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Transforming Higher Education
Holiday Book Donation
Title I Monitoring Reports
Discretionary Grant Priorities
IES-Related Studies
FERPA-HIPPA Guidance
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
Transforming Higher Education
On December 2, Secretary Spellings addressed the Federal Student Aid Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. "[W]ith just a few weeks left in my tenure, I would love to stand up here and tout our accomplishments," she began. "But, I can't. I have to be honest. Yes, we've done many good things together. We've made some important reforms. But, there's still a lot of work to do. Our students face a perfect storm: growing admission anxieties, rising tuition costs, and a historic credit crisis. In these rough seas, education is their lifeline to a better future. We've got to do everything we can to make sure it doesn't slip away." In the first half of her remarks, the Secretary recapped the many steps the Administration has taken to help students, from ensuring they have access to financial aid regardless of market conditions (see http://www.ed.gov/students/college/aid/ecasla-facts.html) to raising the maximum Pell Grant (from $3,700 to $4,700). Later, she turned her attention to needed reforms in the student lending process, detailing the current, lengthy steps for a fictional student, Susie Smith, to obtain financial aid. "You'd think we were trying to keep Susie out of college!" she noted. "In a good economy, this is inconvenient, at best. In a downturn, it's downright unacceptable." Yet, reform requires Congressional action. Therefore, "within the next few weeks, at Congress's request, I'll send them a report outlining my recommendations," the Secretary said, outlining five core principles: (1) the system exists for one reason: to serve students and families; (2) federal aid should always target the neediest students first; (3) eligibility should be based on income and family size, because those are reasonable, understandable variables; (4) students should get the same amount of aid, regardless of which school they enroll in; and (5) federal, state, and local policymakers should work in tandem to put the consumer first. "I am sure President-elect [Barack] Obama can empathize," she concluded. "He paid off his last student loan in January 200413 years after earning his law degree." For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/12/12022008.html.
Also: The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education recently released "Measuring Up 2008," its biennial national and state-by-state report card on higher education. Performance is evaluated, compared, and graded in six areas: preparation for college, participation, affordability, completion, benefits, and learning. In assessing progress in these areas, the report card also places the performance of American higher education in a global perspective by incorporating international comparisons wherever possible. For more information, please go to http://measuringup2008.highereducation.org/.
Holiday Book Donation
On December 3, at W. W. Ashurst Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico (Virginia), Deputy Secretary Ray Simon joined Lt. General Pete Osman, USMC (ret.), President and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, to announce the donation of more than 12,000 free, new books as part of the Department's 2008 Holiday Book Donation. These books will be distributed to underprivileged children across the country through the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program (see http://www.toysfortots.org/). This donation is the latest in a multi-year effort by the Department, the non-profit entity First Book, and major U.S. publishing companies to promote literacy and provide new, age-appropriate books to children in need. The campaign began in 2006 with the distribution of books to schools, libraries, and communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Since June 2006, campaign partners and contributors have collaborated to distribute nearly three million children's books. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/bookcampaign/.
Also: On base, Deputy Secretary Simon and the Department of Defense's Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools Director, Elaine Beraza, discussed the unique Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed this year to strengthen partnership activities serving the needs of children of military families. The MOU defines the basis on which the agencies will work togetherwith school districtsto strengthen and expand school-based programs to ease student transitions and help students develop academic skills and coping strategies during parental deployments. Of the nation's 1.2 million school-age military students, only 8% attend Defense-run schools; the vast majority attend America's public and private schools. For more information, http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12014.
Title I Monitoring Reports
To assist states, the Department's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) has issued two new reports regarding its monitoring of the Title I program for disadvantaged students. The 2003-2006 Monitoring Cycle Report offers six general observations about the outcomes of the first cycle of Title I monitoring under the No Child Left Behind Act. Monitoring during this cycle was structured around three broad areas: accountability, instructional support, and fiduciary responsibilities. Over the three years, some changes, based on experience using the monitoring protocol and in response to key developments in the policy environment and field, were made to the monitoring procedures and indicators. The 2008-2009 Monitoring Indicators Report describes the purpose, rationale, and process used for monitoring in the current school year. Because of monitoring, the agency is able to gather accurate data about state and local needs and use that data to design national leadership activities and technical assistance initiatives. Thus, monitoring serves not only as a vehicle for helping states achieve high quality implementation of educational programs, it also helps the agency be a better partner with states in that effort. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/monitoring/.
Discretionary Grant Priorities
In a November 21 Federal Register notice (http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2008-4/112108b.html), Secretary Spellings announced the continued usein Fiscal Year 2009of priorities the Department had established for use in any discretionary grant program competition in FY 2007 and FY 2008. "We take this action," she explained, "in order to focus federal financial assistance on expanding the number of programs and projects that support activities in areas of greatest educational need. We are continuing these priorities on a Department-wide basis so that Department offices can use one or more of them in any discretionary grant competition, as appropriate." Those areas of greatest need are: (1) math; (2) science; (3) critical-need languages (Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and those in the Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language families); (4) secondary schools; (5) professional development for secondary school teachers; (6) school districts with schools in need of improvement, corrective action, or restructuring; (7) student achievement data; and (8) state data systems.
Also: Be sure to review the FY 2009 Grants Forecast (as of November 26) at http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html, which lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the Department has invited or expects to invite applications for awards and provides actual or estimated dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of chartsorganized by program officeand will be updated regularly through July 2009. (Note: This document is advisory only and not an official application notice of the U.S. Department of Education.)
IES-Related Studies
Check out these studies from the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and affiliates:
"Rigor and Relevance Redux" (http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=IES20096010), the third and final Director's Biennial Report to Congress prepared by IES head Grover Whitehurst. Required under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the report includes a description of the activities of IES and its four national education centers and a summary of all IES grants and contracts over the period in excess of $100,000. The report also includes the director's recommendations for continued progress and effectiveness of IES. (Note: Whitehurst's last day at IES was November 21. He has been named incoming director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution.)
"National Board for Education Sciences' (NBES) Five-Year Report (2003-08)" (http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=NBES20096011) is NBES's own evaluation of IES. NBES examined the ways in which and the extent to which IES has been successful in advancing the rigor and improving the relevance of education research and facilitating evidence-based decision-making. "Over the past six years, a new direction has been set for education research," NBES states. "We now need to stay on course to arrive at this destination."
"Expectations and Reports of Homework for Public School Students in the First-, Third- and Fifth-Grades" (http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009033), from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), explores expectations for time spent on homework (as reported by teachers) and time spent doing homework (as reported by parents). In general, the amount of homework that teachers expected students to complete and parents reported their children did on a typical evening increased with the grade level. Indeed, 21% of first-graders were expected to complete at least 30 minutes of reading homework, compared to 31% of third-graders and 53% of fifth-graders. And, 38% of first-graders did homework five or more times a week, compared to 47% of third-graders and 51% of fifth-graders.
Also: According to the Data Quality Campaign's third annual report, six states have all 10 elements of a comprehensive data system that can track student progress from pre-kindergarten through college, and 48 states have at least half the elements. Moreover, 42 states (compared to 14 in 2005) have the systems necessary to calculate a longitudinal graduation rate. For more information, please go to http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/files/news-dqc_marks_3_years-111508.pdf.
FERPA-HIPPA Guidance
In response to the "Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy" (see http://www.hhs.gov/vtreport.html), the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services just issued "Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to Student Health Records." This guidance addresses the interplay between FERPA and the HIPAA Privacy Rule at elementary and secondary levels, as well as at the postsecondary level, and addresses many of the questions raised by school officials, health care professionals, and others regarding the applicability of these laws to records maintained on students. It also addresses certain disclosures that are allowed without consent or authorization under both laws, especially those related to health and safety emergency situations. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/doc/ferpa-hipaa-guidance.pdf.
Quote to Note
"Let me make one other point. It is not unreasonable to expect our K-12 education system to prepare these young students for college. There is nothing sadder than seeing students graduate from high school, sometimes with honors, only to learn that they must take remedial courses to get up to speed. Many of these students are African-American or Hispanic and attend high-poverty, inner-city public schools. What does it say when we tolerate an achievement gap between these students and their peers? What does it say when African-Americans (ages 25 to 29) are half as likely to earn a college degree and Hispanics are about three times less likely? What does it say when we are not challenging these schools to change their ways or close their doors?"
|Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (12/2/08), speaking at the Federal Student Aid Conference
Upcoming Events
On December 9, at 10:00 a.m. ET, NCES will release results from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), comparing the math and science achievement of U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students with students from other countries. TIMSS data was previously collected in 1995, 1999, and 2003. For more information, please go to http://nces.ed.gov/timss/.
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Maintenance Therapy With Rituximab
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I was diagnosed with follicular non-Hodgkin's stage 3 lymphoma. After FND chemotherapy (F= Fludarabine, N = Nitoxantrone, D= Dexamethasone). I have received Rituximab and have continued on it every 6 months. How long should the maintenance doses be continued? Will this cause a resistance to the drug?
Babis (Charalambos) Andreadis, MD, Assistant Professor in Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center and an Associate Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
Rituximab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the CD20 antigen that is present on normal as well as malignant lymphocytes. It has had a remarkable impact on the treatment of several lymphomas, including low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Several studies have clearly established the activity of Rituximab, either as single agent or in combination with chemotherapy. There are also emerging data as to the use of Rituximab in maintenance treatment, after the achievement of partial or complete response to initial therapy.
Following Rituximab monotherapy (that is, treatment with only Rituximab), we know that 4 weekly doses of Rituximab maintenance, administered every 6 months for 2 years, significantly prolongs the length of remission, but not overall survival, in patients with follicular lymphoma. At the most recent meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH 2005), 2 additional studies were presented that extend these findings to patients treated with combination chemotherapy and Rituximab. The study of the German Low Grade Lymphoma Group examined Rituximab maintenance following treatment with FCM+/- Rituximab in 174 patients, and demonstrated a prolongation of remission. The European intergroup study examined Rituximab maintenance following CHOP+/- Rituximab in 268 patients, and showed a prolongation of remission and a longer survival.
Although neither of these studies are formally finished or published, they add to a growing body of knowledge that Rituximab maintenance has a significant remission benefit in this disease. Whether this translates to an advantage in patient survival is a question that cannot yet be answered definitively. These benefits need to be balanced by potential risks, which include issues of both drug resistance and side effects. There is a theoretical risk of resistance to Rituximab, other monoclonal antibodies, and radio-monoclonal antibodies, that is thought to occur in patients who progress while on this drug. Most of the patients in these studies did not have the option of other therapies available to them, so the studies may overestimate the benefit of Rituximab maintenance. Lastly, long-term Rituximab use has been associated with a decrease in serum antibody levels, which can predispose to serious infections. Ultimately, the decision rests with the patients and physicians at this time. It should be noted that all maintenance studies have only given Rituximab for up to 2 years.

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A's call up Okajima
Oakland, CA – The Oakland Athletics selected the contract of pitcher Hideki Okajima from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals.
Okajima went 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Sacramento this season.
The left-hander spent five seasons with the Boston Red Sox from 2007-11 and was an integral part of that team's run to the World Series title during his debut campaign in the majors. He went 3-2 with a 2.22 ERA and five saves over 66 appearances that year, earning a spot on the American League All-Star squad for his efforts.
The 37-year-old compiled a 17-8 record with a 3.11 ERA over 261 games with the Red Sox, but was released in May of 2011 after struggling in seven outings that year. He signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees in January of 2012, but failed to make the club in spring training and returned to his native Japan to join the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
To make room on the roster for Okajima, the A's designated right-handed pitcher Chris Resop for assignment.
Resop was 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 18 games with the A's this year. After not allowing an earned run over his first seven games, Resop surrendered 12 runs over his last 11 games.


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The age of the Light Sport Aircraft has dawned. Certification for ready to fly models began in the second week of April, just in time for the Sun 'n Fun fly-in at Lakeland, Fla.
The first two airplanes to get the blessing from the FAA are the Czech-built Evektor Sportstar and the German-made Flight Design CT. Both aircraft were on display at the show and were the guests of honor at an official FAA press conference held to announce that certification had begun.
"Because of Light Sport Aircraft, general aviation is not only an industry on the go, it is also an industry on the grow," stated the FAA's Deputy Associate Administrator of Aviation Safety Peggy Gilligan. Joining Gilligan at the podium were EAA President Tom Poberezny, as well as several industry representatives who played a roll in getting the Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rule approved.
"This was a work in progress for a decade," Poberezny noted. "Every year at Sun 'n Fun and at Oshkosh we heard the rule was close — maybe next year — but for a while there it seemed like the day would never come."
This comment drew murmurs of agreement from the crowd. Poberezny predicted that FAA officials will be very busy in the coming weeks, "so that by the time we get to Oshkosh this summer, there will be a number or airplanes people can buy and fly," he said.
Poberezny also predicted the combination of newly affordable aircraft and just 20 hours of training may make a pilot's license more attainable for many.
"This should remove the economic and time barriers that often keep people from learning to fly and, as a result, should boost our numbers," he said, adding that the new challenge will be to reach the non-flying public to educate them about the availability of Light Sport Aircraft. Part of those efforts kick off in June with an EAA-sponsored Sport Pilot tour.
"It will be done in conjunction with local EAA chapters," he said. "The first will be at the Golden West Fly-in in Marysville, Calif., in June."
The Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft rule is based in large part on a European rule for sport aircraft. As a result, many of the first LSAs to be certified in the United States are coming from Europe.
Sportstar International, based in Kerrville, Texas, for example, is importing the Czech-made Evektor Sportstar. The low-wing airplane has a wide cockpit with a bubble canopy and, according to company officials, is a comfortable trainer as well as a cross-country cruising airplane. A proven design, there are more than 500 of the airplanes flying in 35 countries worldwide.
The second LSA to be certified in the U.S., the Flight Design CT, is being imported by Flight Star Inc. and Hpower in Connecticut. The president of the company, Tom Peghiny, has been part of the Light Sport Aircraft movement since its beginning.
"The certification is a wonderful thing because it adds credibility to the whole process," he said, noting that some pilots and aircraft manufacturers had their doubts when the Light Sport Aircraft rule seemed to stall in committee. According to Peghiny, aircraft that are designated SLSA, which stands for Special Light Sport Aircraft, are the ones that can be used for rental and instruction. The next step, he noted, is the creation of Light Sport Aircraft training centers around the country.
"The FAA has already begun training Designated Examiners," he noted. "The first round of LSA instructors will likely come from the existing CFI community."
Doug and Betty Hempstead from Fantasy Air USA currently import the soon-to-be LSA-certified Allegro 2000 from the Czech Republic, but say it won't be long before they are producing the aircraft in Sanford, N.C. A team of Czech engineers is slated to visit their facility this month to set up a production line.
"We hope to have the first aircraft rolling off the line in June," Doug noted.
The Allegro has metal wings and a kevlar-composite body. Buyers have a choice of 21 color schemes.
Your choice of color is much more limited if you want to own a Piper-inspired Legend Cub.
"You can have yellow, yellow or yellow," jokes Tim Elliott, one of the founders of the Legend Cub Co. As the name suggests, the Legend Cub is a high-wing airplane that bears a striking resemblance to the Piper product, but according to Elliott, "our yellow actually has more orange in it than Piper yellow."
Although the aircraft looks like the Piper product, it definitely has some refinements designed to make it a more comfortable and cost-effective airplane. "For starters, the Legend Cub is wider than the Piper model," Elliott said. "And, if you want, the panel has a glass cockpit display. I know some pilots will say 'that doesn't belong in a Cub,' and we've heard that," he concedes. "But then they see this and play with a little bit and decide that it's cool."
The Legend Cub also has Fiberglas in the rear compartment instead of cloth covering, which cuts down on maintenance costs because it is easier for mechanics to access that part of the airplane. Also, unlike the Piper product, the Legend Cub can be flown solo from the front seat because the fuel tanks were moved to the wings, repositioning the CG of the airplane.
According to Elliott, the Legend Cub should be certified by June 15. "We will be one of only a handful of LSA that are built in the United States," he said, gesturing to the plane. "You can't build a Cub in any other place in the world. It wouldn't be right."
Insurance is now available for LSA pilots too. According to Bob Mackey from Falcon Insurance, the company has been in touch with four aircraft and pilot insurance carriers who will supply coverage for the Sport Pilot crowd. Mackey stated the cost of insurance will be between what is paid now for a certified aircraft and an experimental, depending, of course, on the pilot's level of experience. Check with Falcon Insurance for details.


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Thanks To Boston Dynamics, Robots Can Open Doors Now
Continuing a rich tradition of ignoring pretty much every warning in every Artificial Intelligence movie ever, Boston Dynamics has unveiled their latest robot which will certainly doom the human race to a lifetime inside the Matrix.
The robotics company, owned by SoftBank (thankfully, Cyberdyne and SkyNet have nothing to do with this), released video of its latest four-legged creation on Monday.
The footage shows one of the company's standard model Spot Mini robots moving its way through a room, until reaching a door, where thankfully, it seems unable to open (much to the relief of the human prey it was most likely pursuing).
Unfortunately for humanity, Boston Dynamics (in its infinite wisdom), created a new robot that has articulated joints, and grip, allowing it the ability to open doors.
Like something out of Black Mirror, the Spot Mini Robot pauses at the door, and then turns, as if to call his new friend, who managed to open the door using its weird hand-head hybrid thing.
Considering the engineers at Boston Dynamics don't have the greatest history of being nice to their robotic creations, you'd think they wouldn't want to keep giving them new abilities like backflips, or the ability to run 40 mph over pretty much any terrain. One has to think that the current generation of robots are only waiting until they are upgraded enough in order to exact their revenge on all of humanity.
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Lenawee County's new 2-1-1 health and human services telephone line has been in service for several weeks now, providing 'round-the-clock service for less-than-emergency needs.
The Lenawee United Way continues its efforts to get the word out on the benefits of the service to county residents.
Individuals looking for help with mortgage assistance, utility bill payment assistance, food, shelter, counseling services, and many other forms of help can call 211 to be connected to the available resources in the area.
Kathleen Schanz of the United Way lists three benefits from the service.
The 2-1-1 line diverts many non-emergency calls from the 9-1-1 service and allows those personnel to do a more efficient job.
2-1-1 helps cut through red tape with a live responder assessing the situation and consulting a database.
"People get tired of hearing, 'We don't do that' when they call for help," Schanz said. "2-1-1 does do that."
Finally, the service provides each participating community with a barometer to gauge the social needs of an area.
The need for the service appears to be growing, she said. The Jackson center received 27,000 calls in 2007. In the first three months of 2008, nearly half that many calls have been made.
Morenci police chief Larry Weeks gave his support for the service when Schanz first introduced the program to city council members.
"I don't know if people realize the number of calls that come to city hall," he said. "There are so many services that we aren't even aware of."
"Remembering the 2-1-1 number is much easier than remembering phone numbers for several different agencies or resources," said Amy Palmer of the Lenawee United Way.
There is no charge to call 2-1-1 and translation is available for non-English speaking callers.


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There was no panic Friday night at Oracle Arena. Panic would have been an upgrade — it would have meant some energy, urgency or at least a few rapid movements. Instead, the Warriors largely stood around for three quarters as spectators to the Bulls' absolute dismantling of their team. The offense was frustrated. The defense was brushed aside. It had an oddly clinical feeling, as if Tom Thibodeau were simply trying to one-up Gregg Popovich in a game of "let's make the Warriors look like complete pretenders." All teams — even the very good ones — have bad games. But the problems on display here fit within the larger trends of the past two months. And even if you want to dismiss it as a one-off flop, the Warriors this season have never look less like a playoff team than they did during these 48 minutes.
David Lee has a particular mannerism when he gets beaten on defense. It almost always starts with his head up-turned towards the basket, where his man is laying in or dunking the ball. Lee watches, puts his head down, turns around, leans forward ever so slightly and then begins a half-jog down the court. It's the equivalent of a shrug — a "that happened" moment, with Lee simply acknowledging defeat and trudging down to the other end of the court where he's an All Star. The Warriors 95-113 loss to the Bulls had the feeling of Lee's mannerism writ large. In post-game comments, the team acknowledged that they played horribly, but gave no indication that they're wrestling with why disciplined and rugged teams like Chicago regularly give them fits. The Warriors seem to have simply accepted that teams like the Bulls (or the Spurs or the Rockets or the Grizzlies) know how to beat them. Shrug — onto the next (hopefully easier) opponent. Or as Mark Jackson put it after the game, "I'm not concerned about the playoffs …. we're going to win games."
True, but the Warriors are also going to lose games. And the teams beating them with frustrating consistency are the ones they're much more likely to meet in the second round of the playoffs. This Warriors team is no doubt improved from the teams of years' past. But I see little evidence that they understand what they need to do to become even better — let alone have the ability to make it happen, assuming the awareness and will is there. Since January, this is a team that has made more mistakes, not fewer ones. Their defense is growing weaker, not stronger. The offense has become more stagnant, not more fluid. It hasn't been a constant slide — there have been moments of focused basketball — but the overall trend has been an ugly one. I'm comfortable saying than nothing has been uglier than seeing Warriors' cast-offs Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli outscore the Warriors' starting backcourt 33-15, except maybe witnessing David Lee log a -30 plus-minus total in 24 minutes time.
I hope there's some reflection going on somewhere in the Warriors' coaching ranks or front office (I'd love to witness Jerry West's reaction to a game like this). There are plenty of reasons to not air all that dirty laundry out where the media can see it. If those reflective discussions are happening, games like this one should focus them on three issues:
1. David Lee is a horrible defender, and putting Andrew Bogut next to him appears to have made the team defense worse, not better. I have zero faith that a team with David Lee at power forward will win a seven-game series against an opponent with a low-post scoring threat. There are just too many easy baskets to be had — as Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah repeatedly demonstrated. The theory was adding Bogut would help cover Lee's deficiencies. But since Bogut's mobility has been limited, it appears just to have made them worse. While a quicker center like Ezeli, Biedrins or even the undersized Landry can scramble to cover for Lee's awful switching and (lack of) positioning, Bogut stays home and plays true defense against his man (to the extent he can, given his difficulty moving laterally). The team desperately needs Lee's offensive skills, so whoever plays center will always be taking evasive actions to cover for Lee's defensive mistakes. Against the Bulls, with Bogut looking slower than just a few days ago, there was nothing done to stop a lay-up line in the paint.
2. The Warriors have no offensive player capable of generating his own shot. Or to be more accurate, capable of generating a good shot. Curry, Thompson, Jack, Barnes and Lee have no problem putting up shots. But with the exception of the odd dribble penetration from Curry or Jack, slash from Barnes or post-up move from Lee, most of the looks are jump shots. Against a disciplined defensive team like the Bulls, the degree of difficulty on those jump shots rises significantly. Defenses force shooters to spots they don't want to be. The screens provide less shelter. The close-outs come quicker and closer. Unlike the Knicks or the Pistons, who often gave the Warriors clean looks, everything against a team like the Bulls will be contested. If the half-court offense breaks down and the Warriors never had much of a running game to begin with, they're left with ill-advised shots by non-scorers (looking at you, Draymond) or highly-difficult desperation heaves by guys drawing more defensive pressure (like Curry). A player consistently capable of penetrating and getting to the line opens up another reliable scoring option. Same for a player with a back-to-the-basket post game. Right now, the Warriors are getting almost nothing in either offensive category.
3. Mark Jackson talks a lot about the Warriors' faults, but is slow to change his coaching to address them (if at all). If there was ever a first half of basketball worth of justifying a second half shake-up in the starters, it was this one. But the same team that let the Bulls open a ten point at the end of the first half was there to start the second — only this team the lead ballooned from 10 to 30. There's a lack of positive reinforcement (for example, with Barnes) and negative repercussions (for example, with Lee). The same players being put in the same position to make the same mistakes in game 67 as they were in games 6 and 7. Meanwhile, coaches like Thibodeau and Popovich have turned injury-raved rosters into winners — thanks to a fundamentally sound system and an often brutal devotion to demanding top execution from their players. Under Mark Jackson, the punishment for poor execution appears to be more opportunity to execute poorly.
Ultimately, Mark Jackson may be right — the Warriors may get their wins and make the playoffs. But with performances like Friday night's disaster still popping up with frightening consistency 80% of the way through the year, there's no reason to think the Warriors will somehow transcend this play in the post-season. That'll likely mean a quick exit and a long off-season to contemplate the question of how to improve a team with no first round draft-pick, no meaningful cap space and no demonstrated willingness to pay the luxury take. The most likely route is internal development. But that development requires really grappling with this issues dragging this team down during the season's home stretch. I see no evidence so far — despite all the sound bites and hand wringing — that the Warriors players and coaches have changed anything in response to losses like this one. By refusing to grapple with their mistakes, the Warriors are doomed to repeat them.


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There is often the misconception that hunger and malnutrition refer to the same condition. While the two often go hand-in-hand there are significant differences. With the assistance of The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) we are hoping to break this common misconception. Read on for 11 myth busting facts about malnutrition and examples of how WFP is tackling it in Latin America.
1. MYTH: Malnutrition is the same as hunger.
Fact: Not the same! It is a common misconception that malnutrition means the same as hunger. However, many people globally suffer from malnutrition, even if they eat enough to feel full. This is because their diet lacks nutrients. WFP addresses this problem by fortifying foods. For example, in Panama the main staple food is rice. The World Food Programme (WFP) provided technical support to the Government of Panama for the development of the fortification of rice.
2. MYTH: Malnutrition is all about being too thin.
Fact: It is actually not! While it's true that many malnourished babies and children are severely underweight, it's a common misconception that malnutrition only relates to being too thin. Children need nutritious food to grow and be healthy, but healthy food with vitamins and minerals is often more expensive than unhealthy food such as grains or carbohydrates. One way WFP addresses child malnutrition by delivering School Meals. A daily school meal provides a strong incentive to send children to school and allows the children to focus on their studies, rather than their stomachs. In Honduras, school meals consist of beans, vegetables and rice.
3. MYTH: Nutrition starts when a child is born.
Fact: Actually, good nutrition should begin before a child is born! Malnutrition's most devastating impact is in the womb, when the foetus can fail to develop properly, and during the first years of a child's life, when it can hamper physical and mental development. This means that the best time to tackle malnutrition is in the first 1,000 days, from conception to age 2. WFP in Nicaragua provides pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers with provisions of fortified food, training, and community education initiatives, all of which endeavour to increase the level of participation in preventive health programmes and to increase their understanding of nutrition.
4. MYTH: The consequences of malnutrition are only health-related.
Fact: Malnutrition not only has a severe effect on health, but also on a person's quality of life. Can you believe that adults who were malnourished as children earn at least 20 percent less on average than those who weren't? Furthermore, undernourished children are less likely to perform well in school, have a lower economic status in adulthood, and are more likely to grow into malnourished adults. WFP's role in preventing stunting begins by ensuring adequate complementary feeding, promoting nutrition-sensitive activities, and strengthening the capacity of national governments to create policies to prevent stunting.
5. MYTH: Malnutrition only affects individuals.
Fact: Malnutrition's far-reaching effects are often dangerously underestimated. It can have direct consequences for mortality, productivity and economic growth, and traps countries in a cycle of poverty. To prevent a higher malnutrition rate in countries after a disaster, where people are left with nothing, WFP delivers Specialized Nutritious Foods and other products. This year, WFP in Bolivia delivered High Energy Biscuits (HEBs) which are easy to distribute and improve levels of nutrition.
6. MYTH: Malnutrition is all about starving children in Africa.
Fact: Not close, we are often presented with images of starving children in Africa, and while it is true that many countries in Africa suffer the effects of malnutrition we cannot forget about the children in other parts of the world. According to WFP's World Hunger Map, in Haiti 44.5 percent of the population is undernourished.
7. MYTH: Malnutrition is not as serious as other diseases in the world.
Fact: Malnutrition is the number one risk to health worldwide! It is also associated with eleven percent of all disease in the world. Furthermore, 50 percent of all childhood deaths are attributed to malnutrition. Each year it kills 3.5 million children under five years old and impairs hundreds of thousands of growing minds. To break this cycle, WFP in Ecuador works in various ways such as School Meals, Food for Assets, Food Rations, Purchase for Progress (P4P), women empowerment, and nutrition education.
8. MYTH: Nutrition and HIV are not linked.
Fact: As a matter of fact, they are! Good nutrition helps prolong the lives of those that suffer from HIV. People with HIV may experience lack of appetite, difficulties to ingest food, and a poor absorption of nutrients. These potential symptoms makes it all the more difficult for the human body to fight against the virus. At the start of 2010, WFP began a project in Bolivia with the main objective to support at least 650 people living with HIV by distributing a food basket per month. It included rice, vegetable oil, soy grains, and salt.
9. MYTH: It's easy to get all the nutrients you need from food.
Fact: Yes it is possible, but unfortunately it is not always the case that people eat this way. Essential vitamins and minerals in the diet are vital to boost immunity and healthy development. If you ate only the most nutrient-rich foods and enjoyed a well-rounded diet you could get all the nutrients you need from food. In 2004, the World Food Programme in Peru started a pilot project to fight anaemia. More than 1,000 mothers in the participating community received nutritional coaching and an iron-rich cookbook with economic and easy-to-make recipes.
10. MYTH: Anemia cannot be reversed.
Fact: Actually, most types of anaemia can be reversed! Anaemia is a global public health issue most often associated with iron deficiency. Anaemia can be reversed. In response to this public health issue, the Government of Cuba has launched a Micronutrient Powder initiative which is supported by the World Food Programme (WFP).
11. MYTH: Fortified Foods are GMOs
Fact: In reality they have nothing to do with GMOs. Fortified foods provide levels of energy, micronutrients, and macronutrients, necessary for growth and health in order to prevent or treat undernutrition. Since 1976, Colombia has delivered a Super Cereal called Bienestarina.


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A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.
Grapes can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine, jam, juice, jelly, grape seed extract, raisins, vinegar, and grape seed oil. Grapes are a non-climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
|Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
|288 kJ (69 kcal)
18.1 g
|15.48 g
|Dietary fiber
|0.9 g
0.16 g
0.72 g
|Quantity %DV†
|Thiamine (B1)
6%0.069 mg
|Riboflavin (B2)
6%0.07 mg
|Niacin (B3)
1%0.188 mg
|Pantothenic acid (B5)
1%0.05 mg
|Vitamin B6
7%0.086 mg
|Folate (B9)
1%2 μg
1%5.6 mg
|Vitamin C
4%3.2 mg
|Vitamin E
1%0.19 mg
|Vitamin K
14%14.6 μg
|Quantity %DV†
1%10 mg
3%0.36 mg
2%7 mg
3%0.071 mg
3%20 mg
4%191 mg
0%2 mg
1%0.07 mg
|Other constituents
|7.8 µg
†Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database
The cultivation of the domesticated grape began 6,000–8,000 years ago in the Near East.[1] Yeast, one of the earliest domesticated microorganisms, occurs naturally on the skins of grapes, leading to the discovery of alcoholic drinks such as wine. The earliest archeological evidence for a dominant position of wine-making in human culture dates from 8,000 years ago in Georgia.[2][3][4] The oldest known winery was found in Armenia, dating to around 4000 BC.[5] By the 9th century AD the city of Shiraz was known to produce some of the finest wines in the Middle East. Thus it has been proposed that Syrah red wine is named after Shiraz, a city in Persia where the grape was used to make Shirazi wine.[6] Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics record the cultivation of purple grapes, and history attests to the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, and Romans growing purple grapes for both eating and wine production.[7] The growing of grapes would later spread to other regions in Europe, as well as North Africa, and eventually in North America.
In North America, native grapes belonging to various species of the genus Vitis proliferate in the wild across the continent, and were a part of the diet of many Native Americans, but were considered by European colonists to be unsuitable for wine. Vitis vinifera cultivars were imported for that purpose.
Grapes are a type of fruit that grow in clusters of 15 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green, orange, and pink. "White" grapes are actually green in color, and are evolutionarily derived from the purple grape. Mutations in two regulatory genes of white grapes turn off production of anthocyanins, which are responsible for the color of purple grapes.[8] Anthocyanins and other pigment chemicals of the larger family of polyphenols in purple grapes are responsible for the varying shades of purple in red wines.[9][10] Grapes are typically an ellipsoid shape resembling a prolate spheroid.
Most grapes come from cultivars of Vitis vinifera, the European grapevine native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia. Minor amounts of fruit and wine come from American and Asian species such as:
- Vitis amurensis, the most important Asian species.
- Vitis labrusca, the North American table and grape juice grapevines (including the Concord cultivar), sometimes used for wine, are native to the Eastern United States and Canada.
- Vitis mustangensis, (the mustang grape) found in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.
- Vitis riparia, a wild vine of North America, is sometimes used for winemaking and for jam. It is native to the entire Eastern U.S. and north to Quebec.
- Vitis rotundifolia (the muscadines) used for jams and wine, are native to the Southeastern United States from Delaware to the Gulf of Mexico.
Distribution and production
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 75,866 square kilometers of the world are dedicated to grapes. Approximately 71% of world grape production is used for wine, 27% as fresh fruit, and 2% as dried fruit. A portion of grape production goes to producing grape juice to be reconstituted for fruits canned "with no added sugar" and "100% natural". The area dedicated to vineyards is increasing by about 2% per year.
There are no reliable statistics that break down grape production by variety. It is believed that the most widely planted variety is Sultana, also known as Thompson Seedless, with at least 3,600 km2 (880,000 acres) dedicated to it. The second most common variety is Airén. Other popular varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Grenache, Tempranillo, Riesling, and Chardonnay.[12]
|Area (km²)
Table and wine grapes
Commercially cultivated grapes can usually be classified as either table or wine grapes, based on their intended method of consumption: eaten raw (table grapes) or used to make wine (wine grapes). While almost all of them belong to the same species, Vitis vinifera, table and wine grapes have significant differences, brought about through selective breeding. Table grape cultivars tend to have large, seedless fruit (see below) with relatively thin skin. Wine grapes are smaller, usually seeded, and have relatively thick skins (a desirable characteristic in winemaking, since much of the aroma in wine comes from the skin). Wine grapes also tend to be very sweet: they are harvested at the time when their juice is approximately 24% sugar by weight. By comparison, commercially produced "100% grape juice", made from table grapes, is usually around 15% sugar by weight.[14]
Seedless grapes
Seedless cultivars now make up the overwhelming majority of table grape plantings. Because grapevines are vegetatively propagated by cuttings, the lack of seeds does not present a problem for reproduction. It is an issue for breeders, who must either use a seeded variety as the female parent or rescue embryos early in development using tissue culture techniques.
There are several sources of the seedlessness trait, and essentially all commercial cultivators get it from one of three sources: Thompson Seedless, Russian Seedless, and Black Monukka, all being cultivars of Vitis vinifera. There are currently more than a dozen varieties of seedless grapes. Several, such as Einset Seedless, Benjamin Gunnels's Prime seedless grapes, Reliance, and Venus, have been specifically cultivated for hardiness and quality in the relatively cold climates of northeastern United States and southern Ontario.[15]
An offset to the improved eating quality of seedlessness is the loss of potential health benefits provided by the enriched phytochemical content of grape seeds (see Health claims, below).[16][17]
Raisins, currants and sultanas
In most of Europe and North America, dried grapes are referred to as "raisins" or the local equivalent. In the UK, three different varieties are recognized, forcing the EU to use the term "dried vine fruit" in official documents.
A raisin is any dried grape. While raisin is a French loanword, the word in French refers to the fresh fruit; grappe (from which the English grape is derived) refers to the bunch (as in une grappe de raisins).
A currant is a dried Zante Black Corinth grape, the name being a corruption of the French raisin de Corinthe (Corinth grape). Currant has also come to refer to the blackcurrant and redcurrant, two berries unrelated to grapes.
A sultana was originally a raisin made from Sultana grapes of Turkish origin (known as Thompson Seedless in the United States), but the word is now applied to raisins made from either white grapes or red grapes that are bleached to resemble the traditional sultana.
Grape juice is obtained from crushing and blending grapes into a liquid. The juice is often sold in stores or fermented and made into wine, brandy, or vinegar. Grape juice that has been pasteurized, removing any naturally occurring yeast, will not ferment if kept sterile, and thus contains no alcohol. In the wine industry, grape juice that contains 7–23% of pulp, skins, stems and seeds is often referred to as "must". In North America, the most common grape juice is purple and made from Concord grapes, while white grape juice is commonly made from Niagara grapes, both of which are varieties of native American grapes, a different species from European wine grapes. In California, Sultana (known there as Thompson Seedless) grapes are sometimes diverted from the raisin or table market to produce white juice.[18]
Health claims
French paradox
Comparing diets among Western countries, researchers have discovered that although the French tend to eat higher levels of animal fat, the incidence of heart disease remains low in France. This phenomenon has been termed the French paradox, and is thought to occur from protective benefits of regularly consuming red wine. Apart from potential benefits of alcohol itself, including reduced platelet aggregation and vasodilation,[19] polyphenols (e.g., resveratrol) mainly in the grape skin provide other suspected health benefits, such as:[20]
- Alteration of molecular mechanisms in blood vessels, reducing susceptibility to vascular damage
- Decreased activity of angiotensin, a systemic hormone causing blood vessel constriction that would elevate blood pressure
- Increased production of the vasodilator hormone, nitric oxide (endothelium-derived relaxing factor)
Although adoption of wine consumption is not recommended by some health authorities,[21] a significant volume of research indicates moderate consumption, such as one glass of red wine a day for women and two for men, may confer health benefits.[22][23][24] Emerging evidence is that wine polyphenols such as resveratrol[25] provide physiological benefit, whereas alcohol itself may have protective effects on the cardiovascular system.[26] More may be seen in the article Long-term effects of alcohol.
Resveratrol is found in widely varying amounts among grape varieties, primarily in their skins and seeds, which, in muscadine grapes, have about one hundred times higher concentration than pulp.[27] Fresh grape skin contains about 50 to 100 micrograms of resveratrol per gram.[28]
Anthocyanins and other phenolics
Anthocyanins tend to be the main polyphenolics in purple grapes whereas flavan-3-ols (i.e. catechins) are the more abundant phenolic in white varieties.[29] Total phenolic content, a laboratory index of antioxidant strength, is higher in purple varieties due almost entirely to anthocyanin density in purple grape skin compared to absence of anthocyanins in white grape skin.[29] It is these anthocyanins that are attracting the efforts of scientists to define their properties for human health.[30] Phenolic content of grape skin varies with cultivar, soil composition, climate, geographic origin, and cultivation practices or exposure to diseases, such as fungal infections.
Red wine may offer health benefits more so than white because potentially beneficial compounds are present in grape skin, and only red wine is fermented with skins. The amount of fermentation time a wine spends in contact with grape skins is an important determinant of its resveratrol content.[31] Ordinary non-muscadine red wine contains between 0.2 and 5.8 mg/L,[32] depending on the grape variety, because it is fermented with the skins, allowing the wine to absorb the resveratrol. By contrast, a white wine contains lower phenolic contents because it is fermented after removal of skins.
Wines produced from muscadine grapes may contain more than 40 mg/L, an exceptional phenolic content.[27][33] In muscadine skins, ellagic acid, myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, and trans-resveratrol are major phenolics.[34] Contrary to previous results, ellagic acid and not resveratrol is the major phenolic in muscadine grapes.
The flavonols syringetin, syringetin 3-O-galactoside, laricitrin and laricitrin 3-O-galactoside are also found in purple grape but absent in white grape.[35]
Seed constituents
Biochemical and preliminary clinical studies have demonstrated potential biological properties of grape seed oligomeric procyanidins.[36] For example, laboratory tests indicated a potential anticancer effect from grape seed extract.[37] According to the American Cancer Society, "there is very little reliable scientific evidence available at this time that drinking red wine, eating grapes, or following the grape diet can prevent or treat cancer in people".[38]
Grape seed oil from crushed seeds is used in cosmeceuticals and skincare products for perceived health benefits. Grape seed oil contains tocopherols (vitamin E) and high contents of phytosterols and polyunsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid, oleic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid.[39][40][41]
Grape and raisin toxicity in dogs
The consumption of grapes and raisins presents a potential health threat to dogs. Their toxicity to dogs can cause the animal to develop acute renal failure (the sudden development of kidney failure) with anuria (a lack of urine production) and may be fatal.[42]
Grape therapy
Grape therapy, also known as ampelotherapy (from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ampelos), meaning 'vine'), is a form of naturopathic medicine or alternative medicine that involves heavy consumption of grapes, including seeds, and parts of the vine, including leaves. Although there is some limited evidence of positive benefits from the consumption of grapes for health purposes, extreme claims, such as its ability to cure cancer, have been widely derided as "quackery".
Religious significance
In the Bible, grapes are first mentioned when Noah grows them on his farm.[43] Instructions concerning wine are given in the book of Proverbs and in the book of Isaiah.[44][45] Deuteronomy tells of the use of wine during Jewish feasts. Grapes were also significant to both the Greeks and Romans, and their god of agriculture, Dionysus, was linked to grapes and wine, being frequently portrayed with grape leaves on his head.[46] Grapes are especially significant for Christians, who since the Early Church have used wine in their celebration of the Eucharist.[47] Views on the significance of the wine vary between denominations. In Christian art, grapes often represent the blood of Christ, such as the grape leaves in Caravaggio's John the Baptist.
Use in religion
Christians have traditionally used wine during worship services as a means of remembering the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed for the remission of sins. Christians who oppose the partaking of alcoholic beverages sometimes use grape juice or water as the "cup" or "wine" in the Lord's Supper.[48]
The Catholic Church continues to use wine in the celebration of the Eucharist because it is part of the tradition passed down through the ages starting with Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, where Catholics believe the consecrated bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Jesus Christ, a dogma known as transubstantiation.[49] Wine is used (not grape juice) both due to its strong Scriptural roots, and also to follow the tradition set by the early Christian Church.[50] The Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church (1983), Canon 924 says that the wine used must be natural, made from grapes of the vine, and not corrupt.[51] In some circumstances, a priest may obtain special permission to use grape juice for the consecration; however, this is extremely rare and typically requires sufficient impetus to warrant such a dispensation, such as personal health of the priest.
Although alcohol is permitted in Judaism, grape juice is sometimes used as an alternative for kiddush on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, and has the same blessing as wine. Many authorities maintain that grape juice must be capable of turning into wine naturally in order to be used for kiddush. Common practice, however, is to use any kosher grape juice for kiddush.
See also
- Annual growth cycle of grapevines
- Drakshasava, a traditional Ayurvedic tonic made from grapes
- Grape syrup
- List of grape varieties
- Propagation of grapevines
- The Fox and the Grapes
- ↑ This, Patrice; Lacombe, Thierry; Thomash, Mark R. (2006). "Historical Origins and Genetic Diversity of Wine Grapes" (PDF). Trends in Genetics. 22 (9): 511–519. doi:10.1016/j.tig.2006.07.008. PMID 16872714. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
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- ↑ McGovern, P. E. "Georgia: Homeland of Winemaking and Viticulture". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30.
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- ↑ Owen, James (12 January 2011). "Earliest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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- ↑ Parry, J.; Su, L.; Moore, J.; Cheng, Z.; Luther, M.; Rao, J. N.; Wang, J. Y.; Yu, L. L. (2006). "Chemical Compositions, Antioxidant Capacities, and Antiproliferative Activities of Selected Fruit Seed Flours". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54 (11): 3773–3778. doi:10.1021/jf060325k. PMID 16719495.
- ↑ "Thompson Seedless Grape Juice". sweetwatercellars.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25.
- ↑ Providência, R. (2006). "Cardiovascular protection from alcoholic drinks: Scientific basis of the French Paradox". Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 25 (11): 1043–1058. PMID 17274460.
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- ↑ Alcohol. Harvard School of Public Health
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- ↑ De Lange, D. W.; Van De Wiel, A. (2004). "Drink to Prevent: Review on the Cardioprotective Mechanisms of Alcohol and Red Wine Polyphenols". Seminars in Vascular Medicine. 4 (2): 173–186. doi:10.1055/s-2004-835376. PMID 15478039.
- ↑ Das, S.; Das, D. K. (2007). "Resveratrol: A therapeutic promise for cardiovascular diseases". Recent patents on cardiovascular drug discovery. 2 (2): 133–138. doi:10.2174/157489007780832560. PMID 18221111.
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- 1 2 LeBlanc, MR (2005). "Cultivar, Juice Extraction, Ultra Violet Irradiation and Storage Influence the Stilbene Content of Muscadine Grapes (Vitis Rotundifolia Michx". PhD Dissertation. Louisiana State University. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12.
- ↑ Li, X.; Wu, B.; Wang, L.; Li, S. (2006). "Extractable Amounts oftrans-Resveratrol in Seed and Berry Skin inVitisEvaluated at the Germplasm Level". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54 (23): 8804–8811. doi:10.1021/jf061722y. PMID 17090126.
- 1 2 Cantos, E.; Espín, J. C.; Tomás-Barberán, F. A. (2002). "Varietal differences among the polyphenol profiles of seven table grape cultivars studied by LC-DAD-MS-MS". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 50 (20): 5691–5696. doi:10.1021/jf0204102. PMID 12236700.
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- ↑ Proverbs 20:1
- ↑ Isaiah 5:20–25
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Further reading
- Creasy, G. L. and L. L. Creasy (2009). Grapes (Crop Production Science in Horticulture). CABI. ISBN 978-1-84593-401-9.
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In an interview with the New Yorker, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant said he didn't think he should give comments about the shooting of Trayvon Martin just because he's African-American, a comment that rubbed some people the wrong way.
When asked about the Miami Heat's support of the family of 17-year-old Martin, who was shot to death last year while walking through a gated community in Sanford, Fla.
Bryant said he didn't think he should make comments based solely upon his race.
Bryant's statement sparked a social media firestorm both for and against what the basketball player said.
"I won't react to something just because I'm supposed to, because I'm an African-American," Bryant said. "That argument doesn't make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we've progressed as a society? Well, we've progressed as a society, then don't jump to somebody's defense just because they're African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won't assert myself."
Najee Ali, director of Project Islamic H.O.P.E. called for a boycott of all Bryant merchandise.
"African-American youth should no longer buy Bryant's jerseys or shoes and should boycott all products he endorses," Ali said in a statement. "Bryant doesn't identify with the struggle that our African-American youth face nationally. So why should we continue to support Bryant who has never truly identified with the African American experience."
The Black Conservatives Twitter account came down in support of Bryant.
Nothing was wrong w/ Kobe Bryant's statement. The only thing wrong was he was telling the truth. Illuminati mess all over the Trayvon case.— Black Conservatives (@BAConservatives) March 28, 2014
Meanwhile, Bryant took to Twitter on Thursday to officially make a comment on the Martin shooting.
Travon Martin was wronged THATS my opinion and thats what I believe the FACTS showed. The system did not work #myopinion #tweetURthoughts— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 27, 2014
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Suns rally from 26 down to beat Cavaliers 107-105
PHOENIX (AP) -- Trailing by 26 points after only 14-plus minutes, Shannon Brown and the Phoenix Suns weren't about to give up.
Brown scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and helped key a late 14-4 run as Phoenix rallied past the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-105 Friday night for the third-biggest comeback in franchise history.
''We just have a bunch of guys who don't want to lose,'' said Brown, who has consecutive 20-point games for the first time in his career. ''We knew what our mistakes were and we corrected them. We've just got to do that in the first half.''
The Cavaliers scored on their first nine possessions and opened an early 18-2 lead. Phoenix finished the first quarter with more turnovers (eight) than field goals (six) and allowed Cleveland to shoot 63.6 percent from the floor.
Then the Cavaliers began the second quarter with five consecutive points to open their largest lead, 42-16, with 10:26 left in the period.
''We had a lot of turnovers and there were a lot of easy baskets they were getting,'' Brown said. ''We just had to lock in on both ends of the game. Everything kind of did a complete 180.''
Michael Beasley cut the Cavaliers' lead to single digits for the first time since the opening minutes on a dunk off a fast break with 10:31 left in the third quarter, making it 62-53. But the Suns weren't able to get any closer until the final period.
Brown tied the game at 83 on a fadeaway jumper with 9:46 left and Phoenix took its first lead, 87-85, just more than 2 minutes later on a fast-break layup by Brown.
''We just didn't play smart,'' said Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao, who finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. ''We turned the ball over and they got back in the game. They moved the ball better and they made shots.''
Dion Waiters almost single-handedly kept the Cavaliers in the game in the fourth, scoring 10 straight points during one 2-minute stretch that included a pair of 3-pointers, each of which gave Cleveland the lead.
P.J. Tucker hit a 20-foot jumper from the left corner to give the Suns a 103-102 lead with 1:32 to go. After the teams traded misses, Marcin Gortat blocked Daniel Gibson's shot and Goran Dragic found Brown streaking down the right side for a fast-break dunk and a 105-102 lead with 37.4 seconds remaining.
''I've always been a scorer,'' Brown said. ''I didn't get to this league because of anything else. I do whatever it takes for this team to win.''
Dragic made one of two free throws but Gibson connected on a 3-pointer with 13.1 seconds to play to pull the Cavaliers to 106-105. Sebastian Telfair dribbled the clock down to 5.1 seconds and made one of two free throws to make it 107-105.
Kyrie Irving had a chance to win it for Cleveland as time expired but his 3-pointer from the top of the key bounced off the back of the rim.
''I didn't know I was going to take the last shot,'' Irving said. ''It wasn't a designed play. I just went and got it and attempted it.''
Waiters scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Cavaliers. Gibson finished with 19 and Irving had 17.
''The story doesn't change. It's on the defensive end,'' Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said. ''Twelve good minutes, it's as simple as that. I thought from the second quarter on we just played lackadaisical, just real loose with the basketball and that team, they just kept playing hard.''
Dragic scored 26 points for the Suns. Telfair added 13 and Gortat had 12.
''In the end we got it done, but I don't want the long faces,'' Suns coach Alvin Gentry said. ''I want us to believe that if we get ourselves in trouble we can bail ourselves out by coming up with stops and running on stops and not on trading baskets.''
NOTES: The Suns overcame a 29-point deficit at Boston in 2003 for the franchise record. ... At 3-3, Phoenix is at .500 for the first time this season and has won consecutive games for the first time since April 7-9. ... The Suns have trailed by double digits in all three of their home games. ... Waiters finished 9 of 13 from the floor, including 3 of 5 on 3-point attempts. ... Gibson had five 3-pointers and is within seven of Danny Ferry for fourth on the Cavaliers' career list. ... Cleveland has lost four of its past five against the Suns.


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OU Roars to Big 12 Championship
No. 9 Oklahoma, a regular at Big 12 titles, showed Missouri what it takes to win one: defense and a bruising running game near the goal line.
Oklahoma rushed for three touchdowns, quarterback Sam Bradford threw for two more and the Sooners coolly captured their fifth Big 12 championship since 2000, upending the upstart Tigers 38-17 Saturday night in the Alamodome.
The Sooners are the first team in Big 12 history to win consecutive titles.
"It's an unbelievable feeling,'' Oklahoma redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Bradford said after his teammates hoisted their trophy. "It feels amazing.''
Now that the Tigers are out of the Bowl Championship Series title game, the question is "Who's in?''
With No. 1 Missouri (11-2) and No. 2 West Virginia both losing Saturday, No. 3 Ohio State gets a boost into the Jan. 7 title game in New Orleans. Sunday's BCS rankings will decide what opponent gets an unexpected chance to play for the national championship.
Maybe it should have been Missouri, but it isn't.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops suggested it should be the Sooners and immediately started politicking for his team to get a shot. He repeatedly pointed out that a 21-point win over the No. 1 team that had been the national darling last week looks pretty good.
"You all voted them (Missouri) No. 1 and we beat them ... for the second time on a neutral field,'' Stoops said. "No one else played the No. 1 team in the country.''
The Sooners (11-2) contained the Tigers' Heisman Trophy hopeful quarterback Chase Daniel and three times forced one of the nation's best offenses to settle for short field goals instead of touchdowns. It was the first time this season Missouri was held under 30 points.
"This one will hurt for a while,'' Daniel said. "Sometimes it doesn't work out for you.''
When given the chance, the Sooners pounded the Tigers with short-yardage rushing TDs. Chris Brown scored twice and Allen Patrick added another. Bradford's TD passes in the second half pulled the Sooners away from a 14-14 halftime tie and wrapped up a berth in the Fiesta Bowl for the second straight year.
Daniel, who needed a big game and most importantly a win to boost his Heisman chances, was 23-of-39 for 219 yards and no touchdowns. He ran for the Tigers' only TD in the second quarter but it was far from the ultra-efficient performance he put up against Kansas a week earlier.
"We had our scoring chances,'' Daniel said. "But we settled for field goals.''
One of his incompletions was a tipped pass intercepted by OU linebacker Curtis Lofton that set up Bradford's first touchdown pass. It gave the Sooners a 28-14 lead in the third.
Bradford was 18-of-26 for 209 yards and now has an NCAA freshman record 34 touchdown passes. Patrick and Brown combined to rush for 159 yards for the Sooners.
It was a bitter defeat for a Missouri program ready to shed its unglamorous past with a chance to play for the national championship.
Daniel's fiery and efficient play led the Tigers to arguably the greatest season in Mizzou history. Their North Division title was their first football championship of any kind since 1969.
Until this season, Mizzou football was best known for being on the wrong side of bizarre plays in other team's championship seasons: Colorado's famous "fifth'' down in 1990 and Nebraska's miracle kicked pass TD that saved the Cornhuskers' in '97.
A win over a traditional power to win the Big 12 title would have been a major step toward erasing that dubious distinction.
But the Sooners are known for winning championships and dominating the Big 12.
Stoops nickname is "Big Game Bob'' and he's 5-1 in Big 12 title games. His team approached this one with "been-there-done-that'' swagger, knowing that had already beaten Missouri once this season and 17 of the last 18 meetings.
"We took care of the football (and) played physical,'' Stoops said.
The Sooners defense took control in the second half. Daniel was popped hard on screen pass and several plays later was jawing with Lofton after he was tackled for a loss to kill what had been a promising Tigers drive.
The Sooners then drove to the go-ahead touchdown when Patrick ran 40 yards to set up his own 4-yard TD run that made it 21-14.
Then the Tigers made the key mistake that would crush their title hopes.
Daniel zipped a pass to tight end Martin Rucker who tipped the ball high in the air. Lofton picked it off and returned it to the Missouri 7. Two plays later, a simple play-action pass from Bradford to Jermaine Gresham made it 28-14.
After the interception, Daniel went to the sideline holding his arms out to ask "what happened?'' a question the Tigers will be asking themselves for a long time.
"I would like to think that if you're 11-2 it's somewhat a success,'' Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. "Our players are disappointed.''
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OU became the first Big 12 team to win back-to-back conference titles with a 38-17 win against then-No. 1 Missouri in San Antonio. It's Oklahoma's 41st conference championship overall and fifth in eight seasons for head coach Bob Stoops. Congratulations to all the players, coaches and support staff.
The AP on Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Curtis Lofton and the game ball from ESPN: The Sooners' freshman QB completed 18 of 26 passes for two TDs and no INTs. From Fox Sports: "What counts is that Oklahoma rules the Big 12 yet again, as Bob Stoops affirms his status as a bona-fide coaching legend." Ivan Maisel of ESPN: "The Sooners made their case Saturday night by old-schooling the Tigers."
Does OU deserve to play in the BCS National Championship Game? Matt Hayes of the Sporting News: "I'll take USC and Oklahoma. No two teams are playing better, no two teams deserve it more." Dennis Dodd of CBS: "If you ignored the polls and voted from your heart right now, how do you deny the Sooners? Jason King of Yahoo Sports: "Anyone who watched the Sooners dominate Missouri on Saturday would have a hard time not ranking them among the top two teams in America."
Read all the local coverage of Oklahoma's Big 12 Championship by visiting these central pages: The Oklahoman, Tulsa World and Norman Transcript.
Reaction from Missouri: the Columbia Missourian: "The Sooners are the Tigers' kryptonite", St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Oklahoma is still Oklahoma", the Columbia Tribune: "Boom! It's a Bust", Post-Dispatch: "Venables' defense went 2-0 against Daniel and Mizzou this season, and it was no fluke", the Kansas City Star on the TV broadcast, the Post-Dispatch: "Bradford adds to outstanding season", the Star: "It was a command performance by the Sooners" and the Post-Dispatch: "Lofton enjoys a stellar night".
The Austin American-Statesman: "With five Big 12 championships in eight seasons, Stoops has positioned himself as easily the best coach in the league's history", the Dallas Morning News: "Crimson and cream rise to the top.", the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "the Sooners put their A-game where other people's mouths were", the San Antonio Express-News: "Stoops doesn't set the bar in the Big 12. He swings it.", the Houston Chronicle: "Oklahoma displayed its championship mettle again" and the Denver Post: "Oklahoma restored order".
Finally, great showing from the Sooner fans, band and spirit in the Alamodome. You came across loud and clear to a national television audience. Boomer Sooner!


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Civil cases
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Angela Lea Lafever vs. Billy Robert Lafever; decree of divorce issued Nov. 19; sole legal custody and full and total parenting time of child to petitioner because child is not respondent's biological child; petitioner's name restored to Scofield.
Chelsea Marie Molgen vs. Zachary J. Molgen; decree of divorce issued Nov. 19; parties had no children, property divided by agreement, last name Demmitt restored to petitioner.
Pamela K. Newlin vs. Jerome D. Creed; Nov. 5 hearing continued to Nov. 21.
Elizabeth M. Shaffer vs. Lester A. Shaffer; Oct. 24 parenting time hearing continued to Jan. 7.
CAH Acquisition Co. #5 dba Hillsboro Community Hospital vs. Sonya Gore, Durham; judgment of $433.43 made Nov. 13 in favor of the plaintiff.
Estate of Bertha Goentzel; informal administration granted Nov. 19 with will dated Dec. 15, 2005; heirs, devisees, and legatees are Bertha Goentzel Living Trust (Sharon Bartel, trustee), Sharon Bartel of Hillsboro, James Goentzel of Valley Center, Richard Goentzel of Geuda Springs, Quinton Goentzel of Chugiak, Alaska, Howard Goentzel of Palmer, Alaska, Douglas Goentzel of Anchorage, Alaska, and Carmen Schmidt of Newton. All assets awarded to Bertha Goentzel Living Trust.
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fivethirtyeight wrote:You and six friends are on a hit game show that works as follows: Each of you is randomly given a hat to wear that is either black or white. Each of you can see the colors of the hats that your friends are wearing but cannot see your own hat. Each of you has a decision to make. You can either attempt to guess your own hat color or pass. If at least one of you guesses correctly and none of you guess incorrectly then you win a fabulous, all-expenses-paid trip to see the next eclipse. If anyone guesses incorrectly or everyone passes, you all lose. No communication is possible during the game — you make your guesses or passes in separate soundproof rooms — but you are allowed to confer beforehand to develop a strategy.
What is your best strategy? What are your chances of winning?
Extra credit: What if instead of seven of you there are 2N−1?
It seems sort of obvious that no strategy can beat assigning one person to guess arbitrarily and the rest to pass, giving a 0.5 probability of winning. After all, if hats are assigned randomly and no communication is allowed, it is impossible to get any information about your own hat whatsoever. If more than one person guesses, the odds get strictly worse. What am I missing?
I've seen problems similar to this before, but generally there is *some* sort of communication involved, like allowing one player's decision to be known to other players. But here, there is *nothing*. How can seeing other hats be useful if they are all random?


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UPDATE: It's a two-year deal. So Laird deserves two years but Ross doesn't? Financial terms not yet disclosed, but at best the Braves save $2 mil over two years. Penny saved, Braves fucking foolish!
According to Bowman, the Braves are near an agreement with Gerald Laird, late of the Tigers.
He's a career .244/.303/.359 hitter in the big leagues and has thrown out approximately 27% of attempted basestealers over the last three years.
In other words, he's Charlie O'Brien without the power.


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Hope you get the idea of what I'm trying to layout.
I have an interface where I display all the information of a user (name, age, height,etc etc) and I also want to display the last weight of this user. Something like this:
Weight: 45KG | new Weight | show record
Where new weight override the last weight and show record (show as a popup all of the records that the user have in a graphic).
What I'm not sure how to do exactly is how to display the information below this graphic or elsewhere so I can give the user option to edit or even delete one of the past record.
So any idea that can help me?


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Sunday, May 9, 2010
∆∆∆ suicide dream 2 ∆∆∆
suicide dream 2 – how to dress well from How to Dress Well on Vimeo.
some big news comin soon y'all. keep ya eyes peeled.
EDIT: mad love to rose quartz on the premiere! and, if you're not reading delicious scopitone, you're sleeping as hell. and what a BEAUTIFUL post on transparent --- so much love for these guys.
ALSO: loving this
6 comments:
- Emmanuel said...
- May 10, 2010 at 4:13 AM
- THINGS AS THEY ARE said...
love it - i just featured it on my blog. well done
- May 10, 2010 at 7:09 PM
- juliego said...
you guys are so amazing
love you.
- May 12, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Le Comité said...
so wonderful, know i need to put it on my blog for the wednesday's music video.
i almost cried when i saw it
- May 28, 2010 at 4:07 PM
- Matthew said...
please update or something, I miss you
- June 6, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Sars said...
Wow, so tragic and haunting...amazing stuff. Featured your track 'ready for the world' on my blog. Love it
- June 7, 2010 at 10:26 AM
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Topic: I have noticed
At the Toy Shops there is a lot of Star Wars stuff,,I guess because of the release of that Star wars Cartoon,...but..
not much on Boba Fett ,,saw only one with Jango and someone else,,and to-day a lone figue of Jango Fett,now Boba Fett is
a great favourite with Fans is Mr Lucas trying to down play Boba Fett ?????,he seems to be favouring Jango a bit ,,but I'll keep on looking


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mallen- (4.5)The Michael Jordan of drunk driving played his final game tonight......Comatorium. (4.5)Sorry guys, here's a shitty review....Slum (4.5)Refreshing....YetAnotherBrick (5)A masterful and ultimately irresistible exercise in catharsis at its most acute, unpolishe...
DynamiteKyle (4.5)Knife Man takes the band forward in an interesting, and good direction. They have evolved ...stillill124 (4.5)Even with the added instrumentation and new ideas, AJJ still manages to feel incredibly ho...
okay now I REALLY want to hear this
Album Rating: 2.5Mr Robin Smith sir you make a good case for taking heed of the site's objectivity rating - I've never seen anyone else hand out so many 5's in his/her reviews lol.
Album Rating: 2.5But you write well and so convincingly that it doesn't really matter lololol.
Album Rating: 4.54.5 for the sake of being objective
Album Rating: 4.5Spot on, Robin
Album Rating: 2.54.5 for the sake of being objective
Haha! Anyway, was just pulling your leg man. Onto the subject of AJJ: this album is really starting to sound like something I should try before the year is out.
Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound OffBack Pack might be the most depressing song of the year
sounds a lot like Chad Vangaalen
So I guess I should check this out. I heard bits of People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People In the World and it was great...
Digging: The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth
wow two features for this
never seen that before but then again I've only been here a year
Album Rating: 4.0People and Can't Maintain are better than this but this is still superb
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offterrific stuff.
i'm surprised none of the three reviews have mentioned "big bird" though, it's such an immense closer
Album Rating: 3.5i wanna give a shit too but all these 4.5s
Digging: Hot Chip - A Bath Full of Ecstasy
I hope I like this. Excellent review, Smith!
Album Rating: 4.0so uh this guy is good or something?
Album Rating: 4.0double post oopssssssssssssssssss
but yeah so uh, I should get this?
Solid 4.
Album Rating: 4.5guy(s), Aids
lol this album is featured TWICE on the home page
Haha, I was literally just about to mention that, Sowing. It looks pretty stupid.
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Westward Journey Quilt Along (Click link to see all posts.)
We are so excited about our upcoming special issue, America Makes FAST Quilts, that we decided to share a pattern with you ahead of time as a Quilt Along! The issue will be available exclusively on newsstands or by purchasing online, and is absolutely packed with fast quilt patterns you'll turn to again and again…but more about that later; let's get this quilt along started.
We'll be making a 60½″ x 60½″ lap quilt with the White House Steps block. Today, we're giving you the fabric requirements so you'll have time to rummage around in your stash or visit your local quilt shop over the weekend.
Fabric shopping list:
25 assorted prints, 1 fat quarter (18″ x 20-22″) each
Backing: 4 yards
Batting size: 70″ x 70″
This will be enough fabric to complete the quilt top and binding. You'll want to make sure you've got a good variety of values (lights, mediums, darks) for best effect in this quilt. Remember, you don't have to use fabrics anything like the picture; that's the whole fun of it. Over the weekend, I'll be looking around my fabric stash to see what fabrics I might like to use for this Westward Journey Quilt Along. I'll post my fabric choices here on our McCall's Quilting Editors' Blog on Monday.
If you email a photo of your fabric choices over the weekend, I'll share a few random pictures on Monday, April 23. Send low resolution (1 MB or smaller) photos to firstname.lastname@example.com, with Attn: Valerie, Quilt Along in the subject. Be sure to check back on Monday to see if your photo is one of those posted!
Note: Looking for the complete Westward Journey lap quilt pattern PDF download? Click here!


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