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Area vs. Circumference
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Objective: SWBAT: • Identify and find the radius and diameter of a circle. • Estimate the area of a circle. • Find the area and circumference of a circle using a formula. • Determine whether to find circumference or area of a circle given a situation.
Big Idea: Make an estimate for the area of each circle. How can we calculate a more exact area? Students develop an estimate for a circle's area and learn the formula. Then students must apply their knowledge to determine whether they calculate area or circumferen
Do Now
- Common Core has students work on circles during 7th grade. I teach in Massachusetts where 6th grade students are expected to identify parts of a circle as well as calculate circumference and area.
See my Do Now in my Strategy folder that explains my beginning of class routines.
Often, I create do nows that have problems that connect to the task that students will be working on that day. Today I want students to start thinking about finding the area of a circle. Some students may initially complain that they don't know how to find the area of a circle. This is okay! I tell them that I want an estimate of how many square units the circle covers. Some students my count the whole and partial squares inside of the circle. Other students may draw a square around the circle and find its area. Some students may estimate ¼ of ½ of the circle and then multiply their estimate.
Rather than share out strategies, I call on students to share out their estimate for the area of the circle. I record the estimates on the board. Students will have a chance to further develop and share their strategies later in the lesson.
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Before we continue working on area I want students to have a solid grasp of radius and diameter. I encourage students to draw a circle for each problem. A common mistake is that students confuse diameter with radius and vice versa. We quickly review the answers before moving on.
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Area of a Circle
- Before this lesson make copies of the circles with radius squares.
- I give each student a copy of these circles and a pair of scissors.
- I have glue sticks available if students like to glue their radius squares down.
I read the description of radius squares. I describe the task and pass out materials. I walk around and monitor student strategies and behavior.
Strategy 1: Unit 7.5 Four Radius Squares.jpg
Some students may cover the circle with four squares and then cut off the corners of the squares. This means that the circle takes up less than 4 squares, or a bit more than 3 squares.
Strategy 2: Unit 7.5 Three Radius Squares A.jpg
Some students may use three squares to cover ¾ of the circle. The next step is to cut off the corners of the squares and see how much space they can fill.
Strategy 3: Unit 7.5 Three Radius Squares B.jpg
Other students may place three squares differently. The next step is to cut off the corners fill in the empty space in the circle.
I want students to notice that each circle, despite its difference in size, requires a little bit more than three radius squares to cover it. Students are engaging in MP5: Use appropriate tools strategically, MP7: Look for and make use of structure, and MP8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. I strategically choose students to share these strategies under the document camera. If one of these strategies does not show up in the class, I present it and ask students what they think. Students are engaging in MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
I label the radius in the blank circle at the bottom of the page. I ask students, "How could we represent the area of this radius square?" I want students to see that without any measurements the most specific we can get is r times r, or r squared. I reveal the formula for area of a circle. I ask students, "How does the formula connect to your work with radius squares?" I want students to see the connection between their work with pi in the previous lesson with their work with radius squares and area today. My hope is that by spending time having students estimate and find a pattern on their own they will be more likely to understand the formula and remember it.
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Area or Circumference?
- For this part of the lesson, I have a calculator available for each student. I want students to focus reasoning about what to calculate, rather than spending a lot of time multiplying decimals.
I read over the directions. Students work independently to read over the questions and identify if they are going to have to find the circumference or the area. We come together and share out ideas. I push students to comment on whether they agree or disagree with their classmates and why.
I explain that to be practical we are going to use 3.14 to represent pi in our calculations. I explain my reasoning for giving them calculators and I review my expectations for using them. Students work in partners to solve problem a and b. A common mistake is for students to use the incorrect measurement when calculating area or circumference. Another common mistake for calculating area is to forget to square the radius. If I see these mistakes I address them as a class. These mistakes will also come up next in the Error Analysis problems.
I call on students to share out their answers. I push students to include the appropriate units and explain why their answer makes sense. Students are engaging in MP5: Use appropriate tools strategically and MP6: Attend to precision.
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Error Analysis & Practice
- Before this lesson I Post A Key.
Students start working independently. I allow students to continue to use their calculators. Students are engaging in MP5: Use appropriate tools strategically and MP6: Attend to precision.
As students work I walk around to monitor student progress and behavior. If students are struggling, I may ask them one or more of the following questions:
- What is going on in the problem?
- Are you finding area or circumference? How do you know?
- How do you calculate the circumference/area?
- What is the diameter/radius of the circle? How do you know?
When students complete their work, they raise their hands. I quickly scan their work. If they are on track, I send them to check with the key. If there are problems, I tell students what they need to revise. If students successfully complete the chart they can work on the challenge questions.
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Closure and Ticket to Go
For the Closure, I tell students to flip to problem 4. I ask students to share what we need to calculate for part a and part b. I ask students, "How can we calculate the area and the circumference of this shape?" Students participate in a Think Pair Share. I want students to recognize that since the shape is ½ of a circle, they can find the circumference/area and then divide it by two. Students share their answers.
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Volume 18, Number 4
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What Do You Mean, You Don't Have A Web Page?
By Jim Calloway
Whether your law firm is setting up a brand-new web page or looking for ways to improve the design and content of an existing one, a review of the fundamental issues of web page design can help.
Why should a law firm have a web page? I can think of only two really good reasons: (1) marketing—to get new clients or a "better" type of clients or to expand into a different practice area; and (2) service—to better serve existing clients by providing useful information online that they can access without taking your time or paying a fee.
The phrase "only two reasons" is meant to be somewhat ironic—after all, what better reasons exist than the two listed? A myriad of other, potential motivations come to mind—to promote yourself within your community, show off your hobbies, provide public service information, keep up with the lawyer down the street who has a terrific web page, or just to have fun. But the only business reasons would seem to be about, well, business: getting clients, keeping clients, and serving clients more effectively.
I have greatly modified my opinion on this subject over the last few years. I used to think that web pages were helpful mostly to lawyers in specialty practices or for those who just enjoyed fiddling online. But there is no doubt that lawyers now report getting clients—good clients—from Internet resources, and that trend will increase in the future. In fact, in the not-too-far future, potential clients will make the Internet the primary source of information about lawyers.
Here is how this scenario will operate, at least for consumer non-business clients: The potential client will be at home during non-business hours, thinking about his or her legal problem, and will go online to search for free information. If a site provides free and useful information in a form the client can understand, it will give that lawyer the inside track at being retained. Legal websites that do not provide free, useful, and understandable information are not even in the running for getting the client's business. This certainly contrasts with many lawyers' previous business methods, when a client was given information only after formally retaining the lawyer.
Family practice lawyers report generating a good amount of out-of-state business from web pages but few, if any, local clients. This makes sense, because a person who lives in Michigan but is sued for divorce or support in Oklahoma is unlikely to have an Oklahoma telephone directory and will go online for help.
But the decisive argument in favor of law websites is their low expense, at least for a basic format, compared with direct mail, Yellow Pages, or almost any other advertising medium. At this point, in my opinion, there is no debate over whether a lawyer or law firm should have a web page. You should.
Do We Need a Domain Name?
Unequivocally, yes! Many of the most obvious domain names for law firms were long ago reserved by others. But a concise domain name is a critical part of the website development process. Be creative. Use the partners' initials or brainstorm for other ideas for a short and usable domain name. Don't be afraid to use hyphens or numbers. Having a lower level lengthy domain name, however, with lots or subcategories and slashes, does not appear professional and is also difficult to market to potential visitors.
If you work with a website developer, make certain that your agreement provides that the domain name belongs to you and not to the developer.
The recent approval of new top-level domain name extensions, (i.e., .pro) may help the law firm that is getting a late start at developing a web presence.
How Much Should We Invest?
Law firms can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a website. But a basic website can be designed in-house and hosted for less than $100 a year.
Before you decide on a website budget, determine what your firm wants to accomplish. Opinions about time and money investments and site content vary substantially. Some firms establish a plain page that requires limited updating and maintenance; others invest in a multifaceted online law firm presence that offers daily updates and visitor interactivity.
The easiest part of the equation involves the resources at your disposal. Clearly, a solo practitioner in a small community will not want to devote a lot of time each week to maintaining a web presence. At the other end of the spectrum, a medium- to large-sized law firm with an intellectual property practice group should maintain a strong web presence, with attractive and appropriate design, to be credible with clients and others in the legal community.
As with any project, good planning is the key. Determine the primary purpose of your web page. How often can your firm update the information on the page, how will it be updated, and who will do it? All of these decisions will substantially affect the financial commitment.
A law firm web page can be quite elaborate and costly. But even a simple, largely static web page can serve as a marketing and client service tool, provided that it has useful content. However, a web page that is not regularly updated will not generate much return traffic.
What Content Will Our Firm Place on the Web?
Content of web pages is a much-discussed topic. "Content is king" was the mantra just a few Internet years ago, but then content was pronounced dead. Recently, several traditional media companies announced reductions to their online content commitments. Many people believe a lot of content on a web page is wasted because the net surfer will not take time to read it.
(For those of you scratching your heads thinking that all web pages have content, content in this context refers to something readable as opposed to graphics such as icons, pictures, clip art, or interactive web features. A web cam showing live shots of you working at your desk all day would certainly be an unusual Internet feature. It would also portray you in a nonprofessional and trivial way, not to mention possibly violating attorney-client privilege.)
It is important to understand what your visitors are trying to accomplish when they visit your site. With lawyers it is usually pretty simple: They want answers to legal questions and solutions to legal problems. Because law firms generate income by answering these questions, deciding what to provide for free is a difficult issue for many lawyers. Remember that a web page that does not provide information will not encourage return visits or long stays—why should visitors tarry when there is so much other content online?
So, this is one area where Internet trends about content do not matter. Law firm web pages must contain information about the law. There will be text. People will have to read information to benefit from your site. If your website explains legal principles in understandable language, not only will visitors linger at your site but also they will tell their friends about it.
Essential Content
Contact information. You want people to be able to contact you, so an e-mail address for every lawyer, and the firm's street address and phone number are essential. A link to brief biographical information for every lawyer is a basic requirement.
A map to your office. Many web pages contain lots of graphics and ornamentation, but a simple, easy-to-follow map to your office is one graphic clients will appreciate. Especially in urban areas, transportation information is important: Is parking free? Does the firm validate parking at specific locations? Maps have one other positive aspect: Once the online map is produced, it needs no updating unless you move.
Compliance with Rules of Professional Conduct. Web pages are fraught with ethical perils. (For an article discussing some of these ethical issues, see "Attorney Advertising in Cyberspace" by this author and Oklahoma Bar Association General Counsel Dan Murdock at www.okbar.org/ map/articles/advertising.htm. The article was originally published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal, July 18, 1998, Vol. 69, No. 29.)
Subjecting lawyers to disciplinary proceedings as a result of posting a web page would be the most unintended and negative consequence imaginable. Review the rules and contact your state bar association or licensing authority for special requirements and guidance. Many states require copies of web content or mandate specific statements that must be included on a website. Many states also require lawyers to retain copies of advertising for a certain time period. Additional reading on attorney ethical issues in cyberspace is always available online at www.legalethics.com.
Disclaimer. Some potential ethical issues can be addressed through appropriate disclaimers. It doesn't take much time cruising through other lawyer's websites to get a good idea of the "standard disclaimers" that a law firm web page should contain. Some of the disclaimers widely used include the following:
• An attorney-client relationship is not formed by reading the web page or sending e-mail to the attorney, but only by paying a retainer fee and signing an attorney-client engagement agreement.
• Content on the web page is informational in nature, not specific legal advice, and someone seeking legal advice should consult with a lawyer licensed in their jurisdiction.
• The lawyer(s) is licensed to practice in XX jurisdictions, and will not give advice unless licensed to do so. The law varies from state to state.
Simple and clear navigation elements. The best website content is pointless if your visitors can't find it. Visitors must be able to locate the content quickly. If your site is hard to navigate or frustrating, visitors will move on to another site. Clarity and consistency promote easy navigation. As a general rule, all of your pages should have the same look. Your categories and navigation links should be in the same location and in the same order on every page. Links should be high enough on the page that they are visible without scrolling down. Never "strand" a visitor on an internal page without navigation links; visitors should never be forced to use the back button on their browser. Go easy on graphics that cause the page to load slowly. Modem users will quickly move on to another site if your page takes too long to load.
Flawlessly written content. If you want your web page to give a negative impression of you and your firm, nothing will do it faster than poor grammar, misspellings, and typographical errors. Such mistakes send a message that your law firm is careless and does not pay attention to detail.
Practice-specific original content. The heart of the law firm web page is the original content. This is what makes people decide to retain your law firm. Remember that many website visitors are not in the market to hire a lawyer; they are looking for free legal information. But if their questions are answered today, they may return to your site again and again. If they appreciate your information, they may decide visiting a lawyer in person is a good idea.
Some lawyers have difficulty with providing "free" information online. But free information is what the World Wide Web is all about. Very few law firms will ever venture into true e-commerce, with legal advice dispensed online after a client provides credit card information. The information you provide should relate to your firm's strengths and the areas in which you want new business. The "information misers" in the firm may say that since the firm does not make much money from a certain area, like lemon law, information about it can safely go online. But don't be surprised when the web page generates inquiries about lemon law.
Use simple, eye-catching titles that reflect your firm's strengths and practice focus. Effective sample titles would be "Ten Ways to Protect Your Children from Harm During Your Divorce," "Ten Myths about Divorce," "Tax Deductions Business Owners Often Overlook," "Why Living Trusts Are Not for Everyone," "What to Do and Not to Do If You Are Involved In an Automobile Accident," "Taking the Fifth Amendment—What Does It Really Mean?" or "Your Child's Rights at School."
This is the type of content that causes visitors to linger at your site and tell others about it. Do not use stuffy, factually correct law review-type titles for online articles. Whether you update your website with new articles once a week or once a year, articles like those will generate interest in and traffic to your website.
If I Build It, Will They Come?
Once a website is online, how do you inform others it exists and generate visitors? Well, frankly, if you have developed a static website and plan to spend little time updating it, you may not want to spend a great deal of time marketing it. It will serve to help those who are looking for you to find you and will be inexpensive.
But, no matter how modest your website, you will want to make sure it is listed with the primary Internet search engines. You can do a lot of this yourself online in a few evenings or hire a service that, for a modest fee, will list your site with hundreds of search engines.
So many legal professionals overlook the obvious in promoting their websites. Include your web address on stationery and business cards. Add it to your electronic signature for e-mail correspondence. When you give presentations, make sure the materials mention your web address—and close with a screen shot of your home page. A website cannot be the firm's marketing plan—it must be a component of an overall marketing plan.
When content on your website is added or updated, send out press releases to the local media. Here's an example of a creative way to promote a general practice:
Divorce is difficult for everyone in the family, especially children. A free Internet resource, "Ten Ways to Protect Your Children from Harm During Your Divorce" is now available online at www.chglaw.com from the law firm of Click, Here and Google. Click Here focuses its practice on matrimonial and family law... .
Do not be discouraged if media outlets do not use your press release. Many hold materials that are not time sensitive for publication on a space-available basis. Keep sending press releases; at some point your release will coincide with a slow news day and be used. Do not forget to send your press releases to local free shopper or neighborhood news publications and others that are often starved for content of their own. Be creative. A classified ad directing people to your website in an automotive magazine might be great for the lemon law lawyer.
Do not expect results overnight. You are building a web presence to serve your practice now and in the future. Many consumers still do not have Internet access or know how to effectively locate information online.
But, one thing is guaranteed. More people will seek legal information on the Internet this year than last year, and more will do so the year after that. Every single day, people will discover that they have a serious legal problem and will turn to the Internet for information and assistance. They will not find your firm this way if your firm is not online.
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{Enormous thanks to those of you who weighed in with such thoughtful counsel on my last post. I do plan to return to the Israel series. But first, a brief detour.}
The world, I'm convinced, is divided into recipe lovers and cookbook lovers. The recipe lovers -- practical souls focused squarely on producing food -- have a straightforward mission: get in, cook, get out. Many of us are recipe lovers during the week. We're all about the quick web search and download, the faster the better. We seek a speedy hit -- not context, nor lyricism, nor leisure.
The cookbook lovers -- weekend explorers, many of us -- live for the context, the lyricism, the leisure. We read books in bed, invest heavily in post-its and adhesive flags, and see recipes as part of a greater, more sumptuous whole. To us, cookbooks represent beautiful possibility, and we're hooked on their weight in our hands.
Above and below are some suggestions for cookbook lovers. These are books that have crossed my threshold this calendar year, and while most were published in 2012, a few are a bit older.
This is not a Best Of list. These are not, some of them, obvious choices. My goal here is simply to expose you to some worthy titles with which you may be unfamiliar. Only you can decide if they're right for you or your giftees.
Finally -- as always -- if you purchase any items from Amazon via these links, I will receive a few pennies on the dollar in referral fees. I thank you sincerely for supporting my work in this small but meaningful way. Should you go the independent bookstore route, that's obviously wonderful in so many ways, too.
Food In Jars by Marisa McClellan and Pure Beef by Lynne Curry
Marisa McClellan, a phenomenal teacher with a warm manner and quick smile, taught a canning class in my home this past summer in support of her new book. If you've always wanted to master the fundamentals of canning, pickling, and preserving, but have felt intimidated (like I did), this book will ease your way with clear information, accessible techniques, and appealing recipes. (More about Food in Jars)
Lynne Curry and I met in late summer in Portland and shared several lovely meals together. A former vegetarian, she discovered a passion for beef, so long as it was raised ethically and sustainably. Her book is quietly beautiful, classy, and rich with recipes for various cuts of grass-fed beef. (I have her pot roast in my oven right now. True story.) Beef lovers, or those who need some inspiration when it comes to meat cookery, will really appreciate this well-written guide. (More about Pure Beef)
Keys to the Kitchen by Aida Mollenkamp
Aida's energy spins off the page in this fresh, catchall cookbook. This book's organization is a bit unwieldy, but I appreciate the breadth of her recipes, and the back section on quick, stress-free appetizers is worth the cost of the volume. This book would make a great gift for anyone who doesn't own the Joy of Cooking (or wouldn't appreciate an older book) and wants to learn a wide-range of fundamental techniques and recipes. Plus, it's much more modern. (More about Keys to the Kitchen)
Pike Place Market Recipes by Jess Thomson and Suffering Succotash by Stephanie Lucianovic
I adore these two ladies, both friends and fellow alumnae of the culinary school I attended back in 2002.
Jess is a top-flight writer and recipe developer, and in PPMR, she celebrates the bounty of Seattle's most famous marketplace. I've cooked dozens of Jess's recipes over the years, and I can vouch for her skills; she's a true pro who knows how to devise flavorful dishes that satisfy every time. Jess also wrote Top Pot Hand-Forged Donuts and Dishing Up Washington. (More about Pike Place Market Recipes)
Stephanie is a humorist and former picky-eater. For this book (a narrative, not a cookbook), she honed her investigative skills to discover why some people hate the foods they hate. In her inimitable fashion, she delves into the science of taste, all the while keeping her tone light and accessible. If you know a child, or adult, with strong food aversions, this eye-opening paperback will make you more empathetic to their plight. It will also make you giggle. (More about Suffering Succotash)
The Sprouted Kitchen by Sara Forte
Here's a very pretty cookbook with a design and aesthetic reminiscent of Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Every Day. With simple, beautiful photos by the author's husband Hugh Forte, TSK presents the natural foods lover with numerous options for healthful meals. I'd put this book squarely in the "for cooks who like pretty books" category. (More about The Sprouted Kitchen)
Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi and The Book of New Israeli Food by Janna Gur
Jerusalem: A Cookbook is getting a lot of well-deserved love and attention, and with good reason. Released in October, this colorful celebration of a complicated city's dynamic foodways was co-written by the same chef behind last year's glorious, vegetable-focused cookbook, Plenty. (If you don't own Plenty, you should.) Since Ottolenghi is Jewish and his business partner Tamimi is Palestinian, the two -- who run the London-based specialty food shop Ottolenghi and its outposts -- approached the food of their natal city from a dual perspective, and the results are balanced, inclusive, and fascinating. (More about Jerusalem)
Janna Gur's The Book of New Israeli Food also focuses on Israeli cuisine and, like the book above, is much more than a simple collection of recipes. If you have a budding interest in the food of this region like I do, I highly recommend you check out both of these books, and then choose your favorite to add to your collection. Even something as simple as learning to make hummus the proper way will be a major turn-on. Trust me. (More about The Book of New Israeli Food)
Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson
In my efforts to broaden my horizons, I attempted to download my first audiobook from my local library. I failed miserably, but thanks to a tech-savvy friend (hi, Sheri!), I was finally able to get Samuelsson's book on my iPhone. What a pleasure it has been to listen to the Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised, Harlem-based chef tell his unique story in his own voice. Though you could certainly buy the print version of this memoir, see if you can download the spoken version, especially if you have a long commute or upcoming plane ride where you can just listen, undisturbed. (More about Yes, Chef)
I could go on forever. I would like to, actually. I'd like to wax poetic (again) about Alana Chernila's The Homemade Pantry, which I wrote about back in July, and tell you how much I adore Kim O'Donnel, whose second book (The Meat Lover's Meatless Celebrations) just hit shelves. I know my friend Robin Asbell just came out with a new vegan baking book (Sweet & Easy Vegan), and that Jeanne Sauvage just released Gluten-Free Baking for the Holidays. Japanese Farm Food, by Nancy Singleton Hachisu, has gotten incredible reviews, and I can't wait to give it the attention it deserves. And then there's Herbivoracious by Michael Natkin. Oh, and my newest treasure, The French Culinary Institute's The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts, a book that will keep me busy for months. But I'll stop.
One more. I'd be an idiot if I didn't take this opportunity to remind you that Ripe would make a lovely gift. Paulette and I are so thrilled with how well our book has been received, and are grateful to Vegetarian Times magazine for naming it one of the Top 5 Cookbooks of 2012 in their December issue. If you do purchase the book for friends and family, please let me know either via email or in the comments section, and I'd be happy to mail you a personalized sticker (or several) inscribed to whomever you choose, while supplies last. Thanks again, now and always, for your support. (More about Ripe)


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Today in Alaska, state officials are releasing tens of thousands of pages of emails Sarah Palin sent or received as governor from 2007 to 2009. To imagine what this trove may contain, imagine what might show up in your own email (or that of your intimates). There may well be moments of high courage and eloquence. But there will also be other moments.
Now, guess which kind of moments would prompt the most conversation among your friends, neighbors, family members and co-workers. Not to mention people imagining you as president.
To prospect for such nuggets in so vast a mine, various news organizations are planning to enlist their audiences in the hunt. The Washington Post and the New York Times are among those inviting users of their websites to zero in on portions of the cache and report back on their findings. It may be a seminal moment in journalism history: the tipster meets crowdsourcing.
But first we must ask: What effect will this have on Sarah Palin's rumored run for the White House?
Here's one guess at that one: It will have little or no effect because Palin is not running anyway. If the emails prove to be an ammo dump for Palin's rivals and critics, they may well wind up as the scapegoat for a decision already dictated by reality and revealed by any number of signs.
There are at least five good indicators out there already that the Palin campaign we see from time to time is not about the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
1) The wall of negative numbers has grown too tall. Palin has always been controversial, from the moment she entered local politics in Wasilla. She may have given the Republican ticket in 2008 all the life that it had, but she also cost McCain his "experience" argument and gravitas. Her trajectory since then has been downward (especially with her resignation as governor in 2009). National polls released this month have shown her with near-universal name recognition but with 60 percent of those who know her saying they would never vote for her for president. Needless to say, no one has ever climbed anything like such a wall to win a nomination, let alone a term in the Oval Office.
2) The bus tour of the Eastern seaboard that began Memorial Day and tormented the news media in the Washington-New York corridor for a week did indeed return Palin to the center of the national political conversation, but not on the terms she expected. Instead of whipping up a frenzy of demand for Palin to run, it hardened the lines of the pro-Sarah, anti-Sarah divide. Perhaps that was its true aim. Division is the dynamic that drives the Palin brand in the celebrity space. It did not help that she timed her visit to New Hampshire to upstage the party's frontrunner, Mitt Romney, on the day he announced his candidacy. This kind of stunt convinces people who do politics for real – both as pros and as volunteers — that Palin does not get it.
3) When in New York, Palin ate pizza and talked politics with Donald Trump, the faux candidate of the spring. Trump has shown himself a Potemkin politician in the past, feinting toward an independent candidacy and backing off after achieving the buzz he wanted. He knows that we in the media are mad for personalities in politics (especially in New York). But he is as likely to take vows and join a monastery as he is to compete in the Iowa caucuses. Most grown-ups have learned not to take him seriously except as a publicity master. So with whom does Palin mange when in Manhattan?
4) Another key stop in Gotham was a visit with Palin's boss, Roger Ailes, the guru behind FOX News. Palin knows the central role FOX has played in her political and media careers, and she knows an active candidacy would end her current relationship with the cable giant. Ailes lowered that boom on Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich when they got in the race. He didn't have to oust Mike Huckabee, though, because Huck knew which side of the bread was buttered and decided not to run. Palin no doubt observed the distinction. After her tete-a-tete with Ailes, her commentator role continued. This alone indicates no candidacy is in the immediate future, and we are now nearly halfway through the year when real candidates have to get it together.
5) The aftermath of the Paul Revere gaffe was as amazing as the event itself. Anyone can make a mistake on camera. Some of us remember Al Gore in the first Democratic debate of the 1988 campaign saying his most admired president was James Knox (he later explained he had meant James Knox Polk, the Tennessean who was elected in 1844). And there have been plenty of others just as wince-inducing. But Palin, given the opportunity to explain herself by Chris Wallace on FOX Sunday, chose instead to insist that Paul Revere WAS warning the British and that he DID ring bells. Her confusion in initially recasting the famous story of Revere's ride (which warned colonial militia of an impending British attack) was unfortunate. Her decision to insist upon her interpretation suggested she had moved full time into Sarah World. The fans who went on the Wikipedia page to alter its account to match hers were further evidence of what this kind of thing leads to. It does not lead to 1600 Pennsylvania.


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Mami Kawada isn't a composer. The music for her single "Prophecy" was composed and arranged by Tomoyuki Nakazawa and Takeshi Ozaki though the lyrics was composed by her.
C.G mix, Kazuya Takase, Maiko Iuchi/Miu Uetsu, Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Atsuhiko Nakatsubo/FISH TONE and wata/NueroSocietia are the composers of I've Sound. If you have to choose one definitive figure of I've Sound, Kazuya Takase is your guy.
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Location: Spain
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1. Sano Hiroaki (Nanoha)
2. Toshihiko Sahashi (Zipang, Full Metal Panic)
3. Takanori Arisawa (Digimon 1999-2002)
4. Akira Senju (FMA Brotherhood)
5. Nakagawa Koutarou (Code Geass, Hayate no Gotoku)
6. Iwasaki Taku (TTGL)
7. Yoshihisa Hirano & Hideki Tani (Death Note)
8. KEY sound team (Maeda Jun, Orito Shinji & Togoshi Mamome) - (Clannad)
9. Shiro Sagisu (Evangelion)
|2012-08-03, 22:37
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Paris, France
Mine :
1. Tatsuya Katou (Qwaser of Stigmata)
2. Kaoru Wada (Inu Yasha, Saint Seiya : The Lost Canvas)
3. Yasuharu Takanashi (Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tail)
4. Yuki Kajiura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
5. Shunsuke Kikuchi (Dragon Ball Z)
6. Kenji Yamamoto (Dragon Ball Z Kai)
7. Tomoki Kikuya (Sengoku Collection)
8. Elements Garden (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
|2012-08-04, 03:17
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Enjoying Snack Time!
I can't think of many but for me, Yuki Kajiura hands downs. She produced amazing music for Puella Magica Madoka Magica, Sora no Woto, Sword Art Online, and Fate/Zero etc. She's truly an amazing gifted composer!
|2012-08-04, 10:19
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1. Yuki Kajiura
2. Kousaki Satoru(adding A-Channel, Hourou Musuko, Nisemonogatari since then)
3. Maeda Jun
4. Katou Tatsuya(Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, Medaka Box, Needless)
5. Hashimoto Yukari (Mawaru Penguindrum, Toradora)
6. Iwasaki Taku(Katanagatari, Jormungand, Ben-to)
7. Watanabe Takeshi(Saki, Saki: Achiga-hen)
8. Yoshino Yuuji
9. Iuchi Maiko
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|2012-08-04, 16:52
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Join Date: May 2008
Despite decades of watching anime, Yoko Kanno is the only anime music composer who's name I both remember and revere. She's also the only anime music composer who's name being attached to a project pretty much means it's an instant watch for me; something I generally only do with a very, very, very small handful of directors/producers/screenwriters. Which seems crazy, considering the composer has nothing to do with the actual plot of a show, but somehow she's managed to almost always be attached to shows I really enjoyed (sure, a few misses, but almost overwhelmingly hits as far as I'm concerned).
I've often wondered if that means she doesn't just shell herself out to whoever pays her money and only takes on shows she personally enjoys story/theme/character wise. Even my favorite voice actors have done plenty of shows I wouldn't touch with a 30 ft pole.
|2012-08-31, 07:40
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Whoever composed the music for Texhnolyze.
Oh wait, found out: Keishi Urata and Tsuneo Imahori.
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NEW YORK — Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker – an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton.
At the service Monday morning at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El, mourners will also hear about Koch's other fierce loyalty: Israel. The Israeli consul general is set to speak, along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Clinton interrupted a trip to Japan to return to New York for the funeral, according to Koch spokesman George Arzt.
He said Koch was a friend of both Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and was helpful during her successful campaign for the U.S. Senate from New York. Koch also backed Hillary Clinton in her presidential run.
Bill Clinton will serve as a representative for President Barack Obama at the funeral.
Koch died Friday of congestive heart failure at age 88.
Friends from his weekly Greenwich Village luncheon gathering got together on Saturday, two weeks after his last meal with them.
The funeral will be held at one of the nation's most prominent synagogues, a Reform Jewish congregation on Fifth Avenue. Bloomberg is a member, as are comedian Joan Rivers and former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
"I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone," he told The Associated Press in 2008 after purchasing a burial plot in Trinity Church Cemetery, at the time the only graveyard in Manhattan that still had space. "This is my home. The thought of having to go to New Jersey was so distressing to me."
Koch led his city for 12 years, with a brash, humor-tinged style that came to personify the New York of the 1980s.
The Democratic mayor is credited with helping save New York from its economic crisis in the 1970s and leading it to financial rebirth. But during his three terms as mayor, he also faced racial tensions and corruption among political allies, as well as the AIDS epidemic, homelessness and urban crime.
In his weekly radio address, Bloomberg called Koch "our most tireless, fearless, and guileless civic crusader."
The mayor said his predecessor's "tough, determined leadership and responsible fiscal stewardship ... helped lift the city out of its darkest days and set it on course for an incredible comeback."
He added, "When someone needed a good kick in the rear, he gave it to them."
Koch lost the Democratic nomination for mayor in 1989 to David Dinkins, who succeeded him.
Koch said he was defeated "because of longevity." In his words, "people get tired of you."
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Arsenal have progressed to the group stages of the Champions League after a pulsating victory over Udinese in Italy.
The Gunners took a slim lead into the second leg of the third qualifying round after Theo Walcott's early strike at the Emirates eight nights previous, but that would be wiped out in the first 45 minutes thanks to a fantastic header from Antonio Di Natale.
A resurgent Arsenal made the second period their own though, and goals from Robin Van Persie and Walcott were interupted by a fine penalty save by Wojciech Szczesny on a famous night for Arsene Wenger's side.
The first period began at a frantic pace at the Stadio Friuli, with the early chances falling to Di Natale, who had the ball in the net from an offside position and struck the post early, the later chance from a low cross with the goal gaping.
Arsenal were still looking lively going forward though, and a Gervinho cut-back gave Walcott the chance to grab an away goal. However, Samir Handanovic made a fine stop to deny the Englishman, and quickly reacted to stop Van Persie's follow-up.
Giampiero Pinzi provided the ball to break the deadlock on 39 minutes, with a floated cross that Di Natale met with a wonderful looping header. This time the post was kind, bouncing in off the woodwork and past Szczesny.
The Zebrete finished the period stronger, and Wenger needed the whistle to regroup his side at the interval.
Tomas Rosicky's arrival at the break showed the positivity of the Gunners as they chased an own goal, and Van Persie duly delivered on 54 minutes after great work again from Gervinho, who found the Dutchman six yards out with a fine pass.
With the aggregate score standing at 2-1, there was more drama to come as the Serie 'A' side were awarded a penalty following a controversial handball from Thomas Vermaelen from a corner just five minutes later.
However, the Polish stopper continued his impressive start to the campaign with a fine diving save to his right, pushin Di Natale's powerful strike over the bar and turning the tie further in favour of the north Londoners.
Walcott would seal the match on 69 minutes after a one-two with full back Bacary Sagna, showing a clean pair of heels to the defence and slotting past Handanovic at the near post.
Always in the action, Di Natale would spurn another good chance ten minutes later after dragging his shot wide, and Arman Traore had a chance late on to extend the lead of the visitors.
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Introducing Blue Band 2013
The Penn State Blue Band has performed at every major bowl game in the United States. The 2013-14 season is the 114th year for the award-winning group.
When the breeze gets crisp and leaves begin to crunch underfoot, Saturdays in Happy Valley are big days for Penn State junior Jennifer Chelko. As a majorette in the Blue Band, she has embraced her role on the squad while keeping a close eye on her academics.
Outside of Blue Band, Chelko dedicates her time to the sciences, for which she's had a passion since junior high. She heard about the Toxicology program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences from her brother, a recent Penn State graduate who also studied in the college.
"Walking out onto the field in Beaver Stadium in front of tens of thousands of Penn State fans is unbelievable. It gives me chills just thinking about it."—Jennifer Chelko
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Balancing life as a majorette and a science major has been a learning process for Chelko, who noted that majorettes often get together to study and help each other whenever they can.
For Chelko and all Penn State Marching Blue Band members, getting ahead on their workload is crucial to succeeding as students, and succeed they do. Grade-point averages are high and academic achievements are numerous, which is a tribute to the philosophy of Blue Band director O. Richard Bundy, professor of music education, who believes that the band experience goes hand-in-hand with the overall education of the students. In addition to directing the band, Dr. Bundy teaches courses in conducting, marching band technique, instrumental music, and band literature.
For his Blue Band students, the trick is learning to balance time for study, rehearsals, and performances. On the band's website, an elaborate, tongue-in-cheek analysis of student time demands sums up the question of how much time must be devoted to the band: " … most people can plan for, and find the time for, those things important to them."
"Even though this is the thirty-fourth year of my involvement with the annual 'rebirth' of the Blue Band, it's still very exciting to see the students mold into a cohesive unit."—Dr. Bundy
The annual Blue Band rebirth
To Dr. Bundy and his students, spending time representing the University to the public in a positive way is of utmost importance—and they love doing it. With one football performance at the season opener August 31 in MetLife Stadium under the Blue Band's belt, Dr. Bundy, who joined the University Park music faculty in 1983 and took over the Blue Band in 1996, is ready to take on the remainder of this season's schedule with gusto.
A new drum major has been chosen for this year. "Christopher Siergiej earned the honor of becoming the next 'flipper' during auditions held at the end of spring semester," Dr. Bundy said, referring to the jump and "flip" that the drum major does during the march downfield as the band enters the stadium before each football game. Siergiej, a senior majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science, is in his fourth year as a Blue Band member.
Dr. Bundy congratulated the band's award-winning feature twirler, Matt Freeman, for reaching his senior season with the band. Freeman, who became feature twirler for the Blue Band in his freshman year, is a senior majoring in Marketing and minoring in Management Information Systems in the Smeal College of Business.
"The Penn State Bands Program includes a wide range of concert and athletic bands. There is a band performance ensemble for anyone at Penn State who wants to continue to pursue musical performance interests."—Dr. Bundy
Game day connection
Always up for innovation, the band is involved in a new project, in conjunction with Intercollegiate Athletics, that involves an email poll of students each week for their votes as to music they would like to hear performed by the Blue Band during that week's home football game.
"It's an interesting idea that will hopefully give the student body an even stronger connection with the game-day atmosphere," Dr. Bundy said. "Even though our halftime shows are planned several months in advance, we certainly hope that those shows will include music that will be enjoyed by a wide age range, including students."
Besides wanting the audience to relate to the music the band plays, Dr. Bundy wants all students who are interested in performing in a band to understand that other groups besides the Marching Blue Band are available to them.
"I encourage more University Park students to get involved with the Penn State Bands program," he said. "While we have fairly large turnouts for auditions each year, I also know there are many more students at Penn State who have played an instrument in band but who do not audition," adding that the band needs more low-brass musicians, especially anyone who plays a sousaphone.
"The Penn State Bands Program includes a wide range of concert and athletic bands—and not all ensembles require an audition," Dr. Bundy said. "We are especially proud that there is a band performance ensemble for anyone at Penn State who wants to continue to pursue musical performance interests."
Information about Jennifer Chelko is based on a news release by Jeff Mulhollem, writer/editor, College of Agricultural Sciences.


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My First Jeans...!
Added Apr 17, 2013
by cris orange
Vienna, Austria
I´ve heard, sewing pants is one of the most difficult things to sew. Now, I can confirm it.
I wanted a jeans with the whole shebang like 5 pockets, top stitching and so on.
I chose the Vogue Pattern V8774. I first made a muslin but it didn´t fit, it had many creases in the crotch area and any attempt to get rid of them failed. So I decided to just copy another pair of jeans that fitted me well. And I had luck, it worked! There are still some little creases, but it seems to be normal, because other old jeans of mine have the same creases too, I just didn´t remark them until now.
The top stitching was also a little bit tricky at the beginning, but at the end it became better. At the last moment I remarked that the zipper fly on the Vogue pattern was on the wrong site and I could change it in time. I also lengthened the jeans around 5 cm.
When cutting the fabric, I paid a lot of attention not to cut the coloured hearts on the center front and back. I also tried to make the 2 back pockets symmetrical.
Well, now I´m very happy with my new jeans! Together with the "Versace" blazer from last time I have a very colourful summer pantsuit :-)
And now, as I already have a fitting pattern, I can´t wait to sew many other jeans in many other colours!
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Cotton + Elasthan
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Jun 5, 2013, 04.14 AMby marloncosta
U r just amazing! A true artist! That`s why I love getting comments from you on my projects! These pants are just insanely gorgeous and I bet women would pay good money for something like that. You are so incredibly talented. It came out beautiful! The styling is stunning as well!
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Jun 5, 2013, 07.27 AMby cris orange
thank you marlon for encouraging me, you are very kind! maybe one day I will sell my creations, but until then I have to lern a lot, they are still not so perfect as I want :)
Apr 18, 2013, 09.59 AMby annasalminen2
It looks great on you! The whole suit. I love it!
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Apr 18, 2013, 10.10 AMby cris orange
thank you, I´m very glad you like it, because, I must confess, I liek it too :) I wore it already and I felt great :)
Apr 18, 2013, 05.11 AMby leokadia
WUNDERBAR! Deine ersten Jeans und dann noch aus diesem tollen Stoff, eine tolle Arbeit! viele Grüße ;-)
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Apr 18, 2013, 05.55 AMby cris orange
Danke leokadia, ich trage sie auch schon sehr gerne :)
Apr 18, 2013, 01.10 AMby freakusbzzz
Smokin hot!
Please please tell me where you got the fabric?
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Apr 18, 2013, 05.54 AMby cris orange
Here: http://www.komolka.at/index.php?cmenue_menupos=3. on the list on the right side you go to "Stofftrends FS 2013" and then on "New Collection" and there you have it, the last one, product TRD2000
Apr 17, 2013, 11.37 PMby heatherrique
Glamorous! Such sleek looking jeans! As always you do fine work. :-)
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Apr 18, 2013, 05.57 AMby cris orange
Thank you so much for your comment!
Apr 17, 2013, 11.16 PMby Kovu
your jeans look fantastic, great fabric choice!
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Apr 18, 2013, 05.56 AMby cris orange
Apr 17, 2013, 09.19 PMby Mary Athey
oh my!! these are fab!! they look great in the pics but when you see the close up photos the attention to detail shows. stunning outfit and you know how much i loved your jacket. simply stunning x
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Apr 17, 2013, 09.23 PMby cris orange
Thank you mary, I'm so happy you like my work :)
Apr 17, 2013, 09.09 PMby michelleborstel
I think your attention to detail especially the top stitching and pattern matching really make these possibly the best jeans I have ever seen on this site~ well done !
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Apr 17, 2013, 09.19 PMby cris orange
OMG this is a biiiig compliment, thank you :)
Apr 17, 2013, 09.08 PMby Mauude
They are perfect, with the jacket … Amazing :) Love the fabric !!
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Apr 17, 2013, 09.18 PMby cris orange
Thank you so much!
Apr 17, 2013, 08.47 PMby max
Very nice!
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Apr 17, 2013, 08.53 PMby cris orange
Thnx max!
Apr 17, 2013, 08.21 PMby cris orange
thank you liliv, I´m so happy you like my suit :)
Apr 17, 2013, 08.14 PMby liliv-1
Oh! This gorgeous fabric again! And very nice fit as well. I adore your suit!
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– The man who claimed that he killed U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in an ambush in December 2010 was not telling the truth, FBI officials said late Friday.
"I was the one who killed him," Gustavo Cruz Lozano said in a Spanish Language interview aired on Univision's television show "Primer Impacto."
However, after being brought in for questioning by the FBI, Cruz Lozano admitted that he was not the killer.
"During the course of the interview, Cruz-Lozano admitted to the agents that he lied about his involvement in the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in order to garner attention," Special Agent in Charge James L. Turgal, Jr. said in the statement.
Cruz Lozano was arrested Tuesday after he turned himself in to U.S. authorities on separate charges for making terroristic threats against Hidalgo County (TX) Sheriff Lupe Trevino.
But before he surrendered, he offered an exclusive confession to Univision with details about, what he claims, was the day he murdered Terry during a firefight while he was on patrol on the U.S. Mexico border in Arizona.
Cruz Lozano is the second man to confess to Terry's murder. In October, Mexican national Manuel Osorio-Arellanes pleaded guilty in a first degree murder plea for Terry's murder. Osorio-Arellanes was shot during the gunfight and had been in custody since the night of the shooting.
Terry was shot during a firefight in December between border agents and five men who had sneaked into the country from Mexico for the purpose of robbing marijuana smugglers.
Cruz Lozano, who said he's killed "about 10" people, said he was one of the group that preyed on drug smugglers and undocumented immigrants when they encountered Terry and his partners.
"We were, well, with a drug shipment and when they surprised us there were people that started surrounding them and that's when we ambushed them," he said in Spanish to Univision.
"Unfortunately...there was no time for them to react."
Terry's death was a catalyst for uncovering the U.S. government's botched gun walking investigation known as "Operation Fast and Furious."
Two rifles bought by a gun-smuggling ring that was being monitored by the government's botched investigation were found at the shooting scene. The two guns were bought by 25-year-old man Jaime Avila Jr. who pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and dealing guns without a federal license and was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison.
Operation Fast and Furious was launched in 2009 to catch trafficking kingpins, but federal agents lost track of about 1,400 of the more than 2,000 weapons -- including AK-47s and other high-powered assault rifles.
Some of the guns purchased illegally with the government's knowledge were later found at crime scenes in Mexico and the U.S..
Authorities are still searching for three fugitives linked to the murder scene. Authorities have offered a $1 million reward for information leading to their capture.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The three candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court have one more day of campaigning before Tuesday's primary narrows the field.
The top two vote-getters in the primary will advance to face one another in the April 2 general election.
Incumbent Justice Pat Roggensack is seeking a second 10-year term on the bench. She is being challenged by Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone and Milwaukee consumer law attorney Vince Megna.
Roggensack is the only 1 of the three candidates who has had enough money to advertise on television in advance of the primary. A conservative outside group, Wisconsin Club for Growth, has also been running ads backing Roggensack.
Megna and Fallone argue that the current makeup of the Supreme Court is dysfunctional and Roggensack needs to be replaced because of it.
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Florida is heading into its matchup with Air Force in the Orange Bowl Classic this afternoon looking to get back on track defensively.
Florida is heading into its matchup with Air Force in the Orange Bowl Classic this afternoon looking to get back on track defensively.
The Gators have lost two of three after a 7-0 start. A big reason? Florida was unable to get key stops down the stretch against Arizona and late in the first half against Kansas State.
Florida dropped to No. 14 in this week's AP poll after giving up a season-high 67 points in its 67-61 loss to Kansas State last Saturday. The Gators also gave up a season-high 33 points in the first half.
"On the defensive end, we should have gotten after it a lot more, because they had a lot of open looks," Florida senior guard Kenny Boynton said.
Air Force should present another challenge to UF's defense. With five senior starters, the perimeter-oriented Falcons rank seventh in the nation in 3-pointers made (9.1 per game), 15th in the nation in field goal percentage (49.2 percent) and 28th in the country in assists (16.5 assists per game).
Florida coach Billy Donovan has some familiarity with Air Force's personnel. Last June, while coaching the U.S. 18-under national team, Donovan invited Air Force to scrimmage against the 18-under players during tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Defending the 3-point line will be a priority, considering Florida allowed Kansas State to shoot 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from beyond the arc.
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Hydronephros is a build-up of urine in the kidneys. The kidney tubes swell from the excess urine pressure. It can happen when urine cannot drain into the bladder of if the bladder not draining well. The condition may affect one or both kidneys. Hydronephrosis is not a disease, but a symptom of a problem with the urinary system.
Hydronephrosis in adults is usually caused by a blockage, which can occur with many types of obstruction, such as:
- Kidney stones
- Blood clots
- Abnormal growths
- Scar tissue from an injury or surgery
- An enlarged prostate
- Swelling due to a urinary tract infection
It can also happen when poor bladder function causes a higher urine pressure that backs up into the kidney.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of hydronephrosis include:
- Defect in the urinary system that is present at birth
- Scarring of the ureters, the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder
- Cancers in the pelvic area (bladder, cervix, colon, or prostate)
- Persistent kidney or urinary tract infections
- Blood-clotting disorders
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Neurogenic bladder
- Injury to structures in the urinary system, such as from surgery or trauma
- Enlarged uterus during pregnancy
Hydronephrosis may or may not cause any symptoms. If symptoms occur, they may include:
- Pain in the back, waist, lower abdomen, or groin
- Persistent pain with urination or urinary frequency from urinary tract infections
- Increased urge to urinate or urinary incontinence
- Incomplete urination
- Fever
- Nausea and vomiting
- Unexplained itching
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. It may include a pelvic or rectal exam to feel for blockages. You may be referred to a urologist and/or nephrologist for further diagnosis and treatment.
Your bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done with:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
Imaging tests may be done to evaluate the urinary system. This can be done with:
- Abdominal ultrasound
- IV urogram
- CT angiography
- MRI scan
- Cystoscopy
A catheter may be inserted into the bladder to drain excess urine from the kidney. Some causes of hydronephrosis may also be managed with observation, such as pregnancy and kidney stones.
Treatment options include:
Depending on the cause, hydronephrosis may be treated with:
- Antibiotics for infection
- Medications for neurogenic bladder or to reduce excess uric acid excretion
Surgery is not always needed, but it may be necessary in some cases. Procedures may include:
- Removing the blockage or correcting a defect in the urinary system
- Stent—A tube is placed from the kidney to the bladder to allow urine to drain past a blocked ureter.
- Nephrostomy—A catheter is placed into the kidney. The catheter is attached to a urine collection bag.
- Nephrectomy—Removal of part or all of the kidney (rare).
In general, the causes of hydronephrosis cannot be prevented. Prompt treatment of conditions that cause hydronephrosis reduces the risk of complications, such as kidney failure.
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An ailing Justin Bieber fan had the night of his life on Wednesday (10Oct12) when he was invited backstage to meet his idol at a show in Vancouver, Canada.
Derek Russell, who has Down syndrome, is preparing for a fourth heart surgery in the coming weeks - but that didn't keep him from heading out to watch the pop star perform live at Vancouver's Rogers Arena.
And Bieber made sure the 14 year old's evening was extra special by arranging a meeting with the teen, who may not survive his next procedure, in order to take Russell's mind off his scary health crisis.
The boy's mother, Allison Metzner, tells CBC News she's grateful for Bieber's music, stating, "I think it just kind of takes him (Russell) away... He gets in the groove and he forgets about what is going on in his life."
This isn't the first time the Baby hitmaker has taken time out of his busy schedule to cheer up a young fan with medical problems - he took cancer-stricken Avalanna Routh out on a date in New York City earlier this year (12) and staged a fake wedding. The six year old died last month (Sep12).


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I don't have anything fundamental to add to my admittedly too lengthy recap of Tuesday's results, but a look at the exit polls of some of the night's most important races did reveal some interesting pieces of information. So here are, in no particular order, a few additional nuggets to help explain what happened on Tuesday night.
Virginia's turnout differential really was as pronounced as Democrats feared
Over the summer, pollsters like PPP and SUSA found that a majority of likely voters had voted for John McCain in 2009 whereas Obama had won the state by 6% in 2008. That was a sign of trouble for Democrats, and Tuesday's exit poll confirms that these projections were accurate: 51% of voters said they'd voted for McCain, while only 43% responded Obama. (So we're clear: These aren't voters' presidential preference today but the person for whom they actually did vote last year.)
This huge discrepancy between the composition of last year's electorate and this year's electorate does not entirely explain McDonnell's victory, but it does account for it to a great degree: Based on exit poll results among Obama voters (they went for Deeds 88% to 12%) and McCain voters (they went for McDonnell 95% to 5%), we can easily calculate that, had the electorate's composition had been the same as in 2008, McDonnell would have only won 51% to 49%.
It's up to Democrats to ensure the 2010 electorate looks more than 2008's than 2009's. That means motivating African-Americans, who made up only 16% of voters compared to 20% last year, and 18-29 year olds, who made up a shockingly low 10% compared to 22% last year.
Measuring New Jersey's turnout discrepancy
A big surprise in New Jersey's exit poll, which finds that Tuesday's electorate had a bigger share of African-American (14%) than that of 2008 (12%). Given reports that part of Corzine's loss is due to insufficient turnout in minority-heavy counties like Hudson, this is an unexpected finding.
On the other hand, the exit poll clearly points to a big turnout gap at the level of age (9% of Tuesday's voters were under 29, compared to 17% in 2008) and at the level of voters' partisan affiliation: While Democrats had a 16% edge over Republicans in 2008, now 41% of the electorate was Democratic and 31% was Republican.
Airing too many attacks can backfire
Corzine used his fortune to swamp Christie under a barrage of attack ads. While that undoubtedly helped fuel his comeback starting in early September, it also might led to a saturation that undermine the governor's credibility: A very high 73% say that Corzine attacked Christie unfairly, versus 62% who say the same about the Republican. Virginia's exit poll tells us the same thing, since 65% of voters said Deeds attacked McDonnell unfairly while only 51% thought the reverse; that helps explain the ineffectiveness of the Democrats' master thesis attack.
Of course, we don't need to look at exit polls to know Deeds's focus on McDonnell's master's thesis did not get him anywhere; quite the contrary, it made him waste his time when he should have found other ways to motivate the Democratic base. But the exit poll does contain a piece of information that perfectly symbolizes the utter failure of this campaign argument: McDonnell narrowly won among full-time working women, the very constituency Deeds accused him of demeaning in a series of advertisement.
New York City was racially divided
We often see voting patterns that are highly polarized along racial lines, but I am not sure I had ever seen results like that of New York City's mayoral election. What's shocking isn't so much the difference between white and black voters but the difference between blacks and white Democrats. While the former massively voted Bill Thompson (76% to 23%), as did Hispanics (55% to 43%), white Democrats were just as decisive in choosing Mike Bloomberg, who was running on the GOP line (59% to 38%).
Looking back at the 2008 presidential race, the only example I can find of such extreme racial polarization that white Democrats wouldn't cast a ballot for their party's nominee is Alabama: On his way to winning 88% of the white vote, McCain got 51% of white Democrats to vote for him, versus 47% who voted for Obama. In South Carolina, on the other hand, Obama got 80% among white Democrats (McCain won 73% of the overall white vote).
Why did the Democratic establishment not treat Thompson seriously despite the signs that were pointing to a potential backlash ever since September? Given how rare it is for white Democrats not to support their party's candidate, these exit polls certainly suggest that Thompson's race played a role in his failure to be taken as a legitimate contender. The refrain we've been hearing from Democratic officials since Election Day - 'if only Weiner had run' - makes this issue all the more urgent to confront, since there's no obvious reason to me to think that a U.S. representative would have been a brilliant candidate whereas a city comptroller is only a token one.
In New York, a backlash over term-limits and campaign spending
In the quest for explanations for New York City's tight vote, two obvious reasons emerged within minutes of the results: Voters were angry that Bloomberg was even running for a third-term, and they were found his campaign spending grotesque enough that many were willing to oust him for it.
The exit poll confirms that both factors impacted the results: A full 45% say that Bloomberg's decision to lift term limits made them less likely to vote for him, and 76% of those chose Thompson. (9% say it made them more likely to vote for Bloomberg, which goes without saying since they wouldn't have been able to vote for him if he hadn't changed the law.) Also 42% of voters say that Bloomberg's campaign spending was an important factor in their choice; Thompson handily won among that group.