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August 1, 2013
College mourns passing of Lori Rich
Lori A. Rich, 49, of Grove City, passed away July 25. She was born in Columbus on September 17, 1963. Lori was an office associate in the Computer Sciences Department.
"Lori was an important and long-time member of this department and she will be sadly missed," said Department Chair Mary Vaughn.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Rich and mother, Nancy J. Seese. Lori was a loving and devoted mother to daughter, Abbie A. Rich. Memorial contributions for Abbie may be given at any Fifth-Third Bank in memory of Lori.
Title III symposium registration now open
Register now to attend the 3rd Annual Title III Professional Development Symposium, Friday, September 20 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Columbus State. Three different tracks are offered as shown on the registration form. The event is supported by Columbus State's United States Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant.
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Make sure to put the anniversary group photo on your calendar for Friday, August 30 at 1:00 p.m. by the statue! We will be passing out 50th Anniversary "Make History" t-shirts to everyone who comes out to form the numerals "50" on the mallway, and a poster-sized commemorative print will be available to everyone who participates. Ten years ago when we did this, it was snowing. We will go out on a limb to guarantee this will not be the case for our 50th anniversary souvenir photo!
Reminder: Lincoln Exhibit Lecture Series is today!
Don't miss the second-to-last in a series of faculty lectures in conjunction with the Lincoln Exhibition in the Library. Today's lecture is by Robert Brugler, titled "Gettysburg; the Battle, the Address and the Meaning," at 1:00 p.m. in the Multimedia Studio. The final lecture will be on Wednesday, August 7 at 1:00 p.m. with Marilyn Howard speaking on "Lincoln and the African/American Community."
Franklin University calls for abstracts
Franklin University has extended the abstract submission deadline to August 30 for its inaugural Scholarship Forum: From the Classroom to the Field and Beyond: Poster Presentations. The forum, which will be held on Franklin's main campus on September 25, will showcase the innovative and important scholarly contributions from a variety of fields and disciplines by students, faculty, alumni, and community partners.
Capturing the essence and importance of holding this forum, keynote speaker John Carey, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, will share his insights on the "Vision for Higher Education."
Community partners, faculty, and students are encouraged to illustrate their work and research in a poster-style session that will disseminate knowledge and discoveries beyond the individual and program in order to benefit the entire university community. Abstract solicitation is currently underway and will run through August 30.
Faculty and students may submit abstracts of projects, capstones, thesis projects, or any research or substantial project in which they analyzed information in a manner that generated synthesized conclusions or hypotheses. All presentations must be in poster formats and presenters must be available for comments and questions during the September 25 poster session.
Excellence in several categories will be recognized including, Outstanding Student Submission, Faculty Adjunct Submission, Faculty Submission, and Excellence in Scholarship. Accepted abstracts will appear in a booklet distributed during the event.
Providing enhanced exposure for all accepted presentations, a post-event news release will be distributed that includes links to all of the accepted abstracts. In addition, a $100 raffle will be held for those participating during the poster presentation segment.
For more information, interested participants are encouraged to visit www.franklin.edu/scholarship-forum for guidance on abstract writing and poster development, as well as to submit an abstract.
Hills Market Downtown offers employee discount
Did you know that the new Hills Market downtown gives Columbus State employees and students a 10 percent discount on their purchases and also on catering? All you have to do is show your college ID! Learn more about Hills Market online here. Located at 95 North Grant Avenue, between Long and Gay Streets, The Hills Market Downtown is right across from CCAD.
Ramp closure south of campus starts Aug. 12
The Main St. ramp to enter I-70/I-71 will close temporarily on August 12 for two months so it can be rebuilt as part of the Mound Street Connector Project. An alternate way to get to I-70 westbound will be to enter from Third St.


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Whether attainment of independence is different from revolution has long been contested, and has often been debated over the question of violence as a legitimate means to achieving sovereignty.[1] While some revolutions seek and achieve national independence, others aim only to redistribute power — with or without an element of emancipation, such as in democratization — within a state, which as such may remain unaltered. Nation-states have been granted independence without any revolutionary acts.[citation needed] The Russian October Revolution, for example, was not intended to seek national independence; the United States Revolutionary War, however, was.
Autonomy refers to a kind of independence which has been granted by an overseeing authority that itself still retains ultimate authority over that territory (see Devolution). A protectorate refers to an autonomous region that depends upon a larger government for its protection as an autonomous region. The dates of established independence (or, less commonly, the commencement of revolution), are typically celebrated as a national holiday known as an independence day.
Sometimes, a state wishing to achieve independence from a dominating power will issue a declaration of independence; the earliest surviving example is Scotland's Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, with the most recent example being Azawad's declaration of independence in 2012. Declaring independence and attaining it however, are quite different. A well-known successful example is the U.S. Declaration of Independence issued in 1776.
Historically, there have been three major periods of declaring independence: the years from 1776 to the Revolutions of 1848 in Europe; the immediate aftermath of the First World War with the breakup of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires; and the decades from to 1945 to 1979, when seventy newly independent states emerged from the wreckage of the European colonial empires.[2]
Causes for a country or province wishing to seek independence are many. Disillusionment rising from the establishment is a cause widely used in separatist movements, but it is usually severe economic difficulties that trigger these groups into action.[citation needed] The means can extend from peaceful demonstrations, like in the case of the Indian independence movement, to a violent civil war.

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WEST CHESTER – Prior to Sept. 13, 2011, Monique Robinson was just another senior at Phoenixville High School, an 18-year-old borough teenager embarking on her final year of grade school.
After the events of the following day, however, she became known by other terms. They included 'murder suspect,' then 'fugitive,' 'prisoner,' and now 'murder defendant.' A Common Pleas Court jury this week will be asked whether she should be known in the future by the phrase 'convicted felon,' or 'acquitted woman.'
Robinson, 19, is scheduled to go on trial in President Judge James P. MacElree II's courtroom today on charges of first, second and third-degree murder, as well as robbery and conspiracy. She is accused of being a participant in the robbery that left a 23-year-old Guatemalan native, Selvin Memerto Lopez-Maurico, dead.
If convicted of first or second-degree murder, Robinson faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.
Lopez-Maurico was shot once in the abdomen on Sept. 14, 2011 while walking home from work at a Wendy's restaurant in Royersford with his uncle. He was carrying a backpack when, authorities say, Robinson and two men approached him and demanded the pack at gunpoint.
Although she did not carry the weapon that was used, nor fire the shot that killed Lopez-Maurico, Robinson could be found guilty of his murder because she was an accomplice in the robbery. The defense will have to convince jurors that not only did she not take part in the robbery and shooting, but that she did not know that either were going to happen.
The prosecution, led by Deputy District Attorney Peter Hobart, is expected to present testimony not only from a woman who said she saw Robinson hand the weapon used to the eventual gunman, and also saw her divide up the contents of the backpack that was stolen from Lopez-Maurico, but also from the two men who she was allegedly with at the time of the shooting, Saleem I. Williams and Stephen Reidler.
Both men have pleaded guilty to murder charges in the case and have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms. The trial is expected to last the better part of a week.
In addition, Hobart was given the opportunity by MacElree to use evidence of Robinson's disappearance in the days following the shooting. She was sought as a fugitive for about three months after police issued a warrant for her arrest on Sept. 21, 2011, a week after the murder. She turned herself in to authorities on Dec. 27, 2011, accompanied by her attorney, Robert Donatoni of West Chester.
Donatoni had asked MacElree to exclude testimony about Robinson's disappearance from being heard by the jury. But Hobart argued that it could be sued to show a 'consciousness of guilt' on her behalf, and that she had ample warning through visits by police to her family that she was wanted.
According to a scenario laid out by Hobart in earlier proceedings, Williams and Reidler went to an apartment in the Phoenixville area in the afternoon of Sept. 13, 2011, where Williams was living with Reidler's cousin, Caitlin Schierenbeck. There, they smoked marijuana and discussed the possibility of robbing a drug dealer known as 'D.' They were unable to reach him by telephone however.
At some point in he evening, Robinson arrived, allegedly bringing with her a semi-automatic pistol. Robinson gave Williams the gun, although she indicated that she did not know whether it worked.
During the evening, there was a discussion about going on 'a mission' to rob someone, and the trio – Robinson, Williams, and Reidler – left the apartment sometime around midnight.
They encountered Lopez-Maurico walking home on Prospect Street with his uncle, who had met him as he got off a bus from Royersford. The trio approached him, and grabbed the backpack, while Williams allegedly pointed the gun at the uncle and threatened him.
The trio ran from the scene, with Robinson allegedly holding the pack. Lopez-Maurico ran after them and tussled with Robinson in an attempt to retrieve the backpack, which held his paycheck and money he was going t send to his family in Guatemala. Williams fired the gun at him and he collapsed on the street.
The three went back to the apartment where they had been partying, and divided up what was in the backpack - some Wendy's takeout food, restaurant uniform items, and Lopez-Maurico's paycheck.
Two days later, Robinson saw news of the murder on the Internet, and disappeared.


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Bolt Help
Here's a tip that I use all the time.
If you find yourself needing to install a bolt where you can't reach (and need to put the bolt into the socket first to hit the hole), I've found that if you tear a piece of shop towel (paper works fine also) and install the paper across the socket, you can put the bolt into the socket over the paper and the bolt/socket will be locked together. Install the bolt, pull off the socket, and the paper falls right off. Works every time.
Rich Rish
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Clothespin Fun
I use spring-loaded wooden clothespins a lot. They're great for sealing engine and head bags, as well as holding choke butterflies open, masking paper, lines and wires, and more.
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Flat Rock/Auto City
Broken Bolt Removal
To remove broken bolts with as little as 1/16 inch protruding, use a piece of scrap steel. Bore a hole the diameter of the broken bolt, and puddle weld the two together. The heat and leverage will allow you to remove the bolt and preserve the threads
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Tennis: Serena 'relieved to lose' after two weeks of agony
Serena Williams's Australian Open ended with her ankle swollen to the size of a balloon, back spasms and a quarter-final loss to a young pretender today.
She described that last two weeks as the worst she had experienced at a grand slam.
"I'm almost relieved that it's over because there's only so much I felt I could do," the 15-times grand slam singles champion said after her 3-6 7-5 6-4 loss to American compatriot Sloane Stephens on Rod Laver Arena.
"Oh my gosh, it's been a little difficult. I've been thrown a lot of balls these two weeks.
"I've had a tough two weeks between the ankle, which is like this big every day," she added gesturing with her hands. "And my back, which started hurting. A lot of stuff."
Williams had entered the tournament as a hot favourite to claim a sixth Australian Open, having won the previous two grand slam titles, an Olympic gold medal and the season-ending WTA Championships on the way to a 36-1 record since Wimbledon.
An innocuous-looking slip, however, on Hisense Arena in the first round against Edina Gallovits-Hall set in motion two weeks of frustration.
The ankle became the subject of discussion after every match, despite her relative easy progression through the draw. She dropped just eight games into the quarter-finals.
The match against Stephens was billed as a showdown pitting the future of American tennis against the most accomplished player of the present generation, and the early signs indicated that Williams possessed too much power for her younger opponent.
Both players hammered away at each other on serve in the opener with the receiver winning a total of two points until the eighth game, when Williams broke Stephens to take a 5-3 lead then held to seal the set in 28 minutes.
The turning point came in the second set when the 31-year-old raced forward to a wickedly backspun drop shot and a "tight back" that had been affecting her for a few days immediately flared.
"It just locked up on me," she said. "I even screamed on the court. I was like, 'Ahh!' It was a little painful.
"I couldn't really rotate after that, which I guess is normal."
Williams is renowned for her toughness on court but such was the mask of despair and pain on her face, she looked as if she could retire from the match. The world number three, however, refused to countenance any such suggestion.
"Are you kidding me?" she asked. "I mean, I thought about it, like, for a nanosecond. It's a quarter-final of a grand slam.
"I have to (be) taken off in a wheeler before I retire."
Williams did take a medical time-out and when she returned she was finding it hard to serve or rotate to her backhand, but she still managed to put pressure on the 19-year-old, breaking her once when she was serving for the set.
The teenager, however, hit back at the next opportunity and the deciding set turned into a match fraught with tension after Williams exploded in a fit of rage at the end of the third game, smashing her racquet.
The momentary outburst of destruction appeared to work in her favour as she looked more comfortable in her movement, and broke to make it 4-3 in the decider but was unable to prevent her gutsy opponent from breaking back immediately.
Stephens then held and broke again to seal the shock victory when a Williams backhand splattered into the net.
"I think my opponent played well and was able to do a really good job," Williams said in acknowledging the back injury was not an excuse for the loss.
"I don't think my level was high. I don't know how many unforced errors I ended up hitting, but for sure, more in one set than I probably did in the whole tournament.
"So I think her level was high. But as for my end... you can tell... this is definitely not my best match in months."
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The Legends at MCACN, Supercar Memories, and More!
Among the Legends at MCACN …
Joe Oldham (right, with his son Scott) is one of the lucky ones, a car magazine guy who wrote for Hi-Performance Cars, Speed & Supercar, and other publications back when muscle cars were new. (His book, Muscle Car Confidential, is a must-read. It will open your eyes to what our beloved cars were really like back in the day.) In the fall of 1968, Joe ordered a Baldwin-Motion SS-427 Camaro from Joel Rosen, a 427/automatic conversion with 4.10s and JL8 four-wheel discs. He loved the car, racing it on the street and on the strip and cruising around the New York area—for six whole months before it was stolen, never to be seen again.
Fast forward to 2013. Scott, who followed in his father's auto journo footsteps, took on a major project when he built an exact reproduction of his father's Motion Camaro. The results were stunning, Joe was thrilled, and the car made its debut at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, parked in the Motion Madness display among other supercars built by Rosen and his crew.
Supercar Memories From David Snyder
Artist David Snyder has rendered two supercar dealerships in his latest muscle car paintings. Don Delivers pictures Don Yenko's Chevrolet dealership in 1969, the lot full of converted Camaros, Chevelles, and Novas. 2525 28th depicts Berger Chevrolet in 1971, with a ready supply of Camaros and other hot Chevys. Each painting has been reproduced in a limited number of prints; visit davidsnydercarart.com for more information on how to buy one for your garage.
Cover Car in Scale
Remember the LS6 Chevelle pilot car that we featured on the cover of our Mar. '11 issue? That very Chevelle has been recreated in 1:18-scale die-cast form by the Acme Trading Company. Just 996 of the models will be made, each with a highly detailed engine and undercarriage, opening doors and trunk, and posable wheels. Visit acmediecast.com for more details.
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American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's Last Independent Automaker
by Patrick R. Foster, hardbound, 208 pages; Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN www.motorbooks.com
We tend to look at AMC through the muscle car lens and see SC/Ramblers, Machines, AMXs, and Javelins. But the rich history of American Motors is far more diverse, as is this book, which covers a lot of ground in relatively few pages. The middle chapters are about the muscle, but the rest of the story, from the merger of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson that founded AMC in 1954 to Renault's sale of AMC to Chrysler in 1987, is all here too. The data-rich text is augmented by lots of archival photography and product sketches, including many renderings of AMC's fascinating concept cars.


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Four ways to consolidate NAS boxes
The first NAS box installs without a hitch, but the more filers you install the more your problems grow. Consolidating NAS brings huge benefits to your storage environment.
What you will learn from this tip: How to minimize problems related to an expanding NAS environment.
There's an old saying that's regrettably true. The first NAS box installs without a hitch, but the more filers you install the more your problems grow. Consolidating NAS brings huge benefits to your storage environment: reduced management activity, improved performance and increased storage capacity. Plus it frees data center floor space.
There are four basic ways to consolidate NAS data:
- The traditional approach, where you buy bigger and better versions of the NAS gateways and/or integrated NAS filers you already own.
- Clustered file systems, which provide high-performance access to file system data for companies with large computer clusters.
- Parallel file systems, which are similar to clustered file systems, but provide concurrent access to a single file across a number of nodes operating in parallel.
- NAS aggregators that can be used to consolidate data across a number of distinct NAS filers (both gateways and integrated NAS).
NAS gateways
Gateways are good for organizations that have SAN infrastructures and want to consolidate their NAS data onto SAN storage. All major NAS vendors provide tools for data migration from their NAS storage to their gateway products. Furthermore, support is available for all NAS protocols and most OS environments. Although gateway performance and capacity are good, they fall short compared to some of nontraditional alternatives. Gateways provide more flexibility and scalability than integrated NAS boxes. For example, if you just want to upgrade back-end storage performance, you can do that separately from the NAS front end with NAS gateways.
Integrated NAS boxes
If SAN storage support isn't a requirement, a NAS appliance with a NAS front-end and back-end storage integrated into one unit may suffice. It may be much easier to configure an integrated product than a gateway product because there are no SAN configuration issues.
Clustered and parallel file systems
Clustered file systems operate across multiple nodes (generally more than eight) and use off-the-shelf hardware and/or standard operating system software. The nodes can be specialized (i.e., metadata nodes and storage nodes) or generic, supporting both metadata and storage services. Although some products mentioned in the previous section support two to eight NAS box clusters for high availability, none of them do this to quite the extent available from clustered or parallel file system products. A true clustered or parallel file system scales performance linearly as the number of nodes increases and provides access to the same data across all nodes.
Clustered file systems are good for companies with large computer clusters that need high-performance access to file system data. One advantage of these products is that performance can be dialed up almost as high as you want by adding nodes to the cluster. However, they may not be as useful for Windows users, since some have limited (or no) support for CIFS.
Parallel file systems are similar to clustered file systems. They provide concurrent access to a single file across a number of nodes operating in parallel. This requires file data to be striped across multiple nodes, as well as special client software to process all file parts simultaneously. Companies with large computer clusters can take advantage of the massive performance scalability inherent in these products. It's important to check which operating systems a parallel file system supports, as there may be some limitations outside of Linux.
NAS aggregators
This new class of storage products provides an aggregated view of multiple, heterogeneous NAS boxes. These products provide a single GNS over all file systems for a set of NAS boxes. NAS aggregators, also called network file managers, are great for companies consolidating NAS data from different vendor NAS products or retaining multi-vendor NAS configurations. The main advantage of these products is their support for a single namespace across all NAS boxes under their control. Their drawback is that they add another box (and overhead) to the storage environment, one that needs to be installed, configured and maintained.
This article originally appeared in the December 2005 issue of "Storage" magazine. To read the article in its entirety, click here.
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A Buyer?s guide to Elliptical Cross Trainers
Elliptical Crosstrainers guarantee a level of workout intensity over and above any other cardiac apparatus, as they combine movements of the upper and lower body, exercising a greater number of muscles. Something which, as well as being great for your health, is also fantastic for your body and muscles:
- · Combine bikes exercise with a cross-country skiing workout.
- · Provide a complete lower and upper body workout.
- · Exercise leg, arm, back, chest and shoulder muscles (80% of all your muscles).
- · Provide strength workouts and aerobic exercises without the need for a special plan.
- · Increase the heart rate and burn up calories.
- · Help to control weight, increase muscle fibre and get rid of fat.
- · Guarantee a stress free workout for your joints and back.
- · Beneficial for stiffness and tiredness caused by arthritis.
- · Lots of useful programmes, extras and accessories.
- · Modern and handy designs, some models can even be folded to save space.
See below a basic guide with the most important questions to bear in mind when you decide which model of Elliptical Crosstrainer to buy:
- 1) Braking system
- 2) Location and weight of the flywheel
- 3) Length of the pedal action
- 4) Total weight of the machine
- 5) Console, Training Programmes and Extras
1) Braking System
Elliptical Crosstrainers can have either a Magnetic or Electromagnetic braking system. Both systems are silent and do not produce wear and tear as there is no contact.
Braking for Magnetic Elliptical Trainers is through magnets which are situated around the flywheel and when the level of resistance increases, they get closer to the flywheel a smooth and silent movement.
Braking for Electromagnetic Elliptical Trainers works just like the magnetic brakes with the difference that the brakes are regulated through an electric current and can be programmed to change automatically during the workout. This system is even quieter than the magnetic brake system.
2) Location and weight of the flywheel
Location of the flywheel
The flywheel, a fundamental part of the bike which provides resistance to the pedalling action may be at the front or the back of the bike. The Rear Traction Elliptical Crosstrainers, as their name suggests, have the flywheel at the back, guaranteeing greater inertia and smooth, jerk-free pedalling. On the other hand Front Traction Elliptical Crosstrainers have the flywheel at the front, offering a flatter and a broader pedal movement and more advanced workouts.
Weight of the flywheel
A machine equipped with a correctly weighted flywheel, provides a workout with a smooth progression, but if it is not heavy enough the pedalling movement will feel jerky. The heavier the flywheel is, the smoother and quieter the bike is, as the extra weight helps the flywheel to turn more efficiently. A machine with a 7 kg flywheel has a good feeling to it, non-jerky, but for semi-professional or professional and intensive training, we recommend that the flywheel weighs more than 14 Kg.
3) Length of the pedal action
The length of the pedal action on an Elliptical Crosstrainer refers to the maximum dimension of the elliptical movement. Depending on the model, the length can vary between 18 cm and 55 cm. The longer the dimension of the elliptical movement the better, as a longer pedal movement means more comfort in training, especially for taller users.
4) Total weight of the machine
The total weight of the machine is directly related to the rigidity of the bike. This is important as elliptical bikes move and rock and they have to be robust to avoid tipping over. A medium range machine should weigh about 50 Kg.
5) Console, Training Programmes and Extras
The screen of the Elliptical Crosstrainer continually gives you information about speed, distance, time or calories. Also on the console you can change the set programme. Finally, another thing to remember are the extras on the Elliptical Exercise Bike: cooling fans, USB connections, TV monitors, speaker systems, bottle-holders, interactive training and compatibility with Tablets and Smartphones, etc. The programmes and extras included depend mainly on the price of the machine.


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Watching Out for Macro Viruses in Office 2003
Microsoft Office 2003 gives you two ways to create a macro. The simplest way is to record your keystrokes and then play them back when you need them. The harder way to create a macro is to use the Microsoft special macro programming language (called Visual Basic for Applications or VBA) to create more powerful and complicated macros.
Although the VBA programming language gives you the power to create a variety of different macros, it has also given mischievous programmers the opportunity to write computer viruses.
This new breed of computer viruses, dubbed macro viruses, can infect Word documents, Excel worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, and Access databases. When you give a copy of a document or worksheet that contains a virus to another person, you risk passing along the macro virus at the same time.
So to help prevent macro viruses from infecting and spreading through your Office 2003 files, Office 2003 offers a limited form of macro virus protection.
The most common macro viruses infect Word documents. The second most common macro viruses infect Excel worksheets; a handful of macro viruses attack PowerPoint or Access files. Buy an antivirus program and keep it updated regularly, to protect yourself from any future macro viruses that might attack your computer.
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Unless you have a good reason for choosing a lower security level, you should always choose the High radio button.
If you choose the High Security Level, you may not be able to run macros created by someone else unless you set the security level to Medium or Low.
The High Security Level helps prevent macro viruses from infecting your files, but some macro viruses are clever enough to shut this feature off. Don't rely on Office 2003's macro virus protection to keep your computer virus-free.
6. Click OK twice.
The Save As dialog box appears again. Each time you save your document, Word uses your chosen security settings for this document.
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MicroRNA implicated as molecular factor in alcohol tolerance
In recent years, a class of small molecules known as microRNA have been found to play an important role in regulating gene products in most animal and plant species. A new study now indicates that microRNA may influence the development of alcohol tolerance, a hallmark of alcohol abuse and dependence. Researchers supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) report the findings in the July 31 issue of the journal Neuron.
"This is an intriguing contribution to efforts aimed at identifying the molecular bases of alcohol tolerance," noted NIAAA Director Ting-Kai Li, MD.
Tolerance is the decrease in sensitivity to alcohol that develops with repeated exposures to alcohol over time. Individuals who develop high tolerance (low sensitivity) to alcohol are at increased risk for becoming alcohol dependent. Thus, an important research objective has been to identify the adaptations within individual molecules that underlie tolerance.
In previous experiments, Steven N. Treistman, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), and colleagues at the university's Brudnick Neurospychiatric Research Institute (BNRI), determined that a brain cell membrane structure known as the BK channel develops tolerance to alcohol, particularly in the supraoptic nucleus and the striatum, two brain regions important in alcohol's effects. In both regions, alcohol tolerance was manifested as decreased alcohol sensitivity and reduced BK channel density. Previous studies have also shown that there are numerous variants of the BK channel gene.
In the current study, researchers led by Dr. Treistman, who is the director of the BNRI, examined whether microRNA might be involved in the alcohol tolerance observed in the BK channel.
In test tube experiments, the researchers showed that the amount of a specific microRNA molecule known as miR-9 increases in brain cells within minutes of exposure to alcohol. They also found that miR-9 blocks the expression of BK gene variants that contain a specific binding site for the molecule, while sparing those that lack a miR-9 binding site. Remarkably, the BK gene variants were destroyed exhibited high alcohol sensitivity, while those that remained showed significantly lower sensitivity, consistent with the development of tolerance.
"This represents a novel and elegant mechanism by which neurons are able to adapt to alcohol," said Treistman. "Moreover, since adaptation, or tolerance, to the drug likely contributes to alcohol abuse, our findings identify a potential molecular target for therapeutic intervention." Treistman credited his colleagues, especially Andrzej Z. Pietrzykowski, MD, PhD, research assistant professor of psychiatry, for their contributions to this important work.
A widely published expert on the molecular basis of addiction—in particular, the changes in the brain that occur as a function of drug exposure, which may make an individual prone to substance abuse and the compulsive behavior associated with drug addiction—Dr. Treistman noted that the microRNA process observed in this study may represent a general mechanism of neuronal adaptation to alcohol, with miR-9 playing a pivotal role in a complex regulatory network.
"This study demonstrates for the first time that alcohol exposure can cause rapid changes in microRNA levels, altering gene expression and perhaps behavior," said Antonio Noronha, PhD, director of NIAAA's Division of Neuroscience and Behavior. "In future studies, it will be interesting to determine if similar microRNA-based regulatory mechanisms influence alcohol problems in human populations."
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Google Acquires QuickOffice - Plans to Improve Mobile Offering
Since there are no official Microsoft Office mobile apps, services like Quickoffice have ruled the mobile [editing Office documents] landscape. Google has recently scooped up the service to integrate it with its current offerings.
A nice size of the younger generation is more likely to open, edit, and share documents using Google Docs versus the Microsoft Office Suite of old. But, the majority of people use Office, so those .doc, .ppt, and .xls files aren't going anywhere. Google Docs can handle Office filetypes with no problem…when you're using a desktop. Smartphones and tablets are a different beast altogether.
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Since acquisitions are what all the cool [tech] companies are doing these days, it's no surprise that Google would acquire Quickoffice to integrate the app into Google's existing services.
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Cowen & Co.'s Rob Stone this morning reiterates an Outperform rating on shares of touch sensor technology maker Uni-Pixel (UNXL), writing that the 26% plunge in the shares Friday was "significantly overdone," prompted, he thinks, by a product delay that doesn't change the company's fundamental advantages.
Responding to rumors on Friday that a delay in Microsoft's (MSFT) next update to Windows 8, Windows 8.1, might postpone shipment of Uni-Pixel's technology, Stone contends that there's no change that he can see to the company's business:
It is logical for the PC OEM partner to delay a new product launch within months of an operating system update. Nevertheless, investors may wonder if there could also be an underlying issue with UniBoss production readiness. However, UNXL stated that first production samples have already shipped, and a payment from the ecosystem partner indicates continued progress.
The "PC OEM partner" is not specified, but as I wrote on Friday, analysts have speculated it is Dell (DELL).
Stone also gives a nod to speculation about Atmel (ATML), writing that the "Competitive Landscape Appears Unchanged":
As we noted in our initiation (Low-Cost, High-Performance Touch Sensors, 4/29/13), there are a number of potential ITO replacement technologies. All are at an early stage of ramping production. We expect the very large potential market to support at least several successful entrants. We believe UNXL's advantage hinges on low variable cost (material inputs) and high throughput per line (low capex).
Lastly, Stone dismisses the potential of a competitive threat from an Apple (AAPL) patent application that attracted attention on Thursday:
Apple already has patented touch technology in-house (e.g., iPhone 5 in-cell sensor). It would likely never be a customer, but also does not supply other OEMs, and unless it developed blocking IP, it should not be relevant to competition.
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Mekong River
The mighty Mekong is one of the longest rivers in the world and one of the least spoilt. It is the heart and soul of South East Asia with more that 50 million people depending on it and its tributaries for food, water, transport and other important aspects of daily life. Its floodplains are bursting with food crops during the dry season and the river supports one of the world's most diverse fisheries.
Travelling down the Mekong through Laos/Thailand its importance in obvious as you observe its significance to the people who live on its edge. It is their only means of transport as around them lies mountains and thick jungle. It is a rich supply of fish and crops are planted up its banks. Everyone washes in it, plays in it, swims in it and generally their lives revolve around it. A trip along the Mekong with its rapids is relaxing, exhilarating, and fascinating. It provides an opportunity to glimpse into another way of life.
Ban Faen
Ban Faen village is home to our guide Khen Phetxayphone, most of the villagers are farmers who work in the surrounding rice fields, it has no running water or electricity, a generator provides 2 hours electricity a night. When redspokes started to work with Khen in 2001, we talked to the Headman and Elders to determine what support the village needed and where our support would have the greatest effect. After some discussion, it was agreed that the 2 main issues facing the village was access to clean drinking water and the school. we decided to start by helping the school. This decision was not unanimous, as there were mixed opinions about the value of education, particularly for girls. Nonetheless, our first donation went towards concreting the school floor.
In 2003 redspokes and supporters started a charity LVCF. Shortly after we ran our first project building a school in Ban Faen. This school is now complete, we have went on to build a secound (basic) school in one of the rural hmong villages we visit.
The LVCT decided in 2006 to look at issue of clean water and the issue of land mines, a major issue in this poor country.
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Chiang Rai
Founded in 1262, Chiang Rai city is the capital and name sake of Thailand's most northern province and often known as the "gateway to the Golden Triangle". Most travellers use Chiang Rai as a base for trekking in the northern mountain range towards Burma where many of Chiang Rai's old Chinese and Hilltribe villages can be found. The tribes that can be found in the mountains and by the Kok River include the Akha, Yao, Blue and White Maeo, Karen, Hmong, Lisu, Lahu Shi and Skaw. In town the Hilltribe Museum and Education Centre has a slide show describing the 8 main tribes, their customs, style of dress and animist belief system.
The city has some lovely Wats dating back hundreds of years, surrounded by tranquil gardens to relax in.
Chiang Saen
Only 60km from Chiang Rai, and close to the Golden Triangle, Chaing Saen is one of Thailand's oldest towns which since its inception has been influenced by Buddhism. Situated on the banks of the Mekong, this was once a powerful fortified city that dominated the surrounding lands. Today it is known not only for its fascinating history which can be seen reflected in its ancient buildings, but also for its beautiful mountainous scenery.
There are many interesting temples and ruins of archaeological interest which are well worth a visit as well as a branch of the National Museum. On a hilltop overlooking the town is Wat Phra Thart Jom Kitti from where you can enjoy panoramic views of the Mekong River and surrounding lands.
Luang Prabang
This is a stunningly beautiful little city, its architecture a combination of ancient traditional Lao monasteries dating back over 500 hundred years and French colonial style from the 19th and 20th centuries. Nestled in the mountains at the confluence of the Nam Khan and the mighty Mekong rivers, the setting could not be more perfect. With over 32 ancient temples within easy walking distance Luang Prabang was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995, in order to preserve the temples and ensure that new development is limited and in keeping with this magical city.
Wat Xieng Thong is undoubtedly one of Luang Prabang's finest temples. It was constructed in 1559 by King Say Setthathirath and is a beautiful monastery featuring typical Lao art. The old Royal Palace, now a National Museum houses many religious and royal treasures, not to mention the King's collection of old American 50's and 60's automobiles.
With its many delicious restaurants, stunning views, great markets, shops and a relaxed atmosphere, Luang Prabang is definitely Lao's hidden treasure.
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Freemasons encourage young people to become involved in their rituals. Over the years Freemasons have started several groups for young people. You need to have a Masonic connection to join the Order of DeMolay or Job's Daughters, but a girl of any race, creed, or religion can join the International Order of the Rainbow. Masonic youth groups are in the following list:
Order of DeMolay (for boys): DeMolay confers initiation and knighthood on boys, followed by awards of merit. Its members hold office and conduct the ritual and business of the chapter, teaching boys leadership skills, financial responsibility, civic awareness, and public speaking. Today, membership is open to boys between the ages of 12 and 21.
Job's Daughters (for girls): The purpose of the order is to band together young girls for character building through moral and spiritual development, teaching a greater reverence for God and the Bible, patriotism, and respect for parents.
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Isle of Man TT outright lap record holder Michael Dunlop says he is relishing his return to Sidecar action after confirming he will compete in the final round of the Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar Championship at Brands Hatch next weekend.
The 13-times TT winner will partner with top passenger Dan Sayle to drive Ben and Tom Birchall's TT-winning 600cc LCR Honda at the Kent circuit.
Ballymoney man Dunlop, who previously tested a Sidecar at Jurby four years ago before racing at Oliver's Mount and impressing with an excellent second place, still holds an ambition of one day competing in on three wheels around the TT Mountain Course.
"I'm looking forward to having the craic in the outfit at Brands Hatch. It has been a few years since I last had a go and I have always been interested in giving it a go in a sidecar so this will give me the chance to have a run around," said the 27-year-old.
"I think it is going to be different to what I am used and I know that the boys in that championship don't hang around because they are on the top of their game but I am coming out with one of the best passengers in the world. I have no time to mess about but I don't particularly want to end up upside down either!
"I am going to be taking baby steps because I would still like to have a go at the Sidecar with some more races in the British Championship and hopefully some day at the TT. I just want to give it a good go next weekend. I want to say thanks to the Birchalls for letting me use their TT LCR Honda and to everyone for sorting the job out."
Dunlop won both the Superbike and Senior races at the TT in June for Stuart Hicken's Hawk Racing Buildbase BMW team and Hicken has played a leading role in setting up the Brands Hatch deal for the Ulster star.
"We have enjoyed working with Michael on the roads and his occasional short circuit outings. He is a great character and an amazing talent," Hicken said.
"I cannot wait to see how he fares on top-class sidecar machinery such as Ben and Tom Birchall's race-winning Honda. He is a consummate professional and I can assure you, this is a serious venture."


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Brian Hardzinski grew up in Flower Mound, Texas but came to the University of Oklahoma for college. He began his career at KGOU as an unpaid student intern assisting with various production and operations tasks, before spending two years producing and hosting Assignment: Radio and occasionally filling in during All Things Considered. Brian returned to KGOU as the Operations and Public Service Announcement Director in January 2009. He began regularly hosting Morning Edition in 2014. Brian's past work with KGOU has been honored by Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI), the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, and local and regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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A "family" of young stars shows off in this combined infrared and X-ray view of Cepheus B, a stellar nursery about 2,400 light-years from Earth. The nursery has given birth to hundreds of stars in the last few million years. Other stars are still being born from the glowing cloud of gas and dust. [NASA/CXC/JPL/Caltech/PSU/CfA]
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Cepheus Nursery
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is fairly quiet. On average, it gives birth to about one new star a year. For a galaxy that already contains hundreds of billions of stars, that's not much.
One of the places where new stars are taking shape is in the constellation Cepheus -- a big stellar nursery known as Cepheus B.
The nursery is a cloud of gas and dust that spans several light-years. It contains hundreds of stars that are no more than a few million years old.
While the cloud itself might be considered the "mother" of all these newborn stars, the "father" of the brood appears to be a big star at the cloud's edge.
The star is many times more massive than the Sun, and tens of thousands of degrees hotter. Such a big, hot star produces enormous amounts of radiation. The radiation creates a "pressure wave" around the star.
As this wave hits the cloud of gas and dust, it squeezes it, forming dense blobs. These blobs then collapse under their own gravity to form new stars. Observations by two orbiting telescopes show that the stars that are closest to the big, hot star are the oldest, while those farthest away are the youngest -- providing strong evidence that a single star is helping give birth to hundreds more.
Look for Cepheus in the northeast this evening. Its brightest stars form a shape that resembles a child's drawing of a house. Cepheus B is just outside this pattern, but you need a telescope to see this family of young stars.
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How to Deal with Your Dog's Meal-Time Aggression
If your puppy can't accept you near her food bowl, don't make a power struggle out of the feeding ritual. Instead, use these steps to help her accept you as less threatening:
Approach your puppy once a day with the treat cup or clicker and treat her while she's eating a meal.
If she growls as you approach her during a meal, stop where you are and toss her a few treats before you leave. If this continues, seek professional advice immediately.
Repeat Step 1 until you can stand over her and drop treats into her bowl.
At this point, approach her bowl while speaking happy praises but without shaking the cup or clicking. When you get to her side, make the sound, toss a treat into the bowl, and leave.
Try kneeling down as you shake the cup or click and toss a treat into her bowl.
After your pup is comfortable with your kneeling and tossing a treat into her bowl, try placing the treat into her bowl with your hand.
Try stirring your pup's kibble with your hand.
If you're successful, continue stirring the kibble once every other day for a week.
Gauge your dog's reaction when you try to lift her bowl. Give it back immediately and leave. Repeat once a month only.
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Annual to shrubs, generally glandular, some green root-parasites
Stem generally round
Leaves generally alternate, simple, generally ± entire; stipules generally 0
Inflorescence: spike to panicle, generally bracted, or flowers 12 in axils
Flower bisexual; calyx lobes generally 5; corolla generally strongly bilateral, generally 2-lipped (upper lip generally 2-lobed, lower lip generally 3-lobed); stamens generally 4 in 2 pairs, generally included, a 5th (generally uppermost) sometimes present as a staminode; pistil 1, ovary superior, chambers generally 2, placentas axile, style 1, stigma lobes generally 2
Fruit: capsule, generally ± ovoid, loculicidal or septicidal
Seed: coat sculpture often characteristic
Genera in family: ± 200 genera, 3000 species: ± worldwide; some cultivated as ornamental (e.g., Antirrhinum, Mimulus, Penstemon ) or medicinal (Digitalis )
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include only Buddleja, Scrophularia, and Verbascum in CA; other genera moved to Orobanchaceae (Castilleja, Cordylanthus, Orthocarpus, Pedicularis, Triphysaria), Phrymaceae (Mimulus), and Plantaginaceae (= Veronicaceae sensu Olmstead et al.)
Key to genera by Elizabeth Chase Neese & Margriet Wetherwax.
Subshrub or shrub
Stem wand-like to much-branched
Leaves drought-deciduous, ± opposite or in 3's, generally short-petioled
Inflorescence: panicle or spike-like; bracts small
Flower: calyx lobes 5, ± equal; corolla not purplish (whitish to red), short-glandular outside, upper lip hooded, lobes short, rounded, external in bud, lower lip rounded, lobes often reflexed; filaments densely nonglandular-hairy at base, anthers small, glabrous, anther sacs generally spreading flat at dehiscence; staminode well developed, glabrous to densely bearded; nectary a disk; stigma head-like
Fruit ovoid, septicidal and sometimes also loculicidal at tip
Seeds many, irregularly angled or ± winged
Species in genus: 7 species: especially CA
Etymology: (David D. Keck, CA botanist, 19031995)
Reference: [Straw 1966 Brittonia 18:8095]
Segregated from Penstemon.
Stem 520 dm; young stems glabrous, glaucous
Leaves opposite, subsessile; main leaves 1040 mm, ± (ob)lanceolate, generally serrate
Inflorescence glabrous to sticky-hairy
Flower: calyx 48 mm, lobes lanceolate to ovate, acuminate; corolla 1218 mm, white or cream, lobes sometimes rose-tinged, lined purplish or pinkish, tube + throat 48 mm, upper lip 812 mm; anther sacs 0.60.8 mm; staminode glabrous, slightly exserted
Chromosomes: 2n=16
Ecology: Rocky slopes, forest, chaparral
Elevation: < 2700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Inner North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, Sacramento Valley, Outer South Coast Ranges, Western Transverse Ranges
Distribution outside California: w Nevada
Flower: calyx glandular
Habitats and elevations of sp.
Bioregional distribution: Sierra Nevada, Outer South Coast Ranges, Western Transverse Ranges
Horticultural information: SUN, DRN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.


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When there are bound to be celebs sitting around the pool at your lovely posh hotel, it's important to get the gear right! Here's the lowdown on what to pack for your luxury travel vacation, to make sure you fit the bill and match the clientele…1. The SwimsuitPoolside posing is a very big part of luxury travel breaks – and to hold your own amongst all the Chanel-clad guests, its best to hunt for a classic shape swimsuit yourself! Don't opt for a bikini – the cit can be very unflattering around all those yoga toned bodies. For men, the fashion is long, loose but not too loud. The surfer style trunks shouldn't be mistaken for Hawaiian, as crazy colors and patterns won't cut it.2. The iPhone and iPadAs you're definitely here to be seen on this vacation, it won't do to sit around all day with that old favorite of a paperback novel. To look important, you need the latest gadgets – it doesn't matter if you're playing games on the iPhone, concentrating on it is good enough for your image. And reading has taken on a whole new level – e-books on an iPad is the only way to go. Forget impracticality as water and sun screen slosh around, you're rich enough to afford a new one tomorrow anyway…3. The Big ShadesPracticality also goes out the window when it comes to designer eyewear. Don't worry about fit or shade, the bigger the better is the rule for sunglasses because only a somebody would hide behind such giant lenses, trying to slip past unobserved.4. The Evening WearIf you booked a luxury hotel, chances are the restaurant is a not a flip flops and bathing suit kind of place. Many top eateries at hotels will require a dress code so if you want to book a table, be prepared with smart shoes and jackets for men and a cocktail dress for women or you might be turned away by the staff.5. The Flashy Credit CardForget travelers cheques and notes – real stars pay with a members only credit card. Make sure yours is a nice matte black or silver, which are hallmarks of the best companies around, or else keep it hidden when you pay the bill. Chances are you'll need a big limit on it too if you're affording these mini bar prices!
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The Real Housewives star "doesn't have an addiction," her husband tells PEOPLE
Reality check?
Stars like Janice Dickinson and Dennis Rodman have appeared on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew to fight their addictions to alcohol and other substances, but Michaele Salahi, a star of The Real Housewives of Washington D.C., wanted to appear on the reality show for a different reason.
"Michaele doesn't have an addiction," her husband and Housewives costar Tareq Salahi tells PEOPLE. "She's leaning on Dr. Drew to help treat her [multiple sclerosis], which has been directly affected by our ordeal with the White House. What she needs is help managing her stress and her illness."
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But producers of Celebrity Rehab weren't interested in treating stress in Salahi, who was involved in a scandal at the White House during President Obama's first State Dinner in 2009, and she has been released from the show.
Why? "The treatment program that Celebrity Rehab documents is intended for individuals with serious substance abuse and addiction issues," VH1 said in a statement to PEOPLE. "Prior to the taping of the current season, producers were advised that Michaele Salahi met the criteria to be treated in this setting. However, professional assessments spanning from that time to the present, found that she did not meet such criteria. As a result, she is no longer participating in the program."
When asked by PEOPLE about being axed from the show, Tareq said of his wife, "She is devastated … in worse shape now than when she went in."
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text: In his films, sculptures, and videos, David Zink Yi explores the relationship between collective and individual identity. The Peru-born, Berlin-based artist, who participated in the 2013 Venice Biennale, is particularly interested in Afro-Caribbean cultures, and he examines musical traditions and cultural mythologies in his art. Giant squid—a deep-sea-dwelling animal rarely seen alive by humans—are a recurring motif in Zink Yi's work, and perhaps act as a metaphor for his practice. He creates ceramic squid sculptures surrounded by inky puddles made from a syrup compound. With this amorphous, deflated-looking creature, Zink Yi creates a connection between the grotesque, the alien, and the organic, and raises questions about how we interact with unfamiliar cultural forces. "What I enjoy is this kind of alchemical situation in converting this garbage of nature, which is a huge metaphor for many things," the artist has said.


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Do this fast workout to get a firm butt, flat abs, and toned thighs. Get started with three sets of this workout, twice a week.
Jay Sullivan
Brazilian Butt Sculpter
What you'll need: A pair of 3- to 5-pound dumbbells and a stability ball.
Targets: Shoulders, triceps, abs, glutes, legs
- Lie facedown on ball with palms on floor, abs engaged, back flat, legs extended 3 feet apart and toes on floor.
- Squeeze glutes to lift legs as high as you can.
- Hold up for 1 count, then bring feet together.
- Separate legs; lower. Do 15 reps.
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Ball Run
Targets: Biceps, glutes, abs, quads
- Sit on ball with back straight, abs engaged, feet on floor and a dumbbell in each hand, elbows bent, palms in.
- Keeping upper body still and right knee bent, lift right foot 6 inches while swinging left arm forward and right arm back (as if running).
- Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Do 20 reps, alternating sides.
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Crossover Squat
Targets: Obliques, glutes, legs
a. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, abs engaged, hands behind head, elbows out. Squat.
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Curtsy Lunge/Lateral Raise
Targets: Shoulders, abs, obliques, hips, glutes, legs
a. Stand with feet hip-width apart, a dumbbell in right hand, right arm by side, left hand on hip. Lunge left leg back behind right leg.
Jay Sullivan
Glute Swoop
Targets: Abs, glutes, legs
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent, arms extended in front of you at shoulder level.
- Keeping back flat and abs engaged, hinge forward from hips and slide right leg back, toes pointed out.
- Lift right leg as high as you can.
- Curl right foot toward butt; release.
- Return to start. Do 15 reps. Switch legs; repeat.
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Proms Diary: Nigel Kennedy and the Orchestra of Life
Anger and passion fuelled a rich reimagining of Vivaldi's Four Seasons
If you'd told me in 1989, when Nigel Kennedy released his first recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, that he'd still be packing out the Royal Albert Hall 24 years later with the same programme I wouldn't have believed it. Surely our Nigel couldn't, like Morrissey or Mick Jagger, become a perpetual rebel, adopted by successive generations? This young audience proved me wrong. The supply of talented violinists hasn't exactly dried up, many of whom have thrown away the rule book in more innovative ways. So what's his secret?
Alongside a distinctive musical voice, it must be his anger. Anger fuels his performances. You can feel it in his dynamism, hear it in his stamping foot, read it in the garbled but furiously defensive preface he provided in the programme, peppered with 'Don't be silly', 'Let's forget it' and a rejection of the 'completely useless aping of archaic performance practices'. It's that provocative, adolescent wilfulness, his refusal to be controlled, combined with his brand of fiery musicality, that still appeals. Other super talents are so reasonable, so polished, so laid-back. Here, he'll always be a prodigal son.
Years ago he found his true musical home in Poland, where his Orchestra of Life is based. The Poles clearly recognise and admire a fighting spirit, warming to his passion while we Brits grumble over his annoying mannerisms, unreliability, rehearsal demands, jazzy back-sliding. So, too, do the young Palestinian Strings, who joined the Orchestra of Life, an ensemble of students as young as 12 from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music. This proved a brave and illuminating idea, and lent an unusually rich colour to Vivaldi's concertos.
Into a basic rhythm section set-up – the irresistible bassist Yaron Stavi with Krzysztof Dziedzic on subtle percussion without drum kit, and the gently agile pianist Gwilym Simcock providing a perfect continuo foil to Kennedy's manic sawing – he wove spaces into which the young Palestinian soloists could stand and improvise in mesmerising Arabic style. These were especially successful in the apprehensive slow movement of Summer, where the shepherd boy fears the imminent storm: sinuous, silky-toned melismas from violin, viola and voice rang out, projecting like melancholy muezzin calls into the hall, and suiting perfectly Vivaldi's open structure.
It wasn't all good: 'It Don't Mean a Thing' cropped up in Summer apropos of nothing, while Spring opened with infuriating, Shirley Bassey-style crescendos on the final notes of every phrase. Kennedy's own solos were pretty rough at times. At one point in Autumn he lost the thread completely and had to stop and ask the leader where they were. But he led the concertante episodes with such charm and wit, adding in birds at spring time, and delivering Winter's aria like the purest folk air, you had to forgive the excesses.
Palestinian flags were waving in the audience as he turned to speak of the need to end apartheid. A petulant voice behind me asked, 'Why do we have to bring politics into this?', another barked 'Right, let's leave now'. I'm glad its owner was persuaded by his children to stay because I cannot imagine he could have remained untouched by the encore, a performance of the slow movement of Vivaldi's A minor Double Concerto by Kennedy and 15-year-old Palestinian violinist Mostafa Saad, whose eloquence cast a spell on the hall. Roll on the album…
This Prom will be broadcast on BBC Four on 23 August 2013, and the radio broadcast can be heard again on the iPlayer website here.
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NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Suzann Pettersen, Ryu So-yeon and Yoo Sun-young all shot 6-under-par 66 Thursday and are tied for the lead at the LPGA's CME Group Titleholders tournament.
Yoo had nine birdies while Ryu had seven and Pettersen shot a bogey-free round in earning shares of first place.
Choi No-yeon, Karine Icher, Cristie Kerr and Lindsey Wright are tied for fourth, one stroke behind the leaders, with four more players at 4-under and another four at 3-under.
Pettersen had the most consistent round Thursday. She was 2-under after 11 holes and then had back-to-back birdies at 12 and 13 and birdies at 16 and 18 for her 6-under round.
Ryu's lone bogey came at the par-4 10th and she had four birdies the rest of the way, including at 13 and 14 -- both par 5s -- and 18.
Yoo was 3-under after seven holes but gave back all those strokes with a double bogey 5 at the 8th hole and a bogey at No. 9. She opened her second nine with a birdie before running off three straight birdies over Nos. 12-14. Like Pettersen, she had birdies at 16 and 18.