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Congratulations to the winners of the University's 2010-2011 Distinguished Teaching Awards, established to recognize faculty who have contributed significantly to the intellectual life of the university through their teaching. This year's awardees are: Karen Adolph, Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, Jeane Anastos, Professor of Social Work, Silver School of Social Work, Judith Haber, The Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Nursing, Jim Hinojosa, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, Katherine O'Regan, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Wagner School of Public Service, and Joseph Zuckerman, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, School of Medicine. The work of William Reilly, Associate Professor, Tisch School of the Arts, will be honored with a special posthumous award.
Eight faculty members have been awarded 2011 Guggenheim Fellowships, awarded for demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts: Dalton Conley, University Professor and Dean for the Social Sciences, FAS, Louis Karchin, professor in the Department of Music, FAS, Peter Lucas, adjunct professor in the Department of Photography & Imaging, TSOA, Kevin McCoy, associate professor in the Department of Art and Art Professions, Steinhardt, Mark Crispin Miller, professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, Steinhardt, Catherine Sharkey, professor in the School of Law, Lara Vapnyar, adjunct professor, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and Marina Zurkow, associate teacher in the Interactive Telecommunications Program, TSOA.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected six NYU faculty as fellows this year. The six are among the 212 elected in their class, intended to represent the finest minds and most influential leaders from each generation. This year's NYU fellows are: Marsha Berger, Silver Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Courant Institute, Marcel Kahan, George T. Lowy Professor of Law, School of Law, Beatrice Longuenesse, Professor of Philosophy, FAS, Geoffrey Miller, Stuyvesant P. Comfort Professor of Law, School of Law, David Pearce, Professor of Economics, FAS, and Barbara Weinstein, Professor of History, FAS.
Richard Sennett, University Professor in the Department of Sociology, has won the 2011 Jeanette Schocken Prize for Literature. Awarded biannually after selection by a jury of journalists and scholars, the Prize is administered and funded by individual contributions from citizens of Bremerhaven, Germany, in honor of Jeanette Schocken, a Jewish citizen killed during the World War II. Professor Sennett, a renowned social critic, is the author of numerous books.
College of Nursing faculty members Joyce Anastasi and Katherine Hutchinson were honored at the 23rd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Eastern Nursing Research Society in March. Professor Anastasi, Independence Foundation Endowed Professor, received the ENRS 2011 Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award, and Professor Hutchinson, associate professor, received the 2011 Suzanne Feetham Nurse Scientist Family Research Award.
Tara Cortes, Executive Director of the Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing at the College of Nursing, has been awarded the Villanova University College of Nursing Medallion for Distinguished Contributions to the Profession. The Medallion honors an alumnus who demonstrates outstanding contributions to and expertise in the field. Professor Cortes is a leader in developing, evaluating, and implementing advanced nursing practice and collaborative practice as well as a globally recognized advocate for the treatment of eye disease.
Richard Epstein, the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at the School of Law, is one of four winners of the 2011 Bradley Prize, given to innovative thinkers and practitioners whose achievements strengthen American democratic capitalism. Professor Epstein, an influential expert in constitutional law, health law and policy, property rights, and torts, will accept the prize, which carries a $250,000 cash award, at a ceremony at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May.
Darin Strauss, faculty member in the FAS's Creative Writing Program, has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography for his critically acclaimed Half a Life. Chosen by members of the Critics Circle, comprised of professional book review editors and book reviewers, the annual awards honor the best literature published in English in six categories.
Carol Bove and Trisha Donnelly, both clinical associate professors of studio art at the Steinhardt School, are among the 82 artists from around the world to be featured in the 2011 Venice Biennale, the oldest and most prestigious of the world's art biennials. The title of the 54th International Art Exhibition, ILLUMInations, draws attention to the importance of disseminating and highlighting current artistic developments in a globalized world.
Marion Nestle, the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at the Steinhardt School, has been named a "Public Health Hero" for her national leadership in nutrition policy and her work to stem nutritionally based diseases, such as obesity, by the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health. Professor Nestle also garnered recent recognition for her Twitter feed: it was named one of the 140 Twitter feeds "that are shaping the conversation" by Time magazine.
Arthur Miller, University Professor in the School of Law, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. The CBE, one of the United Kingdom's highest honors, is an order of chivalry that recognizes civilians and military personnel for public service and other distinctions. Professor Miller is one of the few Americans to have this Order bestowed upon him. He is recognized for his generous gift of more than eighteen hundred Japanese woodblock prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi to the American Friends of the British Museum as well as for his role moderating public policy discussions on the BBC and Granada Television for more than fifteen years.
Three faculty members have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Robert Fergus and Jinyang Li, assistant professors of computer science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and Matthieu Wyart, assistant professor in the Department of Physics in the FAS. Awarded annually, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars in recognition of achievement and the potential to contribute substantially to their fields. Professor Fergus' research is in the areas of computer vision, machine learning, and computer graphics. Professor Li builds and investigates software systems that harness the physical resources of a large number of computers to achieve high-computing capacity. Professor Wyart explores the properties of systems displaying structural disorder, a kind of randomness that appears in biophysics, neuroscience, material science, soft matter, and the mathematics of sphere packing.
Eric Vanden-Eijnden, professor at the Courant Institute, has been named the winner of the 2011 J.D. Crawford Prize, in recognition of recent outstanding work on a topic in nonlinear science, by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Professor Vanden-Eijnden's research focus is the development of mathematical tools and numerical methods for the analysis of complex dynamical systems, which range from living organisms to the weather.
Carol Mandel, Dean of the Division of Libraries, has been named the 2011 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award by the American Library Association. The award recognizes an academic librarian who has made significant contributions in the area of library automation or management and who has made notable improvements in library service or research.
Charles Simic (WSC '67), Distinguished Poet-in-Residence in the Creative Writing Program, has won the Vilcek Prize for the Arts and Humanities in honor of his career achievements. Awarded annually by the Vilcek Foundation, the Vilcek Prizes recognize the contributions of foreign-born scientists and artists in the United States. Simic, a former United States poet laureate and winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, emigrated from Yugoslavia at age 16.
Robert Teranishi, associate professor of higher education at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission. The commission consists of 28 education advocates, civil rights leaders, scholars, lawyers, and corporate leaders who will examine the impact of school finance on educational opportunity and make policy recommendations to increase equity and achievement. Professor Teranishi's research has been influential to federal, state, and institution policy related to college access, campus climate, and college affordability.
Perry Halkitis, professor of applied psychology and associate dean for research and doctoral studies at Steinhardt, has been invited by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve on the Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration. The Advisory Committee informs both agencies on activities related to HIV/AIDS and STD prevention and control, health care services, and education of health professionals and the public. Professor Halkitis is director of Steinhardt's Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies.
Joshua Aronson, associate professor of applied psychology at Steinhardt, was named a fellow of the American Psychological Association's Society for Personality and Social Psychology. The most prestigious society of social psychologists, the Society seeks to advance the progress of theory, basic and applied research, and practice in its field. Professor Aronson's research focuses on racial and gender stereotypes, self-esteem, motivation, and attitudes.
Three faculty members have been named 2010 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Bhubaneswar "Bud" Mishra, professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine, was selected for his contributions to the fields of robotics, hardware verification, and computational biology. Dan Sanes, professor in the Center for Neural Science, was noted for his research in auditory central nervous system development. Patrick Shrout, professor in the department of psychology, was recognized for his work on the problems of stress, coping, and social support, and for his leadership in professional organizations in psychiatry and psychology.
Joel Oppenheim, professor of microbiology and Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences at the School of Medicine, has received the 2010 Lifetime Mentor Award by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The award honors an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering, especially through mentoring doctoral students and influencing the climate of an institution to increase diversity. Professor Oppenheim has been on NYU's faculty for 37 years.
Four faculty members have been named finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards: Anne Carson, visiting professor in the Creative Writing Program, for Nox, a collection of poetry and prose created after the death of her brother and integrated with old letters, family photos, collages, and sketches. Jennifer Homans, Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Faculty of Arts and Science, for Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet. The New York Times Book Review also named Apollo's Angels one of the "10 Best Books of 2010." The first cultural history of ballet ever written, the book chronicles the forces that shaped the art form over more than 400 years. Susie Linfield, associate professor in the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, for The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence. In her book, Professor Linfield concludes that publishing and viewing photographs of torture, mutilation, and death is not exploitative but rather constructive. Darin Strauss, clinical associate professor in the Creative Writing Program, for Half a Life, an autobiographical work that explores the consequences of a high school tragedy.
Assaf Naor, professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded the 2011 American Mathematical Society (AMS) Maxime Bôcher Memorial Prize, which recognizes outstanding research in the field of mathematical analysis over a six-year period. In awarding Professor Naor the prize, which is given every three years, the AMS cited his outstanding work in the area of metric spaces.
A research team from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences has received the George Bell Prize, given to the world's fastest supercomputing application, for creating software that simulates blood flow. The research team is headed by former Courant post-doctoral fellow George Biros, who began the project with Professor Denis Zorin and doctoral student Lexing Ying, and includes collaborators at Georgia Tech and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The project, which creates a simulation of 260 million red blood cells flowing in plasma, aims to help scientists develop safer, more effective devices such as stints and heart pumps.
Terry Fulmer, dean of the College of Nursing, was honored as the 2010 Nurse Leader in Aging at the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Leadership Conference in November. The American Academy of Nursing and the John A. Hartford Foundation, who give the award, acknowledged Dean Fulmer for "advancing new areas of knowledge" and "improving the quality of life for the aging at risk for abuse and neglect."
Three College of Nursing faculty members—Wendy Buntin, who also holds a joint faculty appointment at the School of Medicine; Eloise Cathcart; and Ann Kurth—have been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing, which recognizes nursing's most accomplished leaders. Out of the 108 newly inducted US Fellows, six received their degrees from NYU.
The Humane Society of the United States has recognized "Food, Animals, and the Environment," a course in FAS's Environmental Studies Program and Animal Studies Initiative, as a winner of an Animals and Society Distinguished New Course Award. "Food, Animals, and the Environment" is taught by Clinical Assistant Professor Christopher Schlottmann and considers animals' place in both the food system and the environment.
Terry Fulmer, dean of the College of Nursing, has been elected a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Election to the IOM, which is recognized as an important national resource for independent analysis and recommendations on health issues, is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. New members are chosen by current members through a highly selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.
Paul Light, Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at the Wagner School, has won the American Political Science Association's 2010 Herbert Simon Award for his book A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It. The award recognizes the best book on public administration published in the last three to five years that has made a significant contribution to public administration.
Several faculty members have recently been named fellows by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for 2010-2011. ACLS sponsors a variety of fellowships in support of research in the humanities and social sciences. >From NYU, Karl Appuhn, assistant professor of history at FAS, received an ACLS Fellowship to study political and scientific debates surrounding the health of livestock in 18th-century Venice; Mark Sanders, professor of comparative literature at FAS, received an ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowship to study the history of attempts to learn Zulu by non-native speakers in South Africa; Mara Mills, assistant professor of media, culture, and communication at Steinhardt, is collaborating on a study of rhetoric and the microelectronics industry under an ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship; and Mark Swislocki, assistant professor of history at NYU Abu Dhabi, received an American Research in the Humanities in China Fellowship to study human-animal relations in 19th- and 20th-century China.


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Ratings: The Office Falls to Worst Premiere Ever
The Office had its lowest-rated season premiere ever last night and its second-lowest rated episode ever: "New Guys" pulled in just 4.32 million viewers, down 46 percent among 18–49-year-olds from its premiere last year. Parks didn't fare any better, with just 3.52 million viewers, which is down 47 percent among adults from Whitney's premiere in the same timeslot last season. Up All Night did even worse, with just 3.14 million viewers. (The Weekend Update special pulled in 5.16 million viewers, but only 1.6 of them were in the demo, and it's not a regular series anyway, so its relative ratings don't have much of an effect.) Over at Fox, X-Factor was up slightly to 9.85 million, while Glee slipped a little from last week, down to a still-solid 7.42 million viewers. It's tough to believe, but a sexy Britney Spears–themed episode of Glee beat an episode of The Office about guys getting the nicknames "Fart" and "Plop."

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Your baby's ba-ba or binky are probably associated with cozy comfort, but a new study finds that they can actually cause injury, a risk that is increased if they are used beyond the recommended ages. In fact, according to data from National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a child is taken to the emergency room for a bottle, sippy cup or pacifier-related injury approximately every four hours.
Plus: 10 Clever Ways to Say Goodbye to the Binky
The study, published in Pediatrics, looked at data for kids 3 and under over a 20-year period, and found a surprising number of injuries caused usually when children fell with a bottle, sippy cup or pacifier in their mouth, resulting in cuts, bruises, broken teeth or other problems. Bottle injuries comprised 66 percent of the ER visits, followed by pacifiers at 20 percent, and sippy cups at 14 percent. Dr. Sarah A. Keim, the study's author and a researcher at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus,Ohio, says the actual numbers of cases is almost certainly higher, since it doesn't include those that didn't seek treatment at the ER.
Plus: Sippy Cups and Cavities
While medical experts recommend discontinuing the bottle at around one year of age, about the same time many kids are learning to walk, many parents have a hard time breaking their kids of the habit. However, according to Dr. Keim's estimate, about 80 percent of the injuries in the study could have been prevented by following AAP guidelines of eliminating a pacifier at around 6 months, the bottle around the first birthday, and a sippy cup as soon as your child can handle it, usually before age 2. That's not because lidless cups are less dangerous in a fall, but because parents are more likely to insist their kids sit still while using them.
Plus: How to Get Rid of the Bottle
When did your child give up the bottle? Have any of your children ever gotten hurt by a bottle, binky or sippy cups?


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In Indonesia, a Muslim fundamentalist organization, the Islamic Defenders Front, held a prayer service late Wednesday for Osama bin Laden. The head of the country's highest Islamic body expressed approval for the peaceful prayer service, but also support for the U.S. military action that killed the al-Qaida leader.
Ahmad Shobri Lubis, the secretary general of the Islamic Defenders Front, praised the slain al-Qaida leader for standing up against American power. He says bin Laden is a symbol of Muslim resistance to what he calls American hegemony in the world.
Although the prayer service was overflowing with hundreds of the group's supporters, their extremist views represent only a very small minority within Indonesia.
Amidhan, the chairman of the Indonesia Ulema Council, the country's highest Islamic body, represents a more mainstream view of bin Laden. He says bin Laden is not a Muslim leader, because he killed with acts of terrorism and Islam's way is peaceful.
Indonesia has also suffered from terrorist attacks from groups affiliated with al Qaida or influenced by bin Laden's ideology. One such group, Jemaah Islamiyah, was involved in several attacks in the last decade, including the 2002 Bali bombing that killed over 200 people.
Amidhan says most Indonesian Muslims support the U.S. right to track down and even kill the man who orchestrated the September 11, 2001 terror attacks that killed close to 3,000 people. But he is concerned with news that bin Laden's body was buried at sea, without what he called a proper Muslim burial. He said could incite retribution from extremist elements.
He says it could create the impression of throwing animals into the sea and that could increase anger and terrorism in the world.
Amidhan says that although the killing of bin Laden might incite those already pre-disposed to hate America, it will have little negative effect on the vast majority of the country.


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Round Rock ranks among safest Cities in U.S.
Round Rock ranks No. 2 safest among Texas cities greater than 100,000 population, No. 11 in nation
CQ Press has released City Crime Rankings 2011-2012, and Round Rock ranks 11th among U.S. cities 100,000 population or greater.
Round Rock is No. 2 among the 32 Texas cities population 100,000 or greater included in the rankings.
"Very few fast-growth communities can maintain such high rankings year after year," Mayor Alan McGraw said. "Our continued presence on this list reflects the City's continued emphasis on public safety and the commitment and proficiency of our law officers. Our citizens also deserve recognition for their support and proactive involvement in keeping Round Rock safe."
The crime rate rankings of the cities and metropolitan areas are calculated using six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. Round Rock ranked No. 29 overall in this year's survey, which includes cities with at least 75,000 population.
Said City Manager Steve Norwood: "Round Rock's Police Department continues to do outstanding work, and this latest Safe City ranking is testament to the officers on our streets every day, doing all they can to keep this one of the best communities in the country to raise a family and do business."
In the 2010 City survey of more than 400 residents, 90 percent said they feel "safe" or "very safe" in Round Rock.
"We take our responsibilities seriously, but we could not achieve this success without a supportive community," Police Chief Tim Ryle said. "We work closely with our residents, businesses, homeowners associations and neighboring law enforcement agencies. We also recognize the vital support we receive from the City Council and the rest of the city organization."
This marks the seventh consecutive year Round Rock ranks among the top 30 safest cities in the country with a population of at least 75,000. In 2005, Round Rock ranked No. 8. In 2006 and 2007, Round Rock was No. 13 in the survey. In 2008, it was No. 19, and was up to No. 18 in 2009. Last year, it ranked No. 25.
The rankings include all cities of at least 75,000 residents that reported crime data to the FBI in the categories noted for calendar year 2010.
(City of Round Rock, 1/24/2012)


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TOKYO (AP) — Japan and India will work toward an agreement on nuclear energy cooperation during a visit this week by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as Tokyo tries to boost exports of atomic technology and other infrastructure to help revive the economy.
"I do hope that we can make progress in civil nuclear energy cooperation," Kyodo News Service quoted Singh as telling reporters in New Delhi on Saturday.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is eager to promote sales of Japanese nuclear technology as part of Japan's push to expand exports, especially in emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East that offer stronger growth potential than at home, without the political tensions that plague Tokyo's dealings with mainland China.
Earlier this month, Japan and India signed a set of agreements on economic cooperation and investment, including multibillion-dollar plans for industrial corridors between New Delhi and Mumbai, and between Chennai and Bangalore. The two sides are also expected to discuss closer military ties.
Singh originally had planned his visit for late last year. He postponed it due to a parliamentary election in December that returned Abe's Liberal Democratic Party to power. The Indian prime minister arrives in Tokyo on Monday and departs Thursday.
Despite both sides' hopes for closer ties, trade between Japan and India has not yet taken off. Japan's exports to India fell nearly 5 percent in the fiscal year that ended in March to 842.1 billion yen ($8.25 billion) — one-thirteenth of the amount Japan shipped to China — while imports rose 4.5 percent from a year earlier to 579.1 billion yen ($5.7 billion), according to Japanese figures.
But with India due to invest about $1 trillion in infrastructure in 2012-2017, Singh said he sees an "enormous role" for Japanese industry in helping build up his country's manufacturing sector.
Highlighting that focus, Singh is due to address Japan's powerful Keidanran business group during his stay in Tokyo, said India's foreign secretary, Ranjan Mathai.
He said the two sides would also discuss possible exports of Japan's high-speed rail technology.
Japan's sales to India of nuclear equipment and technology have been hampered by sensitivity in Japan over India's past atomic tests and refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
India has announced a moratorium on further nuclear testing, but Japan also wants a clearer commitment from New Delhi. The two sides are also working to decide on consequences should India conduct another nuclear test.
Discussions with Japan on nuclear technology are only at the "very preliminary stage," Mathai said, adding that India hopes to see progress on an agreement later in the year.
Japan's nuclear power plants are mostly stalled at home due to safety concerns following the March 2011 disaster in Fukushima. So big companies like Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are desperate to offset lost business at home through sales overseas.
It's a lucrative prospect, given the dozens of nuclear reactors due to be constructed worldwide in coming years. The pro-nuclear Liberal Democrats also contend that Japan should restart reactors closed down for tightened safety checks to help keep the industry internationally competitive.
Japan's first nuclear export deal since the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant came during a visit by Abe to Turkey, which chose a Japanese-French partnership to build a nuclear reactor on its Black Sea coast.
The two sides also signed a nuclear cooperation agreement, as Abe reassured his hosts that Japan has learned from the disaster and is offering technology with the highest safety standards.
During that overseas tour, Abe also signed nuclear agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. He is also aiming at nuclear exports to Eastern Europe, with local reports saying he plans to visit Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in June.


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June Hecox, 93 - March 18, 2009
June Belle Hecox, 93, of Gothenburg, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Gothenburg Memorial Hospital Long-term Care.
Services were held at Banner United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 14, with the Rev. Janie Freeman officiating. Interment took place at the Peckham Cemetery.
Hecox was born June 24, 1915, south of Gothenburg, the daughter of Ernest and Ramona (Brestel) Haynes.
She attended and graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1933. Following graduation, she attended business school and then taught at a country school for a few years.
On June 8, 1939, she married Eugene Hecox at the Banner United Methodist Church south of Gothenburg. To this union, twin boys were born.
Hecox was a member of Banner United Methodist Church, and for a short time, Order of Eastern Star.
She had played the organ at the Banner United Methodist Church of over 60 years. She always enjoyed playing music and gave piano lessons to the children of the church, according to family members.
Hecox was preceded in death by: her parents, Ernest and Ramona; her husband, Eugene William Hecox; two brothers—Milan and Stanley Haynes; a sister, Marilyn Pagel.
?Survivors include her sons—Jerry (Bev) Hecox of Beatrice, and Jack (Nora) Hecox of Dorchester; a sister, Lois Lemmon of Cozad; sister-in-law, Vivian Haynes of Gothenburg; two grandsons—Dan (Tammy) Hecox of York, and Scott (Sarah) Hecox of Omaha; a granddaughter, Angela Hecox of Beatrice; two step-granddaughters—Kim (Steve) Fugett of Diller, and Sandy (Jim) Weiner of Bend, OR; and several great-grandchildren.
?A memorial has been established and may be directed to: 1414 Crestview, Beatrice, NE 68310.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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UCSB Track and Field hosted their second home meet of the season Friday, the Big West Challenge Cup. On the men's side the Gauchos took first with 189 points followed by Cal State Fullerton with 170 points, next was Long Beach State with 168 points and UC Irvine finished with 145 points. This is the first title in the year history of the Cup for the UC Santa Barbara men as they produced 4 new regional marks pushing their season total to 9 qualifying marks. Not to be outdone the UCSB women were victorious with 210 points to Long Beach's 205 followed by Fullerton with 143 points and Irvine with 118 points. The Gaucho women won their fifth consecutive Challenge Cup and upped their total of regional qualifying marks from 9 to 10.
The men started quickly on the track with a UC Santa Barbara school record 40.94 in the 4 x 100 meters for second place. Sophomore Scott Smith gave a great performance of his own in the 1500 meters with a NCAA regional qualifying 3:47.71 good for second place. Another regional mark for the Gaucho distance squad came in the form of senior Mike Chavez's 8:59.90 in the steeple for a 17 plus second win and his second regional qualifier of the season.
Brian Sung, a freshman from West Torrance, won the high hurdles at home for the second time this season with a personal best of 15.42 into a head wind. UCSB men's 4 x 400 meter relay team that featured Kris Shirley, Ryan Donnelly, Max Bellissimo and Jason Newland closed out the day on the track crossing the line first in a time of 3:14.49.
Field events for the Gaucho men proved just as fruitful as senior Kyle Baker ignited the infield with a huge 214' 4" in the javelin. Baker's mark was a 20-foot personal best, a regional qualifying mark and ranks him second in the Big West. Challenge Cup also marked the return of senior Eugene Bradley in the hammer with an awesome throw of 210' 3" first place finish and a regional qualifying mark that sits him atop the Big West rankings.
On the women's side, junior Bethany Nickless got the meet off to a great start with a win in the first of the day, the women's 3000-meter steeplechase. Nickless's time of 10:30.68 in a race she won by 37 seconds is her second regional qualifying mark of the year. Sophomore Danielle Domenichelli took the 1500 in a time of 4:30.99 and was second behind freshman Alyssa Brown in the 800 2:14.52 to 2:14.75. For Domenichelli it was her third 1500-meter victory of the season in as many attempts and Brown also won her third 800-meter race this season.
Rounding out women's distance were seniors Stephanie Rothstein and Megan Lewis going 1-2 in the 3000 meters in times of 9:45.44 and 9:45.55. Fresh off their national qualifying 10'000 meters race last week, Rothstein and Lewis dominated the field coming through a full 10 seconds ahead of the closest competitor. Senior Stella Hall in a dominating race of her own took the 400 meter hurdles in 62.21 more than 1.5 seconds in front of her rivals on the track.
In what is becoming common place senior Gaucho Amy Haapanen broke three more of her own school records in the shot put, discus and hammer. Haapanen continues to dominate with marks of 52' 2" in the shot for first place, 170' 2" in the discus for second and another conference record in the hammer with an enormous 213' 10" for her second victory of the day. Senior Heather Quinn was just behind Haapanen in all three events finishing second in the shot put(46' 11.75"), third in the discus(149' 10") and second in the hammer(177' 0")
UC Santa Barbara's women's jumpers produced some great marks spearheaded by senior Katie Kramer and freshman Kasey Kearin. Kramer took first in the long jump with a mark of 18' 9" while Kearin took second in both the long jump and triple jump with 18' 6" and 38' 3.25" respectively.
Gaucho track and field completes in split squads next week in Westwood, CA for the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational and Walnut, CA for the Mt. SAC Relays.


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Clemson vs. Syracuse Notes
October 5, 2013
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Clemson Team Notes
*Clemson got the ball first, the 15th consecutive game the Tigers have gotten the ball first after the coin toss.
*Clemson is now 5-0 for the second time under Dabo Swinney. The Tigers were also 5-0 in 2011, the year the Tigers won
the ACC Championship.
*Clemson now has 13 consecutive wins by at least 10 points against unranked opponents, the second longest streak in the nation behind Alabama, which has 22 in a row.
*Clemson has now won three in a row in domed stadiums to go to 7-5 overall. Dabo Swinney is 3-0 in domed stadiums.
*This was Clemson's 10th consecutive ACC victory.
*Clemson is now 5-0 in games on artificial turf with Tajh BoydTajh Boyd
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*The 91-yard touchdown pass from Tajh Boyd to Sammy WatkinsSammy Watkins
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*Clemson broke the school record for passing yards in a game with 466 passing yards.. The previous record was 433 against Wake Forest last year.
*This was Clemson's first win in the state of New York. It is the 18th different state the Tigers have gained a victory.
*Clemson has held four consecutive opponents to 14 points or less, the first time Clemson has done that since 2000 when the first four opponents failed to score over 14.
*Clemson had four interceptions in a game for the first time since they had four against Florida State in 2009. But, it was the first time Clemson had at least four interceptions on defense on the road since the 1995 NC State game when the Tigers had six.
Clemson Player Notes
*Tajh Boyd won his 26th game as starting quarterback at Clemson to move into second place on the all-time list. He was tied with current San Diego Chargers quarterback Charlie WhitehurstCharlie Whitehurst
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*Boyd broke his own Clemson record for passing yards in a game on the 91-yard pass completion to Sammy Watkins in the third period. It gave him 455 for the game. He did not play in the fourth quarter. He had the previous mark with 428 at Wake Forest last year.
*With 455 yards passing today, Boyd jumped from 10th to seventh in ACC history in passing yards. He now has 9502.
*Boyd needed just 29 yards of total offense to go over the 10,000 yard mark. He achieved that on his 60-yard touchdown pass to Adam HumphriesAdam Humphries
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*Boyd now has 107 touchdowns in his career rushing and passing. He needs just six to break Phillips Rivers ACC record
*Today was Boyd's third career 400-yard passing game, tying Stephen Morris of Miami for the most among active ACC players.
*Boyd tied his own Clemson record for touchdown passes today with five. It is the fifth time he has had five in a game. He did it in 2011 against North Carolina, 2012 against Wake Forest, Duke and NC State, and now 2013 against Syracuse. Cullen Harper also did it in 2007 against Louisiana Monroe and Central Michigan.
*Sammy Watkins had his 10th career 100-yard receiving game today with four catches for 123 yards. Nuk Hopkins has the Clemson record with 12. The touchdown was the 20th of Watkins career, 18 receiving, one rushing and one on a kickoff return.
*Darius RobinsonDarius Robinson
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*Adam Humphries had a career day with three catches for 118 yards and two scores. It was a career high for the junior in yards and touchdowns. He had all of it in the first quarter. Humphries also had 40 punt return yards, the most by a Tiger in over two years.
*Watkins and Adam Humphries both went over 100 yards receiving today, just the fifth time in Clemson history the Tigers have had two 100 yard receivers in the same game. The Tigers did it last year against NC state.
*Vic BeasleyVic Beasley
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*Daniel RodriguezDaniel Rodriguez
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View Full Profile caught a pass today. Four years ago today he was in a hospital in Afghanistan recovering for significant wounds suffered in the Battle of Kamdesh. He received a Purple Heart for his heroics for the battle that started on October 3, 2009.
*Chandler CatanzaroChandler Catanzaro
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Greenville, SC
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Caillou "My Family" Today Caillou learns that being a part of a family is something very special. Dad lends Caillou his old camera and helps him take pictures of every member of their family - including Gilbert. Looking at the photo album, the family remembers when Gilbert was a kitten and first came to live with them. D
1:00 pm
Thomas & Friends "Helping Each Other" Stop that Bus! - Thomas feels bad that Bertie doesn't get to travel on the rails so he decides to take Bertie on a tour of Sodor by rail. Bertie rolls onto Thomas' flatbed and soon they're off on their adventure. Bertie loves the sights but he needs to go and collect Dowager Hatt and her friends. D
1:30 pm
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel's Babysitter/Daniel Goes to School" Daniel's Babysitter - Prince Tuesday comes to babysit Daniel Tiger while Mom Tiger and Dad Tiger go out dancing. As Daniel gets ready for bed, he misses his Mom and Dad, but Prince Tuesday reminds him that they will be back soon. And when Tigey goes missing right before bedtime, Daniel learns what a grr-ific babysitter Prince Tuesday is. D
2:00 pm
Curious George "Up, Up and Away/Skunked" George learns that it takes a tether, a basket and hot air for a balloon to successfully lift-off.G
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3:00 pm
Peg + Cat "The Race Car Problem/The Big Gig Problem" The Race Car Problem - Junk Yard/Race Track Stadium. Peg and Cat rebuild their homemade race car, "Hot Buttered Lightnin'," to compete in the Talla-peg-a 20 race. Primary Content: More than, less than; Secondary Content: Solid shapes. D
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WordGirl "Who Wants Candy?/Chuck's Brother" Who Wants Candy? - On a field trip to the local candy factory, The Birthday Girl goes on a candy eating spree. WordGirl must find a way to save the city's candy and win back her best friend and field trip buddy, Violet. Vocabulary Words: Awestruck, Mastermind. D
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Emerging market stocks dropped, poised for a six-week low, as falling metals prices sank commodities shares and Turkish banks slid.
OAO Severstal, a Russian steelmaker, led declines in Moscow's Micex Index after an explosion at one of its coal mines. Akbank TAS, a Turkish lender part-owned by Citigroup Inc., fell to the lowest since Dec. 3 after Yapi & Kredi Bankasi AS cut the stock to the equivalent of sell. PT United Tractors gained the most in almost six weeks in Jakarta on speculation the company may sustain a recovery in sales, pushing Indonesia's main index to a record level.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 0.2% to 1,058.64 by 2:22 p.m. in New York. Turkey's ISE National 100 Index extended its decline to the lowest since Dec. 21 after a car bomb at the border with Syria killed at least 10, according to the Anatolia news agency. The Bloomberg Base Metals 3-Month Price Commodity Index slid 0.8%, while copper fell the most in a month as China's New Year's holiday week got underway.
"You're still seeing this underperformance in emerging markets which are most sensitive to cyclical growth sentiment," Michael Gayed, the chief investment strategist at Pension Partners LLC, in New York said by phone. "On a daily basis, almost continuously, emerging markets keep weakening."
Markets in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia are shut for the New Year break today. Brazil's market is closed for Carnival. Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index rose 0.3 percent to the highest level since at least April 1983.
Moscow IPO
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index exchange-traded fund, the ETF tracking developing-nation shares, fell 0.2%. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index, a measure of options prices on the fund and expectations of price swings, slipped 0.5%. Price volatility on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was at 8.8, the lowest level on record for 100-day volatility, according to data compiled by Bloomberg dating back to 2003.
Russia's Micex Index fell 0.3% on its fourth day of declines as Brent oil slid from a nine-month high. The Russian Direct Investment Fund will seek to buy as much as $100 million of stock in the Moscow Exchange's initial public offering, according to a person with knowledge of the Kremlin-backed private-equity fund's plan, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public.
Poland's WIG 20 rose 0.1%. Dubai's DFM General Index lost 0.1%, after climbing as much as 1%.
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Linked by David Adams on Wed 3rd Aug 2011 16:10 UTC, submitted by Sin2x
Linus Torvalds piped up in the comments of a Google+ posting by Linux kernel hacker Dave Jones to air his true feelings about Gnome 3: "it's not that I have rendering problems with gnome3 (although I do have those too), it's that the user experience of Gnome3 even without rendering problems is unacceptable." People care what Linus thinks, and when he ditched KDE for Gnome a couple of years ago, people took note. Now he's using Xfce.


text: Mark C. 2,570 Report post Posted November 18, 2012 The PBS series Craft in America is on I know this has been mentioned before but The current episode is called crossroads and covers 3 potters and really hit the nail on the head for me on the influence that Hamada and Leach on functional ceramics in America. I suggest if you can to catch it. Warren MacKenzie is great as well as the others explaining the history. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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10 Reasons James Franco Is 2012's Best Celebrity
A lot of celebrities did a lot of things in 2012, but one thing's for sure: there was, and is, only one James Franco. Whether he was blogging, making movies, or going to three different masters programs at once, he made all other celebrities look lazy and stupid by comparison. Don't believe me? Here's a short list of his accomplishments.
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Dartmouth doctors, engineers find breast cancer surgery breakthroughBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
March 30. 2014 10:04PM
LEBANON — A new technique of combining MRI and optical scanning can accurately locate small breast cancer tumors during surgery, according to new findings from physicians at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center and engineers from Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering.
Together the physicians and engineers developed a new approach to breast-conserving surgery that simplifies the procedure for women whose breast cancer is too small to be felt.
"Conceptually it is similar to a car's GPS," the Norris Cotton Cancer Center said in a news release. "The uploaded maps would be the MRI, and the optical scan provides the 'you are here' arrow for the surgeon. This more accurate picture of the tumor location and its edges allows for a more precise surgical excision."
"Supine Breast MRI and 3D Optical Scanning: A Novel Approach to Improve Tumor Localization for Breast Conserving Surgery," was recently published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
"We have developed a technique that gives the surgeon, at the time of surgery, a 3-D picture of where the cancer is in the breast using MRI," said Dr. Richard J. Barth Jr., section chief of general surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. "This is the first time that optical scanning and MRI have been combined to localize breast cancer."The current way these small tumors are located before surgery is through a separate procedure, which can be uncomfortable for the patient and is not very accurate, according to the news release. About 30 to 40 percent of the time cancer cells are left behind, the news release states, leading to additional surgery to remove the remaining cancer. In this pre-surgery procedure, a wire is inserted into the breast before surgery to mark these small tumors. Barth, an associate professor of surgery at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, said the new method of locating breast tumors uses a pre-operative MRI as a map of the tumor and an optical scan to identify the tumor's size, shape and location.
Together the MRI and optical scan create an interactive 3-D image on a computer screen.
Up next, Barth plans to initiate a randomized prospective study of patients with non-palpable breast cancer to test how the new method compares to the old wire localization method.


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Norm Abram: Life After 'New Yankee'
Can America's most recognizable woodworking personality actually retire?
By Jefferson Kolle
Pages 54-62
Norm Abram first stepped in front of a television camera in 1979 as the lead carpenter on "This Old House," a show on which he still appears. A decade later, Norm began "The New Yankee Workshop," and for 21 seasons he taught a glued-to-the-screen audience how to make furniture. Norm never skipped the hard parts, and while he didn't make them look easy, he did show you that they were doable. As such, his gentle smile and reassuring manner coaxed countless people to take up the craft of working wood.
He has appeared on lots of other shows as well as in countless magazines, including two articles in the August 2005 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine (#149). "The New Yankee Workshop" may be over, but Norm is hardly retired. He just bought a new old house that he's renovating and he's mulling over ideas for a new shop, so he can keep building and building.
In a recent discussion, Norm talked about TV, the Internet, woodworking and safety.
Your show, "The New Yankee Workshop," introduced countless people to the craft. What's the best thing people can learn from watching a woodworking television show? Also, what are the limits of TV? In other words, what can't people learn from watching "New Yankee."
In the television show, we touched on every step in the process of making a piece of furniture. Because of the time constraints we couldn't show every setup – every time we set the rip fence on the table saw, for instance. And if there were four table legs to make, for instance, we'd only show how to make one of them. The idea was to give a woodworker the inspiration to try building a piece of furniture.
Sometimes people who ordered the plans from an episode would write to say that they thought the cutlists should have exact measurements for every single piece of wood. I'd tell them that for many of the pieces the cutlists only contain approximate dimensions to be used as a guide. Part of making furniture is cutting and fitting pieces as you work your way through the piece. It's a step-by-step process.
For all the confidence and inspiration we gave viewers – and I think video is better at this than a book or magazine – there are some things that television can't do. It can't teach you how it feels to have a tool in your hand or what wood grain feels like. It can't show you what it's like to squeeze just the right amount of glue out of a tight mortise-and-tenon joint. Hands-on is the only way to learn. You have to get out in the shop and work the wood, learn how the tools work.
So, watch a video to get inspired, then get out there and put that inspiration to work.
Video: In 2007, Norm Abram was interviewed by Popular Woodworking Magazine senior editor (then editor and publisher) Steve Shanesy.
Blog: Read this blog post about Norm's decision to stop production of "The New Yankee Workshop."
Web site: Visit the official "New Yankee" web site to watch selected episodes of the show, or purchase project plans and DVDs.
Articles: Our August 2005 issue (#149) featured a visit to "The New Yankee Workshop" and a build-along of Norm Abram's Adirondack chair.
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"fire pon Rome" is more about catholic church than Italians, but still.
johnnyB wrote:just to discover he had given the whole amount to the victims of the earthquake in central Italy of the same year.
johnnyB wrote:@ Anbessa: I was there and the Rototom staff gave the information from the main stage that Bunny had given a part of his fee to the Shashamene community and the rest to the victims of the terrible Earthquake which shook central Italy in April.You can find pieces of news on the net if you can read italian.
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* 10-year yields struggle to find traction at 2 pct
* Unemployment rate rises slightly to 7.9 percent
* U.S. manufacturing growth quickened in January
By Luciana Lopez
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Prices for U.S. Treasuries
seesawed in choppy trading Friday after data showed a slight
rise in the unemployment rate, but gains were checked by a
separate report showing U.S. manufacturing growth picked up in
Treasuries prices climbed, reversing earlier losses, after
data showed a slightly higher unemployment rate in January,
suggesting the Federal Reserve might not yet be ready to back
off its latest round of quantitative easing.
Those gains in Treasuries were reined in by data showing
U.S. manufacturing growth quickened last month.
The numbers were "quite encouraging for both output and
employment prospects ahead," said Andrew Wilkinson, chief
economic strategist with Miller Tabak & Co. LLC.
Nevertheless, analysts said monetary policy will effectively
be on hold at the Federal Reserve until the unemployment rate
comes closer to 6.5 percent; Friday's data showed the rate at
7.9 percent in January, up from 7.8 percent in December.
While there are elements of the jobs report to please both
bulls and bears, said Rob Carnell, an economist with ING Bank,
"for now, however, this is further vindication" of the Federal
Reserve's expansion of quantitative easing in December and
should help limit the testing of 10-year yields seen over recent
Expectations that the Fed will stay on hold longer than
expected to help lower unemployment helped push rate futures and Eurodollar futures higher, as investors saw
policymakers' ultra loose stance boosting inflation in coming
Five- and seven-year debt particularly outperformed as
investors saw easing pushed out into those sectors.
In December, the Fed announced a new bond-buying program
that also shifted more of its purchases into intermediate
Treasuries, helping push those yields down at year-end. Those
yields have rallied since, but touched a one-week low
on Friday of 0.8173 percent.
The March 2017 Eurodollar contract rose 4 basis
points to 98.125, touching its highest since the start of the
week, as investors put on bets that the Fed will leave
short-term interest rates near zero for years yet.
The 10-year Treasury note last traded up 3/32 in
price to yield 1.976 percent, despite having yielded above 2
percent earlier in the session. The 10-year notes have been
testing the 2 percent level all week, particularly on
suggestions that the euro zone debt crisis may be easing.
But U.S. economic data has painted a mixed picture,
including a surprise economic growth contraction in the fourth
quarter, according to figures released this week.
Further concerns on growth were kindled Friday as the jobs
data suggested "there's still a long way to go before the Fed
turns off the monetary taps," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S.
economist with Capital Economics in Toronto.
The 30-year bond last traded down 7/32 in price
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impressive finding was the significant decrease in pain which started at the
4th week and accelerated with time." Mild gastrointestinal side effects were
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International Affairs Editor
Spotlight on Afghanistan: Karzai wants NATO out of villages
Le 16-03-2012
The fall-out from the murder of sixteen Afghan villagers by a US serviceman last week took a new twist on Thursday as President Hamid Karzai called on NATO troops to quit Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases – a move, which if followed, could seriously disrupt plans for the NATO-led international security force to complete its exit from Afghanistan in 2014.
And in a separate development, the Taliban in Afghanistan have suspended preliminary peace talks with the United States.
Is Karzai serious about this?
Well, NATO leaders appear to be taking it with a pinch of salt. They suggest Karzai's demand does not imply a timetable and is, in reality, no more than what NATO is planning anyway – in other words, a gradual withdrawal from its front-line role between now and the end of 2013. They will hope that the Afghan president will now leave it at that and let things return to the status quo before the killings. That may be wishful thinking. If it is and Karzai returns to the theme more insistently, then things could become really difficult. But NATO is unlikely to take any steps that it thinks might compromise its operational objectives or the safety of its troops.
Is the Afghan army any way near being ready to take over from NATO?
This is the heart of the matter and the simple answer to the question is "no", the Afghan army is not yet ready to take over from the NATO-led force. This is a point that British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama both made forcefully in Washington this week. Yes, progress has been made. It more resembles a fighting force today than it did five years ago, but it is deeply divided. In short, more time is needed to prepare it for the take-over. The two years left to 2014 is probably not enough but is certainly preferable to an immediate takeover.
When Karzai talks about the Afghan Army taking the lead for national security in 2013, it really depends on what time of the year he has in mind. If he means before the start of the fighting season, then clearly it is neither realistic nor likely. If he means after the fighting season, then nobody really has an issue with that. NATO would stay on in a training role until 2014.
What has gone wrong in the talks with the Taliban?
This is a key question because high hopes had been pinned on the talks – which were in their preliminary stage: talks about talks with a Taliban office in Qatar. But the Taliban have called them off, accusing the US of constantly changing its position, which they described as "shaky, erratic and vague". They also ruled out negotiations with the Kabul government, which they regard as illegitimate.
But this does not seem to be a definitive "no". The Taliban say they have suspended the talks until the Americans clarify their stance on the issues concerned.
Just how important are these talks?
With a military victory now looking beyond the grasp of the NATO-led force and withdrawal just two years away, the US needs to seek a settlement now while it still has cards to play. Wishful thinking is not going to make the Taliban go away. So talks will have to begin sooner or later. At his stage, the talks seem to have centred on a prisoner exchange involving Afghans detained at Guantanamo in return for a kidnapped American soldier.


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Cocoa Blossom Accent Plate, Peony
Cocoa Blossom features a stylish combination of rich cocoa brown and an exotic floral motif that lends your tabletop a touch of fresh sophistication. This fine porcelain collection includes elegantly styled dinnerware with dramatic center pieces and accessories that inspire delectable dining and home entertaining. This transitional dinnerware can use for elegant or casual dining. Pure white porcelain. Dishwasher and microwave safe. Peony accent plate measures 8 inch diameter.


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Kayaker's death likely a suicide
July 25. 2013 9:33PM
STRATHAM — The death of a kayaker whose body was found in the Squamscott River last month has been termed a likely suicide.
State Fish and Game officers said the woman, Ann Colcord, disappeared the night of June 24.
Her body was found late the next morning, a short distance from her kayak.
"From what we could see, it was a self-inflicted drowning," said Fish and Game Lt. Mike Eastman.
The kayak was found tied to an eel trap in about 12 feet of water.
Eastman said the woman, in her 60s, would often take her kayak to that area of the river.


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Nebraska death penalty repeal bill dead for year
Nebraska death penalty repeal bill dead for year
LINCOLN, Neb. —
A proposal to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska is dead for the year.
Supporters on Tuesday failed to muster the 33 votes needed to force an end to debate in the Legislature. The vote was 28-21 to cut off a filibuster.
The failure to reach a vote on the bill pushes it to the bottom of the Legislature's agenda.
The measure was introduced by longtime Sen. Ernie Chambers, who has fought for nearly four decades to end capital punishment. Chambers says he will introduce a repeal measure again next year.
Nebraska has 11 men on death row. The last inmate executed in Nebraska was Robert E. Williams, who was electrocuted in 1997.


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January 14, 2013 08:30 ET
"Total Command" Campaign Commencing in January 2013 Targeting Tiburon's Tier 1 Public Safety Client Base
"Total Command" Campaign Commencing in January 2013 Targeting Tiburon's Tier 1 Public Safety Client Base
COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - Jan 14, 2013) - GlobalWise Investments, Inc. (OTCBB: GWIV) (OTCQB: GWIV) (www.GlobalWiseInvestments.com) and its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., a leading-edge technology company focused on the design, implementation and management of cloud-based Enterprise Content Management ("ECM") systems in both the public and private sectors, today announce a new sales campaign with its channel partner Tiburon (www.tiburoninc.com). This campaign, which is expected to launch this month, will target Tiburon's client base of over 600 leading public safety agencies in North America.
Since 1980, Tiburon has set the standard of excellence for the delivery of computer aided dispatch, mobility, records management and corrections management solutions built to meet the rigorous demands of state, local and federal law enforcement, fire & rescue and corrections agencies. To support market needs and further extend the service and value provided to clients, Tiburon selected Intellinetics as its strategic partner for Enterprise Content Management. Intellinetics' combination of advanced, mission-critical technology, public sector experience and flexible deployment models made it the best ECM partner for Tiburon.
"We are proud to be Tiburon's ECM provider," stated William "BJ" Santiago, CEO of GlobalWise. "As a market leader, Tiburon could choose any ECM partner. It is gratifying they selected us to fulfill a critical need within the Public Safety markets in which they serve. The Intellivue™ Total Command Electronic Document Management Solution (ITCE) is an affordable, simple to purchase and install bundle designed exclusively for Tiburon's TotalCommand client base. With an attractive entry point of approximately $50,000, ITCE will be well received in this space. The Tiburon team has been great to work with throughout the process of integrating all the technical, sales and marketing aspects of this exciting new campaign."
"Intellinetics has become one of our benchmark partners, setting a high standard for partner support, technology integration and hard work to deliver results," stated Kirke Kurtis, Marketing Director for Tiburon. "The Intellivue™ platform has the unique blend of advanced privacy features, integration flexibility and ease of use that is absolutely vital to our clients. Intellinetics has been an important part of winning new clients for our company, and we are excited to bring that success into our large installed client base."
About GlobalWise Investments, Inc.
GlobalWise Investments, Inc., via its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., is a Columbus, Ohio based Enterprise Content Management (ECM) pioneer with industry-leading software that delivers cloud ECM based solutions on-demand. The Company's flagship platform, Intellivue™, represents a new industry benchmark and game-changing solution by enabling clients to access and manage the content of every scanned document, file, spreadsheet, email, photo, audio file or video tape -- virtually anything that can be digitized -- in their enterprise from any PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone from anywhere in the world.
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The William and Mary men's gymnastics team, ranked 14th nationally, placed second in Saturday's Navy Open with a 409.4 score in Annapolis, Md.
No. 1 Penn State won at 440.9, while No. 12 Temple was third at 407.05.
W&M;'s Landon Funiciello won the rings title and placed fourth on floor and parallel bars.
Old Dominion went 3-0 at the CAA Duals in Fairfax, beating Boston University 23-6, Drexel 27-9 and Hofstra 19-12.
The Monarchs' Scott Festejo, Chris Mecate, Alexander Richardson and Jacob Henderson were a combined 11-0 for the day. Since ODU can't compete for the CAA tournament championship due to the Monarchs' impending move out of the conference, they set winning the CAA regular season as a goal. ...
Apprentice placed eighth in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association's National Duals in Dalton, Ga., going 2-3 for the weekend— two wins Friday, three losses Saturday. Builders heavyweight Ian Jones won all five of his bouts. ...
No. 9 Virginia Tech, coming off its Virginia Duals championship in Hampton a week ago, beat North Carolina 32-9.
Women's tennis:
Led by Diana Ivanova at the No. 1 position, Old Dominion opened its season with a 7-0 indoor home victory over Norfolk State, then posted a 6-1 triumph against Howard. ...
No. 3 Duke beat visiting William and Mary 7-0 indoors. The Tribe lost each singles match in straight sets, though the Tribe's Leeza Nemchinov took the Blue Devils' Ester Goldfeld, ranked 40th nationally, to 7-5, 6-4 at the third spot.
Men's tennis:
Virginia Tech, ranked 43rd nationally, beat Longwood 7-0 and the College of Charleston 6-1 on indoor courts in Blacksburg.
The Hokies' Andreas Bjerrehus and Amerigo Contini, who are ranked 29th and 53rd nationally in singles, respectively, and 15th as a doubles pair, swept all of their matches, though Contini wasn't in the singles lineup against the Lancers.
Women's swimming:
W&M; lost to 137-123 to Miami and 163-97 to Virginia Tech in Christiansburg.
Grafton High graduate Meaghan Holloway, one of the Hokies honored on Senior Day, placed third in the 200-yard butterfly (2:06.03) and sixth in the 100 fly (57.70) among the three teams.
The Tribe's Caylyn Tate posted the day's best time in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10 minutes, 28.1 seconds) and beat the Hurricanes in the 500 free with a 5:09.53.
Men's swimming:
Also in Christiansburg, W&M; (5-3) fell 160-97 to Virginia Tech (8-1-1), though the Tribe's Andrew Strait won two events. He won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:06.27, then came back to take the 400 individual medley in 4:04.36.


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Sweet'N Low. Equal. Splenda. More people in the U.S. and worldwide are choosing these and other artificial sweeteners over sugar. Such sweeteners—whether poured from a packet or already added in a food or drink—aim to tame your sweet tooth while helping you consume fewer calories. Yet recent research suggests these sugar substitutes may not be that good at helping you manage your weight.
In a recent review, researchers looked at 37 past studies on artificial sweeteners. They focused on their effect on heart health and body weight. Seven of the studies in the review were randomized, controlled trials (RCTs). Such trials are considered the gold standard in scientific study design. The 30 others were observational group studies.
From their review, the researchers found that artificial sweeteners don't seem to help people lose weight or stay at a healthy weight. In fact, using them for a long period of time may raise your risk of being overweight or obese. Why? People may not be using them in the right way. They may not be cutting out other sugar-filled or high-calorie fare from their diet.
What's more, the researchers found that artificial sweeteners may be linked to heart problems. Namely, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. That may be because extra weight puts you at risk for these other health ills. Despite this finding, the researchers don't say you should shun sugar substitutes. They caution that more research is needed. Longer-term RCTs could better explain these possible health effects.
Artificial sweeteners have been around for quite some time. Saccharin—better known as Sweet'N Low—has been used to sweeten foods since the late 1800s. In the 1970s, studies in mice suggested saccharin may lead to bladder cancer. But later research in humans found no such link. In fact, research continues to show that sugar substitutes are safe.
The FDA has approved saccharin and 5 other artificial sweeteners. That means the agency has reviewed the scientific research and found them safe to use as intended. These other sugar substitutes are:
Aspartame (Equal)
Acesulfame potassium (Sweet One)
Sucralose (Splenda)
Neotame (Newtame)
You may have also heard of stevia. It comes from the leaves of the stevia plant. The FDA considers this food additive as GRAS, or generally recognized as safe. That means experts already deem it safe so no review is needed.
Many people use artificial sweeteners without any problems. But some people may be very sensitive to them. Those who have a rare genetic disorder called phenylketonuria (PKU) should stay away from aspartame and advantame. Their bodies can't break down these food additives. Aspartame may also cause headaches in some people.
Visit the FDA webite for more about artificial sweeteners.
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May 02, 2005
Madison, WI-As part of a World Council development activity Russian financial leaders Vadim Kalinchev, Deputy Head of Apparatus Committee for Financial Markets & Monetary Turnover in Council of Federation (Upper Chamber of Russian Parliament) and Vladimir Lukov, Deputy Director of Department for Financial Policy in Finance Ministry of Russian Federation traveled to Washington, DC and New York to learn more about the United States credit union system and its regulatory framework.
In New York the Russian delegation met with the NY State Credit Union League and learned more about the state league activities. Kalinchev highlighted the role of the Russian CU League, noting, "The League and other finance policy representatives are looking into different models/credit union structures. I see the League's role as providing training to credit union staff and leaders in order to promote the use of credit unions to the public."
"These are dynamic leaders and we expect exciting things to happen in the credit union movement from henceforth. Both are connected and have a good understanding of the role credit unions can play in the Russian financial system," noted Cassie Rademaekers, WOCCU program specialist, Europe, Asia & Africa.
State Employees Federal Credit Union in Albany, NY, the 64th largest credit union in the country, and Baybridge Credit Union in Brooklyn, NY, a community development credit union also hosted the delegation, giving them a view of credit unions of various sizes who effectively serving diverse fields of membership.
During the delegation's visit they were able to meet with the National Credit Union Administration and the National Association for State Credit Union Supervisors to learn how they could strengthen legislation and regulation to protect credit unions in their own country. Topics covered included regulatory authority and process, enforcement, analysis and methodology and prudencial management requirements. NCUA chairman JoAnn Johnson noted, "Russia has a number of challenges as it embarks on strengthening its financial sector. Emerging small businesses have limited access to capital. As Russia strives for a high quality financial sector and embarks on financial reform, credit unions can go a long way to help their members sustain prosperity over the long term."
While in DC the delegation also met with the Credit Union National Association to gain a better understanding of the national credit union system structure, legislative activities, and products and services provided to U.S. credit unions.
Current statistics show 529 credit unions in Russia serve over 350,000 credit union members. Credit unions were formed in 1993 and today most credit unions are small, with only 42 considered to be large. Russian credit unions are thought of to be social mechanisms as well as financial institutions.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


text: According to a recent influx of email, it seems you, dear readers, want to know what's what with sunglasses. As you may have guessed, sunglass trends are fickle and change with lightening-like speed. One day you're the only one wearing your mother's Neostyle Nautic 2 vintage shades and then (in what seems like literally hours) they're on every Donna, Brenda, and Kelly. Of course there's always the classic option-Ray-Ban Wayfarer-that was recently re-launched and is even better than ever. When it comes to iconic sunglasses in film, the director's choice is always the Ray-Ban Wayfarer. Originally released in 1953, the first stylish plastic frames produced have been sported by such famous characters as Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany's), Joel Goodsen (Risky Business), Jake Elwood (The Blues Brothers), and Mr. White (Reservoir Dogs). We started noticing them on many stylish ladies this past summer and welcomed this alternative to the large-framed glasses of such recent popularity (which are still fine if you want to wear them for a bit longer). Photo of Kirsten courtesy of www.x17online.com


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Sinocyclocheilus grahami
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Sinocyclocheilus grahami (Regan, 1904)
Common Name(s):
Barbus grahami Regan, 1904
Percocypris grahami Wu, 1963
Sinocyclocheilus grahami Wu, 1977
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Originally Barbus grahami, but changed in 1963 to Percocypris grahami by Wu, and in 1977 to Sinocyclocheilus grahami
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered A2ce ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J.-X.
|Kullander, F. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Sinocyclocheilus grahami is endemic to Lake Dianchi (surface area 292.6 km²), Yunnan Province, China. It used to be a very common and important commercial fishery species, but it has undergone a massive population decline from around the mid 1960s and totally disappeared from the lake body in the 1990s. The species was very common and supported a high harvest in the lake before the 1960s; it is now suspected that the population has declined by at least 80% over the past three generations (since 1992; estimated generation length is five years). Scientific surveys, carried out since 1999, have found it only existing in some tributaries and springs. There are four subpopulations known which are separated (severely fragmented) from each other by the polluted lake body. Major threats to the species are introduced species, overfishing and pollution from agriculture and domestic sources which have led to high levels of nutrients and eutrophication in parts of the lake.
|Range Description:
|Endemic to Lake Dianchi its tributaries and springs. Now the species is extirpated from the lake itself, and is only known to survive in 20 temple spring ponds, and one lake tributary (Muyang/Lengshui) all within 36 km of the lake shore.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:China (Yunnan)
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
|Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
|Known from about 20 temple spring ponds, and one lake tributary (Muyang/Lengshui) = four subpopulations. However the temple springs may be connected by small underground karst rivers. There are still a big portion of rivers and reserviors that has not been investigated, so the population size outside of the lake is impossible to estimate.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Clear water usually with indigenous macrophytes such as Ottelia acuminata or Hydrilla verticillata. When water quality in the lake was better it is believed it breeds only in the spring waters. Needs flowing water to breed, laying its eggs on hard substrates (sand to rocks, not mud or silt). Breeds from January to April. In winter it appears to migrate into cave streams. Adults eat shrimp and small fish, and juveniles eat zooplankton. They like water temperature about 20°C.
|Generation Length (years):
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Congregatory (and dispersive)
|Major Threat(s):
Its loss from the lake is likely due to introduced fish species, declining water quality, loss of macrophytes (in part due to grass carp), over-fishing, and also breeding sites lost due to siltation and blocked access.
Current threats to the springs are introduced species (especially rainbow trout and red-eared slider turtle); also land use adjacent to springs and modification of spring structure.
|Conservation Actions:
No location in a formal protected area, but five of the springs 'protected' by Buddhist temples. It is Grade 2 National Protected Species.
The assessors have recommended six of the 20 monitoring spots to a local government agency of Kunming City as key protected sites in Sep, 2007.
|Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J.-X. 2008. Sinocyclocheilus grahami. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T135152A4068202. . Downloaded on 22 September 2018.
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Always talk to your doctor right away when you find out you take a drug that will not be on the formulary or one that requires prior authorization. If you are unable to change your drug to one on a formulary or obtain authorization in time, we will cover a temporary supply of eligible exception medications according to the following transition policy guidelines:
Eligible transition medications are those that:
Note: All transition medications must be obtained from a network pharmacy.
Note: Your cost for transition supplies will be at tier 4 drug cost-share under your plan. Tiering exceptions cannot be made for the cost of these transition medications.
The temporary transition supplies are provided in order to give you to time to talk to your doctor about switching to an appropriate formulary drug, obtaining authorization or requesting a formulary exception. Health First Health Plans will also send letters to members who were given a temporary supply. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact our Customer Service Department.


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The Xbox is now officially a pornography machine. Well, sort of. It's now officially an Internet machine, which means it can be used to stream free pornography.
The folks behind porn site YouPorn are taking advantage of the fact that the Xbox 360 will soon get Internet Explorer (currently available to beta participants) to pimp out their streaming services. They even hacked up the above image to show what it could be like if YouPorn had its very own Xbox app.
lol.. it's just an internet browser.. you can go on whatever you want tbh.. just like on PS3. xD
However, I really do think it's a bad idea for the X360 & Xbox Live to have flash access due to there being so many kids & little minors on there tbh.
Can any Xbox owner use the browser or is it some gold member service?


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chalkboard DIY
I painted the wall above our desk with chalkboard paint. It was a disappointment
initially, I taped off and dry brushed but those darn textured walls. I ended up
with messy, leaky edges. So, to avoid a repeat of this, I measured 1/4" all around
the rectangle, and filled it in by hand with a small brush. As you can see, I
haven't finished the bottom edge yet, tonight though. Probably, maybe I will.
All those cords have got to find a way to get organized too!
A couple more gifts my husband received for his birthday. I guess birthdays are
sort of a big deal around here. I'm a planner so I start buying little things
a month in advance. A pack of playing cards and a vintage Swivelier clamp lamp. He likes them.
Does anyone else iron tea towels, that's not weird, right? They always come out of the dryer so wrinkly, how could I not?