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Winter has worn out its welcome. People are eagerly looking forward to the warm weather, getting outside, and indulging once again in fresh, local produce.
As consumers inundated with choices, we often wonder what's the best food to purchase -- to go organic or not.
Holly Doan, in-store nutritionist for GIANT Food Stores' Linglestown location, will offer guidance as the featured guest during Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute's Bladder Cancer Support Group meeting.
According to Doan, there are a variety of reasons that people may choose to purchase organic.
"They often feel it's a better health choice and also, there's a lot of concern for the environment since organic farming can lead to better sustainability," she said.
There is presently no scientific research that provides strong evidence that organic food products are healthier than nonorganic. However, one of the concerns about buying nonorganic products is pesticide levels, something also debated to be unsafe without studies to substantiate the claim.
Doan advises clients with concerns to err on the side of safety and to buy organic products.
Dr. Matthew Kaag, a urologic oncologist at Penn State Hershey, recommends organic produce when possible, as well.
"I find the idea that I'm eating only the food I intend to eat -- without pesticides, additives, growth hormone -- attractive," he said.
However Doan sees no detriment to not buying organic because if it's allowed in the stores, she said, it's considered safe.
"The overarching idea is that regardless of buying organic or nonorganic, it's going to be more of a benefit for you to have a diet that's high in fruits and vegetables," she explained.
Kaag agreed.
"It's certainly possible to eat healthy without limiting oneself to organic foods," he said, a point he stresses when discussing diet with patients from varying socio-economic backgrounds.
Another safety consideration is thoroughly washing all produce before consumption. Although they are not synthetic, organic produce also has pesticides.
Produce can be washed by running it under cold water and using a scrubbing brush to remove dirt and pesticides. Vinegar-based vegetable washes or sprays can remove more of the contaminants than just rinsing.
In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, Doan recommends whole grain, fiber, low-fat dairy and lean meats as part of her list of superfoods.
According to Kaag, superfoods are items that are particularly high in nutrients that are crucial to good health. These foods are a key part of a healthy diet and are packed with vitamins, antioxidants, certain healthy fats like the omega 3s, fiber, and protein. They have been shown to have benefits such as reducing cholesterol, contributing to heart health, building muscle and bone, and possibly reducing cancer risk.
Some commonly recognized superfoods include beans, blueberries, oats, pumpkin, salmon, soy, spinach, green or black tea, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts and yogurt. Learn more about these and other superfoods, visit the Penn State Hershey Project Health web page for a short video and additional information.
Doan believes meeting with a nutritionist can help you evaluate your diet and recommend foods you'd want to include based on your dietary needs and health concerns.
More information on these topics will be presented at the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute's Bladder Cancer Support Group meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 15 at Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. The focus will include food quality and safety topics and household products to avoid. Speakers will include Doan and Terry Lupia, a bladder cancer survivor. The support group is free and open to all cancer patients, survivors and caregivers, as well as members of the general public with an interest in the topics.
To register or get more information, visit http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/cancer/home. Registration is not required but is appreciated for planning purposes.
The Medical Minute is a weekly health news feature brought to you by Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Articles feature the expertise of Penn State Hershey faculty physicians and staff, and are designed to offer timely, relevant health information of interest to a broad audience.


text: All his life Evan Hansen has felt invisible. To his peers, to the girl he loves, sometimes even to his own mother. But that was before he wrote the letter—that led to the incident—that started the lie—that ignited a movement—that inspired a community—and changed Evan's status from the ultimate outsider into the somebody everyone wants to know. But how long can Evan keep his secret? And at what price?

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A jury awarded $90 million the family of Ashley Davis, who was 13 when she was hit by a car and killed in 2009.
The Davis family sued the Prince George's County (Maryland) Board of Education after Ashley was hit by a Lincoln Continental while crossing the street to get to the bus stop.
The car went on to strike a minivan and a 17-year-old boy.
The lawsuit said the school district was negligent, failing to provide safe transportation to school, NBC Washington reported..
"The policy was they were going to pick up Ashley on her own side of the street," said Davis family lawyer John Costello. "They never did. They forced her to cross the street. She got killed crossing the street."
"If she didn't have to cross the street … she'd be graduating this year," said Nycole Davis, Ashley's mother. "She'd be going to prom this year."
Nycole Davis said she didn't expect anywhere near the amount awarded by the jury -- for damages, medical expenses and funeral costs -- but since there are caps on certain cases against school systems and municipalities at $100,000, more legal action is expected before a payout is made.
"I didn't ask anyone to give me any money or anything like that," Nycole Davis said. "I just want someone held responsible for what happened to my daughter.


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The Titanic hunk fell for Gossip Girl beauty Lively earlier this year (11) after she auditioned for the female lead in DiCaprio's upcoming movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby, but their representatives confirmed the relationship was over in October (11).
Now DiCaprio appears to have rekindled his love for models - he was spotted enjoying a cosy dinner with Victoria's Secret stunner Heatherton in Sydney, Australia before the Christmas holiday (25Dec11) and they have since been seen together in Los Angeles.
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Well, not with its laser, with its motors. Hacklab, a Canadian mod collective, wrote some code to make it happen a while back, but it sounded a little too perfect. The guy who shot this confirms it is real.
BoingBoing's Cory Doctorow writes that he stopped by Hacklab yesterday unannounced and asked to see the Super Mario laser cutter. Sure enough, they fired it up and it played. Warning, if you boost your speakers to hear it, the guy says "f—-ing awesomesauce," at the beginning so it might not be a great idea if you're somewhere where saying that word would be inappropriate. Like church.
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==External links==
==External links==
[http://developer.gnome.org/jhbuild/ GNOME JHBuild Manual]
[http://developer.gnome.org/jhbuild/ GNOME JHBuild Manual]
Revision as of 02:16, 16 December 2011
JHBuild is a tool that allows you to automatically download and compile "modules" (i.e. source code packages). It can pull modules from a variety of sources (CVS, Subversion, Git, Bazaar, tarballs...) and handle dependencies. You can also choose which specific modules you want to build, instead of building the whole project.
JHBuild was originally written for building GNOME, but has since been extended to be usable with other projects.
JHBuild is available in the Arch User Repository. Install either jhbuildAUR or jhbuild-gitAUR, the development version.
The configuration file for JHBuild is
~/.jhbuildrc. It uses Python syntax to set configuration variables. Here is the sample file provided for building GNOME:
# -*- mode: python -*- # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # edit this file to match your settings and copy it to ~/.jhbuildrc # if you have a GNOME git account, uncomment this line # repos['git.gnome.org'] = 'ssh://email@example.com/git/' # what module set should be used. The default can be found in # jhbuild/defaults.jhbuildrc, but can be any file in the modulesets directory # or a URL of a module set file on a web server. # moduleset = 'gnome-apps-3.2' # # A list of the modules to build. Defaults to the GNOME core and tested apps. # modules = [ 'meta-gnome-core', 'meta-gnome-apps-tested' ] # Or to build the old GNOME 2.32: # moduleset = 'gnome2/gnome-2.32' # modules = ['meta-gnome-desktop'] # what directory should the source be checked out to? checkoutroot = os.path.expanduser('~/checkout/gnome') # the prefix to configure/install modules to (must have write access) prefix = '/opt/gnome' # custom CFLAGS / environment pieces for the build # os.environ['CFLAGS'] = '-Wall -g -O0' # extra arguments to pass to all autogen.sh scripts # to speed up builds of GNOME, try '--disable-static --disable-gtk-doc' #autogenargs= # On multiprocessor systems setting makeargs to '-j2' may improve compilation # time. Be aware that not all modules compile correctly with '-j2'. # Set makeargs to 'V=1' for verbose build output. #makeargs = '-j2'
You should edit at least modules to the desired modules to be built. A reference for most configuration variables is available at GNOME JHBuild Manual.
Installing Prerequisites
JHBuild can check if the required tools are installed by running sanitycheck:
$ jhbuild sanitycheck
If any errors are shown, missing packages may be installed from repositories or running the bootstrap command, which tries to download, build and install the build prerequisites:
$ jhbuild bootstrap
To build all the modules selected in the configuration file, just run the build command:
$ jhbuild build
JHBuild will download, configure, compile and install each of the modules.
If an error occurs at any stage, JHBuild will present a menu asking what to do. The choices include dropping to a shell to fix the error, rerunning the build from various stages, giving up on the module, or ignore the error and continue. Often, dropping to a shell and checking makefiles and configuration files can be helpful. If you face a build error, for example, you can try to manually
make and check errors on the shell.
Giving up on a module will cause any modules depending on it to fail.
Python issues
Projects which use Python 2 may present building errors, because they will refer to paths like
/usr/bin/python, which points to Python 3 on Arch. Namely, building GNOME under default configuration may cause this error.
To fix this issue, you can point the correct Python 2 path to JHBuild by appending the following to
os.environ['PYTHON'] = '/usr/bin/python2' addpath('PYTHONPATH', '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages') addpath('PYTHONPATH', os.path.join(prefix, 'lib/python2.7/site-packages'))
This code points Python version 2.7 to JHBuild environment Python path.
If you are building from scratch on your own, it may be necessary to run autogen.sh with the following:
PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2 ./autogen.sh
It was also necessary for me to update the shebang line in ~/.local/bin/jhbuild
Once that is finished, run
jhbuild sanitycheck
That will tell you what dependencies you need. In my case, I had to:
pacman -S docbook-xsl pacman -S cvs
I had to switch the symlink "/usr/bin/python" to point to python2.7 to get "jhbuild build" to run correctly. If there is a better way to do this, please update this to reflect that. It was difficult for me to track down Arch Users that had built jhbuild from scratch so I figure these notes are better than none and may save some time. The folks in #gnome-shell on irc.gnome.org will help in any way they can.


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Health and fitness is not a main focus in south Louisiana, Houma native Debbie Denova-Baker said.
Health and fitness is not a main focus in south Louisiana, Houma native Debbie Denova-Baker said.
"We like greasy food, and we like to party and have a good time," the 36-year-old fitness guru said. "So my husband and I wanted to find a solution for people who want to lose weight but aren't really into the gym scene. That's when we opened the Koko FitClub."
Koko is a Japanese word that means individual, as in one-to-one, which is exactly what Denova-Baker said the club is all about.
Koko FitClub, a franchise concept, started in 2007 in Massachusetts. Facilities use a Smartrainer — an automated, personal training, full color, touch-screen monitor.
Members are given a "Koko Key" preloaded with their fitness goals.
While in college studying mass communication, Denova-Baker worked as a personal trainer and aerobics instructor. That personal training experience, combined with Koko, allows her members to always progress, she said, leaving no room to plateau or stop losing weight. The constant motivation doesn't allow workouts to get lazy.
"It provides a voice-guided workout, whistles if you take too long between sets and sends emails if you haven't come in in a while," Denova-Baker said.
Having such motivation is what Denova-Baker said is key to being successful with the inevitable New Year's weight-loss resolution.
"I'm a big proponent of just living it out instead of a once-a-year resolution," Denova-Baker said. "But if you believe in them, I think what's missing in New Year's resolutions is wanting to lose weight but not attaching a 'why.'"
"I think if people really wrap their emotions around it — like saying 'my kids want me to run around,' or 'my dad died of a heart attack so it's in my family, and I want to be around to see my grandkids,' — then people can continue all the way through the year and work it into their lifestyle," she added.
Denova-Baker said to remember SMART, a helpful acronym for your journey to better health in 2013.
SPECIFIC: Answer three basic questions — what, why and how?
For example, plan to lose 35 pounds by taking a vigorous walk twice around your neighborhood every day and eliminating soft drinks from your diet, Denova-Baker suggested.
"It is easy to see how powerful a specific statement of intent is, especially when compared to the typical half-hearted resolution. Notice that in the example, the 'what' is stated as a quantifiable 35-pound fat loss."
MEASURABLE: "I want to lose some weight this year" is not as measurable a goal as "I want to lose 4 inches from my waist and fit into a size 8 dress by the 2013 office Christmas party," Denova-Baker said.
APPROPRIATE: Just because you can, does not always mean you should. When setting a weight-loss goal, it is of dire importance to consider factors such as health, lifestyle and quality of life. Always consult a doctor before beginning any new exercise or diet program.
REALISTIC: Not everyone is meant to have hard bodies. Genetic limitations, time constraints, safety considerations and even personal willingness can all be hindering factors.
TIMELY: Time frames tend to foster the sense of urgency so are useful in accomplishing goals of any type. Without identifying a specific end time to goal procrastination is more likely.
"And sadly, 'someday' never comes," Denova-Baker said. "If you don't get fired up, you just might fizzle out, and you're too smart for another year of that."
Koko FitClub has locations in Houma, Thibodaux and Baton Rouge.
"We're planning on opening several more in 2013, and members get a passport membership to all the clubs we own," Denova-Baker said.
Staff Writer Kris Johnson can be reached at 857-2207 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @krisLjo.


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(Reuters) - The Maryland House of Delegates voted on Friday to overturn the state's death penalty, putting it a step closer to becoming the 18th state to abolish executions.
By a vote of 82 to 56, the House agreed to replace capital punishment with a sentence of life without parole. It approved the measure a week after the Senate passed the bill.
Governor Martin O'Malley, who has pledged to sign the bill into law, will decide the fate of the five men currently on Maryland's death row.
"Today the Maryland General Assembly voted to remove Maryland from the ranks of other places in this world - Iraq, Iran, Syria, and others - who do still have public executions," O'Malley said.
The majorities in both houses, as well as the governor, are Democrats.
Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown praised lawmakers for their deliberate yet passionate debate before voting to repeal capital punishment.
"It was principled and reasoned," said Brown. "Today is a great day for Maryland... we're going to be strong on justice, while also protecting innocents."
The bill was O'Malley's second attempt to overturn capital punishment since 2009. When he introduced the legislation in January, he said the death penalty was expensive and did not work.
"Year after year, states which have a death penalty have actually had a higher murder rate than states which do not have a death penalty," he said.
The governor also pointed to a 2008 study conducted by the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment that found the state's death penalty sentencing to be racially biased. Of the five men currently serving time on Maryland's death row, four are African-Americans whose victims were white.
But some Maryland legislators insist the death penalty is necessary to bring justice to victims and their families.
"I think it's a dreadful mistake. I fully believe we need to keep it on the books as a deterrent," Republican Delegate Gail Bates said after she voted against the repeal.
Bates said she also feared for the safety of correctional officers, who are at risk of being attacked by lifelong criminals with little to lose.
Delegate Kathy Afzali, another Republican who also voted against the repeal, said before the balloting: "I am someone who believes that there are some crimes that are so heinous and so horrible that they do deserve the death penalty."
Her attempt to amend the bill to allow the death penalty in extreme cases, such as mass killings and school shootings, was voted down on Wednesday.
Since Maryland reinstated the death penalty in 1978, 58 people have been sentenced to death, while only five sentences have been carried out, according to Jane Henderson, executive director of the nonprofit Maryland Citizens Against State Executions. Henderson said the vast majority of sentences were changed to life without parole.
Maryland's last execution took place in 2005.
Five states - Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, and New Jersey - have repealed the death penalty since 2007, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. A total of 17 U.S. states have put an end to state-sanctioned executions.
Editing by Barbara Goldberg, Lisa Von Ahn, Dale Hudson and Dan Grebler


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Victory Sets Up Showdown With Harvard For First Place On Saturday
HANOVER, N.H. – The Yale men's basketball team took care of business Friday, knocking off Dartmouth 70-61 at Leede Arena.
Now, and only now, can the Bulldogs turn their attention to Saturday's battle for first place against Harvard.
Austin Morgan scored 17 points, and Greg Mangano added 16 points and 15 rebounds to lead Yale over the Big Green.
"This was a trap game," Morgan said. "Dartmouth is much better than their record shows."
The Bulldogs (17-6, 7-2 Ivy) did much of their damage at the free throw line, making 30-of-33 foul shots. Morgan was 12-of-12, including several big ones down the stretch that sealed the victory.
"Getting to the free throw line is always important on the road," said Morgan, who has been among the nation's leaders for much of the season.
Four of Yale's five starters reached double figures in scoring. Reggie Willhite had 13 points, and Jeremiah Kreisberg added 11. The Bulldogs also got a nice contribution from their bench. Freshmen Matt Townsend and Brandon Sherrod combined for 11 points and five rebounds.
Gabas Maldunas paced Dartmouth (4-21, 0-9 Ivy) with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
"This is always a hard place to play," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "I thought we had command of the game as well as anybody has here."
Yale led 30-24 at halftime and stretched it to 15, 51-36, midway through the second half.
The Big Green, though, refused to quit. Two Jvonte Brooks free throws pulled Dartmouth within four with 2:43 remaining. The Big Green then forced a turnover but couldn't capitalize.
Kreisberg made two free throws to push the lead back to six, and Dartmouth never got closer than five the rest of the way. The Bulldogs made 10 straight foul shots in the final 1:55.
The 33 free throw attempts were the third most in a game this season for the Bulldogs, who have won five of their last six games.
"That's a big part of what we do," Jones said. "We had a huge advantage at the basket. When we can drive and get it inside, we can be really good."
Harvard (22-3, 8-1 Ivy) knocked off Brown 69-42 to remain one game ahead of the Bulldogs. Penn, which beat Cornell on Friday, also has two league losses but is a half-game behind Yale.
"I told the guys not to think about [Saturday] until [Saturday]," Jones said.
NOTES: Jesse Pritchard made his first career start and played 28 minutes… Yale shot just 38.8 percent from the field in the game but held the Big Green to 40.4 percent… Neither team had much success from three-point range. The Bulldogs were 2-of-15 from beyond the arc, while Dartmouth missed all five of its three-point attempts… Yale had a 39-31 rebounding advantage… The Bulldogs committed just three turnovers in the first half but had 12 in the second half… Yale swept the season series from the Big Green for the third straight year... The Bulldogs have now won 11 of the last 12 meetings with the Big Green... Saturday's game with Harvard tips off at 7 p.m.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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SSU Immunization Requirements
As a condition of SSU enrollment and in accordance with California law and California State University policy, all entering SSU students born after 1956 are required to send copies of official immunization records documenting their immunization or immunity to Measles & Rubella (typically given as MMR vaccine). All students who will be under age 19 when their first semester at SSU begins must also show proof of full immunization to Hepatitis B. Copies of official records must be sent to the SSU Office of Admissions and Records at least six weeks prior to the start of the student's first semester of classes to avoid late compliance penalties including a hold on the student's ability to register for future classes. To read the full details about the required immunizations and how to comply with these requirements, please visit the Student Health Center site.
Meningococcal Vaccine for College Freshman
During the contracting process, students will receive information about Meningococcal Disease and vaccine. It is recommended that youth ages 16 and up receive a booster dose of the meningococcal vaccine especially if they plan on living in a residential community setting.


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U.S., Russia give Assad till Friday to reveal details of Syria's chemical weapons
The United States and Russia on Saturday reached agreement to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, giving President Bashar Assad one week to reveal what kind of weapons his country has and where they are being kept.
The agreement also calls for what one U.S. official called an "ambitious" timeline for dealing with Syria's chemical weapons, setting a November deadline for eliminating that country's ability to manufacture and mix the weapons and calling for the destruction of all materials that could be used to make such weapons by the middle of next year.
Under the agreement, inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the international body that monitors compliance with chemical weapons bans, would have "immediate and unfettered access to inspect any and all sites in Syria." Their initial inspections are to be completed in November.
President Barack Obama welcomed the U.S.-Russian agreement, calling it an "important, concrete step" toward the goal of destroying the weapons. He warned, however, that "if diplomacy fails, the United States remains prepared to act."
But the prospect of a U.S. military strike, which seemed just hours away only two weeks ago, now appears remote. The agreement suggests that a military strike could be authorized "in the event of non-compliance," but that would come only after approval by the U.N. Security Council, where Russia holds a veto. In remarks before reporters here, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said such intervention was off the table for now.
There was no immediate reaction from Syria or Assad. In interviews on Russian television last week, Assad had said Syria would reveal the details of its chemical weapons stockpiles a month after its formal accession to the Convention on Chemical Weapons, the treaty that bans their existence. But it seemed unlikely that he would openly resist a timeline agreed to publicly by Russia, the principal provider of his military's armaments.
Syrian opposition figures decried the agreement, saying it failed to hold Assad accountable for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in chemical weapons attacks. But defected Gen. Salim Idriss, who heads the U.S.-backed Syrian Military Council, said his group would "facilitate" the work of inspectors and would hold its fire when inspectors pass through government-held areas where rebels are fighting. He said under no circumstances, however, would the rebels observe a general cease-fire.
"In regions under our control, there are no chemical weapons," he said. "I don't know if this will just mean that inspectors will pass through the regions that are under rebel control. We are ready."
Unknown was what the response would be of other rebel groups, including the Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, both of which are affiliated with al Qaida and which comprise the Syrian rebels' most effective fighters.
Magnus Ranstorp, an expert on terrorism at the Swedish Defense College, said in an email that both groups bear no love for the United States, Russia or the United Nations and could target the chemical weapons control effort, especially rebels from Central Asia and the Caucasus who have fought bitter battles against Russian influence in Chechnya and elsewhere.
"I think this is definitely a risk," he wrote.
The agreement, spelled out in a four-page document that included two annexes, marked a remarkable development in the 30-month Syrian crisis that has been characterized not only by a brutal conflict that has killed more than 100,000 people from both sides and displaced 6.5 million from their homes, but also by a seemingly insurmountable impasse between the United States and Russia over how the conflict should be resolved.
Only two weeks ago, the United States appeared to be just hours away from sending cruise missiles into Syria in retaliation for an Aug. 21 alleged chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people, and Russia was staunchly defending its Syrian client, insisting that the rebels, not the government, were responsible. At one point, Russian President Vladimir Putin called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a "liar" and last week he wrote a column that appeared in the New York Times accusing the United States of violating international law for its Syrian threats.
Yet it took delegations from the two countries, led by Kerry and Lavrov, just two days to hammer out the agreement, and there was little sign of acrimony when the two officials announced the agreement Saturday.
The agreement itself also suggested that U.S. and Russian officials had shared intelligence with one another during the talks. The agreement says the two sides had agreed on estimates of the size of Assad's chemical weapons stores. An official who asked to remain nameless because he was not authorized to discuss sensitive negotiations said the negotiators had concluded that that arsenal consists of about 1,000 metric tons of sarin, VX and mustard gas. A metric ton is about 2,200 pounds.
Still, Kerry indicated there was a measure of U.S. mistrust, recalling President Ronald Reagan's adage in dealing with the Soviet Union, "Trust, but verify."
"That's in need of an update, verify then verify," he said.
Under the agreement, Assad has until next Friday to detail his country's chemical weapons, "including names, types, and quantities of its chemical weapons agents, types of munitions, and location and form of storage, production, and research and development facilities."
The agreement does not say what would happen if the Syrian government fails to hand over the list by Friday, though a senior U.S. state department official said that in itself could endanger Syria's ability to sign on to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is central to any U.N. agreement. The official spoke on condition of anonymity under State Department rules.
The agreement did not detail how precisely the weapons would be gathered for destruction, but said the two sides had determined that "the most effective control of these weapons may be achieved" by destroying them outside Syria.
Another U.S. official, who also asked to remain anonymous to discuss sensitive matters, said that in some cases the weapons could be rendered useless by quick means, such as burning the less dangerous alcohol-based part of a binary weapon. Syria is thought to maintain its sarin stocks in binary form. He noted that such work could very quickly remove the threat of parts of the arsenal.
As to where the chemicals should best be destroyed, an annex to the agreement said the countries would consider consolidating them in "coastal areas," a possible reference to the Russian naval base at Tartus on Syria's Mediterranean coast. Other materials would be either destroyed inside Syria or taken to other countries "depending upon site-specific conditions."
Kerry said that the American assessment is that Assad's regime has kept the chemicals under tight control and has moved them repeatedly to safer areas of the country, although Idriss said Saturday that his group has told the United States that it believes some of the weapons have been moved to Lebanon and Iraq.
The agreement said Syria has agreed "to provisionally apply" the ban even though its adhesion to the Convention on Chemical Weapons is not officially in force. Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "should be dispatched as rapidly as possible" and their initial on-site inspections should be completed by November, the agreement said.
November also is the date for destruction of "production and mixing/filling equipment." "Complete elimination of all chemical weapons material and equipment" would take place "in the first half of 2014," the agreement said.
The agreement makes no specific mention to the Aug. 21 alleged attacks that sparked the crisis. A U.N. report into that incident is expected to be released next week, perhaps as early as Monday.
That report is expected to provide a detailed description of what took place, including the kind of weapons used. While U.S. officials initially faulted the investigation for not taking on the task of laying responsibility for the attack, experts say that the details expected to be laid out will provide ample evidence of whether the government or rebels are responsible for the attack.
A person who took part in the negotiations and has studied what took place Aug. 21 said an unofficial estimate of the amount of chemical weapons deployed across Damascus's eastern suburbs was "more than several hundred but less than 1,000 kilos," or 2,200 pounds.
That would mean Assad maintains the capacity for between 1,000 and 3,000 attacks of a similar size until the Saturday agreement is carried out.
Cotrbuting to this report were Lesley Clark in Washington, Roy Gutman in Istanbul, Turkey and Mitchell Prothero in Beirut.


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Special Focus: Disease and compromised immune systems are truly an unhealthy mix. Hence, some seniors are at risk from many pests which carry disease. In fact, regular pest control treatment may be required. Thus, we have provided added attention to Pest Control here.
After Mom Moves
Agencies on Aging
Executive Office on Aging
Alzheimer's Communities Regulations
Alzheimer's Unit
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Assisted Living Communities
Your retirement planning should be based on understanding the options associated with Assisted living. As part of a retirement plan these options combine housing, support services and health care, as needed. Assisted living is a retirement service for individuals who require assistance with everyday activities such as meals, medication management or assistance, bathing, dressing and transportation. Some residents may have memory disorders including Alzheimer's, or they may need help with mobility, incontinence or other challenges of senior life. Residents are assessed to determine the level of service they may need. These retirement services generally include: 24/7 supervision, 3 meals a day, housekeeping, transportation, minor medical attention, personal care assistance, security and emergency call, exercise programs, social and educational activities. In addition some Assisted living communities may provide: gardens, libraries, and chapels.
Assisted living communities are operated by both profit and non-profit organizations. Pricing can range from $1000 to over $4,000 per month based on your location. There may be extra fees for special services.
Learn more about Assisted Living Communities here.
Assisted Living Regulations
Assisted Living Regulatory Information
Adult Day & Hospice Care
Adult Day Care is a life senior service for frail, physically or cognitively impaired, seniors and their caregivers. Numerous stand alone adult day care facilities and adult day care centers are available in urban and suburban areas to provide elderly care. Check your state here. A large percentage of Adult Day Care Centers are operated on a nonprofit or public basis. Many centers are affiliated with multi-service entities such as home care, assisted living, nursing facilities and hospitals
Congregate, assisted living or nursing care communities may offer elderly care as an "outpatient" service to the neighboring population on a per day basis. Those that do, may also offer respite care for a weekend, or a week. Senior centers may also offer senior day care as one of their life senior services.
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Find out if any HMOs in your area rank in the top 50.
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Directories - Senior Housing Options
Drug Savings Programs and Medical Aids
For information on your state's prescription drug assistance program-
Program benefits and eligibility varies by state.
Senior Apartments
You may choose to spend your golden years in a community designed especially for mature adults. Senior living facilities come in many sizes and shapes. Senior apartments are one such chose. A Senior Apartment allows you to take advantage of many amenities and personalized services without having to maintain a house and yard.
Senior apartments should be a consideration for older adults that can take care of themselves. Aside from age-restrictions these apartments are usually developed the same as standard apartments. Some of these apartments are also equipped with items such as hand rails and pull cords to make getting around and living easier. Also these apartments provide a community of elderly neighbors without the hassles of a larger home to manage. Properties can vary in terms of services but typically offer apartment living and services designed specifically for independent active seniors 55 and older. Since many of these residences are designed for active seniors, most do not offer meal service, housekeeping or medical services. Senior apartment complexes are usually located near senior centers, parks, shopping malls, golf courses and public transportation. Some provide van services to nearby shopping and needed services.
Senior apartments can be found in many communities, some are under federal housing guidelines and will only accept low income seniors, but most are privately owned. Many of the privately owned properties offer reduced rents to low-income tenants with assistance from Dept. of Housing Urban Development (HUD). You should be aware that senior apartments usually have a captured audience with a significant waiting lists period. The following table provides a listing of senior apartments in your state; those that may have subsidized units are identified with an "S" in the right hand column
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Make sure you have the information you need to protect your memories, money, and belongings from moving problems.
The best defense against moving difficulties is to be informed and aware of your options when choosing a reputable mover. While most household moves go smoothly, there are many pitfalls that you should be aware of. It can also be stressful, even under the best of circumstances. Use the checklist here to help guide you through the moving venture.
A key step is to read and understand all information provided by the mover. These should include the following basic documents as part of your move:
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The bill of lading is a contract between you and the mover and a receipt of your belongings. You should be given a partially completed copy of the bill of lading before the mover leaves the residence at origin.
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The order for service is a list of all the services the mover will perform and shows the dates your household goods will be picked up and delivered
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"Aging in place" is growing older without having to move. Aging in place with supportive services is one of the most desirable ways of aging. Aging in place can achieve efficiencies enabled by the customized care. Successful aging in place approaches focus on the provision of the most appropriate care for the specific individual. Thus avoiding wasted costs brought on by a "generic" care model.
An aging in place scenario, creates housing and health care options to provide support as defined by an individualís wishes and efforts to live independently. Aging in place can work best when it is employed as a part of a comprehensive plan for retirement and aging. A key step in implementing aging in place is to make your home aging friendly. As we age we don't hear so well, we sometimes forget or get confused and we can even outlive doctor's predictions about our longevity. So as long as we persist in growing older, why not arrange our homes to accommodate our reality. Incorporate memory triggers into the way we arrange cabinets and counters, add soft fabrics to muffle background noises, change appliances to better accommodate our short-comings.
Here is a book to help you make your homes senior-friendly.
Universal Design: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modifying Your Home for
Comfortable, Accessible Living
by Barbara Krueger and Nika Stewart is a good place to start.With the book as a guide you can plan ahead for years before you critically need the advantages offered by the ideas in the book.
Also visit: the Universal Design Living Laboratory:A National Demonstration Home at http://www.UDLL.com by Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD
If you want to learn more visit our Aging in place section .
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Standard Deduction: $1,500 for a single person, $1,900 for a couple filing jointly.
Over 65, $700 per person.
Medical/Dental Deduction Same as Federal.
Federal Income Tax Deduction: 0.
Public Pension Exclusion: Full.
Private Pension Exclusion: Full.
Social Security Exemption: Full.
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Championship Manager
Sports Interactive details split from Eidos after nine years of silence
Miles Jacobson, studio director for Sports Interactive, has broken his silence on why his studio left Eidos in 2003. Turns out, the studio though Eidos was looking to replace it with Beautiful Game Studios, while life president Ian Livingstone said the firm brought the later into the fold because it has heard rumors Sports Interactive […]
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Champ Man dev to lose 80% of staff
GI's reporting that Championship Manager developer Beautiful Game Studios is to lose around 80 percent of its staff. "Posts will either be cut or relocated to China in a cost-cutting exercise, while Roy Meredith will continue to lead the studio, and the ChampMan brand will remain headquartered in London," says the report. The studio was […]
Championship Manager 2010 gets September kick off
Eidos has sent word that the next instalment of the Championship Manager franchise will get up and running in September. The game promises "a host of unique, cutting-edge technology including a bespoke 3D match engine with over 500 individual player animations, a Set-piece creator giving users the chance to create their own unique free kicks […]
Football Manager Live is too deep to spend money on, says Champ Man dev
Beautiful Game Studios' Roy Meredith has said he wouldn't want to pay money for SI Games' online footy sim, Football Manager Live. "I have played Football Manager Live and I don't really get why I'd spend money on it because it's too deep for me to want," said Meredith to Videogamer. "I like Football Manager, […]
Championship Manager has 90% piracy rate
Speaking with CVG, Beautiful Game Studios general manager, Roy Meredith, has said he believes that there is a 90 percent piracy rate for the company's Championship Manager series. He's got the stats to prove it too: "That's not just a number in the air, we can measure it and we know that there are a […]
Championship Manager 2009 confirmed for April release
Eidos has confirmed that the next Championship Manager game will release in April next year. "We have a whole host of new features which we're incredibly proud of," said dev boss Roy Meredith. "This is a new beginning for the Championship Manager franchise and we are 100 percent focused on getting it right, that's why […]
Champ Man had "no vision, no direction," admits Eidos
Speaking to GI, Roy Meredith, general manager at Eidos developer Beautiful Game Studios, has admitted that the "new" Championship Manager has been left wanting, but has insisted the situation can be turned around. "For too long we've not had a vision that explains what Championship Manager is. No vision, no direction – where are we […]
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How healthy is your county? An interactive survey ranks 3,000 U.S. counties on health measures including the number of fast food restaurants and the level of physical activity among residents.
Q&A: Losing Weight Doesn't Help Obese Girls Love Themselves — Can Parents?
A new study shows that obese teen girls who lose weight still view themselves as 'fat.' How can parents help their kids lose weight without all the negativity?
Can Eating Chocolate Help Keep You Slim?
When it comes to chocolate, you might just be able to have your sweet and eat it, too.
Weight-Loss Surgery Works Better than Drugs to Control Diabetes
In the first head-to-head studies comparing weight-loss surgery to medication for diabetes, surgery proved more effective in putting the disease in remission.
Why We Eat Less of Foods with Strong Aromas
A whiff of a decadent dessert can whet the appetite, but new research suggests that when it comes to the smell of food, you can have too much of a good thing.
Why Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Overeating
If traditional weight-loss diets have failed you, you might just try hitting the sack.
A Daily Walk Can Reduce the Power of Weight-Gaining Genes
Why walking works: it not only burns calories, but it also counteracts the effects of your fattening genes.
A Simpler Way to Slow the Obesity Crisis
Telling people to choose healthy foods isn't working. A better solution may be to let people eat whatever they want—just not to increase their calories over time
Eating Red, Processed Meat Raises Your Risk of Early Death
Eating a hot dog or a couple of slices of bacon a day comes with a surprisingly high cost to your health.
How Mom's Weight Before Pregnancy Can Affect a Baby's Brain
Even before conception, a mother's obesity may affect cognitive development in her baby-to-be.
Diet Drug Qnexa Nears FDA Approval: Who Will Benefit?
For the first time in 13 years, a new prescription weight-loss pill appears poised to hit the U.S. market.
Whither Qnexa? A Brief History of Diet Pills and the FDA
We still don't have a magic pill for weight loss, and the spotty safety records of diet remedies throughout history show why.
Do Teen Weight Loss Programs Work Better Without Mom or Dad?
A new weight-loss study focusing on teenage girls finds that they may be more likely to eat healthy and exercise if they're given the freedom to do it on their own.


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Friday Video – Motley Crue, "Kickstart My Heart"
While we didn't think the '90s sucked the way Randy "The Ram" Robinson, Mickey Rourke's battle-tested character in "The Wrestler," thought they did, we have to admit taking more than a little joy laughing when Randy and his stripper love interest Cassidy extol the virtues of '80s rock ("Like there's something wrong with just wanting to have a good time," indeed) while laying the blame for its death squarely at the feet of the late Kurt Cobain. And calling him a pussy for good measure.
Now, we like Nirvana, but there is more than a kernel of truth to what Randy is saying. Rock music, at least the music that cluttered the airwaves, wasn't anywhere near as fun after grunge exploded, which has caused us to re-examine some of the bands from the 'still allowed to enjoy yourself' period of rock and see if our feelings have changed any about the quality of their work. The big winner, as it were: Motley Crue, and particularly "Kickstart My Heart."
Sure, they stole the opening riff (the bit that comes after the sound of the guitar changing gears like a sports car) from Sweet and their song "Hell Raiser," but no one outside of the UK (where "Hell Raiser" peaked at #2), knew or cared, and everything that followed that little bit of thievery was a full-blown adrenaline shot to, well, the heart, hence the title. Happy Friday, gents. Stay away from the zombie dust.
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Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site
Things to Do
Of the 16 lighthouses originally constructed along the Texas coast, Port Isabel is the only one open to the public. With a perch 50 feet above the ground, it is popular with photographers and other visitors, because they can enjoy great views of South Padre Island and the beaches. In fact, a number of couples have climbed the 75 winding stairs, including three short ladders, to exchange wedding vows at the top of the tower.
The grassy knoll where the lighthouse sits is ideal for strolling and relaxing, and the facilities are for historical study and scenic viewing. Picnic tables are also available.
Port Isabel Lighthouse is operated by the city of Port Isabel. For more information, including admission and tour fees, go the city of Port Isabel - Port Isabel Lighthouse website.
Area Attractions: For information on the Port Isabel Historical Museum and the Treasures of the Gulf Museum, visit the museum website. Resort facilities are available across the Queen Isabella Causeway at South Padre Island. Other attractions include the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, and the cities of Brownsville and Matamoros, Mexico. Nearby state parks include Resaca de la Palma, Estero Llano Grande, and Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley, all part of the World Birding Center.


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Former "Desperate Housewives" star Nicolette Sheridan has been dealt another blow in her ongoing court battle with the show's executives – her request for a retrial has been denied.
The actress' wrongful termination case against ABC bosses ended in a mistrial earlier this year in Los Angeles Superior Court, and, in August, California's second appellate district court officials ruled that she was not unlawfully terminated when her character Edie Britt was killed off at the end of season five of the hit drama.
Sheridan maintained she was fired for complaining about a backstage altercation with "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry, during which he allegedly struck her.
Her claim was disallowed but she was instructed to re-file her case and allege a violation of the California Labor Code.
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April 12, 2006
The Lady Bisons golf team closed out the season with a ninth place finish in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships in Orlando, Fla.
The final round was played Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Bisons shot a third round 363 to finish at 1,064 for the three-round tournament. Campbell University won the championship with a score of 923 (312-310-301).
Ashlee Catlin led the Lady Bisons with a 256 (87-86-83) to finish in 31st place.
Marie Fillers shot a 264 (89-86-89) to finish in 37th place. Callie Rice shot a 279 (86-88-96) for 40th place. Liz Austin finished 44th (93-88-95). Brie Rowdon withdrew after the first round.
This was the final Lady Bisons tournament for coach Ralph Samples who is retiring at the end of the year. Buddy Harston has been named as the new coach.


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It seems to me that those of us who have concerns about ID ought to devise responses to ID arguments that can be provided to laypersons. One type of ID argument that IMO is easy to repond to is the argument by analogy approach used by Phil Johnson. He argues by analogy with the process a police investigator uses to solve a crime. The problem with such an analogy is that it makes all sorts of assumptions about what a human carrying out a crime would do. However, ID advocates don't know anything about what the Designer would do, because they don't identify him (or it). The problem would be a bit easier if they said the Designer was God, but even then we are dealing with a Being whose ways are higher than ours. In any case that's not an option for ID because of separation between church and state.
George Murphy <email@example.com> wrote: 2 few points relative to this a.m.'s posts:
1) No one should to talk about "intelligent design" without knowing, and
clearly indicating that knowledge in discussion, the difference between 2
senses of "intelligent design."
a) intelligent design (normally without caps) as a theological
affirmation that a rational God has purposes for creation. In this sense
all Christians (& many
others) believe in id.
b) Intelligent Design (often capitalized) as a claim that divine
purpose can be discerned (at least partly) from scientific observation, &
that the idea of design
should be made part of scientific ttheories.
Virtually all who say b will also say a but the reverse is not the case. In
particular, Pope Benedict has, not surprisingly, affirmed a. (& of course
no one with sense ever suggested that any pope would endorse "purposeless
evolution.") But he has not yet said anything to indicate that he endorses
b. (& if he does intend to address the specific American situation he will
probably do it in English, as Pius XI did the threat of Naziism in German
with /Mit Brennender Sorge/.
2) Process theists do not reject the idea of divine purpose. In fact in
some ways it's easier for them to do that than it is for those who accept
divine omnipotence, for the latter then have to deal with the well known
problems connected with the fact that what goes on in the world often
doesn't look like what we expect God's design to be. Process theologians,
OTOH, say that God does have purposes for creation & is trying all the time
to accomplish them. But since God isn't the sole cause of anything that
happens in the world, it shouldn't be expected that the divine design will
be evident in nature.
BTW, I am not a process theologian, though I don't view it as negatively as
some here.
Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
586.986.1474 (work) 248.652.4148 (home) 248.303.8651 (mobile)
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Effective Social Entrepreneurs Use Technology to Multiply Their Impact
Forbes Magazine is famous for its lists — think "The World's Most Powerful Celebrities" or "America's Best Small Companies."
Recently, the magazine issued a new list that is particularly relevant to Cisco's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts: "The Impact 30," a list of the world's top social entrepreneurs.
Forbes defines a social entrepreneur as "a person who uses business to solve social issues." Here in Cisco CSR, we encounter social entrepreneurs every day. In fact, a few people on the Impact 30 list work for educational organizations we've partnered with over the years.
Transforming education is a CSR priority for Cisco: We want to use our core networking technologies and expertise to transform the way education is delivered around the world. So partnering with organizations like Teach for America, whose CEO and founder Wendy Kopp was named to the Impact 30, is a natural fit.
Teach for America is a national nonprofit that recruits prospective teachers from top colleges, trains them, and places them in the nation's highest-need public schools. Under Kopp's leadership, the organization has trained 33,000 teachers who have taught more than 3 million students in 34 states.
Since 2008, Cisco has contributed more than US$6 million in products and solutions to Teach for America, helping the organization build and expand its network infrastructure, use video conferencing to connect staff and teachers around the world, and capture success stories on video.
Cisco also invested more than US$1 million in New Leaders (CEO Jean Desravines is on the inaugural Impact 30) to help the organization maximize online technology and develop technology-enabled training programs.
Social entrepreneurship works in fields other than education. Cisco also supports social organizations that address problems related to critical human needs, healthcare, and economic empowerment. A great example of an organization working to empower people in poverty is Samasource, whose CEO and founder Leila Janah has been profiled in Forbes and seems a likely candidate for next year's Impact 30.
Samasource trains and employs impoverished women, youth, and refugees in developing countries to do Internet-based outsourced work for clients like LinkedIn, Intuit, and GoodGuide. These workers are typically well educated and technology proficient, but lack job opportunities that pay a decent wage.
With Cisco support, Samasource expanded its SamaHub technology platform to incorporate training, testing, and performance assessment tools for workers around the world. The enhancement helped workers become more productive and knowledgeable and increased the amount of work Samasource could take on.
Combining human and technology networks is the formula that drives Cisco's CSR efforts. We are proud to support visionaries like Wendy, Jean, and Leila who recognize that technology can greatly multiply their impact on people and communities.
Which "social entrepreneurs" do you think should be recognized on next year's Impact 30 list?
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Christmas Crisis: a second opinion by Defunct Games
>> Thursday, December 27, 2007
Adam from Defunct Games took his chance to review Christmas Crisis one more time. I'm glad Adam keeps the CD-i section at Defunct Games alive, let's see what he has to say about Christmas Crisis, picking out my favourite quotes: "In Christmas Crisis for the Philips CD-i, [the bad guy] has rigged twenty-four presents with explosives. Santa must now travel across the world to dismantle the bombs before they fall into the fragile hands of children." "Levels are laid out vertically. This basic gaming formula shows skeptical CD-i players that the system can indeed match 16-bit consoles in its execution and playability." "[In Christmas Crisis], you must earn [passwords]. If you fail to acquire enough points by picking up collectables, you won't get a password." "A 3D mini-game presents itself between some levels in which you steer a sleigh from a first-person point-of-view, the graphics looks impressive!" "On the whole, Christmas Crisis is good, cheerful title with very fine mechanics. It has all the requisites of a good holiday game: bright colors, festive music, and [good] playability." Read the complete review here!
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The caseloads of state child-welfare investigators have "gotten out of hand," climbing so high in many cases that they no longer comply with federal requirements, an official said Wednesday.
Richard Calica, the director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, said the agency needs more investigators and caseworkers and that he plans to hire additional staff.
The Tribune reported this week that DCFS is violating critical terms of a 1991 federal consent decree that set acceptable levels for new investigator case assignments. The biggest trouble spots were found in Cook County and southern Illinois, the newspaper determined.
The newspaper analysis showed that about 64 percent of investigators statewide received more than the permitted number of new cases during at least one month last year. A deeper look at Cook County showed about 80 percent of the investigators received too many cases in multiple months in 2011.
The problem creates a backlog in which cases remain open beyond a 60-day deadline imposed under state law.
Investigators across Illinois said they should handle about 24 cases at any one time, but that the number is often in the 40s and climbing.
In a meeting with the Tribune's editorial board, Calica said he has already frozen new hires that are not in direct contact with children. He plans to increase by 125 the number of investigators and caseworkers, partly through hiring up to 60 people and by shifting existing employees into new positions, he said.
Calica said he hopes to have the caseload problem under control within two months. He expressed frustration at his inability, under terms of a union contract, to shift workers to various regions of the state where they are most needed.
"I found out relatively quickly that I am not the commander in chief of my troops," Calica said.
Anders Lindall, spokesman for Council 31 of theAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said Calica has yet to present his staffing plan to the union. But union leaders consider the caseload levels a "crisis" and are eager to find a solution, Lindall said.
"We're always willing to sit down with the department to hear what they may propose," he said. "However, the statewide caseload crisis will not be resolved by robbing Peter to pay Paul. Hiring a few dozen staff will not turn that trend around."
Calica said he has identified multiple layers of supervision that aren't necessary under various agency reorganizations he envisions.
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Transforming Cultures to Reduce Consumption
Worldwatch examines how we can, and must, move beyond our current consumer culture to achieve a more sustainable society
Washington, D.C.—If all humans consumed as much food and resources as people in the United States do, the Earth could sustain only about a quarter of the current population. Humanity as a whole is becoming more wasteful as people across the globe define themselves and their successes by what they own and what they consume. In State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, contributing authors discuss ways that we can move away from the consumer culture that is undermining the planet we live and depend on.
Cultures are constantly evolving, and perhaps one of the biggest cultural transformations was the advent of consumerism not too many generations ago. Erik Assadourian, senior fellow at Worldwatch and co-director of State of the World 2013, highlights the changes that advertising and marketing brought to society.
"When first-generation factory workers received raises, they chose to work fewer hours, not buy more stuff," Assadourian says. "Over time, people got used to new products, some of which did indeed improve life quality and many of which were marketed as such by clever entrepreneurs and a new advertising industry. Eventually, we could hardly imagine life without an abundance of products."
Yet just as humans became consumers, so can we revamp our behaviors to prevent further damage to the planet. Among the ways that our cultures can be transformed to make consumption patterns more sustainable, Assadourian suggests, are policy changes, such as shifting taxes on unsustainable practices like carbon emissions, plastic bags, and junk food; as well as shifts in infrastructure, such as facilitating car-free lifestyles by building bike lanes and shared bike systems, as many U.S. and European cities have done. Members of organizations, such as churches, schools, and businesses, can promote sustainable living in their communities. And media and entertainment have the potential to change our society by subtly modeling sustainable living with films, stories, and social marketing.
Ultimately, we must understand that long-term changes in our communities are not going to be brought about by individual actions alone. Indeed, too much focus on changing individual behavior can inadvertently redirect energy from the cultural, business, and political changes that are necessary. Although corporations have supported some conservation efforts by individuals—sometimes in ways that strategically redirect blame from themselves—the amount of damage done by people and households is only a small fraction of the total waste produced by industries every year.
Annie Leonard, co-director of The Story of Stuff Project and contributing author of State of the World 2013, explains the problems that arise when individuals, rather than large-scale waste producers, take blame for the planet's deterioration. "Describing today's environmental problems and solutions as individual issues has a disempowering effect," says Leonard. "Even if we really do decrease our driving, stop littering, and refuse plastic bags, the broader impacts are still negligible. Society-wide, we need to implement new technologies, cultural norms, infrastructure, policies, and laws."
Leonard advocates for widespread public action to make sustainable living a way of life, rather than a trend. Millions of people are aware of the climate problems that we face, but the impetus to make the adjustment to sustainable living has yet to be made. The sooner we face the challenges involved with moving toward a sustainable society, the better chance we have to prevent further environmental decay.
"The good news is that we have everything we need to make big change in the years ahead," explains Leonard. "We have model policies and laws. We have innovative green technologies to help with the transition. We have an informed and concerned public; millions and millions of people know there is a problem and want a better future. The only thing we are missing is widespread citizen action on the issues we already care about."
By implementing new technologies, shifting cultural norms, building a sustainable infrastructure, and creating new policies, people will be able to make the society-wide changes that are imperative to humanity's success. This means calling people to action within broader political campaigns that engage people to work together using the full range of tools available to them, including organizing, lobbying, legal actions, economic sanctions, and civil disobedience.
Worldwatch'sState of the World 2013, released in April 2013, addresses how "sustainability" should be measured, how we can attain it, and how we can prepare if we fall short. For more information, visit www.sustainabilitypossible.org.
You can read Annie Leonard's chapter here and Erik Assadourian's chapter here.
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For more information and for review copies of State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, please contact Supriya Kumar at email@example.com.
About the Worldwatch Institute:
Worldwatch is an independent research organization based in Washington, D.C. that works on energy, resource, and environmental issues. The Institute's State of the World report is published annually in more than a dozen languages. For more information, visit www.worldwatch.org.


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Oracle to Buy Networking Firm
The deal is expected to close this half
By: Maureen O'Gara
Feb. 5, 2013 07:00 AM
Oracle is going to buy Acme Packet, a Massachusetts networking gear player that sells secure IP video conferencing, data and voice calling to SPs and the enterprise.
Acme is a company, described as a "one of Boston's recent success stories," as well as a rival of Cisco and Juniper, more likely to be acquired by Cisco than Oracle, that Oracle is picking up for $2.1 billion in cash or $29.25 a share, a 22% premium over Acme's Friday close.
Oracle will wind paying $1.7 billion, net of Acme's roughly $363.4 million in the bank.
Acme reportedly has 1,900 service provider and enterprises customers worldwide including 89 of the world's top 100 communications companies.
The deal is expected to close this half.
Oracle's SVP of communications, said, "The communications industry is undergoing a dramatic shift as users become more connected and dependent on mobile applications and devices. Service providers and enterprises need a comprehensive communications solution that will enable them to more effectively engage with their customers."
Oracle expects the deal to accelerate its deployment of all-IP networks "by enabling secure and reliable communications from any device, across any network."
"The proposed acquisition of Acme Packet is another important piece in Oracle's overall strategy to deliver integrated best-in-class products that address critical customer requirements in key industries," said Oracle co-president Mark Hurd. "The addition of Acme Packet to Oracle's leading communications portfolio will enable service providers and enterprises to deliver innovative solutions that will change the way we interact, conduct commerce, deliver healthcare, secure our homes and much more."
On Monday, Acme swung to a Q4 loss of $6.5 million as revenue dropped 15% to $70.7 million on weak spending, though adjusted earnings and revenue topped consensus estimates.
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REMINDER: The Walker Preserve Invasive Plant Removal Work Party is this Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – and volunteers are still needed to help.
"Since 2008, volunteers in Walker Preserve have removed large amounts of invasive plants and planted many native trees and shrubs," reads an announcement. "You can help – no experience is required! We will be removing ivy – making sure the trees can continue to grow."
Here are the details:
WHAT: Walker Preserve Invasive Plant Removal Work Party
WHEN: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
WHERE: Walker Preserve park, SW. 168th St. and 2nd Ave. SW. in Normandy Park, up the road from Normandy Park City Hall. If driving, your parking options include:
- Three spaces in the small lot at SW 171st St. and Second Ave. S.W.
- On the street along SW. 168th St
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please plan ahead – this park does *NOT* have a restroom.
From the gate behind the Walker Preserve sign, walk down the trail towards the creek.
- Plant 90 native plants where there used to be just ivy. Seek out English ivy and remove it from trees and pull roots out of the ground. Seek out Himalayan blackberry plants, cut them back, and then dig out the root balls. Learn as you volunteer and make a difference!
What to bring:
- Your enthusiasm
- Clothing that will protect you from the rain and blackberry thorns
- Filled water bottle, gloves if you have them
We provide:
- Gloves
- Tools
- Snacks
This volunteer event is an opportunity to visit a pleasant park in the City of Normandy Park, along Walker Creek. The City of Normandy Park recently rebuilt the footbridge over the creek, and neighbors and other volunteers have made a lot of progress restoring the native plant community in this park. This work will help native plants thrive, and provide shade and food for the salmon that live in the creek. Please sign up if you can, or decide to show up at the last minute!
This stewardship project is a joint effort of the City of Normandy Park, and the Miller and Walker Creeks Stewardship program.
For more information, contact Elissa Ostergaard, [email protected], 206-296-1909 (Saturday only: 206-707-6549)


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Gunman in Minneapolis office shooting kills 4, then self, police say
MINNEAPOLIS – The gunman who opened fire inside a Minneapolis sign-making business killed four people before fatally shooting himself, police said early Friday.
The bodies of four victims were found shortly after officers arrived at Accent Signage Systems, located in a residential area in the city's north side, and evacuated the business Thursday afternoon, police said in a statement.
No details were released about the shooter, other than he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Four other people were wounded in the shootings, including three critically.
During a news conference Thursday night, Minneapolis Police Deputy Chief Kris Arneson wouldn't specify how many people had been killed, saying only that "several" victims were found dead inside.
She said police never fired at the shooter but released few other details, including the shooter's possible motive or whether he had worked at the company.
Hennepin County Medical Center was treating the four patients, including three men in critical condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman. None of the victims' names has been released.
Someone from inside the building called 911 around 4:30 p.m. to report the shootings, police said. The first officers on the scene quickly began evacuating people from the business and closed off several blocks.
Dozens of squad cars and SWAT officers swarmed the neighborhood Thursday afternoon, and traffic was stopped on a nearby bridge along Penn Avenue, where officers had rifles drawn and pointed at the business and a park below.
By Thursday evening, police vehicles were still surrounding the business. People from the neighborhood milled around but deputies kept them back.
Marques Jones, 18, of Minneapolis, said he was outside a building down the street having his high school senior pictures taken when he and his photographer heard gunfire that sounded close.
"We heard about four to five gunshots," Jones said. "We were shocked at what happened and we just looked at each other. We all just took off running to our vehicles."
According to Accent Signage Systems' website, the company makes interior signage and lists its founder as Reuven Rahamim. A phone messages left at the business was not immediately returned, and a woman who answered the phone at Rahamim's residential listing declined comment.
The company employed 28 people as of July, according to a feature on the business in Finance & Commerce, a local business publication. The paper reported that U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sanchez visited it in August in a trip focused on exporting, and praised the company for its innovation.
The company developed a patented technology for producing signs in Braille and had licensed out the technology to companies in 38 countries, the newspaper said.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said employees who were working when the shootings occurred were together and being cared for Thursday evening.
"We are deeply sorry about what has happened here," he said, calling the shootings "a horrible tragedy."


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Aurora has always been a town with a chip on its shoulder something I say with love because it's my hometown. It's the biggest suburb in Colorado, but the fate of suburbs is to be overshadowed. The professional sports teams have Denver on their jerseys, the airport (though it is closer to Aurora) has Denver in its name.
A former mayor once predicted that someday the region would be known as Aurora-Denver. You know, like Minneapolis-St. Paul, or Dallas-Fort Worth. Most people just rolled their eyes.
But today Aurora becomes an internationally known dateline. The shopping mall where I spent my mall rat years is on the world's television screens today, and a rapidly growing contingent of reporters is gathering at my high school a few hundred yards from a horrific murder scene. James Holmes, 24, walked into the midnight showing of the new Batman movie and wounded 71 people in a hail of bullets, at least 12 of them fatally.
It's likely that the victims are of all races and shades, because Aurora is a melting pot. Forget that old image of lily-white suburbia, Wally and Eddie and the Beav. That was the Aurora of 1961, perhaps, the year I raised the rapidly growing population by one. We lived in a little cookie-cutter insta-house built by developer Sam Hoffman for the trolley-riding young working dads of a postwar boomtown.
But today, Aurora is as diverse a city as you are likely to find: 60% white, according to the 2010 Census, 28% Hispanic, 16% black, 5% Asian. You notice that doesn't add up to 100. That's the beauty of diversity: more and more people don't fit neatly into a single category. Kids in the Aurora Public Schools come from 125 countries and speak more than 100 languages, according to the district website.
The constant in that half-century of change is that Aurora has always been a working-class town, a place where communities aren't gated and most golf courses are open to the public. The average resident is a little younger than the Colorado average and the average household income is a little lower. It's a good place to start out.
And a good place to find those middle-class working family folks that politicians are always talking about, though rarely actually talking to. Aurora is a swing city in a swing state, a place that voted for George W. Bush and for Barack Obama. When I was a kid the neighborhood Democrats held their precinct caucus at a house across the street from the neighborhood Republicans, and a significant proportion of both groups joked that they would prefer to caucus in lawn chairs halfway between the two. So you can bet that the president and his rival Mitt Romney will both take Aurora's present pain very seriously in very photogenic ways.
Demography is different, however, from identity. Aurora's identity has long been its lack of one. As Gertrude Stein said of her hometown of Oakland, there is no there there. Aurora sprawls over a greater land mass than its famous neighbor, Denver, yet has no core. The original city center is now blighted, like so many inner-ring American suburbs, and development over the past half century has spread like water spilled on the floor. The current City Hall is across the street from the mall where the shooting occurred, but most people would get in their cars to make the trip.
It's a low-slung place on the Western edge of the arid high plains; neither the trees nor the buildings get very tall. Cheaper to build sideways than up, because there is so much empty sideways available. The glamorous part of Colorado, the spectacular Rocky Mountains with their pricey ski resorts and private jet terminals, is a distant vision on the horizon.
Perhaps it is fitting that the leading employer in this often ignored place is an industry that only whispers its name. Aurora's central location, high elevation, and clear prairie air long ago moved the Pentagon to locate classified and high-tech radar arrays on the edge of town. As a boy I would look from my bedroom window at the mysterious giant golf ball shapes and picture the Soviet missiles homing in on them. Aurora was certainly on the Kremlin's map during the Cold War.
Since 9/11, that function has been expanded, and now the Buckley Air Force Base employs more than 12,000 people to monitor spy satellites and Predator drones and who knows what all secret business. Defense contractors like Raytheon and Northrup-Grumman employ thousands more.
It's a shame that those extraordinary devices, which can see a man walking in the Yemeni desert or spy a campsite beside the Khyber Pass can't discern a deranged individual and his growing arsenal in time to prevent a massacre down the street. There would be more people alive in Aurora today, and fewer grieving families. And the overlooked city would still be largely unknown, which, we now see, is not so bad after all.


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8th Laboratory Course - Neutron Scattering
13-24 September 2004 . Jülich - Germany
Forschungszentrum Jülich in cooperation with RWTH Aachen and WWU Münster
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The Institut für Festkörperforschung (Institute für Solid State Research) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, organizes in cooperation with the University of Münster (Prof. D. Richter, Dr. R. Zorn) and the RWTH Aachen (Prof. G. Heger, Prof. T. Brückel) a laboratory course in neutron scattering with experiments at the neutron scattering facilities of the research reactor FRJ-2 in Jülich.
The laboratory course will consist of lectures and an experimental section. The lectures will encompass an introduction to neutron sources, into scattering theory and instrumentation. Furthermore, selected topics of condensed matter will be presented.
The laboratory course is part of the curriculum of the University of Münster and the RWTH Aachen.
It is the aim of the course to give a realistic insight into the experimental technique neutron scattering and its scientific power. The Forschungszentrum Jülich supports non-local students with free accomodation and half pension. Travel stipendia for foreign students are available by support from the European Neutron/Muon Initiative NMI3.
T. Brückel, G. Heger, D. Richter, R. Zorn
|Lectures: Introduction to Neutron Scattering
|Experimental Section
|Start: 13 September 2004
End: 17 September 2004
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End: 24 September 2004
|The participating students will be divided into nine groups. Each group will perform one neutron scattering experiment per day, i.e. each group will work at five different instruments. The experimental data measured will be analysed by the students assisted by the scientist responsible for the instrument.


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