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If there is one NBA team that is most negatively affected by the lockout, it is the New York Knicks. For a team that is in the middle of building their team around the current salary cap, the new salary cap could be completely detrimental to the team. For a team that needs a training camp to gel, losing training camp and being thrown into the season should be detrimental to the team. For a team that has 2 max contract superstars and lacks depth, a smaller checkbook and cap restrictions forbidding the Knicks to add the players that they need will absolutely be detrimental to the team. Any way you look at the "proposed" structure of the new CBA, it looks bad for the New York Knicks. I am going to highlight both how the work stoppage right now hurts the Knicks and how the new CBA will likely hurt the Knicks.
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The NBA work stoppage right now prevents players from having medical insurance, has knocked out the NBA summer league, has prevented teams from signing draft picks and will prevent any roster moves from being made. Right now Toney Douglas has a surgically repaired shoulder that he needs to rehab and the lockout will prevent him access to team facilities so he's pretty much on his own. Billups has the bum knee and Amare has the bad back, they need treatment and now they will have to use independent medical facilities instead of working out with team employees. With the lack of medical insurance, it is unknown how much working out the players will be doing. In addition to the lack of medical insurance, the work stoppage also prevents teams from working out players and the summer league has been canceled. With all the depth problems that the Knicks have, they need to find a few diamonds in the rough through the D league or summer leagues. As pertains to next season, the Knicks hands are tied. Also, team chemistry was obviously a great issue with the team after the Carmelo Anthony trade. Why wouldn't it be? We took 5 guys who had started games for us and in return we got a superstar, a veteran point and a bunch of bench players. It was a 10 player switch. Team chemistry takes time to establish. Training camp would have been that chance. With the work stoppage there most likely will be no training camp therefore cutting down the practice time the team has to gel together.
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Right now the NBA salary cap is at 58 million per team with a luxury tax allowing teams to go over a 70 million dollar cap by paying a tax. The new CBA most likely will have a lower cap. After the 2011 season, the Knicks currently have 41 million dollars on the books, leaving 17 million to spend under the old CBA. It's almost guaranteed that the new salary cap with be lower than the current 58 million. Some even say as low as 45 million. Now with a lower cap, its rumored the current contracts will be lowered but nobody knows by how much. With a lower cap number, the NBA is also trying to implement a hard cap. I've heard rumors that this hard cap would be set about 10 million above the salary cap and would not be able to be exceeded. Therefore there would be no luxury tax. This isn't good for a team like New York that is going to have to resign its own players. They'll have to make it work in a set cap. They won't be able to, like in the past, sign free agents up to the salary cap and then re sign their own players by going into the luxury tax.
Either way you look at it, this lockout does not favor the Knicks at all. The players cannot work out together, get treatment for their injuries or meet with coaches to go over x's and o's. The organization cannot work out players or sign free agents. For a team swept in the playoffs due to injuries, lack of camaraderie and lack of depth, this lockout really hampers us. Lets pray to god that this lockout ends before training camp or we'll be watching the finals just like the Knicks will be; from home. Or maybe there won't be a finals. Who knows.
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I'm conflicted by these two ICI articles Chuck.
I found your article confusing (about the Master Class you attended); I couldn't tell if you were criticizing or praising Soul Cycle's methods, because you sort of do both. You say that your HR never got back below T2 after the first 2 minutes, and implied that in order to take a SC class one shouldn't wear a HRM because it's going to be off the charts. You said you did "simulated weights" because there were no weights...but would it have been any different had you had 1 lb weights? Not really.
You also said: "During the first thirty minutes we spent a good percentage of time out of the saddle and at high cadences. I observed a new position; come out of the saddle, rest all your upper body weight on the handle bars, and then spin at extremely high cadences. I didn't even try." (good thing you didn't try because that sounds extremely dangerous; with all the weight on the hands, this could easily be an ACL injury waiting to happen.)
Despite all that, you said in the comments that you liked the class and would have auditioned if you lived closer. If you were willing to audition, it means you buy into their methods and would be happy to teach them. And in John's first article asking if you would teach for SC, you emphatically said Yes.
This seems to be quite contradictory, especially since you have Heart Zones and Cycling Fusion certifications listed in your signature, and you've told me in the past that you learned so much when you first read Keep it Real.
One can be awed by Soul Cycle's business success (as many seem to be) but when you look closer and analyze if you want to be a part of this phenomenon, it comes down to integrity and what you are willing to do for that almighty buck. Could you really do that Chuck, having taken, listened to or read all those certs, audios or books with Tom Scotto, or Gene or Sally or me? Because you know that if you were to audition for Soul Cycle, you would have to completely abandon the idea of "keeping it real" or caring about HR or T1 or T2, or even caring about knee or back safety for that matter. You'd have to sell their product lock, stock and barrel. No half-assed instructors allowed. You'll have to believe wholeheartedly in all of these positions (including tap-backs, pushups, and dips, plus that unweighted low resistance sprinting thing you described above, etc) and sell them to your students like you invented them. You'd have to preach that it's your core that is the only thing holding you up when you stand up, as explained in this video where "Expert Laurie explains the right way to exercise on a stationary bike".
You'd have to spin those legs at 140 rpm with no resistance and bounce all over the place, so much so that your sweat is flying around the room. And you'd have to applaud this, not caring if the students are set-up really really poorly, as Wendy is on her own television show in front of who-knows-how-many eyes.
Basically, you will have to eschew what you know to be correct, safe, evidence-based cycling to work for Soul Cycle.
You would do it?
One commenter on the first article remarks about integrity: "what would teaching with a lack of integrity look like to me? Form issues primarily. The push ups on a bike type nonsense, along with weights, etc." That is admirable that she questions that, but where does one draw the line? She doesn't draw it very deep, because later in her comment she says "A teeny tiny part of me feels like I would be selling out, but hey, 50K a year and insurance…for 8 hours a week…I can be bought."
So that raises the question: do the current Soul Cycle instructors really have no idea about what they're doing? Are they ignorant and truly believe this stuff? Or are they laughing all the way to the bank because they sold out and don't care?
John says in the first article: "Spend a few minutes looking at the Instructor bios and you'll see most have the same (if not better) credentials than many of the Instructors that I know personally."
Not sure what that is supposed to mean except that if someone is teaching that lifting a 1-lb weight for 5 minutes is giving you an upper body workout or that pushups while cycling is a "core workout", and they also have one or more personal training and/or "reputable" cycling certifications, doesn't it really mean they are not the sharpest tool in the shed? It says more about how they too have sold out than that they are "qualified".
The seeming trend on ICI, or even Pedal On, to admire Soul Cycle is disconcerting. Yes, there are most definitely some things they are doing right - I wrote some articles on the subject last year on ICA on what we as instructors and studios can learn from Soul Cycle while still staying true to our convictions. I pointed out things like the sense of community they create, the ambiance, the motivational empowerment (although some of it is very gooey), and good customer service (although many reviews paint SC as very elitist and complain that the good customer service is only extended to their very loyal followers). But mostly their success is due to expert marketing and PR. When you've got millions of dollars invested in a marketing and PR juggernaut, and you can get your product on every TV news, variety or talk show and every newspaper and online journal, and in Vanity Fair magazine, you can sell ANYTHING to a gullible public, especially to celebrities (and you know people want what the celebrities are doing). They also know that by making one's product expensive, exclusive and hard to get, one can create a demand, regardless of its quality.
But this admiration is going beyond the "feel-good" aspect of Soul Cycle. "Indoor Cycling 2.0" seems to accept that the Soul Cycle method is a valid form of training, and in so doing, accepts that the risks are worth the glam. John says, "I think Chuck is on to something here. We all could probably use to spend sometime (sic) over at the 'dark side' and then bring some of it back to our own classes."
He also says, "10-4 Vivienne. I too dread the day when those who consider themselves as the arbiters of what's right or real, get the chance to impose their views on our industry."
Does this statement worry anyone else? Is he talking about those who would reject the Soul Cycle technique as "wrong" and "not real"? So who might those "arbiters of what's right or real" be? The ones who preach safe and effective science-based training and make no exceptions? Might that include Cycling Fusion, Stages, C.O.R.E, and of course me and ICA? Is he including educational books like Keep it Real designed to teach instructors the reasons behind why we shouldn't do those contraindicated techniques? Not sure who else he might be referring to, since there really aren't many others who preach "right and real" cycling-based indoor cycling quite as adamantly we do. [Spinning of course does not condone contraindications, but with 9 movements and Max HR, it's not quite as cycling-specific as these others.]
He says, "...impose their views on our industry"? Whose industry? What if "they" are the future of the industry?
Pedal On has always, in its long history, been a forum which has preached that indoor cycling and Spinning must respect real cycling and the science of our sport. It would be sad day if that commitment were to fade. I hope the long time contributors to Pedal On won't let that happen.
The recent series of articles/posts focused (mainly) Soul Cycle and similar studios has proven to be interesting to read. The history and experience of the posters gives one pause when considering what they have written. The posts have given me pause to consider what is being representing and how it is being presented.
One of the perceptions I have from reading the assorted posts found on various outlets regarding Soul Cycle (and similar studios) is that these studios are primarily interested in hiring performers - actors that can take on a role and captivate, seduce the audience (into returning and spending more money). One does not have to be a theoretical physicist to play one on TV. It is entertainment first, so to speak, for these studios.
It would be interesting to audition just from that perspective - do I possess those mesmerizing showmanship skills? Could I as an instructor get up on stage and play that role that is being asked for? [In fact, I am not that type of person/instructor, so I would fail to pass muster on that point]. To audition, and to be offered a position would validate one aspect of the instructor. It speaks nothing of the technical skills of riding or teaching technique indoors.
Does teaching at Soul Cycle mean that you have to do moves that you don't agree with? Or is it more important to be able to provide entertainment to the masses? Would it be possible to entertain and still just have people pedal easy/pedal hard with no other props than the bike, some lights flashing and some music?
Soul Cycle (and similar studios) present an interesting - and successful - business model. What instructor does not dream of having full, mega-sized classes of participants paying exorbitant fees. Really it is no different than a singer dreaming of becoming a rock star commanding ticket prices nearing triple digits, selling out in venues that hold more people than the population of many towns. It is after all, profit motivation that is driving the business model. Success is defined by values as selected by the individual - for many, that success value is money and fame. To paraphrase a marketing expression, even bad press gets your name in the news.
Could an instructor go to these studios and learn something? Perhaps. They might learn how to put on an entertaining show/performance. Do they need to use the same props or routines as these studios are using? Hopefully not. Hopefully they would be able to take the showmanship, the performance presentation, and use their own repertoire that stick to fundamentals taught from the majority of the bike manufacturers and accredited programs.
Jennifer I was relieved when a member pointed out your statement that you were no longer going to participate here.
So I was surprised to find your 1,326 words of criticism to two articles published at indoorcycleinstructor.com.
I'm not willing to respond to how you've once again made much of this all about you, but I will offer my thoughts to these specific comments:
Chuck is a man of integrity (hopefully he will add to this soon) and I'm guessing that he felt that he could successfully integrate proper techniques with the excitement and entertainment required from a Soul Cycle Instructor.
Jennifer I've tolerated your disruptive behavior here in the past for one simple reason; my impression is that you love creating drama for self serving purposes. Banning you for not following our rules would have created the opportunity for you to play the martyred victim. So I have ignored your previous baiting and personal criticisms of me here, in the past.
But no more.
Jennifer Sage AKA FunHog, this was your last post here at Pedal-On.com.
I am really sorry to see that critical arguement is scilenced here. I do respect Jennifer Sage because she has so many years as a Master Instructor and has the credentials to support her opinions. I think the ban is a huge over reaction and speaks very poorly for the management of this site. What a Shame!
Your loquacious dissertation regarding recent posts of mine on ICI/PRO made interesting reading. Clearly your passion for indoor cycling has not waned nor wavered from your singular focus on, keeping it real.
One of the great things I enjoy about writing posts on such online forums is whether they generate more commentary. My post certainly did that so I am happy.
To be clear, I did actually attend the Soul Cycle Master Class in San Francisco. Ive read nothing on ICI, Pedal-On or ICA that indicates to me that any readers of those forums have done the same.
Beside the owners of Soul Cycle and their two master instructors, I met some very nice people - indoor cycle instructors themselves - very dedicated to our craft. They were all as excited as I to experience such a popular up and coming genre - not to mention successful business model - of indoor cycling.
The class was very different from what I teach (primarily the tenants of Indoor cycling 2.0) and I tried to express that in my post. Describing the ride as if I were writing it as I experienced it, is likely why some readers were wondering which side of the like/dislike line I stood.
I went on to say, I liked it. And I did. Would I agree that some of the moves they asked us to do were contraindicated? Yes. That fact does not change the reason I liked it.
I liked it because it deepened the connection between instructor and rider on a level not often seen in training based indoor cycling. Im not saying - to be sure - that Soul Cycle classes are training based.
I also acknowledged that I chose not pursue the audition as I was unwilling to commit to the commute to San Francisco.
It would have been my fervent hope that, had circumstances allowed, I passed the audition, made it through training and taken the stage, that I could have delivered very popular classes while integrating those principles of Indoor cycling 2.0.
The Soul Cycle stage as a function of their mission allows instructors to touch their riders more deeply - in my opinion - and that connection is exactly what owners Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice expressed as their penultimate goal during their opening remarks before the Master Class.
Ill end with this. One thing I know for sure, connecting with your riders is not contraindicated. If an open mind and a new experience can enhance my ability to connect my soul and love of riding with my riders then mastery of my craft is within reach. I may never get there but the journey is sure cool.
I initially wanted to reply to the OP question "Would you teach at Soul Cycle" with Yes. The question was thought provoking and made me think how can I make my classes better by looking at a successful story like Soul Cycle. The way I see it is the more people interested in Cycling or Spinning the better for the industry in general, whether it is in a keep it real studio or theatre setting.
John- Thanks for keeping the site and opinions going. Please add the "Like" button No need for "Dislike" . We can do the math
I've seen far too many internet boards and social media sources descend into snipe-fests when folk get a little "overempowered" by a slew of anonymous "likes" (usually a backhanded "dislike" for an unpopular opinion or poster)
I say go the "clicker training"/operant conditioning route......ignore the bad and praise the good.
I find the whole success of Soul Cycle (and stuff like Tracy Anderson's Method and Gillian MIchaels's Patented Nitwittery etc. etc) a bit of a puzzle, really. In that a successful business model needs to follow through on promises and marketing in order to remain successful (and, in my former *gig*.....to avoid laws suits)
I haven't been to a Soul Cycle class......so I have a whole slew of very dogmatic opinions I can bring to the table. You know what, though, I would attend a *Master Class* just as an experience and to "see for myself". If I then had an opportunity to attend a regular class I would do that also........to compare how the marketing actually stacks up with the product in a Secret Shopper sorta way. Maybe I'd ask an uncomfortable question or six, if I felt like it. I'm usually good for that
My puzzlement mainly stems from vids I've seen on Youtube. I can't be bothered to hunt them down to make a point, but one that I saw featured Kelly Ripa (to Soul Cycle what Gwyneth Paltrow is to Tracy Anderson.......which says it all, I guess). They'd dispensed with the candles for the cameras.....Kelly mentioned on the vid. that they all looked more attractive by candlelight. Well, you know what.....I think the whole business model/marketing stuff looks *Better By Candlelight*.
The set-up looked very shabby indeed........gloomy environment, bikes crammed close together, inaudible instructor cues, couldn't quite tell about the music/sound system/AC etc (which to me is all part of the "experience"). I couldn't quite tell how this extra special customer service and the extra special connection with loony tune customers *AS ADVERTISED* in some of their press releases!!......would manifest itself. For me, the saving grace would be putting up with all of this sub-optimal stuff for RESULTS......but it looked to me like any ole chortle-worthy *How Not To Teach IDC* example out on the internet in a low-rent setting. This was presumably a star instructor's class, as it was full and had at least one high profile personage there......
I fancy that Soul Cycle's success comes from the notion that you can, in fact, fool some of the people all of the time (and it helps no end if they're High Profile Personages) and fill in with those who you can fool some of the time......but if you can't hack what it takes to do this, that glistening compensation package of $50K + bennies a year is fooling a lot of would be instructors.......based, as it is, on butts in the saddle.
This a business for me. Ms. Sage was offered the exact same opportunity to become an Industry Specialist as any other commercial entity wishing to promote their products or services here at Pedal-On.com.
I'd just like to add that I'm glad Chuck and John offered a voice to a thought that kept creeping into my head as I would hear about all of this SC hype. I really wanted to know how are they doing it? and how can I do it too? Not the stuff that is going to hurt anyone, but where has all of this momentum come from? What has these people hooked? I was quite intrigued by Chuck's thoughts and like John said, I think I can pick through the chaffe to find the gems. SpinBob has it dead on -- they make every single person in the room feel good. They don't make them feel guilty for wanting to be entertained in addition to sweated up and they don't bother them with technical stuff. It gives me pause. And helps me start to look for ways to up my game. I want folks to want to do it my way for their benefit not mine, so I better try damn hard to bring a little more (as Les Mills calls it) "Fitness Magic" to the floor or my lovely Spinning® studio will be empty.
I have been to SC and can assure you that they do not make every person "feel good". In the class I was in , one person got sick during the warm up and left and one person was hurt during the workout and had to be helped out. The PR is the key. Creating the excitement with PR, smoke and mirrors and candles, down playing credentials may work in the short run, but let's see where it is years from now. After all, disco was the thing for a while! Thank goodness, the place I work views quality over quantity!
On a side note, I know it is very hard for some not to take the bait, but it would be nice to see the administration not be drawn in to the fray and decree that a person would be banned from the site. Not everyone knows the history, and those who do, do not want to relive it. How do you think that comes across to new visitors to the site that may read only this thread? I am sure if you rethink this, you might choose to breath and let it pass. A bit advise from an old soul, pride goes before the fall!


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SARASOTA (July 9, 2013) – In May, superstar Angelina Jolie revealed she had both breasts removed because genetic testing showed she had a high risk for cancer. Every day, more and more people face similar decisions as genetic tests to assess the risk of breast, colon and ovarian cancer become more reliable, accessible and affordable.
With last month's decision by the US Supreme Court to ban patents on human genes that restrict testing options, the genetic-testing industry is growing rapidly and the Internet is filled with advertisements urging people to learn about their genetic makeup.
But for that very reason, experts say proceed with caution if considering at-home tests or unregulated testing providers and laboratories. While the industry is expanding exponentially, the tests remain poorly standardized and largely unregulated (none are FDA-approved), said James Fiorica, MD, medical director of Sarasota Memorial's Women's Cancer Services and Genetic Education Program.
"My biggest concern is that people will make important life decisions based on simplified kits or tests that provide bare snippets of information," he said. "Many of the direct-to-consumer tests today look only at common markers – just bits and pieces – rather than all of the variations in a gene.
"At best, they leave people with a confusing array of results that can be challenging to interpret without additional input from a doctor or trained genetic counselor," he added. At worst, he said, they may report a negative result that gives people a false sense of security. "None provide the comprehensive testing or education needed to properly manage an individual or family health concern."
For those truly concerned about a hereditary cancer or future disease, Dr. Fiorica recommends meeting with a board certified genetic counselor to fully understand the scientific, emotional and ethical factors surrounding genetic testing.
The Commission on Cancer recommends genetic testing be performed only by board certified genetic counselors – professionals with graduate education, specialized training and board certification in genetics. Providers trained by labs marketing specific tests may not be fully informed and order the wrong test or misinterpret results. Individuals may also experience an invasion of genetic privacy if testing companies use their genetic information in an unauthorized way, said Board Certified Genetic Counselor Cathy McCann, MS, CGC, coordinator of Sarasota Memorial's Genetic Education Program.
"Genetic testing is not right for everyone - often there are good reasons to not have genetic testing, or to have some genetic tests but not others," McCann said. "Communication is a big part of guiding a patient with an elevated risk of developing a genetic disease. As genetic counselors, we are trained to track the latest discoveries and explain both the benefits and risks so individuals have the information they need to make the wisest decisions for themselves and their families."
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- Multiple affected generations or 1st degree relatives
- Populations at risk: Ashkenazi, Eastern Europe, Icelandic, Swedish, Dutch
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If you are concerned about a hereditary risk of cancer, call Sarasota Memorial's Genetic Education Program – the only hospital-based genetic education and testing program in the region. Program coordinator and Board Certified Genetic Counselor Cathleen McCann, MS, CGC, provides genetic counseling and testing services for breast, ovarian, colon, pancreatic, prostate, melanoma and other cancer syndromes. Call (941) 917-2005 or visit our Hereditary Cancer / Genetic Testing & Counseling page for more information
About Cathleen McCann
Board Certified Genetic Counselor, Sarasota Memorial Institute for Cancer Care
Cathleen McCann earned Bachelor's degrees in Psychology, Natural Science & Mathematics and Zoology/Physiology from the University of Wyoming. She received a Master's degree in Human Medical Genetics at the University of Wisconsin. She is Board Certified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Genetic Counseling and the American College of Medical Genetics. She also is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. She joined the leadership team at Sarasota Memorial's Genetic Education Program in May 2013. Previously, she provided services at the University of Arizona Cancer Center- Phoenix, Harvard Medical Associates, Inova Health System, and other leading medical centers. Most recently, she was a genetic professor for the Maricopa College system in Phoenix for five years, as well as the University of Arizona Medical School.
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On the day of her wedding to Prince Edward, Sophie gets dressed and realizes that she forgot her shoes. Panic sets in until her sister loans her another pair of shoes. Unfortunately they are a bit too small and at the end of the night Sophie's feet are in agony.
The rest of the Royal Family crowds around the door to the bedroom and they hear grunts, straining noises and the occasional muffled scream. Eventually, they hear Edward say, "God, that was tight."
"There," whispers the Queen to the Duke, "I told you she was a virgin."
Then, to their surprise, they hear Edward say, "Right. Now for the other one." Followed by more grunting and, "My God. That was even tighter."
"That's my boy," says the Duke. "Once a sailor, always a sailor."


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John McKeever is a Philadelphia comedian who co-hosts the Bird Text Comedy Show at Helium Comedy Club with Tommy Pope and Luke Cunningham. He was recently featured in this ESPN Commercial. He only felt like answering nine of ten questions…
I started going to open mics here and there a couple of years ago but never steady. I started going all the time about a year ago because I've always really enjoyed the process of writing jokes and then working them out on stage for a possible laugh. I just didn't want to get too old and regret never pursuing it full time. I also don't think I'm fit to lead a normal 9-5 life.
How would you describe your style as a comedian? What influences and factors do you think contribute to that?
I guess I would just say my style is conversational. I'm just not a great at writing one-liners, I think that's a really unique talent. Some people can do both really well, like Chip Chantry or Luke Cunningham, which boggles my mind. I like to just get on stage with an idea and work it out with different crowds and different tags without ever committing to a permanent structure. I just make sure I get from A to B without rambling too much. I think having a loose structure keeps me, personally, from being too rigid on stage like an actor trying to remember his lines. I also have a terrible memory.
Do you have a favorite show or venue you like to perform at? What about it makes it fun or special for you?
I like Helium and the Raven's open mic is the best. Noche's open mic is a lot of fun sometimes too but it's more of a bar atmosphere so it's harder to just tell people to stop talking, especially when they came to a bar to do just that. Jack and Paul do a good job with it though. The Hey Everybody show @ the Shubin is a great show because there's always a cool crowd and great performers.
Do you have a single favorite moment in Philly comedy or one that stands out?
There's so many but when Aaron Hertzog said onstage at the Raven "I'm going to tickle your throat clits with my word dick", Darryl's "Hatchet" bit and anytime I see the Feeko's perform are on the top of my list. There is great show almost every night in Philly, which makes it really exciting to be a part of this scene.
Do you have any sort of creative process that you use with your writing or your performance? Or a sort of method that you use to develop comedic material?
I give my wife a topic, I tie her arms and feet to one of those big circus spinning wheels and as long as she gives me good tags or punchlines, I don't fire the paintball gun.
Do you have any favorite performers in the Philly scene? Why are they your favorites?
There's so many and for so many different reasons. Like I said earlier I think Luke Cunningham and Chip Chantry are both great performers, excellent writers and really great influences to those just starting out. I love Tommy Pope & Steve Gerben's storytelling, it's so funny it and invites everyone in and usually gets so intense that you become scared for their well being. Hesky has a great observational style. He's so relatable and never not funny. Then you have people like Aaron Hertzog and Brendan Kennedy who are always trying something new with total confidence and making it work for them. Sean Quinn is new to the area but he's just a natural. Darryl's bits are probably my favorite. His commitment is just unreal. When I tell a joke and I feel heat, I bail but when Darryl tells a joke it's like "I'm not going anywhere and you fuckers are gonna think this is funny wether you like it or not" and then it kills. There's so many others that I'm probably leaving out.
Do you have any bad experiences doing comedy that you can share? A particularly bad bombing or even an entire show gone haywire?
I bombed at a show in Port Richmond one time and the whole time this guy was heckling me. At one point I made an AIDS reference and the guy yells "way too personal!", which was weird because throughout the whole show I was hoping he had AIDS.
What do you think the Philly comedy scene needs to continue to grow?
Everybody works really well together and there is a ton of support. That's the kind of thing that makes this comedy scene so great. If we keep supporting each other and going telling people about all the great shows in Philly, it will become a monster. It already is. Also, and I don't like this anymore than anybody else does, but we have to make a decision between Darryl and Chris.
Do you have any personal goals for the future as you continue to perform comedy?
I just want to grow as a writer and a performer. My biggest goal is to become a writer who fucks stand-up on the side.


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KEY MOMENT: Zack Greinke gave up hits on three consecutive pitches — a single by Skip Schumaker, a home run by Todd Frazier and a double by Joey Votto — before getting an out. The Reds had a 2-1 lead and never looked back, although Greinke faced another 19 batters and gave up only one hit.
AT THE PLATE: Matt Kemp and Justin Turner had two hits each; for Turner, it was the fifth consecutive start in which he had two hits. Dee Gordon did not get the ball out of the infield in four at-bats. Gordon batted .344 through April 30 and has batted .245 since then.
ON THE MOUND: The Dodgers have lost each of Greinke's past three starts, by scores of 5-3, 5-4 and 4-1. His earned-run average in those starts: 4.26. J.P. Howell lowered his ERA to 1.52 with a perfect inning; he has not given up a run in his past 12 appearances.
ROSTER NEWS: The Dodgers are expected to activate catcher A.J. Ellis on Friday. It is likely they would option Tim Federowicz to triple-A Albuquerque. Federowicz is batting .131, the lowest of any National League player with at least 50 at-bats.
UP NEXT: The Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 3.17) faces the Diamondbacks' Chase Anderson (5-0, 3.14) on Friday at 7 p.m. at Dodger Stadium. TV: SportsNet LA. Radio: 570, 1020.


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The Nintendo 3DS will come with six augmented reality cards. But what does that mean?
It means you can drop 3D dragons on to coffee tables, desks and your son's sleeping head and then shoot virtual arrows at them.
Stay tuned to Kotaku's 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.
(Additional video production work for this post by Bryan Ridgell.)


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Brazilian biologist Dr Patricia Medici has been recognized for her work on tapir-led conservation by scooping a prestigious environmental award.
Dr Medici is chair of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group and founding member of the Brazilian conservation group IPÊ.
Her work includes the promotion of lowland tapirs as conservation ambassadors, getting local communities interested in habitat conservation that benefits many other species of wildlife. One of the project's successes is an agri-forestry scheme that works with landless communities. By planting forest corridors they can link up fragmented wildlife habitats, whilst also giving local people an income from selling excess saplings.
At a ceremony presented by HRH Princess Royal at the Royal Geographical Society in London, Dr Medici was one of 11 people to be honored, receiving a grant of £30,000 towards her tapir project.
The Whitley Awards are granted by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), a UK-based registered charity that aims to identify the world's most dynamic conservation leaders and support their achievements.
The award may help Dr Medici and her project team to roll-out their successful agri-forestry scheme to other parts of Brazil, starting with the world's largest freshwater wetland, the Pantanal.


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iPhone 4, iOS4: iPhone Stuck In Headphone Mode Even When No Headphones Present
Today I got some condensation on my iPhone 4 and immediately afterwards it appeared that the phone was not working properly. Finally I figured out that the issue was simply that the phone thought that headphones were plugged into it when in fact there were no headphones plugged in. This caused numerous issues including the touch screen sounds to not be heard, me to not hear when people called me though they could hear me, the iPod to not play through the speakers, and any other sounds that you would hear directly through the iPhone speakers. After tooling around with the headphone jack I was able to get this working properly again as explained below.


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Dyson sinks £1.4m into Cambridge engineering chair
Intellectual vacuum
Vacuum-maker James Dyson has plunged over a million pounds into funding engineering research at Cambridge University.
And he doesn't just want the funded boffins looking at vacuum cleaners. One of the billionaire's stipulations for the post is that it will encourage speculative research into areas that may not be commercially viable now, but could provide technologies for the future.
The billionaire will put £1.4m into a 10-year professorship in fluid mechanics at the university and will also fund post-graduate research and provide cash for individual projects.
Dyson and Cambridge University have previously collaborated into research on carbon nanotubes, which could be used for things as various as replacing the copper in electrical wires, making cloth bullet proof clothing and manufacturing paper-thin batteries.
"They are researching in areas in which we are interested but they can do what they want to do. We are hoping that something interesting comes out of it. If it does we will take it up and hopefully commercialise it," he told the Guardian. Cambridge University will retain the patent and license the technology.
But the core work of the funded chair will on fluid mechanics, especially airflow in fans and compressors in the hope of bringing better cooling to the many machines that use fans – from laptops to cars.
Fluid mechanics was the research area that led to Dyson's innovations with vacuum cleaners and hand driers. ®


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KALAMAZOO—An exhibition by Sarah Nemire, BFA, art education, will be on display at the Richmond Center for Visual Arts, DeVries Student Art Gallery, at Western Michigan University.
"Rhetoric & Reality: a Journey from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Dakar, Senegal in Metals and Photography," opens on Monday, Oct. 29, and runs through Friday, Nov. 2. A closing with a reception will be held during Art Hop from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2.
The works in the exhibit reveal a journey that begins with an exploration of the physical and social space of Kalamazoo, Mich., and leads across the globe to Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa. These works investigate the intersections between globalization, space, place, art, neoliberalism and resistance, with an emphasis on the changing roles of place and the possibilities within them.
RCVA gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Exhibitions are free and open to the public. Free parking is available.
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Sherman's self-portraits are based on an insert she did for Dasha Zhukova's magazine using clothes from Chanel's archive. The images published were significantly altered as Sherman developed the series for this exhibition. Wearing early haute couture pieces from the 1920s designed by Coco Chanel to more recent Karl Lagerfeld collections, she selected eccentric, often fantastical, outfits before pairing them with images she shot in Iceland during a 2010 volcanic eruption and the isle of Capri. While the series recalls photography's early mission to map the "new world," Sherman's analysis equally references the tradition of 19th century landscape painting, where lonely figures are dominated by the magnificent nature that surrounds them. The artist's looming characters however reverse this heavenly view by relegating nature to the supporting role.
Cindy Sherman's new series is currently showing at Metro Pictures Gallery, New York.
April 28 - June 9, 2012
Cindy Sherman
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Untitled, 2010/2012 © Cindy Sherman / Metro Pictures NY
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Cindy Sherman
April 28 - June 9, 2012
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23 November 2011
MAPHEUS-3-engineer Jörg Drescher performs final preparation work on the MEGraMa-M experiment.
DLR / Franz Bischof.
The granulate gases in the MEGraMa-M experiment: When subjected to conditions of microgravity, the spherules float in the brightly lit sample container. The circular electromagnets on the four sides of the container caused the particles to move.
Microgravity will last for three and a half minutes in the MAPHEUS-3 rocket. The experiments were designed and built at the DLR Institute of Materials Physics in Space.
The four experiments on MAPHEUS-3 require not only microgravity but also hard vacuum conditions. The corresponding system is prepared for its use.
Some days before the start of the experiments, the researchers prepare for the microgravity flight.
DLR scientists launch sounding rocket with material physics experiments
First, it is launched into space at 5400 kilometres per hour, then come three and a half minutes of weightlessness, and finally it lands using a parachute. Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) are sending four experiments to high altitude on the MAPHEUS-3 (Materialphysikalische Experimente unter Schwerelosigkeit – Material Physics Experiments Under Microgravity) sounding rocket to investigate the properties of metals and granular gases. The rocket is scheduled to launch from Esrange, near Kiruna in Sweden, on 25 November 2011, weather conditions permitting. The experiments include a video system designed to record how a granulate consisting of tiny spherules behaves in microgravity after being set in motion in a controlled manner.
The DLR scientists have been in Kiruna in northern Sweden for days, preparing their experiments and getting them ready for flight. Eighty seconds after launch, as soon as the MAPHEUS-3 sounding rocket propulsion engine has exhausted its propellant and there is no further propulsion, the vital minutes during which Earth's gravity no longer has any effect begin. "All the tests are designed to provide us with important results during the short three-and-a-half minute window," says Andreas Meyer of the Institute of Material Physics in Space. The Cologne-based DLR institute designed and constructed all four experiments. "The processes we want to observe all occur relatively quickly." Shortly before launch, small ovens in some of the experiment boxes heat the various metal samples, melting them at temperatures of up to 1500 degrees Celsius so they are in a liquid state when weightlessness begins. Upon atmospheric re-entry, air resistance slows down the rocket and payload, and a parachute opens to bring the experiments back to the ground. The researchers can follow the vehicle's path during flight via an onboard video system. There is also continuous radio contact, so that a recovery helicopter can be despatched to collect the experiments after MAPHEUS-3 has landed.
Avoiding unwanted effects
Also on board is a transparent container filled with a granulate composed of spherules, which the scientists will use to investigate the impact behaviour of the spherules during microgravity. With a diameter of less than a millimetre, the particles are surrounded by four magnets that accelerate them in a controlled manner during the flight. Meanwhile, a video camera records how the spherules lose energy by colliding with one another and with the inner wall of the container. The results of the MEGraMa-M (Magnetically Excited Granular Matter on MAPHEUS) experiment will provide information important for modelling granular media and, in particular, granular gases, Meyer explains.
What all four experiments on the MAPHEUS-3 high-altitude research rocket have is common is that, to understand the properties of the materials, effects that might alter the results in laboratories on Earth have to be minimised. "By carrying out experiments in microgravity with the MAPHEUS-3 sounding rocket, we can study the materials without the disruptive influence of gravity," explains Meyer. Some of the tests are not being carried out for the first time – they have already been on two previous Mapheus research rocket flights. But to precisely investigate the properties of the various materials – copper and cobalt, for example – the scientists are changing both the mixing proportions of the metals and the temperature profile in the ovens in their experiments. As the DLR MAPHEUS experiments take place once per year, the material physicists can implement the tests they have designed quickly and react to current research results in short order, according to project leader Martin Siegl of the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen.
A yo-yo system to achieve microgravity
To enable the experiments to be carried out in microgravity, a few tricks are needed as well. For example, the MORABA (MObilen RAketen BAsis – Mobile Rocket Base) team from DLR space flight operations has implemented a yo-yo system that reduces the spin of the rocket at an altitude of 70 kilometres. Inhibiting the spin that stabilises the rocket in flight and reducing any rotation induced by the exhaust nozzle helps to achieve microgravity. "In the weightlessness of the Mapheus rocket, a ball would take over 500 seconds to fall to the ground from a height of one metre," explains space engineer Josef Ettl, whose team's responsibilities include the launch of the high-altitude rocket and the recovery system.
Following a successful flight in microgravity, the scientists will begin to assess the recovered experiments. The solidified metal samples will be investigated in the laboratory and the MEGraMa-M experiment video will be analysed. "If we want to develop materials on a computer, we need to obtain the basic physical data," says institute director Andreas Meyer.
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Air NZ's top 10 picks for Westport
A journey into New Zealand's coal mining past
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Denniston might be a ghost town today but once you have signed up for your union membership card, donned your hard hat and collected your lamp you will be set to step back in time to its coal mining hey days.
Just north of Westport, the hub of the Buller region, the Denniston Experience, is a tribute to the lives of the 1500 people who once inhabited this town working what was the richest producing coal mine in New Zealand for many decades.
Between October 1879 and August 1967 12 million tons of coal was extracted and transported down the famous Denniston incline, a remarkable engineering feat dropping fully laden wagons a precarious 510 metres over 1.7 km.
Three different tours will give you a taste of mining life with the chance to:
- Take an interactive journey underground (hence the hard hat and union card);
- Board a train for a scenic journey along the gorge to the mine portal
- Or in the summer to combine the highlights in a twilight tour finishing with a barbecue outdoors.
The Denniston Experience is the latest attraction in the region which has sights and adventures to suit every age, ability and interest.
Our top 10 picks, all within easy reach of Westport include:
The Denniston Experience
Seal Colony – just 10 minutes walk from the car park, the seal colony at Tauranga Bay is the most accessible in the country
Cape Foulwind – unkindly named by Captain Cook in 1770 when strong winds thwarted his landing, a well-developed walkway gives visitors the chance to view the rugged coastline and visit the lighthouse at the end. It is just one of many walkways in the area
Pancake rocks, Punakiki – weird pancake rock formations and blow holes 56kms south of Westport
Mountain biking – the Denniston Plateau has nine tracks for mountain biking
Fishing – the region's rivers are great spots for trout fishing (and white bait in season) while the coastline has a wealth of sea angling opportunities
Water sports – rafting, jet boating, canoeing and kayaking
Beaches – the wide and largely uninhabited stretches of West Coast beach are ideal for long walks, swimming (seek out the safe spots) and some very rugged surfing
Adventure – caving, cave rafting, 4 wheel drive expeditions, quad biking and horse trekking
Buller Gorge Marathon and Half Marathon – a scenic , one way course through the scenic gorge and finishing in Westport ( February 11 2012)
Air New Zealand flies between Westport and Wellington linking it with 25 other destinations on the domestic network. For bookings and information www.airnewzealand.co.nz


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The Angry (Arab) Collaborator
By Gilad Atzmon
As'ad AbuKhalil has now completed his transformation into a honorary Sabbath Goy. [1]
The 'angry' man has finally joined the Anti Zionist Zionists (AZZ) and like his Jewish Marxists allies, he insists upon my rejection from the Palestinian solidarity movement. For him, I am not Kosher enough.
I must say though that judging by the level of circulation of my writing and my latest book The Wandering Who, it seems as if my views are actually far more popular than angry AbuKalil and his AZZ comrades put together. Also my current coast to coast American tour is supported by the leading Palestinian solidarity organisations in this country such as The Washington Report, The Global March to Jerusalem, One Democratic State (Texas), Students for Justice in Palestine, Deir Yassin Remembered and many more.
As if this is not enough, my latest book is endorsed by the greatest intellectuals and humanist in this movement, isn't this enough to make me into a kosher candidate? And if not what else do I need to prove my? Do I also need a Jewish Marxist Advocate?
But far more concerning is AZZ AbuKhalil's intellectual approach to the matter. It seems as if AbuKhalil didn't read a single text by me. He accuses me of being an 'anti semite' and for using "offensive language against Judaism and Jews". In spite of Angry AbuKhalil being an academic, he fails to substantiate any of these attributions. Those who are familiar with my thoughts and writing know very well that I am actually a supporter of Judaism and I also refrain from any criticism of Jews as people, race, or ethnicity. I am indeed critical of Jewish ideology, culture and identitypolitics. I believe that this is my duty as a humanist and anti racist.
Why is Angry AbuKhalil mistaken here, is it because he is misinformed? Is it because he is supported solely by the Jewish 'anti' Zionist lobby being there token Arab? I honesty don't know, I will let you make up your mind…
[1]. A Shabbos goy, Shabbat goy or Shabbes goy (Yiddish: שבת גוי, shabbos goy Modern Hebrew: גוי של שבת goy shel shabat) is a non-Jewish individual who regularly assists a Jewish individual, organization or interests.
Gilad Atzmon's New Book: The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity Politics Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.


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|Early Supplementary Feeding and Cognition (Society for Research in Child Development, 1993, 123 pages)
This Monograph reports results from a study of the effects of supplementary feeding of newborn to 7-year-old children on their subsequent performance as adolescents and young adults (11-24 years) on a battery of psychoeducational and information-processing tests. The study, which began in 1969, was conducted in a nutritionally at-risk population in the Department of El Progreso, Eastern Guatemala. The intent was to test the hypothesis that protein deficiency in infants and children delays mental development.
We report the effects of the nutritional intervention on cognition during infancy, the preschool period, and, more extensively, adolescence and early adulthood. Issues of differential effects from pre- versus postnatal supplement are excluded; similarly, the current analyses do not attend to the possible differential effect of specific nutrients.
This section describes the key theoretical and research issues in international nutrition and in developmental biology and psychology that were dominant at the time the study was launched (1969). The discussion aims to justify the study design that was chosen and the research questions of concern here.
International Nutrition and the Protein Gap
Cicely Williams's (1933) description of kwashiorkor and her suggestion that its etiology could be found in a deficiency of "amino acids or protein" became a landmark; thereafter, protein deficiency became the object of intensive study and international concern. 1 For at least the following four decades, protein was considered to be the major limiting factor in the diets of most undernourished children in the less developed countries, particularly in Africa. Illustrative is the 1953 publication of an Expert Committee on Nutrition from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization (cited in McLaren, 1974). Without the necessary epidemiological data, it nevertheless stated that kwashiorkor was "the most serious and widespread nutritional disorder known to medical and nutritional sciences." Thus, it is not surprising that the United Nations instituted a Protein Advisory Group in 1955 and that groups of experts in international nutrition provided strong recommendations to develop local protein-rich foods. Moreover, evaluations of lysine fortification programs were also launched in target populations considered protein deficient (McLaren, 1974).
1 Kwashiorkor is the result of a
protein-deficient diet. It is generally an acute condition that tends to occur
at the end of the first or during the second year of life. Oedema,
hypopigmentation or dermatoses, dyspigmentation of the hair, and a significant
increment in the size of the liver are pathognomonic signs of protein
However, by the late 1950s and the early 1960s, it was becoming apparent that protein was not the sole growth-limiting factor among malnourished children. In 1959, Jelliffe coined the term "protein calorie deficiency" to encompass kwashiorkor, marasmus, and mild to moderate forms of protein calorie malnutrition. 2 In 1974, the head of the division of nutrition at the World Health Organization estimated that there were 98,470,000 children (0-4 years old) suffering from PEM in Asia, Africa, and Latin America (Bengoa, 1974).
2 Marasmus is characterized by severe
retardation in linear growth as the final stage in a long process of depletion
due to a diet poor in quality and quantity. It often occurs during the first
year of life, but it is also found among older children. Oedema is not present.
The term "protein calorie malnutrition" was subsequently changed to
"protein energy malnutrition" (PEM); we use the latter in this
PEM and Mental Development
The hypothesis linking PEM (protein energy malnutrition) to later cognitive deficit can be traced to the beginning of the twentieth century (see, e.g., Nicholls, 1923). Most of the research, however, was conducted during the mid-1950s (Geber & Dean, 1955, 1956) and the 1960s (Cabak & Najdanvic, 1965; Cravioto & Robles, 1965; Jelliffe, 1965; Pollitt & Granoff, 1967; Scrimshaw, 1969; Scrimshaw & Gordon, 1968; Stoch & Smythe, 1963). The published data extended clinical observations on malnourished children. Rich descriptions were provided of the behavioral apathy, listlessness, and reduced motor activity observed among severely undernourished children (Autret & Béhar, 1954; Jelliffe, 1965). Thus, it was only natural to suspect that undernutrition affected the brain since its effects on vital organs such as the liver had been well documented (McLaren, Faris, & Zekian, 1968).
Most, if not all, of the studies conducted during the 1960s on the effects of PEM on human behavior relied on correlational research designs. Investigators observed that infants and young children with a history of severe PEM (i.e., marasmus, kwashiorkor, or both) had poorer scores on developmental scales (e.g., the Bayley Scales), IQ tests, and tasks testing specific intellectual functions than comparison groups (for reviews, see Pollitt & Thomson, 1977; Ricciuti, 1981). Stunted children without clinical signs of severe malnutrition also performed comparatively poorly on tests of inter-sensory integration (Cravioto, DeLicardie, & Birch, 1966).
Inferences made at that time about the causal effects of PEM on cognition were thus based primarily on correlational data. Concerns regarding possible confounding and moderating effects of social and economic variables that covaried with nutritional status were dealt with by matched-group research designs. Subjects differing in anthropometry (e.g., above and below the tenth percentile for height distribution of the Harvard Growth Standards) were matched on an array of potential confounders (e.g., mother's education, father's occupation), and their performance on psychological tests (e.g., IQ) was compared (Cabak & Najdanvic, 1965; Hertzig, Birch, Richardson, & Tizard, 1972).
The consistency in findings among different studies did not compensate for the critical limitations of ex post facto research designs or for problems inherent to the nature of the research question. The social-psychological factors that characterized the immediate family environment of the PEM child were neither known nor controlled for. The factors that were controlled for were broad, graduated parameters of social structure such as mother's education or family income. Thus, conclusive inferences could not be drawn from such studies, no matter how carefully investigators matched the samples. In addition, operational definitions of nutritional status based on anthropometry are crude since body size is not determined solely by nutrient intake (Pollitt & Ricciuti, 1969; for an early, articulate discussion of this issue, see Suchman, 1968).
Although it was recognized at the time that laboratory studies conducted with experimental animals could make important contributions to understanding the problem, such studies also had serious limitations. Their focus was on severe protein deficiency, and the human conditions of mild to moderate malnutrition were not simulated in the laboratory. In addition, the animal models could not include social-environmental variables considered to be potential confounders or effect modifiers (Pollitt, 1969).
Recognition of the limitations in the designs of the studies conducted in this period led to an appreciation of the scientific merits of research protocols that included supplementary feeding as a key experimental variable. Shifting to this approach provided an opportunity to randomize study subjects and to control a substantive portion of a child's daily nutrient intake. It also allowed for the manipulation of the timing and duration of exposure to the experimental treatment and for a focus on mild to moderate PEM. During the 1960s, at least six large studies of the effects of early supplementary feeding on human development were implemented in different parts of the world, including the Guatemala study. Although supplementary feeding provided an alternative, and improved, research design to correlational studies, there are important limitations and considerations inherent in quasi-experimental designs as well. Specific issues relating to this study are discussed more fully in Chapter IV.
Developmental Psychobiology and the Effects of PEM on Cognition
Concerns with the putative effects of PEM on cognition that were prevalent in the 1960s were reinforced by innovative thinking in developmental psychobiology. Influential theoreticians postulated that the nature of early experiences resulted in permanent changes in the organization of neural cells in the cerebrum (Hebb, 1949; Hunt, 1961). Experimental research showed that brain parameters and constituents, such as brain weight, neuronal density, and nucleic acid, could be affected by the nature of the interactions that the organism had with its environment (Rosenzweig, 1966).
Similarly, the notion of critical periods in development was a compelling argument advanced in the late 1960s in support of a paradigm that related particular early experiences with later behavioral attributes. During its early development, the central nervous system was considered particularly vulnerable to teratogenic agents or to particular social stimuli (Bronfenbrenner, 1968; Scott, 1962). This line of thinking provided further justification for the hypothesis that early PEM results in permanent developmental changes (Pryor, 1974) - its face validity was obvious.
Research conducted during this period on the effects of early experience on development generally fit the main effect model and, in particular, the traditional biomedical model of disease causation, namely, that a given pathogen will lead to a specific disease. There was little regard for social and environmental factors as modifiers of the potential effects of early biological trauma; study designs focused on a linear cause-and-effect relation. The agent would be defined as "cultural" or "environmental deprivation," while the effect ("disease") was a comparatively low score on a mental test such as the Stanford-Binet. There were also attempts to define the mechanisms through which "deprivation" worked (Bernstein, 1961; Hess & Shipman, 1965, 1967).
Within this line of thinking, it seemed an urgent necessity to develop technologies to prevent or remediate the adverse effects of an impoverished environment through early intervention programs (Consortium for Longitudinal Studies, 1983). It also made sense that the War on Poverty would be launched and that it should include programs such as Head Start to prevent or remediate the effects of poverty and malnutrition. Work on the effects of early educational interventions on behavioral development was compatible with the notion that early supplementary feeding could prevent the emergence of effects of malnutrition among children living in severe poverty. The hypotheses formulated in both lines of endeavor were similar, and they called for a reductionistic approach that fit the biomedical model. This was attractive to many researchers, particularly in nutrition, where laboratory research and animal models were the preferred form of investigation.
In sum, theory and research in international nutrition and in developmental psychobiology during the 1960s provided strong justification for major experimental studies of PEM and its effects on mental development. Assumptions made at that time regarding the epidemiology of PEM, and the proposition that early experience during critical periods of brain growth could have lasting effects, provided strong support for the notion that protein was a major limiting nutritional factor among undernourished children and that PEM was a major biological trauma. Similarly, recognition of the limitations of observational studies conducted on humans and of experiments with laboratory animals supported the adoption of experimental designs that included early supplementary feeding as the key independent variable.
In the 1960s, the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) was already a leading international nutrition institution. This experience of the institute's staff in field studies and the institute's attractiveness to prestigious scientists in nutrition epidemiology made it natural for INCAP to take a leadership role in this area of research by launching a quasi-experimental study that was intended to yield unique information on the effects of early nutrition on cognitive development.
The research design of the Guatemala study has included a period of longitudinal study spanning the years 1969-1977 and a cross-sectional follow-up during part of 1988-1989. In the next chapter, we describe the villages and the subjects chosen as well as the methods and results of the longitudinal study. Chapter III provides the conceptual underpinnings for the 1988 follow-up, including a review of the relevant literature as well as a discussion of how knowledge gained in the years since the inception of the Guatemala study might have led to a different conceptual and methodological approach. Chapter IV discusses the assumptions and deficiencies inherent in the original design that imposed limitations in the 1988 follow-up. Chapters V, VI, and VII present the methods and the results of the follow-up and a discussion of its findings. Chapter VII also presents what we believe to be the mechanisms underlying the observed relations between nutritional input and behavioral changes and the policy implications of these data. One of our main concerns is with the way in which the results that we obtained may be used in justifying nutrition intervention studies among nutritionally at-risk children.


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Propane prices have risen to record highs, Greg Noll, executive vice president of Propane Marketers Association of Kansas, said.
Prices jumped from around $1 per gallon in mid-January to more than $5 last week for marketers, and rose even more for local companies like Cardie Oil and S&S Propane and consumers, Noll said.
While prices for some customers are going up, Trayce Warner of Florence won't see much of the price increase immediately because she contracted propane for a year at a lower price during the summer.
Where customers who did not contract could see their propane bill increase to around $500 a month for 100 gallons, Warner won't have to pay more than $140 a month because of her contract.
She and her husband have been contracting for six to seven years because paying the same each month made it easier to budget. Now that prices are so high, she is glad they contracted for more than just that reason, as they are saving anywhere from $350 to $450 this month alone.
"We are very lucky to have a contract," she said. "I know what to plan on every month, and don't necessarily have to worry about price fluctuations, although we haven't heard from them yet about any changes because of this latest jump. Luckily also is the fact that our tank is mostly full right now, so maybe the price will go down before we need more fuel."
The increase comes from a severely depleted propane supply across the county caused by high U.S. exports of propane and a wet fall.
"Grain elevators in other states, not just Kansas, have had to use more propane than usual this fall to dry crops," Noll said.
Couple that with an arctic blast that sent temperatures into record lows in much of the country, and the demand for propane skyrocketed.
"Demand is still up because it's winter, and when it's cold everyone turns up the thermostat," Noll said.
Noll said he does not know if the hike is a short or long-term affair.
"We hope it's short," he said, "but if something in the supply changes, even today, the recovery time could be weeks, extending the price hike out weeks."
Because weather plays such a large factor in propane supply and demand, he said warmer temperatures over the weekend would help some, however the long-term forecast shows extended cold periods, and he believes they will not help much.
Craig Settle, president of Cardie Oil, believes the hike to be short term, maybe a few weeks, and prices to normalize once supply and demand normalize.
"We've never been in a situation like this," he said, "so we're trying to figure out what's best by our customers."
The company will honor all existing customer contracts, such as Warner's, Settle said. Cardie is advising customers not on contract to not fill their tanks unless necessary, in hope prices fall before they need propane delivered again.
"We're advising people without contracts that if they absolutely need propane to do a smaller delivery," he said. "That way they can absorb the cost better and do what's best for them."
Some customers have been less than pleased about the increase, Settle said.
"It's shocking," Settle said, "but most customers understand we aren't behind the price hike and the market controls these things."
While the shortage could leave some across the country without propane, Noll said, Settle does not believe that is the case in Kansas.
"I'm not worried because we have enough in our tank to be OK, and around Kansas people are very supplied," he said. "We won't let anyone run out."
Noll is advising the best thing people can do right now is to conserve.
"Turn the thermostat down to almost unbearable temperatures, shut off rooms that you don't need to heat, don't heat barns or out-buildings unless absolutely necessary," he said.
In order to avoid shortages like this in the future, Noll said customers should replace appliances with high-efficiency appliances.
"People need to be aware about how much they consume and do their part to do what they can to conserve," he said. "That way there is more propane to go around."


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A sample of the discourse over in the Isthmus forum, where Madisonians bemoan the newly signed Wisconsin law that repealed the 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act.
MEANWHILE: In the comments section of last night's post "The Democrats' War on Women," a couple commenters engage in sexist wordplay about Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (who, like Walker, faces recall). A commenter referred to "Walker and his 'minions'" and chickenlittle quipped "What about all the filly minions like Kleefisch? Do you want to filet them too?" and leslyn said "How do you filet a filly??" This portrayal of a woman as meat called to mind the infamous Hustler magazine cover (showing a woman's body fed through a meat grinder). I said:
"How do you filet a filly??"Leslyn defended herself this way:
Said, about Rebecca Kleefisch, by a female commenter who probably regards herself as a feminist. That image is one of sexual violence.
You compare an adult woman to a juvenile animal. You refer to slicing into her dead (animal) body, prepping her for cooking.
But the woman you revile is conservative, so maybe you didn't notice.
If you think you are a feminist, you are a fake one, really a lefty or a Democrat, and your partisan politics comes first.
Go stand over there will Bill Clinton.
Oh for goodness sake, Althouse, "how do you filet a filly" was A PLAY ON WORDS on CHICKENLITTLE'S comment. Which you'd have recognized were you not humorless.My response:
And get off the "feminist" rant already. To use a METAPHOR, you jump both sides of the fence.
I saw the joke. That is was a joke is irrelevant to my point.
Would you like me to Google "sexist jokes" for you?
Try making racist jokes out in public and see how far "it was humor" gets you.
Picture a filleted young horse. Picture a woman in a similar condition. Picture a particular named woman in that condition.
Now, is that funny?
Remember when Rush Limbaugh portrayed Sandra Fluke as a prostitute and said we should have sex tapes of her on the internet?
How funny was that?
Now... go on with your explanations about why you are really not a hypocrite.
Alternatively, concede. It might be the better option.
Being a feminist is hard. You have to be consistent. Take the challenge.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2002 News Releases > September 2002 > Retired colonel to lead Wayland's San Antonio campus
Retired colonel to lead Wayland's San Antonio campus
Retired Air Force Colonel James L. Antenen was named the new dean at the San Antonio campus of Wayland Baptist University, effective Sept. 3. He replaces Dr. Dillard Whitis, who retired after serving 19 years with WBU and seeing the San Antonio campus through several moves and extensive growth.
Antenen comes to Wayland from a position as management development consultant with San Antonio-based USAA. He also served three years as executive vice president and then president of the Community College of the Air Force - with a student enrollment of 600,000 - and was commander of the occupational measurement center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio.
According to Dr. Bill Hardage, executive vice president at Wayland, Antenen's military background, experience in post-secondary administration and his business and public relations training will serve the ever-growing San Antonio campus well.
"Dr. Antenen emerged from the search as the person at this point in time to lead the San Antonio campus to the next level," Hardage said. "He is well trained, has great experience and most importantly, is very enthusiastic about the opportunities ahead."
Antenen holds a bachelor's degree in graphic arts and journalism from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and earned his Master of Science degree in industrial/vocational technology from Central Missouri State University. He received his Doctor of Education degree in adult and vocational education from Auburn University in 1986.
With more than 25 years experience leading education and training organizations, Antenen also brings teaching experience, having served as assistant professor at Indiana University and as an adjunct professor at both the University of the Incarnate Word and St. Mary's University. He has had many articles published, dealing with organizational management, leadership, adult education and military issues.
WBU - San Antonio moved to a new facility on Interstate 35 North in October 2000 and expects to expand in the near future. Enrollment at the campus peaked around 1,500 during the spring, making it Wayland's most populous campus. The campus offers evening classes catering toward working adults who are earning a bachelor's degree. San Antonio also offers master's degrees in business, religion and management.


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