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" A certain culture has a curious pass-time- muscle art. Muscle artists (who are called by a special name) work hard to sculpt their bodies, trying to become as muscular and buff as possible. The best among muscle artists look almost grotesque in their amazing muscularity, Atlas-like giants with shiny, oiled iron arms and legs."
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Ketamine Relieves Depression By Restoring Brain Connections
Scientists say they have figured out how an experimental drug called ketamine is able to relieve major depression in hours instead of weeks.
Researchers from Yale and the National Institute of Mental Health say ketamine seems to cause a burst of new connections to form between nerve cells in parts of the brain involved in emotion and mood.
The discovery, described in Science, should speed development of the first truly new depression drugs since the 1970s, the researchers say.
"It's exciting," says Ron Duman, a a psychiatarist and neurobiologist at Yale University. "The hope is that this new information about ketamine is really going to provide a whole array of new targets that can be developed that ultimately provide a much better way of treating depression."
Ketamine is an FDA-approved anesthetic. It's also a popular club drug that can produce out-of-body experiences. Not exactly the resume you'd expect for a depression drug.
But a few years ago, researchers discovered that ketamine could help people with major depression who hadn't responded to other treatments. What's more, the relief came almost instantly.
The discovery "represents maybe one of the biggest findings in the field over the last 50 years," Duman says.
Depression is associated with a loss of so-called synaptic connections between nerve cells, Duman says. So he and other scientists began to study mice exposed to stresses that produce symptoms a lot like those of human depression.
The stressed mice lost connections in certain parts of the brain. But a dose of ketamine was able to "rapidly increase these connections and also to rapidly reverse the deficits that are caused by stress," Duman says.
A team at the National Institute of Mental Health also has found evidence that ketamine works by encouraging synaptic connections.
It's possible to see the change just by studying rodent brain cells with a microscope, says Carlos Zarate from the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at NIMH.
A healthy neuron looks like a tree in spring, he says, with lots of branches and leaves extending toward synaptic connections with other neurons. "What happens in depression is there's a shriveling of these branches and these leaves and It looks like a tree in winter. And a drug like ketamine does make the tree look like one back in spring."
And there's also indirect evidence that ketamine is restoring synaptic connections in people, Zarate says.
His team studied 30 depressed patients who got ketamine. And they found changes in brainwave activity that indicated the drug had strengthened connections between neurons in areas of the brain involved in depression.
All of this research is intended to produce drugs that will work like ketamine, but without the hallucinations. And several of these alternative drugs are already being tried in people.
Preliminary results suggest that "some of these compounds do have rapid antidepressant effects without the side effects that occur with ketamine," Zarate says.
One of these drugs, called GLYX-13, has already been tested in two large groups of people — a key step toward FDA approval. The company that makes the drug, Naurex, says it will tell scientists how well GLYX-13 works at a meeting in December.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Trail Building
3 comments:
- Ski Bike Junkie said...
Best "legal" route is Draper trails to the flight park and then roll the road from there.
Options exist on the south side of the ridge, but they all eventually place you in Traverse Mountain subdivision land, where they have put up lots of menacing signs about no trespassing and confiscating your bike if you do.
Draper route north of ridgeline has the road section, but is all singletrack to that point. South of ridgeline is mostly jeep trails.
- February 2, 2012 at 2:51 PM
- South County Ciclista said...
UC lunch rides will never be the same
- February 2, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- aptekmies said...
So I was lurking around at work and came across your post. I live in Traverse Mtn and have been trying to find a good way to access corner canyon from my house. This is what I have so far;
It is barely rideable going up, and steep but doable going down. I think the best bet to go up to Suncrest would be to ride the foothill trails behind Micron and head up the south Maple Hollow trail. I am going to explore this option in the spring.
Here is another ride that was ~90% rideable;
Living in that community they let me sign a waiver to bike up there but I have been biking all around on the roads and nobody has ever stopped me in the last 3 years I have been riding up there. Let me know what you discover.
- February 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM


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2005 IMG Elbrus Climb Trip Report
by Jeff Johnson
Talking with Phil after climbing Pico de Orizaba, he told me that I "needed to put that passport to use." I must have agreed with him, because here I was sitting on a plane on my way to climb Mt. Elbrus. My friend and roommate on this and the Mexico trip, Mike Lakotish, said it best, "I can't believe I'm going to Russia!"
Day two, and first stop, Amsterdam. I was relieved to find the airport easy to navigate. Already at the transfer gate waiting for our flight to St. Petersburg were Phil and Mike. Soon the entire group minus one was there: me, Mike Lakotish, Rick Etling, Andy Buroker, Steve Wilson, Dave McAvoy, Pat and Beth McCrann, Mike Bellamy Sr., and Mike Bellamy Jr. One teammate, Paul Torrence, was MIA, and would hopefully catch up with us later.
I think we could tell right away that we had a good team. Pat and Beth, doctors from Colorado, brought great humor and lots of climbing stories. Rick has climbed quite a bit and also had some great stories to tell, although how do you get started climbing from Pittsburgh? Mike Bellamy Jr., a talented artist from New York and his dad, Mike Sr., also from Colorado, climbed Kilimanjaro last year and were on to their second seventh summit. Paul (as we would find out later) seemed to be on a mission, heading off to Antarctica a few months after Russia. Steve was back to Elbrus after missing his chance to summit the prior year due to illness (and thanks Steve for making me look outgoing.) Andy, an attorney from Indiana is one of those all around good guys, fun to be around and someone you knew you could count on. Dave, also an attorney from Indiana kept us constantly entertained, never without a funny story to tell. Mike L. and I met last year on our Mexico volcanoes trip and said "hey, lets do another," so here we were. I was putting my passport to use.
Once through customs, we found our bags had all arrived, met up with Igor, our Russian guide, and were off to our hotel. St. Petersburg was not what I had envisioned much of the city seemed under construction or left unfinished. Phil told us the city was busy "preparing" for their tri-centennial (which occurred in 2003!) We checked into the Hotel Moscow, with rooms overlooking the Neva River. At dinner we did intro's and got our first taste of Russian cuisine much tastier than I expected. Although exhausted from the long flights, most of us went exploring after dinner, walking up the main street, "Nevsky Prospect." Mike and I observed that 1) people stay up late in St. Petersburg, and 2) most had either beer or Vodka in hand!
Day three was sightseeing day. After a buffet breakfast (I may have been too optimistic about the food,) we were off on our tour. We followed our guide Maria (and her raised hand) through the Hermitage, St. Isaacs Cathedral, and the Fortress of St. Peter and Paul, where Maria pulled some strings and got us behind the scenes on a tour of the Fortress bell tower. Maria was descriptive and knowledgeable, and also amused us by beginning many of her narrations with "why is it so? I will tell you!" The tour gave us opportunities for many pictures of this beautiful city and its monuments and lavish architecture. The store which greeted us with shots of Vodka was a crowd favorite. Before dinner our missing teammate Paul met us at the restaurant. He had quite a time with flight delays and rescheduling, but he and Phil had tracked each other down and he was now here and our team complete.
The next morning we were up at 5am and off to the airport for our flight to Mineralnye Vody. I was happy to be on the way to Elbrus, it was time to leave "tourist mode" and get into "climbing mode." The airport in MV was less than modern. We were herded into an empty room with asphalt floors and broken windows. A gypsy woman with a young son somehow had made it inside, talking to us nonstop in her native language, as if we could understand. We could only guess she wanted money but did not ask Igor for a translation, instead attempting a quick getaway. We retrieved our bags and quickly made our way to the bus. The gypsy woman followed, angry and yelling, particularly at Beth who had been friendly to the little boy, at not getting anything out of us.
We left Mineralnye Vody, driving through increasingly smaller cities and towns, fields of sunflowers, and finally into the mountains and the village of Terskol. After getting settled in our rooms at the hotel, Igor led us down the road to the village of Cheget and a delicious lunch of shish kabob and potato pancakes. The rest of the day included shopping at the market in Cheget, and exploring our new home of Terskol.
Days five and six included a training hike on a hill just up the road from our hotel and "practice" on the Kashkotosh Glacier. Both days were warm and sunny, and it felt good to be outside getting some work in. Back at the hotel, we packed and sorted, preparing for three days on the mountain.
Day seven and we were finally off to Elbrus! Just a few minutes up the road from our hotel was the tram station. It was full of tourists waiting to ride up for a closer look at the beautiful peaks of Elbrus. The trams were old and creaky, but got us to our next destination the chairlift. We jumped on the old lift (1950's?) as Igor threw our rucksacks on our laps as we took off. Drop your pack here and you were in for a long walk to retrieve it! Unless you paid for a ride on the Sno-cat, (we didn't,) the chairlift was the end of the ride and we were now on foot. After an hour or so we reached Igor's new hut around 3 pm. We eagerly got settled, passing the day eating, enjoying our new up-close view of Elbrus, taking pictures, and listening to Dave's wild stories (hard to choose, but my personal favorite being Andy unfurling the Indiana University flag on the summit of Mt. Blanc, angering the local climbers who thought he was "claiming" the mountain for IU.) Phil's dinner of tuna, noodles, veggies, and nacho cheese mix was much better than it sounds. We were treated to a fabulous orange-sky sunset and magnificent views of the mountains and glaciers below.
The hut was pretty spacious as far as huts go, with a common area with stove and table, and two separate bunk rooms. After a noisy night (am I the only one who didn't snore?!) we further acclimated with a hike to the Pastukhova Rocks at 15,300'. Now that we were up high, with the twin peaks of Elbrus looming directly in front of us, the climb was starting to seem a bit more real, and close. It was another warm and sunny day, and it appeared we were in good luck as far as weather, now all we had to do was climb this sucker! Back at the hut we did the usual packed, ate, drank, and got to bed early.
I borrowed a very effective set of earplugs from Mike and got a few hours of sleep. I woke early, around 11, and waited for the official wake-up call. I heard Phil fire up the stove and say "let's go climb Mt. Elbrus!" It was time to get going. With everyone up and moving about, the hut seemed small, but we managed. At 2 am we left the comforts of the hut and started out on what was sure to be a long day. The trail was fairly icy, and full of frozen boot prints from the multitude of climbers from previous days. We made our way as we had done the day before, but this time by the light of our headlamps. As we reached the Pastukhova Rocks and above, the sun began to rise and we were not only treated to a beautiful sunrise, but could see from the mountains below just how high we were. Above the Rocks we began the long traverse from the East peak to the West peak. This section was unrelenting. I felt as if I were on a long, circular treadmill, walking and walking, but gaining no ground. I tried not to look up so as not to measure my progress, but I was getting tired and occasionally looked, hoping to see some sign of the saddle and the next rest stop. Towards the end of the traverse I was really struggling. I found out later that I wasn't the only one. We were finally at the saddle, but I was convinced this was as far as I was going. I told Phil "I'm done, I've got nothing left," to which Phil responded with a shrug and a simple "give it a try." I knew he wasn't going to let me quit. My teammates were all very encouraging, and when Mike promised to buy me all the beer I could drink in Moscow if I kept going, I sat down to get ready for more.
We roped up and made our way up the face of the West peak. "Breath," and "one foot in front of the other" were the only thoughts I allowed in my head, and soon, we reached a point only a few hundred yards from the summit. The break was short but welcome. We unroped, dropped our packs, and headed to the summit. A system was moving in, partially obscuring our view, but that did not slow us down and soon the entire 2005 IMG Elbrus team was standing on the highest point in Europe! It had been a lot of work, but felt great. Andy risked another international incident by unfurling a flag (sure it was a good cause, but you never knew who would object.) Steve was his typical low-key self, but he must have been pretty darn excited after missing the summit in 2004. The oldest members of the group, Mike B., Sr. and Paul seemed to have done as well as anyone, both seemingly unaffected by the long day. The stronger climbers of the group, Pat, Rick, and Mike B., Jr. seemed to make it with no problems. I knew Beth was struggling, but she also made it. We shook hands, congratulating each other on the summit, and took pictures so we could always remember this moment.
The system was moving in quickly, so after a short while we left the summit and made our way back to the saddle. Once there, we unroped and headed out individually, agreeing to meet at the Pastukhova Rocks. The descent down the traverse seemed just as long as the ascent. We became spread out, but did meet at the Rocks. By now the storm had arrived in full, flashing lightning and clapping thunder very close, often seemingly directly overhead. The closer of the flashes made Mike and I move faster. Once on the East peak, you could see the area below where we knew the hut was located, and it seemed deceptively close. But it wasn't, and the descent was long, taking all of the energy we had left and then some. We made our way over varying patches of soft snow and hard ice, and by the time we reached the hut the snow was blowing horizontally.
The next morning we packed up, leaving some of our food and supplies for the next group and the hut caretaker. There was still a light snow, and we found the chairlift was not running, so we had to walk a bit farther to the upper tram. Thankfully, the trams were running, and before we knew it we were back in Terskol. The rest of the day, as well as the next, were "rest and recover" days. We explored Terskol in more detail, took a lot of pictures, played around on the Howitzers, and got online (a shock that such technology was available after seeing the switchboard phone system.)
Day twelve was a planned ice climbing day back on the Kashkotosh glacier. All but a few who were under the weather were in (even Mike L. after a bombardment of good-natured pressure.) Upon arrival at the trail, the light rain turned into a downpour, and the group vote was for a return to Terskol. Instead, we attended the "Phil Ershler C&Z Pulley System" seminar, forgetting more than we could ever remember! When the rain let up, we again wondered down to Cheget for more shish kabob and a ride on the ski lift which gave us breathtaking views of the entire valley.
We had tasty (and always interesting) breakfasts and dinners each day, but with our last night, our hostesses, Juliet and her daughter Isabel, really outdid themselves with a smorgasbord of food, desserts, beer, wine and vodka. We embarrassed Juliet and Isabel with our applause when we finished stuffing ourselves. After dinner was the Russian traditional sauna. All I can say is going from stifling steam to an ice-cold (literally) pool was, to say the least, refreshing. Something not to be missed if you are ever in Russia!
I think we all went to bed a little sad to be leaving in the morning. Terskol is not a thriving metropolis, and it appears as if the people barely squeak out an existence, but it would be difficult to find a more scenic and beautiful place anywhere. The people were not unfriendly, but seemed uncomfortable making eye contact, although most responded in kind when we said "hello."
Day thirteen began early with a 3:15am van ride back to Mineralnye Vody. Thankfully the departure area of the airport looked more modern then the arrival area (although the sleeping guard at the first x-ray machine did not inspire much confidence.) We debated whether or not having the Chechnyian soccer team on the plane was a good or bad thing, but in either case made it to Moscow safe and sound. After checking into the Hotel Russia, we ate lunch and were off for some sightseeing. Red Square and the Kremlin was less than a block from the hotel, and our guide Tania led us on a walking tour of the immediate area. After walking through Red Square and doing some shopping, we met up for dinner. Pizza was a great choice, and we amazed our waiter with our appetites I lost track somewhere around 13 pizza's.
After dinner we split up, Mike, Dave and I treated ourselves to a late meal at McDonalds just outside Red Square (maybe the busiest place in Moscow.) Afterwards we sat near St. Basils, in awe that we were actually in Red Square. I couldn't help but envision all of the images I had seen as a kid of military parades and Soviet leaders standing on Lenin's Tomb. They had all happened right where we were now sitting. It was an amazing feeling, as if I were in the middle of history. We got some great night shots of St. Basils, the Kremlin walls, and the Gum, and after shortly before midnight, called it a night.
The next morning we were off for some last sight-seeing. Among many of the sights that day were the Kremlin, including the Kremlin Palace and several of the cathedrals, the changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and a walk through the Gum (government owned shopping center.) The sights were all breathtaking and spectacular, but none (for me anyway) compared to seeing Lenin in his tomb. After a short wait of an hour or so, we were led to the tomb through a cordoned off Red Square, about 20 at a time. As we entered the tomb, uniformed guards instructed us to be quiet, unclasp our hands, and take off our hats. The tomb was very dark, black granite from floor to ceiling. We made our way down stairs and through corridors, with guards at each turn, until finally we were there a glass case with one of the most famous men in history lying right in front of us. I would have stayed for hours, staring, but we were instructed to keep moving. It was an amazing 30 seconds, and alone made the entire trip worthwhile. After leaving Red Square we then boarded our bus and took a driving tour of the city, seeing many sights, including the Bolshoi, the Russian version of the White House (although Tania advised us to not refer to it as such,) and a few of the Seven Sisters. We stopped outside Moscow University for some final shopping, then said goodbye to Tania, and made our way to the airport. It was sad to leave such a beautiful and historic country.
At the airport we said goodbye to Dave who was off to Germany. The rest of us returned to Amsterdam, where we also said goodbye to both Mike B Sr. and Mike B. Jr., who were catching a flight to New York. The remainder of our now dwindling group made our way to the hotel. A few stayed behind while the rest of us took a train to downtown Amsterdam and a great steak dinner. After dinner, we couldn't resist a walk around the Red Light district (while in Rome you know.) The District was more than I imagined, with young women in neon-lined windows, clubs and shops, and many night clubs (trying to keep it PG-rated here.) We were offered drugs more than once, and had to tour the pot store, although we did not buy any of the many souvenirs with pot leaves on them (or any pot for that matter.) We were surprised at the people, including families of both young and old, touring the District as if it were a tourist attraction (which I realized that's exactly what it was for many, including us.) Mike and I stayed after the rest of the group departed for a few extra rounds, then took the train back to the airport, caught the last shuttle, and were soon back at the hotel, exhausted.
The next morning we said our goodbyes at the hotel as we couldn't all fit on the shuttle, and were soon on our flights home. I don't think it is an overstatement to say we had a great group. We enjoyed each others company, and worked well together as a team, on and off the mountain. I hope that each member will stay in touch, sharing both climbing and non-climbing adventures. Thank you to everyone on the trip, you made it a truly memorable experience that I can only hope to someday equal, but not surpass, on another adventure.
How could this recap be complete without a big thank you to Phil. As always, Phil had the logistics worked out to perfection, got us up and down the mountain in one piece, and took the time to pass on his lifetime of climbing and travel knowledge along the way. Absorbing the ups and downs of a two-week adventure like this must be a real pain, but Phil did so without missing a beat, allowing the rest of us to sit back and enjoy ourselves, which I believe we all did. I can't imagine the trip being planned out any better. We were always on the move, saw the sights, ate at the right restaurants, shopped at the right markets, and summited right before two-plus days of bad weather. Well, maybe Phil didn't control the weather, but he sure had the rest planned out to perfection. Thanks for a great trip Phil, looking forward to the next one.
Jeff Johnson, IMG Climber


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Halfway through the spring anime season, I wrote two articles covering nine anime—the five anime you should be watching and the four anime you could skip. Yet, readers berated me for skipping one anime in particular. And it's a good thing they did as My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is an extraordinarily witty anime.
Good – The "Daria" of Anime
Like MTV's classic animated show Daria, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is the story of two high schoolers that are social outcasts: In this case, the friendless loner Hachiman and the most intelligent and attractive girl in school, Yukino. While both are outcasts for very different reasons, the result is quite similar: they feel no need to conform to the social standards of the rest of the school. Thus, they are free to say or do whatever they want as they don't care about the social repercussions.
Hachiman, as the narrator, gives us a constant running commentary from his perspective as a proud loner. Moreover, his pessimistic understanding of human nature is not only comedic but also insightful.
Despite the advantages his outlook gives him, it is also the driving force for many of his problems. To avoid being hurt, he has simply removed himself from any possible social situation in which he might get emotionally hurt. And in this way he denies himself happiness more than once during the series.
Good – The Surefire Way To Unify a Group
[Skip to the next section to avoid major spoilers.] Yet, as the story goes on, Hachiman does develop through his social interaction with Yukino and Yui—though not as you might expect. At the start, Hachiman is in self-imposed exile from the rest of the class. He isn't hated or even consciously ignored; he is simply a non-entity as far as the class is concerned.
Hayato, on the other hand, is the polar opposite to Hachiman. Not only is he a soccer star and the most popular boy in the school, but he is also kind to everyone, popular or not—including Hachiman. He often plays the peace maker and tries to keep everyone happy.
However, despite Hayato's best efforts, he can only do so much. In many cases, he is able to unify the class, but sometimes, not even his charisma is enough.
But the trick is that Hachiman, with his pessimistic outlook on life, realizes that there is a much more surefire way to bring people together than by being a hero to them: It's by being the villain opposing them. And while he still doesn't care about keeping the social peace or about the welfare of his classmates in general, he does clearly care about Yukino and Yui—so much so that he is willing to become the single most hated person in school to help them.
Beyond Hachiman, it's interesting to see how everyone else reacts to this situation as it speaks volumes about their characters. Yukino, for example, laughs in bemused comprehension. Hayato, responds with dismayed rage.
Good – Too Real For Tropes and Clichés
From the start, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is set up as a deconstruction of romantic-comedy anime. Hachiman himself is very genre savvy and knows the ins and outs of the romantic-comedy formula. Thus, he constantly compares his life and circumstances with rom-coms and curses "the god of rom-coms" for setting him up in what would be a stereotypical love triangle situation and getting his hopes up.
And in the more meta sense, the series does a great job of avoiding the typical romantic anime clichés. There is no accidental groping, no romantic sister love, no tear-streaked confessions, and little fanservice. In fact, the only time a big rom-com anime cliché happens—walking in on girls while they're changing—is the punch line of an elaborate meta joke.
Good – "There's No Girl Who Doesn't Love Boys Love"
Some of the best jokes in the series come from Hachiman's reactions to Totsuka—a boy so feminine in appearance and mannerisms that Hachiman seems unable to comprehend his masculine gender. And to the credit of the series, it is not homosexuality that is the butt of the joke but rather Hachiman's seeming incomprehension of Totsuka's gender.
This is then coupled with the behavior of Hina, a popular girl who is overly passionate about "boys love," to create a multifaceted comedic situation that never stops being funny. By the end, I was almost hoping for Hachiman to take the "Totsuka route."
Bad – Lack of Payoff
[Skip to the next section to avoid major spoilers.] If there is one downside in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, it is that there is absolutely no romantic payoff. While confessions of love are teased occasionally, the love triangle remains completely unresolved—without even a cliffhanger or a one-sided confession. And while the series did end on a logical conclusion point story wise, I couldn't help but feel emotionally unfulfilled.
Final Thoughts
All in all, I greatly enjoyed My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. The characters were great, the situations believable, and the humor spot-on. Best of all, nearly all of the clichés common in romantic-comedy anime today were avoided or handily deconstructed. If you are looking for a non-cliché anime or enjoy pessimistic, witty humor—aka, want to see what Daria would be like if it had been an anime—My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU is definitely worth your time.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU aired on TBS in Japan. It is available for free with English subtitles in the United States on Crunchyroll and Hulu.
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Authorities still unsure of target in Pennsylvania high school stabbing
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - No evidence has surfaced yet to show that a boy charged in a stabbing rampage at his high school was targeting any particular student, and efforts to establish a motive are stalled because the suspect isn't talking and many victims remain hospitalized, a police chief said Friday.
"At this point I don't have anybody that, you know, was targeted," Chief Thomas Seefeld said. "I know the issue of bullying has been brought up but his attorney has even said ... that bullying is not part of this and we have no evidence or reason to believe that it is."
Alex Hribal, 16, is accused of stabbing or slashing 21 students and a guard on Wednesday at the 1,200-student Franklin Regional High School east of Pittsburgh. Charges against him include four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault.
Five students remained hospitalized Friday, with four - one 15-year-old, two 16-year-olds and one 17-year-old - in critical condition, hospital officials said. Three others were released.
Hribal used two kitchen knives he brought from home, his lawyer has said, in an apparent random attack on other students that began just minutes before the start of classes in a crowded hallway, setting off a stampede.
Police said Hribal flailed away with the knives down a long stretch of a hallway, leaving blood on the walls and floor.
Two of the most seriously wounded students were found in a classroom, but it was not known whether they had just sought refuge there or were attacked there, the chief said.
Police cannot get information from Hribal because his attorney, who is seeking a psychiatric evaluation of the boy, "has lawyered him up," Seefeld said.
"It's a little hard to get his side of things right now," he said.
The rampage, which police said lasted only minutes, was stopped when Hribal was tackled by an assistant principal.
After being taken into custody, he made statements suggesting he wanted to die, a prosecutor has said.
The chief said Friday that the boy said "he wanted someone to kill him."
The chief and District Attorney John Peck said they are limited in what information they can release because they still have a crime to prosecute, unlike some other school attacks that ended with student gunmen killing themselves.
Still, the chief said, what triggered the attack remains unknown.
"I don't know of anything right now, you know, that would reveal any motive. That's the big question out there," Seefeld said.
Hribal's attorney did not immediately return a call for comment Friday. But he has said the boy's family remains as puzzled as police by the attack.


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I'm having some problems in understanding the principles of sound propagation. The wave propagates though air (for example) exerts compression, which is followed by rarefaction. I think I got than right.
This is what I don't understand: What happens with the particles when the energy passes? Do they oscillate back and forth "in the place" (a pendulum)? Is the oscillation of particles, as shown by some sinusoid, that "back and forth" particle?
If yes, does that mean that the whole medium (here air) "vibrates" in some of its volume? Or visually explained: that a sound wave creates a vibrating "tunnel" of particles in air?


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IYA2009 Updates
International Day of Peace
21 September 2009
21 September is called the International Day of Peace by the United Nations. As some of you may know, Star Peace is a IYA project, and its main goal is to promote peace. To celebrate the International Day of Peace, the amateur astronomers are invited to hold Star Parties and draw a Peace Line on Earth. To further read about this event, and to join Star Peace group and respect a world without war with them, visit: http://starpeace.org/En/News/45/Default.aspx
Europe-wide education event with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne
21 September 2009
A Europe-wide education event today links ESA astronaut Frank De Winne on the International Space Station with hundreds of schoolchildren in several European cities. In a live link-up with the ISS, De Winne will perform a simple experiment in space to demonstrate the effects of freefall.
More information: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM98SQXQZF_index_0.html
Israeli Sci-Fi and Fantasy Festival celebrates IYA2009
21 September 2009
Every year in October, the ICON Sc-Fi and Fantasy Festival descends upon Tel Aviv, Israel. A highly respected event, ICON receives widespread positive media coverage and enjoys good standing within the world's science fiction and fantasy communities.
To honour 2009, the upcoming ICON Festival is set to include an academic conference about astronomy. Speakers will include Prof. Avshalom Elitzur, Prof. Elia Leibowitz, and Dr. Yigal Patel, chairman of the Israeli Astronomical Association.
ICON also hosts celebrity guests of honour, an international science fiction film festival, lectures on a broad range of humanities, social sciences and exact sciences topics, workshops on writing, editing, and film production, awards ceremonies, merchandise fairs, and much more besides.
This year's Festival is being held between 4 and 10 October at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. For more information, please visit ICON's official website: http://www.icon.org.il/2009/en
400 Years of the Telescope Newsletter
21 September 2009
400 Years of the Telescope are pleased to announce
the publication of the September 2009 newsletter.
In this month's issue:
• Production Update: A Great eRead
• Featured Observatory: Hubble is Back!
• IYA2009 Update: Canada Takes IYA2009 to Space
• IYA USA Two New Citizen Science Opportunities; Galilean Nights
Coming Soon!
• Shopping Centers Across the US to Experience the World at Night
• IYA2009 Astrophotography Opportunities
• The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) gets funding
• AANC Annual Meeting 2009: Year of Astronomy
• Astronomy Club Profile: USA WACO
• Hubble's Amazing Rescue
• 400 Years of the Telescope on iTunes
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Astronomy study abroad - Ghana
21 September 2009
Winter Session: December 28, 2009 - January 8, 2010
In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, the University of Arizona's Office of Study Abroad & Student Exchange is offering a unique faculty-led winter session program in Ghana. This program is designed for students interested in astronomy and anthropology, particularly in an African context.
This intensive program aims to teach students to do cutting-edge astronomy research from anywhere in the world that has an internet connection. Students will learn how to use publicly available archival data from ground and space-based telescopes. In addition, students learn how African have traditionally viewed the heavens and the role the sky has played in their societies through hands-on cultural astronomy research in Cape Coast and the surrounding communities.
Through this course, students can earn between 3 and 9 credits in Astronomy or Anthropology. Courses will be held for 12 days in Cape Coast to be followed by two weeks of independent study upon return. Students may choose to take one, two of three of the following courses:
- ASTR/ANTH 345 Cultural Astronomy: Africa
- ASTR 300 The Universe at Your Fingertips: Research in the Survey Age
- ASTR 204 Great Debates in Astronomy
The program will be based on the University of Cape Coast campus in the coastal Ghanaian city of Cape Coast. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, approximately 75 miles from the capital of Accra, Cape Coast is one of Ghana's most historic cities and is home to Ghana's most vibrant fishing culture. Much of the beach is consumed with crowds of fishermen in traditional canoes, intertwined by a sea of fishing nets.
Applications available through The University of Arizona Office of Study Abroad & Student Exchange +1-(520) 626-9211, www.studyabroad.arizona.edu
NOTE : Applicants from the Africa should contact Prof. Buah-Bassuah in the Department of Physics at the University of Cape Coast for details on application and possibilities for funding. His email address is: email@example.com
Wanted: your IYA2009 photographs!
18 September 2009
IYA2009 is a great opportunity to take amazing pictures of the night sky, star parties, exhibitions, school activities, talks, and other events. The IYA2009 Secretariat invites you all to submit your pictures to be used in products such as like press releases, brochures, and the final report.
Images are being collected in the official IYA2009 Flickr group. Flickr is a popular photo-sharing website. Free accounts are available, and are easy to create. For those wanting a walkthrough of the process, only five steps are required:
- Create an account.
- Upload photos with the highest resolution possible.
- Go to the IYA2009 Group and select "Join This Group"
- Then add your IYA2009 photos to the group.
- Go to each photo's page and click on the copyright information, which is the first option under "Additional Information" in the right menu. Then select "Attribution Creative Commons"
The licensing information allows the IYA2009 Secretariat to use your work as part of official products, and also guarantees that the image will not be changed and that the author will be credited. If your photograph is selected to be used, you will be contacted by a member of the IYA2009 team.
Please direct any enquiries to Lee Pullen: email@example.com / http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_pullen/
Learn more about Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/tour
Official IYA2009 Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/iya2009/
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IYA2009 Update
18 September 2009
Galilean Nights Press Release: Global Astronomy Event Invites the World to Discover Our Universe
Wind the clock back 400 years and follow in the footsteps of a giant - experience now just what first amazed Galileo in 1609! The latest Cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009), Galilean Nights, will see thousands of public observing events around the world replicating Galileo's observations and bringing what he saw 400 years ago to the public of today. From 22 to 24 October, amateur and professional astronomers, science centres, schools and all interested groups are invited to be part of the Galilean Nights project and to register their events on the project website www.galileannights.org. We can all make this a worldwide success. Read the release in its entirety: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iya0915/
Discover our Universe with ESO's GIGAGALAXY ZOOM
The first of three images of ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom project - a new magnificent 800-million-pixel panorama of the entire sky as seen from ESO's observing sites in Chile - has just been released online: http://www.gigagalaxyzoom.org/
Official IYA2009 comic, "The Lives of Galileo", goes from strength to strength
Everybody is familiar with the name of Galileo. But what do we know about him? Artist and author Fiami decided to answer this question in an accessible way by creating a well-illustrated and factually accurate comic providing a tour through the history of astronomy across Babylon, Alexandria, Kusumapura, Venice, Greenwich, and a classroom in 2009. Read about his recent successes: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/460/
Visit the world's best stargazing destinations for IYA2009
The best locations for astronomy have been outlined by the Matador Network, the largest independent travel magazine on the web. Boasting 800,000 unique visitors per month and more than 7000 Twitter followers, Matador is very popular among travellers. See the full article here: http://matadortrips.com/worlds-best-stargazing-destinations/
StarWalk iPhone application reviewed by The iPhone Blog
News, help, how-to, and review website The iPhone Blog has posted an in-depth evaluation of official IYA2009 product StarWalk. Writer Matt Sawyers goes into great detail about the mobile stargazing software, taking careful note of the well-designed user interface, search functions, and special features for 3GS users. The final score awarded is a very impressive 4.5 stars out of five. Read the review here: http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/09/06/app-review-star-walk-iphone/
Telescope amnesty beats the weather to attract an eager audience
The Michiana Astronomical Society from Indiana, U.S.A, realised that many people in their community possessed telescopes but did not know how to use them. In support of IYA2009's aim to make the Universe accessible to all, they decided to take action. The idea, recently put into action, was to run an all-day drop-in event where anyone could bring their underused telescopes, learn how to use them, and, if necessary, have them repaired by expert volunteers. The story is available online: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/459/
Author Bob Crelin promotes IYA2009 on US TV
Eyewitness News 3 on WFSB has made available online an interview with IYA2009 supporter and author Bob Crelin. During this, Bob talks about IYA2009 and his educational book, "Faces of the Moon".
View the video here: http://www.wfsb.com/video/20264638/index.html
Visit Bob's website here: http://www.bobcrelin.com/
TWAN Update
Read all about the latest project news: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/457/
News Round-up
18 September 2009
Matador Trips is honouring IYA2009 by listing the best places to go stargazing. If you want an astronomically-themed holiday, why not check out their recommendations. Look, it's even been mentioned on astronomy2009.org.
Let's hand over to Upamanyu Morita's blog. This dedicated IYA2009 supporter has posted the full version of a video made for the 100 Hours of Astronomy Awards Ceremony. Click "play" and be impressed.
STOP PRESS! Tenerife News has the story of the year, about the village of Tegueste's Farmers' Market Association and local artists holding a "Stellar Street Market". Kicking off on 23 September, the market will (somehow) "pay tribute" to the stars and constellations which have been used for farmers' agricultural needs.
The Anglo-Celt reports that Shercock youth Paul Smith has won the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Youth Award. Congratulations Paul, you've done Shercock proud. For some reason the website hasn't been allowed to publish the winning image, so the journalist has found himself in the strange position of having to describe it. Nightmare scenario!
Next up on our whistle-stop tour is the University of Florida News. They say that the annual Starry Night event, run by the Florida Museum of Natural History and local astronomy groups, is taking place on 25 September. There will be activities for all the family, including Galileoscope building. Ooooh, this event actually has its own website!
Last week the news round-up plugged an article by The Comet, and it's happening again now! The news site advertised a public star party held at Letchworth. According to the new article, the event was given a big boost by the publicity provided by The Comet. Reading between the lines, this is *obviously* a veiled nod to the news round-up.
We'll end this week with a visit to the Hi-Desert Star. The IYA2009 event they're advertising is the Yucca Valley's 13th annual Starry Nights Festival. There will be astronomers on hand to give talks and answer questions, a raffle, and even a kids' fancy-dress fun day. Why is that only open to children?
Visit the world's best stargazing destinations for IYA2009
17 September 2009
The best locations for astronomy have been outlined by the Matador Network, the largest independent travel magazine on the web. Boasting 800,000 unique visitors per month and more than 7000 Twitter followers, Matador is very popular among travellers.
The article points to IYA2009 being the ideal time to rediscover the wonders of the night sky. Locations with dark skies include Chile's Atacama Desert, the Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest, and the Scottish Highlands.
See the full article here: http://matadortrips.com/worlds-best-stargazing-destinations/
StarWalk iPhone application reviewed by The iPhone Blog
16 September 2009
News, help, how-to, and review website The iPhone Blog has posted an in-depth evaluation of official IYA2009 product StarWalk.
Writer Matt Sawyers goes into great detail about the mobile stargazing software, taking careful note of the well-designed user interface, search functions, and special features for 3GS users. The final score awarded is a very impressive 4.5 stars out of five.
Read the full review here: http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/09/06/app-review-star-walk-iphone/
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Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma --- United States, 2004--05 Influenza Season
In 2005, approximately 8.9% (6.5 million) of U.S. children aged <18 years were reported to have current asthma (1). Children with asthma are at high risk for complications from influenza, and influenza vaccination has been determined to safely and effectively reduce rates of influenza in these children (2). Since its establishment in 1964, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended that all children with asthma aged >6 months receive vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccine during each influenza season; however, national influenza vaccination coverage rates specifically for children with asthma have not been determined (2). Previous studies have assessed influenza vaccination rates in children with asthma at the local level using health maintenance organization and clinician group-practice information, with estimates ranging from 10% to 43% for various influenza seasons (3,4). Another study used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to estimate influenza vaccination coverage in children aged 2--17 years with one or more conditions putting them at high risk for complications from influenza (including asthma, although asthma was not assessed separately); in that study, the national rate was estimated at 34.8% for the 2004--05 influenza season (based on a sample size of 685, which included all states and the District of Columbia [DC]) (5). To estimate national influenza vaccination coverage rates among children aged 2--17 years with current asthma,* CDC analyzed data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This report describes the results of that analysis and provides the first national estimates of influenza vaccination coverage among children with asthma. The findings indicated that although children with current asthma were more likely to receive influenza vaccination than children without current asthma, the vaccination coverage rate among children with asthma was low, at 29.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 24.5--33.9). These findings underscore the need to increase influenza vaccination coverage in children with asthma aged 2--17 years by identifying and overcoming barriers to vaccination.
NHIS is an ongoing, cross-sectional, in-person household interview survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. During the interview, information about one randomly selected child from each family is collected from an adult family member who resides in the same household as the child. The child questionnaire contains several questions that assess asthma status; in 2005, NHIS added questions regarding influenza vaccination for children. Because NHIS interviews are conducted throughout the year, the 2005 questions regarding receipt of influenza vaccination during the 12 months preceding the interview could have elicited responses that referred to vaccination that occurred during the end of the 2003--04 influenza season, the entire 2004--05 season, or the beginning of the 2005--06 season. In addition, participants who were questioned during the 2004--05 influenza season could have reported no influenza vaccination at the time of the survey but then received one later during the same season. To address these methodological concerns and attempt to ensure that the responses included in this analysis were only in reference to the 2004--05 influenza season (September 2004--February 2005), only responses from interviews conducted during March--August 2005 were included in the analysis. Using this methodology, future NHIS data can be analyzed for influenza vaccination coverage by influenza season.
In this study, NHIS data from 2005 were used to estimate influenza vaccination coverage during the 2004--05 influenza season for children aged 2--17 years by asthma status and age group. Coverage also was estimated by asthma status and reported number of visits to a health-care provider in the preceding 12 months.
A total of 5,124 children aged 2--17 years were included in the analysis by age group, and 5,097 children were included in the analysis by number of health-care visits. Only children who were aged 2--17 years for the entire 2004--05 influenza season were included. A child was considered vaccinated for the 2004--05 influenza season if the child had a reported date of vaccination during September 2004--February 2005. Of the children in the sample with a reported influenza vaccination in the preceding 12 months, 7.9% were excluded from the analysis for not reporting a date of vaccination. In addition, 7.8% of those with a reported influenza vaccination in the preceding 12 months were not included because their reported date of vaccination did not occur during September 2004--February 2005 (i.e., reported vaccination occurred during months in which the influenza vaccine was likely unavailable). Univariate analysis was performed, and samples were weighted to produce national estimates.
Influenza vaccination coverage for the 2004--05 influenza season among children aged 2--17 years was 29.0% for children with current asthma and 10.3% for children without current asthma. Children with current asthma had similar rates of vaccination among all age groups, ranging from 32.9% to 28.0% among children aged 2--4 years and 5--12 years, respectively. In contrast, children without current asthma had a wider variation in vaccination coverage by age group, with younger children having higher rates of vaccination than older children (20.7% for ages 2--4 years versus 6.4% for ages 13--17 years, p<0.001 by t test) (Table 1). Calculation of influenza vaccination-coverage rates in children with current asthma who had experienced an asthma attack or episode during the 12 months preceding the interview indicated that these children had higher coverage rates than those without an attack or episode (35.9% versus 20.0%, p<0.001, by chi-square test). The lowest vaccination rate among children with current asthma (16.4%) was for children aged 5--12 years who had not had an asthma attack or episode in the 12 months preceding the interview.
Among children with the same number of health-care visits during the 12 months preceding the interview, children with asthma who had two through five or >10 health-care visits had higher rates of influenza vaccination than children without asthma (Table 2). In addition, influenza vaccination coverage among children with current asthma increased as the reported number of health-care visits increased. Approximately 10.8% of children with current asthma who had one health-care visit in the preceding year were vaccinated, whereas 42.0% of children with current asthma who had >10 visits were vaccinated.
Reported by: SN Brim, MA, RA Rudd, MSPH, RH Funk, DVM, DB Callahan, MD, Div of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health; GL Euler, DrPH, Immunization Svcs Div, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (proposed), CDC.
Editorial Note:
The findings in this report, based on 2005 NHIS data, include the first national estimate of influenza vaccination coverage in children with current asthma. The analysis indicated a lower coverage rate (29.0%) during the 2004--05 influenza season than a previous study based on BRFSS data (34.8%) that included children with conditions placing them at high risk for influenza complications (5). Because BRFSS and NHIS have different survey methodologies, a difference was not unexpected. The BRFSS analysis included children with conditions other than asthma, including other lung problems, heart problems, diabetes, kidney problems, a weakened immune system, anemia, or aspirin therapy for chronic conditions. In addition, this study based on NHIS data used September--February as its time frame for influenza vaccination, whereas the BRFSS study used September--January. Finally, BRFSS is conducted in all states and DC, whereas NHIS uses a sampling method designed to produce an accurate national estimate without including all states.
An unexpected influenza vaccine shortage occurred during the 2004--05 influenza season. In October 2004, within days of the first indication of the shortage, CDC released interim recommendations for prioritizing influenza vaccine distribution. Children aged 2--17 years with asthma were included in the priority group of "persons aged 2--64 years with underlying chronic conditions" (6). This interim recommendation might have contributed to the higher influenza vaccination rates for children with asthma compared with children without asthma as clinicians followed recommendations; alternatively, the shortage might have led to an overall decrease in coverage rates among all children, including children with asthma, compared with rates from other seasons. The results of this analysis cannot be compared with previous years because 2005 was the first year that NHIS included influenza vaccination questions on the child portion of the survey. Analysis of NHIS data from 2006 and future years will allow determination of trends in national influenza vaccination coverage in children with asthma.
The differing coverage rates, by age, among children without current asthma likely are a result of various factors. For example, the high rate of vaccination in children aged 2--4 years compared with other ages might be a reflection of the regularly scheduled pediatric well-child visits for young children, which might result in receipt of an influenza vaccination. In addition, physician awareness of the increased risk for influenza complications in children aged 2--4 years might have contributed to this higher vaccination rate.
The findings in this report are subject to at least three limitations. First, the results might be affected by recall bias, which might cause underreporting of vaccination directly proportional to the time between vaccination and interview. However, if parents of children with asthma preferentially recall influenza vaccination, this would contribute to higher coverage estimates for children with asthma compared with children without asthma. Second, inaccurate reporting of vaccination dates might cause misclassification of responses during the analysis; NHIS responses for children are based on report by an adult and are not confirmed by health-care providers. Finally, whether children aged <9 years who were receiving their first influenza vaccination also received the second dose recommended by ACIP for maximum protection could not be determined on the basis of NHIS data (2).
In February 2006, ACIP expanded its influenza vaccination recommendation to include all children aged 6--59 months, and the committee also is evaluating a universal influenza vaccination strategy (7). Continued monitoring of influenza vaccination coverage among children with asthma in future influenza seasons is needed to determine how these recommendations affect coverage rates in this population.
The findings in this analysis indicate that influenza vaccination coverage among children with asthma is inadequate and that opportunities for vaccination during health-care provider visits likely are being missed. Previous studies have assessed methods to improve influenza vaccination rates, such as year-round scheduling of fall and winter influenza vaccination appointments and computerized reminder systems (8,9). In one study, the percentage of children with asthma who received at least 1 dose of influenza vaccine increased from 23.2% to 35.1% (p<0.001) after implementation of a year-round scheduling policy (8).
National trends in coverage should be monitored so that public health policies can better target vaccination of all children with asthma, and correlates of vaccination among children with asthma should be explored so that measures can be developed for groups of children with asthma who have the lowest rates of vaccination. Increasing influenza vaccination coverage in this population will help decrease influenza and its associated complications.
* Current asthma: "Yes" response to the survey question, "Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that [child] had asthma?" and a "yes" response to the survey question, "Does [child] still have asthma?" Without current asthma: "No" response to the survey question, "Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that [child] had asthma?" or a "no" response to the survey question, "Does [child] still have asthma?" Asthma attack or episode: "Yes" response to the survey question, "During the past 12 months, has [child] had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack?"
Children aged <2 years were not included because 1) asthma diagnoses are considered unreliable in children at this age, 2) the 2004--05 influenza recommendations called for vaccination of all children aged 6--23 months regardless of asthma status (therefore, ages 2--17 years were the only ages with influenza vaccination recommendations specific to children with asthma), and 3) previous BRFSS studies used an age range of 2--17 years.
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It's hard to watch tonight's hockey game (Oilers may be mathematically eliminated, the big "Fire Mac-T" protest fizzled, etc) already without this:
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed as an effort to prove it is edging toward the capability to shoot a nuclear warhead on a longer-range missile.Okay, Kim-Jong Il needs a serious smack upside the head.
Unfortunately he's crazy in exactly the same way that the current U.S. President is an idiot:
The reporters were expecting to hear Mrs Clinton and National Security Adviser Jim Jones on the other end of the phone discussing foreign policy and security threats.Ohhh, and also check this part out:
Instead they were greeted by a woman's voice asking: "Do you have any hidden desires?
"If you feel like getting nasty, then you came to the right place," the recorded message continued, reported CNN.
While Washington has signaled calm, the Japanese response has been unusually strong. Japan deployed ships into the Sea of Japan and suggested it would try to shoot down any "debris" from the launching that threatened to hit the country. While that seemed unlikely, the gesture raised concerns that Japan could seek a nuclear capability of its own if it doubted American resolve to disarm North Korea.Hmmmm, if only there was some sort of United States President that could talk tough enough to ensure no country doubted America's resolve.
Obama is already hinting he plans to circumvent the 22nd ammendment. If it does get repealed, maybe we should use it on the 43rd President?


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Richard "Dick" Briefer went to New York's Art Students League and entered the comic book business in 1936 as a member of the Jerry Iger studio. Dick Briefer's earliest work appeared in 1936 in Helne's 'Wow', one of the first comic books to carry original material. Over the next years at the Iger studio, Briefer produced material and titles like 'Hunchback of the Notre Dame' and Flint Baker' from 1938 to 1941 for Fiction House, 'Rex Dexter of Mars' from 1939 to 1941 for Fox and 'Human Top' in 1940 for Marvel. In addition, Briefer drew 'Pinky Rankin', the Nazi fighter, for the American Communist Party's paper The Daily Worker. Under the pseudonym Dick Hamilton, he also created the superhero team the 'Target and the Targeteers' for Novelty Press in 1940.
The Hunchback of the Notre Dame (1939)
In 1940 however, Briefer approached the Prize group with the idea to adapt Mary Shelley's 1818 novel 'Frankenstein' to comics. After six years running, the 'Frankenstein' series ended in February 1949, and Briefer returned to serious drawing. In March 1952 the Prize group recalled him to revive 'Frankenstein', but the revival ended in November 1954. Briefer left the comic industry shortly thereafter to concentrate on advertising artwork. He died in December 1980.


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Sofia (as well as my whole country Bulgaria) is blessed with tons of natural mineral water sources. In the area of Sofia there are around 50 of them. The water comes from very deep, which garantees that is ecologically clean. One differ 8 completely different mineral water sorts (depending on mineral ingredients). "Zentralni bani" ("Sofia Central Mineral Baths") are located down town and should not be missed. You can drink from the hot mineral water taps, or even better you bring an empty plastic bottle and fill it for later. You will see a lot of locals doing the same (in big bottles) as the mineral water has great healing effect too....
The building of the Sofia Central Mineral Baths (in yellow behind the fountain) has been refurbished for the last few years. Before this it was used as the city's public baths until 1986. Public baths have existed in Sofia at least as early as the 16th century. During his visit to Sofia in 1553–1555, Austrian traveller Hans Dernschwam noted the presence of one large bath and two smaller baths on either side of the city!
The building was designed in the Vienna Secession style, but contains also typically Bulgarian, Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox ornamental elements.
Next to Zentralni bani one may find several posters of old post cards from Sofia as a decoration hiding one building place:-)


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Mt Baker highway, caked with powder.
White Salmon lodge and a newly rebuilt Chair 7.
Nick Ennen with an early hike in to score the goods.
Andy Bergen-Sperry was more than fired up.
Chair 5 in all its glory
My trusty riding partner and host Nick Ennen.
Nick goes for his first pillow popper of the year.
Classic Northwest scene right there.
Austen Sweetin and Tanner McCarty, the ultimate froth puppies.
Nick Ennen sending it.
Carl Lautenbach taking in the scenery.
Carl takes down a tasty pillow stack.
Gorillas in the mist?
Nick scores a nice drop just out of bounds.
The view from chair 5.
It's deep out there, be wary of those tree wells.
This is the only kind of jibbing that you can find at Baker right now.
These kitty's clean up the parking lot when it gets puked on.
Kyle Sanford finds a side drop off the knob.
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On Tuesday I got my first good look into the coal mines of Wyoming's Powder River Basin. This is literally where the deer and the antelope played, until the human appetite for power began eating it up. Featured are the Jacobs Ranch and Black Thunder Mines. The latter is featured in John McPhee's Uncommon Carriers. Great reading. Go get it. (The chapters appeared first in The New Yorker.) Black Thunder (that's it, above) is the world's largest coal mine. It's owned by Arch Coal. About its Powder River mines, Arch says,
Arch had sales volume of 99 million tons of coal in 2007 in the southern Powder River Basin in Wyoming, the nation's largest coal-supply region. This tonnage is produced at Thunder Basin's Black Thunder and Coal Creek mines. Arch controls approximately 1.75 billion tons of reserves in the PRB.
I also shot Coal Creek, which is on the other side of another huge mine, Jacobs Ranch. Got many shots of that one too. In fact, I have all these shots in RAW, in case anybody wants a high-quality copy.


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Rochester, NY — (March 17, 2017) — Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; OTCQB: NTCXF) has announced its intent to raise CDN$190,000 via a non-brokered private placement.
The placement involves the sale of up to 1,000,000 units at a price of CDN$0.19 per unit. Each unit comprises one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase a further common share at $0.25 for a period of 36 months from closing.
Finder's fees may be payable on all or a portion of the financing. Proceeds of the placement will be applied to further development of Natcore's technologies and general working capital. The completion of the placement is subject to regulatory approval, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars aren't counting on the return of Justin Blackmon for the 2014 season, but the team doesn't plan on severing ties with the wide receiver, either.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday morning that the Jags are open to taking back Blackmon and playing him if the NFL reinstates him this season, according to a source with knowledge of the team's plans.
Blackmon missed the first four games of 2013 due to a violation of the substance-abuse policy. After just four games the NFL suspended the receiver again -- this time indefinitely -- for the same violation.
The former No. 5 overall pick has shown loads of talent when he's on the field. Any team would covet his combination of size, speed and playmaking ability.
However, it's his off-field trouble that has his future in doubt.
"I think it's an absolute tragedy. ... I think he's such a talented guy," Jags owner Shad Khan said in May. "The best years (are) ahead of him but after a while, it's out of your control."
What is not out of the Jags' control is the ability to dangle a carrot out in front of Blackmon. By being open to his return, the organization is giving the 24-year-old -- who clearly has substance-abuse problems -- incentive to seek assistance, get clean and work toward a return (when and if the NFL allows that).
Cutting Blackmon serves little purpose (he's not taking up a roster spot) for the player or organization.
The Jags, as a practical matter, aren't banking on Blackmon's return in 2014. The front office hasn't been sitting on its hands, either. It added Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson -- two potentially dynamic fits -- in the NFL draft.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" breaks down Colin Kaepernick's new contract and debates which players are poised for a breakout.


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Yarra Trams Keep Melbourne Tram Network on Track With IBMSeptember 17, 2013 No Comments
SOURCE: Yarra Trams
Armonk, N.Y. – 17 Sept. 2013: Yarra Trams, operator of Melbourne's tram network, has selected IBM (NYSE:IBM) to improve day-to- day tram operations and passenger experience. The IBM software enables Yarra Trams to draw insights from the large volumes of data from its trams and infrastructure to better understand how the tram network is operating. These new insights are helping Yarra Trams increase the efficiency of their network, perform predictive maintenance and offer passengers a better, more reliable tram service.
With IBM Smarter Infrastructure technology, Yarra Trams has been able to consistently exceed its key performance measurements around tram service and punctuality. In August of this year, service delivery was at 99.13 percent and tram punctuality was at 82.63 percent. To find out more about their story visit the IBM Smarter Planet blog: http://bit.ly/IBMYarra or visit an interactive graphic at: http://ibm.co/18jzRCy .
Melbourne's tram system is the world's largest with over 250 kilometers of double track and has been in operation for more than 100 years. Eighty percent of trams intermingle with other traffic on shared road space. Every year, nearly 185 million trips are taken on the network, which takes more than 91,000 pieces of equipment to operate and includes trams ranging in age from eight to 74 years of age. Keeping the system running smoothly and on time requires a unique combination of rapid response to service disruption, preventative and predictive maintenance of assets and frequent communication with passengers.
"Tram punctuality and service delivery are always a priority at Yarra Trams," said Neil Roberts, Director of ICT at Yarra Trams. "Technology from IBM has allowed Yarra Trams to unlock and share information in new ways, gaining valuable insight into improving operational efficiency and enabling us to provide a world class service to passengers. Access to this important information enables operations teams to ensure our fleet regularly exceeds punctuality and service delivery goals."
Now, Yarra Trams can access real-time information about service disruptions, tram performance and tram locations through sensors and new data collection tools. Insight from data analytics is used to better maintain equipment and ensure tram service is available when and where it is most needed. The data is stored in a centralized system that is accessible to all Yarra Trams employees and interfaces with other business processes including procurement, customer service and human resources.
For example, an automated wheel measurement machine collects information about the condition of a tram wheel. The system collects information about the wheel's state and allows an alert to be sent to maintenance teams to ensure any necessary repairs are made before service is disrupted. Maintenance teams log information about the repair, creating data that is analyzed and used moving forward to schedule preventative maintenance.
The introduction of a new tram class later in 2013 will enable even greater data collection and utilization capabilities. The 50 E-Class trams purchased by the Victorian Government will download data about the condition of the tram and tracks via Wi-Fi at tram depots.
"Yarra Trams is an industry leading example of how a business can transform, by unlocking the insights from the big data generated by their infrastructure," said Deepak Advani, general manager Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure, IBM. "By combining this new found intelligence with cloud and mobile technologies, they took their transformation even further, improving client satisfaction and overall performance."
Yarra Trams maintenance workers remotely access work orders and receive up-to-date information about tram service on mobile tablets, enabling better management of repairs and quicker response to disruptions such as traffic delays or bad weather. Information about equipment history, mileage and disruptions is also available remotely. After a work order is completed, maintenance workers use the tablets to log how much time was spent.
In addition to improving service reliability and availability, Yarra Trams is improving communications with its passengers. Live updates about tram arrival times and service delays are shared with them using tramTRACKER®, a free mobile application for Yarra Trams' customers. Using tramTRACKER®, a passenger can determine the arrival times of the next three trams at their stop to help avoid missing trams or easily adjust travel plans when service is re-routed or delayed.
Yarra Trams is the operating name of KDR Victoria, a partnership between French based public transport operator Keolis and Australia's oldest rail company Downer.
Yarra Trams is using IBM Smarter Infrastructure technology including IBM Maximo Asset Management, IBM Maximo Mobile and IBM System X. Maximo Mobile gives users the ability to access Maximo Asset Management capabilities across a wide range of devices to gain real-time visibility into their operations and achieve greater efficiency. Maximo Mobile complements IBM MobileFirst solutions and supports the maintenance of an organization's Smarter Infrastructure to improve customer service and improve asset performance by enabling workers who often rely on a mobile device to do their jobs.
The IBM Smarter Infrastructure tools seamlessly integrate with technology provided by IBM Business Partners SMS and Datacom, as well as other applications used across the Yarra Trams organization.
For more information about IBM Smarter Infrastructure tools visit: www.ibm.com/software/tivoli


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Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
The Medical Assistant I, Certified provides routine clinical and administrative support to providers and other health care team members in an outpatient clinic setting. The Medical Assistant I, Certified works under the clinical supervision of the provider for patient care activities, and under the general direction of the designated manager/supervisor for non-clinical responsibilities.
This position is eligible for our Medical Assistant, Certified commitment incentive program ($5,000 paid over a 3 year commitment.) Learn more here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-ma-commitment
1. Performs rooming and/or intake process, collecting and data, including vital signs, height, weight, and data related to patient's reason for visit.
2. Collects patient and family data, including medical and social history.
3. Reviews patient's current medication list, allergies and preferred pharmacy.
4. Assists the provider as directed, during treatments, examinations and procedures.
5. Collects specimens and performs phlebotomy.
6. Administers medications under the direction of a provider.
7. Performs tests, for examples EKG, eye exams, under the direction of a provider.
8. Reviews the patient record to determine whether patient requires any routine health screenings.
9. Ensures exam/procedure room contains appropriate supplies, equipment, forms and educational materials are available and ready for use during visit/procedure.
10. Provides patient with after-visit, follow-up, self-care or procedural instructions and/or educational materials as directed.
11. Prepares, cleans, stocks and maintains exam and treatment rooms.
12. Cleans and sterilizes instruments.
13. Assists with patient registration, check in/check out, appointment scheduling, and scheduling of tests and treatments, and referrals.
14. Answers clinic telephone and assists in-basket under the direction of a provider or nurse.
15. Assists in emergency situations as directed by a provider or nurse.
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Requires high school diploma or GED.
● Completion of a Medical Assisting program accredited by either the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Accreditation Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is strongly preferred but not required.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Requires Medical Assistant certification by either the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), American Medical Technologists (AMT), National Health Career Association (CCMA), National Association of Health Professionals (NRCMA), or National Center for Competency Testing (NCMA).
● Basic Life Support Certification from American Heart Association required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Prior medical assistant or medical assistant externship experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Ability to perform the essential functions of the position as outlined above.
● Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
● Demonstrated ability to engage positively with patients and families and to work as a team with staff and providers.
● Ability to use a computer to document required information into the electronic medical record.
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex ENT Specialist Cary
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Cary
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Salary Range: $15.64 - $19.55 per hour (minimum to midpoint) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.


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text: Keyloggers are a malicious form of software that can secretly install on your computer and then tracks personal and sensitive information, such as bank and credit account numbers, passwords and corporate data, as you type it into the keyboard. That information can then be used by the thief for fraud and identity theft. Keyloggers are easily downloaded, and can infect machines simply through a visit to a site such as YouTube, social networking sites like Facebook, and other so-called "legitimate sites," said George Waller from StrikeForce Technologies."It happened two months ago to NBC," he explained. "The site was hacked, a Citadel Trojan keylogger was put on their site. So, everyone that went to the site for those few days was infected."Phishing is another common way that computer users become infected with keylogger software. Unfortunately, most antivirus programs do not detect keylogging software.Waller demonstrates the dangers of keylogger malware, and how it works, in this short video. [Related video: How a crimepack works]


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You can use Font Book preferences to set the default install location, which determines whether the fonts you add are available to other user accounts on your Mac.
Fonts that appear dimmed in Font Book are either disabled ('Off'), or are additional fonts available for download from Apple. To download the font, select it and choose Edit > Download.
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September 5, 2017 at 3:32 p.m.
Producers drive change at Dairy Calf and Heifer Association annual conference
The conference lineup included interactive educational seminars for both farm managers and employees, an inside look at industry-leading dairy operations and a keynote presentation from renowned leader, humanitarian and Green Bay Packers' all-time leading receiver Donald Driver.
"The conference was an exciting event for our organization and our industry," says Jack Banker, DCHA President and owner of Scenic-View Farms in Black Creek, Wis. "Calf and heifer growers from across the country joined in the excitement of the renewed vision of DCHA by sharing their experiences and learning new strategies. The success of the conference is a testament to our organization's future strength - a future that we are very excited about."
The DCHA 2014 Annual Conference was planned and hosted by dairy producers with new avenues of industry education. Through a mix of classroom and on-farm sessions, industry experts shared management strategies and expertise on topics, including: calf health, housing, silage quality, team management, sanitation, ventilation, forage testing and audits, manure management, genomics, federal policy and much more.
"The new conference format helped calf and heifer growers to see strategies that are working on successful facilities and to talk with the managers about what is working well and challenges they have overcome," says Vickie Franken, 2014 conference committee chair and owner of City View Farms near Sutherland, Iowa.
"You are all leaders and you are all here for a reason," Driver said. "The reason is to be successful, learn new tricks and trades and make the impossible, possible. Because of the people, DCHA has been around for 18 years and it won't go away as long as you believe in it."
During the annual meeting, the 2014-2015 Board of Directors was announced as follows: President: Jack Banker, Black Creek, Wis.; 1st Vice President: Lane Sollenberger, Newburg, Penn.; 2nd Vice President: Amy Shiplett, Chilton, Wis.; Secretary/Treasurer: Vickie Franken, Sutherland, Iowa; Directors-At-Large: Tamilee Mennich, West Lafayette, Ind., and Jackie Florent, Twin Falls, Id.; Past President: Darin Mann, Parma, Id.; South Central Regional Director: TJ McClure, Garden City, Kan.; Northeast Regional Directory: Elizabeth Quinn, Schaghticoke, NY; North Central Regional Director: Paul Jacobs, DePere, Wis.; and Western Regional Director: Brandon Anderson, Jerome, Id. The 2014 DCHA Scholarship was also awarded to Lea Van Rossum from Kaukauna, Wis.
Additional conference highlights included: a trade show focused on calf and heifer products and services and facility tours at: Calf Source, a 10,000-head calf facility in DePere, Wis. which recently invested more than $2 million in facility and system upgrades; a stop at Green Valley Dairy a family-owned facility in Krakow, Wis., that received the 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Renewable Energy by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy; a tour of Genex Cooperative, Inc.'s bull housing and semen collection facility in Shawano, Wis., that houses 378 bulls and employs 15 staff members; and a visit to Synergy Dairy a Red & White Holstein facility in Pulaski, Wis. that recently built a new heifer housing facility, allowing the managers to bring their previously custom-raised heifers back to the farm.
DCHA thanks its annual conference sponsors who contributed to the program's success. Diamond sponsors were Dairy Herd Management and Hoard's Dairyman. Gold sponsors were Merck Animal Health and Zoetis. Silver sponsors included American Foods Group, Dairy Today, DBC Ag Products, Land O'Lakes Animal Milk Products and Purina Animal Nutrition. Bronze sponsors included BMO Harris Bank, Central Life Sciences, Crystal Creek, Dairy Tech Inc., Digi-Star, Elanco, Family Insurance, Golden Calf Company, Green Stone Farm Credit Services, Hubbard Feeds, Huvepharma, ImmuCell Corporation, Merial, Milk Products, Nutrius, Prince Agri Products, Inc., Progressive Dairyman, QualiTech, Trouw Nutrition, Virtus Nutrition, Vita Plus and Wisconsin State Farmer.
Make plans to join DCHA for the 2015 conference, set for March 30-April 1, 2015, in Madison, Wis. Additional information will be available at www.calfandheifer.org
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