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Colombia Holds Rate at 3%, Studies Peso Measures
Colombia's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low for a fourth month and said it will buy dollars in the spot market to ease gains in the peso when "appropriate."
The seven-member board maintained the interbank rate at 3 percent, matching the forecasts of 21 of 23 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Two economists expected a cut to 2.5 percent. Today's meeting was the first to include Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry, who took office with President Juan Manuel Santos on Aug. 7.
"The central bank surprised by not announcing any concrete measures," said Jimena Zuniga, a Latin America economist at Barclays in New York. "The bank did discuss the appreciation trend of the currency in its statement. However, in contrast with instances of intervention in the past, the bank did not refer to the appreciation as unsustainable or as symptomatic of currency misalignment."
The president last week said he would seek to persuade policy makers to be "more creative, more bold" in stemming gains in the currency, which has strengthened 12 percent this year, making the country's exports more expensive in dollar terms.
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Santos' comments echo those of his predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, who worried investors by repeatedly asking the independent central bank to take measures to weaken the country's currency and help factories preserve jobs. A stronger peso makes Colombian exports more expensive in dollar terms.
Central bank chief Jose Dario Uribe, speaking after the decision, said that while Banco de la Republica "is always prepared" to intervene in the currency market, he wouldn't say it is "imminent."
The peso dropped 0.1 percent to 1820 per dollar at 4:30 p.m. New York time, paring its 2010 gain to 12.3 percent, the best performance among world currencies tracked by Bloomberg. Colombian markets closed before the central bank's announcements.
With growth in the $231 billion economy accelerating and annual inflation near the bottom of the central bank's 2 percent to 4 percent target range, the board can turn its attention to the peso, the best performing currency tracked by Bloomberg this year.
"Actual inflation and expectations remain benign, even as growth is beginning to recover faster than originally anticipated," Bank of America Corp. said in a report today. "However, the bank should be concerned with real rates turning negative, so we expect the first hike in the fourth quarter."
Annual inflation was 2.24 percent in July as consumer prices fell 0.04 percent from the previous month.
The central bank purchased $20 million a day between March 3 and June 30, or $1.6 billion in total, to curb a rally policy makers said left the peso "misaligned."
The central bank has 1.6 trillion pesos ($879 million) of government bond holdings which it can sell to take pesos out of the economy, Uribe said. Other sterilization instruments that were discussed include the possibility of the government depositing funds in the central bank and for Banco de la Republica to issue its own debt, he said.
"The board analyzed the currency situation, and especially the use of sterilization instruments in addition to those used in the past," central bank chief Uribe said today. "In that way should the bank intervene in the future, it will have more capacity to do so without compromising the inflation target."
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The central bank has the possibility of mandating deposits on loans taken abroad and may impose that measure should it deem it "appropriate," said Uribe.
"The government will adopt measures that will incentivize imports and in that way increase demand for foreign currency as well as reducing costs for the productive sector to improve productivity," Uribe said.
The bank will likely expand to $50 million a day dollar purchases that expired in June, Alberto Boquin, a Latin America debt and currency strategist at Bank of America, said before the announcement.
The Colombian Agriculture Society said in a statement last week that the peso's rally is causing "ruin in the countryside." The Flower Growers Association, whose annual exports of $1 billion are down about 10 percent this year, has asked the bank step up interventions to save hundreds of jobs.
Echeverry is seeking annual growth of more 6 percent within two years. He plans to boost spending on infrastructure, housing and agriculture, while creating as many as 2.4 million jobs. Colombia's unemployment rate, at 12.8 percent, is the highest in Latin America.
The central bank has said the economy is growing faster than expected even though trade with Venezuela stalled last year when the neighboring country cut ties.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez broke relations with then President Uribe after Colombia signed a deal with the U.S. that would allow its military personnel and equipment greater access to seven bases inside Colombia.
Colombia's Constitutional Court blocked that agreement Aug. 17 on the grounds that the government must first seek congressional approval.
Exports to Venezuela plunged 72 percent to $760 million in the first six months of 2010 from $2.69 billion in the same period of 2008.
Investors have bought the currency as the government and central bank raised growth forecasts to 4.5 percent this year.
Still, the International Monetary Fund predicts Colombia's recovery from its first recession in a decade will lag behind most of its South American neighbors. The IMF forecasts growth of 2.25 percent this year, slower than all other major regional economies except Venezuela, which is in recession.
Colombia will attract about $10 billion in foreign direct investment this year, the government has said, boosting the value of the peso.


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The US Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has authorised Hayes Lemmerz International, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, to obtain post petition secured financing of up to US$100m of new liquidity to fund operations.
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Steel and alloy wheel supplier Hayes Lemmerz International has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after agreeing a pre-negotiated restructure with its lenders.
Fitch Ratings has placed seven US auto industry suppliers on a ratings watch because of the threat of the potential bankruptcy filing by General Motors. Fitch added that in its opinion a GM bankruptcy would be followed by a similar filing at Ford.
The European Automotive sector is accelerating away from its North American rivals, according to research by the corporate finance team at Houlihan Lokey. It is not only Europe's car manufacturers who are winning the race, the top 20 European supplier groups are also shifting up a gear, making more acquisitions and significantly fewer divestitures.
Alloy wheel specialist Hayes Lemmerz International has reported fiscal first quarter (30 April) sales of US$573.8m, up 15% year on year. Adjusted EBITDA improved 9% to $54.6m and core operating earnings (excluding discontinued operations and restructuring charges) improved to $25.2m from $21.1m a year earlier. The net loss for the quarter improved slightly to $12.8m, compared with a loss of $15.3m a year ago.
Wheels specialist Hayes Lemmerz International will close its aluminium wheel facility in Gainesville, Georgia by the end of December 2008.
Brake maker Brembo posted a more than 20% rise in its third-quarter core profit on higher revenues on Tuesday, and announced a widening of its supply agreement with BMW.
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Hayes Lemmerz has reported that its sales for the second quarter ended July 31, 2006 were US$583.4m, up 4.9% from $556.0m a year earlier.
Hayes Lemmerz International German subsidiary, Hayes Lemmerz Holding, has signed a licence agreement with Tolyatinskiy Zavod Stalnih Kolyos (TZSK) of Togliatti, Russia, to use the western company's technology to make steel wheels for Russian passenger car manufacturers.
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The Jazz coach search had advanced to the point where four finalists were invited to Greg Miller's home for three-on-one interviews with the organization's highest-ranking members when Snyder said something that impressed the team's CEO.
"When a team plays defense together well, it's an indication that they trust each other," Snyder told Miller. "And when a team trusts each other, amazing things can happen."
When a coach makes that kind of convincing sales pitch, he can get an amazing job opportunity, too.
"That," Miller said, "really resonated with me."
Snyder touched on that topic again Saturday, which makes sense considering the Jazz finished last in the NBA in team defense this past season.
"We'd like to have a defensive identity," he said. "I think that that's an area where we can try to take a stand. It involves habits. It involves energy, effort, focus. But that's obviously something that we want to do."
Snyder said he and Lindsey need to sit down and discuss who they'll add to his coaching staff. He also has the task of getting to know his players on a personal and professional level, of getting caught up on draft preparations, and integrating himself into a new job and community while commuting back and forth from Atlanta, all while continuing to heal from a recent hip replacement surgery.
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Physics Department Professor Margaret Murnane, also a JILA fellow, and chemistry and biochemistry department Professor Margaret Tolbert, a fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), were elected to the National Academy of Sciences last month, bringing to 19 the total number of CU-Boulder professors who have been named to the elite institution. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on American scientists or engineers. Professor Murnane and Professor Tolbert join Professor Jane Menken of sociology to bring to three the number of CU-Boulder women faculty members in the National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Kristi Anseth, a chemical and biological engineer, has received the National Science Foundation's Alan T. Waterman Award, the foundation's highest honor for a young researcher. She is a nationwide leader in the study of biomaterials, and has garnered several other distinguished research and teaching honors.
Professor Anseth and Professor Natalie Ahn, chemistry and biochemistry, have also been named investigators by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Three women have received MacArthur fellowships, known as the genius grant: Deborah Jin of JILA and Physics (2003), and Margaret Murnane, Physics (2000) along with Patricia Limerick, History (1995).
Women scientists and engineers come to CU-Boulder to engage in exciting work. They make tremendous discoveries, publish, and obtain prestigious grants and awards. Our female scientists often mentor bright female students, many of whom have gone to the top graduate schools in the country.
Yet, we still have a long way to go to establish gender equity among the ranks of our faculty. According to a study cited recently in the Chronicle of Higher Education, women represent only a very small proportion of the scientists, mathematicians, and engineers working at the nation's top research universities. Here at CU-Boulder, women and members of minority groups are significantly underrepresented on science faculties, but we're working to change that.
We are fortunate to have Patricia Rankin of the physics department in a leadership role to help improve the status of women at CU-Boulder. Professor Rankin is principal investigator for the Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion, or LEAP program. LEAP has received a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help increase the number of women serving in administration positions in science, mathematics, engineering and technology programs at CU-Boulder. The administration has provided an additional $900,000 in matching funds in support of this program. Although the pace may seem slow at times, we are diligently continuing our work to increase the number of women faculty on this campus.
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GRATERFORD Ś There was something about West Chester University that immediately reminded standout hurdler Ryan Heimbach of his Perkiomen Valley track and field team.
ôI went on a campus visit there and I really liked the campus. And then when I went on a team visit, I just really liked the team and the whole atmosphere of it,ö Heimbach said. ôI just felt like it was like PV track is. The guys on the team kind of reminded me of the guys on PV.ö
He was checking out state schools to see what might be a good fit for him.
ôAnd West Chester being a state school, I was looking at them,ö he said. ôThen I got a letter in the mail from them for track, got to talking to the coach. And it all went from there.ö
It went right to Heimbach signing a national letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Division II West Chester on a partial athletic scholarship.
He is undecided on his major, but after earning academic honors at PV all four years, that wonĺt be hard to do.
Heimbach had narrowed it down to three Ś West Chester, Bloomsburg and Elizabethtown.
When he went on an official visit to Elizabethtown, Heimbach didnĺt really feel at home, and it came down to West Chester and Bloomsburg. And West Chester just had that something extra. It is also close to home.
ôWhich is big,ö he said. ôBecause my parents and family can still come see me run,ö
Add to all that West Chester hurdles coach Courtney Clark, a Norristown standout a decade ago when she ran the sixth-fastest time in the country in the 300 hurdles with a 42.21 in 2002.
ôI really liked her,ö Heimbach said. ôShe reminded me a lot of coach Ron.ö
That would be Perk Valley assistant coach Ron Livers, a former Norristown standout and the PIAA and NCAA champion in the triple jump and high jump a few decades ago. Livers also coached at Norristown, but moved on to Perk Valley a few years ago and has been working closely with Heimbach for years, with Heimbach giving a lot of credit to Livers for his success.
For the past two years Heimbach was simply unbeatable in both hurdle events in the league, capturing the Pioneer Athletic Conference championship in the 110 and 300 hurdles for the past two years. He also medaled at districts in the 110 hurdles and again medaled this year, placing fifth and qualifying for states.
It was a satisfying finish for Heimbach.
ôVery happy with the season,ö he said. ôBut also kind of sad itĺs over. Itĺs been a great four years. Iĺm going to miss it, going to miss it a lot.ö
Hurdling seems to run in the Heimbach family.
ôMy dad (Robert Heimbach) hurdled for Boyertown,ö Heimbach said. ôSo when I was in middle school, because my dad had hurdled, of course, I had to try to hurdles. I was decent. When I got to high school, I started getting away from the hurdles a little bit and ran a lot of 400, some 200, not so much the hurdles my freshman year. But then my sophomore year I got back to the hurdles. And thatĺs really when I started getting good.ö
He also played football in ninth and tenth grade.
ôIĺd played football since I was little and I was pretty good at it, got to play on the varsity team,ö he said. ôBut I made a deal with myself, that if I did good that spring track season, I would not do football and just focus on track. And that was the year I took second in the PAC-10 in the 110. So it was kind of like, as much as I love football, I need the summer and fall to train so I can get better. And I do love track so much more.ö
His dad ran for the Bears back in the 80s.
ôFrom what heĺs told me, he was good,ö Heimbach said. ôI like to say, because my time is better than his were, Iĺm better than him. But he was good. Itĺs funny, because the two coaches for Boyertown, the throwers coach Randy Heisler and the girls coach Dave Hartman, both ran track with my dad there. So when we go to Boyertown, itĺs like a reunion for them.ö
Heimbach was laughing about his dadĺs close friendships with his former track teammates after all these years. But the way he feels about his Perk Valley teammates, his friendships will surely last for decades too.
ôIn addition to his natural talent Ryan is a hard worker and very dedicated and I think West Chester is a good fit for Ryan,ö said Perk Valley head coach Joe Petsko. ôHe worked year-round on his hurdling and I think these skills will translate well to a college athlete and he will bring a lot to West Chesterĺs program. Ryan was also a team captain his senior year and did a great job in that capacity as well. His role as a leader will be difficult to replace.ö
But Heimbach served notice: Another Heimbach is on the way.
ôHey, my brother Evan, heĺs a freshman next year, and heĺs doing hurdles and is already doing working with coach Ron,ö he said. ôHeĺs going to keep the Heimbach tradition going.ö
While big brother moves on to West Chester where he will have to be ready to contribute right away.
ôOne hurdler just graduated, so I am coming in to replace him,ö he said. ôItĺs kind of funny because their other three hurdlers are all named Ryan so the four of us are all named Ryan. Itĺs actually kind of cool.ö
And he will continue to run both hurdle events, the 110 and what will be the 400 hurdles in college, up from the 300 hurdles in high school.
ôLooking at the times at West Chester, in the 110 I should be with those guys,ö he said. ôIĺve only run the 400 (hurdles) a couple of times, but my times are also up there with their kids. The 400 is definitely a different race. But I should be able to pick it up pretty quick.ö
And he is going to keep relentlessly pushing to get better and faster better just like he did at PV.
ôI want to go in and try to keep improving,ö he said. ôAnd maybe one day win the PSAC. That would be cool.ö
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- , Walter C. WilettAffiliated withDepartment of Medicine, Channing LaboratoryWomen's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Healthdepartment of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
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Although diet and alcohol consumption at a young age have been hypothesized to play an etiologic role in adult malignancy, few studies have addressed there relations and few data exist on the ability to measure recalled diet during adolescence. We undertook a study to determine whether the recall of diet during high school 22 to 47 years later was reproducible within a prospective cohort of women. In 1986, participants in the Nurses' Health Study (United States), aged 40 to 65 years, reported their diet during high school using a 24-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). On the 1988 questionnaire, the participants recorded their alcohol consumption between the ages of 18 and 22. In 1994, a random sample of 275 women were asked to record again their high school diet and alcohol consumption. The average of Spearman correlations between the two recalls of high school diet was r=0.57 (range = 0.38 to 0.74). For alcohol intake, the correlation for the time period queried was 0.66. The correlation between the two recalls of high school diet was higher than the correlation between the first recall and current diet in 1986 (average r=0.25). There was no effect of age on reproducibility of recall. These data suggest that recall of diet from the very distant past, during a distinct time period such as high school, is reasonably reproducible. Although further studies of validity are needed, such information may be sufficiently precise to assess the influence of remote diet in epidemiologic studies.
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A washboard stomach is useless without good pecs.
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I'm not into dudes, but try and imagine what TOUCHING that would feel like.
I like the idea of decorative lipo, though.
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That guy is pretty unfuckable both before and after, but after, I don't think blindness and an eight ball of crystal would induce anyone to do him.
Just like every other form of plastic surgery, that looks completely freaking fake! Eeeew!
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What are the different types of stroke?
Strokes are usually classified by what mechanism caused the loss of the blood supply, either ischemic or hemorrhagic. A stroke may also be described by what part of the brain was affected (for example, a right temporal stroke) and what part of the body stopped working (stroke affecting the left arm).
Ischemic stroke
An ischemic stroke is caused by an artery in the brain being obstructed or blocked, preventing oxygen-rich blood from being delivered to brain cells. The artery can be blocked in a couple of ways. In a thrombotic stroke, an artery can narrow over time because of cholesterol buildup, called plaque. If that plaque ruptures, a clot is formed at the site and prevents blood from passing to brain cells downstream, which are then deprived of oxygen.
In an embolic stroke, the artery is blocked because of debris or a clot that travels from the heart or another blood vessel. An embolus or embolism is a clot, a piece of fatty material or other object that travels within the bloodstream that lodges in a blood vessel to cause an obstruction.
Blood clots that embolize usually arise from the heart. The most common cause of these blood clots is a heart arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation, where the upper chambers of the heart, the atria, do not beat in an organized rhythm. Instead, the chaotic electrical rhythm causes the atria to jiggle like a bowl of Jell-O. While blood still flows to the ventricles (the heart's lower chambers) to be pumped to the body, some blood along the inner walls of the atrium can form small blood clots. If a clot breaks off, it can travel or embolize to the brain, where it can block blood flow to a part of the brain and cause a stroke.
The carotid arteries are two large blood vessels that provide the brain with blood supply. These arteries can narrow, or develop stenosis, with cholesterol plaque that may build up over time. The surface of the plaque is irregular and bits of debris can break off and embolize to the brain to block blood vessels downstream and deprive brain cells of oxygen-rich blood.
Hemorrhagic stroke
When a blood vessels leaks and spills blood into brain tissue, those brain cells stop working. The bleeding or hemorrhage is often due to poorly-controlled high blood pressure that weakens the wall of an artery over time. Blood may also leak from an aneurysm, a congenital weakness or ballooning of an artery wall or from an AVM (arteriovenous malformation), a congenital abnormality where an artery and vein connect incorrectly. The bleeding can form a hematoma that directly damages brain cells and may also cause swelling that puts further pressure on surrounding brain tissue.
Describing a stroke by anatomy and symptoms
There are four major arteries that supply the brain with blood.
- The right and left carotid artery are located in the front of the neck and their pulse can be felt with the fingers.
- The right and left vertebral arteries are encased in bone as they run through the vertebrae in the neck. As the two enter the brain, they join to form the basilar artery.
- The carotid arteries and the vertebrobasilar arteries join to form the Circle of Willis at the base of the brain and from this circle, arteries branch off to supply the brain with blood.
The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa. Speech tends to be located in the dominant hemisphere, most often the left brain.
The anterior and middle cerebral arteries provide blood supply to the front two-thirds of the brain, including the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes. These parts of the brain control voluntary body movement, sensation, speech and thought, personality, and behavior.
The vertebral and basilar arteries are considered the posterior circulation and supply the occipital lobe where vision is located, the cerebellum that controls coordination and balance, and the brainstem that is responsible for the unconscious brain functions that include blood pressure, breathing, and wakefulness.
Strokes may be described based upon the function of the body that is lost and by the area of the brain that is affected. Most commonly in strokes that involve the brain, the symptoms involve either the right or left side of the body. In strokes that affect the brainstem or the spinal cord, symptoms may present on both sides of the body.
Strokes may affect motor function or the ability for the body to move. Part of the body may be affected, like the face, a hand, or an arm. An entire side of the body may be affected (for example, the left part of the face, left arm, and left leg). Weakness on one side of the body is called hemiparesis (hemi= half + paresis=weak) and paralysis is hemiplegia (hemi=half +plegia=paralysis).
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A lacunar stroke describes the bloackage of a single tiny penetrating artery branch in the brain. The area of the involved brain is small but can still cause significant neurologic deficits, just like a stroke involving a larger blood vessel and more brain tissue. In some cases, however, the stroke is silent, meaning that no obvious body function is lost and an old lacunar stroke can be seen as an incidental finding on a CT or MRI scan of the head that might be done for other reasons. The term lacune means empty space and a tiny empty space of an old lacunar stroke can be seen on imaging where brain tissue has been lost.


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Bucket Challenge: Don't Pour Ice Water on This Guy
What Motivates Those Who Accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and Those Who Don't?
The first I heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a couple of weeks ago, when my daughter Lucy showed me a video of her cousin Emma accepting the challenge.
The challenge started out as a way to raise awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and has turned into a remarkable fundraiser for the ALS Association as well.
Here's how it works: You have someone dump a bucket of ice water on you and dare a few others to follow suit—on video. Then, post the video to social media—take your pick: Facebook, Twitter, etc. The folks you dare can either accept the challenge, donate $100 or preferably do both.
I was impressed and amused. Impressed because Emma, who lives in Kentucky, was willing to suffer the shock of ice water being poured over her head for a good cause. Amused because a friend takes her by surprise and does the honors before she can.
In accordance with the challenge, Emma posted her video along with who knows how many other shivering sufferers. The videos have gone famously viral—is that redundant?—and the amount raised by the ALS Association has been impressive: The group raised $88.5 million from July 29 through Tuesday, compared with $2.6 million for the same period last year.
My reaction to Emma's video wasn't to feel left out that I hadn't been nominated yet. It was more relief that I was far from splash range of the driveway where Emma got soaked.
I suppose I assigned my niece's fundraising effort to the "Those crazy college kids! What will they think of next?" category. Even though Emma is several years out of college.
Does this make me a bad person?
I checked with Lucy because my experience is that members of my family haven't hesitated to bring my character flaws to my attention. Indeed, if you were to ask them whether they consider me a good person who occasionally indulges in selfish behavior, or a bad person, period, there would probably be a seven-second delay before they responded one way or the other.
So I was relieved when Lucy confessed she would probably also decline the invitation to get soaked—were she nominated.
"In general," she explained, "I don't put up pictures or videos of myself. I don't believe anyone gives a [expletive] or should."
Which, I suppose, raises the questions: Are people accepting the ALS challenge because they're good Samaritans, because they briefly get to hog the limelight or a combination of the two? And has the selfie gone so far that the most efficient way to get us to cough up dough is to let us glorify ourselves?
And does it matter?
Because the gimmick seems to be working. After all, almost $90 million in a month has been raised. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal and particularly diabolical disease of the nervous system—the person loses control of his or her muscles and eventually can't speak, eat and even breathe.
Tony Judt, an historian and essayist, wrote a haunting series of stories in the New York Review of Books documenting how the disease ravaged his body. "In effect, ALS constitutes progressive imprisonment without parole," he explained. He died in 2010.
"The cynicism I had about it has had to be put on hold," my daughter acknowledged. "If a viral video is what it takes to raise money and awareness for research that isn't getting enough recognition I think that's great."
However, she raised another point that also occurred to me—that the challenge seems to smack of coercion, no matter how gentle or fun-loving.
"It seems like the new chain email," she said.
I've always hated chain mail, which depends on guilt compelling you to keep the chain going.
"I'm seeing more people donating money and ending the cycle rather than accepting the challenge," my daughter said.
Those who have taken the easier, or at least less saturated, way out include President Obama, who declined to submit to a drenching.
However, Lucy said she felt no pressure either way, possibly because among her friends, "Only the preppiest people I know have done these videos. I think it hit a wall when it came to more alternative crew. Most people doing it among my friends are covered in Vineyard Vines."
She was referring to a preppy clothing company.
My daughter, Gracie, raised a similar reservation with the campaign's script. "You get nominated to donate $100," she said. "Which I think is kind of elitist."
Emma believes she was among the earliest ice bucket challengers, nominated by friends of hers who were New England college athletes. Pete Frates, a former Boston College baseball player with ALS, helped launch the campaign.
"People our age have all these big issues, but they feel they can do nothing about it," Emma explained. "There's no other issue where you feel you can donate a dollar and it will make a difference. You feel instant gratification. Which is something the millennials care about."


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Panel Recommends Paying Eugenics Victims $50,000
In North Carolina Tuesday, a state eugenics task force has recommended paying $50,000 to people the state sterilized against their will. It's not as much money as the victims had hoped, but it's one of the first times a state has offered any money.
More than half of states had forced sterilization programs at one time, but few were as aggressive as North Carolina's. Some 7,600 men, women and children were sterilized by that state's eugenics board up to the mid 1970s. Sterilization was seen as a way to control welfare costs and improve the caliber of the population. Well, today, a task force in North Carolina took a step toward becoming the only state to offer compensation to eugenics victims.
From member station WFAE, Julie Rose has the story.
JULIE ROSE, BYLINE: For more than 25 years, Elaine Riddick has fought for money from the state of North Carolina. But when she learned she may receive $50,000, she just sounded tired.
ELAINE RIDDICK: I just want it to be over. I just want it to be over.
ROSE: Through tears, Riddick once again told of how she was sterilized at 14, just after giving birth to her only son. It was 1968 and the North Carolina Eugenics Board declared her unfit for parenthood. Why? Because she lived in poverty and had poor hygiene. Riddick didn't realize the delivery doctor had sterilized her until she was 19, newly married and eager to get pregnant again.
She was one of the first North Carolina eugenics victims to come forward. She sued for a million dollars and lost. Fifty thousand dollars is hardly enough, she says. But...
RIDDICK: You just have to accept it. And with the mental health benefits, I think I would be able to get the help that I need to get over this.
ROSE: Riddick and other victims say they suffered depression, alcoholism and suicidal thoughts as a result of sterilization. Psychological counseling is another recommendation from a task force created by the governor to look at compensating eugenics victims.
Janice Black was 14 when social workers labeled her feeble-minded and recommended sterilization. Today, Black is 59. She says $50,000 is chump change.
JANICE BLACK: That's how I feel, its chump change. Still, no amount of money is not going to give back what was already taken from you.
MEGHAN BROWN: Governor Perdue knows that monetary compensation will never be sufficient.
ROSE: Governor Bev Perdue sent staff member Meghan Brown to the final meeting of the Eugenics Task Force with that message. The committee of five volunteers spent months listening to victims and wrestling with how much to pay the more than 2,000 estimated to still be alive.
The recommendation of $50,000 is now in the hands of Governor Perdue and state lawmakers who continue to struggle with tight budgets. That political reality led the task force to not recommend compensation for the families of sterilization victims who have already died.
Which means Australia Clay and her sister would get nothing.
AUSTRALIA CLAY: We took care of our mother. Our mother came home - they sent us home what was left and we took care of her. And otherwise, my mother has been sterilized involuntarily for nothing.
ROSE: The Eugenics Task Force did not come to its recommendations easily. Chairwoman Laura Gerald says it was much harder than she anticipated, but compensating the victims is important.
LAURA GERALD: And sends a clear message that we in North Carolina are people who pay for our mistakes, and that we do not tolerate bureaucracies that trample on basic human rights.
ROSE: North Carolina was hardly alone. Almost three dozen states had eugenics sterilization laws. To date, only seven have formally apologized and none have paid any money to victims. If North Carolina lawmakers do as the task force suggests, their state will have gone further than any other to make amends.
For NPR News, I'm Julie Rose in Raleigh.
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Members of the Kansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and many district judges are appointed. Later, voters decide whether they'll be retained on the bench.
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Commission spokesman Michael Grimaldi said Monday that while informing voters is one goal, the commission believes the evaluations will improve the judiciary.
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The details on the video translated say this: Sverdlovsk region February 15, 2013, 9-25 min.
RT is saying that Russia shot down the meteorite which might explain why it got really bright in midair. You can read more about it at the link.
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UPDATE: CBN News is reporting this morning that the meteorite injured at least 500 people when it struck:
A meteorite burst through the atmosphere over Russia, injuring about 500 people. It happened in Siberia and was actually captured on video.
Car dashboard cameras and phones captured video of the meteorite — a blinding flash of light, streaking across the sky.
Chaos followed as fragments slammed into the ground. Witnesses say they thought a war had broken out.
The meteorite shattered windows and damaged buildings; it knocked down a wall at a zinc factory.
The Russian government has confirmed more than 400 people were injured, mostly from broken glass.
The Russian Academy of Sciences estimates the meteorite weighed about 10 tons and entered the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of at least 33,000 mph.
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Widener University School of Nursing, West Chester, Pa.
Esther Brown, MSN, EdD, assistant professor at Widener's School of Nursing, Chester, Pa., received the 2011 Distinguished New Faculty Award in April at the 22nd International Conference on College Teaching and Learning in Jacksonville, Fla.
Brown was honored for her work with students in a service learning course.
The award is given to faculty members who have been with their current university for three years or less.
Brown was chosen as one of this year's six recipients for her creative thinking and her motivational skills. Her Introduction to Nursing course is the first nursing course that uses an innovative teaching strategy, incorporating the nursing process and service learning.
Students in her course work closely with local agencies to apply the nursing process.
"I want our students to begin to think critically about the process and realize that everyone has a story; that's important for a nurse to know," Brown said. "Instead of a patient, I want the students to see the mom, dad, brother and sister."
Capital Health System, Trenton, N.J.: The system honored 16 RNs in June with annual Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards for nurses exemplifying integrity, excellence, compassion and teamwork. Capital Health Regional Medical Center honorees were Peter Morris (nursing management), Donna Johnson (perioperative nursing), Colleen Price (critical care/telemetry), Beth Falkenstein (assistant nurse manager), Michelle Micalizzi (ER nursing/emergency services), Jeffrey Gusst (ambulatory services nursing), Luana Hernandez (med/surg nursing), Asha Gandem (psychiatric nursing) and Kim Nutt (clinical education/clinical nurse specialist/nursing informatics).
Capital Health-Mercer winners were Eileen Horton (Partners in Practice Award), Donna Gottschall (nursing management), Jacqueline Walsh (ambulatory service nursing), Martine Marsan (assistant nurse manager), Ann Curley (clinical education/clinical nurse specialist/nursing informatics), Kelly Hoenisch (critical care/telemetry), Cornelia Hutchison (perioperative nursing) and Kay Glover (maternal/child nursing).
Villanova University College of Nursing, Philadelphia: The College of Nursing recently honored four faculty members for 25 years of service: Professor Linda Copel, RN, PhD, FAPA; Clinical Assistant Professor Deborah Wimmer, CRNP, MSN; Assistant Professor Marycarol McGovern, RN, PhD; and Associate Professor Carol Weingarten, RN, PhD, ANEF, who was unable to attend but was represented by her daughter, Robin Weingarten, RN, MSN.
The recognition by Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick, RN, EdD, FAAN, who discussed the contributions of each to nursing education, students, the university and the profession, took place at the 22nd annual Mass and Alumni Awards Ceremony.
The event was April 9 in the St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the university campus and was co-sponsored by the college and its nursing alumni association.
Lourdes Health System, Camden, N.J.: Lori McKinney, RN, MSN, APN-C, CWS, and Rosemary Kates, RN, MSN, APN-C, CWOCN, presented the poster "Team Approach to Treatment of Spinal Cord Patients with Complex Wounds," in June at the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society's 43rd annual conference in New Orleans.
Other Lourdes poster authors included Colleen Reilly, RN, MSN, APN-C, CWS, and physician Matthew Finnegan, chief, division of general surgery.
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pa.:ED RNs Cindy L. Mohn, Lauren Nikki Doganes, Chris Dimaio, Jerry Brenner, Tracee Rowley, Lisa Horton, Maria Celeste Klostik, Gina Bezler and Amanda Stilwell have achieved CEN certification.
National League for Nursing: La Salle University Associate Professor, Nursing, Diane Breckenridge, RN, PhD, and Widener University Professor Barbara J. Patterson, RN, PhD, will be among 12 nurse educators from around the country to be inducted Sept. 24 into the NLN's 2011 class of Academy of Nursing Education Fellows.
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U.S. Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine, Though It Doesn't Plan to Use Them
They're meant to "reassure" our allies.
The situation in Ukraine continued to deteriorate on Tuesday, as Kiev accused pro-Russian separatists of torturing and killing two people, including a local politician, and shooting a military plane. Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov responded by ordering security forces to resume their operations against the militants, which were suspended after last week's international accord called for all sides to refrain from violence. The United States also announced on Tuesday that it's sending about 600 troops into Eastern Europe in response to "Russian aggression," though President Obama has repeatedly ruled out any sort of military intervention in Ukraine.
Four U.S. military companies from the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with about 150 troops each, will begin moving this week from their base in Italy to Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Obviously, 600 American troops are not going to take on the 40,000 Russian troops gathering on Ukraine's eastern border, but their presence is meant to serve as a reminder of the United States' commitments in the region. "Since Russia's aggression in Ukraine, we have been constantly looking at ways to reassure allies and partners," said Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. "If there's a message to Moscow, it is the same exact message, that we take our obligations very, very seriously on the continent of Europe."
The troops will take part in exercises with the militaries of their host countries, which Kirby described as "real infantry training." "It's more than symbology," he added.
The U.S. has already made it clear that the next step if Russia fails to comply with the terms of the peace agreement is another round of sanctions. During his visit to Ukraine this week, Vice-President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will provide a $50 million aid package, including $11 million to help conduct the country's May 25 elections. Earlier on Tuesday, Senator John McCain said the package is "helpful," but dismissed Biden's call for Russia to stop backing the separatists in eastern Ukraine. "Or else what?" he said. "What is the vice president saying, if they continue to do this, what will we do?"


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Conditions in Iraq still very deadly
Published: Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10:41 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10:42 a.m.
To The Editor: Columnist Fogle has assessed the surge as incredibly successful. Successful undoubtedly but incredibly? Deaths of Americans and Iraqis (do they count as much?) are down considerably, but life for average Iraqis is not greatly improved.
Significant shortages and erratic service still prevail regarding electricity, water and sewage disposal, among others. Virtually none of the 2.2 million (including most medical personnel and many engineers) who fled Iraq have returned, even though they live badly.
Many Iraqi women are dismayed by the new constitution which greatly empowers the religious conservatives, fearing they may lose rights gained under Saddam.
Some of the improvements can be attributed to the many miles of 20-foot high walls isolating religious neighborhoods and sorely inconveniencing citizens.
Five hundred Iraqi deaths monthly is better than thousands, but, proportionately we would lose 7,000, equivalent to three 9/11s monthly or 40 yearly.
Recently al-Maliki went, heavily guarded, from his fortress to a posh clothing store, buying two suits; whereupon the owner closed shop and fled Iraq fearful of certain retaliation.
Finally, much action has shifted to Afghanistan the first war which was supposedly won before George Bush left for the unjust war one of the most egregious of multiple blunders.
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Groton — Town police say they are working with other local law enforcement agencies to solve a recent rash of commercial burglaries.
The latest occurred early Monday at the Midway Pizza on Fort Hill Road in Groton. Police suspect the burglary occurred sometime between midnight and 7 a.m. when someone forced entry and stole an undetermined amount of cash.
Police departments from East Lyme, Stonington, Westerly and Hopkinton, R.I., have reported similar burglaries, according to Groton Police Lt. James Bee.
Burglaries have been reported at Charlie's Place Restaurant and Yankee Clipper in East Lyme, Stonington Pizza and Seafood Etc. in Stonington, Ella's in Westerly and the Pavilion in Hopkinton, R.I.
East Lyme Police Sgt. Wilfred Blanchette said both East Lyme burglaries occurred early Monday. Based on the number of burglaries, Blanchette said he suspects a group of individuals committed the crimes.
Bee said law enforcement agencies are working together and investigating several leads that may connect the burglaries.
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West downs Gibbons 3-2 for 2-A state title
MVP Cantrell leads Lady Falcons past Gibbons for 2-A state title
Published: Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
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RALEIGH The beginning wasnt very pretty but the results capped off what West Henderson volleyball coach Jan Stanley called a dream season, as her Falcons soared past a tall, talented Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons team, 3-2, to take the state 2-A championship and finish the season undefeated at 26-0.
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The Hall of Fame, the wins, nothing compares to winning the state championship, said Stanley, who has now coached West to five state titles.
Cardinal Gibbons (29-1) took advantage of West mistakes early to jump ahead 12-3 and rolled to a 25-16 first game win.
That first game was typical throughout the playoffs, Stanley said of her teams opening performance. Weve just been starting out slow.
After that, though, the Falcons looked like a different team against Gibbons, which defeated the Lady Falcons in the state finals in both 2005 and 2006.
To beat a team like Cardinal Gibbons we had to play our A game and we definitely did, Stanley said. Im so excited we were able to do that.
In the second game, Alex Stewart handled the Crusaders serves, Kaitlyn Burton and Hannah Wilson set up more shots, Meredith Foster was a force blocking shots at the net and Summer Kremer and game MVP Erica Contrell got key points.
But the biggest point may have been one of the softest shots of the afternoon. Burton, who the Crusaders had gotten used to watching set up the Falcons big hitters, guided a soft shot just over the net. That shot surprised Cardinal Gibbons and put the Falcons ahead 27-26. On the next point, Gibbons hammered the ball out of bounds, West won Game 2, 28-26, and had the momentum.
The Falcons kept the balanced attack approach and won the third game, 25-21 over the three-time defending state champions.
Fittingly enough, Gibbons forced a Game 5 with a 25-19 win in the fourth game.
Cantrell played particularly well in the fifth game, which was last tied at 7-7, before the Falcons pulled away for the 15-10 final.
Erica is 5-5 and plays with so much heart, Stanley said of the senior on a junior-dominated club. What she does on the court is truly incredible. She shows that a small person can play volleyball.
Stewart ended the game with 15 digs and Cantrell had 12. Foster was in on 22 blocks and Regan Macomson was in on 13. Wilson ended the game with 18 assists and Burton added 14. Cantrell and Kremer led the winners with 13 and 12 kills, respectively.
My sophomore year we lost to Cardinal Gibbons so this was pretty incredible, Cantrell said.
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I work at Automattic/WordPress.com, and we've received a couple reports that Jetpack is causing problems with your Easy Adsense Lite plugin.
I'm reasonably sure the problem is that, under certain configurations, Jetpack will call
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It might be possible to fix this issue in our Jetpack plugin, and we're looking into it, but I've thought of a couple options that may increase your plugin's compatibility with other plugins (and themes).
The first: https://gist.github.com/4273896
Only output ads for posts in the loop. If a plugin or theme calls the_content outside of the loop, no ad will be output (and the incrementor won't increment).
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When Jetpack calls
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So, my main rig is on its way out and I am seriously considering replacing my old Dell w/ a new MacBook Pro. With that being said, I have 3 gorgeous Dell SP2309W's that I would like to make use of.
Can anyone comment on the capability of using these monitors w/ a new MacBook Pro Ret? As I understand it, the thunderbolt port can act as a mini-DVI. With the right conversations, can I run 2 DVI & 1 HDMI from the MBP to get 3 monitors running? Would I regret such a decision?
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This is my case, got email about upgrade pricing, went to site, filled in upgrade form, got e-mail "We will be in touch soon".
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I realize that this idea is pretty useless now - but it would be really good if Sencha could base Architect on top of existing IDE platform, like Eclipse or Netbeans.
That would bring in a lot of...
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Thank you for the reply. Is there any documentation for processConfig?
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Same here. And what's annoying me is that version 3.0 beta does not seem to be a major upgrade at all, so far it feels just like 2.3 and possible money grab.
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And apparently after 6 months the problem is not solved at all.
Mind you, it is a HUGE problem when building anything complex, as there's no simple way to do pre-configured forms, grids etc.
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