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"Significant work" was undertaken to repair the M62 after a lorry fire, closing the motorway during key commuter times and causing misery for thousands of motorists.
Motorists faced severe traffic disruption during both morning and evening rush hours after a lorry fire closed a stretch of the M62 yesterday.
There were long tailbacks in the morning after both carriageways were shut to deal with the blaze, which happened shortly after 6.30am, between Junction 29 at M1 Lofthouse and Junction 30 at Rothwell.
The carriageways were initially cleared at around 11.45am after skips and tipper trucks were used to clear "vast amounts of debris" away from the carriageway, a statement from Highways England said.
But after diesel had been cleared up by 1.45pm, contractors were able to fully assess the damage and deemed that all four lanes required plaining and full resurfacing.
Highways England said: "As contractors had resources in place, plaining work commenced straight away and once completed resurfacing work started at 18:23 hours. White lining and stud replacement work was required once resurfacing of all 4 lanes had been completed. After a significant amount of work to restore the carriageway, it was confirmed by our North East Regional Control Centre that all works had been completed and the road closure was removed at 23:22 hours."
The traffic problems were exacerbated by a collision on the Leeds inner ring road at a time when the city's roads were busy with Christmas shopping traffic and people heading to a performance by magician Dynamo at the First Direct Arena.
Drivers in Wakefield also had to contend with a major city centre route being closed due to an accident. Doncaster Road was closed for more than four hours after a woman was hit by a car shortly after 1pm, affecting rush hour traffic.

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In their first head-to-head match of the season, the women's fencing team mowed over the violets with a string of outstanding performances, including 3-0 showings by Diana Schawlowski and Carly Guss.
Yale routed NYU 8-1 in the sabre, with Sada Jacobson allowing only one point in her two victories before being replaced by Genevieve Tauxe, who also won. Guss defeated her opponents in all three of her bouts, while Erin Frey suffered the only loss.
In foil, Schawlowski paced the Elis, who dropped NYU 5-4. Alisa Mendelsohn also contributed two wins.
Tejas Srinivas and Isadora Botwinick each won twice in the epee, and Annie Nguyen won once to give the Elis the 5-4 win in that weapon as well.
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Priority Health is renovating 20,000 square feet on the 13th floor of the American Center in Southfield to prepare for a mid-May move from the Arboretum II office complex in Farmington Hills.
The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit insurer opened a customer service center at the American Center last fall.
Priority Health currently employs about 130 and expects to hire 25 additional customer service employees and other staff in Southeast Michigan over the next several years, said Don Whitford, senior vice president of Priority's east region.
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The Arizona Cardinals have reached a contract agreement with first-round draft pick Jonathan Cooper.
The four-year deal is worth about $14.5 million, the maximum allowed under the NFL collective bargaining agreement for Cooper as the seventh pick overall.
The 6-foot-2, 311-pound guard from North Carolina missed the first two days of training camp, when the team worked out in shorts. He was en route to Arizona and also missed Sunday's practice, the team's first in pads. He was expected to practice Monday.
Cooper had worked out at left guard with the starting unit through the offseason.
The agreement leaves two first-round picks unsigned _ cornerback Dee Milliner of the New York Jets (ninth pick overall) and guard Chance Warmack of the Tennessee Titans (10th).
Arizona coach Bruce Arians got word of the contract agreement when a note was passed to him during his daily briefing with reporters on Sunday.
"Just got word that Jonathan Cooper is done and is on his way," Arians said. "He still missed time, but I'm a lot happier now. We're excited to have him in and watch him run the conditioning test _ in front of the whole team."
Although Cooper did miss a bit of training camp, his offseason work leaves him familiar with what's expected of him.
"He got a zillion reps," Arians said.
He joins an offensive unit that was called out for poor play by its coach on Sunday.
"That's the disappointing thing to me right now," Arians said. "It's not like our guys didn't have plenty of reps, because we had two practices going on during all of OTAs. There's no excuses right now for making the mental errors that we're making on offense."
The coach has declared competition for the two starting tackle jobs _ Levi Brown and Nate Potter on the left side, newcomer Eric Winston and Bobby Massie on the right. Daryn Colledge has moved from left to right guard with Lyle Sendlein at center.
"I'm very disappointed right now with the play up front," he said. "Way too many mental errors. The physical part we'll start seeing this afternoon. We've got to get better. I think that they've got enough pride that they're going to fix it. I think they're anxious to get pads on. Of all the people that get hurt playing in shorts, it's the big guys."
Cooper, a first-team Associated Press All-American, started a school-record 48 games at left guard for North Carolina and earned the 2012 Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best lineman in the SEC. He is the first guard taken in the top eight of the draft since 1982, when Mike Munchak was selected by the Houston Oilers as the eighth overall pick.
In a draft loaded with players up front, Cooper was the fifth lineman selected.
In the end, the Cardinals did not have to set any precedent after the two sides wrangled over some contract language technicalities, general manager Steve Keim said.
And, Keim said, the team already is impressed with Cooper, as a player and a person, simply by the way he worked through the summer.
"Indications that you get from rookies most of the time can have variances, from good to bad," Keim said. "Early indications on Jonathan Cooper through OTAs and minicamp so far have been outstanding, almost to the point I would say better than advertised."
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Li Yuanlong, a former reporter who lives in Guizhou, China, has mysteriously been placed on a state-sponsored "vacation" according to his son, a student currently based in the US.
"My father told me he received several phone calls before he was taken away from home," Li Muzi told the South China Morning Post.
To understand why Li disappeared, you have to understand his role in uncovering and promoting a story that has gripped China for the last few days.
The former journalist was behind a number of postings on the website kdnet.net, going into detail about the deaths of five young runaways who died inside a dumpster after suffocating on fumes from charcoal they burned to stay warm.
The story was soon picked up by China's mainstream press, appearing on state-run news agency Xinhua before being picked up internationally by outlets such as CNN. It became a Weibo trending topic and led Baidu's most searched items, becoming something of a phenomenon "Stories of suffering children are always hard to stomach", Josh Chin of China Real Time notes, "but they tend to hit with particular impact in China, where the one-child policy and a strong belief in the family as the most basic unit of society have combined to imbue the young with an aura of unsurpassed importance."
A number of local officials have been penalized for the deaths of the boys, all members of one family who were aged between 9 and 13. Li Yuanlong's "holiday" appears to be an attempt by local authorities to maintain the fallout from the terrible incident.


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Wet Platinum Bodyglide —— $12.03
I'm just a teensy bit of a lube fanatic. There I said it! The reason I'm like this is I learned about four years ago that my mother had to suffer through sex with my father for years, because neither one of them knew anything about personal lubricants. That just makes me so angry. My mother's whole life would have been different had there been lube available to her. She probably would have enjoyed sex instead of experiencing it as a painful troublesome chore.
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Silicone based lubes are my favorite for just about every kind of sex, except, that is, for use with my silicone toys. Silicone based lubes last longer than water-based lubricants and they are also water resistant. Wet Platinum Bodyglide keeps everything slippery with just few drops, so this product will last and last. This is the ideal lube for ass play and it's latex compatible (use a condom!). My little sub ass whore of a BF really loves Wet Platinum Bodyglide too. And if he gets off on it, you know it's good. He's like the total ass play lube connoisseur.
Wet Platinum Bodyglide has a slightly thinner consistency than some of the other premium lube brands I've tried, but that hasn't been an issue for me or the BF. It certainly is less expensive than a lot of the other premium brands, so there's that. And there is no discernible taste or smell, which is a very good thing in my book.
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Wet Original Classic —— $9.11
I was given a 3.5oz container of Wet Original Classic to use for my review. It's nice that I got as much as I did. I hate trying to review a lube product with only a tiny sample packet.
The 3.5 oz container provided me more then enough lube for several play events, both by myself and with my wife. The beautiful thing about water based lubes, like Wet Original, is that it's non-greasy. And that makes clean up a breeze. And it will never stain clothing, furniture or sheets. I love that!
Wet Original is actually a moisturizing gel, so it has a thicker consistency than some other water based lubes I've tried. I like that too, a lot.
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Wet Naturals Beautifully Bare —— $9.11
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Dixie: "It comes in a flip-top plastic bottle that is easy to open and close. And there is an easy-grip notch on the side of the bottle that makes it easy to handle even with lubed up fingers. I thought that was a very thoughtful design."
Joy: "Because Beautifully Bare is water-based there's a no hassle clean up. It won't stain or discolor clothing or bedding and it is tasteless and odorless. I am so impressed with this stuff."
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Dixie: "It may not last as long as our favorite silicone-based lube, but most of the time, when I'm enjoying myself by myself, I don't need that kind of staying power."
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Wet Oil Base —— $9.26
Mick & Chuck
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Mick: "Chuck and I sometimes have marathon edging sessions. We slip on our favorite cockring, pop in a hot porn DVD or two and stroke ourselves silly."
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Mick: "We think every guy should have a stash of Wet Oil Base for those times when only a little stroke session will do."
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Kris Jenner's Hermes bag collection with an estimated worth of half a million dollars!Categories:Other Brands
"I like my money right where I can see it…hanging in my closet" SATC's Carry Bradshaw once famously said and it seems like the Kardashian-Jenner family matriarch Kris has taken the words to heart. The bagaholics at Purseblog recently pulled out their calculators to estimate the net worth of Kris' memorable Hermes bag collection. Featuring a mix of Birkins and Kellys in various sizes, her 16 exotic Hermes bags could be worth a whopping $534,000!
Puseblog's list is not necessarily comprehensive, so she might have more of these gems hidden away. Additionally many of the bags might be bought from third party dealers or auctions and some might be gifts, so it's not a given that she paid Hermes' original price for all of them. Nonetheless her arsenal features an enviable diversity of picks. Check out a few of our favorites below with estimations of their sale prices
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Gratitude is a feeling of appreciation and thankfulness for blessings or benefits we have received. As we cultivate a grateful attitude, we are more likely to be happy and spiritually strong. We should regularly express our gratitude to God for the blessings He gives us and to others for the kind acts they do for us.
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The Lord has promised, "He who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious" (D&C 78:19). Gratitude is an uplifting, exalting attitude. People are generally happier when they have gratitude in their hearts. We cannot be bitter, resentful, or mean-spirited when we are grateful.
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Thank you again for this exchange, Michael; I am grateful that you took the time to teach me with such patience and tolerance.
In all honesty, I can't follow your subtle discussion of the relationship between natural laws and Divine Providence. The fault is mine. I think you are saying that miracles and divine intervention are consistent with the laws of nature. In any case, I am perfectly happy to grant you miracles for the sake of argument. The question I have been trying to pursue is rather an epistemological one: How do we tell a true act of God from a false one? Do you, Michael, approach the claims of other faiths with the same expectation of plausibility as you would a non-religious claim?
Dear Heather,
I really enjoy the way you conduct a path through our disagreements. You are tough, but open to differences. As we have agreed from the first, to achieve real disagreement is a long-term task; it takes a lot of brandies sipped slowly together (so to speak) to get past the misunderstandings that masquerade as disagreements, in order to find the deep place where the two parties (amicably) part ways.
Some atheists do invent a heroic image of themselves, but maybe that generation has passed. Bertrand Russell compared himself to Prometheus, Camus to Sisyphus, and Dylan Thomas raged, raged against the night. If I may say so, even you find distasteful the believing peasant's use of "amulets." Note, though, that there are village atheists, too. What do they have, those who are unlearned, to rebuke their belief in magic and superstition? I have noticed – have you? – that the more secular our universities have become over the last few decades, the larger have become the sections of bookstores devoted to witchcraft, Ouija boards, astrology, and pet rocks. Christian believers are told that such things are sinful, idol-worship, the deification of silly human fetishes.
You say (and I agree) that the world is awash with meaning.
Dear Michael:
Thank you so much for your candid and probing response; it is most illuminating.
Before addressing your final question, I am going to risk characterizing your presentation of religious faith. Some of our readers, if not you yourself, may find this presumptuous; if so, I accept their criticism.
It seems to me that your version of religion is a highly intellectualized one–admirably reflecting your own passions. But those aspects of faith which you label "kitsch," Michael, are as central to many believers' experience of religion as a drive to ask questions. The Church itself has not discouraged–one might even say it has authorized–such manifestations of kitsch as relic worship, rosary counting, and saint idolatry (see, for example, the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe). Papal Rome has even done its own brisk business in "buying and selling."
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Well this is just all kinds of wrong: Southern Miss band members taunted a Kansas State player with chants of "Where's your green card?" during the teams' second-round NCAA tournament game in Pittsburgh today.
The player in question, Wildcats freshman guard Angel Rodriguez, is from Puerto Rico, so he's a U.S. citizen.
Southern Miss released a statement, and misspelled "Rodriguez," though later corrected it. The statement attributed to president Martha Saunders originally was:
"We deeply regret the remarks made by a few students at today's game. The words of these individuals do not represent the sentiments of our pep band, athletic department or university. We apologize to Mr. Rodriquez and will take quick and appropriate disciplinary action against the students involved in this isolated incident."
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Today Stockholm is one of Europe's most popular destinations. For business or pleasure. Home to companies like Ericsson and Spotify - Stockholm is one of the world's most progressive and technologically innovative cities. At KTH (Royal College of Technology), the School of Arts or the Stockholm School of Economics, international students and academics mingle freely. And the Stockholm nightlife also attracts visitors from all over the world. Visit bars, clubs and pubs that cater for all tastes - several of the city's restaurants have been awarded well-deserved Michelin stars. A throng of shops, from the elegance of Östermalm and Stureplan to the diversity of Bohemian-chic Södermalm with its design and fashion streets. And in-between, charming Kungsholmen and the inner-city districts of Norrmalm and Vasastan.
It was on a little island in Lake Mälaren, between what are known as the "Sand Hills", where everything began. Today, the Old Town (Gamla stan), the heart of the city, is one of the world's most unique medieval settings. Here you'll find buildings from the 14th century, narrow alleys and cobblestoned squares. By Strömmen, where the Baltic Sea meets Lake Mälaren, stands the Royal Palace, the official residence of the Swedish monarch. Yet among the many tourist shops and restaurants in this ancient part of town, Stockholmers themselves also have their favourite haunts. Second-hand bookstores, art galleries, design shops, trendy bars and restaurants. Where the modern day meets old times.
Stockholmers are seasoned travellers. They have seen the world. Gained impressions. As a result, they have an impressive openness for fashion and modern trends. New food and music crazes arrive here constantly from all over the globe. Often seemingly overnight. After its time in the spotlight, each fad is replaced by something new. Yet authenticity is in some way retained. Beer cellars with classic Swedish cuisine, genuine Södermalm cafés and specialist antique shops high up on Östermalm. One thing that is likely never to change is the natural scenery and the water, things that make Stockholm once of the most beautiful cities in the world. Once dubbed the Venice of the North, it is easy to see why. Here, steamboats and ferries chug from island to island, not least out to Djurgården - where beautiful nature and tourist attractions, like the Gröna Lund amusement park and Skansen open-air museum, await visitors. At Radisson Blu, you can stay very close to all this. Whether you prefer to be close to the archipelago or to bustling city life. The classically elegant Stockholm or the young, modern city.
Between Stureplan and Norrmalmstorg is a dynamic centre for fashion and luxury. Ralph Lauren, Burberry and Marc by Marc Jacobs all have flagship boutiques in this area. Nearby Birger Jarlsgatan has long since been one of the most fashionable streets in the city, lined with luxury boutiques such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Mulberry and Natalie Schuterman. This area with Sweden's most expensive retail addresses is called Biblioteksgatan - Sweden's up-market fashion centre. Here, you'll also find showrooms for local fashion labels such as Oscar Jacobsson.
And if you want to visit classic interior design stores, you can stay a little longer in this part of town. Plan Ett, on Birger Jarlsgatan, dedicates itself to many of the world's largest design brands and products, often with an extra twist. If you're looking for original Swedish goods, Nybrogatan on Östermalm is the perfect place with shops such as Nordiska Galleriet and Svensk Slöjd. Not far from there, down on beautiful Strandvägen, beside the steamboats and elegant restaurants, you'll also find Svensk Tenn - established as early as 1924. NK - Nordiska Kompaniet, on Hamngatan, is of course a natural stop-off for the shopping enthusiast, with the best of fashion, interior design and clothing. Its offerings are just as sophisticated now as they were 100 years ago. Definitely one of Europe's most iconic department stores. It also has a fabulous food market with delicacies from all over the world. Other classic meeting-places for food enthusiasts include Östermalmshallen, which has been a food market since 1888, and the multicultural Hötorgshallen, just next-door to the Stockholm Concert Hall.
For jeans enthusiasts, Stockholm is today a place of pilgrimage with local brands such as Acne, Nudie and Cheap Monday, which is now owned by H&M. H&M's stores, with their good-value fashion ranges and recently added interior design articles, are dotted all over Stockholm. In recent times, Swedish fashion has reaped success on the international scene. Many brands have their own stores in Stockholm, including Rodebjer, Carin Wester, Whyred and Filippa K. You'll find many exciting designers on Södermalm, not least in the areas around Nytorget, Götgatan or Hornstull. Söder, as Södermalm is known, is more interesting for many than Stockholm's inner city. The young and trendy find their way here to eat, have fun and not least ... shop. Diversified, world-class shopping is never far away, regardless of which Radisson Blu hotel you stay at in Stockholm.
It is the water that makes Stockholm so unique. In the summer, Stockholmers can bathe safely right in the middle of the city. On the old prison island of Långholmen, the beaches are packed on sunny days. At Nybrokajen old archipelago steamers stand ready to take you on a tour of the islands. On board you'll find good food and great entertainment. Some of the boats, including the Norrskär, still have their original fittings from the early 20th century. The Stockholm archipelago consists of almost 35 000 islands, many of them with charming guest-houses or good-value youth hostels. A peaceful archipelago just outside the pulsating big city. Another restful place just a few kilometres from the city centre is Royal Hagaparken, where the Radisson Blu Royal Park is beautifully situated right on Brunnsviken Bay.
And Royal Djurgården is within easy reach by ferry from Slussen or on foot via Strandvägen. Back in the 16th century, this was the king's own game park, with royal reindeer, elk and red deer. Nowadays, this is where Stockholmers take their Sunday morning stroll among beautiful old oaks. Djurgården is also home to Stockholm's funfair, Gröna Lund, and the Skansen open-air museum, complete with animal park and unique Swedish farmsteads. Not far away stands the world-famous Vasa Museum, with its 17th century man-of-war, the Vasa warship. But this is not the only museum in this area. There's something for everyone - from Sweden's largest cultural history museum, Nordiska museet, to the ABBA Museum - a must for all ABBA fans. Indeed, Stockholm has infinitely more to offer for the museum enthusiast. Small, specialised museums or art galleries with unique exhibitions such as Moderna museet on Skeppsholmen - once one of Sweden's most important naval bases.
If you're staying at one of the Radisson Blu hotels in the centre, there is interesting architecture all around - perhaps without you being aware of it. Kungsholmen boasts the original church-like City Hall, Stadshuset. It is here that all the Nobel prizewinners attend a banquet every year in the beautiful Blå Hallen. The Royal Palace, on the northern part of the Old Town, is a perfect example of Baroque architecture, unlike anything found anywhere else in the world. Drottningholm Palace, the Royal Family's permanent residence and not far from Stockholm, is also worth a visit. But for many, it is enough just to stroll around and take in the beauty of Stockholm. Discover 20th century city districts, often in a modernist style, both in the inner city and in the suburbs. Stockholm's typical functionalism can be found on Norrmälarstrand. Take a stroll across the cobblestones of Fjällgatan among its cosy wooden houses. But sooner or later, all visitors will find themselves back in the Old Town. Take a look down one of the many 16th-century alleyways and take a breather at a café dating back from the same period.
Stockholm is also home to Sweden's largest cultural institutions. On Nybroplan stands the Royal Dramatic Theatre. This is where classic Swedish theatre is performed and where Ingmar Bergman worked as a director for many years. Not far away you'll also find the Royal Opera at Gustav Adolfs torg. This is the home of the Royal Swedish Orchestra (Kungliga hovkapellet), one of the three professional symphony orchestras in Stockholm. The beautiful Concert Hall (Konserthuset) at Hötorget, designed by Ivar Tengbom, is also a place of pilgrimage for music enthusiasts. In addition, concerts featuring major international stars are regularly held at Stockholm's giant arenas like the Globe or Tele2 arenas, or at the charming Cirkus theatre, built at the end of the 19th century on Djurgården. A fantastic concert venue.
And there are plenty of great restaurants in Stockholm. The classic Operakällaren flies the flag for world-class gastronomy while right next door you can find the fantastic Operabaren with its traditional Swedish cuisine. For those who appreciate more sophisticated and refined cuisine, Stockholm has several restaurants with Michelin stars, including Frantzén, Esperanto and Mathias Dahlgren Matsalen. Gastrologik is another star-studded eatery, which is also in the vanguard of new-Nordic cuisine. For those looking for proper traditional Swedish food, Tennstopet on Dalagatan is worth a visit. A popular haunt of both artists and journalists. On Södermalm, the pubs and bars are wall to wall on Skånegatan or Nytorget. Here, you'll also find Urban Deli, a combined food market and restaurant. All parts of the city have somewhere nice where you can enjoy a bite to eat or a drink. Stockholmers have become very knowledgeable about beer thanks to popular watering holes such as the gastro-pub The Flying Elk in the Old Town or Akkuarat on Hornsgatan near Slussen. And pubs and restaurants are also flourishing outside the city centre. Where previously there were only suburban pizzerias, new exciting eateries are now opening their doors, for example the Landet restaurant at Midsommarkransen. Those looking to make a long night of it have plenty of options. Clubs may come and go but Stockholmers have been frequenting Berns Salonger at Berzelii Park since the mid-19th century.
It is in Stockholm where the most vibrant National Day celebrations take place. The New Year is traditionally rung in at Skansen. The Nobel Prize ceremony takes place here. Almost every day you can see the horse-guard parade as it makes its way through the city to the Royal Palace. You'll be left in little doubt that Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Whether you're here on business, perhaps visiting the Stockholm International Fairs and Congress Centre with its leading trade fair events, or just here for fun: There's always something going on in Stockholm.
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On Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 Philippe Kruchten, Bruce MacIsaac, and myself participated on two virtual panels about the future of the Unified Process (we did two to support callers from around the globe) for the Global Rational User's Group (GRUG). During the panel sessions we discussed a bit of the history of the Unified Process, some of the misconceptions people have with it, some of the common mistakes people made implementing it (instantiating it to be documentation heavy and/or serial) due to those misconceptions, how it can be very agile if you choose to instantiate it that way, the OpenUP, the AUP, how UP relates to the IBM Practices, and other topics.
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Hope you find it interesting. As I've written in the past, the RUP can be as agile as you want to make it. Furthermore, there are a lot of really good ideas in the RUP that the agile community can and should choose to mine, although sadly I see far too many teams doing things the hard way and reinventing the process wheel on their own. I hope they're enjoying themselves, because it clearly isn't a very efficient way for them to go about process improvement.
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Aperture Foundation, Incorporated, 1999 - Photography - 95 pages
Harry Callahan, known for his bold exploration of quotidian details and his innovative use of the abstract in photography, has created a career that spans many eras and lives. From his extended portrait of his wife, Eleanor, to his formal studies of architectural structures and his observation of abstract expressionist line in natural forms, Callahan's remarkable work has been central to the development of American photography. The influence of his labors is easily recognized in the work of many disparate genres of visual art. His photographic legacy continues on not only in the vibrancy of his own images, but in the unparalleled inspiration his teaching has brought to many.
Aperture's Masters of Photography series presents Callahan's most vital and lasting images, in addition to a number of photographs that have never been published before. The accompanying essay by Jonathan Williams, poet, essayist, and the publisher of Jargon Society books, provides a unique textual complement to the subtlety of Callahan's work and vision.
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'All My Children' Sets End Date
It's the end of an era. Well, almost.
EW.com confirmed Thursday that ABC's long-running soap opera, 'All My Children,' will officially go off the air on Friday, Sept. 23. Among the stars returning to bid adieu are Josh Duhamel and Carol Burnett.
Taking its place the following Monday will be 'The Chew,' a new one-hour lifestyle series featuring "a diverse panel of co-hosts that includes restaurateurs and 'Iron Chef' stars Mario Batali and Michael Symon, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly, 'Top Chef' alum Carla Hall and health & wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz."
ABC announced in April that it is canceling 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' due to low ratings and rising production costs.


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Question: I'm 30yrs Old,Had an accident when I was 8yrs old and in d process,a left facial nerve palsy occurred which made my mouth to shift to one side whenever I laugh or smile.I've undergone a neuro-surgery to correct it.Though,there's an improvement but not exactly what I want.I want to know if there's any facial procedure dat can b done to make ma mouth and lips straight again so dat it can come back to it's normal position because I've lost my Confidence ever since the accident,I hardly smile in Camera because of it. Pls kindly tell me what to do and if u can refer me to any Facial reconstructive surgeon over there.Thank you for ur Understanding.
Answer: thank you for your submission. the one negative truth is that with any facial nerve injury that is permanent, there will never be a procedure that can entirely make the face work like normal. there are only degrees of improvement but always less desirable than you would like. i would recommend finding a qualified facial plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstruction of nerve damages to see what your personal options would be. the other thing that i have found that works very well is botulinum toxin (Botox, Dysport), which can help do the opposite which is to control the good side of movement so that the two sides are more symmetrical. in addition, sometimes nerves on the bad side can have something called synkinesis in which the nerves all move in clusters like if you smile you blink. BTX can soften the areas of synkinesis as well over repeated injections. hope that helps.


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Kelly Lufkin, a Hope College junior from Houghton, is one of only 24 students nationwide to have received a 2010 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship from the American Physiological Society (APS).
The fellowship program seeks to excite and encourage students to pursue careers as basic or clinical research scientists. The awards provide recipients with a $4,000 stipend to conduct research with an established scientist for 10 weeks during the summer and up to $1,300 in support to attend the APS annual meeting to present the results of their work.
Lufkin has been conducting research this summer in the department of exercise science, health and physical education at Michigan Technological University. She has been working in the laboratory of Dr. Jason Carter on experiments related to stress.
Lufkin is an exercise science major at Hope. During the 2009-10 school year she participated in research on a volunteer basis in the laboratory of Dr. Christopher Barney, who is the T. Elliott Weier Professor of Biology at Hope.
Her activities at the college have also included serving as a resident assistant, and women's basketball, cross country and track. She is the daughter of Dr. Kirk and Kristin Lufkin of Houghton, and is a 2008 graduate of Houghton High School.
The American Physiological Society is a nonprofit devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences. Founded in 1887, the society has more than 10,500 members, most with doctoral degrees in physiology and/or medicine or other health professions. The society's next annual meeting, "Experimental Biology," will be held on Saturday-Wednesday, April 9-13, in Washington, D.C.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Texas state officials went to federal court Monday to defend a controversial new voter identification law, dismissing suggestions the requirement would deny hundreds of thousands of people -- many of them minorities -- access to the ballot.
A weeklong trial kicked off in Washington before a special panel of three federal judges who will decide whether the law, known as SB 14, should be allowed to go into effect. It is one of several legal challenges to voter ID laws around the country.
A key enforcement provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- known as Section 5 -- gives the federal government open-ended oversight of states and localities with a history of voter discrimination. Any changes in voting laws and procedures in the covered areas must be "pre-cleared" with Washington. That provision was reauthorized in 2006 for another quarter-century.
The Justice Department in March rejected the Texas law, passed in 2011, using the state's own statistics to show about 600,000 registered voters there lack a state-issued driver's license or identification card. SB 14 amended an earlier voter identification law.
Texas is among eight states to require official photo identification in an effort to stop what officials say is voter fraud. Opponents of the laws say they disenfranchise poor, minority and disabled voters. Obama administration officials have concluded there is little evidence of voter fraud in Texas warranting the legislative changes.
"We note that the state's submission did not include evidence of significant in-person voter impersonation not already addressed by the state's existing laws," Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general, said in March.
A key supporter of the law told the judicial panel Monday that having valid, government-issued photo identification is a reasonable, modern-day necessity.
"The public expected us to pass legislation to give them confidence in the system," said Jose Luis Aliseda, a Texas state legislator. The Republican from rural south Texas said he has been privately approached by a number of constituents -- many older Hispanic citizens -- claiming they were pressured to cast fraudulent ballots. That brought objections from lawyers representing groups opposing the law, and mild skepticism from the judges.
Keith Ingram, the director of Texas' elections division, also testified the law is justified. He cited tiny Loving County in the isolated western part of the state with a population only around 70 people, but voter registration of 157% of that number.
Statewide, Ingram said his office had identified at least 239 dead people casting a ballot in the past year. But he conceded under cross-examination some of that total may have resulted from clerical error, and that only four people "definitely" were part of voter fraud.
"The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that voter identification laws are constitutional," said Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. "Texas should be allowed the same authority other states have to protect the integrity of elections."
Election fraud investigations by the Texas attorney general's office in the past decade have resulted in 50 convictions, Abbott said.
But a coalition of minority and civil rights groups has said the Texas law is among the most restrictive in the nation. Among those bringing suit are students from historically black universities Prairie View A&M and Southern. They argue the new law would mean student ID cards would no longer be recognized for voting purposes.
Nationwide, the NAACP claims 25% of African-Americans and 16% of Latinos of voting age lack a current government-issued photo ID.
"Texas's discriminatory photo ID measure demonstrates why, in the face of persisting obstacles for minority voters, the Voting Rights Act is still necessary," said Natasha Korgaonkar, an attorney with the civil rights group's Legal Defense Fund. "Our clients expose the discriminatory nature of Texas's photo ID measure, and the true costs and burdens of obtaining the underlying documents necessary to secure Texas's so-called 'free' photo ID. Our experience teaches us that a student's ability to pay a fee should not determine whether they can vote."
The Justice Department had concluded that while the state provides free ID cards for those seeking them to vote, they would have to be obtained in person, a burden for many residents, especially in isolated regions. The federal government said 81 of the state's 254 counties do not have offices where people can get the cards.
Among those set to testify Tuesday is Democratic state lawmaker Trey Martinez Fischer, who is also chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus. He argues Texas voting procedures need to remain under federal monitoring.
"This is about ensuring that every American is respected, that our voices are heard, and that the promise of America continues to thrive," said Martinez Fischer. "Photo identification laws could take us back to the era of the poll tax. They could have a chilling effect at the polls, and we have never solved anything in America with less democracy."
A similar voter ID law in South Carolina was blocked by the Obama administration in December. A federal court hearing in that case is set for late August.
Opponents of the voter ID law in Texas have said it could suppress minority voter turnout by 3% to 5% at a time when the Hispanic population there is growing rapidly. There have also been complaints the new law has not been sufficiently publicized.
The Justice Department said Hispanic registered voters in Texas are 46.5% to 120% more likely than a non-Hispanic registered voter to lack the required identification.
The nation's second largest state has a population of 25.1 million, an increase of 4.3 million in the past decade. That explosive growth ensures Texas will gain four congressional seats, requiring new voting boundaries.
The U.S. Supreme Court in January ruled on another aspect of Texas voting law, the new boundaries for state and congressional offices created by Republican state lawmakers. The justices unanimously tossed out a revised map created by a federal judicial panel, which had differed substantially from the one originally conceived by the legislature.
"To the extent the (federal) District Court exceeded its mission to draw interim maps that do not violate the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act, and substituted its own concept of 'the collective public good' for the Texas Legislature's determination of which policies serve 'the interests of the citizens of Texas,' the court erred," said the Supreme Court ruling.
The state held its primary election in late May, using maps largely like the ones drawn by the legislature.
The high court in 2008 allowed Indiana's voter ID law to stand, saying the stated goal of stopping voter fraud was a legitimate exercise of legislative power.
The federal judicial panel in the Texas ID dispute is not expected to rule from the bench, and a ruling could be weeks away.
The case is State of Texas v. Holder (12-cv-128).


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One very nice addition of the LV Neverfull Monogram Canvas is the removable zippered clutch with red lining. This very practical and stylish pochette can be either worn at special occasions or used as a wallet. It can pretty much accommodate essential things like your ID, cards and money.
The fresh and refined interior textile lining is in a vibrant red color and it featured heritage details inspired by LV classic style. Its nicely chosen chromatic offer a delightful pop of color to the overall stylish look of the purse. Also, at the inside there is one very useful textile-lined zippered pocket.
There are many thing to appreciate at the Louis Vuitton Neverfull Monogram Canvas MM, but what I like the most is its timeless look. Even though the brand has redesigned its never versions with bold colors and chic accessories, the purse has preserved its classic charm. It is a design that fascinates and invites you to explore your style to the fullest.
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Colorful Louis Vuitton Neverfull In Epi Leather Replica Handbag ReviewCategories:Louis Vuitton
Do you love wonderfully colorful and stylish bags? Then you will simply adore this Louis Vuitton Neverfull In Epi Leather. I have recently seen an ad of this LV purse and I can't get enough of it. You have probably noticed that I have a thing for Louis Vuitton handbags. Well, I can't deny it. I like so much the way it designs the most surprising purses using very elegant and simple lines, and once in a while it surprises us with bold color accents that revive the whole concept of modern city bags. So no matter what other brands I try, I always come back to my everlasting love- Louis Vuitton.
Now, I'm crazy about the hypnotic Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather collection, but the trouble is that I can't decide on a color. These gorgeous bags are available in numerous bright colors, colors that have a very fresh and youthful vibe. So, naturally, I can't decide on what color to choose for my Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica bag. Should I get a red one? An orange one, yellow or blue? I just can't make up my mind.
This is why I am asking for your opinion. What color do you think I should choose?
Until you come up with an answer, let me present this beautiful Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica bag. It is the first leather version of this ever-popular-tote LV model. The Epi Neverfull Leather is available in medium size also known as MM which is the most popular size because it can easily adapt to all needs, outfits and occasions. The purse was launched in 7 different colors, varying from the classic black to the boldest tones of orange and yelow. Also, the interior is made from stunning microsuede.
Of course, a Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica bag is just the right type of purse for a woman with a very active lifestyle who is always running between her home, the office and social events. She wants to look sophisticated, to be always prepared with her essential stuff which are well hidden inside a stylish bag and to mix and match her purse with her clothing easily. It sounds and looks like the perfect accessory for a modern fashionista, right?
So by now you have a pretty clear picture of what a Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Epi Leather replica baghas to offer to the one who chooses to buy it. It is such a lovely bag and I can't wait to have it in my collection, but first I want to hear your advice. What do you think? What color should I get?
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Everything You Need To Know About Louis Vuitton Neverfull Replica HandbagsCategories:Louis Vuitton
When it comes to fashion everything is important: the designer, the materials, the year the item was launched. But there some iconic masterpieces that have no expiration date, they are as desired, loved and popular as they were when they were released. The perfect example in this case will be the Louis Vuitton Neverfull bags.
There are a lot of bad replicas out there and many women are really afraid to buy a fake Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag because they don't want to receive one ugly, cheap-looking replica bag. I really understand this fear because it happened a lot of times even to me to receive bad replicas. But I kept changing the web sites I bought from till I finally found some providers that sell beautiful and good quality items.
The most important thing when you choose a replica is that you know exactly how the original looks like. If you don't know this then you'll never know if you got a well-done replica or a cheap version of the LV Neverfull bag.
I am writing this article because I noticed the other day one review for a Neverfull replica bag that said that if the pattern of the LV Neverfull bag is not symmetrical on both sides of the bag that means that is a bad replica. Well, this is not true, not even all the genuine bags have matching pattern on either side of the seams. You don't have to worry if the checkers don't always line up. The squares on the sides don't have to have the same size, they are not always complete and they are not always aligned for the genuine LV Neverfull bags.
I have to recognize that I was really surprised when I saw this, but this the truth. The LV Neverfull bags are made very carefully, they pay a lot of attention to their Monogram, and in most of the times they make it symmetrical from side to side. But this is something they usually do, not something they always do.
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Replica Handbag Review: Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM DamierCategories:Louis Vuitton
When I first saw the Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Damier Canvas bag I said to myself that this must be the most beautiful bag in the world. It is classic, it is elegant, it is very beautiful and it definitely should be included in all girls wardrobe. This bag represents luxury and fashion and it has a design that it is easily recognized by all the women in the whole wild world.
The Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Damier is a precious luxury bag that expresses style and refinement but it is certainly a very expensive bag. The price for this amazingly beautiful bag is about $9000, price that most of us can't afford. This price pretty much makes most of us only dream of this purse, but there is always the cheaper option of owning it, I am talking about getting a well done Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Damier replica bag. I know that is not genuine but it is still beautiful and it makes us feel very pretty when wearing it.
It seems to me that from all the Neverfull collection the MM bag is the most practical one. It is the medium version and it measures 32 cm wide, 29 cm tall and 16 cm in depth. It is suitable for every active woman, inside of it there can fit perfectly your ipad, your phone, a big camera or any other large stuff that you consider useful on a busy day. You can also find in the Neverfull collection the GM which is the large size and the PM that is the small size bag.
What surprised me the most on this Neverfull MM bag is that it has really thin handles. It is a pretty large bag, you can carry all the things you need in it but it has very thin handles, it worries me a little not to heart my shoulder when wearing it if there is something heavy inside. But you don't have to worry about handles deteriorating or even breaking when bag carries too much weight, the materials are very resistant and it is able to support the given weight without any trouble.
The Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas is an iconic bag, it is really famous and easy to recognize. The checkered pattern is a symbol that can be very easy identified. It is very easy to think it is a LV bag model when you see a checkered fabric on a bag. This Neverfull MM replica is brown colored with some deep red inside linings. It is rectangular and it has a smaller base. It might seem a simple model, but this is pretty representative for the LV bags.
There is an easy way to see if the Damier Canvas pattern is correct or not. Everyone who knows how to count can differentiate a correct pattern from an incorrect one. The sides of this bag are identical, you should count the boxes between the dark brown squares that are printed with the "Louis Vuitton Paris" marking. On each side, the 6th and 16th rows have 4 darker brown colored squares that are "Louis Vuitton Paris" printed. You should count the distance between printed squares too. It is exactly 9 boxes on every row. The Louis Vuitton Neverfull Damier Canvas I am reviewing today has the 5th and 15th rows printed with the "Louis Vuitton Paris" marking. The distance between the printed squares is correct, there are 9 boxes between them.
Just like on the genuine bag, there are two straps on both laterals of it. This helps one to adjust the bag to the owner's needs. If you want to make the purse smaller you just have to pull the straps and to come back to the regular size you just have to reverse the process.
I was very surprised to see the stitching on this bag. It is amazing. It is straight and symmetrical and there are no spaces between the stitches. They are evenly spaced apart and there are no imperfections or loose threads on the sewing pattern of this gorgeous replica Louis Vuitton Neverfull Damier Canvas bag.
Other than beautiful this bag appears to be very resistant too. The shiny coated canvas looks like the one that LV uses for the original bags. It is very easy to clean with a moist cloth. This material is sturdy enough to help the bag stand by its own. All in one this is a perfect bag to wear at the office, when you go out or even to shopping.
The interior of this Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Damier Canvas is very good replicated too. The textile inside is red and there is a very large zipped pocket and a D-ring that can be used to secure your keys or any other small accessories you may carry inside. As I said this bag is very good replicated, the D-ring has the "LV" logo engraved and the red textile lining has a big text printed on it that says: "ARTICLES DE VOIYAGE Louis Vuitton 101, CHAMPS ELYSEES PARIS". The pocket inside the bag has a leather border around the zipper that is stamped with "Louis Vuitton Paris Made in France".
The date code for this purse is located behind the flap pocket, this code has two letters and 4 digits that represent the country the bag was made in and the year and month it was created.
The hardware of this bag is very well replicated too, it is made of stainless steel and gold plates. All the metal parts of this bag are engraved with the "LV" logo that gives an authentic look to this Louis Vuitton Neverfull replica bag.
After reviewing this Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Damier Canvas fake bag I can say that it is a pretty good replica, it is manufactured with good materials and it imitates very all the logo and markings of the real bag.
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The Replica Louis Vuitton Neverfull Damier Azur Is THE Summer Bag!Categories:Louis Vuitton
I'm in a summery mood lately but who can blame me? And a summer mood needs the perfect replica bag, right? Well, can you imagine a better option than the replica Louis Vuitton Neverfull in Damier Azur? I can't, even though it's been on the market for so many years!
If you're still looking for a great summer bag, this PurseValley.cn review might help you make a decision!
My friend was looking for a Louis Vuitton Neverfull replica to match her spring and summer clothes and we both agreed that the Damier Azur canvas is the best choice. This was her first time ordering from PurseValley and here are her impressions:
"Hi Eva,
I've ordered my NF Azur MM yesterday evening. They phoned me this afternoon to confirm my mail adress and my email. They didn't ask me anything about my Visa credit card as I could read on previous comments.
They should send me an email with my tracking number and I should receive my parcel in the 7-10 next days.
I'll update you until the delivery"
"As I promised here are my first impressions about my LV Nerverfull Azur ordered on PV.
Have put my order on the 27th May. They called me the day after just to confirm my mail adress.
They sent me 3 emails to inform me during the process (order placed, order packaged and order shipped with tracking number).
I've just received my parcel (so 6 days after my order included the weekend).
The NF is just PERFECT! It's really like the original except the huge smell. No matter, I've put it outdoor until the smell leaves"
Eva, I really want to thank you for your advices and for your replies
I definitly will buy on PV. Do you know if LV NF Monogram got the same quality?
Thousand thanks & Best frenchy regards !
Louis Vuitton replica handbags and replica bags in general sometimes have a bad smell to them, but don't worry, there are ways to get rid of it in no time! Here's what you girls can do about it: you can use baking soda (the refrigerator box kind one), you can spray perfume on a piece of cloth or a little Febreeze and put it inside the bag or you can use a small box of baking soda for a week along with activated charcoal to suck up the smell.
"Thank you for the tips ! Today the smell has completely gone but I keep your tips in mind for next time
I forgot to tell some informations : The serial number is upside down. The bag came unboxing but in a dust bag which is not same quality as the real one. I don't mind those details but I prefer tell them for your readers"
Thank you for your detailed PurseValley.cn review and for sending photos of your replica Louis Vuitton Neverfull! I think it looks great and no one will see the serial number except you.
But for those of you who are bothered even by the smallest flaws, this is why it's so important to choose reliable replica sites like PurseValley that have a good return policy and that allow you to return the bag if you don't like it! So don't forget to check the return policy whenever you come across a replica site!
High quality Louis Vuitton replicas and summer… two of my favorite things in the whole world! What's your favorite summer bag?
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Matthew Gollub has been around the world since he left University of the Pacific in the 1980s, but he always manages to find his way back to Stockton.
Matthew Gollub has been around the world since he left University of the Pacific in the 1980s, but he always manages to find his way back to Stockton.
Saturday's Family Day at the Park, The Record's Literacy and Book Fair at University Park, is what will draw Gollub back this time.
"Usually, when I go to address kids it's at schools where students have been reading my books for weeks ahead of time," Gollub said from the office of his publishing company in Santa Rosa. "What makes this interesting is the spontaneity. Not only do you have a public which may be unfamiliar with a given author, they're walking around with kids of all ages, toddlers, babies, 12-year-olds. There are a lot of attractions. It's a festive atmosphere, and I find as a performer I need to present stories and acts that will engage people who are just passing by, even if it's for five or 10 minutes. Sometimes they'll stop by the children's stage on the way to getting their face painted or on their way to getting cotton candy."
No matter where folks wander over the grounds - and 20,000 are expected again this year - Gollub will be easy to find. He'll read in King Author's Court and in the Enchanted Castle, and will appear on the Kudos Children's Stage.
"We use him every way we can," said Carrie Sass, event coordinator.
Gollub, who majored in international studies at Pacific, a field that took him to Japan for three years, entertains crowds with taiko drumming, a puppet and the animated reading of some of his 15 award-winning books.
He'll be joined in King Author's Court by, among others, Terry O'Neal, who was born and raised in Stockton and frequently returns from her Sacramento-area home to visit local schools. She'll read her children's book "Ev'ry Little Soul" and excerpts from her young adult novel, "Sweet Lavender," now being made into a film.
Readers scheduled for the Enchanted Castle are members of University of the Pacific's men's basketball team, university president Pamela Eibeck, San Joaquin Delta College president Kathy Hart, Record reporter Kevin Parrish and local leaders Susan Eggman, Moses Zapien and Jerry McNerney.
The basketball team volunteered to return after reading last year.
"I believe the right thing to do for our basketball players is to be totally involved in the community, and they really enjoyed themselves," coach Ron Verlin said. "Trevin Harris and other guys asked if we were going back to the thing in the park, and I said, 'Sure, absolutely.' "
The players, Verlin said, enjoyed being in the parade and then spending time with kids in small groups. Too often, he said, they visit schools and end up speaking at assemblies with 300 instead of getting to meet individual kids.
"They had a blast," Verlin said.
That's the idea of Family Day, and on the children's stage, clowns Sparkles and Ravioli, Gollub and other readers will entertain, and various groups from the Cesar Chavez High School music department will perform on the main stage.
The musicians also will lead the mascot parade that opens the day's festivities at 9:30 a.m.
Besides entertainment, Family Day consists of local organizations and businesses providing hands-on activities for kids of all ages as well as information about services they offer.
The focus of the event is literacy, and storytelling is a highlight.
"I love sharing with kids, reading to them," said O'Neal, a Franklin High School graduate who is making her first Family Day appearance. "I'll be reading 'Ev'ry Little Soul,' which is short, and I have the original illustrations to show how the artwork became the book."
The poem reflects O'Neal's passion for unity, togetherness, community and working toward a goal. The rhythmical piece came to life when South African artist Wendy Robinson signed on to create the illustrations.
O'Neal and Robinson have never met face to face but the collaboration resulted in the published book.
Gollub, too, found the artist for his first book across the border. Writing for a Spanish-language newspaper, he wrote about Oaxaca, Mexico-based artist Leovigildo Mart�nez, who suggested the two work on a joint project.
"The Twenty-five Mixtec Cats" was the first of three children's books they would do together, and launched Gollub's career.
He started his own publishing company, in part, because he envisioned accompanying CDs that shared the story in musical fashion. A jazz drummer who was in Pacific's marching and jazz bands, his lyrical stories often come from a musical sound or stanza.
" 'The Jazz Fly' is autobiographical," Gollub said. "I traveled to a lot of countries where I've been lost and confused by words. ... I thought, 'What if a fly only speaks jazz and has to communicate to other insects and animals? That would be a fun story.' "
Gollub then launches into the story's words, "ZA BAH za" and other sounds the jazz fly makes that proved to be not only musical, but a big hit with teachers. Without knowing it, Gollub said, he was creating a book teachers called perfect for phonetic awareness and a powerful tool for children learning to read.
"Lots of kids who like music will relate to it, and kids who speak English as a second language will relate," Gollub said.
Fluent in Spanish, Gollub most recently wrote "Imagination Nation," a poem that draws on English and Spanish cognates, which are words with the same linguistic derivative.
"I draw on words that Spanish and English have in common," Gollub said. "Kids who speak English can learn that many words in Spanish will be recognizable to them. Kids and parents whose background is Spanish will immediately start to increase their vocabularies in English using words they already know."
In any language, Gollub will tell his story in an amusing, entertaining way, which is why he's a regular feature at Family Day in the Park.
Contact reporter Lori Gilbert at (209) 546-8284 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Schumer, Ryan talk immigration
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer has held private talks on immigration with Republican Reps. Paul Ryan and Trey Gowdy. President Barack Obama's emissaries have spoken with House GOP leadership about an overhaul. Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have also chatted on the House floor about immigration.
It sometimes seems like House Republicans are in their own universe when it comes to rewriting the nation's immigration laws. But since late last year, key House Republicans have been meeting with House and Senate Democrats as they try to reach a deal.
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The talks haven't led to any agreement on hugely controversial issues like a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11.7 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. But they provide a window into the urgency — and high stakes — surrounding the immigration reform debate.
( PHOTOS: Immigration reform rally on the National Mall)
These are far from formal negotiations, and essentially amount to private information trading between Capitol power players.
But the sideline chats illustrate that House Republicans — long skittish about tackling the hot-button issue — aren't exactly acting in a vacuum. Even if Senate Democrats don't have a seat at the House Republican table, they have an idea where the chamber is heading. Cross-party and cross-chamber talks — no matter how limited the scope — show leading figures in both parties are serious about finding common ground. But it's not clear whether these quiet discussions will lead to a breakthrough.
Schumer has been particularly busy. In 2013, the New York Democrat — who led immigration negotiations in the Senate — approached Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, and the pair have met four times since then, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the talks. They spoke about other issues as well — ice fishing and Asian carp — but immigration reform was high on the docket.
There were no actual negotiations in the meetings, which have not been disclosed until now. Schumer prodded Ryan to chart a course forward.
( Also on POLITICO: Ted Cruz makes nice)
"In 2013, Sen. Schumer reached out and Congressman Ryan agreed to talk with him," Ryan spokesman Kevin Seifert said. "They discussed a number of issues, but with respect to immigration reform, Congressman Ryan made clear to Sen. Schumer that we're doing things differently in the House."
Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, has also sat down with Schumer. A former prosecutor who chairs the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Gowdy is a respected figure on the right and he has the ear of a broad swath of conservatives. Gowdy didn't respond to an email from POLITICO about his discussions with Schumer.
"Congressman Gowdy has met with people of all political persuasions on immigration," Gowdy spokeswoman Amanda Infield Duvall said in a statement. "He meets with people all the time on the issue."
Schumer's office declined to comment on the talks with Ryan and Gowdy. A source close to the issue said Schumer and Ryan "did not negotiate any specifics of House legislation at all in these meetings."
Obama's White House is also curious what's going on with House Republicans and immigration, and administration officials are trying to quietly take their temperature.
( On POLITICO Magazine: House GOP can't ignore immigration)
When Katie Beirne Fallon came to Capitol Hill during her first rounds as the president's new legislative affairs director, she discussed immigration with top aides and lawmakers in Republican leadership, including Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and his top staffer.
Similarly, before the House Republican leadership released its "principles" for immigration reform, Boehner and Pelosi huddled on the floor to go over the contours of the Republican document.
Some on Capitol Hill downplayed the latest House discussions.
"There are no across-the-aisle discussions on substance yet," said one House Democratic aide who is closely involved in the issue.
But the one-page document released by House leadership at its retreat last week did illustrate a step in the right direction in the eyes of most Democrats. Still, even immigration reform's biggest advocates have doubts a bill can pass in 2014.
"The biggest impediment to making progress on immigration that I've seen over the last year … is a complete lack of confidence that the law will be applied, that the enforcement measures will happen," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Monday. "And I think that's only been exacerbated by the actions the president and this administration have taken over the last year."


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Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College student Lyndsey Vogler, a senior psychology major and peace studies minor, recently returned from a one-month internship in Israel as part of cross-cultural research for her senior capstone project focusing on parent-daughter relationships in patriarchal and egalitarian families.
While in Israel, Vogler was able to observe two of the main religions in the country: Judaism and the Muslim faith. Her host family practiced Judaism, allowing her to witness and participate in their religious and cultural beliefs and holidays. She also spent time with the Muslim community in Israel and learned a great deal about their beliefs.
"Seeing the family structures was interesting," Vogler said. "It was great to be able to observe and experience a country and its cultures firsthand after reading and studying it for so long. It is so complicated over there with so many different religions and different sects of religion. It is such a big part of everyday life."
Dr. Sherri Pataki, associate professor of psychology and coordinator of the peace studies program, is Vogler's adviser and the one to suggest that she make the trip to Israel. She helped to arrange and coordinate the trip with the support of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation.
Pataki also conducts research with Dr. Randa Abbas from Western Galilee College in Israel and Dr. Carey Ryan from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. They study changes in women's gender roles in traditional Arab societies as well as perceptions of the "other" between American and Israeli students.
"Lyndsey is one of seven Westminster students who have been able to travel to Israel and benefit from the partnership between Westminster College and Western Galilee College in northern Israel. This has been an amazing opportunity for capstone students who have been able to conduct cross-cultural research in Israel while having the opportunity to immerse themselves in Israeli culture."
Vogler was able to meet with one of Dr. Abbas' students in Israel, Haya Khaldi, who is assisting her with data collection and surveys. Two students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha also joined Vogler in Israel. The three students volunteered at a kids' camp during the day, which presented a unique challenge - none of the children nor Israeli adults at the camp spoke much English and the three American students did not speak Hebrew. They overcame this by using other non-verbal ways to communicate. Each group also picked up on each other's language and by the end of the month each group had learned key phrases.
The students also volunteered at the Hafuch Center for at risk-teens, took a day trip into Tel Aviv and went drafting down the Jordan River.
Vogler has always had an interest in living and working overseas. Even though she doesn't graduate from Westminster until May, she has already filled out an application for the Peace Corps. Her time in Israel helped prepare her for an international career.
"Getting to have these different experiences feels empowering," Vogler said. "Just knowing that I can go to a different country and find my way is a boost to my self-esteem. It takes a lot of adjustment to live in another country, but doing this confirmed that I am capable and it solidified my desire to do international work."
Vogler is a daughter of Paula and Daniel Vogler of Beaver Falls and a graduate of Blackhawk High School.
The final component of liberal studies is the senior capstone course. The capstone is at least a four-semester-hour course within the major designed to provide an opportunity for students to evaluate and assess the strengths and limitations of their major field. Additionally, the capstone experience permits opportunity for structured reflection on the value of education in and beyond the major and provides another chance to strengthen communication and problem-solving skills.
Contact Pataki at (724) 946-7361 or email for additional information.


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The difference in work is 3.65%. But it makes sense work should be less if I was riding slower, right? Less wind resistance.
So I converted each data set into power versus normalized position, and plotted the difference in retarding force (power / speed) versus the difference in the square of speed. The standard model is that in the absence of headwind (and the winds were light that day, especially on sheltered Old La Honda Road's eastern slope) the wind resistance force is proportional to the square of speed.
A linear regression yielded a quite reasonable value for CD A of 0.36 meters². The curious thing was the intercept: 1.6 newtons force, on average, less in the second run after accounting for the difference in bike speed.
It's possible I sweated away mass between the two reps. But suppose I sweated away 500 grams, a stretch. To account for this force difference, the total mass difference should have been more like 2.1 kg, assuming a 7.3% grade with CRR = 0.5%, leaving an extra 1.6 kg effective weight reduction unaccounted for.
Robert Chung recommended I calculate altitude from power using my derived CD A and estimated mass. Assuming again CRR = 0.5%, the model does a quite nice job of reproducing the actual hill profile. The following plot shows the derived profiles (left axis) with the difference (right axis). Curious: in the middle of the climb suddenly the second rep begins deviating linearly from the first rep. Powertap flatulance, perhaps? The plot also shows Lucas Pereira's data, which is slightly longer than either of my two runs: perhaps he took care not to cut any corners.
Powertaps are rated to an accuracy of 2% or so. Yet I'd expect this would be over worst case conditions: for example comparing two runs on different days at different temperatures. Weather conditions were stable both near the top of hill and in the valley. But maybe there was a subtle wind shift during the second climb. It doesn't take much to swing power by a few percent. It would have been nice to have an iBike...