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"A young, New York-based Buddhist teacher, Rinzler is able to take a relaxed, colloquial approach to meditation and its many benefits because he's so well-versed in Shambhala and Tibetan Buddhism. With examples ranging from superheroes to YouTube videos, Rinzler brings timeless teachings to the buzz of now in an engaging, richly instructive, genuinely illuminating spiritual guide."—Booklist
"Don't let Rinzler's youthful exuberance fool you. The kid knows his stuff."—Tricycle
"This volume is far beyond a compilation of Rinzler's columns or prior work; it is a genuine introduction to living a Buddhist life without immersion in Buddhism's more esoteric practices."—Library Journal
"Light-hearted, contemporary, and at times hilarious, Rinzler's book is addictively easy to read."—Nexus
"Enjoyable, engaging, and inspiring. I loved the book and think it's a great introductory read for a younger person who would like to know more about Buddhism, or just life in general."—Wildmind.org
"Rinzler's voice is approachable and funny and absolutely credible to all of the young professionals who seem to have it all but who are beginning to wonder if they are missing something really, really big."— www.beliefnet.com
"The cool kid's Buddhist."—The Boston Phoenix


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All year long the library has programs for book lovers of all ages, from infants to seniors. These programs are so ever-present that we just take them for granted. When do you have story time? Oh, there will be a new one any time now.
As we wrap up the summer and start looking at fall and back to school, however, you might notice a lot more programs on the calendar being started all at once. If you are looking for a new reading experience this year, take a look at some of the programs we offer:
Monthly Book Discussions for Adults
Meet a new book -- or a new friend -- with these programs that can be jumped into at any time all year long. Our staff lovingly chooses a thought-provoking, peer-reviewed book each month and we request enough copies for the group. You check the books out and return them on your own schedule, and if you can, come to the planned discussion (times and dates vary by location) and talk over the book with other people who have just read it too! (Read more about our library book discussion groups.)
Teen and Tweens Reading Programs
There are other programs, such as Teens Read (Rensselaer), that require a committment over several weeks or months, but can be very rewarding for participants. Registered participants can receive free books, plus explore their books with other peer readers using food, crafts and other projects than can make the time much more exciting. For more information about this limited participation program, contact the Rensselaer Library. For information about other teen reading programs, call your local library or stop in.
Paws for Reading (DeMotte)
The DeMotte Library is happy to announce that the Paws to Read program will be offered once again this fall. Elementary readers practice their reading skills by reading to the quietly listening ears of a dog! Reading to a dog can help readers gain confidence and overcome shyness. This reading encouragement program allows children to feel more confident by reading to a non-judgmental, furry friend like reading assistance dogs, Toby and Scooter who are provided and handled by K.V. Pet PALS volunteers Del Cleek and Sherri Truelock. Paws to Read sessions are thirty minutes long and begin on Monday, September 10th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and then every first Monday evening and third Saturday afternoon through November. Readers should pre-register with the library by calling 219-987-2221 or by stopping in at the front desk. Scooter and Toby's tails are wagging in anticipation!
Storytime Programs for Children
Every few weeks there's a new round of planned story time sessions for younger readers. Times and dates and ages vary by location, but these programs involve planned themed crafts, food and books that will appeal to developing readers. Call or stop in at your local library for more information.
Lapsit Storytime
Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. Adults and their one-year-olds are invited to participate in our Lapsit Storytime programs and start a lifetime of reading love. For more information about this program, call or stop in at the Wheatfield Library.
Special Programs
There are other programs all year long to encourage reading and the love of the written word. This fall we will host historical interpretations of Sherlock Holmes and General Milroy. There will be author visits, and other programs as the year goes on. There's always something happening at your library. Stop in and check us out!

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"How To Teach Online" is a massive, open, online course (MOOC) that takes a broad view of teaching online. This five-week MOOC is for instructors of all experiences who teach online. Whether you are new to online teaching or want to improve your craft of teaching, "How To Teach Online" is a great place to share, connect, and learn from others around the world.
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Follow Kevin Acee's training camp tweets at twitter.com/sdutchargers. And go to chargers.uniontrib.com all day long for updated news all day and a daily video report.
Jacob Hester blocked a safety out wide, Brandon Manumaleuna and Brandyn Dombrowski walled off the end inside, and Louis Vasquez sprinted across to bowling ball a linebacker and another safety as LaDainian Tomlinson squirted past on his way into the end zone.
But then, that never officially happened, as referee Peter Morelli didn't register Dombrowski reporting as an eligible receiver.
The Chargers were moved back 5 yards.
After getting to the 2-yard line and then the 1, the Chargers attempted the same play (with Dombrowski in, running Tomlinson left) on third and fourth down.
They came up short both times, a little slow here, a little off there. A little too close here, not wide enough there.
"Just a little bit, and that's the difference," Tomlinson said.
Set aside the fact that Chargers coach Norv Turner wouldn't have run the ball four straight times had the Chargers not been up by 20 points late in the third quarter. He was letting his line and running back have at it.
"We can be a good goal-line team," Turner said. "It was a chance for us to go after them. I know what our guys want to do. We were down there. They want to run the football, and I gave them a chance to do it."
The Chargers' 135 rushing yards Sunday at Kansas City were 58 more than their previous season high and 78 more than their season average.
Tomlinson ran for a season-high 71 yards on a season-high 23 carries.
The Chargers were averaging fewer than seven runs of 4 or more yards in their first five games. They had 12 Sunday. They still have a league-low eight runs of 10-or-more yards, but they had three of those against the Chiefs, including their first two of more than 19 yards.
There were holes on Sunday.
Just not by the goal line.
There almost never is.
"We have some work to do down there," Turner said.
With their big-play offense, ranked 13th in the league in total yardage, the Chargers have driven themselves into nine goal-to-go situations inside the 5-yard line this season. That's tied for second-most in the league.
Those prolific opportunities have yielded just three touchdowns, a 33-percent success rate that is second-worst in the league.
That includes just one rushing touchdown.
The Chargers coaching staff looks at every play every week, and this week took particular interest in the team's rushes down by the goal line.
"We need to execute better," Turner said.
And while plenty may argue that the play-calling needs to change – that, for instance, the Chargers need to take better advantage of their tall receiving targets – there is an explanation for every one of those plays not working.
Whether it is a block missed or not held long enough, a runner taking the wrong angle . . .
"Everything just needs to be tighter down in there," right guard Louis Vasquez said.
There is something to be said, too, for the Chiefs having seen what the Chargers did on that initial play and playing the final two well. Sometimes it is the defense making plays.
"(The defense) has less responsibility playing inside 10 yards," Manumaleuna said. "Us hitting the deep plays is kind of ineffective down there."
Plus, the Chargers have played four of the top 11 goal-to-go defenses and six of the top 13 red-zone defenses in the NFL.
The Raiders, while ranked 30th against the run, are seventh in red-zone scoring and tied for ninth in goal-to-go scoring.
So while the Chargers could continue to get well in the middle of the field, they will face a challenge fixing the crucial plays near the goal line.
Because no matter the circumstances, whether the Chiefs knew what was coming in that Sunday series, the Chargers know this:
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Respondents provide information on current activity and their expectations for activity over the next six months. Their responses include information on overall business activity in the state and at their business, including sales, inventories, and investment in new equipment or software. In addition, respondents inform us about employment conditions, wages, prices paid for energy and materials, and prices received for their goods and services.
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You may experience some of the signs of early pregnancy before you get to have your pregnancy confirmed with a pregnancy test.
Early symptoms of pregnancy may include:
Missed period.
Also known as amenorrhoea, missing a period is generally considered the surest sign of pregnancy. In the first trimester of pregnancy, though, it is possible to have a light period (similar to the spotting that can occur when youre on the Pill) while your hormones increase to pregnancy levels. Its also possible to miss a period due to factors other than pregnancy stress, medication, being underweight or overweight can all have an effect your menstrual cycle.
Morning sickness.
Its estimated that nausea and vomiting affects about 85% of pregnant women in their first trimester. Generally starting in 6 9 weeks, it usually begins to improve by 14 weeks, though some women can suffer from morning sickness before they even have their pregnancy confirmed. While theres no one reason why morning sickness occurs but it is generally considered to be the result of a combination of elevated oestrogen levels and low blood sugar. Anecdotally, many women also report suffering more from morning sickness with second and subsequent pregnancies.
Tender, swollen breasts.
Just as your breasts can become tender before each period due to hormonal changes, the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy can also cause your breasts to become extremely swollen and sore. This tenderness usually dissipates by the end of the first trimester when hormones levels stabilise.
Extreme fatigue.
No amount of sleep deprivation can ever match the overwhelming exhaustion associated with the early weeks of pregnancy. Coping with this fatigue can be difficult and is caused by your rising hormones (particularly progesterone) and metabolism combined with a lowering of your blood sugar and blood pressure. By the second trimester these factors will have stabilised and youll begin to have more energy again.
Frequent urination.
While frequent urination is a feature of both the first and third trimesters, it is the change in pregnancy hormone levels, along with increased body fluids, that will have you running to the toilet every ten minutes day and night! There is no way around this and it will gradually improve so dont try restricting your fluids as its important for you and bub to stay properly hydrated.
Food cravings.
85% of all pregnant women confess to having food cravings at some point in their pregnancy and you may find that as soon as the morning sickness eases up, you begin to desire particular foods. Top of the food craving hit-list are sweet foods, closely followed by salty snacks though many women report craving foods they ordinarily dont care for.
In the first trimester, increasing hormone levels can cause constipation which, while not serious, can be extremely uncomfortable and can lead to haemorrhoids.
Again, changes in hormone levels can cause frequent headaches, along with changes to your blood circulation, and while some pregnancy women continue to suffer from headaches throughout their pregnancy, for most these will gradually improve as they reach their second trimester.
Mood swings.
Early pregnancy is often marked by mood swings that can have you laughing one minute and crying the next. In the first trimester, the combination of hormone levels and fatigue can leave you feeling vulnerable to wide mood swings.
This article was written by Ella Walsh for Kidspot NZ.
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It's always said that there's something for everyone in Shakespeare's plays. But if you are an American teenage girl you may have to be convinced of that. Juliet in Romeo and Juliet is a thirteen-year-old, almost fourteen, so she's a character you can compare yourself with.
When Romeo gatecrashes her father's party he chats her up and she falls for him immediately, with a passion that an adult could never feel. Look at the way she goes about finding out who he is. It's obsessive. By the time she discovers that she could never develop anything with him because he's a Montague it's too late. He's what she wants and she's going to go for it. When he appears in the orchard beneath her balcony she defies everything she's been taught, everything she's been sheltered from, everything her parents stand for. It's her moment and her instincts and passions prevail.
Look at her confusion, her conflict between what she knows she should do and what she wants. She tells Romeo to go, then to come back, to make a vow to her, not to make a vow, and forgets why she's called him back. After knowing him for just a few minutes she proposes marriage. Only a teenage girl's passion could go there. Look at her anguish while waiting for her nurse to come back with Romeo's answer and her impatience with the nurse, who is teasing her. All she single-mindedly wants is Romeo's answer. Think about your impatience and frustration with adults. Look at that scene (Act II scene 5) and see whether you recognise yourself. The impatience, frustration and anger that you often feel is accurately and definitively depicted in that scene.
Your family is there when you need them but your family is also your greatest enemy. As a teenage girl rebelling against your parents is part of the deal. How do they respond? Juliet lived in a very different time, in which the daughters of wealthy or noble families were regarded as commodities that could be exchanged for money or influence. How brave are you when defying your parents? In Juliet's time you would have had to be very brave, but teenage girls haven't changed – they are strong-willed and they want what they want, particularly when love enters into the equation. When Juliet's father tells her that she has to marry Paris she defies him openly. He curses at her, he threatens her, he even strikes her. That won't happen to you because parents these days are more tolerant of teenagers because they know how strongly they feel about things. But whatever your father says, like Juliet, you will remain inwardly defiant and you will find ways of getting what you want. And if you are in love you will go to any lengths. Juliet is prepared to risk everything.
When Romeo and Juliet first talk at the party she immediately fancies him and she flirts outrageously with him. Look at that scene (Act I scene 5). Is that you? They even kiss each other, lingering over it. She tells him he's a good kisser. You may not go that far, but then again you may. You are capable of such passion. Shakespeare knows that and he's writing about a teenage girl with a strong will and personality. She may be confused but that's because of the conflict between what she's allowed to have and what she wants to have. Like you.
Juliet is never complete until she is with Romeo, just wanting to be with him, holding him and never letting go. Wile she is waiting for him she wants the sun to go faster ('Gallop apace you fiery footed steeds,' Act III scene 2). How we grown-ups would love to feel that again!
There is so much more of you in Juliet. If you haven't yet read the play you should do so.


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The 2008 market tailspin has put enormous pressure on advisors to better understand asset allocation strategies and risk management. Sophisticated and forward-looking modeling of capital markets assumptions is the foundation for building stronger portfolios, assessing their risk, and making Monte Carlo forecasts. Virtually every portfolio construction or modeling tool uses some form of capital markets forecasts. Some evaluate risk/return expectations based on long-term historical trends alone. Others anticipate potential volatility over a longer time horizon.
Some advisors are content to rely on traditional, historical-based forecasting methods. Others are ready to make a rigorous evaluation of their current methodology to determine if it is equipped to assess extreme long-term volatility. Understanding what you are using to determine your forecasts and believing in their validity are the first steps in establishing a foundation for portfolio construction.
Whatever an advisor's stance, he or she needs to at least do some window shopping, armed with the list of categories required for testing any capital markets assumptions modeling tool. These categories include the following:
- Expected returns
- Standard deviations
- Correlations
For each category, ask the questions below to review the proposed assumptions and their underlying rationale.
Expected Returns
- How does the modeling tool/software formulate expected returns?
- If the numbers are based on historical data, do you believe the historical period used will resemble the period of time on which they are based?
- Do you have confidence in the numbers?
- Have you compared the forecasts to other available forecasts sources, such as
those provided by asset management firms like JP Morgan or Blackrock?
Standard Deviations
- How are standard deviations determined?
- Are they based on raw historical data?
- What time period is used?
- Do the benchmarks that are used match up to the asset classes you use?
- Do the numbers seem reasonable to you?
- How do the numbers compare to other sources?
- Is there any error baked in to reflect that these are forecasts?
- How are correlations calculated between different asset classes?
- Do they use an asset class-by-asset class, pair-by-pair approach or do they use only the longest common time period and make a single estimate?
- What time period is used?
- Given what happened in that time period, do you believe the next five, 10 or 15 years are represented by the longest common time period?
If you can answer all of these questions to your satisfaction, you should stick with your capital market assumptions methods. If you answered "No" to any of these questions or felt the answer failed to pass the test, keep shopping.
Asset allocation analysis is complex – and only as good as the underlying forecast data and assumptions. With the right mix of asset classes, overall long-term risk and volatility can be potentially minimized, but they depend on the advisor's ability to identify forward-looking, optimal risk-return strategies.
In our next article, we'll take a closer look at the factors that drive our capital market assumptions, and what advisors are to make of them going forward.


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So who do you guys and gals think the Son of Skeletor will be? A new character? An existing character?
One thought occurred to me, Mattel now has the Voltron license. Do you think a story crossover could be in place? What if the Son of Skeletor is actually Lotor, the Druul Prince from Voltron?
Just a wild idea I'm throwing out there....
But who do you think will be the Son of Skeletor and Evil-Lyn?


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The Citadel is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and specialist in education degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of The Citadel.
Normal inquiries about the institution, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to The Citadel and not to the Commission's office. The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support a significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.
The undergraduate and graduate degree programs of Teacher Education, Counselor Education, Literacy Education and Educational Leadership have been accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). All School of Education programs in education have been approved by the South Carolina Department of Education using the guidelines of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification as modified for use in South Carolina. The Counselor Education program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Citadel holds membership in the Association of State Colleges and Universities and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
The Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business at The Citadel is accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
The School Psychology Program is fully accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists. The Clinical Counseling program is accredited by the Masters in Psychology Accreditation Council.
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61: Stacey's Dad
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Title text: I bet she gets you to mow the lawn, doesn't she?
This comic refers to the song "Stacy's Mom", by Fountains of Wayne. As the background singers repeatedly say, "Stacy's mom has got it goin' on."
Here are the lyrics for the second verse:
- Stacy, do you remember when I mowed your lawn? (mowed your lawn)
- Your mom came out with just a towel on (towel on)
- I could tell she liked me from the way she stared (the way she stared)
- And the way she said, "You missed a spot over there" (a spot over there)
- And I know that you think it's just a fantasy
- But since your dad walked out, your mom could use a guy like me
- Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
- She's all I want, and I've waited so long
- Stacy, can't you see you're just not the girl for me
- I know it might be wrong,
- but I'm in love with Stacy's mom
The humor in this is that in the song the singer finds Stacy's Mom desirable, but in the comic the dad, who walked out, is saying that she is very undesirable and the singer should run away while he still can. "That woman has a lot going on" alludes directly to the first line of the chorus, but refers to the things that are going on in a negative, rather than a positive, light.
The title text elaborates on this idea, implying that she manipulated the singer to mow her lawn through rewarding the singer by making an appearance with "just a towel on."
- Stacey's Dad: Look, I know you think that since I walked out she could use a guy like you. But trust me. That woman has got a lot going on, and you want none of it. Get out while you still can.
- [Printed across the bottom of the panel.]
- Stacey's dad.
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Someone had called for this explanation to only link to the lyrics of the song. But that would not explain the comic! As I think this is already a perfect explanation I have removed the incomplete tag! Kynde (talk) 12:52, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- In the interests of community-decisions, I concur. Good explanation that refers to the lyrics (nice inclusion of them, too) to explain the joke. Not incomplete at all. --BigMal // 22.214.171.124 15:17, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- At the time the tag was added, the explanation section was simply a copy-paste of the lyrics with no explanation. The explanation has since been fleshed out, but the tag was never removed. I agree; it's complete now. 18.104.22.168 17:51, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
♪Stacy's dad has got it pretty bad♪ 184.108.40.206 00:51, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
Randall used the wrong spelling of Stacy here. Scandalous! (Perhaps a [sic] would be a good idea?) 126.96.36.199 16:14, 23 December 2016 (UTC)


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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO vs. TONY THOMPSON II
ALEXANDER POVETKIN vs. HASIM RAHMAN
DEREK CHISORA vs. DAVID HAYE
NEW YORK (June 20, 2012) — Heavyweight championship boxing makes an EPIX return next month with
America's latest line of offense! World champions WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO and ALEXANDER
POVETKIN will defend their titles on Saturday, July 7 and Saturday, July 14, respectively, and both fights will be
televised live in the U.S. exclusively on EPIX, the multiplatform premium entertainment service. EpixHD.com
will stream the fights live as part of a special free trial offer for boxing fans.
the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super heavyweight / International Boxing
Federation (IBF) / World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight champion, will
battle top-rated contender TONY
THOMPSON at Stade de Suisse, in Berne, Switzerland, in a rematch of their
2008 fight.
will risk his undefeated record and WBA heavyweight crown against former
two-time heavyweight champion and current No. 1 contender and mandatory
challenger HASIM RAHMAN. The July 14 telecast will also feature an
all-British heavyweight war between former two-division world champion DAVID HAYE and one-time heavyweight
title challenger DEREK CHISORA for
the vacant WBA Intercontinental heavyweight title. Both fights will take place in the
Ham Football Club's Boleyn Ground at Upton Park in London.
don't have to look any further than this press conference encounter to see where
the bad blood began which led to the making of Haye vs. Chisora – check out the
video on the EPIX YouTube
six gladiators boast a combined record of 207-17-2 (163 KOs) – a 92% winning
percentage and a 79% victory by knockout ratio.
has become the custom, EPIX will once again present the closed-captioned
simulcast of this world championship rumble on its jumbotron in Times Square in
New York City (Broadway between 44th and 45th
Thompson gave me one of my toughest fights when we fought the first time, back
in 2008," said Klitschko. "In this
rematch, I will show the world that I have only gotten better and plan to
successfully keep all of my titles. The
soccer stadium in Berne is beautiful and this will be a great event with over
30,000 people in attendance. I always
get so much energy when so many fans are in the large stadiums to watch me
fight. This will be the sixth fight in a
row that I have fought in a soccer stadium and I am happy that EPIX is
broadcasting this event live in the US."
delighted that my fight against David Haye will be live on EPIX so that my fans
in the US will get to see me knock him out," added Chisora. "This is a huge fight in Europe and has taken
over all the media coverage and will get bigger and bigger as we get closer to
the night."
is very pleased to continue its exclusive live U.S. telecasts of championship
boxing. The fireworks displayed by the
recent Froch vs. Bute super middleweight championship has continued to produce
excitement for U.S.-based fight fans and audience growth for the EPIX Sports
boxing series. It was the perfect
follow-up to our unprecedented heavyweight championship trilogy, which featured
Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin successfully
defending their world titles over three consecutive weeks earlier this
year. And here we are again with
Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin once again defending their titles in
consecutive weeks on EPIX," said Travis
Pomposello, EPIX CCO and executive producer of
EPIX Sports.
(57-3, 50 KOs), of Kiev, Ukraine, is a two-time world heavyweight champion. Wladimir began his first title reign in 2000
when he captured the WBO heavyweight title via a unanimous decision over
defending champion Chris Byrd. Byrd suffered two knockdowns in that battle. Klitschko's two-year title reign included
five successful defenses – all by knockout – before losing the belt to Corrie
Sanders in 2003. Klitschko returned to
the world championship throne in 2006, this time as IBF champion, when he
dethroned Chris Byrd in a title rematch.
This victory was even more emphatic than the first one with Klitschko
stopping Byrd in the seventh round.
Since that fight, Klitschko has taken on and defeated all comers while
unifying the title with victories over WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov, and WBA
champion David Haye. He enters this
fight riding an eight-year, 15-bout winning streak. His most recent victory was a fourth-round
knockout of former two-time world champion Jean Marc Mormeck, on March 3, which
was televised live to the U.S. by EPIX.
(36-2, 24 KOs), from Washington, D.C., is a power-punching southpaw who is ready
to give Klitschko his Berne notice when they meet again for the title. Thompson earned his first world title shot
with Klitschko by stringing together an eight-year, 27-bout winning streak,
which featured victories over top-rated contenders Luan Krasniqi, Timur
Ibragimov, Dominick Guinn, and Vaughn Bean.
Though unsuccessful in his challenge of Klitschko, Thompson gained
valuable experience and a hunger for another world title fight. Since losing to Klitschko in 2008, Thompson
has returned to the top of the IBF ratings by winning his five subsequent fights
– all by knockout – including stoppages of Chazz Witherspoon and Owen
(24-0, 16 KOs), of Russia, captured the vacant WBA heavyweight title last
August, winning a gutsy unanimous decision over former WBA heavyweight champion
Ruslan Chagaev, who entered the fight as the No. 1-rated contender. Povetkin,
the 2004 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist, has an impressive resume which
includes a knockout victory over former two-time heavyweight champion Chris
Byrd, and unanimous decision victories over one-time heavyweight title
challenger Eddie Chambers and former U.S. Olympians Jason Estrada and Larry
Donald. Povetkin enters this fight
having won four of his last seven bouts by knockout, including his December 3
title defense, an eighth-round stoppage of Cedric Boswell. Povetkin, who has had all of his heavyweight
title fights televised live in the U.S. on EPIX, returns to the ring fresh from
successfully defending his championship belt, via majority decision on February
25, against WBO cruiserweight Marco Huck, ending Huck's four-year, 15-bout
winning streak.
(50-7-2, 41 KOs), of Baltimore, MD, has fought nearly every notable heavyweight and is
certainly no stranger to fighting for the world heavyweight championship. In
fact, he is the last American to hold a heavyweight title belt. The highlight of
his career came in 2001 when he knocked out defending champion Lennox Lewis in
the fifth round to capture the heavyweight title. After losing the title in the immediate
rematch later that year, Rahman was able to fight his way back into contention
where he regained the WBC heavyweight title in 2005 via a unanimous decision
over Monte Barrett. After losing the
title to Oleg Maskaev in 2006 – the last time an American has ever worn a
heavyweight champion belt – Rahman has won nine of his last 11 bouts, eight by
knockout, with the lone blemishes being a TKO loss to heavyweight champion
Wladimir Klitschko in 2008 and a No Contest to three-division world champion
James Toney.
(15-3, 9 KOs), of London, returns to the ring on the heels of his two most
notable fights. Last December, in a fight that was televised live in the U.S. on
EPIX, Chisora, an underdog fighting outside his native United Kingdom for the
first time, out-boxed undefeated No. 1 heavyweight contender Robert Helenius
over 12-rounds in his native Finland only to have the judges return a narrow
split decision victory to Helenius to the outrage of fans and media alike. Based on that performance, Chisora, the
former BBBoC British heavyweight champion and Commonwealth (British Empire)
heavyweight champion earned a title shot with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali
Klitschko on February 18, also televised live to the U.S. on EPIX. Though he lost a unanimous decision, it was
the first time in nearly two years that Klitschko had been forced to go the
distance. Chisora's professional resume
boasts consecutive knockout victories of Danny Williams and Sam Sexton, who had
a combined record of 54-9 when he defeated them in 2010.
(25-2, 23 KOs), of London, captured his first world title in 2007, knocking out
defending WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck in the seventh round.
He added the WBO crown to his war chest in his first defense, a second-round
pasting of Enzo Maccarinelli the following year. He vacated the titles to move
up to the heavyweight division and in only second fight as a heavyweight
dethroned WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, via majority decision. He successfully defended the title twice,
knocking out former two-time heavyweight champion John Ruiz and 2000 Olympic
gold medalist and fellow countryman Audley Harrison in the ninth and third
rounds, respectively, both in 2010. Haye
lost the crown last July, losing a unanimous decision to Wladimir Klitschko in a
title unification fight. Haye's fight
against Chisora will be his first since that loss.
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Exclusive - update
Odin likely to accept revised offer for Pronova says BASF
BASF increased its offer from €644m to €684m earlier this week after a number of Pronova investors said the original bid was too low and threatened to prevent the German firm from reaching the 90 per cent acceptance target needed to complete the takeover.
At the time BASF confirmed that shareholder opposition had prompted the increase and said the higher proposal was 'fair value' for Pronova, particularly following the Greek government's decision to include some of its key products on the national non-reimbursement list.
Initially the revised bid met with similar resistance, but reports today suggest at least one formerly resistant group – Norwegian fun Odin Forvaltning which holds a 4.7 per cent share of Pronova – has been won over.
Odin Fund manager Alexandra Morris told Reuters that: "We will accept the offer even though we are not satisfied with the price," adding that "our alternative would be to go into a prolonged struggle."
Thomas Nonnast, senior manager of corporate media relations at BASF confirmed this, telling in-Pharmatechnologit.com that: "I think there is no reason to doubt that they [Odin Forvaltning] will tender."
He added that: "BASF hopes to reach the 90 per cent and that the Pronova shareholders share with us the opinion that the increased offer reflects the full and fair value," but declined to comment further.
The revised offer expires today. BASF has also said that if current efforts to acquire Pronova are unsuccessful it will not make another bid for the omega-3 active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) maker.
in-Pharmatechnologist.com will update this story when more information is available.
Update #1
A second Pronova investor - Nykredit Asset Management which holds a 1 per cent stake - has also said it will accept the offer. The group told Bloomberg that, while it still thinks the bid is too low, it will take the deal.


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Tonight, Dallas knocked off the Miami Heat 105-95 to win the series in 6 games. In the series, LeBron James was widely criticized in the series for coming up short in games 4 and 5 and he didn't disappoint in game 6. Yes he had 21 points on an efficient 9-15 night but he wasn't his dominant self, his body language was horrible and he wasn't good on defense. He was a -24 in plus/minus margin and he had 6 turnovers. As Dallas knocked off the "Big Three", "Heatles" whatever you wanna call them, I could not help but think to myself "I'm happy we don't have LeBron". Is he widely considered the best player in the NBA? Yes. I do not know what everyone sees. Yes he is athletically superior and a great defender but his offense is inconsistent and he's given up on his teams in the past. As documented in Adrian Wojnarowski's great article today, LeBron gave up on the Olympic national team in 2008 and last year on his Cleveland team in the eastern conference finals. His body language and effort suffers greatly when things do not go well, as documented in game 6. If I had to pick a player to build a team around, I would much rather have Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Dwayne Wade or Chris Paul. Or I'd love to have Amare and Carmelo Anthony. While Donnie Walsh didn't get LeBron last summer, which had more to do with Wade recruiting the big 3 not Walsh's skills, I think he created a better nucleus then the one that Miami has. Does Miami arguably have 2 of the top 5 players in the league? Yes but the Knicks are not far behind and we have room to improve either by acquiring another star or 2-3 good solid role players. Even though LeBron was the Knicks number 1 goal, I think Walsh should be applauded for coming up with a backup plan that may pay bigger dividends then LeBron ever would. Carmelo and Amare have always been known as being thick skinned players. For example, take this years playoffs. Yea we lost 4-0, but much of that had to do with injuries. Amare played at 50% because he cared about the team, he wanted to win. Carmelo rebounded from a terrible game 1 to post a 42 point 17 rebound game 2. We have guys that want to win and they have no history of ever giving up on a team, much less 2 of them. You have to be mentally tough to play in New York. LeBron's shown that he's a mental midget. He gets criticized for poor performance and then plays worse. As my Uncle and I discussed tonight, what if this had been Knicks vs Mavs? The Miami media is nowhere close to the New York media in terms of opinionated criticism. I told my Uncle "if this had been New York, LeBron would have jumped off the Hudson Bridge tonight" and my Uncle responded "Too scared, he'd be hiding under the bridge with (chris) Bosh"
Adrian Wojnarowski Article: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_lebron_james_dwyane_wade_nba_finals_game6_061111Follow @tarmosino


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It was an exciting Educators Night at the Charleston RiverDogs... Ms. Jaime Cunningham from Liberty Hill Academy is the 2014 CCSD District Teacher of the Year! We salute all five Teacher of the Year finalists. Watch the video highlighting these amazing teachers, or browse the Facebook album with all the highlights of this wonderful event!
Additional congratulations goes to our Rookie Teacher of the Year nominees, who were on hand during a pre-game picnic to find out who won for each learning community. Congratulations to Katherine Banks (Laurel Hill Primary), Elizabeth Gunther (Liberty Hill Academy), Kyle Brazell (CE Williams Middle School), and Kelly Duffy (Stall High School).
On Friday, April 5, CCSD's Office of Teacher Effectiveness surprised the finalists for District Teacher of the Year with a bouquet of flowers. Each finalist had the opportunity to check out a MINI Cooper from MINI of Charleston that the District Teacher of the Year will receive at CCSD Educator Night with the Charleston RiverDogs on May 1. Congratulations to each of the Teacher of the Year Finalists for this accomplishment.
Special thanks to MINI of Charleston, Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union, and Carroll School Services for their partnerships with CCSD in recognizing and rewarding our teacher leaders through the Teacher of the Year process!
"I do not consider teaching to be my job; I consider teaching my dream."
"My students' feelings of success and comprehension drive me to want to be better for them."
A graduate of the College of Charleston, Emma Armstrong opens the doors to her classroom each year hopeful in the possibilities for her students. Her commitment to developing a community of trust and hope for both the students and their parents has created a classroom environment in which student success , both academically and socially, is celebrated on a daily basis. Ms. Armstrong's passionate dedication to her students' education can be seen in her work with her school's leadership team and the Advancing Literacy for Parents program as she shares creative ideas gained from her pursuit of a Masters in Education in Literacy program. Ms. Armstrongs' colleague believes her "true love and respect for all children" drives her to "ensure the success of each and every [student]."
"No matter how challenging, difficult, or dysfunctional a young person's environment, he or she can foster a love for education through discovery in the lassroom with a highly skilled and passionate teacher."
"I am always asking, 'What can I do to make my setting the most fertile ground in the world for the growth of talent and acheivement?' We must put ourselves in a position to deliver on our biggest aspirations."
Charles Atkins spent eight years in the automobile industry before joining the teaching community of CCSD through an alternative certification program offered by S.C. His passion for student achievement and success followed by his passion for the arts has compelled him to develop an authentic artistic learning environment at Sanders-Clyde Elementary. Through partnerships with The Avery Institute, Dance FX, Charleston Symphony, and Charleston Stage Theatre Company, to name a few, Mr. Atkins has developed an opportunity for students to "engage in creative processes so they can connect an art form and subject area to meet evolving academic objectives, as well as artistic objectives." He believes classroom and school grants, both of which he has written and been awarded, are the norm in seeking additional funding to help his school become the model for a thriving Fine Arts program for other schools in South Carolina. Mr. Atkins principal notes that his "positive attitude, passion for teaching, and love for children and the community are reflected in the oustanding quality of the level of instruction that he has both established and maintained at Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts School."
"I am only one run on the ladder of success for the students; however a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. With that in mind, I strive to create a world of learning opportunities and successes for each of my students."
"What it truly means to be a teacher is to have the ability, the gift, to kindle in others a desire to know something that they didn't know before."
A graduate of Coastal Carolina College, Kimberly Brown uses her English class as a "doorway to discovery" for her students where they explore the relationships among themselves, language, literature, ideas, and the world through reading and writing. She views her position as "a role model, a learner, and an agent of change inside and outside of [her] classroom" as the driving force behind her passion for teaching. Ms. Brown consistently inspires her colleagues through her work as a lead teacher, CORE team member, School Academic Leadership Team member, ELA department chair, and mentor for new teachers, while also sharing her expertise as a speaker on a national scale. Ms. Brown's "greatest contribution to the profession, her students, and her community is her sincere interest and love of her job and the students of Lincoln Middle High School," notes one of her colleagues when asked about her greatest contribution to the profession.
"Every single student holds the capacity to be a productive and happy citizen. Each student deserves access to a hardworking, dedicated, and loving teacher, no matter what type of disability they have, where they live, or what mistakes they might have made in the past."
"I [can] reach students through love and this capacity to love [is] my greatest strength as a teacher."
A graduate of the College of Charleston, Jaime Cunningham is passionate about education as a tool for social justice. Her patience and love for her students with severe behavior problems has driven her to build strong relationships in the classroom and in the students' homes and communities. She strives to make learning fun, interesting, and reachable to all students by challenging them through interactive lessons that incorporate songs, visual aids, technology, and hands-on, engaging instruction. Ms. Cunningham's colleagues at Liberty Hill Academy identifies her as "an inspiration to all because she is always focused on the needs of her students."
"My desire is for my students to have the opportunity to receive the best education in the country. I work hard to find ways to make the curriculum relevant. I work hard to show my students I care, and I work hard to help them to succeed."
"Education is not confined to a brick and mortar building, and individuals never cease to expand horizons when learning becomae a way of life."
A graduate of College of Charleston, Misty LeClerc believes that every student can learn and is capable of achieving at the highest level. She approaches teaching with assuming the challenge to find a way to motivate students. She is committed to expanding student learning in the classroom to competitions and organizations that give students the opportunity to apply their understanding of government, economics, and society. Whether challenging students through Wando's AP (Advanced Placement) Academy or the SC EconoChallenge each year, or encouraging students during the "We the People", Model United Nations, or the Jefferson Awards, Ms LeClerc's endless dedication to the teaching profession and her students "reinforces the importance of giving students the gentle yet challenging demand of high expectations for all." One of Ms. LeClerc's former students shared, "She inspires every student she encounters to achieve more than they ever thought possible, whether they are in her class or not. She believes life is about learning, and she fosters that same zeal for knowledge in everyone around her."


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Transportation is a key governmental function that has enormous impact on the citizens' well being. Traffic congestion adds stress to our lives, retards economic development, and impacts the environment.
Performance Management is the mandate of the day for governments, both federal and the state and local government. In the past, many government agencies would measure performance such as the number of roads resurfaced, number of traffic lights installed, and the number of dollars spent on transportation. These were input data elements. A more recent focus, and one that is more meaningful to citizens, is to measure the outcomes achieved by the government agencies. In the case of transportation, an outcome might be the average commute time from one location to another, the average speed on a roadway, or the volume of traffic (or persons) carried by a road segment during the peak traffic hour.
Reporting on outcomes is but the first step. The performance achieved must be compared to the desired quality of service (QoS). Setting of the QoS goals for transportation and other government functions is worthy of a public debate because there are invariably tradeoffs, the major one being how much more one is willing to pay to achieve a better outcome.
Another step that can be done with the outcome data is to
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Additionally, the performance data can be analyzed to find patterns. Does the QoS fall short only in certain spots or at a certain time of day? Why is this happening? We can build models of the traffic flows and run simulations to allow us to ask questions such as "Would an extra off-ramp lane prevent the exiting traffic from backing up on the Beltway?" Or "Would running an extra lane Southbound in the morning improve the traffic flows?"
Getting back to the recent Tractor-Trailer accident, has anyone done any modeling and simulation of what might happen if I-495 were blocked by an accident - - or a terrorist action? Do we have alternate routes identified? Do we have the computer systems to redirect traffic to these alternate routes and to dynamically change the traffic patterns on certain roads to facilitate the flow in traffic in what may be abnormal ways?
If you'd like to voice your opinion about the traffic situation in your city, fill in our on-line questionnaire "Traffic Survey" Disclaimer: This is not intended to be a scientific, randomized survey, and I make no claim to its validity. However, I will publish the results in a future blog, if we get enough interest in the poll.
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Peter Morales' BCA Award
"There are few individuals who have made great contributions to the food and wine industry and served as role models for future generations of industry professionals at the same time,� said Alex Askew, president of BCA. "Peter is one of the individuals…�
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Main Street Imports, a leading minority-owned international wine and spirits importer, is garnering significant recognition in an industry sparsely represented by minorities.
Peter Morales, president and CEO of 57 Main Street Imports, was presented the regarded Vision in Wine award at the BCA—formerly Black Culinarian Alliance—third annual Global Food and Wine Experience at Tavern on the Green in Central Park West. The award was presented by his colleague, Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson.
The Vision in Wine Award recognizes individuals who work to build awareness and exposure to the wine industry for people of color. The award is sponsored by BCA, a non-profit networking organization which works to develop professional and education opportunities in the hospitality industry for minorities.
Based in Garden City, New York, Morales' company is a leading importer of wines and spirits from South Africa, Italy, Spain, Argentina and Ireland. The company has gained much acclaim recently as a trendsetter in developing the recognition of South African wines in the United States and for its extensive philanthropic commitment through its Vision 57 Program, which reinvests a five percent portion of the proceeds from the wine import business into a host of charitable programs which focus on educational and social support for South Africans; co-sponsors the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education South African Study Tour and other initiatives which impact the global community. Morales has been a long-time supporter of BCA.Â
"There are few individuals who have made great contributions to the food and wine industry and served as role models for future generations of industry professionals at the same time,� said Alex Askew, president of BCA. "Peter is one of the individuals and he is being recognized for sharing the goals of the BCA and furthering opportunities for minorities in our field.�
57 Main Street Imports is one of the most vibrant and diverse importers of premium wine and spirits in the United States. Under the visionary leadership of President, Morales, the company has grown from a home-based business in 1998 to a global leader in the beverage industry run by a dynamic team of experienced, multi-cultural professionals. Corporate headquarters is based in Garden City, New York, and the company maintains exclusive agreements with wine and spirits suppliers in South Africa, Argentina, Italy, Spain and Ireland.
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Midfielder Steven Brooks scored the tying and winning goals Saturday night to lead the Chesapeake Bayhawks past the host Denver Outlaws, 18-16, and into a first-place tie with the Boston Cannons in Major League Lacrosse.
"This was a real character win and I'm very proud of our players," Chesapeake coach Dave Cottle said. "Hopefully, a big road win like this will make our team tighter."
Chesapeake (4-1) trailed 15-13 and had been shut out for the entire fourth quarter when Brooks cleared the ball across midfield, stopped just outside the 2-point arc and rifled a shot past Denver goalie Jesse Schwartzman (Johns Hopkins, Pikesville) to tie the score with 5:49 remaining in the game.
"That was a huge swing for us and definitely built momentum for the stretch run," Brooks said of the 2-pointer.
Short-stick defensive midfielder John Orsen then gave Chesapeake the lead when he finished a fast break with a left-handed crank shot from just inside the 2-point arc. It was Orsen's first goal of the season and gave the Bayhawks a 16-15 lead with 2:54 to go.
Denver (3-2) won the ensuing faceoff and coach Jim Stagnitta called timeout to set up a play that worked to perfection with rookie Mark Matthews finding fellow attackman Jordan McBride open on the doorstep for a quick-stick goal that tied the game at 16.
Brooks answered 34 seconds later with the game-winner. The fifth-year professional out of Syracuse dodged down the left alley and stunned Schwartzman with a wraparound shot that gave the visitors a 17-16 lead with 2:20 left.
"I just kind of winged that one. I came down on a low angle and knew I couldn't get it past Jesse with a regular shot because he plays that pipe so tight," Brooks said. "My only option was to go behind the back and I was lucky it went in."
Chesapeake won the ensuing faceoff and attackman Ben Rubeor (Loyola High) took a feed from midfielder Kyle Dixon (Archbishop Spalding) and fired in an insurance goal that sealed the win. Rubeor finished with two goals and extended his scoring streak to 21 games as the Bayhawks improved to 3-0 on the road.
Denver, led by All-Star attackman Brendan Mundorf (UMBC, Mount St. Joseph), built an 8-3 lead after one quarter. Mundorf had a goal and two assists while Matthews, a left-hander out of the University of Denver who was making his pro debut, scored two goals during the onslaught.
The Bayhawks bounced back, outscoring the Outlaws 6-1 to start the second quarter. Dixon unleashed his second 2-pointer and scored another goal while rookies Brent Adams (Fairfield) and Matt Mackrides (Penn State) scored their first career goals during the rally.
Midfielder Michael Kimmel (Johns Hopkins, Loyola High) scored unassisted to complete the comeback and tie the score at nine with just over six minutes elapsed in the second period. Neither team led by more than two goals over the final 21/2 quarters.
"We dug deep and didn't quit. This is the kind of win that really builds character and team camaraderie," Brooks said.
Attackman Drew Westervelt (UMBC, John Carroll) returned to the city where he played for five seasons and contributed a goal and two assists. After allowing eight goals and making just three saves in the first quarter, goalie Kip Turner (Severn) regrouped and finished with 10 stops for the Bayhawks.
"Tonight's win was all about our veteran presence. We fell behind to a very good team on the road and our veteran players just kept fighting," Cottle said. "Kip Turner is an example of a veteran who never gets rattled. He gives up eight goals in the first quarter and doesn't flinch. He battled and made some unbelievable saves."
Adam Rand captured 19 of 34 faceoffs for Chesapeake, which plays its next three games at home beginning Saturday against the expansion Charlotte Hounds. Kimmel finished with a goal and an assist as the Bayhawks had a balanced offense that featured 10 different goal scorers.
Mundorf finished with a game-high eight points on three goals and five assists. Dixon had two 2-point goals en route to a team-best seven points.
Schwartzman was spectacular at times in making 17 saves.


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This winter, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Journal of Lipid Research and Molecular and Cellular Proteomics both received new homepages, and several new features appeared on their Web sites. The Journal of Biological Chemistry's Web site underwent major changes in the fall and continues to evolve.
In the JLR, you can find new collection pages, such as Thematic Reviews, Methods Papers, Commentaries and Patient-oriented Papers. The journal's past series, such as the 50th Anniversary Compendium, and ongoing thematic series also have a new home at www.JLR.org/collections. You also can see the JLR-sponsored lectures from 2009 and upcoming lectures for 2010 at www.jlr.org/home/about. The journal will undergo updates at the article level later this spring. For a sneak peek at the changes in store for the JLR Web site, see the latest changes to the MCP Web site below.
MCP got more than just a facelift. In conjunction with its online-content host, HighWire, MCP has overhauled its Web site to improve navigation and the user experience.
Behind the scenes, we have updated the content encoding to XML, which allows for more nimble transitions between displays and meets international standards for accessibility.
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Readers also will find it easier to access MCP's special collections, such as Reviews, HUPO Views and Special Issues, which are now linked from the top of all pages in the Web site.
MCP became an online-only journal in January 2010. Issues and articles are available as print-on-demand packages. MCP's online-only format has opened up a new era for the journal's cover. Currently, the journal has an animated cover image. In the future, the options may expand to include interactive graphics.
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HIP53387 is the reference name for the star in the Hipparcos Star Catalogue. The Id of the star in the Henry Draper catalogue is HD94619.
The Gould star designation is one that was designed by American astronomer, Benjamin Apthorp Gould. Gould stars are predominantly in the Southern and Equatorial constellations but do appear in northern constellations such as Bootes and Orion. The star has the designation 258 G. Hydrae. There are no stars with a Gould designation in Ursa Major for example.
BD number is the number that the star was filed under in the Durchmusterung or Bonner Durchmusterung, a star catalogue that was put together by the Bonn Observatory between 1859 to 1903. The star's BD Number is BD-19 3134.
More details on objects' alternative names can be found at Star Names .
The location of the giant star in the night sky is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For 258 G. Hydrae, the location is 10h 55m 11.58 and -20° 39` 53.9 .
All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving 3.71 ± 0.23 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and -11.42 ± 0.42 milliarcseconds/year east if we saw them in the horizon.
The Radial Velocity, that is the speed at which the star is moving away/towards the Sun is -11.30000 km/s with an error of about 0.40 km/s . When the value is negative then the star and the Sun are getting closer to one another, likewise, a positive number means that two stars are moving away. Its nothing to fear as the stars are so far apart, they won't collide in our life-time, if ever.
Based on the star's spectral type of K1III , 258 G. Hydrae's colour and type is orange to red giant star. The star has a B-V Colour Index of 1.09 which means the star's temperature is about 4,682 Kelvin. The temperature was calculated using information from Morgans @ Uni.edu.
Luminosity is the amount of energy that a star pumps out and its relative to the amount that our star, the Sun gives out. The figure of 111.08 that I have given is based on the value in the Simbad Hipparcos Extended Catalogue at the University of Strasbourg from 2012.
258 G. Hydrae estimated radius has been calculated as being 14.19 times bigger than the Sun. The Sun's radius is 695,800km, therefore the star's radius is an estimated 9,874,725.04.km. If you need the diameter of the star, you just need to multiple the radius by 2. However with the 2007 release of updated Hipparcos files, the radius is now calculated at being round 13.06287646995523501096136128. The figure is derived at by using the formula from SDSS rather than peer reviewed papers. It has been known to produce widely incorrect figures.
258 G. Hydrae has an apparent magnitude of 6.45 which is how bright we see the star from Earth. Apparent Magnitude is also known as Visual Magnitude. If you used the 1997 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 0.00 If you used the 2007 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 0.18. Magnitude, whether it be apparent/visual or absolute magnitude is measured by a number, the smaller the number, the brighter the Star is. Our own Sun is the brightest star and therefore has the lowest of all magnitudes, -26.74. A faint star will have a high number.
Using the original Hipparcos data that was released in 1997, the parallax to the star was given as 5.12000 which gave the calculated distance to 258 G. Hydrae as 637.04 light years away from Earth or 195.31 parsecs. If you want that in miles, it is about 3,744,919,507,732,886.91, based on 1 Ly = 5,878,625,373,183.61 miles.
In 2007, Hipparcos data was revised with a new parallax of 5.58000 which put 258 G. Hydrae at a distance of 584.52 light years or 179.21 parsecs. It should not be taken as though the star is moving closer or further away from us. It is purely that the distance was recalculated.
Using the 2007 distance, the star is roughly 36,964,458.36 Astronomical Units from the Earth/Sun give or take a few. An Astronomical Unit is the distance between Earth and the Sun. The number of A.U. is the number of times that the star is from the Earth compared to the Sun. The star's Galacto-Centric Distance is 7,403.00 Parsecs or 24,145.87 Light Years. The Galacto-Centric Distance is the distance from the star to the Centre of the Galaxy which is Sagittarius A*.
The time it will take to travel to this star is dependent on how fast you are going. U.G. has done some calculations as to how long it will take going at differing speeds. A note about the calculations, when I'm talking about years, I'm talking non-leap years only (365 days).
The New Horizons space probe is the fastest probe that we've sent into space at the time of writing. Its primary mission was to visit Pluto which at the time of launch (2006), Pluto was still a planet.
|Speed (m.p.h.)
|Time (years)
|Airbus A380
|Speed of Sound (Mach 1)
|Concorde (Mach 2)
|New Horizons Probe
|Speed of Light
The source of the information if it has a Hip I.D. is from Simbad, the Hipparcos data library based at the University at Strasbourg, France. Hipparcos was a E.S.A. satellite operation launched in 1989 for four years. The items in red are values that I've calculated so they could well be wrong. Information regarding Metallicity and/or Mass is from the E.U. Exoplanets. The information was obtained as of 12th Feb 2017.
|Primary / Proper / Traditional Name
|258 G. Hydrae
|Alternative Names
|Spectral Type
|Constellation's Main Star
|Multiple Star System
|No / Unknown
|Star Type
|Giant Star
|Orange to Red
|Milky Way
|Absolute Magnitude
|0.00 / 0.18
|Visual / Apparent Magnitude
|Naked Eye Visible
|Yes - Magnitudes
|Right Ascension (R.A.)
|10h 55m 11.58
|Declination (Dec.)
|-20° 39` 53.9
|Galactic Latitude
|34.53912657 degrees
|Galactic Longitude
|269.44533720 degrees
|1997 Distance from Earth
|5.12000 Parallax (milliarcseconds)
|637.04 Light Years
|195.31 Parsecs
|2007 Distance from Earth
|5.58000 Parallax (milliarcseconds)
|584.52 Light Years
|179.21 Parsecs
|36,964,458.36 Astronomical Units
|Galacto-Centric Distance
|24,145.87 Light Years / 7,403.00 Parsecs
|Proper Motion Dec.
|3.71000 ± 0.23000 milliarcseconds/year
|Proper Motion RA.
|-11.42000 ± 0.42000 milliarcseconds/year
|B-V Index
|Radial Velocity
|-11.30000 ± 0.40 km/s
|Semi-Major Axis
|Stellar Luminosity (Lsun)
|Exoplanet Count
|Radius (x the Sun)
|Effective Temperature
|4,682 Kelvin
|SIMBAD Source
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Creation: Will you be allowed to see it?
Creation is a British docudrama that, in addition to portraying his monumental accomplishments, tells the story of Charles Darwin's family life—particularly the death of his 10 year-old daughter and the effect it had on his belief on God. Darwin and his wife are portrayed by real like couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly; the film recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to solid reviews and will eventually be seen in theaters all over the world. But it has yet to find an American distributor.


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From the smallest plants and animals invisible to the human eye to entire ecosystems, every living thing depends on and is intricately linked by water.
Tune in to 88.1 WYPR every Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. as John brings to the surface important issues and fascinating discoveries making waves in the world today.
November 6: The Importance of Sand Dunes
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If you regularly visit the beach in the summer, you have surely noticed the sand dunes that line the Maryland and Delaware shore.
We all know what a dune is, but how are they formed, and why are they so important (not only to the health of our coastal habitats, but for the safety and protection of our beachfront communities)? Dunes provide a natural barrier for the ocean and can slow or prevent coastal flooding, provide protection from high winds and damaging storms, and prevent saltwater from reaching inland, threatening farming and ground water supplies.
For these reasons, many coastal communities in the United States have made dune preservation and restoration a priority. The paths and fencing to keep tourists off the dunes are part of these initiatives.
Other, more aggressive restoration projects are underway at shores around the country. The National Aquarium has been particularly involved in dune restoration in Virginia Beach for several years. To learn more about our sand dune restoration efforts and how YOU can get involved, click here.


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Only 3 public entities well-reputed in access to info law
Only 3 public entities well-reputed in access to info law
KABUL (Pajhwok): Though a majority of people in Afghanistan consider the law on access to information as vital, yet more than half of them are unaware about the law while only three of government's 27 departments have good reputation in this regard.
The Monitoring Commission on Access to Information, a body dealing with access to information related issues, says the law needs to be amended for the sake of people's increased access to information. The body says it has prepared an amended draft as well.
Under the access to information law endorsed in 2014, government departments are bound to share information with people and the media without any delay.
Syed Akram Afzali, the Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) head, told reporters here on the occasion of International Day of Access to Information that his organization had conducted a survey on the subject.
The survey was conducted during a period of six months in nine provinces (Kabul, Balkh, Bamyan, Herat, Kandahar, Kapisa, Kunduz, Nangarhar and Paktika) of the country. Some 3,510 people, with women making 49 percent of them, were interviewed in the survey.
The survey shows among every 16 individuals, seven were aware about the access to information law, according to Afzali, also chairman of the monitoring commission. "The awareness level about the law is very low, more people should be made aware of the law."
"We're celebrating the International Day of Access to Information at a time when three out of 27 government institutions have implemented the law in Afghanistan," said Afzali.
The only three government institutions who have implemented the Access to Information law
Afzali said ministries of finance, rural rehabilitation and public health respected the law on access to information more than other departments.
The Monitoring Commission on Access to Information at the Tuesday's ceremony gave away "golden keys" to the three ministries in recognition of their efforts at enforcing the law on access to information.
Ajmal Abdul Rahimzai, spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, on the occasion said his ministry emerged top-scorer in the survey because they disseminated needed information on the ministry's website on time in three languages Pashto, Dari and English.
Commenting on his ministry's first position in implementation of the law on access to information, he said: "It is a responsibility we should discharge, sharing information with people and journalists in-time is very important."
Afzali said the remaining 24 government departments obtained marks with percentage below 31 and were thus declared as failed.
The survey shows the ministries of agriculture, commerce, telecommunications, mines and petroleum, foreign affairs, urban development, higher education, hajj and Islamic affairs, interior, information and culture, public welfare and Da Afghanistan Bareshna Shirkat, Attorney General Office, Election Commission, Independent Directorate of Local Governance, Public Reform and Civil Service Commission, National Procurement Commission, the Supreme Court and the Wolesi Jirga have obtained numbers between 19 and 47 in implementation of the law on access to information.
Afzali also showed a big rusty lock to the participants, saying they had been planning to give away such locks to low scoring departments – the Office of Administrative Affairs, the Education Ministry and the Ministry of Labour ---but they did not do that.
However, in future, Afzali said, they would distribute rusty locks to departments refusing to share information with the people.
Pajhwok tried to seek comment from the Office of Administrative Affairs and the Ministry of Education, but no contact could be established with the two departments.
However, Labour and Social Affairs Ministry spokesman Abdul Fatah Ishrat Ahmadzai said their ministry had previously some problems in its website but reporters were timely provided information they sought.
He dubbed the Integrity Watch Afghanistan's survey as faulty and said mostly personal connections had been considered in compiling the report.
He said they had also talked to Integrity Watch Afghanistan officials and had given them assurances.
Some people say they were forced to pay bribe for gaining access to information.
The survey finds three persons among every 10 have paid bribe in return for gaining access to information at government departments. Of every 10 persons who paid bribes, three paid bribe money, four paid cost of the form and three paid for photocopies. About seven percent of those interviewed in the survey said they paid bribe.
Problem and solution
Without giving any figure, Afzali said still the majority of people in Afghanistan lacked awareness about the access to information law.
He said the feeling of being deprived, people's lack of knowledge about the access to information law and the complex procedure to gain information had further complicated the situation.
He said the monitoring commission had prepared a draft amendment bill which he said would help resolve the issue.
A majority of people consider the law on access to information as important.
Reporter with Khurshid TV, Ahad Faiz Azimi, also said the law on access to information played a crucial role in enabling people and journalist to access information they wanted.
However, he complained, most of the government departments refused to go by the law and instead created problems to journalists and people in finding access to information.
He said the Monitoring Commission on Access to Information should work seriously to ensure the law was enforced by all departments.
Pajhwok Afghan News director and member of the monitoring commission, Danish Karokhel, said so far many government departments had not been able to provide access to information to the level as needed by people, journalists and the civil society.
"One of the motives behind celebrating the access to information day is to compel government departments to provide the people with access to information as required by the law," Danish said.
The survey shows many people are satisfied with the monitoring commission's performance and activities, but some criticize the body as well.
The commission has been able to maintain its prestige among the pubic and has done work for people.
Afzali complained many government officials, including the president and the chief executive officer, had made many promises of assistance with the monitoring commission, but nothing was done in practical.
He called the Information and Culture Ministry as 'incompetent' and hurdle in the way of access to information process, with the president and his CEO doing nothing to fix the ministry.
But Information and Culture Ministry spokesman Sabir Momand denied his ministry created hurdles to people seeking access to information.
According to the monitoring commission, Afghanistan is among the world's 108 countries which have adopted the law on access to information.
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