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Tuesday August 6th, 2013 1:06am
ILGear.com made the trip to Peterborough, Ontario, this weekend for the final evening of the Mann Cup, the Canadian Lacrosse Association's Senior A box lacrosse championships.
Hosted by the Peterborough Lakers at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, the event is considered a showcase of the best box lacrosse in the world, as the teams fought for the trophy given to Canada's box champions since 1932 (and, prior to that, going back to 1910, the top field lacrosse team). The Lake Show did not disappoint their loyal fans, running away from the Langley Thunder (the champions of the Western Lacrosse Association) for the 14-8 win, taking the series 4-2.
Leading the way was John Grant Jr., who put up four goals and two assists, and Shawn Evans, who scored once and finished with six helpers. Mike Thompson, the longtime Buffalo Bandits goalkeeper who recently announced his retirement from the NLL, was named the Most Valuable Player of the series, earning the Mike Kelly Award, after guiding the Lakers to four-straight wins after going down 2-0 to start the series. For Langley, Lewis Ratcliff finished with three goals and an assist. For more detailed coverage of the event, visit ILIndoor.com. A few of the recent stories here:
But ILGear.com was there too, soaking up the scene (literally — thanks, Kelusky and Jr.) and have a ton of cool stuff to show you, including a close look at the Peterbough & District Sports Hall of Fame and video interviews with several players and Lakers head coach Jamie Batley.
The Peterborough Memorial Centre, home of the Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse and the Petes of the Ontario Hockey League.
Didn't take long to see both Senior and Junior Lakers love at the venue.
The Petes are considered a premier junior hockey program. The guys who go through here have a good chance at making a career out of hockey.
Lakers swag outside the arena shop
Petes merchandise outside the arena shop
Peterborough is a sports-centric city. The many men and women who've made a name for themselves are enshrined in the corridors of the Memorial Centre.
The Lakers won their fifth Mann Cup in nine seasons this past weekend.
The Junior Lakers have had their share of glory too, winning the Minto Cup most recently in 2006.
This Alumni Reunion autographed poster is hanging on the wall in the Memorial Centre. It shows the jerseys and names of the Peterborough senior lacrosse teams over the years. The handles have included the Pepsi Petes, the Timbermen, the Trailermen, the Red Oaks, the Quakers, the Lumberjacks, the Speedy Erns, and, of course, the Lakers.
One of the coolest lacrosse pics I've ever seen. This shows the "Miller Lacrosse Bowl" in Oct. 1947. This venue (which looks sick for an old "stadium") was home to what was Canada's Senior B title game, which the Petes won 11-7 over Fergus.
A proud employee at the Memorial Centre shows off a Mann Cup ring, one of many for the organization.
Homage to many of the current Lakers.
Some of the notable NHL coaches who came through Peterborough, including Bob Gainey, Colin Campbell and Scott Bowman, to name a few.
The Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame is the place to be if you like vintage sports memorabilia.
Can't really give details on every you see here, but just worth taking it all in. So many vintage hockey, lacrosse and other sports jerseys, it's overwhelming. ILGear.com had a field day in here.
Many of the Peterborough alumni have gone on to play in the NHL.
We only think we know old school. THIS is old school.
Brine Shotgun stick used during the World Games by a Team Canada member in 1986.
Rowing, boxing, golf, basketball, soccer and even bowling have a presence in this HOF.
Many game-used wooden box sticks are draped from the ceiling. Several of those were used by notable players while competing for Minto Cup or Mann Cup championships.
How cool are some of these sweaters?
Pat O'Toole used this pained wooden box goalie stick in the 2004 Mann Cup series.
The Six Nations Arrows are known for these colors today (as well as the Hamilton Nationals), but we see it here from decades ago.
An impressive and most likely very valuable collection of antique hockey skates, pucks and other equipment.
I would wear this right now.
Tribute here to a couple of Peterborough men who went on to play NCAA Division I hockey for RPI and Providence.
Even sports like skeet shooting have a presence.
The jersey collection is unreal. Nothing more to say.
This Team Canada sweater was used by Pat Baker during the 1967 World Field Lacrosse Championships.
New Westminster Salmonbellies All-Star jersey worn by Jan McGee
Love this. This is a Saginaw Gear International Hockey League jersey from 1976 worn by Jim "JJ" Johnston. Before there was the Chicago/Ohio Machine ...
More history.
This vintage aerial map of Peterborough has an early Lally's wood lacrosse stick hanging over it.
More Peterborough alumni jerseys, from various pro hockey leagues.
Yep, even the Syracuse Crunch have a connection in Peterborough.
Hockey sticks from a wide range of years dangle from the ceiling.
Scott Self (Buffalo Bandits) and his brother Brad (Rochester Knighthawks) are local favorites, having excelled as hockey players in Peterborough too.
Good look at the Lakers jersey.
Here's the Major Series Lacrosse championship trophy. This has been won by either Peterborough or Brampton every year dating back to 2000, when the Brooklyn Redman were last MSL champs.
Behold: The Mann Cup. Said to be one of the most valuable trophies in sports (valued at something like $60K), this trophy has been the focus of several entertaining stories over the years (heard tales of being dropped in bon fires, lost — things you'd expect in a post-national championship celebration). Donated in 1910 by Sir Donald Mann, this bad boy's made of solid gold.
The Mike Kelly Award is given each year to the MVP of the Mann Cup series. Mike Thompson took it home this year.
Love those old hockey masks. Crazy to think that used to be the only form of face protection for hockey goalies. #Rugged
More hockey goods. Big collection of team pucks.
Vintage combination soccer and basketball.
Peterborough Hockey Club jersey from 1912.
Herbert Legrow jersey for Lewis Anthony Cartage, local hockey club, circa 1920.
More love for the Petes.
Collection of mini-wood sticks, lacrosse balls and lacrosse patches.
Tribute to Peterborough's Pat Baker, who was active from 1955 to 1973. At the end of his career, the Canadian Hall of Famer and Ontario Hall of Famer was drafted to be a potential coach for the Maryland Arrows pro team in 1974.
Peterborough legend John Davis, who played for the Montreal Les Quebecois, was on a poster in the 1970s. This would look great in any lacrosse fan's office or den, no?
More great sweaters
Was watching this on eBay a few weeks back and forgot about it. Very cool to see it hanging in Peterborough's Sports Hall of Fame.
Peterborough Lakers Senior A jersey worn in 1967 by Jim Gooley.
John Davis, referenced above, wore this jersey as a member of Montreal's pro lacrosse team in the 1970s.
Hastings, a town not far from Peterborough, used to have an active Jr. A program.
It never got any better for Hastings than it did in 1961, the year the Legionaires took home the Minto Cup.
Take a good look at this picture, and then look at a good picture of Scott Evans (see the one below of Scott hoisting the Mann Cup). This is his and Shawn's dad, Paul. The resemblance is ridiculous.
SICK. This is the Philadelphia Wings jersey worn by John Grant Sr. in 1974-1975. This is vintage gold.
There he is: John Grant Sr.
Vintage jersey worn by Mick MaGee
This is a Canadian Western Lacrosse Association jersey from the World Box Lacrosse championships in 1980.
Tribute here to a couple of very successful NLLers who hail from Peterborough: Dan Carey (currently with the Toronto Rock) and Ryan
Team Canada helmet from the most recent World Indoor Championships, where the team won the gold.
John Tavares (the nephew of the NLL legend with the same name) has his jersey hanging high in the HOF. He was on hand Saturday night to see the series finale.
People were checking out the HOF prior to the big Game 6 showdown.
Mann Cup apparel on sale in the lobby.
Lakers and Petes merchandise on sale in the arena store.
Some pretty nice Peterborough Lakers hats from Pukka.
Player T-shirts.
Langley Thunder swag from X-Treme Sports on sale in the lobby.
Leo the Laker Lion shows us the Peterborough front office. That's where it all happens.
Lakers warming up. Behind that goal is a bar and restaurant that gets loaded with people during games.
Hanging from the rafters are banners from the many successful teams and individuals in Peterborough's sports history.
Packed house for Game 6 of the Mann Cup.
Inside the PMC Club Pub & Grill, there's plenty of good Canadian beverages on tap. This place is a pretty sweet hangout before and during a game.
View from inside the PMC Club Pub & Grill. Close as you can get. Don't even have to leave your seat to get a drink. If Peterborough happens to host again in 2014, Matt Kinnear and I will be booking #MannTrip2014 #MannCup.
Looking down on the floor from above.
Fans got pretty intense as time wound down and the Lakers secured the win.
Not sure what they were doing, but I wanted to take part. Partyin'.
This end of the Memorial Centre stretches up pretty high. You can get a sense here for just how packed the place was.
The Lakers and the Thunder shaking hands.
Thunder captain Matt Leveque represented Langley during the post-game ceremony.
JT is congratulated by little ones.
Mike Thompson is given the Mike Kelly Award after helping the Lakers win four-straight and win the series.
Scott Evans congratulates Mike Thompson.
The Lakers captains, from left to right, Chris White, JT and Scott Self.
The captains accept the Mann Cup.
Tyler Carlson starts to party.
Andrew Watt plants one on the Mann Cup.
Scott Evans celebrates his fifth Mann Cup win.
Mark Steenhuis celebrates with the Mann Cup hoisted high.
John Grant Jr. is interviewed by TV Cogeco after the win.
Mann Cup winners' hats.
Scott and Brad Self pose with one of their biggest supporters after the win.
Scott Evans poses with some young fans.
Mark Steenhuis adds yet another accomplishment to his resume.
JT and Leo the Laker Lion relish in the victory. This is a record 8th Mann Cup victory for JT, who leads all Mann Cup scorers with 203 points.
The Peterborough coaching staff celebrates with the Mann Cup. From left to right, assistant Bobby Keast, assistant Joe Sullivan, head coach Jamie Batley and assistant Jim Milligan.
After the game was done, Peterborough fans were free to walk about the floor, getting autographs and pictures with their favorite players. The Laker players were more than happy to share in the moment with their loyal fans.
This is what Andrew Suitor did to his beard after the win.
Congrats to the Peterborough Lakers, the 2012 Mann Cup champions.
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China Telecom and Nokia have announced the Nokia 800C, the first CDMA Windows Phone in China and Nokia's first Lumia phone for the world's largest smartphone market.
The partnership between China Telecom and Nokia extends beyond the Nokia 800C with Nokia's Lmia 610 also arriving in a CDMA variant to China Telecom's portfolio in the second quarter of 2012.
The Nokia 800C will be available for purchase in April through Tianyi FlyYoung shops, a distribution channel of China Telecom; Nokia brand stores; China's top chain electronics stores including Suning, Gome, Funtalk, D.Phone, and CentreYou, as well as regional channels and online shops such as 189.cn and hicdma.com. The Nokia 800C is offered without contract for CNY3,599 (US$570.91).
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
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AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs)
What are ADAPs?1
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) provide HIV-related prescription drugs to low-income people with HIV/AIDS who have limited or no prescription drug coverage. With more than 210,000 enrollees in FY 2013, ADAPs reach approximately one third of people with HIV estimated to be receiving care nationally.2 In June 2013 alone, ADAPs provided medications to more than 152,000 clients – the largest number in ADAP history – and insurance coverage to thousands more.
ADAPs began serving clients in 1987, when Congress first appropriated funds to help states3 purchase the only approved antiretroviral (ARV) drug at that time, AZT. In 1990, they were incorporated into the newly enacted Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, now known as the Ryan White Program.4,5 Since Fiscal Year (FY) 1996, Congress has specifically earmarked funding for ADAPs through Part B of Ryan White, which is allocated by formula to states.6 Ryan White has been reauthorized by Congress four times since first created and changes have been made to ADAPs over time.
In FY 2013, 59 jurisdictions received ADAP earmark funding; 51 reported data, including 47 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ADAPs also receive state funding and contributions from other sources, including other parts of Ryan White, but this support is highly variable and largely dependent on local decisions and resources. ADAPs are not entitlement programs; annual federal appropriations and, where available, other funding, determine how many clients ADAPs can serve and the level of services they can provide. Each state operates its own ADAP, including determining eligibility criteria and other program elements, resulting in significant variation across the country.
ADAP Budget
The ADAP budget has increased over time, although the levels of funding and budget composition are highly variable from year to year, and influenced by a broad range of factors. In recent years, the budget has also included transfers from other parts of Ryan White as well as emergency funding to help alleviate ADAP waiting lists and unmet program needs.
- The national ADAP budget was $2.01 billion in FY 2013, roughly the same as it was in FY 2012 ($2.03 billion).
- Through FY 2012, the federal ADAP earmark7 was the largest component of the budget. It has declined as a share of the budget in recent years, and accounted for 39% of the FY 2013 budget, just behind drug rebates.
- Drug rebates accounted for 40% of the overall ADAP budget.
- State funding accounted for 11% of the budget.
- ADAP emergency funding accounted for 4% of the budget.
- Part B Supplemental awards accounted for 2% of the overall ADAP budget.
- Transfers to ADAPs from state Part B base awards and from Part A jurisdictions each accounted for 1%, while state Part B supplemental funding represented less than a percent (0.3%).
- In addition to ADAP earmark funding, in FY 2013, 46 ADAPs received drug rebates; 36 received Part B Supplemental awards; 35 received state funds; 22 received transfers of Part B base funds; 20 received emergency funds; 10 received transfers of Part B supplemental funds; and 6 received transfers of Part A funds. Among the 51 states reporting data in both FY 2012 and FY 2013, half (25 states) experienced net decreases in their budgets.
ADAP Expenditures and Prescriptions
Nearly all ADAP expenditures for prescription drugs and drug spending has increased over time (albeit at slower rates in recent years); expenditures increased by 2% between June 2012 and June 2013.
- In June 2013:Drug expenditures totaled $141.4 million, with direct purchases representing 95% of total expenditures, and co-payments the remaining 5%.
- Per capita drug spending was $927 for drug purchases and co-payments and $526 for insurance purchasing and continuation.
- ADAPs filled 457,640 prescriptions.
- ARVs accounted for the bulk of drug expenditures (91%), and expenditures per prescription were more than 4 times higher for ARVs than non-ARVs.
- ADAPs spent an additional $27.6 million on insurance purchasing/maintenance.
ADAP Formularies8
ADAP formularies (the list of drugs covered) vary significantly across the country. At the end of June 2012:
- Of the 32 ARVs currently available (including multi-class combination products), ADAP formularies covered between a low of 28 drugs in Wyoming to all 32 in 18 states.
- 39 ADAPs covered 16 or more of the 31 "A1" drugs highly recommended ("A1") for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs).9
- In June 2012, 29 ADAPs covered at least one drug for the treatment of hepatitis B; 27 covered at least one drug for the treatment of hepatitis C; and 26 covered vaccines for hepatitis A or B (including the hepatitis A and B combination vaccine).
ADAP Clients
ADAP client enrollment and utilization have grown over time and are now at their highest levels to date. Client demographics vary by state and region, but nationally have remained fairly constant over time.
- 210,411 people were enrolled in ADAPs in FY 2013, ranging from 1 in Guam to more than 31,000 in California.
- In June 2013, ADAPs provided medications to 152,487 clients across the country; thousands more were provided with insurance coverage.
- A majority of clients were people of color (66%) and most were male (78%).
- Two thirds had incomes at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, or FPL (68% of clients), including over half (53%) with incomes at or below 138% FPL.10
- Half of clients were between 45-64 years of age (50%), followed by those ages 25-44 (41%).
- Four in 10 (37%) clients whose CD4 counts were available had counts of 350 or below (at time of enrollment or recertification).
- Client utilization increased by 6% between June 2012 and June 2013.
ADAP Eligibility Criteria8
The Ryan White Program requires all ADAP clients to be HIV-positive, low-income, and under- or uninsured, but no income level is specified under current law. Each ADAP determines its own income eligibility as well as other eligibility criteria. As of June 30, 2012:
- All ADAPs require documentation of HIV status. Three use additional clinical eligibility criteria (e.g., specific CD4 counts or viral load ranges).
- All ADAPs have state residency requirements, and many require proof of residency.
- Financial eligibility ranges from 200% FPL in 8 states to 500% FPL in 5 states.10 Thirteen ADAPs also use asset limits to determine eligibility and 14 ADAPs include domestic partners in income calculations.
Cost-Containment Measures and Waiting Lists
ADAPs must balance client demand with available resources on an ongoing basis. As a result of recent economic conditions, instituting cost-containment measures, including waiting lists, has become increasingly necessary.
- Waiting lists have fluctuated over time and reached their highest point in September 2011 when 9,298 individuals in 11 states were eligible for ADAPs yet unable to access medications.
- After more than five continuous years of waiting lists, on November 21, 2013, South Dakota– the final state to have a waiting list – transitioned individuals into its ADAP program. As of February 19, 2014, Utah is the only state to re-open a waiting list, with 3 individuals.11
- The elimination of waiting lists was due in large part to the provision of emergency funding to ADAPs. To help alleviate state waiting lists and other unmet needs faced by ADAPs, $25 million in Ryan White funding was reprogrammed to ADAPs in August 2010 and ADAPs received $40 million in emergency federal funding through Ryan White in September 2011 and $75 million in August 2012 (a renewal of the September 2011 emergency funding, plus $35 million in new funding announced on World AIDS Day in 2011). In 2013, the $40 million carried over once again, and another $35 million in emergency funding were transferred to ADAP from other parts of Ryan White and additional sources. Twenty states received the $75 million in 2013 funds, with awards ranging from $247,239 in Alaska to $13.1 million in Florida.1,12
- Despite the dramatic reduction of waiting lists, as states continue to experience economic difficulties, other cost-containment measures (e.g., capped enrollment, reduced formularies) remain in place in 11 states.
Drug Purchasing Models8
- All ADAPs participate in the 340B program, enabling them to purchase drugs at or below the statutorily defined 340B ceiling price.
- 6 ADAPs only purchase drugs directly from wholesalers; 23 only purchase drugs through a pharmacy network; 3 purchase through a hybrid model; and 20 use a dual model of purchasing directly from wholesalers and also seeking rebates for insurance premiums.
Insurance Purchasing & Coordination
- 44 ADAPs used funds for purchasing health insurance and/or paying insurance premiums, co-payments, and/or deductibles for clients in 2013, paying for coverage for 52,568 clients in June 2013. ADAPs spent $27.6 million in June 2013 and an estimated $397 million in FY 2013 on insurance coverage – a significant increase from FY 2012, when ADAPs spent $227 million, marking a continuing trend as more states use funds for insurance purchasing and coordination.
- To prepare for the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which will have implications for many ADAP clients, ADAPs have been intensifying their coordination with other health coverage entities, including private insurance mechanisms; state-run high-risk insurance pools created by states to provide coverage for "medically uninsurable" populations; and Medicaid programs.13
Medicare Part D
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) added a new outpatient prescription drug benefit, Part D, to the Medicare program. As the payer of last resort, ADAPs must ensure that any Medicare Part D-eligible client is enrolled in Part D and that ADAP is not paying for their Part D expenses. As of December 31, 2012: 39 ADAPs paid Part D co-payments; 31 paid deductibles; 22 paid premiums; and 36 paid for medications on their ADAP formularies when clients reach the Part D coverage gap (or "doughnut hole").8 A provision of the ACA changed the relationship between ADAPs and Medicare. As of January 1, 2011, payments made by ADAPs on behalf of a Medicare Part D beneficiary are now allowed to count toward "TrOOP" (a beneficiary's true out-of-pocket costs), allowing the client to pass through the doughnut hole into catastrophic coverage.13
Looking Ahead
ADAPs continue to play a critical role in providing prescription drugs to low-income people living with HIV who have limited or no access elsewhere. In addition, ADAPs often serve as a bridge to other care and support services. As the number of people living with HIV has increased in the U.S., largely due to advances in HIV treatment, so, too, has the need for ADAPs. ADAPs have recently felt additional strains due to the challenging national and state fiscal conditions, leading to the provision of emergency funding for ADAPs in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Despite this assistance, ADAPs will likely continue to face significant pressure, waiting lists may re-emerge in more states, and other cost-containment measures may persist. Looking ahead, there are several key developments that will affect ADAPs in the coming years, including full implementation of the ACA and the future of the Ryan White authorizing legislation.
Except where noted, data included in this fact sheet are from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report; February 2014. American Samoa, Delaware, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nebraska, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, and West Virginia did not report data for FY 2013. See state-level data provided by KFF at: http://www.kff.org/state-category/hivaids.
Based on KFF analysis of data from CDC.
The term "state" includes states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-381; Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-146, SEC. 2616. [300ff-26].
HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Five percent of the ADAP earmark is set-aside for the ADAP Supplemental Drug Treatment Grant.
Not including the ADAP Supplemental Drug Treatment Grant set-aside.
NASTAD, National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report, Modules 1-2; 2013.
See AIDS Info's Clinical Guidelines Portal for current guidelines.
The 2013 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) was $11,490 annually (slightly higher in Alaska and Hawaii) for a household of one.
NASTAD, ADAP Watch; November 2013 & February 2014.
NASTAD, A Coordinated Strategy to Save American ADAPs; May 2011.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-148.


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ONTARIO -- Sons of the American Legion Squadron 112 will host a special "All-Female Comedy Night" on Tuesday, at 7:30 pm, at Ontario American Legion Post 112, 310 W. Emporia.
Squadron 112's 2nd Vice Commander and standup comic Dan Callahan has arranged an array of popular female comedians. They include national headliner Lisa Landry, who has been seen on Comedy Central, as well as "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." Also featured on the bill is Hailey Boyle, named one of New York's funniest, plus Malia Sias and Paige Wesley. Suggested donation is $5 per person.
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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team announced its captains for the 2013-14 season on Friday afternoon. The three captains will be juniors Wynne Levy and Kaitlyn Reszkowski, and senior Diana Moock.
Levy has competed in all but three meets during her two seasons in the Red and Blue. As a sophomore, she competed as a specialist on vault in the final nine meets of the season. She finished in the top-10 in five of those meets while scoring at least a 9.650. She scored a season-high 9.675 at West Chester on Feb. 8, placing second. As a freshman she competed in every meet, all on vault. She placed in the top-10 in five meets. Her career-high 9.750 came on Mar. 11, 2012 when she placed sixth at Maryland.
Reszkowski blossomed on the floor as a sophomore, competing on the floor exercise in every single meet. She placed in the top-10 in five meets, and scored a career-high 9.775 against Bridgeport on Feb. 17 en route to a sixth-place individual finish and a 193.975 overall team score – the fourth-highest in program history. As a freshman she also competed in seven meets, all on floor.
Moock will be the sole senior captain of the squad. The Ohio native competed in every meet as a freshman, scoring her career high on the vault in her collegiate debut. As a sophomore Moock was named to both the ECAC and USAG All-Academic teams. Last season she competed as a specialist on vault in two separate meets.


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Polydactyly is one of the most common hand conditions present at birth. The condition can appear as any form of an extra digit, anywhere from a small, raised area to a complete digit. The affected digit may also appear "split."
In some cases, polydactyly is genetic, but it can also accompany other hand conditions, such as syndactyly (webbed fingers.)
Treatment for polydactyly varies in complexity. A minor procedure may correct small extra digits or those with a narrow base. However, when the base is broad or if the extra digit is rooted deeply in the hand, reconstructive surgery may be the best option when the child is old enough to safely undergo an elective procedure. Operating on the bone, joint, ligaments or tendons may be necessary to create the most functional hand possible for the child.
If surgery is required, your child will wear a protective cast until the area heals. After the cast is removed, many children return for follow-up visits to monitor hand growth and function.
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WATCH: Awesome Pipe Guy Covers 'Fancy,' 'Seven Nation Army' With Flip Flops
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What do you get when you combine PVC pipes, flip flops, and a very talented musician/entertainer? An awesome outdoor set!
Meet "Pipe Guy," as he calls himself. In his latest YouTube video, he covers Iggy Azalea's "Fancy," The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" and more.
He explained in the caption, "Playing a live set in Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia on my homemade PVC pipe instrument, played with a pair of thongs (flip flops to the non-Aussie viewers :P)."
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Yesterday The Semantic Link Podcast featured Karen Coyle, a consultant in library technology who's consulted for esteemed institutions including the Library of Congress. Coyle discussed libraries' long history with metadata, including with the MARC (machine-readable cataloging) format for nearly 50 years, and of sharing that metadata. That history helps explain why libraries, she said, are looking at semantic web technology – but also why changes to established processes are huge undertakings. "The move toward Linked Data will be the most significant change in library data in these two centuries," she said, requiring the move from mainly textual data into using identifiers for things and data instead of strings.
Today, The Semantic Web Blog continues the discussion by sharing some perspectives on the topic from OCLC technology evangelist Richard Wallis. As noted in yesterday's podcast, change has its challenges. "Getting the library community to get its head around Linked Data as a replacement for MARC … will be a bit of a challenge," Wallis says. While more members of the library community are starting to "get" Linked Data, and what can be accomplished by extracting entities and linking between them, some still struggle with why change can't just occur within the MARC format itself or its successor Resource Description and Access (RDA), that provides atomistic, machine-actionable data and machine-interpretable relationships. RDA, Wallis reminds us, took a decade from inception to publication and business model.


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India, a rapidly growing economy, having recorded 19% reduction in poverty over a decade, still has poor literacy rate with around 400 million people unable to read and write. Fakir Chand Kohli, widely regarded as the father of India's software industry challenged the software application reduction in literacy rates. The project poses great potential for improvement of women literacy. (54% women are literate as compared to 76% men)
Launched in February 2000 in the Beeramguda village in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, this ground-breaking project seeks to combat illiteracy with a new approach to learning, using multimedia and flashcards to fortify the learning experience. The Computer-Based Functional Literacy (CBFL) method, primarily focused on reading, is designed to provide a basic 300-500 word vocabulary to adults over the course of 40 hours about a third of the time of traditional training, and essentially based on the theories of cognition, language and communication.
A typical class has between 15 and 20 people and is held in the evening hours. CBFL curriculum provides flexibility to adjust to the varied schedules of working adults with families, and does not require trained teachers. A detailed analysis of CFBL is given here and the pictures here.
"You don't need a state of the art computer for this program to really fly," says Tata Group Chairman Ratan N. Tata, which means that the training can be conducted on donated 486 Pentium computers deemed obsolete by many users but adequate for CBFL.
Today the CBFL project is operational in more than 1,000 centers in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, and it has helped more than 50,000 people learn the most basic reading. More centers are in the process of being set up. CBFL has been field tested in five of India's 18 languages -- Telegu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali, with the help of government and NGOs in various locations throughout India. Tata claims that if implemented properly, the project can make 90 per cent of India literate in three to five years, thereby transforming the third world workforce.
CBFL has even been exported to South Africa, thanks to the interest of First Lady Zanele Mbeki. A TCS team is helping experts in that country to map the sounds of unwritten South African languages and develop a script for use in computer-based literacy training.
A similar program previously implemented in Nagrota Surian in 2005 was ASHA which aimed at teaching 15000 adults how to read and write in a period of 3 years.
UNESCO Bangkok and Intel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to impart technologically up-to-date teaching skills to pre-service teachers in 9 countries in the Asia Pacific region. These countries are: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
UNESCO and Intel would together deliver the Next Generation of Teachers Project with the objective to enable teachers to integrate Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) efficiently in their teaching methodology. The program would deploy resources from Intel Teach Program in Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) across the region. Under this collaboration, workshops already have been conducted in Bangladesh, Mongolia and Philippines in over 23 teacher education institutions.
The Intel Teach Program enables teachers to be more effective educators by training them on incorporation of technology in education as well as on promotion of analytical thinking, problem solving and cooperation skills in their students. To date, the program has trained more than 6 million teachers in over 50 countries, including 15 countries in Asia Pacific.
Intel Teach is running a huge project in Indonesia, in collaboration with USAID; the program enables master teachers to integrate ICTs in their daily lessons, who further train their fellow teachers on Intel teach program. The project aims to train at least 15,000 Indonesian teachers by 2010. Under a similar project, Intel trained around 80,000 teachers in Philippines and also donated some Intel-based personal computers.
Intels another initiative, Intel World Ahead program is designed to provide affordable computers, Internet access and localized digital content; hence helps connecting people to technology.
The department of Education (DepEd) in Philippines has joined hands with several private corporations and social organizations to launch DepEd Internet Connectivity Project (DICP). Under this program, DepEd has fully adopted and supported Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS) project. Launched on May 15, 2009, DICP aims to connect all the public schools in Philippines to internet as well as providing necessary training to teachers and students in about five years. Provision of electronic library system and integration of ICTS in all learning areas of curriculum are also on the target list of DepEd. So far, the project has already connected 2,375 out of 6,505 schools throughout the country. Through DICP, Philippines was the first country to affiliate with ICT for Education project of Intel. Globe Telecom, IBM, Microsoft Philippines, Apple South Asia, and Philstar.com are among many other partners of the program.
Connectivity is not only necessary in daily routine life but it becomes very crucial in the times of disaster. Recently Haiti has been struck with a disastrous quake which has also cut off Haiti's communications links. Re-establishment of Telecommunications in Haiti is essential for effective disaster management and efficient coordination of the rehabilitation efforts. Many private and humanitarian organizations are contributing their part to re-connect Haiti. ITU has allocated a budget of more than 1 million USD to deal with this disastrous situation and is providing Satellite links to re-establish connectivity in the region. OLPC is offering free rugged laptops to go with rehabilitation/aid teams and are inviting such teams to contact them immediately. Telecoms Sans Frontiers (TSF) has deployed its team to provide immediate support in setting up emergency telecommunications.
We sincerely hope that Haiti would be re-connected to the world very soon!
Some pictures of Haiti Earthquake can be seen here.
MSC Malaysia, conceptualized in 1996, is a national initiative by Malaysian government, to lead the nation towards fast evolving knowledge based economy using ICTS. Since its inception, MSC Malaysia has continued to bridge the digital divide through its flagship applications: MyKad, Telehealth, E-Government and Smart School. The main objective of Smart School project, principally implemented by Ministry of Education, is to deploy latest information technologies to revolutionalise the education system. By the end of the pilot project in December 2002, 88 schools were connected, equipped with IT-trained teachers and integrated smart school management system. In 2006, a standardization process was deployed to measure the use of ICTs in all 88 smart schools. The plan is to convert all 9000 schools in Malaysia to smart schools by the end of 2010.
One Laptop per Child, a non-profit organization with a mission to provide low cost, connected, educational laptop to each child in the world, recently announced its product road map regarding new versions of their XO laptop with enhanced performance, lower power requirements and lower costs. XO-3, the latest XO concept to be available in 2012, would offer an innovative design of a thin touch screen tablet at lower power consumption and cost and will have a target price of well below $100. OLPC laptops are designed to be rugged, low cost, low power, connected laptops with special educational softwares for children of remote and underprivileged rural communities.
ICT Project
To introduce and develop the use of ICT in the organisation and for the education of the children.
Project Name: ICT
Why an ICT project?
The ICT project (Information, Communication, Technology), managed by Casa Do Caminho, consists of several component sub-projects, all of which aim to develop the use of information and communication technologies in the orphanages in Xerem. So far, Casa Do Caminho cannot provide free internet access or computer skills training for the children and teenagers. This is what the ICT project is aiming at, as the need for access to computers and modern communication technology is great. Once physical access to ICT is established, it follows that the technology used in projects and trainings must be appropriate to local needs and conditions.
What can ICT experts do for our program?
The most important part is installing all the PC's we have gathered. Several volunteers send in PC's from their home country in parts. Former ICT volunteers Ross and JoanMa have made sure we have stabe electricity supply, a separate ICT room in the childcentre for the younger children and 3 pc's with internet connection at the teenage boys house. Still a lot of pc's need to be installed and build up. We need ICT people who can build new PC's, teach our children and teenagers basic PC skills and continue to search for a possible internet connection at our children's centre in the rural area. Don't worry, you will not be just working with PC's, all our volunteers do a large variety of tasks and spend a lot of time with our children!
Information about the state of the project:
Project FundraisingNo further fundraising activities have taken place since November 2006 on the basis that current funds are considered sufficient for our current project objectives. Moreover, the section Internet Services refers to a recent application made to the Brazilian Government that could potentially save a large cost to be incurred for the payment of internet services to Casa do Caminho. The current project finances are summarised below:
Project Cost to Complete *
Funds Received
Payments (actual)
Payments (projected)**
Funds Required **
* Total of funds required to complete the objectives. NOTE: This total includes original projections for satellite internet costs** Projected payments and Funds Required include projection for satellite broadband at Casa do Caminho
Where do our PC's come from? After some difficulties with the Brazilian import process while trying to import a donation of computers from England-based NGO Computer Aid International, a Brazilian import specialist has offered to provide assistance and is awaiting the License to Import from the customs authorities here. In the meantime, to progress our work, computer parts have been coming in from international volunteers through mail and by means of volunteers that are traveling to Brazil. This means that our more immediate needs have been satisfied by building the PCs and upgrading what we have. The import of 10 PCs is anticipated in the coming months.A network switch is being sought in Brazil for the Sala do Computadores to complete the network installation there. This will be bought in Brazil as the cost is less than that of importing one we have from abroad.What software did we decide to use?We decided to use microsoft software since we can't garantee "Linux specialst " through out the year. We would prefer to use the "free software" but since we couldn't garantee expertise all year long we decided to go for the simple option. In case of emergencies we can always call a local expert. This is not possible with Linux.
How do we try to get Internet Services in the rural area?An application to a Brazilian government-run programme was made on 6th March 2007 for the supply of Internet via satellite broadband to Casa do Caminho. The GESAC programme (http://www.idbrasil.org.br/) offers the VSAT technology (http://www.wirelessbrasil.org/wirelessbr/secoes/sec_vsat.html) for projects such as our own. For a copy of the application, please request from Ross Duncan at the CRCC general email address. At present, we are unsure how long the process will take to complete, but our ultimate aim is to have an internet connection at Casa do Caminho for September 2007 in order to commence the Year of Casa do Caminho project linking the shelter with Dutch schools.
Investigation in to the installation of services at Casa Amigas is still outstanding.
Before and after the preparations
A number of further preparations have been made in the Sala de Computadores at Casa do Caminho (below). After some problems with computers being affected by the electrical network, grounding has been installed and power surge protection established for each computer.
A number of computers are being installed and will be connected through the switch currently being procured. New glass windows have been installed to replace the previous plastic covering them.
Computer Network at Casa Heppenheim
At Casa Happenheim, the electrical network has also been grounded to prevent damage. The organisations administration staff have had their only computer upgraded. Three new computers were installed: one for administration, another one for the adolescents and volunteers, and a third one that acts as firewall and 4-port network hub connected to broadband Internet. Furthermore, there is an available connection in the network for a laptop (volunteers or administration). These computers have seen the first use of the Ubuntu desktop environment and IPCop firewall.
Source: http://www.kww-southamerica.org/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=92
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More information: http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/textbase/NSWIT/NSW_Digest_1_09.html
This project seeks to contribute to community development by upgrading children's skills and abilities in the field of computer by improving their ability to keep abreast with the worldwide technological progress and access information through audiovisual educational ways. The centers also seek to enable children to use software and technology in expressing themselves by developing child-specific projects. The idea is to combine FutureKids and ClubHouse projects together in one Palestinian project for the Palestinian children
SHABABEEK'S vision: Raising community awareness of the importance of information technology and it's impact on the quality of the life by developing the technology-related skills of Palestinian children and youth, through curricular and extra-curricular activities after school hours in support if their academic performance. SHABABEEK's Main Goals: 1. Improving youth's cognitive and practical skills in working with younger age groups in the field of learning and technology, which will be narrow the gap between these tow generations. 2. Increasing children's knowledge and experience in the practical use of computer and information technologies in order to help them apply these skills in their daily life as essential life skills. 3. Promoting children's right to alternative ways of play and learning and the right to practice their hobbies and express themselves 4. Encouraging the use of technology and computers in the transfer of knowledge among Palestinian children.
As a tool, ICT conributes largely to the development of children and youth through enhancing their capabilities, linking them with community and the world, providing a solid knowledge base, and providing opportunities to learn, play, and work.
ICT is the cornerstone of SHABABEEK. It is means and an end by itself. The project utilizes technology in developing children and youth that are commuity based and capable of providing opportunities for themselves as well as other in society through the inception of ICT.
More information: http://www.stockholmchallenge.se/data/1834
Stakeholders, policy makers and executives from across the ICT sector are preparing to come together and shape the future of rural connectivity. Join them at the CTOs latest Connecting Rural Communities Asia forum and meet the people with the funding and expertise to transform Rural Connectivity.
Over three hundred leading ICT decision makers have already joined us at this series of annual conference. Plans have been initiated, funding opportunities identified and fruitful future partnerships struck. Ensure that this year you are able to join them.
Crucial points to be discussed include; How can governments best support the creation of self-sustaining rural connectivity initiatives that benefit local people? Step-by-step practical guidance on overcoming the most pressing technical challenges Developing a world-class telecentre rural development programme Progress on delivering the promise of the United Services Obligation Fund Realising the benefits of greater rural connectivity though the delivery of E-services Mapping the future need for connectivity: Identifying choke points in the delivery network Training and empowering rural populations to make full use of the potential inherent in greater connectivity
More information available here: http://www.events.cto.int/crcindia09
The Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT) launched the first Digital Club e-Mexico to young people between 12 and 18 years to develop their creativity in science and technology issues. This project looks to identify interested people (youth) who can work as designers, inventors and developers of projects using new technologies, which initiated the deployment of 25 clubs that will be distributed in the states of Mexico, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and the Federal District. The SCT reported in the local press that the Digital Club came into operation through the Coordination of e-Mexico National System, the Research Center for Advanced Studies (Cinvestav), the National Polytechnic Institute, and Youth Services (Seraj). The model, which aims to motivate young people to experience new ideas over the Internet and its tools, born out of collaboration between the National e-Mexico System and the Computer Clubhouse, a program of the Science Museum of Boston in collaboration with the Media MIT Lab. With the official opening of the first digital Club installed in the country, also known as "Club Cinven", a consolidation phase starts to generate in young people interest for science and technology as one of its main goals, said the agency . Through this too it is targeted to build a network of participating states through the use of social networks. The project was designed to be implemented in places of community access to the Internet that already have infrastructure such as Digital Community Centers, Learning, Libraries, Telecentres, among others, as well as already existing in the 9 (nine) Centers with which Cinvestav accounts in our country . The model has the "shape" of its promoters, who are youth specialised in using animation software, design and publishing. Should be highlighted that this project is in compliance with four guiding principles: learning by designing, follow their interests, build a community, trust and respect.
More information available here: El Universal Ciudad de México Domingo 02 de noviembre de 2008
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Designed to provide a comprehensive on line resource for all stakeholders involved in implementing the digital accessibility agenda of the Convention, the G3ict ITU Toolkit is making good progress towards completion by the end of March 2009. The Toolkit was announced jointly by G3ict and ITU on April 21, 2008. The complete table of contents of the Toolkit can be downloaded here.
Joint ITU-T & G3ict Forum 2008 - "The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards"
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is one of the fastest human rights treaties ever adopted. It was developed with the active participation of country delegations and NGOs representing persons with disabilities, and includes a number of detailed mandates related to accessible and assistive Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Today, ICT devices such as personal computers, fixed and mobile telephones and television are widespread, with over one billion people, globally, having access to the Internet. An increasing number of applications and services for e-commerce, e-government, transportation, public services, health services, cultural life and leisure are delivered electronically. However many of these services are developed without consideration of the needs of the 10 per cent of the world population with disabilities. This directly impacts the rights of these persons. The Forum explored the likely impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the evolution of ICT standards with the active participation of industry, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), NGOs, and other interested parties. It was addressed to leaders overseeing accessibility standards issues, representatives from the industry, SDOs, NGOs representing persons with disabilities, research institutions, assistive technology developers, governments and academia.Objectives:-Reviewed existing and in-progress technology standards and standardization of product development methodologies-Discussed the role of public policy and procurement in support of standardization and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities -Identified follow-up actions to facilitate the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Expected Outcome of Meeting:Review and document the areas of standardization which match the mandates of the Convention and explore critical gaps. Receive feedback and suggestions from industry, policymakers and NGOs to explore how they can best support the work of SDOs in fostering greater accessibility of ICTs.
Featuring an interview with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, this film illustrates how ICT serves as a cross-cutting enabler in helping Rwanda to achieve the 6 Pillars of its Vision 2020, and how the World Bank's eRwanda project is contributing to the process.In its Vision 2020 plan, the Government of Rwanda aims to transform the country from a largely agriculture-based economy to a knowledge and information based economy, in an effort to reach middle income status by 2020. The Government has emphasized its intention to use investment in ICT as the key driver for this transition and as a vehicle for improving the delivery of public and private services, particularly in the rural areas.The World Bank's eRwanda project emphasizes the use of technology as an enabler to growth and development, and focuses on core activities, applications and content which have the greatest impact for the citizens. The project aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness of some internal processes of the Government of Rwanda, as well as the delivery of social services in selected key sectors. The Movie available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYBw0nSr1o&NR=1
The European Commission DG INFSO has a DVD posted on YouTube about Girls and ICTs. Its brief (4 minutes) and a lot of fun!
International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for "liberty, equality, fraternity" marched on Versailles to demand women's suffrage.
The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies. Following is a brief chronology of the most important events:
In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to celebrate it on the last Sunday of that month through 1913.
The Socialist International, meeting in Copenhagen, established a Women's Day, international in character, to honour the movement for women's rights and to assist in achieving universal suffrage for women. The proposal was greeted with unanimous approval by the conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, which included the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament. No fixed date was selected for the observance.
As a result of the decision taken at Copenhagen the previous year, International Women's Day was marked for the first time (19 March) in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies. In addition to the right to vote and to hold public office, they demanded the right to work, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination on the job.
Less than a week later, on 25 March, the tragic Triangle Fire in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working girls, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This event had a significant impact on labour legislation in the United States, and the working conditions leading up to the disaster were invoked during subsequent observances of International Women's Day.
As part of the peace movement brewing on the eve of World War I, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. Elsewhere in Europe, on or around 8 March of the following year, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with their sisters.
With 2 million Russian soldiers dead in the war, Russian women again chose the last Sunday in February to strike for "bread and peace". Political leaders opposed the timing of the strike, but the women went on anyway. The rest is history: Four days later the Czar was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. That historic Sunday fell on 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia, but on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar in use elsewhere.
Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point for coordinated efforts to demand women's rights and participation in the political and economic process. Increasingly, International Women's Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of women's rights.
Few causes promoted by the United Nations have generated more intense and widespread support than the campaign to promote and protect the equal rights of women. The Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco in 1945, was the first international agreement to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right. Since then, the Organization has helped create a historic legacy of internationally agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.
Over the years, United Nations action for the advancement of women has taken four clear directions: promotion of legal measures; mobilization of public opinion and international action; training and research, including the compilation of gender desegregated statistics; and direct assistance to disadvantaged groups. Today a central organizing principle of the work of the United Nations is that no enduring solution to society's most threatening social, economic and political problems can be found without the full participation, and the full empowerment, of the world's women.
Source: www.un.org
The Youth Education Scheme (YES) is one of the cornerstones of the ITU-D Children and Youth Special Initiative, in support of needy and deserving young people, from Least Developed Countries (LDCs), developing countries and countries in transition who wish to complete their tertiary education in the information and communication technologies (ICTs) and related fields. The objective is to enable motivated young people to contribute to the development of their communities, country and region using their achieved ICT knowledge and skills.
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Although some plants may suffer under global climate change and increased carbon dioxide levels, potatoes appear to thrive.
Under trials that simulated elevated CO2 levels, potato tuber yield was as much as 60 percent greater than from plants growing under current CO2 levels, according to a news release.
The studies, conducted by an Agricultural Research Service group led by agricultural engineer David Fleisher, involved growing potatoes in two outdoor chambers that simulated long-term drought and increased CO2 levels.
The chambers contained sensors that measured air, soil and canopy temperatures; relative humidity; and solar radiation above and below the canopy.
They also conducted the studies at two different times during the year to evaluate differing solar radiation levels.
The quality of the solar radiation was about twice as much during the first trial as that of the second.
The plants responded significantly differently to the variations in solar radiation, which iin turned affected plant water-use efficiency.
With all other factors being equal, the plants in the first study had a 30 percent to 200 percent increase in total dry matter production, depending on CO2 and water availability.
The researchers also observed that cyclic droughts resulted in lower levels of dry matter and leaf area production.
When plants experienced drought stress before tuber formation, they redirected carbon, water and plant nutrients to tubers instead of to stems and leaves. This response was increased under elevated CO2 levels.


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Them began as a book about different kinds of extremists, but after Jon had got to know some of them - Islamic fundamentalists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klansmen - he found that they had one oddly similar belief: that a tiny, shadowy elite rule the world from a secret room. In Them, Jon sets out, with the help of the extremists, to locate that room. The journey is as creepy as it is comic, and along the way Jon is chased by men in dark glasses, unmasked as a Jew in the middle of a Jihad training camp, and witnesses international CEOs and politicians participate in a bizarre pagan ritual in the forests of northern California.
Them is a fascinating and entertaining exploration of extremism, in which Jon learns some alarming things about the looking-glass world of 'them' and 'us'. Are the extremists on to something? Or has Jon become one of Them?
©2012 Jon Ronson (P)2012 Audible Ltd
"A funny, superbly controlled account of [Ronson's] wanderings through the wonderland of fanaticism and delusion." (Brian Appleyard, New Statesman)
"This book is chilling and hilarious by turns. Ronson's trademark laid-back attitude is a delight." (Independent)
"A funny and compulsively readable picaresque adventure through a paranoid shadow world." (Louis Theroux, Guardian)
"Ronson plays up to his charming buffoonery... But he is an acute social commentator. He is compelling." (Times Literary Supplement)
Let's face it, these authors aren't paying me, so there's no need to lie!!
"Dated but VERY Good... and FUNNY!"
First off, I'd listen to Ronson read the Dictionary. His dry wit, timing, and inflections are incredible. You feel as though he's reading to you, personally. This is a pre-9/11 book, but much of what it deals with is still relevant today. Ronson has this incredible knack for taking subjects that aren't very funny AT ALL (i.e. a Muslim extremist threatening to put a 'Fatwah' on him), and finding the humor in it.
This is light reading at its finest. You may learn a bit about some of the extremists in the world, but nothing you probably couldn't have figured out on your own. The true joy of this book is the way that Ronson brings you into the story, keeps you constantly laughing, and delivers you on the other side, unscathed.
We need more social satirists like Ronson. He's truly one of a kind!
Rob Thomas
"Bilderberg or Build-a-Bear?"
This book is a collection of several very interesting snapshots of people society has labeled extremists. They seem to be the sort of people James (The Amazing) Randi called 'believers' since they will follow ideas that appeal to them unquestioningly and regardless of how strange or extreme they sound to others.
Some of these folks are stranger than others, but most suspect the world is controlled by the secretive (and seemingly asinine) Bilderberg Group. They believe the Bilderberg Group is run by 'the Jews' or 12-foot tall reptilian aliens and is determined to set up a nefarious one-world government.
The book brought home to me the other side of the 'Ruby Ridge' incident through Rachel Weaver's version of the events. The book also illustrated the, perhaps unsurprising, fact that the players on all the various sides are guilty of serious departures from the truth and character assassination.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a fairly balanced-seeming glimpse into the strange and sometimes surprising world of extreme beliefs.
I solder metal while I listen to books. Someday, I hope to find time to return to reading, but in the interim, I listen.
"Serious Topics Shown in multiple lights"
Yes. Jon Ronson is a really entertaining writer and narrator. Some of the scenes were really well described and I felt as though I was in the scene. He unfolded the information in an interesting way and shed an interesting candid light on all of the characters he followed and interviewed.
Ruby Ridge Details was the most interesting and shocking. Omar Bakri and his hypocrytical life was the least interesting, but I guess part of that is because Ronson was shut off from being able to interview him.
I didn't like it quite as much as the psychopath test, but it was definitely highly entertaining and a book I will always remember.
I laughed a couple of times. Also, some of the scenes described were really unbelievable, so I guess maybe "shocked" would be a good description of my reaction.
"Conspiracies R Us"
Although it has been more than a decade since this book was written, it remains as mind-boggling as when it was first published. Here, Ronson delves into Islamic fundamentalists, David Icke with his theories about reptilians in control of the planet, the Bilderberg Group and the shenanigans at Bohemian Grove.
We are often left wondering who the real extremists are: Is it David Icke who maintains that world leaders are really reptilians in disguise or members of the JDL who insist that "reptilian" is code for "Jewish" ("No, he really means 'reptilian'" Ickes' followers claim)? Is it the Weaver family holed up on Ruby Ridge or the quasi-military force that took them down (a very sad episode)? Part of what makes Ronson's writing (and excellent narration) so compelling is the way he juxtaposes the ordinariness of every-day lives of these people with the often bizarre extremist views they hold.
A both informative and very enjoyable listen.
People say I resemble my dog (and vice-versa). He can hear sounds I can't hear, but I'm the one who listens to audiobooks.
"Unhelpful Review"
This is a good listen in the typical style of Jon Ronson. I can't really explain why, though. I tried, but because of the subject matter, it involved using words that could not make it past the review police. If you like Ronson, you'll like this. Go ahead and press the unhelpful button. I wanted to be more helpful, but...
Eclectic tastes. Love anything thought provoking. Especially if its blended with some from of humour.
"Way fun but shocking"
Yes. Absolutely love Jon Ronson reading his works. You just cannot beat hearing his inflections on these incredible interviews. Shocking. Fun. Witty. Fresh!
Men Who Stare at Goats. Why? It's just unbelievable that these are based in reality. Hang on and prepare to be shocked but also to laugh at just how ridiculous these tales can be
Jon Ronson. For sure
Disbelief mixed with great chuckles
Read it. Witty and just great
"Silly, but Serious"
I've been a huge fan of Louis Theroux for many years, and to me Jon Ronson's book strikes the same tone as one of Louis' shows.

By building a rapport with people who have very extreme beliefs and opinions, they are humanized. One can even empathize to a degree. This is a much more productive policy than simply demonizing or disregarding them.

In most extremists there is a grain of something real that should be considered and built in to our own thinking. However, that is not to overlook the fact that many of these people are essentially delusional and even dangerous.

That is the most important aspect of Jon's book and Louis' shows - whilst opening our minds to empathize and relate, they also illuminate where the reasonable become unreasonable and the understandable become outrageous. And best of all this demarkation is often hilarious and self-evident when exposed by a reasonable person repeating the ludicrous words back to the ludicrous people who just spoke them.

It is genius and a service to the world in my opinion.

I am sure that Jon's book would have lost much of the humor and nuance had it been read by another narrator, so well done Jon.
I love to be read to!
"Love Jon Ronson"
A romp through crazy town with a great host. Also learned some things.
Jon Krakauer without the yuks. They like the same subjects.
I loved the descriptions of bohemian grove and the men urinating on trees!
His books are great and I am going to read all of them at some point. I love that he is the narrator. Self narrations really adds allot in my opinion. Good narration can make or break an audiobook in my opinion.
"Not my favorite Jon Ronson book"
I'm a huge fan of Jon Ronson but I didn't find this book as interesting as some of his others. His writing, as always, is clever and the book was well-researched but I didn't find the subject matter that compelling. Extremists - conspiracy theorists, wing-nuts, paranoid crazy people - are fascinating in small doses, but after a while they get boring.
"Interesting and eye opening"
Really eye opening about the Randy Weaver family. The others were extremists, but even Ronson agrees that the Weavers really weren't that whacko and puts their story in a real context.
"Well-read, witty and weird"
I really enjoyed this audiobook, so much that I got my boyfriend hooked even though he's never listened to an audiobook before. Ronson reads very well, and his reading really makes the whole thing much funnier. This is a light exploration of extremism - some of the stuff is weird, but some very eye-opening, and Ronson never patronises his subjects, however odd they are.
Highly recommended - best audiobook I've listened to this year.
"Brilliant, bizarre & true"
I love Jon Ronson & this is a clever and well researched. The narration is great -Jon is never mocking of his sometimes bizarre subjects
"Great read"
Jon ronson takes a look at different kinds of extremism. It is interesting to see what they have in common. Funny and entertaining!
"Prefer So You've Been Publicly Shamed"
Felt a bit incoherent when compared to the psychopath test and so you've been publicly shamed.
Jon is such a lovely bloke and it's a pleasure to hear his tales and how he dealt with people with very different values and beliefs.
Some bits were more gripping than others.
Worth a go
"A fabulous book, engaging and thought provoking"
Jon Ronson spends time with extremists and details his adventures trying to find the hidden rulers of the world.
What I found so enthralling about this book was Ronson's writing style, he creates trust by being very open with the reader about his emotional state and motives for his actions. He then describes his meetings with people by adding small details, which, at first, seem meaningless until you realise he's detailing the body language of the participants to give you a much fuller picture of the interaction. The words are recorded, but also the emotional state of the individuals involved.
I found this book to be very well paced, I thoroughly enjoyed the reading of it and then the digestion of the information in it over the following few weeks.
This isn't simply a book about extremist views, it's about how the world works and how it is seen to work by different groups of people based on their biases. This in turn makes you confront your own internal biases and there effect on your perception of the world about you.
"A Scary Ride to where "We" Become "Them"!"
You have to admire Jon Ronson for his courage in mixing with Islamist extremists, the Klu Klux Klan, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists and... David Ike. What's even more astounding is he is Jewish!
Jon's guileless narration draws the listener in, so I became convinced "either he's lying, or the victim of an elaborate hoax - or there really IS a conspiracy of powerful elite -called the "Bildeberg group", who meet up in secret to rule the World". Moreover, it seemed that the only good guys fighting this evil conspiracy most of us have been brainwashed by the media into dismissing as "extremists".
Moreover, many of the people he meets are quite companionable, from the jocular Islamist Jihadist, to the self-effacing Grand Master of the Klu Klux Klan, who has banned the use of the "N" word.
This is a very entertaining book, with a serious message. Who is evil is in the eye of the beholder. This is a journey into a mirror image world of paranoia, conspiracy and suspicion that everything we think we know is wrong, and all our treasured beliefs are only what we are brainwashed from birth into thinking. It's a scary ride to the other side - where "We" might really be "Them".
"Good fun"
I enjoyed the book. jonson is a good narrator. Its interesting and the subjects are well chosen. my only issue with it is that the sections are very clear and there is no real story arc. it comes accross as a collection of shorter pieces that all go together. This is fine and works but personally I like things to link up more. Well worth a go if your interested in the subject. I always like ronsons stuff
"Them, who are they..."
I do really enjoy listening to Jon Ronson, though could tell this was an earlier book as not quite as tight in how it was pulled together, so I got lost a few times and had to rewind.
That aside, a really intriguing, often scarily eye-opening, exploration of topics on the fringe, and definitely told in Ronson style that makes eveyone, everywhere seem strangely accessible - with his usual self reflection and clever story-telling narrative throughout.
Also, it's funny.

Jon Ronson is great at giving a real sense of sanity to these tales. Highly recommended.
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CARSON - A seal took a wrong turn and wound up roaming a Carson business area where it narrowly escaped being hit by a vehicle navigated by an unsuspecting driver, a sheriff's lieutenant said today.
That driver called the Carson Sheriff's Station at 11:40 p.m. Feb. 9 to report he'd almost hit a seal, said Lt. Chris Bergner.
"Deputies quickly responded and found what appeared to be a baby seal roaming the business area on the southeast corner of Avalon Boulevard and Dominguez Street," Bergner said.
"Deputies were able to corner the seal in front of a business and maintain control of its movement, avoiding injury to the seal or pedestrians and vehicles in the area," he said. "They used body motions, waving their arms, to keep it off the streets."
A representative from El Segundo-based Marine Animal Rescue came quickly to pick up the young seal, and stated it was less than one year old, Bergner said. "He said it was the eighth rescued near the Dominguez Channel since the beginning of the year."
The seal was transported to a rescue center for evaluation, the lieutenant said.


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2013 StartOut Awards: Recognizing Outstanding LGBT Entrepreneurship
Friday, April 19, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Event Details
Mark your calendars for the Second Annual StartOut Awards, to highlight and celebrate exceptional and innovative entrepreneurs in the LGBT Community!
On Friday, April 19th, 2013, StartOut will once again honor entrepreneurs and business leaders for their accomplishments and personal commitments to both the entrepreneurial and LGBT communities.
Last year's event recognized four amazing and inspiring individuals, including Peter Thiel (recipient of the JP Morgan Leadership Award in Entrepreneurship), Ramona Pierson (recipient of the Google Innovator Award), Kathy Levinson (recipient of the Pillsbury Advocate Award) and Geoff Lewis (recipient of the Wells Fargo Next Generation Award).
This years's festivities will include a cocktail reception, awards ceremony and dinner, and an exclusive keynote interview with the recipient of the 2013 Leadership Award. Each award will recognize exceptional entrepreneurs for their vision, leadership and achievement in entrepreneurship, and for providing inspiration to the LGBT community.
Award categories include: Leadership Award, recognizing an inspiring entrepreneurial role model; Advocate Award, recognizing a champion for LGBT business leadership; Disruptor Award, recognizing an innovator who is revolutionizing an industry; and the Next Generation Award, recognizing a young entrepreneur of great accomplishment.
StartOut is proud to announce the 2013 recipient for the StartOut Leadership Award in Entrepreneurship
Tim Gill
A software entrepreneur and philanthropist, Tim Gill was inspired to start the Colorado-based Gill Foundation by a 1992 anti-gay ballot measure in Colorado. The foundation has since invested more than $220 million to support programs and nonprofits across the country that share a commitment to equal opportunity for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.
In 2005, Tim started the Gill Action Fund, an issue advocacy organization working through the legislative, political, and electoral processes to pass and protect laws that positively impact the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
2013 recipient of the StartOut Advocate Award
Recognizing a champion for LGBT leadership
Zoe Dunning
Zoe Dunning Retired Navy Commander Zoe Dunning served on the SLDN board from 1993-2000, serving as its Co-Chair from 1993-98. She rejoined the board in 2005 and has been Board Co-Chair since October 2006. Zoe has been a tireless advocate for fighting the military's policies prohibiting open gay service. In January 1993, while a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves, Dunning publicly came out as a lesbian at a political rally outside the gates of California's Moffett Field. Dunning won her subsequent two-and-a-half year legal battle to remain in the Navy Reserves.
The Navy promoted her twice and awarded her the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal since her coming out. She retired in June 2007 and holds the distinction of serving her country as an openly gay member of the U.S. military for over 13 years. She currently serves on Senator Barbara Boxer's (D-CA) Service Academy Selection Committee. In her civilian life, Zoe is a principal at Quintus Associates, LLC where she partners with executives and their teams to lead major change initiatives. She also facilitates graduate-level courses on Interpersonal Dynamics and Influential Leadership at Stanford University. She is a United States Naval Academy graduate, and received her MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Zoe resides in San Francisco, CA with her wife Pam.
2013 recipient of the StartOut Next Generation Award
Recognizing a young entrepreneur of great accomplishment
Jordan Goldman
Frustrated by his own experiences with the college search process, as an 18 year-old Jordan created the best-selling "Students' Guide to Colleges" series of college guidebooks, which were released in five annual editions from Penguin Books. After graduating Jordan founded Unigo, which The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg called "a college resource built for the age of YouTube and Facebook."
Jordan and the Unigo team have gone on to raise capital from McGraw-Hill Ventures and The Gates Foundation, grown Unigo to more than 18 million visitors per year, and have forged strategic partnerships with publishers including USA Today, US News & World Report and The Wall Street Journal. Unigo's business lines include direct-to-consumer services and b2b SaaS technology sales to non-profit and for-profit colleges.
As an education expert, Jordan has published papers with The McGraw-Hill Research Foundation, been a columnist for US News & World Report and The Huffington Post, and has been featured on more than 75 episodes of ABC News. He was named "One of the Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs in America" by Inc Magazine, "One of the Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs in America" by the White House, and "One of the 100 Most Influential People in NYC Business and Technology" by Silicon Alley Insider. Jordan studied English Literature at Wesleyan University, Oxford University and The University of East Anglia and lives in New York City.
2013 recipient of the StartOut Innovator Award
Recognizing an innovator who is revolutionizing an industry
Heather Hiles
Heather Hiles has committed her life to closing the education and employment achievement gaps for youth and adults. Her leadership experience spans more than 20 years, during which she founded and led several private and public sector organizations. Her roster of leadership roles includes: Commissioner, San Francisco Unified School District; Executive Director of Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2); CEO of Hiles Group (a philanthropy consultancy firm); Co-Founder of EARN (Individual Development Accounts program); CEO of SFWorks (NGO to place women from welfare into careers); and COO of Break the Cycle (K-3rd grade tutorial program).
Her newest company; Pathbrite delivers next-generation solutions that help students – and learners of all ages – collect, track and showcase a lifetime of achievement, and recommend pathways for continuous success. This is done by documenting, analyzing and mapping individual achievement of all kinds against individuals' goals and those of their peers – what's called a Knowledge Graph. Students use the Pathbrite Portfolios and their performance relative to a wider Knowledge Graph to differentiate themselves to get into their preferred schools or land the jobs of their dreams. School admissions officers and employers rely on the Pathbrite Portfolio Platform to get a holistic view of candidates, and to better evaluate their readiness for and organizational fit to the opportunity at hand. Pathbrite Portfolios are helping people to always put their best foot forward.
Moderating the keynote and conducting a special interview with Tim Gill at the event will be award-winning MSNBC anchor
Thomas Roberts
|Thomas Roberts is an award-winning journalist and anchors MSNBC Live on weekdays at 11am. Roberts also serves as a fill-in host on MSNBC's "First Look" and NBC's TODAY. Roberts was made an official member of MSNBC's dayside team in December 2010, after having served as a freelance anchor for several months. Prior to his addition to MSNBC's dayside team, Roberts served as a correspondent for CBS News. He also contributed to several entertainment shows including "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider." Prior to that, Roberts was a news anchor for CNN Headline News. Roberts is an award-winning journalist, having received a 2002 Emmy nomination and a Virginia Associated Press award for his work on the documentary, "Parvo Puppies."
|He also received an Edward R. Murrow award in 2001 for a documentary that he produced titled, "When Parents Don't Pay." Roberts has also been honored for his work as an advocate in the LGBT community, and was recipient of the prestigious Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign in October 2011. Roberts is a graduate of McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College). He resides in New York City.
Event proceeds go to StartOut, a national 501(c)3 charitable organization that is building the next generation of LGBT business leaders through entrepreneurship. The tax deductible value of a dinner ticket is based on the fair value of services rendered, estimated at $100. The excess amount of any single admission is fully tax-deductible. As part of the purchase each donor will receive a receipt for the purchase stating the tax-deductible portion of their contribution.
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Do you wear pants whilst kick boxing?
You know, like kick boxing pants/uniform. If so what colour are they?
I like shiny ones with dragons on
Update Lots of weight lost and body starting to look like you would expect it to look.
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ONTARIO - A $1 million healthy living grant awarded to the city by Kaiser Permanente is moving from the planning phase and into the implementation phase, and it began with a kick-off event held Saturday.
The grant from Kaiser Permanente was awarded to the city of Ontario aimed to educate the community on food choices, healthy activities, weight management, cooking classes and more.
On Saturday, members of the community joined the mayor and City Council in celebrating Ontario's Healthy Eating, Active Living Zone (HEAL) launch at De Anza Community Park.
The event will feature several booths and activities which helps promote the HEAL initiative.
"Health is a state of mind. People often think of health as a medical clinic," Mayor Paul Leon. "I'm excited of launching this program and helping people with opportunities for health and healthy eating and exercise."
The grant was first awarded to the city in January 2012. Ontario is only one of six HEAL Zones across Southern California which also include Anaheim, Long Beach, Riverside, Ventura and Lemon Grove in San Diego.
This HEAL Zone Coalition has just finished a nine-month planning phase and is starting the implementation phase which will continue over the next three years.
The city has partnered with Ontario-Montclair School District, Chaffey Joint Union High School District, Reach Out, Kids Come First, Ontario-Montclair YMCA, Pitzer College and Loma Linda School of Religion to implement strategies that specifically address the three goals of the grant:
Decrease calorie consumption.
Increase consumption of healthy food and beverages (fruits, vegetables and water).
Increase physical activity.
At the end of the three-year program, the communities will incorporate walking and biking on safe routes; buying affordable fresh fruits and vegetables close to home; exercising in parks, and participating in active after-school programs as part of daily life.
One of the key components of the initiative is addressing the obesity epidemic. In California, half of all adults are obese or overweight.
In San Bernardino County, the obesity rate is even higher, with two out of three residents considered overweight or obese.
"A lot of that has to do with your surrounding," Leon said.
Reach Liset via email, call her at 909-483-8556, or find her on Twitter @DBOntarioNow.


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Hi first start networking
then start wicd form K-menu|internet|wicdCode:/etc/init.d/networking start
then you can open wicd from link next to clock.
Once you got wicd working you want to log off. (ctrl+alt+del)
You want to do this, cause all programs that are open when you log off will start every time when you start BT4
I think that BT4 will recognize that wlan device as wlan0 then you can try toCode:ifconfig wlan0 up