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I am a designer of modified motorcycle components. X-T1 is impeccable when it comes to the color. No matter I want to take pictures of scenery, night scenes or people, pictures taken by X-T1 can always show perfect colors. To my astonishment, X-T1 is very suitable for commercial photography, especially medal products. Hence, I replace my Canon DSLR camera with X-T1.
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JEFFREYS BAY - 2 bedroom unit, within walking distance from the main Blue Flag beach of Jeffreys Bay. Close to Billabong Village and all leading restaurants and entertainment venues. Situated on the top floor. Lift in the building - wheelchair friendly. Secure basement parking. Upmarket and tidy. Fully equipped for 6.
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- World Renown for its Surfing
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- Sand-boarding, kite surfing, paddle skiing, horse rides on white sandy beaches.
- Local Lombardini Game Farm /game drives.
- World renowned surfing beaches - Super Tubes, Surfers Point, Magnatubes and Albatross Beach.
- Fishing (All local beaches, Paradise Beach, Aston Bay, and Gamtoos River.)
- Billabong factory shops, country feeling surfer girl, Quicksilver, Roxy, to name but a few.
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- Port Elizabeth; The Boardwalk, International Airport
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Addo- 146km
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Tsitsikamma national park- 120km
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Dwyane Wade had 33 points, Mario Chalmers scored 14 and Chris Bosh added 13 to help the defending NBA champions improve to 39-14. The Heat have a comfortable 5½-game lead over Indiana in the Eastern Conference.
They've won four in a row on the road, including impressive wins over Oklahoma City before the All-Star break and Chicago on Thursday.
Jrue Holiday scored 21 points and Nick Young had 19 for Philadelphia, which continues to fall further behind in the playoff chase. The Sixers entered 3½ games behind Milwaukee for the No. 8 spot in the East.
A rare sellout crowd turned out for the nightcap of an NHL/NBA doubleheader at the Wells Fargo Center to see James, Wade and Co. There were even scalpers outside the arena selling tickets before the game for one of the few big draws of the season.
Fans roared when Spencer Hawes rejected James' shot late in the first quarter, swatting the ball back at the three-time NBA MVP's face.
Many of the same people jumped to their feet and cheered when James threw down a thunderous dunk off an alley-oop pass from Norris Cole late in the third quarter. By that time, the Heat were up 85-63 and the crowd was more interested in seeing James make a highlight play than rooting for the Sixers.
James got his first "Ooohs" and "Ahhhs" after a no-look backdoor pass to Bosh for an easy layup in the first. Chalmers followed with a rainbow 3-pointer and a reverse lay-up to give the Heat a 24-22 lead and they never trailed again.
James collected his 10th rebound early in the fourth quarter to get his seventh triple-double since joining the Heat. He got a mixture of cheers and boos when he went to the bench shortly afterward.
Wade came in after a brief rest and continued his hot shooting, scoring six straight points on a driving layup, two free throws and a long jumper. He was 12 of 14 at that point before missing a 3-pointer.
While the Heat are gearing up to make a run at a repeat, the Sixers have lost four straight to fall a season-worst nine games below .500 at 22-31.
It's been a disappointing year for Philadelphia, which knocked off top-seeded Chicago in the first round of the playoffs a year ago and then took Boston to seven games in the conference quarterfinals.
A season that began with promise after the acquisition of center Andrew Bynum quickly fell apart. Bynum has yet to play a game this season because of bone bruises in both knees. He said earlier in the week he plans to play at some point. At this rate, it won't matter much for the Sixers.
Notes: The Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 in an afternoon hockey game. ... The Heat have won 12 straight regular-season games against Philadelphia. The Sixers won one playoff game against Miami in the first round of the 2011 playoffs. ... Heat G Mike Miller remained in Miami because of ear problems resulting from a head cold. He's missed three straight games. ... James has scored in double figures in 472 straight games, sixth-best in NBA history.


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Funkyterrance wrote:What usually happens to me if the truce is broken is my opponent pleads ignorance which sometimes is more infuriating than a flat out betrayal. They will say something to the effect of "oh, I didn't know you meant that border", etc.. Some miscommunication is usually blamed when to me the grounds of the truce are pretty plain since I am careful to set them to be that way. I just take it as an insult to my intelligence(insert joke here).
Ultimately I have pretty much given up on declaring truces and no longer rely on them to strengthen my game. I'm sick of worrying whether or not they are going to be broken so I just don't form them anymore. I'm not sure how it used to be but I've had pretty much the same experiences regarding truces as I did when I first started playing two years ago.
By the way, isn't Krusher a former conquerer? If so, why no medal?
krusher wrote:Regarding the plead of ignorance I had that happen to me quite often. I Adapted by being as specific as possible. What commonly happened was I'd ask for a 2 round notice before breaking the truce on (specific border) people would abuse this and count the round that they announced their wish to disolve the truce i.e end of round 13 they'd finish their turn and announce their wish to break truce, on round 15 they'd immidietly attack, in my mind a 2 round notice would mean they announce on 13 and attack on 16. So 14 and 15 would be the 2 rounds, I don't count the round that they announce because most of the time you have already played your turn and can't do nothing about it and typically a 1 round notice is not enough to prepare your defenses in a border that is defenseless.
krusher wrote:I am a firm believer in truces, its a strategy game after all and I think diplomacy is as important as the attack button. Not to mention it can make the game fun.
krusher wrote:Back in the day truces were different, the terms were more vague and generally people were more hesitant to attack unless they could eliminate you or hold what they took from you. We were all regulars and knew each other so there was a higher standard. Maps have become more complex harder for 1 man to control and the people more random and "liberal" on their words and actions which all adds up to the decay of the trust that is needed for a truce to work.
krusher wrote:I was a former conqueror but sadly these hypocrits refuse to award me the medal since I was busted fo SD.
Funkyterrance wrote:krusher wrote:krusher wrote:I was a former conqueror but sadly these hypocrits refuse to award me the medal since I was busted fo SD.
Well, live and learn eh? If you became conqueror again would you get the medal this time around(assuming you didn't use SD)? If so, it's never too late.
krusher wrote:Yeah I would BUT becoming conqueror is very stressful, virtually impossible if you don't use some sort of cheap tactic or questionable bending of the rules to your advantage. When you get to a certain rank (above the medium average) theres no way to maintain it or go any further unless you win win win... and with a high rank you become a magnet for players who just want to suicide on you for the hell of it. It than becomes in your best interest to avoid larger public games where random players are in, which leaves you with singles and team games. Even though you might win 3 or maybe 4 games in a row theres always those times that you just can't get any luck with your dice so you lose one game and your back to where you started... you lose another game and you have to win 4 more to regain those points you lost. There is much stress to maintain your rank which is why so many ex-conquerors have been busted. I really don't have any ambitions to become conqueror or obtain a high rank, I just want to play and most importantly role play which is why I consider diplomacy so crucial. As a conqueror/high ranking player you just think about odds, numbers, and points its the only way to stay on top, which to me is not appealing.
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AMD Enters 2013 With Its Strongest Consumer Line-up of APUs; Announces New Relationship With VIZIO
AMD Enters 2013 With Its Strongest Consumer Line-up of APUs; Announces New Relationship With VIZIO
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Jan 7, 2013) - International Consumer Electronics Show -- AMD (NYSE: AMD), a leading provider of technology that enables visually-rich experiences for today's consumers, provided an early look at its new 2013 accelerated processing units (APUs) and announced a new OEM relationship with VIZIO. At an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event, AMD demonstrated working silicon of its first true system on chip (SoC) APUs, codenamed "Temash" and "Kabini," which will be the industry's first quad-core x86 SoCs. Both APUs are scheduled to ship in the first half of 2013. Demonstrations included a range of leading-edge applications and games on a "Kabini"-based ultrathin notebook and a "Temash"-based performance tablet and hybrid notebook.
AMD also introduced the new APU codenamed "Richland" which is currently shipping to OEMs and delivers visual performance increases ranging from more than 20 percent to up to 40 percent over the previous generation of AMD A-Series APUs1. "Richland" is expected to come bundled with new software for consumers such as gesture- and facial-recognition to dramatically expand and enhance consumers' user experiences. The follow-on to "Richland" will be the 28nm APU codenamed "Kaveri" with revolutionary heterogeneous system architecture (HSA) features which is expected to begin shipping to customers in the second half of 2013.
Additionally, AMD announced a new series of discrete graphics processors for performance gaming that are already shipping to OEMs, AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series graphics. These latest products are reflective of the company's strategy to focus on creating differentiated IP leadership through low-power technologies that target the high-growth client markets such as ultrathin, convertible and tablet.
"With a groundbreaking new APU line-up in 2013, AMD is poised to win in high-growth consumer segments," said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Global Business Units. "We are developing technologies with end users in mind -- to bring true surround computing and immersive experiences to our everyday lives. It is exciting to bring our industry-leading APU technologies to market, including the industry's first x86 quad-core SoC, while building on our leadership in graphics and gaming."
2013 APU Line-up Delivers a Huge Leap Forward in Performance-per-watt and Elite Software Experiences
AMD Forges NewTechnology Partnerships with Popular Consumer Brands
During an unveiling at today's press event, VIZIO was on hand to showcase a powerful new relationship and portfolio of AMD-based platforms. VIZIO's new AMD portfolio includes an 11.6" APU-powered tablet PC, two high-performance ultrathin notebooks in both 14" and 15.6," and an impressive 24" All-in-One (AiO) system.
"VIZIO is entering the consumer PC market in an even bigger way in 2013 and we are thrilled to include AMD in our line-up for the premium visual and gaming performance we believe their processors deliver," said Lily Knowles, vice president of Product Marketing, VIZIO. "AMD provides the VIZIO tablet, notebooks and All-in-One with the best graphics and visual experience for our customers."
In addition to VIZIO, AMD will support a wide variety of systems from several OEMs with premium features and stunning designs in 2013.
"The ASUS U38 delivers a premium feature set to consumers and was co-engineered in close partnership with AMD and Microsoft, and designed for Windows 8," said S.Y. Hsu, corporate vice president, ASUS. "With an HD touch display and solid-state drive for faster start-up times, the ASUS U38 brings the AMD A-Series APU to an entirely new tier of premium design."
"The HP Pavilion TouchSmart Sleekbook is HP's most affordable touch-enabled system, perfect for Windows 8 users and with the performance of the AMD A-Series APU supporting an excellent overall experience," said Kevin Frost, vice president and general manager, Consumer PCs, Printing and Personal Systems, HP. "The quality graphics, high-performance game play and immersive audio/video offered on the AMD-based HP TouchSmart Sleekbook will make it a hit with consumers of any age."
Bringing Surround Computing to Life at CES
These new products further AMD's vision for the next era of Surround Computing -- the convergence of computing ecosystems that result in immersive experiences across a wealth of form factors with new consumer-driven natural interfaces. To build on this concept, AMD in concert with VIZIO unveiled the industry's first AMD SurRoundhouse which gives visitors to the AMD Experience Zone at CES a first glimpse into the art of the possible for Surround Computing. The AMD SurRoundhouse delivers a next-generation home theater demonstration on AMD technology that delivers panoramic HD content perfectly paired with spatial audio to immerse participants in a true 360° sensory experience.
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit www.amd.com.
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1 Testing and projections develop by AMD Performance Labs. The score for the 2012 AMD A10-4600M on 3DMark 11 was 1150 and the 2012 AMD A8-4555M was 780 while the "Richland" 2013 AMD A10-5750M was 1400 and the AMD A8-5545M was 1100. PC configuration based on the "Pumori" reference design with the 2012 AMD A10-4600M with Radeon™ HD 7660G graphics, the 2012 AMD A8-4555M with AMD Radeon™ HD 7600G graphics, the 2013 AMD A10-5750M with AMD Radeon™ HD 8650G graphics and the 2013 AMD A8-5545M with AMD Radeon™ 8510G Graphics. All configurations use 4G DDR3-1600 (Dual Channel) Memory and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. RIN-1
2 Test conducted in AMD Performance Labs using FutureMark 3DMark Vantage P as a metric for GPU performance and PCMark Vantage as a metric for CPU performance. The AMD Z-60 APU-based system scored 455 and 1914 in 3DMark and PCMark respectively. The AMD A6-1450 APU-based system delivers scores of 981 and 3123 in 3DMark and PCMark respectively. The platforms tested were the AMD Z-60 APU with AMD Radeon™ HD 6250 graphics, 2x 2GB DDR3-1066, Microsoft Windows 7 and the "Larne" reference platform with an AMD A6-1450 Quad Core 1.0GHz APU, AMD Radeon™ HD 8280 Series graphics, 2GB DDR3-1066 system memory and Microsoft Windows 7. TEM-2
3 Test conducted in AMD Performance Labs measuring productivity performance with PCMark Vantage. The "Kabini" A6 APU-based system scored 5271 while the "Brazos" APU-based system scored 2807. "Kabini" PC config is based off the "Larne" reference design with 2013 AMD A6-5200 APU with AMD Radeon HD 8400 graphics, 4G DDR3 1600, and Windows 8 64bit. "Brazos" PC config is based off the "Renmore" reference resign with 2012 AMD E2-1800 APU with AMD Radeon HD 7340 graphics, 4G DDR3 1333 and Windows 7 Ultimate. KBN-3
4 Testing and projections develop by AMD Performance Labs. The score for the 2012 AMD A10-4600M on the PCMark 7 Overall benchmark was 1965 and the 2012 AMD A8-4555M was 1650, while the "Richland" 2013 AMD A10-5750M was 2175 and the 2013 AMD A8-5545M was 1850. PC configs based on the "Pumori" reference design with the 2012 AMD A10-4600M with Radeon™ HD 7660G graphics, the 2012 AMD A8-4555M with AMD Radeon™ HD 7600G graphics, the 2013 AMD A10-5750M with AMD Radeon™ HD 8650G graphics and the 2013 AMD A8-5545M with AMD Radeon™ 8510G Graphics. All configs used 4G DDR3-1600 (Dual Channel) Memory and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. RIN-4
5 Based on testing and calculations by AMD Performance Labs, the 2013 AMD A-Series "Richland" platform enables 780 min./13:00 hours of Screen on idle / eReader. Battery life calculations based on a 6 cell Li-Ion 62.16Whr battery pack at 98% utilization. AMD defines "all-day" battery life as 8+ hours of battery life in Windows Idle. Test configuration: "Pumori" reference board, AMD A6-5350M APU with AMD Radeon™ HD 8450G Graphics, 4G DDR3-1600 (Dual Channel) Memory and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 14" 1366 x 768 eDP Panel / LED Backlight set at 100 nits, HDD (SATA) - 250GB 5400rpm, 62Whr Battery Pack and Windows 7 Home Premium. RIN-5
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The men and women who pushed urban renewal in the 1980s and '90s now say they should have known better.
They should have known that government-sponsored revitalization in North and Northeast Portland would push long-time working-class and African-American residents to far-flung neighborhoods that lacked parks, sidewalks, paved streets and other basic services.
Planners and politicians did a lot of guessing, and some of the adverse unintended consequences of gentrification took them by surprise. Today, nobody can claim ignorance. So Portland leaders are trying to do a better job predicting where neighborhood improvement risks pricing out anyone who isn't white, well-educated and wealthy.
A new study commissioned by Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability identifies neighborhoods on the verge of, or in the process of, gentrifying. It's the kind of computer modeling and demographic analysis developers and big retailers use all the time to decide where to build. For government, it's a new tool to pinpoint spots that might need extra attention to preserve economic and cultural diversity -- and it comes with a set of suggested policy steps that could help.
City analysts started by identifying census tracts with higher populations of poor people, those with less education and ethnic minorities -- all groups at risk of being driven out of hot real-estate markets. They overlaid demographic trends with housing data. Places with large at-risk populations and comparatively low home prices are likely spots for gentrification, particularly if they bump up against neighborhoods that have already tipped white and wealthy.
Some of the potential hotspots planners identified are predictable to anyone who follows real estate: St. Johns is a hip destination for young families and creative types seeking a grittier vibe. Northeast Portland 'hoods such as Boise, Eliot and King are growing more upscale as urban renewal spreads out from Mississippi and Alberta.Montavilla has been shifting from blue-collar to a broader mix for several years now; the study predicts that transition will travel south down 82nd Avenue into Lents and Powellhurst-Gilbert and west along Powell Boulevard into Foster-Powell and Creston-Kenilworth.
"You have all these people moving here from other places," said Lisa Bates, a Portland State University assistant professor who wrote the report. If I'm a newcomer, I don't have these preconceived notions about 'Felony Flats' or 'Oh, Powell Boulevard.'"
Residents of Cully have long complained about being victims of benign neglect, left to fend with unpaved roads, spotty street lighting and few sidewalks. Census data suggests the neighborhood is transitioning -- on the verge of gentrifying -- along with neighboring Sumner.
That small Northeast Portland community, tucked east of 82nd Avenue and west of Interstate 205 in the wedge between Columbia and Sandy boulevards, has seen hints of change: In a 2009 neighborhood association survey, a third of Sumner residents said they'd been there for more than 20 years. Another third had arrived within the past five.
Less tangible signs of gentrification haven't arrived yet.
"We don't have a grocery store. We don't have a coffee shop," said neighborhood association chairman Scott Somohano.
One area that didn't pop out when planners ran the numbers: East Portland. The neighborhoods east of I-205 share some symptoms neighborhoods at risk of gentrifying: Property values remain low compared to the rest of the city, for example. But rather than rising, education and income levels have dropped in the past decade. Those trends suggest the opposite of gentrification: The creation of ghettos.
The goal among planners and politicians today is a Portland in which everyone enjoys the same quality of life regardless of zip code, and neighborhoods that possess a healthy mix of ethnic groups, ages and income levels.
Achieving that will require more than just more information. Now that they've pinpointed specific spots where gentrification is likely, city leaders must adopt new policies to fight displacement there, Bates said.
She came up with a menu of suggestions based on steps other cities have taken, and planners say they'll talk with City Council members about which ones to incorporate as part of an ongoing update of the city's Comprehensive Plan.
Among the ideas: Using tax subsidies or exemptions to help older, poorer homeowners stay in neighborhoods that become more affluent. Offering financial incentives to developers who include some moderate or affordable housing in new condos and apartment buildings, or who hire a certain percentage of local residents on construction projects. Requiring the regulators who approve new projects to conduct more detailed studies of potential demographic impacts.
"You can't keep everyone from being priced out," Bates said. "But you can make sure that revitalization is done more thoughtfully than it has been in the past."


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This past weekend, over 30 youth from the Central Valley and Southern California joined forces at the University of Southern California for three days of learning, fun and movement building at GSA Network's Activist Camp!
GSA Network's Activist Camps are organized every summer throughout California to empower GSA activists and provide them with the tools to change their schools and communities. Over the three days of Activist Camp, youth take part in workshops on building coalitions, using laws to stop bullying, planning and running a campaign,and sharing their message as a way tochange hearts and minds. "As a camper of GSA Activist Camp, I felt extremely privileged to be there and learn about ways I can better myself and my GSA," said Anthony Barros, GSA President at Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California. "The camp gave me the necessary tools to help my GSA become better activists."
Students also learn about how homophobia and transphobia are connected to other forms of oppression, such as racism, classism, sexism and patriarchy and how to fight those systems together. The youth activists also focus on both the history of discrimination in the United States and the ways activists have come together and fought for a better society. Elizabeth Harrell, from Mt. Whitney High School in Visalia, California, learned how the discrimination faced by LGBTQ people is part of the injustices faced by many other communities in the United States. "Activist Camp helped me understand that there is so much discrimination in this world and we are learning to deal with it," proclaimed Elizabeth. "We are fighting. We are fighting!"
Mario Vazquez, GSA President at SOAR High School in Lancaster, California said he was transformed by coming to Activist Camp. "GSA Activist Camp was one of the most important and life changing and unique experiences. I learned useful information and made great friends along the way. I loved it!" Trio Harris, GSA Network Board Member and Carlsbad High GSA President, also grew from coming to GSA Activist Camp. "Activist Camp gave me a chance to meet people foreign to my comfort zone. It pushed my boundaries and made me think critically about the impact I have in my community." Many participants had a powerful experience at GSA Activist Camp and felt that it was a life changing experience that all activists should have. "Respect and Power, that is what GSA Activist Camp is all about. You meet amazing people and become amazingly informed and empowered," exclaimed AprilGrace Ndwiga from Katella High in Orange County. "Go to Camp and get your world rocked!" "From the second that camp started, I knew this was where I belonged," shared Jennifer Ledesma from Magnolia High in Orange County. Albert Solis Chacon, GSA President at School of Global Studies in Los Angeles, echoed similar sentiments stating, "Camp was an amazing experience; this truly changed my life because it is my giant step in becoming a leader for my community and school. I will never forget this experience!"
GSA Network is very excited to work with these amazing and inspiring student leaders as they utilize the skills and tools from Activist Camp to continue to change their schools, fight harassment and bullying and become part of the greater struggle for a better society.
This year's Southern California/Central Valley GSA Activist Camp was led by experienced GSA Network Youth Trainers: Benji Delgadillo (San Juan Hills High), Emily Coffin (Saugus High), Glenna Colerider-Krugh (South Pasadena High), Isaiah Baiseri (Glendora High), Isaias Guzman (Bell High), and Melba Martinez (Granada Hills High).
Thank you to our fabulous Mentors who made GSA Activist Camp happen: Ryan King, Madel Leal, Amy Rivas, Joey Hernandez, Quyen Ngueyn Le, Anna Mkhikian, and Michael Salvatore!
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Over the past 15 years, Gordon has developed the first comprehensive medical school program in mind-body medicine, conducted a private practice in which he utilizes a wide range of approaches including acupuncture, homeopathy, spinal manipulation, nutrition, and various forms of mind-body medicine, and appeared countless times in virtually all major media (CNN, Newsweek,Washington Post and New York Times among them) as an articulate and knowledgeable representative of the alternative medicine community.
Dr. Gordon?s new book, Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies (Addison-Wesley) is a dramatically written, highly informative, and at times deeply moving story of his work as a holistic physician and teacher. Perhaps more than any other book, it demonstrates what a truly holistic medicine looks like, and how it can be made available to those who have not yet experienced its benefits.
In this interview with Dr. Daniel Redwood (whose first Pathways interview was with James Gordon ten years ago), Gordon speaks of the dramatic advances in public acceptance of alternative medicine in the past decade, discusses how he first became involved with alternatives, and offers inspiring stories of healing from his practice. He also describes outreach programs in which natural healing approaches have been brought into the D.C. public schools.
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Daniel Redwood: What is different now than it was ten or twenty years ago when you are interviewed about alternative medicine?
James Gordon: Twenty years ago, or ten, or in some instances even five years ago, people acted as if I were an anthropologist bringing news back from some strange tribe about their customs. Now when people talk to me, the questions are: How do I use this in my daily life? How do I integrate it? What do I do about my conventional doctor? It?s as if I?d gone from being an anthropologist to being a friendly family doctor and adviser.
DR: Alternative medicine has penetrated much more deeply into the culture during this time.
JG: It?s very much a part of the culture. First of all, people are much more sophisticated about it. It?s not, "How can you possibly think of using herbs?" On the skeptical side, it?s "Are you sure the herbs are safe?" and on the more informed side, "Exactly which herb do you think would work better?" and "Why do you use Chinese herbs rather than western herbs?" So it?s a whole other level of sophistication. People understand that this is being used and they want to learn how to use these approaches most intelligently.
I think the issue that?s still there with many people, and this is partly why I wrote the book, is people thinking, "Well, this stuff sounds great, but is there any evidence for it all?" I was being interviewed the other day by a very intelligent college professor, who said, "Well, of course, there?s no evidence for any of this." I said, "Wait a minute, there are hundreds and hundreds of studies on many of the modalities, and many of those studies are very good." Part of what I?m trying to do is to make that evidence available in a way that people can read it, understand it, and put it in context with stories about people very much like themselves who got better.


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LINCOLN, Neb. Nearly 400 people across the country have been sickened by cyclospora, a lengthy intestinal illness usually contracted by eating contaminated food. But if you're looking to find out exactly where it came from, you may be out of luck.
Federal officials warned Wednesday that it was too early to say whether the outbreak of the rare parasite reported in at least 15 states was over.
Health officials in Nebraska and Iowa say they've traced cases there to prepackaged salad. They haven't revealed the company that packaged the salad or where it was sold, explaining only that most if not all of it wasn't grown locally.
The lack of information has fueled concern from consumers and food safety advocates who argue that companies should be held accountable when outbreaks happen and customers need the information about where outbreaks came from to make smart food choices.
"If you want the free market to work properly, then you need to let people have the information they need to make informed decisions," said Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney who specializes in class-action food-safety lawsuits.
Mark Hutson, who owns a Save-Mart grocery story in Lincoln, Neb., said he was unaware of customers who had raised concern about the product, which was unusual in situations involving foodborne illnesses. But Hutson said the lack of specific brand information threatened to hurt all providers, including the good actors that did nothing wrong.
"I think there was so little information as to what was causing the problem, that people just weren't sure what to do," he said. "Frankly, we would prefer to have the names out there."
Authorities said they still hadn't determined whether the cases of cyclospora in the different states are connected.
"It's too early to say for sure whether it's over, and thus too early to say there's no risk of still getting sick," said MarDia-BelDen Moran, spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Only Iowa and Nebraska officials had directly linked the outbreak in their states to a salad mix of iceberg and romaine lettuce, carrots and red cabbage.
Heath authorities in California, which provides much of the nation's leafy green produce, said Wednesday the state had not received any reports of cyclospora cases.
"Based on the most currently available information, the leafy greens being implicated in this outbreak were not grown or processed in California," added spokesman Corey Egel in a statement to the Associated Press.
Still, grocery shoppers far from known outbreak areas acknowledged it was a factor as they shopped for produce.
"I can't say I really want to go and buy particularly any lettuce right now," said Laura Flanagan, 35, who was shopping at a Whole Foods in Dallas with her two young children. "I'm being pretty cautious about it."
The product was widely distributed in Iowa by wholesalers who could have supplied the bagged salad mix to all types of food establishments, including restaurants and grocery stores, said Iowa Food and Consumer Safety Bureau chief Steven Mandernach.
Mandernach said at least 80 percent of the vegetables were grown and processed outside both Iowa and Nebraska. He said officials haven't confirmed the origins of 20 percent and may never know because victims can't always remember what they ate.


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A Note to post-Feminists who just don't seem to get it
Jul 05
I just read a comment to an article about guys learning to make challah on the Forward's sisterhood blog. Somehow I felt the young author missed the point of what happened oh so long ago, when women finally took to the streets and said, "Enough! We are not chattel or pieces of meat. Get over it!" Feminism has become a dirty word. When we fought for it, it meant getting lives instead of being forced to stay in the kitchen with our heads in the oven.
As an old hag who marched in the women's lib parade 40 years ago, it seems to be that today's youngsters just don't get what our bitter battle for basic human rights was like. We had bosses putting their hands up our skirts with impunity (and that did happen to Ruth Bader Ginsburg when she first got married and worked in a social security office in St. Louis, as well as to me and thousands of others.) Equal work was not equal pay and is not to this day.
Men are still in charge because some young women think that feminism means you can sell yourself like a sex object and that women's manners are disgusting, so men don't take most of us seriously. And the serious ones they dismiss with sexual comments like "she needs a little" or "she must swing the other way." etc. When I see it around my community, I want to pull my hair (whatever is left of it) out of my head.
Face it. With a few exceptions, MEN HATE STRONG WOMEN, and thanks to the post feminists who never understood what we were fighting for, they are busily, legislatively and religiously, taking away our rights.
There are those of us who helped our families live better lives by contributing our incomes, sometimes more than one income, to the rest of the family and we did it while putting up with constant abusive or insulting behavior from men….and the author seemed to denigrate those kinds of women. Just the other day, my mother said to me, "You always wanted to be a man." which is what the author seems to say about old time feminists like me.
No. I do not want to be a man. I grew up with a twin brother in a haredi household. I wanted to be treated with the same respect and humanity and equality in learning and observance as he. And I soon discovered that the reason men are the way they are is because their mothers and fathers and teachers never bothered to tell them that women are valuable and have rights.
Mom is cooking, doing the dishes, the laundry, and running the house, including getting someone to mow the lawn, etc., while also holding down one or two jobs or even running a small business, while dad sits and complains that she's not good enough, the kids are too noisy, helping them with homework is not his job and he's too tired to do the dishes or take out the garbage, 'cause he had a hard day at work. Compared to running a household, let me tell you that work in an office or retail store is easy. Been there done that with millions of other women. But there are Jewish women trapped in even worse situations.
Some female members of my family are not permitted to attend school where secular subjects and English go beyond 9th grade. College has been verboten. Women are not permitted to drive or go to an event on their own, birth control is forbidden. So are computers and smartphones.
The sex stories are outrageous. There are a goodly number of concubines and there are also child molesters who got away with it for decades–stuff swept under the rug which is now exploding. Four guys just were let off the hook for trafficking a young Hasidic girl with emotional issues, and possibly more than that… Right now I am dealing with a woman in Brooklyn whose son is one of those molested kids who became a druggie. Her husband is abusive, and she is struggling to get out. She needs money to support her kids, and because she has no education, she has to go out and literally beg. How can I help her? Where are her sisters? They rejected her because she is no longer Orthodox. She has become an atheist. Where can I find the money for her? Answer: I can't, certainly not by myself.
That's the part the feminists forget about. And it's not just the silence on the molestations. The turnout on behalf of women who are agunot is pitiful. Women are more than half the population. Where are the pro-active Feminists? Are they afraid of losing their jobs if they speak up? Are they too busy arguing feminist philosophy while the house burns down?
Yes, strong women scare most men. When we call for Halakhic reform they call us nuts, crazy, dismiss us like flies on a horse. And then they lie about the rules. Like the agunah situation, which can, indeed be fixed, since halakha, according to the Talmud, is supposed to be adjusted to meet community needs. Then there's the bit forbidding women to wear talit and tefillin. Not true. It's a chumrah created by chauvinists which has ZERO to do with halakha, and is based on the fact that the Remah and Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg thought women were arrogant.
Where are our Devorahs? Why are women buying into the misogyny? The Haggadah states: "AT psach lo"–The feminine You–"You teach them." It's a woman's job to teach her children to respect women and allow them to explore their full potential for the benefit of their own lives. Take from texts that which uplifts women and forget the Aishes Chayil stereotype.
Teach your children how to be. And don't let them watch trash TV and think real life is like that. It's only a weapon of mass distraction so that they don't even think about what really matters–whether it's making a relationship work, being a decent and moral person (you hardly see that on TV) or paying attention to politics. And paying attention to politics is vital.
Politics in this day and age is very, very personal, especially for women, as people, by the millions, are being kicked out of their homes in their old age, jobs disappear, wages keep falling, expenses keep going up. The Republicans make a concerted effort to stop any jobs bill and real help to homeowners, while cutting education to the bone, preventing women from getting equal pay for equal work, seek to control their uteri, and let insurance companies deny half the population proper medical care while hospitals are charging people $3,000 for a $300 test, or big pharma charges $1090 for 90 pills of Nexium, a heartburn pill. We dare not remain silent in the face of these issues, because they lower the quality of our lives and roll back everything we fought for so long ago.
Here's a hard and fast rule about Judaism (and I guess real life), as per Herman Cohen, who got it from the prophets: "If it's not just, ethical and reasonable, it's not Judaism." And from its inception, it is a religion with constantly evolving rules. That doesn't mean we go backwards.
You want things to change? Start with your own children, and don't make someone like me feel that the battle we fought and won so that you young women can do whatever you want…don't, just don't make me feel that it was a total and complete waste of our time.


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For this to work an instance of
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This can be set on the configuration object (optionally it can also be passed at query time):
$cache = new \Doctrine\Common\Cache\ArrayCache();
$config = $conn->getConfiguration();
To get the result set of a query cached it is necessary to pass a
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One of the best things about Android is the sense of community among its users. We're sharing locations with each other, updating our status in social networks and messaging each other all day long. The sense of community doesn't end there, though. How many times have you taken time to help a fellow Android user? Whether it's for simple things like recommending an app or spending hours trying to root a device, I've noticed we're always there for each other. Just how far are you willing to go for the Android community, though? Would you be willing to share all your smartphone habits for Android usage research?
This is exactly what PhD student Daniel Wagner at the University of Cambridge (UK) is doing, and anyone with an Android device can be part of this research. Upon becoming part of this project, the participant would consent to share information about device usage with the University. This information goes quite deep. It includes data like how often the phone is charged, quantity and length of calls/texts, which applications are being used, which networks the device is connected to, usage of WiFi and bluetooth and even the device's settings.
These are only some of the things the University would have access to. Imagine what else they could find out. Android smartphones are not only powerful, but they hold powerful information. I personally have credit card information, access to all my networks, schedules, calendar info, etc. Needless to say, I'm very careful about who I allow to access my device. In a world of hackers, stalkers and "e-thieves," many Android users hesitate to even share their location with Google. Is the University of Cambridge doing anything to keep people safe?
We know we can't provide the participants with a guarantee of anonymity, however we do remove strongly identifying data before publicly releasing it, and we are giving participants information about what we collect and the means to opt-out retroactively. If the data collection concerns or worries you, it is easy to have your data removed permanently.Dr. Alastair BeresfordUniversity of Cambridge
As Dr. Beresford mentions, you're not exactly imprisoned with the research after you agree to give them your information. In an effort to make participants more comfortable, the University gives them the option to opt out if they feel like surrendering certain data could be harmful in any way. Users have continuous access to all the data the University is recording, and no information is made public until after 3 months' participating in the research. Before this 3-month deadline, one can simply opt out of the study. All private data would then be removed, along with any record of participation.
What do participants gain from this? There's no immediate satisfaction, but this study will be made available to everyone at no price. Manufacturers could take this data into consideration when making your next favorite device. Such information would help manufacturers optimize device performance and battery life, based on the way we use smartphones as a whole. Aside from helping the Android community, participants could also improve their device management, as they would be able to access this information at any time. This aids in improving your own battery life, which is a big issue in the Android universe as we all know.
Currently, there are more than one thousand people participating in this study–comparatively few when you consider how many Android devices are being activated daily (about 400,000). Regardless, it's good to see Android studies are now starting to show up, as they can substantially improve future devices. If you trust the University of Cambridge with your information, sign up at http://deviceanalyzer.cl.cam.ac.uk and become part of this research. Anyone out there willing to get in on the action? Would you guys be comfortable sharing your private info with university students?


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What is it about Vichy France that still exerts such a strong hold on the Western imagination? Publishers bring out large, well-reviewed histories of Vichy at regular intervals. It remains an irresistible setting for historical fiction, as shown by the success of Alan Furst's novels, which return again and again to wartime France. Films about Vichy, from Casablanca and The Sorrow and the Pity to The Last Metro and Au revoir les enfants, attract large and enthusiastic audiences. Just this year, the gorgeous, heartbreakingly incomplete novel Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky (a Jew whom Vichy deported to the death camps), finally published after lying for decades in a suitcase her daughters found too painful to open, appeared in English translation to rapturous critical acclaim.
In some respects, the attention seems disproportionate. Vichy was a dreadful regime, but just one among many during a dreadful period of human history, and surely one that occupies a lesser realm of horror than Hitler's Germany or Stalin's Soviet Union. Its worst crime, the deportation of some 76,000 Jews to the death camps, involved only a little more than 1 percent of the Jews murdered in the Holocaust–nor did the French operate death camps themselves. Why, then, does Vichy remain such an unusually compelling subject, especially in the United States and Britain? Is it simply that more Americans and Britons speak French than German? Or perhaps there is a double standard at work: The French, unlike the Germans, are "civilized" and so should have "known better."
I think there is a different, more fundamental reason, which has to do precisely with the lesser horror and greater moral ambiguity of Vichy. French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman once wrote a song that begins: "If I had been born in '17 in Leidenstadt/On the ruins of a battlefield/Would I have been better or worse than those people/Had I been German?" The question is simply too painful for most people to confront, because the answer seems all too obvious, and too damning. If they had been born German in 1917, they would likely have become Nazis, or cowards complicit in Hitler's crimes. When faced with this probability, the process of sympathetic identification that draws us into the past is simply blocked.
But what if they–what if you–had been born in 1917 in France, and then experienced the catastrophic defeat of 1940, when the Wehrmacht simply steered around the famed Maginot line and conquered France in a matter of weeks? Would you have fled to fight with de Gaulle? Joined the Resistance? Supported the puppet regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain? Not only were such choices all the more dramatic for being suddenly thrust on the French; they seem more psychologically plausible as well. It is much easier to imagine oneself failing a moral test and turning "collabo" in 1940 than slowly, steadily participating in the Nazi evil from the start. This may be one reason the "collabos" are often the most vividly sketched characters in Vichy fiction and film (think of Captain Renault in Casablanca, or Lucien in Louis Malle's Lacombe Lucien), and why figures like Pétain, his Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and now Louis Darquier, the regime's notoriously anti-Semitic second commissioner for Jewish affairs and the subject of Carmen Callil's extraordinary book Bad Faith, have received such intense biographical scrutiny. It is surely one reason images of female collaborators having their heads shaved at the liberation, as in Robert Capa's famous photograph of 1944, remain some of the most searing and psychologically resonant ones of the entire war. It is all too easy to see ourselves in their place.


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This year's American Heart Walk has been set for Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at the Sweetwater High School track. The event will help raise funds to fight cardiovascular diseases. According to event organizer Jerrie Gee, walkers are still needed for the event. "People can still register and enter to walk on Saturday. If you raise $100, you get a T-shirt. Any amount of money raised is appreciated."Registration for the event is from 8-8:30 a.m. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. There will be no run to coincide with the event this year. Snacks and drinks will be available and members of the Big Country Medical Reserve Corps will be at the event to check blood pressure and other vital signs.This year's presenting sponsor is The Medicine Place. The red cap sponsor is Buzzi Unicem. T-shirt sponsors include Texas National Bank, First Financial Bank, Roscoe State Bank, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital, Ludlum Measurements, Inc., Big Country Electric Cooperative, Sweetwater Jaycees, Lawrence Management, Stanley Ford of Sweetwater and Avilon United Wind Service. Mile marker sponsors are Sweetwater Fire Fighters #2943, May & Hrbacek, LLP, Sweetwater Steel, Steve Mahaffey Construction, Morgan Real Estate, Nu-Tone Cleaners/City Janitorial, Investment Centers of America/Richard Bowman, CPA, Bennett and Associates/Harp Vending, Rees, Rees and Fuller and Doug Sitter State Farm.To learn more about the local 2012 American Heart Walk/Run, contact Jerrie Gee at 235-4997.Last year's Nolan County Heart Walk was held on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at the Sweetwater High School track. About 20 walkers raised a total of $4,244 for the event, bringing the grand total to $14,171 raised for the American Heart Association. The top four teams were Texas National Bank bringing in $1,381, Texas State Technical College bringing in $1,119, Sweetwater Healthcare Center bringing in $422 and Ludlum Measurements bringing in $375.


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1) I went to bed Sunday night sure that the Broncos were going to the SB and Jack del Rio would be a head coach somewhere next year. well, still might happen, but not so sure. I think the AFC is wide open; the Pats are vulnerable, Cheifs even more so. Colts and Bengals don't scare too many people. Peyton doesn't do well in the cold (see 2012 AFC playoffs). if the Ravens, Steelers or Chargers get that sixth seed, they could have some impact.
2) I'm thinking the schedule will be a factor in this AFC six seed. Ravens have Pittsburgh (@Balt), a probable win; Vikings @ Bal (probable win); @ Detroit (very inconsistent, possible win); host Patriots (possible win, most likely loss), and @ Cinci (possible win). I see 8-9 wins and a good shot at the WC. I'll have to review other's schedules but they look as likely as anyone.
3) Seattle looks like the big dog in the NFC, followed by the Saints, and I think they will play the NFCC. Pack is as good as anyone with Rogers; without him they're nothing. 49ers still scary but I don't see them winning @ Seattle. Cowboys/Eagles? tv fodder.
4) that leaves the Cardinals and Saints. Bruce Arians is showing how good a coach he is, and Carson is resurrecting his career.
Panthers are the ultimate wild card; Cam can torch anybody on the right day, and their D is legit. I think that's the one team I'd hate to play.
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It's become an annual theme for the BCAA wrestling championship to come down to Cardinal Gibbons and St. Thomas Aquinas.
After two years of watching Aquinas hoist the county crown, Gibbons, who won the two titles before that, took it back, winning the BCAA finals at Pompano Beach High on Saturday.
The Chiefs had five wrestlers win individual titles en route to the 331.5 points that amounted to the team victory. The Raiders weren't far behind with four wrestlers victorious in first-place matches in their weight class.
"To us, it's just bragging rights. We have to get ready for a state title," Cardinal Gibbons coach Frank Pettineo said. "These boys have been working hard. It's good to know that we can compete with the big boys in 2A and 3A."
Jamel Morris (132 pounds), Anthony Vazquez (126) and Kennedy Monday (113) all maintained their undefeated records on the season for the Chiefs in the finals. Morris pinned Aquinas' Nick Abenoza, Vazquez won a 5-0 decision and Monday won a 17-7 majority decision.
Now the focus shifts to districts, regionals and state finals for these three to remain unbeaten.
"I have a lot more guys to go through, but I believe I can do it. I believe I can win a state title this year," said Monday, a sophomore who is ranked No. 10 in the nation in the 106 weight class by Flowrestling.com. He moved up to 113 two weeks ago.
Morris looks to carry momentum to win his first state title.
"This is to see where I'm at on the season and if I have to get better," Morris said. "This is my last year, so it's all or nothing."
Morris' twin brother, Jamal, also had a perfect record coming into Saturday, but he lost a 9-4 decision to Aquinas' Sal Guerrerio to finish second at 138 pounds.
It was the three-time defending state champion's first lost in two seasons.
"I wasn't really thinking about that," said Guerrerio, who broke a 2-2 tie head-to-head with Jamal in what will be their final BCAA pairing.
Jamal's coach and brother believe there's a silver lining to his humbling defeat.
"I prefer to have my guys beaten before they get to states," Pettineo says. "When you start wrestling in districts, it's 0-0. You can be undefeated or you can be 0-20, but when that district starts, that's when it counts."
Alex Lopouchanski (145) and Ryan Thomas (195) also won individual title for Gibbons.
The Chiefs now hold a 12-9 lead over the Raiders in BCAA titles.
Team Scores — 1. Cardinal Gibbons 331.5, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 302, 3. Coral Springs 240, 4. Everglades 165, 5. Blanche Ely 162.5, 6. Cooper City 151, 7. Cypress Bay 111.5, 8. Western 110, 9. Stranahan 97.5, 10. McArthur 95.
Individual Results — 106: Drew Manzo (STA) dec. Steven London (CS) 5-2; 113: Kennedy Monday (CG) maj. dec. Michael Gibson (CS) 17-7; 120: Steven Nogradi (EVG) def. Dominic Gibson (CG) 4:00; 126: Anthony Vazquez (CG) dec. Alexander Lesesne (MIR) 5-0; 132: Jamel Morris (CG) pin Nick Abenoza (STA) 2:49; 138: Sal Gerrerio (STA) dec. Jamal Morris (CG) 9-4; 145: Alex Lopouchanski (CG) maj. dec. Wolky Belancourt (CS) 10-2; 152: Kenny Boyd (STR) dec. Brian Perez (STA) 8-5; 160: Eric Perez (CC) pin Jeremy Scott (STA) 2:32; 170: Johnny Weiss (STA) maj. dec. Antonio Sannasaroo (CG) 16-7; 182: Aris Knight (ELY) dec. Jean Philipe-Rossy (STA) 3-2; 195: Ryan Thomas (CG) maj. dec. Eric Solomon (WES) 10-2; 220: Jozef Macugoski (CC) pin Anthony Nieves (MCA) 4:38; 285: Colton Lynn (STA) pin Michael Jean-Baskin (ELY) 5:05.
Eight of the nine players on the roster scored for Sagemont in a 68-49 win over Douglas in the M.L.K Classic at South Broward High School.
Sinora Cole scored a game-high 18 points while Kandice Smith scored 11 to round out the Sagemont (14-6) scorers in double-figures.
Freshman Kelsey Marshall fell just two points and three assists shy of a double-double with eight points and a career-high seven assists.
"We played as a team and very unselfish," Sagemont assistant coach Michael Smith said. "We're getting the kids to buy into each other. "
The Lions showcased their talent at the Classic, defeating Miami Norland 57-51 on Friday that lead to the easy victory over Douglas (14-6). Norland and Douglas both play the part of high-quality opponents, something that Sagemont faces often.
"Our head coach David Correa does a great job of shceduling opponents that are tough," Smith said.
As the regular season winds down, Sagemont is moving in the right direction after winning four of its last five games.
"We're hoping to finish the regular season strong and get ready for districts," Smith said. "It comes down to our seniors. Anything less than a trip to Lakeland is failure to us."
•Sagemont 68, Douglas 49 (MLK Classic at South Broward): SAG (14-6):
Cole 18, Smith 11, Correa 9, Marshall 8, Rucker 8, Black 6, Jackson 4, Provenzano 4. DOU (14-6): Rampersab 3, Robby 4, Mogent 11, Rosa 4, Enos 10, Arinus 13, Cooper 4. Rebounds: Smith 5, Cole 5, Correa 4, Jackson 4. Assists: Marshall 7, Provenzano 3, Correa 3, Smith 2, Rucker 2, Jackson 2, Cole 2. Steals: Black 3, Smith 2. Three-pointers: Smith 3, Marshall 2, Provenzano 1.
Northeast All-American Daeshon Gordon, an LSU commit and two-time 300 meters hurdles state champion, clocked a personal-best 8.05 (U.S. No. 2) to win the 55 meter hurdles at the Jimmy Carnes Indoor Invitational in Gainesville on Saturday.
Gordon's twin brother Deron Gordon, meanwhile, went 7.56 (U.S. No. 11-tie) to finish second in the boys 55 meter hurdles race. The Gordons led a banner day for Broward stars.
Mutiple AAU National champion Briana Williams, who has drawn comparisons to U.S. Olympic star and St. Thomas Aquinas alum Sanya Richards, swept the 55 meters (7.56) and 200 (27.10) in the girls' 12 year old division.
In the girls' 13 year old division, the Plantation HEAT's Daishon Spann swept the 400 (1:01.88) and 800 (2:35.83). Dominique Spann won the girls' 800 meters 12 year old title in 2:40.72.


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Major: Sociology
Job Title: President and CEO
Original Hometown: Warren, Pennsylvania
Employer: American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's)
After 26 years working in agencies all over the country, I was offered an opportunity to run the largest trade association representing 80% of all advertising agencies in the United States. We provide leadership, guidance and advocacy to the advertising agency community to help them build their business.
A Place to Grow Up
I was from a small town in western Pennsylvania and wanted to be close enough to go home, but far away enough to "grow up" away from my parents. I looked at many small, private colleges and universities, but Mount Union fit me perfectly.
Favorite Professor
Dr. Steve Kramer, faculty emeritus of psychology. At the time, he was one of the youngest professors, so I think there was a better understanding of how to motivate students—especially during the "directionless" 70s. He also started the Wilderness Experience in which I participated my junior year. It changed me forever; it taught me how to find strength I didn't know I had and to truly understand how group dynamics work. This has helped me tremendously in my growth as a leader throughout my career.
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I was a marketing coordinator for Loran, a small blank tape company that, at the time, was trying to compete with TDK and Maxell. When Lorain was hiring, the only requirement was a liberal arts education. When the product ultimately failed in the marketplace, my boss suggested looking at advertising agencies for my next position. I did and have enjoyed this career for more than 30 years.
During my time at Mount Union, I interned with the Ohio Youth Commission as a halfway house for "incorrigible" young girls. These young girls had either run away from home, had drug problems or were otherwise deemed "at risk." It was eye-opening, to say the least.
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I was on the swim team all four years. Many people don't know this, but Larry Kehres was the men's swimming coach when there wasn't a coach in the 70s. Since the men's and women's seasons were different, he hired a member of the women's team as assistant coach to help him. My senior year, I was his assistant coach. I was also in the sorority Alpha Chi Omega and served on the Judicial Board.
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A Mount Union education forces you to learn to feed your curiosity. Curiosity and a hunger for learning have kept me on the cutting edge of technology, media and entertainment. In the advertising business, this knowledge is essential in helping businesses solve their communication needs through creative messages and understanding the channels that will be most successful in delivering those messages.
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I lived in Ketcham my freshman year, McMaster my sophomore year and Elliot my junior and senior years. Elliot had not been remodeled yet and my roommate and I enjoyed what was known as the "triple" room. One very strong memory is the day I came back to the room to find my roommate holding a vigil for the band Lynyrd Skynyrd as they had just been killed in a plane crash.
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Thanks to Facebook and other social media channels, I have recently reconnected with many of my friends from Mount Union. Last summer I married Mark Schaefer, who graduated with me from Mount Union. We reconnected five years ago, struck up a friendship and now we live together in New York City.
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I volunteer with an organization called People Helping People that is focused on providing education to the residents of Andean villages in northern Ecuador. In 10 years, we have built six schools and provided scholarships for more than 800 high school and university students. I would like to see that number double.
I was from a small town in western Pennsylvania and wanted to be close enough to go home, but far away enough to "grow up" away from my parents. I looked at many small, private colleges and universities, but Mount Union fit me perfectly.
- Who is your hero?
- Gloria Steinem. Not because she is such a feminist icon, but because she has worked tirelessly over her entire career to make sure that gender bias is exposed and talked about. I had the great privilege of introducing her at an event two years ago and was so overwhelmed by what she has accomplished that I actually cried during my introduction.
- What is your biggest pet peeve?
- Living in NYC, it has to be the people who walk down the street, texting or reading things on smartphones, oblivious to anyone else. They will walk right into you! On many occasions, I will stop and let them run into me rather than always being the one to veer out of the way. It works.
- In a meeting with your peers is your phone on the table, in your pocket or purse, left at your desk or in your car?
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