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If you already upgraded to macOS Mojave, follow these steps to keep it up to date:
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Both the Ice Age and the many millions of woolly mammoths buried in Siberian permafrost have been major mysteries for about years despite numerous theories.
From the top of the Greenland ice sheet, glaciologists further claim that they can count the annual layers downward. They arrive at 110,000 years for the top 90 percent. Is their claim justified?
Global warming is big news. Should we be worried?
The Flood of Noah's day was the greatest catastrophe in earth history, and it involved much more than rain.
The ice age is a popular topic that is often discussed. Sadly, most people hear the secular/uniformitarian view and don't look at this subject from a biblical perspective.
Just recently, Montana governor Brian Schweitzer criticized all young-earth creationists in a public gathering in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, four miles south of my house.
Many articles and books have been written in recent years on the subject of global warming—much of the information confusing.
Despite more than 100 years of study, the Heart Mountain detachment remains among the world's most puzzling geological structures.
The bones, tusks, and especially carcasses of millions of woolly mammoths frozen in the tundra of Siberia have excited the imaginations of children and scientists for hundreds of years.
Christianity Today publishes misguided article by Andy Crouch on global warming.
The people of Florida, USA have been reeling from four hurricanes that hit populated areas during a six-week period that continued through September.
The two ingredients required for an Ice Age, cool temperatures and tons of snow, were dramatically fulfilled immediately after the Genesis flood.
The Genesis flood provides the two ingredients necessary for an ice age. From this point on we can use basic meteorology to estimate the storm patterns and where ice sheets would develop.
Accelerated melting would mark the end of the Ice Age.
We often hear glacial geologists speak of numerous ice ages, as if it is certain. They hypothesize up to 30 different ones, each separated by interglacials, during the past 2.5 million years.
Biblical history records events during or soon after the Ice Age. This epoch includes the Book of Job and the life and times of the Jewish patriarchs.
We have developed the post-Flood Ice Age model based on the climatic aftermath of the Genesis flood. Now we are in a position to delve into the mysteries of the woolly mammoth.
Despite its appeal, there is much evidence against the quick-freeze hypothesis.
Climate change at the end of the Ice Age was the main cause of late Ice Age extinctions.
After the Flood drained off the land, the world's ocean and land temperatures were constantly changing as they strove toward the relative equilibrium we experience today.
It is likely that all mammoths should be classified as one species, or at least within one biblical kind.
There are four possible explanations for the unique mix of cold- and heat-loving animals that were common during the Ice Age.
Creationists understand that the classification category of species is not the same as the Genesis kind.
There is plenty of evidence that the woolly mammoths in Siberia, Alaska, and the Yukon and almost all other surficial sites in the Northern Hemisphere died after the Flood.
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In the US, Tears Plus is a member of the drug class ophthalmic lubricants and irrigations and is used to treat Dry Eye Disease.
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One of my favorite summer outdoor pastimes is hiking to the various alpine ponds along Vermont's Long Trail. These overnight trips combine my enjoyment of backpacking and my passion for fishing, while providing almost enough exercise to burn off the copious quantities of trail food I consume on the hike.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Addison County candidates for Vermont House and Senate seats are apparently expending more shoe-leather than money thus far in their campaigns.
Phone calls to district town clerks in which there are races reveal that only a few candidates raised or spent more than the requisite $500 needed to trigger the filing of campaign finance forms by last Thursday's deadline.
STARKSBORO — Dan Nugent considers problem-solving to be among his strong points, whether it be repairing a piece of equipment or helping draft a zoning ordinance as a member of the Starksboro Planning Commission.
"I'm known for being able to figure things out, and if I don't know how, I ask people who do," he said during an interview on Thursday.
MIDDLEBURY — A Mexican immigrant who wanted to go by the name "J" traveled three hours from the Northeast Kingdom to Middlebury to meet with representatives of the Mexican Consulate in Boston. He was one of at least 100 Mexican workers who met with consulate representatives and received other services at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Middlebury a week ago Saturday.
"J" was in good spirits, joking about the World Cup and enjoying meatballs, which he'd never had before.
BURLINGTON — When someone in the United States presses the "Send Payment" button to donate to a large charitable organization working overseas, it is difficult to track exactly how much is going to the organization's upkeep and how much is going to on-the-ground work.
Bridging the Divide, a new, Burlington-based organization, is seeking to change all that.
LEICESTER — Last Wednesday evening, year-round and summer residents bent over questionnaires at the Leicester Meeting House, answering questions on everything from their favorite areas of town to their thoughts on a number of sample zoning ordinances.
The community forum, which drew close to 20 participants, was part of a push by town officials to update the last Leicester Town Plan from 2003, which was supposed to have been updated in 2008.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials plan to create a committee to decide what to do with any surplus local option taxes the town collects beyond what is needed to pay off the Cross Street Bridge, but they stressed they will not establish such a panel until the $16 million project is completed.
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Hello. First post here! I'm having some trouble finding information on the winter routes up San Jacinto. First let me state that I'm an experienced mountaineer and will just bring crampons, rope, axe, screws, gps, maps, etc on whatever route I choose if I can't find enough information. But I'm wondering if there is any route that would be suitable to bring some some friends who just want to snowshoe to the top. Specifically, are there any routes that are < 30 degree slopes so we don't have to worry about avy danger and could perhaps ski down? From looking at summitpost, it seems round valley may work.
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In those heady days when Barry Bonds was hitting a home run just about every day, visitors would flock to the clubhouse of the San Francisco Giants.
You would turn to the right for Bonds, for his entourage, for his oversized lounge chair, and for the Giants employee nervously trying to block reporters and other outsiders from approaching the slugger. You would turn to the left for other players, and their standard-issue chairs, and their detached bemusement.
Mike Trout is baseball's best player. Clayton Kershaw is baseball's best pitcher. The local superstars each enter the clubhouse without a posse. They each maintain a locker in the middle of the room, surrounded by teammates.
"I'm superstitious," Trout said. "I like to have the same locker and stuff, wherever they put me. I just want to fit in."
Bonds delivered for the Giants, and the Giants won with him. But, from the perspective of the people who work with Trout and Kershaw every day, the Angels and Dodgers are blessed that their best players are low-maintenance ones.
"When your best player does everything right," Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly said, "it's hard for anybody else not to follow."
This is not a morality play. This is about workplace dynamics, about not having to roll eyes at or make excuses for the big man in the office. This is about creating a clubhouse environment most conducive to winning.
Baseball players are creatures of routine. Distractions are not welcome. Mattingly played 14 years in New York, where Darryl Strawberry was the most talented player in town and the most repetitive distraction.
"You had guys that were great players, like a Straw, who everybody loves, a lot of the fans love," Mattingly said, "but there was always something going on with him."
Peer pressure can work wonders. Managers can yell, coaches can cajole, but supervisors are better off pointing to one guy and saying, "Do what he does." When that one guy is the most talented one, so much the better.
"It's nice," Mattingly said. "It doesn't have to be that way, but it's nice if your franchise guy is that guy."
Kershaw, 26, is the defending National League Cy Young award winner and owner of a seven-year, $215-million contract that makes him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history. He already has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given to baseball's foremost humanitarian each year, never before presented to a player so young.
No Kershaw story is complete without a reference to his work ethic. Rare is the day he is not the first player on the field for workouts.
Yet he insists he is not setting any kind of example for his teammates — not intentionally, at least — with his preparation.
"If I didn't have to do anything and I could pitch well, I wouldn't do it," he said. "It's a matter of what I feel I need to do to prepare for a start.
"It's personal preference. I don't feel like work ethic necessarily reflects leadership."
Leadership, he says, is about professionalism and accountability.
"It's not something where you are being vocal," he said. "It takes time. Over the course of a few years or a few months, people see how you go about your business.
"I think I owe that to all the guys in the clubhouse every single day. Hopefully, we have that mutual respect with all these guys in the clubhouse."
The world sees all that in Trout. He is 22, a fresh-faced advertising darling. Repucom, a sports marketing research company that helps match athletes with corporations, recently ranked 66 major league players in various categories related to advertising potential. Trout ranked first as a trend-setter, second as a person who could influence fans, second as a person fans would aspire to be.
He has played two years in the majors, and already America wants to be like Mike.
"I don't know what to say to that one," Trout said.
Trout does not consider himself a leader, citing the presence in the Angels' clubhouse of such veterans as Jered Weaver, Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and David Freese.
Trout's manager, Mike Scioscia, sees his star player as a leader in the Kershaw mold.
"Ballplayers come in a lot of different packages," Scioscia said. "Some guys are mega-talented and maybe don't have quite the confidence, so you have to pay attention to them. Some guys are extremely confident and probably become a little more 'wind 'em up and let 'em play.' Mike is a player that trusts his talent. He works hard at it. He doesn't take anything for granted. That's part of his makeup.
"It puts him in a real leadership role, because of the example he sets every day."
Jerry Dipoto, the Angels' general manager, said of Trout: "He's as humble as any guy down there, without losing any of his confidence, almost in a cocky way — he knows he's good. Not one of the other 24 players would ever identify that he's the best player in the room because of the way he carries himself. He carries himself just like one of the guys."
From a distance, the Dodgers rave about Trout.
"I really respect the way he plays the game," Kershaw said. "I'd say he's the best player in the game right now. It's pretty easy to argue that."
Said Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis: "From afar, I'm just amazed at the professionalism and understanding of the game he has at such a young age.
"He never gives an at-bat away. He's always aggressive on the bases. He's always mentally into the game. Clayton does it for nine innings, but Trout does it every single day, 160 times a year."
On Thursday, before the opening game of the Freeway Series, ESPN reporter Beto Duran tweeted how Hanley Ramirez and Juan Uribe had posed for a picture with Trout, then jokingly said they would trade Yasiel Puig to get him — within earshot of Puig, who also posed for a photo with Trout and his Dodgers teammates.
Mattingly and Ellis each dropped the Derek Jeter comparison on Trout, and neither was the first to do so. The iconic Yankees shortstop is retiring after this season, and baseball will need a new face.
In Kershaw and Trout, we've got two.
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Hey all- my name is Elliot. It's been a while (4+ years) since I've been on the forum, but I'll make it quick.
Anyone have any suggestions as to some distortion/fuzz/noisemaking pedals that are mandolin/acoustic friendly (i.e. not as feedback heavy)?
I've been having fun with a fuzz factory but only certain settings really work with it due to feedback happening quite often (I assume it's the whole acoustic problem?)
Would introducing a noise gate somewhere in the signal chain?
Also is there any pedal I could put in front of all my pedals to add low end to the signal before the pedal? A thought on making it sound less hollow and shrill at times.
Just thinking.
Anyone have any experience with "heavy" sounding pedals and acoustic instruments?
It's good to be back, thanks in advance for whatever advice/words you have for me.


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There's So Much On The Horizon in the Poconos, You'll Be Head Over Hills! Most likely, you'll have a hard time deciding what to do next. You may decide to hit a food and wine festival to nourish your foodie soul – or maybe you'll want to see a show. Great! You can do both. In fact, you can do a lot more than that. The Poconos has concerts, festivals, races, comedy shows, theater, carnivals, and county fairs.
The Poconos concerts run the gamut from local acts to national tours – and the genres run the gamut from rock to blues to country. Pocono Mountain festivals celebrate everything from beer to garlic to wieners! And what about the fantastic food concoctions you'll run into on the midway at the county fairs -‐ who's up for deep-‐fried Oreos?
All sorts of Pocono events are coming up, such as art and music festivals, NASCAR and Indy races, and more! In the Pocono Mountains, you can do whatever you want.
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Around 10 a.m. at the Pocono Raceway on June 11th, the cool morning hours offered a vast, clear blue sky. Against the mountainous, wooded backdrop, pit crews were preparing their team's stock cars for inspections before the Pocono 400 race.
The place was already booming with onlookers out for the full experience; many lined up at the inspection area, watching each car come in. "It's fascinating watching the cars getting all the measurements. It's our first time at the Tricky Triangle," says Julie Zwahr who travelled all the way with her family from Texas.
For the third consecutive year, sign language interpreter Kim Hodder will be on stage at Honesdale's Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival. Kim will interpret the beginning and the close of the 12th annual festival on June 17th. The free family event will officially open in Honesdale's Central Park around 1:30 pm with a welcome from PA State Representative John Fritz and the singing of the National Anthem. Then, the first act, The Bruce Katz Band will kick off an afternoon and evening of entertainment.
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text: John Hardy was established in 1975 and is well known as a jewelry brand that prides itself on traditional techniques. The aesthetic for the ranges from John Hardy is often Asian in style 'the first partners of the brand were the descendents of the goldsmiths to the royal courts of Bali and this influence remains today, clearly defining the style of the pieces that are produced. Shop the line of necklaces from the brand for pendants of all sizes and varieties, from bamboo diamond and gold designs through to motifs such as crosses and flowers that are studded with diamonds. Sterling silver chain collars, classic chain dragon necklaces and braided chains are also part of the good looking selection.


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Welcome to our website about online casino gambling in France. Our website focuses primarily on providing expats the information they need to gamble while in France. We built this website while in France. When we wanted to gamble we discovered that although there are plenty of French casino websites in French. There is almost no information available in English for all those who are working in France but still doesn't feel completely comfortable with the french language.
Online casinos are required to have a french gambling license to be legally allow to offer gambling in France and to target french customers. Online gambling is regulated by Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne. If you already have a casino account then your casino might allow you to use it while in France temporarily. Some online casinos will however block all gambling from France. This is as an example common if the company operates a licensed french casino and want to be sure that they do not upset the french authorities.
The easiest way to find out if your casino allow you to gamble from France is to simply try to log in to your account once you are in France. If you are able to login than you are usually allowed to play. If you get a message that you are not allowed to gamble from your current location it can be worth contacting the casino and ask if they could unblock the location for you. Some but not all casinos do this on a case by case basis.
If you want to keep playing in a casino that do not allow you to gamble from France your only option is to use a VPN. A VPN is a virtual private network. A VPN allows you to connect to the internet in such a way that it seems like you are browsing the internet from another location than you actually are. You can usually choose between several hundreds virtual locations. We strongly recommend that you subscribe to a paid VPN such a wiitopia. Free VPN services usually often very bad security and often open your computer up to be used in different cyber attacks. A paid VPN can be cheap and is well worth the money. It does not only allow you to gamble while in France but will also help you unlock other Geo targeted content. Every time you get a message that certain content is not available in your area you can simple change your location to get access to the content. A VPN often cost less than USD10 a month.
If you prefer to be 100% legal and register in a French casino while you are in France you might find it hard to find a casino available in English. Most French Casinos are in French and most casinos do not offer an English version of their french website. They often have a English speaking casino but this is only seldom built around the French license. It can in other words be hard to be 100% legal while gambling online in France. Google "Juex casino en ligne" to find french online casinos.
Game selection
The game selection in French casinos are very similar to the game selection you find in English casinos. This is not surprising since they usually get their games from the same sources. Games From Net entertainment and Microgaming are very common in French casinos.
You can play a large selection of popular casino games in French casinos. Most casinos offer a good selection of slots, table games, video poker, and other games. Many also offer live games.
We recommend that you play for free at a popular casino such as Mr Green or SverigeCasino to learn the rules of all the games you want to play before you start playing for real money. You can also learn the rules of different games by vising a good casino guide such as casinoguide.com or a local site such as casinoguide.se. Local sites is a very good alternative if your native language isn't English.
Popular Games
The most popular games in French Casinos are slot machines. A very large selection of the games in most casinos are slots. Most casinos will however also offer other popular games such as black jack, roulette, casino poker and video poker. On this site we will mainly write about slot machines. This is due to their popularity and due to how common they are in online casinos. Examples of very popular slot games includes Arabian Nights, Burglin' Bob, Dead or Alive, Foxin' Wins, High Society, Mamma Mia, Mega Fortune Dreams, Mega Moolah, Mythic Maiden and Winterberries.


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Cubicle culture can be so confining that it's become a cliche. A line from the cult film classic Office Space sums it up: "I have eight different bosses right now," grouses bleary-eyed tech company employee Peter Gibbons. "So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation. It's not to be hassled."
Today, the hierarchical hassles of the modern workplace are starting to fade, with a cultural move toward flat or "bossless" offices. In downtown Ann Arbor, Mich., the software company Menlo Innovations takes the flat office to its extreme — at Menlo, there are two co-founders and a CEO, but the team takes charge of budgeting, hiring, firing and making decisions on how to serve the company's clients.
"If you look at a baseball team in the field, no one would say, hey who does the pitcher report to, who does the catcher report to? People who really understand baseball would say, well, they have a role to play but their real purpose is to win the game. To be on the field with each other and trust each other to know how to play," says Rich Sheridan, who co-founded Menlo in 2002 and is the company's CEO.
The bossless atmosphere is reflected in the office layout. Menlo is headquartered just blocks away from the University of Michigan in 17,000 square feet of bright, open space. It's so open that the company's 50 employees (and a few of their dogs) work at long tables without walls, cubicles or offices. They code and design computer programs, but with a togetherness that makes it look more like a cafeteria lunchroom than a traditional workplace.
"I'm sitting out in the room with everyone else," Sheridan points out. "I get no special treatment; there's no corner office."
That layout is by design. Sheridan says obliterating layers of management can lead to faster decision-making — and more important, motivated and empowered employees. At Menlo, the whole office, or sometimes subcommittees, decide who gets hired and who gets fired. Promotions, raises and budgeting are all decided by the team. The company's emphasis on transparency extends to details like the budget, which is posted on the wall for everyone to see. Email communication is frowned upon in favor of face-to-face talking.
"We've seen more of a trend toward flattening organizations," says Stephen Courtright, a Texas A&M business professor who specializes in studying self-governing offices. He says because the tech industry needs to adapt quickly and competition for the best employees is fierce, giving employees freedom helps them move much faster.
"Those industries are just unstable, rapidly changing, and they are trying to harness creativity and innovation. So it is that speed of the technology environment that has prompted organizations to rethink the way they structure the organization," Courtright says.
But it doesn't fix all problems. The gaming company Valve also boasts of being bossless and has gotten a lot of attention for it. But Jeri Ellsworth, a former programmer at Valve Corp., said her time there "felt a lot like high school."
"What I learned from Valve is that I don't think it works," Ellsworth told The Grey Area podcast and reported in Wired magazine. "I think that if you give complete latitudes with no checks and balances, it's just human nature [employees] are gonna try to minimize the work they have to do and maximize the control they have."
At Menlo, the employees say the culture prevents that. "It really doesn't happen that way," says Menlo developer Eric Schreffler. "And that's partly because of the people who were here from the beginning."
As more companies shift to flatter structures, Courtright says workers should decide what rewards you're seeking at work when making job decisions.
"In a flat organization, moving up the chain of command is not the reward for performing well, because in a flat organization there's not a big chain of command to climb up. Basically the reward in a flat organization is being able to work on new and challenging creative tasks," Courtright says.
And that newness is what keeps Menlo's Lisa Ho coming back.
"We say we're a learning organization, so we're always learning and trying new things, which is very cool," she says.
There are many cliches about working in an office - endless cubicles, watercooler gossip and overbearing bosses. Some of this was captured vividly in the cult movie classic "Office Space."
RON LIVINGSTON: (As Peter Gibbons) I have eight different bosses right now.
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: (As Bob Slydell) I beg your pardon?
LIVINGSTON: (As Peter Gibbons) Eight bosses.
MCGINLEY: (As Bob Slydell) Eight?
LIVINGSTON: (As Peter Gibbons) Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation - is not to be hassled.
SIEGEL: That problem, too many bosses, is now getting turned on its head. NPR's Elise Hu reports on bossless offices, where the team makes decisions that were once left to management.
ELISE HU, BYLINE: In downtown Ann Arbor, just blocks away from the University of Michigan, you'll find the headquarters of Menlo Innovation.
RICH SHERIDAN: Hey. Nice to meet you. Welcome.
HU: Co-founder and CEO Rich Sheridan started this company more than a decade ago, and he secured this 17,000-square-foot, bright, open space. So open that the software company's 50-some employees - and a few of their dogs - work at long tables without walls, cubicles or offices. They're coding and designing computer programs, but with such a chilled-out togetherness that it looks more like a cafeteria lunchroom than an office. I found CEO Sheridan working right alongside his team of mostly 20-somethings.
SHERIDAN: I'm sitting out in the middle of the room with everybody else. I get no special treatment. There's no corner office.
HU: Except for him, Menlo has no managers or bosses. The CEO isn't even a boss, in the traditional sense.
SHERIDAN: If you look at a baseball team on the field, no one would say hey, who does the pitcher report to; who does the catcher report to? People who really understand baseball would look at you funny and say, well, they have a role to play; they have a specific purpose. But their real purpose is to win the game, to be on the field together and to trust each other enough to know how to play.
HU: At Menlo, the whole team - or sometimes, subcommittees - decide who gets hired and who gets fired. Promotions, raises and budgeting are all decided by the team. The budget's posted on the wall for everyone to see. E-mail communication is frowned upon in favor of face-to-face talking. And today, Menlo developer Eric Schreffler is getting his performance review in the form of a group lunch.
ERIC SCHREFFLER: My programming skills have, in general, increased dramatically.
HU: Since he has no supervisors, eight peers circle around him to offer their feedback. One of them is programmer Kealy Opelt.
KEALY OPELT: What I would want you to improve on is how you convince others to see your idea as a path to go.
HU: The sense of going somewhere together is strong. Every morning...
HU: ...a dart board alarm sounds to start the staff meeting, which is conducted standing up while pairs of programmers pass around a plastic Viking helmet when they talk. Each of the full-timers and contractors speaks up.
ANNA: I am Anna.
PAULINE: I'm Pauline.
HU: And the whole meeting somehow only takes only 13 minutes. That kind of efficiency is great for a lot of companies wanting to remake themselves, says Texas A&M business professor Stephen Courtright.
STEPHEN COURTRIGHT: We've again seen more of a trend toward flattening organizations.
HU: Courtright specializes in studying self-governing offices. He says since the tech industry needs to adapt quickly, flattening their work structures helps them move much faster.
COURTRIGHT: Those industries are just unstable, rapidly changing; and they are trying to harness creativity and innovation. So it is that speed of that technology environment that has prompted organizations to rethink the way that they structure the organization.
HU: But it doesn't fix all problems.
JERI ELLSWORTH: It feels - felt a lot like high school.
HU: Jeri Ellsworth was a programmer at the gaming company Valve, which also boasts of being bossless. Valve's gotten a lot of attention for its flatness, but Ellsworth told Wired magazine that the lack of bosses is why she left.
ELLSWORTH: What I learned from Valve is, I don't think it works. I think that you give people complete latitudes, with no checks and balances. It's just human nature: They're going to try to minimize the work that they have to do, and maximize the control that they have.
HU: At Menlo, the employees love it.
SCHREFFLER: It really doesn't happen that way, or - and it was - that's partly because of the people who were here in the beginning.
HU: Developer Eric Schreffler, the one who volunteered himself for that feedback lunch, says he's always learning because of the constant communication. Courtright, the business professor, says it all depends on what kinds of rewards you're looking for at work.
COURTRIGHT: In a flat organization, moving up the chain of command is not the reward that you get for performing well. - because in a flat organization, there's not a big chain of command to climb up. Basically, the reward for working in a flat organization is being able to work on new and challenging, creative tasks.
HU: That newness is what keeps Menlo's Lisa Ho coming back.
LISA HO: We say that we're a learning organization. So we're always, like, learning and trying new things, which is really cool.
HU: Trying new things without a boss to look over their shoulders.
Elise Hu, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Of the 11 Baltimore County public high schools rated among the nation's 2,000 top schools, according to the third annual Newsweek/Daily Beast survey of "America's Best High Schools," Hereford High School ranks No. 1 in the county.
The list, published online May 6 by Newsweek and its corporate owner, The Daily Beast, ranks schools based on six weighted criteria.
"For the third time this spring, BCPS high schools have shown they are among the nation's top tier," said schools superintendent Dallas Dance. Earlier this year, BCPS high schools were included on similar lists published by The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Reports.
"While the lists are a great affirmation of the work our students and teachers are doing in some of our schools, I believe these rankings are just a hint at the potential we have in all of our schools in Baltimore County," Dr. Dance said. "Our schools are a reflection of our students and the instruction they receive, and we know that our students have unlimited potential for excellence and achievement. So we must continue to work in all of our schools to honor, unleash and nurture that potential. As we begin to do that, we'll see the best in all of our schools."
Maryland had 75 high schools on this year's Newsweek/Daily Beast survey, including the following schools from Baltimore County in alphabetical order:
• Catonsville High School in Catonsville (ranked 41st in the state, 1,354 nationally)
• Dulaney High School in Timonium (21/852)
• Eastern Technical High School in Essex (11/438)
• Franklin High School in Reisterstown (28/1,053)
• George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson (12/610)
• Hereford High School in Parkton (8/306)
• Loch Raven High School in Towson (23/906)
• Perry Hall High School in Perry Hall (49/1,511)
• Pikesville High School in Pikesville (33/1,270)
•Towson High School in Towson (15/679)
• Western School of Technology and Environmental Science in Catonsville (34/1,274)
Last year, six BCPS high schools made the list. New to the survey this year among BCPS schools were Catonsville, Franklin, Loch Raven, Perry Hall, and Western Tech high schools.
The schools were among 2,500 public high schools across the nation assessed by the magazine for the analysis. School administrators self-reported on a variety of data requested for the list, including graduation rates, graduates accepted to college, average SAT scores, the per-student number of Advanced Placement (AP) tests taken, average AP scores and other weighted data.


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Bearded Dragons don't move much, so I too could have been caged behind tank glass – Mommy isn't real when she's not in motion, shlepping loads of laundry up and downstairs, picking up their itsy bitsy Legos, or scrubbing toothpaste off bathroom walls.
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Bearded Dragons don't move much, so I too could have been caged behind tank glass – Mommy isn't real when she's not in motion, shlepping loads of laundry up and downstairs, picking up their itsy bitsy Legos, or scrubbing toothpaste off bathroom walls.
14 comments:
- Rochelle@AFamilyofLooneys said...
I hope you feel better soon. Glad you got to be unreal for a day or so. Just hate how you had to do it. Hope you have a good weekend and your back feels better.
- January 20, 2012 at 5:12 AM
- E. Arroyo said...
Hope you feel better. =)
- January 20, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- handmadefuzzy said...
"enjoy" your being unreal for one or two days! take your brake, you deserve it. But I hope your pain goes away soon!
And my good new is : I get to go to another round of Occupational Therapy..."yeah" (not) Doing this since July, kind of getting old now.
Have a slow and relaxing weekend!
- January 20, 2012 at 8:53 AM
I hope you get to feeling better!! I can totally understand you - I'd much rather complain any day...but I'm trying to change lol. Grumpy Grateful Mom's linky is another way to focus on the positive ;)
Totally understand the "Comment Vomit" feeling. I sometimes just want to delete those comments that just say - new follower, follow me back. Love the analogy to the penny cup. Perfect.
- January 20, 2012 at 9:43 AM
- Grumpy Grateful Mom said...
Oh, I'm sorry about your back! Though I'm glad you've had a little "unreal time". Now you just need to take a couple days off when you're not injured. :)
I've just been letting the toothpaste build up lately.
I hope you're doing better!
- January 20, 2012 at 9:44 AM
- Melanie said...
I used to wish that I could just be hospitalized for a really bad injury, or something....just so I could take a day or two away from my life of mothering. Of course, I was terribly depressed back then. But still.
I hope you feel better soon. I have recently been battling with chronic back issues myself (a first in my life) and it is NO FUN! AHHH!
By the way, I love your "creations". I am not so talented in that are and I really appreciate anyone who is.
I shall now subscribe to your blog.
- January 20, 2012 at 11:23 AM
- Andrea @ The Penny-Roach's said...
The injury part doesn't sound like too much fun. But the resting and the pills? Now there's a party :)
Hope you're feeling better soon!
- January 20, 2012 at 1:30 PM
- daytodaymoments said...
I loved your good news and can totally relate. And you know your good news is also "half glass full" kind of way of thinking, which I love. I can relate to linking up as well, but hey I found you over at a link up! ;)
Getting To know you blog hop that is, and happy to have gotten to know you a bit.
- January 20, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Brandi said...
Hope you feel better soon!
And I hope next time you get to have a break when you feel good...so you could maybe do something you want to do. :)
- January 20, 2012 at 3:24 PM
- Mommy LaDy Club said...
It's amazing how much you need your back for everything, huh! Every little move gets it. I hope you are getting better, and I love Grumpy Grateful too;) Why don't you come put your handmade shops in our Handmade Market? It's just on our Handmade Market page. Great to meet you!
- January 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Diana said...
Ahhh, my aching back...I mean yours. I feel like I'm always grumbling about mine. I'm not a fan of blog hopping, for that very reason. I've been to so many that just say, "following" something like that. Anyway, thanks for popping by my blog.
- January 20, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Mommy Inconsistent said...
Visiting from Grumpy Grateful Mom...Hoping you're able to rest on the couch when your back is good! It always sucks that the only way we get to rest is when we're down and out...and even then we usually don't get to. Feel better soon!
- January 20, 2012 at 11:34 PM
- Mom of 12 said...
Love Grumpy Grateful! Maybe we could all aspire to be like her...
- January 21, 2012 at 7:08 PM
- Lourie said...
Oh I don't envy the back pain. The nice pills are a mix for me. They certainly make you not care. But for me, I am totally comatose for a day and a half after one dose. Take it easy. Enjoy the unrealness.
- January 21, 2012 at 8:32 PM
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'Nothing like this in the area'
An addiction recovery program has found a home in downtown Ionia and is turning people's lives around. The community is invited to come and take a look at Straight Street Recovery Center's new facility at an open house Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m.
A ministry of Resurrection Life Church in Ionia, Straight Street opened Nov. 14 in the former Advanced Eyecare Professionals building on West Main Street. Donations and "lots of support from the community" allowed the three-story building to be leased and furnished, said Nate Smith, who, with his wife, Nicole, started Straight Street. Both have had personal experience with addiction, and know first-hand what it takes to overcome it.
"When you have a God-centered rehabilitation program, there is something about the commitment that comes from having a relationship with God," Smith said. "It's hard for people to get high, stay high – and come back."
The program is a biblically based, high-accountability program for people struggling with substances, said John Prominski, pastor of Resurrection Life. Groups met at the church before the center opened.
"It is stronger than an AA group. It has a stronger stance on God," Prominski said. "Nate had a desire to reach people like him, (but) we didn't envision it getting as big as it did. Before long he was working with probation officers and judges. Next thing I knew we had 40 people coming to this thing."
At the Straight Street Recovery Center, meeting space downstairs now draws up to 50 people – both men and women – several evenings a week to delve into one of Straight Street's six steps and check in with others on a similar path.
The Straight Street steps include: recognize you have an addiction; repentance; separate from the people, places and things you got high with; apologize to the people you hurt; surround yourself with encouraging, godly people; and offer testimony of what God has done in your life to other people. While the focus of the Straight Street program is on drugs and alcohol, it is also for other addictions, including food and pornography, Smith said.
Living space upstairs can give eight to 12 men at a time a stable and supportive place to live while they begin their journey toward recovery. The location has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, a living room, full kitchen and an outdoor deck.
Residents are expected to hold a job, with a portion of their income paying rent to the center. They keep some spending money, but most of their check is put into a savings account so they have essentials like first and last month's rent when they transition from the program to their own place. They also can get help in achieving a GED if they haven't graduated from high school.
In their spare time, residents attend Bible study, Straight Street meetings and church services. They cook for themselves and are responsible for doing chores to maintain the space. A recreation area has a pool table, a television and couches for lounging – all donated – but the men are not left alone. Days are highly scheduled outside of work and school.
"We want it structured," said Smith. "Being addicted is chaos. Lots can happen."
Ken (last name withheld), a former addict, lives at the center and supervises residents when Smith is driving residents to and from work.
"I was a really bad heroin addict," said Ken, who spent eight years on heroin and 12 or 13 using other substances. "I know a relationship with Jesus Christ delivered me. After that, I felt burdened to help others."
A graduate of Lansing Teen Challenge, Ken said he tried other rehab programs and wasn't able to finish them. He tried medication and that didn't help him either.
"Once I went to Teen Challenge, I focused on building a relationship with God," he said. "I know for a fact that made a difference. That was the deciding factor in change for me."
Mike (last name withheld) volunteers at the center, and hopes that turns into a full-time position. He hangs out with the residents when Smith and Ken are not there, and leads one of the recovery groups in the evening. He helps them "break down" the Straight Street steps, which, along with Bible study, keeps the men focused on both their recovery and their relationship with God.
"A year and a half ago, Straight Street changed my life," said Mike, a former addict who used oxycodone for six years and also heroin.
"Nate and I were friends and he said to me, 'I know how you can get set free,'" he recalled. "I surrounded myself with godly people and I haven't looked back. I am off parole now and doing great. I want to help guys do that, too."
Service to others is important in the recovery process, said Smith.
"Addicts are manipulative and they lie," he said. "To recover they need to give back, instead of taking."
The six steps of Straight Street "totally kept me thinking better. It saved my life," Mike said, adding that, instead of using drugs now, he has found joy in helping others. "The relationship with God is what is going to get you through it. It's the most satisfaction I have found in my life."
Rick Poole of Ionia agreed to serve on the Straight Street Recovery Center's board because he has seen the devastation addiction causes families.
"It's a growing problem, and a lot of these guys will be there because their families have turned their backs on them at this point," said Poole. "They've burned a lot of bridges, so it's a chance for them to get a fresh start."
Poole also likes the fact that the center is supported by a church "that has a heart for helping hurting people.
"I know there's nothing like this in the area. The cost of rehab houses is astronomical, so this is considerably less expensive," he said. "The drug court is behind it, too, and that's a great partnership."
The drug court model gives drug-addicted people an alternative to the traditional justice system by providing them with treatment and other services, random drug testing and regular appearances in court to the judge can review their progress.
Smith said he has been approached by a group in Greenville interested in bringing a Straight Street housing facility for women to that community.
"We'll get (the Ionia facility) up and running, and see what we bring to Greenville," said Smith.
For more on Straight Street, visit www.sentinel-standard.com/article/20120803/NEWS/308039989.


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By Angie Fife Engelberger, MedShare Southeast Regional Council
My name is Angie Fife Engelberger, and I am currently a member of the Southeast Regional Council. This trip, which was originally scheduled for November, did not fit into my calendar. As soon as I found out the trip had been rescheduled I jumped at the opportunity to join the traveling group As a late addition I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to join this trip; I've been able to participate in many different phases of the MedShare process, from sorting supplies to sponsoring a container, and this is the perfect opportunity to "complete the picture". I have been so excited to see the beneficiaries of many MedShare containers and witness first hand how the supplies are being used.
First thing Monday morning our group left the hotel for St. Mary's Mission Hospital in Nairobi. The hospital was founded by Dr. Father Bill Fryda and opened in June 2001. We arrived at the hospital and were met by Fr. Barati, who took us through a waiting area filled with at least a hundred people, to meet Dr. Walter Konya. St. Mary's has received 19 containers from MedShare since 2001, and I am so impressed by the number of people this long term relationship has affected. In addition to inpatients in this 325 bed hospital, 250,000 outpatients are seen each year by a staff of 20 doctors. Just do the math – the numbers are staggering! Dr. Konya took us on a tour of the postpartum ward where encountered a room of premature babies, including this little guy, who has been spending the first days of his life in an incubator provided by MedShare.
We continued our tour and saw patients using wheelchairs provided by MedShare, boxes of supplies provided by MedShare, and an operating theater with much of the equipment provided by MedShare. I am truly in awe by the long reach a simple box of supplies has, and even more impressed by the gratitude Dr. Konya and the entire staff of St Mary's expressed for the supplies sent by MedShare. Believe me, I will not look at latex gloves, masks and gowns the same way again. Many thanks to St. Mary's for their hospitality. I look forward to following this well run hospital in the future!
This post is part of a series we're doing over the coming days while MedShare staff, Board of Trustee and Council members travel through Kenya from February 17 – 27. We invite you to share the experience with them by reading their stories; to access them, click on the "Africa Trip" icon in the right sidebar. Safe travels, team!


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Hodgson remains bullish
England manager Roy Hodgson is confident he has the players to maintain their winning start to the World Cup qualifying campaign despite mounting injury problems for Tuesday's match against Ukraine at Wembley.
Already without the likes of Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Andy Carroll and Adam Johnson, it was confirmed on Sunday defender John Terry will sit out the fixture with an ankle injury. Forward Theo Walcott then became the latest player to be sidelined today with a virus, while Daniel Sturridge is struggling with stomach cramps and missed training.
The absences mean Liverpool teenager Raheem Sterling, Tottenham's Jake Livermore and Southampton's Adam Lallana have all been added to the squad as cover. Yet Hodgson has no plans to throw any of the trio in at the deep end. He said: "It was a good opportunity to invite some young players to come in and be part of the atmosphere."
He continued: "We still have enough good players to be able to deal with the game, but it's always good when you have the chance to invite these players to come in and be a part of the atmosphere and see how things are."
Either Gary Cahill or Phil Jagielka will fill the gap left by Terry at centre-back. England began their Group H campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Moldova while Ukraine were not in qualifying action over the weekend.
Ukraine coach Oleh Blokhin has named a 20-man squad for the trip to London, although he is without the services of Taras Mihalik and Oleksandr Kucher. Moldova will be looking to put in a better shift when they take on Poland in Wroclaw.
Poland were held 2-2 by Montenegro in their opener last Friday and assistant coach Hubert Malowiejski has warned his players they will have to be on their guard against a wounded Moldovan side.
"We cannot draw any conclusions from the fact Moldova lost 5-0 to England, it was simply a bad day at the office," he said on www.pzpn.pl.
"They rarely lose by such a margin and are definitely a better team than the 5-0 scoreline indicates.
"Moreover, Moldova will probably be motivated to redeem themselves against Poland after such a heavy defeat."


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Former councilman stands by his charges to the district's attorneys
Schools chief charges meals despite allowance
Sweetwater cancels superintendent's credit card
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The Sweetwater Union High School District is paying $250 per hour for a communications professional working for the district's lawyers on labor negotiations.
The Watchdog decided to review the bills of the public-relations consultant, former Chula Vista Councilman Scott Alevy, as part of an ongoing review of the district's administrative practices.
The district declined to release the billings, citing attorney-client privilege. The Watchdog obtained them through other means, and confirmed them with district officials.
Alevy billed $9,300 from November through February, for 27 line items.
Eight of the line items involved meetings with the district's law firm, Garcia Calderon Ruiz LLP. Ten of the line items mentioned unnamed people Alevy met with, such as "key influencers" or "retired district educators." He declined to identify them.
Two of the items were independently verified, including $500 to attend a South County Economic Development Council breakfast Dec. 7; Alevy's name appears on the sign-in list for the breakfast, according to staff with the council.
In the seven remaining billings, Alevy named individuals he met with and subjects they discussed. The Watchdog was able to reach people mentioned in six of those meetings, totaling $1,875 in charges to the district. In some cases, the parties involved had different recollections of the substance of the meetings or even whether they took place.
When asked about the discrepancies, Alevy at first said, "Evidently, I'm a very forgettable person."
Later, Alevy sent an email standing behind his billings and saying the conversations were confidential.
"The results of your inquiries clearly show that those conversations are still considered confidential by those who participated in the discussions," Alevy said. "I stand by the reporting of professional services I submitted."
The Watchdog then went back to individuals named in the invoices and asked whether they had concealed their meetings due to confidentiality concerns.
Partner Bonifacio Garcia said in a statement, "Mr. Alevy is a distinguished member of the San Diego and South Bay communities with a reputation for honesty and truthfulness. To the best of my knowledge he has never lied to me."
Superintendent Jesus Gandara said the charges are handled by Garcia's firm.
"Bonny is dealing with him regarding negotiations, and that information is privileged," Gandara said. "I am only briefed as to where we are, what do we think regarding the big picture of negotiations, as is true for most superintendents."
Alevy was a Chula Vista City councilman from 1995-96, served a president of the South County Economic Development Council from 2005-06 and vice president of public policy for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce from 2006-08. In addition to Alevy Communications, Alevy is the principal at La Mesa-based Trilogy PR Group and president of the East County Chamber of Commerce.
Here is the date, duration, charge and description of professional services from invoices submitted by Alevy Communications, along with accounts offered by those mentioned in the billings when contacted by The Watchdog:
Date: Nov. 21
Duration: 0.75 hours
Charge: $187.50
Service: "Discussion with newly-elected San Diego School Board member Scott Barnett on perceptions of SUHSD, SEA, and comparisons of SD situation vs. SUHSD, including outlook on state budget and district cuts."
Account: "I know I did not meet on that date," Barnett said. "And I am certainly not keeping any meetings with Scott confidential of any sort. I met with him during the election sometime and have not met with him since that time, and did not discuss Sweetwater." Barnett added that he did not know Alevy was working for Sweetwater. Barnett said he did meet Alevy for lunch several months earlier, on July 21.
Date: Dec. 4
Duration: 2 hours
Charge: $500
Service: "Discussions with retired counselor and former union president Mike Pineda, former administrators Fred Ferguson, Jim Hansen and Bob Strahl on perceptions of district and union issues."
Account: Ferguson said he may have run into Alevy at a Chula Vista golf club that day while with the others, whom he called his "golfing buddies." He said he had nothing on his calendar and didn't remember discussing the school district. Former Sweetwater administrator Bob Strahl said he did not remember any discussion of the school district. Both expressed surprise that the school district was billed for the brief exchange. When asked if the conversations were confidential, both said, "Absolutely not." "There's no way we had any confidential discussions about Sweetwater or the district or labor," Strahl said.
Date: Jan. 6
Duration: 2 hours
Charge: $500
Service: "Discussion with Jesus Gandara on article in Union-Tribune and response to media inquiry on Texas issue and implications. Draft response. Wrote and placed two letters to editor."
Account: Gandara at first said he never had a conversation with Alevy about his family's legal problems in Texas. He later said he had a two-minute conversation with Alevy about the subject. He said he was unaware of any billings on the matter. After The Watchdog informed him of the line item, he checked into it and said the district is seeking reimbursement for $62 for the charge. "That charge is not acceptable to me," he said.
Date: Feb. 7
Duration: 0.75 hours
Charge: $187.50
Service: "Discussion with Labor leaders Johnny Simpson and Tom Lemmon of Construction Trades on district projects, employment and perceptions of district's unions."
Account: Lemmon, business manager for the San Diego Building & Construction Trades Council, said his organization does have Alevy's other communications firm, Trilogy PR, on retainer, but that no meeting took place on Feb. 7. He said he does not recall speaking about the Sweetwater district. He also was unaware Alevy was working for the district's legal team. "It's fair to say we talked about a lot of things. We have had several meetings, but I thought they were all on my dime," Lemmon said. "I don't ever specifically remember talking about Sweetwater with him. ... I don't recall anything that would be billable."
Date: Feb. 16
Duration: 1.5 hours
Charge: $375
Service: "Lunch meeting with Lisa Cohen, CEO of Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce, to update her on district issues and glean business community outlook and perceptions of the district and construction/labor issues."
Account: Cohen said the lunch was strictly about chamber business and no discussion about the school district ever took place. "It was a chamber meeting," Cohen said. "We were there to discuss chamber business." She said the lunch lasted only 45 minutes to an hour and that there was nothing confidential about anything discussed.
Date: Feb. 24
Duration: 0.5 hours
Charge: $125
Service: "Discussion with new San Diego 8th District City Councilman David Alvarez (district graduate) on key issues, growth, perceptions."
Account: Alvarez said he met with Alevy to talk about the Brown Field airport in Otay Mesa with a developer, who he thought was another of Alevy's clients, not to discuss the Sweetwater district. "There was no agreement about any information exchange being confidential," Alvarez said. "I don't recall that we talked about Sweetwater school district. Again, the topic at hand was Brown Field."


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Northern Ireland, the lady told me that it took 10 spinners to keep a (professional) weaver busy. At High Point, the guide reiterated that men usually did the weaving, and it took six women spinning to supply him with thread. She said another way to look at it was that the farmer did his weaving a couple of months in winter, and used up the thread that the family had spun all year.
Between combing the wool or flax, spinning, weaving and sewing, it took a whole year to make a new garment. That's why people didn't have many changes of clothes!
I love to watch people spin; it's almost hypnotic. I think she's using a New Zealand spinning wheel in this picture, which is where most new ones are made. They had a great wheel against the wall, similar to mine, and the lady told me it would likely never be functional because it's missing a part called the "mother." Those parts were delicate and old ones are hard to find. This is a close-up of the mother on her newer wheel. According to the Joy of Handspinning website, the whole assembly is the mother and that spinning part she described is the flyer.
|A museum volunteer makes candles.
We drank some warm wassail and had a great time.
The museum used to say that the Hoggatt House was built in the mid-1700s —about the time Quakers settled in the Piedmont — by my ancestor, Philip Hoggatt. A couple of years ago, they took wood bore tests of the logs and the results indicated that the house is not that old. Now, they say that the house was built in 1801 by one of Philip's other children (not my ancestor).
That may be true, but as I asked one of the volunteers, "What about the provenance?" Scientific tests are great, but that doesn't mean to throw out all the past research, documentation and even oral history.
Maybe I'm in denial. I used to love walking into the Hoggatt House and feeling that connection across the generations, as if a little piece of it belonged to me. But it's still a great place to visit — especially when history comes to life.


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Attack the latissimus dorsi to score that classic back
ARE YOU A string bean with a slender waist who feels scrawny? Or perhaps overweight with some extra luggage in the middle compartment? Concentrating on and developing the V-taper will make skinny dudes appear much broader, and create better symmetry for folks on the heavier side. We've asked Alfonso Moretti, owner and trainer of AngryTrainerFitness.com for the must-try workout for either guy to forge that coveted shape. What is it: The Latissimus Dorsi. It's the broadest muscle group of the back and is responsible for the highly sought after "V–taper
The Workout
Exercise #1 – Shoulder Width Overhand Pull Downs The key is to pull the bar down to the top of your chest by recruiting your big lat muscles—not your biceps. So imagine your hands are hooks and pull your elbows down to your sides, squeezing your back as if grabbing a pencil between your shoulder blades. Pause a moment and reset. Shoot for 3 sets of 8 to 12 reps with perfect form
Exercise #2 – Dumbbell Pullover Lay on a flat bench with your feet on the floor. Grab the dumbbell with both hands and hoist it over your head. With only a slight bend in your arm, lower the weight as far behind your head as possible, without bending your elbows, to get a good stretch. Now, using the lat muscles, pull the dumbbell back over to a point just over your head. Shoot for 3 sets of 12 to 15 repetitions. You'll feel a good stretch in your entire back, especially in the lats
Exercise # 3 – One Armed Dumbbell Rows Place one knee and the hand from the same side on a flat bench, using your other leg as a stabilizer on the floor. With your chest out and lower back flat, grab a dumbbell and, without bending it, pull your elbow up by retracting your back muscles. The key here is to maintain your elbow at a 45-degree angle and raise the dumbbell toward your hip bone, not your armpit. Lower the dumbbell slowly and repeat. Aim for 3 sets of 8 to 10 repetitions
Exercise #4 - Pull Ups Various grips - Close and Wide Pull ups are an absolute staple to building a solid back, especially when concentrating on the lat muscles. Grab the bar from a dead hanging position, tuck and cross your legs behind you if needed. Pull yourself up until your chin reaches the bar and slowly return back to the start position. Shoot for 3 sets of as many reps as possible. For the first and second sets use a wide grip, for the third set use a closer grip. The most critical concerns when developing a strong, powerful back and creating the appearance of a V-taper is the use of proper weight. Too many trainees focus on lifting heavy weights that shift the form and focus to other muscles


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Schwarzes' $3 million gift one of largest from faculty
Bequest will establish chair in mathematics at Brandeis honoring his parents
To Brandeis professor emeritus of mathematics Gerald W. Schwarz, it all added up: He wanted to pay tribute to his parents, show his gratitude to a department and university that nurtured his career and support mathematics.
The result will be the Ernst L. and Elaine G. Schwarz Chair in Mathematics, given through a bequest by Schwarz and his wife, Margery Kravitz Schwarz.
"I wanted to do something to honor my parents and the math department, which has done a lot for me," Schwarz said. "Math has been a great career, and my career was spent almost entirely at Brandeis."
The $3 million endowment represents one of the largest gifts ever made by a Brandeis faculty member to the university.
"We thank Gerry and Margery for this generous gift, which will provide valuable support to the academic enterprise at Brandeis," said Susan Birren, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "During his nearly 40 years at the university, Gerry contributed greatly to the math department's well-earned reputation for excellence in both teaching and research."
Schwarz' parents fled Nazi Germany in late 1938, but not before his father was imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp following Kristallnacht. They went first to England, where their son Maurice was born, and then to New York City, eventually ending up in Portland, Oregon, in early 1940. The Schwarzes took any job they could to survive, first as caretakers at an estate, later as caregivers in the healthcare industry. Both sons earned doctorates, one in chemistry and the other in mathematics.
"Our studies were very important to my parents," Schwarz said. "My parents would be quite honored and touched to have a chair in mathematics established in their names."
Schwarz's research focuses on uncovering the algebraic and geometric properties of symmetry groups, which are mathematical constructs associated with the symmetry one often sees in nature. The properties of symmetry groups can be used by scientists to explain real world phenomena.
Although retired from Brandeis since 2009, Schwarz continues to work in his areas of invariant theory and transformation groups. Recent papers have been accepted by the Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, the Journal of the London Mathematical Society and the Journal of Symplectic Geometry.
Schwarz has traveled extensively since retiring. He's held visiting professorships at the University of Bern, the University of Poitiers, the University of Cologne and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Additionally, he spent time in Basel as a visiting researcher and lectured at conferences in Rome, Aarhus, Beijing, Xian and Guangzhou. In March he heads to the University of Rome, where is teaching a course on transformation groups and in the fall travels to Australia, where he will serve as a visiting researcher at the University of Adelaide.
Schwarz, who earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, arrived at Brandeis in 1974 after serving as an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. He spent the next year at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., where he solved the complex problem of lifting smooth homotopies of orbit spaces of compact groups. This led to a tenured position at Brandeis in 1978. Four years later he was promoted to full professor.
Former doctoral student David Wehlau, MA'84, PhD'89, along with three other mathematicians, organized a five-day conference at the prestigious Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences in Toronto to honor Schwarz' 60th birthday. Proceedings from the conference are presented in the book "Symmetry and Spaces: In Honor of Gerry Schwarz."
"It's gratifying when you produce successful doctoral students," Schwarz said. "You see them from time to time over the years, renewing old acquaintances while discussing new ideas. You become very close to them."
Last year Schwarz was part of the inaugural class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), which recognized him for his outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics.
Margery Schwarz worked in mental health services management and health quality for more than 30 years, holding positions with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, the Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance and UMass Medical School before starting her own consulting practice.
The couple will be honored for their gift at the annual luncheon of the Sachar Legacy Society on Sept. 12. The honorary organization recognizes Brandeis alumni and friends who have included Brandeis in their estate plans.
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Community Transit seeks 25 percent more riders without adding more service6-year plan calls for increased ridership
Community Transit's 2013 budget is the first in five years that does not cut service nor employees. As the agency enters a period of stability after the recession, it is looking to increase ridership even though there is no funding to add more service.
A new draft six-year Transit Development Plan for 2013-18 forecasts no significant new service growth for the Snohomish County public transit agency, due to slow economic growth. Community Transit has, however, set a goal to increase ridership by 25 percent – to 12 million riders by 2017, according to an agency spokesperson.
"Our future growth is not based solely on how much service we can provide, but how wisely we use the resources we have available," said Community Transit CEO Joyce Eleanor. "Any new funding for service will be directed in the most productive way possible."
Increased productivity
Between 2010 and 2012, Community Transit cut 37 percent of its bus service as it saw sales tax revenues plummet from the recession. Still, average weekday ridership dropped only 4 percent after the cuts.
Monthly ridership is down only 12 percent when figuring in weekends, as the agency no longer operates on Sundays and Saturday service has been significantly reduced.
Community Transit maintained most of its ridership by strategically cutting unproductive service – early and late-night buses, mid-day trips and low-ridership routes, said Martin Munguia, Community Transit spokesperson. As a result, productivity on the service that remains has skyrocketed:
• Local bus service within Snohomish County has seen a 31 percent increase in boardings per hour.
• Swift bus rapid transit service along Highway 99 between Everett and Shoreline has seen a 59 percent increase in boardings per hour.
• Commuter service to Seattle and UW has seen a 70 percent increase in boardings per hour.
Swift has become the agency's highest ridership route, frequently drawing more than 100,000 riders a month. In 2012, one of every seven Community Transit passengers rode a Swift bus.
"To meet our goal of 12 million riders, we will need to continue to increase productivity," Eleanor said. "We can do this by understanding ridership patterns and providing capacity where there is highest demand."
Increasing productivity by 25 percent may seem like a tall order, but it is not without precedent, Munguia said. After the 2012 service cuts, the agency is operating the same number of service hours as in the year 2000, when ridership was 7.2 million boardings.
In 2012, ridership was estimated at 9.2 million boardings, meaning that Community Transit carried 27 percent more riders than it did in 2000 with the same level of service.
One reason for the higher productivity is the way service is designed, Munguia said. Another reason is the introduction of 23 Double Tall buses to Seattle commuter service in 2011, he said.
These double-decker buses replaced 60-foot articulated buses, but added 30 percent passenger capacity at roughly the same operating cost. It is not unusual for evening trips on a Double Tall to carry more than 100 passengers.
Community Transit submitted a state Regional Mobility Grant request to buy 17 more Double Tall replacement buses. That project was ranked fifth out of 27 requests by the Washington State Department of Transportation last month, but must still be approved by the Legislature to get funding.
If approved, Community Transit will be able to use state dollars to match federal formula funding to buy the new double-deckers at no cost to the agency and provide more capacity on its popular Seattle routes.
A similar mix of state and federal grant funding is resulting in 30 additional Seattle and UW trips beginning service in February. Those trips are being added on routes at specific morning and evening times when buses are currently full.
With the grants, Munguia said, both the extra Double Tall buses and additional commuter trips can increase ridership at no cost to Community Transit.
Community Transit relies on sales tax revenue and fares to fund service. Sales tax revenue is expected to grow only marginally over the next few years, and the agency would need state authority to seek any new revenue from the public.
Meanwhile, the agency plans to raise fares every other year to help keep pace with inflation. The next scheduled fare increase takes effect on Feb. 1, 2013.
Public comment
The Transit Development Plan is required by the state to document agency financial forecasts and service plans in the near-term future. Because impacts of the recession greatly changed the outlook of Community Transit's future planning, annual updates to the report have been produced each of the last three years.
The draft plan was presented to the agency's Board of Directors today and is available on the agency's website, www.communitytransit.org/futureplans.
A public comment period runs through Feb. 8, with a public hearing taking place before the Board of Directors at 3 p.m. on Feb. 7 in the Community Transit Board Room, 7100 Hardeson Road, Everett (accessible by Everett Transit Route 8).
Comments can be sent to email@example.com or mailed to Community Transit, 7100 Hardeson Road, Everett 98203, or call 425-353-7433.
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Independent Status Policy
The following will be Buena Vista University's policy when use of professional judgment is requested to change dependency status from dependent to independent.
Currently, federal law states that a self-supporting student is one who:
- Is (or will be) 24 years old by a pre-determined date
- Is a veteran of the armed forces
- Is a ward of the court or whose parents have died
- Has a legal dependent (other than a spouse)
- Is married at the time of application
- Is a graduate or professional student
- Is a court identified emancipated minor
- Is or was in a legal guardianship as determined by a court
- Is identified as an unaccompanied youth or homeless
It is felt that the philosophy behind this definition is this: the parent has the primary responsibility to pay for their dependent child's education to the extent they are able. Their ability to contribute is determined by the federal needs analysis process. That parent responsibility is not eliminated by parent/student choice. Only in those situations where the student has met the federal definition does that responsibility shift from the parent to the student. Buena Vista University abides by and believes in this definition and philosophy. However, we do recognize that unusual situations do occur and individual consideration may be necessary to assess dependency status.
Financial aid professionals have been granted the right to override the federal definition of self-supporting status, provided documentation to support the decision is collected and kept in the student's file. The financial aid official (and the school he/she represents) then becomes responsible for the action taken. The following will be the general policy/procedures followed by Buena Vista University when a student has appealed the federal definition.
It is almost always necessary for an interested, objective third party to become involved in the requirement for documentation. Examples of acceptable resource people that may be called on to assist in documentation may include, but are not limited to:
- High school guidance counselors or other school personnel who would be familiar with the specifics of the case
- Pastor, priest, or other church associations
- Lawyer
- Officers of the court - this may include Department of Human Services personnel
- Unacceptable sources include the student and/or the parent(s).
Please provide two letters as documentation.
The written documents should include the specifics of the case. It will be necessary to illustrate why it is not feasible that the parent(s)' should be expected to contribute towards college costs, to the extent of their ability. Examples of acceptable situations in the past include cases where the student had been withdrawn from the parent(s) home and placed in a foster home or where there has been self-induced (by either party) estrangement between the student and parent(s). A student's own prior level of income is not an acceptable reason to eliminate the parent(s) expected responsibility. Additional unusual situations not included in this policy will be reviewed and a response made on a case-by case basis.


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Peter Fluor (partner in Speedway Stables, winning owner of Collected)
"I was very impressed with (the effort). (Trainer) Bob (Baffert) did a very good job getting him ready. Lot of good horses in the race."
On whether the Preakness (G1) might be an option for the colt
"I think that would be the most logical step, given the distance. We'll see how he comes out (of this race), but that would be a thrill for us."
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Sleep is actually a very important function of and for the brain. We need to generate enough sleep to feel rested, to have energy, to assist with mood, and to even help us think more clearly.
Sleep is divided into four stages. Deep sleep or stage IV sleep is critical to brain function. With advanced age we generate less deep IV sleep and it is probably not a coincidence that our cognitive abilities change as well.
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) is the part of sleep when we dream and we are actually paralyzed. REM occupies about 25% of our sleep and is critical for encoding information to a deeper level. Our brain processes millions of bits of information daily and during REM it is thought the brain selects those bits of information that are most critical.
Debate on how much sleep is necessary continues, but it is probably safe to say that young children need at least 8 hours of sleep a day while adults should get more than 6. Certainly, these numbers are not fixed and there are cases where some do fine with only a few hours while others do not. The bottom line is that our brains need sleep, deep sleep, and REM to function efficiently.


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On Tuesday, 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman appeared on NFL Network's "NFL Total Access," and the topic of Colin Kaepernick's Miami Dolphins cap was broached.
NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest asked Bowman if he had indicated to Kaepernick that wearing another club's hat wad disrespectful.
Here's Bowman's response, which he delivered with a smile:
"This is a huge mistake by Kap," Bowman said, per a short video clip on NFL.com. "I am sure he understands that now. But in his defense, we're young. In our era these days, we like to match our snapbacks with our outfits."
After NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp joked about his outfit coordination, Bowman continued with his answer.
Again, he did it in a friendly tone.
"The hats now these days are very important to the outfits, man," Bowman said. "Kap, I understand what you did, but let's stay away from the NFL teams. Go to the NBA, go to college or the baseball hats."
Sapp then asked Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith, another guest panelist Tuesday, for his take on sticking to hats from other sports.
"That's the rule, for the most part, to stay out of conversations like this," Smith said as the panel laughed.


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Missing Texas A&M football player found safe, mother says
Missing Texas A&M football player found safe, mother says
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Thomas Johnson has been found safe in Dallas after being missing from campus since Monday.
His mother, Linda Hanks, says A&M University police called her early Thursday to say the 18-year-old has been found unharmed.
Police said Wednesday that Johnson was last seen leaving his College Station residence around 5 p.m. Monday.
Hanks told WFAA-TV she had traveled from Dallas to College Station as authorities searched for her son. Meanwhile, Johnson turned up 180 miles to the north, in Dallas.
Hanks says Johnson has not contacted her since his disappearance and that she had no other information.
Campus police scheduled a news conference for Thursday morning.
Johnson has appeared in 10 games this season, and has 30 catches for 339 yards and a touchdown.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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US Economy Grew at 2.5 Percent Rate in Spring
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate from April through June, much faster than previously estimated. The steep revision was largely because U.S. companies exported more goods and imports declined.
The Commerce Department said second-quarter growth was sharply higher than the initial 1.7 percent rate it reported last month. And the growth this spring was more than double the 1.1 percent rate from January through March.
The improvement in the trade deficit helped offset a weaker government spending.
Economists expect growth will stay at the 2.5 percent rate in the second half of the year, helped by steady job gains and less drag from federal spending cuts. But some worry that increases in interest rates could slow the economy's momentum.
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