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The new Naro-1 rocket likely exploded about 137 seconds after launching from South Korea's Naro Space Center, said Ahn Byong-man, the country's minster for education, science and technology. It is the second consecutive rocket failure for South Korea in less than a year.
Ahn told South Korea's Yonhap news agency that a camera onboard the rocket recorded a bright flash at the 137-second mark that coincided with a loss of communications. The new rocket blasted off at 4:01 a.m. EDT (0801 GMT), though it was 5:01 p.m. local time at South Korean launch site. [Photos: New American rocket's launch.]
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"Talks are underway for a third launch of the rocket," Yonhap quoted Ahn as saying. A pre-existing agreement called on South Korea to launch a third rocket if the first two failed, Yonhap reported.
South Korea's Naro 1 rocket is a two-stage booster that stands about 108 feet (nearly 33 meters) tall. It consists of a Russian-built first stage and a South Korean-built second stage. Naro-1 was carrying a science satellite to make Earth observations.
The rocket's launch had already been delayed from a Wednesday liftoff when a fire suppressant system unexpectedly switched on during the launch countdown. The Naro Space Center is located in Goheung, about 290 miles (465 kilometers) south of Seoul on South Korea's southern coast.
The Naro-1 rocket's failure comes on the heels of South Korea's first rocket launch mishap during the August 2009 test of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1. That first test rocket failed to reach orbit after liftoff when the protective shroud covering its satellite payload did not separate properly.
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That the professor in question is a tenured male professor and not an early career scientist makes this an unusual case (I think/hope). I know early career scientists (students, postdocs, assistant professors) and, in fact, women of all academic ranks, who worry about being taken less seriously because they have a child. From what I have seen, this concern is entirely justified in some cases.
In this case, however, the professor is someone who (according to his current graduate students) wants to be feared by his students and who worried that students wouldn't fear a dad-like person. According to my student-source, he need not worry about this.
Both men and women academics with young children may be concerned about being taken less seriously be colleagues and others. It will perhaps not surprise my readers when I say that I think it is a more serious problem for women, as I am aware of recent examples in which early career women scientists were discriminated against owing to having a young child, but I recognize that it may be an issue for men as well.
The more rare (?) example described above, however, is likely dominantly a male phenomenon, as it is more difficult for a woman to hide the fact of having a baby. (I am not ignoring the possibility of adoption; I think that would be difficult to 'hide' as well).
I can think of at least two general questions that arise from this anecdote:
Who wants to be feared by their graduate students?
First, I think we need to make a distinction between being feared and being respected, and also between being feared and having the effect of unintentionally intimidating students. What is the point of being feared anyway? To motivate students? -- I hope not, but I am trying and failing to think of reasons why being feared would be useful. To me, being respected seems like a more important (and desirable) element of an advisor-advisee relationship.
While I'm at it, I will also make a distinction between being liked and respected. We advisors don't have to enjoy our students' company immensely and hang out drinking coffee or beer and talking about sports or tropical fish. We just have to be able to work together (and respect each other if at all possible).
What effect does being a mom or dad have on your advisor-advisee relationships?
Logistical effects: When you are an advisor-parent, you can't always be in your office during normal working hours as much as you would be if you did not have a kid. This is a fact, though I will mention (as I have before), that members of my research group who have dogs spend as much time or more during working hours on activities related to their high-maintenance dogs than I do dealing with no-school days or school concerts that are scheduled for the middle of the work day etc. Even when my schedule gets erratic owing to parenting activities, I am almost always accessible by email or phone, and I work non-standard hours during which my students are welcome to stop by my office. So, although there clearly is a logistical effect, I do not think that being a parent has limited my accessibility as an advisor to my students.
Emotional/Intangible effects: If you are a parent, do your students perceive you in a way that is different from how they would if you were not a parent? And if so, does it matter? This is the issue raised by the anecdote discussed today, and it is the effect that is most difficult to assess. I suppose one could also ask of parent-advisors: Do you treat your students in a different way than you would if you weren't a parent?
I don't know -- I need to think about it some more, perhaps collect some data -- but I do think that if you truly value being feared by your students, your fearsomeness will probably not be significantly decreased by your parenthood, even if you start wearing Elmo socks and singing Raffi songs around the department.
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- Ms.PhD said...
Yes, that is amazing.
Most PIs I know who want to be feared think that walking softly is less important than carrying a big stick and using it a lot. In other words, they have found that threats and yelling frequently yield productivity. It is motivation of a sort.
I'm happy to say it doesn't work on me, and they know I will yell back if yelled at, so they don't mess with me.
Logistical effects are more interesting. For instance, where I work now, it seems like most people have kids, and women especially are viewed as oddities if we don't. Much more threatening than moms.
Threatening, in my experience, is not a good thing to be as a female postdoc.
My thesis advisor had daughters and it was bad for me because I think he tended to lump me in with them in terms of expectations & how he chose to express them & when he was disappointed. One of them had some health problems while I was in the lab, and he tended to disappear on short notice and leave me to cover for him. It was awkward at best, a lot of work at worst (and frequently).
But the same can be said for PIs with sick parents.
Two of my male postdoc advisors had kids and complained about them constantly, though clearly organized their whole lives (and ours) around their kids.
My main resentment is when the PI already can't manage their job or personal time efficiently, and then they add a kid into the mix and then even more of their job gets dumped onto me.
Not cool.
Oh and another thing I've complained about before. I am very, very tired of getting the crap time slots because we're all supposed to sacrifice for other people's kids' schedules.
Maybe it takes a village, or whatever, but I'm not getting much from this town in return for my contributions.
I've seen advisors who want to be feared. The most amusing part is when a student of a feared advisor gets a Ph.D. and then the interaction suddenly changes because it's magically now two peers instead of feared advisor and student.
This tactic doesn't teach students how they are supposed to interact with their academic peers of all levels.
Motivating by fear has a long tradition. It may be that this man was trained that way himself, so it is his model of how to be a grad mentor.
I think there may be an evolutionary reason for hiding one's child. I see it as protective of the child, not the parent. Family is personal and a child is vulnerable and thus should not be exposed to the world. It suggests this man does not feel like those at work are his extended family or community but rather are external to those he cares about. I wouldn't fault him for that. When you go up for tenure review, you find out that people you thought were friends actually are not. Why share anything you care about with people who don't necessarily like or support you?
Obviously, I can't know what is going on with someone I haven't met, but I am suggesting that there are reasonable explanations for his behavior. You seem to think that anyone who is not like you must be weird or wrong.
As a MSP, there are also benefits from students knowing that you are a parent--I think it is more attractive to many students if the advisor is human, and being an involved parent helps project that. Not a great reason to have kids, however, as they are way too much work for that, and if the intrinsic benefits don't do it for you, then....
With regard to whether being a parent has altered how I interact with my students, I would have said no in the first 12 years of parenthood. However, when my older child turned teen, and the inevitable teen-parent relationship emerged, I suddenly started to realize that some of my students reminded me of my daughter. We could get into that same sort of argumentative mode, I could get into the "dad" behavior that I hate, and my student (at least from my side) would retreat into a sullen silence. The fatc that the age difference between my older daughter and my grad students is diminshing may also contribute to this feeling. I am only a year into this phase of parenting and hope this will diminish with time.
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- Beth Robinson said...
When I was a graduate student I don't remember ever knowing or noticing whether my advisors or other professors had kids. Maybe that was because I was just getting my MS?
- Ewan said...
Issues regarding parenthood in (usually junior) faculty have been raised in a bunch of places in the blogosphere recently; many thanks for a piece which recognised that concerns in this area are not unknown to those of us with a Y chomosome ;-).
The limits on work hours have definitely had an effect on my ability to meet students (and schedule experiments) - that's been the biggest effect of being a parent on work, I think. But in every place I've worked, parenthood has been the norm for faculty of both genders, and I've yet to see a single instance of anyone (male or female) being considered less serious for that choice. [Certainly when I was interviewing this year, my choice of which offer to accept was influenced by the efforts made to demonstrate that the recruiting department was friendly towards families and faculty with children, so it seems that such an attitude may have benefits in attracting desired faculty as well as in promoting a healthy workplace environment.]
I don't *think* that I treat students differently because my son exists, but I *do* think that they see me as more approachable - which is a big positive, especially as a large male with predominantly female students. And I have also noticed that the fact that *I* have limitations I need to work around seems to convey that I understand that they, in turn, may also have such limitations. So I think that the net effect is a big positive. [Plus, the first three slides of my job talk all involved my son, and they got the desired laughs - and at least two places had search committee folks who commented that the presence of those slides and the message that I was not afraid to reveal that I have a life outside work was a positive factor in their decision to make me an offer.]
If I wanted to be feared by my students - well, I can't quite get my head around that idea :).
Is this post about the relationship this PI is choosing with his advisees or is it about your disappointment at not being able to formally welcome him into the academics-with-kids-group. For all the reasons that he may have decided that his personal life should remain private (perhaps this was a difficult pregnancy, perhaps they've lost a child in the past, perhaps it is not any of your business), your gossip source chose one of the worst. Being seen as less serious (i.e. having your students worry that you'll not be there when you need them because of baby issues) is probably quite important, and you've written on it in the past, that you are taken less seriously. Having a kid is probably a huge deal in this guys life and you can't even give him the benefit of the doubt that it might be his insecurities that stop him from shouting about it? A hard core persona is his choice.
Interesting--and honestly I can see both sides. I think there is a great amount of appeal to being able to keep your family life away from work and vice versa. That said, surely at some point he'll want to bring his kid to a department picnic or somesuch.
As for how it relates to the advising relationship--I once joked with my advisor that he should set me up with his son (advisor talked so much about what a great guy, athletic, intelligent, etc... his son, my age, was--I figured my comment was only logical). The reaction was the dirtiest look he's ever given me--and I never did get introduced to his son. :)
- Ianqui said...
Mostly this story makes me feel bad for his wife. If he's going to maintain exactly the same life he had pre-child, it presumably means she'll be doing *everything* for the kid. I'd hate to be her.
As a grad student who's advisor has two little kids, I think the fact that he has kids is great. He puts their art up in his office and they come to visit him occasionally with their mom. It makes him seem like a real person instead of a science-producing-robot.
Plus, his kids send him in with cookies for his grad students every now and then from their baking adventures :)
The fact that sometimes he has to work from home or leave early because of their school schedule isn't a big deal. We (his grad students) can always reach him by phone or email and get a quick response. Or when he tells us ahead of time that he won't be in we setup times to meet with him on a latter day.
Plus, since we sit in a lab right outside his office, it's kind of nice to have a day off from the (implied) pressure to work harder and faster like good little science-producing-robots-in-training.
- Female Science Professor said...
I should clarify that I was not talking about whether this person (or anyone) should make their family life very apparent to their students or other colleagues; that is a personal decision. The person I mentioned hid the fact that he had a child. I raised the issue of whether the perception of someone as a parent has any effect, though of course this perception will be affected by how much someone involves their family in their work life.
As a female grad student with kids myself, I actively sought a program where there were many junior faculty with kids. Ironically, my advisor does not yet have kids (and is younger than I am), so maybe I can't speak to this particular issue. I do think it's useful for everyone in a research relationship to remember that we're all human, we all (should) have outside commitments, and that is called LIFE.
- Auntie Em said...
I just left a post doc early because it was a run by a very much 'rule by fear' PI. The constant, low grade bullying of all his postdocs really got me down (passive aggressive comments in team meetings, refusing to negotiate on anything, veiled threats about 'career prospects' if we didn't shut up and play nice).
Thankfully for me, I have an excellent partner and a huge safety net of previous colleagues who were only to happy to try to find me something more fulfilling. When I expressed my dissatisfaction at the way I was being managed and was told 'do as I say or clear your desk at the end of the week' it was the easiest choice I've ever had to make!
The bullying seemed to be the first and only tactic this boss had. I understand that he has problems with knowing how to manage - but they're his problems and the department's problems. I take my professional development seriously and so should he. Going out and learning the skills you need is part of the job.
Difficulty is, I think the macho 'rule by fear' culture has become so normalised that I don't think my ex boss even realises that he *has* a problem.
FSP, I love your blog. It's one of the highlights of my day.
I'm a FSSP (social science, very male-dominated subfield). I don't rule students by fear, but they do seem to be intimidated sometimes. I think grad school can induce that feeling, whether the advisor encourages it or not. But it has sure helped some students feel at ease since my daughter was born 4 years ago. I don't put her art in my office, but I do have several pictures of her. Well, she's cute.
There's a whole 'nother story about how undergrads relate to it. I haven't figured that out at all. With the undergrads, though, I make a point of mentioning my daughter in lecture every now and then. I figure, I can afford to say, "Hey, female professors do have kids, too, deal with it." I have tenure ...
- Average Professor said...
This person clearly did not have a father like mine if he worried that students wouldn't fear somebody dad-like. I owe probably 95% of my straight-lacedness to many years of dad-based fear.
Very timely posting.
I am an untenured female academic thinking of having my second child heavily these days. So far I am not doing great towards my tenure though I would say the situation is not too terrible either (i.e., I believe that I have a 50:50 chance to get my tenure. is it bad or what?) My university allows the tenure clock to be stopped for one year but I am still worried that it may affect my tenure evaluation. Should I wait till my tenure decision be made? By then I and my husband will be close to 40 and well over 40 respectively, and my daughter will be close to 10.. :-(
Any suggestions or advice?
anonymous 3:13, obviously, nobody can tell you what you should do, but my opinion is that you need to balance all the factors:
how family-friendly is your department? how many years do you have before tenure? how devastated would you be if you don't get tenure? how set up are things research-wise so that things could go on even if you slow down for a while? how devastated would you be if you don't have a second child? how are you doing healthwise? how do you response to sleep-deprivation? how do you respond to physical stress? where is your partner in his or her career? could s/he pick up some of the slack?
After considering every possible aspect of the decision, we decided to go for our second pre-tenure child. I don't regret the decision one bit, but I know I would have been more productive without a second baby and sometimes I think about that.
- Female Science Professor said...
I really don't have any advice either -- only you know what is best for you and your family. How supportive is your spouse? Do you have good childcare options? etc.
- chemcat said...
anonymous 3:13
one cannot always plan these things- and one doesn't always get what one wants, either. I had zero problems getting pregnant at 37, but two years after it's a different story. We've been trying for a year, with no luck, and sometimes I regret not having started right away.
Having a child has had an impact on my productivity, but nothing was as disruptive as the emotional impact of having to deal with the lack of support, unreasonable expectations and borderline harassment from the chair/senior colleagues/dean. It has brought me to revise my priorities to an extent I didn't expect. I do the best I can, but I am not willing to sacrifice my family, marriage or overall balance to please a bunch of jerks. Incidentally, I am much more productive since I stopped caring...
I am anon 3:13. Thank you so much for the comments to my posting but let me clarify my question.
Suppose that when I am up for the tenure, my case is borderline and not crystal clear whether it will be accepted or rejected. Will the fact that I had my second one even though I was not performing well enough can be considered as being less serious and push my case towards rejection unless otherwise it could have been accepted? Has any of you seen a similar case or am I unnecessarily concerned?
- Female Science Professor said...
It's hard to say (not knowing your department), but I would hope that your case would be judged based only on the usual criteria of research-teaching-service, however those are defined at your university. Presumably you will external letters, and the external letter-writers will not be considering your family situation, only your research record and reputation. If you have positive letters, this should carry the day with your department (in theory).
Do you get a yearly evaluation and that is how you know your case is borderline? At my university, these evaluations are supposed to give specific recommendations of what you should do in case there are some aspects that are deficient. If you have information like this, you can consider what you need to do between now and the tenure review, and see how that factors into what you want to do, what you can do, etc.
- Leanne said...
This is such a touchy issue. I commend you for speaking to it!
I actually find that I am a bit more considering of people's personal situations (people meaning students, other postdocs, faculty, what-have-you) than I was before I had children. I am also more wary of offering my time, but I think that is is an overall plus to be more protective of my time interests while simultaneously seeing the best in those that present themselves with issues to be considered.
I hope that people with children with see their new-found skills in child-rearing as assets in the management workspace and not necessarily liabilities for a life in science. It need not be a "problem", everyone simply needs to devise their own solution (sharing with others where appropriate).


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As one of the oldest shows on the Super Chevy circuit, Maple Grove has a storied past of a diverse and plentiful show car field, along with a pit full of fast, and often feature-worthy racecars.
This year's show wasn't a disappointment, with the strongest variety of Bow Ties we've seen at the Grove in years. Picking competitors for the AMSOIL Best of the Best competition was no picnic, with a fullsize class packing more worthy entries than ever before, not to mention dozens of stunning Tri-Fives. There were more Camaros than you could shake a stick at, and enough Chevelles, El Caminos, and Monte Carlos to give any A-Body fanatic a seizure.
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Tomo has always wanted to save the world. Designed to defend mankind, he practices day and night, emitting a flickering green glow. He has tried playing tennis and saving princesses, but tomo knows he has a higher calling. Though Earth's skies remain silent, he maintains vigilance, knowing that one day his chance will come.
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- Plush anthropomorphic arcade cabinet
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We'll be holding a Django development sprint at Carrboro Creative Coworking, 205 Lloyd St, Carrboro, NC 27510 (map) on December 12th and 13th, 2009.
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Following the distribution of this press release, a scoring change was announced that altered the outcome of the contest. As a result, MIT defeated Wheaton, 155-144.
NORTON, Mass. - MIT's women's swimming and diving team's match-up with New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Wheaton College lived up to its billing as the SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week, as for the second straight year, the meeting of the two squads was decided by the final relay. Unfortunately for Tech, the result remained the same, as the host Lyons held on for a 151-148 victory over the Engineers on Saturday afternoon for the second consecutive campaign. However, a bit of MIT's sting was subdued by a 205.50-92.50 win over the meet's other NEWMAC competitor, Smith College.
Wheaton downed Smith, 196-102, in the afternoon's other dual meet.
The Cardinal and Gray moved to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the NEWMAC with the split. The Lyons improved to 6-2 (4-1 NEWMAC) with the pair of victories, while the Pioneers fell to 3-3 (0-3 NEWMAC).
With the score at 147-135 in favor of Wheaton heading into the final event - the 400-yard freestyle relay - the Engineers knew that they would need to secure the top two times to earn the victory. Ariadne Smith, Abby Clark, Jackee Nowicke and Amy Jacobi - a group which was swimming as MIT's "B" team - did all they could to earn first-place and the maximum points with a time of 3:43.39. Unfortunately for MIT, Wheaton's top team clocked in just 0.07 seconds later to grab second-place and wrap up the victory.
Junior Nicole O'Keeffe and freshman Jacobi each picked up two individual triumphs on the afternoon to pace the Engineers. O'Keeffe clocked in at 10:54.04 in the 1000-yard freestyle to claim first-place before doing the same in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:46.69. Jacobi, a rookie out of Cranbury, N.J., earned victories in the 100-yard backstroke (1:01.27) and the 100-yard butterfly (59.74), beating out second-place finisher Dania Piscetta of Wheaton by 0.01 seconds in the latter.
Senior Sasha Brophy earned MIT's other individual win, touching the wall fastest in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:24.39.
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Carnegie Mellon University has announced it has received a major gift from Bruce and Astrid McWilliams to establish the Bruce and Astrid McWilliams Center for Cosmology in its Mellon College of Science. Researchers at the center will strive to unravel the mysteries of the universe through multidisciplinary efforts in astrophysics, particle physics, computer science and statistics.
"Ingrained into the basic DNA of Carnegie Mellon is its ability to work across the boundaries of its departments and schools to form cohesive teams toward a common goal. For this reason the Cosmology Center will thrive at Carnegie Mellon because like few other universities, the interdisciplinary research that will be needed to understand the Cosmos can work better here than at any other institution I know of," said Bruce McWilliams.
A member of Carnegie Mellon's Board of Trustees, Bruce McWilliams earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in physics at Carnegie Mellon. He is chairman and CEO of Tessera Technologies, the world's leading provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry. He and his wife, Astrid, are dedicated supporters of science education in public schools and at Carnegie Mellon. The McWilliams have donated more than $5 million to Carnegie Mellon and are encouraging others who have wondered about the mysteries of the universe to give to the center.
"Although he has spent much of his career founding and running successful businesses in the Silicon Valley, Bruce McWilliams has maintained a very active interest in astrophysics and cosmology, and in fundamental questions about the origins of the universe," said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. "By endowing this Center for Cosmology, Bruce and Astrid McWilliams have created a remarkable resource for our faculty, for graduate students and for undergraduates, for now and for far into the future."
The McWilliams Center will support research that endeavors to advance our understanding of the dark part of the universe. Visible matter — from the smallest star to the largest galaxy — is a small fraction of the matter in the universe. Dark matter plays a key role in the formation of galaxies and the clustering of galaxies in the universe, while an even more mysterious dark energy is responsible for accelerating expansion of the universe. Together, elusive dark matter and dark energy make up 95 percent of the mass-energy budget of the universe.
"With our combined expertise in physics, computer science and statistics, we at Carnegie Mellon are uniquely poised to tackle some of the toughest questions of cosmology," said Mellon College of Science Dean and Buhl Professor of Theoretical Physics Fred Gilman. "The McWilliams have enabled us to capitalize on Carnegie Mellon'd strengths and, through their generosity, given us the opportunity to become a world-class center of cosmology."
Scientists at the McWilliams Center will use a variety of observational, experimental, theoretical and computational approaches to search for answers to some of the fundamental questions needed to uncover the dark part of the universe. Research areas will include the study of the distribution of dark matter and the behavior of dark energy using the latest tools in data-mining, statistics and computer science; the search for dark matter particles at the Large Hadron Collider; and advanced cosmological simulations of galaxy formation and the large-scale structure of the universe. Researchers will collaborate with scientists from other areas at the university and partner institutions, including the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh.
The gift has already enabled the center to stake a presence in the field of cosmology. In January, Carnegie Mellon became a member of the collaboration building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, which will be the world's most powerful survey telescope. In June, the McWilliams Center will host the Ninth Great Lakes Cosmology Workshop, which will draw some of the best young minds in the region to discuss their work in the field.
The center will be housed in Carnegie Mellon's Wean Hall, where renovations will be made on existing space to provide a sense of unity among researchers and to enhance intellectual interactions.
In addition to supporting the activities and infrastructure of the center, the McWilliams' gift will fund postdoctoral fellowships in cosmology and graduate fellowships for Mellon College of Science students pursuing research in cosmology and other emerging fields.
Carnegie Mellon's Mellon College of Science maintains innovative research and educational programs in biological sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics and several interdisciplinary areas. For more information on the Bruce and Astrid McWilliams Center for Cosmology, visit www.cmu.edu/cosmology.
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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the peaceful revolt that brought down the country's Communist regime, Pope Benedict XVI urged the people of the Czech Republic to rediscover the spiritual and moral values that sustained their struggle for freedom. In a series of gatherings from Sept. 26 to 28 with political and religious leaders and the Catholic faithful, the pope delivered a message of hope meant to inspire both the country's majority of nonbelievers and the minority Catholic community. Central to his message was the assertion that no society, no matter how democratic, can maintain a healthy and ethical sense of freedom without guidance from the truth found in God. "Far from threatening the tolerance of differences or cultural plurality, the pursuit of truth makes consensus possible, keeps public debate logical, honest and accountable," the pope said. Pope Benedict's trip was his 13th trip abroad and his seventh to Europe, a sign of his deep concern for revitalizing the continent's Christian heritage.
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Late last month during the Sukkot holiday, the Bruchi family was viciously attacked during a flare-up of Arab violence in Jerusalem.
While driving through the streets of the capital, the family was set upon by a mob of Arab men and youths who hurled stones and concrete blocs at their vehicle. Naama Bruchi suffered a concussion and two of her children were cut by flying glass as the stones crashed through the windows.
Fortunately, the family was able to escape the scene before further harm could be done. But, as they [told Arutz 7] this week, the trauma remains.
"The children were left with trauma and difficult questions," said father Assaf Bruchi. "We're trying to calm them down. My young [4-year-old] son asked me if there are terrorists who are children, and I told him yes, because after all he saw who was throwing rocks at us, and some of them were children."
Perhaps even more frustrating has been the utter lack of police action. Israeli security forces are often reluctant to deal with Arab attacks in eastern Jerusalem out of fear of sparking even greater violence. As a result, Jews who venture into certain parts of the capital are often set upon with impunity.
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The late 1820s and 1830s saw a Protestant religious revival called the Second Great Awakening which had a strong impact on American religion and reform. Revival meetings were held in many towns with the aim of bringing people into the church. This particular revival held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, began in May and is being reported the end of September. There are also ongoing meetings in Lenox, Stockbridge, Hinsdale, and Washington--all nearby towns of Pittsfield. The Franklin Herald was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from January 7, 1812 to August 27, 1822. It changed its name to the Franklin Herald and Public Advertiser.
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A little blog about life, family, food, and living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
Saturday, May 15, 2010
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- 3 Little Chicks said...
I like it. It's calm, yet fun. Green and brown is a good combo - kinda reminds me of Andes's thin mints - yum!
- May 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Tatersmama said...
I really like it. Clean, calm, but still pretty!
- May 15, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Terri said...
How did you know green was my favorite color?? :-)
Nice look.
- May 15, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Bellini Valli said...
I think you have found "home" Paula. Green and brown are not only my favourite colours but are very relaxing colours.
- May 15, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Pam said...
I could spend hours playing around with templates. That's why I don't. My blog is unbelievably boring white. Though this summer, I might, gasp, actually put a picture in my header. Love green and brown.
- May 15, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Cathy said...
I like it! I think it livens up the look. I know what you mean - I get caught up in playing with something or another and spend hours with it.
- May 16, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Robynn's Ravings said...
I LIKE this one. I need a facelift so BADLY on my blog. I'm afraid it'll turn out like Joan Rivers, though!
- May 16, 2010 at 9:36 AM
I LOVE itand it suits you......that wasn't so hard now was it??
- May 16, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Marjie said...
I leave town for one lousy weekend and you change it up on me? I was confused! It's pretty. But I'm still confused.
- May 16, 2010 at 8:38 PM
- Pam said...
I think the new template looks really cute!
The bean and tuna salad looks really tasty, healthy, and filling.
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Green Bay Packers fans have a reputation for invading opposing teams' stadiums. The Atlanta Falcons saw it the past two seasons, and the Cheeseheads turned San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium into West Lambeau in 2011. Indianapolis Colts interim coach Bruce Arians doesn't want that to happen Sunday on his team's home turf.
"No way can they come into Lucas Oil this week and take over our stadium," said Arians, according to The Indianapolis Star. "I'm challenging our fans, especially this week because it's kind of a unique, special thing. That cannot happen. (The fans) need to be at an all-time high for (coach) Chuck (Pagano) and for the team.
"We cannot allow the Cheeseheads to come in here and take over."
The Cheeseheads will try. The drive from Green Bay only is six hours, and every seat inside Lambeau Field is a season ticket. The fans who normally don't have the chance to watch the Packers play on the infamous frozen tundra probably will make the effort to see them play in Indy.
The Colts' players have to do their part, too, if they want to keep Packers fans subdued. If the team gets down early and reigning MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers starts winging it around the field, there won't be much to cheer.
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My pup was scratching to get out and as soon as I opened the door she started eating grass,I called her back in and she ignored me and coninued eating it. When I finally got her in I put her food dish down and she ignored it which shes also never done before. Then when i picked her up her stomach was making lots of gurgling and groaning sounds and she was acting a bit of...does anyone have any idea whats wrong with her?I rang the vet an he said she probably just has an upset stomach and call back if anything else happens but Im still worried..is it just a bit of an upset stomach that will pass/Iv put her in her bed to sleep and put her food and water beside her


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I've been spending the last few months researching dogs, and I've narrowed my potential dogs down to either a Cavalier, a Sheltie, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, or a Norfolk Terrier...and honestly, the Cavalier is THE perfect dog for me. Temperament, size, temperament, exercise needs, looks, temperament... But of course there had to be a catch, right? Nothing's perfect. It would be my first dog - my family had a dalmatian when I was younger, but I never helped take care of him and we had to put him to sleep when I was 10 and he was 13 because he had cancer and arthritis. And I'm no stranger to taking care of ill pets. One of my cats has been diabetic for the last six years, and needs feedings every four hours, insulin shots every twelve hours, and regular blood sugar testing. My other cat suffers from severe arthritis and an allergy to practically everything. But a breed with so many severe genetic problems sends up little red flags for me, especially since the ones the Cav is affected by seem so hard to avoid. I'm very willing to look for a reputable breeder and minimize my dog's chances of being affected by SM/MVD. I guess what I'm looking for here is testimonials from you guys: what are the symptoms of these? How can they be treated? How expensive on average is it to treat for one dog? Do symptoms normally show up by a certain age? And what's it like to live with a dog who has SM/MVD?
I'm not looking for a young puppy, I want it to be at least six months old. I don't think it would be wise to jump right into having a dog for the first time and have to deal with the housebreaking, basic training, etc. So I want an older puppy, maybe even a young adult, I'm not picky about that. Do you guys have any breeder recommendations in California? I found this woman,
[ admin note: hi I removed the link -- if you check the 'Getting Started section, I don't allow direct links to breeders for this kind of discussion or naming them -- but I am always concerned if breeder isn;t openly diiscussing the testing they do and at this time they really must be MRIing. If people want they can PM you to get the link and offer an opinion] ,
and she seems reputable - I mean, if anyone is, she's got to be, right? She doesn't say anything about MRIing her dogs for SM, though, and according to cavalierhealth.org, OFA and CHIC aren't really reliable or trustworthy, so I'm a little concerned. Also, what about the breeders listed on ckcsc.org? Would they be good people to contact?
Sorry about the long post, I have a lot of questions. My first priority is having a healthy dog, and there's so much to consider with this breed that it's a little intimidating.


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Carnitine is the collective term for a number of compounds that include D- and L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and propionyl-L-carnitine. Only one form (L-carnitine, but not D-carnitine) is biologically active, i.e., of use to the body. Carnitine plays an important role in fat metabolism: It is required for the breakdown of fatty acids into usable forms. Fatty acids are a major energy source for working muscles, and it has been suggested that increasing the availability of carnitine will increase its rate of absorption and breakdown (via oxidation) in the body's cells. Proposed ways in which carnitine may enhance performance include improved oxidation of fatty acids in the muscles, altered regulation of glucose, increased production of acylcarnitine (important for carnitine effectiveness), and the ability of muscles to resist fatigue. While levels of L-carnitine in the bloodstream respond to supplementation, the amount of carnitine in muscles, cellular production of carnitine, and physical performance do not appear to do so.1 Recent data, however, suggest that the reserves of carnitine available for use by the muscles can be manipulated both through exercise and dietary consumption.2
Meat (especially red meat), fish, chicken, and dairy products are rich sources of L-carnitine, a non-essential amino acid that the body can synthesize from the essential amino acids lysine and methionine in limited amounts that are adequate for the maintenance of normal health. There is no recommended dietary allowance for L-carnitine, as nutritional L-carnitine deficiency has not been shown to occur in the absence of other mitigating factors.3
L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and propionyl-L-carnitine are available without a prescription as dietary supplements. There is no evidence that these three forms are significantly different, because the body's systems efficiently remove the acetyl or propionyl groups, leaving just the L-carnitine.4 Carnitine is often promoted as an aid for weight loss, to improve exercise performance, and to enhance a sense of well-being, although it has also been purported to be useful for a range of chronic conditions.
Dose Range and Upper Limit
Food and Nutrition Board DRI:
RDA/AI: Not relevant for this substance.
Upper Limit: Not relevant for this substance.
Doses Used in Randomized Clinical Trials: Evidence from well-designed, randomized, controlled clinical studies indicate that supplements with up to 2,000 mg of L-carnitine per day are safe; higher doses have been studied, but insufficient data exist for safety.4
Toxicology Data: At the time of this review, a toxic dose has not been established for L-carnitine. There are no reports of toxicity from an overdose of L-carnitine. Adverse effects during chronic use include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and drug-induced body odor. Intravenous doses of L-carnitine as high as 300 mg/kg have been administered with no apparent toxicity.
Benefits and Risks
Evaluation of Potential Benefits
There is no consistent evidence that carnitine supplements can improve exercise or physical performance in healthy subjects. Feeding two to five grams per day of L-carnitine prior to a bout of exercise for one week to three months had no effect on perceived exertion, exercise performance, VO2max (a measure of aerobic fitness), or indicators of muscle metabolism.2 However, a small study of five athletes who took 15 g of carnitine one hour before exercise demonstrated significant improvement in exercise time to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer, and further improvement when carnitine was taken with caffeine (5 mg/kg body weight).5 There also appears to be no scientific evidence that L-carnitine supplements promote weight loss in humans.
Potential Detrimental Effects on…
Military Performance: While uncommon, doses of approximately two to six grams per day of L-carnitine supplements may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and a "fishy" body odor.6
Military Survivability: DL-carnitine (a mixture of L and D forms), but not L-carnitine alone, has been associated with myasthenia syndrome (an autoimmune disorder) with severe weakness, muscle wasting, and discolored urine.6 Supplements with D-carnitine should be avoided.
Other Health Risks
Theoretically, L-carnitine might worsen symptoms of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) as it can inhibit entry of thyroid hormone into the nuclei of cells. Theoretically, taking L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.6
Interactions with Medications or Other Bioactive Substances
D-carnitine might compete with L-carnitine in the transport of usable carnitine within the body. Taking D-carnitine might cause symptoms (e.g., muscle weakness) of L-carnitine deficiency.6 Taking L-carnitine with thyroid hormone might decrease the effectiveness of the thyroid hormone. L-carnitine increases the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol and theoretically could have the same effect with warfarin.6
For details of these and other potential interactions, visit the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.6
Withdrawal Effects
Rebound deficiency (i.e., a shortage that can occur after consumption is discontinued) from prolonged use of L-carnitine continues to be a hypothetical concern, but the data available suggest that it does not occur.4
Concern and Benefit Estimate (see Dietary Supplement Risk Matrix)
The rating here applies only to L-carnitine; supplements with D-carnitine should be avoided.
Benefit Potential: Low
Risk (safety concern): Low
Classification score: 6
There is no consistent evidence that carnitine supplements can alter fuel metabolism, improve exercise or physical performance, or promote weight loss in healthy subjects.
- Wachter S, Vogt M, Kreis R, Boesch C, et al. Long-term administration of L-carnitine to humans: effect on skeletal muscle carnitine content and physical performance. Clin. Chim. Acta. 2002;318(1-2):51-61.
- Stephens FB, Constantin-Teodosiu D, Greenhaff PL. New insights concerning the role of carnitine in the regulation of fuel metabolism in skeletal muscle. J. Physiol.-London. 2007;581(2):431-44.
- Rebouche C. L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and propionyl-L carnitine. In: Coates PM, Betz JM, Blackman MR, et al., eds. Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements, 2nd Edition. 2nd ed. New York: Informa Healthcare; 2010:107-14.
- Hathcock JN, Shao A. Risk assessment for carnitine. Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 2006;46(1):23-8.
- Cha YS, Choi SK, Suh H, Lee SN, et al. Effects of carnitine coingested caffeine on carnitine metabolism and endurance capacity in athletes. J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. 2001;47(6):378-84.
- Jellin J, Gregory, PJ, eds. L-Carnitine. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database 2011; http://www.naturaldatabase.com.


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NBC, which renewed "Chicago Fire" last month for a second season, has announced that it is also picking up the show's police-themed spinoff.
"Chicago PD"--from the same people who make "Chicago Fire," including producer Dick Wolf and creators Derek Haas and Michael Brandt--will be shot here in its entirety and have more in common with a show like "Hill Street Blues" than the typical high-concept crime procedurals that have become predominant on network TV.
Haas told the Tribune late last month that earlier this year he and his colleagues spent "four days riding around with cops and detectives and we got to see the inner workings of the police department, and it was like, why isn't this as a show?" The same way that we did it with the fire department, there's a show in what it means to be a policeman in Chicago. So that's what we're going for."
The show's backdoor pilot (setting the stage for the spinoff) is the penultimate episode of "Chicago Fire," which airs next week.


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Harvested ice blocks were rarely lifted onto the ice itself. Instead, they were floated into position along an ice channel. The man in the center is using a float-hook to guide the blocks. He is assisted to his right by a man holding an ice-hook. He is lifting the block so that it can be hauled onto the ramp. Harvested ice was shipped and stored in special wagons and ice houses. If carefully housed, ice could be stored for months in nearly any climate. Most ice was harvested within twenty or thirty miles of the city it was used in, although some ice was prized more than others. Maine's ice, for example, was praised for its clarity and purity.
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Black Hat vs White Hat: Are the Risks worth the Rewards?
In internet marketing the terms white hat and black hat are common. However, what do these terms mean? White hat are ethical marketing practices that are used involving SEO, which follows the rules and does not do anything underhanded to get ahead of the competition. Black hat is the exact opposite. Marketers that use black hat techniques attempt to trick customers, competitors and search engines.
These are a few of the more common white hat techniques that are used by legitimate and ethical s and webmasters.
Creating legitimate and clear internal links in sites is extremely important. Try to avoid the use of logos or pictures as internal links because search engine bots cannot identify them. If search engines cannot identify an internal link, it is not an actual link.
Anyone that has done any research on SEO knows how important content creation can be. Websites that are rich in unique content are easily identified by search engine bots.
The content created for a site must be clear and concise using relevant keywords specific to the niche they are written about. They also need to be informative where anyone visiting that site can learn something from reading that content. One key factor in content creation is the proper keywords and keyword phrases must be used. Keywords that are relevant and specific must be used. The homepage of the site also must be optimized as well as the sub pages with the same keywords.
Effective site optimisation makes a better website appearance and a better chance of potential customers finding the site. Optimisation covers Meta tags, content, titles and links.
These are black hat techniques that are used by the less than legitimate and unethical s and webmasters.
Some websites try to fool customers into customers by having the text the exact same color as the background of the website. However, these websites are caught very easily by competitors and quiet often, search bots will recognize this trick as well. The results are usually the site being blacklisted. This is definitely not a smart tactic since it was easily discovered by someone who knows that to look for.
One of the most common techniques in content creation is keyword stuffing and one of the most popular black hat techniques. Keyword stuffing is when the website content has large amount of keywords or keyword phrases repeatedly mentioned throughout the content to the point that the content does not make any sense and are extremely difficult to read. Again, this technique is discovered very easily and will result in a website being blacklisted.
Another common black hat technique is cloaking. This is a method by where several black hat SEO techniques are used at one time for submitting information to search engines which is invisible to visitors. Sometimes these techniques will go undetected however; they can still be identified by competitors. The results are the website being banned by most search engines.
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Q&A | Angelina Bernier, M.D., of the Joslin Pediatric Clinic
Monday, September 13, 2010
Endocrinologist Angelina Bernier, M.D., works in the Joslin pediatric clinic. Here she answers five questions about her background, her patients with type 2 diabetes and her clinical research.
How did you decide you wanted to become a doctor?
I helped deliver my youngest brother. That kind of turned me away from ballet, and towards medicine!
What then pulled you toward pediatrics, and endocrinology?
I'm the oldest of seven children, so I've always been very comfortable taking care of babies and children, and I found pediatrics to be a natural transition.
In regards to endocrinology, I had a friend take me to diabetes camp when I was 18. I loved every bit of it, and I went every year afterwards! It was everything in the world I love the most: medicine, children, the outdoors and sports. I couldn't have been happier.
When I was finishing up my residency and was deciding on a specialty, endocrinology popped into my head because I knew so much already and had a strong interest in it.
Every bit of my medical training was done in Florida, at the University of Florida at Gainesville, where I was born. My husband's from Massachusetts and we moved here for my first job.
What's it like practicing here?
People seek out this clinic because it is so well known and does such a great job; I have some patients from outside the country. Parents tend to be vigilant and for many of my patients, it's like fine-tuning of their diabetes management. I like that a lot. I also work at Boston Medical Center, which has more inner city children, and I take care of a lot of Latino youth there. I like that population, because the little things you do can make a big difference.
You're also involved in clinical research?
Yes, one project at Joslin is the TODAY study (Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth). That's a national study looking at type 2 diabetes in youth and adolescence and trying to optimize compliance with medication and other treatment regimens. It looks at providing a lot of support and seeing what it takes to maintain that compliance.
How can you encourage greater compliance?
I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve. Before I'll consider using medication in a child with pre-diabetes, I'll expect them to make some changes on their own. I'll describe the way that with lifestyle changes in addition to medical treatment of their pre-diabetes, the potential for weight loss is much greater, and with this expectation, I find that they'll make a change in their exercise or eating habits in order to get the additional assistance. I think it works well for me with this population because it makes them feel more empowered.
I try to direct the focus on the child, not the parent so much, because they are adolescents and they want their own control.
Positive reinforcement is the best motivator for these children. For as long as they've had pre-diabetes or diabetes, they have heard that they eventually will go blind or their kidneys won't work, so they become immune to those warnings. What they want is hope.
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4x4 Truck Performance Parts & Accessories - Electronic Hop UpPosted in How To: Electrical on October 1, 2006
There once was a time when a toolbox full of wrenches was all you needed to get more power from your 4x4. Simply bolt on some new heads, a blower, a better intake, a better carb, or some headers and go peel out. But nowdays if you want power you need to tell the computer to step it up. Ever since the onslaught of Electronic Fuel Injection to the top of your mill there have been power gains available by messing with the Electronic Control Module (ECM) or Electronic Control Unit (ECU). To do this requires some way to either trick the computer into thinking it is getting different info than it actually is from its sensors or reprogram the computer completely to carry out something other than stock results.
To make these electronic upgrades requires some sort of interface with the computer system of your truck. This is done either by plugging into the ECU/ECM itself and reprogramming it, using some diagnostics plug and downloading a new set of parameters, or installing a module that goes in line from the ECU/ECM and translates the input from items like Mass Airflow sensors and makes changes accordingly. The computer can then adjust such items as timing and fuel input for more power gains. Most changes are done on the fuel input side, and though this can add some boost to gas-powered trucks, it is especially impressive when done to diesel rigs. However, just like any modification done to your truck, there are very basic versions of computer upgrades and complete custom programs available that are customized to the gearing, tire size, and desired use that you are building for. As usual the more in depth you go, the more impressive the results, but also the more expensive.
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Tim Cooper has been a member of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports department since October 1988 and began reporting on high school sports full time in 1993. Cooper, a native of Malvern, attended Henderson State University and worked three years as a sports writer at the Paris News in Paris, Texas, from 1985 to 1988.
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KeVaughn Allen, who is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Mr. Basketball for 2014.
North Little Rock guard KeVaughn Allen isn't one to show a lot of emotion.-
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