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This lesson plan teaches how to select the landing site for a planetary surface investigation, using the 5E learning cycle. Students will be able to determine a landing site for their Mars rover; work with their team to summarize information and... (View More) identify important details in non-fiction writing; research Gale Crater through an online interactive module; use Google Earth Mars to learn about Mars surface features; gather and analyze data to conduct a scientific experiment; collect and record data in a science notebook to draw logical and scientific conclusions; define and identify the role of controls and variables in teams' scientific or technical questions; and differentiate between weather and climate. The lesson plan has a number of appendices, including standards alignment. This is Lesson 8 of the elementary school version of the 6 week Mars Rover Celebration curriculum. (View Less)
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This is an activity about sunlight as an energy source. Learners will create a plant box and observe that a plant will grow toward the Sun, its primary source of energy. This hands-on activity is an additional lesson as part of the book, The Day... (View More) Joshua Jumped Too Much. (View Less)
This is an activity about seasons. Learners compare the seasons though identifying seasonal activities and drawing scenes in each season. Then, they compare the temperature on thermometers left under a lamp for different lengths of time to explore... (View More) how Earth heats more when the Sun is in the sky for longer periods of time. Finally, learners use a flashlight and a globe to investigate how the spherical shape of Earth causes the seasons to be opposite in each hemisphere. This hands-on activity is an additional lesson as part of the book, Adventures in the Attic. (View Less)
This is a booklet containing 31 problem sets that involve a variety of math skills, including scientific notation, simple algebra, and calculus. Each set of problems is contained on one page. Learners will use mathematics to explore varied space... (View More) science topics including black holes, ice on Mercury, a mathematical model of the Sun's interior, sunspots, the heliopause, and coronal mass ejections, among many others. (View Less)
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This is an activity about how the Sun can affect the Earth's atmosphere, specifically the ionosphere. Learners will use real data from a Sudden Ionosphere Disturbance Monitor, or SID Monitor, to identify the signatures in the graphed data that can... (View More) be used to determine the times of sunrise and sunset. Although the SID monitors are designed to detect SIDs caused by solar flares, they also detect the normal influence of solar X-rays and UV light during the day as well as cosmic rays at nighttime. There is a distinct shape to a 24-hour SID data graph, with unique shapes, or signatures, of the graph appearing at sunrise and sunset.This activity is part of the Research with Space Weather Monitor Data educators guide. Use of and access to a Stanford Solar Center SID monitor and the internet is encouraged but not required. Locations without a SID monitor can use sample data provided in the educators guide. (View Less)
This is a lesson about the formation of glaciers, ice layering and stratigraphy, and the cryosphere and cryobotics. Learners will collect evidence of layering, explore the science story that layering tells, study snow and ice for insights into... (View More) climate change, and learn about the tools used to explore ice layers on Earth and in the solar system. Connections between rings of a tree and rings in an ice core will be made. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is lesson 7 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
This is a lesson about detecting ice on the permanently shadowed craters of Mercury and the Moon. Learners will consider what might be in that ice and will examine why the polar regions of Earth, Mercury and the Moon are colder than elsewhere on the... (View More) planets. Activities include small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is the lesson 12 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
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Learners will investigate how water and ice exist in the atmosphere as they study water vapor condensing, find that clouds are made of tiny droplets of water, and notice that snow forms in clouds. Activities include demonstrations by the teacher,... (View More) small group miming, speaking, drawing, and/or writing. In addition to commonly found classroom materials, dry ice, an aquarium or terrarium container, magnifying glass are needed. This is lesson 6 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
This is a lesson about designing and building an effective sunshade for a model MESSENGER craft. Learners will build a model of MESSENGER. They will use a scientific approach to solve problems and work as a cooperative team. They will discover their... (View More) own strengths, and those of others, and will witness firsthand the importance of both successes and failures. This is activity 4 of 4 for the Pre-K - 4 range of "Staying Cool." (View Less)
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Learners will design and conduct experiments to answer the question, "how does distance and inclination affect the amount of heat received from a heat source?" They will measure heat change as a function of distance or viewing angle. From that... (View More) experiment, they will identify how the MESSENGER mission to Mercury takes advantage of these passive cooling methods to keep the spacecraft comfortable in a high-temperature environment. This is lesson 3 from MESSENGER Education Module: Staying Cool. Note: the student guide starts on p. 24 of the PDF. (View Less)


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For 2013, Lightweight continues to live up to its name with a couple of new offerings in the aero tall-rim category. And with a couple of wheelsets ringing in at the cash register for more than 4,750 Euros ($5,990/£3,800), the company may well take the award for highest Euro-to-gram ratio for a production bike part. As for how they ride, look out for a review on BikeRadar soon.
At Eurobike, Lightweight displayed the new Autobahn 8-spoke front wheel and the new carbon clincher version of the Fernweg wheelset. With 81mm rims, these wheels are the tallest – and to hear Lightweight tell it – the most aero wheels the company has ever made. Whatever the drag figures may be, the wheels are impressively light compared to others in the aero category.
Lightweight already has an Autobahn disc, and the 81mm tall Autobahn front wheel is meant to complete the set. (Lightweight previously offered the shorter VR8, which also had only eight spokes.) With a 19.5mm-wide carbon rim laced with carbon spokes, the 850g Autobahn wheel comes with a 90kg (198lb) rider weight limit. Lightweight is selling it with the Autobahn disc for 4,750 Euros ($5,990/£3,800). (For comparison, a Zipp 808 front wheel and rear disc costs about half.)
As with Lightweight's other wheels, the front Autobahn uses carbon fiber spokes with a carbon rim and a carbon hub. The German company will not reveal exactly how those three components are assembled.
Also new for 2013 is a carbon clincher version of the Fernweg wheelset. This 81mm-tall, 19.5mm-wide rim builds up to a 640g, 16-spoke front wheel and a 715g, 20-spoke rear. (For comparison, a Zipp 808 front wheel weighs 821g and the rear 938g.) The wheelset comes with a 100kg (220lb) rider weight limit and a 4,950 price tag ($6,200/£3,900). The 2012 tubular version that came out in March, goes for 4,300 Euros ($5,400/£3,400).
Lightweight came out with the Meilenstein carbon clincher this spring.
If none of those options are light enough for you, then there is always the Gipfelsturm, which barely tips the scales with 450g front and 575g rear wheels.
The 715g Fernweg rear wheel will be available as a clincher for 2013

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It's been 3 weeks since Hammer Trail, 4 weeks since my last intervals. This morning I woke up with an intense desire to go to the track. When I have these desires, I find I just have to go with them (time permitting).
Ole had the following intervals on my schedule for this week:
8 x 400 meters, each 400 interval followed by a 400 meter jog.
Here's how it looked
This is about 3:29 min/km pace or 5:41 min/mile. I'm sitting here scratching my head- how did I get FASTER at intervals by running 100 miles and then going on lots of slow runs the weeks afterwards? Sometimes improvement is so counterintuitive. Yet, over the last month, I have done nothing but listen to the signals I've gotten from my legs & brain about what I can or can not do physically that day.
Or am I faster simply because I lost weight? (to this SR said- look at 400 meter sprinters, they aren't exactly skinny. To which I replied "just imagine how fast they would be if they were!" ;0))
The Ultra Race of Champions 100k. I have been eyeing this race ever since last September when they announced it would be held in Colorado. I had this little deal with SR that I would only be allowed to go if I were invited as an elite. I figured there was very little chance of this, but I had pasted it with a "?" on my race schedule, simply because I was dreaming. Last night my dream came true when Gill fom UROC & Bad to the Bone sent me an elite invitation because of my race at Hammer Trail. You seriously never do know what is going to happen!
(and it happened exactly 24 hours after I had signed up for the Superior 100 miler, which take place a mere 3 weeks before UROC!)
The thing that struck me most so far about being in the elite field (besides the fact that I don't have any scruples about throwing the word "elite" around) is the fact that there is a press conference the night before! Ha. I can't wait for this. It will be so fun to meet so many of the people I have only read about for years. Of course I don't belong there, but don't tell anyone, ok?
One of the things I promised to do is post these on my blog/website:
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I have been asked to fill out a questionnaire about my participation. And one of the questions is who my sponsor is. I'm sitting here wondering if I leave this blank if they will decide they don't want to invite me after all. Hmmm.
Okay- now as for getting better at running in the moutains. So far, I have come up with one strategy with Alicia & Divesh. I am going to sleep with them in their two person altitude tent all summer in Appleton, WI and Divesh has promised to pretend he is a foreign exchange student. Whoever said preparing to run a moutain 100k would be difficult?


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6 December 2012, Geneva, Switzerland – The new joint e-Learning course on Urban Water issues is featured in the latest UNW-DPC Capacity Pool Quarterly Newsletter (Issue No. 15, 2012 – http://my.page2flip.de/858774/881013/881287/). UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development's (UNW-DPC) latest Capacity Pool is all about e-Learning. Among other UN-Water member agency activities with e-Learning, it features a guest article by UNITAR's Sara Castro (Local Development Programme) talking about the new collaborative e-Learning course soon to be launched by UNITAR, UNW-DPC and UN-HABITAT on "Urban Water Governance and Management" in the Asia-Pacific region.
The new e-Learning course is a tangible contribution to lend UNITAR's mandate and expertise in capacity-building and knowledge sharing and UN-HABITAT's urban expertise and GWOPA network towards UNW-DPC's shared mandate under UN-Water. The course's main objective is to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of course participants to analyze, understand, and address identified urban challenges in water governance and management in their cities in a sustainable manner. Taking an IUWM approach, the course also aims to instil results-based management principles and project cycle approaches towards building participant skills in urban water management.
Chosen under the framework of the 2011 World Water Day theme (Water for Cities), the topic for this first joint course aims to increase regional knowledge, skills and awareness on improved water management and governance in the context of the urban challenge in the Asia-Pacific region. Many cite that "the Asian water crisis is, in fact, a crisis of governance"[1] . Asia is now already home to 50% of the global urban population and this will soar to over two-thirds in the coming decade according to the State of Asian Cities 2010/11. Hence, strengthening of governance through measurable knowledge transfer and capacity-building for urban stakeholders can address these challenges.
Our goal is to also network with the participants before, during, and after the course and address their own practical challenges in real time, and equally bring in specific experts to liaise with them in the online forum. The course does not aim to solve these challenges, but to invest in developing participant knowledge and skills with practical how-to solutions in management to address these challenges in their respective contexts.
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UN-Water, as a mechanism for 30 UN agencies and over 20 civil society partners, strengthens coordination and coherence among UN entities dealing with issues related to all aspects of fresh water and sanitation including surface and groundwater resources, the interface between fresh water and sea water and water related disasters. It is therefore the most optimal platform for "Delivering as One" on this topic.
In the future, this e-learning project also constitute a later opportunity to collaboratively launch more specialized courses on other key UN-Water Focus Areas through the new UNW-DPC e-Learning platform.
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[1] ADB (2007): cited in Anand Chiplunkar et al, Good Practices in Urban Water Management: Decoding Good Practices for a Successful Future, Asian Development Bank, National University of Singapore


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TORONTO (AP) In a short matter of time, Edwin Encarnacion came up with a fitting rhyme.
''He hanged it, I banged it,'' Encarnacion said after hitting a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 Wednesday.
Encarnacion launched a slider from Brandon Kinztler into the second deck for his 26th home run.
Jose Bautista and Juan Francisco also connected for the Blue Jays, who have hit a big league-high 113 homers this season.
It was 4-all when Jose Reyes led off the ninth with a double against Will Smith (1-1). Melky Cabrera was intentionally walked and Kintzler came on to face Anthony Gose, who failed to advance the runners with a bunt as Reyes was forced at third.
Darin Mastroianni struck out, but Encarnacion ended it with his 26th home run.
Encarnacion called his homer ''the best moment you can have for any player.'' The game-ending shot tied him for the major league lead with White Sox rookie Jose Bare and Baltimore's Nelson Cruz.
Kintzler fell behind Encarnacion 3-1 before the drive.
''I should have just bounced a sinker and walked him or thrown the slider away off the plate,'' Kintzler said. ''It definitely didn't go where I planned it.''
Casey Janssen (3-0) worked one inning for the win.
The Brewers lost their third straight and were swept in the two-game series between division leaders, the first time this season they've been swept in a series of any length. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers have not been swept this season.
''We had good games with them, they're a good team,'' Kintzler said. ''First place against first place.''
With Bautista starting at designated hitter for the second straight game and Adam Lind at first base, Cabrera moved to right field and Encarnacion made his fourth career appearance in left. Bautista, who has been bothered by a strained left hamstring, hopes to return to the outfield Thursday.
Brewers outfielder Khris Davis was held out with a strained left shoulder. Davis, who left Tuesday's game in the seventh after he was injured sliding into second base, is expected to return Friday at Cincinnati. The Brewers are off Thursday.
Milwaukee opened the scoring with a two-out rally in the first on an RBI single by Carlos Gomez but Toronto answered in the bottom half when Bautista clubbed a two-out homer, his second in two days.
The Brewers reclaimed the lead with a three-run third. Ryan Braun hit a two-run triple and scored on Jonathan Lucroy's sacrifice fly.
Lind hit an RBI double in the bottom half and the Blue Jays tied it in the fourth on a two-run shot to right by Francisco, his first homer since June 20.
Milwaukee right-hander Wily Peralta allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out four.
''Wily was all over the place again with his command but he did manage to give us innings and keep it tied,'' Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. ''We've got to get him locked in better and making some consistent pitches.''
Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings. He walked none and struck out four.
Roenicke and Blue Jays manager John Gibbons were both ejected for arguing on separate plays in the eighth.
Roenicke was ejected for the first time this season after arguing with first base umpire Phil Cuzzi that Toronto's Steve Tolleson had swung at a two-strike pitch that hit him in the right foot.
''Phil said he didn't swing on it,'' Roenicke said. ''So I started to turn away and I looked at Phil and I just said `You missed it,' and he kicked me out. That's a really bad job on Phil's part. If he can't take more than that, then he shouldn't be doing this.''
One batter later, Tolleson was ruled safe as he advanced to second on a wild pitch. Bench coach Jerry Narron came out to argue and the call was overturned following review.
That brought Gibbons out for an argument with plate umpire and crew chief Greg Gibson, leading to the second ejection for Gibbons this season.
NOTES: The Blue Jays signed first-round draft picks RH Jeff Hoffman and C Max Pentecost. Hoffman was selected ninth overall while Pentecost was picked 11th. ... Milwaukee opens a three-game series at Cincinnati on Friday. Brewers RHP Kyle Lohse (9-2) faces Reds RHP Alfredo Simon (10-3). ... Toronto begins a four-game series at Oakland on Thursday. Blue Jays RHP R.A. Dickey faces Athletics RHP Sonny Gray (7-3).


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These days, it has become commonplace for radio stations to radically revamp their formats. In many instances, this becomes an ominous portent of divesting the station's on-air hosts of any modicum of control over the content of their programs.
Somehow, WXPN's (88.5 FM) David Dye, 61, has managed to buck these disquieting industry trends. The long-time Mt. Airy resident is celebrating 20 years of his nationally syndicated show, "World Café." On every Monday through Friday, 2 p.m., it features a distinctive amalgam of live music and interviews.
A native of Glen Falls in upstate New York, Dye grew up in Swarthmore since the age of six. He matriculated at Swarthmore College, where he initially majored in biology before switching to history.
Dye recalled, "I think I always wanted to do radio and was banging on the door of my college station on the first day of freshman orientation. That year, my roommate saw an ad that WMMR was looking for DJs and dared me to apply. About six months later, I got a call out of the blue to do an interview and got the prized Sunday morning 8 a.m. to noon slot. I was in heaven."
At the tender age of 19, Dye made his on-air debut. He conceded, "I was incredibly nervous. Time was the only thing I used to overcome my fear. The more I did it, the less fearful I became. As any DJ will tell you, we all still have dreams about messing up."
Back then, WMMR was a free-form progressive station which granted wide latitude to their DJs, even the inexperienced college kid. "On the air, I was allowed to be wildly eclectic. Playing avant garde jazz, old-timey country, show tunes, whatever I wanted. Beyond my life being more carefree, it was not that different than the freedom I am allowed now on 'XPN. Progressive rock ruled … Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Procol Harum, the Grateful Dead. WMMR had a British progressive rock bent."
Following a four-year stint at WMMR, Dye departed for Maine, where he spent five years at WBLM. Dye returned to Philadelphia, where he was at WIOQ for a decade. In 1989, Dye began his tenure at WXPN, where he initially hosted "Sleepy Hollow." Dye enthused, "All of them were great experiences. I am certainly more at home on 'XPN!"
Dye analyzed what makes WXPN and his nationally syndicated show, "World Café," different: "First of all, 'XPN is a non-commercial station. Our goal is to entertain our audience, not return a profit. I feel a lot of pressure to make great radio, not so much to please sponsors. That said, figuring out ways to support the station without endless fundraisers is increasingly important.
"World Café is that rare thing, a stand-alone radio show rather than a part of a format." As Dye pointed out, Since World Café is not simply local to Philadelphia, he has to think about music on a national level. "Also the World Café has an interview in every program, allowing artists to play live for a large audience."
Dye has attracted top-notch performers to appear on World Café. "Boy, have I been lucky! I hope I never take it for granted that I get to sit across a room from the likes of Yo Yo Ma, Herbie Hancock, Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Peter Gabriel and so on." He cited two of his biggest surprises. "I was taken aback that Paul McCartney, a man who has been interviewed zillions of times, actually answered my questions like he had never been asked them before. And Dr John really does talk in his own New Orleans language!"
Before moving to their current studio at 30th & Walnut Streets, WXPN broadcast from a Victorian building on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The somewhat dilapidated condition of the venue generated an amusing memory for Dye. "The funniest thing that ever happened has to be the time a squirrel dropped down through the ceiling into the studio right in the middle of an interview. Grown men scurrying and screaming ensued."
According to Dye, "The biggest challenge is listening to enough new music and finding the time to prep for all the interviews, sometimes multiple ones in a day." He lauded his crew, "We have an amazingly proficient staff; Producer Kim Junod; Beth Warshaw-Duncan, who actually assembles each show; Chris Williams, who engineers our live sessions; Ellen Opplinger, who keeps everything organized, and Executive Producer and 'XPN Program Director, Bruce Warren, who is a font of ideas and enthusiasm. These people have my back and keep the show as good as it is!"
Dye has lived in Northwest Philly since 1980 and moved to Mt. Airy in 1985. In addition to celebrating his 20th anniversary of World Cafe, Dye is also coincidentally celebrating his two decades of matrimony. His wife is Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, Karen Heller. They have a daughter, Cece, and a son, Nick. According to Dye, "They are always telling me about music and life." Rounding out the household is a cat named Binky.
Dye is unabashedly enthusiastic about living in the neighborhood. "I love Mt Airy and Chestnut Hill. It comes down to the people, the park and the beauty. Not to mention the institutions like Weaver's Way, Kilian's, High Point Cafe, Hideaway Music and … Well, you get the picture. We are all very lucky."
Nathan Lerner welcomes feedback at email@example.com. More information at www.xpn.org/ or www.worldcafelive.com/


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Romantically sweeping and deeply funky, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite defined the neo-soul movement in the late '90s. Maxwell himself will give one helluva concert on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 7:30pm at Route 66 Casino's Legends Theater (14500 Central SW), performing work from his back catalog as well as recent stuff. After engaging a two-decade-long career arc that careened from classic to confounding, Maxwell released BLACKsummers'night to commercial and critical acclaim in 2009, once again establishing himself as the prime mover in an otherwise unpredictably bifurcating subgenre.
His rich, sometimes ornate take on rhythm and blues has earned Gerald Maxwell Rivera, noted for his physically intense performance style as well as grooved-out melodicism, two Grammy Awards, a dozen Grammy nominations and all kinds of metal-coated records too. Though his latest compositions reflect the maturity that comes from surviving the record industry and the '90s, the work is still highly diggable with sensuous overtones and a crisp, starry finish. All of that groove, past and present, can be yours for the evening. Tickets range in price from 55 to 125 clams. If you go, it will be totally fortunate, dig? Legends Theater @ Route 66 Casino • Sun Aug 17 • 7:30pm • $55-$125 • View on Alibi calendar


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When you start a new help desk job, you need to get a few things straight before the calls begin rolling in, and not all of them will be covered in your training manual. In this IT Dojo video, I'll share five tips every support tech should follow before they start a new help desk job.
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The Santa Clara County Library District is offering a summer reading program for all ages this summer that celebrates science and reading with challenges, performances and prizes.
This year's themes are all science-oriented, with "Fizz-Boom-Read!" for children up to 17 years old, "Make It Pop" for those from 10 to 12 years old, "Spark a Reaction" for teens and "Literary Elements" for adults.
The family and community event aims to prevent what's called a "summer slide," a term used to describe a significant lapse in learning experienced by students when they return to school in the fall due to a drop in reading habits over the summer months. According to Roslyn Donald, a supervising librarian for adults and teen services at the Saratoga Library, students who read widely and frequently do better in school. The best thing parents can do to prevent summer slide is to encourage their kids to read over the summer, no matter what the topic of the book.
"Reading for pleasure is still reading," Donald said. "Especially in the summer, self-selection of reading materials is very important to motivate struggling readers. It's an opportunity to pick up something they want to read."
In order to support their children's efforts, Donald encourages parents to take part in the summer reading program as well. She advised families to set aside 20 minutes each day to read together. For those traveling by car or plane, listening to an audiobook is a great option, she said. One way to get the whole family involved is to hold a contest to see who can read the most pages in a week.
"The most important thing we remind parents of is 'monkey see, monkey do,' " she said. "If your kids see you reading, they'll know it's important."
Even those without young children are encouraged to set a reading goal for the summer. Donald recommends trying a new genre, exploring a new subject or picking up a classic. Don't know where to start? Help is available at the library, where librarians are always willing to give recommendations based on each person's reading preferences.
"One obstacle I hear a lot from people is 'I only read trash' and I would say that's totally fine," Donald said. "Whatever trashy book you're reading, that counts as summer reading; put that down in your log."
Readers can keep a log of books they have read during the summer online or on a piece of paper. Adults and teens will receive a $2 gift certificate from Saratoga Chocolates for signing up.
In addition to the signup incentive, there is also a grand prize drawing at the end of summer. Any teen or adult that reads at least five books between June 1 and Aug. 31 will be entered into drawings for an iPad Mini or a Google Nexus tablet. Children will be entered into a drawing for an iPad Shuffle. There will also be weekly prize drawings for gift certificates to local merchants for teens.
"We've got prizes galore," Donald said.
Patrons can sign up at either the adult reference desk at the library anytime during open hours or online, although online registrants still must pick up a registration packet and gift certificate from the library.
The best part is participation in the program is not limited to just people who have a library card.
Each library will host a series of events throughout the summer as part of the summer reading program, from craft activities, workshops and author talks to various demonstrations. The Saratoga Library's biggest one takes place June 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the community room. The library will host the Chabot Cosmic Ray Planetary Theater, an inflatable planetarium where they'll screen a film about the astronomical features of the sun. Tickets are free and can be obtained at the library beginning at 1:45 p.m. that day.
"It's a unique event that we haven't had before," Donald said.
Elsewhere in the library that day, the Saratoga High School Robotics Club will be demonstrating its robots and there will be science-themed arts-and-crafts and a BrushBot making activity for kids and families.
In July, two bartenders from singlebarrel in San Jose will drop by to discuss the science, art and history of making a cocktail.
"They'll have samples, but with no alcohol," Donald said. "It's very, very sad but them's the rules."
Another highlight is a six-week "Coding for Kids" workshop in June and July. All events are sponsored by the Friends of the Saratoga Libraries.
Last year, 290 teenagers and 220 adults participated in the summer reading program.
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Before the final game of the season, Alfonso Soriano said he's ready for the trade rumors to start this winter.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT coach Halston Taylor was named the New England Women's Track and Field Coach of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday. Taylor had previously received the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Track & Field Coach of the Year award earlier this year.
Under Coach Taylor's guidance, the Engineers captured the first New England Division III Outdoor Championship in program history. That win followed up Tech's first-place finish at the New England Division III Indoor meet earlier this year. Taylor also helped MIT capture its second NEWMAC Championship in three years.
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June 21, 2013
By Kathryn Kennedy
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Spend any time with the participants of two annual camps run by East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and your first question may be, "Where are all the sick kids?"
The answer is that they're everywhere. They're swimming, kayaking, hula-hooping and running, shooting arrows, walking on balance beams and learning to sail, performing skits, making new friends and maybe eating a minnow or two. And that's exactly what the organizers of Camp Hope and Camp Rainbow want to happen.
For one week each summer, the doctors, nurses, social workers and staff from Brody's pediatric hematology/oncology unit take over Camp Don Lee on the Neuse River near Arapahoe. There, the Brody health professionals get to know their young patients in an environment far removed from a clinic or hospital, where conversations about chronic illnesses can take place in a candid, informal way and patients' personalities shine.
All Camp Hope participants have sickle cell disease. Camp Rainbow is open to children with cancer, hemophilia or other chronic blood diseases.
"It's a good opportunity to do something fun, get away from their parents and have some independence – something often taken away from kids with chronic illnesses," said program director Jacquelyn Sauls.
Camper Marvin Espiritu-Gustavo demonstrates his hula hoop skills.
The availability of on-site, expert medical care means parents can sign their kids up with few worries, Sauls said, though sometimes it takes a little convincing.
Fourteen-year-old Jalen Bryant of Cove City came to camp for one day in 2012 to check things out. He returned for the full week this year with no reservations, despite being the only camper in a wheelchair. Jalen has osteosarcoma, or bone cancer, but that doesn't stop him from sailing or kayaking with a little assist from a life jacket.
"I just like being outside and around water," he said, bobbing in the swimming pond with a firm hold on the wooden deck. "It's like therapy. It's better than counseling.
"Everybody here is family," he added. "Nobody's judging you."
Sauls said that's one of the chief benefits to Camp Rainbow and Camp Hope participants. The campers see that they're not alone in their illness. There are other kids going through the same therapies and taking the same medicines.
"You're a person first," Sauls said. "You might have an illness but it's not what defines you."
It's a restorative time for the medical staff, too.
"We sometimes have to do things that are painful as part of their treatment," she said. "And here, you get to have fun with them. It recharges our batteries."
Fewer and fewer young Brody patients are getting this unique experience. Funding has waned for the camps since their inception. Camp Rainbow used to accept more then 100 children each year. That number has dwindled to 22 by 2013. Camp Hope served close to 90 at one time, but this year only accepted 27 youths. They combined the two camps five years ago to save money, Sauls said.
Two Rainbow/Hope campers take the plunge into the Camp Don Lee swimming pond.
The camp is free to families, but it costs approximately $825 to host each participant, Sauls said. This year, financial support came from Children's Miracle Network, the ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation, Dr. Linda Willis of Rocky Mount, the Snow Hill Moose Riders, the Greenville Women's League, Wells Fargo of Greenville and many other local civic organizations and individuals from throughout eastern North Carolina.
Others making the camps possible are the volunteers, who may be ECU students, alumni or even siblings of former campers. Craig Harper graduated from ECU in 2009 and also grew up with an older sister who had sickle cell. He first attended Camp Hope with her in 1993.
"Camp was and still is the one time of year I really look forward to," the 27-year-old said. "They spend so much time feeling different. I just want to make sure they feel like a regular kid."
Keeden Hopkins, another 2009 ECU graduate, is spending his sixth summer leading and mentoring a group of Camp Rainbow kids aged 6 to 10.
"Not even joking, I was prepared to quit my job to come to camp," he said. "The love these kids have…they're some of the strongest kids you'll ever meet. They're extremely resilient."
That's definitely the case with Vanessa Foreman, 13, of Chocowinity. After rubbing some sand on a jellyfish sting, she was back in the water an hour later, trying to get her kayak out over the breaking waves. She says she has to explain ITP – a rare blood disorder – to someone almost every day. But not at Camp Rainbow.
"Everybody's high spirited," she added. "Nobody's gloomy."
"It's really awesome," agrees Dana Sparks, who works in clinical patient access with pediatric hematology/oncology. Sparks doesn't lead boating or archery, but she is there for anyone needing "hugs and cuddles."
"A lot of times (when we see them), they're really sick," she added. "But that's not part of their thinking right now. Down here, you get to see them be free."
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Way's writing is at times detached, in the way you might expect a wildlife biologist to discuss their animal subjects. But these moments are few and far between. The bulk of the book is emotionally charged. It's a rare look into the inner mind and emotions of a scientist going about his research. He's not shy at disclosing snags he hit with the Massachusetts state wildlife agency and a zoo he was initially partnering with. Continue reading


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Justin Lee Collins speaks out after harassment conviction
On Tuesday (09Oct12), a jury found the comedian guilty of harassing Anna Larke and making her fear violence during their seven-month relationship last year (11).
Larke accused Lee Collins of making death threats and subjecting her to foul-mouthed rants, while the TV presenter denied the accusations.
Now the star has spoken out to admit he regrets the "distress and anguish" caused by his actions, but vows not to appeal the conviction.
He says, "I deeply regret the distress and anguish I have caused by my behaviour in what was a very troubled and difficult relationship with Anna Larke.
"After careful reflection in the last 24 hours, I have decided not to proceed with an appeal against my conviction. I would like to reiterate what I made clear in court, that I have never used or threatened violence against Anna Larke or anybody in my life.
"I accept that the jury have found elements of my conduct amounted to harassment, which I apologise for unreservedly, but I will never accept the allegation that I am violent or an abuser."
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I chose to make this onion-topped, horseradish-slathered "fat boy" Schlow Burger, created by Boston chef Michael Schlow, because it's the best burger I know how to make. It's also fairly simple to do at home. I guess the crowd loved it because I won the People's Choice Award, the top honor of the evening. Grab a cold beer or iced tea with this one and get ready to make a mess—this is not a dainty meal!–Lee Brian Schrager
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- 2 cups canola or other mild vegetable oil
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced into 1/8- to 1/3-inch-thick rings
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- 18 ounces 80% lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup store bought or homemade mayonnaise
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons prepared white horseradish
- 2 thick slices Vermont or English cheddar cheese
- 2 brioche hamburger buns, split and toasted
- Creamy Coleslaw
- Make the crispy onions
- 1. Pour the oil into a small, deep pot, add the onion, and bring to a boil (yes, a boil) over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook at a very low simmer, turning the onions with a fork every 30 seconds until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Adjust the heat as needed to maintain a low simmer. At this point the onions won't be crispy. Rest assured, your patience will be rewarded.
- 2. Remove the onions from the oil with a slotted spoon and place them in a single layer on paper towels. I promise you that after a few minutes, as the caramelized sugars cool and harden, the onions will become deliciously crisp.
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- 3. Combine the meat and the oil in a bowl. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper. Divide the meat into two 9-ounce portions and form them into burgers. Cover the burgers and refrigerate until ready to use or up to 1 hour.
- 4. In a mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and horseradish and season with pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- 5. Heat a grill to high. Remove the burgers from the refrigerator and let them stand at room temperature for 5 to 7 minutes before grilling. Grill until the burgers retain grill marks, at least 1 1/2 minutes. Give the burgers a quarter turn to mark them and cook for 1 1/2 minutes more. Flip the burgers and cook for another 1 1/2 minutes. Rotate another quarter turn and cook for 1 1/2 minutes more. Transfer the burgers to the top shelf of a gas grill or to a cooler section on a charcoal grill, and cover each with a slice of cheese. If using a gas grill, turn off the heat. Cover the grill. Cook for 4 minutes more, or until the cheese has melted and the hamburgers are rare to medium-rare. (For anything beyond medium-rare, let the burgers sit over indirect heat for longer.)
- 6. Spread some of the horseradish sauce on each burger. Top each burger with some crispy onions. Season with pepper and then, if you dare, slather more sauce on the top half of the bun and place it on top of the hamburger. Serve the Schlow burgers with the coleslaw on the side.
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MIDWAY, Wasatch County — Somewhere between mile six and eight, I considered the very real possibility that I would quit.
This wasn't my usual, "Gee, I'm hurting; do I really need another medal?" or "What was I thinking when I signed up for a race that clearly exceeds my abilities?" This was genuine doubt (and even a little sadness) about whether or not I was capable of finishing the Wasatch Back Marathon on June 30.
I am not proud of very many of my athletic feats. I am very aware that in some circles my sports accomplishments wouldn't be seen as much more than enthusiastic participation. But after 11 marathons, nearly 20 Ragnar Relays and a bunch of half marathons, I feel really proud of one thing — I have never failed to finish.
I have had some brutal experiences that tested me in ways I never expected or planned. But for some reason, after that first marathon in 2005, I've always been confident — and admittedly a little proud of — one thing. I always finish.
Mark Nelson never intended for the Wasatch Back Marathon to be just another race.
"I've run a lot of marathons," said the founder of the two-year-old marathon. "I've run St. George 22 times; I've run Boston a couple of times. As I've gotten older, trails appeal to me more and the road appeals to me less."
So naturally after a decade in Midway, Wasatch County, he started to wonder if he could host a race that showed off the beauty of the Wasatch Back by asking runners to navigate the area's trails. The problem is that the elevation starts at 5,613 feet and climbs to 8,156 feet before winding up and down along the mountains that border the Heber Valley.
It is breathtaking in every way.
Very few courses offer the views that the Wasatch Back Marathon offers. The course takes runners to little-used trails that give a stunning view of Mount Timpanogos and at the same time the Heber Valley.
Blame Nelson's parenting and Scouting philosophy on the decision to route one of the toughest marathon courses possible.
"I am a Scoutmaster, and both in raising my own children and in managing the Scouts, I believe people need more hard things to do," Nelson said. "There are way too many easy things to do in life."
The morning of the race, I woke up with a migraine. I was so sick, I couldn't keep down my breakfast, and I worried that running at high altitude in the heat would exacerbate the headache. Still, I had enough troublesome issues in my life on that sunny Saturday morning that I needed to run anyway. So, I thought, I'll just go and do what I can.
The problem is that once I started the race, I kept thinking of my one and only streak. If I started a race, I finished it. It isn't much, but, in addition to just being proud of the fact that I make exercise an important (and enjoyable) part of my life, it's something that motivates me on tough days.
At the start of the race, Nelson repeatedly said the course was "hard." He suggested adding an hour to your normal marathon time — minimum. I talked to a couple from North Carolina (training at 67 feet elevation) before the race, and they said they'd flown in just for the marathon.
Nelson met the same couple, only he got to know them as he repeatedly drove out to them on the trails offering them water and a way out.
"They kept refusing," Nelson said. "They told me, 'We had no idea what we were getting into.' They were shocked at how difficult it was. They said, 'We're going to go back to North Carolina, and we'll never be able to tell our friends how awesome this was, how amazing a thing we just accomplished."
They were the last two runners to cross the finish line in a little over eight hours and 30 minutes. Nelson and his crew stayed, despite the official warnings that the race cut-off was six hours, to give them an official finish time and a medal. Listening to them rave about a nearly nine-hour race experience reminded Nelson why he decided to create races in the first place.
And as I accepted my second-place ribbon (age 40-44 division) for my worst time ever, six hours and 59 minutes, I remembered why I continue to put myself in situations I'm not sure I can handle.
The streak isn't anything to be proud of if it's made up of tasks I know I can accomplish before I even start.
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Did Anime Change Your Life?
haha this^ but I don't regret it. Did it change my life? Yeah, it's kinda like therapy when I watch it. If I have a tough day or just need an escape, anime is just the ticket. When I use 'escape' I don't mean run from my fears either. I mean escape in a good way if that makes sense?
I must add though after watching the ending of Glass Mask I'm a little scarred now. I haven't been that letdown since watching the ending of Skip Beat. They have the EXACT same letdown!!! i probably won't watch anime for a while. (Sorry, just had to vent to somebody.)
EurasianWifey wrote: However, I am literally the only girl in my circle of girlfriends that likes animes. It sucks not having anyone to talk to about animes or mangas lol.
I know it sucks not having anyone to talk about a good anime or manga you're watching. Thats why I like this site as you can talk about series and let those feelings and opinions out I'm lucky that my brother likes some anime and manga though he never wants to talk about non fighting stuff usually so I discuss that on here
Absolutely.... And for those that claim Bleach and Naruto are the beat anime's ever. Broaden your fucking horizons for Christ sake....
and I walk around like I got a 36" chain.
I'd be like $6000 richer. Maybe I'd have car. I probably wouldn't be in the habit of saying "naruhodo" in my head every time I have a mini-epiphany -- like discovering that my TV has a sleep function that turns it off automatically when it's not being used, so I don't have to go through the trouble of pressing the button on my remote (best revelation of the week). I'm not sure whether my replacement hobby would be up to par as far as enjoyment. I mean, presumably I watch anime because I enjoy it more than I would objectively enjoy doing something else. Maybe I'd be a gaming addict instead? Either way, I'd probably think about things and go about my life in the same way, so I don't see too much of a difference.
Edit: Now that I think about it, like any medium of art, anime has changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I now see certain things differently than I otherwise would have. But I also don't think my identity, interests, or outlook would be at all different had I never encountered it, and in that sense, I don't think it's really changed me at all.
Personally, Naruto was my gateway anime. It has opened me up to many more anime and different genres of it. Anime has surprisingly helped me make friends, provided me a way of relaxing, and given me a lot of motivation, as I am a severely apathetic person. I've introduced several other friends to it who love it now too. So yeah, I'd have to say it changed my life, especially with the who-knows-how-many hours of time I've dumped into it.
Who the hell do you think I am!?
It changed my life. I met amazing friends through it and it helped me escape from a shitty reality. Anime turned into a whole other world I could go to at a point in my life when literal escape was impossible. Even after I left the military I continued to watch it and it still provides me with the same escape even though life has gotten much better. Its an escape from the "norm". I don't think I will ever stop as long as awesome anime continues to exist.
Life is short. Watch more anime.
Yes,it did change it a bit.It taught me about what others feel,and everything is patience.Very dedicated to it.
Now onto dream arc..~!
You're lucky! My younger sister likes anime too, but it's so hard to communicate with her since I'm out of state and she is always busy. One time I tried to bring up k-pop to my friends as a test.. I just got the "What drugs are you on?" look. So talking anything remotely close to anime/manga will not happen.
Clannad ~ After Story really changed my life, in a moral kind of way. It really taught me a lot, and after I thought about life in a whole new way.
I finally got a life! It's name is 'Crunchyroll'..
I like reading this thread.
Well thinking back when I was a kid , I always love catoons and when anime came I was hooked but If I had the proper guidance back then , I would have been an illustrator ,painter and be in the entertainment industry .
If anime did not show up I would have been a jazz pianist lol with my current job
My Avatar is seiyuu Morita san and Me cosplaying at AnimeExpo
Nothing about anime changed my life besides the fact that I would not have spent hours and hours watching it.
Yes, there are moments when I've cried and learned a few things from it, but nothing has exactly impacted my life. All of the moral lessons and advice were either already taught to me by my parents/friends or I just knew what the right thing to do was by common sense.
I can say, though. If I didn't watch anime, I would be a lot less tired in the mornings because I have very busy schedules everyday. but I don't mind. I love anime.
Yeah, anime has changed my life. Without anime, I would probably just be a video game junkie, and I wouldn't be as social as I am now. I also meet a couple of great friends through anime. I had some of the best times of my life at anime cons, and I'll never forget it. I'll never give up anime. NEVER!!!!!!
I do it for the LoL'z.
it changed my life, not by much but it did change for the better(apart from the face that I have no free time because I spend it all watching anime)
Anime has honestly made me look at the world differently. I feel like my personality is more outgoing because I used to admire characters like Konata from lucky star. And even now I think that i probably would've have been an ass. Like seeing the hardships through anime has made me more aware of peoples emotions. In the end, the fact that I've been watching anime from a young age shaped me in a way that is much better than what I would.ve become.
finaru fantaji ~
Wouldn't say "changed" in a good or bad way but it certainly did improve it in my opinion at least.
If it wasn't for a friend introducing me to anime through Elfen Lied, which lead me to manga which also further re-sparked my love of reading and caused me to switching my career path from psychology to writing. Which I have found I love far more than psychology.


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Hey everyone,
As you know, we're holed up in the North-East, writing and recording a new album, but summer wouldn't be summer without a few festival appearances. So today it's good to be able to announce that we're going to be headlining the Friday night at Ramsbottom Festival in Lancashire on September 13th.
Barry recently attended a Chocolate Festival there (bizarrely) and he says it's very nice.
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In a statement released in August, the Franciscan Action Network called on Barack Obama and Mitt Romney "to acknowledge that climate change is an extremely critical ecological and moral issue and identify actions they would undertake to address this threat to life on Earth." The group said, "During this election campaign we cannot allow the candidates to simply bury their heads in the sand." Sister Marie Lucey, O.S.F., the network's director of advocacy, said: "This presidential election has critical implications not just for our generation but for generations to come. What kind of Earth are we going to leave our children and future generations? Do we love them enough to put care for God's creation ahead of our individual and corporate interests?"
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Global Supply Chain Security and Cisco.
As you may well know, the Global Certification Team is always striving to improve the security of Cisco's products, throughout the lifecycle of the device. It's been said that a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. This not only applies to a physical chain, but it also to the supply chain involved from the conception of a product through the delivery phase. Today we have a guest post from Terrie Diaz (email@example.com), who is heading up our Global Supply Chain Security effort.
Supply Chain Security, is the process through which Cisco delivers genuine products to the customer. In today's highly global business model, Supply Chain security is a hot topic. In this ever-changing market, there are numerous arteries for an attacker to introduce unwanted malware, counterfeit hardware, and disrupt delivery. Cisco's responsibility to its shareholders and customers is to ensure our supply chain is impenetrable. Cisco's Supply Chain Security management program has been designed with the lifecycle of the product in mind. In fact, our focus on supply chain spans from product design, through sourcing components, manufacturing, distribution, and installation to support and end-of-life.
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) and IHS, Inc. have highlighted the risks to organizational supply chain in recent reports:
- GAO http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/589568.pdf
- IHS http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120214-710898.html
Cisco's use of best practices and internal audits affords the ability to identify gaps or weakness in our supply chain. We are also activity involved in various organizations and agencies that are developing criteria, policy, and process, such as NIST and The Open Group to tackle today's challenges facing the supply chain and customers' concerns of receiving trustworthy products.
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June 12, 2013 + On Sudden Death
An interview with Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and St. Vlassios by Pavel Chirila, Professor and Doctor at St. Irene's Hospital in Bucharest (Romania)
Question: Tell us something about sudden death.
Answer: The assessment of sudden death depends on each one's viewpoint. For secular people, sudden death is good, accepted and desirable, because they will not suffer and they will not be tormented by illnesses and old age. For believing Christians, though, sudden death is bad, because they are not given the possibility to prepare better for their encounter with Christ and the heavenly Church. When someone visits a high-ranking official, he prepares accordingly. We should do the same with respect to our encounter with Christ.
Preparation, by repentance, is essential. This is why Father Paisios of everlasting memory used to say that cancer is a saintly illness because it has filled Paradise with saints, meaning that a long illness prepares people with prayer and repentance. According to the teaching of St. Maximus the Confessor, pain cures pleasure. In any case, death is the most certain event. We see it around us, everything dies, all living creatures, our friends, our relatives. What is not certain and is unknown to us is the hour of death, when death will come. It may happen while sleeping, while walking, while traveling, while working, while entertaining ourselves, etc. This is why we should pray to God daily, as the Church does: "For the completion of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord" and "For a Christian end to our lives, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good account before the awesome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask the Lord".
In the teaching of the holy Fathers, we come across the truth that one of the greatest gifts a person can have is the daily "memory of death". When this is maintained with the grace of God, it leads man not to despair, hopelessness, or psychological fear, but to inspiration, to prayer, creativity, even in human affairs, because he tries to finish his tasks and prepare properly. When we live each day as if it were the last day in our life, then even sudden death will find us ready.
"The Mystery and the Process of Death", Solia, Jan/Feb 2013.
Leavetaking of Pascha
Christ is risen from the dead, Trampling down death by death, And upon those in the tombs Bestowing life!


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Cambridge, Mass. – The #6 ranked MIT women's swimming team got a good scare from the Tufts University Jumbos, but was able to stay perfect for the regular season. The Engineers escaped their final home meet of the year, celebrating senior day with a 161-149 victory.
MIT and Tufts were neck and neck entering the final event - the 200 freestyle relay, but the Engineers grabbed first and third place to secure the victory. Nicole Wang, Christy Rogers, Joanna Yeh and Anna Kokensparger won the event in 1:39.51 and claimed the 11 points that put MIT over the top.
Each swimmer also helped out with an individual event victory. Yeh took the 200 freestyle in 1:58.9, and Kokensparger grabbed the 200 butterfly in 2:13.60. Wang sprinted to a 25.96 second victory in the 50 freestyle, and Rogers took 1:08.92 to win the 100 yard breaststroke.
Freshman Katelyn Rossick pitched in with three big event victories for the Engineers. The Middletown, Maryland native won the 100 yard backstroke (1:03.15), 200 yard backstroke (2:14.85), and the penultimate event, the 200 IM, in 2:12.58.
Tufts senior tri-captain Megan Kono won two events at the meet, among six Jumbo victories overall. She was a 17:59.20 winner in the 1,650 freestyle, winning by 27 and a half seconds. In the 500, she won comfortably again with a 5:12.29 time. Tufts also took the top three spots in the 100 yard butterfly.
In one-meter diving, Tufts first year Sami Bloom dueled with MIT senior Beth Stavely and Stavely got the better of her with a 284.50 score. The two went at it again in three-meter, with Stavely earning another victory (318.90) and her second NCAA cut of the day.
Rogers, Yeh, Kokensparger and Calley Murphy started the meet off by winning the 200 yard medley relay in 1:50.09.
The Engineers will travel to Amherst College for a meet next Saturday with the Lord Jeffs. Tech will take to the pool at 1:00 PM. The Jumbos, now 3-4 in dual meets this year, will head into their own Senior Day meet next Saturday against Wheaton.


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Deadly earthquake hits California
An earthquake felt from Mexico to Oregon rocks the Owens Valley in California on this day in 1872, killing 30 people.
California, with the large San Andreas Fault running through the entire state, is a prime area for earthquakes. At 2:30 a.m. on March 26, a large quake hit Inyo County in the Owens Valley of central California. Worst-hit was Lone Pine, where 52 of the town's 59 homes were destroyed, killing 27 people as they slept. The ground moved a full seven feet horizontally in some places near Lone Pine. Major buildings in every town in Inyo were also seriously damaged.
Given the reach of this quake—people hundreds of miles away in Tijuana, Mexico, felt the shaking—it is estimated that it had a magnitude of 7.8. One of most famous accounts of this earthquake came from explorer and scientist John Muir, the man who was instrumental in the establishment of Yosemite National Park. He was working as a caretaker at Black's Hotel in the area at the time and witnessed the destruction of the famed natural landmark Eagle Rock. He reported the following: The shocks were so violent and varied, and succeeded one another so closely, one had to balance in walking as if on the deck of a ship among the waves, and it seemed impossible the high cliffs should escape being shattered. In particular, I feared that the sheer-fronted Sentinel Rock, which rises to a height of three thousand feet, would be shaken down, and I took shelter back of a big Pine, hoping I might be protected from outbounding boulders, should any come so far. Then, suddenly, out of the strange silence and strange motion there came a tremendous roar. The Eagle Rock, a short distance up the valley, had given way, and I saw it falling in thousands of the great boulders I had been studying so long, pouring to the valley floor in a free curve luminous from friction, making a terribly sublime and beautiful spectacle—an arc of fire fifteen hundred feet span, as true in form and as steady as a rainbow, in the midst of the stupendous roaring rock-storm.
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I think Cochran has a great chance of winning. I still don't understand why people hate him. Dawn and Whitney are interesting as well, however.I'm really glad Ozzy and Jim were knocked off in this episode. Jim was pretending to be some kind of truth ambassador the whole time. At first, he did not like Cochran, then he made a deal with Cochran, then he didn't like him again. So honorable. I've hated his obnoxious attitude from episode one, so it's a good thing that only one of Ozzy and Jim if either of them can get back into the game.Hopefully Dawn and Whitney flip in the next episode to get rid of somebody boring like Albert or Rick.
^ About Coach the most important thing is he hasn't offended really bad any Savaii member. If Upolu goes all the way and the F3 are from this tribe or even Cochran then we have 5 Savaii as jury members and so whoever can get their votes will win. (that automatically excludes Brandon!)
I like Brandon. He's extremely loyal and has a good heart. He stood up for Cochran when the Savaii members were calling him names, and went to make sure Ozzy wasn't bullying Cochran after Tribal.And Brandon made Whitney cry? No, Whitney cried because she felt "vilified", and that the Upolu tribe made her out to be a bully when she wasn't. Remember when she came back from the Tribal where Cochran flipped and began cursing at him, and calling him names? The Upolu tribe was standing not far away, and heard that, causing them to realize how badly Cochran was treated. So no, Brandon did NOT make Whitney cry- that was her own self.I honestly don't understand where all this hatred is coming from. I see Brandon as a 19 year old kid who is simply trying to do the right thing. He may be misguided, but at least he wants to do the right thing, which is a heck of a lot more than the former Savaii- Cochran have been doing."Enough, enough. The smaller people don't have to take it anymore."
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Law Enforcement Already Has A Way To Share 'Cybersecurity' Info With Companies; Why Do We Need CISPA?
from the this-makes-no-sense dept
Kashmir Hill has a great post showing how the FBI and companies already share the kind of info that the bill's sponsors claim the bill is needed to allow.
In other words, if sharing info was important, we already had a perfectly functional model that's been in place for 15 years. This means, either that the Congressional authors and supporters of this bill were completely ignorant of this or CISPA is really meant to sneak through something worse. Neither makes CISPA or its supporters look very good. I'm actually hoping that the truth is that they're just ignorant and passing laws on issues they don't understand, because the other choice is even more depressing.
The FBI has been information-sharing with private industry for over a decade without a bill like CISPA in place.
In 1997, long-time FBI agent Dan Larkin helped set up a non-profit based in Pittsburgh that "functions as a conduit between private industry and law enforcement." Its industry members, which include banks, ISPs, telcos, credit card companies, pharmaceutical companies, and others can hand over cyberthreat information to the non-profit, called the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), which has a legal agreement with the government that allows it to then hand over info to the FBI. Conveniently, the FBI has a unit, the Cyber Initiative and Resource Fusion Unit, stationed in the NCFTA's office. Companies can share information with the 501(c)6 non-profit that they would be wary of (or prohibited from) sharing directly with the FBI.


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Beautiful day a Citi Field. Sunny with a slight chilly bite in the air. No surprises, the Mets will attempt to reach .500 for the first time in over two weeks with a win this afternoon behind Jon Niese and their new-and-improved line-up.
Jose Reyes insists he doesn't mind hitting third – I told him Babe Ruth hit third – and he'll be there again today. There are changes at second and behind the plate, but everything else is the same.
Mets Line-up (8-9)
Angel Pagan, CF
Alex Cora, 2B
Jose Reyes, SS
Jason Bay, LF
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Henry Blanco, C
Jon Niese, LP
MAINE UPDATE: John Maine has spasms in his left elbow which he hopes won't keep him from missing his next start. He admits to being frustrated, saying, "it kind of hard wrapping my head around this." … Maine experienced something similar a few years ago in Philadelphia, but nothing this season.


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All you secret (or not-so-secret) Sanrio fans out there, you can soon say "hi" to a new Hello Kitty cosmetics line from MAC. Debuting on Feb. 10, there will be lipsticks, lip conditioners, and lipglasses — which is a bit odd, since Hello Kitty herself has no mouth to model them — in addition to glittery liners, shimmery shadows, and a whole lot of pink.
"To me, MAC Hello Kitty embodies the ultimate beauty icon," Jennifer Balbier, senior vice president of product development for MAC Worldwide, told WWD. "She's sweet and sexy, slightly edgy, and appeals to a wide range of customers."
Product prices range from $11 (nail polish) to $38 (eyeshadow quad) for the main Hello Kitty Colour Collection to something called "Sheer Mystery Powder" ($90) in a crystallized, silver compact as part of the high-end Hello Kitty Kouture line. Mystery indeed. Since the products will be offered for a limited time only (eight weeks max), if this sounds like something you wanna get in on, the waiting list will go live on Jan. 7. Meow!


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Green Spaces: A Rooftop Garden Respite in Busy London
Studies have shown that living in the city means your brain has less time to rest, since it's always on the alert due to traffic and noise. Maybe that's why we so dearly value all of our greenery, gardens and restful spaces. Here's one such respite in bustling London, England: a temporary rooftop garden overlooking the Thames.
As part of a summer festival celebrating old-fashioned seaside vacations in Britain, the Southbank Centre has asked the Eden Project to create several gardens alongside the riverbank. On the roof of Queen Elizabeth Hall, real grass spreads out to support benches overlooking the river, along with vegetable containers, flower patches, a vine-covered archway and a little cafe.
They've used several inspirational techniques in the design of the garden and nearby area, too; old tires are painted in bright, summery colors, and serve as cheerful-looking planters, while a nearby staircase is made of wood pallets and uses water from the building's AC to provide irrigation.
Stumbling across this oasis in the middle of a tourist-heavy area was a lovely reminder to stop, seek out and appreciate the green spaces in the concrete jungles we live in.
What are your favorite places to go, in the city, to get a dose of green?
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Thursday, January 23, 7 p.m.
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To us, painting and drinking go together like peas and carrots. So count us in to unleash our inner Van Gogh at this two-hour art class, where local artist Sara Beigle will teach us how to paint the starry Nashville skyline.
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Nashville Flea Market: WinterFest
The Nashville Expo Center, 625 Smith Ave.
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Swing Dance, featuring Rick Jobe & Tuxedo Junction
Nashville Farmers' Market, 900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Jump, jive and wail your way through Sunday afternoon at this free dance, with music provided by a charismatic front man and his sharply-dressed swing band. (Vegas, baby, Vegas!)
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Indianapolis Colts Suspend Consultant Jim Tressel First Six Games of Season
The Indianapolis Colts hired former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel to be a game-day replay consultant, but Tressel will only join the team in week 7, after the team decided to suspend him.
The team's decision comes after questions arose over the fairness of employing Tressel at a time when former player Terrelle Pryor is forced to sit out five NFL games for accepting gifts while in college.
Tressel lied to school officials and NCAA investigators about his knowledge of his players' violations, and he subsequently resigned. But Indianapolis is hoping to give Tressel a fresh start, beginning with booth review duties.


text: Thanks to all for the replies. I used to think I wanted to end up working in criminal law but now I think I want to do something in government, and come back home to DC after I graduate. UCLA and GW offer that chance as does Texas, but I don't think Arizona would travel that well. But according to reports 2.5% of their grads work in DC so I guess it's possible.


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It takes a lot for a woman to be in a top position, particularly in a male profession. You have to be better to be accepted as equal. Once your collegues accept you as a competent person, they don't mind your being there. But men are resentful at first because they feel a woman has been selected for a position they might have taken.Jeanne C. Sinkford, 1968. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Sinkford, DDS.
DDS 1958 Howard University
MS 1962 and PhD Physiology 1964 Northwestern University
Jeanne C. Sinkford has overcome race and gender barriers to rise to the top of her profession. She graduated first in her class at Howard University's College of Dentistry and rose to become its dean and the first woman dean of any dental school. Committed to community service and social responsibility, Sinkford has also actively recruited women and minority students to the dental profession as Director of the Center for Equity and Diversity at the American Dental Education Association. Click the following link to see an interview with Dr. Jeanne Sinkford, here: International College of Dentists Interview with Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford, 1986.
From Tomboy to Competitive Student
Jeanne Sinkford's family valued education very highly. One of four sisters, all of whom went to college, Sinkford learned discipline from her parents, grandfather and at a Catholic middle school. She was part of the cadet program at Dunbar High School, a highly competitive school for African Americans in Washington, D.C.
Mutually Compatible Careers
Jeanne Craig enrolled at Howard University at 16 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with degrees in psychology and chemistry. She married Stanley Sinkford, a Howard medical student her junior year. Encouraged by her family dentist, she chose dentistry as a career because she "did not want to have a conflicting profession" with her husband.
Top of Her Class
After graduation, Sinkford taught prosthodontics at Howard and had a part-time practice while her husband finished his military obligations and pediatric residency. They moved to Chicago where he completed a fellowship in cardiology and Sinkford earned a PhD in physiology at Northwestern University.
Embracing a National Role
Sinkford served on numerous national councils and organizations including the National Institutes of Health, National Academy of Sciences, White House Conference on Aging, Food and Drug Administration and Veteran's Administration. A member of the Tuskegee Ad Hoc Advisory Panel, she helped develop policies to protect the rights of patients participating in government-sponsored health research. She was elected into the American College of Dentists in 1967.
Wearing Many Hats
Upon her return to Howard, Sinkford became chair of the Department of Prosthodontics (artificial replacement of missing teeth) which left little time for research. She proved such a capable administrator that she was promoted to professor and associate dean. She focused particularly on the special challenges of minority students.
Balancing Family and Career
With two medical professionals and three children, Sinkford and her husband managed both a successful marriage and two careers. Her daughter said, "I don't know how you did all the things that you did. You went to soccer games, parent-teacher meetings, ballet lessons, and all that stuff."
First Female Dean of Any Dental School
Sinkford was appointed Dean of Howard University's College of Dentistry in 1975. She set very high standards and then found ways for students and faculty to achieve them. With a firm but gentle manner, she encouraged open discussion of problems. She fostered student dialogue with faculty and administration through committee membership and regular informal get-togethers.
Academic Leadership
As dean, Sinkford believed "mentoring develops the profession." Programs helped at-risk students rise to their potential. Department chairs were expected to help junior faculty adapt to and thrive in an academic environment as teachers, researchers and administrators. Here, Sinkford receives the Howard University Alumni Achievement Award.
Serving the Community
Until recently, discrimination and segregation meant that African-American communities were primarily served by black dentists. As dean, Sinkford worked to ensure that her graduates were capable of handling a wide variety of tasks without relying on specialists that their patients could not afford.
A New Direction
During her academic career, Sinkford avoided feminist issues, preferring to promote talent and have "women accepted as colleagues." When she joined the Center for Equity and Diversity at the American Dental Education Association, she refocused to help women pursue dental careers and academic and leadership programs.
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