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Joys in the attic
Nathan Lane is superb in adapting and representing a classic from Aristophanes
By Christopher Byrne
Nathan Lane stars in The Frogs, the recent Broadway adaptation of the Aristophanes play from antiquity.
The frog as a metaphor for unthinking passivity and the incapacity for independent thought is just one of the abundant joys in this incisively intelligent, profoundly moving and over-the-top hilarious show. The show is daring, passionate political theater wrapped in the trappings of musical comedy and classic spectacle. From beginning to end, it very nearly overwhelms the audience with its size and energy, brilliantly combining shtick, circus, romance, polemics and lots of lovely girls.
Anyone who has sat through a modern production of Aristophanes original drama from 405 B.C. knows that its barely accessible. In 1974, Burt Shevelove loosely adapted the classic for Yale Repertory, and for this production Lane significantly expanded that book, staying true to the essence of the play but adding gags that play to a modern audience and exploit current political themes. What is also retained from the original is an echo of the structure of the Attic drama of Aristophanes, which freely combined slapstick, satire and intellectual argument, leading up to catharsis and resolution. This is not the narrative style that most people are familiar with today, yet it is no more disjointed than the stultifying book for The Boy from Oz or the mess that passes for storytelling in the turgid Mamma Mia!
Moreover, Lane has found a source of satire in the very form of the piece. Dionysus, the god of wine and drama played by Lane, is on a serious quest. Appalled at the ongoing dissolution of civilization, Dionysus sets off for Hades to bring back a playwright who can inspire people to take action, to commit themselves to making a differenceheading across the River Styx, past the dreaded frogs and into hell. Thats pretty much the plot of the first act. The jokes are silly, crass and hilarious, delivered as only Nathan Lane can, particularly against Roger Bart as Dionysus slave Xanthias. In the second act, Dionysus travels through Hades and attends a couple of swell parties and then sets up a competition between George Bernard Shaw and William Shakespeare to see which of the great playwrights can save the world.
It sounds so simple, but its so much more than that. The exuberantly silly first act becomes chilling seen against the cacophonous vulgarity of our contemporary culture, when people care deeply about who wins a televised singing contest or gets to work with a self-aggrandizing real estate tycoon while our political leaders lie to us, and tinker with the economy for political purposes. The second act, the argument and catharsis, vilifies complacency, embodied, literally, by the frogs, and cries out for change.
What Dionysus learns is that reason, as represented by Shaw, is not enough to change minds or inspire action. Reason without the heart is vulnerable to persuasion, or as in clear jibes at the Bush administration, manipulation. People respond with emotion first and reason second. So one cannot win just the mind, one must also win the heart. When one wins the heart and stirs passion, as represented by Shakespeare, that passion combined with reason is an indomitable force for changeand hope.
The argument between Shaw and Shakespeare is not incongruous. It is a graphic illustration of the struggle for goodness to find a voice amidst the distractions, manipulations and superficiality. It is also, as would please Dionysus, amazing theater that draws on the forms most potent strengththe power to astonish and provoke.
Nathan Lane deserves full credit for making this piece so powerful. He also gives a phenomenally committed performance as Dionysus. As always his comic timing is impeccable, and his idiosyncratic, now-familiar style invites us to like him. Like a good politician, he knows that in todays world, liking can be more powerful than thinking.
But Lane doesnt stop there, for the performance digs deeper as he takes us with Dionysus on the journey, particularly when he goes from mourning the loss of love, in the beautiful ballad Ariadne, to realizing the power of love when he meets Ariadne again in Hades. As a writer, Lane has given Dionysus quite a challenge, and as an actor he acquits himself beautifully.
Bart is charming as Xanthias. Peter Bartlett is hilarious as a very fey Pluto, but beyond the comedy he brings, he also provides a catalyst for Dionysus to understand more about the worldparticularly that if one doesnt fear death, a humans potential is unbounded. Daniel Davis is fine as Shaw. As Shakespeare, Michael Siberry is astonishing, underplaying the role just enough to let Shakespeares words do the work, and then with the beautiful song Fear No More, finding the full expression of the heartand the central tenet of the show.
Stephen Sondheims score is theatrical and emotionally honest, and typically witty. In addition to the songs mentioned earlier, Its Only a Play, in particular, is a quietly ironic call to pay attention, and a dramatic turning point in the show that sets the tone for the more serious matters that follow.
Susan Stroman has done a masterful job with the variety of choreography, and her direction balances and makes sense of the changing energies of the piece. She fluidly moves the terrific company and the emotion throughout, never once allowing the visual sophistication to distract one from the heart of the piece.
The Frogs opens with an invocation on how to behave in the theater. It closes with an invocation on how to behave in life. You must have a heart of lead and a brain of mush if you leave this show without thinking about that and what you can do to effect change. Happily, you will also be participating in one of the original purposes of theater, reveling in its power instruct and inspire and delighting in a magic that can be as vibrant today as it was, presumably, in 405 B.C.
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Gothenburg takes time to remember
Gothenburg's Memorial Day program began Monday, fittingly, with a moment of silence for a recently passed veteran, Mike Sayer.
Cancer claimed the life of Sayer, the American Legion Post 64 commander, on May 13 but his presence was felt during the program, which he took pains to arrange prior to his death.
Gothenburg senior Morgan Kowalewski gave the address. Her sister Amanda was the master of ceremonies.The program included the traditional features of an invocation, the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the singing of the National Anthem and the symbolic decoration of a grave. Gothenburg's Honor Guard provided the military gun salute and taps.
Morgan Kowalewski
Good morning my name is Morgan Kowalewski. I am a senior at Gothenburg high school. I am planning on attending Kansas State University and majoring in Veterinary Science.
When thinking about what to say in this address, I can honestly say that, at first, I had no idea what to write. How do I express into words the immense gratitude I feel and the respect I have for the men and women who are so selflessly serving our country? I mean, I'm only a kid in high school and plus, I haven't really had any close association with someone who had served or is currently serving our country.
But then I started thinking about the people I've met in my life thus far, and how from each and every one of them, I've learned something. One of these people was my American History teacher, Mr. Haake.
Now he can be pretty intimidating at times, but I did learn one very important thing from him. He taught me that history isn't all about events, dates, and places; it is about the people who were at these events, in those places, on that date and what they did. History really is about people.
Today is the day to honor the people who made history—the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country and those who served and are still serving today.
So who are these people—the ones who are part of our country's history, the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice? They are the men and women, the husbands, mothers, sons and daughters who died for our freedom. Today is the day to honor and remember them.
What about the people who are history in the making? The ones who are currently serving and defending our country? They are the people who carry on the tradition and because of them, our patriotism continues so that there is pride in our country with every generation.
But it is not only because of our soldiers that we are able to enjoy all of this. Like any structure, there has to be support. Behind every soldier there is a loving and caring family. Behind them, a supportive, thankful community.
Every one of us has a part, even if it may not be clear to us. It is because of these people, because of us, that our soldiers are well equipped to do their job to the best of their ability.
What have these men and women given us to be proud of? Too many things to name, but I will try.
Freedom. It's such a broad term with so much meaning. I was curious as to how Webster defined freedom. While reading all 16 definitions, I stumbled across one, number 15, that caught my attention. Freedom: the right of enjoying all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc. Enjoying privileges.
Too often we take our freedom for granted. Too often we forget that our freedom was earned. It comes with a price. That price was and still is being paid for. The little things we take for granted like the freedom to go to school is what makes America beautiful. It is what we are known for.
Protection. Not only do these people defend our freedom, they defend our country. Because of them, we are able to sleep soundly—we are safe.
Finally, pride. We are proud of our soldiers—past and present. They give us a reason to be proud of our country and what we stand for. Because of these things, America is the best place in the world to live.
Today is a day of remembering. It is a day to stop and think about how lucky we really are to have these men and women—some of who are sitting before me today—who realized the importance of defending our America and chose to risk their lives for her. These men and women don't even know me, and yet every day they put themselves in danger to defend me, my country, and my freedom.
It is because of them, and you that I am proud to say I'm an American.
Memorial Day is a day to say thank you and a day to honor. But, these people we are honoring do so much for our country and for us, that our gratitude and honor should not be limited to one day a year. We should remember, honor and thank the people who are making history and giving America the qualities that make her great every day.
So Mr. Haake actually did teach me a lot about the people who make and are making American history. I know I don't speak for only myself when I say how much I appreciate what past and present service men and women have done for our country. They have made the United States of America the best place to live in the world.
So to all of the veterans: past, present and future, from the bottom of my heart: Thank You for your service.
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Vassilis Syrmos named Vice President for Research and InnovationUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Dir of Communications & Outreach, University of Hawaii Innovation Initiative
KĀNE'OHE (August 22, 2013) – The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Vassilis Syrmos has been appointed to serve as the first Vice President for Research and Innovation (VPRI) of the University of Hawai'i System. The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents approved Syrmos' appointment at its meeting today at Windward Community College.
UH Board of Regents Chairman John Holzman said, "The University of Hawai'i has an important role to play in the development of Hawai'i's research and innovation sector. We are pleased to have an experienced researcher and administrator in Dr. Syrmos to work with UH's gifted faculty and the community to create jobs and build Hawaii's research industry."
At today's meeting, the Board of Regents also added the word "Innovation" to the vice president's title. One of the new VPRI's priorities will be to support significant growth in research through the University of Hawai'i Innovation Initiative (HI2). This initiative seeks to double the state's research enterprise to $1 billion annually over the next decade. The VPRI is also charged with critical leadership and coordination of system-wide research and innovation efforts, including management and direction of UH's research support, technology transfer, and many compliance functions.
University of Hawai'i President M.R.C. Greenwood said, "We would like to thank outgoing Vice President for Research James 'Jim' Gaines, who is retiring at the end of this month, for 26 years of distinguished service to UH, the last 10 as Vice President. The University of Hawai'i has brought in more than $4 billion in extramural funding during Dr. Gaines' tenure as Vice President for Research. Under his watch, annual extramural funding hit an all time high of almost $500 million. I am delighted to be able to recommend Dr. Syrmos to build on that progress and advance UH research and innovation through the University of Hawai'i Innovation Initiative."
"I am very honored to have been selected for the position of Vice President for Research and Innovation," said Syrmos. "Dr. Gaines has done a tremendous job in developing and facilitating system-wide research initiatives, establishing policies and procedures, and managing research administration support services; and it will definitely be a large role to fill. I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities of the VPRI position, and am excited to be given this opportunity to empower our researchers and scholars throughout the University of Hawai'i System."
Syrmos' appointment is effective on September 1, 2013 and is for two years.
Interim President – Designee David Lassner said, "Over the years, Dr. Syrmos and I have worked well together on a number of projects. I look forward to collaborating more deeply with him, our faculty and the community to build a thriving and nimble UH research enterprise that diversifies and strengthens our economy, creates great jobs for our graduates so they can stay home, and addresses the challenges faced by our island communities throughout the State."
Dr. Vassilis Syrmos
For the past seven years, Vassilis Syrmos has served as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. In that capacity, he has worked on a range of projects including developing major research facilities such as the Daniel K. Inouye Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE Hale), the state's only laboratory to be rated LEED Platinum.
Dr. Syrmos obtained his Ph.D. at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S.A. in 1991, in Electrical Engineering. Since 1991, he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, where he is a Professor. He has also served as the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. He spent a sabbatical leave at The Boeing Company as a Research Fellow. His interests include geometric and algebraic approaches in linear system theory, computational algorithms methods for signal and image processing, robust/optimal filter design in systems, medical imaging, and prognostics and diagnostics methods related to condition based maintenance systems.
He is the author/coauthor of more than 100 journal and conference papers and the book "Optimal Control," 2nd edition, John Wiley, 1995. He was an Associate Editor of "Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing."
He has served in numerous international conferences in technical program committees, editorial boards and organizing committees. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Air Systems Command, the Naval Sea Systems Command, the Air Force Research Labs at Wright Patterson, the Army Research Labs, The Boeing Company, Hawaiian Electric Company, and Hamamatsu Photonics.
Dr. Syrmos has been a consultant for the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), Innovative Solutions (Nova-Sol), Science Technology International and others. He is a Boeing A.D. Welliver Fellow, a member of the advisory board of Hawaii Technology Development Venture program, a member of the Sigma Xi research organization, and a senior member of IEEE.
About the Selection Process
Upon notification of the retirement of Dr. James Gaines, the University of Hawai'i initiated a national search to fill the VPRI position, in accordance with the Executive and Managerial Personnel Policies of the Board of Regents. Dr. David Lassner, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, who is now the interim president-designee of the University of Hawai'i, convened the Search Advisory Committee in February 2013. The committee's 16 members included regents, chancellors, deans, faculty members, and representatives of the APT personnel, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i (RCUH), and the community.
The committee identified five finalists, each of whom visited the University of Hawai'i for two days of interviews and meetings, including a public forum. The committee forwarded an unranked list of recommended individuals to President M.R.C. Greenwood, with a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate. President Greenwood recommended Syrmos' appointment after reviewing the committee's assessments and based on her own discussions with each candidate. The Board of Regents acted upon her recommendation at its meeting today.
About the University of Hawai'i System
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and College, the University of Hawai'i System includes 10 campuses and dozens of educational, training and research centers across the state. As the sole public system of higher education in Hawai'i, UH offers an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs. UH enrolls more than 60,000 students from Hawai'i, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.
About the University of Hawai'i Innovation Initiative (HI2)
The University of Hawai'i is working in partnership with the community to build a $1-billion annual research enterprise in Hawaii, creating thousands of jobs and a thriving economy. More information about the University of Hawai'i Innovation Initiative is available online at http://hawaii.edu/innovation or contact Executive Director Peter Quigley email@example.com or Director of Communications and Outreach Kelli Abe Trifonovitch firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Special Collections Open House: Fine Press Printing
Date: 7:00pm - 8:00pm PST November 6, 2013 Location: Watzek Library, Heritage Room
Watzek Library, Heritage Room
This fall, Watzek's Special Collections is hosting a series of collection-specific open houses. Wednesday, November 6, 7-8pm, we'll be highlighting Fine Press Printing. Our open house series takes place in Watzek Library's Heritage Room and is open to anyone interested in learning more about its collections. We look forward to seeing you.
For more information about this series, contact Watzek's Archives and Special Collections Librarian, Jeremy Skinner (firstname.lastname@example.com)


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There is no official body governing grammar in English. French and Spanish have such a body and there may be others. Traditionally, stand English grammar rules have but promulgated in books by grammarians. There was never 100% agreement on all issues, but there was general agreement on most issues. Most of the traditional rules were codified in the latter part of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. Many of these "rules" have changed over time. Now there are so many different views that some newspapers and other publications produce their own style guides - grammar rules for individual publications. Some of these style guides serve as "rule books" for other organizations and publications. I hasten to add that these style guides have some areas of disagreement. So, for now, we have more disagreement than agreement among teachers, writers, and textbook publishers.Originally Posted by firstname.lastname@example.com
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New Beginnings Club
Date: February 4th, 9:00 am - February 4th, 3:00pm
Venue: 9 Maple Leaf Drive
Location: Chatham
February 4 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
9 Maple Leaf Drive, Chatham
Hosted by the Brain Injury Association of CK, survivors of stroke, brain injury and brain tumors are invited to join the New Beginnings Club which operates day programs from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, except holidays. Membership is free and allows participants to socialize and enjoy crafts, games and exercise. Lunch is provided daily for a nominal fee.


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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Functional data analysis approach to detecting gene by longitudinal environmental exposure interaction
Most complex diseases are likely the consequence of the joint actions of genetic and environmental factors. Identification of gene-environment (GxE) interactions not only contributes to a better understanding of the disease mechanisms, but also improves disease risk prediction and targeted intervention. In contrast to the large number of genetic susceptibility loci discovered by genome-wide association studies, there have been very few successes in identifying GxE interactions which may be partly due to limited statistical power and inaccurately measured exposures. While existing statistical methods only consider interactions between genes and static environmental exposures, many environmental factors, such as air pollution and diet, change over time, and cannot be accurately captured at one measurement time point. Here we propose a powerful functional logistic regression (FLR) approach to model the time-varying effect of longitudinal environmental exposure and its interaction with genetic factors on disease risk. Capitalizing on the powerful functional data analysis framework, our proposed FLR model is capable of accommodating longitudinal exposures measured at irregular time points and contaminated by measurement errors. We use simulations to show that the proposed method can control the Type I error and is more powerful than alternative ad hoc methods. We demonstrate the utility of this new method using data from a case-control study of pancreatic cancer to identify the windows of vulnerability of lifetime body mass index (BMI) on the risk of pancreatic cancer as well as genes which may modify this association.
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Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus: Lexique Latin Medieval - Medieval Latin Dictionary - Mittellateinisches Worterbuch (Multilingual Edition) (Hardcover)
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Hi. I am strongly curious about REnaissance treatises on magic and medicine, though I have never read one. I want to read them as a hobby, and maybe more seriously later. So I want to know if this dictionary is very helpful or not.
I usually read philosophical texts in relation to Aristotle, in Latin and recently in Greek. And solely for polishing of Latin reading ability, I read Roman writers like Tertullianus and Augustinus, though they are not really my concern
As to dictionary, I use bantam and a compact one by a Japanese author for philosophical texts, because they ar easy.
For Augustinus and Tertullianus I mainly use the big Lewis&Short, for an accurate reading and for improvement of my Latin knowledge. I don't have Oxford Latin Dictionary.
I am presently very ill, so reply might be late. I'm sorry in advance.


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I'm a returning player from a long time ago, and I kinda feel the urge to play SMN again. It's currently at lvl 40. I have all the basic avatars, but not Fenrir or Diabolos (Much less the 2 new ones) given that most people have several 99 jobs now, is it rare for a SMN to not have these 2 guys any more? And are you considered incredibly gimp without them?
I'm pretty sure I can get lvl 90+ help for Fenrir, not far enough into CoP yet for Diabolus, but my highest job is 69 (BLU) am I even able to enter the Fenrir fight at this lvl?


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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the importance of agriculture and rural America to the economic recovery and the strength of the nation. Vilsack touted America's farmers, ranchers and growers as some of our nation's greatest assets, responsible for one out of every 12 jobs: providers of our food, feed, fiber, and fuel while helping to drive our national economy. He highlighted ways the USDA and the Obama administration have worked to improve the lives of rural Americans and grow the agricultural economy over the past three years by developing new markets at home and abroad, maintaining a strong safety net, investing in conservation and research, and encouraging the next generation of farmers.
"Thanks to the productivity of America's hardworking farmers, ranchers and producers, U.S. agriculture continues to be a bright spot in America's economy and a driving force behind export growth, job creation, and our nation's competitiveness," said Vilsack. "U.S. agriculture accounts for 1 in 12 jobs, provides American consumers with safe and affordable foods, contributes to record incomes for farm families, and is helping reduce our reliance on foreign oil. Through our efforts at USDA and the work of the White House Rural Council, the Obama Administration is supporting farmers, ranchers, and rural communities as they help strengthen our nation's economy."
Vilsack noted USDA's work to strengthen the rural economy over the past three years, including:
- USDA is maintaining a strong safety net to help keep American agriculture profitable and keep farmers on the farm. Over the past three years, USDA's crop insurance program has paid out almost $16.2 billion to more than 325,000 farmers who lost crops to natural disasters. Other programs have provided nearly $3.5 billion in aid to help more than 250,000 farmers and ranchers recover from natural disasters.
- USDA has provided 103,000 loans to family farmers and has worked with over a half a million farmers to pursue conservation agreements and easements - enrolling a record number of acres in conservation programs and contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to the rural economy that supports many jobs.
- USDA has made historic investments in America's rural communities, financing 50,000 rural small and mid-sized businesses - helping to create or save 266,000 jobs.
- USDA has invested in broadband service for nearly seven million rural residents and helped to build or renovate over 6,200 community facilities including hospitals, schools, fire and police stations and libraries.
- USDA has helped 456,000 rural families in more than 21,000 communities buy or refinance a home.
Vilsack also touted the work of the first-ever White House Rural Council, that was established by President Obama in June 2011. Chaired by Secretary Vilsack, the Council gives the Administration the ability to cut across large federal agencies to deliver results for rural families and businesses and provides a unique opportunity to hear directly from people across the country on how to grow the economy and create jobs in rural America.
Since its launch, the White House Rural Council has supported a broad spectrum of rural initiatives including a $350 million commitment in SBA funding to rural small businesses over the next 5 years, launching a series of conferences to connect investors with rural start-ups, creating capital marketing teams to pitch federal funding opportunities to private investors interested in making rural investments, making job search information available at 2,800 local USDA offices nationwide, making HHS loans available to help more than 1,300 Critical Access Hospitals recruit additional staff, and helping rural hospitals purchase software and hardware to implement health IT. USDA and Navy have also announced a partnership to advance the use of next generation biofuels in Navy operations.


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Hey guys! Kailith is here with her first challenge. :3
If you know me, you know I LOVE crossovers - whether it be movies, video games, anime, manga, or multimedia. The concept of mixing worlds and characters to interact with each other is so much fun. It opens up so many possibilities!
Lately, I've been experimenting more with this idea. And in my opinion, our crossover categories are sadly neglected. D:
So I, Kai-chan, hereby challenge you, members of theOtaku.com, to draw me a crossover!
Regardless of the category of this challenge, you can mix any and all genres and media - the wackier the better!
If you really are stuck for ideas, PM me and I'll send you a list of setting prompts to get you started! (Note that it may take me a few days to PM back, but if it's been a week, bug me)
Rules (we gotta have some):
-You can mix several series if you're that dedicated, but you must have at least two to be considered a crossover
-Colour is not required, but will give you bonus points
-Keep it PG-13 y'all!
-No OCs, please :( I know, it's a bummer, but it's much more interesting to mix canon characters, amirite?
-Have fun!
1. First place will win three requests from me! I do art, wallpapers, and ecards.
2. Second wins two requests! (See above)
3. Third wins one request! (You know the drill)
EVERYONE who enters will get a gift, and everyone gets a medal!
You have three months. FLY, MY PRETTIES. *cackles*


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Larcher - Vigiani
First ascended by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani in summer 2000 over a four-day period from the ground-up, the route climbs an incredible line up the edge of the Cristina pillar to then continue through the center of the Lindo Pillar. Unlike the other climbs on the South Face, the LarcherVigiani follows a series of steep slabs and overhanging bulges up pumpy moves on dream-like, rough pocketed limestone.
Take the motorway A22 Modena-Brennero and exit, after Bolzano, at Ora. Drive up the Val di Fiemme to Predazzo, then up the Val di Fassa to Canazei. Continue on up to Passo Fedaia and then descend to Malga Ciapela. From the car park at Malga Ciapela take path no. 610 to Rifugio Onorato Falier (2080m), nestled beneath the South Face of the Marmolada (1.15 hrs from Malga Ciapela). For the routes situated on Punta Penia, continue on past Rif. Falier along path no. 610 to Rif. Contrin (2016m) located between the Val Contrin and the Val Rosalia.
From Rif. Falier follow path no. 610, to the narrow hairpin bends where it points up to Passo d'Ombretta (west); traverse right (east) across alpine meadows upwards to a ramp that leads up the pedestal to the base of the routes.
Follow the piste to the half-way station of the Malga Ciapela cable car.
Two 50 m ropes, 15 quickdraws, slings.
First ascended in summer 2000 over a four-day period from the ground-up, using aid only to place the bolts on lead.
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I am hoping for some pros and cons for teaching my children Modern Greek first instead of Epic Greek. I have studied classical Greek but not Modern Greek.
I am using the books from Greek123 to teach my children. Their ages are 8 and 6. They have almost completed the following book
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My children enjoy the Greek123 program. I am able to follow along with the book because it is very basic. I also bought a Modern Greek grammar to study on my own.
I am using the CD to teach Modern Greek pronunciation that comes from Greek123. Personally, I use the restored Greek pronunciation in my private reading but use Modern Greek pronunciation when working with them.
My goal in teaching my children Greek was so that they could read Homer and other Classical Greek authors. I decided to start with Modern Greek, since it is a living language. I like the Greek123 course and see that my children are picking up Greek. They will name things in Greek and seem to enjoy the experience of learning Greek. Another reason for teaching Modern Greek is the practical aspect. They could learn a modern language and use it to speak to other Greek speakers. I assumed that their progress would be much quicker starting out with Modern Greek first. This could be a false assumption on my part.
My questions are:
Should I have my children learn Modern Greek for three years and transition them later? I was considering using Schoder's Reading Course in Homeric Greek later in their studies.
How hard will the transition be to Epic Greek (Homeric Greek) ?
Should I teach them another pronunciation or just allow them to read Homer with a Modern Greek pronunciation? I was going to introduce the pronunciation changes when they started Homer, not now.
What are the pros and cons of only adopting a Modern Greek pronunciation?
Would there be any problems with introducing Schoder's Reading Course in Homeric Greek in addition to their Modern Greek Course starting right now?
Any other thoughts or ideas how you would approach teaching a child Greek would be appreciated. I do not want to confuse my children, nor quench their desire to learn. It is great seeing them ask to do their Greek every day.


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When conservation offers concrete benefits to rural farmers and local communities, protecting the environment becomes an increasingly viable and attractive choice. CI's Conservation Stewards Program (CSP) works with communities who agree to protect their natural resources, as well as the benefits they provide, in exchange for a steady stream of compensation from investors. This approach helps conserve biodiversity while improving the quality of life for local communities.
CSP's conservation agreement model offers direct incentives for conservation through a negotiated benefit package in return for conservation actions by communities. Thus, a conservation agreement links conservation funders — governments, bilateral agencies, private sector companies, foundations, individuals, etc. — to people who own and use natural resources.
Benefits typically include investments in social services like health and education as well as investments in livelihoods, often in the agricultural or fisheries sectors. Benefits can also include direct payments and wages. The size of these benefit packages depends on the cost of changes in resource use, as well as conservation performance. Rigorous monitoring verifies both conservation and socioeconomic results.
To date, CSP has committed
$7 million in grants, with an additional
$10.3 million leveraged by those grants.
In 2009, CSP and Conservation South Africa (CSA) initiated the Biodiversity and Red Meat Initiative (BRI), through which farmers commit to sustainable approaches to grazing, water management, stock numbers and predator control. In return, they get higher prices for their stock and other benefits.
READ MORE: Farmers in Namaqualand Reap the Benefits of Improved Grazing Practices
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Millionaires and billionaires may be hot potatoes on the campaign trail, but they're usually more than welcome as financial advisor clients. Now, results of a monthly survey show they are a happier lot than they have been in the past half year, though they still have a way to go toward fairly being described as confident.
Spectrem Group publishes two indexes at the end of each month—an affluent investor confidence index for those with investable assets of $500,000 and a millionaire investor confidence index, a wealthier subset of the same survey of affluent households.
In the month just ended, the millionaires' confidence climbed a significant six points, but the big jump only brought these wealthy investors to a reading of minus 2. The merely affluent investor confidence index ticked up a single point, bringing that broader group to a reading of 2, the highest level since May. (The index ranges from minus 20 to 20.)
Another plus for millionaires' confidence is that, for the first time in more than a year, each of the components of the survey of affluent households rose, meaning that household income, household assets, company health and the economy all improved in wealthy people's estimation.
While the survey found that most investment behaviors—stock investing, bond investing and cash holdings for example, remained largely unchanged, merely ticking up or down—non-millionaire (i.e., affluent) investors did sharply increase their stock investments, rising 16.6 points to a 36.1 level.
While that may seem like grounds for stockbrokers and financial advisors to celebrate, consider that the level of affluent investors remaining on the sidelines is higher still, at 48.6 points, basically unchanged from the previous month.
In a news release, Spectrem Group president George Walper described the attitude of affluent investors as one of "cautious optimism."
Spectrem says a major concern of affluent investors is the yet-unresolved fiscal cliff.
The Chicago-based consulting group bases its survey on online interviews with financial decision makers in 250 affluent households, and says its index has a margin of error of plus or minus 6.2 percentage points.


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What is Really in Your Belly Button + Who Would Have the Smelliest? [POLL]
The belly button is something that we don't always think about, but is always there. As children we learn where is it and how to point to it. But, since then what have we learned about that little spot on our stomaches? Here is a little more info. Plus, vote on who might have the smelliest.


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Lafayette's indoor track and field team won the boys' portion of the Hampton Roads Elite Showcase at the Boo Williams Sportsplex Saturday.
The Rams had 73 points to Ocean Lakes' 69.
The Rams' Derek Holdsworth (1,000 meters) and Kurtis Steck (3,200) won events, and both ran on the winning 3,200 relay with Jason Menzies and Luke Tillis. Kwane Durant placed in four events.
On the girls' side, Lafayette's Deborah Allison won the triple jump, Tabb's Brittni King won the 300 and Hampton's Chantal Ray won the 55 hurdles.
Boys basketball
Josh Davis netted 25 points as Phoebus outplayed Chavez Charter of Washington, D.C., 73-61 at the multi-team Lawson Classic in Petersburg.
James Daniel III scored 20 and Khaaliq Fletcher 12 for the Phantoms, who bounced back from Friday's home loss to Heritage. Chris Balz and Cordell Maerite scored 21 points apiece for Chavez, a public charter school. ...
Devonte Dedmon's 26 points and Marcus Brooks' 17 guided Warhill to an 87-68 non-district home victory over winless Gloucester.
Derek Poole scored 18, Jarrell Bennett 17 and Dan Osborne 14 for the Dukes. ...
Quincy Mock scored 17 points and Philip Schwarting grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Hampton Roads Academy (11-4) to a 59-43 non-conference home victory against Hampton Christian. Steven Iverson scored 15 and Evan Dougood 13 for the Warriors.
Girls basketball
Rachel Lia and Braysia Hicks scored 13 points each to lead Hampton Roads Academy past Poquoson 52-46. Brittany Frazier and Liz Kincaid led the Islanders with eight points each.


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Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, on Monday, dedicated a new surgical suite built to accommodate the rising volume of surgeries being performed there.
This service expansion is a major component of the hospital's overall health care transformation plan that began in 2010.
The new suite, which will house the medical center's robotic surgery program, is part of an overall $3 million project that includes an expanded patient recovery area, updated and redecorated family waiting area, and significant technology upgrades, including robotic surgery.
"We have seen a substantial increase in both the number of surgeons on our medical staff and the number of surgeries they perform here," said Venkat Kolli, M.D., F.A.C.S., the medical center's chief of surgery. "Having a new operating room dedicated to robotic surgery will give us the scheduling flexibility we need to accommodate that growth, including the addition of single-incision robotic gallbladder surgery. We are one of only two hospitals in all eight counties of Western New York performing this procedure, which is virtually scarless."
"This expansion also significantly improves access for our 12 surgeons who are highly trained in providing robotic surgery, which will mean shorter wait times for patients scheduling elective robotic gynecologic, urologic, gastrointestinal, bariatric, colorectal and general surgery procedures to treat cancer and other conditions," added Donna Feldman, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., who chairs Memorial's division of robotic surgery.
"This renovation and expansion of our surgical capacity along with adding the latest in surgical technology will enhance the extraordinary competency of our surgeons, our anesthesiologists and our operating room team in delivering very high quality patient outcomes and patient satisfaction," Memorial President and CEO Joseph A. Ruffolo said.
In addition to the new robotic operating suite, the renovation project includes installation of new communication lines and diagnostic data stations that will also support an electronic patient medical record system.
"This expansion will allow us to perform more surgical procedures, operate more efficiently and enhance our patients' comfort and convenience," said Surgery Department Director Shelly Meigs, R.N. "The fact that all this construction was accomplished in a way that allowed us to maintain our daily surgical schedule is nothing short of incredible and we are very pleased with the results."


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Donald M. Thomas, 73, died in rural Grygla, Monday, September 13, 2004.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, September 16 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grygla, with Rev. Mary Ronning Gilthvedt officiating. Casket bearers included Todd Stanley, Jared Moe, Bob Thompson, Dan Shedlov, Wayne Thomas and Dwayne Undeberg. Interment was held at Saint Olaf Cemetery in Valley Township, Marshall County.
Donald Martin Thomas was born on August 23, 1931, in Niagara, N.D., the son of Tom and Florence (Tollefson) Thomas. He moved with his parents to Grygla, when he was a baby. Donald grew up and attended Benville Country School. He worked for various farmers in the area and also did logging as well as road construction. He drove truck, which he really enjoyed.
On May 22, 1955, Donald was united in marriage to Karen Windsnes in Thief River Falls. He and Karen owned the Fourtown Store at Fourtown, for several years in the early 1970s.
Donald held membership in the Eagles Club, Thief River Falls. He liked to hunt deer, have coffee and visit with his friends. He especially loved his family and their time together.
Survivors include his wife, Karen of Grygla; one son, Kenneth (special friend, Barb) Thomas of Grygla; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leland (Thelma) Thomas and Arden Thomas all of Grygla; a sister, Margie (David) Steele of Minneapolis and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and one brother, in infancy.
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A woman who's thinking about having a child will often undergo a complete transformation in order to prepare her body and home for pregnancy. She'll quit smoking and drinking, improve her diet, and seek out pregnancy dos and don'ts from every mother she meets. Pregnancy is an opportunity for a woman to reform her life and seek ultimate wellness, and this book allows women to take full advantage of that opportunity.
The Complete Organic Pregnancy is a practical guide that takes soon-to-be moms by the hand and leads them to healthy, happy, holistic and all-natural motherhood. From pre-pregnancy planning and conception, through three trimesters, labor and the early days of child rearing, this guide prepares women to clean house in preparation for their "new tenant," and offers them knowledge they need to undertake healthy childbearing.
Authors Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu wrote this book as a nutritional guide to teach pregnant women to eat well. While encouraging women to follow their urges and listen to their bodies, the authors take ample care to note the importance of eating organically and avoiding certain foods that are potentially dangerous to pregnant women and their unborn babies.
The authors go beyond looking at just food, taking a tour of the contemporary woman's entire environment and pointing out all of the places where humans and toxins cross paths. The two peek under our kitchen and bathroom sinks, take apart our furniture, and give us the tools to take a second look around and identify the potentially hazardous substances that fill our homes and offices. They even provide an extensive list of common household chemicals to look out for, making pregnancy-proofing as simple as possible for the concerned mother.
Perhaps the book's best feature is a collection of "diaries," or testimonials from over 20 notable and diverse women (and a couple of men), including Marion Nestle and Moon Unit Zappa, each with an interesting and often humorous story to share about their own experiences with childbearing. These stories add a personal element to a book overflowing with important yet sometimes unnerving information about health and planning. Another feature is an appendix full of appetizing and pregnancy-friendly recipes from mothers and chefs who understand that you don't have to compromise taste to make a healthy meal.
This guidebook is highly recommended for all mothers-to-be, and everyone else who's interested in improving the quality of their health and their home environment.


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Is there any program or method which can convert bit-map image into OpenVG path?
I've seen that a tiger image is used in so many application example and the image consists of over 300 paths and most paths have over 10,000 edge.
I cannot believe all those are made by a human....
So, I think there is a specific application which convert bitmap image into OpenVG path.. right?~~
If so, please somebody give hits or the application to me at firstname.lastname@example.com..


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I have a photo of Aaron Sorkin's Parking Space. Look at my face; I take my role as a 'fan girl' seriously.
Another lady on the Warner Bros. Tour leaned over to me and said "Don't you just love The West Wing?!". I tried to hide my shame but couldn't, I shouted to the skies above "I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE WEST WING!!".
An audible gasp was heard across the entire WB backlot and a well-dressed mob suddenly appeared screaming "Blasphemy!" over and over. They surround the tour cart, rocking it from side to side until it tipped over. Men swore, women and children cried.*
*Some dramatisation may have occurred for the sake of good storytelling.
Yes, it's true. I was a Sorkin Fan Girl who had never seen The West Wing. This award winning political TV drama may have been all anyone was talking about at one point in pop culture history, but the series first aired in 1999, I was 19 years old at the time. I couldn't give two hoots about American politics, fictional or otherwise. I cared about boys.
I jumped into the Sorkin Camp after seeing the sadly cancelled show, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I was all in after the first episode. A TV show about making a TV show. You had me at hello.
Aaron Sorkin's writing was at a pace I hadn't seen since Dawson's Creek (Yeah I said it), and the pop culture references were obscured in a Life is like a box of chocolates kind of fun way. All of this, of course, is what Sorkin has become famous for. That and his way of writing and rambling about topics we as the viewers might not even understand but making us damn well enjoy it anyway.
I was officially in love with the guy. By the time I saw The Social Network, I wanted to marry him. If you haven't seen Sorkin's writing in The Social Network, then you haven't seen Shakespeare the way it's meant to be done. It also features a nice little cameo by the man himself.
The fellow Sorkin fan girl who I saw the movie with and I both 'squeed' (it's a word!) [Editor's note: technically it's an onomatopoeia] with delight when he came on screen. The rest of the cinema patrons stayed quite. Some angry ushers with torches and a well-dressed mob took care of them.
Now there was no excuse for my delay in seeing The West Wing, and the only defence I can come up with is that I'm not solely a fan of Sorkin's. Not for nothing, I'm a fan-of-all-trades as it were. It's hard work liking everything and takes more time that some would expect.
So, here we are now, a few days after the US release of Aaron Sorkin's fourth TV series, The Newsroom. I'm sitting in my lounge, surrounded by West Wing DVD's, feverishly marathon-ing my way through all seven seasons. I'm completely in love with the entire cast (particularly Bradley Whitford) and I think I'm actually learning something!
It is of course everything I expected, hoped, and more, from a Sorkin series. I'm only at season three and I already want to post my ovaries to the god among men that is Aaron Sorkin.


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GPSolo Magazine - April/May 2005
GP Mentor
Voices of Experience
Chuck Driebe
What is your background, and what inspired you to become a lawyer?
I am an accidental lawyer because of the urging of my then wife. I had attended two colleges, finished pre-dental, then switched to engineering, then journalism. I was in the Army, and my wife said, "Why don't you go to law school? My daddy will give us a half of a cow for the freezer" so we could eat. I managed to get in the law school at the University of Georgia, where I finished first in my class (magna cum laude), was law review editor-in-chief, Phi Beta Kappa, etc. The rest is history.
What influenced your decision to pursue a general practice/solo/small firm career?
At first I practiced with a small firm, then clerked for a great appellate judge (we introduced footnotes to the Georgia appellate opinions and other innovations). Soon I had a bunch of kids—and decided it was time to get back into private practice. A firm of two brothers in Jonesboro offered me a partnership. I took it and have practiced in Jonesboro ever since.
What did you find hardest about setting up as a general practice/solo/small firm lawyer, and where did your biggest help come from?
The two-brothers-and-a-Driebe firm broke up, so I started out on my own. Naively, I thought all you had to do was hang out your shingle. Then somebody asked me if I had any retainer clients. I didn't, and that got me concerned. The business side of running a practice was the most difficult—dealing with cash flow, equipment purchases, and the like. My biggest help came when I hired an accountant and a knowledgeable assistant.
What are the biggest changes in law practice you have observed through the years?
More paperwork and less civility. Instant communication via e-mail or fax. Also, the computer and Internet research have reduced the need for support staff. We once had two secretaries for three lawyers, but now we need only one.
What early lawyer experiences have helped you in your career?
I was willing to take any case and try it. I won a bunch, which made me understand that confidence and hard work could prevail in court. A land syndicator later became a friend, and I handled a number of large and complicated cases through limited partnerships. Often, several big firms represented the other side. I found out that they weren't any smarter than me, even if they dressed better.
Whom do you most admire?
Jimmy Carter, a friend for more than 40 years. A farmer from South Georgia elected president!
What was the best professional advice you ever received?
Delegate, delegate, delegate.
What was the worst professional advice you ever received?
Charge your client for copies, faxes, and long-distance calls. Instead, I raised my hourly charge $5-$10 and saved both client irritation and my time.
Who or what got you started with ABA and/or GP|Solo Section involvement?
I joined the ABA in law school and accidentally got involved with the Georgia Young Lawyers, later serving as its youngest president. As a result, I participated in the ABA Young Lawyers and served on its Council. Around that time I also met John Clark. The tradition was that graduation from the Young Lawyers meant you went on to the General Practice Section, as evidenced by the number of Section Chairs who followed the path. After a relatively quiet time for me in the Section, John Clark got me directly involved with GP|Solo again in the early 90s as he was moving up to Chair. Been hanging around ever since.
What can the ABA and/or GP|Solo Section do to be a good home to young lawyers?
Although it is good to offer things of material value, I sometimes think there is not enough emphasis on the value of just contributing to our profession. Young lawyers need to know about professionalism and civility. We can expose them to those concepts. The GP|Solo Section is also great at helping members get to know lawyers from all across the United States. They find out that they have similar problems and solutions, and that lawyers are interesting as long as they aren't talking about "famous cases I have won." And the Section offers the opportunity to go to a number of different places: Did you ever think you would go to Rapid City, South Dakota?
What area of general practice/solo/small firm practice would you like to see changed?
The concept that solo and small firm lawyers can't handle complicated cases.
What is the one thing you cannot stand regarding the law/lawyers?
The tyranny of the billable hour. When I started practicing, about every case was handled as a flat fee or contingent fee. A lawyer was judged on results. Now, everyone and everything seem to be governed by the billable hour. Of course, this often leads to abuses toward both the client and the firm.
What advice would you give new lawyers?
- Clients hire lawyers they know, so get around.
- If you make a mistake, admit it to your client.
- It's nice to say no: Don't bite off more than you can chew.
- Ask if you don't know: Sometimes it pays to play dumb.
- Follow your gut: If you are not comfortable with a client, problems will follow.
- Send all letters and documents to client by e-mail.
- Practice existential law: Ask the client how you did before a ruling by a judge or jury. You can do your best, but you can't control the result.


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I like the air here.
It's still, doesn't impose in the morning with a fierce coldness or envelope with a sweat inducing heat at midday. It simply exists. At night, I leave my window open and it provides such a negligible temperature change in my room that I forget to shut it for days, only remembering when the fog rolls in on a random Tuesday morning and I wake up with a cold nose and cold toes. I'm writing about it in terms of what it is not because I still can't believe what it is. I've only just gotten used to not feeling cold in 70 degree weather at the peak of summer.
When I first moved, I looked into apartments on the west side of the city. The west side was, allegedly, hip. It was growing, opening up to a younger, cooler population and the houses were getting nicer, or if they were shit, they were gritty, real—and really fucking cool.
But I need outdoor spaces more than I need cool and I kept finding myself on environmental websites that gave me facts on the port's pollution and the shockingly high cases of asthma in the kids out there and so, because I had the option, I headed for the hills, or as close as I could get.
Yesterday, my entire county was covered with that red outline reserved for severe situations on The Weather Channel. And so was the county above me, the one where Richmond and the Chevron refinery are located. And their red was bolder. And their warnings only issued after the fact. These warnings were instructions, they said things like: "Don't breathe the air," and "keep your fireplaces closed." And, to me, it sounded like a strange game of dissociation because what the fuck could one have to do with the other? And then I remembered that I live in a city with a port. And then I tracked that dirty air from my computer at my desk beside my open window. And then I shut my window.
What makes people want to protect and change their environment?
This was a question I wrote down on my first weekend in the city—the other one, the city by the bay. I was at a lecture on "Our Better Nature," which is a concept as well as the title of a book written by an environmental history professor at SFSU. I was at the Golden Gate Library, a tiny, beautiful library so close to the marina and it's perfectly blue water, that after the talk was done I took a walk down the hill to get a better view of it. It was so beautiful, so irresistible that I could have watched it for hours. That's one of my favorite things about nature, how it can convince you that you're not close enough to it, how it can make you forget that it's all around you.
Environmental history is how a group rearranges nature in order to live in it. It's the roads and buildings we've built as well as the trees and gardens we've curated in the middle of it. At its simplest, we all play a part in environmental change because we are constant rearrangers of nature. We rearrange nature by deciding the things we can't live without: fresh fruit, grain, herbs, beef, milk, eggs, gasoline, automobiles or mass-produced clothes from Taiwan. Someone has to find the space to grow those things, care for those things, build and sustain them and then ship them. They all have their effects and because nature is not better in one form or another (for instance, a dry region is not better than a humid one is not better than a mild and temperate one, etc…), our better nature can only refer to what we the people are demanding and what we're deciding we can't live without.
And I can't tell you what you can and cannot live without—and who the fuck am I to try to do that?—but, I choose air.
"Our Better Nature" is a book written by Phillip J. Dreyfus, Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University. My personal notes taken at his June 23rd lecture at the Golden Gate Branch San Francisco Public Library informed certain segments of this post (betcha can't guess which ones!)


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Rachel Michelin
- AP-BDC Certified
- AP-Homes Certified
Senior Associate, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Ms. Michelin joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2005. She plays an essential role
in structural investigations, condition assessments, façade examinations,
window replacement projects, and renovation projects. She also assists in
repair design of building material and building envelope problems, including
masonry, concrete, curtain walls, roofing and waterproofing repair and
Ms. Michelin is a LEED Accredited Professional and implements sustainable
design principles into the repair and renovation of existing buildings. She
is also a certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP)
and a Commissioning Authority with Building Enclosure Knowledge Requirements
(CxA+BE). An active member of the sustainable community, Rachel is a member
of the U.S. Green Building Council's Illinois chapter, participating in its
Limelight Planning Committee. She is a Green Building Leader for Thornton Tomasetti's
Chicago office, responsible for fielding internal questions related to the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and to the
maintenance of LEED credentials, and she is a liaison between Thornton
Tomasetti's internal AIA 2010 Commitment team and AIA Chicago's 2030 Working
Group, advancing the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 for the new
design and renovation of buildings.


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Jonathan Rea (1:41.712) took the final pole of the 2011 World Superbike season at Portimao, beating off championship winner Carlos Checa with a lap set early in the final Superpole session. Rea and Checa had traded session fast times on Friday, with the younger rider coming out on top and leading a starting front row also including current Yamaha teammates Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri. Superpole was relatively uneventful, with leading fast laps coming early in the three sessions and only riders pulling themselves out of the knockout zone in the final seconds after the flag. Sylvain Guintoli, Jakub Smrz, Joan Lascorz, and Noriyuki Haga complete the second row for tomorrow's two races.
There was plenty of news before the racing began on Friday, with word that Biaggi would return for the season finale, as would Josh Waters and Yoshimura Suzuki. Meanwhile, Roberto Rolfo had to be replaced at Pedercini Kawasaki by Santiago Barragan, as the Italian rider had broken his left kneecap earlier in the week in a bicycle accident near his home. Chris Vermeulen was again out, missing the final race weekend of a season that saw him compete in only seven races. On Friday morning, recent pole winner and recipient of bad luck, Rea (1:43.945) led the timesheets over Checa, Badovini, Sykes, and Guintoli as the fastest five. Meanwhile, Leon Camier tweeted, "just had front row seat to max an Marco having another punch up but on the slow down lap after first sess! Shoving each other all sorts."Checa (1:43.579) was not one to relinquish control after winning the championship, taking provisional pole in the afternoon qualifying session under sunny Portuguese skies. Laverty, Guintoli, and Rea were also on the provisional front starting row.


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May 24, 2012
Survey indicates highly-satisfied Memorial Day weekend visitors
PRATT — Looking for a peaceful, uncrowded summer weekend outdoor experience? Try one of the more than 40 Kansas state fishing lakes. Anglers surveyed who fished state fishing lakes reported low levels of crowding, high satisfaction, and sufficient access from shore at these small Kansas gems. In most cases, there is minimal to no wait time to launch a boat and plenty of parking available.
In addition to fishing, picnicking and primitive camping are popular activities at state fishing lakes. Some — including Kingman, McPherson, Mined Land, and Ottawa — offer modern, affordable cabins for those who prefer not to camp. Many state fishing lakes also have ADA-compliant facilities, such as accessible docks and piers.
You don't need a boat to enjoy the state fishing lake angling experience because numerous piers, jetties, and accessible shoreline are available for easy access. Almost half of anglers visiting these lakes fish from shore and find plenty of access without a boat.
As the name suggests, most state fishing lakes are managed for anglers, so no pleasure boating, skiing, or swimming is allowed. However, because Crawford, Meade, and Scott are also state parks, they provide full-service camping and allow swimming, and Crawford and Scott allow some recreational boating and offer recreational facilities such as sand volleyball courts, bathhouses, and horseshoe pits. Chase State Fishing Lake also has a swimming beach. Water-use restrictions may limit their appeal to some outdoor users, but for others, the limitation may be a peaceful plus.
Most visitors do not feel crowded at Kansas state fishing lakes, even on this busiest weekend of the year, so these lakes are great alternatives to large federal reservoirs. If you just want to enjoy nature, camp, and fish, you may be able to find a great family-friendly spot all to yourself.


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Eight Benefits of Cleansing
Why is cleansing beneficial? The liver is your body's main detoxification organ. It cleanses the blood of toxins accumulated from the environment and from poor diet. However, in today's toxic world, sometimes the liver needs a little outside help in the form of a cleanse. Here are eight benefits you can expect from a cleanse:
Increased Energy – Cleansing the liver of toxins allows you to derive the most nutrition from your food. When you're getting the maximum nutrients from your food, the result is increased energy.
Better GI Function – The gastrointestinal tract also benefits from cleansing. Yeast, fungus, and other micro-toxins flourish in a GI tract that is crowded with sludge and toxins. Cleansing will reduce the presence of harmful bacteria and restore balance to your GI tract.
Clearer Skin – The skin is considered a secondary elimination organ. When the liver is taxed, the body will expel toxins through the skin. If you have occasional or frequent breakouts, it's definitely time for a cleanse.
Improved Eating Habits – When foods that cause allergic reactions, or contain harmful toxins are eliminated, it opens up a whole new world of healthy eating. The effects of the cleanse are often so positive that one doesn't want to risk losing the good health gained by falling back into unhealthy eating habits.
Improved Mood – What we eat greatly impacts our feel-good neurotransmitters, such as serotonin. Much of our serotonin originates in the gut. By cleansing the liver, digestion is allowed to proceed normally and toxins, which affect our gut health, are eliminated.
Clearer Thinking – Many toxins create what we call "brain fog," which feels exactly as it sounds. By cleansing the body of toxins and their byproducts, we allow cleansed blood to flow freely to the brain. The result? Clearer thinking!
Reduction in Disease-Related Symptoms – Many find that constipation, GERD, diverticulitis, and hypertriglyceremia are greatly improved, or even disappear after cleansing.
Weight Loss – While weight loss is not the main objective of cleansing, it is often a welcome side effect.
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Simon Miller, Editor-In-Chief - Dead Rising 3,Ryse, Xbox One
Given that I've never played a Dead Rising game in my life - not properly anyway - I was intrigued to see how I would take to the third game, and launch title with the Xbox One. With opinions wavering from person to person, I hoped my limited knowledge on the franchise would actually allow me to enjoy it for what it was, not for what it isn't.
And that's exactly what happened.
Even on Nightmare Mode, which is where the supposed 'real' Dead Rising experience lies, I was very entertained by Capcom Vancouver's latest. It may not do anything drastically new, but given the amount of zombies that can be on-screen at any time (which makes it feel all next-gen), I think it's pretty decent.
I also played Ryse. Everyone hates Ryse. I like Ryse...
Tom Orry, Editorial Director - Ashes Cricket 2013, PC
I had a strong feeling this wasn't going to be good, what with a dearth of info and numerous delays, and it seems I was 100 per cent correct. Ashes Cricket 2013 is a horrible, money-grabbing mess of a game that was clearly months away from being finished. Having already missed the Ashes series that look place over the summer in good old Blighty, this game had to be released to coincide with the Australian series taking place right now, no matter what state the game was in at the time. It's an embarrassment that publisher 505 Games is asking cricket fans to pay for this, so I hope none of you do.
For more of my thoughts on Ashes Cricket 2013, head over to VideoGamer.com's sister site Sportra.
Steve Burns, Reviews and Features Editor - Dead Rising 3, FIFA 14, Xbox One
Of all the launch titles (on both consoles), these are the two that I've been having the most fun with. Dead Rising because it's an enjoyable interpretation of a series I've been a fan of for years, and FIFA because it's miles better than the current-gen version.
This makes me so mad at one time the Incredible Hulk told me to calm down after playing it. I was like 'come on mate, you're joking.'
Brett Phipps, Staff Writer at Sportra.com - NBA 2K14, PS4
NBA 2K14 was my most anticipated game on next-gen consoles. Ever since the OMG trailer, I haven't shut up about how pretty this game looks.
Having a chance to play the game, I'm glad to say my lofty expectations were more than met. Players look unbelievable and the increased animations make the game feel far smoother than the current-gen (previous-gen? HD-era? I don't know, we need to mark a date in the calendar where we stop with all this semantic nonsense).
2K's Eco-Motion engine is looking much sexier than EA's Ignite Engine as things stand with the launch titles. I've already raised my concerns over EA's approach to next-gen graphics, so we'll save that discussion for another day.
I have come across a gripe or two, though. My main issue with the game is all the narrative guff 2K has added to stop me from actually playing it. In my first two hours with the game, I only played one match and had about 15 minutes on the court. The rest of my time was spent having conversations with mimes able to communicate through subtitles without moving their lips. Some NPCs can speak, but for the most part, your character is the only speaker.
There's also a bug or two that I'm sure will be fixed in an early update, such as Doris Burke's interviews are with players stood yards away from the ESPN correspondent. Also, the fact that there is still only one voice actor for MyPlayer is poor.
But when all is said and done, it's the best game I've played so far on next-gen. I can't wait to dive into the MyGM mode and all the new online components, it just sucks that I have to start all my progress from scratch, as Brett Phipps on PS3 was becoming a star in the league for the Trail Blazers.


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MH370 'pings' dismissed as false positives
Search zone abandoned
Updated A US Navy official has gone on the record as saying that the "pings" first thought to have come from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 probably weren't from the aircraft's black box – and has almost immediately been spurned by his bosses.
Back in April, Australian prime minister Tony Abbott held a press conference in which he said the detection of the pings made searchers "very confident" that the signals came from the jet, which vanished on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
The search has concentrated on the southern Indian Ocean, on the basis that the flight is believed to have turned in that direction without explanation, and crashed after running out of fuel.
Michael Dean, the US Navy's deputy director of ocean engineering, told CNN the signals believed in April to be pings either came from the "pinger detector" that was towed by Australian vessel Ocean Shield, or from the ship.
He said that "Our best theory at this point is that (the pings were) likely some sound produced by the ship ... or within the electronics of the Towed Pinger Locator". He added that this opinion was shared by other countries involved in the search.
While the US Navy hasn't contradicted this, a spokesman, Christopher Johnston, says he was talking out of turn: "I am not saying that what Michael Dean said was inaccurate," said spokesman Christopher Johnston, "but what we are saying is that it is not his place to say it".
Although the pings seemed to repeat at the expected once-per-second rate, CNN points out that what was detected was at 33.3 kHz rather than the design frequency of 37.5 kHz.
The lead agency in the search, Australia, has ended the current phase of the search, which was being conducted using a Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle. The next phase, due to start in two months, will search an area of 60,000 square kilometres at a cost of $60 million, CNN says.®
Update: Since this story was posted, the Australian Air Transport Safety Bureau has told the Joint Agency Co-Ordination Centre (JACC), which has been running the search, that MH370 is not in the search area.
"The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has advised that the search in the vicinity of the acoustic detections can now be considered complete and in its professional judgment, the area can now be discounted as the final resting place of MH370", the Sydney Morning Herald reports JACC as saying. ®


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The basics are that if the Lipscomb Bisons beat Mercer Saturday afternoon at Allen Arena the worst they can be is the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. If they win, and Jacksonville loses at home to ETSU, the Bisons would tie for the conference regular season championship and win the No. 1 seed on a tiebreaker.
Saturday's game between the Bisons, 16-12, 13-6 in the A-Sun, and Mercer, 14-15, 10-9 in the conference, will be televised live on CSS-TV and ESPN360.com . The Bisons beat Kennesaw State 74-66 Thursday night. Mercer lost 77-73 at Belmont.
The Bisons opened the Atlantic Sun portion of the season at Mercer Dec. 3 with a 98-89 win.
Guard Johnny Lee will be honored as part of Senior Day activities. The game is also part of Lipscomb's Homecoming celebration.
"It's the last game of the season at home," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. "You would think we would come out ripping and roaring to go. We will see."
The numbers for both teams are close. The Bisons lead the conference overall in scoring with 79.2 points per game. Mercer is second with 76.6.
Mercer leads in 3-point field goals per game overall with 8.34. The Bisons are second with 8.21.
Sanderson's biggest concern remains the ability of the Bisons to rebound the ball. The Bisons are averaging 36.6 rebounds per game and while opponents are averaging 33.8. Mercer is averaging 37.3 rebounds per game with opponents averaging 34.5.
Both teams are tied for second in the conference overall with plus-2.8 rebounding margins.
With only one day to prepare for Mercer, the biggest concern for the Bisons during practice was to learn and to stay fresh physically.
Mercer has four players averaging in double figures. Senior guard James Florence leads the way with 18.4 points followed by senior forward Daniel Emerson with 15.3. Senior guard E.J. Kusnyer and junior guard Jeff Smith are each averaging 11.2.
The Bisons are led by Hodzic with 22 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Junior guard Josh Slater is averaging 17.4 points. Guard Jordan Burgason is averaging 12.8 and forward Brandon Brown is scoring at a 10.4 points per game clip.
"We have to really buy into what the coaches are saying about defense and rebounding," Hodzic said. "Our offense has been there the whole year. It has been the defense that has gotten us.
"This is do or die. We are treating these games like tournament games. I think having that mentality will get us ready for the tournament."
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As part of its efforts to encourage and support members of the clergy who acknowledge the scientific importance of evolution, the Clergy Letter Project is seeking scientists who are excited about the possibility of explaining the beauty and power of science to clergy members and their parishioners.
Nick Matzke, Public Information Project Director, is leaving NCSE to begin a PhD program at the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He came to NCSE in early 2004, planning to spend a year here before starting a PhD program; we feel fortunate to have had him around for two extra years.
Writing in The Smart Set -- a new independent on-line magazine supported by Drexel University and named for the literary magazine that flourished in the 1920s -- Jesse Smith relates his trip to Answers in Genesis's Creation Museum.
In a recent op-ed in the Boston Globe (August 9, 2007), Sally Lehrman discusses the challenges confronting evolution education even in Massachusetts, a state not conspicuous for its level of antievolution activity.
In a press release dated August 7, 2007, the Texas Freedom Network accused Don McLeroy, who recently was appointed as the new chair of the Texas state Board of Education, of harboring "a shocking hostility to both sound science education and religious tolerance." TFN's charge was based on the
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Bet you didn't know Google liked a bit of a dance did you? Well it does.
What is the Google Dance?
Google is constantly making updates to it's dataset, this includes your websites information and ultimately it's organic ranking results. Approximately every 21 days Google will update their 'index' with the latest website rankings. This is when you will usually see a mass update in results. Sometimes the visible changes to Google rankings may seem very minor but that may just be down to good SEO's and webmasters doing their jobs properly to keep the results for their clients.
This period is often referred to as the Google Dance.
The Google Dance Explained
The volume of data that Google has to process is enormous which can take days even as long as 2 weeks as we've previously seen. So during this time of data consumption by Google you may notice results fluctuating, and for that's the reason the term Google Dance came to be….
We've read that this period of indexing usually happens once a month or every 4 weeks but we've actually pinned it down to 17-21 days on average. We have even noticed a different Google Bot in the past 18 months visiting our honeypots that we use to track and collate all this information. The bot unlike any other bot will show a different operating system, screen resolution and variable IP addresses not seen before from Google Bot traffic.
I will try and get a screen shot up in the next few days from our statcounter account to show you.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has put a female two-star general in charge of a beefed-up office responsible for sexual assault prevention and response, elevating its status at a time of increasing political pressure to crack down on sexual abuses.
Maj. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward, who ran the U.S. portion of the allied air campaign over Libya in 2011 and is one of the Air Force's brightest stars, is running the reorganized office. She will report to the vice chief of the Air Force.
The move won praise from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., who called Woodward a "breath of fresh air."
The office previously was run by a lieutenant colonel, Jeffrey Krusinski, who was arrested in May and charged with sexual battery. That incident escalated public debate over whether the military was taking seriously the problem of sexual abuse.
The House is scheduled to vote next week on a defense policy bill that would take away the power of military commanders to overturn convictions in rape and assault cases. The legislation also would require that anyone in uniform found guilty of a sex-related crime receive a punishment that includes, at a minimum, a dismissal from military service or a dishonorable discharge.
McKeon said Woodward is well-suited to the challenge she is facing.
"I welcome her voice to this fight," he said.
The Pentagon estimated in a recent report that as many as 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, up from an estimated 19,000 assaults in 2011, based on an anonymous survey of military personnel.
An Air Force spokesman, Lt. Col. John Dorrian, said Friday that Woodward's office will be given additional resources, including a much larger staff than in its previous configuration. He said Woodward began the job this week.
Woodward entered the Air Force in 1983 with an aerospace engineering degree from Arizona State University. She has one master's degree in aviation science and another in national security strategy.
A command pilot with more than 3,800 flight hours, she flew aerial refueling aircraft and commanded air operations in numerous U.S. military operations, including the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. As commander of 17th Air Force, based in Germany, she commanded the U.S. portion of the allied air campaign over Libya in 2011.
Most recently she served as the Air Force's chief of safety. She also oversaw an investigation of the sexual abuse scandal at the Air Force's training headquarters at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
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