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Visiting Federation Square
How do I get to Fed Square?
Fed Square is located on the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Street in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, arts and sporting precinct. Fed Square is across the road from Flinders Street Station – Melbourne's major public transport hub, and can easily be reached by train, tram, bus, boat, bike and car. Fed Square is also within walking distance of major Melbourne attractions including the National Gallery of Victoria (International), Botanical Gardens, Crown Casino, Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Cricket Ground and Eureka Tower.
Public Transport
Fed Square is part of Melbourne's new Free Tram Zone, which includes the area from the iconic Queen Victoria Market, across to Victoria Harbour in Docklands, up to Spring Street and over to Flinders Street Station and Fed Square. Travel on trams within this zone is free, and you won't need a myki, however, if your journey starts or finishes outside the boundaries of the Free Tram Zone, you must touch on your myki at the reader in the normal way to make sure you have a valid ticket. The Free Tram Zone signs at tram stops will identify the boundaries of the zone.
Download the Free Tram Zone Map
In your car? The Fed Square Car Park is accessible from Russell Street or Batman Ave (Exhibition Street extension – City Link) and provides a secure environment, affordable rates and easy access to Fed Square, the MCG and sporting precinct, Southbank and Melbourne's CBD.
Get on your bike and take the scenic route to Fed Square. Cycling is a great way to discover Melbourne and the flat terrain makes it perfect for bike riders! Fed Square has free bike racks located around the site, making it a great pit stop as you wind your way up and down the Yarra or across town.
- Swanston St (near Transport Hotel) – 7 racks
- Corner of Russell and Flinders Streets – 7 racks
- Russell St Ext. (near the roundabout ) – 26 racks
- Flinders St Amphitheatre – 16 racks
- River Terrace (near Zinc at Federation Square) – 10 racks
- River Terrace (next to Red Centre) – 24 racks
- River Terrace (in front of Art Play) – 5 racks
- Level 3 Fed Square Car Park – 3 racks
Wish you had somewhere safe to store your bike? For an annual fee, you can access the bike cage facility with key card access on Level 3 of the Fed Square Car Park. Find more details on the Parking page.
Don't have a bike? Rentabike on Federation Wharf have all the bikes, maps and advice you need to get started, from cruisers and tandems to tag-alongs, baby seats and children's bikes. Bike hire costs just $15 for the first hour, then $5 per hour or $35 per day.
Melbourne Bike Share
Melbourne Bike Share is a convenient way to make a short trip in the city. Simply purchase a subscription that suits you, take a bike when you need it and then return it to one of the 50 bike stations throughout the city. There are two bike stations located at Fed Square on Flinders Street (next to the Melbourne Visitor Centre) and on Russell Street Extension. For more information and pricing enquiries call 1300 711 590.
On Foot
Located within walking distance of major Melbourne attractions, Fed Square is the perfect place to start exploring the city. Download the Walking Map of Melbourne and enjoy a leisurely stroll through the hidden laneways, lush parklands and bustling arts precinct.
When is Fed Square open?
Fed Square is open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The operating hours of onsite tenancies including cultural institutions, tourism services, shops, cafes, bars and restaurants vary greatly. Further details can be found on our website.
Fed Square Residents
There are a number of businesses and organisations that reside at Fed Square yet are not open to the general public. These businesses include Melbourne Festival, SBS and more. Business details are listed here.
How much does it cost to visit Fed Square?
Entry to Fed Square is FREE. Admission prices to ticketed events and exhibitions that are hosted at Fed Square are routinely listed with the event details in our events calendar.
Is there free Wi-Fi at Fed Square?
Fed Square has free Wi-Fi available in The Atrium, Deakin Edge and all public spaces including The Square, Flinders St Amphitheatre, River Terrace and Federation Wharf. Simply find a comfortable spot and log on for a fast, stable internet connection. There are no time limits and it's available 24/7, so you can settle in and soak up the buzz of the city.
Need some Wi-Fi help?
To connect to the Wi-Fi, open your Internet browser and wait for the Terms and Conditions page to load (should only take a few seconds), press the 'Agree' button, now you're connected and free to watch as many cat videos as you desire.
Still experiencing issues? Please call 03 9655 1900 during business hours.
How do I find the venue for the event I'm attending?
Fed Square is home to a range of venues, including Deakin Edge, The Atrium, Flinders St Amphitheatre, River Terrace, The Square and Federation Wharf. To locate your venue please refer to the interactive Map or the download the printable Federation Square Map.
Where can I find out about upcoming events at Fed Square?
For information about current and future events, you can check the events calendar on our website or sign up for FedMail, Fed Square's free e-newsletter. For regular updates and special offers, you can also join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Where are the toilets?
There are accessible public toilets and baby-change facilities located in The Square, next to Time Out and in The Atrium, near the Deakin Edge. Many onsite cafes and restaurants also have toilets available for customer use.
Is there any parking at Fed Square?
Fed Square has its own multi-level car park, which is accessible from Russell Street or Batman Ave (Exhibition Street extension – City Link). The Fed Square Car Park is open 24hrs and has accessible spaces located on each level.
View car park rates and opening hours
What access is available to visitors with disabilities?
Fed Square has accessible parking and toilets.
Find out more about accessibility at Fed Square
I lost something at Fed Square. Who should I contact?
If you have lost an item while at Fed Square please contact Fed Square Pty Ltd on 03 9655 1900 or send an email to email@example.com. Lost property will be kept for a period of three months before it is donated to charity.
Can I take a tour of Fed Square?
Fed Square offers a range of Guided Tours for individuals and groups.
Please note: While on site, Fed Square Pty Ltd advise that your personal information may be recorded via CCTV or as part of an event, activation or incident.
By visiting or accessing Federation Square, you consent to us collecting, using and disclosing your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.


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Preston C. Sprenkle, MD
Associate Professor of Urology; Division Chief, Division of Urology at VA Connecticut Healthcare System; Director, Urology Research Fellowship; Director, Urologic Oncology Clinical Fellowship Program
Departments & Organizations
Urology: Robotic Surgery and Laparoscopy | Urologic Oncology
Yale Cancer Center: Developmental Therapeutics | Prostate & Urologic Cancers Program | Smilow Screening & Prevention Program
Yale Medicine
General Adult Urology
Dr. Preston C. Sprenkle specializes in the treatment of urologic cancers, including prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, testicular cancer and sarcoma – a rare kind of cancer that grows in cells that connect or support other parts of the body, like bone or muscle.
Dr. Sprenkle has dedicated his career to using the latest imaging technologies to improve diagnosis. He was one of the first physicians nationwide to implement the use of the Artemis Device. This machine, introduced in 2009, allows a surgeon to use 3D ultrasound technology and merge it with even more precise magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to accurately identify cancerous tumors.
"Skilled and experienced radiologists are rare for this relatively new technique," Dr. Sprenkle explains. "At Yale, we are fortunate to have some of the world leaders in prostate MRI."
Dr. Sprenkle is also a pioneer in "focal therapy," which allows a surgeon to treat tiny prostate lesions, rather than the whole organ. This avoids many of the side effects—such as erectile dysfunction and incontinence—that may follow the removal of the whole prostate.
"Exciting technological advances are revolutionizing urology. Prostate cancer is very common and current treatments can majorly impact a man's sexual and urinary function," Dr. Sprenkle says. "Developing ways to minimize the impact of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment on a man's health and quality of life is tremendously rewarding."
Dr. Sprenkle believes in working with patients to come up with individualized treatment plans. "I want my patients to feel that I hear their concerns and treat them like a person. I am pleased at the end of a long consultation when they feel like they understand their disease and their options."
Education & Training
|Columbia University (2004)
|Stanford University, Human Biology (1998)
|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
|New York Presbyterian Hospital
|New York Presbyterian Hospital
|Board Certification
|AB of Urology, Urology (2014)
Honors & Recognition
Best Poster Podium PresentationYoung Urologic Oncologist dinner, Society Of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting (2009)
Finalist - NY section AUA Valentine Essay ContestNY Academy of Medicine (2009)
Finalist - NY section AUA Valentine Essay ContestNY Academy of Medicine (2007)
First Prize - NY section AUA Valentine Essay ContestNY Academy of Medicine (2006)
Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honors Society (2004)
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical School Honors Society (2004)
Outstanding Member of Stanford CommunityStanford University (1998)
Member, Board of DirectorsStanford University Alumni Association (1997)
Professional Service
NCCN Prostate Cancer Early Detection Panel (2014)
"Journal of Urology" (2009 - 2015) Reviewer
"Frontiers in Science" (2009 - 2015) Reviewer
"Urology" (2009 - 2015) Reviewer
Washington Heights free prostate cancer education and screening clinic (2008) Participant
Grand Round Presentation "Management of T1 Bladder Cancer" Brooklyn, United States (2011 - 2011)
Annual Meeting, Society of Urologic Oncology "B7x is a seum marker for prostate cancer." Bethseda, United States (2009 - 2009)
Annual Meeting, American Urological Association, "The bladder trigone is not a Wolffian duct remnant." San Francisco, United States (2006 - 2006)

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Seven days is a long time in wrestling. Each week Rachel will cast her eye over the landscape and handpick the stuff that stands out. Sometimes they'll be the most obvious events, but often more subtle shifts in the business. They'll always be written from her own unique point of view. Unlike the original That Was The Week That Was, she won't be singing the news.
AJ Lee's T-Shirt
One of the first of many rants I wrote on this site was about WWE's women's merchandise. By that I mean both merchandise made for women and that devised to promote female performers. Has it changed since then? Yes. As much as I want it to? Not even close. But we're moving in the right direction.
Four years ago WWE had little-to-no shirts cut for women and, just generally, most of their stock was dull. WWE Shop was a sorry sight, but over time it's improved. The design turnover has been quick, the clothing pages aren't a sea of black anymore and there are now shirts designed to fit a female figure. Women have curved waists, tits and don't want to dress like men. Who knew?
It still irritates me that the choice is limited. I hate that someone in an office decides which shirts women will buy. They regularly get it wrong. Why on earth was the Antonio Cesaro shirt not made available to women when you can buy a slim cut Prime Time Players shirt? Madness.
I also take issue with the policy that women's shirts aren't stocked at UK live events. When Andrew and I went to Raw, we both intended on buying the yellow CM Punk shirt as a momento. Andrew bought his but I couldn't find any for women. I decided I'd buy online the next day. That never happened because even when applying a discount code, the extortionate shipping charge made it a $43 shirt. I don't love it that much.
This needs to change. And a few more v-necks wouldn't go amiss while they're at it. I prefer when my chest doesn't look like it's growing straight out of my neck.
There may have been some progress on the buying side, but the promotion of female wrestlers when it comes to merchandise has been dreadful. The problem was the same old cycle of no character, no interest, no merch. I have no idea where the Divas' division is heading at the moment. It's in a weird place. I'm both tentatively excited at the prospect of a higher mainstream profile and terrified that it means the death of any matches at all. I'm putting all my faith in Sara Del Rey's influence and a sympathetically edited reality show.
AJ Lee, though, has done something a little special. I may not always have approved of the stories WWE placed her in, but what's crucial is that she's had top-billing placement that made people care. The audience wants to see what happens next. She's not the piss break. It's been an awfully long time since the crowd cared this much about a woman. Even the cringe-making narratives that played out between Mickie James and LayCool didn't produce t-shirts, and LayCool were coming out in custom branded shirts and hoodies every week.
I cant say that I love the design of AJ's shirt. It's not my style, I doubt I'd ever wear it and I feel a little old for it. But if I can stomach the shipping cost I'm sorely tempted to buy it just to drive home the point that if you make the Divas relevant they will shift stock. And the dollar's what WWE is all about, right?
Good for you, kid. Never has a t-shirt launch seemed quite so significant. Dare I whisper 'tipping point'?


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Tiger Woods Responds To Ex-Wife Elin's Shocking Interview: 'My Children Come First!'
After Elin spoke out about the 'hell' he put her through, Tiger offers up his own thoughts in a new statement.
"My children come first, they always will," Tiger Woods, 34, tells People in response to ex-wife Elin Nordegren's explosive first-ever interview. "I'm going to enjoy every minute with them. [Elin and I] both cherish the time we spend with Sam and Charlie."
What do you think, BFFs? It sure sounds sincere, but you never know with Tiger. Do you think the philandering golfer finally has his ducks in a row, or is he just saying whatever he thinks the public needs to hear?


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The Ole Miss men's and women's tennis team learned their postseason destinations, as the men's and women's NCAA Tournament fields were announced Tuesday.
The men, ranked No. 13 in the nation, are the No. 14 overall seed and will be hosting the first and second rounds, their 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The women, ranked No. 20, are making their seventh straight appearance and will travel to Coral Gables, Florida, for the first and second rounds.
The men drew Alabama State in the first round, and the winner will play the winner of the other first-round match between No. 20-ranked Columbia and Georgia Tech.
Led by All-SEC first team selections Nik Scholtz and Stefan Lindmark, the Rebels finished 17-8 overall and 8-4 in SEC play, tied for fourth place in the league standings. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, where they fell to No. 7-ranked Georgia.
"The guys have been extremely good at handling being the favorite in some matches and also being the underdog in a couple of matches," head coach Toby Hansson said. "We have a group of guys who have been taking care of business."
Alabama State (SWAC) and Columbia (Ivy) earned the automatic bid in their respective leagues, while Georgia Tech made a run to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament to receive an at-large bid. Last year, Columbia won their first two NCAA Tournament matches in program history and advanced to the NCAA Final 16.
"When you get to this part of the season, there's not a bad team involved, so it doesn't matter who you are playing," Scholtz said. "You have to be ready and you have to be prepared. We know that, and for the younger guys, I'll make sure they know that. We're going to take it one match at a time and make sure that we can control what we control, which is to compete to the best of our abilities."
The women drew Denver in the first round, and the winner will face the winner of No. 15 seed Miami (FL) and North Florida in the second round.
Led by senior Julia Jones, the No. 9 player in the nation, the Rebels finished 15-10 overall and 5-8 in SEC play, ninth place in the league standings. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, where they fell to No. 5-ranked Florida.
"From a talent standpoint, this team has probably been the best team that I have had," said 14th-year head coach Mark Beyers. "Early on, we had to learn how to win some close matches, and when we finally did that, we started to hit our stride."
The Hurricanes, ranked No. 15 in the nation, finished 16-6 overall and 12-2 in ACC play, tied for second place in the league standings. They were upset by Florida State in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Denver (Summit) and North Florida (Atlantic Sun) earned automatic bids out of their respective leagues.
"Miami has a great team," Beyers said. "They're ranked 15th in the country, but we have a great team, too. We have played a lot of good teams playing in the SEC throughout the year. I don't think our kids are going to be intimidated, and we're looking forward to the challenge."


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Sohaib Soliman: Campus Leader, Lifelong TechieSOCORRO, N.M. April 30, 2012 – Sohaib Soliman is proud to have been a Techie all his life – virtually. As a pre-schooler, he started "going to school" at the New Mexico Tech Children's Center.
|Sohaib Soliman added "Macey Scholar" to his long list of accomplishments.
Soliman has Socorro and Tech in his blood. His father, Dr. Hamdy Soliman, is a professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, and his mother received her Master of Science for Teachers from Tech. His older brother, Omar, is the student representative on the Board of Regents. Not to be outdone, Sohaib was recently elected to his second term as President of the newly-renamed Student Government Association. Youngest brother Moaaz is also a student at Tech.
"We have friendly competition between the three of us," Sohaib said. "If I talk about being S.G.A. President, Omar always reminds me that he's the top dog because he's on the Board of Regents."
Soliman was the S.A. secretary as a freshman and a senator as a sophomore.He said he's pleased that he was re-elected to a second term as S.G.A. President because he has unfinished business. Specifically, he is rewriting job descriptions and best practices for each Student Association position.
"Most people spend the first semester just figuring out what they're supposed to be doing in their positions," Soliman said. "Now, no one will have an excuse. Hopefully this will eliminate the learning curve and officers can immediately start working from their whole potential."
He said he's most proud of the improved communications during his presidency between the S.G.A. and the Tech administration.
Sohaib will be the only Macey Scholar in the family though. All three brothers will be graduating in May 2013. Omar in five years with two majors; Sohaib in four years with a major and a minor; and Moaaz in three years (thanks to ample dual-credit classes while still in high school).
"Mom and Dad are really proud of me," he said. "I thank them for their support. They push me to succeed and don't let me slack off. I'm thankful for their help."
The boys' mother, Azza Ezzat, is the upper level science teacher at Socorro High School.
"My mom taught anatomy and physiology [in high school]. She put me through the wringer," Sohaib said.
Soliman diverged from his father's and older brother's interest in computer science.
"I took one computer science class and struggled," Sohaib said. "I got constant help from Omar and Dad. I knew computer science wasn't my thing."
After working at the office of local dentist Dr. Duane Beers, Soliman decided to pursue biology, in preparation for dental school and a career in maxillofacial surgery. He accompanied Dr. Beers to a Mission of Mercy volunteer event, where he met a surgeon who specializes in facial reconstruction. That solidified his interest in that field.
"I've always liked physiology and anatomy," he said. "Plus, I've always liked dissecting stuff."
Soliman has ample research experience in the biology labs, where he volunteered to synthesize novel compounds for anti-cancer research.
Working with Dr. Kornienko, Dr. Rogelj, Dr. Magedov, Dr. Frolova, and Dr. Van Slambrouk, Soliman synthesized and tested compounds that mimic unusual compounds found in strange marine organisms that resemble sea slugs.
Soliman's application for the Macey Scholars program was supported by nominations from biology professors Rogelj and his advisor Dr. Tom Kieft.
"He's a natural leader and gives of himself on behalf of Tri Beta and the Student Government Association," Kieft wrote. "He's a joy to have in class because he pays attention, thinks about the material and asks very insightful questions."
Rogelj praised Soliman as a student, as a researcher, as a leader and as a person. She wrote that he is exceptionally quick at picking up complex concepts and translating them into action. She also wrote that he is at the top of her certain-to-succeed-and-contribute-fundamentally-to-humanity list.
"Sohaib's outstanding intellectual abilities, his remarkable emotional maturity, his charisma and passion extends well past his scientific efforts," she wrote. "Sohaib is truly extraordinary, even when compared to the other extraordinary students at New Mexico Tech."
Soliman was equally as gracious about the award. He said he was excited to be named a Macey Scholar because it is one of Tech's most prestigious scholarly award.
"There are so many opportunities for research and leadership," Sohaib said. "It's kind of unfair that a college this awesome is in my hometown."
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Soybean meal takes to the lakes, rivers and seas – along with the barns and feedlots – as the prominent poultry and livestock feed grows in popularity in fish and shrimp diets. The growing demand for commercially raised aquatic products presents significant opportunity for soy-based aquaculture feeds for fish and shrimp species.
Currently, the greatest demand for soy use in aquaculture rests in the China freshwater sector, which produces 63% of global aquaculture. Estimates show the Chinese aquaculture industry uses up to 6.5 million metric tons of soybean meal, or the equivalent of 280 million bushels of soybeans.
"The amount of soybean meal used for aquaculture in China exceeds the soybean production of Indiana," says Joe Meyer, United Soybean Board (USB) director and a soybean farmer from Williamsburg, Ind. "The soybean checkoff continues to work to expand the aquaculture industries in other areas, such as Southeast Asia, Central America and the Middle East."
Soy-based feeds and production technologies developed in China and through collaborative research with the soybean checkoff are currently being used in 18 countries. Some of the aquaculture technologies developed in China include:
- A pond production system that produces a single fed species, together in the same pond ecosystem as another species that lives off other organic matter in the ecosystem for maximum efficiency.
- A cage technology that is sustainable and environmentally friendly for lakes and rivers.
- An ocean cage technology that is storm resistant and allows fish to be raised in cleaner offshore environments.
"The whole fish-feeding industry is in its infancy, and we're still determining soy inclusion levels in diets and market opportunities for many species," says Meyer. "Global demand for seafood continues to increase, with the U.S. consuming about $15 billion worth of seafood annually. At the same time, the wild catch of seafood is leveling off or decreasing, so there is a large opportunity for aquaculture."
The challenges of a reduced wild catch affect the cost and supply of fishmeal for aquatic diets. Increased costs of fishmeal, as well as other plant ingredients, like canola meal and cotton meal, mean more soy products will be used in aquaculture this year.
The increased use of soy protein concentrate (SPC), a product with higher protein levels than soybean meal, will allow even more soy to be fed to fish and shrimp, as more fish and shrimp producers become aware of the advantages of using SPC to partially or completely replace fish meal for different fish species and shrimp. Estimated SPC production for 2010 will be about 30,000 tons, according to the U.S. Soybean Export Council, which carries out checkoff-funded aquaculture promotion efforts abroad.
"Protein levels for fish nutrition are much higher than what we would expect for poultry and livestock, so SPC allows us to develop aqua-feeds that meet the nutrient requirements of a number of species of fish and shrimp that have a limited tolerance for soybean meal," says Meyer.
The success of the soy in aquaculture program shows another example of USB working with state soybean checkoff boards to leverage checkoff dollars for the best results. State soybean checkoff boards from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, South Dakota, Ohio and Minnesota have all partnered with USB to fund aquaculture-related research and international marketing efforts.
"The work on soy in aquaculture has only begun," says Meyer. "We expect to see continued expansion of the aquaculture industry in Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and other markets."


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Enrique Mata, El Paso Times, Texas
As 2013 begins, kids are returning for the second half of the school year. In addition to the regular school assignments and testing, teachers will work to prepare students for state standardized tests. This becomes a stressful time for children, youth and teachers. Kids go to class, study, complete homework and arrive prepared for tests more often than not. But test anxiety can be a problem for some kids, preventing them from successfully completing crucial tests.According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, test anxiety can lead to symptoms such as headache; nausea; diarrhea; difficulty concentrating; negative thoughts; and feelings of anger, helplessness and disappointment. The causes of test anxiety include: -- Fear of failure: Pressure to perform can act as a motivator, but it can also be devastating to individuals who tie their self-worth to the outcome of a test. -- Lack of preparation: Waiting until the last minute or not studying at all can lead to feeling overwhelmed or anxious when test time arrives. -- Poor test history: Past negative experiences with test-taking can lead to a negative mindset and influence performance on future tests. The good news is that test anxiety can be managed. Parents need to work together with kids when they sense a problem with being fearful or anxious about an upcoming exam. If the anxiety is too overwhelming, do not hesitate to seek professional help. There are professional counselors in and out of school who specialize in helping manage anxiety. Seeking timely assistance can ease the strain and help kids cope way before test time. To manage most cases of test anxiety, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America recommends the following: -- Be prepared: Help kids develop good study habits. Teach them to study at least a week or two before the exam, in smaller increments of time and over a few days (instead of pulling an "all-nighter"). Try to simulate exam conditions by helping them work through a practice test, following the same time constraints. Teachers may know of links to online practice tests or learning games. -- Develop good test-taking skills: Remind kids to read test directions carefully. For some, it helps to answer questions they know first, then return to the more difficult ones. For essay questions, have kids practice outlining their thoughts before they write -- Maintain a positive attitude: Remind kids that their self-worth should not be dependent on or defined by one test grade. Creating a system of rewards and reasonable expectations for studying can help to produce effective studying habits. There is no benefit to negative thinking. -- Practice relaxation techniques: If kids say they feel stressed during an exam, have them practice taking deep, slow breaths and consciously relaxing their muscles, one at a time. This activity helps to invigorate the body and maintain a better focus on the exam. -- Stay healthy: Kids need to get enough sleep, eat healthfully, exercise and have some personal time. Physical or emotional exhaustion makes it more difficult to handle stress and anxiety. -- Stay focused: Remind kids to concentrate on the test, not on other students. They should also try not to talk to other students about the subject material immediately before taking an exam. The pressure of exams can take a toll on students. Talk with your kids and stay in touch with their teachers. Seek out professional help if needed. With family support and some timely healthful preparation kids will be better able to weather test time and succeed. To learn more about local emotional health support for families: -- Emergence Health Network: 779-1800 emergencehealthnetwork.org -- NAMI El Paso: 534-5476 or nami.org/sites/NAMIElPaso -- Project Launch El Paso: 533-3132 -- Paso del Norte Children's Development Center: 544-8484 or pdnchildrens.org Enrique Mata is a senior program officer with the Paso del Norte Health Foundation. ___ (c)2013 the El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) Visit the El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) at www.elpasotimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services


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If you know Microsoft Office Publisher 2007, used an earlier version of Publisher, or have never used Publisher before, explore these resources to begin learning how to use the latest version.
In this article
What's new in Publisher 2010
The biggest change is the adoption of the Ribbon and Backstage view user interfaces. Other changes include an improved print experience to help with more efficient printing, new object alignment technology, new photo placement and manipulation tools, building blocks of content, and fine typography options such as true small caps, ligatures, and stylistic alternates.
Create a publication
You can create your own publications with the professionally designed Publisher templates and customize the templates to meet your needs. Do you need to create several publications for the same business? You can create different publication types that use the same options and information — such as the same color scheme and business information set. For a step-by-step introduction to creating a publication see the Create a publication in Publisher article.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Teemu Selanne was merely a spectator Saturday night but there isn't a doubt that the winger will be the center of attention on Sunday.
Selanne will return to Winnipeg when the Ducks face the Jets and the 15,005-seat MTS Centre will again be jam-packed to witness his final game in the city where he began his momentous NHL career.
It isn't the first time Selanne has been back but it will be the last. And the reception could be as stirring as the one given to him in the winter of 2011 when he played his first game there since the original Jets traded him to the Ducks in 1996.
"That was unbelievable," Selanne said. "I don't really know what to expect. The way how I left the first time in '96, it happened so quickly and I didn't really have a chance to say goodbye to the fans. That city was very important for me."
Longtime Jets fans instantly fell in love with Selanne when the winger exploded onto the hockey scene by scoring 76 goals as a rookie, a mark that remains his career best and one that might stand for a while as a league record for a first-year player.
The love only intensified over time as the first incarnation moved to Phoenix and Winnipeg was without an NHL team until the new Jets relocated from Atlanta in 2011.
"That's why it's so special," Selanne said. "I went there as a young kid and the whole city took me in like I was one of their own. It's overwhelming. It's hard to describe and understand really how everything happened there. It's 'Friendly Manitoba.'"
His teammates were also awed by the widespread outpouring of love. Selanne was cheered throughout the game and raised his stick during the first stoppage in play and after the game to acknowledge the sellout crowd that serenaded him.
"It was really cool for me to see that," Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler said. "It was awesome. Just the buzz in the building. Every time he touched the puck, the way the crowd reacted. They booed us every time we had the puck.
"But it was pretty cool. I wish we could have got a win for him. It's definitely something I remember."
Selanne was a healthy scratch Saturday against Minnesota as the Ducks and he have a plan in place where he'll sit one out when the team has to play games on consecutive nights.
Many Jets fans have begged him to come full circle and finish his career with the team but Selanne never seriously considered signing with the club and has created a legacy with the Ducks. He is firmly entrenched with his family in Southern California.
But the winger is planning on making the most of his last stop to where it all began.
"If somebody waits at 2 a.m. in minus-15 (temperature), they deserve to get an autograph," Selanne said, recalling when fans met the team bus last time. "It just shows how big the hockey is there. It's bigger than anything.
"That's why you appreciate Canadians. How much they love hockey and how much passion they have. It's very, very special."
Francois Beauchemin admits that his first two games coming off offseason ACL surgery have been nowhere near the form he showed during his career season a year ago.
Beauchemin did set up the play that led to Mathieu Perreault's overtime goal to make the Ducks a winner Saturday night. But the leader of the defense corps knows that there is still quite a bit of rust to knock off while he finds his game.
"Obviously I'm not where I'd like to be but it's going to take some time," said Beauchemin, who had a nightmarish opener in Colorado. "I have to be patient with the surgery I had. Sometimes it's just frustrating that I'm not playing the way I'm capable of.
"I'm just going to keep working hard and try to keep things simple. It's going to come back."
Dustin Penner played in his first game with the Ducks since 2007 after signing as a free agent and being scratched for the opener. Penner played a shade over 10 minutes and got his first point, an assist on Jakob Silfverberg's second-period goal.
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|Daniel Creeden in Celina, Ohio, 1934
|Daniel and Lena's Marriage Certificate in Highland County, Ohio, 1902
Daniel's birth is where the mystery comes in. The only records I can find for a Creeden born in Clinton County, Ohio are for a David Creeden, born April 29, 1876 to Timothy Creeden and Manda Bolls. Timothy was married to Mary Matson, so who was Manda Bolls? I haven't found any other records for a David Creeden or Manda Bolls in this time period.
The birth took place in Wayne Township, Clinton County, Ohio, but the residence of the parents was given as Clark Township. I knew from the 1870 and 1880 census records that Timothy lived in Richland Township, so maybe that was the residence of Manda Bolls.
I couldn't find a trace of Manda Bolls in the census, but in the 1870 census Clements and Nancy Bolls are on the same census page as Timothy and Mary Creeden. So it would seem likely that Timothy knew the Bolls family.
|1870 Clinton County Census Records for Bolls and Creeden Families
|1880 Clinton County Census for Timothy Creeden and Family
So, who was Manda Bolls? Was this just a mistake in the Clinton County Birth Index? If she was the mother of Daniel, would it be likely that the child was raised by Timothy and Mary? Another possibility is that there was another Timothy Creeden in town, but I haven't found any evidence to support that. Is it possible that Timothy's neighbor reported the birth for them and wound up being recorded in the index?
Daniel used the birth date of April 29 on his WWI and WWII draft registrations, so it seems likely to me that the birth index is indeed for my Daniel. His year of birth on the 1870 and 1880 census records was 1876, but it varied in later census records from 1874 to 1877. His draft registrations and obituary had 1877. I think it's possible that the name on the birth index entry is Daniel instead of David, but that still doesn't explain Manda Bolls being listed as the mother.
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|Name on 1880 census
|Amanda Boles Brown Death Certificate, 1925
I haven't come to any conclusions on this yet. Daniel was treated the same as the other children in his father's will and the 1910 census showed that Mary Creeden gave birth to 10 children and 8 were still living. Mary's sons James and Patrick had died before 1910, so Daniel would have been included in the 8 living children. The only record showing anything different is the birth index, so that is certainly a mystery.


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A retired State Department official -- aided by a top security clearance, a shortwave radio, and his wife -- passed on secret information to the Cuban Intelligence Service for nearly three decades.
That's the gist of a grand jury indictment unsealed by federal prosecutors on Friday. The State Department is still working on a damage assessment, but federal prosecutor David Kris describes the alleged spy activity as "incredibly serious."
The arrest of Kendall Myers and his wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, is the latest in a series of high-profile Cuban spying cases. This latest federal indictment, the result of a three-year joint investigation by the FBI and State Department, came just days after Cuba accepted a US offer to renew talks on immigration.
"These talks are part of our effort to forge a new way forward on Cuba, that advances the interests of the United States, the Cuban people and the entire hemisphere," said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a press conference in San Salvador on June 1.
Spy case could stymie US-Cuba talks
But the Myers's arrest is at the very least a stumbling block to any rapprochement.
On Friday, the State Department reported that Secretary Clinton has ordered a "comprehensive review" of security procedures and practices to protect sensitive and classified information and a "comprehensive damage assessment in coordination with the intelligence community."
Citing Friday's arrests, Rep. Mel Martinez (R) of Florida called on the Obama administration to postpone the talks with Cuba.
"Today's arrest of two Americans alleged to have spied for Cuba is reason enough for the administration to halt any further diplomatic outreach to the regime including postponing the migration talks until the U.S. Congress has a full accounting of the damage these individuals have caused to our national security," he said in a statement.
Myers recruited 30 years ago
Kendall Myers first traveled to Cuba in December 1978. He was 41 years old, a contract instructor at the State Department's Foreign Service Institute and, by his own account, a disillusioned man – driven to spy, not by a desire for money or other personal gain but by a changing attitude about the United States and its communist neighbor.
"I have become so bitter these past few months. Watching the evening news is a radicalizing experience," he wrote in a diary entry from the trip released in court documents Friday. "The abuses of our system, the lack of decent medical system, the oil companies and their undisguised indifference to public needs, the complacency about the poor, the utter inability of those who are oppressed to recognize their own condition."
By contrast, Cuba was "so exciting!" he wrote. "The revolution has released enormous potential and liberated the Cuban spirit."
Walking past exhibits in the Museum of the Revolution in Havana "left me with a lump in my throat. They don't need to try very hard to make the point that we have been the exploiters," he wrote.
US academics targeted for spying
The Cuban Intelligence Service has a well-established program aimed at "spotting and assessing persons within the United States academic community who may be suitable for recruitment," according to an FBI affidavit. The recruitment of Myers and other recent Cuban agents fit that pattern.
Myers and his wife first visited Cuba on "unofficial personal travel for academic purposes" at the invitation of an official with the Cuban Mission to the United States in New York City. Six months later, they were visited by a Cuban agent ["co-conspirator A"] in South Dakota and recruited as clandestine agents. Myers was urged to find a job at either the State Department or the Central Intelligence Agency.
They returned to Washington. After failing to get a job as an analyst at the CIA, Myers("Agent 202") resumed employment with the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute. Gwendolyn ("Agent 123 and Agent E-634") worked at a branch of the Riggs National Bank. She was never granted a security clearance.
Shortwave radio and Morse code
Together, over nearly 30 years, they communicated with the Cuban Intelligence Service by picking up encrypted radio messages in Morse code on a shortwave radio. In 1985, Kendall Myers received a top secret security clearance, upgraded in 1999, that gave him daily access to classified information through computer databases until his retirement in October 2007.
In January 1995, they traveled to Cuba via Mexico and met with Fidel Castro. They spoke through interpreters, according to court documents. Over the years, they had secret meetings with Cuban "handlers and representatives" in Trinidad, Tobago, Jamaica, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and Argentina.
A birthday cigar
But the agent who met Kendall Myers outside his office at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on April 15 this year did not work for Cuban Intelligence. Instead. He was working undercover for the FBI, posing as a Cuban agent and assigned to determine the nature and scope of the Myers' clandestine activities. The agent told Kendall Myers that he had "instructions to contact him" to get information, because of the "change that is taking place in Cuba and the new administration." He congratulated Kendall on his birthday and offered him a cigar.
At a meeting later that day, Kendall told the undercover agent that he opted to leave the State Department a year early because he had felt "more or less threatened" his last months at the State Department.
"We have been very cautious, careful with our moves -- trying to be alert to any surveillance," he said. The plan, he said, was to sail to Cuba on their sailboat. In an April 30 meeting, Kendall said that he and Gwendolyn are "a little burned out."
"We lived with the fear and the anxiety for a long time, and still do," he said.
"[We] would like to be a reserve army -- ready when we're needed. But I think, honestly, we don't want to go back into the regular stuff," he said, according to court documents.
Cautious spies
Describing their activities, the Myerses said that the most secure way to transmit information to illegal agents was "hand to hand." Kendall said that the best way to take information out from his job was "in your head." He said that he kept notes locked in his office safe.
"I was always pretty careful. I didn't usually take documents out," he said.
Gwendolyn added her favorite way to pass information was by changing shopping carts in a grocery store, because it was "easy enough to do." But she added that she wouldn't do it now, because "now they have cameras."
They told the undercover agent that their last personal contact with a Cuban agent was in Guadalajara in December 2005. Since then, they said they had received "lots of e-mails."
In a court appearance on Friday, the couple pleaded not guilty to charges of serving as illegal agents of the Cuban government and wirefraud. If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of 35 years in prison.
Extent of spying damage unknown
Federal prosecutors have not detailed the full scope of the intelligence that they say was passed on to Cuba. In the indictment, the Justice Department alleges that an analysis of Kendall Myers's classified State Department work computer hard drive shows that from Aug. 22, 2006 until his retirement in 2007, he viewed more than 200 sensitive or classified intelligence reports concerning Cuba.
But intelligence analysts say this could be just a small portion of the secret information he could have passed on to Cuba.
"We as a nation grossly underestimated how good Cuban intelligence services were and still are," says Chris Simmons, a former US counter-intelligence official and founder of the Cuban Intelligence Research Center in Leesburg, Va.
"Cuba is an intelligence trafficker. Cuba knows that US secrets are a valuable commodity around the world. Their view is that intelligence is a commodity and it can and should be sold or bartered to anyone who has an appropriate offer, as long as Cuba can not be tied as a source of information," he says.
Until this case moves forward, the full scope of the damage to national security won't be known, he adds. "Once we start seeing the documents, we'll be able to see how bad it was and where their areas of focus were."


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Deborah Meier's education advice to Obama
My guest is renowned educator Deborah Meier, founding principal of Mission Hill School in Boston. She is also a leader of the Forum for Education & Democracy, part of the Rethink Learning Now campaign, a national grass-roots initiative designed to restore the focus of education reform on learning, and the core conditions that best support it. Each month, the campaign is featuring a new issue in K-12 education and providing things people can read, watch, listen to and do to raise awareness. For May, the topic is performance assessment.
By Deborah Meier
As the Obama administration explores new ways to support a national culture of learning – as opposed to our current national culture of testing – it faces a central dilemma: How to satisfy all of our country's education stakeholders at once.
There are our students, who need timely and instructive feedback that reflects what they really know and are able to do; our parents, who need accurate evidence about their children's progress; our teachers, who need information that helps them improve the quality of their professional practice and better meet the learning needs of their students; and the general public, which needs to know if schools and teachers are helping children learn how to use their minds well.
Before the conversation progresses any further, I have some unsolicited advice: Don't expect to satisfy all four needs with the same policy.
For our nation's students, the evaluative process should be treated less like the part of the driver's test where we complete a pen-and-paper exam, and more like the part where we actually get in a car and show what we can do on a real road with real traffic and real-time scenarios unfolding all around us.
There's a term for this sort of approach – performance assessment – and it requires schools to invest in seven interrelated components: active learning; formative and summative documentation; strategies for corrective action; multiple ways for students to express and exhibit learning; graduation-level performance tasks that are aligned with the school's learning standards; external evaluators of student work; and a focus on professional development. (To learn more about performance assessment, visit http://rethinklearningnow.com/principles/learning/.)
For our nation's parents, we need to afford to all what only the most privileged among us once had – schools and teachers they can trust, and clear and compelling evidence of student progress that is regularly reviewed and shared between teachers and parents, and teachers and students, in one-on-one meetings.
Currently, the central obstacle to this sort of parental engagement and public accountability is that we don't provide the time for such meetings, which have been squeezed out by the relentless push to raise basic-skills test scores in reading and math.
But as my late friend Seymour Sarason said, this is by far the most effective method to ensure that students, teachers and parents are on the same page. Indeed, in these sorts of learning environments the last step at such meetings would be a written summary and agreement about next steps— perhaps with all three parties signing it!
For our nation's teachers, we need to allocate time in the school day for educators to meet with their students and colleagues to revise plans, provide feedback, and make mid-flight corrections based on evidence.
Teachers need to be observed by their colleagues on a planned basis as part of a peer review system. And schools need external reviewers to look over student work and classrooms in a non-punitive environment that lets educators focus less on hiding their weaknesses, and more on listening for helpful advice.
And finally, for our nation's general public, we need to provide publicly available, easily accessible information regarding all of these interdependent processes: Who is involved, how often do student, teacher and whole-school assessments occur, and how have educators responded to the information they've acquired in order to improve the learning conditions for children?
At Mission Hill, the school I helped found in Boston, we had a simple graph that charted each child's reading progress from the time s/he entered the school until s/he graduated — and it was based upon an oral interview.
The interviewer scored samples of a student reading aloud and discussing the text with the interviewer twice a year, providing the student's teachers with a valuable piece of hard evidence.
Similar assessments in areas where "development" tends to be linear can be developed. Tasks can be created that track a student's increased understanding, information and sophistication in science or math or history or art. But this can't happen until we insist on school schedules and educator supports that create the time and conditions it takes to do this well.
Does this seem overwhelming? It shouldn't. Most of it is, itself, educational—a form of both professional and student learning. And all it requires is what the Japanese and Finns already provide: School time for serious professional work, not just classroom instruction, and deep investments in cultivating teacher capacity.
We wouldn't settle for a driving test that didn't rest on actual driving and rely on an expert to judge our competence. Why should it be any different in education?
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These are great ideas. Real reform, and less expensive in that there would be less paperwork and less payments to testing companies for tests.
Posted by: celestun100 | May 4, 2010 10:18 AM | Report abuse
Deborah Meier is a remarkable individual and extraordinary educator.
That being said, she's another member of the Fair Test crowd (that's Monty Neill and Lisa Guisbond and Robert Scahfer?). These people want nothing to do with quantitative assessments. They're all in love with portfolios, reports, projects, essays, etc., as "authentic" assessments, aka assessments that can be compromised in a heartbeat by ANYONE associated with the student in question: AKA - these assessments offer a license for gaming or cheating. Deborah is also a graduate of the now defunct Antioch University from Silver Springs, Ohio, the school that could no longer get anyone to enroll in because they're so progressive and so unrealistic, so they were forced out of business.
Why does none of this surprise me from the "Answer Sheet?" It doesn't.
Posted by: phoss1 | May 4, 2010 7:05 PM | Report abuse
"Tasks can be created that track a student's increased understanding, information and sophistication...... this can't happen until we insist on school schedules and educator supports that create the time and conditions it takes to do this well."
Thank you, Deborah for bringing up the critical issues of time and other support conditions. I would like to see one of those conditions be SPACE. During the last 15 years or so of my teaching - from the early 90's to 2008, my mantra was "time and space, I need more time and space". With the addition of all the new technologies,constant revisions of reports and assessments, more and more adaptations for special needs' students, etc....Well, time obviously became a very precious commodity, but so did any kind of quality space conducive to collegial exchanges and clearing one's head to think clearly and creatively about very critical issues. Being confined to cramped quarters with piles of books, papers and computer equipment, institutional tables and chairs
while watching the ever-present clock does not call forth the best of one's problem-solving skills.
Posted by: PLMichaelsArtist-at-Large | May 5, 2010 10:59 AM | Report abuse
the thing that goes through my mind is that by posting work on line, such as a blog where student work is easily read by parents, and subscribed to by e-mail, we can improve the involvement of parent stakeholders and increase the relevance for students
I find it very exciting times as IT brings so many more possiblities
I teach grade eight and my class blog is linked below
Tim Comfort
Posted by: tcomfort | May 8, 2010 9:19 PM | Report abuse
Authentic assessment seems to mean no real assessment. Meier is a progressive and a Deweyite. I tend to suspect both are synonymous with where we don't want to go. Schools should not be engaged in ideological engineering. That's been our curse. Schools should be engaged in intellectual engineering, which means lifting each child as far academically as each one can go.
Bruce Deitrick Price
Posted by: BruceDeitrickPrice | May 11, 2010 6:04 PM | Report abuse
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Arenado homers, De La Rosa sharp in Rockies' win
MESA, Ariz. (AP) Nolan Arenado and Kyle Parker each hit home runs and Jorge De La Rosa pitched three innings of two-hit ball Tuesday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 13-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in front of a Cactus League-record 14,840 fans.
Arenado had three hits, including a sun-aided triple, and two RBIs to lead the Rockies' 16-hit attack, while Drew Stubbs added two singles and Parker hit a two-run shot off Cubs starter Travis Wood.
Kent Matthes and Ryan Wheeler also connected for Colorado.
Manager Walt Weiss hasn't named an opening-day starter, but clearly De La Rosa, who won 16 games last year, is a candidate.
"I'd be nice," he said. "It doesn't matter. I just want to pitch."
Wood's final line – five earned runs in 2 2-3 innings with a walk and no strikeouts – could have been different. After getting through the first two innings without much trouble, he retired the first two in the third before Arenado, who is hitting .455 this spring, sent a drive to center field that the Cubs' Junior Lake lost in the sun. It fell for a triple and the Rockies followed with five straight hits.
"You see it every year several times," Wood said of the misplay. "I have to be able to come back get out of the inning."
Rockies: De La Rosa was efficient against the Cubs' four left-handed hitters in the lineup. The only sign of trouble came in the third when he walked Luis Valbuena and Darwin Barney singled, but De La Rosa induced a double play from Lake, the leadoff hitter, to end the threat.
"I was working on fastball command, to both sides of the plate," he said. "The change up was much better today. I'm just working on some things until I get into trouble. Then it is more like pitching in a game."
Cubs: "I felt like I made some good pitches; they just put some good swings on them," Wood said of the Rockies' run of two-out hits. "It was just one of those days. Luckily it happened in spring training."
Rockies: Right-hander Jhoulys Chacin, who has been down with a right shoulder strain since Feb. 25, threw from 90 feet on Monday. The next step will be pushing it out to 120 feet for a long-toss session before returning to the mound.
Cubs: Left-handed reliever James Russell is expected to make his first spring training appearance on Wednesday after dealing with a "fatigued" arm since the start of camp. Russell, who has pitched in 151 games the last two seasons, threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Saturday without any problems.
"I was getting a little stir crazy, standing off to the side, not getting on the mound," Russell said. "It's good to get a little dirt on the spikes once in a while. It feels good."
Barney, the Cubs' Gold Glove second baseman, has been playing some shortstop with Starlin Castro out with a hamstring strain. In the third inning, he had to charge a ball and throw on the run to get Corey Dickerson in a close play.
In the first inning, Barney made a nice diving stop toward the second base bag with runners on first and second. He stopped it from getting through the infield but when Dickerson rounded third too far, Barney threw to the third baseman and Dickerson broke for home and scored.


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Mark Martin expected to replace injured Tony Stewart
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Mark Martin is expected to replace the injured Tony Stewart beginning next week at Bristol Motor Speedway, multiple sources confirmed Sunday night.
Officials from Michael Waltrip Racing and its sponsors were still working to finalize the deal Sunday night with an announcement expected on Monday.
If Martin leaves MWR to fill in for Stewart, Brian Vickers would complete the season in MWR's No. 55 car, which he currently shares with Martin.
MWR Executive Vice President Ty Norris declined comment Sunday morning on the status of the negotiations, while team co-owner Michael Waltrip said nothing had changed as far as Martin's situation. SHR officials also had no comment.
Martin acknowledged Friday that there had been conversations about him replacing Stewart, who is out indefinitely with a broken leg suffered Aug. 5 at Southern Iowa Speedway.
"It sounds logical but there's a lot of complications that go with that," the 54-year-old Martin said. "I've got contracts. It's not as simple as you guys think. We've got Toyota involved, we've got Aaron's, we've got Michael Waltrip, we've got teams and cars and stuff."
Vickers already has been named as the driver of the Aaron's-sponsored car for 2014 and 2015. He was scheduled to run nine races in that car this season while Martin had 24 and Michael Waltrip had three.
SHR put Max Papis in the car last week and Austin Dillon is in the car Sunday at Michigan. On Friday, SHR Competition Director Greg Zipadelli said Dillon likely would run at least one more race in place of Stewart.


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The Museum of Contemporary Art
Jacksonville, a cultural resource of the University of North Florida, turns
back the clock to explore one of the most important decades in contemporary art
with its latest exhibition, "ReFocus: Art of the 1960s," on display Saturday,
Jan. 28 to Sunday, April 8.
This exhibition delves into a seminal
— and one of the most radical — periods of contemporary art. Literature, art,
dance and theater went through a fascinating period of growth and change during
the '60s. Experimental art forms drew new public attention to artistic
expression. Trends in the arts reflected both the turbulent social and
political events of the time and the influence of artists and writers of an
earlier generation.
The decade was marked with
conflict. America had been involved in some sort of military conflict for
nearly three decades, and it affected how artists saw the world. The Civil Rights
Movement and the sexual revolution helped to expand participation in the arts,
and these new perspectives brought fresh insights to the field.
Join MOCA as it explores major
movements of the decade: Pop Art, Op Art, Performance Art, Minimalism, Color
Field Painting, Hard-Edge and Post-Painterly Abstraction. Experience master
works by artists that defined a generation: Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein,
Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.
"Crafted in response to
feedback from our Jacksonville community, MOCA's 'ReFocus'provides a
much needed context and overview of the significant artistic accomplishments of
this critical decade," said MOCA director Marcelle Polednik. "Much like a
primer on contemporary art, each exhibition will explore, step-by-step, the
most significant art movements of the decade, its key artists, styles,
processes and icons."
In addition to the exhibitions
themselves, "ReFocus: Art of the 1960s" includes substantial public
programs that further the educational goals of the project. From lectures about
art, history and culture to in-gallery tours; from free brochures to on-line
content and audio guides, visitors to MOCA will have numerous opportunities to
explore this significant period in greater depth and richness. The public
program schedule includes:
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,
Jan. 28, Grand Opening of "ReFocus: Art of the 1960s"
Wednesday, Feb. 1, Art
Wednesday, Feb. 1, Film: Andy
Warhol's Screen Tests
7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9,
Lecture: "What — and When — Were the 1960s?"
2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18,
Film: Painters Painting
7 p.m., Thursday, March 1,
Panel: "In Sequence: Pop Art, Comic Books and the High Art of Roy Lichtenstein" Wednesday, March 7, Art Walk
7 p.m., Monday, March 26, Film:
The Revenge of the Dead Indians: In Memoriam of John Cage
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27,
Music: Dutch sound artist Jaap Blonk
MOCA is expanding the
exhibition experience beyond the art through a special partnership with the
Jacksonville Public Library. From books by Tom Wolfe to music by James Brown,
plus films and other materials, the art, artists and culture from each decade come
to life. Check out the pop culture universe database, special monthly
programming, a selection of books, music and movies by decade and more at www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/moca.
For more information about
"ReFocus: Art of the 1960s" and its related activities, visit mocajacksonville.unf.edu or call MOCA at (904) 366-6911.
Have you met PHIL on campus? You probably have and you don't even know it. PHIL is everywhere — in the classroom; on the basketball court; at the library; in the Student Union. PHIL is even off studying abroad.PHIL stands for philanthropy, and the Student Philanthropy Council is dedicated to spreading the message of the importance of the concept and the vital role it plays at UNF. Last month, the council organized a series of events as part of "All About Philanthropy Week" at UNF. The events introduced PHIL as a character the council developed to represent philanthropy at UNF. Activities included a trivia challenge, thank-you card writing to UNF donors, free pizza and cookies, a photo booth and an appearance by Ozzie. More than 200 students dropped by council's table outside the Student Union.Christina Vieira, a member of the council, said she took part in the awareness program because she's had amazing experience so far at UNF and wanted to give back to future students so they can have similar opportunities. A junior marketing major from Titusville, Vieira said students have a responsibility to make fellow students aware of the role philanthropy plays in higher education today. "To whom much is given, much is expected," she said, explaining her willingness to spread the message.She noted many students are unaware that tuition and state funding only cover a portion of UNF's operating budget. In academic year 2010-2011, the state contributed 31 percent of UNF's revenue, while tuition and fees accounted for another 24 percent. Another Philanthropy Council member, Devi Maniram, said giving back to UNF also has benefits for graduates. "Gifts to the University actually help raise UNF's rankings in national publications, which in turn increase the value of our degree," she said.The junior from Clermont said her education was made possible in part by generous alumni who have gone before her. "Now it is our turn to support future generations of Ospreys and most importantly, continue the tradition of giving back," she said.Sophomore Ryan Traher believes philanthropy is incredibly important because "this world we live in would not function if it were not for the generosity of selfless individuals."Traher, a Nashville native, said his goal in being involved in the Student Philanthropy Council is no different than any other campus organization to which he belongs — improving UNF whenever the opportunity presents itself. "UNF has so much potential, and I intend to capitalize on that potential to put UNF on the map, bringing new, bright minds that use UNF's resources to change the world for the better," he said.The week's activities also marked the kickoff of the Senior Class Campaign, which is a united effort by members of the senior class to leave a legacy by giving to UNF in any amount to any program. Seniors who donate $20.12 or more will receive a UNF class of 2012 decal. All donors will also be recognized in the donor honor roll online.
For more information on the Student Philanthropy Council, click here.
Dr. J. Michael Francis is on a roll. During the past few months, the United States secretary of the interior appointed Francis, a University of North Florida history professor, to the commemoration commission for St. Augustine's 450th anniversary celebration. Francis will help plan the city's biggest celebration ever, and he'll get to share his passion for Spanish Florida history with the community.His interest in the dense — and sometimes bloody — history of the so-called "Ancient City" has made him a leading scholar on the region's history. And his work also garnered the attention of The Chronicle of Higher Education, a leading university-oriented publication, and led to a feature article published in September spotlighting his academic research and involvement with the anniversary. You can read it here.
"It has been a great honor receiving this attention for my work on St. Augustine's history," he said. "I'm looking forward to helping with the anniversary and writing some new history for the city. I want this to leave lasting legacy that endures beyond any fireworks."Francis, a San Marco resident, has taught at UNF since 1997 and received his doctorate in History from the University of Cambridge. He has written several books and his most recent book, "Murder and Martyrdom in Spanish Florida: Don Juan and the Guale Uprising of 1597" was published this summer by the American Museum of Natural History. Francis said his inspiration for the book came from a historic document he discovered while doing research for a UNF course on teaching students how to read 16th century Spanish documents.
The text, which was written in St. Augustine in 1598, spoke of the murder of five Franciscan friars and the rescue of another from captivity by some of the region's indigenous peoples. Currently, Francis is completing his next book project, "The Martyrs of Florida."Francis was named the 2010-2011 Jay I. Kislak Fellow at the Library of Congress. Since last September, he has been a resident scholar at the Library of Congress, where he has continued his research on the early history of Spanish Florida.Since 2008, Francis has served on the editorial board for the University Press of Florida. His numerous awards and honors include a Cushwa Grant from the University of Notre Dame, a Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society and the Alfred J. Beveridge Award from the American Historical Society. In 2007, he received a four-year appointment as Research Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Brooks College of Health
Nursing: Drs. Kathy Bloom and Li Loriz presented a paper entitled "A Collaborative Mentoring
Program for Nursing Students At-risk for Academic or NCLEX-RN Failure" at the
Sigma Theta Tau International Meeting Nov. 30, 2011 in Grapevine, Texas.
Clincal and Applied Movement Services: Drs. James
Churilla and Peter Magyari from
the Department of Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences had a manuscript
entitled "Muscular Strengthening
Activity Patterns and Metabolic Health Risk Among U.S. Adults" publishedin the Journal of Diabetes.
Drs. Churilla and Magyari also had a manuscript
published entitled "Resistance Training and Hypertension: Design Safe and
Effective Programs" in the January-February 2012 issue of American College of
Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal.
Churilla also had a manuscript entitled "Total Physical Activity Volume, Physical Activity Intensity and Metabolic
Syndrome: 1999-2004 NHANES"published in Metabolic Syndrome and
Related Disorders.
Coggin College of Business
Marketing & Logistics: Dr. Adel
El-Ansary co-authored the article, "Effects of Social Bonding in Business
to Business Relationships," which appeared in the Journal of Relationship Marketing.
Deb Miller and Dr. Len Roberson presented " A Blended Approach to Training
Online Faculty" at the 17th Annual Sloan Consortium International
Conference on Online Learning in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Jonathan
Pabalate and Erin Soles presented "One Size Does Not Fit All:
Meeting the Needs of Students via Several Podcast Solutions" at BbWorld 2011 in
Las Vegas in early July.
Dr. A.C.
"Josh" Samli has just published his 22nd book, "From Imagination to
Innovation." The book explores the imperative of an innovation culture that
made the U.S. a world leader by generating socially valuable products and
enhancing quality of life globally.
The aim of the book is to promote the development
of products and services that will improve quality of life and simultaneously
generate profits for those who invest in them. It is published by Springer
College of Computing, Construction
and Engineering
Construction Management: Dr. Aiyin Jiang received a matching grant offer from the UNF
Environmental Center for Solar Panel Thermal Research.
James Sorce and Dr. Mag Malek received a TLO award for
"Art in Construction – Study Abroad Italy".
School of Computing: The School of Computing hosted a Student Symposium Dec.
16, 2011. Approximately 90 computer science students showcased their academic
work in areas such as artificial intelligence, gaming and mobile applications, operating systems and legal and
ethical issues in computing. Approximately 200 people attended, and all
participating students received a certificate award. The symposium was
co-organized by Lisa Jamba, Katherine Brown, Dr. Ching-HuaChuan, Dr. Sherif Elfayoumy
and Dr. Karthik Umapathy.
Dr. Karthikeyan Umapathy and
Dr. Ching-Hua Chuan were awarded a
TLO for "A Pilot for School of Computing TLO Internship Program." Dr. Chuan Ching-Hua also received a UNF
Summer Proposal Development Grant Award.
Dr. Sanjay Ahuja received a
UNF Summer Teaching Development Award.
School of Engineering: Dr. Chris Brown received a TLO award for a "Sustainable Design Field
Dr. Paul Eason received a TLO
award for the "Ghana Project – Developing World Challenges."
Dr. Adel El Safty received a
UNF Summer Research Development Grant.
Dr. Alan Harris received a
UNF Summer Teaching Development Award.
College of Education and Human Service:
Dean's Office: Drs.
Jacque Batey and Marsha Lupi will soon have published "Reflections
on student interns cultural awareness developed through a short-term
international internship" in Teacher Education Quarterly. This is a
comprehensive narrative inquiry study that addresses emerging patterns in the
attitudes, behavior and reflections of the American student interns before,
during and after an international internship in Plymouth, England. It focuses
on the transformation and growth of the students in particular regard to their
perception of surface and deep cultural issues.
Center for Studies in Education: Dr. Betty Bennett, director of
the Educator Preparation Institute, was interviewed by Melissa Ross on First
Coast Connect (WJCT/NPR radio) Dec. 12. The topic was college hazing in the
wake of the alleged incident at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
(FAMU), which resulted in the death of drum major Robert Champion.
Exceptional Student and Deaf Education: Did
you know that children with a hearing loss are three to four times more likely
to experience maltreatment than hearing children? Dr. Caroline Guardino helped lead a weekend seminar titled,
"O.U.R. Children: Observing, Understanding, Responding and Preventing Violence
Against Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing" at the Florida School for the
Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine. Guardino was accompanied by a team of three
colleagues from professional organizations and universities across the nation.
Together, the team is making great strides to reduce this statistic and protect
deaf and hard of hearing children by educating those who work and live with
Childhood Education: Dr. John Ouyang received a
Research Publication Award for his book, "Education," at the 17th Association
of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences (ACPSS) International Conference at
Columbia University, New York, Oct. 28 through 30, 2011. He also presented a
paper, "Open University of China: Development trends and issues," at the
same conference.
Katrina Hall, Lunetta Williams and Wanda Hedrick were
awarded a UNF Environmental Center 2011-2012 SEED grant for their "Earth
Matters Book Club: 3rd Graders and UNF Students."
Department: Controller's
title: Procurement Card Auditor
do you do at UNF? I audit University Procurement Card transactions
recognizing and preventing fraud.
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us about your family: I have a boy and a girl, ages 13 and 10. They are the
loves of my life.
us something that would surprise people to know about you: A lot of people
don't know I like to invent things. At this point, I have a product waiting to
be patented.
you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?
I definitely want to become a Naval
Officer, following in my family's tradition and footsteps.
What would you like to do when you retire?
I would like to travel and do some
charity works to help those in need if I can.
is your favorite thing about working at UNF?
The campus atmosphere, of course. I
especially enjoy interacting with faculty and staff members daily.
is the best thing you ever won?
I won $400 dollars one time at the
you won the lottery, what would do with the money?
That will be the day. I would quit my
job, do more charity works and help those less fortunate.
you were not working at UNF, what would you be doing?
I came from a long line of military
family tradition, so I would probably join the Navy.
is your favorite way to blow an hour?
Swimming or play a little golf here and
was the best money you ever spent?
I spent my saving to send my parents on
an Australia vacation trip for their 25th anniversary! It was a total surprise
for them. They were totally shocked and had the best time.
is the proudest/happiest moment of your life? The birth of my kids.
was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert
you attended?
I remember the first concert I ever
attended was a Pink Floyd live performance that was many moon ago. Since then,
I haven't attended any concert.
person had the greatest impact on your life?
My mother. She passed away three years
ago. She was a strong-willed person full of love and kindness.
are you most passionate about?
I am passionate about life. As we all
know — life is short. No matter how we look at it, life is a beautiful gift
from God.
is the most famous person you ever met? Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he returned
to UNF for an honorary degree back in 2005.
book read: Don't laugh, but I spent time with my daughter last night, and we
read Wimpy The Kid. It was fun.
Milestone anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in January: 30 years Elizabeth Clements, Coordinator of Administrative Services, Arts & Sciences25 years Margaret Anderson, Office Manager, Purchasing15 years Joann Campbell, Associate Vice President Compliance Officer, Administration & FinanceJeanne Middleton, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Student AffairsJoel W. Beam, Associate Professor Clinical & Applied Movement Science 10 years Crystal Serrano, Manager of Police Communications, Campus PoliceFive years Michael Kucsak, Director of Library Systems, LibraryPhyllis Andruszkiewicz, Director of Development, LibraryPatricia Launer, Coordinator of Grants Administration, Office of Research and Sponsored ProgramsKevin Garry, Adjunct, MusicMichael Thaxton, Custodial Worker, University Housing Welcome The following employees were either hired by UNF or were promoted from OPS positions from mid-November to mid-December:Garry Bates, Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance and Energy ManagementDarlene Breitenbach, Coordinator of Education Training Programs, Florida Institute of EducationJudy Carter, Custodial Worker, Custodial ServicesMary Joyce Christmas, Financial Aid Specialist, Enrollment Services Processing OfficeGlenda Edwards, Custodial Supervisor, Custodial ServicesCandace Ford, Program Assistant, Student Health ServicesFranscilla Gibson, Program Assistant, Small Business Development CenterHollis Klein, Program Assistant, Taylor Engineering Research InstituteDeborah Owen, Instructor, Public HealthMichael Perez, Law Enforcement Officer, University Police DepartmentMonique Salles-Cunha, Assistant Athletic Coach, Women's SwimmingElaine Staley, Director of Medical Laboratory, BiologyRonald Viafore, Coordinator of Education Training Programs, Florida Institute of EducationDax Weaver, Coordinator of Research Programs, Florida Institute of Education Great job The following employees were promoted in December.William Eckert, Coordinator of Library Services, Library Christine Holland, Senior Instructor, Communication Keith Hufford, Associate Director, Enterprise Systems Jennifer Muller, Assistant Director of Admissions, Enrollment Services Processing Office Scott Peden, Applications Systems Manager, Enterprise Systems Judith Sherburne, Manager of Student Systems Pro, Enterprise Systems Daniel Simon, IT Network Engineer, Information Technology Services Robert Stern, Senior Lecturer, Chemistry Burr Watters, Applications Systems Manager, Enterprise Systems Goodbye Heartfelt well wishes in their new endeavors for the following employees, who left UNF from late-November to early-January: William Adams, Custodial Worker, Custodial ServicesSteven Arnold, Law Enforcement Officer, University Police DepartmentKermella Broadnax, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Kevin Campbell, Head Athletic Coach, VolleyballKaren Coleman, Instructor, Public Health
Steven Davis, Maintenance Mechanic, Physical FacilitiesBrian Endee, Senior Internal Auditor, Internal AuditingHowell Evans, Assistant Professor, EnglishBryan Gometz, Groundskeeper, Physical FacilitiesSanford Gray, Custodial Supervisor, Physical FacilitiesJoshua Harwell, Maintenance Mechanic, University HousingDavid Henderson, Groundskeeper, Physical FacilitiesLisa Lynch, Grant Specialist, Exceptional Student & Deaf EducationLaZarios McClain, Enrollment Services Specialist, One-Stop CenterM. Middlebrook, Data Processing Associate, Graduate SchoolAbbe Moody, Coordinator of Academic Support Services, Undergraduate & International ProgramAnn Noonan, Associate Professor, Clinical & Applied Movement Sciences
John Pechonick, Senior Laboratory Lecturer, ChemistryNicholas Sartor, Coordinator of IT Support, User ServicesRyan Walthall, Assistant Athletic Coach, VolleyballRalph Walton, Senior Library Services Associate, Library
There has been a lot of research lately
about fish in the diet as well as potential health risks and benefits tied to
seafood. Dr. Catherine Christie, associate dean in the Brooks College of
Health, and Brittaney Bialas, a UNF graduate student/dietetic intern in the
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program, discuss myths and facts
about a fish that people often either love or think is too fishy.
salmon does not reduce the risk of heart disease.
Fact: Salmon is
an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown in many
studies to be associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. Compared with fish intake of less than once
per month, risk of coronary heart disease decreased by 21 percent (one to three
times per month), 29 percent (once per week), 31 percent (two to four times per
week) and 34 percent (five-plus times per week) in a large study of women from
the Nurses' Health Study.
Myth: There are
more omega-3 fatty acids found in wild salmon than in farmed salmon.
Fact: Farmed
salmon has just as many omega-3s as wild salmon, if not more. The USDA Nutrient
Database for Standard Reference actually shows ocean-farmed Atlantic salmon have
1.9 grams of omega-3s per serving, whereas wild salmon have 1.2 grams per
serving. The amount of omega-3s found in wild salmon depends on the type and
amount of algae and plankton they eat. The amount of omega-3s in farmed salmon
depends on the feed they are given, which is usually made of plants, grains and
fishmeal. The feed given to farmed salmon is composed of enough omega-3s to
provide them with equal or higher amounts than what is found in the wild kind. The
American Heart Association recommends consuming at least two servings of fish,
either farmed or wild, per week to receive health benefits of omega-3s and
other important nutrients.
Myth: Cooking
salmon destroys its nutrients, so it's better to eat salmon raw.
fish contains an enzyme that destroys thiamine, a B vitamin important for
energy metabolism and the nervous system. Heat inactivates the enzyme and makes
thiamine available to the body. Since fish usually have a quick cooking time at
relatively low temperatures, important nutrients such as other B vitamins,
omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin A are not at great risk for being destroyed.
Myth: Frozen
salmon is not as tasty or as healthy as fresh salmon.
salmon is not necessarily a poor choice when compared to fresh salmon. Fish
that has been frozen can sometimes be fresher than the fish you buy at the seafood
counter in a grocery store because it could take days before the fish is
delivered from the boat to the marketplace. Many packaged fish from the freezer
section are frozen immediately after being caught, which results in
preservation of nutrients and prevention of spoilage.
Myth: Salmon skin
contains fat and should be removed before cooking.
skin of salmon contains a large amount of the healthy omega-3 fats, which get
soaked up by the meat when the fish is cooked. Leaving the skin on the salmon
when it's cooking also retains moisture and helps the meat to stay together.
The skin is edible, although some believe it has an undesirable fishy taste. To
reap the benefits of additional omega-3 fats in your salmon without the extra
fishy flavor, add some lemon juice before cooking and then remove the skin
before eating.
Myth: Farmed salmon
have chemical dyes added to imitate the pink flesh of wild salmon.
Fact: Farmed
salmon don't have chemical dyes added to their flesh. The pink color is a
result of the carotenoids, compounds necessary for the fish's healthy growth
and metabolism. Wild salmon get these substances by consuming small
algae-eating crustaceans, such as shrimp. Farmed salmon are given the same type
of carotenoids through supplementation in their diet. This ensures the farmed salmon
receive the nutrients necessary for optimal health, as well as the proper color
that would be lacking without the addition of these natural carotenoids.
Canned, fresh and frozen salmon are also low in mercury, according to the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration.
Myth: The bones
in canned salmon aren't safe to eat and should always be removed.
Fact: The bones
that are usually present in canned salmon are perfectly edible and provide a
rich source of calcium. The canning process makes the bones soft enough to chew
and mix well with the meat. Some prefer to take out the larger bones and leave
the smaller, less noticeable ones. Try the salmon recipe below for salmon
cakes. If you use canned salmon, try leaving the bones in for an extra kick of
calcium for the day.
Yields: Four servings
14 ounces canned salmon or fresh cooked
1 egg
One-half cup panko bread crumbs
Two tablespoons chopped green onion
One teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil for cooking
Mix the salmon, egg, breadcrumbs, and lemon juice together
in a bowl.
Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet.
Scoop out one-fourth of the salmon mixture, flatten into a
patty and place onto the heated skillet. Let cook for five minutes, flipping
once. Salmon patties should be golden brown.
Serve over a fresh salad or enjoy as a
snack with a dollop of mustard.
Nutritional Analysis per serving:
Calories: 270
Protein: 28 grams
Carbohydrate: 12 grams
Total Fat: 12 grams
Fiber: 2 grams
The Goods is a monthly column about
food myths and facts by faculty members in the Department of Nutrition and
Dietetics Flagship Program and runs in The Florida Times-Union's "Taste"
section. Have a question about salmon? Contact Dr. Christie at email@example.com.
How does
your body use calories? It's your lean muscle mass — that muscle underneath
your body fat that burns calories 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As you
gain muscle, your body gains a bigger generator to burn more calories.
about this from a weight loss perspective. Everyone has a layer of muscle under
the fat. If you're eating fewer calories than you use, then those calories are
burning fat, but also depleting muscle. As your muscle mass disappears, your
metabolism begins to slow. The way to keep and build more of that calorie
burning lean muscle is to challenge those muscles with weight-bearing
exercises. If you do this, you will be able to maintain the muscle mass you
already have while you are losing the fat. Strength-train your way to a
slimmer, more lean and healthy body.


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MRI technologist Andy Ellison spends his days scanning human brains, searching for abnormalities. He began scanning fruit on a whim, using an orange in a test of the machine's settings; the results were so stunningly beautiful and transfixing that he began bringing produce to work, scanning our favorite fruits and veggies on his time off, and posting animated sequences of cross-section images onto his blog, Inside Insides.
The high-resolution black and white sequences apply the imaging tool to the arts, highlighting the geometrical perfection of organic objects. The slow motion animations are imbued with a sense of life and vitality; like pumping ventricles, the matrices of a pineapple seem to gape open and shut. A tomato resembles a microscopic cell, seemingly splitting and reproducing with astonishing speed, and a head of garlic seems to emerge, its cloves flawlessly woven together, from nothingness.
Ellison's slow motion animation allows mesmerized viewers to be seduced by the rhythmic revelations, and the everyday is elevated to cosmic levels; an scanned eggplant seems to explode into a complex network of stars. These food products, these mundane miracles, get a moment to shine in the imaging machine's dense whites and pure, weightless blacks. The uniqueness of each fruit takes center stage (can you find the bruised onion?), and together, they paint a rich portrait of the natural world. These elegant plant structures, viewed in this way, don't seem so different from our very own organs. So the next time you stroll down the produce aisle, take a moment to consider the miraculous visions that lurk beneath the surface. (via Salon and Offbeat)


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It's Voting Day for Texas Primaries
Locally, the Smith County Sheriff race is the most contested with four candidates seeking the post held for the past 35 years by Sheriff J.B. Smith. Smith is retiring at the end of the year.
If no single candidate in the race can get a majority of votes, the top two-finishers will head to a run-off election on July 31.
Tyler Police Officer Catches Robbery Suspect
The suspect was arrested a short time after police received a 9-1-1- call that the Texaco Gas Station at 1118 W. Gentry Pkwy was robbed.
Shortly upon arriving on scene, Officer Tim Hutson discovered that a 17 year old Hispanic male, later identified as Alan Michael Rodriguez, had just attempted to rob the store. Rodriguez immediately attempted to flee the area on foot but was quickly captured by Officer Hutson.
Investigation revealed that Rodriguez displayed a knife to the store clerk and demanded cash from the register. Rodriguez did not get any money from the clerk. Rodriguez was later booked into the Smith County Jail for Aggravated Robbery, Evading Arrest and Resisting Arrest.


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Great minds think alike WolfgalX! LOL. Welcome to RFF!
Go #Beekmans, time to Race for your life.
"Try to relax. I'm on your side."
Quote from: TexasLady on November 18, 2012, 08:36:56 PM"Try to relax. I'm on your side." Well its more encouraging than "Swim! Swim! Your not swimming, your a buoy!
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J-Rich wrote:Were you talking to me #32? Just back to your studies buddy!!! Have someone else amuse you!
Is this an insult...?
Is your dead ass trying to insult me because I'm a student whose actually getting educated so that my tax dollars can one day put your fuckin children through school..?
Sorry, that was untrue. How can a dude father any children when he clearly can't get laid?