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Those who haven't visited the website of the Tennessee AFP recently might notice the addition of the Facebook icon now prominently displayed on the site's home page along with a request to "Like us on Facebook." The focus on social media is part of the chapter's efforts to enhance communication with its members and, in particular, to engage with medical students and family medicine residents.
The Tennessee AFP's 2013 Annual Scientific Assembly in Gatlinburg includes a president's banquet during which past chapter presidents, family medicine residents and medical students gather for a group photo.
"The presence of Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites in the lives of the majority of young people is simply undeniable," said Craig Wright, M.D., of Nashville, who chaired the chapter's communications work group early in 2013.
"(Although) the sheer volume of information that these sites can communicate is daunting, the Tennessee AFP hopes to utilize these avenues to build enthusiasm for family medicine during the early stages of a young person's medical career," Wright told AAFP News Now.
Now in his first year of private practice, Wright recalled how the AAFP's dive into social media in 2011 helped him, as a family medicine resident, to see at a glance what the national Academy and its leaders were working on.
"No matter what your particular views are on the use of social media, the effect of those avenues is undeniable," said Wright. "Implementing these new strategies is a good way for leaders within our Tennessee Academy … to reach medical students and residents in a new and different way and to focus on the future."
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- In an effort to engage and better serve medical students and family medicine residents, the Tennessee AFP has embraced social media as a vital communications tool.
- The Tennessee chapter also looks for opportunities to put its youngest members in contact with positive family physician role models at chapter meetings and other family medicine events.
- In ongoing efforts to fill the state's family physician pipeline, the Tennessee AFP provides financial support and strategic planning assistance to family medicine interest groups in Tennessee.
Tennessee AFP President Kim Howerton, M.D., of Jackson, remembered a specific committee meeting in the fall of 2011 during which members charted the chapter's 2012-2014 strategic plan. "We looked at what Tennessee needed and what our country needed, and it was more family physicians," said Howerton. "The younger members really pushed us to look at new ways of doing things because young people don't want to go to meetings; they'd much rather have information communicated in an electronic format."
Howerton hinted at the chapter's concerns about maintaining an appropriate presence at all times in a social media atmosphere. "We want to be professional but, at the same time, meet the needs of our members," said Howerton. "So we're cautious and very deliberate as we move forward with our Facebook page and with our conversations about when and how we will start using Twitter."
Tennessee AFP Meeting Fuels Student Enthusiasm
Other means the chapter is using to reach out to students were the direct result of a series of quarterly meetings between local Blue Cross Blue Shield leaders and Tennessee AFP Executive Director Cathy Dyer. The insurer was looking for ways to increase student interest in family medicine.
"Cathy established relationships with Blue Cross and wrote a grant (proposal) that ultimately resulted in a $7,000, two-year grant dedicated to funding students' attendance at our annual October meeting in Gatlinburg," said Howerton.
Just five students were able to attend in 2013 because of the late distribution of the grant money. But post-meeting recaps written by the students highlighted the extraordinary importance of those "elbow-rubbing" opportunities between medical students and family physicians and the lasting power of positive physician role models.
For example, Nicholas Saltarelli, a student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, wrote, "As a second-year medical student at an institution with no family medicine program, attending the conference was particularly important to me, as it increased my exposure to family physicians and to other like-minded students passionate about primary care.
During Vanderbilt Primary Care Week in October, medical students involved in planning events on the university's campus pause for a photo. From left to right, they are Eszter Szentirmai, vice president of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA); Joshua Hollabaugh, Vanderbilt family medicine interest group (FMIG) co-leader; Allison Umfress AMSA president; and Ashlee Hurff, Vanderbilt FMIG co-leader.
"The opportunity to engage with dozens of family physicians in informal mealtime discussions on topics of health care reform, medical education and the spectrum of family practice was an invaluable one," said Saltarelli. More than a month after the conference, he added, "I continue to be energized to explore family medicine."
Amanda Miller, another scholarship recipient and a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, was equally appreciative of the opportunity. "One of the most encouraging aspects of the conference was seeing how many practicing family physicians stated that they were still satisfied with their career choice … this further solidified my decision to enter family medicine," said Miller.
Khai-El Johnson, a medical student at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, called the chapter event a "meeting of the minds." She said the physicians she encountered there believed that through their work, they added "true value" to the lives of their patients.
"How could such passion not be infectious to a new medical student finding her way in medicine?" asked Johnson. "This may have been that seminal event in my medical path, the one that steers me toward the practice I am meant to pursue," she added.
Students Engage Students
In addition, the Tennessee AFP knows that student-to-student communication can be a powerful recruitment tool for the specialty, especially when it is supported by family medicine interest groups (FMIGs) on medical school campuses.
"Our goal is to find that one student who is passionate and then equip that person to go back to his or her campus and spread the word," said Howerton.
Jessica Cornett Allen , M.D., a Vanderbilt graduate, was the medical school's only student to match to a family medicine residency in 2013. Now an intern at St. Mary's Family Medicine Residency in Grand Junction, Colo., Cornett Allen served as a family medicine touch point for her fellow Vanderbilt students.
"The Tennessee AFP was absolutely amazing; they made sure that I could go to the yearly conference (the AAFP's National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students,)" said Cornett Allen. "The chapter provided scholarships to the Vanderbilt students because we don't have a family medicine program, so they knew we needed the exposure.
"I went to the conference three years in a row; it was my yearly family medicine fix," she added. In turn, Cornett Allen became an FMIG leader on the Vanderbilt campus.
"Jessica was unique," said Dyer. "She had a group of students behind her; she mentored them, and, as a result, they understood the importance of family medicine and primary care."
Cornett Allen was a pro at putting on lunchtime lectures that attracted as many as 50 student attendees. "I wanted to raise awareness about family medicine and primary care so I picked cross-over topics that were relevant to a number of different fields, such as homeless health care, rural medicine and how to work with midwives," she explained. "And then, at every one of those events, we put in a little plug for family medicine.
Chapter executive director: Cathy Dyer
Number of chapter members: 2,603
Year chapter was chartered: 1948
Location of chapter headquarters: Brentwood
2014 Annual Scientific Assembly: Oct. 28-31, Park Vista Hotel, Gatlinburg
"The FMIG received support from the national Academy and the local Tennessee chapter. We couldn't have done it without their support; they really helped us get peoples' attention," said Cornett Allen.
Ashlee Hurff, a second-year medical student at Vanderbilt, has been a key player on the FMIG team there. She said in addition to helping fund activities, the Tennessee AFP has helped FMIG leaders brainstorm about the challenges and opportunities available on the campus.
During a working dinner one evening, "We talked about the climate at Vanderbilt and generated ideas about activities we could put into action to highlight primary care and family medicine," said Hurff.
She noted that student interest in family medicine was growing on the campus. "It's really rewarding. We (the FMIG leaders) came in thinking we were the only people interested in family medicine and that the most we could do was increase respect for primary care."
However, every FMIG event she's worked on has attracted at least 20 students "who are interested in primary care and who are relieved that they have an outlet to explore the specialty," said Hurff.
As chapter president, Howerton knows that tapping into the energy that students and residents bring to the table has been nothing but positive for the chapter. "If we provide them with a glimpse of our passion for family medicine and our patients, these young people will go back and spread the word," she said.
"They're on fire. Their enthusiasm is contagious, and it is a joy to be around them."
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Sorry, Mr. Jeff Goodby, co-chairman and creative director of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, but you're wrong.
In a recent article in Advertising Age, you condemned the awards culture in advertising. You said that it "rewards work that is increasingly unknown to anyone outside the business."
You labeled people who subscribe to the awards culture as connoisseurs of esoterica.
And in the process, you said, we're becoming more about us, and less about changing the world.
Hate to break it to ya, Jeff, but scam ads aside, you're wrong.
Because, if you're labeling the awards culture the fringe, then you're also admitting that it is part of the long tail.
Today's culture accommodates esoterica. And the Internet is its curator.
If there is an audience for anything on the Internet, then there is an audience for award-winning work, outside of advertising. And you can find them at places like Twitter, YouTube and of course, FFFFOUND!
You'll find people who appreciate clever advertising anywhere. In music forums, on typography blogs and even good old fashion MSN. In fact, the probability of finding award-winning ads on the Internet is now more than ever since our industry discovered the wonderful world of viral marketing.
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So, with all due respect, sir, you're totally missing the point: Awards are not killing the industry. Scam work, probably.
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His topic was "living a compassionate life." He asked his listeners to live "consciously, adultly, day in and day out."
It's a good bet that the audience fortunate enough to hear David Foster Wallace deliver this commencement address at Kenyon College in 2005 will never forget it. Tens of thousands of others who were not there that day have since embraced it as well.
Here at the Monitor, we hear from readers every year at this time who tell us that they continue to read and re-read the words that Wallace spoke that graduation day.
Three years and some months after delivering this address, Wallace took his own life. A year later, his address at Kenyon was turned into a slender book called This Is Water. In a 2009 review of "This Is Water," Monitor book critic Alicia J. Rouverol wrote that the value of the speech is that it makes us think. "He makes us consider what's beneath us and around us – like water," she wrote.
His words were aimed at college graduates about to go out into the world – and the parents and other relatives who had supported and financed their educations. "The real value of a liberal arts education, [Wallace] is telling us, is that it increases our awareness of what is real," wrote Rouverol, "a reality that is ubiquitous yet also 'so hidden.' That's what Wallace means by water."
A liberal arts education doesn't so much teach us how to think, said Wallace. Rather, it helps us learn what to think about. Rouverol wrote: "There's no such thing as an atheist in our culture, Wallace tells us, because, 'Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.' "
The book may be hard to read today knowing that Wallace chose to end his own life.
"Still," writes Rouverol, "there is much here to inspire: 'The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day. That is real freedom. That is being taught how to think.'"
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In June, 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks allegedly did or didn't do something that initially had teammate Lamar Divens intent on pressing charges.
Reportedly, Brooks hit Divens in the head with a beer bottle, repeatedly.
But Brooks won't be prosecuted, because prosecutors fear they won't be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Brooks hit Divens in the head with a beer bottle, repeatedly.
But Brooks has apologized to the team for whatever he did or didn't do, repeatedly, and safety Donte Whitner has shared those details publicly.
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Though prosecution won't happen to Brooks, punishment from the 49ers apparently is coming.
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Except for the Fleas! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
The Newbery Award, often given for strong, thematic novels, was won this year by the script written by the school's librarian for a group of middle school-aged students in an across-the-curriculum study of the Middle Ages. Faced with a potential cast in which "no one wanted a small part," the author settled upon a script of dramatic monologues and dialogues, some in rhyme, some in blank verse, and some in prose, to be spoken as if by young people of a medieval manor in the England of 1255.
This production's libretto became Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, bravely published* by Candlewick Press, and illustrated in beautiful watercolors reminiscent of medieval illuminations by Robert Byrd. Schlitz also utilizes the medieval manuscript's technique of the gloss, or marginal note, to elucidate the text, e.g., "Friants are boar droppings."
How does Schlitz work the medieval term for pig poop into her production? She does it organically and naturally, as she does in all the pieces, drawing us immediately into the character's external world and internal life. Here is Hugo, the Lord's nephew:
"I ran to the woods, where I saw his tracks--
this big--and the mud he scratched
bottom side the trees.
Followed his friants straight to his bed
and found it warm.
There was a boar in the forest."
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you'll hunt like a man, or be flogged like a boy.
Help kill the boar, and I'll give you the kidneys--
turn tail and I'll have the skin off your back."
Hugo quails as he and his uncle dismount to meet the charge of the boar, "as huge as a horse," holding his ground on legs like straw with his spear in wet, shaking hands. Yet he stands to help fell the beast and earns the right to be called a man.
Each speech reveals the layers of interrelation among the residents of the manor, as we see on Maying Day, when Hugo's horse goes lame and the blacksmith's daughter, in her own words "big and ugly," capably calms Hugo's palfrey and tends to his shoe. All the while totally smitten with the "beauty of his face," and unable even to speak to Hugo as he leaves, Taggot wonderingly finds the sprig of hawthorn bloom he leaves on her anvil.
The voices of those in all stations is heard, from Jack the Half-Wit, to Isobel, the lord's daughter, Thomas, the doctor's son to Nelly the sniggler (eel-finder). All speak truthfully, revealing details of their times but also of their hearts. Here is Otho, the miller's son, speaking of the way of the world as true today as it was for him:
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And the river turns the mill wheel
and the wheel goes on forever.
Every man's a cheater, and so every man is fed,
For we feed upon each other
when we seek our daily bread.
...My father used to beat me sore--
I've learned that life is grim.
And someday I will have a son--and God help him!"
A poignant dual monologue tells of the encounter between Jacob Ben Salomon, the moneylender's son, and Petronella, the merchant's daughter, as they come upon each other on opposite sides of a stream. Petronella picks up a stone, knowing that "the Christians always throw stones at Jews," but their eyes meet, and instead she skips the stone across the water, "skipping, swift and merry," and the two spend a half-hour, laughingly skipping stones playfully back and forth, until the bells for afternoon prayers remind them of their places in the world, and they leave the spot, never to tell a living soul of their encounter.
In short expository sections, titled "A Little Background" Schlitz amplifies aspects of medieval life, describing, for example, the "three-field system," "the Crusades," "Jews in medieval society," and "towns and freedom." But it is in the speeches themselves where the world of the speakers, with their faith and their failings, comes home to the readers. Here is Barbary, the mud slinger, who, saddled with her pregnant stepmother's obstreperous twins, vents her resentment of her lot by secretly throwing dung upon the silk gown of Isobel, the lord's daughter:
"It wasn't easy. I prayed
that God would forgive me--
that the muck would come out of her dress,
that my stepmother wouldn't die.
It made me think
how all women are the same--
silk or sackcloth, all the same.
There's always babies to be born
and suckled and wiped,
and worried over.
Isobel, the lord's daughter,
will have to be married,
and squat in the straw,
and scream with the pain
and pray for her life,
the same as me.
And thinking of that,
I added one more prayer--
sweet Jesus, come Christmas,
don't let it be twins."
Lowdy, the varlet's (animal keeper's) child, sums up the troubles that the medieval flesh is heir to in her complaint:
I'm used to the lice,
Raising families in my hair.
I expect moths to nibble holes
In everything I wear.
I scrape away the maggots
When they crawl across the cheese.
I can get used to anything,
Except for the fleas!
*Note: Apparently not anticipating a Newbery Award (or even big sales), Candlewick seems to have printed far too few of this beautifully designed book. I ordered Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! online on January 14 and received it only two days ago!


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EXCLUSIVE: Wash. Post admits they should have identified Schoen as a former Bloomberg pollster
Earlier today, I pointed out that the Washington Post published an op-ed by Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen calling on President Obama not to run for re-election, without disclosing that Schoen has been a pollster for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. As Bloomberg is considered a possible third-party candidate for president in 2012, the Post basically gave Schoen space to try to push his potential client's opponent out of the race.
A Washington Post spokesperson now tells Media Matters that the paper "should have also noted" Schoen's work for Bloomberg:
Because the piece sought to give advice to President Obama, the Outlook editors thought it was important to highlight the authors' experience working for former presidents. In hindsight, given the speculation about Michael Bloomberg possibly seeking the presidency, we should have also noted that Schoen was a former pollster for Bloomberg.


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The New Christmas Tradition...Artificial Christmas Trees!
Wow! Apparently the U.S. has completely converted over to artificial Christmas trees while no one was looking! The Redefining Christmas Traditions infographic from Tree Classics is a summary of findings from two Nielsen studies in both 2011 and 2012 and information from the American Christmas Tree Association.
Every Christmas tradition begins somewhere, and those of us who follow Christmas tree trends know that more and more families are building their holiday traditions around artificial Christmas trees. Find out who's buying artificial, where they live, and why more and more people are choosing artificial in our infographic of real vs fake artificial Christmas tree facts. If you're thinking of starting a family tradition of your own, consider buying a Pre Lit Christmas Tree from Tree Classics and start making holiday memories that will last year after year!
The design does a great job of jumping to the main point right away. A huge majority of homes in the U.S. use artificial Christmas trees for the holidays. This is the Key Message of the design, and it communicates that fact in less than 5 seconds to the readers. So even if they don't read the rest of the design, they still understand the main point. Also, what makes a popular infographic is bringing to light some surprising, unexpected information to the readers.
The shear magnitude of the number was surprising to me, and I think it will be to a lot of readers. We see real live Christmas trees being the symbol of home and family traditions in the media, but the reality is that 3.5x more homes display artificial trees than live ones.
All of the important design elements are there. Focused topic, clear data visualizations to support the Key Message, respectable sources cited, copyright statement and the URL to the original infographic so readers can find the full-size version.
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Michigan State Transfer and Former Lansing Sexton Standout Bryn Forbes Granted Immediately Eligibility by NCAA
Former Lansing Sexton star Bryn Forbes won't have to sit out a season like most transfer players do.
Forbes, a guard who had played at Cleveland State, was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA, meaning he can play for the Spartans this upcoming season, MSU announced Wednesday.
"I'm very thankful to the NCAA for allowing me to play this season," Forbes said in a statement. "I also want to thank Coach Waters and the Cleveland State program for being supportive of my desire to return home. My family is extremely important to me and I can't think of a better situation than being able to play in my hometown. This is truly a blessing to me. I'm happy to have this behind me, so that I can focus on balancing basketball, school and family obligations. I just look forward to contributing to the team any way I can.
"I've only been a Spartan for a few months, but it already feels like home," Forbes added. "My teammates have been great and accepted me immediately as part of the family. It's great to be reunited with my old teammate Denzel, and my high school coach, Carlton Valentine, has been a great support to me throughout this process. I also have to thank Jen Smith for all her work in compliance and submitting my waiver and all the necessary information. I'm so excited; I can't wait for the start of the season."
A native of Lansing, Michigan, Forbes will have two seasons of eligibility remaining with MSU. The prolific high school basketball shooter joins his old Sexton teammate Denzel Valentine with the Spartans.
Forbes reportedly is transferring to return to his family, including his son and ailing sister in the Lansing area. The NCAA granted his request for a hardship waiver.
"This is certainly good news for Bryn," MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo said in a statement. "Family is very important to Bryn and we are supportive of those obligations. I'd like to thank Jen Smith in our compliance office for all her efforts. Sometimes you look at waiver cases and question the intentions, but if there was ever a case where one seemed to be in order, this is it. Bryn is sincere in his desire to be there for his family, and he and I have discussed the work that will be needed to balance that with everything that comes along with being a student-athlete at Michigan State.
"On the court, he had a great summer shooting the ball, and we expect him to add that to our offense this season," Izzo added. "There's still room for him to improve as a player, but I've already enjoyed coaching him in the limited time we've had this summer."


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Swimming Pool Blog
by "Admin Andy" May 06, 2008
There are a few steps you can take to make your pool opening a bit easier in the Spring. Once the weather starts to heat up, usually towards the beginning of March, peel a corner of your winter cover back and add some liquid chlorine to the pool water. Circulate it with the pool brush or submersible pump and leave the corner of the pool open for about an hour. This allows the chlorine and by-products to gas off.
If you are using a mesh cover you should secure the cover immediately. This gives your pool a head start and prevents algae growth as the weather gets warmer. If you have a solid cover keep all leaves, debris, and water off your cover while it is being used. Full, dirty covers are a safety hazard and a clean cover ensures easy removal for the Spring.


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Buttercup Bakeshop
I have to admit that I was skeptical about the cupcake craze that began some six years ago. Every city that I travel to somehow has a cupcake store. I have been to Magnolia and their cupcakes were definitely nothing to write about. So when my friend Phillip suggested we go for cupcakes, I was a little hesitant but I decided to give in and just go with the flow. We bought three cupcakes (red velvet, sour cream spice with walnuts and "devil dog" a cupcake topped with a marshmallow frosting) and a serving of chocolate trifle, which Matt and Phillip swear by. The buttercup bakeshop is simple in its approach to old-fashioned desserts. They produce favourites such as carrot cake, coconut layer cakes, red velvet cakes, cheesecakes and a host of other comfort desserts. The cupcakes, cakes and desserts here are simple and satisfying, they don't pretend to be anything other than what they are.
Buttercup Bakeshop
973 Second Avenue (Between 51st and 52nd Sts)
New York
212 350 4144
Amy's Bread
With three locations and fourteen years of being in the bread business, Amy's Bread is a reliable venue for all your bread needs. They have a good selection of breads, which include: organic, whole wheat, black olive, rosemary, sourdough, semolina and a range of specialty breads. Since I was having lunch alone, I had one of their Tuscan sandwiches, which contained proscuitto, provolone, tomatoes, lettuce and herbs. I also sampled their seeded, black olive and semolina, raisin and fennel twists. If you love bread as much as I do, stop by and pick up some bread from Amy's.
Amy's Bread
250 Bleecker Street at Leroy Street
New York
212 675 7802
Other Eats
Fleur de Sel, a well known New York restaurant, French cuisine. Try their amazingly priced 3 course $25 or 4 course $42 tasting menu at lunch. I had the 4 course tasting and it was fantastic.
5 East 20th Street
New York
212 460 1900
La Bergamote, a good and reliable French patisserie with the standard fare.
169 9th Avenue
New York
212 627 9010
Three Tarts, the store is half collectibles and half edibles. The edibles include: cookies, petit fours, parfaits, sorbets, tarts and chocolates.
164 9th Avenue
New York
212 462 4392
Oms/b, rice ball café with a small selection of desserts.
156 East 45th Street
New York
212 922 9788
I hope that these posts will help you on your next trip to New York.
See more pictures of my New York Dessert Adventure.
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It pays to have good neighbors.
It pays to have good neighbors.
Today I got a call from one of those good neighbors: Dick. He was at work, out on the road for some township business, when he and his coworker saw something out of place before driving over Conococheague Creek.
They pulled over, got out, and Dick went down close to the bank of the creek.
Sure enough, it was an aluminum canoe, and it had "Camp Joy El" written on the side.
It had been lost for over six months, and if anyone else had seen it, they had not contacted the camp. Thankfully, Dick thought of us, knowing that my husband and I work for Joy El Camps & Retreats (www.joyel.org).
He called his wife at her workplace, she looked up our home number, and then he called and left a message at our home. I am thankful he took the time to do all this.
When I got the message, I called Adam, our maintenance coordinator, to give him the good news. "Really?!" he responded. "I had about given up hope on that one!"
We feel blessed to live in our neighborhood. Over time, we've gotten to know almost everyone on our block. Some neighbors we know better than others, but we know their names, call out friendly hellos, and often exchange not only Christmas goodies, but power tool usage and such things.
Two of our neighbors were feuding when we moved to the area. Over time, we got to watch that relationship heal. They went from spying on each other to helping each other with maintenance projects. And now I feel confident that we are all looking out for each other.
So, thank you to Dick for being a good neighbor. And let's keep nurturing our relationships within this small community that we have.


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Deadline: 22/01/2018
2018 Residencies at PINEA-LINEA DE COSTA // Call for Performers & Choreographers
An Art Residency for research, production, meetings and exhibitions in a coastal & artistic context.
Description of residency program
With a five years trajectory, our organisation is a reference among international artists in residence programs in Europe, being one of the most prestigious A.I.R. Programs in Spain, guarantee by critics and specialised press. PINEA-LINEA DE COSTA is an A.I.R. Program situated in Cadiz Bay (Southern Spain), strategically located in Rota Town historic centre and close to natural spaces such as beaches, pine forests and dunes.
PINEA-LINEA DE COSTA is an A.I.R program for artistic research, production, meetings and exhibitions. It's an opportunity for artists working in site specific projects whose aim is to dynamically contribute to improve the town, and seeking to foster cross-cultural relations between artists in residence, curatorial team and the locals, by involving the territory in an active way. The involvement of PINEA-LINEA DE COSTA in the local scene makes the stay a key experience in their creative process.
Duration of residency
The duration of this residency program is from one to three months (calendar months).
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ARTISTS from any nationality to develop their projects in a multidisciplinary context.
We offer to artists in residence the possibility to sleep at our A.I.R space, in which each artist is provided with a single sofa-bed in a single space. The accommodation is not a rental, but a free courtesy for artists in residence memberships. However, artists-in- residence can opt to rent and pay by themselves their own accommodation in a different location (for example if they don't want to live and work in the same space or if they want to be accompanied by friends or relatives). Anyway, in both cases, the artist-in-residence membership dues are the same.
Studios / workspaces
We have two venues (artists studios and gallery) very close together and strategically located between the town historic centre and the local natural spaces such as beaches and dunes. Please know our spaces plans visiting our website. PINEA-LINEA DE COSTA STUDIOS can accommodate up to four artists, and we are equipped with Wireless Internet connection, full equipped kitchen & bathroom, work desks & shelves, and a full equipped GALLERY for events & exhibitions strategically located in Rota downtown.
Materials and equipment: reference material/library, projector (only for events), scanner, tv and DVD player, stationery equipment (craft knives, self-healing cutting mat, staplers, rulers, felt tip pens etc.), jigsaw, drill, tool set (hammers, screwdrivers, hacksaws etc.), extension cables, airbrush compressor, plastic buckets and utensils, glue gun, one easel, blackboard...
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Expenses paid by the organisation: Curatorial ongoing support & advice, Tutoring at the studios, Studio, single Lodging at the studios, WiFi, Event (presentation and/or exhibition at the full equipped Gallery), Publicity, Press Release, Catering at the event.
Expenses paid by the artist: Artist in residence membership subscription (600€/month), Materials, Daily living expenses.
Note: Once your application has been approved, your place will be secured on receipt of full payment of your membership dues.Travel, transport, visa, daily living expenses, medical insurance and production are not included in the dues.
Expectations towards the artist: The artists are expected to give a presentation and/or exhibit their work at our professional full equipped gallery.
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Please send us the required information by e-mail
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Residents will be selected by the PINEA-LINEA DE COSTA Team based on the quality of their work, commitment to their practice, and ability to interact positively with the territory. If your proposal is selected, we will send you an email within not more than two weeks.
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Tryon Palace has two events this week to commemorate the 1963 civil rights march on the nation�s capital.
Tryon Palace has two events this week to commemorate the 1963 civil rights march on the nation�s capital.
The Palace hosts �The Local March: Celebrating 50 years since the �March on Washington�� on Thursday at the North Carolina History Center.
Tryon Palace will celebrate the occasion of the historic 1963 march with a program that recognizes the 50-year journey African-Americans have experienced since, and will honor local members from the community who participated in the original march.
Benjamin Chavis Jr. is the guest speaker for the free 7 p.m. program at Cullman Performance Hall.
The civil right leader began his career in 1963 as a statewide youth coordinator for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Anyone who attended the original 1963 �March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom� is asked to contact Sharon Bryant at the Palace at 639-3592.
A group bus trip to Washington, D.C., departs the Palace on Friday and returns Saturday night.
Stepping ahead to the present time, the Greater New Bern Business Expo is Thursday at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.
The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $1, with children age 6 and under admitted free.
The one-day Expo features more than 120 of New Bern�s finest businesses showcasing their products and services. Visitors have an opportunity to win door prizes, discount coupons and food samples from area restaurants. It is open to business owners and visitors. Call 637-3111 for more information.
Here is a sampling of other top events his week:
At 1 p.m. Monday, the New Bern-Craven County Public Library presents the �A Novel Idea� Book Discussion Club�s selected novel, �The Tennis Partner,� by Abraham Verghese. The club is free to the public, and the book is available at the library.
On Wednesday, Tryon Palace�s Tales for Tots program returns with �Learning a Trade.�
It is at 10 a.m.in the N.C. History Center and is geared for youngsters ages 3 to 5 with parental accompaniment.
Admission is $6 per child, with one adult free. Additional adults pay $6. The program also is included in regular Palace tour admission.
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Tryon Palace staffers repair and preserve antique furniture and objects in the Conservation Lab is scheduled Wednesday at 11 a.m. Tickets and shuttle are located at N.C. History Center on South Front Street.
Tickets are $6; space is limited. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 639-3500.
The YPG River Jam is Friday evening at Union Point Park, with the gates opening at 5 p.m.
It is a production of New Bern Area Chamber Young Professionals Group and sponsored by Piedmont Natural Gas.
The music begins at 6 p.m., with Old Habits and Yo Mama�s Big Fat Booty Band.
Tickets are $15 and Pepsi, food and adult beverages will be available.
Tickets in advance are at Mitchell Hardware, the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce or Half Time Pub & Grill.
Tickets can also be purchased online at riverjam.ticketleap.com/2013
Call 637-9400 or 800-437-5767.
A screening of Elvin Ross� �Kunta Kinteh Island� is scheduled Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. at Cullman Performance Hall at the N.C. History Center.
This special free screening revisits the story of Kunta Kinteh, the return back to St. James Island and renaming of the island to Kuntah Kinteh Island.
According to the Palace release, �This story celebrates the progress of not only African-Americans, but also depicts the progress of our great nation. This is history revisited, and will educate our younger generations, of all nationalities, of our nation's progress and move towards unity by representing the �then and now.��
The N.C. Ducks Unlimited State Convention comes to New Bern Thursday through Saturday at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.
The activities include the Artist of the Year competition and the Decoy Carver Championship.
Also, there is the Duck and Goose Calling Contests, scheduled for Union Point Park.
Activity fees range from free to $150.
The Saturday 10 a.m. contests feature the North Carolina State Duck Calling and Pamlico Regional Duck Calling contests. The winners qualify for the World Duck Calling Championship.
The carving championship is Saturday at 5 p.m. at the convention center. That is followed by a reception and banquet to support Ducks Unlimited�s conservation mission for wetlands. Billy Holton and the Soul Shakers close out the evening.
Call Keith Lefler at 571-1503 for information.
The Patriot Express Poker Run is a 90-mile motorcycle ride, beginning at Lucky Street Tattoo in James City on Saturday.
It is the first of two events supporting the military assistance foundation of disabled veteran Dave Barr of California.
The Saturday morning ride ends there with a hot dog lunch, live music by Old Railroad Trail, a charity bike wash and other games.
Later, The Patriot Express will host �Bikes, Blues & BBQ,� a plated dinner at Stanly Hall, above the Rivertowne Ballroom. Moore�s BBQ is providing food, the Carolina Casuals will entertain, and there will be a silent auction.
Barr is a double-amputee veteran who has written books and ridden motorcycles on six continents.
Call 636-0333 for information on either event.
Ratio Theatre Company presents another in the Shakespeare in the Garden Series on Sunday.
The performance is at the Isaac Taylor Garden on Craven Street in New Bern.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. In case of rain, the event moves to the Ratio Front Room, 901 Pollock St.
To inquire about the event or tickets, contact Ratio Theatre Company at 626-0358 or on the web: ratiotheatre.org.
The performances � �Bardin� In The Garden � include music, theatrical performances, artisans and much more. The ticket includes a picnic dinner and a blanket.
Charlie Hall can be reached at 252-635-5667 or email@example.com


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NYC Prepares to Increase Sidewalk Bicycle Fines
New York City already has some of the most harsh sidewalk laws around—I've heard more firsthand stories of giant fines for simply hopping onto a deserted sidewalk to lock-up than I can count, with many resulting in an actual summons rather than a mail in fine. New York City already disproportionately targets bicycles for tickets and fines, and now they're looking for more specifically aimed at delivery drivers often seen on the sidewalk according to the New York Daily News. I'm not saying people should speed along on the sidewalk or that there aren't a lot of clueless delivery drivers in the city, just that there seem to be more important traffic problems to deal with than even more tickets for cyclists.
Not sold that bicycles are being targeted unfairly? In 2011 the NYPD issued 34,813 criminal court summons and 13,743 moving violations to cyclists in NYC while commercial truck drivers received a mere 10,415 criminal court summons and 14,962 moving violations according to Transportation Nation. Anyone who has been to NYC can attest to the number of trucks running red lights at speed, double parking, etc and common sense is clear on whether a bike or truck running a red light is more dangerous to the community. In 2011 only 8500 drunk driving arrests were made, meaning the four times as many cyclists had to go to court for traffic transgressions than people were picked up for driving drunk in all of New York City.
According to the city's own traffic safety press release, traffic deaths happen at the hands of cars, not bikes.
As of December 27th, there were 237 traffic fatalities in 2011, 40 percent fewer than in 2001. Included in the 2011 numbers were 134 pedestrian fatalities in crashes with vehicles, an all-time record-low and a 31 percent reduction since 2001; 47 senior pedestrian fatalities, a 27 percent reduction since 2001; and a record low of only three child pedestrian fatalities. Bicycle fatalities have held within the same range over the last decade, despite bike ridership quadrupling during that time period.
Share your stories of getting ticketed in New York City, or your take on this in the comments below.
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Is it going to take a delivery man crashing into a baby carriage for cyclists to wake up? Bringing up other traffic violations doesn't take away from the fact that regular pedestrians such as myself – are CONSTANTLY being "surprised" by random cyclists (usually but not only) delivery men speeding right past you, usually the wrong way on a one-way street. We should not have to live like that. They need to be held accountable, along with their companies. The other points you bring up may be valid, but they are just that: other points. They are besides the point: that pedestrians should not be in danger by careless cyclists breaking all kinds of laws. period.
Dear Anne,
What about ticketing careless pedestrians who cross bike lanes on a red light without even looking to the sides? I've never heard of such tickets being issued… The point in the article is exactly that cyclists are issued tickets DISPROPORTIONALLY more often than others.
the article is more about the outrageous sidewalk citations. My friend got one for hoping onto the sidewalk right in front of his house, with no one on the block super late at night. Citations over blowing lights because your flying on a fixed gear go ahead, thats not participation in traffic in my eyes. It's those citations over bs just to make numbers that suck AND the fact that it isnt a ticket to pay its a court summons. My broke ass is on a bike I cant afford to take a day off for court, I know that isnt everyone but you can understand how its a demographic.
p.s. anne. those delivery guys will never learn, they just have no idea, they think there being safe. I have an older friend who isn't a commuting cyclist who does this and she refuses to ride any other way because thats how her parents taught her.
Agreed Ausitn. I can't count the number of times I have to yell to get the attention of a pedestrian standing in the bike lane because they think they are "not in a motor-vehicle lane" and therefore safe from oncoming traffic or my favorite when they chose to just come popping out into the street from in between two parked cars instead of using the designated crosswalk 10 feet down and this is Pittsburgh, I can't imagine NYC. Let's see some increased pedestrian accountability. Let's increase jaywalking ticketing. The street is dangerous, you should never let your guard down even when you think you can.
Problem might be that bicyclists are cuter and less surly than truckers and drunk drivers. Police just prefer our company (to our detriment). Maybe we should bathe less, drink lots more beer and then check the stats next year.
As a daily bike Commuter and two-footed pavement user by choice there is no shortage of dangers to both ways that I travel.This crack down on bikes is really a nationwide event,the heat just gets turned up more in some areas. There are the reports we don't see or hear.
This is a message,in my opinion on how so called elected officials really feel about alternative transportaion.Seriously they are all the same.
Conform or pay,and, shut up.
Want to better yourself with alternative transportation little human hmm? "Great,then pay up,shut up and obey to the laws we make for you!"
I've been ticketed twice for riding on the sidewalk. The first time was because for a fire and two firetrucks were in the road putting it out in South Williamsburg. It was a utter surprise when I turned the corner, so I just got on to the sidewalk to go around the trucks. That's when there were two cops on the other side of the firetrucks waiting to give me a summons.
The second time I was going down Sands St. in Downtown Brooklyn. Ironically, there was construction for the bike lanes that were installed there and the road was all torn up. I saw a bunch of bikers on the corner of Sands and Navy and I was appalled to see a van full of cops issuing summons to them. There was no way they could ride in the road, so naturally when they came off of the bridge, they hopped up onto the walk.
Citing bikes riding on the sidewalk is a waste of resources in my opinion. Sure, in the city where there is high foot traffic, ticketing is acceptable to me. However, when you have obstacles in the road like firetrucks or squad cars, a cyclist sometimes has to hop on the walk.
I recently got a summons for sidewalk riding in Red Hook. I was going slow and looking to hop down and across the street to the right side of the street. I got caught, I went to court, it took an hour. The "30 minute class" was 7 minutes, where a young lady told us not to drink, urinate, or play loud music in public and not to ride on the sidewalk, then we signed out. I get it, and for the most part agree with ticketing cyclists who are riding dangerously, but I think that intent and circumstance needs to have some impact on the situation.
However, I have had many more problems with reckless pedestrians walking through reds, jumping in front of me, running in the bike lane, walking strollers in the bike lane… not to mention all the vehicles that park, swerve, or turn across the bike lane without looking or signaling. Or in a shared lane just laying on the horn for you to get out of the street.
Ticket, but ticket fairly and evenly – across the board, and New York can and will be a safer place for everyone.
It would be really humorous to see a New York cop transplanted to Phoenix, Arizona, and have him try to give ME a citation for riding the sidewalk!
You see, not only is it permissible to ride the sidewalk in Phoenix, sometimes it is the LAW: Sidewalk Salmoning: It's the Law.
I actually got a ticket for riding on a completely empty sidewalk in Brooklyn about 3 weeks ago. Meanwhile, I'm in the process moving out of state, but because this isn't just a ticket I can mail in, I actually have to appear in court on August 7th, thereby delaying my move a month and a half.
I totally admit and accept that I broke a law by riding my bike on the sidewalk, but what purpose does it serve to have me actually appear in court? If I had been in a car and speeding, wouldn't I have been just able to pay the ticket over the phone or via mail?
Unless you are a child or you are lawfully allowed to ride on a sidewalk according to local traffic patterns and bike lane routing, dismount!
If the entire road is blocked and you are forced to go around, get off your saddle and walk your bike until your way is clear to ride again. If you are rolling to a stop as you arrive at your destination, get off your bike at the curb, not on it. To do otherwise potentially makes one as selfish or ignorant as any motorist or pedestrian who fails to be aware of the traffic around them.
There are grey areas, of course, and ticketing cyclists indiscriminately in every situation can be unfair when so much other illegal and/or dangerous traffic behavior goes unpunished. A warning should suffice to a cyclist riding on an completely empty sidewalk, or who quickly dismounted after rolling up on one. I also think that cyclists should be allowed to treat red lights as stop or yield signs when crossing a completely clear intersection. However, because cyclists so easily and quickly demonized and so many are unfortunately deserving of negative scrutiny, I believe the rest of us should do our best to follow the laws of the road and set a good example.
Let's distinguish ourselves from jerks who dangerously flout rules and hopefully encourage tolerance (and perhaps, positive changes to traffic laws) for what I hope is the majority of cyclists who try to ride carefully with consideration for others.
My boyfriend was ARRESTED yesterday for riding his bike on the sidewalk in Brooklyn. They took him into the precinct, and has now been held for 28 hours, waiting to see a judge. I understand that it's illegal, and he should have to play a fine, but this is ridiculous.
There are many grey areas. The article speaks for itself. Drive a truck in many illegal and dangerous ways and you'll get fewer tickets. The bike lanes are more dangerous than the streets. No consideration is given to the conditions of a cyclist on a sidewalk. There's a huge difference between motorized delivery bicycles and conscious commuters avoiding tractor trailers on city streets. last night in Central park while I rode in the bike lane a NYC street cleaning truck came at me from the wrong way. NY and most of the US is unfriendly to cyclists. 3 term king bloomberg & kelly cater to gas consumers 7 wall st. no surprises here.


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Clinton: "Friends of Syria" must unite to stop Russia, China "blockading" progress
Updated at 11:35 a.m. ET
(CBS/AP) PARIS - The United States and its international allies called Friday for new, global sanctions against President Bashar Assad's regime, stepping up the pressure after the defection of a top general dealt a major blow to the Syrian leader.
The question, explains CBS News State Department correspondent Margaret Brennan, is whether Russia and China will finally and completely sever the financial lifeline which is keeping Assad in power. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said they've essentially given Assad a free pass by failing to implement sanctions and continuing to import Syrian oil.
Washington urged countries around the world to demand that the two nations force Assad to step down.
Meanwhile, Syrian Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass, a member of the elite Republican Guards and a son of a former defense minister, abandoned Assad's regime, according to Western officials. It was the highest profile departure in 16 months of bloodshed that activists say has killed more than 14,000 people.
Gen. from Assad's inner circle defects
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The uprising in Syria began in March 2011 with peaceful protests calling for Assad's ouster but has become increasingly militarized as the opposition took up arms to fight a brutal government crackdown. Military defections also have been on the rise.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tlass had defected and was en route to France, where he has a sister and where world diplomats met Friday to bolster the Syrian opposition. Later, Fabius backtracked, saying he was not sure of Tlass' final destination.
The U.S. Defense Department confirmed that Tlass had defected and was heading to Turkey, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby called his defection "a crack in the inner circle" for Assad.
Clinton hailed the defection of top military officials in Assad's inner circle, telling reporters that "regime insiders and the military establishment are starting to vote with their feet."
She said this shows that "those with the closest knowledge of Assad's actions and crimes are moving away. We think that's a very promising development. It also raises questions for those remaining in Damascus, who are still supporting this regime."
A member of Syria's opposition National Council, Hassem Hashimi, described Tlass as a powerful figure in the Assad regime. "The defection of Tlass will encourage a lot of similar people to defect as well," he told The Associated Press in Paris.
Clinton joined senior officials from about 100 other countries in Paris to win wider support for a Syrian transition plan unveiled last week by U.N. mediator Kofi Annan. Joined by America's allies, she called for "real and immediate consequences for non-compliance, including sanctions," against the Assad regime.
But with neither Moscow nor Beijing in attendance, much remained dependent on persuading the two reluctant U.N. veto-wielding powers to force Assad into abiding by a cease-fire and the transition strategy. Clinton urged governments around the world to direct their pressure toward Russia and China as well.
"What can every nation and group represented here do?" Clinton asked. "I ask you to reach out to Russia and China, and to not only urge but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people."
"I don't think Russia and China believe they are paying any price at all nothing at all for standing up on behalf of the Assad regime," she added. "The only way that will change is if every nation represented here directly and urgently makes it clear that Russia and China will pay a price. Because they are holding up progress, blockading it. That is no longer tolerable."
Britain's foreign secretary, William Hague, said, "We don't rule out any option for the future because it is deteriorating. It is a very grave situation. It is a murdering regime, so we want to see a peaceful transition. But we are not ruling anything out."
Diplomats urged the fractured Syrian opposition to unite.
Several rounds of international sanctions so far have done little to stop the bloodshed. This time the United States is hoping for sanctions that have more of an impact.
But Syrian rebels say sanctions aren't working and want quick military action. New violence in Syria led many activists to dismiss the importance of the Paris meeting. Anti-regime activists say Syrian forces have killed at least 25 people, arrested scores more and torched dozens of homes while seizing the northern city of Khan Sheikhoun from rebels.
At the Paris conference, opposition member Hashimi called for a no-fly zone to prevent military forces from "flying over defected soldiers and civilians and bombarding them."
"We're sick of meetings and deadlines. We want action on the ground," said activist Osama Kayal, speaking via Skype from an area near Khan Sheikhoun.
In Paris, Burhan Ghalioun, former leader of the Syrian National Council, explained his frustration after the conference.
"I am not satisfied at all because the Syrians are not waiting for press communiques. What preoccupies the Syrians today is the way we can stop the massacre. Every day there are 100, 130, 150 victims and the people only think about that," he said. "They want action, they want measures and practical mechanism to stop the killings."
Any international mandate for military intervention would almost certainly be blocked by Russia and Moscow in the U.N. Security Council.
U.S. officials say a U.N. resolution could be introduced next week, but one that only seeks further economic pressure on Assad's government. Even the chances for that action are unclear, with Russia and China effectively watering down Annan's blueprint for transition at a conference in Geneva last weekend. That plan granted both Assad and the opposition veto over any interim government candidate they oppose.
The opposition expressed some optimism about the defection of Tlass, who was one of the most important Sunni figures in Syria's Alawite-dominated regime.
As the son of longtime Defense Minister Mustafa Tlass, he was a member of the Syrian Baath Party aristocracy, part of a privileged class that flourished under the Assad dynasty.
His father and Assad's father, Hafez, had been close friends since their days in the Syrian military academy in Homs and became even closer after being posted to Cairo in the late 1950s when Egypt and Syria merged into the United Arab Republic a union that lasted three years. After Hafez Assad rose to power in the early 1970s, Mustafa Tlass became defense minister and the Syrian president's most trusted lieutenant.
When Hafez died of a heart attack in 2000, Tlass helped engineer Bashar's succession to the presidency and guided the inexperienced young doctor. Tlass was the leader of a coterie of old regime figures that critics blamed for reining in moves to liberalize the Syrian regime.


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1. In sweet remembrance of thy Son,We gather in thy house as oneTo join in prayer, to sing thy praise,To worship thee and learn thy ways.Father, on this the Sabbath day,Be with us gathered here, we pray.
2. And may our thoughts still turn to thee,With loved ones, friends, and family.In all we do till day is gone,May worship still continue on.Father, on this the Sabbath day,Be with us in our homes, we pray.
3. Help each to seek a quiet hourTo read thy word and feel thy pow'r,To hear thy voice, though small and still,Renew our strength to do thy will.Father, on this the Sabbath day,Be with us in our hearts, we pray.
Text: Paul L. Anderson, b. 1946Music: Lynn R. Carson, b. 1942 (c) 1983 by Lynn R. Carson and Paul L. Anderson.
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- Lynn R. Carson, b. 1942
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- Moroni 6:5-6, Mosiah 13:16-19
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WHAT IS IT? Fly's Evolution Vertigo gear is their high-end product line, offering durability, style and forward-thinking design.
WHAT'S IT COST? $49.95 (jersey); $139.95 to $149.95 (pant).
CONTACT? www.flyracing.com or your local dealer.
WHAT STANDS OUT? Here's a list of things that stand out with the Fly Racing Evolution Vertigo gear. (1) Creativity. Fly's top-of-the-line Evolution Vertigo pant has more bells and whistles than a fully loaded Cadillac. Let's start with the hidden pocket inside the pant to keep your keys in when you're going for a trail ride. There is a vent on each leg that can be zippered shut on cold days, and the buckle is held closed by magnets. ( 2) Fit. Fly's Vertigo pant has over 3 inches of adjustment on each side via the 2D buckle system. The size- 32 pant fits well, but the same pant could be worn by a rider with a 30- or 34-inch waist. The cowhide leather knee panels make the pant more durable, and the knee area is also protected by hard rubber panels on the outside and additional padding on the inside. ( 3) Jersey. The multi-panel construction ensures a comfortable fit. Thanks to the Lycra stretch collar and tag-less neck, the Fly jersey is easy to get into and out of. There are mesh panels along the sides and on the back of the jersey. Triangle-shaped stretch gussets areinstalled at the cuffs to ensure a good fit and to prevent the sleeves from rolling up while you are riding (or crashing). ( 4) Errors. We like Fly's forward-thinking attitude, but we have a few quibbles with their innovative ideas. The 2D buckle system has a ton of adjustment, but test riders could feel the rigid plastic against their waists. The magnetic buckling system worked great but attached itself to any metal part we got close to, including toolboxes and car fenders. ( 5) Durability. The MXA wrecking crew had no durability issues with the Fly Evolution Vertigo gear. The leather patches on the knee panels did a great job of protecting the knee area, and, the buckle system aside, the pant was comfortable and moved with us on the bike. The jersey was plush, but we would like to see elbow padding for more protection.
WHAT'S THE SQUAWK? We would like to see the 2D buckle system made out of a softer material and the magnetic buckle detuned.
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The new technology is the first and only FDA-approved test that helps differentiate Parkinson from Essential Tremor Syndromes
For decades, doctors have relied largely on a keen eye and experience to diagnose Parkinson's disease.
Now the pairing of a new drug and a high-tech nuclear brain scan is offering long-awaited help in the early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). A progressive movement disorder, PD is primarily diagnosed through clinical examinations, with neither a specific diagnostic test nor a cure.
"That's what makes this test so important," said Dean Sutherland, MD, PhD, a Sarasota neurologist who specializes in Parkinson disease. "Clinical exams alone, particularly early in the disease, are often inconclusive and proper diagnosis can be delayed for years."
Prior to the test, an accurate diagnosis for patients with neurodegenerative movement disorders, such as PD, could take up to six years. PD, which currently affects one million people in the US, is one of several types of Parkinson syndromes (PS). The challenge for physicians is how to differentiate Parkinsonian syndromes from other conditions that mimic it, such as essential tremor. While the symptoms are similar, treatment and management greatly differ.
Having another diagnostic tool to help rule out one of these conditions is helpful in reaching an accurate and early diagnosis for patients. "Early diagnosis is essential," Sutherland said, "because we now know that early intervention has a positive impact on quality of life for years to come."
PS occurs when the brain does not get enough dopamine to perform certain functions. This affects the ability of the brain to control movement and other muscle functions. The new technology, called DaTscan, shows if and where a dopamine deficiency is occurring, using an injected drug – a small radioactive molecule of iodine attached to ioflupane – and a type of brain imaging known as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The radiopharmaceutical imaging agent works by binding to dopamine transporters (DaT) in the brain. The scan produces images that provide visual evidence based on the density of dopamine transporters.
The nuclear medicine procedure has been done in Europe for the past decade, but was only approved by the FDA for use in the United States last year. Sarasota Memorial started offering the procedure in October 2011, becoming the fifth testing site in Florida and one of only 154 nationwide. The hospital screened 55 patients in the first three months – 34 cases confirmed a PD diagnosis, 19 cases were normal and two more were pending at the time of this report.
Although positive results can be sobering for those diagnosed, Sutherland said, the test results are about 95 percent accurate, and in the end, many welcome the clarity. Parkinson's medications can have significant side effects, and sometimes doctors hesitate to prescribe them to people until they can eliminate the possibility of essential tremor or other movement disorders.
"Remaining in diagnostic limbo may mean a lack of treatment and information at a critical time in the patient's disease and in their life, and that uncertainty can be all-consuming for some people," Sutherland said. "Very good studies in Europe and the U.S. show that tremors are misdiagnosed in 25 percent of cases, even by neurologists who specialize in movement disorders. Imagine if you were on Parkinson medication for 5 years only to find out that you didn't have it!"
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Get a group of friends together to explore all things ghostly as we visit London's most haunted pubs. Discover the Professor
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Duration: 2 hours Venue: Street tour with visits to pubs Terrain: Leisurely 2km of walking
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Spotlight on an NEH Summer Program for College Teachers: Encountering Brazil through its Contemporary Urban Literature
Brazil is the largest, most populated country in Latin America, and it's getting more and more attention in the United States for its booming economy. But its vibrant literature, springing from a rich and varied culture, has yet to reach many readers here.
The NEH Division of Education Programs will help bring Brazil's major writers and works to greater prominence by supporting a seminar led by Professor David William Foster. "Brazilian Literature: Twentieth Century Urban Fiction" will take place this summer in several Brazilian cities over four weeks. College and university faculty and graduate students from around the United States will study five major works and gain a deep introduction to Brazilian culture, especially its urban environments. The seminar will be conducted in English, but participants who wish to improve their Portuguese can take advantage of a language center.
The five works of Brazilian fiction span the literary output of the twentieth century. Several current authors will visit the seminar. Subjects to be discussed include the emergence of an urban middle class, modern urban women's lives, the urban repressed, and Jewish immigrant history.
The books are Dom Casmurro by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, set in Rio de Janeiro; Industrial Park by Patricia Galvao, set in Sao Paulo; The Vampire of Curitiba, by Dalton Trevisan, about the Garden City of Curtiba; The Centaur in the Garden by Moacyr Scliar, about Porto Alegra; and Family Ties, by Clarice Lispector, again set in Rio.
Professor David William Foster teaches Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian at Arizona State University and has directed many NEH summer programs. He has published widely on Argentine literature, theater, and film, in addition to Brazilian literature and cinema. His latest book is São Paulo: Perspectives on the City and Cultural Production (University Press of Florida, 2011). To learn more about this seminar, please visit the seminar website: http://www.public.asu.edu/~atdwf/neh_summer/


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text: Tilman Yeah, I feel exactly the same way as Wolfgang. Actually I've forward this email to many of our internal people just to make absolute sure they read it. Your comments seriously made my day. -Sean Wolfgang Spraul wrote: > thank you so much! > You cannot believe how hard people at Openmoko work and getting a mail > like yours rewards many of us for 12+ hours working days. > It's a long way, lots of hardware and software bugs, we know it. I > like your 'bad teeth' analogy :-) > Wolfgang > > On Jul 7, 2008, at 6:57 PM, Tilman Baumann wrote: > >> I never had a phone for the last decade. >> Mostly out of protest against the ridiculous data rates and prices on >> GSM. And because all phones sucked. >> I had sworn me, when UMTS would comes out and the prices are ok, i >> will >> buy a phone. >> UMTS came, the prices where ok but the phones still sucked. And i did >> not feel i would miss much. >> >> And most important of all, i completely lost hope for all mobile phone >> software. There where no iterative improvements. Features came ant >> went >> with no regular pattern. Phones did not get better with time, they >> just >> stagnated. They did not even managed to put all features in which they >> had in earlier models. >> And bad software did never get fixed. The only way to overcome bad >> software was to by a new phone. >> It never felt right for me to give them money for theyr bad service. >> >> And all of them completely missed the point about having internet on a >> mobile device. The franticly searched for the killer app for UMTS but >> could not find any. But the killer app for phones was clearly IP (open >> communication) and a open software stack. >> >> Opensource was clearly the answer for all that. >> >> Then things happended. Openmoko and the iPhone came. The iPhone >> started >> a big fire under the fat and lazy ass of phone manufacturers. They are >> reminded that innovation is something that sells phones and makes >> customers happy. But i'm sure those who will not burn to death will >> not >> manage to stand up for the next time. >> Changes will happen slow. Its after all the mobile phones business. :) >> >> And there was Openmoko. There was never any doubt for me that this >> will >> be the right answer to a good and healthy software evolution and >> constant improvement for mobile phone software. >> >> So i'm here. I broke my oath to never buy a GSM only phone (Neo >> 1973). I >> was not able to make stable phone calls for month with my rather >> 1990ish >> new phone. >> But i was happy and i still am. >> >> Sure. The hardware could be better. But this is something the industry >> managed to do all the time. >> >> We need to make software a important part of phone development. >> This is where the industry (and subsequently the customer) needs help. >> This is where a bunch of hackers can make a big difference. >> >> I'm sure Openmoko started something important. >> The vastly successful way of software evolution and development which >> opensource provides will greatly improve all phones to come... >> >> I'm happy that Fic gives us this stepping stone to change the world. I >> gladly ignore some bad teeth of this horse. ;) >> >> Ajit Natarajan wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I've seen a number of remarks on this list that the hardware in the >>> FR >>> is ancient and this is the price of openness and freedom. >>> >>> I did a quick search for some of the parts: >>> >>> The Samsung 2442 SoC seems to date back to 2005. I got this from the >>> revision history in the user manual [1]. >>> >>> The Antaris 4 GPS chip dates back to 2006. This is the from the 0635 >>> datasheet revision history [2]. >>> >>> The Calypso GSM chip dates back to 2000. This is from the leaked >>> hardware definition manual revision history [3]. >>> >>> The Accton 3236 WiFi chip dates back to 2006. This is from the >>> ``2006.12'' at the end of the datasheet [4]. >>> >>> I haven't looked at the other chips. >>> >>> From the above, the GSM chip looks ancient. However, the other chips >>> don't seem that old. And some recent devices are using these parts >>> as >>> well. For example, the RoverPC C6 introduced in December 2007 uses >>> the >>> Samsung 2442B at 300MHz. >>> >>> So, I don't understand the comments on ancient parts. 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