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Make a list of questions you have, such as both knees at once, rehab time, risks, etc. etc. I'm sure your Dr. will have a lot of information to give you.
As far as your age goes, if you have bone on bone pain, it will only get worse. I would think your Dr. would recommend it.
I'm sure you will make the right decision. Continuous pain that will only get worse, or the surgery, which will get your life back, pain free. Keep us informed on what your decision is, and post surgery, how you're doing. We do care on this site.
God bless.
I was on cortisone for awhile...the injections helped some, but not worth the side effects the drug caused. I now have Ulcerative Colitis and my gastro Dr. put me on cortisone low dose for that disease. It helped, but getting off of it is pure hell. It's a good/bad drug, that's about all I can say.
I guess it wouldn't hurt to try Synvisc, but with bone on bone, I really don't think it would help. Ask your Dr. all about it and get as much info as you can. Then make your decision.
Good luck.
Due to complications during surgery, only one knee was done. In retrospect, I consider it a blessing. Rehabbing two knees at once has to be such a challenge. Kudos to those who have. The hardest part about doing both at once is whether you have around the clock care once you come home. That is vital!!! If you do, then a bilateral is a good consideration. You'll need the help.
I live alone. I'm SO grateful only one knee was done. I had no help with the exception of a few friends rarely stopping by to bring groceries, necessities. I was on my own. It was hard alone.
And I'm no medical expert, but if you're "bone on bone" there isn't a single injection that will help prolong surgery. And that opinion came straight from my great surgeon. There's nothing to "inject into" when it's bone on bone.
As for recovery, I began to feel significantly reduced pain three months out of surgery. I completed three months of out patient rehab. I highly recommend you do out patient rehab (not at home) - especially if both knees are done at once. The therapy and equipment available in an out patient setting are far better in my opinion.
I've read by the sixth month, you're feeling relatively pain free and completely recovered after one year. Everyone is different, though.
Since my other knee must still be done, I'm encouraged to take short walks and instead concentrate on the exercises taught in physical therapy. I love walking now. It's amazing how the surgery has helped.
No, you're not too young. I was 53 (last Sept.) when my first knee was done. Currently, while my therapy is now complete, my knee is experiencing "trauma" (emits heat and there's swelling). As I understand it, this doesn't happen to everyone. (Lucky me, just kidding). Only time will allow this part to heal. I must be patient. I continue to ice my knee as directed and do exercises. I will have the other knee done when my ortho surgeon gives the green light (hopefully in the next four to five months).
Oh, and manipulation of the knee is so important. Your therapist will do it. You should do it at home and often. Manipulation helps if you have adhesions. I have them but thanks to constant and proper self manipulation at home, I've made a full recovery and I'm free of adhesions. Ask your doctor and therapist.
You can do it. I feel better in my completed knee already. Was it painful? Yes, but your doctor will give you adequate pain medicine. Is it still painful three months out of surgery? Yes, but it's manageable (I don't even need a Tylenol) compared to how I used to live. I can't wait to get the other knee done.
I wish you all the best. I hope my answers help.
Let us know how you're doing, ok?
I don't want knee replacement...Prolotherapy can help a lot of joint issues, I have some for my shoulder and it was great.
I've had the synvisc 2 times with two diff products, didn't help either time, just cost me a lot of $$$$...
I'm taking Anatabloc now and it works on reducing Chronic Inflammation in all the body including joints... It's helping my burning spinal stenosis and HOPING my knee will get relief...
I'm only on it close to 1 month and it's helping a lot truly....
Those replacements can leave us with more misery oftentimes... When I got out I wear a knee support and
often wear it in the house....
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My usual strategy with the words cisgender/cissexual/cis is simply to use them, maybe with a link to the Wikipedia entry, and not explain further. I think this is a useful approach, as it allows people to educate themselves if they've never seen it before, but takes for granted that it's a sensible word to choose and doesn't seek to validate its place in the language — sometimes, I think, acting as if something is perfectly normal has more power than arguing for its place.
But I was having dinner with Kate Bornstein (!!!) a few weeks ago and discussing why the word is useful enough and enough of an improvement to justify trying to convince people to use a new, made-up word, and I wanted to get some of those thoughts down here. Particularly with all of the discussion that's been happening lately in blogs and on Twitter about the topic. (links so not in chronological order, even when responding to each other. Sorry. Some older posts I think are terribly important, and which have definitely shaped my thinking on the subject: Julia Serano — whose book "Whipping Girl introduced me to the term and has influenced me hugely in general, Questioning Transphobia, eminism. I could swear there was something on Taking up Too Much Space, too, but I can't seem to find it right now. [EDIT: this one. Thanks, Cedar.)
I have the usual reasons, which I've read and talked about ad nauseum. Mostly that I think the alternatives are so bad. "Non-trans" is best, and even has some appeal for the way it centers trans experience and makes it cis folks who are "not" something. I sometimes use it as well. But all of the "bio" and "genetic" is really problematic. I like to say "We're all made of biology, thanks." We all have genes. To use "bio" and "genetic" to draw a distinction between cis and trans people implies that trans people are biologically, genetically (really) something other than their authentic genders; describing someone as a man who is genetically female undermines his maleness. (And besides, how did you know? Have you looked at his genes?) And, as Cedar points out at Taking Up Too Much Space, describing bodies as male or female based on biology also requires picking and choosing among the facts to support one's conclusion. Ditto "female-" and "male-" bodied, which give the sense that this person is really, underneath everything, the gender they were assigned at birth -- and is equally choosy about its facts. And I hope the problems in describing cis people as "natural" men or women are obvious -- describing trans people as "unnatural" is one of transphobia's favorite moves. The subtext of all of these pairs of words: "bio" and "trans," "genetic" and "trans," "physical" and "trans," is "real" and "less real." Using "cis" and "trans" describes different experiences and leaves them free to be of equal value.
What I found myself articulating about "cis" to Kate is not only that I feel it isn't othering like the above examples, but that I think it really puts trans and cis people on meaningfully equal ground by describing gender not in terms of naturalness but as a journey, a way of getting from one place to another. After all, no one is born a man or a woman. We all start out babies, we all grow from that starting point to whatever shape adulthood takes for us (if we get that far). Trans means "across" and "cis" means "on the same side." I got to be a cis woman by pretty much staying where I started. It worked for me, so I stayed put. I had to grow up into it, to figure out what "woman" meant to me and how I wanted to embody it, but I didn't have to cross the same major boundaries to get here. Trans women got to be women by journeying here, crossing more borders than I had to. It seems to me that framing it that way, as the story of how we got where we are, does more to put trans and cis people on equal ground than any other way of describing it. I think that's worth asking people to learn a new word and integrate it into their vocabularies.
As for the question of whether it's okay to call non-trans people "cisgender" -- I'm going to go with an unqualified "yes" here, regardless of what Helen Boyd may say. It is important for oppressed groups to be able to name their oppression and their oppressors. Which does not mean that all cis people are oppressive -- if it's not about you, don't make it about you. But we all live, and participate to some extent or another, in an oppressive system. There have to be ways to talk about that, and the ways oppressed people choose to name it in order to talk about it are likely to be way less fucked up and play into the system way less than the way the dominant group would feel comfortable having things named. (If I see one more suggestion that cis doesn't need to be named because there's nothing to talk about, one is either trans or unremarkable...and that's often at the root of these objections, the implication that we and trans people might be equals. No term is going to make many of these people happy.) And "cis" is a descriptive term, not an insult -- or an identity. Because of course the counter-argument is often "You can't call me cis if I don't identify as cis!" But of course you don't identify as cis. You've never had to think about it. You identify as normal. Being white, able-bodied and cis are not nearly as much part of my conscious identity as being queer, Jewish, and a woman; they're not axes of oppression for me. But that doesn't mean they should go unnamed, that no one should get to call me able-bodied because I don't have to think about my ability level on a day-to-day basis, don't feel able-bodied on the inside. (I do, actually. Now. But I had to learn to.) I also disagree with Helen's assertion that "Telling me, & other partners whose lives are profoundly impacted by the legal rights / cultural perceptions of trans people, that we are 'not trans' implies that we are also not part of the trans community;" or at least that that isn't as it should be. You know what? Being an ally, caring passionately about this stuff and pouring tons of my time and energy into it, having trans people among my closest and most intimate friends, even having partnered with trans people, doesn't make me trans. Part of the community maybe, but I'll leave that up to the community. "Allies" doesn't mean "not invested in what happens to trans people," and really, we shouldn't be picking our terminology to make allies who are part of the dominant group feel better. If they can't understand that not everything said about cis people is about them, can't let the people in the oppressed group talk about their experiences in a way that's meaningful to them and helps them see what they need to do about it, what kind of allies are they?
I do agree with Helen that it's important to recognize the difference between cissexual and cisgender, which I would put as the difference between feeling that your body feels right to you and feeling that your gender identity aligns with the sex you were assigned at birth. Cissexual folks don't feel the need to transition, because their bodies are appropriately sexed for them, but may not have gender identities society considers congruent with that -- for example, I would say that butch dykes, in general, are cissexual but not necessarily cisgender. My understanding is that this is a recognized difference between the words rather than simply my own interpretation, but I could be wrong about that. And using "cis" as shorthand for both can get a little bit tricky and confusing; perhaps we should be using the long form more of the time to be clear on exactly what we mean. But I still think that "cisgender, ""cissexual," and "cis" are not only the best we have but a really positive addition to the language, and I intend to do as much as I can to get them into common usage. [EDIT: OK, I came back to try and rephrase this one and decided, after much tangling myself up, that it's not something I have a firm enough handle on to be explaining. Really important work is being done on defining these terms relative to each other and to "transgender" and "transsexual" -- you can see some of it in the comments -- but I'm not the right person to be doing it. So until I have something more clear to say, I'm just going to skip it.]

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by Libby Ashby, Eleanor Lawrie on Feb 07, 2014 at 13:11
At the end of last year we asked a number of our readers to pick a fund for 2014. This is what they chose.
Denise Collins, investment manager at City Asset ManagementMuzinich Long Short Credit Yield
In an environment coloured with suggestions of tapering and the prospect of interest rates moving higher in the future, it may seem unusual to select a fixed income fund as a top pick but at City Asset management, we favour the Muzinich Long Short Credit Yield fund, managed by Jason Horowitz.
As high yield tends to be more closely correlated with equity than fixed income and has the ability to withstand multiple interest rate rises, we feel it remains an attractive asset class in the current environment.
The Muzinich fund is absolute return focused and primarily gains its added value through the US high yield market using both longs and shorts but also has limited exposure to emerging markets, European high yield and loans.
Horowitz looks to provide high single to low double digit returns with controlled volatility, an attractive proposition for our clients for whom we attempt to provide a real return over an investment cycle.Ignis European Smaller Companies
In recent months, we have been increasing our allocation to European equity and have selected the Ignis European Smaller Companies fund, managed by Ian Ormiston.
The fund was launched in November 2007, is currently £37 million in size and has produced absolute returns, year to date, in excess of 46%. Since launch it has outperformed the Euromoney Smaller European (ex UK) Companies benchmark, generating significant alpha in rising markets, whilst also limiting downside through prudent stock selection and a considered investment approach.
Ormiston focuses on genuine small caps with 50% of the fund's investments in companies with a market cap of less than €1 billion (£835 million). Given our positive outlook for a recovery in Europe, beginning with Ireland emerging from its bailout programme (a market from which this fund has already enjoyed strong performance), we believe this is a strong contender to take advantage of the improving growth story.Polar Capital Japan Alpha
For those that have confidence in Shinzo Abe's resuscitation of the Japanese economy, Polar Capital Japan Alpha is a relatively new fund worth considering.
The fund invests primarily in large and mid cap equity securities of issuers that exercise a significant part of their economic activities on Japan or are organised under the laws of Japan.
Managers Gerard Cawley and James Salter are currently positioned at "maximum bullishness" so this fund is not for the Japan perma-bears who do not believe that "this time it's different". The team retain a positive view on Japanese equity, centred on manufacturing exporters and financials as beneficiaries of reflation, while remaining underweight defensives.
Ben Gilmore, portfolio manager Kleinwort Benson
A fund that should continue to do well in 2014 is the Ardevora UK Equity fund, managed by Jeremy Lang (ex Liontrust). This stock-picking fund invests aiming to benefit from the biases of investors, analysts and company management, which can lead to valuation anomalies.
Jeremy can also go short which enables him to benefit from falls in stock prices, something which we feel is very useful after the positive market returns of recent years. An example is within the industrials sector, where they are 40% long and 19% short. Here they hold growth names Rotork and Spirax Sarco and unloved companies like Berendsen, but are short building contractors Balfour Beatty and Carillion.
Ben Gutteridge, head of funds research at Brewin DolphinSchroder Tokyo GBP Hedged
As Japan continues to make modest strides towards meeting its inflation target, we believe the authorities will continue, unrelenting, with their current course. This means further reform efforts from prime minister Shinzo Abe, but also more (offsetting) accommodation from the central bank.
This combination should prove supportive for Japanese risk assets, however, it is not likely to be a favourable one for the yen. As a result we would recommend Schroder Tokyo GBP Hedged.
'Managed by the vastly experienced Andrew Rose, this fund is currency hedged and exhibits a marginal value bias, investing in the parts of the market most sensitive to broad economic recovery.Invesco Perpetual Global Financial Capital
We suspect next year will be a challenging one for generic bond funds as longer dated interest rates continue to creep upwards. As a result, our top pick within the bond fund universe is structurally positioned to cope in this environment. The Invesco Perpetual Global Financial Capital fund invests across the capital structure within the financial sector, including senior bonds, subordinated debt, and even equity.
There are a number of variables that should allow this fund to deliver next year. If, as we believe, longer-dated interest rates are rising due to better economic growth, the asset quality of financials' balance sheets should also improve. Furthermore, the improved margin from making additional loans, while deposit rates remain firmly anchored, will be earnings enhancing.River & Mercantile UK Smaller Companies
This fund is managed by Daniel Hanbury, who uses the firm's PVT (potential, valuation and timing) philosophy to manage assets. We are quite surprised that this fund, at around £50 million (at September 2013), has not attracted more assets.
This is all the more so as its impressive performance has been underpinned by strong stock selection and sector allocation, which stands testament to River & Mercantile's robust investment process.
Ben Seager-Scott, senior research analyst at Bestinvest
For 2014, I would flag Barry Norris's IM Argonaut European Absolute Return fund as one with a lot of potential. Whilst 'absolute return' as a sector hasn't covered itself in glory over the last few years, Norris has a successful record in picking stocks for both the long and short books in this pan-European long/short equity fund, and correlation with broader equity markets has been low.
There are a number of concerns on the horizon for equity markets in 2014; this fund has the potential to limit losses in falling markets and give investors more complete exposure to Norris's expert views on European stocks, though it is certainly not for the faint-hearted.
Gary Dell, head of research at IPS Capital
My top pick for 2014 is the Cazenove UK Dynamic Equity Long Short fund. This strategy has been run by Paul Marriage since 2009 in a Ucits fund, however its pedigree dates back to 2005. I believe this fund will continue to outperform on a risk adjusted basis in what could be a challenging yet rewarding year for equity markets.
The strategy looks to capture alpha whilst running a low beta. They have demonstrated the process adds alpha and is repeatable over a full cycle. The strategies maximum drawdown was -8% over an eight year period whilst the FTSE All-share was down -41%. The fund has returned 14% p.a with a volatility of 6.9%, generating a Sharpe ratio of 1.66 whilst the FTSE All-share has generated 4.1% with a volatility of 16.6%.
Inno van den Berg, chief investment officer at Victoria Private Investment
Having to pick a single fund for 2014 is difficult, especially after the Citywire 'Smart Beta' conference at the end of last year. There were a number of funds that offered very interesting investment opportunities.
The Source US Energy Infrastructure MLP fund offers a readily investible vehicle for non US investors into the shale gas and infrastructure theme in the USA , an investment theme we would expect to continue. Though not a straight forward structure it is certainly one too investigate.
Two other funds that are worth mentioning in dispatches from the conference are the new smart beta product being offered by Rothschilds and when investible the CROCI funds offered by Deutsche. Finally a new active manager in the emerging market universe Arbiter Global Emerging Market fund may well be worth further investigation.
James Keen, CEO at Mountstone Partners
GLG Japan Core Alpha (hedged). We finally started buying Stephen Harker's fund in January 2013, having not invested into Japanese equities for over 10 years. Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary expansion programme has convinced the markets that the deflationary spiral in Japan has finally come to an end.
Japan came very late to the QE party and we believe that there is scope for further inflation of Japanese asset prices and a weaker yen, at a time when all the talk is of QE being reined in elsewhere in developed markets.
Lale Can, equity and fund researcher at Ashcourt Rowan
My top fund for 2014 is JO Hambro Japan: Although Japanese stocks have performed strongly since October 2012, further scope for monetary easing, yen weakness, strong company fundamentals and inexpensive valuations suggest that Japanese stocks can continue perform strongly in 2014. Furthermore, Abe's third arrow (structural reforms) provides the potential to surprise on the upside.
To gain exposure to Japan, we are buyers of the JO Hambro Japan fund. Firstly, because of the proven track record of the fund managers, Scott McGlashan and Ruth Nash, and secondly because of the way the portfolio is structured. Over 80% of the fund is invested in small/mid cap stocks, which have lagged larger cap stocks and hence, we believe, offer great value.
Richard Bonnor – Moris, head of multi-asset solutions at Newscape Capital Group
The new Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy fund for 2014 because I believe it offers an attractive, lower risk alternative to equities, but also trumps bond funds due to the ability to profit from a rising interest rate environment.
It should be suited by a market characterised by equity dispersion and potentially higher bond volatility, but without relying on a continued upward trends in equities. The fund offers transparent access to a diversified pool of alternative strategies but without the fees or liquidity headaches of most other alternative products.
Weixu Yan, alternatives research manager at Close Brothers Asset ManagementDominion Global Trends – Consumer fund
I think developing markets are still main drivers of growth especially for companies that are expanding in that region and the fund invests in companies with globally recognised brands and in particular those that are directly or indirectly associated with the luxury goods and services sector.
As demand for luxury goods and services are mainly driven by emerging middle class in developing countries thus the fund is a great way of playing emerging markets through developed markets companies that can also attract higher margins. The only downside is that a fair amount of the companies are well priced.
Rob Morgan, investment analyst at Charles StanleyGLG Japan Core Alpha
Japan now has a prime minister who has the respect of both the Japanese people and his political colleagues. He has introduced much needed and radical change and the prospects look very promising for equity investors. 'Japan was the best performing major market in 2013 but could be rerated if the new policies continue to achieve their objectives.
GLG Japan Core Alpha is my pick here as I believe Stephen Harker and his team should get the best out this sector over the long term with their value based strategy. I am tempted to use the currency hedged version, GLG Japan Core Alpha Equity, as the level of quantitative easing there is monumental and the currency could weaken further, but it will likely be a more volatile ride than the non-hedged version.Trojan
This fund had a tough time last year, largely due to exposure to gold and lack of exposure to economically sensitive areas such as financials. However, I believe it is due a return to form. Although economic growth seems to be picking up, wage growth is non-existent meaning little upward pressure on inflation and even the risk of deflation.
With its emphasis on capital preservation and mix of defensive, non-leveraged equities, fixed interest and gold I believe this is a fund to keep at the core of a portfolio for the long term.Aberdeen Global Chinese Equity
China didn't experience a hard landing in 2013 as many predicted. With economic growth stabilising in the 7% region, Chinese demand is still having a highly beneficial effect on the global economy. So far this hasn't done much for many local businesses as fierce competition and government interference has hampered many areas of the economy in terms of shareholder returns.
However, authorities look to be serious about reforming the economy. The plenum in November revealed that a more free-market driven economy is planned and this could be highly beneficial to businesses. With undemanding valuations, I think there is a good case to be made for Chinese equities right now, despite the many risks. Aberdeen is well known for its discerning approach to investing in good quality companies throughout Asia and emerging markets and I trust it to find the winners in this market.
Simon James, director at Gore Browne Investment ManagementHg Capital
Valuation uplifts across the private equity sector have lagged equity markets this year because the industry's accounting is driven more by earnings growth than multiple expansion. The MSCI World index has risen 24%, but most of this has been driven by P/Es rising from 15x to 18x, while earnings growth has been disappointing.
If private equity realisations increase in 2014, the valuation uplifts would reflect the multiple expansion of global equities in 2013.
Hg has an excellent history of such uplifts. Hg's top 20 companies, 88% of the value, saw average sales growth of 8% in the year to 31 October, and earnings growth of 6%, which is accelerating. I believe momentum is returning to Hg's portfolio, and that the shares will once again outperform.
StJohn Gardner, head of investment management and Co-chief investment officer at Arbuthnot LathamOld Mutual GEAR
Following very strong returns in equities over 2013, and jittery fixed income markets ahead of Fed tapering in the next few months, we think the key to portfolio construction in 2014 will be finding complimentary low correlation strategies that have dependable returns agnostic of market conditions.
Old Mutual Global Equity Absolute Return has demonstrated this capability very well, providing low to negative rolling correlations to equity and fixed income markets, as well as other alpha strategies. The multi-factor quant methodology has delivered stable volatility, and has been a strong consistent performer in our portfolios over the last couple of years.
Thomas Becket, CIO at PsigmaLazard Strategic Japanese Equity
Japan has rightly been the leading light of last year's drama, but our view remains that valuations there are reasonable, corporate profits' growth is underestimated and we are finally starting to see tangible evidence of the army of naysayers buckling towards the region and investing. We are also comforted that there are still plenty of sceptics to change their minds.
You almost certainly won't get the fireworks that we enjoyed this year, but there is absolutely no reason that markets can't appreciate by a further 15%, matching the likely growth in companies' earnings. We remain overweight Japanese equities across our investment strategies, with a favoured fund being the concentrated Lazard Strategic Japanese Equity fund.
This is overweight in our favoured theme of "Japanese reflation", with allocations towards domestic consumption names and banks. The manager, Tim Griffen, invests with a high conviction approach and we believe this will lead to strong performance in the coming years.Allianz China
'Cheap valuations, miserable sentiment, huge scepticism and underownership make Chinese equities a classic contrarian bet. When one combines these factors with the major recent policy announcements that could be transformational to the path and stability of the Chinese economy, it is fair to say that I'm bullish.
Risks exist and should not be ignored, but after two and half years of utterly abject performance, 2014 might be the year of the dragon's equity market. In fact, our view is that it could be the year for Asian equities generally. This fund focuses on Greater China and currently favours the structural growth opportunity in consumer-facing and IT companies.
The fund is managed by an extremely impressive manager, backed by one of the most extensive analytical teams in the region, which is a vital factor in a still nascent financial market.Artemis Income
After the massive rerating of small and medium-sized companies in the UK market over the last few years, we are starting to look back to the undervalued and unexciting mega-caps for the best opportunities.
Held back by the recent strength of sterling and the relative lack of exposure to the "rampant" UK economy, mega-caps have continued to underperform. This has left many looking cheap, including excellent and understated long term growth opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector. 'The new and undisputed "kings of income", Adrians Frost and Gosden, agree with us. They also allow themselves the flexibility to invest in sectors such as banks, which other income managers lazily brand "uninvestable", and mining, "not enough yield". 'While UK equities are a boring choice, anecdotal evidence suggests a return to favour from international investors, and income-stressed investors could drive a rerating of the big income plays.'
Steven McGregor, chartered wealth manager at Price Bailey Private ClientVanguard FTSE 100 Ucits ETF
A really cost effective and efficient way to obtain exposure to the largest companies in the UK. By getting UK equity exposure at a cost of just 10bps (0.1%) we find that we can add value to our clients by keeping costs down. The majority of active managers fail to beat their index while many still charge 10x that of an index tracking instrument. In 2014 this ETF will beat many active funds operating in the same space, for a fraction of the cost so has to be a top pick.
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By Eric Shannon
Phoenix Correspondent
Sophomore Deshay Bear may be the most popular person in Checotah after Friday night.
All he did was pump in 10 overtime points — two of them 3-pointers from the right corner — to sting Hilldale 77-63 in overtime. Bear finished with 18 points and seven rebounds.
"He shot really well," first-year Checotah coach Jason Dowdy said. "Our guys did a good job, but so did Hilldale. We had a couple of guys come off the bench and play well on defense. We are trying to sell our guys on defense."
Bear and the Wildcats (4-0) face Stilwell at 8:30 p.m. for the championship. Meanwhile, Hilldale plays Grove at 5:30 p.m. in the third-place game.
"That's going to be a tough game as they're hard to match up with," Dowdy said.
Hilldale's Hunter Harrison and Bill Muse, Jr. waited until the fourth quarter before they made their presence felt, and they did it with a combined 16 points to bring the Hornets back from as much as 12 points down in the final period and tie the game at 57 to force overtime.
In the extra period, Bear went to work with two quick 3-pointers then Braylon Warrior sealed the victory with four free throws in the final minute.
The Hornets came out like gangbusters as Harrision and Muse both drained 3-pointers to build a 8-2 lead with 4:04 left in the first quarter. But the Wildcats fought back with behind Derick White and Deshawn Jackson's combined nine points and 10 second-quarter rebounds for a 24-18 halftime lead.
The Wildcats' Braylon Warrior led all scoring with 22 points. Jackson pulled down 14 rebounds for a double-double to go with his 14 points.
Harrison led the Hornets with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
"My hat's off to Hilldale, but I'm proud of our guys and the way they played," Dowdy said.
Grove 51, Hilldale 40
Mason Jefferies led the Grove Ridgeruners with 12 points and a 36-point burst in the second half to beat the host Hilldale Lady Hornets 51-40 at the Hilldale Tournament on Friday night.
The Lady Hornets play Grove at 4 p.m. today in the third-place game.
"I am very proud of our girls and the way we played," Hilldale coach Scott Hensley. "Grove has a very good team and some tough post players and we had a hard time matching up with them tonight."
Julie Plunkett popped a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in the game to make things interesting and pull the Lady Hornets (2-2) within 47-40. But Hilldale was unable to get any closer to the Ridgerunners. The Lady Hornets were in the game until the game's final minute when the Ridgeruners ran off 14-5 run.
Despite a valiant effort led by Leah Gragg's 10 points and freshman Katie Kirkhart's eight points, the Lady Hornets couldn't overcome cold shooting. Shooting just 23 percent from the field, the Lady Hornets dug a hole that they couldn't overcome.
"When you play as many freshman and sophomores as we do sometimes, you're just going to have those nights and struggle in places," Hensley said. "Defensively, we played really hard and kept after them all night."
A tenacious Lady Hornet defense that forced 20 turnovers and Jessica Vanschuyer's 14 rebounds kept the Hilldale in the game. But it only connected on three shots from the field in the final quarter.
Shaking off some offensive rust, Casady Miles stepped up and drained a 3-pointer to start a run for the Lady Hornets that put them up 13-11 with 2:56 to go in the second quarter. Kirkhart nailed a 3-pointer from the right wing with just under 17 seconds and the Lady Hornets led 18-15 at halftime.
After that short burst of offense, the Lady Hornets again found points hard to come by until Gragg chipped in seven of her 10 points in the final two quarters.
Grove had two other players finish in double figures with Emily Cook scoring 11 points while Karah Bassett added 10.
In other Hilldale tournament games, Stilwell's boys and Morris' girls advanced to the finals with their wins. Stilwell beat Grove 49-38, while Morris defeated Roland 55-50.
In Stilwell's win, 6-foot-9 Matt Lea had 13 points and Chase Littlejohn scored 10. Robin Hicks led Morris with 17, while Sara Crenshaw had 14 and Bailey King added 13. Grove's boys and Roland's girls play for third place at 5:30 p.m. today.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 9, 2006 - Springfield College sophomore Cara Chadbourne (New Salem, Mass.) has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's Gymnastics Co-Specialist of the Week, in a report announced by the conference office this week.
Chadbourne, a native of New Salem, Mass., is a very talented gymnast that is enjoying a very stellar sophomore campaign. She has had trouble overcoming her own teammates in meets this season, falling short by only tenths of points. This week, however, Cara jumped to the head of the pack and performed well in a meet for the Pride at Southern Connecticut State University.
In a routine that included a beautiful front one-one-half layout, Chadbourne was able capture first in the floor exercise with a 9.500 score. She also placed fourth on the uneven bars. Amongst the individual national rankings this season, Chadbourne is ranked in a tie for 12th on the floor exercise in Division III, averaging a score of 9.275.
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ASHLAND--The typical school band spends months practicing the selections for a concert, honing their skills and polishing their performance.
A select group of young musicians, 100 of them from high school bands and the other 100 from middle school, did the whole thing in two days.
The occasion was an annual concert organized by the Kentucky Music Educators Association, which chose the performers from the cream of school bands in 14 counties for its district band concert.
The annual event is not a competition, but students do audition to be a part of it, said Kevin Christie, KMEA's district 8 band chair and the band director at Rowan County High School.
The chosen musicians gather for two days of intense rehearsal with guest conductors and then perform that weekend. This year's group played at the Paramount on Saturday.
The middle school group played under the direction of Morehead State University's associate director of bands Susan Creasap and the high school director was Wayne Markworth, retired as band director at Centerville, Ohio, High School.
The concert is a crowd-pleasing showcase, but the gifted and motivated young players thrive on the two-day whirlwind of rehearsal.
Ask any of them what they want for themselves from the weekend and you will get variations on three simple words: "to get better."
"Everyone is trying to practice hard because we want to do the best we can do," said flautist Christian Riley, a Paul Blazer High student. Midway through the day-long rehearsal Friday she already sensed improvement in her work with the group, she said.
The quest for excellence is built into the weekend. The players get to work with other talented student musicians and with guest directors who are tops in their profession, playing more challenging music, Christie said.
And the music is challenging, the musicians say. "We have pieces that go from long and pretty to short and marchy," said Jennifer Blankenship, who plays the bassoon and attends Boyd County High School.
Students from smaller schools get the rare opportunity to play with a larger group.
A shared love of music and the intense rehearsal schedule shapes a stage full of strangers into a cohesive whole. "They have a sense of community," Christie said. Or as Blankenship explained, "I get to play with people who love to play as much as I do."
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The Oklahoma Tax Commission website has a handy sales tax calculator that informs shoppers how much tax should be collected at every address across the state. For example, when I entered an Ada street address, the calculator informed me I should pay 9.375 cents in sales tax for every dollar I spend. This is broken down into three categories. The state collects 4.5 cents of the total, as it does on every purchase throughout the state. Pontotoc County collects .875 of a cent. Finally, the city of Ada collects 4 cents. Adans are quick to say that our city has the highest sales tax in the state but it's not true. That dubious distinction goes to Fort Gibson with an 11 percent sales tax, according to the Oklahoma Policy Institute.
Consumers in Ada probably noticed the sales tax increased in April from 9.18 percent to 9.375 percent. The increase resulted from last November's vote to add a quarter-cent sales tax for rural fire departments, as well as Call-A-Ride, the county nutrition center, and emergency management.
Each state works out a different mix of sales, income, and property tax depending on the level of services the state wishes to provide to its people. Oklahoma is considered to be a "low tax and low service" state, meaning taxes and services are minimal compared to other states. Comparatively Oklahoma has a rather high sales tax (the fifth highest in the nation), but low income and property taxes. For example, Oklahoma's income tax tops out at 5.25 percent of income earned. Income tax reform has been in the news because Governor Fallin would like to join other states such as Texas in completely eliminating the income tax. Her rationale is that eliminating the income tax would spur investment in Oklahoma by encouraging new businesses to locate here. However, this claim has been debated and it must be noted that the lost income to the state would have to be replaced through either property or sales tax.


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ronnewmexico wrote:Oh....so the thought that life in the human realm is most conducive to the advancement spiritually
is then just...rumor?
And unfounded?
It seems shakumuni Buddha was teaching or setting the example of attaining enlightenment in this realm not other.
Is that enlightenment then better than this example.
Or was Shakumuni Buddha then showing a false example for some such reason...
Times have now changed so Buddhism is no longer as it is....the message is now a different one....is that the thinking? Then the original message then is no longer valid due to circumstance would seem to imply it then was a imperfect message.
How bad can be these times that the circumstantial nature of things then changes?
It would seem to closely approximate the theists heaven if it held property or circumstance, isolate. Are the theists then holding the true path to this view?
ronnewmexico wrote:If you read carefully what you have quoted it does not simply state, say the name of Amitaba Buddha or some such but to hold fast...."if a good man or woman who hears of Amida Buddha holds fast to his Name even for one day, two days, three, four, five, six or seven days with a concentrated and undistracted mind,"...with a concentrated and undistracted mind.
Which also reinforces my point.....this is only capeable with spiritual prerequisits, attainments...a undistracted and concentrated miind for long periods of time which is in meditative concentration.
ronnewmexico wrote:So...
I remain with poiint....why pure lands?
For those who wish to become buddhas swiftly, it is necessary to pray for rebirth in a pure buddha-field. There are differing fields beyond number, and it has been declared that they are difficult to delimit in speech. Among them, in order to be born in the other superior fields excepting Sukhavati, you must attain at least the eight bhumi, having entirely cut off the two obscurations. Even to be born in the middling fields, you must entirely cut off even the most subtle aspects of the obscuration of the afflictions and attain at least the first moment on the path of contemplative cultivation. And for even the least of the fields, you must cut off attachment to self from the roots, and attain the path of seeing, that is, selflessness, the real truth. Until you've attained the path of seeing, though you pray for re-birth in a buddha-field, you'll not achieve it. But even without attaining the path of seeing, should you strive at prayer, while not engaging even in the most subtle disciplinary faults with respect to your commitments and moral training, and purifying sins and gathering the profits of virtue, you may just be born in some of the trifling fields such as Tusita, and even that will be difficult. Because in those fields there is no room for the births of common, ordinary persons (prthagjana), who wallow in the afflictions, from now on you must pray at length! Therefore, it would seem that afflicted, common persons will not be born in the field of a buddha. Nevertheless, through the power of Buddha Amitabha's prayers, birth in the Sukhavati field has been vouchsafed by lord Amitabha himself, for which reason you must by all means strive at prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati! Without doubt, suspicion, laziness, or irresolution, and by means of certainty and with ardent exertion you must pray, while recollecting the array of the Sukhavati field and its qualities. Because even common, ordinary persons, who are burdened with the afflictions, may be born in Sukhavati, it is exceptional. And having been born there, all of your wishes will be realized just a soon as you conceive them, and you will not be tainted by the merest obscuration of affliction. Moreover, because you are permitted to journey to whichever among the buddha-fields you wish, it is exceptional; and it is exceptional because buddhahood is swifter that in the other fields. Because there is nowhere another field that is closer to being attained than Sukhavati, which is endowed with the aforementioned and other qualities beyond all conception, it is exceeding important that your strive in prayer for birth in Sukhavati.
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LAGRANGE, Ga. Rodney Garner is notoriously demanding of his players.
Reflecting on the spring, however, Auburns defensive line coach admitted his unit made some progress. But they could have made far more, Garner said, had his players not had to deal with so many injuries particularly on the perimeter. Sophomore defensive end Elijah Daniel tweaked his groin on the first drill of the opening practice. Fellow sophomore end Carl Lawson bruised his knee during the final week of practice, forcing him to sit out the A-Day game.
And then there was LaDarius Owens, who started 12 games at right end last year. He sat out the entire spring with an injury to his right foot.
I was really looking forward to having the opportunity to work with him, but its just unfortunate, Garner said. But with the new rules (that allow coaches up to eight hours of contact per week with players) that go in effect this summer, hopefully we can take advantage of that and be ahead of schedule. Thats the whole goal.
Garner highlighted one positive that came out of the injury-plagued spring: Tackles Gabe Wright and Montravius Adams proved they could play end, something they might have to do in the season opener.
Based on the different personalities of the different teams that you play, you want to have different packages, Garner said. We open with Arkansas, which is a heavy, two- and three-tight end team. You want to be able to play big personnel, and I feel those two guys can actually give us some quality reps at end against those types of football teams.
Just as important, neither Wright nor Adams had any problem when they shifted back to tackle.
They both showed flashes that they can actually make plays at (end) and also be able to transition back inside and play the three-technique, Garner said. It just gives you the ability to mix and match as far as the rotation goes.
And its a rotation that Garner believes is far from settled, noting the Tigers have to develop more depth. Thats where the 2014 class figures in. Auburn is set to welcome six new linemen this fall: ends Raashed Kennion, DaVonte Lambert, Justin Thornton and Andrew Williams along with tackles Devaroe Lawrence and Dontavius Russell.
The problem is, far too many people focus on what that group will do immediately, Garner said.
Instead, they should take a long-term view of things.
Ive got five seniors next year and Ive got a couple of kids that have been hurt their whole careers at Auburn, so at some point, they may have to move on. So Im going to lose a minimum of five guys and its probably going to be more than five, he said. Its just an ever evolving thing and youve just got to just try to balance out your class and try to spread it out a little bit. To lose nine guys automatically in the course of a two-year period, thats a significant amount, but if you throw in two or three more that could be medical, thats 12 guys. Thats blowing up a whole room.
As important as the six newcomers will be for the future, Garner said the Tigers recruiting efforts for the 2015 class is every bit as critical. He conceded that as of yet, Auburn doesnt have a single commit from a defensive lineman in the next recruiting cycle. Not that hes losing any sleep over it.
Considered a recruiting whiz, Garners message to prospects isnt changing.
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The WIAA state football championships are underway in Madison.
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Riley Kallas ran for two scores and hauled in a touchdown pass to lift Winneconne to a 28-14 victory over Platteville on Thursday night in the WIAA Division 4 title game at Camp Randall Stadium.
It was the first state title for the Wolves (9-5), who overcame a 0-3 start and had to win their final two games to qualify for the playoffs.
Platteville (9-5) opened with a 72-yard scoring drive for an early 7-0 lead, but Winneconne's Peter Buyeske returned the ensuing kickoff 74 yards to the Hillmen 5-yard line to set up the tying touchdown run by Mitchell Markert.
Kallas added touchdown runs of 1 and 58 yards to put Winneconne up 21-7 at the half.
Kallas added a 39-yard touchdown reception from Mitchel Fenrich in the third quarter. Jacob Bernhardt had a 15-yard touchdown run for Platteville in the fourth quarter.
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Dusty Spaeth's 26-yard interception return in the second quarter proved to be the game-winning score for Stanley-Boyd, as the Orioles relied on a late defensive stand to beat Lancaster, 21-16, to win the WIAA Division 5 championship.
The Orioles (14-0) won their third state title, and first since 1995, despite their offense being held scoreless for the final 43:45 and their defense allowing the Flying Arrows to outgain them 344-311.
Lancaster (13-1) had a chance to tie the game after driving inside the Stanley-Boyd 20 with two minutes left, but the Orioles stuffed tailback Tyler Glass' dive play for no gain for fourth-and-1 from the 11.
Stanley-Boyd gave the ball back to Lancaster after taking a safety with 12 seconds left and sacked quarterback Nathan Tranel on the final play.
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Jacob Van Asten passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more as Shiocton capped a perfect season with a 35-0 win over Darlington in the WIAA Division 6 championship at Camp Randall Stadium.
Shiocton (14-0) stopped Darlington in the red zone twice in the first quarter before breaking loose behind Van Asten, who alternates between quarterback and running back.
Van Asten scored on runs of 4 and 2 yards and connected on a 35-yard TD pass to Patrick Brouillard to pace Shiocton to a 19-0 halftime lead.
Shiocton outscored its four previous playoff opponents 196-6 and allowed just 22 points during the regular season.
Darlington was appearing in the title game for the first time since losing in the final in 1997.
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Senior tailback Tanner Sweeney rushed for 146 yards and two scores as Black Hawk used a dominant second half to beat Glenwood City, 44-22, to win the WIAA Division 7 championship Thursday at Camp Randall in Madison.
Starting with Sweeney's 65-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second half, the Warriors (14-0) broke open a 14-14 game by scoring the next 30 points. Black Hawk finished with 403 total yards and picked off Hilltoppers quarterback Nick Mrdutt four times.
Black Hawk outscored its five playoff opponents 235-67 and won its first football state title in its second appearance, first since 1998.
After scoring 34 points in last year's second half to win the Division 7 title, Glenwood City (12-2) was held scoreless after halftime, resulting in a season-low point total for an offense entering the state final averaging 46.2 points per game.
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RALEIGH — A Raleigh woman was reported to be in fair condition Thursday with wounds suffered in a stabbing that led to attempted murder and assault charges against a Winston-Salem man.
Yolanda Purcell, 26, was in WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh.
John Frederick Jenkins, 49, of 5050 Queensway Road was being held in the Wake County Detention Center in lieu of $250,000 bail for a court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Police charged Jenkins with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury on Purcell at 308 Buck Jones Road.
In arrest warrants for Jenkins, police wrote that he had stabbed Purcell in the chest and back with a "butcher-style knife."
Purcell and Jenkins knew each other before the incident, police spokesman Jim Sughrue said.
Jenkins was at the scene when police responded to a call about a stabbing about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, and a report indicates they arrested him a little over two hours later.
Purcell had been driven to Rex Hospital, Sughrue said, and EMS then moved her to WakeMed.


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- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
- Genre:
- Action
- Sub Genre:
- Adventure
- Release Date (US):
- January 28th, 2014
- Release Date (UK):
- January 31st, 2014
- Players:
- 1
- Online Players:
- 2-4
- Developers:
- Crystal Dynamics
- Publisher:
- Square Enix
- Rating:
- M [Mature]
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- Additional Information:
- Also available on Xbox One. Original version available on PS3, PC and Xbox 360.
About Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition brings the critically-acclaimed series reboot to next-generation consoles with all-new visual effects and DLC included.
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition lives up to its name in providing a stunning adventure that looks gorgeous running on PS4.
We like
- Superb visuals that complement an already stunning-looking game
- DualShock 4 extras are a surprisingly useful addition
- The same action-packed adventure now on PS4, running and looking better than ever
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- No new content to entice those who already own the PS3 version
- Multiplayer is still forgettable
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Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider revival last year wasn't just a monumental success in terms of sales and critical reception; it re-established one of gaming's most iconic heroines in Lara Croft, making the dexterous archaeologist relevant once again after a major career lull. Sure, Tomb Raider: Legend and Underworld weren't complete disasters (that honour goes to Angel of Darkness), but they lacked the sp...
- Posted Jan 28th 2014
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Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD have 'sold favorably,' says Square Enix
Square Enix's financial report for the year ended March 31 has dropped, with the Japanese software giant confirming Tomb Raider, Thief and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD all experienced 'favorable' sales. The company didn't divulge exact figures for the three games, though gamers may recall t...
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition available for $40 today only
Good things come to those who wait. In this case, those who held off on getting Crytal Dynamics' Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for PlayStation 4 can buy it at 33% off today only. Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day is the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for $39.99 with free shipping. The Definitive...
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition PS4 beats Xbox One version
The PlayStation 4 version of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition comfortably outsold its Xbox One counterpart in the U.K., Chart-Track has confirmed. Lara Croft's seminal reboot sold through 69 per cent of copies on Sony's new home console, while Microsoft's system had to make do wi...
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PS4 'Interactive' streaming available now, developers aren't using it yet
When PlayStation 4 launched, consumers were led to believe that the console's 'Interactive' streaming wasn't active yet. By that logic, viewers wouldn't be able to interact with your game, taking over when you let them or influencing what happens through comments. Either 'Interactive' streaming has...
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Tomb Raider Definitive Edition available now
Tomb Raider Definitive Edition is available now at GameStop online and in stores. This pushes Tomb Raider's release up 4 days from the original January 28 release date. The official Tomb Raider Twitter account does not reflect any change in dates. Amazon and Best Buy list the game as relea...
- Posted Jan 24th 2014
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition launch trailer
Square Enix has unveiled the official U.S. launch trailer for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for your viewing pleasure. Check it out below. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is due on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next week, and is an enhanced port of the critically-acclaimed adventure title...
- Posted Jan 24th 2014
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition dev planned new story content, Square Enix said no
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition developer Crystal Dynamics has revealed that new single-player content was planned for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One action-adventure title, though the idea was ultimately shot down by the bigwigs at Square Enix. Speaking during a livestream on GamesRadar, the gam...
- Posted Jan 23rd 2014
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition now confirmed to run at 60FPS on PS4, may be 30FPS on Xbox One
In an odd turn of events, and despite an admission to the contrary just a few days previously, Executive Producer Scot Amos has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 version of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition will, in fact, be running at 60 frames per second (via Videogamer). Speaking at a GamesRadar ...
- Posted Jan 23rd 2014
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Latest Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition trailer shows off next-gen tech
A new trailer of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has surfaced today, delving into development methods Crystal Dynamics has deployed in realising a next-generation Lara Croft. The Developer Diary (seen below) goes a great length in displaying the arduous process associated with bringing Lara up to...
- Posted Jan 21st 2014
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition to run at 30FPS
Despite a haze of speculation to the contrary, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition's Executive Producer Scot Amos has confirmed that the upcoming next-generation port will be running at 30 frames per second (via Videogamer). Ever since Crystal Dynamics confirmed that the port would be 'a ...
- Posted Jan 20th 2014
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Game of the Month: January 2014
Blimey, that was a bit dull wasn't it? In contrast to the last few years, January 2014 wasn't exactly the triple-A smorgasbord we've become accustomed to. Just last year, we were treated to DmC: Devil May Cry and Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch to name but a few, although this...
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New search engine delivers content matched to ability
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An Internet search engine developed specifically for schools by two UAH professors is being tested as a way to increase reading abilities in challenged students and help motivate intellectual development in gifted students, while saving schools money on textbooks.
Complexity Engine has been awarded a $10,000 development grant from the UAH Charger Innovation Fund and is in the final round of vying for an Alabama Launchpad grant. Launchpad is a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama to promote, reward and increase the pipeline of high-growth, innovative ventures that have the potential to grow and thrive in the state.
"We just have a host of features we want to roll out with Complexity Engine and that's why winning the Launchpad competition is essential," says developer Dr. Philip Kovacs, an associate professor of education who conceived the system and is collaborating with Dr. Ryan Weber, an assistant professor of English, to develop it. Tripp Roberts, a Georgia Institute of Technology computer science junior, collaborates to produce the necessary software.
Complexity Engine uses a sophisticated algorithm to search websites for content and delivers free, customized and age-appropriate reading materials to a user's computer. It promises to give teachers, parents and students an efficient, affordable way to promote reading. Teachers and administrators can set parameters for the search results, and the reading experience can be either student self-directed or guided by the teacher.
Undergraduate invention aims to lower costs of organ cell printing
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- Published: 19 February 2014
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A specialized 3-D printing extruder developed by UAH sophomore and his collaborator could lower the costs of printing cellular structures for use in drug testing.
The CarmAl extruder – shorthand for Carbohydrate Anhydrous Rapid Manufacturing Aluminum extruder – its controlling software and the manufacturing processes being developed by second-year biological sciences student Tanner Carden and collaborator Devon Bane are able to produce a sugar grid that mimics blood vessels.
Normally a UAH mechanical and aerospace engineering undergraduate student, Bane is taking the semester off to catch up with the numerous inventions and commercial projects with which he's involved.
The CarmAl extruder's name is also a play on words, since the inspiration for the technology came from 3-D printers developed to make specialty candies.
Weather Channel's Dr. Forbes at Weather Fest event this week
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Dr. Greg Forbes, severe weather expert at The Weather Channel, joins Greg Carbin, warning coordination meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., and Bob Baron, president and CEO of Baron Services Inc., to headline the fourth Rocket City Weather Fest on Saturday, Feb. 22.
The trio will join other local, regional and national weather experts at the free event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UAH's Shelby Center for Technology. The festival is open to weather enthusiasts of all ages.
"The purpose of the event is to bring the community together to learn about weather and weather preparedness," says Elise Schultz, Weather Fest co-chair and president of the Huntsville Area Professional Chapter of the American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association (AMS/NWA), which is assisting with the event and hopes to become a joint sponsor in future years.
Charger Rocket Works designing new rocket for NASA competition
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A completely redesigned rocket will soar aloft when The University of Alabama in Huntsville's Charger Rocket Works team competes in the NASA Student Launch this spring at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
Prometheus, the moniker bestowed upon the craft by the team, is bigger and all new, said Systems Integration Project Lead Ken Le Blanc.
"Everything is completely redone in the team's rocket design this year because we are involved in two projects at the same time," Le Blanc said. Under the supervision of Dr. Robert Frederick Jr., Dr. David Lineberry and Jason Winningham, the team is currently in the design finalization and early testing portion of the build.
Prometheus is being developed for the NASA Student Launch and as part of a multi-year NASA program for Nano Launch 1200, Marshall Space Flight Center's vision for smaller, lower-cost launch vehicles to deploy cube satellites. The idea is to arrive at designs that will provide lower-risk, faster access to space. The program allows several universities to enter into a competition of ideas with concepts they devise, which if shown to be viable, will be incorporated into the Nano Launch 1200 design.
Five technologies get UAH commercialization grant funds
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Five technology proposals at UAH have been awarded nearly $50,000 total in Charger Innovation Fund (CIF) grant support to stimulate efforts to commercialize intellectual property developed at the university.
Winners, their proposal titles and their grant awards are:
Dr. Junpeng Guo, "A Novel Surface Plasmon Enhanced Absorption Spectrometer Chemical Sensor," $10,000. This sensor measures small amounts of trace chemicals. Its enhanced sensitivity, smaller size and lower cost will have significant advantages for disease diagnosis, chemical analysis and homeland security.
Dr. Philip Kovacs, "Complexity Engine," $10,000. Powered by a sophisticated algorithm, Complexity Engine searches websites for content and delivers free, customized and age-appropriate reading materials to a user's computer. It will give teachers, parents and students an efficient, affordable way to promote self-directed reading.
UAH gets planning money for industrial research center effort
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Stronger research ties between UAH and local industry partners would result if an effort to establish an Industry & University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) site at UAH succeeds.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a UAH planning proposal for the project. In collaboration with lead organization Mississippi State University (MSU), the planned UAH research center would focus on advanced composites in transportation vehicles. Each I/UCRC requires membership of multiple universities and multiple industry partners. In addition to being a research site, UAH would act as a co-equal partner with MSU to perform the related research.
"The ultimate goal that our team is focusing on now is successfully gaining the NSF approval for an I/UCRC," said Dr. Gang Wang, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering who is a principal investigator in the effort along with UAH Research Institute principal research engineer Chris Sautter, associate director for reliability in the Research Institute, and Dr. Houssam Toutanji, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering. The planning proposal funds will support UAH's center planning workshop in summer 2014, Dr. Wang said.
Lightning jump might give warning of violent weather before radar can
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A sudden increase in lightning strikes inside a thunderstorm might one day soon give forecasters five to 20 minutes of additional warning that a storm cell is about to produce violent weather.
"The current severe storms warning system is based on radar reflectivity," said Dr. Themis Chronis, a research associate in UAH's Earth System Science Center. "But this lightning jump typically precedes the trigger point for reflectivity by from five to 20 minutes, so we could have that much more time to issue warnings."
Several oral presentations and a poster on related lightning research in UAH's ESSC will be presented this week during the American Meteorological Society's annual meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The rapid jump in cloud-to-cloud lightning inside thunderstorm cells is related to horizontal rotation in a storm being tilted on-end upward inside a storm cell, according to Dr. Larry Carey, an associate professor of atmospheric science and one of the leaders in UAH's lightning research team.
Raindrop research dials in satellite forecasting accuracy
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Dialing in the accuracy of satellite weather forecasting is the goal behind basic research into raindrop size and shape being done at UAH by a UAH doctoral student who is also an atmospheric scientist in the NASA Pathways Intern Employment Program.
Patrick Gatlin says his work measuring the height and width of raindrops using ground instruments provides an accuracy baseline that is then scaled up to ground radar and then to satellite measurements. He is co-author of a paper on the topic (Tokay, Ali, Walter A. Petersen, Patrick Gatlin, Matthew Wingo, 2013: Comparison of Raindrop Size Distribution Measurements by Collocated Disdrometers. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 30, 1672–1690; http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00163.1).
"That's really the whole purpose of measuring raindrops, is for remote sensing purposes," Gatlin says. Scaling up accuracy from a small sensor on the ground to large sections of the Earth being observed from space requires very accurately calibrated instruments. "Our ability to correctly depict rainfall using a sensor in space is closely tied to knowing how precipitation varies, right down to the individual raindrop and snowflake size."
Baron Services to provide UAH students with internships
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Students at UAH will gain real-world experience through internships and the university will do cooperative research with meteorological company Baron Services Inc. following the signing of a memorandum of understanding on Friday.
"This is an excellent opportunity for UAH students to work with Baron Services, a world leader in radar remote sensing," said Dr. Sundar Christopher, professor and chairman of the UAH Dept. of Atmospheric Science and associate director of the Earth System Science Center. "This will further strengthen research collaborations between our two organizations."
UAH internship candidates will be selected by a faculty liaison in cooperation with Baron Services, and faculty may participate as resource persons in the internship on a limited basis. Select Baron Services employees will collaborate in developing student assignments and training activities and will instruct, evaluate and supervise the student. Baron Services will report student progress and performance to UAH.
UAH plans to 'storm' AMS meeting in Atlanta
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UAH will have a major presence at the 2014 American Meteorological Society (AMS) annual meeting in Atlanta during the first week of February.
About 50 UAH faculty members, scientists and students are scheduled to participate in the conference, presenting 50 talks and posters on research in UAH's Earth System Science Center (ESSC) and the Department of Atmospheric Science, and with research collaborators.
Research topics to be presented range from using lightning counts for forecasting severe weather to air pollution monitoring, climate change and developing specialized computer applications for tracking weather events.
"This is an excellent opportunity for the department and ESSC to show the work we are doing here at UAH," said Dr. Sundar Christopher, chairman of UAH's Atmospheric Science Department.


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BA, Columbia College
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Curriculum Vitae - Joel P. Trachtman
Professional Activities
Member of editorial boards of American Journal of International Law, European Journal of International Law and Journal of International Economic Law
Consultant to the OECD, UNCTAD and APEC
former Chairman, International Economic Law Interest Group, American Society of International Law
former Honorary Secretary, International Law Association (American Branch)
practiced international business and finance law with Shearman & Sterling (New York and Hong Kong)
International Business Relations Program
Hitachi Center on Technology and International Relations
Research Interests
International economic law, including international trade, finance, migration, investment, and business law
International Economic Law and Policy Research Blog - A weblog dedicated to current developments and scholarship in the field of international economic law and policy
Read Joel Trachtman's complete Research Profile.
• Review Essay: The Law Market, by Erin A. O'Hara and Larry E. Ribstein (Oxford, 2009), forthcoming in American Journal of International Law.
• Subsidization, Price Suppression, and Expertise: Causation and Precision in Upland Cotton (with André Sapir), 7 (Special Issue 1) World Trade Review 183 (2008).
• "Canada-Wheat: Discrimination, Non-Commercial Considerations, and the Right to Regulate Through State Trading Enterprises (with Bernard Hoekman)" 7 (Special Issue 1) World Trade Review 45 (2008).
Measuring the Shadow of the Future (with George Norman), 2008:1 Illinois Law Review.
• Embedding Mutual Recognition at the WTO, 14:5 Journal of European Public Policy 780 (2007).
• Regulatory Jurisdiction and the WTO, 10 Journal of International Economic Law 3 (2007).
• The WTO Cathedral, 43 Stanford Journal of International Law 127 (2007).
Trachtman, Joel P. "The World Trading System, the International Legal System and Multilevel Choice." European Law Journal 12, no. 4 (2006): 469-485.
Trachtman, Joel P. "The Constitutions of the WTO." European Journal of International Law 17, no. 3 (2006): 623-646.
• Welcome to Cosmopolis, World of Boundless Opportunity, 39 Cornell International Law Journal 477 (2006).
• Trachtman, Joel P and George Norman. "The Customary International Law Game." American Journal of International Law 99, no. 3 (2005): 541-580.
Trachtman, Joel P. "Book Review: "Conflict of Norms in Public International Law: How WTO Law Relates to Other Rules of International Law" By Joost Pauwelyn." American Journal of International Law, 2005, 855.
Trachtman, Joel P. "Changing the Rules: Constitutional Moments of the WTO." Harvard International Review 26, no. 2 (2004): 44-48.
Trachtman, Joel P and Amelia Porges. "Robert Hudec and domestic regulation: the resurrection of aim and effects." Journal of World Trade 37, no. 4 (2003): 783-799.
Trachtman, Joel P. "Notes and Comments: Robert E. Hudec (1934-2003)." American Journal of International Law 97, no. 2 (2003): 311-313.
Trachtman, Joel P and Philip Moremen. "Costs and Benefits of Private Participation in WTO Dispute Settlement: Whose Right Is It Anyway?." Harvard International Law Journal 44, no. 1 (2003): 221-250.
Trachtman, Joel P. "Legal Aspects of a Poverty Agenda at the WTO: Trade Law and 'Global Apartheid'." Journal of International Economic Law 6, no. 1 (2003).
Trachtman, Joel P. "Toward Open Recognition? Standardization and Regional Integration under Article XXIV of GATT." Journal of International Economic Law 6, no. 2 (2003): 459-492.
• Developing Countries in the WTO Legal System (co-editor with Chantal Thomas, and chapter author), Oxford University Press 2009.
• Ruling the World: Constitutionalism, International Law, and Global Governance (co-editor with Jeffrey Dunoff, and chapter author), Cambridge University Press 2009.International Law and International Politics (editor), Ashgate Press 2008.
• The International Law of Economic Migration: Toward the Fourth Freedom, Upjohn Institute 2009.
• The Economic Structure of International Law, Harvard University Press 2008.
Trachtman, Joel P. The Economic Structure of International Law. Harvard University Press, 2008.
• Trachtman, Joel P. The International Economic Law Revolution and the Right to Regulate. 2006.
• Trachtman, Joel P. Economic Analysis of International Law. 2006.
• International Economic Law Research: A Taxonomy, in International Economic Law: The State and Future of the Discipline (Colin B. Picker, Isabella D. Bunn & Douglas W. Arner, eds., 2008).
Trachtman, Joel P. ""Negotiations on Domestic Regulation and Trade Services (GATS Article VI): A Legal Analysis of Selected Current Issues."" In Reforming the World Trading System: Legitimacy, Efficiency, and Democratic Governance, ed. Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, 2005.
• Trachtman, Joel P. "Unilateralism and Multilateralism in U.S. Human Rights Laws Affecting International Trade." In International Trade and Human Rights: Foundations and Conceptual Issues, eds. Frederick Abbott, Christine Breining-Kaufmann and Thomas Cottier, University of Michigan Press, 2005.
• Trachtman, Joel P. "Economic Analysis and International Law." In Economic Analysis of Law: A European Perspective, ed. Jeffrey L. Dunoff, 2003.
Trachtman, Joel P. ""Lessons for the GATS from Existing WTO Rules on Domestic Regulation."" In Domestic Regulation & Service Trade Liberalization, eds. Aaditya Mattoo and Pierre Sauve, 2003.
• Trachtman, Joel P. "The Agency Model of Judging in Economic Integration: Balancing Responsibilities." In The Role of the Judge in International Trade Regulation: Experience and Lessons for the WTO, eds. Thomas Cottier and Petros C. Mavroidis, 2003.
Trachtman, Joel P. "Domestic regulation is vital: Developing countries must retain policy flexibility." The Financial Express, 15 June 2005.
GMA L240 - International Business and Economic Law
ILO L203 - International Law in International Relations
ILO L243 - International Legal Aspects of Globalization
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