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(AP) German FM: Sudan embassy in flames
Germany's Foreign Minister says the country's embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum has been stormed by protesters and set partially on fire.
Guido Westerwelle told reporters in Berlin on Friday that the Embassy building was "partially in flames but fortunately… the employees are safe."
He says the demonstrators are apparently protesting against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.
He says "I demand from the Sudanese authorities that the safety of the German embassy will be guaranteed immediately and I condemn this anti-Islamic hate video, but still this can't be used as justification for the outbreak of violence _ this violence must stop immediately."
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Angry demonstrations against an anti-Islam film spread to their widest extent yet around the Middle East and other Muslim countries Friday, as protesters smashed into the German Embassy in the Sudanese capital and security forces in Egypt and Yemen fired tear gas and clashed with protesters to keep them away from U.S. embassies.
One protester was killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli in clashes with security forces, after a crowd of protesters set fire to a KFC and an Arby's restaurant. Protesters hurled stones and glass at police in a furious melee that left 25 people wounded, 18 of them police.
Protests were held in cities from Egypt to Pakistan after weekly Friday Muslim prayers, where many clerics in their mosques sermons denounced an obscure movie produced in the United States that denigrated the Prophet Muhammad. The spread of protests comes after attacks earlier this week on the U.S. Embassies in Cairo and the Yemeni capital Sanaa and on a U.S. consulate in Libya, where the ambassador and three other Americans were killed.
After security forces earlier this week stood aside in the face of protesters, Yemen and Egypt made efforts Friday to contain them. In an apparent attempt to patch up strained ties with the United States, Egypt's Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, went on state TV and urged Muslims to protect foreign diplomatic missions _ his most direct public move to contain protests.
In Sudan, a prominent sheik on state radio urged protesters to march on the German Embassy to protest alleged anti-Muslim graffiti on mosques in Berlin and then to the U.S. Embassy to protest the film.
Soon after, several hundred Sudanese stormed into the German Embassy, burning a car parked behind its gates and setting fire to trash cans. Protesters danced and celebrated around the burning barrels as palls of black smoke billowed into the sky.
Police firing tear gas drove the protesters out of the compound. Some then began to demonstrate outside the neighboring British Embassy, shouting slogans, while others left, apparently heading to the American Embassy, which is outside of the capital.
In east Jerusalem, Israeli police stopped a crowd of around 400 Palestinians from marching on the U.S. consulate to protest the film. Demonstrators threw bottles and stones at police, who responded by firing stun grenades. Four protesters were arrested.
Security forces in Yemen shot live rounds in the air and fired tear gas at a crowd of around 2,000 protesters trying to march to the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Sanaa. Though outnumbered by protesters, security forces were able to keep the crowd about a block away from the mission.
A day earlier, hundreds of protesters chanting "death to America" stormed the embassy compound in Sanaa and burned the American flag. The embassy said nobody was harmed. Yemen's president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, quickly apologized to the United States and vowed to track down the culprits.
In Egypt, several hundred protesters massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square after weekly Muslim Friday prayers and tore up an American flag, waving a black, Islamist flag.
A firebrand ultraconservative Salafi cleric blasted the film and in his sermon in Cairo's Tahrir Square said it was upon Muslims to defend Islam and its prophet.
Many in the crowd then moved to join protesters who have been clashing for several days with police between Tahrir and the U.S. Embassy. "With our soul, our blood, we will avenge you, our Prophet," they chanted as police fired volleys of tear gas.
Ahead of the clashes, the president spoke for more than seven minutes on state TV, saying, "It is required by our religion to protect our guests and their homes and places of work."
He denounced the killing of the American ambassador in Libya. "This is something we reject and Islam rejects. To God, the attack on a person to Allah is bigger an attack on the Kaaba," he said, referring to Islam's holiest site in Mecca.
His own Muslim Brotherhood group called for peaceful protests in Tahrir to denounce the film.
The movie, called "Innocence of Muslims," ridicules the Prophet Muhammad, portraying him as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester.
A small, peaceful demonstration was held Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
A prominent cleric in Indonesia has urged Muslims there to remain calm despite their anger about the film. But Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, a branch of the international network that advocates a worldwide Islamic state, on its website blamed the U.S. government for allowing the film to be produced and released, calling it "an act of barbarism that cannot go unpunished."
Meanwhile, a Libyan airport official said all flights to and from the eastern city of Benghazi were canceled due to security concerns. The nearest airport is 200 kilometers away. The airport official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
Benghazi is where the attack on the U.S. consulate took place Tuesday.
Additional reporting by Esam Mohamed in Tripoli, Ahmed Al-Haj in Sanaa, Yemen, Mohamed Osman in Khartoum, Elizabeth A. Kennedy in Beirut, Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem and Niniek Karmini in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Lebanese officials: 1 killed, 25 wounded during protest over anti-Islam film.


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The Romney campaign is fabricating things again and the right's media machine is again echoing the lie to the public. Repetition, repetition, repetition and soon the lie becomes a 'truth.' This one is absolutely preposterous, designed to distract attention from continuing calls for Romney to explain what he is hiding by not showing his tax returns.
Sunday headline at far-right Washington Times: Romney: Obama lawsuit targeting military voting law an 'outrage'. What?
This is Sunday. Tomorrow right-wing radio will pick it up and amplify it. And, as with the "He didn't build that" lie, the corporate "mainstream" media will likely join that amplification.
Background – Republicans Cut Off Early Voting Except For military Families
- Ohio passed one of those laws to keep groups that vote Democratic from voting. This one blocks "early voting," except for military families.
- Ohio HAD early voting for everyone. In 2008 more than 93,000 Ohioans voted in the three days before the election.
- This year, as part of the GOP voter-suppression effort that is happening in several states, Republicans cut off early voting three days before the election — except for Military families.
- The Obama campaign is suing to reinstate early voting for everyone.
This is the basis of Romney's flat-out lie that the Obama campaign is suing to stop military families from voting.
Romney Again Tries To Trick Low-Information Voters
Last month, the Romney campaign edited an Obama speech to make it sound like the president had said that business owners didn't build their businesses, when in fact the President had said they didn't build roads and bridges. The Romney campaign and associated "Super PACs" spent tens of millions of dollars on TV ads repeating the doctored audio, and the right-wing media machine echoed the lie, using repetition to turn it into a "truth."
The idea was to reinforce a narrative that Democrats are "anti-business."
This appears to be the tactic again, in an attempt to reinforce a narrative that Democrats are "anti-military."
Mitt Romney on Saturday called the Obama lawsuit an "outrage." Romney said in a statement,
"The brave men and women of our military make tremendous sacrifices to protect and defend our freedoms, and we should do everything we can to protect their fundamental right to vote," the presumptive Republican candidate said on his campaign's Facebook page.
"I stand with the 15 military groups that are defending the rights of military voters, and if I'm entrusted to be the commander-in-chief, I'll work to protect the voting rights of our military, not undermine them," he said.
Right-Wing Media Spreads The Lie
So here we go again. The Romney campaign just fabricates a claim, and the right's media spreads it to low-information voters.
FOX: Obama campaign sues Ohio over early voting law for military
Washington Times Editorial: Obama frags military voters
Washington Examiner: Obama angers military groups with lawsuit against Ohio early voting law
NewsMax: Obama Campaign Sues in Bid to Suppress Military Vote
Daily Caller: Ohio 'concerned with the premise' of Obama campaign military voting suit
Obama Campaign Sues To Eliminate Ohio Military Early Voting Rights
Obama Trying to Suppress the Active Duty Military Vote? Of Course He Is
Romney calls Obama's lawsuit against Ohio military voting law an "outrage"
Obama Campaign Sues Ohio over Early Voting for Military: Fears Military Doesn't Support Commander In Chief
Obama campaign sues to restrict voting by military
It is also being posted on "message boards" of all types.
"Mainstream" Media Echoes
The corporate "mainstream" media is beginning to echo the Romney claim.
ABC: Romney Says Obama Lawsuit Blocks Ohio Military Voters
CNN: Romney campaign jabs at Obama over voting rights suit
Chicago Tribune: Romney: Obama lawsuit seeks to 'undermine' military voters
The Hill: Romney: Obama trying to limit military voters' rights, calls Ohio lawsuit 'outrage'
Question: why does it seem like the entire Republican Party is based on lies like this? And what kind of country will this be if they succeed?

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Sheriff: 1 person killed in tornado in western Wisconsin
A tornado swept into a mobile home park near a small town in western Wisconsin on Tuesday, killing one person and leaving around 25 injured, as a storm system also pounded parts of at least seven states from Texas to near the Canadian border with heavy rain, high winds and hail.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald told several media that the tornado damaged the Prairie Lakes Estates trailer park north of Chetek. The National Weather Service reported the tornado touched down in the area just after 5:30 p.m.
Helicopter video from WCCO-TV and KARE-TV shows extensive damage at the trailer park, with several homes reduced to rubble.
"It's a mess," Fitzgerald told the Leader-Telegram of Eau Claire. "It's pretty bad. We have at least one deceased so far and we're still in a search pattern."
Fitzgerald described the scene to KMSP-TV as "total devastation" and said first responders could hear people yelling for help when they arrived. He said at least one child was among the injured.
Chetek is about 110 miles (177 kilometers) northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Eau Claire.
Chetek Mayor Jeff Martin told KSTP-TV that numerous emergency vehicles went to the trailer park. He estimated the park had around 50 homes.
Devin Feuerhelm told KMSP-TV that his sister, Lenna Samuelson, lives in the park with her two daughters, Ashley and Brenna. He said her sister also had her 2-month-old grandson, Nolan, in the home when the storm hit, and they had nowhere to go but the bathtub.
Amazingly, Nolan escaped with just a couple of scratches, he said. Samuelson's daughters suffered minor injuries, and the mother suffered a gash on her head, but he said all are expected to be fine.
While their home was flattened, the SUV next to it was untouched.
A mobile home is a particularly dangerous place to be during a tornado, according to the National Weather Service. The Storm Prediction Center, which specializes in forecasting and gathering data on tornadoes, says that high winds during a tornado can rip a mobile home without a foundation from its moorings. In 2011, when devastating tornadoes struck in Joplin, Missouri, and in Alabama and Mississippi, 111 of the 551 people killed nationwide in tornadoes, or 20 percent, were in mobile homes, according to the Storm Prediction Center website.
The Wisconsin tornado was part of a huge swath of the Plains and Upper Midwest threatened with severe weather. The area stretches from the Texas Panhandle through Oklahoma, western Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa into Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Another tornado struck a rural area in western Oklahoma, leaving damage in its wake but no immediate reports of injuries.
The storm struck a subdivision about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday just south of Elk City, Oklahoma, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City.
"A lot of tornado damage" has been reported to the subdivision and surrounding rural area, with some homes and outbuildings damaged severely and utility poles and lines downed, said Beckham County Emergency Management Director Lonnie Risenhoover. Cattle have been killed, but Risenhoover said he had no immediate reports of people injured.
Other tornadoes in western Oklahoma and the eastern Texas Panhandle have downed power lines and utility poles, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
By evening, the National Weather Service listed nearly 20 reports of tornadoes from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin, although some of those could be multiple reports of the same tornado.


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Since we first began reporting on how IBM was quietly reducing its workforce, we've heard lots of stories from current and ex-IBMers.
But this one, from a wife of a long-time IBM employee, seems particularly insightful ... and sad.
We're not saying that IBM owes long-time workers something special. But after talking to current and ex-IBMers over the past few weeks, it seems clear that long-term employees, might be getting the short end of the stick, in the hopes they will quit. If they quit, IBM doesn't have to pay them a bundle in a layoff package.
Many of them are quitting. Others feel stuck.
A woman who we'll identify as the wife of an IBM employee in the New York area, shares the story of what it's been like for her and her husband. Her husband is a career IBMer since the 1970s, and loves the company, she said. But for the past few years, she feels like the company has been treating him like an indentured servant.
A stacked-against review system. IBM employees are given a four-point rating. (1, 2+, 2, 3). These ratings determine bonuses and other stuff. Employees believe that management predetermines how many 1s they can give, and how many 3's to give, to help justify the number of layoffs they have been told to implement.
All work, no vacay: 12-14 hour workdays are normal for the husband, as are weekend hours. And she says he's unable to use his vacation because they always call him back into work -- or they've loaded him up with so many projects his vacation doesn't get approved. But he also fears that "taking time off probably would make him a target as well," for a layoff. He took three days off for Memorial Day and "those were the first days completely work free he'd had in the past five months, including weekends," she says.
No raises. This wife says that although her husband typically gets a 2 or better on his review, he hasn't gotten a raise in years because he's topped out on IBM's internal salary chart.
He feels pressured to leave -- and would like to -- but he's in his early 60s and older workers have it especially rough in the tech industry. Until the economy heats up again, job offers just aren't flowing his way.
The early retirement offer is also a source of frustration, many IBMers have told us. IBM has offered employees a cut in salary and pay if they announce retirement, but many long-term workers believe that IBM wouldn't hold up its end of the bargain.
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Pirates score four runs in the eighth to down Brewers
Milwaukee, WI – Brandon Inge singled in the go-ahead run as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored four times in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
Starling Marte began Pittsburgh's comeback with a two-run homer off John Axford in the eighth that knotted the score, with Pedro Alvarez contributing an RBI single later on to help the Pirates avoid a sweep of the three-game set and end a string of nine consecutive losses to Milwaukee.
"It's a start," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. "We thought we were going to do it last night," referring to a 12-8 loss to the Brewers on Tuesday.
Alvarez had a solo homer earlier in the game and Michael McKenry also went deep for Pittsburgh, while four Pirate relievers combined for five innings of one-run ball to aid in the win. Bryan Morris (1-1) received the decision after recording the final two outs of the seventh.
"Everyone that took the mound for us today gave us what we needed," Hurdle remarked.
Axford (0-3) was tagged for four runs -- three earned -- and four hits while getting just two outs after taking over for Brewers starter Hiram Burgos, who held Pittsburgh to two runs and four hits over seven sharp innings.
Carlos Gomez and Yuniesky Betancourt had back-to-back solo homers in the fourth for a Milwaukee squad that had been aiming for a ninth consecutive home win.
Axford came on in the top of the eighth to protect a 4-2 lead and was greeted by an infield single from pinch-hitter Travis Snider. Marte then belted a fastball well over the wall in center to tie the score.
"The first batter I thought [Axford] made good pitches to," said Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. "He broke a hitter's bat and he placed it perfectly between third and short. Then he got a ball down in the zone, a fastball to Marte, and obviously he hit it well."
Jose Tabata followed Marte's homer with a single and stole second to move into position for Inge's bloop base hit to right, which enabled pinch-runner James McDonald to cross the plate with the eventual game-winner. Inge took second on the play when Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks inadvertently kicked the ball down the line, then came home when Alvarez singled off reliever Michael Gonzalez.
Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli shut the door over Milwaukee's final two at- bats, with the latter working a scoreless ninth for his MLB-best 11th save of the season.
The Brewers had gone ahead on Gomez's homer, a leadoff laser against Bucs starter Jeanmar Gomez that landed off the batter's eye in straightaway center field to break a 1-1 deadlock in the bottom of the fourth, and Betancourt golfed the very next pitch into the bullpen in left for his third long ball in as many games.
Burgos kept the Pirates at bay until McKenry ended a sequence of eight straight batters set down by the rookie with his third homer of the season, which pulled Pittsburgh within a run in the seventh.
The Brewers went back up by two in their half of the frame, when pinch-hitter Khris Davis reached by being hit by Pittsburgh's Justin Wilson and later scored on a Jean Segura single.
Milwaukee grabbed a 1-0 lead after one inning with the help of an error by Pittsburgh shortstop John McDonald, who threw wildly to first to allow Segura to reach base. Segura then stole second before crossing the plate when Ryan Braun singled up the middle.
Jeanmar Gomez prevented any further damage by retiring both Carlos Gomez and Betancourt with the bases loaded later in the frame, and Alvarez pulled Pittsburgh even by launching a Burgos offering into the second deck in right in the second.
Game Notes
The win was the first in the majors for Morris, who was making his eighth career appearance ... Tabata was removed for James McDonald after sustaining an apparent leg injury in the eighth ... Inge finished 2-for-4 and has hit safely in eight games since joining the Pirates on April 23 ... Carlos Gomez also went 2-for-4 and is batting .517 (15-for-29) during an eight-game hitting streak of his own ... Betancourt's homer was his seventh in 15 games since April 16 and matched his entire HR total of last season, which came in 215 at- bats with Kansas City ... Pittsburgh, which completed a 10-game road trip at 6-4, has won the final game of each of its last six series.


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Leila Rice (757) 932-4415
Sept. 4, 2013
Contractors and Subcontractors Seek Applicants to Fill Positions Created by Project
Portsmouth, VA – Elizabeth River Crossings (ERC), the company delivering the Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, along with Project design-build contractors, SKW Constructors, is hosting a job fair tomorrow, Thursday, September 5, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center, 425 Water Street, Portsmouth.
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The past week and a half has been tough on Fairfield Beach Road resident Joanne Landino, though she's trying not to let the strain show.
Landino owns three properties on the street, which was one of the hardest hit when Sandy roared through town almost two weeks ago. Though two of the homes sustained only minor damage, the third, a rental, is in bad shape, requiring her to temporarily displace the family that lives there.
She said the days since Sandy have been a whirlwind of trying to clean up properties, negotiate with utilities and generally make order out of chaos.
"You want life to get back to normal and with that comes stress," Landino said.
She isn't alone in feeling a bit overwhelmed.
The destruction and high emotion wrought by the one-two punch of Superstorm Sandy and the recent nor'easter has many in the region feeling anxious and stressed, said Sara Victor, a licensed clinical social worker in Westport. She said she has seen an uptick in business lately and attributes it partly to the weather disasters and partly to a general sense of anxiety hanging over modern society.
"Everything is harder than it used to be," she said, pointing out that many people are struggling economically or grappling with unemployment. The stress of everyday life "just increases our anxiety about stuff we can't do anything about," Victor said.
Thus, when destructive storms like Sandy and the nor'easter hit, they can tip people over the edge.
"It's a very difficult thing to have (this destructive event) affect their friends, their neighbors and even themselves," she said. "People are having nightmares. They're have trouble focusing."
That's true of people who had property lost or damaged in Sandy, but also of those who just witnessed the storm ripping through their state and leaving suffering in its wake.
"It can be very, very upsetting just to watch this happen," Victor said.
Kathleen Sanders, program director of mind-body medicine at Stamford Hospital's Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness, has also seen more people seeking help of late for weather-related stress.
"I've seen quite a few people this week dealing with power outages or who have displaced family members living with them," she said.
Like Victor, she said that any kind of exposure to traumatic events like Sandy can wreak emotional havoc on some people. Everyone responds differently to stress, but, in general, Sanders said those reeling from a stressful experience "don't really feel like themselves."
Both she and Victor said these people might have let many basic health needs slip of late. They're likely not sleeping well or eating the right food or exercising regularly. These may seem trivial, particularly to someone struggling to repair a home or shelter displaced loved ones, but health experts said nutrition, rest and the like are particularly crucial at times like these.
A stressed body is a vulnerable body, Sanders said, and those experiencing anxiety and other extreme emotions following a traumatic event may be more likely to have a variety of health problems. These include headaches, stomachaches and spikes in blood pressure.
Aside from just taking care of yourself, you can alleviate the burden of stress by seeking comfort from others.
"It's really helpful to talk to someone," Victor said, adding that "someone" doesn't have to be a therapist -- just someone you trust. "Spending more time with family and friends can help."
Of course, if you're experiencing extreme stress, you probably should consider speaking to a therapist or counselor.
"Often, it doesn't have to be a long-term relationship," Victor said. "It can be as long as you need."
Landino, also vice president of the Fairfield Beach Residents' Association, said she's holding up well despite everything that has happened, but admitted that just hearing that Sandy was coming made her and others in the neighborhood anxious.
"It's always a great concern (when storms come through), and there's not much you can do about it," she said.
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IAUPR-Barranquitass mission is to serve- first and foremost- the population in the central region of the island by providing them with a higher education of excellence at the post-secondary- undergraduate- and graduate levels. Four priority areas comprise the mission statement. It is comprehensive and based on the needs and demands of this geographical area and all of Puerto Rico. 1.Offer programs of the highest quality in the fields of Education- Social Sciences- and Humanities that foster the development of competent and efficient professionals endowed with knowledge- skills- and attitudes to satisfy the needs and demands of society today and in the future. 2.Develop professionals in the fields of Business Administration and Secretarial Sciences endowed with the highest skills- capable of understanding the impact that the economic and social forces have on the countrys development- who value the importance of using and managing technology- and who are conscious of professional ethics and their moral- psychological and cultural responsibilities. 3.Promote interest in Natural Sciences- Mathematics- Technology and Health Sciences. Develop competent professionals in these areas with the knowledge- skills- and attitudes required by new trends and the demands and needs of a society in continuous transformation- committed to the ethical and moral application of knowledge and aware of the need to do their part to improve the quality of life at all social and economic levels in the country.4.Barranquitas Campus- because of its strong ties to the community- will contribute to the communitys cultural- social- and economic development by promoting research- a better quality of life- and the values and traditions which distinguish the community. It will be a center of educational activities and community service.
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Device tax would thwart innovation
Every day, America's medical technology community gets up and goes to work, focused on improving the lives of patients throughout the world. Whether manufacturing pacemakers, CT scanners or catheters, our passion for innovation and ingenuity is why this proud American industry continues to lead the world in these challenging times.
Unfortunately, in fewer than 60 days, a new medical device tax will hit this innovative industry, and it threatens patient care and U.S. jobs.
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This onerous policy — which is expected to cost more than $30 billion — is already having a real-world, everyday impact on our health care system and our economy. Even though it doesn't take effect until Jan. 1, medical technology companies are already announcing job cuts and canceling plans to build plants to pay for the tax. Others are trimming budgets in important areas like research and development.
Put simply, this is a tax on innovation, and it is going to hurt American workers and patients most. Congress can and should repeal it immediately.
Medical innovation is key to providing cutting-edge, lifesaving technologies to patients. Between 1980 and 2000, new diagnostic and treatment tools helped increase life expectancy by more than three years. But the new tax will take money from our research and development pipelines, reducing our ability to discover and develop lifesaving medical devices such as heart valves, molecular diagnostic tests and MRI machines.
The effect this will have on patients is real. Today, a patient can walk into an emergency room with chest pain, receive a noninvasive CT angiography that discovers heart blockage and receive a stent in two hours. Compared with yesteryear's technology, this example of an advanced diagnostic and treatment protocol demonstrates profound clinical- and cost-effectiveness, saving lives and doing so more quickly and efficiently. If the device tax goes into effect, the march of medical innovation will be inhibited and patient access to the next generation of medical technology won't be realized.
Many of the novel, cutting-edge medical technology innovations come from small companies with very few employees. Unfortunately, the medical device tax will hit these small companies and startups hardest, because it will be applied on sales, regardless of whether a company is making any profit. Small businesses often suffer losses in the early years of operation when they are investing in research and development on new products. Paying a sizable new tax while incurring traditional startup-driven losses will be more than many small businesses can bear.


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When it comes to my day to day make up, lip liner isn't something that I apply. Having said that, I do think lip liner is necessary if you want that really groomed look or if you're wearing a bold colour!
I purchased two lip liners because I saw a really nice nude lip done with a deep brown liner then some nude gloss (BLENDED IN TOGETHER – FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO BROWN DARK LINES AROUND THE LIPS!).
I won't spend too much on this kind of thing because in the past I have bought Chanel and Dior lip liners and wasn't that thrilled considering the price. I dislike overly sheer lip liners, and hard textured ones.
So I bought two Etude House Soft Touch Auto Lip Liners:
There are 5 shades to choose from, I got 01 Soft Rose and 03 Milky Brown. There is 02 Pink Brown, 04 Real Rose and 05 Natural Berry. All of the shades are very wearable.
Here are the two pencils. Seriously, lip liners are nothing to get excited a about. But…
These lipliners are FABULOUS. Seriously. I have never in my life been excited by a lip liner but these are everything you'd want in a lipliner!
Super duper duper duper creamy and soft; pigmented; affordable and doesn't require a sharpener!
They are so creamy that they're easy to apply all over the lip as a base. They are fairly long lasting too and look very flattering on.
I have been using the brown (lightly) with nudes and the rose with pinks or all over with balm on top. It just works so well without effort, unlike other liners I have tried.
These are dirt cheap in Korea, but if buying from eBay like me they are about $6-$8 dollars including shipping, depending on the seller. They are so worth it – the only thing is that all the shades are neutral and I reckon can be made to fit most lipstick shades so there's no real need to buy more (or is that a good thing?!?!). They should bring out some bold colours like a real red and hot pink!
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However, new research suggests that low-fat milk could actually be doing
us more harm than good, increasing the risk of serious health problems-from infertility to prostate cancer.
Worse, scientists hypothesize that stripping the fat from milk-to make the drink supposedly healthier-could be the very reason for its toxic effects.
Two major studies have discovered that a high-dairy diet increases the risk of prostate cancer-but the real culprit could be the multibillion-pound low-fat industry built upon the belief that animal fats cause heart disease (see WDDTY vol 17 no 11). Scientists now suspect that the real problem is processed, low-fat dairy foods that have been stripped of their protective and health-giving qualities.
The two separate studies-both published in February-have confirm-ed growing suspicions of a link between dairy and prostate cancer. One is the CLUE II study, involving nearly 4000 men in Washington County, Maryland; this found that those who consumed five or more servings a week of dairy foods were more likely to suffer from prostate cancer than those who ate a serving of one or less (Cancer Causes Control, 2007; 18: 41-50).
Similarly, the other study, an analysis of over 29,000 Finnish men taking part in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study (ATBC Study), found that the more dairy consumed, the higher the risk of prostate cancer (Int J Cancer, 2007 Feb 2; Epub ahead of print).
These findings deal a double blow to the dairy industry, yet the link between dairy and prostate cancer is not new. As far back as 1975, scientists noted a strong correlation between milk intake and prostate cancer deaths (Am J Clin Nutr, 2005; 81: 1147-54).
Since then, many more reports have confirmed an increased cancer risk from dairy foods-particularly milk, the most common form of dairy consumed.
Initial explanations for such an association blamed saturated dairy fat (Salud Publ Mex, 1997; 39: 298-309), but mounting evidence suggests that the truth could be quite the opposite: that removing the fat from milk may be responsible for the carcinogenic effects.
An American prospective study involving more than 3600 men and 10 years of follow-up-for the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Epidemiologic Follow-up Study (NHEFS)-found that those with the highest intakes of dairy were more than twice as likely to develop prostate cancer than men with the lowest intakes.
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Harvard's Physicians' Health Study arrived at a similar conclusion. This study, involving over 20,000 men and 11 years of follow-up, found that the increased risk of prostate cancer associated with dairy intake was attributable primarily to skimmed milk. Of the five dairy foods investigated (milk in cold breakfast cereal, whole milk, skimmed milk, cheese and ice cream), only skimmed milk showed a significantly positive relationship when men consumed one or more servings per day (Am J Clin Nutr, 2001; 74: 549-54).


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Hello, everyone. It has been a little while since our last update to our backers and there have been some important developments (and additional... Read more
Hunkerin' Down and Hey, Wasteland 2 is Out!
Update by Darren Monahan, Fulfillment Fellow and Obsidian Cofounder
Hi everyone,
With the backer beta out now, and the *con season (Gamescom, PAX, Gen Con, et al.) coming to a... Read more
Welcome to the Backer Beta
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Lead
Greetings, and welcome, at long last, to the Backer Beta! We appreciate all the support our backers have given us on the long road... Read more
Backer Portal, Backer Beta, and Wasteland 2 Keys
Update by Brandon Adler, Lead Producer
Hey, everyone.
We have some important information for you regarding the Backer Beta and how to manage your pledge. We also have exciting news... Read more
Update by Rose Gomez, Associate Producer
Hello backers! In today's update, we'd like to show off a few of our creatures that you might have heard us talk about in... Read more
The Front Line: Fighters and Barbarians
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
In this, our final class update, we will be discussing fighters and barbarians. Along with the wily, pain-powered monks (covered in Update 52), these... Read more
State of the Project - From Alpha to Beta
Update by Brandon Adler, Lead Producer
Hey, everyone. Due to E3 crunch we are going to push off Josh's next class update for a couple of weeks. Instead, I will... Read more
Graphics and Rendering
Update by Adam Brennecke, Lead Programmer and Executive Producer
Over a year ago, in Update #49, we showed you the first movie of Pillars of Eternity. The movie showcased a... Read more
The Leaders of the Band: Chanters and Priests
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
For our third class update, we will be covering chanters and priests. Along with paladins (covered in Update 56), these classes provide parties with... Read more
Art in Alpha
Update by Rose Gomez, Associate Producer
Greetings backers! In today's update, we've got some great new character and area art for you to check out. Our artists have been hard... Read more
Music in Pillars of Eternity
Public Service Announcement by Darren Monahan, web guy
Before we get started on this week's update, we wanted to make all of you aware of a very serious website vulnerability... Read more
Bringing Creatures to Life: Animation on Pillars of Eternity
Update by Rose Gomez, Associate Producer
Hello backers! After a successful week at GDC everyone is back in the office energized and inspired. This week we'll be taking a look... Read more
The Mob Rulers: Wizards and Druids and our Partnership with Paradox
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
Welcome to our second class pair update. This week, by popular vote on our forums, we will be looking at the folks who rain... Read more
Narrative Design: A Day in the Life, Companion Goals, and the Undead
Update by Eric Fenstermaker, Lead Narrative Designer
Undead abound in Heritage Hill.
Hey everybody. I'm Eric Fenstermaker and I'm the lead narrative designer on Pillars of Eternity. Before this I... Read more
Death Godlike and Expected Ship Date
Update by Rose Gomez, Jr. Producer
Hello everyone! My name is Rose Gomez - I'm the newest Producer on Pillars of Eternity. I'll be handling a lot of the Kickstarter... Read more
The Heavy Hitters: Rogues and Rangers
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
Welcome! First things first: if you have backed Pillars of Eternity but not yet completed your order on our website, please do so as... Read more
New Year Project Update
Update by Brandon Adler, Producer
Hello, everyone. Like everyone here at Obsidian, I hope you had a great holiday season and were able to gorge on lots of treats and... Read more
Pillars of Eternity
Update by Brandon Adler, Producer
After months of hard work we are happy to present to you with Project Eternity's BIG update. We have lots of stuff to go over,... Read more
Update by Brandon Adler, Producer
Hey, everyone. We decided against releasing the Backer Portal right before the holiday break. We wanted to make sure that we had a full staff... Read more
What's in a Game?
Update by Brandon Adler, Literal Task Master
Welcome to my world...
As a producer, one of my jobs is creating and understanding the game's master schedule. It's a never-ending task... Read more
Double Whammy
Hey, everyone! This week we are doubling up on the Project Eternity backer update action. Darren Monahan will be giving a brief glimpse into the Backer Portal and Hector Espinoza... Read more
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project DirectorAn agent of Dunryd Row attempts to perceive a "housed" soul within a piece of evidence.
Hello and welcome to today's class update! We'll... Read more
Developer Q&A with Kaz
Update by Kazunori Aruga, Concept Artist, and Brandon Adler, you-know-what-I-do
Hello, backers. This week we are profiling another talented Concept Artist on Eternity, Kazunori Aruga. While Kaz wears many artist... Read more
By Tim Cain, Senior Code Wizard and Systems Designer
Hello! I have spent much of my time for the last few weeks devoted to making the game's stronghold system, which... Read more
Production 01 - State of the Project
Update by Brandon Adler, Producer
Hey, everyone. As you know, over the past six weeks we have been working on our first production milestone - the cleverly titled Production 01... Read more
In-game Art
Update by Rob Nesler, Art Director and Brandon Adler, Producer
We showed you this concept that Polina Hristova had developed, back in Update #55:
And here is the in-game level--about to... Read more
Update by Chris Avellone
This week? Companions. I have been designing companions.
I lucked out, because I got to do companion design work for BOTH Eternity and Torment, so two... Read more
Developer Q&A with Polina Hristova
Update by Polina Hristova, Concept Artist/Nightmare Engineer and Brandon Adler, Producery Type
This is Polina in her native environment.
Hello, everyone. This week will feature an interview with Project Eternity... Read more
Crafting with Tim Cain!
Update by Tim Cain, Senior Programmer and Designer
I have been working on a lot of different gameplay mechanics since my last update about monks (Update #52). All of the... Read more
Hello again for the first time...
Update by Brandon Adler, Producer
Hello, everyone. I'm Brandon Adler - Project Eternity's newest Producer and general schedule wrangler. I'm the dude that helps make sure the game's product is... Read more
Paladins and Wild Orlans
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
Today, we'd like to talk to you about one of our more recently-implemented classes in Project Eternity: the paladin. The paladin has been... Read more
Vertical Slice Update
Update by Adam Brennecke, Executive Producer and Lead Programmer
This month we are knee-deep in the Vertical Slice phase and this will be the team's focus for the month of... Read more
Update #54: Art Update - Work IS in Progress!
Update by Rob Nesler, Art Director
Larger version - Above is a UI mockup that Kaz has put over the original Kickstarter image. What do you think?
I know what... Read more
Update #53: The Man Who Makes Monsters
Update by Bobby Null, Designer and Beast Master
Larger Version
Greetings, everyone! I'm on update duty this week, and while this will relatively brief, I'll give you a little insider... Read more
Update #52: Monk!
Update by Tim Cain, Senior Programmer and Designer
Hello! I'm sorry I haven't done an update in a while. I've been working on classes and everything related to classes: abilities,... Read more
Update #51: Prototype 2 Update
Update by Adam Brennecke, Executive Producer and Lead Programmer
Larger version of the town concept
Last month we finished our prototype 1 build. In Update #47, Josh outlined our goals... Read more
Update #50: So... Project Eternity!
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
Thanks to everyone who contributed feedback to our visual demo last week. While we are still working out some aspects of our environment art,... Read more
Update #49: Water, Trees, Day/Night, Lighting... All That Jazz
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
Welcome. Today's update is a big one, though not by volume of text. Today we're showing you our game in action. Specifically, we're... Read more
Update #48: Documentary News and More Arcanum
Project Eternity the Documentary Update
Article by Adam Brennecke, Executive Producer and Lead Programmer
In Update #23 Feargus announced that Obsidian would fund a documentary of the making of Project... Read more
Update #47: Odds and Ends
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director
We've got a lot of things in progress on Project Eternityright now. As Darren wrote in the last update, we're winding down our... Read more
Update #46: How (Proto-)Typical
Update by Darren Monahan, dinosaur fan
Yep, you've seen this before - but not animating!
In this week's update, we're back with me for one more! We'll cover what the... Read more
Update #45: FATE: Fulfillment, Arcanum, Torment, Egads!
Update by Darren Monahan, Operations Guy
In this week's update, we go over a lot of different little things going on here at Obsidian. Here's a quick teaser: I'll... Read more
Project Eternity Update #44: The Rules of (Melee) Engagement
Update by Josh Sawyer, Project Director and Lead Designer
Last week, our art director, Rob, showed you our godlike concepts and dazzled you with an in-depth technical breakdown of... Read more
Update #43: Pretty and Technical
Rob Nesler, Project Eternity's Art Director
Hello everybody it's me again, Rob Nesler, Art Director on Project Eternity. I had intended on presenting our Art Style document to the world... Read more
Update #42: Avellone's Let's Play Arcanum
Update by Chris Avellone, Obsidian's Creative Director
Got to tear into Arcanum today in the first of our Let's Play videos – for all the supporters that were willing... Read more
Update #41: D&D: Dwarves and Doors
Adam Brennecke
We are another month into preproduction and have been making awesome progress on all fronts. This update covers dwarves and doors, two of the many accomplishments in the... Read more
Orlan First Look and Ziets on Pantheon Design
Orlan First Look
Josh Sawyer
Click to see full-size image
As some of the keen-eyed among you noted from last week's update, there was an unfamiliar portrait in our work-in-progress... Read more
Update #39: Non-Core Classes, Cooldowns, Attack Resolution, Damage vs. Armor and a Tileset!
Hail, elves. It's been a while since we've had a mechanics update, so I'd like to cover a variety of topics today: the basics of our "non-core" classes, our... Read more
Meet the Developers - Mark Bremerkamp
In today's update we ask the Lead Animator on Project Eternity, Mark Bremerkamp a few questions about being a game developer. Mark hails from Detroit, Michigan, and he has been... Read more
Happy 2013
Hello World and Happy 2013! Looks like we all survived (hopefully) the Mayan Apocalypse. That was a close one. Woooohooo!
We hope you enjoyed your holiday and wish everyone the... Read more
Off to our elfhomes, but first...
Hello, friends. The elves have been hard at work on Project Eternity, and we would like to show you our fine goods. This is a long update, but we... Read more
Meet the Developers - Dimitri Berman
Today we have a meet the developer update with Dimitri Berman, Lead Character Artist on Project Eternity. We are planning for a design update next week, and then we will... Read more
First Art Update
Hello everyone. My name is Rob Nesler, and I am the Art Director on Project Eternity. I've been told I'm a potty-mouth, but since this is a public and safe... Read more
PayPal Ends Soon! Current Developments
One Week Left for PayPal
The Project Eternity PayPal donation period will be ending next week on Monday, December 3rd at 6:00PM PST. After December 3rd current backers can add... Read more
Meet the Developers - Steve Weatherly
As promised in Update #30, it's time to meet the people making the game. In today's update, we interview Steve Weatherly, a programmer on Project Eternity.
Q: Steve, can you... Read more
Enter the Story Zone
Today's update isn't about lore as much as it is about the focus and process of developing our central plot. I'm not going to spoil any details of the... Read more
Update #30: How Stuff is Made
Today's update is different from what we've done so far, and is to give you a look at what's going on at the studio. During the making of Project Eternity... Read more
Project Eternity Update #29: Fulfillment and the Pros and Cons of Nostalgia and Realism
Armor Design
Design update from Josh Sawyer
Let's talk about armor design. Taken on its own, armor design isn't of eminent importance. It's just one of many subsystems that... Read more
Update #28: What We're Up To
What We're Up To
Thanks to you, we're funded. Now the work begins. At this stage of the project, we are still in pre-production, so at Wednesday morning's team... Read more
Update #27: How'd we do, and what's next?
Well hello everyone! It's the day after our Kickstarter here at Obsidian, and while a few of us are a little rough around the edges right now, we're already busy... Read more
Update #26: One Final Stretch Goal
And here it is...
$4m Stretch Goal - Enhance the Whole Game
OK! After much team deliberation we have one final ultimate stretch goal. At $4.0m we will be enhancing... Read more
Update #25: The final hours. One end, and to new beginnings
The past month has been absolutely incredible. You have blown away our wildest expectations and we are so excited about starting the journey of creating this game for you. The... Read more
Update #24: Less than 30 Hours to go! Life and Death, and Audio CD Soundtrack!
By the time this update is posted, we'll have only about 30 hours or so before the end of our Project Eternity Kickstarter campaign. You've helped us make amazing... Read more
Update #23 - Less than 50 hours to go!
We've hit the $3M mark now on Project Eternity and it's on to add another Big, Big City to the game! We have less than 50 hours to go before... Read more
Update #22: Q&A with Tim, Cooking?, and Avellone Trolls You!
Tim's Q&A
This week's Q&A is a little different. I spent some time reading the questions that people were asking in various Project Eternity forums, including our Kickstarter comments,... Read more
Update #21 - 5 days left!
Everyone here at Obsidian is thrilled that the feedback to the first look at Project Eternity was so overwhelmingly positive. Thank you for all the encouragement - It really means... Read more
Update #20: Lore Tidbits, Campaign Almanac, Big Ol' Stretch Goals, and... Environment Screenshot!
The campaign is winding down folks, so it's time to bring out the proverbial big guns. In today's update, I'm going to be talking about a bunch of lore... Read more
Update #19 - (Updated Oct 11) $2.6M Achieved! Adventurer's Hall in! Full List of Rewards at Every Tier, Art for T-Shirts and Mouse Pad
Another stretch goal down! We are happy to announce that we've made our $2.6M stretch goal counting both Kickstarter and PayPal backers!
We have a lot of great stuff planned... Read more
Update #18: George Ziets, Paladins, Add-Ons, Rewards, and More!
Hey everyone, there's exactly one more week left in the Kickstarter, and we are going to be kicking it up with bigger and better updates every day!
New Add-ons... Read more
Update #17 - Brian Fargo from inXile Kicks In, Obsidian Kicks it Forward, New $165 Tier, and Expansion
With only seven days left on the Project Eternity Kickstarter, we want to start the last week off with some pretty incredible things to announce. You might not know that ... Read more
Update #16 - Reward Updates, Combat with Tim, Mods, and the Mega Dungeon Grows!
This week we announced our Mega Dungeon, our base classes, the cipher and barbarian classes as stretch goals, and the Adventurer's Hall as another stretch goal. We are coming... Read more
Update #15: PayPal, Polish and Russian support, $2.5M/$2.6M stretch goals, new reddit Q&A, classes, and art!
In today's update, I'll be talking about new stretch goals and the "core four" classes. We also have some fantastic art for you that illustrates five of our adventurers... Read more
Update #14: The Music of Project Eternity
We hit our stretch goal of $2.2 million which adds a new faction, a new companion, and French, German, and Spanish translations!
We've gotten many requests for more details about... Read more
Update #13: 50K Backers Brings New Mega Dungeon, Stretch Goals and More! (PayPal Too!)
Happy Monday! We've reached 50,000 backers, and have a special reward for everyone. Details below. Also coming this week, we have more updates about the development and creation of the... Read more
Update #12 - Reddit Q&A with Tim Cain
This update is going to be a little different. Instead of doing an update on a topic that we chose, we asked readers on reddit to submit questions and... Read more
Reached $2.1 Million and Getting Close to 50k Backers!
It's been an amazing week and we are getting close to doubling our initial goal of $1.1 million. The next stretch goal at $2.2 million adds a new region, faction,... Read more
Update #10 - Characterization with Chris Avellone
Today's Project Eternity update is shorter and sweeter than usual (at least on the text side), and instead is a fun video from Obsidian's creative director, Chris Avellone. In... Read more
Update #9 - The power of MODES and Godlike races: Our $2.3M Stretch Goal
We love giving players options: character build options, personality options, story options -- all the options you might want to play around with. We recognize that many players also want... Read more
Update #8 - New Digital Tier, Novella by Chris Avellone, and Translations at $2.2M
We are still going strong over here on Kickstarter and we wanted to thank everyone that has been here since the beginning as well as those of you who have... Read more
Update #7 - Non-Combat Abilities with Tim Cain
We are over 1.8 million dollars and climbing! I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to make this dream possible, and in return we promise to make you... Read more
Choosing the Best Tool for the Job
At Obsidian, we have always tried to choose the engine and toolset most suited to the game we are making. When making a sequel to an existing game, we use... Read more
Update #5 - Souls, Technology, and Adventuring Companies
Developing setting and atmosphere are very important to us at Obsidian. We try to build worlds that are believable even when they are fantastic. To do that, we strive to... Read more
Update #4 - Add-Ons (Updated Oct 11), Digital Tiers, and DRM
Add-Ons (Updated Oct 11)
Looking to customize your reward tier a bit? Add the following on to your pledge using the Manage Pledge button at the top of the Project... Read more
Game Basics - Your Party, Your Characters, and Races, Update #3
We've hit our first stretch goal and surpassed $1.5 million! Thank you to everyone who has made this all possible. And now, some info...
Project Eternity is still early in... Read more
What's Next? Stretch goals and an update from Obsidian
We are excited to announce the first stretch goals for Project Eternity!
1.1 million, Base Goal – Achieved!
Base game includes three races, five classes, and five companions. We... Read more
We are funded, 1.1 Million! Thank you!!
Project Eternity is going to be a reality because of you. We've hit our goal quicker than anyone expected, and the last day has been overwhelming. We are in the... Read more


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We told you about Rogers' plan to bring LTE to the Toronto area this morning, which included a mention of the LTE infused Galaxy S II. More information about this monster device has now surfaced, and it is chocked full of upgrades.
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Outreach Partnership Program 2011 Annual Meeting: Overview
March 21, 2011 – March 24, 2011
Houston, Texas
Meeting Agenda
In late March 2011, nearly 90 researchers, clinicians, and national, state, and territorial nonprofit mental health organizations met in Houston, Texas for the annual meeting of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Outreach Partnership Program. Outreach Partners representing nearly all 50 United States—some hailing from as far as Alaska and Hawaii—came together to learn more about the latest scientific research and best practices in the prevention, pre-emption, and treatment of mental disorders. The Outreach Partners had the opportunity to network with each other and to learn about potential collaborations.
The meeting offered 15 plenary sessions highlighting cutting-edge research on a variety of relevant topics, including the needs of returning veterans, how to understand and respond to suicide and suicide risk, depression during early childhood and adolescence, novel interventions for at-risk youth, and the role of culture and context in mental health. Networking opportunities included an afternoon poster session, two working lunches examining mental health disparities and opportunities for change, and three concurrent break-out sessions. These sessions allowed Outreach Partners to learn about best practices and lessons learned from others who have experience in areas such as military and veteran outreach, faith community outreach, and youth mental health issues.
Here is a sampling of what attending Outreach Partners had to say about these networking activities:
Dennis Pilgrim, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium: "This being my first time at the meeting. I am absolutely impressed with the amount of research going on. A lot of it was relevant and the type of thing I want to pass on to my colleagues during the tele-behavioral health seminars I organize."
Jacque Gray, Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota: "I was grateful for all of the opportunities to find out what was going on in other areas—especially those that might apply to our area that we didn't know about before. There's so much good, cutting-edge information here and I got a lot of ideas of how to take it back to North Dakota and get it out to the providers that need it."
Melissa Pearson, Association for Children's Mental Health in Michigan: "The big take-away for me was the need to partner, collaborate, and connect all the dots. There are a lot of people doing great things—but they may be targeting one area, we're targeting another, and we could each fill some gaps. But if we don't know what the other is doing, we can't support each other."
On the final day of the meeting, NIMH Director Thomas Insel, M.D., addressed the Outreach Partners, offering his insights on promising ongoing research projects, as well new initiatives in which NIMH is participating. Dr. Insel emphasized that the meeting was a chance for NIMH and its Outreach Partners to engage in much-needed dialogue. He stated that the meeting is an opportunity for NIMH to inform the Outreach Partners about the Institute's most recent scientific efforts, and to connect them with researchers who may be recruiting for clinical trials or are interested in working jointly on dissemination efforts. Dr. Insel also stressed that the meeting "...gives us at the NIMH the opportunity to hear from across the 50 States what our partners are looking for in terms of research, what they are facing in their communities in terms of immediate needs, and also listening to their questions about what kinds of things they are hoping this research will be able to provide. Truly, it's invaluable."
View images from the meeting on the NIMH Flickr photo stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nimhgov/sets/72157626861680372/.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern College has finished 45th in the nation and second in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in the 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings, it was announced today.
BSC finished 45th out of over 450 Division III schools, and second in the SCAC behind Trinity, which was 34th in the nation. The Panthers finished 10 spots ahead of Centre College at 55th.
Birmingham-Southern played its first year of post-season eligibility at the DIII level this past year, with every single team posting a winning record. The Panthers had three teams win SCAC championships and make NCAA appearances (men's lacrosse, baseball, and softball). Sophomore sprinter Tiarra Goode also won two national championships in the 60-meter indoor hurdles and the 100-meter outdoor hurdles. The men's basketball team also had a banner year, earning an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
"This is a remarkable achievement by a very talented group of coaches, support staff, and student-athletes at Birmingham-Southern, especially in light of the fact that this was our first year of eligibility as a Division III member institution," Athletics Director Joe Dean, Jr., said. "The Directors' Cup finish is a reflection of the gifted, motivated student-athletes that are attracted to a high-quality academic institution that has a rich tradition of excellence on the playing fields and courts."
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is a program that honors institutions maintaining a broad-based program, achieving success in many sports, both men's and women's. Begun in 1993-94 for Division I by NACDA and USA Today, it was expanded in 1995-96 to include Division II, III and the NAIA.
Full standings can be viewed by clicking here (PDF). Scroll down to the SCAC to view Birmingham-Southern's points totals.