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- Name: Archie Levine
- Location: Virginia, United States
Previous Posts
- RFK Jr and Pap: "Is Your Vote Safe?"
- The End Is Near....
- The Onion Jokes on the Square
- How John McCain Could Easily Get My Vote (and win ...
- Congratulations, Barack...but I don't think it's g...
- Scotty Confirms Archie Was Right All Along
- Forward this URL to the White House, since George ...
- Call Your Representative RIGHT NOW!!!
- Operation Chaos
- Carrot for President!
Blogs of Note
- Dennis Loo
- Skinny Dipping with the President
- Stop Hurting Jesus Archie's Religious Blog
- Thom Hartman
- The Muck Raker
- Be Clear
- The Bush Diaries
- I've Seen Things You People Wouldn't Believe Lee Moyer's live journal
- This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow
- Your Weekly Reader Blissful, in the extreme
- Wonkette That sexy right-headed news slut
- Politics 1: Ron Gunzberger's Comprehensive Guide to American Politics
- Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion Juan Cole is Professor of History at the University of Michigan
- Democrats Forum
- AmericaBlog: A great nation deserves the truth
- AMERICAN EX: An expatriates' view of 'Homeland' America By Thomas McCay
- Empty Collection Musings from a friend in Austin
- Reading In The Dark
- Distance Blog
- Christploitation: Putting the FUN back into FUNdamentalism!
- Daily Dojo Musings by a friend and fellow playwright...with a dangerous left kick!
- The Asthma Chronicles Constricting breathing since early March...
- Dear D-wight Letters to Dwight Yoakam
Blogs of Idiocy, Vitriol, and Wrong-Headedness
Web Resources of Note
- Air America Radio
- FactCheck.org
- After Downing Street
- ImpeachThem.com
- The Countdown with Keith Olbermann
- What Liberal Media?
- US Military Deaths in the Conquest of Iraq
- Information on the Geneva Conventions
- The Taguba Report
- The 9-11 Commission Report
- Human Rights Watch Work on Abu Ghraib
- American Civil Liberties Union
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Doctors Without Borders
- Amnesty International
- United States Central Command
Books of Note
- Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Michael R. Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor
- Chain of Command : The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib by Seymour M. Hersh
- What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News by Eric Alterman
- Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq by Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber
- Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order by Mark Crispin Miller
- Onward Christian Soldiers by Clyde Wilcox
- The Faith of George W. Bush by Stephen Mansfield
- God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It by Jim Wallis
- Weapons of Mass Delusion: America's Real National Emergency (PDF version available for free download at site), by Richard Forno
- Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush, by John W. Dean
- Bush at War by Bob Woodward
- Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward
- Against All Enemies, by Richard Clarke
- Had Enough? by James Carville
- Bush's War For Reelection: Iraq, the White House, and the People by James Moore
- Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose
- Frontier Justice: Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Bushwhacking of America by Scott Ritter, former U.N. Weapons Inspector.
- The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder by Mark Crispin Miller
- Is Our Children Learning? : The Case Against George W. Bush by Paul Begala
- The Lies of George W. Bush, by David Corn
- Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken
- The Oh Really? Factor: Unspinning Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly by Peter Hart, Robert W. McChesney
Links of Note
- Hollywood Stock Exchange: Get $2,000,000 in pretend money and buy and trade movie stock futures.
- Hans Abbadon, Vampire Maker: Become a vampire and wander the streets sucking blood...it's more fun than it sounds.


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The climate in Portugal at this time of year is unpredictable – there was even a mini tornado in the local town of Cabanas last week that damaged boardwalk sunshades and sent tables flying. Last week's rain and strong winds have left me yearning for the sunshine so that we can get back out to the beach and enjoy days of basking in the sun and splashing around in the sea. It got me thinking about my favourite beaches, so here are my top five beaches in the Algarve.
Praia da Rocha
Located by the city of Portimão, Praia da Rocha ('beach of the rocks') is a beach of contrasts. The beach itself is in two halves – Praia da Rocha is a huge flat expanse of man-made beach backed by a boardwalk with small cafes and restaurants. Around a large outcropping of cliff, is the adjoining Praia dos Três Castelos – a long stretch of rock-strewn coves. It's all backed by some stunning, dramatic cliffs. The top of the cliffs are crowded with hotels, gift shops and bars, some nice, some not so nice. The 'strip' is hellish in summer, crowded with drunk tourists and men selling fake watches, cheap ornaments and worse. All of that is forgotten though the moment you step onto the white sand after walking down the (many) steps from the cliff top.
Praia da Rocha was the beach we stayed at during our very first trip to Portugal and was one of the reasons we moved here in the first place, so it will always hold a special place in my heart. The light sparkles on the sea there in a way that I have yet to see anywhere else.
Praia Dona Ana
Praia Dona Ana is near the town of Lagos. It's a fairly small cove beach, accessed by a clamber down the cliff via a steep staircase. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. The water is crystal clear, with deep blues and greens – perfect for swimming in. Small boats can be hired for cave trips along the coastline, which are well worth doing. I will always remember our 90 year old grandmother braving the steps down to the beach and then insisting on going on one of the cave trips, much to the astonishment of the boatman.
There is one restaurant on Praia Dona Ana and it's well worth a visit. Prices are very reasonable and the food is really good – much better than you would expect from a beachfront restaurant. We always include a stop there when we visit this beach, although it can involve a bit of a wait during busy periods.
Praia Verde
Praia Verde ('green beach') is a lovely, flat beach of soft, white sand that seems to stretch on forever, backed by a dense, green forest (hence the name). It's located a few kilometres east of the town of Tavira, about 10 km shy of the Spanish border. Praia Verde is a great beach to visit if you have young children, as when the tide goes out it leaves long, shallow tide pools behind that are perfect for splashing around in and offer greater safety than playing in the sea.
I haven't tried the restaurant at the beach for anything other than drinks since it was renovated a couple of years ago. Before the renovation, it was a rather charming ramshackle place, serving good quality seafood at reasonable prices. It is now much larger and smarter and although I haven't eaten there recently I suspect that its prices have gone up along with its size, if the drinks prices are anything to go by.
Praia da Cabanas
Praia da Cabanas is in the fishing village of Cabanas (meaning 'huts'), in the eastern Algarve. It is accessed by a short boat ride (lasting about 60 seconds) across the river and then a walk along the boardwalk up and over the dunes. It's a delightfully pretty beach, which boasts endless flat sands and usually a few kite surfers to watch idly while you laze in the sun. Although it attracts large numbers of tourists, it seems to absorb them better than most of the Algarve's beaches, making it a haven for residents during the summer months.
Forte de Rato beach
This last one was a difficult choice. Although Ilha de Tavira is unquestionably one of the Algarve's most beautiful beaches, with sparkling waters and sugar-soft sand, the beach near Forte do Rato in Tavira has to be my final choice. This is essentially a small, tidal river beach on the edge of the delightfully pretty town of Tavira. I'm not sure what it is actually called, as it's not signposted and everyone I know who has been to it just calls it, "the beach near Forte do Rato." If you want to find it, just follow the signs to Forte do Rato from Tavira.
The sand itself is nothing to shout about, but the water is where this beach really comes into its own. Shallow and clear, it is perfect for paddling, swimming, or (if you are as young at heart/just plain childish as we are) buying an inflatable boat in the nearby Gran Plaza shopping centre and rowing around in circles for hours on end. It has no facilities whatsoever, so be sure to take a supply of snacks and drinks when you visit.
This beach is backed by the Ria Formosa nature reserve, which is lovely for walking across and seeing the salt pans and wild flamingos (in the winter months) and also has the tumbledown Forte do Rato ('fort of the mouse' – also known as the Fort of Santo Antônio de Tavira and Forte da Ilha das Lebres) which is fun to explore and pretend you are fighting off marauders. Or maybe that's just me 🙂
This is not the most beautiful beach on the list, but nonetheless it's one of our favourite places in the whole of the Algarve.
And a quick mention for…Alcoutim
Although it didn't make the final cut, I have to mention the river beach at Alcoutim, a small riverside town facing the Spanish border. The water is clear but with a greenish tinge, though there is a reassuring blue flag flapping merrily on the beach. The water is warm and still and although the beach itself is tiny, we found space to relax there even in mid-summer. It has a rather hippy-ish vibe, which makes a lovely change from the intense tourism of the Algarve's coastal beaches during the summer months.
So while the climate in Portugal continues to frustrate us this year, these are my all-time top five favourite beaches in the Algarve. Do you have one to add to the list? If so, we would love to hear about it – please leave a comment below.

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While any device with access to the Internet can easily become a de facto porn warehouse, the Apple store has now officially welcomed erotica into its midst.
Wired's Gadget lab alerts us to the new application called "The Hottest Girls," which appears fairly tame by the web's shockingly grotesque standards. The app costs $2 and offers "2200+ images of topless, sexy babes and nude models."
This could be the first of a new wave of iPorn that takes advantage of the iPhones 3.0 update, which now allows for age restrictions on applications. To download "Hottest Girls," you have to navigate past a pop-up that asks if you are over 17. Thankfully, there's no way a young child could figure that out and crack the system.
For steamier app fun, the ladies have the men beat hands down -- MyVibe, an app that turns your phone into a humming pleasure device, is already making waves.


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Mayor's Office
Beginning Tuesday, September 7, N. 70th St. From Aylesworth Ave. to Adams St. will close to through traffic for about three weeks for a stimulus-funded project. The existing pavement will be milled, the base will be repaired as needed, and the roadway will be overlaid with new asphalt. The project also includes some sidewalk and ramp reconstruction. The contractor, Pavers Inc., has 21 days to complete the project.
The suggested detour route is Cotner Blvd. and 84th, Holdrege and Adams streets. Local access will be maintained to businesses and residences adjacent to the project.
Information on all the City's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects is available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: recovery). More information on the 70th St. project is available by contacting one of the following:


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Fermat works on maxima and minima. This work is an early contribution to the differential calculus.
Oughtred invents an early form of circular slide rule. It uses two Gunter rulers.
Mydorge works on optics and geometry. He gives an extremely accurate measurement of the latitude of Paris.
Harriot's contributions are published ten years after his death in Artis analyticae praxis (Practice of the Analytic Art). The book introduces the symbols > and < for "greater than" and "less than" but these symbols are due to the editors of the work and not Harriot himself. His work on algebra is very impressive but the editors of the book do not present it well.
Oughtred publishes Clavis Mathematicae which includes a description of Hindu-Arabic notation and decimal fractions. It has a considerable section on algebra.
Roberval finds the area under the cycloid curve. (See this Famous curve.)
Descartes discovers Euler's theorem for polyhedra, V - E + F = 2.
Cavalieri presents his development of Archimedes' method of exhaustion in his Geometria indivisibilis continuorum nova. The method incorporates Kepler's theory of infinitesimally small geometric quantities.
Fermat discovers the pair of amicable numbers 17296, 18416 which were known to Thabit ibn Qurra 800 years earlier.
Descartes publishes La Géométrie which describes his application of algebra to geometry.
Desargues begins the study of projective geometry, which considers what happens to shapes when they are projected on to a non-parallel plane. He describes his ideas in Brouillon project d'une atteinte aux evenemens des rencontres du Cone avec un Plan (Rough draft for an essay on the results of taking plane sections of a cone).
Pascal publishes Essay pour les coniques (Essay on Conic Sections).
Wilkins publishes on codes and ciphers.
Pascal builds a calculating machine to help his father with tax calculations. It performs only additions.
Torricelli publishes Opera geometrica which contains his results on projectiles. He investigates the point which minimises the sum of its distances from the vertices of a triangle.
Fermat claims to have proved a theorem, but leaves no details of his proof since the margin in which he writes it is too small. Later known as Fermat's last theorem, it states that the equation xn + yn = zn has no non-zero solutions for x, y and z when n > 2. This theorem is finally proved to be true by Wiles in 1994. (See this History Topic.)
Cavalieri publishes Exercitationes geometricae sex (Six Geometrical Exercises) which contains in print for the first time the integral from 0 to a of xn.
Wilkins publishes Mathematical Magic giving an account of mechanical devices.
Abraham Bosse publishes a work containing Desargues' famous "perspective theorem" - that when two triangles are in perspective the meets of corresponding sides are collinear.
Van Schooten publishes the first Latin version of Descartes' La géométrie.
De Beaune writes Notes brièves which contains the many results on "Cartesian geometry", in particular giving the now familiar equations for hyperbolas, parabolas and ellipses.
De Witt completes writing Elementa curvarum linearum. It is the first systematic development of the analytic geometry of the straight line and conic. It is not published, however, until 1661 when it appears as an appendix to van Schooten's major work.
List of mathematicians alive in 1650.
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If your garage is overflowing with gardening gear and power tools, durable outdoor storage is just what you need. Spacious storage sheds and heavy-duty shelving can organize your valuable equipment, while keeping items safe from harmful weather conditions. Maintain your property with sheds, greenhouses and storage accessories from Kmart.
A large storage shed is a great place to store messy lawn care supplies and bulky power tools. The enclosed design protects items from precipitation and UV damage. Try a plastic or metal model with lockable doors for extra security. Store the wheelbarrow and push mower in a storage building to free space in the garage. You'll still have plenty of room to fit in bags of potting soil and fertilizer, but you can also add wire shelves or a shed extension kit to create even more space.
Kmart also carries greenhouses and patio storage to create the backyard, front lawn and garden of your dreams. Protect blooming plants in a covered greenhouse to maintain a stable environment in no matter the weather. When the flowers are ready, transfer them to decorative planters by the patio furniture. Try a storage bench or set of chairs in a lovely, faux-wicker finish. Enjoy an organized backyard with a multitude of outdoor storage options.


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Blue Jays Player Superstitions
Many baseball players follow a variety of traditions, ranging from never stepping on the foul line and not talking to a pitcher during a no-hitter/perfect game to a multitude of batting stance and pitching rituals.
Here are various superstitions from former, present and future Toronto Blue Jays.
Former Players
LF John Olerud: Olerud was the last Major Leaguer to wear a batting helmet in the field. It started after an accident in college when he suffered a brain hemorrhage during a workout. He wore the helmet to protect against line drives and collisions. While he could have discarded the helmet, superstition compelled him to continue wearing the hard hat throughout his career.
LHP Scott Downs: While Downs admits that he drinks a cup of coffee every second inning, the former Blue Jays reliever admits he must always write his kids' names in the mound. "That's the biggest [thing] I make sure I do every time. It makes me feel like they are with me and makes me feel like what's going on is not that big of a deal," he said.
Present Players
SP R.A. Dickey: While position players are known to name their bats, it's rare that a pitcher does the same. Dickey, however, did just that with the New York Mets before joining the Blue Jays this past offseason. Specifically, the 2012 Cy Young Award winner chose not to put a numbered sticker on his bat, and instead he wrote his number and a bat name in black ink. Some of the names for his bats included the Orcrist the Goblin Cleaver and the Hrunting, coming from "The Hobbit" and "Beowulf."
OF Jose Bautista: Despite finding tremendous success with the Blue Jays throughout the past few seasons, Bautista does not have any superstitions, admitting instead that while he has routines and rituals, he is willing to alter them.
Future Players
INF Ryan Goins: The Blue Jays' 2009 fourth-round pick admitted that he loves to chew bubble gum, specifically Trident Layers. "I like the green apple and pineapple flavor […]. I don't know why. I started it last year and it worked out. I kept hitting, so I wanted to keep doing it," he said.
SP Casey Lawrence: Starting for Toronto's High-A and AA team last year, Lawrence says that his superstitions include wearing the same clothes for every start he makes, listening to the same playlist on his iPod exactly one hour and 45 minutes prior to each of his starts and doing the same warm-up routine. "I always hop over the line when going to and coming from the pitcher's mound. As well, for the warm-up, I always throw in this order two 4-seam fastballs, two 2-seam fastballs, two change-ups and one slider," Lawrence said.
What are some of your favorite baseball rituals? Comment in the section below.


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Serving the Entire Orange County, California Area
Rosetta Fairy Parody party character is a garden fairy who loves all kinds of plants. She loves to see the beautiful trees and flowers at any time of year. She is experienced and wise, and she's the one the fairies come to when they need help with a problem. She's also got a great sense of style and loves to talk about fashion. Have Party Princess Productions send her to your party and let her show your guests her beautiful magic."


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ImpendingDoom wrote:Ca'mon, it wouldn't be LEGO without the minifigs. I meant other non-human creatures when i referred to "newer molds".
My point is that the minifigure established by LEGO is of its own unique design and style, and purposely isn't proportioned at all like an actual human body. Thus, all the new 'realistic' molds and prints are rather incongruous with that style, and make the figures tend to look too much like a miniature action figure than a component of a unique building toy. It's just something that's been bothering me since LEGO took on the Clone Wars branch of sets.


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1. Can a little child like meThank the Father fittingly?Yes, oh yes! Be good and true,Patient, kind in all you do!Love the Lord and do your part;Learn to say with all your heart:
2. For the fruit upon the tree,For the birds that sing of thee,For the sunshine warm and bright,For the day and for the night,For the joyful work and trueThat a little child may do,
Father, we thank thee!Father, we thank thee!Father in Heaven, we thank thee!
Words: Mary M. Dodge, about 1831-1905Music: W. K. Bassford, 1839-1902
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- Beautiful World, Gratitude, Prayer Songs, Service, Worth of a Child
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The lands, waters, and wildlife of New York are vital to our state's identity and strength. If enacted, Governor Paterson's FY2010/11 Executive Budget proposal would strike a harsh blow to the state's ability to address critical environmental issues now and for years to come. Our rich natural resources protect our drinking water, contribute billions of dollars a year in revenue through tourism and other industries, provide green spaces for millions of city residents, and support a breathtaking variety of wildlife. From the Adirondacks to the shores of the Hudson to the bays and beaches of Long Island, our precious lands and waters must be protected—for our health, for our prosperity and for our children's future.
The proposed cuts to the EPF will be acutely felt here on Long Island as important lands such as the Pine Barrens go unprotected and parks are closed. As we work to continue our economic recovery, the protection of open space will be critical. Long Island's tourism-based economy thrives because of our protected beaches, bays, grasslands, forests, and farmlands. People want to live, work and play on Long Island because they can swim at the beach, hike and bike our trails, view wildlife, and enjoy our neighborhood parks. These budget cuts would not only put our community's lands, waters, and wildlife in danger, but all of our livelihoods as well.
Protecting natural resources, especially those essential to public health and the region's economy, is not a luxury. The EPF was created to be a permanent, dedicated fund. To date, however, nearly 25 percent of the total $2 billion set aside for the EPF has been used for other purposes. There is no denying that difficult decisions will have to be made in order to close the 2010/2011 budget gap, but slashing the Environmental Protection Fund appropriation by 33 percent while the state budget remains flat is irresponsible. That decrease, combined with a reduction of environmental agency budgets by as much as 34 percent from last fiscal year (at the same time agencies in other sectors will only see a one to two percent cut), will do serious harm to present and future generations and yet barely make a scratch in the state's budget woes.
Such drastic cuts to environmental funding are not in line with public opinion. A recent national survey of registered voters that assessed attitudes toward conservation and larger investments for the protection of land, water and wildlife showed that American voters are highly committed to conservation. In fact, three out of four Americans believe that we can protect land and water and have a strong economy at the same time. The same national survey showed that 65 percent of voters support an increase in public investments in conservation at the state, local, or federal levels – and are willing to pay a small increase in taxes to support them as Long Islanders have done so often over the last 30 years. Together, this data gives ample evidence that American voters have a strong and undiminished desire to conserve the nation's land, water, and wildlife. This is not a public that wants to see New York State cut 34 percent from its budget for environmental protection.
For all of these reasons, and because of our moral obligation to our children and all of the future inhabitants of our state, we urge the Legislature to restore the $222 million EPF appropriation and the governor to lift the ill-advised moratorium on land acquisition.


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New Big East adds three, seals deal with Fox
The "Catholic 7" has grown to the Catholic 10. And Wednesday, they took a major step toward officially becoming the Big East.
As expected, the seven non-football schools that announced a breakaway from the Big East in December officially added Xavier, Butler and Creighton, and celebrated a new media rights deal with Fox during a news conference at News Corp.'s headquarters in New York.
The league, which will keep the Big East name after a negotiation with the football schools, begins play with a 10-team lineup in 2013-14. The league is expected to grow to 12, perhaps as early as 2014-15. The league also will continue to call Madison Square Garden in New York the home for its men's basketball tournament.
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The announcement comes a day after the football-playing group, which will rebrand under a new name, finalized a media rights deal with ESPN through the 2019-20 season.
Though the new Big East's plans had been anticipated for several weeks, Wednesday was one of the biggest procedural hurdles in the formation of their league, as the three new additions formally withdrew from their current conferences.
Much work remains, however, including the process to hire a commissioner, assemble a league staff, get an office up and running and go through formal NCAA channels to be recognized as a conference and get automatic qualification to NCAA championships (though men's basketball is the centerpiece, the league will sponsor other sports, including women's basketball, baseball and soccer).
Those logistical issues, plus the complex negotiations with the football-playing group, at first made it seem unlikely the league would form in time for the 2013-14 season. But Fox, which is launching Fox Sports 1 this fall as a would-be competitor to ESPN, wanted the programming sooner rather than later and paid handsomely to get it. Multiple reports have valued the deal at $500 million over 12 years, which would be more money per school for the Catholic 7 than they earned from television in the old Big East.
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In return for the Big East name and bypassing the 27-month waiting period for withdrawal, the Catholic schools are leaving behind most of the exit fee money they were due to collect as a result of the recent departures of Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and the impending departures of Louisville and Rutgers. That pool of money, as well as most of the NCAA tournament credits, will be split up by the remaining Big East members (UConn, Cincinnati and South Florida) as well as teams joining the league in 2013 (Central Florida, Houston, Southern Methodist, Memphis, Temple) and 2014 (East Carolina, Tulane). Commissioner Mike Aresco said on a conference call Tuesday that the league has not determined how that money will be distributed.
With the addition of Butler, Xavier and Creighton — for Butler, it will be the second consecutive year in a new conference after jumping from the Horizon League to the Atlantic 10 — the new Big East should be among the top basketball leagues in the country. Adding them, however, will have far-reaching effects for a number of other conferences.
Butler and Xavier's departure from the A-10 leaves that league with 12 teams next season. Along with Temple's departure to the unnamed conference and Charlotte heading to Conference USA to start a Football Bowl Subdivision program, a league that put five teams into this year's NCAA tournament will take a major hit in national perception. It's unclear whether the A-10 will try to replace Butler and Xavier, but current members Saint Louis and Dayton are thought to be primary targets if/when the Big East expands again.
A-10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade issued a statement Wednesday morning on the schools' move:
"I wish Xavier University and Butler University all the best in their new conference. They are two outstanding universities with outstanding people; our partnership has been mutually beneficial and successful. As a longtime strong A-10 member, Xavier's departure is unfortunate. Butler's departure is a by-product of the chaotic conference realignment environment. BU's association with the A-10 has been a fun ride this year; no regrets from the Atlantic 10 for providing a home for them during the 2012-13 season.
"As a conference, we anticipated this move and are prepared to proactively move forward. The A-10 is strong — we have 16 basketball teams participating in the postseason and will focus on them right now. NCAA Postseason is an exciting time not to be overshadowed by conference realignment.
"Lastly I would like to acknowledge both presidents: Rev. Michael Graham and James Danko for their cooperation and professionalism in their management of this issue. It has been an honor to work with and for them."
Creighton has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference since 1976 and becomes the first school to leave that league since Tulsa in 1996. Belmont is a likely target to replace Creighton, as maintaining the league's current balance of four private and six public schools is a paramount issue for the remaining members.
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Bounce TV joins Denver digital lineup
How about a dose of "Soul Train" every weeknight at 8 p.m.? Bounce TV today joins the Denver subchannel lineup on KTFD Channel 14.2. KTFD, licensed to Boulder, is owned by Univision but managed by Entravision. To get the subchannel, viewers must rescan their TVs to receive the new D-TV station. For a refresher on how to find digital channels, check here.
Billed as the first broadcast TV network for African-Americans, Bounce TV launched locally through a cooperative deal with Univision. The distribution in Denver, San Francisco, Boston, Miami, Sacramento, Raleigh and Tampa alongside Univision stations brings the network's coverage to 86% of African American television homes and 68% of the total U.S. including all of the top ten markets.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of progressive degeneration in a joint. It is common in adults particularly over 65 years of age. As it progresses, OA can cause pain and disability. When a major joint like the knee is involved it can lead to difficulty with basic activities like walking. This can lead to lower quality of life. Severe impairments may require a knee replacement to fix, but there are several steps to decrease pain and disability before this point. The most common steps include medications and a physical therapy program.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota wanted to better understand which types of physical therapies may best help people with OA. The systematic review, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, found that strength, aerobic and pool exercises were effective at reducing pain and disability due to osteoarthritis.
About the Study
The systematic review included 193 randomized trials that compared different physical therapy techniques to usual care or no active treatment. The trials included adults 50 years or older with knee osteoarthritis. Exercises that showed benefit included:
- Strength exercises—associated with reduced pain and improved function in 17 trials
- Water exercises—associated with decreased disability in 3 trials
- Aerobic exercises—associated with decreased disability in 11 trials and reduced pain and improved function in 19 trials
Tai chi was not associated with significant improvements in pain or function.
How Does this Affect You?
A systematic review is generally a reliable form of research, but it is only as reliable as the studies that are involved. In this case, the majority of the studies included were low quality studies. The lower quality of trials lowers the reliability of the outcomes. The review has shown that the individual treatments may have some benefits compared to no treatment or usual care but it does not indicate which treatment is best. Future research will help to determine which treatment may be best. Researchers also noted that as with any exercise program, the better the adherence to the program the better the results.
Aerobic and strength exercises have a long history of physical benefits. It is generally known that regular exercise is beneficial for muscles and joints but it can be difficult to do if your joints are already painful. Work with a physical therapist or talk to your doctor about adjustments you can make to your exercise program. Small changes can help you get started. Gradually build your program to continue to see improvements without placing extra stress on your knees. Water exercises can provide strength and aerobic benefits with reduced impact on knees.
- Reviewer: Brian Randall, MD
- Review Date: 02/2013 -


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Sock advances in Atlanta Open
ATLANTA (AP) Jack Sock beat Alejandro Gonzalez 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the BB&T Atlanta Open on Tuesday.
Sock and partner Vasek Popisil won the doubles title at Wimbledon earlier this month, upsetting the top-ranked team of Mike and Bob Bryan in the finals.
The 21-year-old Sock said doubles success on the greatest stage in tennis has boosted his singles game.
''(It's) just belief in your game, belief in 30-all points, deuce points, break-point down or break-point up . . . you sort of have that confidence that you've done it,'' Sock said. ''At Wimbledon, Vasek and I were in a lot of tough positions. We were able to pull through them and get out of there, and you have that in the back of your mind, and that sense of confidence that you can battle through a lot of things.''
Sock finished off Gonzalez in 1 hour, 6 minutes by winning 89 percent of his quality first serves, and relying on his forehand to break Gonzalez's serve twice in the first set and once in the second.
Eight of the first nine first-round matches lasted two sets Tuesday.
In the only three-set match, Robby Ginepri beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7-6, 3-6, 6-0.
Ranked as high as No. 15 in 2005 and in the top 100 for most of the next several years, Ginepri entered Atlanta 0-4 this year in ATP and Grand Slam matches, and a modest 5-3 in Challenger events.
Tuesday, he fought off eight of 11 break points, and Stakhovsky double-faulted 11 times.
American men went 3-3 Tuesday. In addition to Sock and Ginepri, Tim Smyczek was a winner with a 6-0, 6-2 rout of fellow American Ryan Harrison.
Also, Russian Denis Istomin, the No. 6 seed, beat Rajeev Ram 6-1, 6-4, and Slovakia's Lukas Lacko beat Nathan Pasha 6-2, 7-5.
Ram and Pasha made the main draw as qualifiers.
In doubles action, Sock and Popisil broke the Colombian pair of Gonzalez and Juan-Carlos Spir once in each set on the way to a tough 6-4, 6-4 win.


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Lars Anderson and the Baseball Gods
If you haven't attended many PawSox games this year or watched the team on the internet, you'll have to trust me when I tell you that Lars Anderson has hit into extraordinarily rotten luck.
Nobody on the team has hit more Atom Balls (as in "right at 'em") than the 23-year-old first baseman.
"A few days ago after a tough game, I cursed the baseball gods and Ryan Kalish and my good friend Paul Hoover witnessed it," Lars told me with a laugh. "Paul looked up toward the sky and said, 'No, he doesn't mean that.' I proceeded to line out about six times in six at-bats. So after that game, I knelt on the ground and said, 'I take it back!'"
(Photos courtesy of Kelly O'Connor)
Apparently the baseball gods were appeased. On Wednesday night in Columbus in his 128th at-bat of the year, Anderson finally hit his first home run. Two at-bats later, he crushed his second (here is video).
"It was nice," Anderson said. "My dad sent me an e-mail saying, 'How does it feel to no longer have that huge monkey on your back?' I was surprised by the first home run because I didn't hit it all that great, but we were tied at the time so it was a nice boost for myself and a nice boost for the team. I knew the second one was gone and it felt equally nice."
"It was nice to see him hit the first one to the opposite field because that validates that he can drive the ball that way," said PawSox hitting coach Chili Davis. "Then in the next game, he turns on one and hits a monster bomb. The thing that I want him to continue to do is keep hitting line drives. He's got a great swing – I love his swing – and he's very disciplined at the plate which is key."
Through 38 games, Anderson has a decent batting average at .273 and an excellent OBP at .405. He is tied for the league lead in walks (29) with Cord Phelps of Columbus. But Lars has mostly hit line drives and ground balls, minimizing his opportunities for home runs.
"He's just not getting the trajectory that he wants," Davis said. "It's something that you can work on and we've worked on his swing path a little bit, but in doing that, I don't want him to become lift conscious. Stay on the ball and drive through it and when you hit it in the air, you can hit it out of any part of the ballpark."
"I've lamented a few times about not driving the ball in the air more often, but at the same time, if I think about the last two or three weeks, I've felt as good as I ever remember feeling at the plate," Anderson said. "There's a fine line between wanting to improve and continuing to do what you're doing. Obviously you always want to improve, but the question is, do I change something or do I stay with the path that I'm on? I'm going to stick with what I'm doing because I feel pretty good at the plate and whether I hit 2 home runs in that game or not, I think I would be doing the same thing."
"I've been telling him, 'You're hitting the ball hard, you're patient at the plate, you're hitting left-handers as well as right-handers…the numbers aren't showing how hard you're hitting the ball,'" Davis said. "He's hit into some hard luck. I hit a few home runs in my career (350) and I keep telling him that they come in bunches."
Anderson's first two homers came just in time for his good buddy Ryan Kalish to be the first person to greet him in the dugout. Kalish left Columbus the following morning for Ft. Myers to intensify the rehab program on his injured left shoulder.
"He was pretty excited about my success which was cool," Anderson said. "He turned into quite the cheerleader and was pretty rowdy in the dugout – I'm going to miss that.
"I said goodbye to him today and hopefully he'll be back soon. We're all pretty encouraged with his progress and it would be nice if he can rehab it and get back to where he was without having surgery. He deserves it."
A little prayer to the baseball gods probably wouldn't hurt.
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The PawSox and Columbus Clippers managed to get in 3 ½ innings on Thursday night before being suspended by rain. Pawtucket took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Josh Reddick's team-leading 11th home run, but the Clippers answered in the bottom of the inning when the first two batters – Jason Kipnis and Cord Phelps – homered off of Brandon Duckworth.
The game will be resumed on Friday at 5:05 with Columbus leading 2-1 in the 4th. After that 9-inning game is completed, the regularly scheduled game will be 7 innings.
I hope you'll join us for radio coverage beginning with the pre-game show at 4:50 on the PawSox radio network and pawsox.com.
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interesting article about how oxygen rich environments at higher pressure can increase lifesppan. it ties into something a nurse told me last week. she says they are using hi pressure oxygen rich chambers to heal patients from the physical damage related to radiation and chemo. before there was nothing they could do, now hey are seeing 100 percent recovery of damaged tissue.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
How this is Related to Astronomy?
As part of my role as Blogger-in-Chief for Women in Astronomy, I cross-post blog articles to groups on various social networks. Cross-posting has been great at getting wider exposure for this blog, and our readership has increased dramatically since I've started doing this.
However, with increased readership and exposure, we also get increased feedback, criticism, and frustrating responses to our posts. As the person who posts these blog articles to these communities, I get notified when people comment, and its been very interesting to see how many people don't believe that discrimination, harassment, or biases exist in scientific communities, or don't think information about these issues is relevant to them.
Below are some examples of these discussions, with links to the threads on Google+ and Facebook. I encourage those of you who read this blog to participate in these discussions (mostly in the Facebook Astronomers Group and the Google+ Science Community although there is also discussions in the LinkedIn Groups Association for Women in Science, APS Physics, Women in Physics, and American Astronomical Society. In my opinion, the fact that people vocalize these views means that we have much more work to do.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Microloans to Benefit Women in India
Posted by Neil Gehrels
The holiday season is a great time to spend time with family and friends. The conversations range far and wide from new boy and girlfriends for the kids to world wars and peace. I have a "sister", Shermali, from Sri Lanka who's astronomer father was a colleague of my dad and she lived with our family through undergrad and grad school years. She now comes to my parent's house in Tucson with the rest of us for Christmas. This year the topic of microloans in India came up in our discussions.
Organizations make small loans to rural families in India to allow them to get started in business. There are hundreds of millions of people who can not get credit because they have few assets for collateral Many of them are women who often have less education and not as many business connections as the men in the village. The loans are typically $100 to $200. A common use of the money is to buy a cow or a sewing machine.
The program is an excellent idea, but it sadly had difficulties. In some cases, the loans were not well researched. A spending plan was not developed or tracked. People used the loans to pay for urgent family needs or, in the worst cases, gifts and un-needed items. Also, for-profit companies got into the loan business with the main objective to make money. Even with repay rates of >90%, the bad cases grabbed the headlines and the national government shut down the program in 2010.
Things are now looking up. India's central bank released national guidelines for microlenders in 2011 and set up a licensing system. Interest rates are now capped and people with defaults are barred for further loans. Through the program, women are becoming empowered and having a larger say in their villages.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
What Can I Do? Share Advice & Resources
Today's suggestion comes from CSWA alum, Caroline Simpson. Caroline is an associate professor at Florida International University. She works on star formation and evolution in dwarf galaxies. She also edited CSWA's weekly e-newsletter, AASWomen, from 2006-2013.
Spread the word in casual conversation, in class, wherever it seems appropriate, about resources online for women in science. Have links on your own webpage to them. Good examples would be the CSWA Advice page and the CSWA Resources page . Post your favorites in the comments section so the rest of us can share them.
Make sure your department webpage and/or Facebook page occasionally donates some time and space to women-related issues, items, resources, and news announcements. This doesn't need to be limited to items directly related to your department; include national and international items that indicate that your department is conscious of the challenges facing underrepresented minorities. If you have policies or benefits that are of particular interest to women or dual-career couples, highlight that.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Maternity news
Posted by Ed Bertschinger
Yes, there is a value judgment here, namely that in order to achieve and sustain excellence, organizations and societies that help women and men balance family and work are preferable to those that do not.
Mary Ann Mason, Nicholas Wolfinger and Marc Goulden have written a book Do Babies Matter: Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower, which presents a comprehensive picture of how career and family intersect over the course of an academic career. Maternity leave is a small part of the story, and it is well worth the time of any academic or university administrator to read this book. It's my top recommendation for holiday reading!
If you don't have time to read the book, I encourage you to see the movie: Professor Mason has given a lecture about it here.
Friday, December 20, 2013
AASWomen Newsletter for December 20, 2013
Issue of December 20, 2013
eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner
This week's issues:
1. Survey on Two-Body Careers in Astronomy
2. One Person's Advice on the Two-Body Problem
3. Values Affirmation and You: What You Deeply Care About Affects Your Ability to Do Science (Now Featuring Peer Review!)
4. Faculty Search Committee
5. Society of Women Engineers: 2014 Call for Award Nominations
6. Eight Campuses to Host Conference for Undergrad Women
7. UK Study Finds Women Scientists Get Fewer Grants, Less Funding Than Male Counterparts
8. Job Opportunities
9. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
10. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
11. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Values Affirmation and You: What You Deeply Care About Affects Your Ability to Do Science (Now Featuring Peer Review!)
Today I am sharing a guest post from Dr. Sarah Ballard. Dr. Ballard completed her PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Harvard University in 2012 and is now a NASA Sagan fellow at the University of Washington.
It was only several years into graduate school that I learned that language already existed to describe my academic experience in science. I'm an unusual astronomer in some ways, having arrived in the field only after devoting my early undergraduate studies to Peace and Conflict Studies and Gender Studies. I was inculcated in the early years of college with language that describes the human experience. I was literally tested on phrases such as "intersectionality of oppression" and "safe space." Value is assigned in these disciplines, in the form of grades, to a student's ability to articulate ideas of bias and privilege. I wrote essays in exam rooms, after poring over assigned articles, on how wrongs get righted within human group dynamics. I thought and wrote about the activities people undertake to restore feelings of dignity and agency to underserved groups: this was once my major.
Let me describe to you here why this is relevant to you, an astrophysicist. Let me describe a way that you can leverage the knowledge other fields accrue about imperfect human functioning under high pressure. Let me make the argument to you that reflection on self-worth can alleviate distress and underperformance in yourself, your colleagues, your mentees.
Let me describe to you here why this is relevant to you, an astrophysicist. Let me describe a way that you can leverage the knowledge other fields accrue about imperfect human functioning under high pressure. Let me make the argument to you that reflection on self-worth can alleviate distress and underperformance in yourself, your colleagues, your mentees.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Faculty Search Committee
What can we do about unconscious bias? First, we have to be aware that it exists. Then we need to establish policies and put them into practice. Finally, there needs to be accountability. We can illustrate this process with an example: A Faculty Search Committee. How do we typically start a job search for a new faculty member? There are several standard steps: (1) the department chair forms a search committee; (2) the committee writes an ad targeting a specific sub-discipline; (3) the position is advertised; and (4) the committee members go about their business until the applications begin to pour in.
Monday, December 16, 2013
One Person's Advice on the Two-Body Problem
By Annika Peter, from the June 2013 Issue of Status: A Report on Women in Astronomy
My husband and I recently found a long-term solution to our two-body problem after seven years of hopscotching through job seasons. When we entered into the job season last year with the goal of permanence in mind, I asked many faculty people for advice on how to approach the job search as a couple. The advice was all over the place. From this experience, I gleaned that there is no established protocol for solving the two-body problem; each couple's set of circumstances makes each search and solution look a little different. And actually, this is one of the lessons I would like to impart to you — there is no one, straightforward, established path to a two-body solution.
My husband and I recently found a long-term solution to our two-body problem after seven years of hopscotching through job seasons. When we entered into the job season last year with the goal of permanence in mind, I asked many faculty people for advice on how to approach the job search as a couple. The advice was all over the place. From this experience, I gleaned that there is no established protocol for solving the two-body problem; each couple's set of circumstances makes each search and solution look a little different. And actually, this is one of the lessons I would like to impart to you — there is no one, straightforward, established path to a two-body solution.
Nevertheless, there were a few bits of advice that we found extremely useful and appeared to be pretty generally applicable, and there were some things we learned along the way. The focus of this advice is on academic solutions at the faculty/staff level. However, a lot of this advice is applicable at a postdoc level, or at the faculty level even if you are looking for only one job, not two!
AASWomen Newsletter for December 13, 2013
Issue of December 13, 2013
eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner
This week's issues:
1. Childcare at the 2014 AAS Winter Meeting
2. Is science is in the eye of the beholder? [Hint: NO]
3. ADVICE: Workplace Bullying in Astronomy III
5. NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative: A Small Success Story
6. Factors that affect the physical science career interest of female students
7. Stephanie Slater is the December CSWP Woman Physicist of the Month
8. Women in Science: Standing on the Edge
9. The Huffington Post's Girls in STEM Mentorship Program
10. New Email List: Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics
11. 2014 Katherine Weimer Award
12. 2014 Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week's First-to-Solo Challenge
14. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
15. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Is science is in the eye of the beholder? [Hint: NO]
Posted by John Johnson
This week we have another guest post by Renee Hlozek, a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University. Take it away, Renee!
Side note: The past couple months haven't been great for women in science and science journalism. This post links to all the stories of racism and sexism as as experienced by Danielle Lee (#standingwithdnlee!!) and the sexual harassment allegations made by Monica Byrne and Hannah Waters. To be honest, I am pretty overcome by the stories of late. I (like a surprisingly large number of female scientists I know) have experienced sexual harassment, albeit of a rather different kind to that discussed in the articles. While I have lots of thoughts on the pieces, I'm going to save those thoughts for another time and discuss something perhaps a little less obvious. I was actually pretty nervous to discuss even this one for fear of the usual comments it might elicit, but that makes me all the more decided to do so.
We all have bias. If you think you don't, try this eye-opening test on implicit bias from Project Implicit. It'll make you think.
But while we're getting much better on average at identifying obvious forms of bias and sexism (at least I feel there is forward momentum!), one form of sexism is much more subtle: benevolent sexism. Rather than just giving a definition of the term, I'm going to try and relate what happened to me as an example and explain how this well-meaning person made me so angry and frustrated that I had to take a few (many) moments away from my colleagues to calm myself.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
ADVICE: Workplace Bullying in Astronomy III
This is the final post in a series on workplace bullying. It is about the delicious fantasies of revenge. Remember the old adage, "Revenge is a dish best served cold." This tells us that the best payback is the one that comes with planning. Revenge can be sweet (and tempting!), but be careful. If you are in a position to plan revenge, make sure that your scheme will not backfire and put you in an even worse situation. Here are a few sweet revenge stories from a great reference on workplace bullying entitled, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert I. Sutton.
Monday, December 9, 2013
NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative: A Small Success Story
I recently was in one of those exciting conversations with an NSF Program Officer in which s/he is providing feedback from the review panel that is suggestive that your grant has been approved for funding given a few minor tweaks.
Then the bomb dropped. NSF would like the start date to be in the coming few months and the program to launch this summer. PANIC. I am a post doc just ending the first trimester of my first pregnancy, I haven't yet told my advisor who is also on the phone, and I am due at the start of the summer, exactly when the NSF would like for the program to launch.
Friday, December 6, 2013
AASWomen Newsletter for December 6, 2013
Posted by Nicolle Zellner
AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of December 6, 2013
eds: Michele M. Montgomery, Daryl Haggard, Nick Murphy, & Nicolle Zellner
This week's issues:
1. Perhaps You Should Consider Wearing Racier Clothing
2. Why So Few? Scientific Workforce
3. Evaluating a Diversity Research Program
4. ADVICE: Responding to workplace (and other) bullies
5. Science: A Creative Outlet
6. Congratulations to the new AAAS Fellows!
7. Women's Adventures in Science
8. Science Camps for Young People
9. Job Opportunities
10. How to Submit to the AASWomen Newsletter
11. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWomen Newsletter
12. Access to Past Issues of the AASWomen Newsletter
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Perhaps You Should Consider Wearing Racier Clothing
Posted by Hannah
This video, by Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop, has been making the internet rounds this week.
Emily does a good job of summarizing some of the reasons why it's hard to find women role models in science. A lot of it boils down to the fact that women frequently get judged based solely on appearances, and that the feedback we got often has more to do with how "hot" or "sexy" we are rather than the content of our work.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Why So Few? Scientific Workforce
The 2010 report entitled, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), finds that women's representation in the STEM workforce is uneven. This graph shows the percentage of women in selected STEM occupations between 1960 and 2000. In general, women's overall representation has increased in all these occupations since the 1960s; however, in 2000, although women were well represented among biological scientists, for instance, they made up a small minority of engineers. These data come from the census, so the most recent data available are from 2000. Also, the definitions of the different occupations have changed slightly with each census.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Evaluating a Diversity Research Program
Guest Post by Sarah Schmidt, astronomy postdoctoral fellow at The Ohio State University
The Pre-Major in Astronomy Program (Pre-MAP) at the University of Washington (UW) was designed to increase the number of under-represented students who chose to major in STEM fields. The main component of Pre-MAP is a seminar that gives freshman and first-year transfer students the chance to learn astronomy research methods and apply them to real projects. Students work closely with research mentors (graduate students, post-docs, or professors) and with each other. At the end of the quarter, each Pre-MAP student presents their work to the department. Beyond the seminar, we offer many other opportunities to Pre-MAP students such as one-on-one academic mentoring, cohort building, a yearly field trip, and tours of research labs around campus.
Does our program meet its goal of increasing the number of under-represented students who choose to major in STEM? Over the past year, a group of us have been working to evaluate the program through use of the UW student database. We find that we succeed in attracting students with a range of ethnicities and pre-college experiences. Our students perform similarly to the overall UW population both in and out of STEM fields and are significantly more likely to pursue STEM degrees than their peers.
A short paper describing our evaluation can be found on the arXiv. If you have questions, please contact Sarah Garner, Michael Tremmel, or Sarah Schmidt. For more information on Pre-MAP at UW, you can see the program website and look at the DIY Pre-MAP tools.
A short paper describing our evaluation can be found on the arXiv. If you have questions, please contact Sarah Garner, Michael Tremmel, or Sarah Schmidt. For more information on Pre-MAP at UW, you can see the program website and look at the DIY Pre-MAP tools.
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Hunters shift focus with season's change
The central zone dove season is already closed until Dec. 23 and the south zone is closing Oct. 30 until Dec. 23, but with duck, goose, and deer seasons opening Nov. 5, hunters are all smiles. And saltwater fishing on the inland lakes and bays could hardly be better. The speckled trout, redfish, croaker, sand trout and flounder are showing up in many coolers.
The dove seasons have been mostly typical. The openings of each season were just super good for those that were afield after them. By this late in the first part of the split season, the folks that don't hunt at the same place too often have still been successful. Naturally in our area, the doves are here early in the season and then they move further to the south. That creates a slight lull for a few weeks. After there are a couple cold fronts, some new doves show up. The local birds are smaller and much lighter in color than the ones that migrate into an area later in the year. In fact, many folks say that those late migrators are purple doves. They are fully mature doves and slightly larger than the early immature birds.
For some reason, squirrel season attracts fewer hunters than it once did. Perhaps it's because of less open woods that don't require some kind of permit. It could be that hunters have become more of the urban types who prefer other kinds of hunting. Whatever the reason for fewer squirrel hunters, there seems to be a good crop of the bushy tails around. Both cat squirrels and fox squirrels are active now. There is an old saying that when squirrels grow heavy fur on their tails, there will likely be a cold winter. The cat squirrels that I've observed are sporting the furriest tails that I've ever seen. We'll see if the old saying holds true when winter arrives.
The waterfowl began arriving in September during the early teal season. Pintails, gadwall, teal and shovelers were arriving in small numbers at first, but their numbers were increasing almost weekly. The only problem has been the lack of water in areas that normally holds plenty of it for the waterfowl to enjoy. When the hunting season for them begins Nov. 5, the areas with water should have plenty of ducks around. Various species of ducks have very different preferences in their habitat. For the most part, wood ducks stay in wooded areas that have sloughs, creeks, ponds and bogs. During dry times, they will leave the woods and venture out into the rice fields and marshes. Mottled ducks (black mallards) do not migrate. They are native to the coastal marshes. The mottled ducks now come under the category of dusky duck. The dusky ducks are not legal game on Nov. 5. They become fair game five days later as do several other dark species. Check the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's regulations to learn what's legal on Nov. 5 and what's not. Also, learn to identify the duck species that frequent our area. That could keep you from making a mistake and killing an illegal bird or taking more than a legal limit.
The specklebelly geese also began arriving in September, and they continue to do so. Snow geese and their subspecies are beginning to trickle in now, but the really big migration will come a little later on. The geese will use dry fields that contain rice seed or green grass for them to feed on. Once they have enjoyed feeding, they will fly into the marshes or game reserves to rest. Should there be water in the rice fields, they will hang around them until they are frightened away. If we can get some rain, the upcoming waterfowl season will be excellent.
I've probably gotten more questions about the range conditions for the Texas Hill Country and the brush country than ever before. The answer is that those areas have been very dry, but they usually are. In areas where there is overpopulation, the animals are in poor body condition and they are haunting the deer feeders. Irrigated green fields are also attracting the deer. The lack of forbs and other deer food will be in the hunters' favor. The animals will be moving around more during the daylight hours in search of food. The fawn crop could have suffered should the does have aborted. That has yet to be determined. Take any surplus animals that are allowed.East Texas whitetails seem to be doing better than the Hill Country and South Texas deer. Their body weight is off a little, but they are not in terrible shape in most areas. Like the dry land deer, they are moving more during daylight hours than usual. Expect a good year for East Texas hunters.
I can't end this without mentioning we are experiencing an old-time October fishing bonanza. East Bay, Trinity Bay, Sabine Lake and Big Lake in Louisiana are all yielding some really super catches. This should continue until the weather becomes too cold.


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This year, Oct. 25 marked the 20th anniversary of the Environmental Media Awards hosted by the Environmental Media Association. Watch this clip with Ed Begley and his wife Rachelle. Sir Richard Branson, Centropolis Entertainment, National Geographic Society and Jason Mraz were honored. The awards recognize films, television shows and individuals that increase public awareness of environmental issues and inspire personal action. Read our roundup from the event.
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- Summary
The delicate beading that distinguishes this white porcelain dinnerware reminds us of the hemstitched borders of fine table linens. Produced for us by Apilco, one of France's leading manufacturers of porcelain dinnerware, the collection features a complete selection of open-stock pieces.
- Made of high-fired porcelain.
- Microwavable; oven and dishwasher safe.
- 5-piece place setting includes a dinner plate, salad plate, soup plate and cup and saucer.
- 20-piece place setting includes four 5-piece sets.
- Made in France.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Dinner Plate: 11" diam.
- Salad Plate: 8 1/2" diam.
- Soup Plate: 8 3/4" diam.
- Cup: 5.7-oz. cap.
- Saucer: 5 3/4" diam.
- Cereal Bowl: 5 1/4" diam. x 2 3/4" high; 13 1/2-oz. cap.
- Mug: 3 1/2" high, 9.4-oz. cap.
- Made in France.
- Use & Care
- Microwavable; oven-safe.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Shipping
Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by smittycdm from Beautiful & Surprisingly Sturdy My husband and I had the same dinnerware for more than 20 yrs. It was a little "cottage-looking', ie, 80's (when we got married.) Time for something new! The South Coast Plaza store was very kind to let me bring home a plate or two to show Hubby (you'd be surprised how much "they care.) This one passed. As another reviewer said, we opted not to get the tea cups, so ours was a mixed Place Setting. We opted for the Coffee Mugs. Regarding the Bread & Butter dishes? We went with the 'Plain' (unembellished) plates, they look great.Date published: 2017-11-22Rated 5 out of 5 by LKP301 from Beautiful and functional Very good quality. I've used these for several years now and couldn't be more pleased. My only complaint is that there is no bread plate.Date published: 2016-04-09Rated 5 out of 5 by Customer96150 from Just real nice dishes These are elegant yet simple, they show off the food nicely. I find the size is just right for everything. The finish is nice and they feel comfortable in your hand. As far as I can tell these make a great everyday dish set for virtually any style kitchenDate published: 2013-12-24Rated 5 out of 5 by ILoveVegetables from I like this set! Initially I was concerned that the teacups were too small and the soup bowls were not deep enough. However hot liquids cool down quickly in teacups and smaller portions makes sense. The dainty portions also causes a brewed pot to serve more guests so between brewing times no one has to wait. If I was serving soup to company (I don't know if I ever actually have served soup to company) then the shallow soup bowls would be fine since I'd be serving a main course. I use cereal bowls for soup for everyday use and I opt to use the shallow soup plate as our side salad or pasta plate. Overall I find smaller portions look larger and more satisfying on this set and, as we are always trying to reduce our portions as we get older, it's very helpful. I don't think it's a drawback of the set that there are no matching serving pieces.Date published: 2013-06-20Rated 5 out of 5 by AET625 from Great, Versatile Dishes We registered for these dishes for our wedding two years ago and so far they have held up great. We have the dinner plates, salad plates, cereal bowls, and mugs. We use them as our everyday dishes and we hadn't had any breakages yet. They have also stood up to 3 cross country moves! My only complaint is that they don't offer any bread plates or serving pieces to match!Date published: 2013-02-01Rated 5 out of 5 by kate83 from lovely dishes We registered for the Beaded Hemstitch Porcelain for our wedding, have been using it regularly for about a year, and are very happy with it. We didn't end up with the place settings - I wasn't crazy about the mugs or teacups as the handles looked very delicate to me and didn't feel balanced in my hand - but we have the dinner plates, salad plates, soup plates, and cereal bowls, and love them. There are pretty enough to make formal place settings unnecessary, but so far, have proven durable enough to stand up to everyday use just fine. No chips, cracks, etc. I looked around for a long time before registering for dishes and have not regretted my choice for even a minute!Date published: 2012-03-30


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High Performance Certification Program
What is a high performance building?
A high performance building is energy efficient, has low short-term and long-term life-cycle costs, is a healthy place for its occupants, and has a relatively low impact on the environment. High performance buildings use key resources, such as energy, water, materials, and land, much more efficiently than buildings simply built to code or through a standard design process. If you are planning on applying for a BEST grant and asking for more than 25% of the total funding for your project to come from the State, you may be required to comply with the High Performance Certification Program (HPCP).
HPCP means a building renovation, design, and construction standard that:
- Is quantifiable, measurable, add verifiable by an independent third party (USGBC, and eventually CHPS)
- Reducing the operating cost of state-assisted facilities by reducing the consumption of energy, water, and other resources
- Results in the recovery of the increased initial capital costs over time by reducing long-term energy, maintenance, and operating costs
- Improves the indoor environmental quality
- Encourages the use of products harvested, created, or mined in Colorado
- Protects Colorado's environment
- Complies with standards for treatment of historic properties
A State-assisted facility is a facility constructed or renovated in whole or in part with state funds:
- Substantially renovated, designed, or constructed with at least 25% state funds
- Includes a HVAC system
- Has not entered into the design phase prior to 01-01-2008
- The Office of the State Architect adopts and updates the HPSCP
CDE is to achieve the highest performance certification possible:
- A certification is defined as obtainable if the increased initial cost of the project, including the value of money, can be recouped for decreased operational costs within 15 years
- If the increased initial cost can't be recouped within 15 years, an accredited professional shall assert in writing that the substantial renovation has been consistent with the HPSCP to the greatest extent possible
If the applicant estimates that the increased cost will exceed 5% of the total cost of the project, the Division staff will examine the estimate upon receiving a grant application.
If the project is less than 5,000 sq.ft., it is subject to HPCP. However, certification may not be required.
How do you design a high performing school?
The design process starts with cooperation among building owners, facility managers, users, designers, and construction professionals through a collaborative team approach. Each design decision regarding site orientation, window location and treatments, lighting, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, insulation, material selection, and controls must be integrated throughout the design, construction, and operation in order to create a high performance building.
- The project considers the true cost of a building through the life-cycle assessment of each individual building component
- The project is developed to minimize demolition and construction wastes
- The project will use products that minimize waste in their production or disposal
- The building can be easily reconfigured and reused as the use of the building changes
- The process will educate building occupants and users to the philosophies, strategies, and controls included in the design, construction, and maintenance of the project


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TOKYO, April 6 (UPI) -- Water contaminated with radioactive material that leaked from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan may have seeped into groundwater, officials said Saturday.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant's operator, said 120 tons of water leaked early Saturday as workers transferred it from a leaking tank to another one, The Asahi Shimbun reported. Company officials said none of the tainted water has gotten into the ocean.
Because it passed through a filtering system before leaking, the water had about half the radioactivity of untreated water, TEPCO said.
Fukushima was heavily damaged in March 2011 by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.


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- Jessica Tata was convicted of murder in the 2011 deaths of four kids at her day care
- Prosecutors said she left seven children unsupervised, and that her careless led to the fire
- Tata fled to Nigeria after the fire, but she was arrested and returned to the United States
A woman convicted of murder in the 2011 deaths of four children in a fire at her Houston day care center was sentenced Tuesday morning to 80 years in prison.
Jessica Tata also was ordered to pay a fine of $10,000. She was silent as a judge read the sentence, which came from a jury but was confirmed by the judge.
She declined an opportunity to speak at the sentencing, which took place in a Houston courtroom.
Prosecutors said Tata's carelessness led to the February 2011 fire that killed the four children and injured three others at her home day care. She was convicted of felony murder last week.
Tata, then 22, left seven children unsupervised at her home day care while a pan of oil was on an activated stove, authorities said. The home was on fire when she returned, authorities said.
After the fire, Tata fled to Nigeria, and the U.S. Marshals Service named her one of its most wanted fugitives.
She was arrested in Nigeria in March 2011 and brought back to the United States. The Marshals Service said it worked "with international investigative resources in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to bring Tata to justice."