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Treat your loved one to the perfect Valentine's Getaway at Northstar!
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The longer you stay, the more you save. Stay one night in Northstar Lodging and receive 20% off (from $192 pppn). Stay two nights and receive 30% off (from $168 pppn). Or, stay three nights for 35% off ($156 pppn). Valid for Sunday - Thursday night stays in Northstar Lodging. Discount and room type subject to length of stay.Restrictions apply.
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Valentine's Romance + Adventure Package
Romance and adventure is yours this Valentines Day, when you escape, just the two of you, to Tahoe Mountain Resorts Lodging in the Village at Northstar. The Romance Package includes...
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Purchase Tickets Online. Save up to $10!
Save on one-day and multi-day lift tickets when you purchase lift tickets online at least three days in advance of your trip. Plus, you'll be automatically enrolled in the PEAKS Rewards loyalty program.
Cupid's Course Race + Fundraiser
Are you tired of listening to a loved one talk about who's the faster skier or rider? Well now's your chance to get to the bottom of it! Skiers and riders of all levels are welcome to participate in this fun race at our EpicMix Race Venue and the first 150 that finish will receive a special Valentine's Day commemorative pin.
50% of all race fees collected both days will be donated to the Tahoe SAFE Alliance.
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Heart Scavenger Hunt
We have hidden five hearts in the Village and five on the Mountain on Thursday, February 14 and Saturday, February 16. Find one of these hearts and redeem at the location hidden on the back for a prize.
Complimentary Face Painting
The Lodge at Big Springs (mid-mountain)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Valentine's Day Lunch at the Summit Deck & Grille
Take your relationship to new heights! Freshly smoked salmon, capers, fresh dill, and cream cheese whipped up in a mousse and served with housemade Parmesan crusted Pretzel Crustini's. Pair it with White Chocolate Raspberry Coffee for the perfect match. Vanilla Vodka, a touch of Raspberry Syrup, White Chocolate, and coffee topped with whipped cream and a cherry.
Valentine's Day Dinner at Tavern 6330' in the Village at Northstar
Northstar's newest addition to the Village at Northstar is quickly becoming a foodie's favorite hot spot to savor delicious and unique new American cuisine inspired by California farm fresh ingredients. The warm atmosphere will be sure to provide a memorable, and romantic, dining experience!
$59 per person.
Looking for something to satisfy your sweet tooth? On February 14 & 16, the Tavern 6330' will also be donating 20% of all dessert sales both days to the Tahoe SAFE Alliance.
Valentine's Day Dinner in Manzanita at the Ritz-Carlton
Enjoy the most romantic celebration of the year with a special dinner for two in Manzanita. Chef de Cuisine Jeremy Grossman's special five-course Valentine's Day menu can be complemented by optional wine pairings from our award-winning wine list.
Seatings from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
$95 per person, $130 per person with wine pairings
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Balance Holistic Health Spa
Get the most out of your time away from the office and book a relaxing and rejuvenating Deep Mountain Healing or Heated River Stone Massage in the comfort of your condo or in the Village at Balance Holistic Health Spa.
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe
Imagine escaping to a place where stress is replaced with serenity and cares are smoothed away by calm – a forest sanctuary where nature abounds bringing water and the woods into balance and harmony with modern results-oriented spa treatments. The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe is an oasis of pampering where the senses are awakened, the body is soothed and the spirit is renewed.
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EpicMix Photos
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A reason many feel their personal safety is under attack.
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Students also learn techniques for how to escape an attacker.
Don Moseman says the importance of taking a self protection course now--is necessary.
"But in North Dakota now, it's super critical. You just in the paper on Thursday 17 percent crime rate rise in Bismarck. Many of the communities in western North Dakota have seen crime rates sky rocket way beyond that," says Don Moseman, Director of the North Dakota Safety Council.
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GADSDEN, Ala. -- Two women have pleaded not guilty in the death of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who authorities say was run to death as punishment for lying.Wednesday's arraignment of the girl's 46-year-old grandmother Joyce Hardin Garrard and 27-year-old stepmother Jessica Mae Hardin took place in Etowah County Circuit Judge William Ogletree's courtroom.
Authorities say Savannah Hardin collapsed and later died after being forced to run and haul debris for three hours as punishment for a lie about candy. Attorneys for both women say they are innocent and predict they'll be vindicated.
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Product Review: Twist Loofah Sponge
In The Test Lab
Name: Twist Loofah Sponge
Price: $4.28 or less.
Rating: Recommend*
We've posted about Twist's Loofah Sponges before but when I saw them in my local grocery coop, I decided to try them out. The packaging looks great and the sponge, even better. But how does it clean?
Nothing tests a kitchen cleaning product's ability more so than a holiday dinner. After 2 weeks of use, with the cleaning climax being Thanksgiving, my Twist sponge has been through it all: a stainless steel turkey roaster, ceramic Le Cruset bakers, an aging sink (much in need of refinishing), bread baking, cookie making and pie baking.
Previously, I'd never used Loofah in the kitchen (only the bathroom). Free from artificial colors, plastics and chemical dyes, it's a natural fit for food safety. Twist's sponges remain unbleached, as found in nature, and biodegradable. The Twist Loofa has two sides (just like the Scott green and yellow sponges), an unbleached, undyed white cellulose side (softer), and a tan, loofa side for scrubbing.
The soft cellulose side was great for wiping down counters, cleaning freshly used plates and glassware. When it came time to test the loofa side, however, for scrubbing pots, a turkey roaster, etc., it was not as abrasive as I would have liked. As you may have experienced, loofa, while nice and rough while dry, becomes softer and more forgiving when wet. Though it certainly will take on most cleaning jobs, I was forced to use a stiff bristled pot brush to finish off my turkey roaster.
Despite the Loofa's shortcomings for tougher than average scrubbing jobs, I'd still recommend this product. It comes in an attractive package (recyclable cardboard instead of the usual plastic) and looks great on my sink. For 95% of my cleaning jobs, it'll do just fine.
Technical Specifications:
- Two sponges per package
- Measurements: 4.3" x 2.8" x 0.8"
- Biodegrable
- Free of artificial colors, plastics, chemical dyes
- Made from white cellulose and natural loofah sponge
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In theory, I love these sponges... in reality, the loofah part ALWAYS falls off the sponge within about 3-4 days. Granted, I don't have a dishwasher so we're using it all the time. And it's not really a huge problem to use the loofah separately as a standalone scrubber... it's just that it's supposed to stay on the sponge and it doesn't. Phooey.
The best part? The bird feeder that you can make from the cardboard wrapper.
I found some seeds for loofah squash and I'm curious to grow them for food and for scrubbing. I've never used a loofah outside of the bathroom but if I grow my own, I think I'll try it out. But these Twist sponges seem like a good option if I forgo the squash in my garden.
I've been using these for a while and love them! I noticed on the last pack I bought that it looks like they've reinforced the stitching to keep the loofah side attached to the sponge side. If you need extra scrubbing power, sprinkle baking soda all over the dish and scrub away!


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Scientific CommunicationPeer Review in Scientific Publishing
by Anthony Carpi, Ph.D., Anne Egger, Ph.D., Natalie Kuldell
Did you know that each year the worldwide community of scientists volunteers hundreds of thousands of hours reviewing each other's work before it goes to print? It would be nearly impossible for an editor of a science journal to have the expertise to evaluate every manuscript. But thanks to peer review, a single issue of a scientific journal can have articles on topics as different as the geography of distant planets and the genetic makeup of dogs.
Peer review is an important part of the process of science. This module describes the history of peer review and shows how the review process helps validate the work of scientists and ensure that quality standards are met. The process is illustrated by actual correspondence among authors, reviewing scientists, and the editor of a scientific journal.
- manuscript = an article or other document to be submitted or considered for publication
- peer = a member of a group to which a person belongs; within the scientific community, the term refers to fellow scientists with similar areas of expertise
- review (noun) = a careful examination or inspection to judge quality
- review (verb) = to examine or inspect; to look at carefully, especially to judge quality
When you go to see your doctor with a health complaint, he or she might make a preliminary diagnosis and then send you to a specialist to get a more detailed exam. For example, if you have foot pain, you might be sent to a podiatrist. A rash might be indicative of a skin disorder and merit examination by a dermatologist, or it may be due to some type of allergy, thus calling for an allergist's opinion. Patients complaining of chest pains might be sent to multiple specialists, including a cardiologist, pulmonologist, gastroenterologist, or others depending on the nature of their pain. General practitioners know that there are far too many different and highly specific medical afflictions for one person to understand them all in detail, so they rely on a team of specialists to keep their patients healthy. Similarly, scientists rely on a team of other scientists, each with his or her own specialty, to review and comment on research before it is published, funded by grant agencies, presented at scientific meetings, or otherwise disseminated to the scientific community.
Scientific journal editors (see our Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles module), funding program directors, and chairs of scientific meetings receive many highly diverse and detailed research submissions from scientists. For example, in just one issue of the journal Science (Figure 1), research articles can be found on subjects as diverse as the genetic factors that influence body size in dogs, the influence of changing climate on the fruiting patterns of fungi, the geomorphology of ice deposits on Mars, and new technology to generate small electrical currents using ultrasonic waves (Science, 2007). It would be impossible for one person to possess the background and experience necessary to review and evaluate these submissions. As a result, journal editors rely on the process of peer review, in which they ask other scientists who are specialists in those fields and are therefore likely to be familiar with methods presented in those papers to review and comment on the research.
Peer reviewers provide comments regarding the validity of the methods used, the reasonableness of the data analysis techniques, the logic of the interpretations drawn by the authors, and the quality of the writing and graphics. Peer reviewers commonly make recommendations regarding whether they feel a manuscript should be published or a research presentation should be made at a scientific meeting, or, in the case of a grant opportunity, whether a study should be funded. Peer review is also used by academic and other institutions to help provide feedback when a scientist is seeking to earn tenure or promotion to a higher rank.
History and development of peer review
The origin of peer review is closely tied to the development of scientific institutions and scientific journals. When the Royal Society of London (see our Scientific Institutions and Societies module) began publishing its journal Philosophical Transactions in 1665 (Figure 2), the review process was solely the responsibility of the editor (at the time, Henry Oldenburg). The editor sometimes enlisted other scientists to provide opinions as necessary, but it was at his sole discretion whether works were reviewed by others or not. In 1752, the Society itself took over the editorial responsibilities for the journal and instituted a review policy wherein each manuscript was sent to a small group of experts in the field before being published (Spier, 2002). This practice was the beginning of the peer review process as we know it today.
The process spread sporadically through the sciences in the nineteenth century, but became a standard for scientific review in the mid-twentieth century. Some have linked the spread of peer review in the twentieth century to the popularization of Xerox® photocopying machines, which facilitated the replication and distribution of manuscripts to reviewers (Spier, 2002). Whatever the motivation, both Science and the Journal of the American Medical Association implemented consistent peer review practices in the 1940s, and other scientific journals followed suit.
Today, more than 5,000 different scientific journals exist, and each of them receives many manuscripts from scientists who feel their work should be published. The journal Science alone receives as many as 200 manuscripts per week. To evaluate the appropriateness of each manuscript for publication, journal editors identify two or three peer reviewers to read and comment on each submitted manuscript.
Peer reviewers are knowledgeable scientists who are not directly involved with the research being evaluated but who are familiar with the field of study or the research methods used. The reviewers may not know the scientists who wrote the paper or grant proposal, they may be colleagues, or they may even be scientific competitors with the authors. So, in an attempt to remove bias from the review process, most manuscripts are independently considered by multiple reviewers, and it is left to the journal editor to make the final decision regarding publication based on the reviewers' comments.
Reviewers consider the relevance of the work to the journal or funding program being targeted, the validity of the methods and interpretations, the originality of the finding, and the clarity of the writing. Reviewers then provide feedback, generally in written form, on the work they have read. And these comments are commonly sent back to the authors so that the authors can use the reviewers' comments to refine and improve the text of their manuscript or their research. Reviewers can often choose whether they wish to remain anonymous to the authors or not. Journal editors and grant program directors rely on the reviewers' feedback to guide their decisions – they may choose to accept a work as is, they may ask the author(s) for revisions, or they may reject the work based on the peer review comments.
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Peer reviewers
Peer review in practice
On January 22, 2007, Conrad Mauclair and colleagues submitted a manuscript entitled "Quantifying the effect of humic matter on the suppression of mercury emissions from artificial soil surfaces" for consideration to the journal Applied Geochemistry. The manuscript was sent out by the editor to two peer reviewers, who were given one to two months to complete the review. The reviewers sent comments to the editor, and after considering the reviewers' comments, the editor chose to accept the manuscript with revisions, and responded as such to the authors approximately five months after their initial submission. Excerpts from the letter the editor wrote to the authors detailing this decision are printed below.
The reviewers' comments were attached to the editor's letter with the names of the reviewers removed. In the case of journal manuscripts accepted with revision, the authors have the opportunity to read and respond to the reviewers' comments and make changes to the article in question. In the case of grant submissions, scientists read the reviewers comments and use these to strengthen their submission the next time they apply for a grant. For the article by Mauclair and colleagues, the reviewers had a number of recommendations for improving the article, as the excerpts provided below detail.
Once comments are received regarding a manuscript, it is up to the authors to address those comments, or in cases where they disagree with a reviewer's comment, provide an explanation as to why they have not addressed the comment. In the above case, the author's addressed the majority of the reviewers' comments and sent a letter back to the editor on June 10, 2007, detailing the changes made to the article and discussing why some changes were not made:
The comments from Reviewer 2 highlight the fact that peer review helps the scientific publishing system to assure that manuscripts meet certain minimal standards. Reviewer 2 commented on the originality of the submission, the perceived importance of the work in the field of science, the manner of presentation of the writing in the text, the quality of the figures and tables and data analysis in general, whether he/she found any serious flaws in the work, and specifically the appropriateness of the manuscript title and abstract since these are the parts of the paper that will be cataloged by literature databases (see our Utilizing the Scientific Literature module) and thus widely read.
In addition, reviewers may recommend that authors clarify the text or add certain references that they had not previously considered; they might suggest changes because they feel that the authors' interpretations are not supported by their data; they may recommend additional research to clarify questionable points in the study; or they may recommend that a manuscript be rejected completely because of questions about the research methods, data collection, or interpretation.
Similarly, grant proposal reviewers may make specific recommendations for improving a study and recommend that the authors resubmit their proposal in another grant cycle after it has been improved. Grant reviewers might also recommend that more background research be conducted before the authors submit their proposal again, that another scientist with a different expertise be included on the research team, or that the scope of the research be broadened (or narrowed).
Mauclair and colleagues made the majority of the changes requested by the reviewers to their manuscript. They revised the title, added additional explanation to the text, and even conducted additional experiments to satisfy a question raised by Reviewer 1. In the reviews, Reviewer 2 calculated a mass balance of mercury in the experiments and concluded that the samples lost more mercury than was added to the system; the editor then followed this comment with a suggestion as to why this might have occurred and suggested reporting the data in a different manner. The authors address this comment by correcting an erroneous assumption of the reviewer, and explain why they have chosen not to report the data in a different manner as suggested by the editor. Thus, while they did not follow the suggestion made in the review, they provide a detailed explanation as to why.
Once a revised manuscript is resubmitted, the editor reads the authors' response, and if satisfied that the authors adequately addressed all of the issues raised, moves the manuscript forward in the journal's publishing cycle. In some cases, where major revisions are required, the editor may redistribute the manuscript to the peer reviewers a second time before accepting it as complete. The Mauclair manuscript was accepted for publication in August 2007, was first published on the journal's website in January 2008, and was finally published in the March 2008 issue of the printed version of the journal (Mauclair et al., 2008).
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A manuscript may be published even if the authors do not make all changes requested by the peer review team and the editor.
Implications of peer review
It is worth noting the lengthy time frame involved in publishing scientific articles. From the initial submission to the final printing, the described article took 14 months, which does not even include the time spent doing the initial work that led to the publication. The sluggishness of the peer review process is often criticized, but it reflects the understanding that published work enters the scientific literature permanently, as work that can be built upon by other scientists, and thus should be carefully considered.
Additionally, journals and funding agencies vary in their selectivity and research focus. Consequently, scientists choose where to submit their manuscript based on the perceived impact of the research, the likelihood of acceptance, and the size of the audience they wish to reach. In turn, reviewers consider the appropriateness of the research to the journal's audience. For example, while the journal Applied Geochemistry focuses on research articles that discuss chemical transformations and process that take place in the environment, the journal Cell publishes articles focused on biological process related to cell function. The article by Mauclair and colleagues was published in Applied Geochemistry; however, it would likely have been rejected by Cell.
As part of the scientific process, reviewers are expected to keep the information in a manuscript confidential until it is published, but it is rare that the work comes as a complete surprise to the entire scientific community. This is because peer review is integrated into almost every step of science, including requests for public funding for research. Funding decisions are made by a committee of peer review scientists who debate each proposal's likelihood of success, the validity of its approach, and the importance of the question being asked. The research methods and ideas published by Mauclair and colleagues in 2008 were reviewed as part of a grant submitted to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York, which was funded in 2005 (Carpi & Frei, 2005). Once funded, the research begins, and preliminary data may be presented at scientific meetings. This allows the findings to be described and debated with colleagues prior to publication. Data that were eventually used in the manuscript were presented to the scientific community in August 2006 at a large international conference on the pollutant mercury (Mauclair et al., 2006), and thus the final publication was anticipated by some scientists in the field.
Peer-reviewed publications and funded research proposals carry significance for the individual scientist beyond simply doing science. In many cases, hiring, promotion, and award decisions are made on the basis of the number and quality of peer-reviewed publications or grants authored by an individual. Scientists also benefit in many ways from serving as peer reviewers – being asked to review a manuscript or proposal is an acknowledgement of one's expertise in an area. All scientists both receive reviews from their peers and review the work of others, and this process comes with a cost. A recent report by the Research Information Network estimated the cost of volunteered time provided by scientists for peer review at $3.7 billion (Research Information Network, 2008). So why do scientists volunteer so much time to this process? Because it is one of the obligations of their profession and one factor that helps build the community of science (see our Scientists and the Scientific Community module).
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A major benefit of peer review is that it speeds up the process from manuscript submission to publication.
One of several mechanisms of validating science
Peer review is just one of several mechanisms embedded within the process of science that help validate the work of scientists. While it helps to validate journal and grant submissions, it is not a fool-proof filter that assures quality in scientific publishing, especially when the authors of a study are engaged in fraud or deception (see our Scientific Ethics module). For example, between 2000 and 2003, Jan Hendrick Schon and colleagues published over 25 papers on superconductivity, all of which passed through the peer review process. After several of the papers were published, Professor Lydia Sohn and Professor Paul McEuen noticed that different experiments carried out under very different conditions and published in different papers displayed the same background error (Figure 4). When confronted with the problem, Schon first claimed that a graph had been mistakenly reproduced in several papers. Shortly thereafter, Bell Labs, the research institute where Schon worked (see our Scientific Institutions and Societies module), conducted an investigation; they found numerous instances of misconduct and fraud and consequently fired Schon. At least sixteen of Schon's papers have since been declared to be false, and the journal Science has withdrawn eight of his papers (Bao et al., 2002).
While cases of scientific misconduct can be embarrassing because of the publicity they receive, they highlight the self-correcting nature of science. A key aspect of science is that research results must be reproducible and well-documented. Instances of scientific misconduct that have gotten through the peer review system are often quickly exposed when other scientists scrutinize the data and attempt to reproduce the results. To keep this system working, scientific articles include detailed descriptions of research protocols that enable others to reproduce experiments, and they include tabular or graphical presentations of data so that they can be scrutinized by the community at large (see our Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles module). One of the first pieces of evidence that raised suspicion over Schon's work was the fact that other scientists had trouble reproducing his experiments with similar results. As occurred with most of Schon's publications, scientific research articles can be retracted if they are found to be in error (whether or not that error is a result of misconduct), thus removing them from the literature of science.
The truth is that retractions are rare, and retractions due to scientific misconduct are even rarer. In an analysis of the scientific literature cataloged in the MEDLINE database maintained by the National Library of Medicine, Sara Nath and colleagues identified 395 articles that were retracted in the two decades from 1982 to 2002 out of over 8.5 million citations listed in the MEDLINE database for that same period (Nath et al., 2006). Of those articles retracted, only 27% were found to be cases of scientific misconduct, 62% were identified as unintentional errors, and 11% of retractions could not be categorized. Nath and colleagues also found that an additional 2,772 errata were published during this same period, which are simple corrections of small mistakes in published manuscripts.
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Peer review helps validate the research that scientists conduct.
Consequences of peer review
One of the consequences of the peer review system is that it can influence the dissemination and progress of scientific research. It is the peer reviewers that make recommendations as to what research is published in what journals. And it is the peer reviewers that influence the types of research studies that receive funding. This is generally a positive effect as it opens the process to the scientific community at large. But bias among reviewers can negatively impact this process. For example, some researchers have suggested that peer reviewers can be biased in favor of research that reports positive effects (i.e. that drug x has an effect) over research reports that report a no effect (i.e. drug y has no significant effect) (Callaham et al., 1998). Thus, published studies showing positive effects far outnumber ones showing none. Another complication that affects the peer review process is that in a closed review system, where reviewers are kept anonymous from the authors, it is possible for reviewers to pass unnecessarily harsh judgment – or unworthy praise – on a manuscript or application for funding, simply because they have personal differences or friendships with authors.The widespread use of electronic publishing has prompted a recent re-evaluation of the peer review process as a whole. While scientists still largely agree on the value of peer review, they are sometimes discouraged by the length of time involved from submission of a manuscript, through review, revision, and resubmission, which may take a year or more – as in the case of the article described here. As a result, some authors have suggested that the time-consuming and closed pre-publication peer review process be abandoned entirely in favor of open access, online publishing that allows for constant reviews and updates. A number of scientific publishing media are adapting to the changing nature of publishing. For example, the Public Library of Science (PLoS) project publishes a number of journals in the PLoS family that make their formal peer reviews available to the public and then they further provide a mechanism for additional public comment and review of published articles on their website. Even the journal Nature, which has been published for over 130 years, has recently experimented with open access peer review for submitted manuscripts.
Publications without peer review
There are publications in the sciences that are not peer-reviewed. For example, many journals, including Science and Nature, publish news and commentary sections in which they provide weekly updates on major scientific events or issues. A number of journals also publish "letters." Letters to journals include commentary on previously printed articles, but they may also report new, preliminary and intriguing scientific results that have not yet been tested and replicated enough to pass full peer review.
Scientists also write material specifically for non-peer reviewed publication. For example, the evolutionary biologist Steven J. Gould was a prodigious writer and became well known for his books and magazine articles on topics ranging from evolution to baseball. The theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is well known for his books aimed at explaining cosmology, which include such popular titles like A Brief History of Time and The Universe in a Nutshell. And the astronomer Carl Sagan not only wrote numerous popular magazine articles, but also authored the best-selling book Contact, which was turned into a blockbuster film. The articles and books that scientists write for sources other than peer-reviewed journals have an important, but very different, purpose than the peer-reviewed literature. These pieces are often directed at explaining science in more common language to non-scientists and thus serve a crucial role in describing the impact of science to the general public. As such, they are generally, but not always, based on the peer-reviewed literature that forms the basis of our scientific knowledge.


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Batman: Arkham City
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Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Age Rating: ESRB Teen | PEGI 16
How do you top Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady's tremendous third-person action-adventure that saved Bats from a life of dire movie tie-ins and fighting game appearances (well, mostly)? It's simple: you take the stealthy, gadget-heavy, goon-outsmarting action and you transplant it to Arkham City, a Gotham-set super-prison packed with puzzles and secrets, side-missions and crumbling skyscrapers, a place that's enormous fun to explore.
As you'd expect from acclaimed comics scribe Paul Dini, the story's not half-bad either, roping in the likes of Catwoman and The Penguin, and exploring the complex Batman/Joker relationship in hugely satisfying style - in no small part down to the sterling voice-work of Mark Hamill.
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TFC Stu Recke
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Post 2, Nortonville
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Stats from Post 2 for February 2011
Date of News Release: 03/01/2011
(Madisonville, Ky.) -- For the month of February 2011, Post 2 reports the following activity:
- Arrested 37 Impaired Drivers
- Issued a Total of 2,445 Citations
- Issued 832 Speeding Citations
- Issued 236 Seatbelt Citations
- Issued 28 Child Restraint Citations
- Issued 706 Courtesy Notices
- Investigated 89 Traffic Crashes
- Assisted 177 Stranded Motorists
- Answered 716 Calls For Service
- Opened 43 Criminal Cases
- Made 450 Criminal Arrests
**There were no fatalities reported in the Post 2 District in February 2011. Through February 28, 2011, two (2) people have been killed in two (2) crashes in the Post 2 District. One (1) victim was a pedestrian and the other victim was operating a farm tractor.
Through February 28, 2010, 6 people had been killed in 6 crashes in the Post 2 District.
Citizens can contribute to highway safety by reporting erratic drivers to the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state). Callers will remain anonymous and should give a description of the vehicle, location, direction of travel and license number if possible.
Throughout the month, troopers from the Madisonville Kentucky State Police Post will conduct traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 2 District. At these checkpoints, troopers will be targeting impaired drivers, checking for properly restrained adults and children and observing for any other safety violations. For traffic safety checkpoint locations in your area, you may refer to the web site: www.kentuckystatepolice.org/posts/press/post2_checkpoints.htm.
Post 2 serves the following counties: Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, and Webster.
**These statistics are still preliminary as KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have occurred in their areas.


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Samsung Initiates New Era of Telecommunication in Africa
on Nov 09, 2011
Advanced 4G LTE technologies demonstrated at AfricaCom 2011 underscore commitment to telecommunication growth in African region
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – November 9, 2011 – At AfricaCom 2011, Africa's largest annual communication conference and exhibition, Samsung Electronics today hosted a series of demonstrations of its advanced 4G LTE line-ups including various types of network systems, chipsets and mobile devices. The demonstrations underscore Samsung's commitment to the development of next-generation communications in Africa through its long-standing expertise in the global telecommunications industry.
To date Samsung has partnered with several governments and major service providers in Africa to deploy and enhance high speed mobile and fixed broadband networks based on 4G LTE technology. In addition, Samsung has established solid business organizations in the region to continuously strengthen and expand its support for African service providers and carriers.
"A large proportion of the African population is comprised of young and ambitious people and Samsung believes that mobile broadband services will play a critical role in realizing their economic development, just like we've seen in USA, Japan, South Korea and other Asian markets," said Mr. Youngky Kim, Executive Vice President and General Manager in Telecommunication Systems Business at Samsung Electronics.
"We're confident that Samsung is ready to contribute to this growth with customized LTE solutions for African market by providing enhanced customer value through credibility and accumulated expertise in telecommunications." he added.
At AfricaCom 2011, Samsung proved itself as a mobile broadband expert for African market, by showcasing its full scale of 4G LTE solutions.
Samsung LTE base station boasts the industry's highest level of coverage performance enabled by support for more than 10 Remote Radio Heads (RRH) with advanced RF capability and multiple reception antennas. It is very useful in African market which needs wide radio coverage at much lower cost. Through offering competitive End-to-End LTE solution including network systems, devices and chipsets, Samsung guarantees best quality data and VoLTE service.
Samsung also demonstrated its high capacity LTE FDD and TD-LTE base stations supporting wide range of frequency bands, which offer more flexibility to service providers and simplify the introduction of new technologies. To support smooth transition to LTE, Samsung showcased its readiness to provide latest GSM solution with competitive features along with LTE deployments for African service operators as well.
Since early 2000, Samsung has been a leading innovator in 4G OFDMA technology domain; having already deployed more than 100,000 OFDMA based cell sites across various frequency bands for commercial mobile broadband services around the globe. Through this experience, it has developed one of the industry's most advanced, cost-effective and energy-efficient suite of 4G network solutions comprising Radio Access Networks, Core Networks, IMS, System Integration and Managed Services.
Samsung entered into the telecommunication systems business in the 1970s with the development of Electronic Exchange Systems. By popularizing communication services including ADSL, CDMA, WCDMA, HSPA, Mobile WiMAX and LTE in advanced telecom markets, Samsung has accumulated the experience and expertise to deploy telecom solutions in various environments across the globe. Samsung, which holds the most board positions in 3GPP, has already partnered with more than 30 leading global operators to deploy advanced LTE solutions.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company consists of nine independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
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I'm not going to lie, the Sun is a-shining outside and as much as I love writing these posts, I want to be out there feeling the warmth on my skin, not sat inside on the laptop. As I'm sure do you so if you're inside reading this, GET OUT THERE!! Just don't forget the sun protection, thankyou please.
What is it about the sunshine that just makes everyone so beautiful? Walking home late last night on the warm streets, there were groups of people just hanging out in the balmy evening air, girls in pretty dresses, guys with their shirts thrown over their shoulders. I felt like I was in Spanish Harlem or something. HOT. All that was missing was someone busting open a fire hydrant on some street corner.
I have to say I do love my skin looking bronzed, but I keep it protected these days, if you're not a fan of your own lily white flesh, get that SPF on and see my St Tropez post for tips on beautiful bronzed flesh. But it's not just the tans that looks great, the skin gets this sexy, glowing warmth to it that's just missing through those long grey days of winter.
Have you ever found that when you get off the plane in a hot country, do the toilet run to freshen up before your bags come in (just me?), you look in the mirror and nothing's really changed but you just look… better? It's that warm weather glow people, I'm telling you, there's nothing like it. And if the sun doesn't have his hat on where you are, there's always the next best thing, creating it. Glycerin spray, gloss, bronzing powders, and entire bottle of N9 Face and Body… This post is an ode to the work of makeup artists channeling sunshine through their fingertips.
"Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter,
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here,
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say
It's all right…"
I'm really relishing the thought of getting the chance to spill the beans about some of my favourite makeup artists over time, maybe introduce you to the work of some you've not seen before, and for purely selfish reasons, to get the time to look back over their work and find inspiration all over again! The temptation is to talk about the more obscure artists, or certainly those that aren't the MVPs, or perhaps newer artists, to keep things interesting.
Truthfully though, that would seem to be a case of cutting off my nose to spite my face, as the fact is that while there are a plethora of incredible, inspiring makeup artists at the top of their game right now, one woman always stands out as THE makeup artist. The Queen Bee if you will. And that lady is of course, Miss Pat McGrath.
To 99.999% of society, uttering the name of Pat McGrath would result in a stream of blank faces, and oh what a poor, unenlightened bunch they would be, because to makeup artists, this woman is kind of like our Elvis. Basically a bit of a legend. I don't get starstruck these days when working with celebs, and friends will vouch for the fact that I'm rarely tongue tied, but when I saw Miss McGrath quietly having a mooch around Selfridges beauty hall a few years ago, I was struck by the need to rush up and gush at her like a crazed fan, coupled with a total inability to think of anything to say. I turned into a total fan girl. And for that reason alone she has to be be the subject of my first Ode to a Makeup Artist. Vogue didn't call her "The most influential makeup artist in the world" for nuthin'.
Originally from the more than slightly unglamorous no man's land of Northampton, like many other great makeup artists McGrath had no formal training, although she did study basic Art Foundation upon leaving school. It seems the makeup academies and courses that are so prevalent these days are a modern monster, they didn't much exist at all a decade ago, and as such most of the makeup artists I hold in great esteem never trained in any official fashion. Becoming a makeup artist was merely an extension of their already thriving creativity. Alex Box began as a fine artist, Kay Montano as a club kid, Kabuki as a fabric designer. People like Pat are part of the reason I believe it's passion and a love of the arts that make a true makeup artist, not the ability to write a thesis on the various layers of the epidermis, or afford the often astronomical fees.
Pat first came to prominence in the early 90s, working regularly with the then relatively unknown iD magazine, her use of colour, texture and her unique eye for undeniably cool beauty helped raise the magazine to prominence. She still remains their beauty director to this day and hasn't looked back since.
Pick your favourite Italian Vogue covers, or American Vogue editorials, big chance that was Pat McGrath. Love that Steven Meisel shoot? No doubt Pat McGrath. Thought Rooney Mara looked like a beautiful badass in "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"? that was Pat's doing. Using a product by Armani, SKII, Max Factor, D&G? Designed by Pat McGrath. Wearing an on trend makeup look? Don't be surprised if, even without your knowing it, like some sort of Derren Browne of beauty, it was inspired by Pat McGrath. This is because Pat has, for the last Lord knows how many years, designed more runway looks than any other artist. She has a crack team of assistants, racing with her around roughly thirty five shows per fashion week, with 2 vans FULL of makeup, tools and references. Rumour has it her kit consists of roughly 50 hold-alls and suitcases (my heart is all a flutter). The makeup artist Kenneth Soh, part of Pat's team, used to regale me with tales of the looks they had created that season, and I absolutely relished hearing about the different products and techniques that had gone into creating each look.
From the decadent, surreal creatures she created for Galliano at Dior, to the understated, polished healthy glow of Stella McCartney, each season Pat creates the looks, that filter through to become the makeup trends, that are sold in the shops and are then worn on the faces of girls in your street. The prevalence of bleached brows on the braver fashionistas in recent years? You can thank Pat for that. And the fact that the red lip, after so, so many years, still remains a classic symbol of glamour and sensuality, season after season? Don't be surprised if Pat has something to do with it.
So there you have it, a frankly far too short and not remotely gush-worthy enough profile of my ultimate makeup heroine. Thankfully it seems Pat shows no sign of putting down her makeup brushes (or fingers, she loves to apply with those fingers!) any time soon, so we'll get to enjoy her neverending, always changing creativity for years yet. And now I'll leave you to drool over a selection of some of my favourite McGrath creations of recent years.
What a ledge.
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- Dior - Spring/Summer 2009 -
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-Vogue Germany - March 2011 -
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- Vogue Italia - May 2009 -
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Disney Fantasy -- Animation Magic at Animator's Palate( Kristin Ford, Orlando Sentinel / May 19, 2011 )
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jeffersontown Police say a Louisville attorney is facing some legal problems of his own.
According to arrest reports, attorney John P. Owens was arrested at the Red Carpet Inn on S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., near the I-64 interchange, after police conducted an investigation into alleged narcotics and prostitution there.
Police say a confidential source told them Owens would be arriving at the motel to exchange narcotics -- specifically Klonopin pills -- for sex Wednesday evening.
Owens allegedly arrived shortly before 7 p.m. Police say they stopped him and found 31 Klonopin pills on his person and not in their proper container. They also allegedly found Hydrocodone pills, marijuana, a marijuana pipe and several condoms.
When police stopped him, Owens allegedly told them, "You got me."
He was less than 1,000 feet away from a daycare center at the time of the incident.
Owens was arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a prescription drug not in its proper container, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering for the purpose of prostitution.
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That's the reason, experts seem to agree, that so many Utahns don't pay attention to ozone pollution.
Self defense: Ozone and you
The Utah Asthma Program and the advocacy group, Breathe Utah, offer some tips:
» Avoid outdoor exercise on smoggy days, roughly noon to 6 p.m.
» Sign up for pollution alerts from the Utah Division of Air Quality at http://www.airquality.utah.gov/
» Check DAQ's daily forecasts, current conditions and trends, especially on hot, sunny days when the air is stagnant
» Download the Android and Apple apps at EPA's AirNow http://m.epa.gov/apps/airnow.html
» Take action to limit pollution, such as driving less, using low-fume paints, personal care products and small engine.
» Take heed of symptoms, including unexplained fatigue, chest tightness and a even small cough. Some people experience health effects even before health alerts are issued.
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But summertime smog, as it's also called, poses serious health risks — not just to city-dwellers but also those in the most remote corners of the state, and it can be harmful to hearty people as well as those with compromised health.
"People may not realize what they are dealing with," said Rob Paine.
A pulmonologist at University Hospital, member of the Air Quality Board and head of the U.'s new Program for Air Quality, Health and Society, he said Utahns might overlook the health impacts of summer smog because it doesn't look threatening like that brown, hazy winter smog.
"It's clear but it has a huge effect," he said. "People may not realize what they are dealing with."
What is ozone pollution? Unlike the upper-atmosphere ozone layer that protects life on earth by screening out the sun's harmful rays, ground-level ozone damages health.
The pollutant is created when three oxygen atoms form ozone, or O3, which is one of those oxidants that people try to counteract when eating blueberries, pomegranates and other foods high in antioxidants. The recipe for smog isn't complete until those ozone molecules, which are unstable, combine with emissions from tailpipes and smokestacks and "cook" in the sun.
It's an oxidant gas, said Elena Craft, a health scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund. It burrows into the tiniest crevices of the lungs, the alveoli, where clusters of microscopic air sacs help feed oxygen into the bloodstream and whisk away carbon dioxide as a waste product.
And it affects everyone, said Craft.
Babies to seniors » Scientific studies have measured ozone impacts even in the womb, with mothers exposed to high levels delivering low-birthweight babies. Also suffering are newborns, whose lungs develop most rapidly just after birth.
New studies link smog not just to triggering asthma attacks, but also to causing the condition. And, for older people with cardiovascular trouble, exposure to smog is also a risk.
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Jade Hoang
Pharm.D. Class of 2014
Where did you grow up and what high school did you attend?
I grew up in Saigon, Vietnam. It's called Ho Chi Minh City now. I came to the United States during my sophomore year of high school with an exchange program. I attended Sidney High School in Sidney, Ohio. After that, I came to Massachusetts to go to the Woodward School for Girls in Quincy. I'm an international student—my parents are still over there.
What was it like growing up in Vietnam?
The culture and the education system are very different. The schools are stricter. The people don't have as many privileges or freedom as America, so being here opened up a lot of opportunities.
Why did you choose pharmacy, and how did you hear about the School of Pharmacy at Northeastern?
I always wanted to go into health science, and I was also interested in business administration. I chose to get a Pharm.D. because I like studying pharmacy and I'm good at it. I'm a business minor as well and might go into business school later. Pharmacy is good foundation for many other careers. I can choose almost anything.
I knew I wanted to be in Boston, and that there were two major pharmacy schools here. My teachers recommended the program at Northeastern because it's more diverse and has more opportunities.
Did the co-op program play a role in your decision to attend Northeastern?
Yes, definitely. Graduating with a year of working full-time is a valuable experience, which a lot of students can't put on their resume. The school works with you on whatever you need.
Where did you do your co-ops?
My first co-op was at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). I worked in the Sterile Products Department, which is a division of pharmacy for in-patients that makes IV mixtures, sterile solutions for surgery, and anything that needs to be sterile. I enjoyed it, and I'm still working there part-time.
MGH was the location for my second co-op as well, but this time I worked in the out-patient department. It was very different from in-patient because in-patient is an institutional setting and out-patient is a community setting. Out-patient is like a retail pharmacy, but focuses on hospital patients who are going to the clinics or being discharged. It's a different patient population. It boosted my customer service skills a lot.
For my third co-op, I worked in sales and marketing at Astra Zeneca in Vietnam. That branch has a sales and marketing department but no manufacturing site. I went because I didn't know what the industry was going to be like in Vietnam, and I thought it would be a good idea to explore different options because Asia has a growing market. The company culture was different because pharmacists in Vietnam are very young. They were all in my age group! And as the marketing co-op, one of my biggest responsibilities was assisting the project leader in managing new product marketing innovations. For instance, medical representatives used paper detailing aids to present a drug to a doctor. Lately, it's gone interactive with the iPad. My position played an important role in the training, scheduling, launch, and overall transformation for that project. I loved it!
How did your pharmacy background prepare you for your role at Astra Zeneca?
My knowledge of pharmacy played a key role in my success in business. I couldn't have come into the company with sales skills and been successful without knowing anything about the drugs. It allowed me to be better at my job and opened up so many opportunities.
How beneficial were your co-ops?
They were extremely beneficial because I got exposed to three very different settings of pharmacy, and I gained other translational business skills. I figured out what I wanted to do and what I might not want to do in the future.
Do you plan to go back overseas after graduation?
I don't plan. If the opportunity arises, I would take it.
What is your plan for directly after graduation?
I probably want to work here for a while and then apply for a fellowship. Through afellowship, I would learn a lot and gain more experience. It's like a medical residency in a pharmaceutical company, and they are extremely competitive.
What student groups and/or leadership roles are you involved in?
I'm an Honors Ambassador for the Honors program. We meet prospective students and families and are on panels for Open Houses and Welcome Days. I'm a member of the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society, and am active in International Student and Scholar Institute (ISSI) and as an Orientation Leader. I was a Bouvé Fellow last year and I'm also Cultural Chair of the Vietnamese Student Association. That position promotes Vietnamese culture within the Northeastern community. For instance, we had a fashion show. I've been involved with the Pharmacy Student Government Organization as Vice President for the past two years, and I'm Resident Assistant in Kerr Hall for the Department of Residential Life.
What is your community service involvement?
I had a part-time job teaching English in Vietnam. That was my favorite one so far.
How frequently do you get to meet School of Pharmacy alumni?
I met a few alumni during Health Science Entrepreneurship Day in November. This program introduces students to people in pharmacy and other professions who have started their own companies in the health sciences and who talk about their own start-up experiences.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I'll be 31 years old! Career-wise, I would like to be in a managment position in a company.
How do you plan to maintain a connection to Northeastern upon graduation?
I would love to work with the Admissions Office. I know they recruit a lot of students overseas, and I would love to be a representative overseas who meets with students and tell them how great Northeastern is.
What would you say to a student who is considering Northeastern?
I think it's a great experience to be here because students don't just focus on academics; they are encouraged to have different, practical experiences. Students learn and grow a lot when they are involved in co-op. Northeastern has 200+ student-run organizations on campus that would cover any interest you might have. I think the bottom line is that it's a well-rounded educational experience.
What class and/or professor has made the biggest impact on you so far?
I like Health Care Systems with Dr. Barr. It's about the American healthcare system, covering how it works, where the money is flowing, and how patients are getting help. To me, it's a gigantic machine that doesn't run efficiently. It's extremely important and sparked my interest in public health.
What's your favorite thing to do when you're not studying for classes?
Do I have the time!? I like to do different things around Boston. I took watercolor painting class at Kaji Aso on St. Stephen St. I like to do creative stuff to compliment my studies.
Which dorm did you live in freshman year?
West Village F, because that was the dorm for the Honors program back then. I loved it. It was the best freshmen dorm ever. It was apartment style so we had our own kitchen, bathroom, and common area.
What is your favorite hang-out spot on campus?
Rebecca's Café, but I like the Boylston-Newbury area when I'm not on-campus.
What is your favorite dining hall?
Stetson East. They have more variety and the people are especially friendly.
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The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. -Steve Jobs
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