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Prime Minister honors two Arctic teachers for excellence
Nunavut-Nunavik teachers awarded for service to students
Two Arctic teachers, one in Nunavut and another from Nunavik, have received Prime Minister's awards for teaching excellence:
• Lisa Kresky from Rankin Inlet's Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik received a Certificate of Excellence; and,
• Edward (Etua) Snowball from Kuujjuaq's Jaanimmarik School received a Certificate of Achievement.
The awards, which were presented at a ceremony in Ottawa ahead of World Teachers' Day on Oct. 5, honour "outstanding and innovative elementary and secondary school teachers in all disciplines."
"Good teachers help lay the foundation with which we interpret and navigate the world. They make a valuable contribution to Canadians being among the brightest and most innovative citizens in the world," said Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an Oct. 3 news release. "It is a real privilege today to honour educators who have imparted their knowledge and inspiration to us and our children, helping all of us become the best we can be."
An external selection committees with representatives from across Canada selected the award recipients.
They chose the winners based on "their innovative use of information and communications technologies in the classroom, the excellence and innovation of their teaching practices, and their ability to achieve outstanding results with students."
Kresky has taught English, math, science, health, social studies, computers, high school tourism, and physical education.
"Kresky is training well-rounded young minds to explore the world not just beyond the classroom, but far beyond their town as well," says an Oct. 3 backgrounder to the awards. "Kresky teaches them how to learn, how to be leaders and how to take initiative.
"Kresky creatively incorporates many different techniques to ensure that each student's way of learning is addressed. She creates learning stations where smaller groups can learn the same topic in a different way. They review and discuss media from around Canada and around the world and develop critical thinking skills as they learn about different cultures."
Kresky also inspired her students to lead one of the school's monthly assemblies instead of the principal. That assembly included a bilingual presentation on Inuit values and a dance. When the student's parents and peers came to watch, "there was an immense amount of pride in the room," says the awards backgrounder.
The first time Kresky entered her Grade 7 students in science fair, they took home six out of the 10 school prizes awarded, two projects took second place overall in different categories and two projects qualified for the regional science fair. One project then went on to national science fair in Prince Edward Island.
As well, each year Kresky leads and organizes an exchange program with a school in southern Canada for 20 of her Grade 7 and 8 students with funding from the Canadian Sports and Friendship Program.
Kresky is also behind Rankin Inlet's Aqsarniit Ujauttaq gymnastics club, which runs four days a week and offers recreational, pre-competitive and competitive levels.
"Lisa is the best teacher I ever had and puts her students first in everything she does. I am proud to call her my teacher, my coach and my mentor! I wish every student could have the opportunity to be in her class," says a former student cited in the backgrounder.
Jaanimmarik's Edward (Etua) Snowball makes sure that the Inuktitut language lives on, says the backgrounder.
"Passionate about making sure his students value their culture and background, he is works hard at making their mother tongue relevant in a digital world of computers and SMARTBoards. Born and raised in Kuujjuaq, Snowball knows the land and shares in traditional activities with his students, but also accompanies them on trips to Europe," it says.
Snowball also entered a new course in the curriculum of the students at his school in Inuktitut writing. Through a series of writing exercises, the students familiarize themselves with the keyboard in syllabic writing.
Snowball also involves his students in community projects by calling on their Inuktitut writing skills. In a display card project to prevent littering in Kuujjuaq, the students themselves decided on slogans, painted the placards and put them up throughout the town.
"He encourages them to improve the quality of the linguistic ability with an emphasis on using challenging words instead of using a more simplistic vocabulary," says a co-worker, cited in the backgrounder.
Snowball invents all his material, it says, and until recently, wrote everything out by hand because there was no computer program to enable him to transcribe syllabics on the computer.
Snowball has also participated in developing the final exams for the secondary school diploma.
For the last three years, the students in Nunavik must pass their Inuktitut exams to obtain their secondary school diploma, "which raises the level of Inuktitut teaching at all levels – from primary through high school," notes the backgrounder.
All recipients receive a certificate and pin, along with a letter from Harper.
Certificate of Excellence cash awards are worth $5,000 and are shared equally between the winning teachers and their schools. Certificate of Achievement awards are worth $1,000 and are given directly to recipients.
The recipients' schools also receive a certificate recognizing its support of, and contribution to, the teacher or teaching team's achievement.
Snowball plans to donate his award money to Jaanimmarik School to buy copies of Taamusi Qumaq's Inuktitut dictonaries, so each of his students will have one to use during class.


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Lawmakers are considering introducing legislation to repeal last year's election reform bill, HB2305, which remains on hold because opponents gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on the law this November.


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Today, we are pleased to announce the debut album from one of Ghostly's most recent signees, New York-based producer Lord RAJA. A Constant Moth will unleash 12 tracks of uncanny beatmaking when it arrives on December 2, but we're sharing its first single now in the form of "Darwin". The contorting, drum-addled song premiered on The FADER today.
The official release of Christopher Willits' multimedia album, OPENING, is just a week away, but we are pleased to share its brisk, revitalizing music with the world today. OPENING can be heard over on FACT, where it premiered with a great write up and an extensive list of tour dates. Stay tuned for the unveiling of the visual component to Willits' immersive OPENING.
We'd be hard pressed to think of someone more qualified to make a playlist for our 15th anniversary than longstanding Ghostly visual artist Michael Cina. The man has designed the artwork for more than 100 of our releases, so it's safe to say he knows the catalog very well. In Cina's Ghostly 15 playlist, which premiered with a note from him on The 405, he highlights an array of talent from over the years—including Audion, Shigeto, Dabrye, Lusine, Tim Hecker, DJ Koze, Fort Romeau, Seth Troxler, and HTRK, among others.
The latest audio/visual single to arrive from Christopher Willits' upcoming album, OPENING, is "Wide", an invigorating breeze of effervescent atmospheres and images. Check out the premiere over on Cool Hunting, where they also did a quick Q&A with WIllits.
Folky UK beatmaker Bibio has delivered a breezy and warbling remix of "Spectre", the latest single to arrive from Tycho's Awake LP. Bibio's poignantly lo-fi version of the sweeping song premiered today over on Stereogum, and can be streamed in full here.
Gold Panada has been quiet on the release front in 2014, but he recently dusted off his MPC to deliver a brand-new track. Full of crackling vinyl samples and smoothed-out horns, "Clarke's Dream" is a classic house tune perfect for summertime cookouts and dance parties.
Ghostly has tapped East Coast artist Brandon Locher for our brand-new series of desktop wallpapers. "I became very meditative while making these pieces," he told us of the process behind his detailed illustrations. "I would draw for 10 hours straight, creating freely without having any strange or unproductive thoughts."
One of the most recent additions to Spectral Sound's roster, Australian DJ/producer Light Year has delivered the latest GhostlyCast, a lively and eclectic mix of era-spanning dancefloor sounds.
At the end of August, Ghostly will feature a showcase of artists for one night during The Hydra's 2014 Launch Weekend in London. Matthew Dear is set to deliver one of his renowned DJ sets, along with Mark E and Fort Romeau, while a live performance from Com Truise will fill out the rest of the bill.
Continuing our 15th anniversary celebrations, the Ghostly showcase goes down on August 23 at Studio Spaces E1 in Limehouse, East London.


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The tail-less Manx cat has been known for hundreds of years and there are various stories regarding its exact origins. Probably the oldest story is that when Noah closed the door of the Ark he shut it too quickly and chopped off the tail of the cat. Another story says that tail-less cats swam ashore to the Isle of Man from the wrecked galleons of the Spanish Armada in 1588. There is little doubt that the isolation of the island allowed the tail-less trait to be perpetuated but the tail-less-ness is the result of a genetic mutation possibly caused by inbreeding British Shorthairs. The true or 'rumpy' Manx has only a small hollow where the tail would have been, although cats with residual tails are born. These are called 'stumpies', 'stubbies', or 'longies' depending on the length of the tail. The mutant gene that causes the tail-less-ness may also be responsible for other skeletal deformities and when two completely tail-less 'rumpies' are mated together the offspring are often born dead or die shortly after birth. The spines of Manx almost always show other deformities, sometimes the vertebrae are shorter than normal and in the lower part of the spine they tend to fuse together and they may be fewer in number. The best show cats are born from matings between Manx and normal cats or between 'stumpies'. There is a school of thought that maintains that cats with such deformities should not be promoted or bred from but the other side of the argument maintain that the cats have bred naturally since the 1500's and therefore are obviously strong enough to survive without human help. Despite its skeletal deformities the Manx cat is accepted and recognised by the GCCF in Britain and can be shown at all major UK cat shows.
The Manx cat closely resembles the British Shorthair in type with the obvious exception of the tail. The head is large, round and has prominent cheeks. The muzzle and chin is firm and strong and the nose is broad and straight. The ears are set high on the head and are angled slightly outwards. They taper from a broad base to a rounded tip. The eyes are large and round and the eye colour is in keeping with the coat colour. The body is compact and solid, with a broad chest and short back. The rump is rounded and should be higher than the shoulders. The legs are short and powerful, with the back legs being slightly longer than the front. In the show cat there must be absolutely no tail and the rump should be completely rounded but stumps of varying lengths are allowed in the breeding or pet cat.
The Manx's 'deformed' spine may cause some problems. If misshaped vertebrae etc affect the spine the cat may be prone to arthritis in old age. In some cats the anal passage may be narrowed and this can cause bowel blockages.
The Manx are good natured and affectionate and love a cuddle. They are good with children and other animals and seem to be especially good with dogs. They make ideal family pets and are very adaptable to family life. They are often more than happy to be indoor cats.
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Innovate Michigan! Summit slated for Sept. 4
MSU will host the statewide Innovate Michigan! Summit Sept. 4 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
The summit goes from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Economic developers, entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, scholars, students, community leaders and others are invited to share in recent ideas, tools, models and policies for bolstering Michigan's economic growth.
The annual event continues the work supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce with the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development and the MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation.
Funded by a five-year, $915,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, REI is growing a statewide virtual network to help generate new models, policies, and practices that will improve the economic future in Michigan.
REI supports the development and dissemination of innovative tools and strategies employed by professionals and entrepreneurs to use when implementing local, regional and statewide economic development.
The summit will present a summary of the past year's work, with innovative speakers and presenters offering unique economic development strategies.
Topics range from understanding the skills gap to digital literacy and workforce development. University students who partner with REI on student-led, faculty-guided projects also will present their work.
The keynote speaker is Reverend Barry T. Randolph, leader of the Church of the Messiah and the Mt. Elliot Makerspace in Detroit. He is a community organizer and started the Messiah's first Urban Garden Co-op.
More information, including registration details and speaker information, is available on REI's website.


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Comparing Individual NK Cell Activity In Vitro
Natural killer (NK) cells play an important role in the innate immune system by eliminating infected and mutated cells. Their cytotoxic capacities vary markedly among individuals. The cytotoxic activity can be measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using the NK cell–specific target cell line K562. In this chapter, we present a protocol for the standardization and normalization of cell preparation and NK cell cytotoxicity measurement in a 51Cr‐release assay. By following these protocols, it is possible to compare the NK cell activity of numerous—if necessary selected—individuals in vitro. Curr. Protoc. Immunol. 100:14.32.1‐14.32.11. © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Keywords: 51Cr release assay; K562; cytotoxicity; responsiveness; licensing
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Strategic Planning
- Basic Protocol 1: Preparation of Effector PBMCs
- Basic Protocol 2: 51Cr‐Release Assay for the Measurement of NK Cell Cytotoxicity Against K562 Cells
- Basic Protocol 3: Determination of Percentage of NK Cells by Facs Analysis
- Support Protocol 1: Culture of K562 Target Cell Line
- Reagents and Solutions
- Commentary
- Literature Cited
- Figures
Basic Protocol 1: Preparation of Effector PBMCs
Basic Protocol 2: 51Cr‐Release Assay for the Measurement of NK Cell Cytotoxicity Against K562 Cells
Basic Protocol 3: Determination of Percentage of NK Cells by Facs Analysis
Support Protocol 1: Culture of K562 Target Cell Line
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|Brodin, P., Karre, K., and Hoglund, P. 2009. NK cell education: Not an on‐off switch but a tunable rheostat. Trends Immunol. 30:143‐149.
|Cooley, S., Trachtenberg, E., Bergemann, T.L., Saeteurn, K., Klein, J., Le, C.T., Marsh, S.G., Guethlein, L.A., Parham, P., Miller, J.S., and Weisdorf, D.J. 2009. Donors with group B KIR haplotypes improve relapse‐free survival after unrelated hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia. Blood 113:726‐732.
|Duske, H., Sputtek, A., Binder, T., Kröger, N., Schrepfer, S., and Eiermann, T. 2011. Assessment of physiologic natural killer cell cytotoxicity in vitro. Hum. Immunol. 72:1007‐1012.
|Fauriat, C., Ivarsson, M.A., Ljunggren, H.G., Malmberg, K.J., and Michaëlsson, J. 2010. Education of human natural killer cells by activating killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptors. Blood 115:1166‐1174.
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|Key Reference
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|Contains a comprehensive discussion of optimal conditions and quality control for the sample preparation and standardization/normalization of the CRA.


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Guerrieri is on his way to Road Atlanta Pickering, ON - April 15 will mark the official start of the 2005 racing season for Pickering's Chris Guerrieri and Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia will be the setting. To prepare for...
Guerrieri is on his way to Road Atlanta
Pickering, ON - April 15 will mark the official start of the 2005 racing season for Pickering's Chris Guerrieri and Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia will be the setting. To prepare for the highly competitive Formula Ford Zetec Cooper Tire Championship racing series, Guerrieri has been testing with his new team, Aiken Motorsports, for the past several months at a tracks in Kershaw, South Carolina and Roebling Road, Savannah, Georgia. This series of tests in the Van Dieman open wheel racer have proven to be very valuable to Guerrieri and his new teammate, Jay Howard of Essex, England. Both have posted some of the quickest times of all the drivers in the series testing there. Guerrieri is now looking forward to translating this preparation into victory at Road Atlanta in his Van Dieman chassis that was recently shipped by plane to arrive for the beginning of the race season.
Guerrieri will start on Thursday morning in Braselton by setting up his Van Dieman racer for the track conditions. A series of test will be done to engineer the car to its optimum performance level and prepare it for the rounds of qualifying to take place on Friday. Aiken Motorsport has invested heavily in Guerrieri by supplying him with the new car as well as one of the top racing engineers in the business. John Hayes formally with the Indy Racing League brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. His 26 years in the racing business has seen his talents in FF1600, USF2000, Atlantics, Indylights and Indycar. Hayes Formula Ford Zetec experience from 1997 - 1999 brought his drivers three consecutive championship titles.
Two races are scheduled for the Zetec series and results will be posted on the series website shortly after the races conclusion. Following the results is as simple as logging onto www.cooperseries.com or www.chrisguerrieri.com. Highlights of the race and video interviews with the drivers and teams will be uploaded to the Cooper series site on the day of the event.
Arriving at this point in his racing career has been a tough road. Coming off his 2003 Canadian championship win in the Formula Ford 1600 series funding restrictions in 2004 saw Guerrieri limited to only the second half of the 2004 Formula Ford Zetec season. All but a few of these races had Guerrieri finish in the top ten.
This year Guerrieri plans to focus all his energies on winning the Zetec Cooper series championship. As he says, " my goal has always been to compete at the top levels of racing. The attention of many of the top teams in North America and Europe will be on the Zetec series to find the next generation of Championship Racing and Formula 1 drivers." The Zetec Cooper series has produced several of the great drivers in motor sport including Paul Tracy, Greg Moore, Dan Weldon, Alex Barron, Sam Hornish Jr. and Buddy Rice.
Guerrieri is the lone Canadian racing in the series this year and plans to do his community and country proud.


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(Copyright by W. G. Chapman)
When Doctor Forman said he
thought Elsie Clavering could be
cured by a "Simple operation Elsie
looked at him -with the wistfulness
always to be seen in the eyes of the
cripple, mingled with the incredulity
of one who had never known what it
was to walk without crutches. The
spinal injury, at seven, had left her a
helpless invalid for eleven years. For
tunately the Clavering girls Elsie
and Madge were comparatively
well-to-do. After their parents died
they had lived with various relatives,
but a year before Madge, on reaching
her majority, insisted on returning to
the old house in town, where they
had resided ever since.
Doctor Forman must have been
nearly fifty. He had an air of dis
tinction, and people learned that he
had been attached to the famous hos
pital on the heights in the metrop
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the strain of work. He had bought
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many of their patients away from
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was simpler than the doctor had
dared to hope. It was merely a splint
of fractured bone that pressed
against the spinal cord. But the
function of the nerves had to be es
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NFL Draft 2011: Could the San Francisco 49ers Trade Up to Get Blaine Gabbert?April 15, 2011
It is well-noted in draft coverage that the San Francisco 49ers are one of many teams in search for a franchise quarterback.
It has also been reported that the 49ers offered Alex Smith a one-year deal before the lockout.
While Smith has failed to meet expectations, there is no guarantee any other quarterback on the market, whether it be draft, trade or free agency, would be any better.
New coach Jim Harbaugh has a reputation for finding good quarterbacks and seems to be pretty high on Smith fitting into his variation of the West Coast offense.
The one-year contract makes sense because next year's draft class is reported to have more first-round quarterback prospects.
Harbaugh's old quarterback, Andrew Luck, could be a potential target via trade-up or if he has a Matt Leinart- or Jake Locker-type drop between seasons.
However, if Harbaugh wants to start his professional coaching career with a rookie quarterback, Blaine Gabbert is the best first-round option.
Most mock drafts do not have Gabbert on the board; however, in Walter Football's newest mock draft, Gabbert is on the board.
The inspiration for this article comes from Draft Tek's What-If Simulation Mock.
The Niners traded up with Buffalo to No. 3 overall and selected Gabbert.
To get there, San Francisco traded the seventh, 76th and 108th overall selections.
Not terrible as far as pick value goes, but selecting Gabbert would be very mixed between the 49ers faithful.
Some want nothing to do with Gabbert while others just want to move on from Alex Smith and will take the best quarterback in the class in a heartbeat.
Gabbert would not be No. 1 on my board if I was Trent Baalke, but any player that is not an galactic reach will sit well with me.
The crew on NFL Network's Path to the Draft like Gabbert a lot, often calling him the next Joe Flacco.
Gabbert could succeed with San Francisco as early as Flacco did in Baltimore because both quarterbacks would be entering into a run-heavy offense with good defensive play.
Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree and Frank Gore would provide much better targets than most top-10 rookie quarterbacks start out with.
Also, if Gabbert were to go to San Francisco, they would likely add at least one more target, whether it be another receiver or a running back who excels in the pass game, like Jacquizz Rodgers.
It has been often noted that Harbaugh recruited Gabbert to Stanford, so there could still be interest on the Niners' part.
The San Francisco 49ers need a quarterback, bottom line, and have a lot of different directions they can look in.
Blaine Gabbert has received skepticism and rejoice.
If San Francisco were to trade up for Gabbert, they would either spark success and compete out of the NFC West or plummet themselves back into failure.


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radio active iodine pill, anyone know anything please(21 Posts)
I was diagnosed with an over active thyroid last year and have been on Carbimazole for this. My condition has remained pretty much the same, no worse, no better since then.
Saw the consultant for a check up yesterday and he threw me the idea of stopping the Carbimazole in a week or so and then having the radio active iodine pill.
I nodded and signed the consent but once I got home and read the bumff I don't know what to do.
I can't share the bed with my DH for a while (16 days) sit within arms length of anyone for longer than an hour.
Also I won't be able to hug my grandson
I MUST avoid pregnant women at all costs. How?
It also says I need a card from the doctor to give to airports etc because I'll flash up as a terrorist
WTF will I be letting them do to me. The doctor did say the next thing would be surgery to remove the thyroid if this doesn't work.
I'm also waiting for breast reconstruction but I can't see that happening any time soon.
Am I being an alarmist.......Help!!!
No you aren't. Presumably doctor you saw was a specialist. I would do all research i could then go and discuss the treatment with my GP. I have wondered why and how someone having taken the pill is a risk to others but not to themselves. I would want that to be explained to me very clearly.
Thank god, I haven't slept so was wondering if tiredness was making me overthink it.
Now I'm seriously thinking that surgery would be preferable. I don't think I could bear it if I found myself in conversation with someone who announced they were pregnant, you don't always know do you.
Dh is obviously worried as well but trying to hide it. Back to google it is.
Hi there - I had this twice in 1999, so my memory's slightly hazy, but this is what I remember...
I was also on Carbimazole for a good while but was still over active - it's much worse for your body to remain over active than under active, so it has to be rectified. The choices are the radioactive iodine pill or surgery, so it's better to avoid surgery and go with the pill if possible.
The first time I had it it didn't work - I think the dose was too low. Basically it's a large pill and it destroys part of your thyroid gland (as I understand it - disclaimer - very hazy memory!!). I think the first time I had to avoid people for a few days and yes, not sit next to anyone and avoid pregnant women etc. However it didn't work, so a few months later I had a big dose, still via one pill.
The larger dose pill did work - I had to avoid people for longer - I think I was off work for 2 weeks as I worked in a child and family department and had members of staff who were pregnant. The pill made me feel quite nauseous for the following couple of days, but I wasn't sick. Just felt sorry for myself!
But it did the trick - destroyed all of my thyroid gland so I'm now on thyroxine for the rest of my life
and get free prescriptions forever - hurrah!
Basically it was all absolutely fine! I went on to get pregnant a few years later so it didn't affect my fertility, it was a pain not being able to be near people and dp actually went away for a few days after I had it done, but all in all it was a lot less invasive than surgery - far easier to recover from taking a tablet!
Hope that helps.
I've taken radioactive medication - and still do.
The avoiding people is tough, but you get used to it. For the difference it made to my health, it was more than worth it.
You do get a card because scanners will detect the radiation level, but the operators are used to it. Saying it makes you scan up as a terrorist is very alarmist - the machine simply reports the higher level of radiation, you flash the card and they let you through. No stress, no alarms, no scary security.
You shouldn't have prolonged exposure to children or pregnant women, but seeing one in a shop isn't the end of the world. You don't need to be in quarantine
It's a personal decision, but I'm glad I took it. So is OH, although he wasn't too pleased about not sharing a bed for half a month! I've avoided surgery and am healthier than I've been, with no negative side effects other than a fortnight without child cuddles.
My friend had this and it literally changed her life (she had Grave's disease and it was seriously affecting her health and quality of life). She didn't have children at the time and said it was a pain having to sleep on her own and have to think about where she went while she was "quarantined", but in the long run her thyroid problems were basically sorted (on permanent thyroxine).
She went on to have three healthy children and as far as I know has had no adverse health affects from the radioactive iodine - I think it's got a fairly short half life so it leaves the body relatively quickly.
I had an overactive Thyroid gland in 1969, but had it really bad and was very ill, as was failed to be correctly diagnosed for a year.
Endocrine specialist put me on Carbimazole, but was overdosed and went very underactive. After 3 months of reducing the pills, I was still underactive. About 6 months later I was told Thyroid was producing the correct amount of Thyroxine now and came of the Carbimazole. I was told I was in Remission, which meant they expected it to return being overactive. Which it did.I then had the op - not a total, but sub-total. And I was fine.
But if I had been older and wiser I would have opted< demanded > the op 4 years earlier when it was diagnosed, instead of experimenting with the Carbimazole.
Didn't have radioactive pills in those days. The op is the best cure.
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Firstly, thank you all. Strangely it helps to know others have "been there done that"
One of my ongoing issues with all of my health problems is that I am what they are calling "symptomless" I recently had a tiny gallstone removed in a camera down the throat horror, it caused me no pain and I wouldn't have known it was there had an MRI not shown it.
The thyroid issue showed up in a blood test, again no symptoms.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer not so long ago(2011) detected in a routine mammogram, no lumps bumps or anything. Weirdly I feel as though my body is secretly turning against me. Off to find a shrink now
I will talk to my GP on Monday and I'm also busy writing out some questions for the nuclear medicine department which is closed over the weekend, I found their number on the paperwork and it says they will be happy to answer any questions.
I know what you mean about your body - me too! I was diagnosed with Graves in 1999 (hence the overactive thyroid) - I loved those symptoms though - lost weight even when eating loads and was hyperactive at work! Then was diagnosed with Coeliac a few years later, then a few years ago had bits of my shoulder start to crumble, then last year had gallstones (just had my gall bladder removed). I think autoimmune stuff can sometimes group together - I've also got PCOS which might have contributed towards having gallstones.
Good luck with your decision and definitely get as much information as possible from your GP/hospital docs.
I don't have the facts and figures and don't want to be alarmist, but I believe that there has been some research suggesting that treatment with radioactive iodine may be linked to a slightly higher than normal incidence of breast cancer later in life. Given that you've already had breast cancer once, that might be something to discuss with your specialist and with the nuclear medicine department as they should know the up-to-date state of research and whether there's anything to concern you.
EMIN, I used to give RAI treatments, and the restrictions for the hyperthyroid dose are very short, and the advantage over surgery is that there is that there is no risk of nerve damage, and can be done again if not enough thyroid cells die off.
The restrictions are in place as no one else but you benefits from taking the iodine, so the teeny amount of radiation they might get has to be avoided. For contact with children, its OK to have a quick hug, but not to sit next to them on the sofa watching a film for instance.
As to what Casey says, I'm not fully up to date, but I checked the medical publications and it does not seem to be true. Women who are hyperthyroid do have higher breast cancer rates, but RAI doesn't raise this risk
Thank you again all. Makes me wonder what came first CMOT, Hyperthyroid or breast cancer. I wish just once I could go for a check up/blood test to hear them say "all normal, off you go and don't come back"
My symptoms when overactive were being emaciated, despite never stopping eating high calorie foods. Then weekness set in, shaky hands, being paranoid , very nervy, bursting into rages or deep depression, My heart rate soared to 160 per minute sitting still and got an irregular heart beat. Profusely hot and sweating all the time, irrational, irritable, and thought I was having a nervous breakdown. Also my periods stopped. Then, in the evenings my feet and legs up to the thighs swelled to massive proportions, with a skinny upper body.
It was only diagnosed when my Thyroid gland swelled up and my eyes bulged.
Also got Scurvy and my teeth all became loose, as the racing metabolism failed to absorb my intake of vitamin C.
Before Thyroid problems were discovered, the overactive ended up in Mental Institutions as thought to be mad. < well I thought I was too>
I have read this thread with interest. I have been offered the choice of RAI or surgery for my overactive thyroid. TBH I thought the 'quarantine' was longer, I'm sure the endocrinologist said 3 months away from children, and I thought it meant totally away, I had visions of me bumping into one of my children (although 14 & 11 so not toddlers) in the house and them becoming radio-active. I also work with children and don't really want to take 3 months of work, but it sounds so much easier than surgery.
The surgery was a doddle, even in 1974. Many MN members have had it more recently.
perhaps a new Thread under " has anyone had surgery for an overactive Thryroid gland?"
I had my radioiodine treatment on Friday. I've only had symptoms since the beginning of December and got diagnosed at the beginning of Jan, so it's all been pretty quick. I am probably the only person who didn't lose any weight with the Graves' .. Grr.. although the Dr explained that was because any increase in metabolic rate probably balanced out because I was no longer burning 600 cals at the gym every day.
It was really simple- one pill to swallow then isolation for 10 days (it's only 10 days because the next part of my job is in a labour ward and I can't be around babies if I'm emitting radiation. So far the only side effects from the pill are some diarrhoea yesterday (although that may have been caused by the sugar free mints I'm eating). I am waiting to ho hypothyroid (underactive) and start thyroxine. Being really careful about what I eat because I can't afford to gain any weight given I didn't lose any to start with!!
Don't be scared. I would recommend the iodine over the surgery because you get essentially the same result but with no operation. The risks of the op are nerve damage and also damage to your parathyroid glands (which could give you calcium imbalance problems), The RAI avoids any of these.
I didn't do carbimazole (methimazole here- I'm in the US). I didn't fancy taking a medication with a ton of side effects for 18 months hoping for remission when the remission rates are 30-50%. That would be lower in my case given the speed of disease progression and my family history (mum and aunt both had the same and failed to achieve remission with carbimazole).
PM me with any questions
I had no damage caused by my op even in the "butchering" days of 1974, and needed no Thyroxine until 30 years later, when I went slightly underactive.
Even if there had been this radioactive iodine treatment had been around, I would still have opted for surgery. Having a destroyed Thyroid gland left in your neck, I would not have wanted.
Good morning all
Quick question, I have to take my last Carbimazole om Monday, at the moment I'm taking it 4 days a week Monday to Thursday, previously I took it every day but this was reduced.
Will I have any symptoms when I stop taking it. Just curious! The RAI will be given on the 26th February so I'll be off it for a couple of weeks.
I stopped the carbimazole the first time only when my Thyroid was pronounced to be working properly. I noticed nothing other that I was still not feeling good, but no worse., for several months. But I was taking them 3 times a day - began with 12 per day, which overdosed me and the 9 a day,6 then 3.
If you have not felt ill, either while overactive or taking Carbimazole, it's unlikely you will feel any different.
Thank you digerd, fingers crossed
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A new attractive seating area opens this week at the end of Silver Street in Stockton.
The site, at the junction of Bishop Street and Calverts Lane, provides an area for people to take a seat and enjoy the stunning river view with The Endeavour and the new Millennium Footbridge in the distance.
The furniture designers Phil Johnson & Company took their inspiration from the Stockton & Darlington railway line, which stopped at this site in 1825. And the tree guards for Silver Street reflect the cast iron wheels of the 'Locomotion'.
Premier Landscaping North East Limited planted large trees to give scent and colour and did all of the landscaping works.
David Coleman, Stockton Council Ward Councillor, said: "We wanted to create an attractive seating area where shoppers and workers could sit on a nice day, maybe to eat their lunch, and enjoy the view."
"The funding came from One Northeast for this part of the #70,000 scheme."


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Tonight from 6-9 pm, Social_Net_Works opens over at Recess Gallery (4315 SE Division, inside the Artistery), featuring artwork inspired by social networks. I've gotta admit, these projects sound pretty awesome: Alicia Gordon is showing photos which she shot during "Casual Encounters" arranged through Craigslist; J.P. Huckins is truncating a previous social experiment, Best Friends For A Day, to present, Best Friends For Ten Minutes (it's exactly what it sounds like— you'll be BFing with Huckins for ten); and according to Hungry Eyeball, Dane Overton "has converted two monitors into cyborgs that will attempt to communicate while observers can send them text messages to provoke or interrupt the conversation."
While the above projects sound great, l'm most intrigued by Aaron Parecki and Amber Case's GPS-generated self-portraits. Parecki has been logging his location every seven seconds via a mobile GPS tracker for the last two years; and for the past six months, Case has been doing the same. Using the GPS data gathered, experiential portraits have been generated, representing the artists' lives not in literal pictures of the body, but in images of where the body has been— plotting the artists' movements onto maps, and color-coding these movements under variables like time of day, speed of movement, etc.. See some examples here, or stop by Recess tonight.


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Michigan "spa" under investigation for human trafficking
Michigan Ok's bill to presume minor sex workers are being trafficked
Michigan House ok's bill to presume sex workers under 18 have been coerced. This is so that minor sex workers can receive care and support instead of being arrested and charged with prostitution. This is a very important step in the right direction!
View the 2013 report from the Michigan Commission on Human Trafficking
Want to learn more about our victim-centered approach to stopping human trafficking in Michigan? Read the Final Report from Michigan's first-ever Commission on Human Trafficking ➡ http://1.usa.gov/1aFFyfq.
Human Trafficking: A Michigan Reality
From the Streets to "World's Best Mom"
"The notion that the sex industry is a playground of freely consenting adults who find pleasure in their work is delusional self-flattery by johns." -Nicholas Kristof


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Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal has wed her actor boyfriend Peter Sarsgaard in a romantic ceremony in Italy.
The couple exchanged vows in a small chapel in Brindisi on Saturday, with the actress' brother Jake Gyllenhaal and his girlfriend Reese Witherspoon among the guests in attendance, reports RadarOnline.com.
The pair, who have been dating since 2002, have a 2-year-old daughter, Ramona.


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Ian McGeechan yesterday defended the decision to have the Lions management team for South Africa next summer largely made up of past and present personnel of a club soundly beaten in this city in the Heineken Cup last weekend.
Six of the seven major management figures for the tour played some part in Wasps' success before the current season. McGeechan, the head coach, is Wasps' director of rugby and it was announced here yesterday that he will be accompanied by five of the Wales management team - Warren Gatland (forwards), Shaun Edwards (defence), Rob Howley (attack), Craig White (conditioning) and Rhys Long (analysis) - who have worked with the Guinness Premiership champions. The team doctor, James Robson, is the exception.
"We will have minimum preparation time and it is vitally important that we come together quickly," said McGeechan. "We know and trust each other. If someone says it is Club Wasps, I would ask if that was a bad thing. It will bring us uniformity of thinking, trust and honesty. There will be no hiding in corners or whispering. Everything will be out in the open."
McGeechan, a former Scotland coach, said: "I will be making sure that we have a really good look at players in Scotland and Ireland." Gatland, in charge of Ireland between 1998 and 2001, warned that any Wales players who thought their prospects of making the tour had increased would be in for a shock. "I am conscious of what happened in 2001," he said, referring to the tour led by the then Wales coach, Graham Henry, who took more Welsh players than form merited to Australia and suffered a backlash when most missed out on the Tests. "I was in charge of Ireland then and we were disappointed at the low number of our players who were chosen. We used it as motivation when we played Wales that October, and Welsh players are going to have to work a bit harder than everyone else to get selected. They will certainly not get in because of their nationality."
Gatland, the second New Zealander, after Henry, to coach the Lions, had predicted a 3-0 defeat in his native country in 2005. "The Lions were too unwieldy then," he said. "We are taking a smaller management team and no more than 36 players. We have to look at what makes Munster so successful: it is not always about having the best players but being the best team."
McGeechan is being paid by the Lions this season but is continuing to work with Wasps, where Edwards is head coach. "We will shortly announce an addition to the Wasps coaching team," he said, adding that it would not be Jake White, the former South Africa coach who has been linked with a consultancy role with Wasps and the Lions, or the club's former captain, Lawrence Dallaglio. "I hope to be meeting up with Jake next month, but he will not be involved with the Lions.
"The Lions are the only tourists in rugby now. It is a step up from anything players have faced in their careers: we face seven Six Nations matches and three World Cup finals in South Africa and we have little time in which to prepare. That is why chemistry counts for as much as talent in creating the right environment."
An initial squad of between 60 and 65 players will be whittled down to 35 or 36 a month after the Six Nations. "We will probably know 25 players fairly early on," said McGeechan, "but it is the other 10 or 11 I believe will make the difference. It may be not all are starters for their countries."
The tour manager, Gerald Davies, said talks would soon begin over the release of players, that extra security would be hired and that steps would be taken to avoid a repeat of England's trip to New Zealand last June, when players took a woman back to their hotel. "We will look at various aspects but my hope is that players have an enjoyable time," said the former Wales and Lions wing. "You do not have to be miserable and sullen to be winners."
Chris Jack, Saracens' former All Black lock, is out until the end of the year after damaging knee ligaments last weekend. The back-row Sébastien Chabal has said personal reasons may force him to leave Sale for France at the end of the season.


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Man United legend: Hand me Old Trafford job to put right Louis van Gaal's mess
PAUL SCHOLES wants a coaching role at Manchester United, according to reports.
Paul Scholes reportedly wants a coaching role at Manchester United
Scholes has been highly critical of Louis van Gaal's tenure at Old Trafford, branding his style of play 'boring', 'negative' and 'depressing'.
"You've just seen 90 minutes of boring, defensive football. The players are bored, fans are bored, everyone's bored," he said after United's 1-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield United last month.
And according to the Manchester Evening News, Scholes wants his old club to offer him a coaching role so he can begin to 'rectify the mess' at Old Trafford.
"I am delighted that Nicky has accepted the role of Head of Academy," United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said.
"Nicky has the traditions and heritage of this Club in his blood and he is the natural choice to ensure that, in modernising the way the Academy operates and shaping the new investment we are making, it retains the values and the focus that it has always had."
Express Sport understands Giggs is poised to take charge at Old Trafford should Louis van Gaal's poor performances continue
The Dutchman has been handed three games - Shrewsbury, FC Midtjylland and Arsenal, to steady the ship otherwise he will be sacked and replaced until the end of the season by Giggs with Jose Mourinho to take charge next season.
Mourinho reportedly put pen to paper on a three-year pre-contract today with the Red Devils worth £48million.


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The shape of your kitchen can reduce the possibilities open to you dramatically. However, with a qualified designer, most obstacles can be overcome, so don't lose heart.
The most common shapes are:
U-shaped designs are exactly that; U-shaped and usually feature a main resource such as a cooker, fridge and sink within ones of the three sides. U-shaped kitchens are ideal for larger rooms and large families as they offer a generous amount of space.
If designed properly, you can adjust one side of the U-shape to incorporate a breakfast bar, or dining table. U-shape formats usually incorporate a lot of cupboard space. Again, this needs to be paid attention to because too many cupboards can create an adverse feel to the kitchen, making it too busy. A quality designer will always suggest blending in glass or large display cupboard cases to balance the busy look and add more attractiveness to the room as a whole.
This layout is often popular as it provides a working, functional kitchen with worktops, sink, cooker and fridge, but also allows for further space to be utilised for other purposes such as a dining table, larder or walk in cupboard.
The L-shaped kitchen means that the cost of a fully fitted kitchen with other room shapes is reduced, allowing more budget spend for accessories such as cooker, fridge and kitchen fittings.
A galley kitchen usually runs alongside one side of a long thin room, galley kitchens can be ideal for smaller buildings with odd room shapes. Most kitchen fittings and appliances can be used within a galley kitchen and can have a number of worktop surfaces which make it as functional as other shaped kitchens.
Twin Galley
Twin galley (two way galley) designs usually run alongside two adjacent walls with a walkway through the middle. More often than not, a twin galley kitchen has little space for seating areas. However, a professional designer can allow for a flat wall-facing breakfast bar with under worktop seating which can used for dining.
To use a free online planning tool and see how your kitchen will look, click on the following link FREE Online Planner.


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Known as "tensile Air" in its first incarnation, the lower-profile, more responsive airbag was later re-named "Zoom." Smart choice. Rather than just rely on air's cushioning properties, Zoom Air allows for a lower-to-the-ground feel and more immediate feedback. They could have called it "Min Air," but we're kind of glad they didn't.
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County Limerick house dating from 1810 on the market for €599k
A COUNTY Limerick parochial house which dates from the early 1800s and is a grade 1 listed building is on the market for €599,000.
The five-bedroom residence in Kilmallock which is known as the parochial house was built between 1810 and 1815 as a convent.
After being used as a school, it then reverted back to a convent again and remained as such up to the 1930s when it became the parochial house.
The house had been divided in two – with one side inhabited by the priests and the other catering for the nuns.
The property has been comprehensively restored in recent years creating a period home with all the original character and features found in a property of the era in which it was built.
The current owners have restored it to one single house.
"They have refurbished the whole building," explained Margaret Doyle, sales agent with Team Quane auctioneers.
"When they renovated it, they kept as much of the original features as possible and anything they had to get done, they replicated it in the old style in keeping with the era in which it was built. It is a magnificent building which has incredible history," she added.
The 3,500 sq ft house which is set on one acre was re-plumbed, rewired and redecorated by the couple who have vast experience of property redevelopment in Ireland and England.
The couple have kept a number of the original features including coving, high ceilings, original light switches, original sash windows with wood shutters, fireplaces and all rooms are complemented with chandeliers.
The main living room boasts an original Regency fireplace which is one of a few remaining in Ireland.
The bathroom boats an impressive corner Jacuzzi.
"There are original stain glass windows upstairs in what the current owners call the sanctuary," Margaret explained.
The house, which is situated on elevated ground on the Kilfinane Road, is located next to library, court house and the county council offices.


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Preparing the country to respond to a large scale nuclear event is the primary function of the NNSA Office of Emergency Response. This week, Consequence Management teams from that office participated in the Vibrant Response 14 exercise at Camp Atterbury in Muscatatuck, Ind. and surrounding areas.
Taking advantage of a U. S. Army North exercise, NNSA, alongside FEMA, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, and numerous other local, state, and federal agencies with civilian personnel from across the country responded to a simulated terrorist attack with a nuclear weapon. NNSA deployed personnel to federal and state operating facilities to coordinate the response to the radiological aspects of this scenario. Additionally, a Consequence Management Home Team provided support from Las Vegas, NV, Livermore, CA. and Albuquerque, NM. This team provided models of fallout deposition and analysis of environmental monitoring data.
This was the most extensive exercise of this type to date, involving not only 5000+ field deployed Department of defense Military personnel in the field but also a multitude of support and coordination facilities across the country. Lessons learned during this exercise will be used to improve NNSA and other national organizations response to nuclear and radiological incidents of all scales and inform national level policies guiding that response.
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The Clippers just keep on winning, leaving little trails of bitterness in their wake. Blake Griffin seems to be on a personal crusade to irritate every opposing player in the league, and he's well on his way.
Here's a really disgusting thought for Griffin's naysayers: What if he wins the MVP award?
It's not such a crazy notion. Griffin has elevated his game dramatically, adding mid-range jumpers, post-up moves and Tim Duncan-like bank shots to his high-flying dunk routine. Last week, it seemed Griffin had ascended to No. 3 in the MVP race behind (in either order) LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Now it's hard to make a serious argument against the Clippers' mercurial forward.
If this is really about value, as opposed to talent, consider the possibility of the Clippers finishing with the best record in either conference. They have only two fewer victories than either San Antonio or Indiana, the leaders in their respective conferences. They're looking unstoppable right now, surviving injuries to Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick to post a 10-game winning streak, and with all credit to head coach Doc Rivers and point guard Chris Paul, Griffin's stunning improvement has made the difference.
If there's an obstacle to Griffin's candidacy, it's his reputation. Opponents think his snarky attitude is out of line, and it was hardly surprising to learn that the Warriors' Jermaine O'Neal, upset with one of Griffin's in-game comments Wednesday night, waited outside the Clippers' locker room afterward to initiate a heated conversation.
The two eventually shook hands - O'Neal says it's important to remember that - but Griffin surely realizes there's more to come. And here we arrive at the central issue: Is this tough, rugged performer really a wimp at heart?
A lot of people believe exactly that. After the Clippers lost their playoff series to Memphis last year, teammate Chauncey Billups told ESPN, "I don't agree that Blake is soft, but maybe he's too nice of a guy. Because there have been times when people take shots at him. And I tell him, if that's me, I'll take the two- or three-game suspension, because I'm going to punish somebody."
Early this season, after Matt Barnes got into a scuffle with Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka, he seemed to be targeting Griffin in a tweet savaging his teammates for not joining the fray. Then there was ESPN's Michael Wilbon, echoing a sentiment previously expressed by the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, in a "Pardon the Interruption" segment last week: "He's a grown man, and people are going after him. He's going to have to pop somebody. He's gonna have to hold his ground and square off, a la Maurice Lucas, on the court. In front of everybody."
Lucas, over a 12-year NBA career in the '70s and '80s, blended scoring ability and an enforcer's brutality into a formidable package. Griffin won't ever be that type of player, and he knows it. "To me, toughness isn't just being ready to throw a punch or push somebody and be tough like that," he told the Los Angeles Times. "It's about having that mental toughness, as well, to stay in the game."Read Full Article
Sounds awfully logical from here. His opponents don't seem to agree, raising the issues of jealousy and envy, but Griffin would do well to sharpen his trash-talking game - if not eliminate it altogether.
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-- Speaking of major irritants, Houston guard Patrick Beverley has established himself as a legitimate in-your-face defender, often taking his aggressiveness a bit too far. Portland's Damian Lillard publicly ripped Beverley for resorting to "little sick stuff," and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook still wants a piece of Beverley after his cheap-shot tactic sent Westbrook into knee surgery during last year's playoffs. Beverley can be an influential offensive player, as well, to the point where Jeremy Lin has become strictly a reserve for the Rockets.
-- All of which leads to this: There's a pretty fair chance the Warriors will see either Griffin or Beverley in the playoffs. Sharpen up those elbows.
-- Easily one of the most ill-advised contract extensions in NBA history: the Lakers handing Kobe Bryant $48.5 million over two years. Aside from pulling the trigger far too early, without making sure Bryant's health was intact, they set up a major conflict with their marquee player. Bryant wants to win immediately - like, next year - but his deal comes off as selfish, limiting the Lakers' financial flexibility in luring free agents (as if LeBron or anyone else would want to join that sorry outfit next season). The team is targeting the 2015 free-agent market, at which point Kobe might be considering retirement. Worse yet, Bryant is steamed about Phil Jackson joining the Knicks, leaving L.A. with overmatched chief executive Jim Buss. Complete mess.
-- Several readers wondered why we didn't include Gail Goodrich in last week's list of the best left-handed point guards. Easy: Although there weren't specific "1" and "2" backcourt designations in Goodrich's time, he was a prime-time scorer from the time UCLA won its first title under John Wooden (1964, with Walt Hazzard running the offense). Goodrich could do it all, but any reputable historical record would list him as a shooting guard.
-- The evidence just keeps pouring in: There can be no replacing Jim Barnett as the Warriors' TV analyst. Aside from his razor-sharp recall of the NBA dating back to the mid-'60s, he appreciates the opposition (as all the great broadcasters do), understands the subtleties of the Warriors' talent and won't hesitate to point out their shortcomings. Can't imagine anyone stepping into that job without representing a major letdown.
Bruce Jenkins is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @bruce_jenkins1


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text: A natural best-seller, this touch-and-feel adventure by Maurice Pledger is sure to inspire even the youngest readers to explore their own backyards. Billy Bunny is on an adventure as he searches for his family and learns about baby animals along the way from where they live to why they look the way they do. Young explorers find a touchable experience on every page and learn a little about the wonders of animals and their families. Furry, rough, soft, woolly, leathery, or velvety, readers feel their way through the woods while increasing vocabulary and exploring sensory learning.


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Howdy Ags! A new year is starting and after the excitement of
the first week, it is time to settle into a routine and get to
studying. For freshman BIMS majors, it's important to start finding
your niche and finding an organization that you like and taking
advantage of community service opportunities. It is important when
applying for professional school to show that you are involved in
an organization and remain active, so find something that interests
you or join a professional organization. Groups for Pre-Medical,
-Dental, and -Vet are great places to start if you hope to pursue
that field. Meetings usually include free food-which great for our
college budgets-and then professionals in that field come and talk
about their journey and what they do within their specific
practice. I joined the Pre-Medical Society, and I liked hearing
different points of view and how people choose their particular
specialties of medicine.
Besides getting involved, another piece of advice from the four
years I have been here is to enjoy the traditions around campus.
Friends of mine talk about the past and what we have and have not
done and most regret not taking part in more Aggie traditions. So
it does not matter what year you are; remember to spend some time
making memories outside the library and do things like going to
Midnight Yell, taking part in Aggie Muster, carving your name into
a table at the Dixie chicken, pond hopping in the campus fountains,
Big Event, or going to a baseball game. I have so many
memories and great times from all the sporting events and community
service projects I have done. Good luck to everybody this fall and
let's get ready for Aggie football this Saturday and BTHO Sam
Houston State.
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They carved a refuge out of the wilderness and then, in 200 years, built it into the most powerful nation on earth.
In memoriam, Parker Molloy writes a powerful letter to Leelah.
It might be the most powerful affirmation, and perhaps even a feminist or political statement, from any public person this year.
It was fearless and raunchy and fun and ridiculous and weird and feminist and powerful.
But taking such action puts them at odds with the most powerful and best-organized segment of their coalition.
It secures us against all future annoyance from powerful Indian tribes.
Mr. Robert Lowe, a Liberal, became one of its most powerful assailants.
It isn't true that the weak and poor are to be envied beyond the powerful.
The simplest child he would no more offend than the most powerful man.
Strange, that the mere identity of paper and ink should be so powerful.
c.1400, from power (n.) + -ful. Meaning "of great quality or number" is from 1811; colloquial sense of "exceedingly" (adv.) is from 1822. Related: Powerfully. Thornton ("American Glossary") notes powerful as "Much used by common people in the sense of very," along with monstrous and cites curious expressions such as devilish good, monstrous pretty (1799), dreadful polite, cruel pretty, abominable fine (1803), "or when a young lady admires a lap dog for being so vastly small and declares him prodigious handsome" (1799).


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Date(s) - 02/01/2014
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hudson Grille Midtown
Ben Scafidi Director
Economics of Education Policy Center at Georgia College State University Happy Hour: 6:30 – 7:30 pm Program: 7:30 – 8:30 pm FREE Drinks for AFF Members! Dr. Scafidi will be giving a very interesting presentation on three topics related to education including the administrative staffing surge, how and why neighborhoods are becoming more racially integrated while schools are becoming more racially segregated, and finally presenting new research which found that parents are more concerned with many other aspects of their children's educational experiences than they are with standardized test scores. Ben Scafidi is a professor of economics and director of the Economics of Education Policy Center at Georgia College & State University. He is also a senior fellow with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the director of education policy for the Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.


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The Materials Research Facility - A Shared Research Facility for Multidimensional Fabrication and Characterization (MRF) is a research center and service facility at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that supports scientific research activities through its wide array of sophisticated characterization and processing instruments. UNT is among an elite group of public institutions nationwide that offer this complement of facilities.
In addition to UNT-affiliated researchers, MRF collaborates with other universities and industries. Researchers use the more than two-dozen machines at MRF to fabricate and analyze materials from the micro to atomic level. Projects span numerous areas of expertise in disciplines such as engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, and biology and are at the cutting edge of cross-disciplinary analysis, characterization, and synthesis.