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Thirty years ago, Andrew Goldberg encountered the Earwax Man.As a young intern in Pittsburgh training to be an ear, nose and throat physician, Dr. Goldberg met a middle-aged patient who had recurring infections in one ear. Dr. Goldberg and his colleagues would give him antibiotic drops, and the problem would go away. But then it would come back -- until one day, when the man walked in and claimed the infection had disappeared. "We just assumed that one of our myriad drop regimens had finally hit its mark and wiped out the guy's bacteria," said Dr. Goldberg, who now oversees sinus surgery at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center. The man knew otherwise. "You see," he told the doctors, "I figured, I have one ear that's bad and one ear that's good, and whatever's in my good ear I want to get over to my bad ear, so I just took some wax from my good ear and put it in my bad ear and within a couple days, I was fine." The Human Microbiome Dr. Goldberg just laughed uncomfortably at the man's explanation back then. But today, he believes the patient was right: By putting earwax from one ear into the other, he was also transferring the bacterial colonies from the healthy ear into the sick one, and that probably cured his persistent infections. This strange story is now a legend in the fast-growing field known as the human microbiome -- the study of the trillions of bacteria that live inside us and the critical role they play in our health and in many of our diseases. In recognition of their importance, the National Institutes of Health has established the Human Microbiome Project, an ambitious effort to comprehensively catalog the microbes living in several parts of our bodies. There is also research going on at labs around the world to investigate what role bacteria might play in several chronic diseases, and there's even a quirky educational venture in North Carolina known as Belly Button Biodiversity. Here's a look at just a few of the microbiome projects. Chronic sinus infections Dr. Goldberg's latest research focuses not on ears, but sinuses. Like his Pittsburgh patient, many people with chronic sinus infections can't get rid of them despite repeated doses of antibiotics and cleanouts of the infected cavities, which sit behind the nose, cheeks, eyes and forehead. Using new genetic analysis techniques, Dr. Goldberg and his colleagues found in a study published last year in Science that 10 patients with recurring infections had about 300 fewer species of bacteria in their sinuses than 10 healthy patients did -- 900 vs. 1,200. They also found the sick patients had depleted ranks of a benign species of bacteria known as Lactobacillus sakei, and elevated populations of a species known as Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum. The findings were made possible by a new tool called the PhyloChip, which allowed researchers to analyze the genetic material of all the bacteria taken from the patients, instead of just the species that were able to grow in the laboratory. Often, only a handful of all bacteria in a sample can grow in a laboratory dish, Dr. Goldberg said, and "who's to say that what grows on an agar plate is the most important bacterium in that environment?" Infectious disease specialists used to think persistent bacterial infections were caused by biofilms -- gooey layers that shielded the bacteria from antibiotics. "The idea was that if we could just kill the hiding bacteria, everything would be fine," he said. "But that's clearly only part of the issue, because if you don't reconstitute a [healthy bacterial] environment that will be self-sustaining, you're right back to your old problem."
Dr. Goldberg's team found that mice infected with the C. tuberculostearicum species could be cured by giving them the helpful L. sakei strain, which kept the harmful bacteria in check.One day, he believes, similar "probiotic" treatments with beneficial bacteria might be used to cure chronic sinus infections in people. Intestinal ailments The microbiome-based treatment that has received the most publicity is fecal transplants to cure chronic intestinal infections caused by the Clostridium difficile bacteria. Despite the "ick factor," the transplants, in which a doctor puts liquefied feces from a healthy donor into the intestines of a sick patient, have been incredibly successful. In a study last month in the New England Journal of Medicine, European doctors found that 13 of 16 C. difficile patients who got fecal transplants no longer had diarrhea, compared with just four of 13 who got the antibiotic vancomycin. Patients often get C. diff infections, as they're known informally, after repeated antibiotic treatments, which deplete both helpful and harmful bacteria in the intestines. The thinking, said Paul Lebovitz, who heads up the Allegheny Center for Digestive Health at Allegheny General Hospital, is that "C. diff is normally held in check in patients because there are good bacteria that keep it in check, but with frequent antibiotic use, you basically destroy the good bacteria and the normal balance that exists in the gut goes out of whack and allows the C. difficile to grow and become infectious." After taking a year to develop the procedure, Dr. Lebovitz has done two fecal transplants in Pittsburgh. For now, he is confining them to C. difficile patients who are hospitalized and resistant to antibiotics. He uses a colonoscopy tube to transfer the feces from healthy donors to the patients. He believes bacteria in the gut may turn out to play a critical role in several diseases, including Crohn's, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and even heart disease. "In fact, I think the future of health care will be about the gut microbiome," he said. Obesity If bacteria in the intestines can play a role in disease, can they also be a factor in obesity? Some animal studies suggest that might be true. In the lab, mice bred to be germ-free don't gain extra weight, but when the bacteria from the guts of obese mice are transferred to their bodies, the germ-free mice get fat on the same diets they consumed before. At New York University, researchers found that mice given small doses of antibiotics put on 10 to 15 percent more fat than mice that did not get the drugs, suggesting that the antibiotics were altering the rodents' microbiome. Fredrik Backhed, a researcher at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said studies of bacteria and obesity in humans have been more ambiguous, but he believes the microbes could play a part in our tendency to gain weight, along with our own genetic makeup, diet and lack of exercise. It would make sense, he added, that the bacteria that evolved along with human beings over the eons would be more likely to help us gain weight than lose it. "In our early history as human beings, getting obese or having diabetes wasn't an issue, but not getting enough food was a big problem, so we probably evolved a microbiota that was very efficient in making use of energy" from food. Navel gazing It's not just that our bodies house thousands of different kinds of bacteria, but they differ widely depending on where they set up shop. On our skin, tough species like Micrococcus and Staphylococcus epidermis dominate. That's one of the findings of the quirky Belly Button Biodiversity project at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, both in Raleigh. The project began a couple of years ago, when one laboratory worker wanted to send out a holiday card with pictures of the lab staff's skin microbes. Before they knew it, they were setting up tables at science fairs and other public events to collect bellybutton bacteria from passers-by, said Rob Dunn, a biology professor and author of "The Wildlife of our Bodies: Predators, Parasites and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today." The group now has navel bacteria samples from hundreds of people. Its analysis has shown this quiet little neighborhood on the body houses up to 2,000 different species of bacteria, but just like trees in a tropical rainforest, only a few species tend to dominate. At the same time, Mr. Dunn said, the dominant species on you might be entirely different from those on your neighbor, and so far, no factor -- age, gender, location or whether you're an innie or an outie -- seems to determine which bacterial group you fall into. "If you pick any two people, their microbes on their skin will differ, and one will have healthier microbes than another, but we don't know how to measure that yet or manage it. "Even if you think bellybuttons are stupid, your own bellybutton microbes and those all over your body directly affect your health and well-being. It's shocking to me every time I dig into this that we are so ignorant about the species that live on us and around us, and yet we wake up to them every day." Mark Roth: mroth@post-gazettecom or 412-263-1130. (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at www.post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services


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Oct. 6 J. Leyland postgame interview
Q.Difference in Verlander's fastball command early versus middle of the game and onward?
JIM LEYLAND:I really think the big thing is this was his seventh day, and I think it took him a while to get back into sync. It's been six days. This is his seventh day since he pitched. He's a real routine guy. So I think probably a little bit out of sync early because of that. But as the game went on, you know, he started to get his command real good and obviously pitched a fantastic game.
Q.Difference in Verlander's fastball command early versus middle of the game and onward?
JIM LEYLAND:I really think the big thing is this was his seventh day, and I think it took him a while to get back into sync. It's been six days. This is his seventh day since he pitched. He's a real routine guy. So I think probably a little bit out of sync early because of that. But as the game went on, you know, he started to get his command real good and obviously pitched a fantastic game.
Q.Can you talk about Berry's speed, maybe making things a little more difficult for them on that go ahead run for you?
JIM LEYLAND:Well, that's why he's been in there. We've been playing that lineup against the right hand pitcher. We'll go with our left hand lineup tomorrow. He's created some things for us, obviously. And he's really given us a little life and spark. So he did a good job tonight as did all the guys. I thought Parker pitched very well as well. We're fortunate there. And of course Alex got the big blow to give us a little cushion.
Q.Talk about Benoit and Valverde finishing out the game for you, pretty clean.
JIM LEYLAND:Seems like there's been some general comments made that people are a little concerned about our bullpen. I'm not concerned about our bullpen. I've said that all along. I have the utmost confidence in those guys. And those are the guys. If they don't do it, they don't do it. But they're our guys. I think that's pretty simple. They did a great job tonight against a team that can strike at any time, particularly with the long ball. Moss and Reddick in particular, Cespedes. It's a real good team and a real dangerous team, and they both pitched very well.
Q.Talk about the stretch Verlander had. Five straight strikeouts. Is that about as impressive as you've seen him be?
JIM LEYLAND:His stuff is what it is, very good stuff with a bunch of above average Major League pitches. Nothing surprises you with him. As I said, out of sync a little bit early because of the longer layoff, but got into the groove pretty well toward the end. And it turned out almost perfect, as far as the pitch count, right at 120. So that certainly wasn't bad either.
Q.Could you talk about the importance of the first game, the first victory, especially in a short series?
JIM LEYLAND:Well, people talk about that all the time. But I've always looked at it like you've got to win three games. I've never put much emphasis on this game or that game. I mean, the common denominator is you've got to win three games somehow. So it's pretty simple, really. We've got to win two more and they've got to win three. So it is what it is.
Q.Can you tell us what your thoughts were as Moss's ball headed to right field?
JIM LEYLAND:I'm sorry?
Q.Could you tell us what your thoughts were as Moss's ball headed to right field?
JIM LEYLAND:I thought I talked about this with the coaches. I thought that a right hander, because he didn't seem to be carrying as much to right field. The wind was blowing out to left field. So I talked to the coaches earlier that I was going to be careful of getting Coke in a situation where bring him in and they could pinch hit Gomes or Carter, one of their big guys, with the wind blowing out to left. So it played out pretty good. I didn't think it was gone. I thought he just missed it. And he did just miss it.
Q.Can you just talk about the contributions that you got from the bottom of the order tonight, specifically Alex Avila and how important that is for this team to succeed as well?
JIM LEYLAND:Well, when you get in these situations, it's really no different than the regular season. You need contributions from everybody, because everybody's always focused in on the big guys, which is very normal. But if you're going to win and move on, obviously you've got to get some contributions from a lot of people. So that was a big blow for us, obviously. Infante hit a double down at the bottom of the lineup there. It wasn't like we just blistered them all around. I thought Parker was very good. It's a very deep bullpen with four left handers, and you knew they were going to stack up pretty good with lefties, probably for Prince mostly. But, yeah, if you're going to win, there's usually some reasons. I thought quietly Jhonny Peralta, they made a very good play early in the game where we got the force out at second base. So we did a lot of good things tonight. It was a nice clean game for both teams, really, and a good baseball game, good playoff game.
Q.Everybody was aware how worn down Alex Avila was down the stretch out of necessity and situation with the knee. You were able to bring in Laird in the offseason to try to manage his workload. If you can have him fresh here in the postseason, how much of a difference do you think it makes for you?
JIM LEYLAND:I thought the last month or so he was pretty fresh because Gerald has been playing against all the left handers. I think he's stretching it quite a bit. That would be huge for us. But we're not getting away from what we do. We're going to play our left hand lineup and right hand lineup. Gerald will catch tomorrow. Garcia will be in right field. We're not going to change anything. That's what we've been doing, and we've been winning some games, and that's the way it will stay.


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Jankel Adler was born in 1895 in Tuszyn, near Łódź, Poland, into a large, orthodox Jewish family. He studied engraving in Belgrade in 1912, then art in Barmen (now Wuppertal) and Düsseldorf until 1914. He returned to Poland in 1918, becoming a founder-member of Young Yiddish (a Łódź-based avant-garde artistic group, centred on the modernist poet Moshe Broderzon). During the First World War he was conscripted into the Russian army, but returned to Germany in 1920 and visited Berlin, where he met Chagall, before returning to Barmen. In 1922 he moved to Düsseldorf, joined the Young Rhineland circle, became friendly with Otto Dix and helped found Die Kommune and the International Exhibition of revolutionary artists in Berlin. His Planetarium frescos in 1925 were highly successful and he exhibited widely. In 1931, at the Düsseldorf Academy, he formed an important friendship with Paul Klee, who had a profound influence on his style.
In 1933, at the height of his success, Adler fled Nazi Germany for Paris after his work was declared 'degenerate' (he was later included in the infamous Entartete Kunst exhibition in 1937). He travelled widely from 1933–40. He returned to Paris in 1937, working with the printmaker Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17, and meeting Picasso, who became the second major influence on his style. He joined the Polish Army upon the outbreak of the Second World War and was evacuated to Scotland in 1940, where he was demobilized owing to poor health. In Glasgow, together with Josef Herman, he became a member of the Glasgow New Art club founded by J D Fergusson. He moved to London in 1943, sharing a house with 'the two Roberts', the painters Colquhoun and MacBryde. He died at Aldbourne in Wiltshire in 1949.
Adler's arrival in Paris in 1933 can be seen as part of a 'second wave' of artists from Russia who were drawn west to Germany, then to France. His etching, Ein Jude, brings a modernist technique to a traditional subject. In his later Portrait of a Woman, he employs a sombre palette and a bold, expressive style showing the influence of Picasso.


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VIDEO: The Starters review the year so far
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Ring out the old. Ring in the new. As the calendar turns, it's time for resolutions throughout the NBA:
Atlanta Hawks — Look Back to the Future: This was supposed to be the start of a brand new era for one of the NBA's most moribund franchises, and things were actually looking good until Al Horford tore a pectoral muscle. With their undersized big man done for the season, the Hawks will only stay afloat because they're in the horrid Eastern Conference. But they're going in the right direction under GM Danny Ferry and coach Mike Budenholzer, and will get the lottery pick of the sinking Nets, so there's reason for hope out of a draft class teeming with talent.
Boston Celtics — Move Fast on Rondo: According to the old saying, you're either part of the solution or part of the problem. When Rajon Rondo is finally able to get back onto the court and prove that he's close to his old self, rookie coach Brad Stevens and GM Danny Ainge have to find out right away if he's mentally ready to anchor the rebuilding project. If not, the Celtics could reap a windfall in new pieces ahead of the trade deadline.
Brooklyn Nets — Fuhgetaboutit: OK, it was a nice little pipe dream to think that a couple of old codgers like Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce could shuffle up and down the court in slippers and robes to tangle with the Heat and Pacers. Fortunately, team owner Mikhail Prokorov can afford their salaries with the kind of change he finds in his sofa cushions. Pay them off, send them away and get back to building around Brook Lopez and Deron Williams with players who aren't signing up for Medicare.
Charlotte Bobcats — Keep Him: For the first time in who can remember how long, Michael Jordan won't have to spend next summer looking for a coach. The merry-go-round can stop. Steve Clifford has given Charlotte a sense of purpose, respectability and a solid identity on the defensive end. Now they've got to work on boosting production out of that woeful offense. One thing at a time.
Chicago Bulls — Play Derrick and the Dominoes: Even Layla couldn't have knocked the Bulls off their feet like the second straight significant injury to their All-Star, MVP guard Derrick Rose. It might be time to reshuffle the bones on a club that hasn't even won a conference title and already has significant money locked up in Rose, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson before re-signing Luol Deng to a big contract.
Cleveland Cavaliers — Stop Winning the Draft Lottery: Of course, that would require the Cavs to actually make the playoffs and not qualify for the lottery. This is a team that was supposed to be on the rise with enough young talent to make LeBron James think about returning, but instead has Kyrie Irving trying to do everything, Dion Waiters angry and Andrew Bynum maybe ready to give up the game. Time for an adult to take control here, coach Mike Brown.
Dallas Mavericks — Embrace Reality: It's a bit ironic that a guy like Mark Cuban that has made a name for himself in the world of reality TV shows rarely faces up to it with the Mavs. He's fun. He's entertaining. He'll say anything, such as there's no telling whether Houston getting Dwight Howard or Dallas getting Monta Ellis was a better free agent signing last summer. Now go get yourself some defense, Mark, before Dirk Nowitzki winds up running on his tongue trying to outscore everybody.
Denver Nuggets — Respect Yourself: There shouldn't be a decent team that breaks camp without a solid sense of its identity. A year ago with George Karl pulling the strings from the sidelines and Andre Iguodala setting the pace on the court, the Nuggets had that. Now they are often just a bunch that is stuck in the middle of the pack on offense (18th) and defense (16th) and too often can't defend its home court.
Detroit Pistons — Say It Ain't So, Joe: A few years ago, it was signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva as big-money free agents. This time GM Joe Dumars figured it would be a good idea to upgrade the Pistons by tossing the combustible Josh Smith onto the fire to light up the frontcourt. So, Smith is already calling out coach Mo Cheeks and the Pistons are backsliding from the .500 mark. Things are getting ugly early again in the Motor City. And, oh yeah, nobody is coming to watch the Pistons, who are last in the league in attendance.
Golden State Warriors — Do the American Hustle: Like the hit movie, was last year's magical little run through the playoffs by Mark Jackson's team just one glorious con job? Yes, they've played a tough schedule, but something is missing. Lack of last year's bench? A failure to take care of the ball? You get the sense that the Warriors were just trying to pick up this season right where they left off without putting in all of the gritty groundwork.
Houston Rockets — Rebound, Then Run: Everybody loves watching the Rockets run like methamphetamine-fueled hamsters on a wheel. But for a team that has Dwight Howard in the middle, they are horrible at giving up second-chance points to opponents and it has often proved costly. It's nice to run, but better not to turn your back and head down the court while the other guy is dropping another put-back into the net.
Indiana Pacers — Don't Stop Believing: The Pacers came into the season convinced that they could live up to the old axiom of playing them one game at a time and that grind-it-out method would eventually deliver the best record in the league and home-court all the way through The Finals. With Paul George tossing his hat into the MVP ring and Roy Hibbert making opponents ears ring with his physical style, it's working quite well for coach Frank Vogel's team.
L.A. Clippers — Say Goodbye to Hollywood: The sooner the Clippers can get rid of all the extraneous things in their game — yes, you, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan — and get down to the serious business of playing some real defense around the basket, the sooner we'll take them seriously as real contenders in the Western Conference. At this point, despite all the good work by Chris Paul, the Clips are still one of those acts that gets eliminated early on "American Idol."
L.A. Lakers — Lock Up Kobe: Yes, we know he's the Black Mamba. We know that he'd be the guy standing out in the rain with a fork and still believe he'd quench his thirst. But the Lakers aren't going anywhere this season and it doesn't help their cause for next year if Kobe Bryant returns and pushes himself to the limit again in a debilitating run that winds up far short of the playoffs. It's time to think about the limited — and high-paying — future he has left. Oh yeah, and trade Pau Gasol.
Memphis Grizzlies — Play the Numbers: OK, analytics bunch. You traded Rudy Gay, ran off Lionel Hollins and have a team that's going nowhere with Marc Gasol on the sidelines. So you might as well unload Zach Randolph before the trade deadline to save money and start all over again to show everybody how smart you really are. Good luck getting anybody in Memphis to come out and watch.
Miami Heat — Stay Healthy: With all of the supposed contenders out there in Indianapolis and San Antonio and Oklahoma City and Portland, if LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are all healthy when the playoffs start, they are still the prohibitive favorites and will likely be celebrating championship No. 3 in South Beach next June. The only question will be whether everybody wants to come back to try for 4, 5 and 6.
Milwaukee Bucks — Make Up Your Mind: For the past handful of years, the Bucks have been unable to decide if they are trying to win now or plan for the future. Time to make a choice. Bucks have twice won the lottery and their No. 1 picks were Glenn Robinson and Andrew Bogut. Nice players, but hardly franchise changers who set up your future for a solid decade or more. Now they're sitting down there at the bottom of the standings in a season when the draft pool is said to be deeper than the ocean. From Andrew Wiggins to Marcus Smart to Julius Randle and all the rest, there has to be help coming to Milwaukee finally. That is, if they find investors to keep the team in town first.
Minnesota Timberwolves — Grow Some Fangs: How can a team named after wolves expect to make the playoffs in the tough Western Conference while living on a vegetarian diet? While Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and their buddies can dazzle as at times with their offensive skills, there are welcome mats that don't get walked on as much as the Minnesota defense. How is this possible with Nikola Pekovic standing the middle?
New Orleans Pelicans — More Milk, Stronger Bones: While there is plenty to pick at with the Pelicans' inability to play a solid and consistent brand of defense while coach Monty Williams talks about it constantly, the Pelicans have had more than their share of injuries this season. Anthony Davis, Ryan Anderson, Tyreke Evans, Jason Smith and now Eric Gordon have all been sidelined through the first two months of the season.
New York Knicks — Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: It's way past time for team owner James Dolan to admit that his team is nowhere close to being a real contender, even in the dreadful Eastern Conference. The trouble always has been that the Knicks don't want to go through a rebuilding period and don't ever have a long-term plan to build a real foundation. So the Knicks do silly things like trade for Andrea Bargnani, talk about dealing for Kyle Lowry and tie themselves into knots by giving insane contracts to Amar'e Stoudemire and things never get better.
Oklahoma City Thunder — Jerk Perk: Sure, it's fun watching the Thunder toss the ball into Kendrick Perkins on the first one or two possessions of every game and then watch him crawl back into his cave. And it's fun to watch him scowl and even toss Joakim Noah out of the OKC locker room. But is there anybody left in the league who fears him as a part of that old Boston defensive front? It goes without saying that the Thunder need a healthy Russell Westbrook to make a run deep into June, but getting a bit more out of the middle wouldn't hurt either.
Orlando Magic — Kiddie City: Was it just two years ago when everybody seemed to think Rob Hennigan could have gotten more out of the Howard trade? Ask the folks in L.A., Denver and Philly how that worked out. Now that they're loaded with young talent, still near the bottom of the East standings, likely headed to the lottery and another gem in the draft, it's time to send the veteran Glen Davis packing since he's no longer a Big Baby and keep stockpiling assets for the future.
Philadelphia 76ers — Silent Night: In other words, no Nerlens Noel this season. Let the skinny big man continue to add pounds and muscle while rebuilding his torn ACL and rebuilding his shot entirely and get him ready to make an impact next season. While keeping Noel on the shelf, Sixers GM Sam Hinkie should — and likely will — unload Thaddeus Young and Evan Turner ahead of the trade deadline for more young talent and assets as he rebuilds the entire basketball operation from the ground up.
Phoenix Suns — Play for Keeps, Reap the Reward: No coach in the league has done a better job so far than Jeff Hornacek in his first year running the show in the desert. His Suns are close already to exceeding the 21.5 win total predicted by the Las Vegas wise guys and currently sitting in the No. 6 seed in the West playoffs. In a perfectly just world, the Suns would keep on playing hard and tough right down to the last few weeks of the season, then fade and finish one game out of the playoffs. In the interest of justice and integrity for not tanking, the Suns would then beat the longest lottery odds, get the No. 1 pick and have Andrew Wiggins fall into Hornacek's lap.
Portland Trail Blazers — Fete L.A.: There have been so many seasons when, and so many reasons why, LaMarcus Aldridge could have thrown up his long arms in frustration and told the Blazers to get him out of town. But he's kept his head and his heart in the franchise and now Portland is reaping the benefits of a wondrously entertaining season. The Blazers are probably still a year and a piece or two — can you say defense? — away from being real championship contenders. But No. 1 on the to-do list next summer has to be locking in Aldridge to a contract extension that assures he remains the key cog in the machine.
Sacramento Kings — Stability: The Kings finally have it in ownership and a long-term future in Sacramento. Now they need to let first-year coach Michael Malone have a chance to let things settle in with his players. The core trio of the roster — DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Isaiah Thomas — has played just 10 games together and needs to learn trust and cohesion. Maybe if they learn each other's names, the Kings will eventually learn how to go out and guard the perimeter. They are the worst in the league at defending against 3-pointers.
San Antonio Spurs — Turn Back the Clock: A year ago in their march to The Finals, the Spurs were up to the challenge against all of the best teams in the league. So far this season, even though the core of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili has been very healthy and always available, the Spurs are 0-6 in games against the top opponents — Pacers, Thunder, Blazers, Clippers, Rockets (2) — they've faced. Much of the problem has been a lack of energy at the start of games, especially at the defensive end. The old veterans have been piling up wins against the weak sisters, but also piling up plenty of complaints and worries from cranky coach Gregg Popovich.
Toronto Raptors — Let's Make Another Deal: GM Masai Ujiri has turned into the Canadian version of the Rockets' Daryl Morey in his first season with the club, unloading anybody on the roster who might sit still for a minute. He's sitting there with a solid young core of DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Ross and Jonas Valanciunas and an impressive win over the Thunder in Oklahoma City, so things might finally be turning around for what might be the NBA's most loyal fan base. There's no reason to stop the housecleaning and payroll paring at this point, so look for more activity before the trade deadline.
Utah Jazz — Youth Should Be Served: Quite frankly, with where the Jazz are in the standings and where they're headed the rest of the season, there is no reason short of a pandemic that Richard Jefferson and Marvin Williams should ever get off the bench and onto the court. This is supposed to be a youth movement of Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter, Alec Burks, Trey Burke and Rudy Gobert, so let the kids play and fall and skin their knees and get back up again. Somebody needs to let coach Ty Corbin in on the plan or let him go.
Washington Wizards — Up Against the Wall: All the questions have been answered. A healthy John Wall has established himself as one of the league's elite point guards and it's time that he takes full control of late-game situations in which the Wizards have been dreadful. Everyone should follow or hit the door. Coach Randy Wittman and his perennially underachieving team have no excuses left in an Eastern Conference that is weaker than ever.


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I have really noticed that Jim Carrey has grown to be man and an artist. But a lot of his interviews I don't understand what he means. I know what he means a little bit. But there are some quotes I don't understand, for instance: "Jim Carrey is gone", he doesn't exist" he never existed". I'm not Jim Carrey" . those are the ones I don't understand.
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Byers Peak Wilderness
IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Byers Peak Wilderness (map) in 1993 and it now has a total of 8,801 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Colorado and is managed by the Forest Service.
DescriptionStanding at 12,804 feet, Byers Peak overlooks a Wilderness rendered unique by the fact that about one half of the area consists of alpine tundra, the land above the tree line. Most of the entire Byers Peak Trail, which traverses the area north to south from Bottle Pass to Saint Louis Peak, rises above the shadow of the Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir, or lodgepole pine that cloak the lower elevations. Though Byers Peak Wilderness is small in acreage, only the undeveloped head of the Fraser Experimental Forest separates this Wilderness from Vasquez Peak Wilderness, making it a part of a much larger roadless region of Colorado. Although it lacks the size associated with many Colorado Wildernesses, Byers Peak contains several scenic lakes and 23 miles of trails offering panoramic views along some of the finest ridge hiking in the state. Views worth the effort are available from atop the peak itself, accessible via the Byers Peak Trail, a distance of 8.6 miles round-trip from the trailhead. Mule deer, elk, ptarmigan, and marmots are common sights, but the main lure of the place is the peace and quiet afforded by one of the Rocky Mountain's most obscure Wildernesses.
Planning to Visit the Byers Peak Wilderness?
- Print a fact sheet
- General things to consider when visiting any wilderness
- Regulations
- Contact the Forest Service
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Tech Researcher Sheds Light on "Sprites," Jan. 28, 2000
SOCORRO, NM, January 28, 2000 -- Most everyone is familiar with the dazzling displays of lightning that accompany thunderstorms, but only a handful of atmospheric researchers (and high-altitude pilots) have ever caught a passing glimpse of the electrifying light shows that sometimes simultaneously occur miles above large thunderstorm systems.
Mark Stanley, a doctoral candidate at New Mexico Tech, is one of the few who, in the course of his dissertation research, has had several occasions to observe the lightning-related phenomena which have come to be aptly called "sprites."
Like the mythical, fleeting, fairy like apparitions they're named after, sprites are seldom seen, and, up until about ten years ago, their existence had never been verified with hard scientific evidence.
Red sprites, as atmospheric physicists are more prone to call them, are even more ephemeral than the more common forms of various electrical discharges found in the lower reaches of the Earth's atmosphere.
A sprite's characteristic aurora-like, sometimes deep red, sometimes faintly pinkish, luminous flash reaches into the upper levels of the stratosphere and beyond, and lasts only in the range of thousandths of a second, often stretching up to 60 miles above the Earth in its short lifespan, at times almost touching the beginnings of outer space.
(Also see Tech's Sprite Homepage.)
Stanley typically "hunts" for sprites from Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, New Mexico Tech's mountaintop facility for lightning and cloud physics research.
From a vantage point of 10,600 feet above sea level, atop the Magdalena Mountains of central New Mexico, Stanley has detected sprites dancing on the horizon, on some nights as far away as northern Mexico, over the Gulf of California, or near Oklahoma City.
"Most of the time, I'm so busy running the equipment and collecting data that I don't often get a chance to actually see the sprites while they're occurring," he says. "Although, sometimes I do see them out of the corners of my eyes."
Stanley and other scientists involved in current sprite research rely mainly on visual records attained with special light-intensified cameras similar to some military night-vision equipment.
"The particular cameras that I've been working with came to us from the Marshall Space Flight Center and were used in several of NASA's space shuttle missions, so they're 'space-worthy' cameras, as well," Stanley points out.
Sprites are almost always directly associated with positive cloud-to-ground lightning strokes, a rare, highly energized form of lightning which has a polarity that is the opposite charge of "normal" lightning, the Tech researcher says.
"And, as such, I can use a network of ground-based sensors around the U.S.A. to find the locations where positive cloud-to- ground lightning are occurring when I'm looking for sprites," Stanley adds.
In his search for sprites, Stanley also employs lightning sensors and other lightning-tracking equipment which are stationed at Langmuir Laboratory . . . and in a spare bedroom in his home in Lemitar.
High-speed video of sprites taken by Stanley and his research colleagues show that sprites are typically initiated at an altitude of about 46 miles and usually develop simultaneously upward and downward from their point of origin.
The few frames of video footage that manage to capture the gigantic sprays of light almost always reveal the more common variants of sprites that atmospheric researchers descriptively dub "columns," "carrots," and "angels."
"Many of the characteristics of the sprites we've observed are consistent with a conventional breakdown mechanism for both sprite initiation and initial sprite development," Stanley relates.
In addition, in the course of his research, Stanley recently documented the first confirmed observation of daytime sprites.
"The daytime sprites emitted radio waves which were significantly larger than anything we've ever measured from any other previously observed sprites," he reveals. "The amount of charge dumped to ground by the parent lightning in order to produce these big daytime sprites was at least a factor of ten higher than the already unusually large amount of charge required to initiate sprites at night."
Stanley's sprite research has resulted in several technical papers being published in recent issues of a number of prestigious scientific journals, including Geophysical Research Letters, Eos Transactions, and Science News.


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One girl's twistedly fantastic interpretation of what the hell is really going on in those tribes.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
RC: The Love Saint
And now we'll meet another lady friend. This is Roberta "RC" Saint-Amour. Saint-Amour? The love saint? It just keeps getting better, doesn't it. OK, so "RC", the love saint, is a 27 year old Investment Banker from New York. She went to Wellesley which means she's smart and was probably an extra in that movie Mona Lisa Smile. She loves her mom, hates annoying people, and thinks that there has been no one like her on Survivor in the past 85 seasons. I'll be the judge of that, missy.
Her bio is nothing fascinating - especially after those two troublemakers we just met - but we'll trundle through it anyways. RC thinks she'll be a physical force to be reckoned with because she won some hoop rolling contest in college and likes to swim. Yes, just like in Mona Lisa Smile. Remember when they rolled the hoops and Marcia Gay Harden freaked out because they dunked the girl in the water? I guess that girl was RC, the love saint. *shrugs shoulders* Nonetheless! RC is very proud of her accomplishments and thinks she has the perfect combination of traits to win the game and take home the million. Again, I'll be the judge of that.
Let's see what this love saint is all about. Please to enjoy:
Type A, poised, confident... eh. I'm just kind of eh. Eh, she's ok. Eh, she's not awful. Eh, she's not great. Eh. I like that she's smart and could quite possibly be crafty. I'll tell you, I'll like her a hell of a lot more if she gets rid of that pound cake Angie for me.
So, what do you guys think of RC? Is she another one of those "wait and see" people? Comment it out bitches!
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- SouthernSeptember 19, 2012 at 11:47 AM
She swam the English Channel ?ReplyDelete
Dang, I wish I had seen that before I picked Katie.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 10:43 PM
I will love anyone that gets rid of Angie!!! I was about ready to throw something at the T.V. while listening to her...ReplyDelete
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Paint Color Portfolio: Pale Yellow Dining Rooms
Buttercream, hollandaise, lemonade, and banana pudding — they're not just treats for the tongue. Rich, bright, and fresh, with a touch of softness, these pale yellow hues are also a feast for the eyes. Perfect for those with an appetite for cheer, these creamy, sunny tones are sure to bring conviviality to any dining room.
1. Victoria & Michael's Sunny Art-Filled Home in DC
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3. Eli & Jessica's Comforting Cambridge Condo
4. Country French Magazine via Maison Decor
5. Julia & Zeus's California Bungalow with an Architectural Update
1. Pratt & Lambert Queen's Lace 14-2
2. Farrow & Ball Hound Lemon No. 2
3. Behr Pale Daffodil 370A-2
4. Pittsburgh Paints Banana Pudding 112-2
5. Dulux Lunar Falls
6. Sherwin Williams Glisten Yellow SW 6912
7. Valspar Enlightenment 3003-2C
8. Benjamin Moore Light Yellow 2022-60
9. YOLO Colorhouse Air. 04
10. Mythic Sun Ray 087-2
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This gang of ass-kicking rebel Evergreeners have been working at this for a few years now and it seems they've gotten it off the ground! Nice work everybody. Let us know how we can better knit The Infoshoppe, Last Word and the 'Zine Library together. I'll pop in and check out your new pad one of these days. - Sky
Earlier this month, a student-run non-profit infoshop celebrated its grand opening at The Evergreen State College (TESC) in Olympia, Washington. Using the guise of a state funded student group, volunteers of The Evergreen Infoshoppe were allotted over $4,000 to purchase radical books, zines, and videos for their lending library and resource center. After only a few weeks of planning, the Infoshoppe now hosts an ever-growing collection in a permanent, centrally located and nearly autonomous location.
Evergreen Infoshoppe Gets A Firm Foothold in 2007
Posted by sky at 3/08/2007 03:13:00 AM
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- Agent Ramona said...
Hey, it's awesome to see a blog for the OZL. I started the project in 1997 and, like the best volunteers, ended up in library school partially out of the frustration and fascination with trying to organize those zines. I'm in Philly now, but someday I'd like to work on it again. Thanks for all you're doing
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For the Media
Clarkson University Scientist to Judge D.C. Wood Stove Design Competition
While the scent of wood smoke wafting through crisp air evokes a cozy feeling from most people, it signals a bad situation to Philip K. Hopke of Clarkson University.
"If you can see wood smoke and smell it, that means there is energy that is not heating your house," warns Hopke, who is Clarkson's Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor, director of Clarkson's Institute for a Sustainable Environment and director of Clarkson's Center for Air Resources Engineering & Science (CARES).
"We must make full use of every type of energy we harvest," he emphasizes. Toward that end, the professor and his post-doctoral associate, Devraj Thimmaiah, will be judges at the Wood Stove Decathlon that takes place from November 15-19 in Washington, D.C.
Hosted by the Alliance for Green Heat, the competition's many partners and sponsors include Clarkson's Institute for a Sustainable Environment, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Popular Mechanics.
The event showcases 12 finalists from around the world so the public, policy makers and those from the renewable energy community can take note. Judges will evaluate the entries according to innovation, market appeal and ease of use, affordability, emissions, and efficiency. They also will consider how these new designs can improve real-world use.
Hopke is right at home in the discussion on energy. He is the past chair of EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, and has served on the EPA Science Advisory Board. He also is a past president of the American Association for Aerosol Research and was a member of the more than a dozen National Research Council committees. Hopke is a member of the NRC's Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology as well.
In 2010, he became director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, home to Clarkson's undergraduate and graduate environmental science degree programs. For the past five years, he has been actively studying solid fuel combustion systems with an emphasis on emissions and efficiency.
While wood stoves are a familiar heating option for the public, there are "a number of poor-quality designs on the market," he warns. The inefficient models not only waste energy and money, but also harm air quality. How much so is under scrutiny. Hopke is about to begin a study with the University of Rochester to examine the effects of wood stove emissions on cardiac patients.
"The EPA has not set adequately rigid standards for emissions," he says. "I'd like to see a push toward substantially lower emissions."
There is good news regarding energy, though, he mentions. Innovative, highly efficient boilers are manufactured right in New York state, in Schenectady and Troy. Clarkson itself is a leader in energy, both for research and its own practice.
The mission of the Clarkson Institute for a Sustainable Environment is to facilitate the development, promotion and operation of environmental activities within the University and among its partners. Toward that goal, the ISE sponsors workshops, seminars, and a small grants program. For more information about Clarkson and the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, go to http:www.clarkson.edu/ise .
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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10 foods to feel great
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Feb. 13--OK, you're going to get serious about healthy eating after you finish the Valentine's chocolates. Here are the 10 must foods to add to your diet on a near-daily basis -- with reasonable portions, of course -- to shed pounds, feel energized and look great.
1. Greek yogurt: We often concentrate our protein intake at the end of the day, but we'll feel more full if we have smaller- portions of protein throughout the day, says Joan Salge Blake, a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and professor of nutrition at Boston University. Try adding a low or
nonfat greek yogurt to your breakfast to get an early a.m. serving.
2. Soup: "One of the best ways to get more vegetables into your diet is soup," Blake said. "If you have vegetable-broth-based soup before a meal, it can help you reduce the number of calories you eat at that meal."
3. Ancient grains such as amaranth, quinoa, farro: "People get bored with brown rice, so having some of these nice grains will mix it up a bit," Blake said. But watch your portion size: No more than one-quarter of the plate should be grains of any kind.
4. Fish: The AAND recommends two fish meals a week to help combat heart disease, and most of us are falling way short. We love Blake's no-cook fix for getting in two meals: "When you go out to dinner, order a bigger cut of grilled salmon -- it's fantastic -- take half home and have the other half for lunch the next day."
5. Almonds: Carry a small baggie of these powerhouse-healthy nuts for sudden snack attacks. "I can always pop a half-ounce. It's a great source of fiber, healthy fats and protein, and I'm not stopping at a convenience store and eating a candy bar," Blake said.
6. Fruit-infused water: One of the biggest sources of calories in the American diet is sugary drinks. Blake has a genius way to get your flavored-beverage fix: a water- pitcher with an infusion cylinder. Try adding water-melon, cucumber, lemons, limes and more to your pitcher for a refreshing, zero-calorie treat.
7. Beans: The magical fruit is "extremely affordable, wonderfully high in fiber and a good source of protein," Blake said. And it's a great calorie-swap, too: Switch out a half-pound of meat in chili for a half-can of beans and save big on your total intake number.
8. Dark chocolate: A surefire way to blow your diet is total deprivation. Instead, indulge sensibly. Try Blake's trick: Melt a half-ounce of good-quality dark chocolate in the microwave, then dip strawberries or pineapple chunks for a sweet treat.
9. Seasonal produce: Shopping the aisles for what Mother Nature gave us is a great way to eat better, but Blake recommends taking it a step further and sticking to seasonal items. "What's in season is going to be more affordable and taste better," she said.
10. Stevia: "It's got less calories and can replace regular sugar," said Blake of the trendy all-natural sweetener. Of course, re-placing your coffee's sugar with stevia won't mean much if you're still downing soda, so swap smartly.
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Security companies Seculert and Kaspersky Lab have found what they suspect is yet another cyber-weapon targeting Middle-Eastern countries.
Dubbed 'Mahdi', the Trojan campaign is not a weapon on the scale of the highly-unusual Flame malware discovered in May, and there is some evidence to suggest that it is not the work of the US or its allies.
It is undoubtedly an oddity. After collaborating to sinkhole the malware's command and control servers, the two vendors found that the malware's victims were predominantly business people working on infrastructure projects n Iran and Israel.
Operating over the last eight months, engineering students, Israeli financial institutions and government agencies with a connection to the region were also on the target list. There was more.
"Interestingly, our joint analysis uncovered a lot of Persian [Farsi] strings littered throughout the malware and the C&C tools, which is unusual to see in malicious code. The attackers were no doubt fluent in this language," said Seculert's CTO, Aviv Raff.
In total, 387 infected systems were in Iran, 64 in Israel, 14 in Afghanistan, 6 in the UAE, and 4 in Saudi Arabia.
The purpose was simply to steal documents, monitor emails and IM, record audio and images from infected PCs and keylog like crazy, the standard gamut of today's successful Trojan.
Kaspersky described Mahdi as being crude by cyber-malware standards right down to the odd way that it dropped documents on infected machines with a religious and political theme.
Despite its simplicity, Mahdi appears to have worked well hoovering up gigabytes of data from its victims for dispatch to remote servers.
The vendors don't speculate but most likely culprits are a state in the region or a political group with the same interests. One of the servers used to collect data was located in Iran, another in Canada.
The circumstantial evidence to support this hypothesis is the malware's interest in monitoring specific social media applications, including Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, ICQ, Skype, Google+, and Facebook, the very applications Middle-Eastern intelligence agencies routinely watch for dissident activity. Alternatively, it could be an unusual freelance attack by a small group.
"While the malware and infrastructure is very basic compared to other similar projects, the Madi attackers have been able to conduct a sustained surveillance operation against high-profile victims," said Kaspersky Lab's senior malware researcher, Nicolas Brulez.
"Perhaps the amateurish and rudimentary approach helped the operation fly under the radar and evade detection."


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"States do not enact changes in a vacuum – every time they increase the cost of doing business in their state, their state brand immediately loses value." –Jonathan Williams, director of the tax and fiscal policy task force for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
So I talked with Jonathan Williams yesterday about the third edition of the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC) Rich States, Poor States report, which looks at how states are crafting tax policy to manage spending and debt levels as they try to survive in this lean fiscal times.
The concern of Williams (at right) and ALEC's stable of economic experts is that many states are increasingly looking to raise taxes and fees across the board, instead of spending cuts, in order to shore up their balance sheets – and that ends up driving away both individuals and businesses alike, thus reducing the very tax base the states are counting on to pay the bills.
The twist to all of this, however, is that some states are NOT doing this – they've taken the time to restructure themselves so lower taxes, fees, spending, and debt are the order of day – and they are aggressively going out to bring in residents and businesses from outside their borders.
"There is a war going on between the states today for capital, business, and innovation," Williams told me. "The fact is that states can't build 'Berlin walls' around their borders. Also, businesses, individuals, and especially capital are all much more 'mobile' today, able to pick up and move far more easily than in the past."
Simply put, ALEC's research confirms a very basic theorem – states with a high and rising tax burden are more likely to drive away individuals and business, while those with lower and falling tax burdens are more likely to attract businesses and create jobs.
Truckers know this instinctively – especially those in California, dealing not only with higher taxes and fees, but much tougher and costlier regulations than anywhere else in the nation – that this is very true (witness the culmination today of the successful battel against Pennsylvania's effort to collect tolls on I-80, chronicaled by Brian Straight in our news section).
And those higher taxes are driving many California truckers to leave the 'golden state' if they can. "Look at diesel fuel taxes alone – California has the highest, at 72 cents per gallon," said Williams. "Our research shows that states with responsible spending and competitive tax rates enjoy the best economic outlook. By contrast, the correlation between poor policy and poor economic results is indisputable – just look at California, New Jersey, and New York."
For example, New York lawmakers are trying to close a $9.2 billion deficit through spending cuts and big tax increases. New Jersey is in the midst of what its elected officials call an "extraordinary and unprecedented" tax revenue decline that could take until the second half of 2013 for the state's financial situation to return to where it was in 2008, and as a result, taxes are climbing – $2.8 billion worth from property taxes alone.
This isn't a new problem, by any means. According to a report last year by the Pew Center on the States – a division of The Pew Charitable Trusts – said six major factors that contribute to state budget issues: (1) loss of state revenues; (2) the relative size of budget gaps; (3) increasing joblessness; (4) high foreclosure rates; (5) legal obstacles to balanced budgets – specifically, a supermajority requirement for tax increases or budget bills and (6) poor money-management practices.
"Record-setting revenue drops, high unemployment and far-flung fallout from the housing bust and credit crisis; virtually all states have been stressed by the downturn," said Susan Urahn, managing director for the Pew Center on the States, in that report.
"We expect that when state lawmakers next spring turn to crafting their new budgets for 2011, many will confront an even tougher set of challenges, as states already have made significant cuts, yet revenues continue to drop, and stimulus funds will be running out," she added.
All in all, 49 out of the 50 states in the Union are experiencing budget problems this year, said ALEC's Williams – a direct result of the global economic recession tied to the cumulative impact of tax and spending policies over the last few decades.
But it doesn't need to be this way, he stressed. ALEC noted that there are five "top" states in its report conduct what the group calls "good" tax and budget policy: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, South Dakota, and Florida. Williams said Colorado offers a good example of how a state can "re-orient" its fiscal policies to attract – and keep – a healthy tax base.
"It took them a long time – it wasn't an overnight process – to set the stage for growth," he noted. "For 10 years Colorado lagged the nation until 1990, when they put in place a 'taxpayer bill of rights' that committed any surplus revenues to reducing the tax rate. As a result, their personal tax rates today are around 5% and their sales tax is at 2.9% – creating a favorable fiscal environment for businesses and individuals alike."
Then there's Florida – one of nine states without a personal income tax, which is a huge reason wealthy athletes from all over the U.S. (Tiger Woods, etc.) choose to live there. A recent example is the move by Tom Golisano, owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey tream, who relocated from Rochester NY to sunny Florida due to escalating taxes. "He's saving $13,000 a MONTH in personal income taxes as a result," ALEC's Williams said.
Does this mean states should do away with income taxes altogether? Hardly. But what ALEC's and Pew's reports highlight is that big changes need to be made in how state taxes and budgets are set. Many state governments also function under constitutional rules that their budgets must be balanced (a good one that, unfortunately, our national government lacks), which makes the fiscal balancing act all the trickier.
In the end, said Williams, this recession and the resulting fiscal havoc being wreaked upon the states should be taken as an opportunity to rethink everything top to bottom – what the critical priorities should be, what states (and their residents) can live without, and how budgets can be kept in check over the long term so disastrous deficits don't rear their ugly head again.
"It's about deciding whether to raise taxes or live within your means; it's about rethinking all state spending; about finding more efficient ways to perform tasks; and about establishing themselves as solid 'brands' for attracting individuals, businesses, and capital in the future," he noted.


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Berklee in Brooklyn: Alumni Find Fertile Ground for Music Ventures
All around the world, Berklee graduates have their hooks in the music industry. Not surprisingly, in some cities that are known as incubators of creativity and artistry, the college's imprint is particularly deep.
The indisputable mecca of New York City is one such place. Manhattan, with its vibrant theater, museum, and restaurant scene, is an obvious hotbed of inspiration. But its neighboring borough to the south, Brooklyn, is its own kind of destination for a rich musical experience. For the better part of the last decade, the bands of today—and tomorrow—have been showcasing their chops in Brooklyn.
Berklee is deeply entrenched in this fertile music scene as alumni artists, engineers, and venue owners have been steadily establishing a strong foothold in this hub, especially in the Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhoods. Lucius, Haerts, and American Authors are just a sampling of the Brooklyn-bred Berklee alumni talent.
Affordability, more space conducive to recording and practicing, and proximity to a robust network of musicians all contribute to Brooklyn's allure.
Read about more Berklee alumni working in Brooklyn.
American Authors
American Authors is more than a household name these days. The all-alumni band burst to the scene with appearances on Ellen, Live with Kelly and Michael, Conan, and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well as a performance at Berklee's annual SXSW party. The group's "Best Day of My Life" peaked at No. 11 in March on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and has been used in commercial advertisements and movie trailers.
Zac Taylor '10 is part of the band's world tour, playing guitar and keyboards, and singing back-up vocals. Taylor, who has been friends with the band members since their Berklee days, when they were known as the Blue Pages, also happens to live nearby the band's members. "The reason I got it is because I live in Brooklyn and I'm friends with them," said Taylor, who lives in the Williamsburg neighborhood. Before this touring gig, he was the guitarist and musical director for comedian, singer, and actress Sandra Bernhard, and guitarist for Alex Winston.
"It's where the scene is happening," said Taylor, likening it to Greenwich Village in the '60s. "You can get professional opportunities just where you are, through shows you go to, and friends you make. . . If I need to find a drummer or bass player or keyboardist, I can put something on Facebook. There are hundreds of people I know in Brooklyn. It's pretty easy to make things happen."
And while everyone is focused on advancing their own careers, they're also looking out for one another, Taylor said.
Cubana Social
Chris Bouza '06 owns Cubana Social, a 75-seat restaurant in Williamsburg featuring live music three nights a week. It's bookended by two larger performance venues: Public Assembly and Music Hall of Williamsburg, which recently featured hot Berklee alumni groups Lucius and Elizabeth & the Catapult. Bouza channeled her Cuban roots to add a dining option to the block. "The music scene has really been happening here for probably 10 years, revolving around a handful of venues," Bouza said. "Now there are so many venues popping up."
Bouza credits Berklee with fostering an eagerness in her and helping her make connections. "Berklee is so concentrated with so many people working within the industry," she said. A music business/management major, she landed a web marketing job at Newbury Comics. After she graduated, she worked for an artist management company in New York and then did box office, marketing, booking, and general management for Galapagos Arts Space (now Public Assembly). It was there that she learned of the space available next door and was able to put her business plans into action in order to open up her own venue in 2010.
Ben Camp and Joren van der Voort '11
Ben Camp and Joren van der Voort, both 2011 graduates, met in a co-writing class at Berklee with Mark Simos. When Claude Kelly came to Berklee and gave a clinic, they dug out a song they wrote for that class, "La La Lonely." Kelly was impressed with the hook, Camp said, and that began a long string of collaborations to follow.
After graduation, they moved, along with classmates Sam Shrieve and Ken Yates, to a Greenpoint apartment that just happened to have space on the roof they retrofitted to create a studio. Right away, Camp, Shrieve, and van der Voort got to work on writing and they have been collaborating ever since. (Yates worked on a few projects with them, but he was mostly on his own artistic path.)
"The three of us wanted to move somewhere together, so we could write together," van der Voort said.
Camp co-wrote Victoria Justice's first single, "Gold," which charted on the iTunes top 100, with alumni Peter Thomas, Jason Weiss, and Shrieve. Camp, Shrieve, and van der Voort also co-wrote "Mind Is Blown" for the Dutch band Main Street. Meanwhile, Camp and van der Voort are working with a producer in Holland to do a five-song EP for pop singer Angi3. The duo and alumnus Benjamin Samama are also writing music for the artist Ryder; their first release just came out.
"I've definitely seen the Brooklyn/Berklee scene grow in the last few years I've been living here," Camp said.
"The main trick, I think, is to be actively going out to see the performances in the style(s) of music you're interested in, and then when you're out, be friendly and say hi to lots of people," he said. "You'll meet other performers to work with, the people who book the shows, the people who work at the club and know who draws and who doesn't, and just generally get your presence known."
Camp recently moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles but he's still working with Shrieve and van der Voort in various combinations, proving that creative collaborations can transcend geography. And there's no question that the spirit of collaboration Camp cultivated first at Berklee, and then in Brooklyn, will continue to inform his path as a songwriter.


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This October, Celebrate Food!
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Today is World Food Day and next week we ceebrate Food Day here in the United States. Find out how you can participate in the celebrations this month.
When you think of October, what comes to mind? If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, you may think of drooping apple trees, painted faces, and changing leaves. If you're in the Southern Hemisphere, you may conjure thoughts of budding plants, bright green leaves, and slightly longer days. Here at Worldwatch, October makes us think of food celebrations. Over the course of this month, two big food events will raise awareness about hunger and what it means to have good, sustainable food.
Today, October 16, is World Food Day . It marks the 68th anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which has led international efforts to address hunger and malnutrition for nearly seven decades. Every year on this day people worldwide celebrate food and seek to raise awareness of issues surrounding poverty and malnutrition. The World Food Day theme for 2013 is Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition .
In the United States, October 24 is Food Day . Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food and an opportunity to come together in dialogue about food policy.
In honor of both food days, we suggest cutting back on packaged foods and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and sustainably raised protein.
There are countless additional ways to celebrate Food Day: attend an event in your community, organize a hunger run in your country, read what the FAO has to say about healthy food systems , join a Community Supported Agriculture network , write a letter to your local paper about the importance of good food, or sign up to host an Oxfam World Food Day dinner to foster conversation about where food comes from, who cultivates it, and how personal actions can make the food system more just and sustainable .
Of course, here at Worldwatch we like to think of every day as food day. Eating conscientiously – by choosing to purchase local, sustainably produced food; familiarizing oneself with national and international food policy issues; supporting small-scale family farmers; and minimizing (or eliminating) meat consumption – can have broad benefits for the global environment, farmworkers, and human health.
How will you celebrate food this month? Send your comments to email@example.com , and we'll profile your ideas on a Nourishing the Planet blog!What do you think is a feasible solution to feeding the world's increasing population?


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Starting on or after February 1, 2014, most adults will be subject to copays of $3.90 for behavioral health clinical services. In January 2014,CN 13.26/S (pdf), Changes to Your Medical Benefits Copays, will be mailed to All Kids Assist, FamilyCare Assist, Moms & Babies, TANF and AABD community clients. The notices are in English and Spanish.
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Texas health officials have adopted a new rule that would require burials after many abortions conducted in the state -- a decision that could have a profound effect on providers there.
The rule, which was submitted to the Texas secretary of state by the Texas Department of Health Services last Monday, changes the manner in which fetal tissue can be disposed of following an abortion at a clinic, hospital or other medical setting.
While previously the tissue was to be disposed of in the same matter as most other medical waste in a sanitary landfill, state health officials are now requiring fetal tissue to be interred, regardless of the gestational duration, if a woman has an abortion in those settings.
There are some exceptions and the original proposed language was clarified so that women who are having a miscarriage or an abortion in the home are exempt from burial or cremation requirements. Additionally a birth and death certificate will not be needed to dispose of tissue, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Health Services told ABC News.
Reproductive rights groups have pointed to the rule as another restriction that will likely deter women from getting an abortion in the state. The rule change was initially proposed in July shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Texas law that had added requirements for abortion clinics in the state, which led to many of them closing.
"This regulation is another blatant attempt to deceive and shame Texas women and block access to safe, legal abortion," Yvonne Gutierrez, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes said in a statement to ABC News. "Texas politicians are intent on interfering with it. These restrictions do not protect people's health and safety -- just the opposite. Texans and the Supreme Court already saw through overtly political abortion restrictions that had nothing to do with women's health, and everything to do with a political agenda to ban abortion in this country."
Whole Women's Health, which was a plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned the Texas law called HB2, said it would consider a lawsuit to stop the rule from taking effect.
"We see Texas' profound disrespect of women's health and dignity," Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder of Whole Women's Health, told ABC News. "It's stunning that it has no bounds. It has absolutely no added benefit to women. It's an undue burden that doesn't further women's health in any way. It's a disregard of our win at the Supreme Court level. You can't put undue burden in women's safe abortion services unless you can ensure that it benefits women, and this has no added benefit to women."
The rule change was implemented to "protect public health in a manner that is consonant with the State's respect for life and dignity of the unborn," according to a preamble released by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
The rules were submitted last Monday to the Texas Secretary of State and will be implemented by Dec. 19, according to a spokeswoman from the Texas Department of Health Services.
"Governor Abbott believes human and fetal remains should not be treated like medical waste, and the proposed rule changes affirms the value and dignity of all life," a spokesman for the governor told ABC News. "For the unborn, the mothers and the hospital and clinic staff, the governor believes it is imperative to establish higher standards that reflect our respect for the sanctity of life. Further, it is Governor Abbott's hope that the legislature will consider legislation next session to enshrine the new rules into state law."
The proposed rule change led to a large outcry with more than 35,000 people leaving comments about the proposed change and two public hearings. The comments were received by the HHS and some were paraphrased and answered in the preamble.
The Texas Medical Association and Texas Hospital Association also raised concerns in a public comment where they questioned who would pay for the "$1,500 to $4,000 cremation cost and the $7,000 to $10,000 funeral service fees," according to documents released by the Texas Department of Health Services.
Dr. Nina Suresh contributed to this story. She is a resident physician in pediatrics at New York- Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is a resident in the ABC News Medical Unit.


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Roses are often considered as the most perfect flowers for expression of love. Roses are the flowers through which each level or intensity of love can be expressed. Every color of rose holds a different meaning and expresses a different level of intensity of love. Roses since long have been playing the great role in expression of love whether it's through their color that the different messages are being sent or it's the number of flowers used. Here is some useful information about roses for you.
Roses & Numbers
|1 Rose
|2 Roses
|2 Roses Joined Together
|Engagement, Coming Marriage
|12 Roses
|Ultimate declaration of love
|25 Roses
|50 Roses
|Unconditional Love
|Bouquet of Mature Blooms
|Single Rose in Full Bloom
|I Love You; Engagement
|Full Blown Rose Placed Over Two Buds
|Half-blown Rose
|Timid love
|Thorn less Rose
|Love at First Sight; Ingratitude; Early attachment
|Rose Leaf
|Symbol of Hope
A single red rose given says "I love you".
Deep red rose does not express even deeper love instead it expresses the shyness in love.
Burgundy roses are used to express the prettiest love the one that is held deep down in the heart of lover.
Deep pink roses are sent to say "Thank you".
Pink roses are sign of perfect happiness.
The bright color of yellow roses send the message of joy and are supposed to be perfect for sending to friends.
White roses are used to say "I am worthy of you". White roses are also used by secret admirers.
If you want to propose your girl than present the red and white roses combined together with an engagement ring.
|Red Roses
|love, passion, "I Love You"
|White Roses
|innocence, purity, reverence, humility
|Red & White Roses
|Yellow & Red Roses
|friendship, falling in love
|Pink Roses
|grace, gentility, perfect happiness, sweet thoughts
|Light Pink Roses
|admiration, sympathy
|Dark Pink Roses
|gratitude, appreciation
|Peach Roses
|Yellow Roses
|joy, gladness, friendship, platonic love
|Orange Roses
|desire, new beginnings
|Burgundy Roses
|Black Roses
|death of old habits, renewal of spirit
|Blue Roses
|Green Roses
|calm, fertility, fruitfulness
|Purple Roses
|royalty, majesty, enchantment, protection
|Lavender Roses
|falling in love at first sight
|Tie-Dyed Roses
|fun, crazy in love
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music...quite an event. Below are some quick thoughts on a few players before officially welcoming the class of 2013 to town with a spot in the upcoming (and highly competitive) re-rank.
It's worth noting that Development Camp is just that - a chance for players to get a feel for the elevated pace of the pro game while getting familiar with the style that the Sabres brand will represent under Ron Rolston. It's not uncommon to watch players at their first camp adjust to the quicker decisions required when taking on guys who've already been to the dance. With that in mind, we need to be careful to not over-judge players based on practices and a single scrimmage.
If the Blue/Gold scrimmage was any indication, the Sabres future defensive core looks as sturdy as it's ever been. Camp vets Mark Pysyk and Jake McCabe continued to look the part of smart, mobile two-way defenders with bright futures ahead of them, but let's face it, all eyes were focused on 2013 first-rounders Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov.
When Ristolainen was selected, the immediate thought that popped into my head was "can't miss prospect". The Finn is simply a smooth operator on the sheet, making crisp passes and being very calculated when jumping into the play. Any advance deep into the zone was not wasted, with one instance sticking out of him chasing the play beneath the goal line while the forwards changed lines. Ristolainen applied some pressure with a hit on the forecheck before smartly retreating back for a line change. It's a little play, but it showed good awareness and mobility as the fresh legs set up, and no doubt gave the Sabres comfort in locking him up to his entry-level deal.
For Zadorov, his first development camp proved him to be as good as advertised. The big kid can move and he sees the ice very well, but the hallmark of his game is his physical play. Evidence of his game changing hits was displayed in the second period of Friday's scrimmage when he stepped in Brad Navin with a big hit that sent the Wisconsin Badger to the ice with his stick flying in the air. Coincidentally, the collision came at the same spot of the rink where Zadorov popped Tom Wilson in the OHL playoffs. Zadorov added two assists in the game to round his all-around camp performance. Rangy beast with two way upside? He's on the right track.
Up front, Zemgus Girgensons showed his competitiveness and toughness on the puck. The Latvian was the popular target of the post-game chatter, but we'll need to see him on the ice versus NHL talent in camp before determining where he best fits at the start of 2013-14. There is no doubt that his game is rapidly maturing, but I'm leaning towards getting him a few more spins through the cycle at the center position in Rochester before seeing what he can do to help the top club. The effort is already there and the confidence is emerging. Let's wait and see what fall brings.
At the opposite end of the spectrum was Mikhail Grigorenko, who already has his spot on the top roster locked up. Grigorenko's scrimmage was best described as average. Patience is a requirement as the Russian playmaker continues to navigate his way to NHL minutes. Expectations are rightfully high, but if you're not expecting highs and lows with these young players (he just turned 19), you're probably not being reasonable. I focused on his feet, which he is picking up more, and defensive zone play, which to me is still a work in progress. I thought Grigorenko put in a few good shifts despite Team Blue running away in the third.
Many of the new faces at forward provided a breath of fresh air with their energy and effort. Guys like J.T. Compher and Sean Malone showed zero quit in drills and game conditions. Nick Baptiste scored a pair of goals in the Blue/Gold game thanks in part to his footwork and skill along the walls (and work of Girgensons). Young gun Connor Hurley showed excellent promise as a worker who can fire the puck, while Gustav Possler (who started camp without his own gear) showed a knack for hitting the open spots on Friday while certainly learning how to absorb hits.
The best of the bunch, though, may have been local product Justin Bailey, whose combination of hands, speed, and size created some nice plays around the net. If Bailey's work and energy can be harnessed for every shift as his frame fills out, the Sabres could have found themselves a very valuable commodity. He and Compher will get another high-level experience in early August when they travel to Lake Placid for USA Hockey's National Junior Evaluation Camp.
It's going to be an interesting goaltending conversation when Amerks camp convenes. We can chat about Connor Knapp *maybe* having a leg up for the backup role behind Matt Hackett, or how Nathan Lieuwen showed improved body control over the three days of work, but front and center for me was the guy who won't be in Rochester any time soon -- Cal Petersen. Quick reflexes, aggressive challenging, nice rebound control, a sharp glove hand. The Notre Dame commit showed all the things you want to see in a young goaltender. Linus Ullmark and Andrey Makarov have nice foundations to build from, but you get the feeling that Petersen made the Sabres staff happy with the decision to snag him in the fifth round.
Other random notes:
- I'll never apologize for being a fan of Dan Catenacci. He's explosive out of the blocks and his tenacity breeds versatility. A polished offensive catalyst, Catenacci showed continued growth with some wise decisions without the puck. Expect good things from him this season in the AHL.
- I'm still not counting Matt MacKenzie out as a dark horse NHL prospect. MacKenzie can do a little bit of everything. He can play tough and smartly move the puck out of trouble. Keeping his mistakes to a minimum in the final year of his ELC should earn him a second contract as the Sabres usher in other promising studs around him.
- How about that second period goal that Logan Nelson scored on Friday? The Victoria Royals forward took the puck off the right wing, dangled his way into the slot, and roofed a gorgeous backhand over Ullmark. I can see Nelson returning to the WHL this season, but either way that play showed his ability to be a factor when given a bit of room to work with.
- Save of the scrimmage? Cal Petersen came out to edge of his paint to snare point-blank opportunity from the slot in the second period. Petersen's leather beat out Nathan Lieuwen kicking out his left leg to direct a quick-moving tip in the opening period.
- Justin Kea's projection as a hard-working 4C remains in tact. I don't need him to carry the puck as long he can chip it deep, pressure the D, and win some key draws (and a few scraps) along the way.
- It was refreshing to see Brayden McNabb going hard following his March knee injury. Tim Schaller, signed out of Providence late in the year, did not take part in Friday's action presumably due to his continued recovery from shoulder surgery.
- Jerome Gauthier-Leduc looks stronger and more comfortable entering year two of his ELC. Leduc will need to do what he does best and find his offensive range while balancing a simple defensive game in order to give Chadd Cassidy a well-rounded D corps.
- No one is sure what year three of Jonathan Parker's contract will bring, but the kid sure can fire the puck. He's only scored 10 goals professionally but could find more mesh if he can consistently work his way into spots to use that quick release.
- Andrey Makarov's first look at higher-end shooters was met with mixed results. The Russian goalie has shown up in big situations in the past, so don't be surprised if he quickly adjusts with a strong showing in Rochester's camp come fall. As stated earlier, it's going to be an interesting battle.
- Newly-minted Amerk Alex Lepkowski put his physical tools to work on Friday. He'll bring stay-at-home depth and sandpaper to the backend as he finds his way around the farm.
- Scrimmage results: Blue defeated Gold 6-3. Blue scorers: Nelson (2), Baptiste (2), Varone, Girgensons. Gold Scorers: Catenacci, Compher, Lepkowski (PS).


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We've already told you all about the new gameplay additions, including the First Touch system and the improved player animations, but now seems like as good a time as any to go into the deep career mode. Your aim is pretty simple: make yourself a 5-star manager in 15 seasons or less. How do you do that, you ask? Well, winning games is a good start, as is fulfilling the expectations of the teams owners. Don't forget, you don't need to stay with one team the whole time, and the game actually expects you to move around. Hopefully, you'll be moving up, rather than down.
When you start the career mode, the first thing you must do is choose a visage for your avatar. There are 20 people available, from older, strict-looking taskmasters to young, buttoned-down players' coaches. While the look you decide on doesn't actually affect the gameplay at all, I like to think that my players will shake in their cleats when I walk into the locker room, so I picked the sternest looking guy I could find, an older white man dressed in a suit and a tie that looks a little bit too tight. I might not know the first thing about managing a soccer team, but I know how to command the respect (and fear, which is just as important).
After choosing my look and creating a name, I had to pick a region and team to control. There are five different regions in the game, including the Americas and the United Kingdom teams (England, Scotland, etc.), as well as the Western European leagues like Italy's Serie A and Portugal's SuperLiga. I figured that I might as well start in the best league available to me, so I chose Germany's Bundesliga 2. As you might expect, all of the top teams in the league already had coaches, so I decide to start my career with the two-star Oberhausen team, mostly because I liked their four leaf clover logo.
Suddenly, a spinning newspaper flew towards the screen. The front page detailed news of my hiring, along with a quote that stated I was "thrilled" with my new position. The honeymoon was short-lived, however, when I received an email on my PDA from the team's board of directors. It said that they expected a top three finish this year, and I know that I had to come through, lest I lose my job after only a year.