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Report: electronic log falsified of officers' checks on Ohio death row inmate who killed self
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio report says that one and possibly two prison guards apparently falsified an electronic log documenting checks on a death row inmate who committed suicide just days before his execution was to go forward.
The report released Monday says one of the officers also did not conduct the required rounds. It does not say, however, whether the guards, if they had followed the rules, might have prevented the Aug. 4 suicide of condemned killer Billy Slagle.
Slagle's Aug. 7 execution appeared on track despite a plea for mercy from a prosecutor, who said Slagle shouldn't have gotten the death sentence.
The guards were placed on paid administrative leave. The union representing guards did not immediately return a message for comment.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Jake Rodriguez reached on an infield single in the 14th inning, driving in Danny Hayes, to send the seventh-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 4-3 extra-inning win over Seattle Monday at Bannerwood Park.
Rodriguez hit a grounder in the hole on the left side of the infield off Seattle reliever Mason Stidham and beat the throw from Redhawks' shortstop Nate Roberts, enabling Hayes to come in from third with the winning run. Hayes had doubled with one out and moved to third on a groundout by pinch hitter Jeff Hendrix.
Scott Schultz was stellar in relief, throwing 7 1/3 scoreless innings, by far the longest outing of the season for the right-hander. The junior picked up the win to improve to 2-1 this year after allowing just two hits while striking out three.
Stidham, who worked one inning, got the loss to fall to 0-1 this season.
The clubs kept each other off the board for seven innings leading up to the Beavers' run in the 14th. OSU (31-8 overall) relievers Tony Bryant, Brandon Jackson, Max Engelbrekt, Cole Brocker and Schultz held the Redhawks (15-24) scoreless the final 10 innings.
The Beavers opened the game's scoring, taking a 2-0 lead in the second on Danny Hayes' second home run of the season. The two-run shot went to right and scored Ryan Barnes, who had reached on a bunt single.
The Redhawks, however, tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when Nick Latta tripled to center, driving in a run. He also scored on the play on an errant throw to third by Tyler Smith.
Cullen Hendrickson singled in a run in the fourth to give Seattle a 3-2 advantage but the Beavers tied the score in the sixth when Dylan Davis reached on a bases-loaded fielder's choice.
Neither starter figured in the decision. Dan Child opened the game for the Beavers and worked 2 2/3 innings. He scattered five hits and two runs — one earned — before giving way to Bryant. The senior right-hander threw 2 2/3 innings in relief, allowing two hits and one run with three strikeouts.
Connor Moore, meanwhile, started for Seattle and went 5 1/3 innings, leaving with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth. The lefty left with a 3-2 lead but that was wiped away when Davis drove in his run on a fielder's choice. Moore allowed four hits and three runs.
Smith had three hits to pace Oregon State while Hayes and Andy Peterson had two apiece.
The Beavers open a three-game home series against USC Friday.


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Much of my Tuesday was spent hanging out with Christine, a creepy FD lurker who loves her some Bepa. Thank God Christine was around (and not actually creepy at all), because as we were walking the grounds with our Honey Deuces, I got thuper exthited when I saw Petko. So much so that it took Christine to point that she was hitting with Ana. We got all squealy and planted our butts right in front.
Christine had never seen Ana in person before (or Petko for that matter, if I recall) and I waxed poetic about how both ladies had the ability to make you melty, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. I also went off about how nice Ana is and how if you talk to her she'll totally make eye contact with you and pretty much acknowledge anyone who says anything to her. To prove my point, we waited around until Ana was done practicing and as she left the court I said "Good luck tomorrow, Ana." She looked up (she typically walks with her head down), smiled, looked me dead in the eye, and said "Thank you." Point proven.
On my Ana high, I decided to give it a go with Petko as she left the court. "Good luck tonight, Andrea. We'll be there cheering for you." She gave her badass grin, said thanks, and went on her way, signing autographs for whomever was wise enough to ask. They're both so awesome.
I'm telling you, Leather is the best thing ever. Oh! And she was sitting down while Ana was practicing so I leaned forward and said "Marija!" She turned, I waved, and she smiled that huge grin she has. I know, I was being a dork. I blame the heat and the vodka.
Oh, and here are pics of Leather giving Ana an ice massage. On court.


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Israeli elections always elicit hostile exchanges between right-wing and left-wing parties. But the various religious parties are also at each other's throats, literally.
Around 10 percent of Israel's population is made up of haredim, or ultra-Orthodox Jews. Until recently, the majority of the haredim had two viable political parties for which to vote - Shas and United Torah Judaism.
The vast majority of Sephardic (Eastern) haredim always voted for Shas, making the party a consistent powerhouse in parliaments past.
But this year, two prominent rabbis broke away from Shas and formed their own parties ahead of the January 22 election. Rabbi Haim Amsalem has formed the new "Am Shalem" (United People) party and Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak created the "Power to Influence" faction.
Rabbi Amsalem is a highly respected individual, so Shas has been careful about attacking him too openly. But Rabbi Yitzhak is the subject of greater controversy, and viewed by some as something of a lunatic. Because of that, the battles between Shas and "Power to Influence" have been far more severe.
On Monday evening, a reported 150 Shas activists attacked a lecture by Rabbi Yitzhak in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh. As the rabbi was addressing the gathering, one of the activists hurled a gas grenade into the hall.
Many participants complained of a burning sensation in their eyes and skin, but no one required medical attention.
Shas officials later claimed that Rabbi Yitzhak's own people had released the gas in an effort to frame Shas.
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A cable station is broadcasting an event from Orange County in March and it has nothing to do with The Real Housewives of Orange County.
HBO, not Bravo, will broadcast Chris Arreola's heavyweight bout at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa on March 9. The fight inside the Hangar against Bermane Stiverne will be Arreola's first in over a year.
A win by Arreola might set up a rematch against World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Arreola, who is 35-2 with 30 knockouts, lost to Klitschko in 2009 at Staples Center, where Klitschko dominated, forcing Arreola's corner to stop the fight after the 10th round.
Since Klitschko handed Arreola his first loss, Arreola, who's from Riverside, won eight of his next nine fights.
A press conference to announce the upcoming WBC heavyweight title elimination bout between Arreola and Stiverne (22-1-1, 20 knockouts) is on Wednesday in Sherman Oaks at 11:30 a.m.
Roy Englebrecht, a Newport Beach-based promoter, said he has been hired by Goossen Tutor Promotions to sell the fight locally. Tickets will go on sale at http://www.fightcluboc.com on Friday at 9 a.m.
"This is the biggest show to come to the OC in years, and the first HBO show out of Costa Mesa," Englebrecht said in an email.
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Galapagos National Park, Giant Galapagos Tortoises, Charles Darwin Research Station.
The inhabitants...state that they can distinguish the tortoise from different islands; and that they differ not only in size, but in other characters. Captain Porter has described those from Charles and from the nearest island to it, namely Hood Island, as having their shells in front thick and turned up like a Spanish saddle, whilst the tortoises from James Island are rounder, blacker, and have a better taste when cooked.
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Kikuyu kĭko͞o´yo͞o [key], Bantu-speaking people, numbering about 6 million, forming the largest tribal group in Kenya. The Kikuyu live in the highlands NE of Nairobi. Before the British conquest they were the most influential people in the country. During the 1950s, under the leadership of Jomo Kenyatta , the Kikuyu fought the British colonialists in what was known as the Mau Mau Emergency. Although the Kikuyu traditionally lived in separate family homesteads, most were moved into villages during the rebellion. After the removal of the colonists, a large number chose to remain in the villages. The Kikuyu economy centers mainly around agriculture, with little or no hunting or fishing.
See H. E. Lambert, Kikuyu Social and Political Institutions (1956, repr. 1965); R. M. Gatheru, Child of Two Worlds (1964, repr. 1972); J. Davison, Voices from Mutira (1989).
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Development organizations operate at the global level, partnering both with countries to implement country strategies, and within sectors to tackle sectoral challenges. NGOs on the other hand, operate at the grassroots level, working with individuals towards the betterment of communities. Development organizations have the advantage of resources, many years of experience and knowledge but are generally several degrees removed from the individual. NGOs are in touch with the needs of citizens and are able to respond quickly to challenges but unable to scale up. The two have worked together, but so much more can be done. Over the last several years the dynamic has undergone a fundamental change. Cue to technology, which is fast emerging as a game changer in the world of development. Technology enables linkages based on mutual agreement (e.g. development institutions-NGOs) as well as linkages that evolve organically (e.g. a grassroots human rights group in Kenya that builds a relationship with a Swedish development institution focused on social inclusion).
In my earlier blog on the subject, I wrote about how volunteer technical communities in disaster management brought about real improvements in the area. The use of disruptive, community-driven Web 2.0 technology by volunteer and technical communities (VTCs) working on disaster and conflict management is well known. VTCs such as OpenStreetMap, CrisisMappers, Crisis Commons, Sahana and Ushahidi have contributed greatly to disaster management. VTCs have used SMS, social media and satellite imagery; built communities around humanitarian efforts; and created technology tools and wikis, using open source software, hardware and platforms, as well as free cloud based services in affected countries such as Haiti, Libya and Japan. One of the major challenges ahead, as documented in a recent report Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies, was "in exploring how to better coordinate between the structured and hierarchical humanitarian system and the relatively loosely organized and flat volunteer and technical communities" and that "without a direct relationship with the humanitarian system, volunteer and technical communities run the risk of mapping needs without being able to make sure that these needs can be met". Volunteer and technical communities are but one example of virtual communities that have been built around common development goals. To provide an interface between volunteers and traditional organizations in the field, USAID is partnering with two volunteer technical communities for the Agency's first crowdsourcing project: the Standby Task Force (SBTF) and GISCorps, winner of a 2012 President's Volunteer Service Award. We can re-state the challenge in terms of how to better coordinate structured and hierarchical development organizations (and not just humanitarian ones) with NGOs (including volunteer communities), and beyond that, to the individual.
Can technology be a real game changer? Let's look at the bane of many development institutions - malaria - and how it is being tackled through crowdsourcing. One child dies every minute from malaria in Africa (source). Any gains made through crowdsourcing would constitute a real contribution to reduction in childhood mortality and disease control. To tackle this challenge, a UCLA team created a crowdsourced online gaming system in which players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from healthy ones by viewing digital images obtained from microscopes. The team found that a small group of non-experts playing the game was collectively able to diagnose malaria-infected red blood cells with an accuracy that was within 1.25 percent of the diagnostic decisions made by a trained medical professional. The game, which can be accessed on cell phones and personal computers, can be played by anyone around the world, including children. I chatted with Dr. Ozcan from the UCLA team, about how they planned to scale up in the future. Dr. Ozcan said, "As for future, this telemedicine platform will be used for combining the decisions of professional pathologists to reduce overall diagnosis errors, even for relatively poorly trained health care workers. It will also provide us a new training platform for professional health care workers. In the long run, we expect this telemedicine platform also help our machine learning algorithms by providing high quality data toward automated diagnosis". To think about how ordinary, untrained people spread all over the earth can tackle the complex problem of diagnosis, and help unseen, suffering populations in remote areas, is an amazing example of how connected individuals using technology can change the world for the better.
Let me end this blog with a vision. Assume a development project on primary education in a developing country is aimed at a) pedagogical support and in-service teacher training; and b) teaching and learning materials - funded by partner UNDP. The anticipated outcome is improving the quality of primary education through providing teaching and learning material, and pedagogical support to, and in service training for untrained teachers. The implementing agency is the Ministry of Education, and the stakeholders who were consulted include the local NGOs.
In this ideal project the "web" of development would be clearly evident: consultation records available for all, the opinions of the NGOs recorded, the contributions of UNDP recorded and the development organization's outputs and outcome data widely available. We would be able to see the "stories" of the teachers who were trained, their personal record of their achievements, the picture of the classroom that was built, videos of the lectures, the materials, and of course the records of the children that were educated.
The existing funding channels may not be able to fund all the needs, so voluntary organizations would fill the gap. Perhaps there would be an international version of a "Kickstarter" project for school supplies. Say there are 3 or 4 needy students who are not able to pay for their tuition at a particular school. Let's create a charity organization called "Helping Through Stories". This organization posts the stories of children in need written by volunteer writers and editors and sets fundraising goals for each child. They decide to "adopt" the cause of our school and write the stories of the 3 or 4 students who need help with their tuition. Let's suppose Aluna is a girl student who gets very good grades and does her school work assiduously, while helping her single mother who is a farm worker, with her household chores. Ming, living in Singapore, sees the "Helping with stories" writeup about Aluna and becomes one of 10 people who are part of the virtual community that will fund Aluna's education. All of this gets recorded on the Helping with Stories website, which in turn links to the other projects helping the school. Here we have all the vertical linkages (educational outcomes of the nation, state, the school, the teachers, the children) and the horizontal linkages (the development organization, the virtual communities, the NGOs) and associated data captured in (almost) real time, and hopefully published in an open format that makes the whole process transparent and accessible to all. The rise of technology, the Internet, social media and collaborative technologies based on distributed and decentralized, yet linked structures are thus potentially able to rewrite development more effectively than our former "manual "world. The goal of development could then well be to enable and connect this global collective intelligence.
The idea of open development, after all, is essentially that the connected individual (the unit of global intelligence) can drive bottom-up development. The impact of such efforts can be far-reaching and much more powerful than any hierarchical development organization/NGOs. Development organizations can enable the connected individual to take center stage in development. They can do so by encouraging the development of horizontal and vertical connectivity tools. The use of these tools can enable and empower not only through rigorous data made available at each level (whether horizontal or vertical) but also through inspiring stories of development. This will keep powering the positive cycle of open development.
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On May 14, I hosted my counterparts from the foreign ministries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. These four Central European countries form a consultative group called the Visegrád Four, or V4. Although under Communist rule from the 1940s until 1989, in less than a generation they have successfully built democratic governments and transitioned to market economies, earning membership in NATO and the European Union.
They have proven valuable allies, not least in protecting Americans in conflict zones. The Czech Republic is currently our protecting power in Syria, where its Embassy provides critical assistance to American citizens still in that country. Poland previously performed this duty in Syria and for over a decade in Iraq, and in 2011 Hungary served as our protecting power in Libya. As my Polish counterpart Ambassador Jarosław Bratkiewicz said, "In a multi-polar world, Europe and the United States must collaborate strongly to meet shared challenges."
We work with the V4 countries as key partners in the transatlantic community. My Hungarian colleague, Péter Sztáray, noted how much the V4 countries contribute on a broad range of issues, from their roles in NATO and Afghanistan, where V4 countries have troops standing alongside us, to supporting democratic transitions around the world. Czech Political Director Pavel Fischer made an excellent point when describing why the United States' partnership with the V4 and other European partners is so crucial, and works so well -- because we cooperate in advancing shared values such as the spread of democracy and the expansion of prosperity in the United States, Europe, and beyond. My Slovak colleague, Ľubomír Rehák, spoke about the importance of working together to further the integration of the Western Balkans into Europe, and I noted that this is an area where we value the insights and guidance of the V4, given their profound expertise in the region. With their significant contributions to advancing shared values and addressing global challenges, these countries truly "punch above their weight."
Our meeting closed on a lighter note when we discussed how Slovakia beat the United States in the World Championships in Finland just before our meeting: another good example of our shared interests with the V4 countries!
About the Author: Wendy R. Sherman serves as Under Secretary for Political Affairs.


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Poetry Dispatch No. 56 | February 14, 2006
Marriage by Edith Nash
Before we were married
I always had a poached egg on rye toast for breakfast
But since my husband didn't like rye toast
And didn't want to eat the same thing every day
I would make white toast, and scramble or fry…
But I still likes eggs my way
So every once in a while
jaw set, lips clenched
I made rye toast for us both
And one day
Only 52 years later—my husband looked at me
And said,
"You know, rye toast and poached eggs
Are quite good."
from PRACTICE, The Here and Now, Cross+Roads Press, 2001
Edith Nash (July 12, 1913-November 9, 2003) was an educator and poet.
Edith Henriet (Rosenfels) Nash was born in Oak Park, Illinois, where she was a childhood friend of a sister of Ernest Hemingway. She met her future husband, Wisconsin anthropologist and politician Philleo Nash, while in college in Chicago. On November 2, 1935, they married. Edith Nash, trained as an anthropologist, did field work in the American West among Native Americans in the 1930s. In the 1940s through the 1950s, she was the second director and co-founder of the Georgetown Day School, the first racially integrated school in Washington, D.C..
Edith Nash also wrote poetry and critical essays. Practice: The Here and Now (Cross+Roads Press, 2001), her best-known book, includes a sample of her poetry and prose. She spent three decades of her life in her husband's home town, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, from which she managed a Biron, Wisconsin, cranberry marsh and became a major player in local and state politics. She was an early supporter of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat.
She wrote about her 1930s "coming out" party at a Chicago speakeasy, meeting "Ernie" Hemingway at his Oak Park parent's home in 1929, and the progressive causes she championed all the years of her life. Nash's husband was targeted (and condemned on the floor of the U.S. Senate) by Wisconsin U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, a Republican whose name is now linked forever to the tactic of unfounded political attacks. However, that didn't stop his wife from soliciting money for the Georgetown Day School from McCarthy when she met him by chance in the 1950s. Her life was celebrated in the poem "When You're Eighty-Five," which was published by her friend Mark Scarborough in the summer 2001 issue of the Wisconsin Academy Review.
Among Nash's other writer friends were Muriel Rukeyser and Frances Hamerstrom. Nash, an inspiration for generations of writers in central Wisconsin, also was a tireless advocate of free expression during her tenure as a member of a book review committee of the Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools and as a co-founder (with then Lincoln High School student Elisa Derickson) of the Elisa Derickson Fund for Creative Writing, South Wood County Community Foundation, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
Edith Nash's other volumes of poetry include White Line on the Left (Round Robin Press, no date, but circa 1990), The Words (Home Brew Press, 1992), Now is the Time (Round Robin Press, 1996), and A Christmas Offering: Selected Poems, 1985-2000 (privately printed, 2000). Her poetry was also included in the anthologies The Poetry of Cold (Home Brew Press, 1997) and At the Heart of Riverwood (Round Robin Press, 2000). Her poems and essays were published in publications as varied as Free Verse, Wisconsin Poet's Calendar, and Wisconsin River Valley Journal. She was the founder of the Riverwood Roundtable, a central Wisconsin literary society.
Edith Nash died in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.


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Doctors have long known that the nine months humans spend developing in the womb are incredibly important to the health of infants, but could a brief exposure to certain hormones impact our health years, even decades later?
A group of Bucknell researchers is taking part in a scientific movement producing ever-mounting evidence that the environment of the womb is critical in determining our long-term health, how long we live and even our personalities.
"Maternal nutrition can have lasting effects on us for the rest of our lives; exposure to different hormones can have lasting effects on us," said professor Mark Haussmann, biology. "These effects are often seen at birth, but there's been the thought that a few months later the baby has made it past that stage. But what all the literature is suggesting now is that if you do follow-up studies at 10, 20, 30 years of age, you're still seeing lasting effects from that period of gestation, or even from a one-day exposure to certain hormones during gestation."
Haussmann — together with Professor of Biology Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks and student researchers Brittany Whitley '12 and Lisa Treidel '12 — recently published a paper in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters linking prenatal exposure to the male sex hormone testosterone with shorter lifespans in chickens. While testosterone is associated with male characteristics, it's also found in women, just as the hormone estrogen is found in men. It's too early to extrapolate the study's findings to humans, Haussmann said, but the study's results are nonetheless striking. While normal chickens might live up to 10 years, the chickens exposed to prenatal testosterone have cells that are damaged faster, and aren't likely to live beyond a few years.
"The connection to humans is that this prenatal period of development is really important," Haussmann said. "It can set individuals on a trajectory toward early onset aging."
The Bucknell study focused on the connection between prenatal testosterone and oxidative stress. Structures within cells called mitochondria produce energy to fuel the body, but they also produce wayward electrons called free radicals. Let loose in the body, those free radicals can collide with and damage other cells. As we age, our ability to repair those damages diminishes, leading to age-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. In the experiment, prenatal testosterone exposure did not increase the damage done by oxidative stress, but impaired the ability of the exposed chickens to repair the damage done by free radicals.
"There is 'machinery' in your cells to repair damage done to your DNA, to repair the body's genetic blueprint," Haussmann explained. "We found that the birds that had prenatal testosterone exposure couldn't repair that damage, resulting in cells that age much more rapidly than they would normally."
The study is not the first to examine a link between prenatal testosterone exposure and oxidative stress, but it has yielded the most conclusive results thus far. It is also unique, Haussmann said, in that it was largely led and written by undergraduate students.
"We were really hands-on," said Whitley, who is now working on a two-year post-baccalaureate fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. "One of the main techniques we used in this project was new to our lab, and Lisa and I optimized it for our experiment."
Whitley and Treidel began working on the project as summer research fellows in 2011, and continued writing and revising their paper even after graduation.
"It was really rewarding to finally get that out, and important for my career," said Treidel, who is currently pursuing a master's in biology at Illinois State University.
Both graduates plan to make careers in science, and said their Bucknell experience left them well prepared for their postgraduate research.
"I think it's striking that the paper has four authors, all from Bucknell, and two of them are undergraduates," Haussmann said. "Bucknell provides an environment that allows students to explore, ask their own questions and make their own discoveries."


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The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent recommendation Thursday that a series of safety issues be addressed before the reopening of the short railway.
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Publications: Buizer, Marleen
Journal Article
Buizer, M. and Kurz, T. (2016) Erratum to "Too hot to handle: Depoliticisation and the discourse of ecological modernisation in fire management debates" [Geoforum (68C) (2015) 48–56]. Geoforum, 70 . p. 130.
Buizer, M. and Kurz, T. (2016) Too hot to handle: Depoliticisation and the discourse of ecological modernisation in fire management debates. Geoforum, 68 . pp. 48-56.
Boyd, D., Buizer, M., Schibeci, R. and Baudains, C. (2015) Prompting transdisciplinary research: Promising futures for using the performance metaphor in research. Futures, 65 . pp. 175-184.
Buizer, M., Ruthrof, K., Moore, S.A., Veneklaas, E.J., Hardy, G.E.St.J. and Baudains, C. (2015) A critical evaluation of interventions to progress transdisciplinary research. Society & Natural Resources, 28 (6). pp. 670-681.
Buizer, M., Humphreys, D. and de Jong, W. (2014) Climate change and deforestation: The evolution of an intersecting policy domain. Environmental Science and Policy, 35 . pp. 1-11.
Turnhout, E., Waterton, C., Neves, K. and Buizer, M. (2014) Technocratic and economic ideals in the ecosystem services discourse. Conservation Letters, 7 (3). pp. 336-337.
Buizer, M. and Lawrence, A. (2014) The politics of numbers in forest and climate change policies in Australia and the UK. Environmental Science and Policy, 35 . pp. 57-66.
Ruthrof, K.X., Fontaine, J.B., Buizer, M., Matusick, G., McHenry, M.P. and Hardy, G.E.St.J. (2013) Linking restoration outcomes with mechanism: the role of site preparation, fertilisation and revegetation timing relative to soil density and water content. Plant Ecology, 214 (8). pp. 987-998.
Turnhout, E., Waterton, C., Neves, K. and Buizer, M. (2013) Rethinking biodiversity: from goods and services to "living with". Conservation Letters, 6 (3). pp. 154-161.
Buizer, M. and Van Herzele, A. (2012) Combining deliberative governance theory and discourse analysis to understand the deliberative incompleteness of centrally formulated plans. Forest Policy and Economics, 16 . pp. 93-101.
Buizer, M., Kurz, T. and Ruthrof, K. (2012) Understanding restoration volunteering in a context of environmental change: In pursuit of novel ecosystems or historical analogues? Human Ecology, 40 (1). pp. 153-160.
Buizer, M., Arts, B. and Kok, K. (2011) Governance, scale and the environment: The importance of recognizing knowledge claims in transdisciplinary arenas. Ecology and Society, 16 (1).
Buizer, M. and Turnhout, E. (2011) Text, talk, things, and the subpolitics of performing place. Geoforum, 42 (5). pp. 530-538.
Turnhout, E. and Buizer, M. (2010) Biodiversiteit is meer dan alleen tellen, meten en rekenen. Bionieuws, 20 . pp. 12-13.
Arts, B. and Buizer, M. (2009) Forests, discourses, institutions. A discursive-institutional analysis of global forest governance. Forest Policy and Economics, 11 (5-6). pp. 340-347.
van Eijk, P., Tjallingii, S. and van den Top, M. (2001) Workshops for Sustainable Urban Development. Nordisk Arkitekturforskning – Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, 14 (4).
van den Top, M. and van der Zouwen, M.W. (2000) Europees natuurbeleid in Nederland: Een pionier die zichzelf in de weg loopt. Landschap, 17 (2). pp. 81-96.
Conference Paper
Schibeci, R.A., Boyd, D., Buizer, M. and Baudains, C. (2012) Inspiring a nation to lead the world in science through public engagement? The role of STEM research centres. In: 12th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, 18 - 20 April, Florence, Italy
Buizer, I.M. (2009) Bridging a divide? Local initiatives in a multi-level policy context. In: Forest Policies for a Sustainable Humanosphere Symposium, 17 - 18 February, Kyoto, Japan pp. 41-48.
Buizer, M. (2008) The various faces of place-based local initiatives: versions of subpolitics in the making? In: "Analysing Collaborative and Deliberative Forms of Governance" Workshop, 14 November, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Conference Item
Eckerberg, K. and Buizer, M. (2014) Fires, forests and conflict in times of rapid environmental change in Sweden and Australia. In: Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research XXIV IUFRO World Congress, 5 - 11 October, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Ruthrof, K.X., Buizer, M. and Valentine, L. (2010) Ecological, social and economic filters, hurdles for restoration and planning for the unknown. In: 8th National Conference of the Australasian Network for Plant Conservation, 28 September - 1 October, Perth, Western Australia.
Harper, R. and Buizer, M. (2010) Evolution of Australian climate change policy in the post-Kyoto period. In: XXIII IUFRO World Congress, 23 - 28 August, Seoul, Korea.
Buizer, M. and Ruthrof, K.X. (2010) Volunteering for novel landscapes or historical analogues? The dilemmas of public involvement in Restoration Ecology in a context of Climate Change. In: XXIII IUFRO World Congress, 23 - 28 August, Seoul, Korea.
Buizer, M. (2010) Whom did you say need to be educated for the sake of community engagement? In: Dieback Information Group Conference ('10), 16 July, Perth, Western Australia.
Buizer, M. (2008) Challenging 'mainstream' policy discourses and institutional practices: sub-politics in the making? In: Analysing Collaborative and Deliberative Forms of Governance Workshop, 14 November, Canberra, Australia.
Book Chapter
Buizer, M. (2008) Local initiatives challenging mainstream policies: signs of subpolitics? In: de Haan, H. and van der Duim, R., (eds.) Landscape, Leisure and Tourism. Eburon, Delft, pp. 215-228.
Working Paper
Westerink, J., Buizer, M. and Santiago Ramos, J. (2008) European lessons for Green and Blue Services in The Netherlands. Alterra Wageningen UR, Wageningen; The Netherlands.
Buizer, M., Kurz, T. and Ruthrof, K. (2011) Understanding restoration volunteering in a context of environmental change. Impact of tuart canopy decline on brushtail possums. Research Findings 2011: Bulletin No. 12 .
Buizer, M. (2008) Worlds apart : interactions between local initiatives and established policy. PhD Thesis (PhD). Wageningen University and Research .


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If the wing on your future United Continental Holdings Inc. flight seems to have sprouted an extra tip, don't be alarmed: it's the aviation industry's newest effort to save money.
Jetliners have long sported winglets, the aerodynamically crafted, upswept wingtips that minimize drag by reducing the miniature tornadoes that occur at the ends of airplane wings because of differing pressure above and below.
Now United is introducing "split scimitar" winglets into passenger service. The first 737-800 in United's fleet of 258 737s was fitted with the new wingtips this past weekend, and the first flight is today, from Houston to Los Angeles.
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The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part III: The Platinum and Modern Ages (1994-2004)
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Welcome back, brave adventurer, to the third and final installment of my history of our favorite computer game genre--the Computer Role-Playing Game, or CRPG for short. If you are new to this series, I'd suggest you stop now and read The Early Years, which covers the dark origins of the genre, such as Richard Garriott's Akalabeth and Sir-Tech's Wizardry series, and of course early mainframe CRPGs like dnd. You should then check out The Golden Age, which picks up from 1983 and extends all the way to 1993, a period which represents the peak of CRPG development.
Hundreds of games and dozens of series appeared during this time, several of which extend into the Platinum and Modern Ages. The Golden Age includes classics like SSI's Pool of Radiance (1988) and Phantasie (1985), or Interplay's The Bard's Tale (1985) and Wasteland (1988), and plenty of highly innovative titles like Sierra's Hero's Quest (1989) and Masterplay's Star Saga (1987). Without a good grounding in the CRPGs of these earlier periods, you might suffer from the all-too-common delusion that recent games like Diablo, Neverwinter Nights, and Oblivion came out of nowhere.
"CRPGs are natural extensions of their traditional pen-and-paper games or table-top miniatures. Instead of simply imagining monsters and moss-covered labyrinths, computer games burst with ethereal life, thanks to ever-evolving graphics and sound effects. Hard-liners may complain that the real magic has been lost; for the rest of us, however, CRPGs are the realization of our dreams - or more often, our nightmares."
–Scott A. May in Compute!, Jan. 1994.
Instead, these games can all trace their lineage back to Golden Age games, which can in turn trace their lineage back to the late 1970s. Indeed, although it's a commonplace in game history to blurt out things like, "We've sure have come a long way since Akalabeth!", at one level we really haven't taken more than a few timid steps.
Sure, there have been enormous changes in graphics, sound, interface, and so on, but much of what we cherish in a modern CRPG was already present in games like DynaMicro's Dungeons of Daggorath and Texas Instruments' Tunnels of Doom (both 1982). Furthermore, many games that come fairly late in the time line actually seem to some critics to be steps backwards. For instance, although FTL introduced Dungeon Master in 1987, which featured real-time, 3-D graphics in full color, other developers continued to release best-selling turn-based and tile-based games well into the 1990s. And even in 2007, many critics argue that ASCII or ANSI games like Rogue have never been surpassed, since snazzy graphics and intricate story lines just distract from what they think makes CRPGs fun to play.
In short, rather than view the history of CRPGs as a neat time line that begins with total crap and just keeps getting less crappy all the time, I see it as a treasure-filled, monster-infested dungeon. While you can get from one point on that path to any other, you'll never travel in a straight line--and you never know what's waiting for you around the next corner. Let's just hope you brought your loquacious old pal Lilarcor!
To my mind, the games that really represent the best of the genre appeared during the period I've termed the "Platinum Age," which begins in 1996 with the publication of three very important games, Origin's Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992), Blizzard's Diablo, and Bethesda's Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall (both 1996). Other high points of the age include Interplay's Fallout (1997), Black Isle's Planescape: Torment (1999), BioWare's Baldur's Gate (1998) and Baldur's Gate II (2000), Troika's Arcanum (2001) and Sir-Tech's Wizardy 8 (2001).
The single-player, standalone CRPG reached its zenith during this period, and I've begun to doubt if Baldur's Gate II will ever be surpassed. Even in many of these games, though, the presence of online, multi-player options signaled the impending doom of the old CRPG we knew and loved. At the end of the platinum age, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, or the MMORPG, dominated the scene, and, at least to this critic, the future of the CRPG is grimmer than anything ever dreamed up by Lord British.
Not all that glitters is platinum, however. It's during the early 1990s that we really begin to see games marred by sloppy code, particularly on the DOS and Windows platforms. Many otherwise impressive games were doomed at the start by hundreds of game-crashing glitches, which infuriated gamers and united critics against them.
The likeliest explanation for the preponderance of bugs during this era is an industry-wide shift in development methods. Instead of just a handful or even a single person in charge of the coding, games were being built by increasingly large teams of specialized programmers, who would work on individual parts and then jam everything together. While this process occasionally went smoothly, more often that not bits of the code were incompatible, and finding bugs in such massive piles of code was like finding the proverbial unassigned pointer in the memory stack.
Another key issue was the lack of industry standards among early graphic and sound card manufacturers; developers had to slap together code to support dozens of different standards—or risk alienating hordes of money-waving gamers. While it's now relatively easy to download and install a patch to address such issues, most people weren't online until well after many of these bug-infested games had passed out of circulation.
The period I've termed the "Modern Age" begins in 2002 with the publication of BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, and includes games like Microsoft's Dungeon Siege and Troika's The Temple of Elemental Evil. Although these games have probably sold many thousands more copies than games from earlier periods, they seem to represent more of a looking back than a looking forward, and I'm increasingly worried by the large number of CRPG fans migrating towards MMORPGs. In fact, I don't even consider these games to be part of the same genre, a point I'll get to towards the end of this article.
Up to now, I've tried to simplify things by postponing my discussion of MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons) and MMORPGs (Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Games), which can actually trace their history as far back as the stand-alone CRPG. I'll explain why at the end of this article.
Let's pick up our story, then, in 1992, a year which culminated in Origin's Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, a progressive game that demonstrated new and exciting possibilities and would set the tone for much of what would follow.
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Once-Daily '572 as Part of Initial Therapy for HIV
October 25, 2010
The investigational integrase inhibitor '572 can be taken once daily and does not need to be boosted with ritonavir (Norvir) or any other drug. '572 is being tested as part of the initial therapy for HIV infection in several hundred people in a trial called Spring. Preliminary results are very promising.
Study Details
In Spring, participants were randomly assigned to receive one of three doses of '572 (10, 25 or 50 mg) taken once daily or efavirenz 600 mg also taken once daily. All participants also received two nukes. Spring has a complex design and is planned to continue for at least 48 weeks. So far results for the first 16 weeks have been released.
The average profile of the 205 volunteers enrolled at the start of the study was as follows:
Results -- 16 Weeks Later
All doses of '572 performed well, achieving viral suppression more rapidly than efavirenz. This is not surprising, as integrase inhibitors as a class rapidly suppress HIV levels.
At 16 weeks, the proportion of participants in each dose group whose viral load was less than 50 copies/ml was as follows:
These differences were not statistically significant.
The proportion of efavirenz users at week 16 who had a viral load less than 50 copies/ml was 60%. This difference was statistically significant.
One reason for the inability of efavirenz users to achieve undetectable viral loads by week 16 is that 30% were not able to suppress HIV by that time. In contrast, at week 16 only 10% of '572 users had not suppressed their viral load.
Lack of virologic suppression occurred as follows when analysed by the nuke regimen used:
Changes in CD4+ Cell Counts
In general, increases in CD4+ cell counts were greater by week 16 in users of '572 than in efavirenz users. Here is the combined analysis of '572 dose groups:
Side Effects
About 8% of efavirenz users left the study prematurely because of severe side effects. Only 2% of people exposed to '572 left the study for such reasons.
The following proportion of participants reported the following side effects, which were graded as moderate to life-threatening among all '572 users:
The proportion of efavirenz users who experienced the same intensity of side effects was as follows:
While no serious side effects occurred among '572 users, one person taking efavirenz attempted to commit suicide.
One person left the study prematurely because of indigestion arising from '572. Four people left the study prematurely because of efavirenz-related side effects, such as:
Increased levels of so-called bad cholesterol (LDL-c) are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In this study, changes in LDL associated with each drug were as follows:
In summary, all doses of '572 showed potent anti-HIV activity with shorter times to undetectable viral load than efavirenz. The 50-mg once-daily dose of '572 has been selected for Phase III study, the final stage of large clinical trials before regulatory approval.
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We have been introducing people to the world of partner dancing for over 30 years & today we are the biggest dance club in the world with hundreds of dance classes across the globe...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 3 Years on Pot Charge
ALEXANDRIA - An Illinois man who was caught with four pounds of marijuana in his car while driving in South Dakota has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Patrick Maisenbacher, of Springfield, Ill., was arrested in August during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Alexandria. Authorities say Maisenbacher was pulled over because he failed to signal when changing lanes to pass another vehicle.
Maisenbacher pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 1 pound or more of marijuana.
The Mitchell Daily Republic reports that prosecutors recommended five years in prison. Defense attorney Rebecca Millan argued for a suspended sentence with jail time and probation.
Judge Tim Bjorkman said he could not be lenient with anyone who buys drugs with the intent to sell them.
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December 1, 2014
Cloud365 Selects Equinix Data Center in Melbourne to Manage Expanding Cloud Demand in Australia
SYDNEY—December 2, 2014—Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data centercompany, today announced that Cloud365 has selected Equinix's first Melbourne data center, ME1, to meet demand for cloud deployments in Australia. Cloud365 is leveraging Equinix's state-of-the-art facility to bolster its global presence and consolidate its infrastructure across 14 international points of presence.
Highlights / Key Facts
- According to industry research firm Forrester, the Asia-Pacific cloud computing market is expected to grow from $6.9 billion in 2013 to $31.9 billion in 2020. Cloud services providers can leverage this opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region by deploying in international data centers to rapidly expand their cloud and data capabilities, as data consumption and content volume continues to rise.
- Cloud365 provides tailored cloud services with infrastructure that is purpose-built for its customers' specific software and operational requirements. Cloud365's custom cloud infrastructure is deployed across multiple locations, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States, providing a high availability cloud environment for Cloud365's customers.
- Cloud365 first deployed in Equinix's Washington D.C.-area International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center (DC1) located in Ashburn, Virginia in October 2013. With Platform Equinix™, Cloud365 has access to a secure, power-dense, high availability and interconnected data center environment, which links to a vastbusiness ecosystem that spans network and cloud computing service providers in the region. The Equinix ME1 data center offers high-speed, low latency, secure cloud services across Australia.
- By deploying in ME1, Cloud365 can interconnect directly to its customers and partners within the data center to deliver its cloud solutions. By connecting to the networks serving their customers in the same facility, Cloud365 can reduce latency and ensure high performance.
- Cloud365 also benefits from Equinix Marketplace™, enabling it to quickly locate the right customers and suppliers from over 4,500 potential companies. The Equinix Marketplace reduces the time-to-market of integrating new partners and suppliers, by removing the traditional barriers, inefficiencies and delays that exists outside of this digital supply chain.
- Darren Moss, general manager & founder, Cloud365:
"Cloud is the key driver for our clients and we're seeing growing demand from customers as they realize the benefits of not having to invest in their own infrastructure and network capacity. Equinix allows us to reduce costs and optimize infrastructure; giving us freedom to be great at what we do by serving our customers in migrating them to the cloud at the application layer."
- Jeremy Deutsch, managing director, Equinix Australia:
"Equinix's global platform enables Cloud365 to expand geographically and accelerate its business. We welcome Cloud365 into ME1 as the Equinix cloud services ecosystem continues to grow around the world."
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), connects more than 4,400 companies directly to their customers and partners inside the world's most networked data centers. Today, businesses leverage the Equinix interconnection platform in 31 strategic markets across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. www.equinix.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.


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Adobe has just announced the release of LiveCycle ES3. Dave Welch, Senior Director – LiveCycle, writes about the new release on the Adobe LiveCycle Blog:
LiveCycle ES3 contains the document and data services capabilities, including electronic forms and business processes, which were formerly part of the Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform (ADEP), a brand that is being retired.
The new LiveCycle ES3 release incorporates:
- Document services capabilities available with ADEP and the recent ADEP Document Services service pack 1
- LiveCycle Data Services 4.6.1
- Updates to LiveCycle Connectors for Microsoft® SharePoint® and IBM® FileNet
LiveCycle offers a number of components that help extend the value of existing back-end systems by better engaging users, streamlining processes, managing correspondence, and strengthening security. These components are:
- Modules: Reader Extensions, Forms, Output, Digital Signatures, Rights Management, Process Management, PDF Generation
- Tools: Workbench, Designer
- Solutions: Correspondence Management
- ECM Connectors: SharePoint, IBM Filenet, Documentum, IBM CM
- Advanced Offerings: Data Services
The FAQ capturing more details about LiveCycle ES3 and ADEP is here.


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Features the OK! Famously Fit logo
York has been one of the biggest names in the global fitness equipment industry for over 75 years.
York actually started life as 2 different companies – the first was established in the USA in 1932 and operated in the world of Olympic Weightlifting, and the second was established in Canada in 1936 and began developing weights and benches for use in the home.
In 2004 the 2 companies came together, meaning York was truly a global brand for the first time. Combining the strengths of the respective companies, one in the domestic fitness market and the other in commercial, made perfect sense and has created a company with a complete offering for the global fitness market.
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Outside Twin [KC Grade] with bath/shower on A Deck. Comfortable, large picture window, not that much storage considering this be used for a World Cruise. Tea/Coffee making facilities, fridge, safe, 220v UK pin outlet [110v US pin in bathroom only]. Corner Sofa with table, chair under dresser [hairdryer within]. Bathroom has plenty of storage, 3/4 bathtub and decent water presseure. Beds comfortable, duvert was *not* fluffy as per P&O's website:) but still fine. Reading lights.Various Elenis lotions and potions, bar soap and shower gel/shampoo in dispenser.
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Unleashed Indoor Dog Parks™ has rocketed to the top of Dallas dog lovers' lists as the nation's first and only indoor, off-leash play park for dogs. The $10 million, 50,000 square-foot facility debuted this spring with 25,000 square-feet of indoor parks, grooming salon, full supply center, daycare, playcare, cage-free boarding, and a café for owners.
Launched through the efforts of dog lovers Kelly and Cody Acree of Dallas, Unleashed takes pet retailing to a new level, catering to dogs and owners alike with its year-round appeal.
"Unleashed Indoor Dog Parks answers every need we could think of for dogs and their owners – a clean, safe, monitored, comfortable environment where dogs can play off-leash while owners can lounge. The 25,000 square-feet of indoor air-conditioned parks present a comfortable, sanitary and green environment for large and small dogs to exercise off-leash and socialize while owners can do the same, or just relax, work remotely with wifi and read the paper with a snack, meal or dessert from our café," said Kelly Acree, co-founder of Unleashed.
Over-engineered to ensure a fresh environment, Unleashed features the largest indoor installation of K9Grass in the world on the indoor parks. The turf is the only artificial grass designed specifically for dogs with antimicrobial properties and a unique knitted construction to allow draining, keeping the grass clean and free of bacteria or odors.
"One of the first questions we get from first-timers at Unleashed is what the dogs do if they need to 'go'," added Kelly. "The answer is, they 'go'. We've designed Unleashed to allow dogs to act as naturally as they would if you had a 25,000 square-foot backyard with play and agility equipment and other dogs available anytime for a play date. Because of the K9Grass, our sprinkler, cleaning and patent-pending drainage and flushing systems, as well as a state-of-the art exhaust system, it always smells fresh and looks green inside no matter what the dogs do."
Additionally, the Acrees have put in place a variety of safety measures to ensure a secure environment for dogs and owners. Before gaining entrance into the park, owners must provide proof of rabies, DHLP, Parvo and Bordetella vaccinations for their dogs. Additionally, dogs without previous exposure to other dogs will be temperament-tested by one of the park's trained dog handlers, who are present in the park at all times. At least one pet CPR and First Aid certified staffer is in the park at all times. Inside, owners with small or timid dogs can enjoy the Powderpuff Park, while rough-housing medium and large dogs can take advantage of the Bodyslammers Park. Finally, for insurance reasons, pit bulls and pit bull mixes are not allowed in the off-leash portions of the park.
"Our entire staff consists of people who are dog lovers and have the ability to read and respond to dog behavior. This means they can manage the dogs at play as more dogs come into the park, and avert or handle any scuffles," Kelly continued. "We run Unleashed like an exclusive gym, so that when your dog comes through the gate with her personalized RFID membership tag, she's going to have access to the best equipment, staff and experience available."
Entry for a dog into the off-leash parks with full in and out privileges is $7.50, with discount packages available for multiple dog families or frequent visits. For more information, visit www.unleasheddogparks.com, or follow Unleashed Indoor Dog Parks on Twitter at twitter.com/kellyunleashed and twitter.com/unleasheddfw.


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Welcome to KIM School, the most amazing experience you could offer your pre-school and kindergarten aged child! KIM School will lay the foundation of your child's education for years to come.
We are a 501c3 non-profit AMI accredited Montessori school located in a picturesque setting. We are so thrilled you are interested in learning more about the school and how we can help your child start on a life of joyful learning!
Click on the image below to see photos of the school and children busy learning, discovering, and using the Montessori materials the classrooms have to offer.
Our name stands for: Kids in Montessori. We are proud to be the only internationally accredited Montessori school in Mid-Missouri. Our school is built around the philosophy and ideas of the physician who dedicated her career to the study of children, Dr. Maria Montessori. She is the founder of true Montessori-style learning.
KIM School is focused on laying the foundation for children's education, that will not only prepare them for school, but for life.
KIM School offers an enhanced integrated Montessori curriculum of language, mathematics, cultural studies, science, geography, practical life skills, and the arts.
During the school day, music, foreign language, and gardening are offered.
Volunteers assist in coordinating these programs. Multi-age and non-graded groupings are standard in the Montessori philosophy. The flexibility of classroom design and individual and group needs are hallmark in Montessori's dedication to maximizing each child's potential.
Our schoolhouse and 13-acre campus offers a beautiful, safe, natural environment for the children to learn in a uniqe atmoshpere.
The classrooms are spacious, and our large outdoor garden with play environment, compliment the Montessori philosophy.
Located atop the Moreau River, deer, turkey and other wildlife peacefully coexist with the children. Wooded trails scale the bluff, providing daily nature rich experiences. The children enjoy nature hikes and exploring KIM's grounds.
Copyright 2010 Kids in Montessori - KIM School. All rights reserved.
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Pictures: Carnival around the world
Carnival season technically begins on Jan. 6, also known as Twelfth Night and runs through Mardi Gras, which falls on Feb. 28, 2017, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Big celebrations around the world usually occur in those final two weeks, but some happen earlier.
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The KIDSoft Toddler Alphabet Blocks Preschool Rug from Carpets for Kids displays the alphabet in a variety of fonts and earth tone colors. Other fun images - such as a cat, rainbow and sailboat - are included for young talkers to recognize and name. The antimicrobial treatment and Carpet Guard stain protection will keep common germs and spills at bay. And the KIDply backing system will keep this school rug protected against wear and tear. Carpets for Kids constructs their rugs out of nylon fiber so they can be recycled into new products. Made in the USA.
Key Features
- Ideal for preschool classrooms or daycare centers
- Eco-friendly and recyclable
- Soft fibers are ideal for young students
- Antimicrobial and Carpet Guard treatment
- Shape: Rectangle
- Suggested grade level: Preschool
- KIDply backing system
- CRI Green Label Plus certified
- Width: 8' 4"
- Length: 13' 4"
- Warranty: Lifetime limited
- Made in the USA
- GreenGuard certified
- Lead Time: Ships within 4 - 5 business days
- Shipping Method: Ground
- Weight: 49.00 pounds
*Carpets for Kids offers Cradle to Cradle certified products. They will take back their used rugs and recycle them into new, colorful classroom carpeting.


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Fewer categories and a new logo are changes in The Lancaster News' popular Best of the Best contest this year.
The contest, in its 11th year, gives readers a chance to vote for their favorite local businesses and service providers.
A new logo has been created for the contest, and the advertising department has slashed the number of categories by about half, said Katie Harrell, coordinator for the contest.
"Some of them were repetitive, like medical specialist and medical facility, which we condensed into medical specialist," Harrell said.
Construction continues on Lancaster County's first ALDI grocery store, which is set to open shortly after the new year.
In late 2008, news began to spread that the grocery chain was looking to locate in Lancaster. Since that time, site work at Old Charlotte Road and North Park Drive has begun and a structure has been erected – all in preparation for the Jan. 15 open date.
Crews are on the scene daily landscaping the property and building at the store.
Area appliance retailers and contractors hope to see a surge in their businesses beginning March 31.
That's when consumers will be able to take part in a new state appliance rebate program.
Through the program, residents who buy new Energy Star-certified refrigerators, dishwashers, water heaters, air conditioners and other appliances will be eligible for a $50 to $500 rebate.
Energy Star is a federal certification program requiring energy-efficient appliances, which often save between 10 and 50 percent more water and electricity than standard appliances.
With the availability of low interest rates and federal tax credits, now is the time to buy a new home.
That was the advice from Pat Riley, president and COO of Allen Tate Co., who spoke to about 100 people at the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon March 23 at the Lancaster Golf Club.
Riley discussed national, regional and local housing market trends, as well as the future outlook for Lancaster and surrounding counties.
A new high-speed roller coaster could help boost the state's economy, attracting tourists and creating several jobs, said Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer at an unveiling March 26.
Bauer was one of several people to speak last week at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Carowinds' newest roller coaster, the Dale Earnhardt-themed Intimidator. Carowinds is an amusement park located near I-77 on the border of North and South Carolina.
Before Phil Jowers retired from Duracell in 2007, he opened Right Turn Driver Training.
He hoped to retire from his full-time job at the plant, and then teach others the rules of the road during his retirement.
In 2007, his plans changed.
Jowers, 56, discovered that a disease he learned he had in 2004, non-alcoholic septic hepatitis, had progressed. The disease causes the scarring of the liver, known as cirrhosis. Doctors told him that he needed a liver transplant, or else he had six months to a year to live.
Two Lancaster cardiologists are up on the latest trend when it comes to heart catheterization.
Drs. Taral Patel and Paul Slota of Carolina Heart Specialists, who are affiliated with Springs Memorial Hospital, are among the first cardiologists in the area to offer radial artery cardiac catheterization as a first option for patients.
A cardiac catheterization typically involves inserting a small tube or sheath into a major artery, most commonly the femoral artery in the groin, and snaking a small catheter to the heart.
A new business catering to attorneys, real estate agents and other professionals with a taste for coffee has opened in the shadow of the Lancaster County courthouses.
Justice Java Coffee House and Meeting Place opened on Dec. 31, said owner Rosanne Lenderman, who runs the business with her daughter, Samantha Cauthen.
Lenderman and her husband, Rob, live in Charlotte but own the building that houses the new business, at 104 N. Catawba St.
With all the fast food restaurants around, hamburgers and chicken sandwiches are available in abundance in Lancaster County.
But what if you just want to sit back and enjoy a fresh chicken salad sandwich along with a piping hot bowl of homemade soup?
Not as many choices available for that.
One such choice may be in an unexpected place – Hercheks Convenience Store and Sandwich Shop on Meeting Street.
Over the last year, many businesses have been struggling to keep their heads above water. And some haven't made it.
It's a risk to open a new small business, even during good economic times.
But despite the current downturn in the economy, the owners of Wing King Cafe in Lancaster have been pleasantly overwhelmed at the response to its newest restaurant.
Wing King Cafe, 426 S.C. 9 Bypass East, opened Dec. 14, and the restaurant has been busy since Day 1, say owners Kim and Bobby Jones and Lori and Brad Hartley.
"Busy is a good thing," Lori Hartley said.
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