best Documentary went to "A Surprise in Texas" directed by Peter Rosen.
Best Feature Film went to "3 Saisons," written and directed by Jim Donovan.
Best Feature Film went to "Happiness Runs," directed by Adam Sherman.
Best Documentary went to "Sequestro" executive producers Frederico Lapenda and Christian Gudegast.
Best Short Film resulted in a tie: "En Tus Manos" and "Larsen" by director Carlo de Rosa.
The Golden Palm Screenplay Competition Award went to Peter Ringgaard for "Gilgamesh." The first runner up award went to David Kane for "Boat People." The second runner up award went to "Family Secret," written by Warren Hull.
The Jury
2010 jury members include former Lion's Gate Films' chairman Mark Amin, producer Steven Paul; CAA agent Matt DelPiano; writer/director Josef Rusnak; casting director Fern Champion; Emmy Award winning writer David Feldman; Sony VP of Acquisitions Scott Shooman; producer Michael Hertzberg; E1 VP of Acquisitions Lara Thompson; and producer Donald Kushner.
About BHFF
The annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival was founded in 2001 by award-winning independent filmmaker Nino Simone. The 10th annual event, taking place from April 14 through 18, 2010, is dedicated to showcasing and promoting non-studio films to the entertainment industry. Designed to bridge the world of premiere independent cinema with the renowned community of Beverly Hills, the festival hosts world-class screenings, networking events and industry seminars. Partners of the 10th Anniversary BHFF include the Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills Hotel, City of Beverly Hills and Mosaic Hotel. Sponsors include Akvinta Vodka, BCBG and Sagatiba Pura Cachaça Brazilian Rum. Tickets are available on the fest site or by calling the BHFF office at 310.779.1206. Prices range from $12.00 per screening to $275.00 for the Awards Gala. Screening Passes ($150.00) and VIP Festival Passes ($550.00) are also available. For a complete 2010 festival line-up and schedule, please visit www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com.


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Brian Greene explains the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics (5 February, p 30) by stating "if quantum mechanics predicts that X, Y and Z are possible, with different probabilities, then X, Y and Z will actually happen. All possible outcomes occur, but in different universes."
This implies that the interpretation might ignore what the philosopher Gottfried Leibniz described as "compossibility". Leibniz pointed out that it is possible for me to be standing, sitting or speaking. While I can be standing and speaking at the same time, or I can be sitting and speaking, I cannot be both standing and sitting. The first two pairs of possibilities are, according to his theory, "compossible". The third is not. He believed that the universe we live in is the "most compossible".
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July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd. awarded Civicon Ltd. of Kenya a contract to rehabilitate 313 kilometers (196 miles) of roads to and within its wind farm, Business Daily said.
Work on the 3.2 billion-shilling ($38.2 million) program is expected to take 15 months and will improve access to Lake Turkana's 300-megawatt wind power project, the largest in Africa, the Nairobi-based newspaper said, citing Civicon Project Manager John Latham.
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Broadway's 'Motown: The Musical' hits a flat note
The odd problem with "Motown: The Musical" is that it appears to have it all -- a score mostly made up of enduring hits, an incredibly talented cast and what should be a great American success story -- yet it is lacking.
It never catches fire because the dialog is so stilted and the book is so heavy-handed it feels as if the big boss imposed only his ideas and no one would dare question anything.
Given that this is the story of Berry Gordy and he wrote it, that makes sense.
His is a terrific story and as the founder of Motown, it was his vision, ear and abilities that crafted the careers of The Jackson 5 (before Michael Jackson was a solo act) Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, the Four Tops and many more.
Collectively these songs have likely started more parties and kept people on the dance floor than any others. When the show sticks to Motown hits, it soars because there's great energy and these songs remain terrific fun.
Still, Broadway arrangements can be schmaltzy for R & B, and the songs are truncated which is a necessity considering there are 57 numbers in the musical. Yes, that is shocking, but rechecking the "Playbill" twice, the total is indeed 57.
The new songs, which Gordy and Michael Lovesmith wrote for this production, do not mesh with the Motown favorites.
It's a familiar story, at least to those who have followed Gordy and his deserved success. The stage is crowded with people who sound like Diana Ross ( Valisia LeKae, "The Book of Mormon" "One Life to Live"), Smokey Robinson ( Carl Brown, Broadway's "Sister Act") and Marvin Gaye ( Bryan Terrell Clark, "CSI: NY").
Raymond Luke Jr., who plays a young Gordy and Michael Jackson is a terrific talent. And Brandon Victor Dixon (Broadway's "The Color Purple" "The Good Wife") is excellent as an intense Berry.
The show bookends with Motown's 25th Anniversary celebration, and how Gordy doesn't even want to attend the gala because so many of his stars have left him for more money elsewhere. The show then goes back in time to tell Gordy's story, from when he was a boy, listening on the radio the Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling match in 1938.
His story is told against America's history. Gordy tries to convince white deejays to play black artists, whose music was then called race music. The play touches on President Kennedy's and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's assassinations, the Vietnam War and the Detroit riots.
There is the affair between Ross and Gordy who was close to twice her age when they became involved. The scene where he has troubles in bed and she launches into "I Hear a Symphony" could be used as a primer in how not to lead into a musical number.
Lousy writing and some wooden performances - only when speaking, never while singing -- mar what should be an electric experience. None of this will keep away dedicated Motown fans, who were applauding as soon as the overture started. They know every note of every song, and admittedly, I am among them.
Like so many who grew up with Motown, I not only have them on my iPod, but kept my vinyl, even that of The Temptations singing "Fiddler in the Roof" tunes. Really.
Happily those were not included in the score at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
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The landing of NASA's Curiosity Rover
Mars is getting intense traffic. On 6 August 2012 the "Curiosity" rover will land on Mars and it will be the most sophisticated vehicle ever sent to the Red Planet.
The Curiosity landing is the most difficult NASA mission ever attempted in the history of robotic planetary exploration. Curiosity will be investigating whether Mars has ever offered an environment favourable for microbial life.
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Who: Professor Paulo de Souza, Honorary Associate and Professor of Sensor Informatics, UTAS
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Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,029. Incorporated on March 4, 1872, Mullins was named after Col. William S. Mullins, who served as a representative for Marion County in the South Carolina State Legislature from 1852 to 1866.
Mullins is located at 34°12′19″N 79°15′19″W / 34.20528°N 79.25528°W (34.205239, -79.255309).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all of it land.
The city is run by an elected Mayor-council government system.
History of Mullins[edit]
On March 4, 1872, the charter was approved for the town of Mullins. The same year the Macedonia Methodist church was established, the first church within city limits. By 1878, the city of Mullins had a population of seventy-five people, a total of twelve families. There were only three stores and four unpaved streets: Railroad, Main, Smith, and Gapway Streets.
In 1894, the growth and sale of tobacco sparked the further development of the city of Mullins. In 1895, tobacco was sold for c17.13 a pound, a good price. Mullins became the largest distributor of tobacco in the country, known as "South Carolinas Largest, The world's best tobacco market." In the late 1920s the tobacco festival was started and is still celebrated today.
Mullins' first school was established in 1872, which was attended by boys and girls from the town, nearby rural areas, and neighboring counties. The first schoolhouse was built in 1904; a brick, two story building on Academy Street. A second schoolhouse was built in 1913, on the corner of Main and Academy streets. Mullins High School was built in 1923 on North Park Street where it stood until burning in 1976. It was rebuilt on Millers Road, outside of the city limits. McCormick Elementary School was built on Sandy Bluff Road in 1956. The original Palmetto School for Negroes (High and Elementary) was built on Cypress Street in 1919 and around 1956 was split up. The Palmetto Elementary School was built on Broad Street. The Palmetto High School was built on O'Neal Street with 1970 being the last graduating class. It became Palmetto Middle School as it remains today.
In 1970 all schools were combined into a totally integrated school system.
In 1910, the public library was established. The current library, located at the corner of N. Main and Wine Streets, was built in 1940.
The A.H. Buchan Company Building, Dillard Barn, Imperial Tobacco Company Building, Liberty Warehouse, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mullins Commercial Historic District, Neal and Dixon's Warehouse, Old Brick Warehouse, Rasor and Clardy Company Building, and J.C. Teasley House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Mullins Fire Department[edit]
One of the greatest fears of the people of Mullins was that of fire. When a fire broke out, neighbors were called by cries for help or by farm bells as homeowners watched all of their possessions being engulfed by flames. The first Mullins Fire Department was established in the early 1920s. The first fire wagon was a regular farm wagon with a ladder and twenty to thirty buckets hanging from the sides. The wagon was pulled by man power and the equipment was operated by the first men who arrived to help. The first truck powered by gas was a 1923 Ford pickup purchased in 1959.
Historic places[edit]
- Neal and Dixon's Warehouse
- The Mullins Depot, which now houses the South Carolina Tobacco Museum.
- Anderson Brothers Bank – The Mullins hometown bank. Established in 1929 by B.B. and E.L. Anderson, who had operated a depository out of their warehouse.
- Rasor & Clardy Building
- Liberty Warehouse
- Old Brick Warehouse
- Imperial Tobacco Company Building
Notable people[edit]
- Joseph O. Rogers, Jr., politician born in Mullins in 1921[5]
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ "Joseph O. Rogers, Jr., Papers" (PDF). library.sc.edu. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
External links[edit]
- The Greater Mullins Chamber of Commerce
- Sci-Way Article: Historic Mullins, SC
- South Carolina Tobacco Museum
- City history
- City website


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The mysterious man known as Zartan is considered nearly as deadly as Storm Shadow or Snake-Eyes. Besides being a highly accomplished martial artist, he is almost unequaled as an archer and is unsurpassed as a master of disguise. He uses a form of holography and hypnotism to change his appearance. He is also a ventriloquist and can throw his voice in over 20 languages and dialects.
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Great roads, great trip, and yes a little adversity. But that is what makes it an adventure. It is how you handle those misfortunes that makes a story stay tuned
The adventure begins when the plan fails....
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Dave's about a half day ahead of me so I'll try to catch up. After this little incident happened (amazingly no one photographed it, well almost)
...there was a lot of standing around going, 'are you ok man?" and stuff like that : )
the answer to which was, I can ride but there's somethin' wrong with the left foot, which later kinda turned into a blueish balloon looking thing. When we got into town I found a drugstore for some Advil, a cane, and an Ace bandage. The next morning I decided to sleep in and catch them at the lunch stop. Actually leaving a little sooner than anticipated and making good time on some shortcuts, I thought since it had rained all night and there was one dirt junction, I could tell if they were ahead or behind me by whether I saw their tracks. There was a couple having some car issues at the last paved intersection so I asked the girl if she'd seen five guys on dirtbikes come by here and she goes yeah, about 10 minutes ago. I knew they were going Tusquitee Gap and I could hustle up Tuni and cut them off...was there about 5 minutes.
Before they showed up and then stuff like this started happening... Fred goes, hey ya see that hill over there?
And Dave (the other Dave) says, aw no Fred don't do it...
well, guess what.
It did end well though.
I'm kinda digging this video stuff so will go back and finish off the last part of yesterday's ride with a couple.
Should be gettin the hang of it now, hit the tune then the vids.
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A few more videos then I'm outta here for awhile, Dave should be putting a cap on it pretty soon so hang in there a little longer.
These vids are of one of the more fun (and challenging) sections on the main route, although there are a couple alternate routes for the last day that are moreso.
Again, the song, then the videos, and go full screen and HD (bottom right).
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Back to the story...
We hooked up with Bill and the lunch plan was set. It was a great ride out to Andrews to the now infamous "Burger Basket." We got there just ahead of the lunch rush and quickly came to understand why it soon became so congested. It's a rather smallish place to begin with and the hand patted burgers and fresh cut fries had the locals coming from all directions. Some of the guys even got chicken fingers (at a burger joint?!) and said they were great. No pics. Sorry, but you'll have to check it out for yourself!
Just a really neat ride through the Snowbird Mountains on our way to Tellico Plains.
We were sailing right along when we came upon an unexpected sight. The road was open on the end we came in on. I swear it! Had to thin the profile on the GSA a little bit and still just barely made it!
But we all made it eventually. Fred even did double duty for our wounded comrade. Brother, if that ain't incriminating, I don't know what is!!
Our plan was to make it to FS Road 81 and take that westward but the gate was CLOSED!! We called Mini Mike at Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters and he said they had been doing controlled burns in there and that was possibly why it was gated off. So... we had to take to the Skyway. Real bummer.
Notice the dark clouds gathering in the background, Definitely a harbinger of things to come...
And then, DEPRESSION SET IN...
You can probably tell at a glance that this ain't good. We were about 5 miles into the Skyway past 81 and I began to feel that dreaded wiggle waggle in the rear. I immediately thought flat. I should have been so lucky. Fortunately, Fred and Dave were behind me and had noticed strange goings on with my bike so they dove off with me when I pulled over to check it out. Let me just say, as the picture above attests, that Fred and Dave are not only extremely knowledgeable about all things motorcycle related, but ALWAYS the first to dive in on any problem, perceived or potential. These are the kind of guys you would want to have with you if you found yourself marooned on Gilligan's Island. (If you couldn't have Ginger and Mary Ann!) I mean, they were on it! Fred has a seemingly bottomless bag of tricks that he kept pulling solutions out of and Dave was right there to supply the muscle.
It turned out to be a wheel bearing. But not to worry! Fred had a miniature mustard bottle full of ATF (doesn't everyone?) that he bathed the bearing in (3 times) enough to get back to Robbinsville.
Limping toward Robbinsville
Luckily, it was unusual the way it went out. It still had enough left to make it to town where we took the wheel off and after strapping it on the back of Rony's GSA, struck out for Wheeler's Cycle shop. Just as the bottom fell out.
You might say it was the most fortuitous stroke of serendipity ever, depending on your perspective. I like to think it was the providence of God. Not only was Wheeler's open at 3:00 on Saturday afternoon, not only did he have the bearings and seals in stock, but he dropped what he was doing and in 25 minutes had it all buttoned up and we were on our way. The wheel was installed and we pointed the caravan back toward Dillard.
Stay tuned for the climactic conclusion. OR the merciful end!!
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I know what you're say'in. I was asked about this very thing earlier today. I've been out of town for a week and just neglected to follow through. But, enough with the excuses and down the home stretch we go!
The rain was coming down in buckets by this time and the temps began to drop as well. I was so relieved not to be marooned on the side of the Skyway that I think I was actually humming in my helmet and not even noticing the deteriorating conditions. That was not the case with our ride leader. Bill pulled into the rest area at the north end of Wayah road saying he was freezing and began to put on more clothes and I did suddenly become aware that the temperature had dropped about 15 degrees. This was the most direct route back to Mountain City but I knew it was going to be tricky in the rain and cold temps.
And then, more depression set in. Bill's bike wouldn't start. On top of that the battery sounded weaker and weaker. If we had much more delay darkness would overtake us and then the going would get dicey for sure. (Not that we hadn't done Wayah before at night, in the rain.) But it ain't fun!
Thankfully, we had Fred MacGyver with us. I had gone to answer the call so I didn't get the first hand take on the fix, but Fred apparently pulled a spare spark plug out of his spares pack and put the plug cap on it and turned the starter over and then put everything back and the bike started. It was something like that anyway. Whatever he did, Bill swore it had no bearing whatsoever on the bike starting. Pure luck, he said. Well, we set off again hoping for the best.
It eventually stopped raining as we crossed to the other side of the mountain and began to close in on our destination. I think we were starting to zone out as evidenced even by the camera shots!
We finally made it back to our campsite and got cleaned up and dried out and set about to find some food. We turned in early in preparation for packing it all up and heading back to FL the next morning. The cool thing about the way this trip was planned was that we could ride home in the comfort of the van in one day. With our narrow window of time this was the best way to do it.
We had blast riding some great roads and enjoying time with new friends. But, as all great times must end, we said our goodbyes and set off.
Rony rode the GSA back to Palm Coast:
And Dave, he just rode...
Looking forward to the next one already.
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That Dakar has some recurring issue when it gets wet, the tach goes crazy, it runs erratic, and sometimes won't restart. Fred took one of the plug wires off and stuck his spare in it to see if it had spark. The thing started and ran fine with the extra plug hanging off the side, weird. I told him to leave it that way and I'd just ride it but I think he just wanted his plug back. Anyway it was fine the rest of the day.
One or two more videos w/sound (courtesy of Youtube) oughta do it. Thanks for tagging along.
And one more from the previous year.
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For several years, Charleston County School District officials have discussed adding sports programs at middle schools. The idea has merits, but it doesn't go far enough.
Introducing football, basketball, volleyball and softball teams in middle schools would certainly lend a sense of community to students. It would let high school coaches observe the middle school development of young athletes who might one day play for them. And it would give students who participate in those sports programs much-needed exercise.
But it isn't just talented athletes in middle school who could benefit from more exercise. All students would.
There is no state law requiring physical education for middle schoolers. High schoolers are required to take only one class of PE. And yet the state's child-obesity rate is near epidemic proportions.
The oversight in the law should not deter school districts from focusing on middle school fitness.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, 15 percent of adolescents were overweight (between the 85th and 95th percentiles for Body Mass Index) in 2010; 16.7 percent were obese (BMI greater than 95th percentile). Only 17.1 percent achieved the recommended level of physical activity (at least 60 minutes per day); 39.7 percent watched television three or more hours on an average school day.
Children who form good exercise habits in middle school would likely have better habits in high school, too.
If the district should find a way to establish sports teams for middle schoolers, it should also find a way to establish exercise classes that all the other students would be expected to take, just as they take history and math.
Obese children often have increased health and social problems. Exercise and improved nutrition are the most obvious ways to reduce obesity.
Academic leaders' anxiety about having enough classroom time for students is understandable.
But studies have concluded that students perform better academically if they have some exercise.
Indeed, studies have shown that even when their academic class time is abbreviated to allow for physical activities, students often improve their classroom performances.
And what children would not benefit from learning first-hand about teamwork, cooperation and sportsmanship?
As always, the Charleston County School District will have to consider the expense of adding sports to middle schools. A rough estimate is that it would cost up to $1.5 million.
However, the Dorchester 2 School District started a middle school sports program about five years ago. The cost to the district is mostly covered by admission fees to sporting events.
But the health, social and academic costs of children not getting enough exercise transcends financial measure.
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SOME traders in Ndola have complained about the influx of Chinese traders who are trading in various products and they feel they should be restricted to specific areas.
The traders at Main Masala Market have called on the Government to come up with a mechanism to restrict foreign traders from trading as Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs).
Main Masala Market Traders Association information and publicity secretary Ireen Chilufya said business for the local traders was low and the coming in of the Chinese traders who were opening retail outlets at the market was worsening the scenario.
Ms Chilufya said the Chinese investors were disadvantaging the local traders because their goods were cheaper than those of their local counterparts because they had cheaper sources.
"The issue of the Chinese investors displacing us started some time last year when hundreds of traders protested at the provincial administration offices calling for Government's intervention. The Government has told us to co-exist with the Chinese and other foreign investors and we have agreed to do so as long as they restrict these people to specific areas of doing business," she said.
Ms Chilufya said even if the Zambian economy was liberalised, there was nothing wrong with the authorities to put in place controls for the sake of ensuring that the local informal sector sustained itself.
Another trader Godwin Mapulanga said the local traders were now forced to order things for resale from the Chinese owned outlets and the market.
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"We've invested a lot of money in our software. We've invested a lot of money in our core audio, but we've really balanced everything out," Savage said. "The studio itself as we purchase things, we try to make it to where we're always a step ahead of the home studio. That gives (local artists) the opportunity to get a better product, but not pay an arm and a leg for it.
"My vision is to be freelance prices at a commercial facility," he added. "We teach artists how to be successful. There's talent on every doorstep. What sets you apart is how you handle your business, and a lot of artists don't understand that."
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It is no secret that EverQuest made an indelible mark on my life and gaming career. The announcement was made by SOE recently that in March, EQ would be switching to a free to play, freemium if you will, payment model. Thirteen years after its original release, EverQuest is still going strong enough to be putting out its eighteenth expansion and support a fan base that I assume they hope will increase along with their profits much like DC Universe Online and EverQuest II has.
Thirteen years after the game's release, I would have thought for sure it would be defunct by now with players moving on to bigger and better things, and yet, it still has that appeal that keeps people coming back. I would hazard a guess that the call to EverQuest is as strong as it ever was in the beginning for some. EverCrack had its grip on me on and off for about eight of those thirteen years and here I am roughly five years after my last login wondering about the game and contemplating my past that involves a lot of addiction to alcohol and gaming, specifically, EverQuest.
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Yes, I realize this isn't "today" news, but I've actually been mulling this over for a couple of days. SOE has announced that EverQuest is going free to play. It joins the ranks of DC Universe Online and EverQuest II as the latest to take advantage of the freemium business model. The news kind of caught me by surprise in that it makes total sense it should be free to play, but it actually didn't go free to play before EverQuest II did. I don't know what the server populations are like on either game. One can't really argue the logic with going free to play for the diehards still playing the game in its thirteenth year (the switchover coincides with the thirteenth anniversary).
As some of you that may follow the site, you might recall that EverQuest is a big part of my gaming life and addiction. This whole EQ business has been on my mind for a couple of days and honestly, it gives me a bit of trepidation about the subject.
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I've had multiple Volvo wagons (240, 740, V70's), the newest being a '00 XC (turbo,AWD). Hard to go back to a sedan as you get used to all the space.
We recently sold the '00 XC (205,000 mi) & kept the '98 V70 base as it's nice & simple. I'll try to list random snippets of info that I've gathered:
The first generation V70 (98-00) were a make-over of the 850 so there is some part interchangeability there, some less expensive parts.
The '98 was the last year before the "drive-by wire" electronic throttle control which you will undoubtedly read about.
The '98 has a regular distributor & a throttle cable. Individual spark coils after that.
Typical things that fail; ABS controller (can be rebuilt for around $150), lower ball joints, heater core, window switches, front wheel bearings, electronic throttle module (post-'99)
2001's have a high incidence of automatic transmission failures (class-action suit maybe?)
XC's & AWD's have a whole other set of problems related to the overly-complicated AWD system. We loved the car but it HAD to go ($$$), sounds like you don't need that anyway. That one had a turbo & inter-cooler, never any turbo issues.
All that said, I really like my '98 (165,00 mi) & don't plan to get rid of it anytime soon. It's a non-turbo base model with a 5-speed manual (cloth interior, great 4 wheel discs, power windows, locks, cruise) but is still super comfortable & I can also tow a small trailer with it without any problems. No real bodywork issues other than small surface rust spots even up in the rust belt. Solid cars.
We have also had many Subarus and currently have an Outback wagon sitting in the yard with a probable head-gasket issue. They really go in the snow & are generally reliable but are not cheap to repair. My other gripes with them are lousy seats, worse headlights, expensive exhausts, marginal brakes & they're a good bit smaller inside than a Volvo wagon. They also seem to still suffer from rust more than most cars.
My son & I are just finishing up some work on his '02 Passat 4motion (AWD) wagon (same as Audi A4) that he got from another relative. A nice car to drive but an INSANELY complicated front end which it seems has a high failure rate. The FWD are maybe simpler? Body has held up well & engine runs well too. Transmission itself is fine but for some reason VW put the trans controller under the passenger floor carpet where it gets water-logged (from a leaky sun-roof) and acts up or fails. So he's dealing with that. Don't know if the Jetta is the same.
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More than 95,000 "ghost patients" have been removed from GP lists with the help of a new web application.
The National Duplicate Registration Initiative is an Audit Commission exercise that matches data from various sources to review GP patient lists across England and Wales and identify inaccuracies.
The newly released results of the 2009-10 audit reveal that more than 95,000 registered patients were removed from GP lists, saving primary care trusts in excess of £6.1m a year.
More than 32,000 of these patients had died, including nearly 500 people who had died more than 20 years ago.
The GP patient list data is held on the national health applications and infrastructure services system from which a snap-shot of the data was extracted in October 2009.
This data was then cross-matched between local systems and with a variety of other databases to help find duplicates or inaccuracies in the data, possibly because the patient has died or has moved house.
Where potential inaccuracies or irregularities were seen, these "matches" were passed back to NHAIS sites through the commission's secure NDRI web application.
The commission said significant improvements had been made to the method for reporting matches since the last NDRI exercise in 2004 thanks to a bespoke product developed for the job.
The new web-based application allows data matches to be hosted on a secure website and uses the same computer architecture as the Audit Commission's National Fraud Initiative web application.
"It is password protected and encrypted to 128 bit secure sockets layer standards both for the transmission of data to the commission and disclosure of the results of data matching to participants," the Commission told eHealth Insider.
"This system has undergone full accreditation against the government's information assurance standards and is formally accredited to handle, store and process information up to restricted classification levels."
The web application also includes case management tools which allow users to track the progress of their investigations and record outcomes.
The NHAIS sites review the matches and report patient list removals back to the Audit Commission through the same secure system.
The initiative also helps patients' medical records to be transferred to their new GP where previously the system was unable to link the patient's old and new GP registrations.
The medical records of nearly 30,000 patients were able to be transferred to their new GP following the 2009-10 audit.
The Commission said the government should consider strengthening patient registration procedures to prevent patient fraud and error by requiring GPs to request identification and proof of address when a new patient registers.
Also, to look at how government departments can share information about patients who have left the country. The last NDRI exercise in 2004 resulted in 185,000 patients being removed from GP lists.
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Effects of list inflationKeepItSimple 173 weeks ago
But if some payments to practices are dependent on achieving activities on/for a certain %age of their total patient list, and they can't record these honestly for dead people on their list, then dead people listed make it more difficult to reach the required %ages. So inflated lists make it harder for practices to receive these payments.
Is this right??
even more complexGavin Jamie 173 weeks ago
The old GMS contract had a reduction in the fees and allowances of 6% to allow for the list inflation effects.
This is now calculated individually for each PCT. The register population is scale by ONS estimates. The latest are at http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/population-and-geography/gp-registered-populations
So a list cleansing excercise by a PCT will directly serve to increase the amount paid per patient in that PCT.
sorry noPaul Cundy 173 weeks ago
Not so. The income per patient for the practice was fixed in 2003 and is uprated each year for inflation etc. It is not influenced by the total number of patinets in the PCT. The PCT's overall allocation of money is corrected each year but that allocation is for more than just primary care. Its a bit more complex.
Chapter and verseGavin Jamie 173 weeks ago
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_112959.pdf The
Therelevant paragraphs are B17-19 of the above document.
"At each stage of the calculation, the weighted practice populations are normalised (scaled back) to the PCT normalised weighted population."
"The PCT normalised weighted population used above is the PCT's registered population for the current quarter multiplied by its latest Quarterly PCT Normalising Index."
The payment per adjusted patient thus varies from PCT to PCT
Waving away the smoke - not putting out the firemrtablet 173 weeks ago
Perhaps someone should look into the duplication of patient registration >databases< in the NHS.
e.g. NPfIT's Personal Demographics Service exists in parallel with NHAIS
False economyPaul Cundy 173 weeks ago
Primary care is funded by an allocation of X per patient listed. That money then makes its way down thae chain to each practice. The practice then deploys the money it gets to treat the patients THAT IT LOOKS AFTER.
The X has been established over many years historic budget setting.
The national registered list has allways been inflated. Ther are reasons why it always will be. List cleansing has been going on for decades.
Removing "ghost" patients from this payment system system simply results in a budget cut for teh practice. Paying any practice less because its list has been cleansed does not result in a reduction in demand being made of teh practice by its patients.
If the lists were perfectly clean then the end result would have to be a re-basing of the input X per patient.
I'm not justifying infklated list just explaining that this is a more complex situation than "GPs being paid for patients they don't treat" (which of course it is not).
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A missing piece in the argumentNick Tordoff 173 weeks ago
Where PCTs have failed to run decent list cleansing systems their funding will also be inflated to the disadvantage of those PCTs who have done it properly.
GPs who fail to notice that one of their patients has been dead for 20 years will disadvantage those GPs in their area who manage their list properly.
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