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Much like any child with a loving mother, I was often lulled to sleep by her gentle and comforting voice as she read me a story. Unlike most mothers though, she rarely read from the newest selections of the public library, instead delighting me with tales of Samson, King David and of course Jesus Christ himself. I was a young Hispanic Catholic boy and she was smart enough to sprinkle the adventure-laden stories and parables in with the more philosophical readings to tug at my boyish tendencies. Not that she needed to trick me into belief in a God, Hispanic culture being one of the last enduring bastions of Catholicism. And being a 1st generation immigrant from Ecuador, for her belief was simply the default option.
Much as I complained about praying a nightly rosary with family, weekly trips to a special class where they laid down the moral lessons of Christ and of course the obligatory Mass, belief was the default for me too. I even once proudly boasted that I had read the Bible front to back to her one day, only taking a slight pause when she informed me that I had just read up to Christ's death in the NT and the historical books in the OT. I replied back that those other parts were boring.
My belief never stopped me from asking questions though. What happens to people who don't believe? Can you be a good person and not believe? Why do disasters happen when people ask for them to stop? All the questions I'm sure we ask ourselves growing up with faith. And for many, it stops at faith. We're not to question the inner workings of God, my mother told me in so many words. Yet it was only by her doing that my sense of faith slowly began crashing down in the first place. Entirely by accident of course.
For as much as she wanted the stories of Christ and the archangel Raphael entwined in my life, she also wanted an appreciation for knowledge and curiosity there as well. And so she would walk hand in hand with me to the local library once I had grown too old for bedtime stories. It didn't take long before I found my appreciation in the science section of the children's library. More specifically the health and medicine section. I spent nights reading every book(with plenty of pictures inside) I could about human disease, with my mother dutifully dropping off a new stack alongside the week's groceries as often as I begged. By the time I reached 12, I had run out of books to read in the 'Science for Kids' area at either nearby library and graduated to the 'Diseases' section of the dustier but more mature basement. I spent that entire summer deciphering a pictureless book on the history of the plague, the dictionary in tow whenever I couldn't understand a particular word or medical term; which was often.
Alas, a career in epidemiology was never in the cards for me, as I soon discovered that while I adored the science of the world, I as equally abhorred its close cousin math. Science never lost its embrace on me though and as I grew older, I learned to view the world as a series of likelihoods and probabilities. The more I did, the more I realized that the drive to believe should always be trumped by the need to intelligently and objectively question. I looked back at faith and belief, and while I appreciated the beauty it inspired in people at times, I also feared the recklessness and cruelty it more often spawned in them. Moreover I learned to accept that the world didn't need(or particularly care for) a God to keep spinning.
Science and critical thinking taught me to avoid falling prey to intuition for intuition's sake(however imperfectly). It also exposed the true beauty of the universe to me; of places too small and too large to ever truly comprehend. It taught me the nature of the night sky, explained the reason why my heart races as my fingers brush across the freckles along a beautiful woman's cheek, and showed me why I am hardwired to feel both hate and compassion for my fellow man. And unlike a simple thousand or so page book written by a few select men millennia ago, science was brave enough to tell me when it didn't know the answer to something, but that it would never stop searching.
Now as a 22 year old atheist and returning NYC native, I look at the world unafraid of not having a grand answer to everything. I know my mother and family wishes that I would believe. Wishes I would see the light and glory of the world through God. The only trouble is, I don't need a God to see light and glory in the beautiful if chaotic acts of randomness that have so shaped our universe. I only need curiosity. That's what my mother taught me, in spite of her own belief. That's why I'm an atheist.
Ed Cara
United States


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SSC sees upgrade, PeopleSoft design sessions ongoing
With the summer (and its requisite high temperatures) now here in earnest, OneCarolina staff have been busy upgrading both the systems implemented during Phase I while also setting the table for PeopleSoft to come online as part of Phase II.
For starters, new versions of Banner for Financial Aid, Student, and Accounts Receivable have been installed, tested, and put into production. Banner version 8.6 introduces a slew of changes, fixes, and improvements that get Self Service Carolina and Internet Native Banner both fully up-to-date. And perhaps most importantly, Financial Aid is now fully in-line with federal regulatory requirements.
As far as Phase II is concerned, the Finance and Technical teams have completed several Conference Room Pilot (CRP) sessions thus far: general ledger, commitment control, capital projects, purchasing, and accounts payable. Finance's CRP began in April and is tentatively scheduled to run until the end of the month.
Meanwhile, the Human Resources and Payroll teams continue to prepare for their own CRP, which is scheduled to begin at the end of June.
Other news and notes:
- One of the project's primary training tools for the second phase, Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK), has been installed, and functional teams have already begun to identify key business processes that will be documented as training topics. A demo of the Knowledge Center, UPK's corresponding learning management system, is currently being developed for the project team.
- An analysis of potential document imaging solutions has been completed, which resulted in the recommendation of Hyland OnBase.

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Pacific resident Katie Garberding wrote to KOMO on behalf of Calvin, a 6-year-old Chesapeake Bay /Golden Retriever mix, asking for help reuniting him with his family.
Calvin belongs to Garberding's daughter Helen Bingaman, whose military family moved to Belgium earlier this month. Despite the family's love for their dog, they could not afford to fly him overseas.
"A few weeks ago my family hugged me and kissed me as they said their goodbyes," Garberding wrote on behalf of Calvin. "I know that they didn't want to leave me."
Garberding is now collecting donations to send Calvin to Belgium. She says her grandchildren desperately miss him.
When 4-year-old Lily got sick after the flight to her new home, Garberding says she kept asking for the family dog.
"They're all devastated," Garberding says. "They're in a new country where they don't know anybody and they're not complete."
Garberding says Calvin will always have a home with her, but she can tell he misses his family. She says the retriever has "sad eyes" and often sits in her driveway watching cars pass by.
"It's almost like he's waiting for them to come get him," Garberding says.
Not unlike other military families, the Bingamans have moved around a lot. Helen and her husband Ryan enlisted in the Army in 1997. She left the service shortly after her 11-year-old son Thomas was born. The family has lived in New York, Texas and Germany while Ryan was deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan.
Three years ago Ryan was transferred to Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the family moved to Washington, Helen's home state. That's when Calvin came into their lives.
The dog had been living with Helen's sister Emily until she moved to an apartment that didn't allow pets. As soon as the Bingamans took Calvin in, Garberding says he adopted their three children as his "puppies."
"He is so gentle with the kids," Garberding says. "He is the rock that keeps them together."
But when the Bingamans were preparing to move to Belgium, they learned it would costs between $1,100 and $2,000 to fly Calvin with them. Helen asked her mother to babysit Calvin until the family could save enough money to fly him over.
To help reunite the family, Garberding has created a savings account at Chase Bank to collect the funds needed to fly Calvin to Belgium and back again when the family returns to the United States in 3 years. She hopes to raise $4,000. Garberding says any funds that are not used on Calvin's flight will be donated to the Auburn Humane Society.
"We love him, but my grandkids need him," Garberding says. "They need as much consistency as possible."
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The history dances in layers over the site of the Great Feast.
The 19th-century tenements marching up the hill. The park itself, once North Park, now Kennedy Park. The facade of Saint Anne's Church, built by French-speaking immigrants, towering over it all.
The history dances in layers over the site of the Great Feast.
The 19th-century tenements marching up the hill. The park itself, once North Park, now Kennedy Park. The facade of Saint Anne's Church, built by French-speaking immigrants, towering over it all.
The Portuguese and American flags flying from a house facing the north side of the park. On the front of a house a few doors down, a tile set into the front wall, the image of Jesus.
And in the park itself, a touch of the Middle Ages with some modern tweaks.
The Azoreans of the 14th century would not have recognized the bright bottles of Fanta orange sodas being unloaded from a truck. They might have thought the red-clad inmates on a work crew were members of a penitential order, as in a sense they are.
They would have recognized the words "Ao Gloria Divino" over the door to a hand-built structure, wherein is the crown of the Holy Ghost.
And the bigger crown out on the green grass, surrounded by white paper hearts, strung with lights.
In the 1500s, Father Gaspar Frutuoso, a Portuguese historian from Sao Miguel, Azores, was writing that the Holy Ghost was adored throughout the nine islands with processions like the ones Fall River sees every summer.
A kid whizzing by on a scooter. The organizers at the feast laboring on this Wednesday morning, talking to each other in Portuguese and English or the two mixed, using whichever word they remember first, Portuguese or English, in a way common to bilingual people.
A feast is rural even transplanted to a city. The wide-eyed oxen in the parade remind us that these events were first organized by farmers and stockmen, for whom an animal was life and wealth.
There's a lot of that elemental life in the Great Feast. Meat. Wine. Bread. Love. Prayer. Song.
A kid, shirtless, whizzes by on a scooter, passing close to the back of the food tent, the interior of which is just hours away from being filled with delicious smells.
Six inmates labor on the grounds, painting, putting up flags, tugging and hauling.
One is happy to announce he's getting out Friday after a year inside. He plans on going to the beach first.
Corrections Officer Louis Pereira stands in the shade, keeping an eye on the six inmates.
"We come every year to help the feast," he said.
A big part of Pereira's job is making sure the inmates don't bring anything back to jail. Friends, relatives, associates and sweethearts of prisoners have been known to find out where a county work crew was going to be and then leave drugs or cigarettes concealed in the area, to be retrieved by the inmate during the work day.
"A lot of the people who come down here don't know how much work it is," Pereira said.
Six inmates labored Wednesday, their red shirts bright against the grass.
Kennedy Park is a green island.
Like one of the Azores.
"Side Streets" is a new column from Marc Munroe Dion, one that draws on his knowledge of the area and his affection for the city where he was born. It's about people and places and history and the voice that only comes from one corner of southeastern Massachusetts.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics 7. Census of Urban Crime, 1970 (ICPSR 8275) Hellman, Daryl A.; Fox, James Alan 8. Correlates of Crime: A Study of 52 Nations, 1960-1984 (ICPSR 9258) Bennett, Richard R. 9. County Characteristics, 2000-2007 [United States] (ICPSR 20660) Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 10. Crime in Western Societies, 1945-1974 (ICPSR 7769) Gurr, Ted Robert; Gurr, Erika 11. Crime on Campus, 1978-1979: A Survey of 150 College Campuses and Cities (ICPSR 8381) Lizotte, Alan J. 12. Deaths in Custody Reporting Program: Jail Populations, 2000-2013 (ICPSR 36560) United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics 13. Ethnicity and Homicide in California, 1850-1900 (ICPSR 9594) McKanna, Clare V. Jr. 14. Examining Prosecutorial Decision-Making Across Federal District Courts, 2000-2009 [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 34513) Johnson, Brian 15. 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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 2 more results in National Violent Death Reporting System Series 27. Nature and Patterns of Homicide in Eight American Cities, 1978 (ICPSR 8936) Zahn, Margaret A.; Riedel, Marc 28. New Approach to Evaluating Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) Data Imputation, 1990-1995 (ICPSR 20060) Wadsworth, Tim; Roberts, John M. 29. Participation in Illegitimate Activities: Ehrlich Revisited, 1960 (ICPSR 8677) Vandaele, Walter 30. Re-examination of the Criminal Deterrent Effects of Capital Punishment in the United States, 1978-1998 (ICPSR 20040) Cohen-Cole, Ethan; Durlauf, Steven; Fagan, Jeffrey; et al. 31. Robberies in Chicago, 1982-1983 (ICPSR 8951) Zimring, Franklin E.; Zeuhl, James 32. Robbery of Financial Institutions in Indiana, 1982-1984 (ICPSR 9310) Baumer, Terry L.; Carrington, Michael D. 33. Trends in American Homicide, 1968-1978: Victim-Level Supplementary Homicide Reports (ICPSR 8676) Riedel, Marc,; Zahn, Margaret 34. 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Blizzard has provided a number of fansites with a talent preview for four classes: druids, rogues, priests and shaman. While the talent trees are not complete yet, these four talent trees are the closest to complete of all classes. Some highlights from the new talents include:
- Rogues: Vendetta (1 point) Marks an enemy for death, increasing all damage you deal to the target by 20% and granting you unerring vision of your target, regardless of concealments such as Stealth and Invisibility. Lasts 30 seconds.
- Druids: Nom Nom Nom [Name Not Final] (2 points) When you Ferocious Bite a target at or below 25% health, you have a 50/100% chance to instantly refresh the duration of your Rip on the target.
- Shamans: Wrathful Totems [Name Not Final] (1 point) Causes your Fire totems to increase the spell power of party and raid members within 100 yards by 10%.


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* World shares at 17-month highs, European stocks up 0.4 pct
* Wall Street wavers after strong two-day rally
* Euro at multi-month highs vs dollar, yen
* Brent crude rises close to $110 a barrel
By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - World shares rose to 17-month highs and the euro surged on Wednesday as hopes grew for a year-end budget deal in the United States and the economic outlook for Germany improved, but Wall Street faltered after a two-day rally.
A key business survey in Germany bolstered investor sentiment by suggesting that Europe's biggest economy was likely to bounce back quickly from a slowdown.
The growing German confidence lifted the euro to a 16-month high against the yen and an 8-1/2 month peak versus the U.S. dollar, while Brent oil rose toward $110 a barrel.
But a sense that American politicians were getting closer to an agreement to avert the "fiscal cliff" - steep tax hikes and spending cuts that will take effect in the new year - was not enough to push the broad U.S. equity market higher.
"The question has shifted to what a deal will look like and entail, and markets are taking a pause as we consider that," said Scott Eldridge, director of portfolio management at Caprin Asset Management in Richmond, Virginia.
"It seems like all the parties at the table have made steady progress, but it continues to drown out all the other noise in markets."
Strong results from Oracle lifted U.S. technology shares, but the S&P 500 struggled to extend its best two-day run in a month.
Investors gave little importance to data that showed U.S. homebuilding permits touched their highest level in nearly 4-1/2 years in November, pointing to strength in the housing market, even though ground-breaking activity dropped.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 9.19 points, or 0.07 percent, at 13,341.77. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 2.34 points, or 0.16 percent, at 1,444.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 2.70 points, or 0.09 percent, at 3,057.23.
In Europe, top company shares scaled fresh 18-month highs on expectations the U.S. fiscal debacle will be averted.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.41 percent to end at 1142.13, just off a 19-month closing high.
The better tone in global markets was supported by the U.S. Federal Reserve's efforts to boost the U.S. recovery, signs of growing economic momentum in China, and talk that Japan is set for a policy shift to lift itself out of recession.
The latest German Ifo Institute survey of 7,000 firms bolstered this sentiment by finding that business confidence had improved for a second straight month in December, in part because of better export prospects.
The brighter outlook has pushed MSCI's all-country world equity index to levels last seen in July 2011. The index rose 0.39 percent to 342.77 on Wednesday, on track for its fifth straight weekly gain.
The yen weakened to its lowest point in more than 18 months against the dollar on expectations the Bank of Japan will ease monetary policy at the end of a two-day policy meeting on Thursday.
The euro rose 0.13 percent to 1.3246 to the dollar after hitting 112.49, its highest since August 2011. Against the yen, it gained 0.42 percent to 111.84, its highest since August 2011.
The dollar index fell 0.11 percent to 79.271 after hitting a two-month low of 79.008.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose 5/32 in price to yield 1.8031 percent.
Brent crude was up $1.17 to $110.01 a barrel as it headed toward its highest close in two weeks. U.S. oil gained $1.62 to $89.55.


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She was born May 4, 1916, in Cash, Texas, to John Pearson and Ellen Freeman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Beavers; and her parents.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Horace and Ann Beavers of Russellville; two grandchildren, Raymond Beavers of Russellville, Laura Denton of Flora, Miss.; two great-grandchildren, Johnny Childress of Flora, Miss., Lauren Shearer of Brandon, Miss., and one great great-grandchild, Stone Shearer.
Uba attended Bethel Worship Center in Russellville.
Visitation will be conducted from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Broussard Funeral Chapel, 3323 E. 6th St., Russellville.
Graveside funeral service and burial will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Hector, under the direction of Broussard Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Beavers, Ray Pearson, Wayne Ball and Johnny Childress.
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Take Advantage of Your Membership Benefit for Exhilarating Summer Fun at the Disneyland Resort
Posted: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
Are you ready for an adrenaline rush this summer? From high-speed twists and turns to plunging dips and drops, the Disneyland® Resort offers plenty of excitement for thrill-seekers at two uniquely themed Disney Theme Parks. Even better, CSTA members can purchase discounted Disneyland tickets from the CSTA members-only discounts site. While you are there, note the codes or follow the links to reserve your discounted rental car for use during your summer vacation!
Discover a mountain range of adventure at Disneyland® Park. Hang on to your hats and climb aboard Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – the wildest ride in the wilderness. Blast off on a speeding rocket through the darkest reaches of outer space on Space Mountain. And, embark on a rollicking log flume ride featuring a thrilling 5-story splashdown on Splash Mountain. At Disney California Adventure® Park, lunge up and down aboard a haunted elevator for a thrilling journey into another realm of sight and sound on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™. Then, tear through the air aboard California Screamin', a high-speed thrill ride that recalls the great wooden roller coasters of yesteryear. And, over in Cars Land you can kick the fun into overdrive on Radiator Springs Racers.
This summer, surround yourself in the magic of two Disney Parks –including the re-imaged Disney California Adventure® Park featuring the 12-acre Cars Land and the one-and-only original Disneyland® Park. Plus the Downtown Disney® District, an eclectic entertainment, dining and shopping district, is just steps from the Parks. With more than 100 shows and attractions, you and your family will need a few days this summer to experience it all. Plan your summer visit to the Disneyland® Resort today!
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Accelerating into NGSS – A Statewide Rollout Series Now Accepting Registrations
Posted: Friday, January 19th, 2018
Are you feeling behind on the implementation of NGSS? Then Accelerating into NGSS – the Statewide Rollout event – is right for you!
If you have not experienced Phases 1-4 of the Statewide Rollout, or are feeling behind with the implementation of NGSS, the Accelerating Into NGSS Statewide Rollout will provide you with the greatest hits from Phases 1-4!
Accelerating Into NGSS Statewide Rollout is a two-day training geared toward grade K-12 academic coaches, administrators, curriculum leads, and teacher leaders. Check-in for the two-day rollout begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast. Sessions run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Day One and from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Day Two.
Cost of training is $250 per attendee. Fee includes all materials, continental breakfast, and lunch on both days. It is recommended that districts send teams of four to six, which include at least one administrator. Payment can be made by check or credit card. If paying by check, registration is NOT complete until payment has been received. All payments must be received prior to the Rollout location date you are attending. Paying by credit card secures your seat at time of registration. No purchase orders accepted. No participant cancellation refunds.
For questions or more information, please contact Amy Kennedy at email@example.com or (209) 468-9027.
Host: San Mateo County Office of Education
Location: San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City
Host: Orange County Office of Education
Location: Brandman University, Irvine
Host: Tulare County Office of Education
Location: Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia
Host: San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools
Location: West End Educational Service Center, Rancho Cucamonga
Host: Sacramento County Office of Education
Location: Sacramento County Office of Education Conference Center and David P. Meaney Education Center, Mather
Host: Imperial County Office of Education
Location: Imperial Valley College, Imperial
Presented by the California Department of Education, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association/County Offices of Education, K-12 Alliance @WestEd, California Science Project, and the California Science Teachers Association.
The Teaching and Learning Collaborative, Reflections from an Administrator
Posted: Friday, January 19th, 2018
by Kelly Patchen
My name is Mrs. Kelly Patchen, and I am proud to be an elementary assistant principal working in the Tracy Unified School District (TUSD) at Louis Bohn and McKinley Elementary Schools. Each of the schools I support are Title I K-5 schools with about 450 students, a diverse student population, a high percentage of English Language Learners, and students living in poverty. We're also lucky to be part of the CA NGSS K-8 Early Implementation Initiative with the K-12 Alliance. Learn More…
2018 CSTA Conference Call for Proposals
Posted: Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
CSTA is pleased to announce that we are now accepting proposals for 90-minute workshops and three- and six-hour short courses for the 2018 California Science Education Conference. Workshops and short courses make up the bulk of the content and professional learning opportunities available at the conference. In recognition of their contribution, members who present a workshop or short course receive 50% off of their registration fees. Click for more information regarding proposals, or submit one today by following the links below.
CSTA's New Administrator Facebook Group Page
Posted: Monday, January 15th, 2018
by Holly Steele
The California Science Teachers Association's mission is to promote high-quality science education, and one of the best practice's we use to fulfill that mission is through the use of our Facebook group pages. CSTA hosts several closed and moderated Facebook group pages for specific grade levels, (Elementary, Middle, and High School), pages for district coaches and science education faculty, and the official CSTA Facebook page. These pages serve as an online resource for teachers and coaches to exchange teaching methods, materials, staying update on science events in California and asking questions. CSTA is happy to announce the creation of a 6th group page called, California Administrators Supporting Science. Learn More…
Find Your Reason to Engage
Posted: Monday, January 15th, 2018
by Jill Grace
I was recently reflecting on events in the news and remembered that several years ago, National Public Radio had a story about a man named Stéphane Hessel, a World War II French resistance fighter, Nazi concentration camp survivor, and contributor to the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The story focused on a book he had published, Time for Outrage (2010).
In it, Hessel makes the argument that the worst attitude is indifference:
"Who is in charge; who are the decision makers? It's not always easy to discern. We're not dealing with a small elite anymore, whose actions we can clearly identify. We are dealing with a vast, interdependent world that is interconnected in unprecedented ways. But there are unbearable things all around us. You have to look for them; search carefully. Open your eyes and you will see. This is what I tell young people: If you spend a little time searching, you will find your reasons to engage. The worst attitude is indifference. 'There's nothing I can do; I get by' – adopting this mindset will deprive you of one of the fundamental qualities of being human: outrage. Our capacity for protest is indispensable, as is our freedom to engage."
His words make me take pause when I think of the status of science in the United States. A general "mistrust" of science is increasingly pervasive, as outlined in a New Yorker article from the summer of 2016. Learn More…


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Matt Torra, who signed with Washington, will play for Italy in the WBC
PITTSFIELD -- Matt Torra took Italian at Pittsfield High School. It might come in handy this spring.
Torra, the newest member of the Washington Nationals organization, will be one of the pitchers for the Italian team in the World Baseball Classic that begins in March. Torra and his Italian teammates will play their first game on Thursday, March 7, against Mexico.
"I'm pumped," Torra said. "I think it's going to give me an awesome experience. I know we play Team USA at Chase Field on March 9, and to be on the same field as everybody who's going to be in the tournament is going to be a great opportunity and experience for me."
Torra's team is in Pool D with the United States, Canada and Mexico. Italy's first two games will be played at the Arizona Diamondbacks' spring training complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., and the game against Team USA will be played on the D'Backs home field in Phoenix.
Torra, a 28-year-old right-hander, got his start in Arizona when the Diamondbacks made him a first-round sandwich pick in the 2005 Draft.
There are some big league players on the preliminary Italian roster with him. Pittsburgh reliever Jason Grilli, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, former Red Sox infielder Nick Punto and former Sox farmhand Anthony Rizzo -- now with the Cubs -- are all on the Italian roster.
"They've been playing pretty good over in Europe. They won back-to-back European [titles]," said Torra. "They beat Canada in the last WBC to knock them out. I know they've definitely improved and you never know. I'm looking forward to the challenge there."
The right-handed pitcher will head for Arizona in mid-Feburary to prepare for the WBC. After the team is done with the tournament, he'll be heading back to Melbourne, Fla., to prepare for his first season as a member of the Nationals organization.
Torra joins the Nationals after spending the last year and a half as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays organization. In 2012, Torra was 12-7 for Tampa Bay's Triple A farm club in Durham, N.C. He had a 4.10 earned run average in 147 innings, striking out 78 and walking 26. Torra led the Bulls in wins and was second among starters in ERA.
"I talked with Tampa too. I felt the Nationals were the best place for me," said Torra. "I looked at who they had in the minor leagues and I felt their minor league system was a little depleted from trades and the Rule 5 Draft and injuries."
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and Torra have ties together. While it was Arizona scout Matt Merullo who did most of the legwork on scouting Torra at the University of Massachusetts, Rizzo was the Arizona scouting director and made the call on the draft pick.
Torra was not given any promises about being placed on the team's 40-man roster, but he said he'd be ready if the opportunity comes about.
"When they need somebody, you've got to be doing your best," said Torra, "and be in the right place at the right time. I'm just hoping this year; I want to continue with how I was doing last season."
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Social media changes the way consumers think and react to products, services and everyday life. It is essential that businesses have a strong social media engagement strategy to ensure they are connecting with customers to help drive their businesses and products forward. Social media needs to be part of a marketing strategy in order for companies to stay engaged with their consumers.
Facebook and Google+ are both key social media networks that help companies build relationships with their customers, while measuring these relationships. Unlike other marketing strategies that are hard to measure, social media engagement can easily be measured through followers, likes, page views and comments.
There are three critical components of a solid social engagement strategy. Let's dive into each one in this blog post.
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Campaigns are essential to engage key audiences and build relationships with consumers. Marketing campaigns tend to encompass several different strategies, such as advertising, public relations and social media. By building an effective integrated campaign, companies can ensure that they are connecting with their key audiences.
When companies think of a campaign, they think of something in which they need to invest a lot of money to make a big splash. However, small campaigns can be just as successful. It is recommended that businesses have at least one monthly campaign in order to propel their brand forward. Through social media, it's easy for companies to leverage a campaign this often. For instance, promoting a product through a Facebook campaign can be as easy as hosting a product giveaway or featuring the brand as the "product of the week" with facts, questions and trivia for fans.
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Content is another key element of social media engagement. Social media visitors look for good and useful information. Twitter, for instance, is known for driving the most content and helping consumers stay up-to-date on key information related to their interests. This is important for businesses as they pursue social media engagement strategies.
Content can be as simple as sharing a short blog post, or as in-depth as developing a white paper about a specific topic. Either way, by sharing on a social media network, you are connecting with your consumers and helping them learn more about you. Additionally, content gives consumers an opportunity to engage with you and share their views. By engaging in a two-way conversation with your fans, you are enhancing your brand profile and giving them another opportunity to fall in love with your brand.
To keep your content flow, businesses can streamline it through a social content publishing calendar. This can be established in line with specific campaigns you want to pursue through social media networks. If your campaign includes a contest on Facebook, you can then include tweets and micro-blogs on Tumblr to promote the campaign through other networks and digital mediums. This helps to integrate the campaign to maximize its effect and reach.
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Perhaps the most important in social media engagement, connections are essential to build your brand through social media networks. Influencers are the most important as they will drive organic growth on your social media networks and continue to build engagement among the followers.
For instance, if you brand is about technology then your best bet is to get authoritative tech bloggers to blog on your website. Popular tech bloggers often have large followings, so if they like a particular product or service, it will help drive a fanbase to that brand. It's smart to identify influencers in your network to create allies that will help build your connections.
Influencers are similar to key audiences that are identified before engaging in a marketing strategy. When identifying influencers, it's important to think about what you want to gain from building a relationship with them and how you can engage with them to make the relationship beneficial for the influencer. By considering both factors, you can build a mutually beneficial relationship that will help drive more connections to your social media networks while helping build the influencer's reputation within the industry and on the web.
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Slovenian police chief's visit to INTERPOL highlights country's leadership in global police co-operation
LYON, France – Slovenia's integration of INTERPOL's database system into its national police structure is a model for law enforcement worldwide, the head of INTERPOL told the Director General of the Police of Slovenia, Mr Janko Gorsek, during his visit to the world police body's General Secretariat headquarters on Thursday.
Since streamlining access to INTERPOL's network with national and regional policing structures in April 2009, Slovenia has seen a significant increase in the number of hits generated through consultations against databases including wanted persons, Stolen and Lost Travel Documents, and stolen motor vehicles, and is now ranked amongst the top 10 of INTERPOL's 188 member countries in searches carried out.
"Slovenia has long supported using an international approach in the fight against crime, and of working with key international partners such as INTERPOL in the pursuit of common security goals common to all relevant forums of the European Union," said Mr Gorsek.
"In this respect, the integration of INTERPOL's databases into the Slovenian police network has emphasized the high priority of the government to protect borders and citizens from terrorists and other criminals, and sent a strong message to the global criminal community that the chances of being identified and arrested in Slovenia are significant," added the Slovenian Police Chief.
INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble commended 'the positive results achieved by the strong co-operation between Slovenia and INTERPOL'.
"Making critical information available to frontline police officers nationally makes it significantly more difficult for criminals to evade justice and makes all of our borders safer," said Mr Noble.
"When it granted law enforcement officers on the street access to INTERPOL's databases, Slovenia boosted its national security and increased the security of each of its citizens and visitors, and of the wider region," added the INTERPOL chief as he congratulated the Slovenian police chief for his country's commitment to international police co-operation.
During its European Union Presidency in the first half of 2008, Slovenia was the first country to organize and institute high-level joint meetings between the EU Council and INTERPOL as part of the EU's Stockholm Programme on the EU's security architecture.
Mr Gorsek's visit to INTERPOL coincided with a conference hosted by the world police body's General Secretariat of the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) to identify ways of strengthening co-operation to combat organized crime in the region through INTERPOL's Project BESA. His delegation included Robert Furman, Advisor to the Police Director General, Dusan Kerin, Head of INTERPOL's National Central Bureau in Ljubljana, and Bruno Blazina, Head of Slovenia's Police Organized Crime Division.


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After viewing the new Steven Spielberg film Lincoln, federal authorities opened an investigation aimed at the former President and his political allies. "Operation Log Roller" will probe alleged promises of political appointments, patronage jobs, and even cash bribes to members of Congress during efforts to pass a Constitutional amendment ending slavery.
Federal authorities claim a suspect, identified only as Cabinet Official A, used third parties who offered appointments to federal patronage jobs and other favors on behalf of President Lincoln. The investigation is the latest effort to end the culture of corruption in Illinois politics.
"Honest Abe" Lincoln first gained his reputation for political deal making during his tenure in the Illinois state legislature. He worked with a group of central Illinois legislators, known as the "long nine," who allegedly traded their block of votes in exchange for support of moving the state Capital to Springfield. Critics called the scheme "log-rolling."
The investigation will likely be overshadowed in the press by rumors surrounding the Thaddeus Stevens sex scandal.
Former President Lincoln, former Governor George Ryan, former Governor Rod Blagojevich and former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. could not be reached for comment.


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Farewell to the insiders' outsider
It would be so much simpler to lampoon Tony Greig than to eulogise him. His chief reknown in the second half of his life was as a cricket commentator who often appeared to be playing up to a caricature of himself. Whether pontificating on the condition of the pitch, key at the ready, or declaring that the ball had sped ''like a tracer bullet'' to the boundary, or especially in casually orchestrated spats with Bill Lawry, he seemed always to be playing himself. His life was a cricket pantomime.
The truth about Greig was much more complex. He was a man of three countries, but something of an outsider in them all. He was born and raised in South Africa, captained England, then settled in Australia, where he found room for his large personality. The coarse edge of his South African accent never did fade.
He added swagger, even bombast, to English cricket at a time when it was desperately needed, but in a way that you suspect caused authorities there to squirm. His permanent place on the Channel 9 panel was as a counterpoint, the insiders' outsider; Kerry Packer loved him in the role. It is a tangled provenance, and perhaps even for him easier to stylise than to explain.
But there was another, subtler side to him. One night in a bar in Hobart, he dwelt quietly and emotionally on how moved he was as a 20-year-old to bat with former England captain Ted Dexter in an early game for Sussex, and how it consummated his love for the game. Here was a humble, gentle, earnest and reflective Greig, only ever glimpsed in his public persona, and that is unfortunate.
Immensely tall and luminously blond, he was a striking figure on the cricket field, an all-rounder brimming with bravado, anxious to impose himself on the game. When moving to England, he gave himself six years to make the Test team and did it in less than four. Contests with the abrasive Australian team of the age always stimulated him. His first innings as captain was a belligerent 96 against a powerful Australian attack at Lord's. His last was in the Centenary Test in 1977.
Yet now, at least in this country, he is most often recalled for incidentals never quite lived down: the five consecutive fours debutant David Hookes hit against him in the Centenary Test, his self-immolating declaration as captain that he would make the West Indies ''grovel'', the white motorcycle helmet he wore during World Series Cricket. By then, his powers of batsmanship were declining fast, but his central role in the WSC revolution perhaps will be his lasting legacy as a cricketer.
Larger-than-life, and mobbed up with Packer, a career as a commentator followed naturally. He could be insightful, but became best known for his work with special effects. In reporting on the pitch, he did the most famous routine with a key since Benjamin Franklin. He developed a cultish following.
Then the ICC took away his key, and Packer died, and Greig the character shrunk a little. Only a few months ago, he was misdiagnosed with bronchitis, then found to have lung cancer. On Saturday, he died, aged 66.
When named as one of Wisden cricketers of the year in 1975, Greig dwelt momentarily on his divided loyalty. ''Just say I feel I have two countries and regard myself as lucky,'' he said, ''and leave it at that.'' Thirty-seven years later, you imagine that he would change only the two to three.
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A couple years ago I renewed my subscription (3 pack) about a month earlier than the expiration date ZASS was showing me because it started the "Nag Routine" as its doing again now.
It provides a link to renew so I clicked on it and bought the subscription for my three PC's.
I entered the code into ZASS and it showed 366 days remaining on my subscription.
I should have had almost 30 days left over from my previous subscription
so it should have read 396 days.
I emailed customer service and was told essentially that was the way it was.
Nothing they could
do except
refund me for my new subscription and I could rebuy it when the other expired.
I have many pieces of software that are subscription and other than ZASS there are NO OTHER companies that do not just add days to
the current remaining days of your subscription.
A couple companies even allow you to buy a month at a time if you want and just add the days you need as you need them-- which is a little extreme even in my book.
However, on the other extreme we have Zone Labs that starts nagging you to renew 30 days in advance of your expiration but doesn't give you credit for days left and starts the clock ticking on the new subscription the minute you buy
it, not when you "APPLY" it.
Not only is this lousey customer relations but it stinks a little
like a con.
A big operation like Checkpoint can't upgrade the way it handles subscriptions so the customer gets the full benefit of the days purchased without making them "Pay On The Day" it's due?
Sounds a bit too convenient.
Is the answer still "...that's the way it is"?
I "have to" renew on November 22nd and this problem has irritated me since 2004 when I bought ZASS for the first time.
Another product that I am testing on
another PC adds
new days to what you have left-- I check this now on all my subscription products.
They're also a little cheaper and I like their Email Junk Filter better.
Shouldn't Checkpoint and Zone Labs join the 21st Century on this procedure?
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Gerald Green is the same stupid idiot as he was when was 19 (he's 27 today) on draft day. No wonder his game never developed.
That was pretty good dunk by the manimal!!!
safe dunk for Ross I think
Dunks are so much better when they're done on the first try!!!!
eric with a less than average dunk but everyone is just excited that someone made one
I wanna know what jersey he's got on. Carter?
Evans vs Ross!!!! Ross' got this!!!
wow manimal should be moving on
how is evans in the finals?! we got this! or do we..... cue the conspiracy
vince ruined this competition
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I'd surrender 2 first rounders for this guy...his game is really much better this year....what players not named LBJ and Kevin Durant would you do that for
I'd surrender 2 first rounders for this guy...his game is really much better this year....what players not named LBJ and Kevin Durant would you do that for
This thread is so random and so full of fail. We have picks in 2015 and 2017 1st which can't be traded at this time.
So then you have to ask yourself how many other teams can offer 2 1st rounders prior to those seasons?
Then you have to ask yourself why does Washington trade Wall when they're not completely done rebuilding?
Then you have to ask yourself they are close to a playoff team(9th seed) so why would they derail that?
Then you have to ask yourself since we can only start with offering them 1st rounders in 2018 why would Washington wait that long to utilize that pick?
Think these things out in your head first before making them public. Oh and for the record Wall makes $90mil(not that good) so you're basically saying build with Melo and Wall going forward? YUCK YUCK….. YUCK, YUCK, YUCK!!!!!!!
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Right, might as well say steal CP3.
When will people understand that all the big names are signed to FATNORMOUS contracts and will continue to get FATNORMOUS contracts.
if u r talkin about elite PG and stealing i will take Kyrie only.Numbers went down strong but this kid is still can shot +- 40.
I'm all for discussions.. but this is silly.
While the Knicks are at it, I'll just steal Kate Upton and Lisa Marcos. At the same time.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
Sadly, this was not to be taken seriously as most took it. Basically who would you surrender several draft picks to get as just discussion.
Hate to interrupt the subject .... but our first priority for the best interest of the team/fans is trading ISO-Melo asap so we can win in the postseason games?
This ISO-Melo in the final 7 minutes of each game is killing us...
its Woodson knows better give ball to MELO this is his strategy
Yeah, the guy said 'steal' John Wall, not trade for him. Basically, we'd need a dozen ski masks and candy bars tucked into our pockets to look like guns to pull this one off.
Prigioni and Beno is good enough for now. The PG situation isn't a big issue, other things such as coaching is.
Sig made by Sons of Thunder
I suppose we are going to get raped from the GM of Toronto now with all the PG injuries
now we have Bucks if Knicks loose to Bucks then it will be real mess.


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The Utos have been selling freshly picked flowers at these markets since both opened. Sue, with her granddaughter Kaitlyn as a helpmate, managed the Pleasanton stand while Ikuo with daughter Janet Delacruz handled the Danville stand. Their customers numbered in the thousands and many signed were there on the final day to wish them well and sign farewell cards.
Sue Uto was born in 1944 in an interment camp near the Oregon border where her parents, along with other Japanese Americans, were sent during World War II. The parents were released in 1946 and settled in Sacramento where she attended school.
Ikuo immigrated from Japan in in 1962 when he was 26 years old, met Sue and they married. An agricultural major at a leading Tokyo university, he first learned English and became a citizen as he and his new wife worked as gardeners in the Sacramento area. In 1972, they bought 10 acres of farmland outside Salinas, built greenhouses and the Uto Nursery was in business.
Thomas Dorn, who manages the Pleasanton Farmers Market, said the Utos have operated their flower stand here since the market opened 21 years ago and have been marketing their flowers even longer in Danville. At one time, they also sold flowers at farmers markets in Jack London Square and other locations, but gradually retrenched to focus on the two markets in the Tri-Valley.
Delacruz said her parents have been hard workers during the last 41 years that they've operated the Salinas nursery, which is located on Spence Road outside of Salinas and employs 10 workers. They picked the flowers during the week, prepared them in bunches for sale, refrigerated them in a storage cooler and then took them to Pleasanton and Danville before those markets opened at 8:30 a.m.
Her father was up at 3:30 a.m. to load the vans, and the rest of the family joined him at 7 for the trip north. He helped set up the Pleasanton stand and then drove on to Danville.
On Saturday, June 1, Delacruz and her father closed down the Danville stand first, then came back to Pleasanton for the final farewell.
That also ended the Utos' flower business. Everything was shut down over the weekend with the greenhouses emptied out. Delacruz hopes to help her parents relocate into the city of Salinas near her family where they can find some reprieve after a lifetime of hard work in the fields and at the farmers markets.
Their retirement also came at an opportune time for granddaughter Kaitlyn, an accomplished dancer who turns 16 this summer. She will be president of her junior class in the coming school year at North Salinas High School with a heavy load of advanced placement courses to keep her busy on Saturdays on her own.
As for the parents, Delacruz knows it will be hard for them to adjust to a more relaxed life in the city with no worries about farming, broken water pipes, bad weather and more, "but they deserve a break."
Dorn said Sunrise Nursery and an orchid grower will continue selling at the Pleasanton market and more may come to replace the Utos.
The Pacific Coast Association manages 71 farmers markets throughout the Bay Area, including Danville and Pleasanton. Established in 1988 in Emeryville, it was one of the first in the state. Currently, 37 farmers sell at the Pleasanton market with another 19 stations of food purveyors, selling bakery goods, fish and even rotisserie chickens.


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I understand that some of the MDA blame gets to be a bit much...but this post reads like MDA didn't wait until the team was like 7-15 to give his only true PG some spots mins, and you also make it seem like Lin didn't lead the team in mins played the last two games (after having played maybe a combined 30 mins previously)
.....who else makes decisions on who plays? I think that actually would be MDA.
The turnovers argument would be foolish if it were made tho.


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Hundreds of Iranian theology students demonstrated in Tehran and across the nation on Monday to protest against reformers who attended a controversial political conference, state broadcast media said.
Theological colleges throughout the nation cancelled classes and closed their doors in a protest over the conference earlier this month in Germany, which has caused a political furore.
Iran's prosecutor general Ayatollah Morteza Moqtadai confirmed Monday that Tehran's hard-line revolutionary court would investigate several participants at the conference, who included some close allies of President Mohammad Khatami.
Khatami supporters criticized the regime at the Berlin conference, where members of the armed opposition People's Mujahadeen put in an appearance and a woman danced with bare arms -- taboo under Iran's Islamic law.
Conservative-run state television showed footage from the seminar last week in what reformists say was a bid to undermine them politically -- TEHRAN (AFP).
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I finished reading the article on Linked Lists in C++, and I don't get...well, I don't get pretty much anything.
The way that the tutorial described linked lists seemed somewhat vague unspecific, at least to me, and the example code didn't help much, like it usually does. In fact, when I thought I knew what the explanation was trying to say, I would look at the code and it would make me doubt my understanding. The same would happen the other way around.
Can someone, briefly, explain how to use linked lists, how/why they work, and how/why they are useful? Or at least point me somewhere that explains it in a different way?


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, March 23, 2013, 1:59 PM
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Shop Talk: Piazza's adds 4000 square feet
Original post made on Mar 23, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, March 23, 2013, 1:59 PM
Comments (12)
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 23, 2013 at 9:03 pm
Very happy about the Container Store. They have a lot of cool stuff there, and it will be nice not to have to go all the way to Santana Row to get it.
a resident of Green Acres
on Mar 23, 2013 at 9:28 pm
I just learned about the passing of John PIazza, Sr, from a neighbor. He was so incredibly supportive of our schools and community - belated but heartfelt condolences to the family. He was truly a pillar of our community.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Mar 23, 2013 at 10:56 pm
Piazza's is the kind of store that Draeger's and Andronico's would like to be.
a resident of Barron Park
on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:18 am
I've been impressed by how well Piazza's staff has reached out to help direct their shoppers to needed items as we adjust to the new organization. LOVE the new meat and cheese area, and the traffic flow around breads is much improved.
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:22 am
Hopefully the new Safeway at San Antonio center, together with the Safeway in menlo park will put pressure on the plao alto stores to offer larger and more varied selections. Trying to grocery shop in palo alto is a joke
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:26 am
I love the new Piazza's. Better lighting and bigger selection and always good customer service. I think that when a family owns a store, its' better all the way around.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:30 am
I agree that the produce selection at our local supermarkets is awful. I find myself driving to Sunnyvale or Cupertino most of the time.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Mar 24, 2013 at 8:50 am
Love the new Piazzas.
I have not enjoyed my shopping experiences over the past few months as walking round and round and having to ask so many times has made the ordeal difficult for customers, but the staff have been wonderful and patient during this time. I have stood by them and continued shopping because I am supporting what they have done and it isn't the easiest for any of us.
Now that it is finished, it is wonderful. I love the new cheese and meat sections. I am now looking forward to getting to find my way around the shelves and seeing them fully stocked once again.
Piazza's is by far the best of the boutique grocery stores around - but I am still looking forward to a decent sized store carrying all the national brands at a decent price. Piazzas does a great job but their selection of staples is not as wide as I would like to see.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Mar 24, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Back when I used to shop at Safeway, I actually detested grocery shopping. Since I have shopped at Piazza's, and gotten to know the staff--and they me, I love grocery shopping. I don't dread it anymore. I love the wine department and the great variety there. It's very inviting. The cheese dept rocks...you can get a sample of anything you would like to try, and the people running it are so knowledgeable. My only complaint would be that they need to expand on the staples, such as toothpaste, floss, etc. then I would rarely have to go anywhere else for anything.
We have been especially thankful for the man directing everyone to what they were trying to find during the construction and rearranging. That certainly took a lot of the stress out of it.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Mar 24, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Speaking of grocery stores, just went to Miki's today to see closing signs up all over the store. Everything is 30% off so get over there if you want to get some good deals on groceries.
I'm extremely disappointed that the store is closing seeing that it's two blocks from my house. I guess their prices were just a little too high to keep customers around. They've only been open for barely 6 months. That's a whole lot of investment lost.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Mar 25, 2013 at 4:17 pm
RE: Sue. Location, location, location. I didn't even have to go in to know they made a big mistake especially with Piazza's only five minutes away.
a resident of Community Center
on Apr 5, 2013 at 9:35 pm
And, the prices of Piazza's went up.
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Vitamins are compounds that you must have for growth and health. They are needed in small amounts only and are usually available in the foods that you eat. Vitamin B 12 is necessary for healthy blood. Cyanocobalamin and hydroxocobalamin are man-made forms of vitamin B 12.
Some people have a medical problem called pernicious anemia in which vitamin B 12 is not absorbed from the intestine. Others may have a badly diseased intestine or have had a large part of their stomach or intestine removed, so that vitamin B 12 cannot be absorbed. These people need to receive vitamin B 12 by injection.
Some conditions may increase your need for vitamin B 12. These include:
In addition, persons that are strict vegetarians or have macrobiotic diets may need vitamin B 12 supplements.
Increased need for vitamin B 12 should be determined by your health care professional.
Lack of vitamin B 12 may lead to anemia (weak blood), stomach problems, and nerve damage. Your health care professional may treat this by prescribing vitamin B 12 for you.
Claims that vitamin B 12 is effective for treatment of various conditions such as aging, allergies, eye problems, slow growth, poor appetite or malnutrition, skin problems, tiredness, mental problems, sterility, thyroid disease, and nerve diseases have not been proven. Many of these treatments involve large and expensive amounts of vitamins.
Injectable vitamin B 12 is given by or under the supervision of a health care professional. Some strengths of oral vitamin B 12 are available only with your health care professional's prescription. Others are available without a prescription.
For good health, it is important that you eat a balanced and varied diet. Follow carefully any diet program your health care professional may recommend. For your specific dietary vitamin and/or mineral needs, ask your health care professional for a list of appropriate foods. If you think that you are not getting enough vitamins and/or minerals in your diet, you may choose to take a dietary supplement.
Vitamin B 12 is found in various foods, including fish, egg yolk, milk, and fermented cheeses. It is not found in any vegetables. Ordinary cooking probably does not destroy the vitamin B 12 in food.
Vitamins alone will not take the place of a good diet and will not provide energy. Your body also needs other substances found in food, such as protein, minerals, carbohydrates, and fat. Vitamins themselves often cannot work without the presence of other foods.
The daily amount of vitamin B 12 needed is defined in several different ways.
Normal daily recommended intakes in micrograms (mcg) for vitamin B 12 are generally defined as follows:
|Infants birth to 3 years of age
|Children 4 to 6 years of age
|Children 7 to 10 years of age
|Adolescent and adult males
|Adolescent and adult females
|Pregnant females
|Breast-feeding females
If you are taking a dietary supplement without a prescription, carefully read and follow any precautions on the label. For these supplements, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to medicines in this group or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Problems in children have not been reported with intake of normal daily recommended amounts.
Older adults
Problems in older adults have not been reported with intake of normal daily recommended amounts.
It is especially important that you are receiving enough vitamins when you become pregnant and that you continue to receive the right amount of vitamins throughout your pregnancy. Healthy fetal growth and development depend on a steady supply of nutrients from mother to fetus. However, taking large amounts of a dietary supplement in pregnancy may be harmful to the mother and/or fetus and should be avoided.
You may need vitamin B 12 supplements if you are a strict vegetarian (vegan-vegetarian). Too little vitamin B 12 can cause harmful effects such as anemia or nervous system injury.
It is especially important that you receive the right amounts of vitamins so that your baby will also get the vitamins needed to grow properly. If you are a strict vegetarian, your baby may not be getting the vitamin B 12 needed. However, taking large amounts of a dietary supplement while breast-feeding may be harmful to the mother and/or baby and should be avoided.
Other medicines
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Other interactions
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other medical problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of dietary supplements in this class. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
If you are taking vitamin B 12 intranasal gel:
For patients receiving vitamin B12 by injection for pernicious anemia or if part of the stomach or intestine has been removed:
The dose medicines in this class will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of these medicines. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
Missed dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
If you miss taking a vitamin for one or more days there is no cause for concern, since it takes some time for your body to become seriously low in vitamins. However, if your health care professional has recommended that you take this vitamin, try to remember to take it as directed.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Along with its needed effects, a dietary supplement may cause some unwanted effects. Vitamin B12 does not usually cause any side effects.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.


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COURSE: 02-357 Biochemistry II-Nutritional Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates (3)
A study of the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins as sources of nutrition is the focus of this course. Students will learn about the detailed anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract as well as the various mechanisms by which the biopolymers are digested and absorbed into general circulation. The interdependent biochemical processes that allow cells to utilize food energy, hormonal regulation of these processes, as well as the impact of minerals and vitamins on the cellular mechanisms, are addressed. Prerequisite: 02-220 and 02-224 or equivalent. This course does NOT fulfill the requirement for Chemistry/Biochemistry majors.


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Huff puffs way to inside-the-park homer
Giants slugger 'gassed' after legging out shot to right-center
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Aubrey Huff finally hit his first home run as a member of the Giants, but he had to work for it. Huff hit his first career inside-the-park home run Wednesday, circling the bases to lead off the second inning against Pittsburgh right-hander Charlie Morton. Huff's feat opened the scoring in San Francisco's 6-0 victory. "When I hit it, I thought it was gone anyway," Huff said. "In most parks it is. I saw it bounce off the wall and as soon as I rounded first I saw it took an amazing hop and I thought, 'Oh boy, here we go.' " Huff hit a first-pitch drive that struck the inner portion of the middle archway among the three in the right-center-field wall. The ball caromed away from Pirates right fielder Garrett Jones and skipped into right field. "Most of the balls are going to go off to the left because of the way it is slanted," Jones said of the wall. "It hit kind of that indentation in the corner and kicked hard to the right. There's nothing you can really do about that. It's just one of those freak plays." By then, Huff was rounding second base at full speed. He slid home without drawing a throw, indicating that he didn't need to slide. But at that point, Huff didn't know any better. All he knew was that Mark DeRosa, the on-deck batter, was practically spread-eagled on the grass, signaling Huff to slide. "I was already gassed," said Huff, who has hit 203 traditional home runs. "So I didn't need that. ... I didn't even know where I was at that point. If he told me to slide, I'm sliding." Pablo Sandoval playfully fanned Huff with a towel shortly after he returned to the dugout. "I don't remember," Huff dryly said of Sandoval's service. "I blacked out." Many a clout that would be a home run elsewhere has ended up as an extra-base hit or even an out in right-center at AT&T Park, where the 421-foot marker mocks batters. Huff hit one such ball on Monday when he tripled against Pittsburgh. "Everybody in Spring Training told me, 'You'll see, you'll see,' " Huff said. "I said, 'Come on, if you get it, it's gonna go.'" Huff actually flirted with two more homers on Wednesday. He flied out to the center-field warning track in the third inning and doubled high off the right-center-field wall in the sixth inning. "I've never had a three-home run game," Huff said. "I'm going to go ahead and chalk up today as a three-home run game in my mind." Though Huff's double nearly duplicated the path of his inside-the-parker, he didn't try to extend his trip past second base. "I don't think he could have made it around again," Giants manager Bruce Bochy jokingly said. Huff's round-tripper was the fourth regular-season inside-the-park homer at AT&T Park since it opened in 2000 and fifth overall, including the one hit by Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki in the 2007 All-Star Game. "It makes it even more amazing what Barry Bonds did here," Huff said. "Hitting 73 homers here [Bonds' record single-season total in 2001] is just mind-boggling."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Im far more upset at our organization than i could ever be for Martin do whatever the fug. I have more important things to be upset about.
Running back Curtis Martin went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a New York Jet, as one would expect, considering he played eight of his 11 seasons with them. But today, he returns to Foxborough as one of the Patriots' honorary captains. Martin's presence is tied to the Patriots' celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
It is what it is.
Martin went into the HOF as a Jet and asked for the Jets chat at the HOF ceremony. He's a Jet through and through, but New England is where he started his career and sadly, the only place he reached a Super Bowl in his brief time there.
I'm happy for him.
He should've said no. Kraft will laugh at this for weeks.
I think its gonna be great
"welcome today's honorary captain, ny jets hall of famer curtis martin"


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I have the feeling that Orochimaru is going to take Sasuke to one if his unknown hideouts and perform an Edo Tensei on the First and Second, this is why I believe this:
In part one Orochimaru summons the two Hokage to fight the Third, but the point of this is to show that he has access to their DNA. He apparently is the only person to possess Nidaime's DNA and one of the few who can summon Shodaime.
It has been stated that they were in an alliance with Madara, who else would have intel on him? No one else faced him and survived save OOnoki and the two Hokage.
The Second was rumored to have kept a close watch on the Uchiha, how close is debatable but it begs the question, what secrets did he uncover?
If my assumptions are right (and forgive my arrogant tone but they usually are 9/10 times) then the best two, those two whom Orochimaru speaks of could very well be the First and Second Hokages, the only other intimate party to the nature of Madara was Izuna and I think it highly unlikely that we'll see him.
So what do you think? Could it be possible that "those two" are actually the first two Hokage's?


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World War I and the Creation of the Middle East [1]
Dr. Vaughn Shannon will discuss the causes, conduct and consequences of World War I - how the war reshaped the Middle East to what it looks like today, both in terms of geography and, more importantly, in terms of lingering conflicts in the region. He will examine how the "war to end all wars," according to historian David Fromkin, created "A Peace to End All Peace."
Dr. Vaughn Shannon is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wright State University. He received his PhD at Ohio State University. His research and teaching focus is on Middle East politics, international security, and political psychology. He has published on the Arab-Israeli Conflict as well as US relations with Iran and Iraq.
Program is free.
David Fromkin's book, "A Peace to End All Peace" is available at the Franklin-Springboro Library.


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Each year, representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP), led by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), convene for their annual meeting. At this year's working meeting of STIP representatives, held in April and hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory, there was something different in the air. Each year there is lively discussion, new contacts are made, and important information is shared, but this year's meeting had a different feel overall. Perhaps it was the record number of participants, perhaps it was the number of first-time participants who were eager to learn and gain insight from strong scientific and technical information (STI) management programs in place at other labs and offices, or perhaps it was the feeling of being part of something groundbreaking as the DOE STIP community works together to implement the Department of Energy Public Access Plan. In reflecting on the April meeting, I have concluded that it was "all of the above."
Emerging mesoscale science opportunities are among the most promising for future research. The in-between world of the mesoscale connects the microscopic objects (atoms and molecules) and macroscopic assemblies (chemically and structurally complex bulk materials) worlds, giving a complete picture – the emergence of new phenomena, the understanding of behaviors, and the role imperfections play in determining performance. Because of the ever-accelerating advances in modern experimental, theoretical, and computational capabilities, Department of Energy (DOE) researchers are now realizing unprecedented scientific achievements with mesoscale science.
George Em Karniadakis is one of the notable mesoscale researchers who are changing what we know about medicine. Dr. Karniadakis, a joint appointee with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Brown University, serves as principal investigator and director of the Collaboratory on Mathematics for Mesoscopic Modeling of Materials (CM4), a major project sponsored by the Applied Mathematics Program within the DOE's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR). CM4 focuses on developing rigorous mathematical foundations for understanding and controlling fundamental...
Cheers of celebration erupted in March 2015 as the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma- Ray Observatory was formally inaugurated on the slopes of the Sierra Negra volcano in the State of Puebla, Mexico. The inaugural ceremony marked the completion of HAWC, the latest tool for mapping the northern sky and studying the universe's violent explosions of supernovae, which are neutron star collisions and active galactic nuclei that produce high-energy gamma rays and cosmic rays that travel large distances, making it possible to see objects and events far outside our galaxy.
This extraordinary observatory uses a unique detection technique that differs from the classical astronomical design of mirrors, lenses, and antennae. From its perch on top of the highest accessible peak in Mexico, HAWC observes TeV gamma rays and cosmic rays with an instantaneous aperture that covers more than 15% of the sky. The detector is exposed to two-thirds of the sky during a 24-hour period. The observatory's ability to operate continuously and its location at 14,000 feet above sea level allow HAWC to observe the highest energy gamma rays arriving anywhere within its field of view.
The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) became a member of and a registering agency for DataCite in 2011—making the Department of Energy the first U.S. federal agency to assign digital object identifiers (DOIs) to data through OSTI's Data ID Service. DataCite is an international organization that supports data visibility, ease of data citation in scholarly publications, data preservation and future re-use, and data access and retrievability.
Through the OSTI Data ID Service, DOIs are assigned to research datasets and then registered with DataCite to establish persistence and aid in citation, discovery, and retrieval. The assignment and registration of a DOI is a free service for DOE researchers to enhance the management of this increasingly important resource. Citations to these datasets are then made broadly available in OSTI databases such as DOE Data Explorer and SciTech Connect and in resources such as Science.gov and WorldWideScience.org. They are also indexed by commercial search engines like Google and Bing.
For science agencies, access to federally funded research is a key part of our mission. And the very first requirement for federal agency public access plans directed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was that the plans must encompass "a strategy for leveraging existing archives, where appropriate, and fostering public-private partnerships with scientific journals relevant to the agency's research [emphasis added]." This 2013 OSTP memo is replete with calls for public-private partnerships. When it comes to the key issue of repositories, for example, agencies are told that "[r]epositories could be maintained by the Federal agency funding the research, through an arrangement with other Federal agencies, or through other parties working in partnership with the agency including, but not limited to, scholarly and professional associations, publishers, and libraries [emphasis added]." Under the section on "Objectives for Public Access to Scientific Publications," the OSTP memo states that agency plans "shall …[e]ncourage public-private collaboration to: maximize the potential for interoperability between public and private platforms and creative reuse to enhance value to all stakeholders, avoid unnecessary duplication of existing mechanisms, maximize the impact of the Federal research investment, and otherwise assist with implementation of the agency plan [emphasis added]." And public-private partnerships are also called out in the memo's section on data management plans.


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SANTA CRUZ -- To hear Jerry West tell it, the NBA draft was a little different when he passed through it in 1960.
"I was the second player taken in the draft, the second player," West told a packed house at The Crow's Nest restaurant along the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor on Tuesday afternoon. "And today, when get you drafted today, you know about it pretty quick.
"I found out the next day I was drafted No. 2 in the draft. So, it's come a long way."
No matter how or when they find out, West and his Golden State Warriors business partners have given even the most tepid basketball fans in Santa Cruz a reason to pay close attention to the NBA Draft on June 28.
The Warriors currently have four picks in the draft, and odds are that at least a couple could end up playing here for the NBA team's soon-to-be-relocated Developmental League team, the Santa Cruz Warriors.
"The [Golden State] Warriors are going to be a lot better this year, and you're going to see some players because we have four draft picks this year," West said, "and I'm sure you will see some of them and eventually they're going to wind up on the Warriors' squad."
West, a consultant for the NBA team, spoke at a Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce event on Tuesday as part of what was deemed the official kickoff party for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Kirk Lacob, the Warriors' assistant general manager and the son of owner Joe Lacob, and Jim Weyermann, the vice president in charge of franchise development, also spoke at the event.
Last month, the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved a $3.5 million loan for the team to build a temporary arena for its D-League team on Front Street, at the base of Beach Hill. The facility, which the team announced Tuesday will be called Kaiser Permanente Arena, can be rented for recreational purposes and concerts when not in use by the team.
But for at least 24 games between late November and early April for the next five years -- as long as permits go through and a deal is struck with the Seaside Company, which owns the land -- the Santa Cruz Warriors plan to call it the home of some of basketball's best up-and-coming talent.
"This is a unique opportunity to see good basketball," West said. "They're here to prove a point, and the point is: I want to be an NBA player. I'm here to fulfill my dream.'"
Fans, including an estimated 250 who have already bought season tickets, can expect to see the college and international players selected in this month's draft picking up experience. They will join picks from the November D-League draft and local tryouts, as well as players returning from the team that was formerly the Dakota Wizards.
And on a few special occasions, they may even catch NBA stars trying to work their way back from injuries.
Kirk Lacob noted that 25 percent of NBA players spend time on D-League rosters.
"If we draft a guy who's not the 10th pick, you can expect that he will come down here quite a bit," Lacob said.
The Warriors hold the Nos. 7 and 30 picks in the first round and Nos. 35 and 52 in Round 2. There's a chance they'll trade the No. 7 pick for an established small forward, the biggest gap in their lineup.
No matter how many draft picks they keep, nor who actually makes the roster, Lacob promised the Santa Cruz Warriors players won't just be passing through.
"The players should be in the community to develop other players in the community," said Lacob, 23, who added that he had played against Santa Cruz High star guard Junior Russell and was attending Menlo School when the Cardinals' boys basketball team won the state Division III championship under coach Pete Newell Jr. in 2005.
That's what Deidre Hamilton, whose son Austin Swift played on that 2005 championship team, and many of the other people attending the kickoff seemed to be looking forward to. Even more than seeing their favorite professional players in town for a game, they anticipated watching young local players emulating the pros and kicking their play up a level.
"Having something like this come to town gives the kids something to look up to, something to shoot for," Hamilton said. "So from that perspective, it's very exciting."
For more information, visit www.nba.com/warriors/santacruzwarriors.


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Players' Gallery: Gielinor needs YOU and RuneScape Vistas Results
The gods are on their way back, and their emissaries are already spreading the word and gathering faithful supporters. Many of adventurers have already pledged their support and are gearing up to prove their loyalty. How about you? How far will you go for Gielinor?


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European Studies
Jeff Persels, Director
European Studies is a program within the Richard L. Walker Institute of International and Area Studies offering an undergraduate major and minor. The major is designed to provide a broadly based, interdisciplinary foundation for undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences who are interested in European history, cultures, geography, politics, and economics. European studies majors are required to develop a working knowledge of a second European language and to acquire some experience studying in a region where that language is spoken. Each student is required to develop a program of study that combines work from two or more academic departments. Academic advisement is done by the program director in consultation with faculty from the participating departments.
(120 hours)
1. General Education Requirements (53-62 hours)
For a general outline, see "College of Arts and Sciences."
2. Major Requirements (30 hours)
EURO 300 (3 hours)
EURO 490 (3 hours)
Electives (18 hours) selected from the approved EURO list with at least two different departments represented. A senior thesis (EURO 499) is an option.
European language (6 hours at the 300 level)
EURO students must demonstrate proficiency in one modern European foreign language other than English approved by the advisor at the advanced level by completing 6 hours in courses numbered 300 and above or the equivalent. Courses in that foreign language at the intermediate level (200 level), if needed as prerequisites, may be applied to the general education humanities requirement.
3. Cognate or Minor (12-18 hours)
See "College of Arts and Sciences."
4. Electives
(18 hours)
See the College of Arts and Sciences Minors Bulletin for details.
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