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Helena Gudger is the type of person health insurance companies need on the books as the federal Affordable Care Act begins to roll out: Young, relatively healthy and hungry for coverage.
The 26-year-old Phoenix resident has gone the past four years without health insurance, using clinics and the county hospital for checkups, routine tests and visits to a gynecologist. She pays cash, checks prices and tries to go when doctors are offering discounts.
But she also is aware that she will be in a lurch if she gets sick. She does her best to avoid crowds where she could pick up an infection and even researches the local lake for outbreaks when her friends plan an outing. She wants to sign up for private health insurance as soon as the new federal marketplace opens in October.
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"I know I have to plan ahead with certain events. I try to avoid crowded places where a lot of exchange of germs may transpire — I don't want to get sick," Gudger said. "It definitely makes you more aware of your surroundings. It's a constant factor in the back of your mind."
Insurance companies need young, healthy adults to buy insurance because new mandates under the federal health care reforms mean they can no longer turn away people with pre-existing medical conditions or charger older people much higher premiums.
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Gudger said she is not in that category. A student at two-year Phoenix College who hopes to eventually earn a four-year environmental science degree, she just started a $13-an-hour, part-time job for a company selling solar panels. She has spoken with her mother about how the law will help her get insurance.
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A Forgettable Game...Tweaking 'Tek's Swing
Michael Bowden was bombed in his first spring start against the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays, giving up 4 runs and 5 hits in only 1 2/3 innings. The game was essentially over after 3 innings, with Gonzalez contributing to the Rays run total. Here's the Boston pitching summary...that's all I'm going to write about this mismatch. Lowrie, Bay and Youk went a combined 0-7 and Rocco Baldelli contributed his first Red Sox base hit...
M Bowden (L,0-1) 1.2 5 4 4 2 0 0 **
E Gonzalez 1.1 6 6 5 1 0 1 **
D Hansack 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
C Zink 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 **
S Green 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ugly stuff, huh? The two stars denote the pitchers who gave up runs in the game. On the brighter side, Jason Varitek and the Boston batting instuctors are working on 'Tek's approach and swing when batting lefthanded. He is a true switch hitter, always has and always will, but he's had so much more success when batting from the right side. He's less consistant from the left side of the plate. His routine is not consistant batting lefty. I'll let him tell you...
"My timing tends to get out of whack," Varitek said. "That's always been my issue. When you're under control, it makes it less about timing and more about my ability to get through the hitting zone. I have a tendency to pull off the ball at times, and when you pull off, your hands drag. It's all connected. It's just a matter of fine-tuning some things with my fundamentals."
Hitting coach Dave Magadan had this to say about the tweaking of Varitek's lefthanded batting process...
"Over the years," said hitting coach Dave Magadan, "he's tapped his bat, he's double-tapped, he's double-strided, he's triple-strided. It's too much to think about and too hard to repeat that, over and over and over again over the course of the season and keep it consistent. We're just trying to get him to a place where it's a repetitive thing: stride, take his hands back and swing. If he can do that - and I believe he can - the consistency will be there and I think we'll see improvement."
We all hope we'll see improvment this year. Behind the plate, controlling a game and his pitchers of the day, there is no one better. But last year's batting average was miserable, to say the least. That the Red Sox coaching staff is trying to fix what ails him bodes well. If Jason can bring his average up to a respectable .275, there will be not one person in Red Sox Nation and Red Sox International who will gripe about his resigning. I hope he can do it. These 2009 Boston Red Sox must be able to pitch and hit, not the power plus hitting that we've become used to but the ability to score 4 runs or so per game. The starters and the solid bullpen will take care of the rest...they will!
I hope your Saturday will be a good one. The UCONN men and women's basketball teams will both be playing today, and I'll be glued to each game. The men are ranked number two but might slide into the number one spot with a Saturday afternoon victory. The women? They are undefeated with two games remaining, one in Hartford at the XL Center this evening against Seton Hall and the season finale at Rutgers early next week. Neither Seton Hall or Rutgers has a chance at beating them, barring a complete UCONN collapse. Believe me, they ain't a collapsing type of team. You can click on the title of this post for more Red Sox news and as always, BE WELL. Be safe, be happy, be you...see ya.


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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Dear Genealogical Educators - This is What We Need!
The talked walked through the basics of complex evidence analysis using the genealogical proof standard and evidence evaluation standards. At the start of his talk, Bittner proposed a question or research objective. Then he went step by step through each record group he searched, applying evidence evaluation along the way, demonstrating the process for the audience.
The talk was incredible as a learning tool for the amount of information he was able to share in one hour in such a clear, concise, visual way.
Dear genealogical educators - this is what we need! We need to see videos or webinars on case studies of complex evidence or conflicting evidence that also demonstrate use of the genealogical proof standard and evidence analysis.
Yes, audio tapes from conferences are nice and helpful too. But this is the 21st century! We really need this information in video or webinar format. Being able to see Bittner's documents and anaylsis visually was critical in allowing the audience to quickly grasp the concepts that he was presenting. A conference audio tape loses all that.
I would like to throw down the gauntlet and challenge genealogical educators to dig through their 10, 20, 30 or 40 years or project case studies and pick out ones to transform into 21st century educational tools.
Perhaps a webinar will never replace the printed NGS Quarterly but it can work hand in hand with it to further genealogical education and research. Organizations such as NGS, NEHGS and NYGBS should be actively be making the creation of visual or video learning tools a part of their short and long term goals.
Warren Bittner's talk was magic. I have been studying these topics for awhile now in my ProGen class and in other arenas. Let's spread the magic, through videos and webinars, so that we help all genealogists get up to standard more quickly.
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Marian, I enjoyed this talk as well. I felt the same way after the last "major" conference I attended, things were too basic. That got me wondering...are the speakers not presenting these type of sessions to the conference boards? Or are the conference boards not accepting these type of sessions?ReplyDelete
I have watching all of them and this was the best one so far. Yes we need more on line of this type of basic instructions.ReplyDelete
I have trouble following a case study in a journal, and I struggle with evidence analysis daily. Warren Bittner's talk opened up a world of ways I can do a better job of getting to real answers. I'll be on the lookout for webinars and videos that use the same technique.ReplyDelete
P.S. I bet it was really difficult and tedious to design this lecture and the slides. Thanks a million to Mr. Bittner for taking the trouble.
Yes! Being in Australia, I would love for some of these lectures to be available on line. This is a great idea and I'm sure would encourage many more genealogists to engage inReplyDelete
on going education.
Yes it was great in person too. Many good presentations and a pretty good mix of levels.ReplyDelete
Very complicated topic, so clearly presented.
I totally agree with you for more of this type of presentation. This presentation, to me, wasn't for a beginner, but someone with some experience, who has run into the types of data that were presented by Mr. Bittner.
Thank you for your comments on this presentation.
A comment from the other side of the fence. Sometimes onsite at conferences, case studies are not as well-attended as some of the more basic lectures. These topics do seem to lend themselves to online venues where reaching interested parties is somewhat easier.ReplyDelete
As a presenter, you have certainly given me something to think about. I may 'start small' and incorporate a short case study into one of my talks and see how well it is received.ReplyDelete
I so desperately wanted to see this webinar, but when I signed on, I kept getting a series of "stills" and no sound. Drat! It sounds wonderful. I do hope that this will be one that they preserve in the archives so that it can be accessed in the future. I live in hope of getting to hear it someday. I'm glad it was so inspiring!ReplyDelete
I'd also add: RECORD and make available online -- Yes, I'll pay -- so those of us reading about such sessions a month and more later can still go watch/listen!ReplyDelete


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Albany, N.Y.—UMBC senior attackman Matt Gregoire (Crofton, Md./South River) scored a career-best five points, but the Retrievers fell, 16-10, to tenth-ranked Albany at John Fallon Field.
Gregoire scored back-to-back goals late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to bring the Retrievers to within 11-9 with 10:48 remaining. But the high-powered Great Danes reeled off three straight goals in a span of 2:12 to take its biggest lead of the game at 14-9 with 6:36 to play.
UMBC freshman midfielder Pat Young (Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School) briefly halted the surge and cut the deficit to four goals with 5:10 to play, but the Retrievers could get no closer.
Albany won its sixth consecutive game, improved to 10-3 overall, 4-0 in America East play and clinched the top seed in the America East Tournament. UMBC saw its two-game winning streak halted and slipped ot 5-7, 2-2.
Gregoire tallied four goals and added an assist, recording the third four-goal game of his career and giving him 10 goals in three games vs. Albany. Young was UMBC's only other multiple-goal scorer with a pair of tallies.
Albany junior Ty Thompson riddled UMBC with eight goals, while sophomore Lyle Thompson scored four times and added seven assists.
The hosts got out to a 4-1 lead in the late stages of the first quarter, but UMBC responded with a 4-1 run and tied the game at 5-5 on senior Scott Jones" (Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox) lone tally of the game with 5:58 to play in the second stanza.
The Great Danes surged again with a quick three-goal flurry, but goals by Young and Gregoire brought UMBC to within 8-7 at the half. Gregoire's final goal of the half occurred just before time expired.
Albany outshot UMBC, 46-36, including 11-4 in the fourth quarter. UMBC sophomore goalkeeper Wes DiRito (Odenton, Md./DeMatha) kept UMBC in the game in the early stages and made all nine of his saves in the first three quarters. Albany freshman keeper Blaze Riorden had 13 stops for his side. '
UMBC completes the regular season on Saturday, April 27 when they host the Binghamton Bearcats. The Retrievers will honor their 14 seniors prior to the 3:30 opening draw at UMBC Stadium.


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Kidney disease can lead to high blood pressure in many people. The opposite is also true: having high blood pressure increases the risk of developing kidney disease. High blood pressure can damage the kidneys. This reduces the kidneys' ability to remove fluids and waste products from the blood, and can lead to kidney failure. When the kidneys fail, their function needs to be replaced, either through dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant.
Blood pressure measures the force of your blood on the walls of your arteries in two ways:
That is why blood pressure readings are given as two numbers. For example, with a blood pressure of 130/85 mm Hg, the systolic pressure is 130 and the diastolic pressure is 85. It is important to make sure that both your diastolic and systolic blood pressure goals are being achieved.
High blood pressure is also called hypertension. It is defined as blood pressure readings greater than 140/90 mm Hg*. In people with diabetes, blood pressure should be less than 130/80. For some people with kidney disease, even lower blood pressures are ideal. One out of every five Canadian adults has high blood pressure. The incidence of this disease increases with age. It is important for people with high blood pressure to know their blood pressure goals, and to try to make sure that their blood pressure is lowered until is below the target level.
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High blood pressure is a silent disease. There are no clear signs or warning signals. Usually, the only way you can tell if your blood pressure is high is to have it checked by a healthcare professional. Blood pressure readings can vary quite a lot so a single abnormal or high reading does not always mean you have high blood pressure. If your first reading is higher than your blood pressure goal, you should have it checked on two more occasions to confirm that you have high blood pressure. Of course, if your blood pressure is very high, your doctor may start treatment right away.
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Review: "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
You don't have to know "The Avengers" or the Marvel comics universe to appreciate "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." — but it helps. The masterful Joss Whedon declared his goal is to welcome all viewers to the project, not just fankids, though he doesn't start slowly and newcomers may need background.
The most buzzed-about show of the season, "S.H.I.E.L.D." debuts on ABC on Sept. 24.
Agent Phil Coulson, who died in "The Avengers," is brought back to life with Clark Gregg fortunately reprising the role. His gravity holds together the sometimes meandering story. Whedon's trademark humor in the midst of action-adventure (per "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") saves the day as often as the very human, yet very gifted heroes. That protects the fantastical from becoming ridiculous.
Those charged with "protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary": Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage; Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen), expert pilot and martial artist; Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), brilliant engineer; and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) genius biochemist–together Caestecker and Henstridge are "Fitz/simmons"– and new recruit and computer hacker, Skye (Chloe Bennet).
A few story threads carry over from "The Avengers," playing to the fan base, but the TV hour is designed to stand on its own. While there are aliens, paranormal events and superheroes, it's ultimately all about emotion, camaraderie and the challenge of being human. Those of us who prefer the quippy moments to the big flashy explosions will have to hope the (expensive looking) pyrotechnics of the pilot aren't Whedon's ongoing focus.


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Italy coach Massimo Barbolini:
"It has been a very tough match, a match in which both teams made a lot of defense, not a lot of mistakes. Probably in the fifth set, we made good points by changing the ball. It was a very tough match, a very good match."
Italy captain Eleonora Lo Bianco:
It was a very difficult match, but I'm very gratified with the way we played from the start of the match to the finish.
The Netherlands coach Avital Selinger:
"It was a great match. Very high level. You know, coaches are worried about every error. But there were not so many errors. Once you look at the data, basically not many errors. A lot of very tough serving by both teams. Great defense by both teams. It could go either way. Third set, Italy came from behind. Fourth set, we came back from the end. Fifth set it went their way, they made big plays in crucial moments, we didn't. There will always be a winner, and Italy deserved to win just due to the fact that they won. Hopefully everybody enjoyed the game. It's just one game out of 11 matches, and we have to go on and continue."
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What I'll remember as much as the "Bloody Sock" and the pair of World Series championships with Boston is something tangible, yet secret, the Schilling "book" on hitters. What the book symbolizes is the quest for excellence. Achievement might flow from great natural ability, but more often it intersects from aptitude, preparation, discipline, and determination. "Nothing great is accomplished without enthusiasm," read the quote so many years ago. Inspiration plus perspiration fulfill aspiration.
Pitchers know the aphorisms...
- Left handed hitters like the ball down
- Right handed hitters don't like to be jammed
- A stance close to the plate means the hitter can hit the inside pitch
- Hitters away from the plate can handle the outside pitch (usually diving into the plate)
- First pitch strikes
- Work quickly
- Change speeds
- Use deception
- Remain on balance
- Bend your back
- Use your legs for power
- Don't grip the ball too tightly
- Work ahead in the count
As he progressed through his career, Schilling went from craftsman to artisan, capable of efforts like the one-hitter against the Athletics and post-season heroics against the Indians with far fewer arrows in his quiver.
What did he have in that tome? A series of game plans that Coach Belichick might envy, a portfolio that hitters hope never sees the light of day. Did any hitters have notations about their futility or their measurable success? Did some hitters have smiley faces or skulls and crossbones next to their name and history?
Will Schilling retire that book to his trophy case (one with three championships and yet no Cy Young Awards) or will it find its way to Cooperstown?
The Schilling log may never be a number one bestseller in the New York Times, but for Red Sox fans it contained the DaVinci Code, the keys to the kingdom.


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The Hope College Symphonette, under the direction of Professor Richard Piippo, has announced its annual spring tour which will include concerts in Ohio, North Carolina and Florida from March 16-21. The Symphonette members are selected from the larger college symphony orchestra. The annual tour has taken the Symphonette from coast to coast in the United States as well as two Provinces in Canada, the British Isles, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Performing with the Symphonette will be lyric soprano Linda LeFever Dykstra, a Hope professor who is chair of the voice division at the college and teaches Applied Voice, English/Italian and German Diction and directs the college's Musical Theatre Workshop.
Richard Piippo has been a member of the Hope College faculty since 1999. He is professor of cello/chamber music and conductor of orchestras. A cellist, he is active as a conductor, solo performer, teacher and coach. He has toured with the Detroit Symphony and appears as soloist and chamber player throughout the United States and Canada.
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On the surface, it's a pretty typical story: Young firebrand lives fast, dies young, and becomes an icon to a generation of wannabes and almost-ares. So what made Bill Hicks different? He wasn't pretty, he wasn't glamorous, and he didn't brood seductively on the silver screen. He spewed ideas into a microphone like a Gatling gun and tried his damnedest to make the docile masses of America wake up and think.
Is it any wonder he was never made it big in his home country?
The new documentary "American: The Bill Hicks" story is, like Hicks' stand-up at its best, thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and hilarious. Mixing talking head footage, voice-over, and some of Hicks' and his family's personal photos and videos, the doc explores what is was about Hicks that made him a legend among comedians and a virtual unknown to the world at large.
The film charts Hicks' early days - staging impromptu comedy sketches in the hallways of his Texas middle school with best friend Dwight Slade, sneaking out of his parents' house at age 15 to perform at Houston comedy clubs - through his rise to L.A.-based "next big thing" to drunken loose cannon to finally reaching comedy rock star status (although he had to go overseas to do so) to, finally, his pancreatic cancer diagnosis and death at the age of 32. It's a lot to cover for such a short life, so you can excuse the movie for not branching off from the main narrative, even if those branches are interesting in and of themselves. For example, we see pictures of Hicks with fellow "outlaw comic" Sam Kinison, but their relationship is never addressed. In fact, Kinison's name isn't even mentioned. And the movie doesn't get within 30 miles of the long-standing claims that Denis Leary essentially lifted Hicks' entire persona (and some say, entire bits) to much more successful ends. But these are minor complaints.
We do applaud the movie, however, for keeping the talking heads personal. We get to hear from people like Slade who grew up with Hicks and well as Hicks' mother, brother, and sister rather than being forced to listen to a bunch of "famous" comedians prattling on about how much they owe to Hicks all the while reminding you of how much less talented they are. Can you imagine having to hear Dane Cook's thoughts on Hicks? It's enough to send you into a booze-fueled hate rant (in B-minor) of your own. The technique of "animating" old photos of Hicks and friends employed by directors Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas is little clumsy at times, but it does make the doc more visually inventive than the usual B-roll/interview back and forth you get in most.
"American" works as well for fans who have been waiting for a proper tribute to Hicks as it will for newcomers who'll (hopefully) leave inspired to seek out the late comic's work (and they will be shocked at how relevant it all still is. Hicks' rants about the first President Bush and the first Iraq War are chilling, to say the least. Laugh out loud funny, of course, but also chilling). And anything that screams for people to think more is, to say the least, welcome on any movie screen.


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Plant vegetables that look good. Why hide your vegetables? You can even use your front yard to plant if you want to be "green" and avant-garde. Everyone can enjoy the view. Asparagus, eggplant, fennel, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, lettuce, peppers, rhubarb, sunflowers and Swiss chard are downright pretty.
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Getting screened for prostate cancer may not help you stay alive after all.
In a 20-year study of more than 9,000 Swedish men, researchers found no difference in the rate of prostate cancer deaths between the men who were periodically screened and those who weren't. Testing is done with a physical exam and a PSA blood test.
"There is no escaping the fact that we need a better tool ... to help detect prostate cancers that actually need treating, as opposed to innocent ones that do not," said Malcolm Mason, a prostate cancer expert at Cancer Research U.K. in a statement. "In the meantime, men should be fully informed about the pros and cons of having their PSA measured."
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During the 20-year study,1,500 out of just over 9,000 men were screened every three years for a decade. The death rate for both groups was similar.
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Tuesday wheat and corn were the upside leaders. Soybeans closed stronger but off their highs. March corn settled 8 cents higher, January soybeans 2 ¾ cents higher, and March wheat 18 cents higher.
Well we are officially settling into new high territory for 2010 in January Soybeans, March Corn, and July Wheat. The front months carried the most strength while the back months had trouble keeping up. This was especially the case for beans as November 2011 finished 6 cents lower on the day.
Early strength had a lot to do with the US Dollar weakness. By mid-morning the dollar came back to unchanged and helped keep corn and beans off their highs. Corn and wheat are likely catching up to the recent bean strength we have seen. Hot and dry weather in Argentina is still a major concern for the market and Brazilian weather remains favorable.
Other markets are also making new highs today. Sugar is making fresh highs while cattle and copper are making all time highs! This coincides with the loose monetary policy of the US as well as an ever expanding global population and diet change. China has obviously been the main subject as their growing demand has undoubtedly helped fuel our price rallies, most notably their increase in US soybean demand.
So which events had the most impact in 2010? For one I would have to say the Russian wheat drought really kick-started this rally. This summer the market watched the Russian heat escalate into a true weather concern until wheat's rally forced corn and beans to follow. Corn and soybeans really took off after the USDA's October report showed a disappointing corn yield.This summer's hot nights and wet weather were the main factors behind the lower than expected corn yields.
Strong grain prices can also be attributed to increased demand from investors. Funds held all-time record long positions in corn, wheat, and soybeans in 2010. We also traded at all-time record open interest and volume late this year. A lot of this has to do with the sharp increase in ETF money coming into AG markets. This allowed many of the smaller traders to buy corn ETF's who wouldn't normally be market participants.
So where do we go in 2011? Fundamentally these markets remain strong. If the January reports are friendly grains, the acreage battle could keep us strong right into the March 31st planting intentions report. We like staying well protected in case the bullish bias doesn't hold, and we like to remain with our spring call spreads for upside potential.
Technically the market continues to look strong but is getting towards overbought levels. The next target for December corn is $5.65, and we are not far away from that. We are still looking at getting short term put protection on for corn and beans, and after days like today it only looks cheaper to do so. Implied volatility is very high, so if you are thinking about options please call you broker to discuss strategies.
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I've been working with a complex ArcGIS 9.3.1 geodatabase with multiple feature classes (FC's) interconnected by many relationship classes.
My question: supposing I have a FC with features a,b,c and another FC with features 1,2,3 - I want to see which featuers of the first FC are to connected to which features of the second FC (of course in reality, the geodatabase is much more complex with more FC's, more features and more relations).
Now, I know that the IDENTIFY tool does it, but it does it to one feature at a time, and I can't export the ties to an outer file (it is only visual). Is there any tool I can use to do that for whole layers at a time?
(I've seen Geodatabase Diagrammer very briefly, but as far as I understood, it is useful for the planning of the structure of the geodatabase, but not it's content. correct me if I'm wrong).


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Contemporary Native art has a lot to say and may look different than you would expect! The artworks and artists are increasingly featured in the mass media in a constructive way and we explore some of their fascinating truths. To begin, we clarify some of the most common questions around Indigenous Contemporary Art with Lindsay Nixon, Editor-at-large of the Canadian Art Magazine. Discovering the various types of Indigenous people, artists and cultures can be a real feat. It is fascinating to explore the similarities and differences between Canadian Contemporary artists. We had the chance to meet filmmaker and visual artist Caroline Monnet, who explains her own identity struggles and how it is reflected in her artwork, presented during the Biennale autochnone d'art contemporain, aka BACA. At one of their venues, The Guild, we sat with Rhéal Lanthier, founder of the BACA exhibition.
Guest(s) : Caroline Monnet, Filmmaker & Visual Artist Rheal Olivier Lanthier, Founder and director of the BACA Lindsay Nixon, Editor-at-Large at Canadian Art Magazine
Proposed and hosted by Anne Janody, this is the first edition of ART Impact. Each of the six episodes features a relevant topic of the art world and includes a related specialist, artist, and organization. Showcasing the evolving culture of our society in an easy to follow format, the show examines the interrelated impact that each entity can have in a captivating way. Genuine, unique and inspiring, ART Impact presents a 360° perspective of important topics with a host who is animated and approachable. For its first series, you can expect to see a unique episode on the following themes - street art & murals, Illustrator to fine artist, visual FX, philanthropy in the arts, haute couture and contemporary Native art. Focused on visuals arts, all of the featured artists are professionals who make a living with their artwork. Organizations featured include the MMFA, McCord Museum, MURAL, Atomic Fiction, Syn Studio and the BACA.
Anne is an ardent Montrealer, lover of the arts and well-traveled curious individual. Growing up in a vibrant cultural environment, she practiced dance, drawing, and piano. Studying business at HEC, graduating with a BBA and MSc, she did a significant project on cultural nonprofits. Anne volunteers in various arts organizations including the YPC of the MMFA. To engage her creative side, she established a brand/blog (Jano Lapin) where she reveals her enthusiasm for the art world she frequents.


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AMSTERDAM (AP) - Royal Philips NV, the world's biggest lighting maker, said Tuesday it sees a brighter future in selling lighting "as a service" to businesses rather than individual lamps to customers, as it reported a rise in fourth quarter earnings.
AMSTERDAM (AP) � Royal Philips NV, the world's biggest lighting maker, said Tuesday it sees a brighter future in selling lighting "as a service" to businesses rather than individual lamps to customers, as it reported a rise in fourth quarter earnings.
Despite an upbeat review of the company's performance, CEO Frans van Houten said he is "cautious" heading into the new year, given a "softer order intake" in the fourth quarter amid uncertainty in emerging economies.
Shares fell 2.1 percent to 25.91 euros by midday trading in Amsterdam.
Philips reported a net profit of 409 million euros ($559 million), compared with a loss of 423 million euros in the same period a year earlier, when it was fined 509 million euros by the European Union Commission for price-fixing in the TV market.
Fourth quarter sales rose 0.6 percent to 6.80 billion euros. Comparing like-for-like businesses and stripping out the impact of currency shifts, sales rose 7 percent.
Van Houten said the company continues to shift its business model to focus on professional lighting and health care markets where it enters longer-term partnerships with governments and hospitals. He said these have both more stable service revenues and higher margins.
In lighting, where sales were up 8 percent on a like-for-like basis, he said growth was coming from major contracts such as building retrofits. The consumer market, where Philips competes with General Electric and Siemens, among others, was about flat. He said growth was strong in Asia, "very, very weak" in Europe and middling in the U.S., where demand for energy-efficient bulbs is not as high as in other regions.
LED lights now make up more than a third of the company's total lighting sales, he noted.
Despite the turmoil in emerging market currencies of the past week, Philips reported a near-record 15 percent sales growth in emerging markets during the fourth quarter.
"We are well-positioned in growth markets: they need health care, they need lighting infrastructure, they need energy efficiencies" he said, adding that regional banks are helping the company's customers finance purchases.
However, he said uncertainty about short-term prospects for emerging markets is not good for business.
"Social unrest as we have seen in Turkey or currency weakness as in Indonesia are not helping us," he said.


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In general to prove that a given problem is NP-complete we show that a known NP-complete problem is reducible to it. This process is possible since Cook and Levin used the logical structure of NP to prove that SAT, and as a corollary 3-SAT, are NP-complete. This makes SAT the "first" NP-complete problem and we reduce other canonical NP-complete problems (e.g. CLIQUE, HAM-PATH) from it.
My question is whether there is a way to prove directly from the definition/logical structure of NP that a different problem (i.e. not SAT) is NP-complete. A friend suggested that it would be possible to tailor the proof of the Cook-Levin Theorem to show that, for example, CLIQUE is NP-complete by introducing the reduction from SAT during the proof itself, but this is still pretty much the same thing.


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The transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family is a large group of structurally related proteins that drive developmental programs and control cell behavior. The TGF-β family members exert their effects by binding to receptors on the cell surface, activating intracellular signaling pathways that modulate gene expression programs that control normal cell physiology, immune responses, and a variety of developmental processes. TGF-β signaling is also important in conditions such as cancer, skeletal disorders, and cardiovascular diseases.
Written and edited by experts in the field, this collection from Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology provides a comprehensive view of the different members of the TGF-β family, the signaling pathways they control, and how they influence development, normal physiology, and disease. The contributors describe the various TGF-β family ligands, including activins and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), the structures and functions of the type I and type II receptors, and how ligand-receptor binding is regulated. Both Smad and non-Smad signaling pathways are discussed, as is cross talk between TGF-β and other signaling pathways (e.g., Wnt). Individual chapters are devoted to the roles of TGF-β signaling in specific biological processes, including cell proliferation, mesenchymal differentiation, branching morphogenesis, stem cell biology, immunity, vascular function, reproduction, and neurobiology. The roles of TGF-β signaling in cancer, fibrosis, skeletal diseases, and other conditions, as well as prospects for therapeutics, are also covered.
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Humanities Endowment to name grand prize winner Nov. 6 at Supreme Court event
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today selected four high school seniors as finalists in the nationwide "Idea of America" Essay Contest held as a part of the We the People program. The program, launched by President Bush in September 2002, supports the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture.
The four winners of the 2006 "Idea of America" Essay Contest (listed alphabetically) are Sean Frazier, 17, of Montauk, N.Y.; Sang "Bill" Jung, 17, of Rochester Hills, Mich.; Elise Liu, 17, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Anna Pritt, 17, of Walkersville, Md. Each winner will receive a prize of $1,000 and attend a national awards ceremony and dinner held Nov. 6 at the Supreme Court. Hosted by NEH, the ceremony will feature the presentation of medals to the four winners in honor of their achievement and the designation of one of the four students as the grand prize winner, who will receive a total prize of $5,000.
"The core tenet of our We the People program is that a knowledge of America's history and founding principles is vital to both active citizenship and a robust democracy," said National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Bruce Cole, "Each of the essay winners demonstrated an exceptional understanding of historical deliberations on the First Amendment, as well as how the Amendment impacts our nation today. I congratulate each of them on their engagement in the ongoing study of our American ideals, and I look forward to discussing their thoughts in greater depth when we meet in Washington."
When introducing the We the People initiative in 2002, President George W. Bush stated, "To be an American is not just a matter of blood or birth; we are bound by ideals, and our children must know those ideals."
The young essayists wrote about the historical debate our founders had over the benefits and disadvantages of adopting the First Amendment to the Constitution, and they explained, in 1,500 words, whether the freedoms named in the First Amendment are fundamental to the functioning of our democracy.
This year's contest drew entries in early 2006 from more than 1,700 11th-grade public, private, and home-schooled students across the nation. Essays were first evaluated by 16 history teachers. Those essays with the highest scores were then reviewed by staff at the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum in Chicago and members of the National Council on the Humanities who recommended finalists to NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. The Chairman made the final selections.
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FAYETTE TRACK: Three Fayette athletes earned individual league champion status Saturday at the BBC track meet and one relay team also finished on top.
Senior Eliott Richardson closed out his high school career by winning the discus title with a toss of 132-0. Richardson also placed third in the shot put at 42-1.
The Eagles' 800-meter relay team nipped North Central by a tenth of a second to win at 1:41.5. Team members were Caleb Brinegar, Shelby Franks, Austin Hylander and Dakota Shay.
In the girls races, junior Erica Goeltzenleuchter was back on top in the 3200-meter run after a disappointing race a year ago due to an injury. Her 12:41 topped the second place time by 17 seconds. Goeltzenleuchter also placed third in the 1600-meter run with a 5:59.
Junior Elisha Hartman turned from sprinter to middle distance runner to win the 800-meter run at 2:34.8—her career best.
"She has always been a sprinter and long jumper," coach Ryan Colegrove said. "Then at the Hilltop Relays she ran an 800 in the distance medley. She ran a good time so she became an 800 runner."
Other Eagles earning points were Alexa Kessler, sixth in the 800-meter run at 2:44; the 3200-meter relay team (Goeltzenleuchter, Hartman, Kessler and Hannah Schrock), third at 11:28; and the 1600-meter relay team (Hartman, Kessler, Sarah Kovar and Schrock), fifth at 5:03.
Others earning points for the boys were Franks, second in the long jump at 18-3 and second in the 300-meter hurdles at :43.7; Hylander, second in the 110-meter hurdles at :17.8, third in the 300-meter hurdles at :47.2 and fourth in the high jump at 5-2; Darrell Randall, fourth in the 3200-meter run at 10:47 and fifth in the 1600-meter run at 5:01; and Shay, fifth in the 100-meter dash.
The boys 400-meter relay team (Brinegar, Taylor Curry, Chase Hookstadt and Jerry Minzey) placed third at :51.9; the 1600-meter relay team (Brinegar, Hunter Colegrove, Franks and Hookstadt) placed third at 3:56.9; and the 3200-meter relay team (Colegrove, Logan Keefer, Ben Kovar and Randall) placed fourth at 9:19.
The boys placed fourth overall with 84 points, behind Hilltop (136.5), Edon (107.5) and Pettisville (95). The small girls team finished last. Pettisville won the championship.
• Fayette will compete at the district meet Thursday and Saturday at Ayersville.
MORENCI BASEBALL: The score looks bad, said Morenci baseball coach Roger Pontious, and unfortunately it's no indication of how hard his squad played.
Summerfield claimed an 11-1 league victory in five innings against Morenci's young squad that continues to dwindle in numbers.
For that game the Bulldogs had only nine players on the roster and Pontious was forced to make some changes on the field.
Not only were there several young players on the field, but even some of those with experience were standing in new positions.
Twice Morenci put runners on second and third with no outs, but neither resulted in runs.
The Bulldogs put their only run on the scoreboard when Nick Wilson scored on a base hit by Anthony Tompkins. Wilson got on base with a walk and advanced on two passed balls.
Brett Bovee went two for three at the plate and six runners were left on base.
Cody Long took the loss for Morenci, giving up eight runs—only three of them earned. He walked four and gave up eight hits. Michael Snyder threw the final inning and three runners came home.
• Morenci entertains Whiteford at 4:30 p.m. today and wraps up the regular season with a visit from Britton-Deerfield at 4:30 p.m. May 27.
In district tournament play, the Bulldogs face Lenawee Christian School at 10 a.m. May 30 at Whiteford.
MORENCI SOFTBALL: It's bad enough dropping a close, extra-inning contest to highly-ranked Summerfield, but to give up a seventh-inning lead? Now that really hurts.
The Bulldogs were poised to topple Summerfield Friday on the opponent's diamond when it suddenly fell apart.
An error and a pair of hits allowed Summerfield to tie game in the bottom of the seventh and they finally pulled out a 6-5 victory in the ninth—on another error.
"They were amazingly as poor as we were," coach Kay Johnson said about the error-strewn contest. "It was rainy and windy, not a great night for softball."
The two teams went scoreless through two innings before Morenci put one run on the scoreboard in the top of the third. Chanler McCaskey was safe on a bunt single and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Megan Cox. McCaskey came home on error.
Summerfield went on top 2-1 in the fourth, but Morenci came back with three in the fifth. McCaskey was safe on an error, advanced on another bunt by Cox and came home on Jade Pfund's base hit.
Two more Summerfield errors allowed Pfund and Nicolette Swimmer to score.
Summerfield made it a 4-3 game in the fifth inning and the Bulldogs made it 5-3 in the top of the seventh when McCaskey tripled and scored on a base hit by Cox.
The game was tied on an error and two singles and remained deadlocked until the bottom of the ninth when the home team took advantage of one final Morenci error.
None of Summerfield's six runs were earned, although they managed six hits off Pfund. Nine batters struck out.
Eight Bulldogs batters were fanned and Morenci also finished with six hits—two by McCaskey and Pfund and one each by Cox and Matea Garcia.
• After facing Clinton for two games Tuesday, Morenci entertains Whiteford for two games (one of them considered league play) at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Britton-Deefield visits for a 4:30 p.m. make-up game May 27.
The Bulldogs face Lenawee Christian School in the district tournament opener May 30 after the baseball team plays. The tournament will be played in Whiteford.
MORENCI TRACK: Four Morenci track and field athletes will have an extended season after qualifying for the Div. IV state meet.
The event is scheduled May 30 in Grand Rapids.
For two of the four, it wasn't just a matter of qualifying. They also finished as regional champions Saturday at Hillsdale College.
Junior speedster Chas Frey won a pair of championships, first taking the title in the 100-meter dash with a time of :11.19, then following that up with the 200-meter dash title at :23.1.
Sophomore Phoenix Duncan nearly matched his feat. She started the day with a second-place finish in the long jump, leaping to a career-best 16-5.25, then came through with another career topper in the high jump, easily winning the event at 5-5.
Morenci's other two qualifiers are also making return appearances to the state meet. Senior Zach Phillips will run the 1600-meter run after his third-place finish Saturday. His time of 3:35 was his top time of the season, but still four seconds short of his school record performance last season.
Senior Lucas Johnson returns to compete in the discus toss after placing third with a toss of 144-5—a foot better than last season's best.
Other point-winners for Morenci were Johnson, sixth in the shot put at 44-3.25; 3200-meter relay team (Trey Tompkins, Drew Tompkins, Logan Drummond and Micah Gillen), eighth at 9:27; 800-meter relay team (Nathan Grieder, Dustin Roller, Jordan Bach and Frey), fourth at 1:39.7; 1600-meter relay team (Grieder, Roller, Phillips and Frey), fourth at 3:38.5; Nichole Elarton, eighth in the discus at 89-0; Tequoia Jarrell, eighth in the long jump at 14-8.25; 800-meter relay team (Duncan, Sarah Ragan, Jarrell and Kathleen Barron), sixth at 1:59.8; and Kate Gallup, sixth in the 300-meter hurdles at :53.89.
Waldron High School will send three qualifiers to compete in four events.
Junior Katherine Baker will compete in the 100-meter hurdles with a qualifying time of :17.0 and in the 300-meter hurdles with her second-place time of :50.19.
Sophomore Fletcher Masters placed second in the 400-meter dash with a time of :52.02 and Blake Fix took second in the 1600-meter run at 4:34.87.
HOLE IN ONE: De-Mor Hills Golf Course reported its first hole-in-one of the season Friday.
Brian Fruchey scored an ace on the 214-yard no. 18 at De-Mor Hills using a five iron.
His feat was witnessed by Larry Gorsuch, Kenny Shadbolt and Travis Williams.
BBC SCHOLAR ATHLETES: Thirteen Fayette students earned scholar athlete awards for spring sports participation.
Two students, seniors Hannah Schrock (track) and Brittany Seiler (softball) maintained a 4.0 GPA while participating in sports.
Others earning scholar athlete status are junior Elisha Hartman (track), senior track team members Austin Hylander, Logan Keefer, Ben Kovar, Dakota Shay, Caleb Brinegar, Shelby Franks, and senior softball team members Trisha Bates, Katie Borer, Mara Raker and Danni Wyse.
Only juniors and seniors are eligible for the award.


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In this case, the condjump script has the hydralisk attack 3 times in succession. What this means is: if the hydralisk kills a unit, it will then attack three times in succession. I am reasonably sure that these attacks are directed towards the sprite of the dying or dead unit, unless there is another target in the immediate vicinity. I tested this by giving the 3spray script a second condjump with a value of 1, which would use an AoE attack. If there was only the single enemy, it would die and the graphic for the AoE would go off. If there were multiple enemy units, sometimes the graphic would appear on the dying unit, and sometimes it would appear on the next targeted unit. Either way, all units in the AoE took the damage from the AoE effect.
Long story short: You can make attacks that cause the target to explode on death. More generally, you can have units that do something special when they strike the killing blow on another unit. (Practically, by using two low chance condjumps, the unit will have about a one in sixty five thousand chance of generating the effect on a regular attack. I think.)
I am also aware that this probably wont always work. I've only tested it on the hydralisk.


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Nebraska clears way for Keystone XL pipeline approval
The announcement in late January that Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska has given his approval to a revised route for the Keystone XL pipeline has put the issue squarely back on the White House's plate.
In a letter to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Gov. Heineman said that Nebraska's review concluded the new route avoided sensitive lands and aquifers. This complicates the decision for the White House, which cited Heineman's earlier objections when it rejected the previous route a year ago on the grounds that construction of the pipeline threatened Nebraska's Sand Hills region and that a spill could contaminate the critical Ogallala Aquifer.
The American Petroleum Institute hailed Nebraska's action, saying that it removed a critical hurdle to completion of the pipeline.
"With the approval from Nebraska in hand, the president can be confident that the remaining environmental concerns have been addressed," said Marty Durbin, the oil lobby's executive vice president. "We hope President Obama will finally greenlight KXL as soon as possible and get more Americans back to work."
The Washington Post on its editorial page again called for the approval of the pipeline.
"Mr. Obama should ignore the activists who have bizarrely chosen to make Keystone XL a line-in-the-sand issue when there are dozens more of far greater environmental import. He knows that the way to cut oil use is to reduce demand for the stuff, and he has begun to put that knowledge into practice, setting tough new fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks. That will actually make a difference, unlike blocking a pipeline here or there," the newspaper wrote.
The Nebraska announcement was good news for Keystone proponents who have wondered aloud if the controversial project would ever be built.
TransCanada's proposed extension of a pipeline from the oilfields of Alberta, Canada, to Port Arthur and other Texas refineries and ports has been seeking necessary government approvals since 2008. The 1,661-mile pipeline would deliver 700,000 barrels a day of tar-sands crude from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico by crossing Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The State Department plays a central role in the approval process because Keystone would cross an international border. The resignation of Sen. Hilary Clinton and her replacement by Sen. John Kerry is unlikely to block approval, according to former Sen. Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican who served with Kerry in the Senate for decades.
"(Kerry might have) some objections to this, but on the other hand, on balance, I believe the administration is going to proceed with the (Keystone pipeline)," said Lugar.
Opposition to Keystone XL from some environmentalists ratcheted up in August 2011 when activist groups staged demonstrations outside the White House, resulting in mass arrests. They stated their protests were not just against the pipeline but fossil fuel itself – a position seen as unlikely to halt approval.
But Heineman, the Republican governor of Nebraska, succeeded where the protestors had not when he called a special session of the Nebraska legislature in late 2011 to block Keystone's proposed route. Now that the Nebraska impasse has been resolved, it should clear the way for final approval of the entire Keystone XL project.
In 2012, TransCanada secured the permits needed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and began construction of the southern portion of Keystone, the 485-mile Gulf Coast Project.


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The whole hot rod world is probably familiar with the Devil Deuce-whether it's the long-lost original from the '50s, or Jim Jard's more recent tribute to the famous five-window built by Joe and Jay Kennedy.
This obviously isn't that car, but it is another (one of the latest) in Jim's Houston-based corral of vintage early Fords. He had owned this '31 roadster all of two weeks when it stopped me in my tracks at the L.A. Roadster Show in June, but in that short period of time, he had managed to make some remarkable modifications. Jim managed to capture the early era of hot rodding, while still loading up his Model A with elements that, although right-on era-wise, would've been as interesting and unusual then as they are now. We didn't have room in the magazine to show you more than one photo, so here's our chance to give you a better look.


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Yuna Kim: "Please remember me as a skater named Yuna Kim, not by a medal"Sportsseoul | Hyun-Gi Kim | 2014.02.21
"Let's think that the gold medal went to someone who was more desperate for it."
In contrast to the outburst of anger from the public over the controversial judging at the Sochi Olympics which ended with a silver medal for the reigning Olympic Champion, Yuna Kim reiterated multiple times, "I have no regrets. I feel free now." She looked back on the 19 years of her skating life at the press conference held in the Russia Sochi Korea House.
The following is a Q&A from Yuna Kim.
Q: How does it feel to be done?
▶YUNA: I feel free now that it's over. I'm glad I was able to pull off two clean programs.
Q: Did you get to see your mom after everything was done yesterday?
▶YUNA: The off-site lodging where we were originally staying wasn't that great so I went into the athlete dormitories. I didn't get to see her because of that, but we exchanged texts afterwards and she said, "There's a lot of talk going on about the scores, but it's all over now so don't be upset over it and let's just enjoy the freedom now." And in regards to the color of the medal, she said, "Let's think that the gold medal went to someone who was more desperate for it."
Q: Were you able to sleep well?
▶YUNA: I went to bed late since there were interviews and doping tests after the competition. It was hard to believe that everything had completely come to an end. It's incredibly liberating and I feel at peace.
Q: Your scores fell behind, but do you think you fell behind in terms of skills and ability as well?
▶YUNA: I didn't really get the chance to watch the performances of other skaters yet. It doesn't make a difference whether I agree (with the decision) or not. I have absolutely no regrets. It's all done now. I have no opinions on it.
Q: There's an outrage in Korea over the judgement in Korea.
▶YUNA: People talked about some of the unfairness in the judging before. The people around me were always more upset than I was. I think it's drawing more attention now since the Olympics is such a big event. As for me, I really don't think I have any feelings left for that. I've been saying this again and again, but I'm just happy it's all over. I did well and I'm satisfied with that.
Q: What was running through your head after the free skate?
▶YUNA: The thought that it was all finally over was the first. I was nervous going into it and it was exhausting. I thought to myself, 'I'm so tired,' and, 'It's over now.'
Q: When the scores came out, there wasn't much change in your facial expression. Did you know that your scores were going to be low?
▶YUNA: I wasn't expecting a good one. I kind of figured after the short program. The higher your expectations, the bigger the disappointment. There were a lot of times when no matter how well I skated, the scores didn't come out as expected. I tend to think a lot before competitions. I think about getting lower-than-expected scores and scenarios where I would place second. So when the scores came out, I wasn't surprised. I wasn't there to win the gold medal, so I was okay.
Q: Did you get to talk to Sotnikova or Koster?
▶YUNA: We didn't get to talk. We just congratulated each other after the competition.
Q: Do you feel free because you're liberated from the pressure now?
▶YUNA: I thought it was the end when the Vancouver Olympics ended, but somehow, I've come this far. There's a lot of different reasons as to why I feel free. For one, there's no fear of competition now. The process of training for competitions after the Vancouver Olympics was extremely difficult physically. I no longer had a clear goal so it was hard for me to feel motivated. And then there's the fact that I'm now free from all the restraints that athletes have.*Click - Note: Over the course of the past few days, we've seen several news articles and media outlets that belie Yuna's words and her true intentions.
Q: What do you want to do the most right now?
▶YUNA: More than what I want to do the most, the fact that all this is over and that I can put down all the weight in of itself makes me really happy.
Q: Did you look at the scores of the other ladies before you performed?
▶YUNA: I had a general idea. I heard that everyone had made a minor mistake but that the scores were high overall. I wasn't too concerned. The end of was near, and it was going to be my last, so I didn't feel any pressure. The practice session had gone well. I was really nervous before the short program and I was worried I wouldn't be able to to do well during the competition, but during the free skate, I felt like everything I had done during practice would come through.
Q: What's the secret behind your nerves of steel?
▶YUNA: I don't think I have any secrets, but I do think I was born with that kind of personality. I look at skaters around me and we're all so different. There are skaters who are talented but never quite get to show everything that they have during the competitions due to nerves. I always get nervous too, but I don't think I get as anxious as the other skaters. There's no secret behind to this; I think I was just born with this kind of personality and so that's why I think I was fit to be an athlete.
Q: Sotnikova walked out during the press conference after the free skate.
▶YUNA: It was a press conference where the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd skaters were together. Usually, we all walk out together when it's over. It was the last question of the conference, and the question had come to me. But Sotnikovia went ahead and walk out. She had already been there and had started answering questions before I got there. She still had her dress on. And when she got up and left during the middle of my answer, I just thought, "What's going on?" It's up to the skater to do what they want to do.
Q: You didn't show much emotion even after the competition.
▶YUNA: I think it was because I wasn't thinking about the gold medal. And I couldn't be downcast because I had won the silver medal.
Q: What are your plans for the future?
▶YUNA: I need to take some time recuperating now that it's all over. I'm not going to waste my time away either. I think there will be a lot going on. I'm going to have to take my time thinking about how I'm going to live the rest of my life.
Q: What's the most memorable competition of your career?
▶YUNA: I would say it would be my last skate yesterday. But it's hard to just choose one. I've been competing for so long.
Q: Then what if you had to pick three.
▶YUNA: Yesterday and Vancouver.. Actually, I don't want to choose.
Q: Is there anything you've been wanting to do but couldn't do?
▶YUNA: If there are restrictions as an athlete, eating would be one. Before, I was always worried about gaining weight. But now, it's hard for me to gain weight and gain muscle, so there were a lot of times when I had to eat meat out of necessity. Oh, there's also that--whenever I felt like my body was off, whether I was taking a break or training, I became really sensitive. I was very sensitive to the smallest changes when it came to my body and injuries. It's not anything too big, but there were a lot of small, trivial things that I had to be worried about and that stressed me out a lot.
Q: What does figure skating mean to you and what did you learn from it?
▶YUNA: We're inseparable no matter how hard I try. While training for this event, I realized that the results matter, but the process of it all is even more important. On the surface, the results might be the only thing that shows through, but I realized that there's much more to learn and understand from the steps leading up to it.
Q: What kind of skater do you want to be remembered as?
▶YUNA: More than being remembered as the Vancouver gold medalist or the Sochi silver medalist, I just want people to remember that there was once a skater named Yuna Kim.
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The Colorado Rapids and The British Bulldog will again join forces to host a free outdoor viewing party, this time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, July 11 in downtown Denver.
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The 2010 World Cup Final will kick off at 12:30 p.m. MT, but fans are encouraged to arrive early. The all-European final will feature the Netherlands, reaching their first final since 1978 after defeating Uruguay 3-2, meeting Spain, which makes its first-ever finals appearance after a 1-0 victory over Germany in the other semifinal.
On June 12, the Rapids and British Bulldog successfully hosted the largest free outdoor soccer viewing event in the Rocky Mountain region when they brought in a giant outdoor television screen and sound system for the United States' first round match against England. An estimate 2,000- 2,500 fans attended the event.
On Sunday, July 11, Stout Street between Broadway and 21st Streets in downtown Denver will be closed to traffic beginning at 9 am MT. An outdoor television screen - three times the size of the one used on Jun 12 - will be raised for the Final, providing an umatched viewing experience. Fans can also expect more access to public restrooms and more food and beverage points of sale.
"It was such a privilege and honor for us to have hosted the largest outdoor public soccer viewing in the history of Colorado a few weeks ago," said Kieran Cain, Sr. Director of Marketing for the Rapids. "The thousands of fans who attended demonstrated the passion the Mile High City has for the world's most popular game, and it's for them that we want to host another, even bigger and better event, for the final on July 11."
"There is nothing like the passion, spirit, and emotion of supporters of the world's game, and we want to give them the best possible viewing experience for the World Cup Final," said Jon Forget, British Bulldog General Manager. "We are very proud to be partners with the Rapids on this massive event, which culminates an incredible month of soccer. We encourage everyone that loves the game to be in attendance."