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- Writers: 30 years ago, prosecutors took over from judges controlling sentencing
- They say this led to vast disparities in sentencing and many more people imprisoned
- Writers: It ignores that federal judges are experienced and know to exercise discretion
- Writers: Many prosecutors have little experience deciding who will go to prison and for how long
Nearly 30 years ago, Congress embarked on a remarkable and ultimately tragic transformation of criminal law. Through the establishment of mandatory sentences and sentencing guidelines, discretion in sentencing was shifted from judges to prosecutors.
After the changes, prosecutors largely controlled sentencing because things like mandatory sentences and guideline ranges were determined by decisions they made.
This change ignored the fact that federal judges are chosen from the ranks of experienced members of the bar precisely because their long legal careers have shown the ability to exercise discretion.
It also ignored the contrasting truth that many federal prosecutors are young lawyers in their 20s and 30s who have little experience making decisions as weighty as determining who will be imprisoned and for how long.
The primary reason for the changes was well-intended, though: Members of Congress wanted more uniformity in sentencing. That is, they wanted a term of imprisonment to derive from the crime and the history of the criminal rather than the personality of the person wielding discretion.
After nearly 30 years, we know how Congress' experiment turned out, and the results are not good. Federal judges have been relatively lenient on low-level drug offenders when they have the discretion to go that way. Turning discretion over to prosecutors via mandatory sentences and guidelines not only resulted in a remarkable surge in incarceration, it does not seem to solve the problem of disparities.
Let's look at just one way that prosecutors exercise this discretion: the enhancement of narcotics sentences under 21 U.S.C. 851, or proceedings to establish prior convictions. These enhancements, at a minimum, double a drug defendant's mandatory minimum sentence and may raise the maximum possible sentence. They are based on criminal history and can apply when a drug defendant has a prior qualifying drug conviction, no matter how old. They were enacted as part of the War on Drugs. They often make a huge difference in the sentence that results.
The 851 ruling applies, though, only if a prosecutor decides it should, and therein lies the rub. Federal judges are sometimes willing to vary from the drug sentencing guidelines because they are often too harsh, particularly for low-level drug offenders. Application of 851 enhancements by prosecutors robs judges of this discretion. Once the discretion shifted to prosecutors, the prison population skyrocketed.
And our analysis of the way these enhancements have been used reveals a deeply disturbing dirty little secret of federal sentencing: the stunningly arbitrary application of these enhancements by prosecutors within the Department of Justice.
The numbers tell the story. Our home states are fairly typical in their wild disparities: A federal defendant in Iowa is more than 1,056% likely to receive a 851 enhancement than one in Minnesota.
Nor are these Midwestern neighbors an anomaly. In the Northern District of Florida, prosecutors apply the enhancement 87% of the time, but in the bordering Middle District of Georgia, they are used in just 2% of relevant cases.
There is also breathtaking disparity within federal district within the same state (PDF). For example, in Florida, prosecutors in the Northern District apply the enhancement 87% of the time, but in the Southern District, it is used only 14% of the time. In the Eastern District of Tennessee, offenders are 3,994% more likely to receive an enhancement than in the Western District of Tennessee. In the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a defendant is 2,257% more likely to receive the enhancement than in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The disparities are startling.
In August, Attorney General Eric Holder announced steps to establish more discipline within the Department of Justice in how this discretion is used. It is a promising step but only that: a step. It is unclear how firm the attorney general is willing to be in tracking and constraining the use of this kind of discretion by prosecutors in different areas.
The larger lesson, and the more important one, is that after nearly 30 years, we still have gross and tragic disparities in federal sentencing, with the added burden of too many people put in prison, caused by mandatory sentencing and harsh sentencing guidelines.
Tentative steps at reform will not be enough. It is time for a radical rethinking of the project as a whole and a recognition that this grand experiment in shifting discretion to prosecutors has failed.

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Argentina to win the Rugby World Cup 2019
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Dueling TV ads take on Scott Walker's position on abortion
An group supporting abortion rights injected abortion into the Wisconsin governor's race less than a month before election day. And Gov. Scott Walker responded the same day with a TV ad of his own.
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Mumbai: Model-turned-businesswoman Candy Brar, who entered the Bigg Boss-Saath 7 house recently, was evicted on Saturday.
She entered the show along with model Ajaz Khan and was initially placed in the new Caravan section of the house from where she could keep an eye on the contestants in the main house.
In her brief stay in the house, she was seen to be close to actress Tanisha Mukherjee and actor Armaan Kohli.
Yoga guru Viveik Mishra, one of the show's former contestants, had once referred to Candy as TV actor Kushal Tandon's ex girlfriend. But soon after the former model entered the house, Kushal, who was a part of the show as well, was dismissed from the house due to his behaviour with Tanisha and contestant VJ Andy.
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The Christmas tree is looking a bit bereft; the prime rib bones are gnawed and in the trash and the leftover cookies are to go into the freezer. I am, probably like you, breathing a sigh of relief mixed with sweet memories that another Christmas has come and gone. Many of us who live with various forms of disability are recovering from too much food, too much activity and much too much yuletide and festooning. As usual I have misplaced a gift I bought for someone else (happens every year) and like many of you, are wondering where the energy will emerge to face the coming year. I know it will. It's often difficult to see the tomorrows when today we are so fatigued but I have lived long enough to know, it happens. Tomorrow will arrive so ready or not, here it comes.
I love the way life has of renewing us if we just keep moving forward and believe. I would like to share with you a few tools I find helpful as another year approaches. They are as follows:
1. Discover your own mixture of rest and activity. We can't rest all the time or we'd stink, we'd turn into fat blobs of flesh and we'd run out of food. The personal hygiene issues, well, they're just too disgusting to talk about. We each have the projects and demands of daily life dragging us forward and that doesn't have to be a bad thing. That trip to the market can be mixed with exercise to strengthen our aching bodies if we park a bit further from the entrance and load our own groceries into the car. Be sure to tell the checker to keep them light. It's a concept that isn't always understood I'm afraid. When we get home and face the task of a cluttered house we can parcel out the chores in short increments of time and get a great deal more accomplished that way. When cleaning counters, scrubbing pans or dusting, I often think of the Karate Kid and his "wax on, wax off" routine and use the other arm as well as the dominant one. So your home isn't as clean as your mother would like…let it go a bit.
2. Set aside some time each day to do something you love. The choices are extensive and always rewarding. It doesn't really matter if you're good at it or not; it's the act of doing that holds the joy. Surely you can find something. Watching a good film, making a quilt, carving a piece of wood, or painting a picture. It has to be something you completely enjoy and shouldn't be useful, just pleasurable.
3. Let us all try to banish worry this year. This is a difficult one, I know, but worry doesn't change the situation, it only changes you. It saps our strength, raises our blood pressure, causes us to secrete an unhealthy level of stomach acid and robs your life of valuable time. No great feat of accomplishment was ever attained by worry and fear. No great art work was ever painted by fear. No great love match was ever united and fulfilled by fear. Worry and guilt are the two most useless emotions we each carry with us and like tiny germs, waiting to come to the surface; they should remain in their place.
Look at that which you fear with a cool head and clear thoughts. Think what can you do about it? Then, do it. Be logical and don't obsess about it. So often worry moves into our minds and fills our waking hours with its dominant thoughts. You must put it aside. Just shove it out of your mind and get busy with something else in order to banish it. You may have to do this often. Do it as often as possible. Occasionally that means picking up an enriching book or even leaving the house, calling a friend or becoming occupied with some activity at home.
Many of us use prayer and pass our fears and worries into God's huge hands. If you don't believe, then leave it to the fairies, the Source, the ether or just the universe. Don't carry the weight of the world around. None of us are up to that and it is for naught.
4. Be proud of yourself. I know, I know, we're supposed to be humble, etc. I think far too few of us under value ourselves and we need to find who we truly are. What is your destiny in this world? What is your value? You have to have value and recognize it for yourself before you can expect others to value you. It's difficult to accomplish this if you are living your life without personal dignity. Dignity and honor are the springboards for the way we treat others and go about this business of living, compromised in health or not. This may mean you have to stop lying to yourself over those extra pain pills, that extra bottle of wine, that lie you told someone just to get rid of them or whatever act you performed which you knew was wrong. Forgive yourself and move on. Respect yourself and the rest of the world will.
5. Accept your limitations but don't allow them to fence you in. I recently read in the newest issue of GUIDEPOSTS magazine, a quote I would like to share with you from Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius. "My mother used to tell us, Carl, put on your shoes; Oscar, put on your prosthetic legs.' So I grew up not thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes." You see Oscar is a double amputee.
Take whatever disability you live with and realize you are not alone. Put that old nasty self-pity aside and don't let it darken your life.
Here's wishing each of you a year of finding medical answers, comfort, cures, adjustments but most of all happiness in whatever your state of life or health. Life is still wonderful. Don't miss a moment of it.
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In this summary of her study, Jane Hitti, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington at Seattle, examines study findings suggesting that a bacteria known as lactobacillus, which occurs naturally in the vaginal flora of many women (and is similar to a bacteria found in yogurt), appears to reduce vaginal HIV viral load.
Jane Hitti: We were interested to see how healthy vaginal bacteria, as well as abnormal vaginal bacteria, might influence the amount of HIV found in the vagina, for women who are HIV positive. And so we followed a group of 57 women from Seattle, Washington, and from Rochester, New York, for up to five years, and followed them sequentially, and looked at changes in their vaginal bacteria, as well as changes in the vaginal viral load, and the plasma viral load.1 And what we found, just to summarize in a nutshell, first of all, is that only about half of the women at any given time were carrying the good bacteria called lactobacillus, and that some women switched back and forth between carrying the good bacteria and not having it. When these women had the healthy lactobacillus in the vagina they tended to have a lower viral load in the vagina. And this was statistically significant, even when you corrected for other factors like how much HIV was in their plasma, and whether or not they were on antiretroviral therapy.
Jane Hitti, M.D., M.P.H.
So we took it one step further and looked at two visits for the same woman over time, which we call the visit pair, and looked at changes in the vaginal viral load if the women went from not having the healthy lactobacillus to actually carrying it, or the reverse, and compared that to women who always had the healthy bacteria. And what we found was that women who acquired the healthy bacteria, the lactobacillus, had a .7 log decrease in their vaginal viral load, compared to women who were stable the whole time. And conversely, women who lost the healthy bacteria, the lactobacillus, had a .5 log decrease in their viral load. And this remained statistically significant.
So, what I think is important about these findings is that it stresses the importance of maintaining a healthy lactobacillus vaginal flora for HIV-infected women. One of the logical next steps here might be to think about -- since not all of these women had the good bacteria all of the time -- whether or not it might be possible to develop some strategies to promote vaginal health by increasing the likelihood that women would carry these healthy vaginal bacteria as possibly a way to decrease the amount of HIV in the vagina, which could be helpful in terms of preventing spread of HIV in the future.
Reporter #1: Dr. Hitti, did you say that when women lost lactobacillus, they had a 5% decrease in the vaginal viral load?
Jane Hitti: No. They had a .5 log increase in vaginal viral load when they lost. That means that their viral load went up in the vagina. The amount of HIV in their vagina went up when they lost the lactobacillus.
Reporter #2: I asked you this question at the presentation, as well. How might one supplement lactobacillus? This is also, it occurs to me, something that has been done with over-the-counter preparations, as well. So if this sort of news gets out, women might be wanting to deal with this themselves.
Jane Hitti: Yes. I appreciated your question at the presentation. As Dr. Hillier was saying, lactobacillus is a kind of bacteria that's commonly found in a lot of different settings, including in yogurt. And way back in the 1970s there was interest in douching with yogurt to try to cure yeast infections, and that kind of thing. I think the ideal approach here is to use the lactobacillus that specifically likes to live in the vagina. So the lactobacillus in yogurt is kind of a cousin, but it doesn't really feel at home in the vagina. So the optimal approach, from my perspective, would be to take a well-characterized preparation of lactobacillus, so that you know exactly what's in that capsule. And that means probably F.D.A. approved and regulated, as opposed to less stringently prepared preparation. And do trials to look at whether or not it's possible to achieve colonization with that type of lactobacillus in the vagina. Now, these studies have been done, to some degree, among HIV-negative women, to look at colonization, and also to look at short-term treatment for conditions like bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infections. But to my knowledge I don't think any similar trials have as yet been done in HIV-positive women. And that's a direction that I hope that we can go in.
Reporter #3: I was wondering if you could explain: Why is it that the colonization with lactobacillus seems to have some affect on the HIV? And also, I was wondering: Why is it that the women seem to vary? What are the factors that might cause variance?
Jane Hitti: Variability in that? Those are two really good questions. In terms of why lactobacillus might affect HIV and be protective: Some kinds of lactobacillus can make factures, like hydrogen peroxide, but other antibacterial and antiviral factures, that help to control and minimize other kinds of bacterial and viral infections. And there have been some studies in a laboratory setting, suggesting that, at least in the laboratory, lactobacillus can inhibit HIV. This is taking those kinds of studies one step further.
In terms of why some women are colonized, and some are not: that's a great question, and I think it's a really important thing to understand. And I don't have a full answer to that question. There are some studies that suggest that HIV-positive women may be less likely to be able to maintain colonization of lactobacillus, but that's not really consistent across studies.
Reporter #4: I've heard HIV-positive women get upset about controlling HIV for the purposes of transmission to other people and it's offensive to them, to some degree. That's what I've heard. And so I was wondering: the lowering of HIV in the vagina is a good thing, isn't it?
Jane Hitti: Yes. Absolutely, it's a good thing.
Reporter #5: Yes. To follow up on that question: Although it would make HIV less transmissible for the individual, is there any clinical benefit for a person who maintains a normal vaginal flora, for example? And one other thing is: In clinical medicine, we often associate the perturbance of normal flora with treatment of infections, rather than the infections themselves. And I'm just wondering: Did you see this decrease in lactobacillus in people associated with the disease, or with the disease while being treated, or after treatment?
Jane Hitti: That's a complicated question, with several parts in it. To take the first part, in terms of: Is there a direct treatment benefit to the woman, too? I think that since lactobacillus have been shown to be such key regulators of vaginal health, in terms of suppressing other infections, I think that if it were possible to successfully replace lactobacillus in women who are deficient, I think that it's quite plausible that there would be a direct benefit to that woman, beyond the potential benefit of decreasing viral load and decreasing transmissibility.
The second part of your question, in terms of disruptions in the vaginal flora associated with antibiotic treatment: that's not something that we directly looked at in the study. We did, when we found bacterial vaginosis, provide antibiotic treatment and track what happened to the vaginal flora after that. And we found that treatment for bacterial vaginosis, which is very targeted to the anaerobic bacteria, the bad bacteria, in the vagina, can be successful in reducing the bad bacteria, but it doesn't automatically replace the good bacteria. And that's the challenge.
This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
- Hitti J, Paul K, Agnew K, et al. Protective effect of vaginal lactobacillus on genital HIV-1 RNA concentrations: Longitudinal data from a United States cohort study. In: Program and abstracts of the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections; February 3-6, 2008; Boston, Mass Abstract 27LB.


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Written by W. Phil Evans, M.D., F.A.C.R., the director of the Center for Breast Care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.As a radiologist specializing in breast imaging and an American Cancer Society volunteer for many years, I have a unique perspective on life-saving early detection with mammography and the extraordinary role of the Society in breast cancer care. Over the years, I have had to tell many women that they have breast cancer, and the Society has always been there for them. Today, one of every two women newly diagnosed with breast cancer reaches out to the Society for help and support. In every community, we provide free information and services–when and where it's needed.
Doctors know that when found early rather than late, breast cancer is much easier to treat, and the chance of survival is significantly greater. The Society has helped translate this knowledge into action that has improved and saved many lives by increasing public awareness of breast cancer, developing screening guidelines, and providing clinician education programs. For years, the Society has recommended that women begin screening at age 40 with yearly mammography and clinical breast exam. Largely due to screening and improved treatments, the breast cancer death rate has decreased by over 30% since 1990 and will approach a 40% reduction by 2015.
Although screening mammography is very effective in reducing breast cancer deaths, it does have limitations. Mammography detects most but not all breast cancers early. A clinical examination and breast awareness are part of the screening process for women at average breast cancer risk. If you have a strong family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, genetic testing may be appropriate to determine if you have a gene mutation that places you and possibly a member of your family at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Additional imaging with ultrasound and/or MRI in addition to mammography may be recommended for those at high risk.
While we do not yet know how to prevent breast cancer, research supported by the Society suggests how a woman may reduce her breast cancer risk by:
- Maintaining a healthy body weight throughout life,
- Engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity, and
- Reducing alcohol intake to no more than one drink per day.
The Society passionately fights back against breast cancer through Making Strides Against Breast Cancer –the largest network of breast cancer events in the nation, uniting more than 270 communities to fund the fight. The walks are 3-5 miles and the walkers raised more than $60 million last year to find cures and save lives. In addition, through the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), our nonprofit, nonpartisan, advocacy affiliate, breast cancer remains a top priority for our nation's lawmakers. Through ACS CAN, we support federal legislation that will increase access to treatment for breast cancer patients and quality of life for survivors. Moreover, ACS CAN has lobbied Congress for continued support the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). This program helps low income, uninsured, and underinsured women obtain access to screening and treatment and has provided over 10 million screening exams to four million women, finding more than 52,000 breast cancers. Finally, ACS CAN urges Congress to robustly fund breast cancer research that will improve prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.
The American Cancer Society has played a role in nearly every major breast cancer breakthrough in recent history and will continue the work until the disease is defeated.


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Firefighters beat structure fire in Breckenridge
Summit Daily News
Firefighters extinguished a small structure fire that ignited in a slope-side condominium in Breckenridge this morning after neighbors spotted smoke coming from the unit.
The building had to be evacuated, but there were no injuries.
The fire was caused by towels left against an electric wall heater in the bathroom of the unit.
"This fire was preventable," Red, White and Blue Fire-Rescue deputy chief Jay Nelson stated in a release. "People must be cautious when using electric heaters and make sure that all combustibles such as towels, curtains, beds and chairs are kept a minimum of 3 feet away."
The condo sustained approximately $2,000 in damage, primarily caused by smoke, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze to a single unit.
Smoke was reported at the Ski Hill Condos Colombia Building at 8:30 a.m. Teams responded to find light smoke in the hallway. Twenty firefighters, 16 from Red, White and Blue and four from neighboring Lake Dillon Fire Rescue responded to the call Tuesday morning and extinguished the flames in approximately 10 minutes.
The unit did not have sprinklers, but the fire did set off the smoke detector.
"If this fire had occurred while the unit was occupied, the smoke detectors would have saved the occupants' lives," Nelson stated.
Officials are calling the fire accidental and no charges will be filed.
It was the third fire Red, White and Blue teams have responded to in the last week. The first two were small electrical fires. At least one was related to recent cold temperatures.
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Tatiana Maslany goes 3 for 3
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And barefoot, as she makes history at the Canadian Screen Awards, winning three different CSAs, one for Best Actress – Film for The Other Half, acting in Orphan Black (her fourth statue in a row for the role), and another for producing the show. Orphan Black was named Best TV Drama. Still, it didn't seem like she was expecting to go three for three. Full Story
Orphan Black & The Canadian Screen Awards
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I've been waiting all day to write about the Canadian Screen Awards to see if the photos would come down in cost…and they haven't. Which is why there are so few of them here and I'm sorry I can't afford anymore. To me, if the agencies could make the shots more available, perhaps we could widen the coverage. Full Story
It's 1990
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There's a lot of television promotion happening right now around the TCA press tour. The Hallmark Channel hosted an event the other night. Jason Priestley directed an upcoming Hallmark MOV called Goodnight for Justice starring Luke Perry. Then Jennie Garth showed up. Please. Brandon, Dylan, and Kelly in a room? You cannot expect that I wouldn't write about this. Full Story
On Canada Day
Seems fitting to open with a Canadian. Jason Priestley was photographed yesterday in Toluca Lake and from this distance, underneath those shades, he could still be Brandon Walsh. Looks good, right? Jason is returning to television soon having just booked a guest-starring role on the new series Scoundrels on ABC. Full Story
Biggest news of the week hands down
Written by Jacek Lainey's stuck in a shoot for a couple of hours so I'm stepping in to fill the void. And when I saw this headline I said to myself…"Well, sh-t. This news can't wait. The people must know." Tiffany Amber Thiessen is having a baby! It's a People Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Thank you Regina – Gemini weekend was a blast! And Gemini host George Stroumboulopoulos totally killed it… did you watch? His opening film skit was brilliant.
Face to face with Brandon Walsh! Almost lost my sh-t midway through the interview - only slightly less gorgeous than the way you remember him…which means Jason Priestly is beautiful. Short, but beautiful. 90210 forever.
And then there's Anne Heche - a crazy bitch, yes, but there is something about Anne Heche. Or maybe it was her coat. She arrived wearing the.most.gorgeous Dolce & Gabbana red satin trench (see attached) that flared out in a full pouffy skirt at the back and then proceeded to entice James Tupper into taking it off for her on the carpet. The two could not stop pawing at each other the entire evening – we have the exclusive video on eTalk etalk.ctv.ca tonight and to be honest… I couldn't stop watching.
Anne and James were on my flight home late last night, surprisingly low key and still deeply in the throes of early, horny, addictive infatuation and in a creepy way, I feel the same about Kristin Kreuk from Smallville.
She presented at the Geminis, she was also on our flight back to Vancouver, and I won't bother attaching a photo because photos do not do this girl justice. In person, Kristin Kreuk is, like, otherworldly beautiful. Like, weak-kneed beautiful… a modern manifestation of Narcissus – if I looked like that, my eyes would never leave my own face either.
More gossip from the Geminis to come later including the clothes.
Sorry about the late start. Flew in on a late flight last night… please forgive?
Monday – am blogging all day, check back often!
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Yours in gossip,
PS. My love and thanks as always to the Holmes Team for always making work weekends so memorable.
PS. To a long-time loyal reader – Lori M… Happy Birthday!!!
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A game for 2 players. This could be played outside with people instead of counters. Try to trap or escape from your opponent.
A game for 1 person to develop stategy and shape and space awareness. 12 counters are placed on a board. Counters are removed one at a time. The aim is to be left with only 1 counter.
A game for 2 people that everybody knows. You can play with a friend or online. If you play correctly you never lose!
A shunting puzzle for 1 person. Swop the positions of the counters at the top and bottom of the board.
Try to stop your opponent from being able to split the piles of counters into unequal numbers. Can you find a strategy?
A fun game for two. You'll need some counters.
A game for 2 people. Take turns placing a counter on the star. You win when you have completed a line of 3 in your colour.
A game for 2 players that can be played online. Players take it in turns to select a word from the 9 words given. The aim is to select all the occurrences of the same letter.
Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?
Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be removed. Click to remove them. The winner is the last one to remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?
An extension of noughts and crosses in which the grid is enlarged and the length of the winning line can to altered to 3, 4 or 5.
An animation that helps you understand the game of Nim.
A game for 2 players with similarities to NIM. Place one counter on each spot on the games board. Players take it is turns to remove 1 or 2 adjacent counters. The winner picks up the last counter.
A game for two people, who take turns to move the counters. The player to remove the last counter from the board wins.
The computer starts with all the lights off, but then clicks 3, 4 or 5 times at random, leaving some lights on. Can you switch them off again?
A game for 2 players. Take turns to place a counter so that it occupies one of the lowest possible positions in the grid. The first player to complete a line of 4 wins.


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Minor in Middle Eastern Studies (code 0-8529)
This new minor was recommended by the Academic Senate on May 3, 2001
and approved by the President on June 14, 2001.
The Middle Eastern Studies minor encourages undergraduate students to acquire a broad and interconnected understanding of the dynamics of Middle Eastern societies, cultures, and histories by taking courses in a variety of disciplines including History, Arabic language, Political Science, Geography, Art History, International Business, and Religious Studies. Students will expand their understanding of the major issues, themes, and concepts associated with the complex and diverse region known as the Middle East.
A minimum of 18 units.
Minimum twelve (12) units: At least three (3) units must be in History and a least three (3) units of Arabic (when that language becomes available). HIST 431/531, HIST 432/532, R/ST 331I, and POSC 367.
Elective Requirements
Students must take a minimum of six (6) additional units, selected with an advisor, from the following disciplines, without repeating courses from the core: AH 465/565, C/LT 235, FREN 490, GEOG 309I, HIST 394, HIST 431/531, HIST 432/532, HIST 490, POSC 367, and R/ST 331I.
Three (3) of these units may be taken from the following courses, which have a global and comparative perspective, without repeating courses from core: CBA 300, W/ST 401I, FCS 410, R/ST 102, and HIST 495.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2001
Code: 0-8529
College: 28
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What a way to travel - about 75 miles, from one major river to another (the Illinois and the Mississippi), all on one newly built trail. The Hennepin Parkway State Trail (a linear state park) offers surcease from the flat, treeless Illinois prairie with a lock-strewn straight course of water and a green tunnel over the old tow path of a canal that was obsolete before it was completed. Quaint towns lie nearby, camping spaces (usually primitive) abound, and history is there for the dipping of your fingers in the water. At Sheffield, a comprehensive trail museum more than fills the gaps in your experience of a very unique way to travel through the heart of America.
Aurora's Zagster Bike-Share Program
The City of Aurora and Zagster, Inc. launched a new bike-share program that will provide Aurora visitors with a convenient, affordable and healthy way to get around town. 18 cruiser bikes are available at three downtown stations for riders to use for on-demand, local trips. Stations are located at RiverEdge Park - 360 Broadway Ave., Aurora City Hall - 44 E. Downer Place and Santori Public Library of Aurora - 101 S. River Street. This initiative creates new opportunities for visitors to experience the Aurora Area from a different vantage point and see it in a whole new light.
Just minutes away from the city but a world away, Ballard Nature Center is home to dozens of species of birds and wildlife. Natural prairie, wetlands, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, ponds and creeks round out the outdoor experience.
Black Hawk Statue at Lowden State Park
At Eagle's Nest Bluff in Lowden State Park, proudly stands a 48-foot statue of a Native American quietly revering the beauty of the River Rock Valley below. Commonly called Black Hawk, after the legendary Chieftain, the statue was created as a tribute to all the Native Americans who once called the area their home.
Located one mile west of Princeton in Bureau County, Illinois is the Captain Swift Covered Bridge. Built in 2006, the bridge derives its strength from its burr arch design, an idea patented by Theodore Burr of New York in 1804. Made entirely of wood using 1800s concepts (it has an outer skin of Douglas Fir), the Captain Swift Covered Bridge is the only two-lane covered bridge in Illinois. It has a 16'-3" vertical clearance, a 28 foot minimum roadway width and a 128' span over the Big Bureau Creek. GPS co-ordinates - N41 22.745 W89 29.871
Castle Rock State Park is located three miles south of Oregon on Highway 2. The 2,000-acre park includes rock formations, ravines, and unique northern plant associations. In one valley, 27 different types of ferns have been identified. A sandstone bluff, adjacent to the river, has given the park its name. Picnic area amenities include tables, shelters, grills, toilets, drinking water and playground equipment. Six miles of marked hiking trails have been developed, and a public boat ramp/parking facility is located across from the park's main entrance.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is located primarily in Williamson County, with small extensions into eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois. At almost 44,000 acres and with three lakes (Crab Orchard, Little Grassy, and Devils Kitchen,) endless opportunities abound for watching wildlife, hiking nature trails, photography, swimming, fishing from the bank or by boat, and hunting. Four seasonally operational campgrounds are open from April-October and offer full hook-up, water, electric, or non-electric sites. Refuge staff and volunteers at the visitor center welcome visitors and sightseers 7 days a week from 8am-4:30pm. Visitor activities such as guided hikes, bald eagle tours, and monthly F.U.N. programs help connect families with the diversity of flora and fauna that Southern Illinois has to offer. The Refuge provides many opportunities for wildlife-dependent outdoor recreation for the nature lover in us all.
Located on historic Route 66, this was originally a pharmacy built in the 1880's. The soda fountain was added to the business in the 1950's. Stop in for an old-fashioned treat or ice-cream. Doc's is also open for lunch and dinner.
Downtown Jacksonville Walldog Murals
Completed in the Summer of 2006, these 10 murals depicting historic Jacksonville scenes and events were handpainted by more than 50 sign painters and graphic artists from as far away as Scotland and New Zealand.
EagleRider Motorcycle Rentals and Tours
EagleRider is the largest motorcycle rental and tour company in the world. Rent a Harley Davidson for a day or a week and experience the open road!
Whether you're interested in science or just fishing in the ponds near the buffalo herd you're welcome at Fermilab. Take a self-guided tour of the laboratory, the Art Gallery and science and educational displays. View the grounds from the 15th floor observation area. Visitors may also visit the Lederman Science Center. Performing arts and lectures. Groups welcome by appointment. Public tours are offered every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and as part of the Ask-a-Scientist event on the first Sunday of each month.
500-acre Illinois nature preserve offering 7 miles of hiking trails ranging from rigorous uphill courses to flatter, less strenuous paths. The center also features a natural history museum, spacious bird watching room, nature hikes, guided walks and a nature store.
Fort Defiance, known as Camp Defiance during the American Civil War, is a former military fortification, located at the awesome confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The site offers visitors the chance to view the confluence from the old observation tower.
As the world's tallest fountain, the Gateway Geyser Fountain reaches 627 feet in height, and is centered in a pond that holds five million gallons of water.
CITY:East St. Louis
The Gemini Giant is a landmark statue on U.S. Route 66. The 30 foot tall statue is named after the Gemini space program and holds a silver "rocket ship" in his hands, while sporting an astronaut's space helmet that looks more like a welding mask.
The Grand Illinois Trail (GIT) is a 535-mile loop trail in northern Illinois. It goes from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi along the northern border of Illinois and then loops back across the state along the Illinois River and the Hennepin Canal. 200 miles of the route is on paved township and county roads while the rest is on limestone trails or paths. Hennepin Canal Communities - Annawan, Atkinson, Geneseo and Colona.
This scenic drive follows the flow of the mighty Mississippi River as it curves along the western edge of Illinois and meanders for more than 550 miles, traveling through charming small towns and offering beautiful river and woodland views along the way.
Great River Road in Illinois National Scenic Byway
Explore the heart of America! Follow the Mississippi River as it winds its way along Illinois' western border from Galena to Cairo. Experience over 550 miles of small towns, big cities, historic sites, recreational areas, cultural attractions and museums. Follow the green and white paddle wheel signs as they guide your next adventure!
This quirky must-see Route 66 attraction, information center and souvenir gift shop is home to rabbits of all kinds, bunny and VW, as well as Mother Road memorabilia.
Historic National Road Scenic Byway
The National Road is called the "road that built the nation" because it was the first highway in American history. Today the National Road in Illinois covers 164 miles, from Marshall and the Wabash Valley to East St. Louis and the Mississippi River.
Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail at LaSalle
Explore the fabled canal route that connects Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River by way of the Illinois River. Once used by Native Americans and early explorers, today the trail meanders through four state parks with landscapes ranging from towering bluffs to rolling hills. Modern-day explorers can enjoy hiking, boating and even snowmobiling.
Take a journey on the Illinois Lincoln Highway, a 179 mile National Scenic Byway. From the Indiana border, west toward the mighty MIssissippi, you will find an adventure filled with variety, rich in history and heritage. As you travel the Lincoln Highway route across northern Illinois, take time to discover each communities' unique culture and special offerings and find a past era woven together with the present.
Illinois Lincoln Highway Interpretive Gazebo - DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition presents 16 Interpretive Gazebos along the Lincoln Highway, a 179-mile National Scenic Byway in Northern Illinois. The DeKalb gazebo offers a unique and interactive way for visitors to learn the significance of the highway in DeKalb while enjoying stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its other Illinois communities.
Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway
The Byway unites more than 100 nature-based destinations throughout the Illinois River Valley, beginning in Ottawa and ending 140 miles south in Havana. Find the best spots for hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, canoeing, wetlands, gardens, birding and watching wildlife.


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Copywriting Maven necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 73 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Non-profit organization needs a crisp, clean new logo for an established print newsletter that is moving to the online environment.
The Veterans Advocate
Main Title: The Veterans Advocate (R)
Subtitle: A Veterans Law and Advocacy Journal
Audience are lawyers who work pro-bono to assist returning veterans and their families get the medical/related benefits to which they're entitled. Logo to be used in the newsletter masthead/banner as well as headers for html email promotions.
- Clean, contemporary feel - but with a heart.
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- Can use neutral gray and/or selection of red, white and blue.
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While a lot of folks are disappointed in last night's most prominent election results, there are some silver linings:
- Colorado and Washington passed ballot initiatives legalizing possession and sale of small quantities of marijuana. This could be the thin end of the wedge that ultimately dooms the drug war, as the DEA won't be able to prosecute everyone who engages in the marijuana business in those states. Also: citizens of Mexico rejoice.
- Michigan's "Protect Our Jobs" initiative, which would have written union privileges into the state constitution, went down to defeat.
- California's anti-science GMO labeling proposition was soundly defeated.
- Same-sex marriage was passed in Maryland and Maine. (Usual disclaimers about getting government out of the marriage licensing business altogether apply.)
- Several freedom-loving U.S. Reps were (re-)elected, including Thomas Massie in Kentucky and Justin Amash and Kerry Bentivolio in Michigan.
- In New Hampshire, Obama ran three points better than in the nation as a whole, no better than Kerry in 2004. Thus, NH's march to the left really does seem to have halted in 2004.
- While Dems took the gubernatorial race and the executive council majority in New Hampshire, Republicans will keep the state senate, and the state house remains too close to call (I've seen differing judgments about the likely partisan majority). It looks as if GOP house reps ran slightly ahead of the top of the ticket, which is very difficult to do in this age of party-line voting. In addition, word on the street is that a dozen Free State Project participants won state house seats, the same as in 2010. It was a shame to see good, hard-working reps like Jenn Coffey and Tammy Simmons lose close races, but it was also good to see new blood come in and others return, like Democratic FSP'er Joel Winters. Also, hardcore anti-FSP statist Republican Lee Quandt was defeated. The bottom line is that NH will get a medical marijuana law in the next session and otherwise we should expect little change in policy (probably a slight spending increase and a repeal of the tobacco tax cut).
Also: it looks as if I won all three bets placed on my forecasts, for better or worse. 😉


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The European Federation of Journalists calls the bill "a restrictive measure that limits freedom of opinion and freedom of speech. It does not meet European standards of diversity and and plurality and turns the clock back to a time when Hungary lived under communism and the shadow of state control of media".
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn criticised the move saying the European Commission must take swift action against it. "The plans clearly violate the spirit and the letter of EU treaties," Asselborn said, adding: "It raises the question whether such a country is worthy of leading the EU." "It's a direct danger for democracy,"


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ezio wrote:can someone check if aux works in newest version ?
Leon11t wrote:Hi ezio.
About AUX, for me, is no changes. I have the same picture, thet in previus version. Android 4.0.4
How about to make auto protocol definition for MW. Raw data itself sends protocol version. It remains his only properly read.
Leon11t wrote:I`m tested on enother ROM Android 2.3.4 HTC Sense 3.0
AUX work fine. AUX Checkboxes appear when BT is connected to the phone.
Graphs also work fine.
janekx wrote:Ezio did you got mails from me with czech translation?
Leon11t wrote:Like wondering, why data in tab GPS set on PhoneSpeed (cm/s) & PhoneAccuracy(cm) not (km/h) & (m)? I'm jost wock in the morning, and start your program to sheck what speed i have. I was very surprised to see data in cm/s & cm.
polo_fly2 wrote:
Just one question: what for stands the value in the GPS -green flashing field marked as "aktualiesierung" ?
thank you
Watz wrote:Hello polo_fly2,
have the same Problem with the AUX switches.
Even after a update they are still not there.
Also not when I'm connected to my copter ...
Any solution or hints.
P.S. the new interface looks much better than the old one.
ezio wrote:Watz wrote:Hello polo_fly2,
Could answer on these questions:
1. are you using MW version greater or equal than 2.1 ?
2. are you connected to MW ?
3. everything else works fine ?
4. have you changed serial speed ?
janekx wrote:As i see must tune czech translation a bit will send asap
Leon11t wrote:Jost chek. no new menu entry. This sektion is invisible.
droidwii wrote:I noticed that the latest git commits mentioned WP read and WP set features. Do you know when the app on the play store will be updated with the new waypoint features?
janekx wrote:Would be nice to have showing the channels values in radio section not only positions...
dramida wrote:BUG found in EZ-GUI "dashboard 1":
Copter Mag arrow has Y axis invrted, that means that when copter is facing north and rotate copter to the right (East) the mag arrow on my phone rotates twards left (west)
MicroRaptor wrote:UPDATE.
Tried testing today and "follow me" somewhat works.
When follow me is activated the android lat and long is updated to new home position. Activating the RTH will cause the copter to go to the new home position. Coordinates are not exact but very close. (<2M and sometimes dead on) . However once RTH is activated, and when the android is moved to a new position, even with the green line blinking, the copter still proceeds to the position that was established upon RTH was turned on. I have to turn RTH off and on so the copter keeps following the android.
I think it has to do with the main Multiwii Code since RTH is not designed to have continuous waypoint adjustment.
Still an incredible amount of work. Great job Ezio!
doppler wrote:Hello;
MultiWii EZ-GUI is a great tool, best one on the Android market, but it doesn't seem to be supported under OS 4.2, and/or Nexus 7 tablet? I'm able to still run it on my Phone, but a release for 4.2 / Nexus 7 would be great!
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S.F. fliers may pay their way in carbon usage
BATTLE AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING Fliers soon will be able to offset the CO{-2} exhaust from planes with the swipe of a card
Environmentally conscious travelers flying out of San Francisco International Airport will soon be able to assuage their guilt and minimize the impact of their air travel by buying certified carbon offsets at airport kiosks.
The experimental program, scheduled to start this spring, would make SFO the first airport in the nation - possibly the world - to offer fliers the opportunity to purchase carbon offsets.
"We'd like people to stop and consider the impacts of flying," said Steve McDougal, executive vice president for 3Degrees, a San Francisco firm that sells renewable-energy and carbon-reduction investments and is teaming up with the airport and the city on the project. "Obviously, people need to fly sometimes. No one expects them to stop, but they should consider taking steps to reduce their impacts."
San Francisco's Airport Commission has authorized the program, which will involve a $163,000 investment from SFO, but is still working out the details with 3Degrees. Because of that, McDougal said, he can't yet discuss specifics, such as the cost to purchase carbon offsets and what programs would benefit from travelers' purchases.
But the general idea, officials said, is that a traveler would approach a kiosk resembling the self-service check-in stations used by airlines, then punch in his or her destination. The computer would calculate the carbon footprint and the cost of an investment to offset the damage. The traveler could then swipe a credit card to help save the planet. Travelers would receive a printed receipt listing the projects benefiting from their environmental largesse.
The carbon offsets are not tax deductible, said Krista Canellakis, a 3Degrees spokeswoman.
"While the carbon offsets purchased at kiosks can't be seen or touched, they are an actual product with a specific environmental claim whose ownership is transferred at the time of purchase," she said.
Mike McCarron, airport spokesman, said the projects offered will be chosen by the mayor's office, in conjunction with 3Degrees, from a list certified by the city's Environment Department. Airport Director John Martin told the commission that projects could include renewable energy ventures in developing countries, agriculture and organic waste capture, coal mine methane capture, and sustainable forestry.
Nathan Ballard, a spokesman for Mayor Gavin Newsom, said a portion of each offset purchase would go to the San Francisco Carbon Fund, which supports local projects such as energy-efficiency programs and solar panel installations for low-income housing, as well as efforts to convert waste oils into biodiesel fuels.
The cost of offsets for SFO travelers is still being negotiated, McDougal said, but figures on the company's Web-based "carbon calculator" suggest that a two-hour trip uses about 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per person, and the cost to offset that would be about $4. Offsetting a trip to Europe would cost $36.
"It's definitely not going to double your ticket or anything," he said. "It's going to end up being a small percentage of your total airfare."
Under the agreement, the airport will provide the kiosks and 3Degrees will supply the software and the certified carbon offsets being sold and will operate the program. Kiosks will be placed throughout the airport, with locations at the customer service desk in Terminal 3 and two wings of the International Terminal. 3Degrees will get 30 percent of each purchase, with the rest going to carbon-reduction projects. The agreement calls for a one-year program, with a possible extension.
"The carbon kiosks will not only reduce global warming," Ballard said, "they will serve an educational function. It's something interesting to do while you're killing time at the airport."
Given the innovative nature of the venture, airport officials said they don't expect 3Degrees will turn a profit - at least not at the outset. McDougal said it's impossible to predict how many passengers will want to make what is essentially a voluntary contribution to compensate for the impacts of their air travel. But he hopes the program takes off.
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Posted: Feb 27, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern women's golf team is in fifth place after one round of play in the Ann Rhoads Invitational at Oxmoor Valley Golf Course.
Senior Ashley Lovell led BSC with a total of 79 today, putting her in fourth place overall. Freshman Ellen Chun was second for the Panthers with 85, followed by freshman Katie Skeeles with 89, freshman Kaleigh Toole with 91, and sophomore Michelle Morris with 93. The Panthers' total first-round score was 344, tying them with Lee University and Evansville University for fifth place, just five strokes back from the University of Indianapolis.
Butler University leads all teams after today's round with a score of 328, followed by West Florida with 329 and Montevallo with 335.
Montevallo's Emily Gibson leads all players after shooting a 73 today, followed by West Florida's Bhavna Shetty with 77 and Butler's Julia Porter with 78.
Round two will take place tomorrow with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.


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General Education (Wright State Core)
Is there a process for submitting an appeal concerning the way quarter GE courses have been applied to semester Core requirements?
Yes, there is a process. Students with questions should meet with their academic advisors. In many cases, academic advisors will be able to resolve any issues. If not, they can inform the student of the next step to take.
Why does my degree audit report show the science category incomplete even though I have two science courses complete?
For students who first enrolled at Wright State before fall 2012, degree audts are set for three natural science courses in General Education (GE). Unless your major requires specific science courses, you will have completed the distribution requirement for the Core (a) if you completed two natural science courses in the quarter GE program or (b) if you completed one natural science course in the GE program and one in the semester Core program. However, you may need to complete additional hours to reach the minimum total hours required for the Core. See your advisor to determine the best course of action, including any adjustments to your degree audit report to indicate completion of the distribution requirement.
What do I do if I have every Element complete but am short in Core hours?
All transition students (students who began on quarters) must complete the equivalent of at least 37 semester hours in the Core. If you are a transition student and have completed the distribution requirements but still have fewer than 37 semester hours in the Core, see your advisor to determine the best course of action to complete this requirement.
What should I do if a class that was counting in General Education on quarters isn't counting in WSU Core on semesters?
All courses that counted toward General Education should count toward requirements of the Core. However, some majors require specific courses within the Core. Consult your advisor to determine why the course is not being counted and to determine the best course of action.
What is the difference between CORE IW and Major IW requirements?
All students are required to complete at least two designated Integrated Writing (IW) courses in the Core and two designated IW courses in their major. All IW courses are intended to help students grow as writers, encourage them to use writing as a tool to learn, and help them learn discipline-specific ways of writing. IW courses in the Core tend to focus more on writing to learn. Those in the major are more discipline based, and the assignments are more extensive.
What is Integrated Writing?
Integrated Writing (IW) courses are courses within Wright State University's Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program. WAC is a comprehensive program extending writing throughout each student's undergraduate career. All Wright State students are required to complete at least two designated WI courses in the Wright State Core and at least two designated IW courses in the major. The WAC website contains a full description of the program.
What do IW, MC, and TM stand for?
IW indicates that the course counts toward the Integrated Writing requirement for the Core.
MC indicates that the course counts toward the Multicultural Competence requirement for the Core.
TM indicates that the course has been approved for the Ohio Transfer Module and that the course would be applied to the approved Transfer Module at any other Ohio public institution of higher education.
How will students who started under the old General Education system finish under Wright State Core?
Transition students will complete the requirements using a combination of the GE courses already taken and new Core courses. Together, these courses should satisfy the course distribution in each Core Element and total at least 37 semester hours. A guide for transition students is available online.
I began my degree program a few years ago under the old General Education system and completed all my GE requirements. Will I have to fulfill any new Wright State Core requirements?
Students who complete the quarter General Education program prior to fall 2012 will have completed the requirements of the Wright State Core. However, if your major requires any course within the Core and you have not taken an equivalent course on quarters, you must meet the requirements of your major.
Why do I need an arts or humanities course when I'm not a major in those fields?
University graduates need the ability to apply insights from multiple disciplines to engage effectively with a diverse world. Studying the arts and humanities provides one route to a greater understanding of others with whom we interact.
Why do I need to take math or science when I'm not a major in those fields?
University graduates need the ability to apply insights from multiple disciplines to engage effectively with a diverse world. An understanding of the principles of mathematics and science plays a critical role in understanding the complexity of today's world.
What is the purpose of the Wright State Core?
A university degree goes beyond preparing graduates for a profession. The Wright State Core helps students develop the knowledge and skills essential for critical thinking, creative problem solving, meaningful civic engagement, multicultural competence, appreciation for the arts, and life-long learning. Wright State graduates should have the ability to apply insights from multiple disciplines to engage effectively with a diverse world.


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Because the number of influenza cases has significantly increased throughout the region, children age 12 and under may not visit patients effective Wednesday, January 8. This applies to all Wake Forest Baptist inpatient locations and will remain in effect until the number of flu cases decreases significantly.Learn More.
If you've ever turned to your parents or your partner's parents for help and support with child-rearing, you know how wonderful grandparents can be. Although physical distance and parenting differences can come between grandparents, their children, and their grandchildren, encouraging a close relationship can benefit everyone involved.
Establishing a bond with grandparents can benefit kids in many ways. Grandparents can be great role models and influences, and they can provide a sense of cultural heritage and family history. Grandparents provide their grandkids with love, have their best interests at heart, and can make them feel safe.
Grandparents also encourage a child's healthy development. Overnight trips to Grandma's house, for example, may be less traumatic than sleepovers with peers and can help kids develop independence. Another benefit — grandparents may have lots of time to spend playing and reading to kids. Such dedicated attention only improves a child's developmental and learning skills.
In today's world, though, families may be scattered across the country, and jam-packed school and work schedules may interfere with regular time with grandparents. Despite physical distance or busy schedules, you can encourage your kids to develop a closer bond with their grandparents. Try these tips:
Whether grandparents live nearby or you're planning to visit, don't forget to make safety a priority. Grandparents may not be accustomed to having young kids in the house, and the presence of household dangers could mar visits with trips to the emergency room.
Use a household safety checklist and collaborate with the grandparents to childproof the home, ensuring that dangerous items and substances — such as cleaning products, medications, razors, and knives — are out of reach or locked in a cabinet. Consider walking through the home with the grandparents to address any potential safety hazards. They may not realize that small or breakable items pose a choking or safety risk.
Taking these precautions ahead of time can free kids and grandparents to make the most of their special time together.
Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD
Date reviewed: January 2013
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OBITUARY: Zoe Jayne Orcutt
October 4, 2006 – February 1, 2013
Zoe Janye Orcutt was born October 4, 2006 at Elkhorn, WI. When Zoe was 8 months old, she was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, a rare neuro-genetic disorder that causes developmental delays, lack of speech and walking and balance difficulties. These children are known for their sweet demeanor and happy faces, and Zoe's smile never failed to light up a room. She was a beacon of happiness and love that far overshadowed her physical limitations. Zoe did not know hate, evil or greed. She was created the way God intended for us to be. She only knew love. Zoe touched the lives of everyone who met her. Her younger brother Deaken loved to play with her and was the recipient of an abundance of wonderful hugs, kisses and an occasional tug at his hair.
Zoe loved water, the wind, bubbles and animals, and she especially loved music. Zoe loved to dance, using her walker to move with grace and pure joy.
Zoe's parents, Dusty and Cyndee were dedicated to giving their daughter the most life had to offer. Theirs and Zoe's diligence and perseverance resulted in Zoe surpassing every threshold her therapists and teachers had set for her.
Although Angelman children rarely develop spoken language, Zoe had her own unique silent voice that spoke the language of unconditional love.
A true Angel in life, Zoe was called by God on February 1, 2013 with her parents at her side. When Zoe was diagnosed with the brain tumor that gave her a few precious remaining days, her grandparents Steve and Evelyn Yonker, Suzi Browne, Betty and Doug Moscrip, Francine Titherington, and many family members and friends gathered to surround Zoe with their love.
Zoe has been welcomed by the angels in heaven, where she will spread her wings to sing and dance for eternity.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 PM at Sierra
Community Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation


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Should the Internet Be Nationalized?
Vint Cerf is the nominal "father of the Internet," and currently a vice president and "Chief Internet Evangelist" at Google. His employer recently unveiled an "Internet for Everyone" public policy program, which I view with skepticism. (Julian Sanchez nailed the free‐lunchism of "Internet for Everyone," saying, "All this may have a whiff of 'and a pony' about it.")
At the same conference where the Google campaign was introduced, Cerf made a casual comment suggesting that it might be better if the Internet were nationalized. This is a bad idea, and even the blogger who wrote up Cerf's comment said so.
I posted about it at TechLiberationFront, where Cerf has been good enough to comment. I don't think policies based on his predisposition in favor of government ownership and control would result in good outcomes. Same goes for Google's public policy program to the extent it shares those premises.


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With a must-win game in two days, the 0-2 Dolphins could be without some key veteran starters.
Linebacker Joey Porter (hamstring) and guard Justin Smiley (shoulder) are listed as questionable – or 50-50 – for Sunday's visit to San Diego (1-1). Meanwhile, right tackle Vernon Carey, who was limited in Wednesday's practice because of his knee, is listed as probable.
"I'm hopeful," Sparano said of Porter and Smiley's availability for Sunday's game.
Continue reading "Starters Joey Porter, Justin Smiley questionable, Vernon Carey probable"


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This may happen if the password for the network backup volume has changed since Time Machine was originally configured. Log in with the user account that was used for the initial Time Machine configuration, then reconfigure Time Machine in System Preferences by selecting the backup volume again.
Alternatively, you can use Keychain Access while logged in with the affected user account:
- Open Keychain Access (in /Applications/Utilities).
- If the Keychains list is not shown in the upper-left corner of the window choose Show Keychains from the View menu or press Command-K.
- Select the "System" keychain in the keychains list.
- Find the Keychain entry in the System Keychain whose name matches the computer or Time Capsule you are backing up to and whose Kind is "Network Password".
For example: If your Time Capsule is named foo the correct entry may appear with a name of "Foo.local" or "Foo._afpovertcp._tcp.local".
- Double-click the keychain entry to open the inspector.
- Click the "Show password" checkbox and enter an administrator name and password when prompted to authenticate.
- If the displayed keychain password is not correct then enter the correct password and click "Save Changes".
- Repeat this process for all keychain entries of this type for the computer or Time Capsule you are backing up to.
- Quit Keychain Access.
- Choose Back Up Now from the Time Machine menu extra, or choose Back Up Now from the contextual menu that appears when you Control-click (or "right-click") the Time Machine icon in the Dock.


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Welcome to the second installment of DRURY, our exclusive Little League World Series power ranking and prediction engine. Yesterday's edition was postponed due to the earthquake and lack of interest. The ranking is a composite of the teams' box score statistics and schedule strength—see the original post for more detail. Today's update sees Mexico overtaking the U.S. West team on the strength of their pitching:
And here are the predictions for today's matchups:
Mexico over Latin America, 86.7%
West over Northwest, 87.5%
DRURY's overconfidence in its predictions is compensation for its low self-esteem. It might also have something to do with Mexico and the West's utter dominance so far. We just print what it tells us. The next update will be on Friday; please survive until then.


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And the Oscar Goes To…Monday, February 18th, 2013
…DJANGO UNCHAINED!!! Here's how CFCC voted:
Django Unchained: 44 Votes
Argo: 23 Votes
Lincoln: 18 Votes
Life of Pi: 16 Votes
Les Miserables: 11 Votes
Don't Know/Don't Care: 11 Votes
Beasts of the Southern Wild: 8 Votes
Silver Lining Playbook: 8 Votes
Zero Dark Thirty: 8 Votes
Amour: 2 Votes
We also had write in votes for "The Master" (1 Vote) and "Best Poster" for Beasts of the Southern Wild. Thanks for your vote!
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As part of my recent decision about drug therapy, I have been on a new road – or at least it's going down the same road and seeing different sites. To that point, I've been looking through our archives and having a look back at old blogs and comments which might be helpful to me with my new focus.
First I must encourage you all to have a look at said index. Remember, we've had three postings (or at least two) every week for over six years! That's over 900 posts and an incalculable number of comments from our community. The very mass of information in these pages boggles me!
One of the things that I've been seeing over and over as I trod my new, disease modifying therapy-free path is the importance of "listening to your body". It's not a new concept; in fact it's one that many of you mention from time to time. When I found the blog I wrote in 2006 about my "Morning Inventory", I was surprised to see only 4 comments. When I opened those retorts, I was just plane shocked to see that there was really only one comment (the other three were a response from me and two internal links that happen when I reference a blog).
I think it's an important topic, not just for those of us who are looking at our MS path in a new light but also for all of us living with MS (and probable with other chronic conditions as well).
So, I'm going to re-open the topic of listening to our bodies. The thing is, many of us don't know what we're "listening" for… So I turn to our community to tell us your stories, of your experiences and what messages are your receiving when you tune-in?
There is no better way to learn than from those who have gone before!
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via our Life With MS Facebook page,on Twitter, and our new group on MS Connection.org. Check out our occasional blog for the UK and look for our Very Special new monthly blog for the National MS Society.


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Reflections on a Mortgage Summit
Yesterday the Treasury and HUD hosted a "Conference on the Future of Mortgage Finance." It was an invite‐only of Washington insiders. Somehow I found myself on the invite list, which was almost enough to make me believe that the Administration was finally serious about reforming Fannie and Freddie.
After getting over the nausea of being in a room full of people who I personally knew bore some responsibility for the mess we are in, I was then shocked that, compared to the rest of the room, Treasury Secretary Geithner came across as the radical. On one hand Geithner was very clear that the Administration was going to push for some sort of government guarantee, but also that the current structure, particularly Fannie and Freddie, were broken. He also went as far as admitting that Fannie and Freddie were a cause of the crisis.
Such statements only became radical in contrast to the rest of the room. Maybe about 80 percent of the attendees were blindly and violently attached to the status quo. Most offensive to those us who fight for free markets was that the industry representatives were the most vocal advocates for the status quo. To even suggest that lenders should bear the risk of loans they make was crazy to this group. It was a clear reminder that being pro‐market and pro‐business are generally two very different things. In fairness, not all lenders were busy plotting to find ways to profit while dumping their risk onto the taxpayer; some, such as Wells Fargo, were far more supportive of the private sector actually bearing the risk.
Most of those who were not industry insiders were housing and community advocates. While this group did seem a little less self‐interested, they appear to have learned little about the risks of over‐expanding homeownership. Repeatedly, access to homeownership, as if it could solve every social ill, was pushed as the primary goal. A few dissenters reminded us that rental is a viable option too, although they were mainly looking to continue/expand Fannie and Freddie's support of the multifamily rental market.
If the Administration was hoping that this group was going to come up with answers, then they must have been sorely disappointed. If Obama is serious about taking the taxpayer off the hook for risk in the mortgage market, then he is going to have to take on the special interests. My fear is that the event was just the beginning of how health care reform played out: cut a deal with the industry, pay off the Democratic base, and screw the taxpayer. Let's hope we actually see some change on this one.