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Using Fischertechnik Sensors with the VEX Cortex
From ROBOTC API Guide
Tutorials → VEX Speaker module
|The VEX Cortex is an incredibly powerful and versatile microcontroller. Part of what makes it so versatile is the basic 3-pin system (Power, Signal, Ground) it uses for inputs and outputs.
When coupled with a powerful programming language like ROBOTC, the VEX Cortex allows you to connect all types of third-party sensors (and actuators) with little or no effort. Taken from the VEX Wiki, any analog sensor can be connected to the Cortex as long as its characteristics align with the following:
Likewise, any digital sensor can be directly connected to the Cortex as long as its characteristics align with the following:
|All of the basic Fischertechnik sensors meet these qualifying characteristics, making them perfect candidates for use with the VEX Cortex!
Analog Sensors Example: Fischertechnic Photoresistor
|Based on the VEX Cortex Schematic, the SIGNAL line in the ANALOG INPUTS bank is closest to the USB Port in the center of the Cortex, with the +5 VOLTS line next, and finally the GROUND line. The Fischertechnic analog sensors only have two output pins, and we'll be connecting them to the SIGNAL and +5V lines.
|In the picture below, we used the connector pins that come with the Fischertechnik system to connect the photoresistor to male-to-male jumper cables, which can be plugged directly into the Cortex. Note that with these basic analog sensors, polarity does not matter; it only matters that you use the SIGNAL and +5V lines on the Cortex.
|With the sensor properly connected, configuring it in ROBOTC is no more difficult than any of the official VEX sensors. In the Motors and Sensors Setup, on the VEX 2.0 Analog Sensors 1-8 tab, give the sensor a name and choose from Potentiometer, Light Sensor, or Line Follower for the sensor type. Any of these three types will work, as they are set up to return the raw A-to-D (Analog-to-Digital) values from the sensor. The Gyro and Accelerometer sensor types perform additional calculations on the raw sensor data, making them inappropriate choices for a basic analog sensor like the photoresistor. The VEX Light Sensor is the most similar to the Fischertechnik photoresistor, so it's the logical choice.
|The values from the photoresistor can be used in your ROBOTC programs just like any of the other sensors – using the SensorValue[] command. The ROBOTC Natural Language commands like untilLight() and untilDark() will also work!
#pragma config(Sensor, in1, FTPhotoresistor, sensorReflection) //*!!Code automatically generated by 'ROBOTC' configuration wizard !!*// task main() { while(SensorValue[FTPhotoresistor] < 2000) { //Code } }
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Christian Counselor
Franklin Sollars, and Associates
Licensed Psychologist
We have several therapists who offer Christian Counseling, as well as many who particularly work with each client's individual religious/spiritual perspective. All of our therapists honor and respect spiritual and religious values, principles and beliefs as part of the whole person and relevant to a client's treatment. Whether Christian, Jewish Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or of another faith, our therapists help clients integrate their beliefs into their mental well being.
Christian Counselor
Chandler Fleming, L.M.S.W.
Clinical Therapist
In 48346 - Nearby to Northville.
Having been a Christian my whole life and having graduated from a bible college, I have a solid foundation upon which to offer scriptural truth in therapy. In John 8:32, Jesus said, "And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." With an undergraduate degree in psychology as well as a graduate degree, plus years of experience as a therapist, I can offer you Christian counseling that will offer you the truth of Christ that will help set you free.
Christian Counselor
Debbra Bronstad, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
In 48309 - Nearby to Northville.
As a Christian counselor, I integrate Biblically based counseling in a non-judgmental, grace-filled environment. No matter what your struggle, there is hope. I have helped clients find peace, healing and joy as they address fear/anxiety, anger, unforgiveness, marital difficulties, childhood abuse, divorce, relationship breakup, abortion, sexual struggles, depression, job loss, parenting difficulties, grief and more. Learn how this time of adversity can draw you closer to God even if you have been angry or disappointed with Him. Call me at (248) 929-5354 for compassionate Christian care for your counseling need.
Christian Counselor
Brian Shaffer, CPBS, GC-C, FT
Grief Counselor & Thanatologist
In 48099 - Nearby to Northville.
Spirituality has been referred to as 'the forgotten dimension' of mental health care. It has been described as being 'where the deeply personal meets the universal'; a sacred realm of human experience. Spirituality is concerned with people finding meaning and purpose in their lives, as well as the sense of belonging, of community. Because spirituality comes into focus in times of stress, suffering, physical and mental illness, loss, dying and bereavement, it is important not only in Christian Counseling but also throughout all of medicine. Spirituality has often been called 'a quality that strives for inspiration, reverence, awe, meaning and purpose, even in those who do not believe in God'.....
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Michael Govan, MA, LLP, LPC, LSGC, EMDR II
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 48326 - Nearby to Northville.
Although I see clients in my practice who practice a different faith, or no faith at all, I really enjoy working with my brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ. I hold a Bachelors degree in Theology, and love to counsel from a Christian perspective. The Directors and Officers of the International Board of Christian Counselors have conferred upon me the voluntary global credential of "Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor". They sorted through hours of paperwork I submitted before conferring this honor on me. The bottom line is not how many verses I've memorized. The bottom line is that I actively invite Him into my office to speak through me to each client. His Spirit heals.
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Julie Grant, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
My definition of Christian Counseling is more about the counselor than the client. The way I respond to and care for my clients and the insights I give them are the same, whether they are an athiest or a pastor (I love working with both groups, and everyone in between). The difference is that I'm going to point the pastor to the Scripture that backs up what I just said. It is my aim to always be prepared to back up my statements, actions, and theories with what the Bible says, whether anyone around me notices or not. I rely on God's direction with clients and give Him the credit for any success "I" have had with them.
Christian Counselor
Kim Snyder, MS, LPC, NCC, TMH
In 48154 - Nearby to Northville.
God is called our counselor because he intimately knows each and everyone of us. He knows how we think and feel, and more importantly he knows how to get us "unstuck" emotionally. Scripture and prayer are very powerful and can help us get closer to God and to the heart of our problems. To become humble before our maker and say "I'm ready for change" is to begin to feel forward motion.
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Shantee Foster King, PhD, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Love your neighbor as yourself. As a Christian, my beliefs and faith instructs me to love others... not judge or condemn. As a psychologist, my training allows me to help others learn to make healthy choices for their life... not what others think they should do. I help people who want to make healthy changes toward their life goals while developing their spiritual connection and practicing faith-based living.
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Stephanie Sachs, LPC
Licensened Psychotherapist
In 48009 - Nearby to Northville.
Bad things can happen to good people, and that can raise a lot of spiritual questions. Why? That's the ultimate question, and the hardest spiritual question to answer. Reading Scripture doesn't necessarily help you work out your questions, and it may not go far enough to help you know how to help your kid out, or improve your relationships, or create the joy you long for, and it really doesn't tell us how to divorce. This is a private place to process feelings, talk questions through, gain understanding, and to be fully human and accepted and respected, despite your struggles. Proverbs tells us repeatedly, to get understanding. Understanding is the way to acceptance, forgiveness, healing.
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Joe Kort, Ph.D., MSW
Licensed Social Worker
In 48067 - Nearby to Northville.
On staff we have a therapist trained with extensive experience working with cultural and religious issues, especially within the Orthodox Jewish community. Her work with deeply religious people extends to other religions including Christianity. She helps people keep their spiritual and religious integrity in the face of dealing with other who do not support and understand their way of life.
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Sheila Burns, MA, LPC, CAADC
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 48104 - Nearby to Northville.
I have been a Christian for most of my life. For me this means that I believe in Jesus Christ as my personal savior and I believe the bible is God's word, here to help guide me through life. The Bible offers a perspective on how we manage life's struggles and the hope of healing and restoration. I am able to bring a Christian perspective, knowledge of the Bible and prayer into the counseling environment. It has been my experience that people who bring their faith into counseling are able to make more significant, life lasting changes in shorter time spans.
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Elizabeth Talbot, L.P.C., L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W.
Liz Grazioli-Talbot
In 48007 - Nearby to Northville.
Christian counseling offers a chance for us to find our truth that is based on the bible's truths. We need to dream the dream that the Lord has for us. Let me say that again," we need to dream the dream the Lord has for us." I can help you learn how the Lord's wisdom and guidance through prayer and listening to the Holy Spirit can help you achieve those sound biblical principals in your daily life.
Christian Counselors in Northville, MI are Ready to Help.
Thank you for visiting our Michigan search of licensed Christian therapists in Northville who are committed to using Biblical based principles in their sessions with you. A licensed therapist has a minimum of a masters degree in counseling, and having the right therapist who respects and embraces your Christian beliefs is a great step forward in finding the proper help. Counseling that is grounded in the Bible seeks to respect your spiritual walk and and uphold the values you cherish. Speak with a Christian therapist in Northville, Michigan today, contact forms are "open" 24/7.
Northville is a city that is located in multiple counties- Wayne County and Oakland County in Michigan. It has a land area of 2.05 square miles and a water area of 0.01 square miles.  The population of Northville is 6,010 people with 2,545 households and a median annual income of $95,478. .
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Booking a weekly counseling session with a licensed therapist in Northville is not a large financial issue for the majority of people in this area. Sustaining a commitment to mental health treatment is easily accessible for the average family, but ask your therapist if there are any concerns as many will accept insurance or even offer sliding scale fees. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Northville public health department.


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Markets are the third way to affordable housing
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It's no secret that the cost to buy or rent a home in the Bay Area is extremely high and rising. Thanks to a regional economic rebound and renewed interest in the kind of walkable living that defines San Francisco, demand for Bay Area housing is at a high.
Unfortunately, this means that only the most privileged can afford to purchase a home in our inner-ring suburbs. Blue collar workers, service workers, and young professionals making less than astronomical sums are having an increasingly difficult time finding homes they can buy or even apartments they can rent. And so a debate over how to accommodate affordable housing swirls around every planning meeting and town council election.
Advocates rally behind nonprofit housing and the state's regional housing needs assessment (RHNA) process, which assigns each municipality and county a certain number of units they must accommodate. Others, especially in Marin, say cities and counties are managing their affairs just fine and resent anything that could be construed as meddling from Sacramento or ABAG.
Yet both perspectives neglect the economic underpinnings of our housing cost. Fundamentally, we have a shortage of housing for any income. Until either side begins to address this fact, we'll continue to face deadlock and continuing cost escalation.
Market urbanism
Our housing shortage isn't everywhere. Stockton and Vallejo can attest to that. Rather, the cost hikes have been in the walkable areas that have come into vogue over the past 10 years. Downtowns both large (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland) and small (San Rafael, Napa) have seen their prices rise since the end of the recession.
While some of the demand in the big cities may come from name recognition, the principal reason for the price spike is that the supply of housing in walkable neighborhoods has not grown with demand for it. We have a classic housing shortage, and the only way out is to boost supply of walkable housing for all incomes, from luxury to low-income, by making it profitable to build such housing.
To some, this will sound like nonsense. We need affordable housing, not luxury housing. But the theory that increasing supply will stabilize prices has been borne out in at least one market.
Washington, DC, has seen a massive population boom. Since 2000, it has grown by nearly 10 percent, and now is adding 1,300 new residents every month. Though housing costs have increased (partly due to a lack of financing in 2007-2008 and partly due to a lag between demand for apartments and their completion), this year they are expected to be stable despite the continuing influx of people. Regionally, nearly 40,000 apartments are coming online in the next year, with another 30,000 the following year.
No government program could have forced such broad rent stabilization without direct price controls. Next year's stable rents will only have come about because the region's governments have worked with demand rather than against it. In the central city, DC is working on a revised zoning code that will promote high- and moderate-density walkable living. In the suburbs, counties are converting drivable retail centers into walkable mixed-use areas, sometimes far from the Metro rail system, relieving some of the demand in the central city.
The Bay Area could join DC and stabilize its housing market only by stepping back from the dysfunctional No Development vs. Affordable Housing debate. We must boost the supply of housing for all incomes or we'll never get a handle on the problem.
Reform the laws, boost supply
Bay Area developers face a potent mix of restrictive zoning and anti-developer sentiment. We fear that any changes to our much-beloved downtowns will destroy their character, and that rapacious developers just won't care.
Arguably, they didn't care in the 1950s or 1960s. Ugly concrete replaced beautiful Victorian. Grassy hills became rolling tract homes. Governments helped by marking poor neighborhoods "obsolete" and tagging for them for demolition.
The laws put in place to stop this kind of idiocy worked, and developers now try to work within a city's character rather than against it. Developers now face strict design review to ensure developments work with local character and architecture, or are built on characterless strip malls and dead zones.
Still, some of those laws hold back development to an undue degree. Take density limits, put in place to maintain neighborhood character. These ensure that only, say, 30 units per acre can be built in a given acre. While that seems like plenty of density, they encourage the largest units instead of the most rentable mix of units. A developer can't charge as much for a studio apartment as he can for a two-bedroom, but since both count as a "unit" he'll build a bunch of two-bedrooms. In Marin, this has meant continuing undersupply of studios and a rent hike of 14 percent since 2011.
Other constraints, such as parking minimums and inclusionary zoning, squeeze even more money from a project, rendering small infill developments unprofitable and impossible.
Cities should reform their zoning codes to make attractive and character-rich development profitable again. Density could be substituted with height limits, which would allow cities to keep a low-rise or mid-rise character while also adding housing units. Parking minimums, too, should be abolished in favor of alternative means of transportation and neighborhood parking plans.
Even in large cities, this will encourage dense development beyond BART stations. Though BART-oriented development is useful, there aren't enough BART stations to make much of a dent in the housing supply. More importantly, these developments are often islands of walkability in a pedestrian-hostile sea if infill development is restricted to the BART station. Real cities are integrated fabrics, with buses, walking, and biking dominating short trips. Most of the walkable centers in the region follow this pattern and aren't anywhere near rail transit. There's no reason not to expand those town centers into the retail strips that dot the region or the vast office parks that dominate swathes of the East and South Bay.
Matthew Yglesias has written extensively about the need for infill development and upzoning. It is simply not tenable to prevent first-wave development from being redeveloped. Our land is simply too valuable to remain parking lots for offices and strip malls.
If the Bay Area is serious about affordable housing, its governments must tackle laws that keep supply from catching up with demand. We cannot rely upon nonprofits or government largesse to solve this economic problem effectively, nor can we freeze our cities and rents and call it a day. Only the market can fix the market.
The blog Sightline Daily has an 11-part series on legalizing real affordable housing, from zoning to density to rooming houses. It should be required reading for anyone involved in affordable housing policy.


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Goalie fight! Flyers' Ray Emery squares off against Capitals' Braden Holtby
By Eli Bernstein
It's been a tough season so far for the Flyers. An 0-3 start led to the (probably overdue) firing of coach Peter Laviolette in October, but the shakeup on the bench hasn't resulted in a turnaround. Thanks mostly to an anemic offense and hit-or-miss defense, Philadelphia is currently sitting on six points, good for last place in the entire NHL.
The Flyers' offense wasn't exactly its usual moribund self, and actually got off 30 shots against Caps netminder Braden Holtby. Not one found the back of the net though, and so after Ward scored 5:23 into the third period to make the score 7-0, the hosts decided to make some fireworks with their fists instead.
The brouhaha began after Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds leveled Caps defenseman Steve Olesky with a check near the Washington blue line. Tom Wilson immediately came to his teammate's defense, and as the refs watched the two tangle, Flyers goalie Ray Emery rushed down the ice, intent on going mano-a-mano with his counterpart Holbty.
Now, even though he's a goalie, Emery is known for his pugilism skills. He's even off against a non-goalie not once twice, in both the NHL and AHL. Holtby was thus understandably somewhat hesitant to engage in fisticuffs, but Emery wouldn't take no for an answer. What followed was an unmitigated pounding, as Emery continued to throw haymakers even as Holtby fell to his knees.
Two undercards (Steve Olesky vs. Vincent Lecavalier and Brayden Schenn vs. Alexander Urbom) followed the main event, as the crowd continued to egg on their hometown boxing club hockey team. Holtby looked dazed and visibly bruised after his encounter with Emery, but would go on to preserve the shutout. The Flyers would finish with 99 more penalty minutes than goals, but perhaps also with a new sense of camaraderie born out of not losing without a fight.
After the game, Emery defended his decision to go after Holtby, saying the opposing netminder had every chance to change the outcome.


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Muammar Qaddafi's regime sought to portray an aura of inevitability about its march into Libya's rebellious east today as his forces tightened their siege of Ajdabiya and raised fears of an assault on the de facto rebel capital of Benghazi.
The struggle at Ajdabiya – a city of about 100,000 located 90 miles from Benghazi – is finely poised at the moment, and good information from inside the city is hard to come by. But if Qaddafi is willing to use the kind of artillery barrages he has used on western towns that rose up against him or tries to starve the city, he could well prevail.
His next step would probably be to try such tactics on a much grander scale here in Benghazi, where a psychological war is already under way. On state TV, Qaddafi is referring to the city's rebels as Al Qaeda terrorists, rats, and worse. Phone calls from his loyalists in Tripoli tell residents their families will be killed.
Indeed, the stakes are high in the stand-off between the Arab world's longest-serving dictator and the rag-tag militias that have been pleading for a no-fly zone – a move the United Nations Security Council is deliberating today and could implement within a few hours if approved, according to a French diplomatic source.
The Libyan National Council, an interim government formed by the uprising, was divided today. An aide to the council says most of its members favored issuing a statement demanding strong international action against Qaddafi, while a few holdouts argued against calling for foreign intervention beyond a no-fly zone.
"We know what waits for us if Qaddafi is allowed to win," says Mussa al-Obeidi, a middle-aged insurance salesman standing in front of the Benghazi courthouse, which is covered with the faces of hundreds of people who were killed for their political beliefs by Qaddafi's regime in the past. "He wants the whole country under his thumb again and nothing he says should be trusted."
Arab TV network Al Arabiya reported today that Libya's armed forces are promising a cease-fire on Sunday to give rebels a chance to "surrender," without providing further details or naming its source. That came a day after Qaddafi's son and regime mouthpiece, Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, said that the rebellion would be crushed within 48 hours.
Benghazi braces for a siege
Qaddafi has Ajdabiya, the last major city on the road to Benghazi, partially encircled. Tripoli-based reporters flown down on a brief junket by the government to the western outskirts of town reported a force of about 1,000 men massing there with tanks, fuel trucks, and stores of ammunition and food. That indicates he's seeking to choke the town off from the rest of the country.
There were scattered explosions in the town today but rebel leaders said their own militia continues to hold the center of the city, where the phones have been cut and most power turned off. In Misratah last week, the phones were cut before he unleashed plane, rocket, and tank fire on the town, killing dozens.
For now, Qaddafi appears stalled at Ajdabiya and has drawn no closer to Benghazi, but rebels said they shot down a pro-Qaddafi MIG this morning in Benghazi. Bombing today also did substantial damage to the runway at Beinana airfield in Benghazi, a city second only to Tripoli with 1 million residents.
This city is bracing for an expected siege. In many residential neighborhoods, young men with assault rifles have taken to the roofs of family homes and are organizing nightly patrols of their areas.
When the occasional plane was spotted overhead today, cars stopped, with the passengers alternately shouting curses and "God is great" at the sky. In the morning, two Turkish warships designed to monitor and attack planes were a few miles off Benghazi harbor.
'We'll fight to our last drop'
Benghazi and the eastern portion of the country has always been restive, and a source of both Islamist and secular movements against Qaddafi that have been relentlessly crushed during his almost 42 years in power.
Today in town, members of the Warfalla tribe, Libya's largest, and the Tarhuna, another national tribe, held anti-Qaddafi rallies after state TV reported last night that leaders of both tribes in Benghazi had thrown their support behind Qaddafi.
"Qaddafi is a liar," was emblazoned on a poster of a few hundred Tarhuna men parading in the capital today and waving Libya's independence-era flag, which was abolished by Qaddafi in favor of a green one of his own design.
"We want freedom, to be our own people, and he's trying to divide us and create suspicion," says Nuri al-Megrahi, marching with a group of men carrying a 60-by-20-foot independence flag down a major thoroughfare.
Nour el-din el-Sharif, a middle-aged man who spent 13 years in Qaddafi's prisons for supporting a secular opposition group, predicts the city will fight "to our last drop" against Qaddafi. "This is a movement for basic freedom and dignity. We're waiting for the international community, but either way we'll fight."
After initial reservations about military intervention, the US has nudged closer to a harder line on action in recent days, and has hinted at doing more than simply stopping Qaddafi's fighter jets from bombing rebels.
"We need to be prepared to contemplate steps that include, but perhaps go beyond, a no-fly zone at this point," said Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN. "The situation on the ground has evolved … a no-fly zone has inherent limitations in terms of protection of civilians."


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Nissan has announced a new driving aid system called the Navigation-Cooperative Intelligent Pedal which basically uses data from the car's satellite navigation system to help smoothen the drive when it comes to a curving road.
How many times have you approached a bend and then suddenly realised you've gone in too fast? Can you see ahead past a blind corner in a bend? Some bends can sharpen mid-way… and then you panic and have to deal with understeer or worse! If the system detects that you are about to do this, it sounds an audible warning.
If you persist, the system moves the accelerator pedal upwards to assist the driver to release it. Once the foot is lifted off, the system will smoothly reduce vehicle speed by braking. The system will debut on the new Nissan Fuga when it is unveiled in fall 2009. As it currently is, the Fuga is the Japanese name for the Infiniti M.
A similiar system was introduced earlier this year on the Toyota Crown Majesta, though it doesn't work exactly the same. The Toyota system uses gear changes and engine braking to help slow the car down in anticipation of a corner (the car is aware of this via the in-car GPS system too) or a toll booth.
In addition to that, the Toyota system will activate a brake-assist function if it thinks the driver is too late in decelerating when approaching a stop sign or a junction.


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This Midnight Purple 305 mm. Rear Fender gives a Slingshot® a finished look with color-coordinated custom style, as well as enhanced protection from road debris. This wide rear fender fits vehicles with the 305 mm. rear tire. Incredibly strong and durable, this fender was rigid-molded through a resin transfer molding (RTM) process. RTM is a high-tech method of fabricating lightweight, high-strength composite components that have precise dimensional tolerances and must meet demanding part quality standards like those of marine and aerospace applications. This fender is painted with the same paint and process as your Slingshot® bodywork, and each one is hand-buffed to ensure the highest quality finish and a precise color match. Add a Rear Fender Decal for a completed look. Canada Note: Check provincial and local laws before installation.
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- Color coordinated
- Protects from road debris
- Fits with the 305 mm. rear tire
- Rigid-molded through a resin transfer molding (RTM) process
- Hand-buffed
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Entering his first season in MLS, LA Galaxy midfielder Michael Stephens wasn't exactly a lock. Depth was stronger at the start of this season than at the end of last, and the 22-year-old rookie faced a tough battle to get some playing time, let alone starts.
But six games in, Stephens hasn't only been on the field consistently, he's suddenly become a fixture in the starting lineup.
"He's a good player and his work rate is outstanding and I think it complements our other players in the midfield," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "He's been a big plus and I hope he continues to grow as a player."
Stephens started his third consecutive match last weekend, in the Galaxy's 3-1 win over Philadelphia. While he showed energy from the very first moment he stepped on the field—late in the season-opener against New England—Stephens showed some flair with his passing game.
In the fourth minute, Stephens slipped a ball to Edson Buddle inside the penalty area, and Buddle found A.J. DeLaGarza in front of the goal for the game's first goal. Stephens also was credited for an assist on the game's third goal, as he fed Landon Donovan, who set up Buddle for his ninth goal of the season.
"His energy has really been helpful," Donovan said after the match. "He's all over the place. He was playing a little bit tilted right and there were about 10 or 11 times I looked over and he was on the left side of the field, running, tackling or being involved in the play so he's all over the place, defending well. ... He's learning as he goes and he's a smart kid, he works hard and he wants to get better."
Over the last three seasons, the Galaxy have done well to nab strong talent with their first pick in the MLS SuperDraft. In Omar Gonzalez (2009) and Sean Franklin (2008), LA selected players who went on to win the MLS Rookie of the Year award. In 2007, the Galaxy took Robbie Findley who, though not on the club's roster anymore, has blossomed into a standout with Real Salt Lake.
The Galaxy took Stephens with the last pick in the first round of this year's SuperDraft. Despite being the ninth midfielder taken, he said he had anticipated at least some playing time during his rookie campaign.
"I was hoping it was going to come eventually but I didn't know it was going to come so early in the season," Stephens said. "Injuries obviously had an effect."
Injuries in fact opened up a spot for Stephens. With Leonardo out for the Real Salt Lake match on April 17, DeLaGarza moved to central defense and Franklin played at right back. With a hole in the midfield, Arena elected to give Stephens the start.
And while he's notched three consecutive starts, Stephens said he isn't taking his position on the team for granted.
"I've always been the guy who's going to always try and improve," he said. "I got the start and I want to continue to not only stay in the starting lineup but push and have good games in there and just keep improving."


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Six-year-old Lucia St. Lorenzo wondered how police working the holiday would get their Thanksgiving meal. So, to make sure officers in Newtown got to celebrate Thanksgiving just like everyone else, she went out of her way to bring it to them herself.
"Some police officers were working and they don't get to stay home with their families," said 6-year-old St. Lorenzo.
Lucia and her father, Antonio St. Lorenzo, delivered the catered feast to the police station Thursday night.
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Linda Antignani, who's behind the Newtown Adopt-a-Cop program, also helped Lucia and her father make the night happen.
"It falls in that category of a little girl knowing that the officers would be alone on a holiday and wanting to give them a little piece of home," said Linda Antignani.
Lucia's father, says he's so proud to see his daughter follow in his footsteps. He spend this life giving back to homeless veterans and other causes.
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Lucia, a Head O'Meadow student, said she wanted to thank Newtown's finest for keeping a close eye on her school and on the town.
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Newtown officers told NBC Connecticut the gesture gives them a little slice of home on this holiday. It also reminds them of the special bond they have with the community.


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A photo I took at the May 22 mass protest in Montreal
Dear Readers and Supporters,
Funding for The People's Book Project has essentially – despite a few select donations – come to a halt. At the moment, there are not enough remaining funds to sustain the Project past the next week or so. For this reason, I have started a crowdfunding initiative through Indiegogo, a large crowdfunding website, to attempt to raise funds for both the Book Project itself, and to facilitate a trip to Europe, specifically Greece and Spain, in order to undertake research and journalism from the front lines of the economic crisis and anti-austerity revolts. This was done in an attempt to shift the burden of financial support from those who have long supported my work – through my website(s) – to a new audience with a much wider reach than my own, which is very minimal, to say the least.
However, funding through Indiegogo is also currently not sufficient, so I am asking for your help in promoting this initiative, through Facebook, social media, networking, etc. The only way to increase financial support is to increase exposure, and I cannot do this on my own. If you have the means, or are so inclined, your financial contributions would be enormously appreciated as well, either through my website or on Indiegogo. However, it is in the networking, social media, and promotion that I need a great deal of help. I often see the same names who take it upon themselves to help promote my work through social media, and it is incredibly appreciated; just as I often see the same names who provide financial support. While both of these groups – with some overlap between them – are essentially the reason why I have been able to continue independent research and writing up to this point, I need to expand my exposure and bases of support, in order to continue the Project itself, but also to lift some of the burden from those who have consistently supported this Project as it approaches its one-year anniversary.
So, if you have not made a financial contribution, please consider doing so, and just as – if not more – importantly, please help in sharing my articles, book promotions, and the new Indiegogo fundraising page. Your efforts mean a great deal to me, and are enormously appreciated. So thank you for all you have done, and continue to do!
In looking at the objective for the first volume of the Book Project, with a focus on the global economic crisis and global anti-austerity and resistance movements, I feel that I should re-post some of the research and writing that has come about through the generous support of readers and supporters thus far, and of which a great deal will be going into the first volume of the Book.
Starting with the global economic crisis and anti-austerity resistance movements, the following articles, samples, and excerpts have been made possible due to the generous support of readers:
Welcome to the World Revolution in the Global Age of Rage
Austerity, Adjustment, and Social Genocide: Political Language and the European Debt Crisis
Italy in Crisis: The Decline of the Roman Democracy and Rise of the 'Super Mario' Technocracy
Super Mario Monti and the Dictatorship of Austerity in Italy
These articles are collectively but a small sample of the actual research and writing which has gone into the Project over the past two months, which has surpassed 300 pages in writing (with over 100 pages on Greece alone!).
On the subjects of education as social control, class warfare, and student movements, the following articles have been made possible: the series, "Class War and the College Crisis."
Part 1: The "Crisis of Democracy" and the Attack on Education
Part 2: The Purpose of Education: Social Uplift or Social Control?
Part 3: Of Prophets, Power, and the Purpose of Intellectuals
Part 4: Student Strikes, Debt Domination, and Class War in Canada
Part 5: Canada's Economic Collapse and Social Crisis
Part 6: The Québec Student Strike: From 'Maple Spring' to Summer Rebellion?
Part 7: Meet Canada's Ruling Oligarchy: Parasites-a-Plenty!
Further into the subject of the Quebec student movement, the following work has been made possible due to reader contributions and support:
Ten Points Everyone Should Know About the Quebec Student Movement
From the Chilean Winter to the Maple Spring: Solidarity and the Student Movements in Chile and Quebec
Quebec Steps Closer to Martial Law to Repress Students: Bill 78 is a "Declaration of War on the Student Movement"
Writing About the Student Movement in Québec: You're Damn Right I'm "Biased"! … Confessions of a Non-Neutral Observer
Québec Students Spark the 'Maple Spring'
The Maple Spring and the Mafiocracy: Struggling Students versus "Entitled Elites"
On June 11, the Global Elite Gather in Montreal: Will the Maple Spring Say Hello?
Stand Strong and Do Not Despair: Some Thoughts on the Fading Student Movement in Quebec
Organize, Imagine, and Act: How a Student Movement Can Become a Revolution
On the issue of Empire, the following research, samples, and writing have been made available through reader support and donations:
The Predatory Global Empire in Panama: Punishing the Poor
A Revolutionary Idea for a Revolutionary Time: A Plan of Action for the Global Political Awakening
An Education for Empire: The Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Ford Foundations in the Construction of Knowledge
Education or Domination? The Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Ford Foundations Developing Knowledge for the Developing World
The Council on Foreign Relations and the "Grand Area" of the American Empire
The American Empire in Latin America: "Democracy" is a Threat to "National Security"
Organized Terror and Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine
The Kennedy Brothers, State Terror, and Friendly Dictatorships
Punishing the Population: The American Occupations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The U.S. Strategy to Control Middle Eastern Oil: "One of the Greatest Material Prizes in World History"
Fighting the "Rising Tide" of Arab Nationalism: The Eisenhower Doctrine and the Syrian Crisis
Economic Warfare and Strangling Sanctions: Punishing Iran for its "Defiance" of the United States
Bringing Down the Empire: Challenging the Institutions of Domination
All of this does not even begin to truly cover the amount of extensive research and writing which has been undertaken in the past year, a good deal of which will be integrated into the first volume of the Book. Again, ALL of this has only been made possible due to the support of readers.
Readers and supporters have also undertaken – of their own initiative – to kindly translate some of my articles into foreign languages, simply because they chose to do so, and for which they received no financial compensation.
Among the French translations of some of my articles are:
De la dépression économique globale a la gouvernance mondiale
La politique économique du gouvernement global
Fermons la réserve fédérale mais ne nous arrêtons pas en si bon chemin!
L'éveil politique et le nouvel ordre mondial
Contre l'Institution, avertissement au mouvement Occupy Wall Street
Un court message pour l'humanité: nous voulons être libres !
De l'anarchie: Une Interview
A Greek translation of my article:
"Be the Change: A 12-Point Proposal for the Occupy Movement"
An Italian translation of one of my recent articles on the European debt crisis:
"Il linguaggio Orwelliano dietro la crisi della zona Euro"
And in Spanish translations:
"La 'Crisis de la Democracia' y el ataque a la educación"
Del Invierno Chileno a la Primavera Canadiense: ¡Solidaridad!
Quebec se acerca a la ley marcial para reprimir a estudiantes
"Bienvenido a la revolución mundial en la era de furia global"
So thank you, sincerely, for all of your support over this past year. I could not have done any of this without you, and it's only possible – and will only be possible in the near future – because of your support. And I will thank you in advance for helping to promote my writing, research, and fundraising campaign on Indiegogo.
In Solidarity, now and always,
Andrew Gavin Marshall
Andrew Gavin Marshall is an independent researcher and writer living in Montreal, Canada. His website (www.andrewgavinmarshall.com) features a number of articles and essays focusing on an analysis of power and resistance in the political, social, and economic realms. He is Project Manager of The People's Book Project, and is currently writing a book on the global economic crisis and resistance movements emerging around the world. To help this book come to completion, please consider donating through the website or on Indiegogo.


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Innovative newly developed products and the just-in-time production of special vehicle series have been the domain of Car Research & Development (CRD) since 1988. CRD is a company in the BRABÚS® Group and works predominantly for the international automotive industry and its national importers. The company's list of references includes such renowned brands as Chrysler, Dodge, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Opel, Range Rover, Saab, SsangYong, Subaru and Toyota.
The services of the company range from market analysis to designing and engineering special models and accessories programs to flexible just-in-time production of special model series. Depending on customer preferences CRD can manufacture the products in its own plant in Bottrop or deliver directly to the assembly lines, or the vehicle preparation centers (PDIs) at the importers' ports of destination.
The full-service company draws upon a team of highly motivated engineers, designers and marketing specialists who develop successful products that take the latest market trends and legal requirements into consideration.
The CRD engineers and designers utilize state-of-the-art CAD technology in all their projects. Models are built in closely guarded secure areas with access only for authorized personnel. The same security measures are in place for the state-of-the-art workshop where the prototypes are built and where the finished models are digitized for manufacturing the required tools and dies.
CRD has the latest production facilities at its disposal and provides storage space for more than 1,000 vehicles, guarded 24 hours a day. The CRD logistics center manages the smooth transport of vehicles to the customers' distribution centers or directly to the respective authorized dealers.
For the development of complete engines or performance kits including all necessary testing and calibrating procedures CRD uses latest-generation stationary and dynamic test benches.
Another CRD specialty is the company-own proving ground that features among others a skid pad, a shake test track with Belgian Block cobblestone and a certified configurable noise measuring track. This makes CRD also an ideal partner for the ECE homologation of a wide range of vehicles that we conduct for automobile manufacturers from around the world.
At the Frankfurt International Auto Show IAA 2009 the engineering, design and marketing firm is present with its own stand hall 5. From here CRD will make and maintain contact to other exhibiting automobile manufacturers and importers.
Conversations with consumers and car dealers serve as extensive on-site market research to examine zeitgeist and consumers' expectations.
In March 2008 the premium brand Infiniti celebrated its market launch in Europe. Now Infiniti presents a concept car made by CRD. The concept car comes with two different engines. The FX37S is powered by a 3.7-liter (226 cu. in.) V6 engine that produces 320 hp (316 bhp) / 235.5 kW. Carrying the FX50S badge it is powered by a 5.0-liter (305 cu. in.) V8 engine with 390 hp (385 bhp) / 287 kW. This 'Limited Edition' concept car of the Infiniti FX celebrates its world debut on the CRD stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show IAA 2009.
These five-door models are available in black or white and set themselves apart with special 21-inch turbine-design light-alloy wheels. The wheels, front grille, side air inlets in the front fenders and the roof carrier are all painted gray.
CRD lends the Infiniti FX concept car a sporty luxurious interior. The upper part of the dashboard as well as the upper parts of all four door panels are covered with the finest leather in the company upholstery shop. Brown seams create a classy contrast to the black leather and complement the perfectly matched dark-brown surface structure of the CRD carbon fiber interior trim.
A- and B-pillars as well as the entire headliner are covered with color-coordinated Alcantara.
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Q. What is the title of your book?
A. LOVE IN REALITY, available as a digital book from Harmony Road Press.
A. LOVE IN REALITY, available as a digital book from Harmony Road Press.
Q. Where did the idea come from for the book?
A. Watching too much reality TV! Specifically, shows like Big Brother, where contestants are locked in a fictional "house" and have to kick each other off one at a time until a winner is selected.
Q. What genre does your book fall under?
A. Contemporary single title romance. (That just means it's longer, about 90,000 words.)
Q. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Q. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
A. Can love flourish when a law student is pretending to be her twin on a reality TV show and the TV producer is using her to write a winning screenplay?
Q. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
A. Love in Reality is published by Harmony Road Press, a "mom-and-pop publishing empire" I run with my awesome husband, Ross. (So, yeah, it's indie-published.)
Q. How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
A. About three months. Then I completely rewrote it, so add on another few months, and then I rewrote the first third of the story and the ending, so all told, about three years! (That's called "writer's math," kids.)
Q. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
A. I'm not sure there is anything similar, but it's funny and contemporary, so maybe Kristan Higgins or Susan Elizabeth Phillips?
Q. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Q. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
A. It's standard on these reality TV shows for the contestants to talk directly to the camera. I started to think about the relationship that might develop between the producer asking the questions and the contestant. It seems like a very intimate situation, but still fraught with challenges.
Q. What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
A. It's the first book in The Blackjack Quartet, a series of interrelated romances in which Jack "Blackjack" McIntyre plays a role. And then, in Blackjack & Moonlight, he falls in love. (Blackjack & Moonlight was a finalist in the 2012 Golden Heart® contest and will be released in mid-2013.)
Okay, for all you authors out there…here are the rules:
•Give credit to the person/blog that tagged you
•Post the rules for this hop
•Answer these ten questions about your Next Big Thing on your blog
•Tag two or more writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them.
I tagged these wonderful authors. Check them out!
Jennifer Bernard, author of the fabulous Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel
KT Grant (aka Katiebabs) who writes...well, a LOT!
Emma Barron, just so we can all learn what she's working on.


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Release Date - 15/08/13
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Pokémon Rumble U offers the chance to battle with up to 100 Toy Pokémon at once across a range of exciting Areas, each with its own battle stages, unique challenges and a big Boss to take down before you can advance. But victory isn't the only prize here the more Toy Pokémon you defeat in battle, the more you could have on your side as you advance to the next battle. You can even try to befriend the other Toy Pokémon as you strive to get all 649 on your side.
Using your Wii U GamePad, the controls of Pokémon Rumble U are quick and easy to learn, tapping directly on a spot in the battle Area to attack right there! The GamePad also offers a Near-Field Communication (NFC) reader which interacts with a range of collectable Pokémon NFC Figures, which are exclusive to GAME in the UK!
Placing a figure on the NFC reader will bring that Pokémon into the game which you can raise to be one of your most dependable allies in the game. Unlike other Pokémon in the game, your NFC figure Pokémon can grow stronger using in-game coins, and this strength is recorded in the figure, so you can continue playing with the Pokémon as you've raised them when playing at a friend's house.
Plus, Pokémon Rumble U offers four-player battles in multiplayer mode, letting you team up with friends or family to battle the most powerful enemies, or embark on some friendly competition over who can defeat the most Pokémon in one go!
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• One additional mystery NFC Figure
• Double-sided Collector's Poster
• Code to download the game from the Nintendo eShop
Now you can catch and collect your Pokémon in the real world with the Pokémon Rumble U NFC Figurines. There are over a dozen to collect, including some mystery Pokémon! The Figurines are randomly packed so that each package contains a surprise - and each figure holds a secret you can unlock in the game!


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To sign up for this program, you'll need your XIENCE V Patient Care Program card. You received this card from the hospital following implantation of a XIENCE V stent. When you call you'll also need your stent's product lot number. The product lot number can be found on the stent implant card. You received this card in your patient materials following the implantation of a XIENCE V stent. The stent implant card is purple and white, and has a color photo of a heart on it. If you do not have or have lost your XIENCE V Patient Care Program card or your stent implant card, be sure to contact your physician or the hospital.
I've got mine (from our rep, mind you, not because I have a stent):
How about you?
PS: Oh, if you have Medicare, Medicaid and these things are covered, you can't use the card! (In other words, it's just a bad joke...)


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Google regularly updates and changes its search algorithm. After the Panda update, many website with high rankings, found that the rankings had dropped like a stone. It seems Google is trying to reward websites which are high in quality over the countless junk sites. The websites whose rankings dropped were mainly those which had bad HTML, poor SEO and broken links. Therefore, the strategy after Panda has to be changed, in order to get good search engine rankings.
SEO strategies which have diminished value after Panda:
* Mass Link building – though it still works, it seems that it's the days are numbered. Google search engines will start detecting these sites and they will be doomed.
* Article marketing in bulk – this will go down the same path as mass link building. Since mass articles generally have spun or duplicate content, they will be easily spotted by the search engines.
* Exchanging links – two-way links, multiple links etc are already obsolete. For ranking purposes it seems to be an outdated strategy.
* Buying links – Google has always frowned upon this practice and bans sites which indulge in it. It may not be a good idea for SEO.
* Repetition of anchor text – repetition of anchor text is not a good way to improve rankings. It is better to have a variety of keywords, which helps direct the search towards the site.
SEO strategies which work after the introduction of the Panda update:
Even after Panda, by using a combination of good content and SEO, you will be able to maintain a high rank. These are some of the techniques which will help in getting and maintaining a good rank with search engines.
* Guest Post blogging:
The links that you place in your guest post, work very well in directing traffic towards your website. Guest posting should be one of the foundations on which you build your website. If your guest post is published in well-recognized authoritative sites, then the benefits to your site are immense.
* Article marketing:
Article marketing through Ezine articles and Articlebase do help in SEO ranking. However, they are now not as effective as they were before. They do help in SEO strategy since the articles contain original content and the link to your site.
* Social media:
Though the use of social media does not help in SEO, it adds votes in your favor from a very wide base. This will help you in gaining recognition and also helps building your brand image.
Use of better quality blog content which have been SEO'd:
Though content are not the only criteria for building a website, good quality content will please visitors and have spin-off benefits. Even here the use of SEO is relatively important since your keywords will help keep the message focused.
Get recognized as an authoritative source:
Instead of doing unethical things to stay ahead of the competition, by supplying high quality content, which can be backed by reliable sources, you will be respected as a person whose writing can be trusted. It is wise to know which niche you are well versed in and stick to it; instead of trying to be a "Jack of all trades and master of none".
Use natural link building, on-page SEO etc.:
When you are building a link, contained within the original content, then it should be to a related topic to seem natural. This way Google will not treat it as spam. Even today, it is relevant to have your content with good SEO.
Panda has forced a rethink on SEO strategies. SEO done by hand is bound to be safe from updates. If you create quality content which matches the SEO, then you will not face any problem with your ranking. By assiduously building a site, you will be benefited in the long run.
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Blood transfusion and outcome in elderly hip fracture patients
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Objective: Hip fractures often concern elderly patients with a high degree of co-morbidity and therefore suscepti-ble for the associated postoperative morbidity and mortality. According to the literature, several factors have an influence on the amount and severity of postoperative complications after hip fractures. Low preoperative haemoglobin levels (Hb) in elderly patients seem to be associated with increased short-term morbidity and even mortality after surgery.
The aim of this study was therefore to establish the impact of anaemia and blood transfusion on post-operative recovery of hip fracture patients.
Methods: For this study hip fracture patients were included, who were admitted to the surgical department of our hospital between January 2005 and June 2009. Data was retrospectively retrieved and reviewed from the patients records. Exclusion criteria were age <65 years, conservative treatment, transfers to an-other hospital before surgery, polytrauma's and pathologic fractures. Anaemia was defined as Hb be-low 13.0 grams per decilitre for males and below 12.0 grams per decilitre for females. Primary out-comes were postoperative complications, length of stay in the hospital, re-admissions and in hospital mortality
Results and conclusions: In total 465 patients with a hip fracture were included, of which 75,3% were women. Mean age was 83.2 years (range 65–99). Mean Hb at admission was 12.4±1.5 g/dL, direct postoperative 9,9±1.6 g/dL and at discharge 10,6±1.3 g/dL. Anaemia was present in 58.3% of all patients on admission, 95.4% direct postoperative and 89.1% at discharge. Mean Hb drop following surgery (from admission to postoperative level) was 2.6±1.6 g/dL, and this was correlated to an increased length of stay (p<0.008). Overall, 200 patients (43.1%) received an average of 6.2 units of Red Blood Cells (RBC's). Of all transfusions, 70% was given the first day after surgery. Lower Hb at admission was associated with more readmissions (p<0.04), more postoperative complications (p<0.019) and an increased length of stay (p<0.003) but was not associated with lower odds of in hospital death (p<0.69). The number of RBC units was correlated to a decreased length of stay (p<0.0003) and an increased num-ber of postoperative deliriums (p<0.036). Transfusion was not associated with lower odds of re-admission and death.
According to the results of this study the average patient with hip fracture experienced a large drop in Hb following surgery. Lowered Hb at admission was associated with poor outcome, more readmis-sions and an increased length of stay. Treatment of anaemia with RBC transfusion had a positive influ-ence on the length of stay. Early diagnosis and treatment of anaemia in elderly hip fracture patients seems to be an important factor in postoperative recovery, though more research is necessary for this to be affirmed.


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Morning Five: 03.12.12 EditionPosted by nvr1983 on March 12th, 2012
- The decision by Illinois to fire Bruce Weber (his press conference reaction here) was probably the most speculated on move this season, but when the school did so it was met with swift reaction. The most notable was Michigan State coach Tom Izzo who said that he and his wife shed tears over the firing although we aren't clear if they were actual or symbolic tears. The firing was also probably the most significant so far this season as it opens up one of the premier jobs in the country, which could lead to a cascade of movement on the annual coaching carousal.
- After putting up with three seasons of relatively futility this was supposed to be a glorious March for Verdell Jones, but those dreams came to a crashing halt as he tore his right ACL during Indiana's win over Penn State. The loss of Jones, who finishes his career at #23 on the all-time scoring list at the school, appears to have hit the Hoosiers hard and will make their path through the South Region even more difficult. The Hoosiers have the talent to cover up for Jones over brief periods of time, but the experience he gained from his 103 starts will be hard to recreate late in games.
- Over the next three weeks you are going to be seeing plenty of video of Christian Laettner, but the one thing you would see or hear mentioned much is that the Duke great will appear in court this week along with his former teammate Brian Davis in the ongoing case regarding loans they took out on real estate investments. Looking through some of the names involved in this case (including Johnny Dawkins) this could turn into a college basketball media circus as more details come out.
- While Weber garnered the majority of the headlines over the weekend, two more coaches were fired over the weekend. At Nebraska, Doc Sadler was fired after going 12-18 this season leading Tom Osbourne, the school's athletic director, to decide to move in a new direction. Meanwhile, Tulsa fired Doug Wojcik, who was the school's all-time leader in wins, citing a 35% decline in season ticket sales among the reasons. To us, the biggest reason for his firing and the one that probably most directly impacted season ticket sales was the lack of a NCAA Tournament appearance in seven seasons despite a 139-89 record including two 25-win seasons.
- We tried to keep the selection of NCAA Tournament teams out of this Morning Five, but Miami and Durand Scott would not let us. Late on Friday, the school announced that the NCAA had declared Durand ineligible for taking impermissible benefits. The time of the suspension, the third for the Hurricanes this season (all for different players), could not have come at a worse time for the team as they were just about to play a game against Florida State, which they lost. Although we cannot definitely say that they would have made the NCAA Tournament had they won that game, they were one of the first four teams left out and a win over a team that would have been a #5 seed at worst probably would have put them over the top. Instead, they are let with nobody to blame, but themselves (and possibly their former head coach).


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A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers after Monday's tornado.
Seven children were found drowned at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers were searching through the night for survivors as parents kept a heart-breaking vigil, officials said.
The students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School were among at least 24 lives claimed by the monster twister that laid to Moore, Okla.
Several children and staffers were pulled alive from the ruins of Plaza Towers in Moore after the building took a direct hit Monday afternoon.
A little girl was lifted out by rescuers, while a small boy was carried to a triage area by a woman whose face was streaked with dirt and etched with worry.
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A woman carries an injured child to a triage center near the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.,
In another image captured by an Associated Press photographer, a crowd of firefighters worked to remove a woman — her hair and clothes covered in dust and bits of debris — from the pile.
Those hopeful scenes were soon followed by devastating news as the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office confirmed seven students were found dead in a pool of water.
It was unclear if any other children were killed or trapped alive.
Hysterical parents who had converged on the sprawling pile of broken concrete and twisted metal were later taken to a church to await word on the fate of their youngsters.
"Our hearts are just broken for the parents," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said at the briefing.
"Our prayers are with you. We are working as quickly as we can to get through the debris and answer some questions about where loved ones are."
The funnel cloud slammed two schools — Plaza Towers and Briarwood Elementary. There were no reports of casualties from Briarwood, although the building was heavily damaged.
At Plaza Towers, the fourth, fifth and sixth grades were evacuated to a church about a quarter-mile away from the 440-student school before the tornado touched down.
Students in kindergarten through third grade sheltered in place, according to NBC station KFOR. Some of those students had been in a hallway when the twister struck, others in bathrooms.
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Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., before and after Monday's tornado hit.
"I had to hold on to the wall to keep myself safe because I didn't want to fly away in the tornado," one girl told the station.
James Rushing, who lives across the street, ran to the school to take shelter, thinking the building would be safer than his own home.
"About two minutes after I got there, the school started coming apart," he told The Associated Press.
The twister — deemed at least an EF4, the second-highest strength, by the National Weather Service — tore the roof off the building and knocked down its walls.
A truck that was tossed through the air landed in the spot where the school's main office would have been, KFOR reported. Books were scattered across pancaked slabs of concrete.
A crying man described to a reporter how he and others pulled a car off a teacher in the front of the building and found three children she had shielded with her body.
"Good job, teach," the man said, his voice choked with emotion.
A sixth-grade teacher told KFOR she laid on top of several children in a restroom to protect them from winds that may have topped 200 mph, and all survived.
Officials said search and rescue efforts would continue through the night.
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KFOR television reporter Jesse Wells reports Plaza Towers Elementary school was totally destroyed. Most of the walls of the school have collapsed, and cars were thrown into the front of the building. Emergency crews continue to look for kids who may still be inside.
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Just like water is beneficial to all of us, water is also beneficial to your pets as well, particularly fish. Did you know that one of the main reasons pet fish die early is due to a lack of maintenance in their aquarium? It's not just fish either. Any other kind of aquatic life (i.e. turtles, crabs, shrimp) all depend on proper care from their owner for survival. Dirty, contaminated water can harm your pet just as easily as it can harm you. With that in mind, it is important to remember to invest in your pet's health.While there are a few aquarium accessories for you to consider, here are a few suggestions that will help you to maintain your aquarium:
Looking for a filter that is easy to clean and not so loud? The Fluval C2 Aquarium Power Filter System is a 5-stage aquarium filter unit for aquariums up to 30 gallons. This filter system runs smoothly and quietly, hangs on the side of your aquarium and is designed for easy maintenance.
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Whether you're an experienced aquarium owner or a beginner, you can't overlook the value of properly caring for your aquarium. Though care tips will vary depending on what type of aquarium you own (i.e., freshwater aquarium, saltwater aquarium) the above products will not just maintain a healthy habitat for your pet, but will consequently keep them healthy and happy.


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Searle family to fund biomedical research in Chicago
The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust has made a grant of $5 million to the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC), a collaboration of Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The grant, the first of a planned five-year donation of $5 million per year for a total of $25 million, is designed to support and stimulate innovative multi-institutional collaborations in research and education that will enable the Chicago area to become a leader in the biomedical sciences.
The program will be reviewed in its fourth year. If it progresses as planned, The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust may provide an additional $25 million for a five-year extension of the program, bringing the 10-year total to $50 million.
The consortium represents a new avenue for collaborative interactions among researchers and institutional leaders from the three universities. Beyond its expected scientific yields, the CBC will stimulate the creation of new centers and programs, produce intellectual excitement that will attract top faculty and students in the biomedical sciences to the region and help retain them, and create innovative collective resources and essential core research facilities.
"Through the CBC we want to make the Chicago area an exciting place to do pathbreaking biomedical science," said Richard I. Morimoto, Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology and Northwestern's CBC liaison. "Our goal is to change the entire way research, education and training are done by creating a vibrant community of colleagues at three great universities. This is an extraordinary grant with a huge expectation -- to change the research landscape in the Chicago area. We are expected to do great things, and we will."
During the next five years, hundreds of researchers from the member institutions will conduct research supported by The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. In addition, all biomedical science researchers in the Chicago area stand to benefit from the consortium by having access to its resources, infrastructure and educational opportunities. For example, one resource -- available to anyone, including physicians, scientists and industry -- will be a database of information about proteins as discoveries occur.
"The Searle Consultants are delighted to honor the legacy of John G. Searle in such a meaningful way," said Nancy S. Searle, a consultant to The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. "The CBC has great potential for the scientific community of Chicago, as well as residents of the Chicago area and beyond as the benefits from medical advances are realized for patient care."
The CBC focuses on the emerging field of systems biology, which is the study of protein networks, cells, tissues, entire organisms and other biological systems as integrated "wholes." The consortium initially is concentrating on the technologies of proteomics (the study of proteins and their functions) and informatics (the application of computers and other technology to analyze large amounts of data).
The key to understanding human biological functions, both normal and abnormal, lies in the study of the complex interactions that occur among proteins in response to each other and to their environment. The basic science discoveries that emerge from the CBC's research partnerships will speed breakthroughs and insights necessary for the better diagnosis, treatment and prevention of complex diseases, including cancer, heart disease, immune system disorders such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
"The Trust is pleased to collaborate with the Searle family to support this consortium which traces its roots to the vision and philanthropy of John G. Searle," said Terry Mazany, president and chief executive officer of The Chicago Community Trust. "Without a doubt, the CBC immediately puts Chicago on the map as a leading center for biomedical research, and the potential is enormous for attracting and creating the high quality professional jobs that Chicago needs to compete in a global environment."
The CBC, established in 2002 by scientists at the three universities with support from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, already enables collaborative and interdisciplinary research that is beyond the range of a single institution. Biologists are working with physicists, chemists and computer scientists to create larger multi-laboratory networks for exploring questions related to systems biology.
"One of our goals is to harness the power of advanced computational techniques in the search for solutions to our most pressing biomedical problems," said Jonathan Silverstein, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Chicago, director of the University of Chicago Hospitals' Center for Clinical Information and the University of Chicago's CBC liaison. "There is no other way to effectively sift through the vast and growing volume of biological data and use the information among complex teams to create new knowledge."
CBC researchers have access to existing state-of-the-art facilities located at the three member institutions including a new Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer (FTMS), which is the world's most powerful tool for studying the structures of proteins and other biomolecules, and the computing power and other means for analyzing the massive amounts of data the spectrometer and other instruments produce. Few facilities in the country have such specialized capabilities for proteomics research.
Housed at UIC, the FTMS is available to researchers throughout the area and was purchased last year with support from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
"This new facility is already producing thrilling data," said Brenda Russell, professor of physiology and biophysics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and UIC's CBC liaison. "For example, CBC scientists have been able to locate the site of charge modification on specific regions of the proteins responsible for contraction and relaxation of the heart. These charge modifications may well have implications for healthy heart function and provide important information for drug targeting and early diagnosis of heart failure. We anticipate similar breakthroughs in many other areas of health and disease."
CBC researchers also will tap into the power of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) synchrotron at Argonne National Laboratory, which produces the nation's most brilliant X-ray beams for scientific research.
During the first phase, the new support from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust will enable the CBC to continue and expand its efforts, including:
"This unique and generous grant from The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust is just the latest example of the Searle family's philanthropic commitment to the Chicago area and to biomedical research," said University of Chicago President Don M. Randel. "With it, our three universities will collaborate even more closely on large-scale projects and help establish the Chicago region as an undisputed leader in the biomedical sciences."
"The CBC represents a stunning collaboration for complex research and guarantees that facilities like the FTMS are put to their optimal use," said UIC Chancellor Sylvia Manning. "The Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, by bringing together our resources, both human and technological, will allow us to approach the biology of human disease with the highest creativity."
"The support of the Searle family and The Chicago Community Trust is critical to our efforts to assemble a nationally recognized biomedical consortium in Chicago," said Northwestern President Henry S. Bienen. "With this support we can create a productive environment for meaningful medical advances that can benefit the people of Chicago and the nation."
"The Chicago Biomedical Consortium is exactly the kind of program that my father, John G. Searle, had in mind when he established his charitable trust," said Daniel C. Searle, former chief executive officer of G.D. Searle & Co.
For more information on the Chicago Biomedical Consortium, go to http://www.chicagobiomedicalconsortium.org.
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Senior attacker Ashley Perkoski was named Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Perkoski led the Blue Devils to a pair of victories last week over NEC foes Robert Morris and St. Francis (PA).
Perkoski opened her week with an eight point performance in the 14-9 victory over Robert Morris. She scored five goals and recorded three assists in the game. Perkoski scored four consecutive goals in the second half to help the Blue Devils put the game out of reach.
She followed that performance with a seven point game against St. Francis on Sunday. Perkoski's four goals and three assists helped the Blue Devils defeat the Red Flash by a 16-10 score.
In all, Perkoski scored nine goals and had six assists. She made just nine shots over the two games, scoring on every shot attempt. Perkoski contributed to 15 of the Blue Devils' 30 goals over the two wins.
Perkoski finished the weekend with 27 assists on the season. She is now just two behind the Blue Devils' single-season record for assists.
Perkoski received NEC Player of the Week honors earlier this season for her performance in Central's 11-5 victory over Bryant.
The Blue Devils are 7-6 on the season and 5-2 in NEC play. The seven victories tie the program record set last season and the five conference wins are the most in program history.
Central returns to action on Wednesday night against Holy Cross. That game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Arute Field and will be Senior Night for the Class of 2012.


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EUGENE ROBINSON: The great Medicare switcheroo
Who knew? In the hall-of-mirrors parallel universe where the Republican National Convention is taking place, the GOP stands tall and proud as the party of Medicare.
I'm still a little confused about the historical timeline in this alternate reality. Was it President Goldwater who signed into law the nation's health care guarantee for seniors? Was it President Dole who made sure the program remained solvent? Did John McCain win in 2008?
It must be that in RNC World, the past simply doesn't exist. There is no other explanation for all the Great Society rhetoric coming from Republicans who once claimed to favor small government, limited entitlements and a balanced budget.
At a Bloomberg breakfast Monday morning, Mitt Romney's campaign brain trust claimed to welcome a fight with President Obama over the future of Medicare. I say "claimed" because the Romney team surely recognizes that putting Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., on the ticket means not being able to run away from Ryan's plan -- endorsed by House Republicans -- to transform Medicare into a voucher program.
This radical change would, as Democrats claim, "end Medicare as we know it." Instead of the current guarantee that the program pays for medical costs, Ryan's plan would give seniors a set amount of money each year to buy private health insurance. If that sum isn't enough to pay for the necessary coverage -- or to pay for traditional Medicare -- seniors would have to make up the difference.
"I think we're winning the Medicare battle because the facts are on our side," said Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney's communications chief. "It's not usual that Republicans have the upper hand in this argument."
To say the least.
The GOP's argument centers on $716 billion that Obama, through the Affordable Care Act, has shifted away from Medicare providers, such as doctors and hospitals, over the next decade. Most of these cost savings were negotiated with the providers, and there would be no, repeat no, reduction in benefits to seniors.
Nevertheless, as soon as Ryan's selection was announced, Republicans went on the attack with ads charging Obama with "gutting" Medicare and promising that not a penny would be cut under a Romney administration.
Remember, this is a parallel universe. We're supposed to forget that Obamacare preserves Medicare as a guarantee -- a promise that all Americans will have health care in their golden years -- while the Romney-Ryan plan would subject seniors to the vagaries of the private insurance market and potentially cost them an extra $6,400 a year.
Facts and history also went unacknowledged at Newt University, a series of policy lectures and workshops that Newt Gingrich is staging this week for conventioneers. The very first class at Newt U happened to be about Medicare.
"When you talk about who's tearing up Medicare, it's Barack Obama," thundered the one-time college professor. Meanwhile, to Gingrich's right, a video screen showed the results of an audience poll asking how much Obama had "cut" Medicare. To participate, you had to send your answer by text; tallies were updated, in real time, on the screen. How this represented an improvement on the "show of hands" method was unclear.
Gingrich gave way to guest lecturer Betsy McCaughey, the former New York lieutenant governor for whom opposition to the Affordable Care Act has become a crusade and a career. She made Gingrich sound measured and moderate, which ain't easy.
Obama, she charged, has already "destroyed Medicare as we know it." Extracting the $716 billion in cost savings from Medicare providers, while simultaneously providing coverage for 31 million uninsured Americans, was the equivalent of "robbing Grandma to spread the wealth."
McCaughey was just warming up. It's not just Grandma's money that's at stake, she charged, but also her life. The Affordable Care Act "will mean fewer elderly patients survive their hospital stay and leave alive."
Run for your life, Granny.
Let's return to the real world. As McCaughey said in a moment of lucidity, Medicare has fundamentally transformed the experience of aging in this country by providing a guarantee of health care.
What she didn't acknowledge is that it was Democrats who conceived of Medicare, passed it into law and kept it viable all these years. It was Republicans who denounced the program as "socialized medicine" -- and who now want to replace Medicare's guarantee with a system of vouchers.
Republicans may tell themselves that the GOP is the party of Medicare. But I doubt seniors will be convinced.
Eugene Robinson is a syndicated columnist. Write to him at the Washington Post Writers Group, 1150 15th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20071-9200. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Department of Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center has an outstanding national reputation and long-established tradition of surgical excellence across a full spectrum of adult and pediatric surgical services. Some of the world's leading surgeons are performing the most delicate and complex surgeries with overwhelmingly positive outcomes.
Robert E. Michler, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, has built on Montefiore's surgical history by assembling an unparalleled team of specialists. Together, they provide patients with the complete spectrum of innovative cancer treatments and minimally invasive surgical options. "The creation of new knowledge through innovative research, and the ability to share this with patients through clinical trials is the cornerstone of our surgical program," notes Dr. Michler.
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Dune Booth Has Amazing Presence at ComiCon
2011 represented the first year for DUNE novels at ComiCon, and what a year it was! So many people, fans, and ComiCon professionals commented on the beautiful booth that we will probably have a regular presence at ComiCon from now on. The funniest thing was hearing all of the people swing by the booth and say, "Dune! I grew up with those books!"
Fans new and old were amazed at our presence and the professional appearance of the DUNE booth. Nowhere ever (that we're aware of) have so many Dune titles been shown and available to book readers.