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The Washington Post has discovered something that is old news to critics of sprawl critics:
- What you knew about sprawl turns out to be wrong.
The urbanized area in and around Los Angeles has become the most densely populated place in the continental United States, according to the Census Bureau. Its density is 25 percent higher than that of New York, twice that of Washington and four times that of Atlanta, as measured by residents per square mile of urban land.
And Los Angeles grows more crowded every year, adding residents faster than it adds land, while most metropolitan areas in the Northeast, Midwest and South march in the opposite direction. They are the sprawling ones, dense in the center but devouring land at their edges much faster than they add people.
Odd as it may seem, density is the rule, not an exception, in the wide-open spaces of the West. Salt Lake City is more tightly packed than Philadelphia. So is Las Vegas in comparison with Chicago, and Denver compared with Detroit. Ten of the country's 15 most densely populated metro areas are in the West, where residents move to newly developed land at triple the per-acre density of any other part of the country.
There are other things that don't jibe with LA's reputation as Sprawl Capital USA ...
Nothing but freeways? Among large urban areas, LA is at the bottom of the list when it comes to per capita freeway lane miles.
No transit? LA is home to over 400 miles of commuter rail, our nation's second largest system.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — PENDLETON — With the 2013-14 budget under construction, the Starpoint School District is trying to fill a hole.
Director of Administrative Services Jonathan Andrews presented some preliminary budget numbers to the Board of Education Monday night. Those involved the district's equipment, special items, debt service and transfers.
Special items include budget lines such as grant writing, community education and private school costs. It's budgeted to increase by $2,608 or 1.09 percent, to $241,523.
Debt service and transfers are budgeted to go up by $22,712 or .43 percent to over $5.245 million. Equipment costs are budgeted to stay flat, at $29,432.
For the 2013-14 year, Starpoint will look to eliminate $950,000 from the budget. For the current school year, $1.6 million was cut, in order to present a 1.26 percent tax rate increase.
Monday's presentation included cutting $10,000 from that gap. But, Andrews said, that gap number could change altogether.
"Pension costs were way beyond what we thought," he said.
At a meeting last month, Andrews presented board of education members some numbers on staffing.
Andrews said there would be no new staff members hired and no increase in stipends. The staffing portion of the budget is an increase of $416,380, a 2 percent rise from last year. It also trimmed $215,000 from the preliminary spending gap.
Hurricane Sandy could also have an effect on next school year's budget. Andrews said because the state spent $42 billion on the storm, it may possibly delay the 2012-13 building aid because the state has a cash shortfall. It could also have an impact on the amount of state aid the district will receive for 2013-14.
The budget vote will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 21.
In other district news, Superintendent C. Douglas Whelan said 68 middle school students were honored last week as Stellar Spartans. The annual awards are given to students nominated by the staff.Contact reporter Joe Olenick at 439-9222, ext. 6241.


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On June 15, 1994, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in favor of the home school plaintiffs in Texas Education Agency, et. al. v. Leeper, et. al (No. D-2022). The rights home schoolers enjoyed since the first decision of the Leeper case in 1987 remain securely in place. In fact, the Texas Supreme Court affirms the right of home schools to operate as private schools without regulations. Special congratulations go to Shelby Sharpe of Fort Worth, Texas, who has represented the Leeper plaintiffs since 1985. We certainly give God the glory for protecting the rights of His people to educate their children according to His precepts.
History of the Leeper Case
Shelby Sharpe filed the Leeper case as a class action suit in 1985 on behalf of Texas home schoolers and a number of home school service organizations, including the Home School Legal Defense Association. This action sued every school district in the state of Texas for violating the civil rights of home schoolers. At that time over 150 families throughout the state had been prosecuted for home schooling their children. From 1981 to 1985, the Texas Education Agency established a policy making home schooling illegal in Texas, since the compulsory attendance statute did not specifically mention home schooling. Over the next three years, we spent much time negotiating with and combating hundreds of school districts to preserve home schoolers' rights to continue to home school. By God's grace, not a single HSLDA family had to stop home schooling because of the state's attempts to shut them down.
Finally, in 1987, the District Court in Tarrant County ruled a home school had the same status as a private school and therefore was legal. The Court also placed an injunction on all school districts prohibiting prosecution of home school families. Unfortunately, the harassment did not end, although the intensity lessened. Illegal school district policies that far exceeded the Leeper decision and the Texas Education Code continued to plague home schoolers. We extended much effort dealing with local school districts on behalf of HSLDA members, explaining that the districts had no right to approve home school curriculum.
In 1991, the Court of Appeals affirmed Leeper, stating further that the Texas Education Agency "deprived the home school parents of equal protection under the law," since their private schools in the home were unfairly discriminated against "on the sole basis of location in the home."
Highlights of the Texas Supreme Court Decision
The recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court is 30 pages long. We will briefly summarize several of the aspects of the decision and point out one potential problem.
1. First of all, the Texas Supreme Court lifted the permanent injunction against school districts prosecuting home schoolers. The Court said there is "no showing that school officials will refuse to abide by our decision in this case." Lifting the injunction is routine.
2. Secondly, the Court reiterated the history of home schooling in Texas, stating that at the beginning of this century "no more than ten percent of school-age children attended public schools, according to the uncontradicted evidence at trial and as there were few private and parochial schools in the state, many children were taught at home." The Court emphasized that from 1915 until 1981 "a child pursuing a bona fide course of study at home designed to meet the basic education goals of reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics, and good citizenship was considered to be attending a private school."
The Court also emphasized that the compulsory attendance law of 1915 "did not end home schooling. . . and the state never attempted to prohibit or even restrict home schooling or to allege a violation of the compulsory attendance law based solely on a child being taught at home until 1981." The Court then pointed out that the Texas Education Agency in that year had a staff attorney write an opinion which stated that "the compulsory attendance laws of the state of Texas did not permit students to be taught at home." This began the rash of prosecutions across the state.
3. The Court made it clear that the State Board of Education's resolution in 1986 which defined home schooling did not moot the Leeper case; nor was the Board's attempt to regulate home schooling enforceable by law. That resolution attempted to define a home school as one that had a written regular plan of instruction and instructed students in facilities that "comply with applicable local fire and sanitation codes." Standardized achievement tests also had to be annually administered and submitted to the local public school. The Court agreed with the Texas Legislative Counsel that the State Board of Education "lacked authority to clarify �21.033(a)(1)" and cannot implement legislative policy.
4. The Court completely upheld the lower court's decision by stating "we conclude that the District Court's declaration of the meaning of 'private school' in �21.033(a)(1) as it relates to home schools is clearly correct." The Court emphasized that a home school has the same status as a private school provided it uses a written curriculum and teaches reading, math, spelling, grammar and good citizenship.
HSLDA still maintains that local school districts do not have the authority to review and approve home schoolers' curriculum, nor do they have the authority to make home visits. Furthermore, home schoolers do not have to initiate contact with the school district unless they remove their children from public school. If, however, the school district contacts you first, you have the obligation to give a short written assurance that you are following Leeper. Call our legal staff at HSLDA if you are contacted by the school district.
5. Out of the entire 30-page opinion, there is one paragraph which may be abused by local school districts.
"As we have noted above, plaintiffs [home schoolers] argue that TEA has no authority to promulgate rules construing �21.033(a)(1). The decision we reached does not require that we address this argument today. On the other hand, nothing in our opinion precludes the TEA from setting such guidelines for enforcement of the compulsory attendance law as are within its authority. Specifically, the TEA is not precluded from requesting evidence of achievement test results in determining whether children are being taught in a bona fide manner. While administration of such tests cannot be a prerequisite to exemption from compulsory attendance law, we do not preclude the TEA from giving this factor heavy weight. Should the State Board of Education choose to promulgate additional rules under the Administrative Procedures Act, its authority to do so and the propriety of such rules will be subject to judicial review." [Emphasis ours.]
Obviously, some school districts may try to use this language to impose testing on home schoolers. However, any school districts that make such attempts would clearly exceed their authority under the Texas compulsory attendance statute, which gives them no authority to mandate testing. Furthermore, the Texas Supreme Court is clearly not saying that the TEA may mandate evidence of achievement test results. The Court simply says that they have the right to request evidence of achievement test results. This is the same language that the District Court used in Leeper back in 1987. Home schoolers, under the 1987 District Court decision and the Texas Supreme Court decision, still have the right to choose whether or not they want to submit test results if the local school district requests such results. HSLDA continues to recommend that its members not submit testing results to the local school district, since it is not mandatory and will simply cause additional scrutiny of their home schooling.
The Supreme Court does say that the TEA could give a factor of test scores "heavy weight." This simply means truant officers in local school districts have discretion on weighing certain factors to determine whether or not they should bring truancy charges against a home school family. If a family declined to submit test results requested by the school district, the school district may use it as a factor in their discretionary decision to bring a criminal truancy charge against the family. However, once in court, the burden is still on the school district to prove the family is not operating a home school in a bona fide manner. Based upon our reading of the law in Texas, we hold that the TEA does not have authority to regulate private schools or home schools, since that authority has not been given to them by the Legislature.
In conclusion, the Leeper case decision by the Texas Supreme Court is a victory. Home schoolers' rights are solidly protected. However, certain abuses are expected because of some of the "vague" language the Texas Supreme Court used regarding testing.
Upcoming Revision of the Texas Education Code
At present, we are working with the Texas Home School Coalition to monitor the complete revision of the Texas Education Code by the Legislature in 1995. The outcome of the November elections will weigh heavily on the ultimate outcome of the revision of the Education Code. We have written two sentences to add to the Texas Education Code which would simply codify Leeper, insuring that the definition of a "private school" includes parents teaching their children at home and adding the four additional subjects (math, spelling, grammar and reading) to good citizenship. We believe such language could realistically be added to the Code, secure the Leeper decision, and continue to completely protect the right of parents to teach their children at home without being tested or monitored in any way.
If this language actually becomes part of the package submitted to the legislature, we will notify all our members in Texas to contact their state legislators to vote to preserve that language in the upcoming revisions. We will also keep you posted on any other developments which will require action to your state legislators. Please pray for the upcoming legislative session in January, 1995, and be prepared to respond quickly to your legislators.


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A all-vinyl record shop opened quietly in Oak Grove last month. And it's more of a return than an opening.
Ella Guru Record Shop opened adjacent to Beer Growler Nation, replacing the closed Beehive hair salon at 2747 LaVista Road, according to Tomorrow's News Today.
From the TNT post, a brief history of this store as it has traveled throughout metro Atlanta:
Don Radcliffe opened the first Ella Guru in Vista Grove shopping center in the late 1990s. A few years later he packed up and relocated to the Publix-anchored Toco Hill shopping center. The store later expanded into a second storefront but in 2007, he moved once again. Subleasing a small space from an adjacent scooter shop, Ella Guru reopened on Elizabeth Street in Inman Park in late 2007. The store was not far from today's Victory Sandwich. When the scooter shop closed and Radcliffe was unable to negotiate a new economical feasible lease, he closed the shop in February 2009.
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The individuals elected to a proposed new board of trustees for T.J. Samson Community Hospital have filed their responses in a federal lawsuit claiming they have infringed on the hospital's trademark, among other things.
In late May, a group of people who have concerns about the overall direction the hospital has been going under the leadership of the existing board of trustees convened a meeting. At that gathering, individuals who believed they had the right to select a new board – based on how the process was conducted when the hospital was first established in 1926 – elected D.T. Froedge, Wendell Honeycutt, Randall Curry, Dewayne Hatcher, Curtis Peil and Lyon Hutcherson to serve on this new board.
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With just three regular-season meets remaining and regionals right on the horizon, the Westmont Hilltop boys and girls swim teams appear to be peaking at the right time.
The Hilltoppers swept both end of the meet at Somerset on Wednesday with the girls winning 105-65 and the boys holding on for a narrow 87-82 victory.
For the girls, the number of quality swimmers that Westmont has in the pool plays a big part in the Hilltoppers success. The girls, who bounced back from a tough loss last week to Hollidaysburg, won nine of the 11 events against the Golden Eagles.
"Most times our depth come into play," Westmont coach John W. Hicks Jr. said. "We have a strong first swimmer, but we also have a strong second and third swimmer, too. We are pretty much an all around team where we try to get as much as we can out of each girl in each lane."
Junior Nollaig Noll led the way for the girls, winning the 50-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle as an individual, and joining her teammates on the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
"Nollaig Noll is one of our top swimmers, not only for our team, but for the area," Hicks said. "She hasn't lost in the 50 or 100 at any meet so far this year."
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Other individual wins for Westmont were by freshmen Jenna Rutledge (100 breaststroke) and Lindsey Aman (200 butterfly) along with seniors Stacee Glass (500 freestyle) and Libby Atterbury (100 backstroke). The Hilltoppers also swept all three relays.
"It was a big disappointment to lose to Hollidaysburg, but our girls are real tough and looked at it as just one meet and we don't have to worry about that and put it behind us and go out and swim the best they can," Hicks said. "They really responded well and we had a lot of strong swims by our girls today."
Somerset's wins were by Emily Schleich in the 200 freestyle and Mary Mack in the 200 individual medley relay. Both girls are team captains for the Eagles.
For the boys, Somerset won seven of the 11 events with Nick Bastian (200 freestyle and 100 butterfly) and Josh Stoppe (50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke) each recording a pair of individual victories as well as swimming on the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relays. The other individual winner for the Eagles was Christian Gehman (200 individual medley).
"My boys did extremely well for what we have this year," Somerset coach Lauren Knupp said. "I only have nine boys total so for them to do that well and be that close, I'm very pleased with their performance tonight."
Westmont got individual victories from freshman Connor Schafer (100 freestyle), junior Isaac Joseph (500 freestyle) and freshman Tristan Miller (100 backstroke) as well as winning the 200 medley relay.
"Our boys keep plugging along," Hicks said. "We have a lot of young boys swimming on the team this year. We only have one senior boy. It's a lot of experience we're accumulating against these teams. There are a lot of growing pains. They are learning."
The Westmont girls are 8-1 while Somerset fell to 7-1. For the boys, the Hilltoppers are 6-3 and the Golden Eagles are 6-2.


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City fights federal lawsuit against Police Department
Original post made on Nov 23, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 23, 2012, 12:00 AM
Comments (6)
on Nov 25, 2012 at 12:14 am
Sounds like the legal system is working, i.e., lawyers get rich and buy big houses.
on Nov 25, 2012 at 2:50 am
Very well written story. Highly informative. Thank you.
on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:25 pm
If Martens was involved, the whole thing needs to be checked for holes.
Lancaster's being guilty of any or even all of the above doesn't make a dirty bust clean. If you allow cops to make bad busts, then you lose an important protection against the violation of your rights.
Remember, it's not about letting bad guys loose. It's about keeping good guys from being abused by the system.
on Nov 26, 2012 at 6:43 am
Who's abusing the system? Well it's the domestic abuser of course. Showing a picture of his innocent children on TV, to try to garner sympathy for a frivolous lawsuit seeking millions... Imagine their embarrassment and shame when they found out how he used them like pawns just to try to "cash in" on his abusive marriage?
Remember it isn't a "dirty bust" when the convict in question is on probation with a "search clause". In fact the only thing I'd expect to be "Dirty" is his urine and blood samples! Under a "search clause", you don't have the usual rights of a law abiding person, and you can be detained and searched anytime, also any property under your control when said clause is in effect. Also, since he's a convicted thief he's been banned @ Stoneridge Mall. (Watch out Paragon!) Remember, not all of the sickos are from out of town, many are right here in Pleasanton. Maybe they should check for holes in his brain too because his lawsuit sure is chock full of them, eh Mikey?
on Nov 26, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Brian Lancaster [Portion removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language] And he is/was on probation WITH a search clause. As Candace stated, that alone means you DO NOT have the usual right of a law abiding citizen and he CAN be searched at any time with OR WITHOUT cause, FACT. [Portion removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language]
Expect to see this lawsuit tossed out.
Brian, you are a pathetic loser of grand proportions...
on Nov 30, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Howdy is a registered user.
Lesley Regina was who's council? I'm confused.
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Over the last year, The Brooklyn Hospital Center has established several enhanced patient services within the hospital to serve our community's various health needs. TBHC is proud to announce the following new services for our patients:
Comprehensive Diabetes Center
According to Ramesh S. Gulrajani, M.D, Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, the Diabetes Center began based on a need within the hospital and the community: " A nutritionist has been hired to work alongside the Departments of Medicine, Family Practice and Pediatrics. The nutritionist will work to provide dietary consults initially but this is slated to become a full-blown Diabetes Center where comprehensive care will be provided and all sub specialists will be available to both private patients and clinic patients. These sub specialists will include podiatrists, nutritionists, endocrinologists, and so on." Dr. Gulrajani added, "Even patients without insurance may qualify for a sliding-scale fee."
Dr. Gulrajani explained, "This Comprehensive Diabetes Center is especially important because of the high rate of diabetes in the community. Our goal is to have the Center established by year's end in the Maynard Building , Suite 7 - F and in the clinic building".
Asthma Center
The Asthma Center , called "Breathe Free Brooklyn", is also crucial to the Brooklyn community because the incidence of asthma is quite high, according to Dr. Gulrajani. "A comprehensive asthma center will provide care by lung specialists. In addition, patient education services will be provided by the Pharmacy Residents as well as Respiratory Therapists. Because proper patient education has shown to decrease patient admission and ER visits, the overall well-being of our patients will be improved, and patients can be referred for educational purposes only. At TBHC, we have all of the facilities and expertise to meet the needs of the asthma population. Because of this we are capable and willing to provide this comprehensive service sorely needed by our patients and physicians".
When asked to describe the process of how a patient might seek assistance, Dr. Gulrajani explained, "A person may be self referred or by our physicians for treatment and/or education. They will then see a pulmonologist following their initial consultation where they will receive asthma education. Each patient's requirements will be tailored to meet their specific needs depending on their situation; the same goes for our pediatric patients and physicians."
Smoking Cessation Service
This one is called 'Smoke Free Brooklyn'. TBHC has set up a service geared especially towards those who want to "kick the habit". According to Dr. Gulrajani, "The population of adult smokers has gone up at an alarming rate, particularly among women. At TBHC, we decided to embark upon this area, offering services in both our private practices and clinics. Patients can be referred to TBHC by their own private or by one of our physicians in the hospital, or they can make an appointment directly for themselves. Once they meet for a consultation, they will be provided with a comprehensive education, important information concerning their addiction, and medications to aid them in the smoking cessation process. Medications include Nicorette©, nicotine patches, Zyban© and so forth. Dr. Gulrajani also added that the service also provides group therapy: "It (group therapy) encourages patients to continue trying to quit. This service has been in place in the hospital for approximately two months. We also refer people who might request any other support services, such as hypnotherapy or other alternative methods of quitting. So far, we have had a very good success rate - we have provided a valuable service to the community through the services we have set up at TBHC."
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - It's the season for sneezin', sniffles, and sickness. Every year, between five and 20 percent of the US population gets the flu and the infected could be passing it on to you before they even know they're sick. Researchers are hard at work developing better ways to fight the flu.
It's a three letter word that might bring to mind a lot of four letter words.
Chemical Engineer, Tim Whitehead, and a team of researchers from across the US want to wipe it out.
"And so this is a powerful new approach," Tim Whitehead at Michigan State University told Ivanhoe.
Using super computers they're designing proteins from scratch that are able to find a vulnerable portion of the virus that is in most common strains and latch on.
"That was an Achilles' heel for the virus," Whitehead explained.
In the lab, the proteins have been tested in animal cells.
"In the presence of our protein, the cells aren't infected," Whitehead said.
Meanwhile, Wired.com reports, Craig Venter, who helped sequence the human genome wants us all to be able to print flu vaccines. At a recent health conference, Venter said his team is working on digitizing vaccines that could be emailed, downloaded, printed from a special device, and injected.
From printed protection to powerful proteins, soon the flu might not stand a chance.
Whitehead said the flu protein is separate from a vaccine and the idea is to administer it before or after an outbreak. He said we are about five to ten years from human testing. As for printable vaccines, Wired.com reports, Venter's team is currently testing a biological printer, but there are a lot of regulatory issues to consider before it ever becomes a reality.
BACKGROUND: Body aches, fever, tiredness, sore throat, headaches, chills, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and cough; all symptoms of the dreaded flu. Normally those who have the flu know it, but in some less severe cases symptoms can be similar to the common cold. Medical attention should be sought if there are symptoms like severe vomiting, confusion, sudden dizziness, seizures, or difficulty breathing. Children, pregnant women, seniors, people with health conditions, those who travel, and people with disabilities are at an increased risk of becoming infected with the flu. With so many at risk, newer and better vaccinations are always in the works. (Source: flu.gov)
HOW TO CARE FOR ONE WITH THE FLU: When caring for someone who is infected with the flu virus, there are certain precautions that should be followed. First make sure the sick person follows all instructions given by their doctor and make sure they take all of their recommended medications. Keep the sick person away from other people as much as possible, isolating them to a specific "sick room" is recommended. (Source: flu.gov)
TREATMENT: The flu can be treated with or without medications. Over-the-counter medications may relieve symptoms, but they will not make you less contagious. Sometimes the health care professional may prescribe antiviral medications to prevent further complications. Antibiotics can be prescribed if the flu has progressed to a bacterial infection (Source: flu.gov).
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR VACCINATIONS: Most of us all know about the flu, how it can make you feel, and how to prevent it. New technology is being developed to allow vaccinations to be more effective and easily accessible. Super computers have been designed to produce proteins from scratch that will find the weakest part of the virus and attack it. The proteins are not a vaccine. They are suggested to be administered after or before a flu outbreak. However, professionals are developing a new kind of vaccination, software that will allow people to print a vaccine on a 3-D computer and then inject it on the spot to prevent the flu. Geneticist, Craig Venter, and his team are testing the digital biological converter. This would revolutionize healthcare and biological warfare. For example, if an area became infected with a deadly virus and they are isolated from the rest of the world, sending a vaccination electronically would save many lives. While this is a revolutionary idea, there are dangers of spam interference and regulation. (Source: wired.com)
Tim Whitehead, PhD, Assistant Professor and Chemical Engineer in Material Science as well as Bio systems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University talks about a protein that inhibits the flu virus.
How many degrees do you have?
Dr. Whitehead: I have Bachelors in Engineering from Vanderbilt and I have a Ph.D.
This research that you did seems pretty exciting to have a protein to basically render the flu virus ineffective. Is that basically the gist of it?
Dr. Whitehead: That's exactly the gist of it.
So what's the process like?
Dr. Whitehead: About two and a half years ago some exciting results from Scripts Institute as well as Harvard University identified a portion of the flu virus that was an Achilles heel for the virus. So it's something that is conserved among many different subtypes of the virus, things as varied as swine flu to avian flu. And this Achilles heel these groups targeted with antibodies and they can show that these antibodies render them ineffective. So we asked a simple very broad scientific question at the outset. We know enough to actually design a protein on the computer to go and attack that same area and actually inhibit the flu virus by attacking and binding at that Achilles heel. So that's what we set out to do and it turns out that we were successful for a couple of our designs, we tested many and a couple of these were successful in actually binding the site. What we showed just recently is that we could optimize these sequences using a pretty powerful protein engineering technique. And one of these candidates could actually neutralize the flu at therapeutically relevant doses.
So when you say engineered on a computer, talk to me about how that process works.
Dr. Whitehead: Sure. What we do with that is we take a surface of a molecule. In this case with the flu there's a specific protein called hemagglutinin. You may have heard of H1N1 or H5N1, the hemagglutinin is the H portion of that. There's a specific patch on that protein which if you bind there can render these viruses ineffective. We can take the three dimensional coordinates of that patch which is known and we can find protein sequences that can bind at that patch. And so this is a question about how do you get something to bind to another thing. You know Velcro binds or silly glue binds on things. At the molecular level you have between proteins you have surfaces that are geometrically aligned almost like a hand in a glove. Where you would have to get these two surfaces to intertwine and not only that but there are certain patches on that surface that have to interact correctly. So grease goes with grease watery things or more hydrophilic things go with watery things and you have to do this at atomic precision. Using a code called Rosetta developed by David Baker's lab at the University of Washington in which this work was done we were able to uh—optimize protein sequences to bind this specific region. And this requires as you imagine super computers and a huge distributed competing network called Rosetta at home where hundreds of thousands of people worldwide download our computer software and actually run the code to determine these sequences for us. We can get these designs out. There are hundreds of them and we can actually test them in the lab. We can actually order synthetic genes, this is now as easy as just calling up a company and e-mailing a sequence and they can deliver them in a white vial in two weeks. And then we can test them.
So you came up with the design for the protein they thought would render the flu virus harmless and then you sent it away and had it made?
Dr. Whitehead: Right. So what we can do is we can send away the DNA encoding these proteins and then the DNA comes and then we can pass them pretty quickly in locked boxes. As you can imagine these are early days in designing proteins but a couple succeeded. So that's where we are.
So it's the DNA deep sequencing. Can you break that down for me?
Dr. Whitehead: Sure. What we did at that stage is we had a couple designs that worked, that bound these proteins. But they were very, very weak, okay. What we did then is we had to figure out how to make the binding as strong as possible. A weak binder is not going to neutralize flu; we need it strong as possible to neutralize the flu. So to do that we developed a method at the University of Washington and in conjunction with other groups to be able to see how every change on a protein sequence relates to its function.
Dr. Whitehead: Most people probably know the alphabet of DNA it four letters long. For protein it's twenty letters long. So for every protein sequence you have twenty different letters you can do at each point. And what we did is we developed a method to be able to see how well each letter or each mutation does for binding. And we can do this in a very high thorough quick fashion at once. And what you're looking at is the boxes, the black boxes means that binding is about the same as before, red means binding has improved and green means binding is worse. And we're able to do this in a very, very high thorough quick fashion. And from that we're able to pick and choose mutations that could confer improvements in binding and we can pick eight or ten of them at once. Our designs are not perfect at the front but very quickly using this DNA deep sequencing technology we're able to identify the eight or ten mutations that when combined can actually make these molecules potent against things like flu.
So once you have the engineered protein what do you do with it?
Dr. Whitehead: When we had the engineered protein and we made sure that these combined the hemagglutinin molecule with binding characteristics, our collaborators at the Naval Health Research Center were able to go and test the ability of these molecules to block influenza infections in cell culture models. So that's where we are right now and comparing them to the antibodies that bind the same region we're at about the same level, maybe a little better in terms of concentration but only slightly. So we're at approximately the same level. So the next step is to actually test this in animal models.
So another cell—
Dr. Whitehead: So you have human cells and then you infect them with flu and a lot of them die but when in the presence of our protein the cells aren't infected.
How did that feel to know that actually happened?
Dr. Whitehead: We're pretty excited. We thought that was going to work but it really was exciting to have these designs work as we intended them to do. This is a powerful new approach where you can actually design for first principles something that can go and neutralize something as complicated as a flu virus and get it to work in the computer and then rapidly optimize it using the approaches we developed and then actually have it neutralize as well.
Will this work on every strain or do you have to kind of keep redesigning for other strains?
Dr. Whitehead: The reason we attacked the portion of the molecule that we did is because it is common to most strains, including many of the pandemic strains of the virus. This portion isn't common to all though. So for example the pandemic Hong Kong flu from 1968 does not share this epitope. So right now at the Institute for Protein Design our researchers are designing things also and I'm cautiously optimistic that they are going to be successful on that front. We tested it against two different strains of H1N1 in the live virus models and others have been tested but we haven't published them yet so I can't speak of them right now.
You seem excited talking about this, this could be definitely something to change the world.
Dr. Whitehead: Right. We're—we're really excited not only for flu but in general about designing proteins from scratch. In the case of flu, because of the research at Scripts and at Harvard, we are able to have a good target. If we have that target we're pretty confident now that we can design proteins that can for example, bind that patch and then we can optimize this using deep sequencing to have a protein at the end of the day that can prevent things like pandemic viruses.
Would it be something that would be added to the flu vaccine or would it be in pill form down the road?
Dr. Whitehead: Of course there's a long road ahead involving things far beyond academic labs. But if it were to get to that stage, some of these governments would stock pile hundreds of millions of doses and then in the awful event of a new pandemic strain this could be a treatment. So you can either administer it before infection or after infection is the idea. But it would be completely separate from a vaccine or a universal vaccine that other groups are working on.
And this could be used in other areas as well not just the flu?
Dr. Whitehead: We think this is great days for protein design. Where you can design a protein to have a function whether it can inhibit a flu virus or target cancer, which is what I'm working on right now. Or actually developing new enzymes or new proteins that can break down biomass which is why I'm here at Michigan State among many other things that proteins can do. And so we think that this general strategy of designing proteins computationally and then optimizing them very quickly and rapidly using deep sequencing is going to be a very promising approach in the future.
Have the proteins been used in the past, it seems like you don't really hear people trying to manipulate proteins?
Dr. Whitehead: There's a pretty large field of antibody engineering. Antibodies are just complicated proteins that the immune system uses to to attack and destroy pathogens. There's a pretty large field of people engineering antibodies. Pfizer down the road in Kalamazoo, Michigan or in any number of sites like Boston or South San Francisco there are pharmaceutical companies working on those type of treatments.
But that is a single protein that you work for how long?
Dr. Whitehead: Most of the cancer therapies that actually exist -- Herceptin is a big example -- are their monoclonal antibodies. They're a single protein that does this. But the strategy to develop these proteins is long and laborious over two years. Whereas we want to do this in two weeks and we think we can now. For this project it took two years and two post docs, two PI's and a grad student to deliver these proteins. I was one of the post docs on that project. But in the future we want to do this in two weeks and we think we can. And we think that we can leap frog advances made by people doing monoclonal antibodies in the future using this joint experimental and computational approach.
So smallpox as well is something you're looking at?
Dr. Whitehead: The Institute of Prtein Design at the University of Washington is looking at smallpox right now.
Is there anything I missed you think is important for people to know?
Dr. Whitehead: I think the credit goes to David Baker at the University of Washington, let's make sure that's mentioned. I think the Rosetta code is good and the other thing is the Rosetta at home project I'd light to highlight. So that is a distributive computing for the code where you can download this on your personal computer and have it run code that can design proteins to cure the flu.
So hundreds of thousands of people pitch in to try to determine what code is best to make the proteins to fight flu?
Dr. Whitehead: Yes. You design a computer program and you send it out to these different homes across the world. This is like the third or fourth biggest. I think SETI is the biggest.
So Rosetta code is the name of the program?
Dr. Whitehead: Yes, Rosetta.
Who can log on and do that?
Dr. Whitehead: Anyone can go and download the Rosetta at home it's just a screen saver.
Is it closed now?
Dr. Whitehead: Rosetta At Home, no it's still open. But what happened is the users wanted to actually play with the molecules themselves, the protein because you could see how the protein is changing etc. So there was a computer science professor that worked with David at University of Washington to develop a game called fold.it, so fold.it, and tens of thousands of people played this and it's actually an interactive game where you can try to make the best protein structure. They try to design the best flu, the anti flu molecule. If we can get a hundred thousand designs out and we can cull and pick out the best ten that's still better than having the best protein designers in the world at the fold.it game go and design us a couple. But they're getting good, they're getting really good.
So how much input did the people at home add to the protein project?
Dr. Whitehead: They put a lot of the resources in getting the infrastructure built and then we wrote the program for them to actually run. So with all this infrastructure that has been built up over the last ten years or so it has enabled us to do the kind of work that we're doing.
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So you can call in and say how did you do that?
Dr. Whitehead: Yes and they're really, really nice, they're really excited to explain how they did it. So a lot of people have science backgrounds but not everyone, in fact some of the best players in the world have a high school education and they just see proteins better than anyone in my lab or myself.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Two dogs taken from the Montgomery County Animal Shelter in broad daylight have been returned to the shelter by a Good Samaritan on Monday.
According to shelter officials, a man and a woman entered the facility and went to a secure area where strays are held. Minutes later, they walked away with the two dogs.
The incident was caught on the facility's security cameras.
Whoever the dog thieves were it appears they were looking for something specific – pit bulls with gentle dispositions. This left the people who work at the shelter fearing the worst – the possibility they could be used as bait for dogs being trained to fight.
"They tape up their mouths and they do a lot of different things. They don't want a dog that's going to fight back," Minda Harris, shelter director, said.
One of the dogs that was stolen had been brought in with a yorkie.
"They were really good friends. They slept together and would kiss on each other," Harris said.
Just as shelter officials thought this story would have a sad ending, something unexpected happened. A Good Samaritan tried to help a young girl who was walking the dogs, but they got away from her.
"I went up there and got the dogs and when I got back she was gone," the Good Samaritan said.
When he later spotted their photos on Facebook, and realize they were stolen, he returned them to the shelter.
Now the unlikely pair that once roamed the streets together have been placed in the same home together.


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The Tulsa Health Department and the Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Sunday they are notifying approximately 7,000 patients of a Tulsa dental practice about potential exposure to blood-borne viruses following a joint investigation with the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry. The investigation revealed practices that could have exposed patients to infectious material.
Patients who had procedures at Dr. W. Scott Harrington's dental practice, located at 2111 S. Atlanta Place in Tulsa or at 12806 E. 86th Place N. in Owasso, will begin to receive letters in the mail. The notification includes patients who have visited Dr. Harrington since 2007 and recommends they be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health says it will offer the free screenings on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the 7,000 patients who saw Dr. Harrington over the past six years. Screenings are being offered at the Tulsa Health Department's North Regional Health and Wellness Center.
Officials say 420 people were tested Saturday.
The Oklahoma City-County Health Department is offering extended hours and free testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV.
as patients of the Dr. W. Scott Harrington dental practice may now be living in Oklahoma County.
All testing for patients who were seen by Dr. W. Scott Harrington will be done free of charge at the Oklahoma City- County Health Department's Main location. In addition, the health department has set up a hotline at (405) 425-4437 for people with questions about hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV.


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Last week I had the pleasure of experiencing one of the most delightful evenings of my life. An intimate Turkish tea party at the home of everyone's darling, Moshe Aeylon.
As soon as I stepped into Moshe's home I was struck by the genius of this man and his conception of the most perfect, warm and welcoming ambiance. The stunning table beckoned one to sit down and eat. We were greeted with the most delicious drink made with pomegranate juice and Prosecco. There were twelve of us, and I did not know many … yet it did not matter because the whole setting was designed to put you at ease.
Moshe and his cooking partner, Hayganush, had prepared tons of wonderful Turkish delicacies for us to savor. It looked like they may have slaved over the stove for hours and we all felt so very grateful for that.
Did you know that Turkish tea is cooked for hours with the end result of deeply rich flavors?
Conversation leaned towards life and food culture in Turkey and how Turkish people love their tea as well as the wonderful ritual that accompanies it. Tea is a time to celebrate friends and family.
It is something to lovingly plan and then eagerly look forward to.
In savory choices, we sampled Sigara Boregi (cigar pastry filled with beef sausage and pepper), Quiche with spinach and goat cheese, Turkish Tabbouleh, Egg salad and olive paste canapés, Dolma (rice stuffed grape leaves), Taramasalata (Turkish black olives) and finally feta, tomato, green pepper and chive towers. I was struck by how each dish was so distinct in flavor - a perfect spread for kinds of savory cravings.
As if that was not enough, Moshe and Hayganush went all out in their generous preparations of sweet delights. A decadent almond tart anchored the whole table setting, and we could not wait to bite into it. It was so worth the wait with perfect sweetness, and really soft and flaky texture. We were all so happy to see Halva, the one dish we all knew about and hoped we would savor that evening. We enjoyed Kurabiye (powdered sugar covered butter cookies). These reminded me of Mexican wedding cookies. The Melomakarona (Greek honey cookies with walnuts) were to die for. They were so moist and nutty. Grandma Ester's Braided Vanilla Cookies with green bitter orange jam was delightful as I bit into it and the orange rind hit my palate. I loved how that delicate tangy bitterness worked so well with the sweet notes.
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Type: Post | Date: Monday, Apr 4, 2011A good weekend for original cable dramas
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Type: Post | Date: Wednesday, Sep 7, 2011Will HBO or PBS reign supreme in the battle of historical dramas?
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Type: Event | Date: Friday, Mar 30, 2012This Starz original premieres tonight.
Reelz channel takes on Kennedy assassination for 'JFK: The Smoking Gun' docudrama
Type: Article | Date: Monday, Jul 29, 2013Two-hour special airs Nov. 3
Press Tour: Rob Lowe, Ginnifer Goodwin talk accents, conspiracies, 'Killing Kennedy'
Type: Post | Date: Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013The stars of the NatGeo movie talk research and 'weird, bizarre details'
Watch: Pearl Jam's striking new video for 'Mind Your Manners'
Type: Post | Date: Friday, Aug 23, 2013The Seattle band snarls through taut, cinematic clip
Type: Event | Date: Friday, Dec 3, 2010This documentary explores the life of Benazir Bhutto.
What do you think: Pics of Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin as JFK and Jackie
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Walmart has formally requested to rezone land at the southeast corner of 4 Mile and North Green Bay roads, which is needed before the company can build a superstore there.
In September, Walmart announced to Caledonia residents and officials that it would like to build a 180,000-square-foot 24-hour general merchandise store at that location. Company officials say the store will create 300 jobs, most of which are expected to be full-time. Caledonia Patch will upload a copy of documents related to the request as soon as we get them.
In the packed boardroom Tuesday night, Walmart also requested the village board enter into a pre-development agreement with them, which the Board granted.
A pre-development agreement allows the village to charge potential developers for review time of their planning documents. Several other developments – Siena Center, Unico, and Parkview Gardens – also had pre-development agreements. However, the required agreement doesn't mean the village board will approve the project.
Four board members—Kathy Trentadue, Kevin Wanggaard, Ron Coutts, and Jim Dobbs—voted to approve the request. Tom Weatherston and Kathy Burton were absent, and Lee Wishau abstained from voting because he works for Roundy's, which operates Pick'n Save and is a competitor of Walmart.
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More...The Philadelphia Flyers will welcome 43 players to The Virtua Center Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ for their 2012 Prospect Camp from July 9-15. The event features six on-ice sessions at Flyers Skate Zone that are all open to the public, as well as the annual Trial on the Isle in Stone Harbor, NJ on Wednesday, July 11.
The camp features many of the Flyers youngest prospects, including several players selected in the NHL Entry Draft over the past three seasons, as well as several invited amateur players. Many of the attendees spent all or part of last season with the American Hockey Leagues Adirondack Phantoms, while others are in the midst of careers in major junior or collegiate hockey. A complete roster of scheduled participants is included with this release.


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Pete Van Hamersveld celebrates another his completion of the 2010 San Francisco Marathon as part of his recovery from colon cancer; for full story, click here
Pete Van Hamersveld: Fight Against Cancer Won at Marathon Finish Line
In December, 2007, Pete Van Hamersveld was told on his 50th birthday
that he had colon cancer. It had been discovered during a routine colonoscopy, and the resulting
surgery revealed that the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes. Van Hamersveld had Stage 3C colon cancer, which is one level before a terminal diagnosis. That was in January 2008, and following more than a year's worth of chemotherapy,
radiation, and a second surgery, he decided to take on a regimen of physical conditioning that included
running—thus entering a race to save his life literally and figuratively.
DHTV's Distance Learning Courses to Be Broadcast Live on Santa Monica's CityTV
DHTV, the instructional television programming at California State University, Dominguez Hills, is now being aired on CityTV, the community cable channel for the City of Santa Monica. Live programs will be shown on Forté, Channel 99, which
is dedicated to lifelong learning. Each course is taught by CSU Dominguez Hills faculty and staff or experts in the various
topics covered. The 13-week courses can be used to earn college credit by viewers who officially enroll at the university.
Photo above: Members of the anthropology faculty showed support for their students who are McNair Scholars at a reception on
Aug. 24 in the Loker Student Union. L-R: Jerry Moore, professor of anthropology; Kimberly Hinson, senior; Celso Jacquez, senior; Ana Pitchon, assistant professor of anthropology; Bianca Knight, senior; and Janine Gasco, associate professor of anthropology.
For more information on the McNair Scholars Program at CSU Dominguez Hills, click here.
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The Next Nature Book
Despite the countless attempts to improve our fragile relationship with nature, very few people have asked the elementary question 'what is nature?'. This book will shift your notion of nature by 180 degrees.
The long awaited Next Nature book can now be ordered. The launch took place at the Next Nature Power Show on the 5th of November 2011 in Amsterdam.
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Working in the very city where the character Othello struggled against racial hostility, Curlee Holton has created a series of 10 images re-imagining Shakespeare's character in the context of contemporary awareness of issues of race, identity, and culture.
Holton, Roth Professor of Art and founding director of the Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI), made the Othello etchings while participating in the international Venice Printmaking Studio's "Reflecting Venice" artist-in-residency program.
"I sought to bring a deeper sense of humanity and sensuality to Othello as well as a cultural context that might explain his motivations and actions," says Holton.
As guests of the Venice Printmaking Studio, participating artists work on projects intended to contribute to the culture of Venice. During their stay in the city, participants document their individual experiences inspired by the city, its culture, monuments, art, and inhabitants.
"Reflecting Venice" will be a series of artists' books produced by the Venice Printmaking Studio. Through the creation of the books, the studio asks artists to offer a critical perspective of the city beyond the standard visual images currently available in order to convey a sense of authenticity.
Prior to his trip, Holton created preliminary drawings in sepia ink, from which he then prepared etching plates during his time in Venice. Working there afforded him the opportunity to incorporate elements of the city's scenery into his images.
Berrisford Boothe '83, an internationally-renowned painter, printmaker, and installation artist and associate professor of art at Lehigh University, served as Holton's model for the drawings.
"I selected [Boothe] as my model for Othello due in part to the physical challenges he has faced as a result of being born with a number of physical handicaps, as well as for his regal presence and innate intelligence," Holton says. "Much like Shakespeare's Othello, Boothe personifies in many ways the strikingly royal presence yet is considered by many due to his perceived imperfections as flawed and overly passionate. Boothe allows for a contemporary context to be placed around Othello's quest for acceptance and a hero's adventure that as a person of color has seldom been allowed to be fully realized."
Holton also invited Ian Smith, professor of English and an Othello specialist, to collaborate on the project.
"His insights into Shakespeare and the cultural, political, and racial context brought a great deal to the project and to my work," Holton says.
Holton's images are a departure from 18th and 19th century depictions of Othello in staged scenes from Shakespeare's play.
"This exhibit refrains from retelling the story, aiming instead to explore at a critical juncture the complex emotional and cultural life of a noble but beleaguered military hero," Smith says. "The exhibit raises questions concerning the ways in which race, so relentlessly coded to the body, has been culturally constructed as a form of social and psychological impairment."
Othello: Re-Imagined in Sepia, which is comprised of Holton's prints and Smith's text, is on display in the Lass Gallery of Skillman Library through December 2011.


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Worcester Academy To Host Admission Open House, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013
Worcester Academy, a private co-ed day-boarding school, will host an Admission Open House for its Middle School (Grades 6-12) and High School (Grades 9-12, and postgraduates) on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The program begins at 1 p.m., with registration starting at 12:30.
RSVP online for WA's Admission Open House
The Admission Office invites students and families to attend the Admission Open House and to experience how Worcester Academy's historic urban setting, diverse community, and challenging curriculum provide students with a real-world education.
The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended by calling 508-754-5302 x113 or by emailing email@example.com.
Join us for an exploration of Worcester Academy, your local independent school with an international reputation. Contact us today!
About Worcester Academy
Founded in 1834, Worcester Academy is a private co-ed day and boarding school for Middle School (Grades 6-8) and High School (Grades 9-12 and postgraduates). The boarding program includes 5- and 7-day options. For information, visit www.worcesteracademy.org.


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Name: Samantha Achterberg
Birth date: March 27, 1992
Nickname: Sammy or Sam
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Weight: 125 lbs
Birthplace: Denver, CO
Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
High School: Chatfield Senior High School (2010)
College: DeVry University – currently attending
Coaches: Janusz Peciak, Genadijus Sokolovas, Jimmy Moody
Sports Played in High School: cross-country, swimming, track, ski racing, horseback riding – three day eventing
Hobbies: anything outdoors, hiking, wakeboarding, skiing, crafts, and spending time with family and friends
Favorite Foods: strawberries, frozen yogurt, salmon, & dark chocolate
Pre-Competition Meal: oatmeal or eggs with fruit
Favorite Athletes: Lindsey Vonn, Lopez Lamong, I am constantly being inspired by athletes at the Olympic Training Center that I have gotten to know and see train.
Favorite Movie: Avatar
Favorite Music: hip hop and alternative
Favorite Country Visited for Competition: Sweden and Poland
Did You Know?: I am a certified Pilates instructor. I have hunted deer, antelope, and elk with my dad since I was a kid.
Ralph Waldo Emerson: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
2013 U.S. Nationals (Senior Division) BRONZE
(Junior Division) SILVER
(Mixed Relay) BRONZE
2012 U.S. Nationals (Senior Division) GOLD
(Junior Division) GOLD
2012 Junior World Championships (Drzonkow, Poland):
-GOLD in women's relay (w/Isabella Isaksen & Margaux Isaksen)
-GOLD in women's team event (w/ Isabella Isaksen & Margaux Isaksen)
-18th in women's individual final
2012 World Championships (Rome, Italy): did not advance past semifinals
Womens Relay (with Suzanne S. and Mickey Kelly)
6th Mixed Relay (with Dennis Bowsher)
2012 NORCECA Championships (Guatemala City, Guatemala): 4th
2012 January Domestic Qualifier (Colorado Springs): 3rd
2011 December Domestic Qualifier (Colorado Springs): 4th
2011 World Championships (Moscow, Russia): did not advance past semifinals
2011 U.S. Nationals (Sr. Division): BRONZE
(Jr. Division): SILVER
2011 NORCECA Championships (Guadalajara, Mexico): 7th individual
SILVER in women's relay with Rendy Lynn Opdycke
2011 Domestic Qualifier in Palm Springs: 4th
2010 Domestic Qualifier in Colorado Springs: 3rd
2010 USAP National Championships (Youth A): 2nd
USAP National Championships (Junior): 2nd
USAP National Championships (Senior/Open): 3rd
2010 Youth A World Championships participant
Athletes honor those in Boston by participating in a commemorative run
Modern pentathletes competed for the U.S. National Championship
Modern pentathlete Margaux Isaksen wins three gold medals at junior worlds
Samantha Achterberg teams with the Isaksen sisters to bring U.S. gold on first day of Junior World Championships
Seven 2012 Olympians including American Margaux Isaksen among the field.


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Karteek Clarke
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Karteek Clarke is a member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy Athletic Club and an accomplished runner, having completed numerous marathons and ultramarathon runs and walks. He is also known for his marathon swimming exploits including his ten successful crossings of the English Channel.
English Channel Swims
2009: 10th successful Channel swim
2004: Swimming Lake Windermere
2003: Karteek and Mate vs. The English Channel
1997: Channel Swim


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High school and transfer students and adults are invited to the Fall Open House Sunday, November 11th. The event will take place in the Collins Arena from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Lincroft main campus, 765 Newman Springs Road. Closest parking is in lots 6 and 7.
Partners from the New Jersey Coastal Communiversity will attend and provide details about degree programs students may take locally for bachelor or masters diplomas. The four year partner institutions include Georgian Court University, New Jersey City University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Montclair State University.
Brookdale will be collecting non-perishable food for the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and also warm blankets for those in need. Look for collection boxes in the Arena.
The Central Jersey Blood Center bloodmobile will be present so you can help replenish blood and platelet products that were lost as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
More information about the Open House is available by calling 732-224-1857.


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Enhance your entertainment experience
Flat panel TVs look great, but their slim size typically means they don't sound so spectacular. So, for a truly immersive home theater experience, you should supplement your sound with separate speakers. The LG LHB326 includes everything you need to start making the most of your TV. With an 1100-Watt, 5.1-channel speaker setup, you'll get the full audio experience from your movies and shows; not the lackluster sound you'll get from most HDTVs. The amplifier unit includes a Blu-ray player so you can enjoy the Full HD video and uncompressed audio on the most modern movies. But that's not all this home theater in a box offers. It also includes a Wi-Fi adapter and an ethernet port so you can connect it to your home network and enjoy streaming content from top providers like Netflix, Vudu, CinemaNow, and YouTube. Best of all, though, it includes everything you need to get started for a price that's sure to put a smile on your face.
What's in the box?
Included with purchase is the main Blu-ray/amplifier unit, two front speakers, center speaker, two rear speakers, passive subwoofer, Wi-Fi adapter, remote control, RCA AV cable, 5 color-coded speaker cables, FM antenna, AM antenna, two AAA batteries, Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials Software CD, and User's Manual.
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- 1100W total output power (4 ohms, 10% THD): 180W x 5 + 200W subwooofer
- Dolby Digital/Digital Plus/TrueHD; dts/-HD Master Audio Essential
- Passive subwoofer design
- HDMI input; HDMI output; Component video output; Composite video output
- Analog audio input; Digital optical audio input
- USB v2.0 connection; FM antenna input; AM antenna input
- Universal remote control included
Additional Specifications
- Wi-Fi ready with included adapter
- Streaming from top content providers like Netflix, CinemaNow, Vudu, and YouTube
- BonusView and BD-Live compatible
- 9 DSP modes
- Deep Color; x.v.Color
- 192kHz/24-bit audio DACs
- 100+dB signal/noise ratio
- Screen saver
- Parental lock
Manufacturer Specifications
- Channel delay
- A/V sync delay
- Sleep/Clock/Alarm functions
- Main unit dimensions: 16.9" W x 2.24" H x 12.9" D, 8.8 lbs.
- Front speaker dimensions (each): 3.9" W x 7.3" H x 3.8" D, 1.1 lbs.
- Center speaker dimensions: 7.9" W x 4.1" H x 3.4" D, 1.1 lbs.
- Rear speaker dimensions (each): 3.9" W x 7.3" H x 3.8" D, 1.1. lbs.
- Subwoofer dimensions: 19.6" W x 18.3" D x 15.0" H, 9.5 lbs.
LG LHB326 Warranty Details
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ORG Bobbie Williams will rejoin the Bengals on a roster exemption after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, the team announced Monday.
The exemption means that Williams can participate in team activities without counting against the 53-man roster for a week. After the week is up, the team will have to release someone else off the active roster to make room for Williams, or release him.
The way we see it
Williams has been a key contributor on the Bengals' offensive line, with 109 starts in seven seasons with the team.
Rookie Clint Boling has been solid in pass protection but had difficulties in the run game. Williams has been a strong run blocker throughout his career and could help open some holes for RB Cedric Benson.