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Sunday, October 09, 2011
New Marchers, Old School
The entire US Defense budget for 2010: $685.1 Billion
In 2009, the United States federal, state and local governments, corporations and individuals, together spent $2.5 trillion, $8,047 per person, on health care. This amount represented 17.3% of the GDP, up from 16.2% in 2008 and health insurance costs are rising faster than wages or inflation.
Even if every sword was beat into scalpels, it wouldn't begin to pay for America's exploding health care bill. Worse, with our new health care reform law, the same old construct for health care delivery remains: burgenoning middle-man costs, pandering to special interests, and endless consumer expectations.
2 comments:
- Sherie said...
Another informational, enjoyable post to read.......thanks for putting it together.
- Sun Oct 09, 11:47:00 PM CDT
I have maintained for years that I would provide medical care for free, IF I can go to the grocery and bypass the cashier on the way out, got to the auto dealer a leave with a car without the obligatory talk with the credit manager, live in a house with 0% interest, 0 principal mortgage, and get a free education for my kids. I've had plenty of people take me up on the free medical care part, but, surprisingly, none have stepped up to provide my family's needs gratis!
If health care generates no funds to pay all those millions of workers involved, then there would be NO health care. Maybe it would be good for the country to see how that felt for a week or two! That old saying, "SOL," might take on an entirely new significance!
- Mon Oct 10, 08:16:00 AM CDT


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On the basis of theories of cultural reproduction and rational choice, we examine whether access to study-abroad opportunities is socially selective and whether this pattern changed during educational expansion. We test our hypotheses for Germany by combining student survey data and administrative data on higher education entry rates. We find that studying abroad was socially selective during the entire observation period. Selectivity increased between 1991 and 2003 and hardly changed thereafter. Unexpectedly, the expansion of higher education does not explain this development.
Racial segregation remains a persistent problem in U.S. schools. In this article, we examine how social psychological factors—in particular, individuals' perceptions of schools with varying demographic characteristics—may contribute to the ongoing structural problem of school segregation. We investigate the effects of school racial composition and several nonracial school characteristics on white parents' school enrollment decisions for their children as well as how racial stereotypes shape the school choice process.
To test the effect of ability grouping on grades and the attainment of higher education, this study examines a naturally occurring experiment—an admission reform that dramatically increased ability sorting between schools in the municipality of Stockholm. Following six cohorts of students (N = 79,020) from the age of 16 to 26, I find a mean effect close to zero and small positive and negative differentiating effects on grades.
Country rankings based on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) invite politicians and specialists to speculate about the reasons their countries did well or failed to do well. Rarely, however, do we hear from the students on whose performance these rankings are based. This omission is unfortunate for two reasons. First, research suggests that how students explain their academic performance has important consequences for their future achievements.
How do undergraduates engage authority figures in college? Existing explanations predict class-based engagement strategies. Using in-depth interviews with 89 undergraduates at an elite university, I show how undergraduates with disparate precollege experiences differ in their orientations toward and strategies for engaging authority figures in college. Middle-class undergraduates report being at ease in interacting with authority figures and are proactive in doing so. Lower-income undergraduates, however, are split.
Past research shows a statistically significant relationship between college completion and sociopolitical attitudes. However, recent scholarship suggests the effects of college on social outcomes may be confounded with unobserved family background. In this study, we leverage the shared family and social background of siblings to better identify the effect of college on sociopolitical attitudes.
This study explores mechanisms underlying processes of educational policy formation. Previous studies have given much attention to processes of diffusion when accounting for educational policy formation. Less account has been given to the day-to-day institutional dynamics through which educational policies develop and change. Building on extensive governmental archival data, complemented with interviews and media analysis, I study the development and transformation of school violence policies in Israel.
Sociologists of education have explored the relationship between students' postsecondary aspirations and their propensity to get "cooled out" in community colleges. However, researchers have directed little attention to students whose aspirations remain stable over long periods of time or to the different roles that college degree goals play in the lives of disadvantaged students. Using four waves of longitudinal interviews, I examine the reasons why low-income women hold steady to their aspirations for college degrees over a three-and-a-half-year period.
To comply with ideals of multiculturalism and diversity, postsecondary institutions incorporate Latino students into distinct campus cultures. These cultures influence how students interact with one another, the university community at large, and communities outside of campus, ultimately shaping how students inhabit Latino politics. Drawing on data from 20 months of ethnographic fieldwork with six student organizations and 60 in-depth interviews, I compare Latino student organizations in a liberal arts college, a research university, and a regional public university.
In this article, the author examines how school- and district-level racial/ethnic and socioeconomic compositions influence schools' use of different types of criminalized and medicalized school discipline. Using a large data set containing information on over 60,000 schools in over 6,000 districts, the authors uses multilevel modeling and a group-mean modeling strategy to answer several important questions about school discipline. First, how do school- and district-level racial and ethnic compositions influence criminalized school discipline and medicalization?

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9-12 Learning Results
This section has been updated to include the new Maine Learning Results, "Parameters for Essential Instruction," which were adopted by the state legislature in 2007. They are presented at the level of Development Standards. The 1997 Performance Indicators have been condensed slightly to conserve space.
The Common Core State Standards were added in 2012.
Career Preparation 1997
A-2: Skills and abilities required in career options; relate them to own skills and abilities.
A-3: Relationship between the changing nature of work and educational requirements.
B-1: Career planning process: self-assessment, personal development, and career portfolio to gain initial entry into the workplace.
Career and Education Development 2007
B2. Skills for Individual/Personal Success in the 21st Century
C3. Influences on Decision-Making
C4. Societal Needs and Changes that Influence Workplace Success
Common Core State Standards-English Language Arts 2012
Reading Standards for History/Social Studies
Key Ideas and Details
1.Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources,
- attending to such features as the date and origin of the information (grades 9-10)
- connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole (grades 11-12)
3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them (grades 9-10)
3. Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain (grades 11-12)
Craft and Structure
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text…
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources (grades 9-10)
9. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources (grades 11-12)
Writing Standards for History/Social Studies
Text Types and Purposes
2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation
Mathematics 1997
F-1: Measurement tools and units; recognize limitations in their precision.
Mathematics 2007
B1. Precision and accuracy
C1. Polygons
C2. Circles
C3. Trigonometry
Common Core State Standards-Mathematics 2012
Trigonometric Functions
- Extend the domain of trigonometric functions using the unit circle
Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry
- Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles
- Apply trigonometry to general triangles
- Understand and apply theorems about circles
- Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles
Geometric Measurement and Dimension
- Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects
Science and Technology 1997
G-1: How scientists gather data about the universe.
G-3: How astronomers measure interstellar distances.
H-2: How light is reflected and refracted (deflected) by mirrors and lenses.
J-1: Observations using appropriate tools and units of measure.
J-3: Use scientific inquiry and technological method with short term and long term investigations; more than one way to solve a problem; when to try different strategies.
K-1: Alternative explanations; evidence necessary to support them; why agreement among people does not make an argument valid.
K-6: Situations where more than one logical conclusion can be drawn.
L-1: Accuracy in design and findings of experiments.
L-3: Appropriate symbols, pictures, diagrams, scale drawings, and models; represent and simplify real-life situations and solve problems.
L-4: Graphs, tables, and maps; make arguments and draw conclusions.
L-5: Models: how they do and do not effectively represent real phenomenon.
L-7: Computers: organize data, generate models, and do research for problem solving.
M-4: Impacts of various scientific and technological developments.
L-5: Historical relationships: prevailing cultural beliefs and breakthroughs in science and technology.
Science and Technology 2007
A1. Systems
A2. Models
A3. Constancy and Change
A4. Scale
B2. Skills and Traits of Technological Design
C1. Understandings of Inquiry
C2. Understandings about Science and Technology
C3. Science, Technology, and Society
C4. History and Nature of Science
D1. Universe and Solar System
D4. Force and Motion
Social Studies 1997
A-1: Major events and people in significant eras in the U. S. and world history.
B-2: Major events in ancient and modern world history; connection to U. S. history.
B-3: Lives of individuals who have had a major influence on history.
B-5: Explain how different ways of knowing and believing have influenced human history and culture.
C-1: Formulate historical hypotheses regarding a specific issue; make predictions about the future of the issue.
A-1: Mapping: answer complex geographic and environmental problems.
A-2: Ways maps reflect economic, social, and political policy/decision making.
B-3: How technologies contribute to cultural sharing and separation; examples of the spread of cultural traits.
Social Studies 2007
D1. Geographic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
E1. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
E2. Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in History
Visual and Performing Arts 1997
B-3: Characteristics and purposes of various visual and/or performing art works across time and among cultural and social groups; how they fulfill social, religious, or ceremonial functions in a particular cultural and historical context.B-5: Develop visual and/or performing art work in response to historical, social or cultural condition using a variety of forms.
Visual and Performing Arts 2007
E1. The Arts and History and World Cultures
E2. The Arts and Other Disciplines


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This weekend the forecast is for Netflix and chill. Literally.
A serious blast of winter is here, ensuring many Americans will be staying in to avoid the cold.
On the plus side, there's finally time to watch all those shows everyone has been chatting about online and at work. After this weekend spoiler alerts may be a thing of the past when it comes to addictive series such as "Making a Murder" or "Jessica Jones." It's also an opportunity to take in two of the contenders for the best picture Academy Award at this year's Oscars now "The Martian" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" are available to stream.
U.S. & World
So forget about the snow outside and get ready to binge.
"Making a Murderer"
Let's face it, if you have made it three weeks into 2016 without having discussed this Netflix docu-series, it's almost mandatory you avoid the inclement weather by watching it this weekend. After spending 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Steven Avery filed suit against Manitowoc County, Wis., and individuals involved with his arrest. Two years later Avery is back behind bars accused of the murder of Teresa Halbech, who was last seen on his property. Over 10 episodes directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos follow the case and keep you hooked through the verdict and beyond. [[366212371,C]]
"Noma: My Perfect Storm"
Available on Amazon Prime, this documentary movie looks into the world of genius chef René Redzepi, whose restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark has been named best in the world four times. Awaiting news of whether they have reclaimed the title once again, the camera explores the kitchen and meets the staff as they create extraordinary tastes and dishes. NOTE: Ensure fridge is well stocked ahead of snowstorm if you plan on viewing! [[366211931,C]]
"Bolshoi Babylon"
HBO takes you behind-the-scenes at Moscow's acclaimed Bolshoi Ballet as it's rocked by scandal when acid is thrown in the face of artistic director Sergei Filinby an unknown assailant. Highlighting the off-stage drama, the guilty party lurks within company ranks. [[366212231,C]]
"The Martian"
From legendary director Ridley Scott ("Alien," "Thelma and Louise," "Gladiator") comes a tale of human endurance and ingenuity when astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is stranded alone on the planet Mars when his crew leave without him in order to escape a severe storm. With no communication to Earth and little in the way of supplies, Watney must find ways to stay alive in the hope a rescue mission is on its way. Available at Amazon. [[306530121,C]]
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
Director George Miller returns to the post-apocalyptic world he created over 30 years ago, only this time Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy and Nicholas Hoult are along for the death-defying rides. A true blockbuster, this rousing action flick is B-movie perfection thanks to sumptuous production details and eyebrow-raising car stunts. [[285536891,C]]
"Jessica Jones"
Krysten Ritter ("The Blacklist") and David Tennant ("Doctor Who") star in this 13-episode Netflix series about a former super hero who becomes a private investigator, using her powers to track down her tormentor. From the Marvel canon, "Jones" explores the darker side of being a superhero in the modern world. [[366215811,C]]
"Mozart in the Jungle"
Fresh off a win for Gael Garcia Bernal at this year's Golden Globe Awards, this comedy from Amazon follows maestro Rodrigo (Bernal) as he navigates life at his new job at the New York Symphony, where oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) is working hard to make it to the top. [[366223671,C]]
"The X-Files"
With FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Andersen) returning in a new 6-episode series next week on Fox, draw the curtains on the snow outside and settle in for some creepy and thought-provoking fun from one of the longest running sci-fi series in network television history. Granted, nobody wants the bad weather to keep you inside long enough to devour the 202 episodes of the original series (1993-2002) available on Hulu, but if you stick to the early seasons you can't go wrong with almost any adventure into the unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. [[366222551,C]]
Netflix takes on Columbia's Medellín drug cartel over 10 episodes. Told from the points of view of Escobar (Wagner Moura) and a U.S. DEA Agent (Boyd Holbrook), this action-drama follows the drug battle from early days through to the global war on drugs. [[366217171,C]]
"The UCB Show"
Amy Poehler co-hosts this new sketch show on Seeso, NBCUniversal's new comedy subscription platform. Along with Matt Walsh, Ian Roberts and Matt Besser, Poehler introduces the best character work and stand-up from the Upright Citizen Brigade's shows in Los Angeles. Five episodes so far. [[366218841,C]]
"House of Cards"
If the wackiness of the current race for the White House has you hooked and you aren't familiar with the Machiavellian machinations of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his equally power-hungry wife Claire (Robin Wright) yet, grab a ballot and be prepared to vote for one of Netflix's most-acclaimed dramas. And with season four arriving on March 4, you've got plenty of time to get through all 36 episodes. [[366222371,C]]


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Starry eyed: Bennett and co. harness the heavens
Between giant sun flares and the recent "super moon," not to mention new theorizing that life on earth sprang from space fungus, the cosmos has been making news lately. (And let's not forget the freak-out that occurred when people thought their zodiac signs had changed due to an ancient miscalculation of stars' alignment.) Humans have a universal fascination (yes, pun intended—no groaning) with outer space, vast and beyond reach yet able to affect our immediate lives— dictating tides, enabling navigation, and producing the aurora borealis.
Awe and the impulse to comprehend and control the stars underlie the work of the four artists included in Chroma Projects current exhibition, "Small Breaches in the Firmament." Barbara MacCallum uses pages from her astrophysicist husband's scientific papers— burning and stitching them— to sculpt life-size earthbound objects, like a woman's ball gown and a man's dress shirt. Randall Stoltzfus embellishes digital prints with metallic leaf to create abstract images of star-filled night skies. And Kathryn Henry-Choisser's simple oil-on-canvas compositions depict nostalgic nighttime scenes, glowing with fireflies and imagined constellations.
But the star of the show (yes, pun intended— no groaning) is Bill Bennett, a sculpture prof at the University of Virginia. Combining carved stone and other natural elements with brass and copper mechanical devices, Bennett produces large- and small-scale works that feel simultaneously antiquated and futuristic. Often the pieces include an interactive element—e.g. a tiny spyglass that provides a new perspective in "Feather Observatory," or a mechanical arm ornamented with a cast-bronze ear, which turns a star-studded drum to produce gentle clicking noises in "Ear to the Stars."
Although Bennett's aesthetic would appeal to steampunk aficionados, who embrace the industrial trappings of 19th century science fiction, his pieces offer a more reverential/superstitious attitude toward the cosmos. His large structures resemble temples; the objects they contain seem iconic.
In Bennett's "Stone Bed on a Sea of Stars," a patina-ed copper tower rises above a rectangle of frosted aqua glass on the floor. On top rests a bed carved from black stone, with a headboard of roughhewn rock arching over a convex half-dome, its interior glistening with gold-dotted pockets. When viewers stand on the frosted-glass "water," they notice multiple panes of green glass arranged on end below the bed. Illuminated stars twinkle up through the glass, visible only from that vantage point.
Whimsical and fun, Bennett's stellar sculptures (yes, pun intended—no groaning) inspire speculation and wonder— not unlike the cosmos itself.
"Small Breaches in the Firmament," featuring work by Bill Bennett, Kathryn Henry-Choisser, Barbara MacCallum, and Randall Stoltzfus, is on view through the end of April at Chroma Projects. 418 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 589-3117.


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"Engaging….the perfect stocking-stuffer for the NFL addict on your holiday shopping list….a fun read." – Wall Street Journal
"An intriguing book for an NFL fan…Myers, a respected pro football writer for more than three decades, has the access and insight that makes this more than a typical NFL book." – Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
"Buy this book. It's a great read for any football fan." – Jeff Duncan, New Orleans Times Picayune
"One of the NFL's greatest scribes brings fans inside the minds and the locker rooms of some of the NFL's best, from Bill Belichick and Tony Dungy to Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs, to give fans of sport as well as lovers of leadership a very special treat. The book appeals to as wide an audience as any written in 2012."— Big Lead Sports
"Excellent" — The Sports Network
"The diversity of coaches and topics covered, coupled with Myers's obsessive attention to detail and sharp opinions, will appeal to multiple generations of pro football fans." —Publishers Weekly
"Finally, somebody has written this book. In Coaching Confidential, Gary Myers has climbed down in the NFL bunker and taken us behind the curtain to reveal the highly-secretive world of NFL coaches. The chapter on Bill Parcells alone will blow you away. We have had many books on pro football's players, teams, seasons and history. Myers has cracked the toughest code: what makes these coaches tick, how they work, what they think." –Sal Paolantonio, ESPN NFL National Correspondent
"This is such an easy book to devour. Gary Myers' three decades of closely covering the NFL makes him the perfect writer to take you inside the lives of so many of the game's General Pattons. His insight on the strained family lives and the never-ending anxiety for driven men like Dick Vermeil makes this a must-read for anyone who loves the NFL." -Peter King, Sports Illustrated
"Gary Myers is one of the finest NFL writers in the business. His attention to detail and passion for football are evident in Coaching Confidential. When I played for the New York Jets, I appreciated our fierce interviews that often turned into debates. This book will educate, inform, and entertain countless football fans." –Boomer Esiason, former NFL Most Valuable Player, analyst for The NFL Today, and WFAN morning talk show host
"In Coaching Confidential [Myers] looks back at some of the most controversial moments in NFL history and gives us those 'Oh, that's what happened' answers we have all longed to hear." –Cris Collinsworth, Commentator for Sunday Night Football and former Bengals Great—Cris Collinsworth, commentator for Sunday Night Football and former Bengals great
"Over the years Gary Myers has earned our trust and respect through the integrity of his stories. Because of that, the individuals in [Coaching ConfidentialI] are willing to speak with a level of candor that is rarely seen outside of locker room walls." – Curtis Martin, Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012, former Patriots and Jets running back, fourth leading rusher in NFL history
"Gary Myers has always been one of the best NFL insiders in the business. But as this book proves, if you thought you had all the inside information you needed on the players and owners and coaches he covers, well, think again." –Mike Lupica, New York Daily News


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Both diabetes and thyroid disorders involve a dysfunction of the endocrine system, which is a group of glands that help regulate various aspects of the body's metabolism and essential biological functions.
Diabetes is a disorder characterized by an overabundance of glucose (sugar) in the blood due to insufficient insulin production by the pancreas (type 1 diabetes) or the inability of the body to utilize insulin to transport glucose into the cells (type 2 diabetes).
- Clinical research has found that diabetes and thyroid disease then to co-occur in patients.
- Almost one third of people with type 1 diabetes have been found to have thyroid disease. This is because type 1 diabetes and the most common thyroid disorders are autoimmune diseases, which are diseases in which the your immune system attacks a gland(s) or organ(s) of the body as it would an infection.
- People with autoimmune disease are more likely than the general population to develop other autoimmune diseases such as Addison Disease, Grave's Disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Pernicious Anemia, Rheumatoid Arthritis or Lupus and so on.
- Thyroid disorders are more common in type 2 diabetes patients because both these illnesses tend to occur more frequently as people age.
- The thyroid is a butterfly shape gland at the base of the neck that lies across the trachea most commonly referred to as "the windpide". It produces and releases thyroid hormones.
- Thyroid hormones affect every cell of the body and controls many essential body functions.
- The amount of thyroid hormone made by the thyroid gland is regulated by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in the brain.
- The pituitary gland releases thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) which signals the thyroid to produce more thyroid hormone. When the pituitary gland senses that there is a right amount of thyroid hormones in the body, it then decreases thyroid hormone production.
- Your doctor measures the health of your thyroid gland by measuring thyroid stimulating hormone levels.
- Too little thyroid hormone production causes a condition known as hypothyroidism.
- Too much thyroid hormone production causes a condition knows as hyperthyroidism.
- When a patient has hypothyroidism, he or she may feel tired and cold most or all of the time, have a slow heartbeat, or feel depressed.
- Mild thyroid failure is a mild form of hypothyroidism. In patients who have mild thyroid failure, the thyroid hormone levels are "normal", but the TSH LEVEL IS ELEVATED.
- Patients with mild thyroid failure often don't show any obvious symptoms, but untreated mild thyroid failure may lead to hypothyroidism.
- Patients with hyperthyroidism may feel jittery and may experience nervousness, a rapid heartbeat or unexplained weight loss.
- Patients with mild mild hyperthyroidism have "normal" thyroid hormone levels, but the TSH LEVEL IS DECREASED.
- Untreated mild hyperthyroidism can progress to hyperthyroidism and may lead to potentially serious life threatening consequences such as cardiovascular disorders.
- Thyroid disorders can have a major impact on glucose control, and untreated thyroid disorders can affect how diabetes is managed.
- Hypothyroidism can decrease the insulin requirements in patients with diabetes. Symptoms of hypothyroidism are common patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Hyperthyroidism may worsen glucose tolerance or control. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism may be attributed to poor diabetic control in patients with type 1 diabetes.
- Underlying thyroid disorders may go undiagnosed because the common signs and symptoms of thyroid disorders are similar to diabetes and can be overlooked and/or attributed to other medical disorders.
Because of the link between diabetes and thyroid disease, the American Diabetes Association has recommended that people with diabetes be tested for thyroid disorders.
- The TSH test, which measures the amount of thyroid stimulating hormone being produced in the body, is the best test for thyroid function.
- A TSH test will give your doctor knowledge regarding the extent of thyroid function.
- An elevated TSH Level may indicate hypothyroidism.
- A low TSH level may indicate hyperthyroidism.
Hypothyroid patients can be treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy, usually with a synthetic thyroid hormone called levothyroxine sodium
- Treatment will continue for the rest of a patient's life, with the doctor checking TSH levels every six months after the patient is stable and the correct dose is achieved for them.
- Hypothyroidism may decrease the insulin requirement in patients with diabetes, therefore, a diabetic patient with hypothyroidism may need his/her diabetes medication dose adjusted.
- Patients on hormone replacement therapy should not switch medication brands without checking with their doctors.
- Symptoms of fatigue, weight gain, cold hands or feet, hair loss, depression or any other new or unusual symptom should be reported to your doctor as they may indicate your thyroid hormone replacement dose needs to be changed or adjusted.
- Hypothyroid patients should never, ever, stop a thyroid hormone replacement therapy without taking to their doctor. Extremely low thyroid hormone levels can lead to coma and even death.
Patients with hyperthyroidism have 3 treatment options:
- Take antithyroid drugs, which will slow down the thyroid's hormone production.
- Radioactive iodine therapy, which will destroy thyroid cells in order to reduce the amount of thyroid hormone produce.
- Finally, if all else fails or you are concerned and opposed to radioactive iodine therapy, surgical removal of the thyroid gland may be recommended.
Hyperthyroidism has been known to affect control of the amount of glucose in the blood, therefore, treatment for hyperthyroidism should help control blood glucose levels but following treatment for hyperthyroidism many patients may develop hypothyroidism.
MORE INFORMATION: Patients who have further questions should contact their doctor.


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Last month, the Anti-Defamation League held a conference at Cardozo featuring famed mustache-haver John Bolton. I am not entirely sure why Bolton was there. He is not Jewish. According to Wikipedia, he is a Lutheran. But beyond this, he does not seem to have any actual experience concerning Judaism.
Even ignoring my concern that ADL focuses too much on Israel rather than overarching Judaism, it seems a bit odd that the ADL would invite such a divisive political figure. I could explain why this would be a bad thing, but why say when you can show: (pdf: bolton ADL cardozo fight)
Leaving out Bolton's actual policy positions, one cannot deny that he is a divisive political figure and a living totem of the controversial cowboy style diplomacy of the Bush administration. Touting Bolton as an ADL ally sends a message to liberal Jews (aka, most Jews) that the ADL is not a the organization for them. At Cardozo, this message was put into action when someone in the audience chewed out a young woman for expressing her difficulty reconciling liberal leanings with the conservative agents supporting Israel.
I guess you could say she was defamed to a certain extent. Irony!
Right now, the ADL is riding on its history and reputation. But scandals like this, and ADL chief Abe Foxman's own controversial moments, risk damaging this important organization beyond repair. If the ADL keeps up like this, it will lose a generation of American Jews. And that is the actual problem (pdf: Mintz ADL column):
America is slowly losing its Jewish population. If the ADL actually cared about Judaism, it would work to create an atmosphere in the United States where young Jews feel proud of their heritage. However, pride is not exactly what one feels when the ADL condemns Borat, or Jewish settlers throw stones at IDF soldiers for protecting Palestinians. If the ADL wants to help protect Jewry in the long run, it should focus on projects that help make more Jews and keep current Jews Jewish, rather than play up divisive political projects.
Certainly Israel faces threats. But Israel has done a good job standing for itself. The ADL should perhaps worry about Jewish problems at home — the problems facing the American Jews at the ADL's own panels.


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Diving & Marine Conservation Volunteering in Thailand - Monthly Updates
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Conservation in Thailand - Monthly Update June 2012
Wow! I cannot believe we are half way through the year already! I guess time flies when you are having fun and saving the planet!
June was a fantastic month for us here on the Thailand Conservation Project – we got to be involved in some great community events and worked closely with our partners, government agencies and local environmental groups throughout the entire month.
The highlight of the month was when we were visited by Sony Entertainment Pictures from Los Angeles, who stayed with us for a week, filming a documentary on volunteering abroad. They followed the volunteers from dawn until dusk, taking footage of all the amazing work we do to help preserve this beautiful part of the world.
There is so much to share this month, so let me begin.....
Diving Based Projects:
Reef Check Survey
The weather during June was to both extremes. We had glorious sunshine with excellent visibility, then thunder and lightening storms with very low visibility. In fact one week of diving was cancelled due to bad weather, but we made up for it by diving on the weekend instead.
Being the hardcore eco-warriors that we are, even the bad conditions did not deter us as we carried out 9 Reef Check surveys this month.
There is mixed news on what our survey showed us….the good news is that we counted lots of long spine black urchins and schooling reef fish which are vital for maintaining a healthy reef and eco-system. We also got lucky and spotted a massive cow tail ray, which has never been seen in the area before! Whilst some lucky divers got to see an octopus, which are really tough to spot as they are inherently shy and masters of camouflage.
The bad news is the amount of fishing boats in the areas we were surveying, together with all the nets, lines and fishing gear that they left on the reef, causing irreparable damage to the corals and fish life that relies on the corals for survival. In fact, there was so much trash spotted during our research dives, that we made a note of the areas to go back to clean them.
Project AWARE - Dive Against Debris Survey
Given all the fishing gear, traps and nets we were spotting during our Reef Check dives, we cleared the trash from 10 different dive sites both underwater and on the surface.
We collected over ¼ tonne of discarded fishing nets and traps, together with over 15 kilos of food wrappers and general trash.
The fishing nets get snagged on the coral reef and the fishermen pull hard to bring them up, breaking off and killing the corals. When the nets are too caught up on the reef, they cut them and leave them there. On the last dive of the month, we cut away over 150kg of net from the reef, freeing a scorpion fish, 3 crabs and a hermit crab that had become entangled in the net and would have died if our life-saving volunteers had not come to their rescue.
In addition to the nets, we collected mainly fishing lures, fishing line and fishing traps.
Endangered Species Work
The dolphins and turtles were hiding this month! We hope to record sightings next month.
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Forest Regeneration
The volunteers participated in a mixed bag of work with APE (Association for the Protection of the Environment) this month.
The first week, we met up with the local community of Klong Thom Village to plant over 400 trees along the roadside. The Sony film crew were there to capture our hard work on film.
We helped make educational display boards out of locally sourced bamboo for our school environmental education programme, then at the end of the month we visited Klong Thom School to work with the children on making hundreds of planting discs for the tree saplings that we will be planting in July.
The forestry experts from FORRU and Chiang Mai University came to visit us at the Dawn of Happiness to take a look at our tree nursery and hold their monthly workshop with us. We sorted and potted seeds with them and they showed us how to plant successfully and collect data.
Beach Clean Ups
Our anti-trash campaign saw us clean four times over the month, collecting an incredible 833kg of trash from local beaches. Of this amount we were able to recycle 110kg and safely disposed of 24kg of sharp/dangerous items.
It is always interesting to see the trends of the type of trash we collect each month. In June, just like the Dive Against Debris survey, we found a lot of fishing gear. Sadly we also found dead crabs and fish entangled in the washed up nets and a disused fishing trap with dried up squid eggs attached.
For our last clean up of the month, we worked with Kon-tiki Dive Shop and local school children ages 3 to 14, to clean Ao Nang beach to promote the importance of keeping Krabi clean and trash free seas.
Turtle Rehabilitation Work
The volunteers did double work this month! Not only did they clean out the turtle tanks and help administer medication to the injured turtles, but they also help clean the beach in the front of the Phuket Aquarium! The scientists and staff were really grateful for this extra effort.
Linnea gave an educational tour of the aquarium to the volunteers too.
Community Outreach Day
There were a few tears shed during our Community Outreach Day this month. All the Thailand volunteers and staff (together with the Sony film crew) went to the Day Care Centre for Children with Special Needs. The volunteers put on a puppet show and play about Little Red Riding Hood, then gave the children gifts and toys. We ate lunch with the children, helping to feed those with physical disabilities, and then we played with them until it was time to leave.
It was a very humbling, yet rewarding experience for all of us – it moved every one of us deeply.
Other Stuff...
We had Christian Clark from the Projects Abroad USA office come visit us in June. We were proud to show off our project and let him experience first hand the important nature of all the work we carry out here. He was really impressed with the project and how hard the volunteers work
The Krabi Fisheries Department invited us to join them in the Crab and Sea Snail release in the newly protected Mangrove Forest Zone along the Krabi River. We listened to official speeches (translated into English especially for us by some school children) then headed onto longtail boats to set the critters free in the mangroves.
At the end of the month, we conducted our first Survey in conjunction with the Loving Andaman Seas organisation. We asked tourists and local shop keepers to complete a questionnaire about the cleanliness of Ao Nang and the sea front. The purpose of collecting this information is to present a petition to the local Government so that they take more responsibility for keeping the area clean and safe. The volunteers did an amazing job, completing100 questionnaires in one afternoon... we have another 500 to collect before we can officially lobby the authorities in September!
On the social side, following the trip to the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, the volunteers chose to spend the weekend on the island of Phuket, so Vi arranged for them to go bungee jumping and wake boarding there! The photos are great – check them out on our facebook page: Projects Abroad Thailand – The Official Group.
Well done everyone on making June a fabulously memorable month and thanks for all the amazing things you helped to achieve
'Til next time...
Ingrid Sprake
Conservation Director, Thailand


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our last morning at the beach.....the holiday really delivered what we were after.....a change of scene, some easy outdoor living and dedicated time with Limi (to help her adjust to having to share us these days). given that she walked around the Shoebox singing 'we're all going on a Summer holiday' for weeks beforehand, we're so glad that we took the hint and made it down to the beach.
sitting outside in the evening listening to the waves, waking up to seagulls, feeling soft sand between our toes, flying kites, jumping on sandcastles and getting to know Claya just a little bit better too were all great tonics for the lack of sleep.
and after the morning on the beach, one last coffee at The Gallivant {see day 931 / 30}.......
p.s. about the two sugar cubes in the pic above....one is for my hot coffee and according to Limi, the other one is a back-up in case the first one goes 'missing'.


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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Lawyers in the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial will take Wednesday off from court to prepare their closing arguments, a day after the doctor declined to testify in his defense in the death of singer Michael Jackson.
Murray announced in court Tuesday that he will not take the stand, pausing to look at each of his lawyers for several seconds before telling the judge, "My decision is that I will not testify in this matter."
His decision to remain silent ended the defense case in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, setting the stage for closing arguments on Thursday.
The end of testimony was emotional for dozens of the singer's fans who converged at the Los Angeles County courthouse during the six-week trial.
A fan was removed from the courthouse after yelling "Murderer, Murderer" at Murray as he walked down the hallway during a recess Tuesday.
Fans also surrounded and yelled at defense anesthesiology expert Dr. Paul White as he waited for a cab on a courthouse sidewalk. Others lined both sides of the hallway and held hands as members of Jackson's family walked past.
Parents Joe and Katherine Jackson attended court Tuesday, along with their daughter, LaToya Jackson and youngest son, Randy Jackson.
As Katherine and LaToya left the courthouse, they took with them several signs used by fans in loud protests each day.
Prosecutors briefly recalled their anesthesiology expert, Dr. Steven Shafer, for a rebuttal to defense propofol expert Dr. Paul White before resting their case Tuesday morning.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor met with lawyers for both sides Tuesday afternoon to discuss what exhibits will be admitted into evidence and what instructions he will give jurors before they begin deliberations Thursday.
The prosecution contends that Murray's use of the surgical anesthetic propofol to treat Jackson's insomnia in his home deviated from the standards of care expected of a doctor so egregiously that it made him criminally responsible for Jackson's death.
Murray has pleaded not guilty.
If Murray had decided to tell jurors his version of what happened the day the pop star died under his care, it would have been at the risk of intensive cross-examination by Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney David Walgren.
Walgren proved his cross-examination skills again Monday in a fiery battle with White over the defense anesthesiology expert's theory that Jackson died from drugs he gave himself.
White completed his testimony Tuesday morning.
White's bruises in his battle with Walgren on Monday included a contempt-of-court citation and a $1,000 fine after he ignored repeated warnings from Pastor not to refer to his personal conversations with Murray.
Walgren insisted that White answer his questions based only on what he knew from Murray's interview with police, not what Murray told him privately. It otherwise would have been a way for the defense to introduce statements from the defendant without him having to testify.
"Nice try," Pastor told the defense as he ruled they couldn't do that.
Walgren spent much of Monday trying to discredit what White said during his testimony Friday, and getting the defense expert to support the prosecution's argument that Murray's treatment of Jackson was reckless.
White conceded that Murray deviated from the standards of care, but he would not agree that they were so "egregious and extreme" that they make Murray criminally responsible for Jackson's death. Murray's deviations were "perhaps between minor and serious, but it's not extreme," he said.
Walgren also was successful in getting White to agree that he would not have done what Murray did -- take the job of sedating Jackson nearly every night at home with propofol.
"No amount of money" could get him to take the job, White said. "Absolutely not," he testified. "That would be a job I would never consider accepting."
The prosecution contends greed led Murray to leave his medical practice and put his ethics aside to serve as Jackson's private doctor for $150,000 a month.
But the biggest battle between Walgren and White was fought over the competing theories of how Jackson died and the scientific evidence that supports them.
The Los Angeles County coroner ruled that Jackson's June 25, 2009, death was caused by "acute propofol intoxication" in combination with two sedatives.
White concluded that the level of drugs found in Jackson's stomach, blood and urine, convinced him that Jackson died after he rapidly injected himself with propofol on top of a large dose of lorazepam he swallowed hours earlier.
Shafer, the prosecution's propofol expert, concluded the "only scenario" that fits the scientific evidence is that Jackson was on a constant intravenous drip of propofol for three hours before his death.
Shafer also testified that Murray must have also injected Jackson with a series of large doses of lorazepam, a sedative, hours before his death.
White theorized that Jackson could have "pushed" the drug into an catheter in his leg using a syringe over a 15- to 30-second period, much faster than a doctor would have done.
"I believe it could potentially have lethal consequences," White testified.
Under cross-examination Monday, White said he believed Jackson used the same syringe Murray had loaded with propofol an hour earlier to give Jackson a 25-milligram injection. Murray filled it with 50 milligrams initially, leaving it half-filled in Jackson's bedroom, under White's theory.
White ruled out the possibility that Murray would have injected the fatal dose unless "he wanted to potentially harm Mr. Jackson."
Walgren asked White whether he thought Jackson intended to harm himself.
"I don't think he realized the potential danger," White replied.
The defense contends Jackson was desperate for sleep, fearing his comeback concerts would be canceled if he missed another rehearsal from lack of rest.
Walgren pressed White for an opinion about Murray's decision to leave Jackson alone with a syringe of propofol, considering he should have known Jackson had "pushed" a syringe of propofol before.
"No, I would not leave the room," he said.
Prosecutors contend Murray is responsible for Jackson's death, even if he did not give him the final and fatal dose, because he was reckless in using the surgical anesthetic to help Jackson sleep without proper precautions.
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January 8, 2014 — Jesuit saints aren't announced every day. So when Pope Francis recently canonized Peter Faber, a roommate of St. Ignatius and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus, a group of Jesuits who run an upstart, slightly irreverent website called The Jesuit Post responded in true form: they photoshopped funny captions on a serious painting and then sat back while their handiwork spread like wildfire on the Internet.
The cartoon shows St. Francis Xavier welcoming the newest Jesuit saint to heaven while St. Ignatius asks, "How'd you finally get in?" St. Peter Faber responds, "I know the new bouncer," and popping up from the lower right hand corner is a finger-wagging Pope Francis, who was once a nightclub bouncer, saying, "OK, just this once…"
On January 24, 2014, The Jesuit Post, TJP for short, will mark its second anniversary. Founded by three Jesuits — Father Paddy Gilger, Eric Sundrup and Sam Sawyer — old friends who met during the early years of their Jesuit formation, TJP targets 18 to 35-year olds with content exploring the intersection between faith and culture. That means: an article examining whether curse words belong in prayer; a look at the controversy surrounding the Rolling Stone rock star cover featuring the Boston Marathon bombing suspect; an open letter to parents encouraging them to let their babies wail at church; and an interview with University of Michigan basketball coach John Beilein.
The idea, according to incoming Editor-in-Chief Eric Sundrup, was very Ignatian — "to speak to people about God as one friend speaks to another.
"We looked around and said 'How do we communicate with our friends?' and for us, that was social media. That's how we shared articles, things we thought were funny, things we thought were deep and things we thought were stupid and funny. And so we said what is the Society of Jesus doing in that space, and it wasn't enough and we wanted to shift that."
Although they had busy schedules as full-time students preparing for ordination, Sundrup, Sawyer and Gilger quickly went to work to launch a website. They named their startup The Jesuit Post, bought a web domain, designed a logo and started recruiting other Jesuits in formation to write about their interests, hobbies and popular culture. Perry Petrich, S.J., who is both a philosophy student and a fifth grade teacher in Chicago, signed up to do Deadbeat, a regular column chronicling interesting obituaries; and Vinny Marchionni, S.J., who teaches history at a Jesuit high school in Baltimore, offered up a culture column called Throwback Thursday.
Working 12-hour days during the late fall of 2011, The Jesuit Post founders prepared for a January launch. Sam Sawyer, a former software coder, was assigned to make the backend functionality of the website work, and Paddy Gilger became the site's inaugural editor-in-chief. The guys had no budget so when they didn't know how to do something, they watched YouTube videos because, as Sundrup says, "We're Jesuits, so we do everything on the cheap." The founders prepared for a "soft launch" of their site and sent a preview link to Jesuit Father Jim Martin, himself a social media guru, author and "resident chaplain" of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report." Then, exhausted, they went to sleep.
Unbeknownst to TJP, Fr. Martin shared it on Facebook and Twitter, and though the founders expected to have perhaps 15 to 20 people look at their site at its launch, they had 20,000 visitors in the first two days.
Fr. Martin still serves today as chief cheerleader, saying, "The Jesuit Post is one of the best things that U.S. Jesuits have done in the last 10 years. And what's most amazing is that it was done completely by young Jesuits — men still in formation. In the best of our tradition, they saw a need, carefully discerned how to respond, planned well and then acted. In a short amount of time, it's become a terrific resource for anyone interested (even remotely) in Jesuits, in the Church, and in the way that God is at work in the modern world."
In the two years since TJP's launch, the site has grown tremendously. New content, including podcasts and videos, is uploaded every day, and many of the offerings are silly, goofy or purposely outrageous. Sundrup says, "I expect to be made fun of. I love the YouTube comments — 'you can't act,' and I say, 'I know, don't worry about it.' "
Today, the all-volunteer staff includes upwards of 40 Jesuit contributors. Technology is key to the site's smooth operation with Jesuits in New York, California, Boston, Brazil, Rome and Spain all using free online services for editorial meetings, story sharing and scheduling.
Perhaps TJP's moment of glory was their coverage this summer of World Youth Day (WYD) in Rio and the Jesuits' WYD companion program, MAGIS. In addition to the fact that it was the pope's first visit to the Americas since his election, TJP was given rare access to interview Father General Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Two years in, Sundrup, Sawyer and Gilger are proud that their little experiment has taken off in ways they couldn't have imagined when TJP was just a crazy idea from a bunch of Jesuit scholastics. The site today attracts more than 83,000 pageviews per month.
For Sundrup, the basic question is, "How do you engage a generation for whom the question is not what kind of Church are we going to have, but why even bother?
"The frontier is less about proving to young people that the Church matters and more about having complete faith that God is already at work in their lives. We need to listen to what they're saying to understand how God is already moving them. That's the frontier, and that's where The Jesuit Post wants to be."


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Casting basically take place we are using relating between classes i.e INHERITANCE. Classes have parent child relationship i.e is-a relationship between them.
To understand it take example of below diagram
As show in above image Employee and Manager is having is-a relationship with person i.e Inherited from person class.
Now I have one method in my main class which take Employee as argument and do processing on the property of the class.
public void ProcessData(Person p) { ....process data Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()); }
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Implicit conversion take place when there is is-a relation between two classes i.e Inherited form other. As per diagram Employee is Inherited from Person Class and so that as per OOD rule there is no need to convert Employee class to Person class.
public void testdata() { Employee emp = new Employee(); emp.Age = 25; emp.BirthDate = DateTime.Now; emp.Height = "5 ' 3"; emp.salary = 2000; emp.type = 1; ProcessData(emp); }
When you compile and run the code there is no error because its Implicit conversion from child to parent.
Explicit conversion
Where there is no relation between classes and if you want to pass the object of another type to method than you need to convert it explicitly.
Consultant cons = new Consultant(); cons.Age = 25; ....
object obj = cons; ProcessData((Employee) obj);
Above code not give any kind of complier error but it throws runtime InvalidCastException if it not able to cast to the type
Following is solution to avoid InvalidCastException at runtime because of Explicit conversion.
Solution 1
Catch the exception and handle it.
Consultant cons = new Consultant(); cons.Age = 25; .... try { ProcessData((Employee) cons); } catch(InvalidCastException ex) { ... process exception }
Solution 2
Make use of 'as' keyword of C#. It does conversion from one object to another object and return Null if it not able to convert. Use it when you want to convert object form one type to another object.
type t =expression as type;
Employee emp = new Employee(); Person p = emp as Person; if(p!=null) { .. process data } else { .. display error message or do antohter code }
Solution 3
Make use of 'is' keyword of C#. It does conversion from one object to another object and return false if it not able to convert. Use it when you want to check it convertible or not.
type t = expression is type
Employee emp = new Employee(); if(emp is Person) { Person p = (Person)emp; .. process data } else { .. display error message or do antohter code }
Difference between as and is
- as operator do conversion form one type to another type and return Null if converstion
fails. There is no need to conversion again if its convertible as shown in example code.
- is operator checks weather one object is convertible in another type or not and return false if not. So need to convert object to base type if it convertible as shown in exapmple code.
'is' and 'as' keyword play important role when we do the casting of the related objects Explicitly. But you need to use it according to situation as we discuss in Difference section of this post.


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Let's just get it out of the way now: I don't follow college basketball. Every year, a new line of freshman enter the league and I think, "It would really be helpful if I knew anything about these guys." Then a squirrel passes outside my window or a dust particle hitting the sunlight catches my eye and I've already forgotten what I was just thinking about. Ah well. Let me just spin the new Adele album on the ol' record player and prepare for the draft. This year, I thought instead of pretending I knew what I was talking about, I'd go the other way with it and shine a spotlight on how uninformed I am by keeping a log of the thoughts I thought throughout the first 12 picks. Yeah, I could go to 11 pm CST like the broadcast said it was scheduled to go, but I knew by those 40-something picks, I'd be forced to spell a ton of Lithuanian names and I just wasn't up for it. Let Spinal Tap go to 11. Me, I'm stopping at 12 (if that makes sense).
So here we go. Your 2012 NBA Draft!
6:32 – Oh-em-gee, ESPN is playing Adele just like me! Apparently, the ad wizards over at Disney wanted to reach the mighty, hoops fan with a penchant for retro alternative soul from the UK demographic. There are probably a lot of us out there.
6:33 – Stern walks out onto the floor being booed by the New Jersey crowd like he was the San Quentin warden. I don't understand why a group of people enamored enough with the sport to buy a ticket to watch teenagers in suits wear awkward caps would boo the guy that made it all happen. It could be the impending lockout, but it's more likely that people from Newark would boo Santa Claus while he was shimmying back up their roof.
6:34 – Stern congratulates the Dallas Mavericks on their championship win, and when the Jersey crowd goes silent, he comments on how good the crowd is. Had he congratulated Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks for their championship win, we would have gotten to see three of Stern's assistants trying to figure out a) how to remove a tie from one's anus and b) how they were able to get it up there without unknotting it first.
6:36 – The shiny head quotient in the Bilas, Van Gundy, Barry, Scott pundit quartet is strong.
6:39 – The Cleveland Cavaliers pick Kyrie Irving from Duke University. Honestly, has any league ever had as many notable Irvin or Irvings in its history? Not even close. Somewhere the Clippers organization is putting together that they packaged Baron Davis and the rights to Irving for Mo Williams and, uh, lemme see here. I know I have the paper with the the other guy who went to L.A. in exchange for … ah! Here we go. Jamario Moon. Yup. L.A. could have had a Gordon, Griffin, Irving nucleus for the next 4+ seasons, and instead have EMo Williams and something called Jamario. Classic Clippers!
6:42 – Irving's father is named Dredrick. Dredrick! There's no way that guy isn't seeing the final Harry Potter movie.
6:43 – "You can't get a veteran in an NBA draft" – Jay Bilas, forgetting that Greg Oden will turn 70 later this year.
6:45 – The Minnesota Timberwolves select Derrick Williams from the University of Arizona. Speaking of Jamario Moon! Why the long face Derrick? This brings about Bilas' first mention of wingspan. Everybody drink! He's a 6-foot-8 efficient scorer who doesn't rebound or defend much, who is probably more of a three than a four. Ugh. Williams, Michael Beasley, Anthony Randolph, Martell Webster … right off, I don't love Williams as a fantasy option next year already.
6:50 – The Utah Jazz select Enes Kanter from Istanbul, Turkey and the University of Kentucky. Well, Stern, which one is it? Is he from Turkey or Kentucky. Can't be from both. I don't know anything about him, but the fact that he's clearly just replacing Mehmet Okur as the Turkish quota of the Jazz makes me … I dunno, like him more, I guess.
6:52 – Kanter is the third Turkish player after Hedo Turkoglu in 2000 and Okur in 2001 to be taken in the first round of the NBA Draft. Kenyon Martin was the No. 1 draft pick in 2000 and Kwame Brown was the No. 1 pick a year later. These were known as two of the worst draft classes of all time. Good luck, Enes!
6:54 – ESPN really needs to consider turning on the pundits' mics so that everyone in the arena can hear them, if for no other reason, just to see the reaction of the angry mothers turning around and screaming, "shut the f%@$ up!" every five minutes whenever Jon Barry talks about how weak this draft class is.
6:56 – JVG is trying out his Seinfeld material, "What's the deal with the front office clapping after their pick is announced? They already knew who they were picking!" Mercifully, Cleveland's second pick is coming up.
6:56 – The Cleveland Cavaliers pick Tristan Thompson from Toronto, Canada and the University of Texas. 2012: the year of the 6-foot-8 power forward. My only question is whether or not he'll be able to grow out those Anderson Varejao big curls.
6:57 – Can we be done with the Cavaliers now?
7:01 – I'm hoping for at least one notable trade between now and 11 pm. Seriously, why the heck is this thing starting at 7:30 on the East Coast? People in L.A. are just going to be getting out of their Botox appointments (or whatever those people do) by the time the Cavs make their twelfth selection in this draft. They're drafting after every three picks, right? On a side note, I told myself I'd be aligned with Cavs fans up to and including the NBA Finals, but as soon as that was over, I would no longer want to hear about how LeBron made them all cuckolds. It's only been mentioned three times in the first half hour, but I'm over it. You have Kyrie Irving, who seems like a Tyreke Evans-type of player. He also seems like someone my grandmother is going to call Carrie Irwin no matter how hard I try to correct her. Kinda like how she still talks about that little Iver Allison from the Philadelphia 76ers.
7:02 – The Toronto Raptors select Jonas Valanciunas from Lithuania. Uh, okay. It was kinda worth it just to see Stern have to pronounce a long string of difficult international words. You gotta love a team that gets hammered for choosing a 7-footer labeled soft and then decides, "Screw it! Double-down! Double-down!"
7:07 – The Washington Wizards select Jan Vesely from the Czech Republic. The best part of this pick? Everyone got to see him deep kiss his super tall girlfriend. He's known as the European Blake Griffin, I'd be super jazzed if he's just the white Javale McGee. I'm calling it now, John Wall will lead the league in alley-oop assists this season. Irving will lead the rookie class and Chris Paul will lead the, Don't-You-EVEN-Dare-Forget-About-Me class.
7:09 – A recent trade sent Corey Maggette to Charlotte along with the next pick. It doesn't matter who they get here, this team ain't doing nothing next season. Nothing. Milwaukee, on the other hand … well, we'll wait a bit. I don't want to give anything away.
7:10 – A ton of Euro players so far, which is fine except that they're all too nervous to show off with flashy, obnoxious suits – which is, of course, the third best part of the draft behind exciting 11th hour trades from teams desperate to ruin their franchise and bored New York/New Jersey fans who entertain themselves by booing anything that moves.
7:11 – The Sacramento Kings (Charlotte Bobcats) select Bismack Biyombo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bismack! BIZ-MACK! Let me clear my throat, Bismacky! I haven't been this immediately enamored with an athlete for reasons that have nothing to do with his athletic ability since Ben Wallace's afro.
7:13 – Five of the first seven picks were foreign-born. I'm not sure what this means, but I'm betting Lou Dobbs has something to say about all the American jobs the league is losing.
7:17 – Here comes the Commish. He looks tired, like he goes backstage and sucks down a quart of Gatorade like those old commercials with Jordan. Just a bunch of dudes playing playground hoops with a bigass cooler full of Gatorade. No biggie. Yeah, the cooler cost $70 to fill with Gatorade. No biggie. Yeah, MJ is just pouring that shizz down his face. No biggie. Anyway, Stern's just praying the Pistons pick Jim Smith from UCLA instead of the next hot prospect to come out of Eastern Europe with a name that sounds like a Seuss-rhyme actors use to limber up their lips.
7:17 – The Detroit Pistons select Brandon Knight from the University of Kentucky. Close! I loved him when he sang with Bel Biv DeVoe.
7:19 – I've already forgotten Brandon Knight.
7:23 – The Charlotte Bobcats select Kemba Walker from the University of Connecticut. Most other drafts, this guy would have the best name. But not in Bismacky Draft 2011! No, sir! That said, what the Bobcats lack in scoring ability, they'll gain in awesome name-ness.
7:24 – Honestly, is Walker going to backup Augustin? That doesn't seem right. Eesh, this team is going to be bad, although Bilas really liked that pick. My girlfriend really liked it too because Walker is short and cried on his way up the stage. I guess she can relate. So that's nice.
7:27 – What is a "Jimmer" and is it edible?
7:28 – The Bucks are choosing for the Kings because of the Maggette trade that sent Beno Udrih and Stephen Jackson to Milwaukee, Maggette and Biyombo to Charlotte and a fair amount of crap to Sacramento. Barry just alerted me that Jimmer was the top scorer in the nation last season and would be a great fit with Evans in Sac-town's backcourt. then the camera cut to a shot of a clean-cut white kid who looks to have a degree in finance. This is a mixture that, when combined, don't make for a long NBA career. When will Marcus Thornton get some love from you people? Seriously, the 10th pick in the draft led the NCAA in scoring last season? This is why I can't stand college hoops.
7:29 – The Milwaukee Bucks (Sacramento Kings) select Jimmer Fredette from BYU. He's from Utah!?! His last name sounds French!?! Aw, COME on! This pick has Tyler Hansbrough or J.J. Redick written all over it. You mean because all three are likely to start out slow as reserves for a couple seasons only to eventually find their place and really assist their respective ball clubs into gradually improving? Um, sure. we'll go with that.
7:30 – T.J. Fredette and his kiddie contract are enough to make me root against Jimmer his entire career. Or at least refuse to ever call him Jimmer.
7:33 – Stu Scott, "Jimmer and T.J. used to go to the local prison in Glens Falls and play pickup ball against the inmates. His first game, he dropped 40 points on them." Whoa, whoa, whoa. What? I have so many follow-up questions, Stu. You can't just move on from this! Jim is 22 years old, when was he playing pickup games in jail? Do New York prisons just let kids walk into the prison yards and hoop it up? This feels like a story that has gotten out of hand. And even if it really is true, way to be an jerk, kid. "Boom! I just dropped 40 on you, I get to leave and you don't and when I head on out past those gate doors, I'm going to get paid millions to do what I did here today! Glens Falls, baby! Glens Falls!" Isn't this equivalent to LeBron's "You'll all wake up tomorrow and still be losers" sentiment that followed his Finals loss? Yeah, it's official, I don't like Jim Fredette.
7:34 – According to ESPN, the Kings will be playing Thornton at SF, which makes as much sense as going to the local prison to shoot around.
7:35 – The Golden State Warriors select Klay Thompson from Washington State University. Can we just see old footage of Mychal Thompson? I mean, it's the Warriors. What can we really hope to learn about Thompson's affect on Golden State? He's going to play 15 mpgs on this team backing up Dorell Wright and Monta Ellis' recently vacated position.
7:36 – Mychal Thompson clips! Booyah!
7:38 – I miss the Cavaliers already. And I have mixed feelings about ending this live blog on the Jazz.
7:41 – The Utah Jazz select Alec Burks from the University of Colorado. In the words of Steve Buscemi in Fargo, "Silence. Total f—ing silence." If you had told me the Jazz were going to pick a kid from Colorado name Alec and asked me to guess which of the rookies he was, I'm 97.4 percent sure I would have pointed to a picture of Jim Fredette. Either that, or I would have just Googled a picture of Gordon Hayward and pointed to that.
7:42 – Bilas tells me Burks needs work on his "dribble game," which seems to be as good of a place as any to end this blog. It's been fun. Now it's time to research how these dudes will fit (or not fit) into their respective rosters.
Wait, wait! Before I go, I had to comment on the awkward interview with Golden State's new head coach Mark Jackson. Firstly, I'm pretty sure Jackson fell asleep in front of the camera five minutes before he went on and was awakened just as the camera cut to him. Secondly, Mark Jackson did not guarantee his team would make the playoffs, despite the fact that he said they would. There's a difference between saying it and guaranteeing it. The difference being that one is confident and the other is bluster. Total sissy move. Be an Atheist if that's how you feel, what's all this Agnostic nonsense. Thirdly, Jeff Van Gundy wants to push Jackson off a tall building. I can't prove it, but I just know it.
Okay, now I'm out. BISMACK!


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School district still under fire for winter weather policy
Parents say they're still concerned after how the school responded when a winter storm hit last Wednesday
Local school districts are trying to be prepared ahead of Tuesday's winter storm. School districts that include Greenwood have a school policy in case winter weather happens. Parents say they're still concerned after how the school responded when a winter storm hit last Wednesday.
"If there's a snow flake falling in the sky when I get up, my kids won't be going to school," said Carla Humphrey, a concerned Greenwood parent.
Humphrey was one of many Greenwood parents stuck at home while their kids were stranded at school last Wednesday.
A mid-day snow storm prompted school officials to cancel bus routes.
The Greenwood School District said it was just too dangerous to run their buses on the roads.
Humphrey wants to know why schools didn't close before the roads got so bad.
Administrators aren't talking.
School district officials came outside to speak with 40/29 News, but wouldn't go on camera.
Instead, the Greenwood School District sent 40/29 a statement saying,"...in the event that winter weather occurs during the school day every decision made will be based on making sure our students arrive home safely."
"I have a 5-year-old that, if she doesn't get to go to school, cries when the other kids are at school because she missed a day. But you know if she's not going to be safe getting there and getting home it's not worth it to me," said Humphrey.
The school district said it's trying to put this whole issue to rest, saying it's current winter policy keeps every student's safety in mind.
Other parent's told 40/29 News they didn't receive a text alert from the school district until 4 p.m. that their kids were stranded at school and not on a bus headed home.


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Last updated: March 14, 2014
NHGRI Creates Informed Consent Web Resource for Genomics Research
NHGRI Creates Informed Consent Web Resource for Genomics Research
The National Human Genome Research Institute has developed an online Web resource with the goal of providing the research community with the information needed to develop complete and reliable informed consent materials for genomics-related research projects, such as genome-wide association (GWA) and genome-sequencing studies.
Informed consent involves two fundamental components: a document and a process. Through the consent form it is essential to communicate to the research participant a summary of the research project, including the study's purpose, research procedures, potential risks and benefits, and also to explain an individual's rights as a research participant. It is important to use language that is not overly technical, and take into consideration the basic scientific understanding and literacy level of potential research participants.
"We developed this resource to provide the research community with relevant and current information to assist them as they draft their consent forms," said Erin Ramos, Ph.D, M.P.H., an epidemiologist with NHGRI's Office of Population Genomics and one of the authors of the new informed consent resource.
The informed consent process together with the consent form provide research participants with explanations that will help them make informed decisions about whether to begin or continue participating in a research project. It is an ongoing, interactive process, rather than a one-time information session.
Given the complexity of the scientific and ethical issues that arise when conducting genomics research in today's collaborative research settings - which include activities such as deposition of individual-level data into controlled-access databases for broad sharing; evolving information technology (IT); and the prospect of changing attitudes about privacy - the material included in the NHGRI Web resource is by nature dynamic and not meant to provide definitive answers. Instead, it is meant to be a first iteration of an evolving discussion that will serve as a useful resource for scientific investigators as they work with their colleagues, IRBs, research participants and communities to develop appropriate informed consent materials for genomics studies.
"It is NHGRI's desire to begin an interactive dialog with the community on this issue," said Laura Lyman Rodriguez, Ph.D, acting director for NHGRI's Office of Policy, Communications, and Education.
The NHGRI welcomes comments and suggestions on the resource. Dr. Rodriguez notes that "We hope to begin a conversation with the research community to help develop best practices and facilitate the dissemination of the hard work of others in this area."
To read more about NHGRI's newly developed informed consent process go to: Informed Consent for Genomics Research.
For more specific questions about the informed consent process when conducting genomic research, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com


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It is my contention that scientific discussion on this forum is a waste of time -- more: it is in fact the burden that is dragging this forum down. I know others disagree, but here's my hope and my personal invitation for -at least- this thread: to try and infer some the truths and some of the lies from the media and only from what the media feed us, i.e. "the news" (as I think we should always do).
In other words, I am not asking here how the earthquake "machine" would work (remotely or on site), but whether we can assume that some sort of similar weapon is being used, just by looking at news patterns coupled with whatever cannot immediately be dismissed as complete fakery. (Indications of fakery combined with a well-timed earthquake (such as Fukushima) should raise our attention in this regard.)
Of course, it might just as well be that no such machine exists, and that the propaganda machine is so well oiled it can take advantage of any sudden event that comes along, including earthquakes. Personally I've been back and forth on this and have no definite answer. The answer to this question, in my opinion, lies exclusively in the research and the critical reading of "the news" we can do here.
So. As I looked at the devastation of the new earthquake in Italy, I wasn't certainly thinking of earthquake machines, HAARP and the other theories that have been discussed at length (with no discernible result) all over the internet for years, and on this forum as well.
Until I ran into this:
Provided we will not believe a Likud party member and zionist when he talks about "acts of God", this kind of nugget seems a little too good to be true. Is this fodder planted to fuel conspiracy theories? Is it the Israeli idea of taking advantage from anything that comes along? Or could it really be a way for the perpetrators of a vile revenge to let those who can understand the message know what has been done and why? And was it completely coincidental that this message came from the chambers of the Vatican? ("we trusted that the Holy See would keep us safe", what the heck are you on about? Also, ironically: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 87861.html)Italian earthquakes were retribution for anti-Jewish UNESCO vote – Israeli deputy minister.
"Two earthquakes, which struck Italy this week, were "retribution" for the country's support of the UNESCO resolution disregarding the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, Israeli Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation Ayoob Kara said."
From: https://www.rt.com/news/364578-italy-ea ... on-israel/
And if we go back to the UNESCO vote that allegedly spurred all of this: why was the Italian PM so upset after the vote, to the point of uttering this ridiculous statement: "We cannot continue with these motions aimed at attacking Israel. If there is to break out of European unity because of this, then so be it!" (to which, Bibi replayed that "even the theater of the absurd has limits.") ?
Let's assume that the hinting of the Israeli politicians is motivated, and we are looking at the possibility of an earthquake weapon, maybe operated remotely, in the hands of [nameplace here]... something that might be used to threaten and weaken countries who do not abide, or to shock and distract the populations of such countries. Maybe Italy here was taken as an example, to warn the whole of the EU? Or maybe the Italian PM just needed a little boost in distraction, given the delicate political phase the country will go through with the constitutional referendum on December 4th?
Let me look at at least another Italian earthquake. On May 20, 2012 in Emilia Romagna (and again on May 29), a very strong earthquake hit this region in central italy causing destruction and death. This coincided with a lunar eclipse (sigh) and came one day after one bomb allegedly exploded in front of a school in Brindisi, an event discussed on this forum and quite certainly proved as faked. Two days before the earthquake the Italian government (guided by Mario Monti, under whose government the half-faked Concordia ship accident also happened) passed a resolution which stated that the government would not pay any reimbursement to citizens in case of a earthquake. Two days after the earthquakes, the highest seats in the italian secret services were changed. These of course could all be coincidences, or they could be signs that the earthquakes was expected and used to distract the population from the important economic and financial decision that the EU and Monti in particular were going to take on the same days, in relation to the Greek crisis, in particular a disbursement of 2.8 billion euros which was decided on May 25.
(This statement is worth nothing, but I personally recall the early morning of the 20th, after the earthquake, admiring a very strange, unusual and artificial-looking striped pattern of clouds up in the sky, a few hundreds kilometers north of the epicenter.)
(As mentioned above personally I am not one hundred percent sure of anything, and it is important to always consider the possibility that the earthquake machine is a big fat ass fairytale, invented like many others (see the nuclear threat or the periodical epidemic scares) to keep the populace lulled in the waves of coming and going fears.)
...that's all I have time for now. Hopefully other members will look for similar or more significant connections between especially timed earthquakes and the readiness of fakery in support of them (the already mentioned Fukushima, or the 2004 Indonesian tsunami come to mind).


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What Polish Colors to Wear With Your Prom Dress
Matching shoes, a clutch, and jewelry to your prom dress may be your main focus, but don't forget about the coolest accessory of all—your manicure! The shade you wear on your fingernails can add a lot to your overall look, but choosing the right one for your outfit's color scheme can be tricky. That's why we've called upon Sally Hansen Nail Ambassador Tracylee to select the best combinations for you. "It's best to use polishes that have similar undertones to your dress," explains Tracylee. "And make sure to have fun accessorizing with creative nail art!"
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