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NBA players, Legends and volunteers to help construct house with Jacobo family
LOS ANGELES (May 13, 2006) – As part of NBA Cares continuing relationship with Habitat for Humanity International, the National Basketball Association and Home123 Corporation, a subsidiary of New Century Financial Corporation and one of America's largest providers of home mortgage loans are joining Habitat to help change the lives of Maritza Jacobo and her three children, a local Los Angeles family. Members of the NBA Family, including the Golden State Warriors Baron Davis, the Phoenix Suns Tim Thomas and Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach Mike Dunleavy, joined volunteers from both organizations, the community and Maritza Jacobo work on a new home with the family. Additionally, the entire Jacobo family will be the guests of the NBA at Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals as the L.A. Clippers take on the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center.
After completing their 500 hours of "sweat equity," Maritza Jacobo and her three children Crystal (13), Clarissa (8), and Michael (2), will be able to move into their new home in Torrence, CA. Currently, the family is living in a garage-turned-apartment in a neighborhood plagued by gang violence and drugs. Through the NBA Cares initiative, this season members of the NBA Family have joined Habitat for Humanity volunteers to build several homes in partnership with families. During NBA All-Star 2006 in Houston, a number of NBA All-Stars and Legends participated in the building of two homes. The NBA also assisted with two builds that were part of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets "Hoops for Homes" program.
Habitat for Humanity assists families with a hand up, not a hand out by requiring Habitat homeowners to invest 500 hours of "sweat equity" to help build their home or the homes of others in the program, and repay a no-profit mortgage. Habitat strives to achieve its goal of eliminating poverty housing and making decent, affordable homes a reality for low-income families.
"Our relationship with Habitat for Humanity is an important one for NBA Cares, enabling our players and teams to assist families in need like Maritza Jacobo's, and provide them with the opportunity to fulfill a dream of owning their own home," said Kathy Behrens, SVP NBA Community and Player Programs.
"Habitat for Humanity values the commitment of both NBA Cares and Home 123 to improve lives of families in Greater Los Angeles," said Erin Rank, President/CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. "We are pleased to partner with these organizations on the construction of the Jacobo family home. Together, we are creating a positive, safe, environment for this family to thrive."
"We are grateful to NBA Cares for helping Habitat build here in Los Angeles and along the Gulf Coast," said Chris Clarke, senior vice president of Communications, Habitat for Humanity International. "The NBA and its partners are helping families in need achieve a simple, decent place to call home."
"Home123 and New Century believe passionately in caring about the communities in which we live and work," said Carl Vernon, President Consumer Direct, Home123 Corporation. "Our ongoing support of Habitat for Humanity reinforces our commitment to our communities to help deserving people achieve the dream of homeownership."
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Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than one million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org [1].
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles serves 112 cities and unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County including 70 communities within the City of Los Angeles. Habitat Partner Families earn 25 to 50 percent of area median income. For Los Angeles County, that translates to as little as $13,750 / year for a family of four. Partner families must also meet the following requirements: demonstrated need for adequate shelter; ability to pay back a zero-interest loan; and willingness to partner with HFH GLA to invest 500 sweat equity hours into building their home. www.habitatla.org [2].
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Simply enough, I'm ecstatic.
It's an unbelievable feeling to see your favorite hockey team change hands to a man like Terry Pegula. A true testament to Mr. Pegula's character is when he choked up when he announced that former Sabres great, Gilbert Perreault, was his "hero". When I witnessed that moment, it was hard not choking up myself and it shows the passion that the man has for the Buffalo Sabres.
Too be honest, I was nervous for the Sabres. It feels that the team is often misguided and when they do get close to glory, they fall flat. I don't know why and I don't know if it is because of the owners, the management or just not having the right players, but there is often a ominous feeling surrounding the Buffalo Sabres and now it feels as if that ominous fog has lifted slightly.
The beautiful thing about Mr. Pegula owning this team is a known passion and the willingness to win. Mr. Pegula even went as far as saying, "Starting today, the Buffalo Sabres reason for existence is to win Stanley Cups." Now, that is a bold statement if I've heard one. The thing is, no owner wants to lose and every owner would like to win the Stanley cup, but many keep a watchful eye on their financial commitments– an area Tom Golisano was very aware of; however, Mr. Pegula put it bluntly saying "I want to run the team to win the Stanley Cup, if I want to make money, I will go run a gas mill." Another confidence building moment by the new owner of the Buffalo Sabres.
Sure, the pessimist in me, which goes hand-in-hand with being a Buffalo native, asks "well, why should I believe him?" Well my optimism overrides my pessimism greatly when hearing the man speaks so emotionally and confidently. Maybe it's naivety, but then, who cares, I want to be naive. Mr. Pegula isn't here to make a dime like Tom Golisano was. Mr. Pegula isn't here to build a resume either. Mr Pegula is here to own a hockey franchise and make them winners– and that is a feeling us in Buffalo have forgotten. We are starved for a winner and championship. AAA baseball and Indoor Lacrosse championships are cute, but we want the real deal here and that is something that our new owner is promising.
I could go into all the details about the press conference, but I guess it would be simpler if I just posted a link to where you can find the videos and I do recommend watching them because they are emotional, regardless of your team loyalty.
Although this is a very specific article, it is something that needs to be said and watched because it is a huge moment in NHL and Sabres history. Check out the videos here and check out sabrenoise.com for continuing coverage of the Pegula saga.

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Constant tingling and pain from the lip injection on my top lip. I wonder "IF" injecting the Juvederm XC into the top lip on top of the previous injected silicone (which had been in there for years. My question is will the Juvederm XC gel which was injected on top of the silicone mix then adhere to the minerals in the silicone to cause this great amount of tingling, like pins and needles... Open to help and comments please.
Silicone Injections in Lips/now Juvederm XC and 9 Days out Tingling Still?
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Juvederm Injected into Lip After Silicone
There shouldn't be any problem having Juvederm injected into an area (this case the lip) where silicone was previously injected. The tingling and pain has nothing to do with that, but it is likely related to your recent Juvederm treatment. I suggest you follow up with your injector if it persists.
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Road Woes Continue For The Cougars
ST. CLOUD, MN — The Cougars' journey through the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ended in familiar fashion at St. Cloud State on Saturday: Another tough loss on the road.
The University of Sioux Falls' (6-8, 3-7 NSIC) struggles outside the Stewart Center continued in an 85-73 loss to the Huskies in front of an announced crowd of 1,501 in Halenbeck Hall. The Cougars — who led 10-2 early— shot 47.1 percent (51.9 percent in the second half) — but fell to 0-6 on the road thanks in large part to an alarming inability to take care of the basketball.
The Cougars' 16 turnovers led to 23 points for St. Cloud State (11-3, 7-3), which improved to 8-0 at home and led the majority of the game despite shooting just 39.3 percent in the contest.
The Huskies, who entered the weekend ranked no. 1 in both the NSIC and NCAA leader in turnovers per game (8.6), coughed up the ball just seven times for four Cougar points.
Junior Charles Ward finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the first double-double of the season for the Cougars. Derek Brown also scored 15 and Minnesota native Mack Johnson added 11. Bryan Kielpinski scored nine for USF, including a career-best 7-for-7 on free throws. Preston Rayburn had 8 and finished perfect from the field against the Huskies (3-for-3 FG).
The Cougars raced in front 10-2 with a Jordan Stotts triple before surrendering an 11-2 run that put the Huskies ahead 13-12 at the 13:47 mark. The sides exchanged points before a Brown jumper combined with four Mack Johnson points gave the Cougars a 20-16 advantage at the halfway point of the first half. The margin was five for USF at 23-18 with a Rayburn three but SCSU came all the way back to knot the score at 26 and later capped a 21-10 run with free throws for a 39-33 halftime lead.
USF never led in the second half.
Down 61-53 with less than nine minutes to play, USF netted five straight points to pull within three but its lack of transition defense allowed SCSU to match with a 5-0 run. The Huskies led by as many as 14 down the stretch and went 4-for-4 from the field in the final two minutes to put the game out of reach.
Jordan Poydras had 18 points to lead a quintet of Huskies in double-digits.
The Cougars held a 30-27 advantage in bench points and outrebounded the Huskies, 36-32.
USF will host Upper Iowa and Winona State next weekend.
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Citation: "Herald Reviews Past Year," College Heights Herald, July 19, 1957, p. 2.
Western's 50th anniversary dominated the college scene of the school year 1956-1957. The anniversary Homecoming activities began on October 19 with a bonfire on the baseball field. On that night the Homecoming Dance was held in the Student Union Building.
Commanding the two top posts of the 1956-57 College Heights Herald staff were editor-in-chief, Betty Spradlyn and advertising manager, Colburn Stuart.
Ann Meredith and Nancy Hightower were named editor and assistant editor respectively of the Talisman.
Charles A. Keown assumed the duties of Dean of Students at Western September 1, the first time in the history of Western that the college has had a Dean of Students.
Scabbard and Blade held its first meeting of the year and elected Bonnie Drake as student sponsor. Fifteen new members were added to Western's staff.
Go Toppers go! This yell was heard long and loud at the annual election of cheerleaders during chapel. Last year's cheerleaders were Pete Mahurin, Phyllis Robinson, Coco Richardson, Jody Spradlyn, Martha Sue Fuqua and Ken Burch.
The Third District Education Association convened on the Western campus on October 12. Over one thousand educators attended this 29th annual meeting of the T.D.E.A.
Jim Owens, junior, was elected president of his class for the third straight year. Gregg O'Neil won the vice-presidency and John Blair the second vice-presidency. Jane Lovell was elected as secretary. Martha Fuqua served as treasurer.
Carol Cheal and Bill Riggs held leading roles in Western Players' presentation of "the Show Off."
Western sparked by Ken Griffith and Jerry Brewer, roared to a staggering 26-9 victory over a fast Youngstown University football crew.
Thirty senior students were elected to appear in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
Robert G. Cochran, AB '47, MA '53 was named as president of the Alumni Association.
Dero Downing, principal of the Training School, was elected chairman of the Secondary Principals of the Third District Education Association.
Beegie Long and Donna Potts were presented in a music recital on November 19 in the Choral Room of the Music Building.
On November 26 the second annual Speech and Drama Clinic for High Schools was held. The clinic was repeated largely in response to numerous requests from teachers who had attended the year before.
Patricia Pullum and Patricia Parrish were selected by AFROTC cadet Corps as sponsors for the first semester.
Pushing across scores in the first and last quarter, Western dropped Mississippi College 14-0 after two brilliant defensive plays by tackle Ted Revack, giving Coach Jack Clayton his 50th win since coming to Western.
Twyman Patterson of Louisville and Carroll Van Hooser of Marion were elected co-captains of the 1957 Western Hilltoppers football team.
The annual All State High School band Clinic was held on the campus in December.
The Hilltopper powerful quintet, spearheaded by Junior Bill Case, made their 1956-57 debut in a brilliant last half surge to crush an outmanned Gustavus-Adolphus basketball five.
Miss Phyllis Dawn Robinson was selected to represent Western at the 1957 Mountain Laurel Festival. East and South Halls for men were occupied at the beginning of the second semester.
Western's Hilltoppers finished the first semester leading the Ohio Valley Conference with a record of three wins and no losses against loop foes. For the season Coach Ed Diddle's racers won nine and lost four as the campaign was half over.
Mrs. E.A. Moore, wife of Dr. Earl Moore died January 17.
Guest speaker for Religious Emphasis week was Dr. H. Franklin Pashcall, pastor First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee.
Western picked Nick Denes as head football coach. The former Male High pilot, Denes is considered one of Kentucky's most renowned high school coaches.
Jimmy Feix, former Little All-American (1952) at Western, was signed as student-assistant coach.
Towering Ralph Crosthwaite garnered 39 big points that enabled Western to pull out a 75-70 decision of their invasion of the balliwick of Coach Paul McBrayer's Eastern Maroons.
Western's program of expansion and improvement received additional acceleration with the announcement that $250,000 had been earmarked for the college by the State of Kentucky for new buildings.
Nancy Lee Owen, a history major from Louisville and Judy Moore, an education major from Island, Kentucky were chosen to head the 1958 Talisman staff.
Henrik Ibsen's "Pillars of Society" was presented March 12, 13 with Betty Gayle Jones, Dianne Michael, Jean Reid-Smith, Bill Coleman, Julius E. Rather, and Jane Lovell sharing leading roles.
Flashy Eric Back, turning in some last minute fancy-dan ballhawking tactics, broke loose for three easy lay-ups to propel the Toppers to an 82-76 win over highly touted Wichita.
Mary Ruth Grise, freshman from Bowling Green, was declared the winner of the 1957 A.A.U. Oratorical Contest.
The Hilltoppers staved off a late Middle Tennessee rally to clip the Blue Raiders 86-82 and become co-champions of the OVC, sharing the limelight with Morehead.
Golia E. Rather, BS '31, a former teacher at Western died unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack.
The College Heights Herald was granted a first place award by Columbia University.
Soloists and members of the Red and White Dance Band spent a two-day tour at schools in central Kentucky, making appearances in Greensburg, Campbellsville, Lebanon, Hodgenville, and Elizabethtown.
The Talisman Ball took place the night of April 5 in the Paul L. Garrett student Center. Neill Owens Orchestra provided the music.
Jim Owens, junior from Hazard, was declared winner of the 1957 Ogden Oratorical Contest. He won the Robinson Oratorical Award in 1955 as a freshman and placed second in the Ogden competition in 1956.
Julius Rather and Jean Reid-Smith starred in Western Players production "The Man Who Would Not Tell."
Billie R. Earle, a sophomore from Greenville, was awarded a $400 scholarship from the Boys Clubs of America.
Winner of the 1957 Robinson Oratorical Contest was Henry Stone sophomore from Franklin.
Six of the twelve educators nominated from the educational districts across the commonwealth of Kentucky for "Teacher of the Year" were Western graduates. They were Paul P. Gardner Jr., Mrs. Catherine H. Briscoe, James R. Hopkins, Miss Nancy D. Watts, Mrs. Bernice Flowers, and Miss Lee Smith.
For the first time in history, Western captured first place in both divisions of the Kentucky Oratorical Association state contest held at Georgetown College. Jim Owens won the Men's division of the contest, while Mary Ruth Grise, freshman English major from Bowling Green, took first place in the Women's division.
Miss Doris Ann Gaines, junior from Bowling Green, was elected vice-president of the Kentucky Association of Future Teachers of America.
Hugh Poland, BS '34 and Sam Ezelle were appointed to the Western Board of Regents by Governor A.B. Chandler.
Mitchell Davis, MA '50, superintendent of Barren County schools, was elected president of the Kentucky Education Association.
Approximately 700 people attended Western's annual K.E.A. "Get Together" breakfast which was held in Louisville, April 12.
Joe Chatham and Dixie McGreger Duncan were named king and queen of the 1956-57 Talisman Ball held at the Garrett Student Center.
Western's basketball team accepted an invitation to compete in the eight-team All College Tournament to be played in Oklahoma City.
Ballard Moore, the Hilltop's number one tennis ace, gave Coach Ted Hornback's netters their second straight triumph of the season by slaughtering Bellarmine 6-1.
Judy Moore was elected 1958 president of the Lee Francis Jones Chapter of the Student National Education Association at a meeting held in the Kentucky Building.
The Board of Regents approved an $850,000 building program for Western.
Accepted to enter medical and dental schools next fall were thirteen of Western's more prominent seniors.
Mr. L.T. Smith, head of the industrial arts department, received the highest honorary award in the field of industrial arts and vocational education at the Kenlake Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the guests of honor at the Beta Gamma Chapter of the Epsilon Pi Tau Fraternity Banquet.
Dianne Michael and Charles F. Shields were elected to guide Western Players through its 1957-58 season on the Hill.
Western's second annual Senior Day since World War II was held on campus May 3 with an estimated attendance of three thousand.
Dr. D.K. Wilgus, associate professor of English was granted a John Simon Guygenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in the amount of $4,500.
The graduation class of 1957 presented to the college a pair of stone seats located opposite the new entranceway to the Hill.
After a little more than ten years as a part of the body and spirit of Western, the Air Force ROTC unit bade farewell to Western.
Betty Gayle Jones, Western senior P.E. major, received the top award for outstanding loyalty and service to Western Players at the annual Awards Dinner held at Manhattan Towers.
Ray Law, a junior, fired a 76 and a 70 over a par 72 course at Richmond to lead the Hilltoppers to the O.V.C. golf championship ending a brilliant season for Coach Griffin's protégées.
President Thomas A. Spragens, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, delivered the spring commencement address and President John B. Horton, Lindsey Wilson, Columbia, Kentucky, delivered the baccalaureate sermon.
Two hundred and twelve candidates received their degrees at the spring commencement exercises on Thursday, May 30 in the Stadium.
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Do crows have funerals to "mourn" their dead? If so, why? That's the question University of Washington graduate student Kaeli Swift hopes to answer.
It's known that crows make a lot of noise – vocalize – when one of their own dies.
"When they find a dead crow they'll recruit other neighborhood crows to the area and they'll all make this really specific vocalization called a scold call - this really harsh sound people have heard when they've been chasing eagles or red tail hawks," said Swift, a grad student at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington.
After about 10-20 minutes the crows will disperse.
"Sometimes they'll go silently," said Swift. "Some people have noticed that when they see a dead crow they'll see a lot of crows sitting nearby silently in the trees."
But the reason for these behaviors remains a mystery.
"My research is looking into why they do this, and whether or not it's a tool they might be using to learn about danger," said Swift, who is working with UW's renowned "crow whisperer," Professor John Marzluff.
Why do research on crows?
Swift, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient in 2012, raised the $5,000 to fund her current study by using crowdfunding via Experiment.com.
"The awesome thing about this is, as far as wildlife studies go, this is not very expensive... $5,000 is nothing," she said.
"It was really encouraging to see that so many people value science enough to spend their own money making it happen."
So why do this research? There are several reasons, Swift said.
"The first is that, as an evolutionary biologist it's fascinating to me that there are so few animals that appear to respond to dead members of their own species, and it's really interesting that of that small group, a bird is one of them, considering how different a bird is from ourselves," she said.
"Which is not to suggest that what these birds are doing is like what we're doing necessarily, but it's a step, and so understanding why this behavior exists in this bird, and why it exists in other animals, could tell us a lot about our own evolution as human beings."
Also, there could be potential management applications.
"If this research were to show that dead crows are an effective way to get birds to stay away from places, then we could potentially use them if we want to get rid of a problem population or problem roost," she said.
On Monday, Swift was observing crows in downtown Redmond.
"Specifically I'm looking at dangerous places and potentially dangerous people," she said.
This involved a masked volunteer, a stuffed hawk and a dead crow.
First she locates a breeding pair of crows and establishes a feeding site a certain distance away. For three days she puts food out - Cheetos are a bit hit with the crow crowd.
"That gives me a sense of how quickly they'll come to the food, how many birds will go, how much time they're spending there, how much time they're spending in the surrounding area, sort of a baseline of their behavior," she said.
On the fourth day she introduces something dangerous, in this case a taxidermied hawk that looks like it has just killed a crow, and a masked person standing a few feet away.
"We know that they're capable of recognizing human faces based on previous work out of UW, based on direct interaction with the person," said Swift. "So I want to know if they can make inferences about dangerous people based on their proximity to something that they don't like."
So the crows see those "dangerous things," and then they are removed and Swift observes their behavior. If they continue to scold, she will come back weekly for six weeks.
Then the next step is to capture some birds, take them into the lab and do PET scans to look at their brain activity when they are shown "scary" things, such as a hawk or dead crow, as well as an empty room or a familiar face.
"So if the crows are using their dead as a symbol of danger, do they treat that differently than a different kind of danger, which is a predator? If that doesn't really look that different in the field, maybe it looks really different in their brain," said Swift.
"And for people who are interested in whether or not these behaviors have an emotional component or grieving component, that brain imaging is going to be the next step toward maybe identifying if that's the case, because if the way they're responding to dead crows is really different than other dangerous stimuli, that may help address that."
And don't worry about the crows - after the tests are done they will be released back into their habitat.
Swift has test sites in Redmond, east Kirkland, Wallingford, Ballard and Montlake. She will be working at those sites through the summer.
You can read Swift's blog here: http://corvidresearch.wordpress.com/
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January 21, 2003
Nature defies categorization. Think of the platypus, a curious creature that lays eggs like a bird but suckles its young like a mammal. When first discovered by British explorers in the rivers of Eastern Australia in the late 18th century, this duck-billed, furry beast became a nightmare for taxonomists. Over the last few decades, astronomers have dealt with a similar quandary -- brown dwarfs, a class of celestial objects riding the bumpy dividing line between stars and giant planets.
The existence of brown dwarfs was predicted by theory in the early 1960s. University of Virginia astronomer Shiv Kumar envisioned a continuum of different-sized objects forming out of the gravitational contraction of gas and dust -- from giant, ultra-bright stars all the way down to tiny, star-like spheres that barely flicker.
These latter theoretical objects were first dubbed "black stars" or "infrared stars" before American astronomer Jill Tarter coined the term "brown dwarf" in 1975. The "brown" in brown dwarf is somewhat of a misnomer since these objects appear more red than brown. However, the term "red dwarf" was already taken to designate a certain class of stars.
The first conclusive observational evidence of a brown dwarf, Gliese 229B, didn't come until 1995. Soon thereafter some astronomers referred to brown dwarfs as "failed stars" while others dubbed them "super planets." An announcement earlier this month highlighted the discovery of a brown dwarf in the Sun's neighborhood, just over 12 light years from Earth.
According to present theory, planets and stars differ in two dramatic ways: how they form and how they shine.
Planets emerge from the coalescence of small rocky or icy bodies in a disc around a star -- a so-called proto-planetary disc. Stars form from the gravitational collapse of a molecular cloud of gas. But recent discoveries of large gaseous planets orbiting snugly around their parent stars has made even this seemingly solid distinction questionable. And brown dwarfs cloud the picture all the more: the star formation-like mechanism thought to create them leaves many with masses closer to big extrasolar planets -- outside our solar system -- than any stars.
Stars shine from thermonuclear reactions within their cores, whereas planets tend to be more passive reflectors of this fiery light from their parent suns. However, upon closer examination even this difference dims. Stars, especially those with close, bright companions, also reflect starlight. Planets, particularly giant gaseous ones like Jupiter, may emit more of their own light than they reflect. And brown dwarfs may, at one time or another, both generate their own twinkle from nuclear fusion and reflect starlight.
Astronomers continue to get caught up in these same arguments about stars and planets. This serves to highlight the particular confusion when trying to characterize brown dwarfs, which "don't allow for easy pigeon-holing, and scientists are pigeon-holers," says Dr. Davy Kirkpatrick, an infrared astronomer at the California Institute of Technology.
Brown dwarfs have masses that range between 10 and 70 times the mass of the planet Jupiter. In theory, an object with a mass of less than about 8 percent of the mass of the Sun, or 75 times the mass of Jupiter, cannot sustain thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen in its core. However, brown dwarfs of sufficient mass produce energy from the fusion of heavy hydrogen, or deuterium, into helium nuclei within their cores, but this early fire peters out after only a few million years. After that, these brown dwarfs - like those that never managed to stoke a nuclear fire within -- emit a faint infrared glow as they continue to contract and release gravitational energy.
NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility, managed by JPL and launching this spring, should be particularly adept at picking up this faint glow, thereby allowing astronomers to further zero in on these astronomical oddities.
One way to distinguish between different types of celestial objects is to look inside them. Stars mix the gaseous contents of their cores and surfaces through convective heating and cooling. Planets, particularly large gaseous ones like Jupiter, form as smaller solid bodies clump together, and emerge with chemically differentiated interiors: a solid metal core and gaseous outer layers. Current theory sees a brown dwarf's internal structure as more similar to a star. Unfortunately, astronomers have been limited in their ability to see inside these curious objects to tell for sure. With the penetrating vision of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, it may be possible to tease apart the internal structures of brown dwarfs.
Once the infrared-sensitive Space Infrared Telescope Facility is launched and operating, it should easily pick up the heat signature of yet undetected brown dwarfs, and thereby dramatically increase their tally. Armed with these new observations, astronomers should not only appreciate the idiosyncrasies of a cosmic platypus, but also some of the subtleties behind star and planet formation.
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Local journalists will discuss how they report on women's health issues at the 11th annual UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference. This is a daylong event offering 24 workshops for women of every age.
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## Exhibits * February 1 - 27 * ART EXHIBIT AT UCSF FACULTY ALUMNI HOUSE: Artist Julie Nelson comes to UCSF with a new exhibit entitled "Where Physics Meets Metaphysics," a collection of paintings depicting the universal "language of nature." Open weekdays by appointment. 745 Parnassus Ave. (415) 476-4723. ## Evenrs EVENTS
December 18, 2003
Hospital costs were 23 percent higher for older patients who required help with daily activities such as bathing or eating, according to a study conducted by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
December 11, 2003
Scientists at UCSF's Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center have identified a single brain protein that can account for most of the intoxicating effects of alcohol.
December 11, 2003
The introduction and widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV-infected persons in San Francisco in the late 1990s reduced their risks of infecting partners by 60 percent ...
December 11, 2003
Ron Vale, a UCSF faculty member since 1986 and an internationally known cell biologist, has been named chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology.
December 10, 2003
A new UCSF-designed strategy for hastening treatment for heart attack victims is being tested in a mountainous California county where drive times to hospitals are often long.
December 04, 2003
A new economic analysis finds that smoke-free laws do not reduce profits from charitable bingo parlors, contrary to claims made by groups opposing smoking restrictions.
December 04, 2003
Doctors participating in internal medicine hospital conferences designed to review adverse medical events do not often discuss related medical errors, according to a study led by researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
November 25, 2003
John Featherstone, PhD, has been named recipient of the 2003 Yngve Ericsson Prize for research in preventive dentistry.


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In an effort to maximize the use of San Diego International Airport, the Airport
Authority developed the Airport Master Plan. In 2005, the Authority Board
selected the build-out of Terminal 2 West as the preferred alternative. With the
environmental review process already under way, construction of 10 additional
gates, airfield improvements, structured parking and more efficient airport
roadways is expected to begin in 2009.
An airport master plan represents the approved actions to be accomplished for
phased development of the airport. Master plans address the airfield, terminal,
landside access improvements, modernization, and expansion of existing airports
and establish the premise for planning for a new airport.
The Green Build: Moving Forward, Soaring Higher
The Green Build is a series of construction
projects taking place through the year 2012 at the west end of San Diego
International Airport. The projects will help the airport meet current and
future demand by enhancing passenger and aircraft flow, terminal amenities,
roadways and the airfield. Projects include:
The "Green" in The Green Build stands for environmentally friendly aspects being
integrated throughout the projects, as well as for the significant economic
benefits – including over 1,000 construction jobs during peak construction –
these projects will bring to the region.
Land Use Compatibility
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
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ability of airports to operate now and in the future. One of the Authority's
responsibilities is to serve as the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for San
Diego County. The ALUC is charged with creating or updating
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans (ALUCPs) for the region's 16 public-use and
military airports in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
Regional Aviation Strategic Plan
Senate Bill 10, authored by Senator Christine
Kehoe and passed in 2007, mandates that the San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority (Airport Authority), in collaboration with the San Diego Association
of Governments (SANDAG), prepare a Regional Aviation Strategic Plan (RASP) to
identify workable strategies to improve the performance of the regional airport
system in San Diego County.
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system in San Diego County.
Each airport's capabilities and resources will be carefully considered to ensure
maximum efficiency and utilization.
The Airport Authority launched a two-year process
to develop long-range recommendations for all of the county's civilian airports
with the goal of improving the performance of the regional airport system.
The mission of Airport Noise Mitigation is to
reduce the aircraft noise impact on the community through mitigation programs
while monitoring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, thus
maintaining an environmentally viable airport. Programs include the Quieter Home
Program, Curfew Violation Review Panel, Noise Advisory Committee, Flight
Tracker, Airport Use Regulations (noise curfew) and more.
It is the goal of the Airport Authority to plan, design and operate San Diego
International Airport in a manner that shows the utmost respect for our unique
natural setting – an urban center on the shore of San Diego Bay. The Airport
Authority strives to protect the wide variety of natural resources that exist at
this location. Every aspect of the existing and future activities at the Airport
are designed to protect these natural resources, as well as the health and
well-being of the traveling public that pass through our facility, and
surrounding neighborhoods and communities, and the people that work at the
Key responsibilities include planning for and
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Nolan Ryan is stepping down as Texas Rangers CEO on Oct. 31.
The club made the announcement in a press release sent out Thursday afternoon and Ryan explained his decision at press conference.
"This closes a chapter of my life in baseball. I feel like it's time for me to move on to other things," Ryan said. "It's a decision that's weighed on me heavily."
Ryan said his sometimes strained relationship with Rangers President Jon Daniels didn't factor into his decision to resign.
"My relationship with Jon is good and it didn't come into play with this," Ryan said.
Rangers co-owner Bob Simpson said he's disappointed and didn't want Ryan to leave.
"I've tried every way I can to talk him out of it over the last few days," Simpson said. "I just couldn't get it done."
Simpson admitted there could be some backlash from fans due to Ryan leaving.
Ryan carefully worded a denial of any plans to join another team. Ryan has previously done work with the Houston Astros and his son is currently in the Astros' front office.
"Will I be a CEO of another major league ball club? No, I won't," Ryan said.
Ryan became the tenth president of the Rangers in 2008 and was named CEO of the club in 2011.
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Dir/Scr: Lo Yu-kei
Co-starring: Patricia Lam Fung, Cheung Ying-choi
1963 / B&W / D Beta / Cantonese / 106min
Comedies set in factories and other blue-collar workplaces were popular in the 1960s, often exploring issues of class differences. Fun in the Factory also features an undercover plot, which goes on to become monumentally important in the 1980s and beyond. It's the story of a young college graduate who's sent by his father to go incognito in the family-owned factory, to check on the staff and to spot untapped talent. When the boot-licking manager of the firm finds out, he sends in his own spies, turning the plant into an infernal laugh-fair. Tam Sin-hung plays one of the spies and she proves herself an outstanding comedienne.
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Family Fun Run/Walk
No registration fee required. This is free and fun run/walk lapping the track that the Criterium racers will ride. Walk starts at 7am.
I Am Criterium Bike Race
These are superfast criterium races with multiple categories so riders of every age and ability can participate for part of the $5000 purse and other prizes, including discounted concert tickets. Racing all day, 9am-7pm.
The Festival
The festival is free. Healthy Lifestyle Exhibitors want to talk with you and show you ideas for healthy living. Bring your bike for a free bicycle clinic helping you ride your best. A Kids Zone features games and activities for the little ones. Craft brews and Nashville food trucks will be on site to quench your thirst and satisfy your appetite. Then it's on to the Active Area, where you can make your way up a climbing wall and fly through on a zip line. The festival is 10am-8pm.
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Nothing happens in Nashville without music. And everyone loves a good soundtrack to their day. Check out the lineup:
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9:00pm - Mutemath
See all of these amazing artists for $35. Or you could go the VIP route and get backstage, stage viewing of the show, VIP Lounge with private bar, separate bathrooms, and exclusive giveaways. Check out iamfestival.org for VIP price details. It increases the closer we get to the event.


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GSA, NASA and NIH are providing agency customers more insight into what they are buying, how they are buying it and what prices they are paying. OFPP plans to launch the Prices Paid Portal later this year. But others say it's not about the data, but the outcomes agencies are trying to achieve.
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President Obama releases set of initiatives that includes a government-wide job fair and a new interagency task force to promote best practices. At the same time, GSA and the Access Board are updating the Section 508 requirements for technology.
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The weather in the Northwest this winter could be very bad – or not so much – because once again we're in a neutral pattern – not an El Nino or La Nina.
The neutral, or "La Nada" event, has persisted since the spring of 2012 and models suggest this pattern will continue into the spring of 2014, according to scientists with the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center.
"Without an El Niño or La Niña signal present, other, less predictable, climatic factors will govern fall, winter and spring weather conditions," said climatologist Bill Patzert of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Long-range forecasts are most successful during El Niño and La Niña episodes. The 'in between' ocean state, La Nada, is the dominant condition, and is frustrating for long-range forecasters. It's like driving without a decent road map -- it makes forecasting difficult."
KING 5 Meteorologist Jeff Renner says in Western Washington, the key element is there is no tendency toward either a cool, wet winter or a warm, dry winter.
"We do have big wind or snowstorms, but it's unlikely those will be terribly frequent," he said.
For the past several decades, about half of all years have experienced La Nada conditions, compared with about 20 percent for El Niño and 30 percent for La Niña.
"We have had some of our biggest single event snowstorms in La Nada years," said Renner.
An average winter would see about 7-8 inches of snow in Seattle.
Last year was the winter that wasn't. There were no big snowstorms or windstorms, no extreme temperatures and no flooding.
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Keane- Strangeland (2012)
So the British band Keane are back with their latest album; 'Strangeland'. Many have suggested that the band's first album 'Hopes and Fears' was a one-off and couldn't be repeated. More than likely to be true, but Keane have gained vast experience in recent years about progression and keeping an open-mind to a variety of sounds.
Not so with 'Strangeland'. It has a blend of all their previous albums throughout. The likes of 'Hopes and Fears' can be heard on the first 2 tracks; a cleaner sound on the piano and a more upbeat rythmic feel too. Tim Rice-Oxley says that 'Under the Iron Sea' was very experimental, the likes of 'Is It Any Wonder?' and 'Crystal Ball' were major successes, and he states that over 40 songs were originally written before narrowing down to just 15/16 songs (for their new album). 'Neon River' is probably the closest you'll get to a variety of different sounds.
The lyrics throughout 'Strangeland' often have detailed descriptions but vague meanings, leaving much to be desired. The likes of 'Somewhere Only We Know' and 'This is the Last Time' weren't lyrical, but those songs won over the masses because they simple lyrics and the sing-along choruses aroused even the most depressed soul. 'Sovereign Light Cafe' and 'Day Will Come' are the closest tracks to a chorus with you'll be tempted to sing, although the 'Sovereign Light Cafe' is a song about Bexhill-on-Sea (a place where Keane spent a lot of time in their childhood).
'Strangeland' won't attract many new fans, nor does it have a particularly fresh feel or the stadium-filler songs, but what Keane have done is put a unique twist on previous albums and come up with a record with more sentimental value. The album went straight in at Number 1 in the UK Album Charts and rightfully so, Keane has a reasonable fan-base in the UK and abroad. Despites the lack of innovation, which they have demostrated in the past, Keane have once again shown us that when it comes to Brit-Pop… they're still sitting pretty at the top.
Album rating: 7.5/10
Album Trailor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPWnHvT8ya0
Track Listing:
- 1. You Are Young
- 2. Silenced By The Night
- 3. Disconnected
- 4. Watch How You Go
- 5. Sovereign Light Cafe
- 6. On The Road
- 7. The Starting Line
- 8. Black Rain
- 9. Neon River
- 10. Day Will Come
- 11. In Your Own Time
(Deluxe edition bonus tracks)
- 12. Sea Fog
- 13. Strangeland
- 14. Run With Me
- 15. The Boys
- 16. It's Not True
Keane's official website: www.keanemusic.com
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Many college students spent their winter break with friends and family, and are returning to campus more committed and energized. But far too many others are not.
For these students, winter break exacerbates doubts about the school they selected and highlights their frustration with college. This is particularly true of first-year students, as half of all students who drop out do so within their first year. Many of the students who are not succeeding may already be contemplating taking a break from college. Unfortunately, the vast majority of those who take a temporary break join the 43 percent of students who begin a bachelor program, yet never graduate.
Academic ability, while important, is only part of the picture when it comes to being successful in college. Jasmine Stirling, chief marketing officer at InsideTrack, which offers technology-enabled student coaching services, suggests five resolutions to help any college student be more successful.
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37th Meeting of the Ramsar Standing Committee
The "Changwon Declaration"
|Action requested: The Standing Committee is requested to review progress in the preparation of the proposed "Changwon Declaration" as a draft Resolution and to advise on the most appropriate way of bringing this forward for COP10 consideration.
1. The Standing Committee will recall the proposal from the Republic of Korea to have a "Changwon Declaration" considered for agreement during the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties and the discussion of that proposal during the 36th meeting of the SC.
2. At that time it was suggested that such a Declaration should be presented to the COP in the form of a draft Resolution, so that it could be formally negotiated and adopted by Parties at the COP.
3. Accordingly, the Republic of Korea is planning to host a drafting meeting, involving members of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) among others, during May 2008 in order to bring suggestions for the content of the Changwon Declaration draft Resolution to the 37th meeting of the SC. Further information on this will be provided to the Standing Committee at the time of SC37.
4. Following further discussion of the most appropriate process for bringing the Changwon Declaration to COP10, the Secretariat, with the advice of the STRP Chair, offers the following suggestions, which will be further discussed with the Republic of Korea and the STRP prior to SC37.
5. It would seem most appropriate that such a Declaration should focus on the key future strategic and urgent issues for the Convention (in other words, what are the current barriers to successful delivery of the wise use of wetlands and what is needed to deal with them?), with a particular emphasis on the issues most pertinent to the Asia region, and also that it should reflect on or summarise the major issues covered by the COP10 draft Resolutions, including those in the draft Strategic Plan 2009-2014 as adopted.
6. Given that it will not be clear which draft Resolutions will be transmitted for discussion at COP10, nor the precise content and issues raised in those draft Resolutions, until they have been approved for finalization by the SC37, it would seem most effective for the main Changwon Declaration drafting activity to be undertaken following the decisions made by SC37.
7. Accordingly the Standing Committee may wish to consider that it is appropriate to view the issues to be covered in the Changwon Declaration as emerging in the run-up to the COP and thus to treat the preparation of this document under the terms of the COP Rules of Procedure covering Resolutions arising from emerging issues discussed during the COP. This would then permit the drafting group to continue its work following SC37 and produce as authoritative a draft text as possible for COP10's consideration.
8. It might also be helpful to Contracting Parties for the Secretariat to prepare a short information paper (DOC. X.00) for COP10 to alert Parties to the agreed process for bringing thisdraft Resolution forward, with a tentative outline of what issues it will address.


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Listed Critical Habitat
The identification of critical habitat for the Register of Critical Habitat, including location and extent information, is a matter of ecological judgement, and is based on the most up-to-date scientific information available to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee and the Minister for the Environment at the time the habitat was being considered. As new or additional information becomes available, critical habitat identified on the Register may be amended.
Thalassarche chrysostoma (Grey-headed Albatross) - Macquarie Island
|Listed Critical Habitat:
|Thalassarche chrysostoma (Grey-headed Albatross) - Macquarie Island
|Date Effective:
|01 Jul 2002
|Location and extent:
|Macquarie Island: About 13,000 ha, comprising all islands and rocks above mean high water level, lying within the area bounded by parallels 54° 27' S and 54° 49' S latitude and meridian
|Reasons for listing:
|Criteria (a). Whether the habitat is used during periods of stress. Examples of period of stress: Flood, drought or fire.
Criteria (b). Whether the habitat is used to meet essential life cycle requirements. Examples: Foraging, breeding, nesting, roosting, social behaviour patterns or seed dispersal processes.
All albatrosses spend more than 95% of their time traversing the world's oceans in search of prey, and usually only return to land to breed. For southern hemisphere species, nesting typically occurs on small islands scattered throughout the Southern Ocean. Five species of albatross breed within Australian waters, three of which are listed as threatened under the EPBC Act:
If these island habitats were lost, it is unlikely that the species which use them would persist. Albatrosses are extremely site-faithful and the populations currently breeding on these islands are unlikely to breed elsewhere. Criteria (e). Whether the habitat is necessary for use as corridors to allow the species to move freely between sites used to meet essential life cycle requirements. N/A Criteria (f). Whether the habitat is necessary to ensure the long-term future of the species or ecological community through reintroduction or re-colonisation. Shy albatrosses occupy most of the land area of the islands on which they breed. Wandering and Grey-headed Albatrosses do not breed on all parts of Macquarie Island, but the entire island is critical to providing isolation for each population and protection from the impact of disturbance. Some of these populations are also recovering from past declines and hence expanding, hence the whole island is considered critical to their survival and future growth. Macquarie Island is also subject to feral animal control, with an intensive control campaign focussed on the eradication of feral cats from the island. Criteria (g). Any other way in which habitat may be critical to the survival of a listed threatened species or a listed threatened ecological community. N/A
|Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) (2008zzp). Threat Abatement Plan for predation by feral cats. [Online]. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tap/cats08.html.
|Environment Australia (2002). Map of Habitat Critical to the survival of Wandering Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross and Shy Albatross. [Online]. Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/critical-habitat/maps/3-albatross.html.
|Environment Australia (EA) (2001f). National Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-Petrels 2001-2005. [Online]. Canberra, ACT: Environment Australia. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/archive/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/albatross/index.html.


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Sea Captains' Walking Tour
Yarmouth & Acadian Shores
DescriptionThis self-guided walking tour of Yarmouth will take you past hundreds of sea captains' homes and into the heart of the historical district of Yarmouth.
During the 1800s, Yarmouth was one of the largest ports on the Eastern Seaboard, and the concentration and quality of the Sea Captains' homes remaining in the town are a testament to this wealth. Highlights of the tour include stop #6, a Gothic Revivial private home, stop #10, the Bishop's residence; and stop #18, the Lovitt-Family Complex. The tour includes the Collins Heritage Conservation District, Main St., and Water St.
Often the most interesting features of our older building are around the roof levels. Design ideas and materials came to Yarmouth from ports around the world, and the stops on the tour represent the best of the best. Architectural styles featured on the tour include Eclectic, Second Empire, Greek Revival, Queen Anne Revival, Gothic Revival, Georgian, Italianate and Vernacular.
The time required to complete the tour is between 1 and 3 hours. Pick up a free copy of the Sea Captains' Homes and Mercantile Heritage Walk map at the Yarmouth Visitor Information Centre, at local accommodations, or download from YarmouthandAcadianshores.com.
Facilities / ServicesWheelchair accessible
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Summary: In this preschool picture book, young children show us the wonder and fun of learning. After reading a book about dragons with their teacher, these inventive preschoolers decide to make their own dragon out of colored paper, yarn, feathers, and . . . themselves! Soon they're out the door, onto the playground, and into another world-the world of imagination. Becoming a magnificent dragon, the children dance over snowy mountains, through tall forests, and into whispery meadows, before returning to school for a wonderful birthday treat. A perfect accompaniment to Chinese New Year celebrations, Dragon Dancing is both a treat for the eyes and the mind.
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For the second day in a row, Atlanta laid to rest a fallen officer.
Officer Shawn Smiley was honored at his church in Dunwoody on Saturday. He was one of the two officers killed in the APD helicopter crash last weekend.
Hundreds of people showed up to the funeral saddened by the tragic loss but the funeral wasn't about his death. It was a celebration of his life; a celebration full of tears, laughter and plenty of smiles.
The celebration started with a motorcade that brought even strangers out.
Inside, the church was full of those who knew him best. His best friend Joshua Sanders was one of many of the guest speakers. "He lived up to his a name: Smiley. He was always smiling," said Sanders.
It was a smiley man that loved his family and his job.
"I heard many stories but one thing that came through consistently. Shawn loved to fly," said Police Chief George Turner.
Turner wasn't the only one to notice how much he loved his job.
"That man lived to serve and protect," said Sanders.
And that's what Smiley did to the very end, flying over Atlanta searching for a missing child.
Sanders said he went after that child like one of his own.
"I'll tell you what he was thinking about when he was in the helicopter. He was thinking about them. He was thinking about them being lost. To do whatever he had to do," Sanders said as he pointed to Smiley's three young kids.
It's something his kids knew very well and when given the chance they returned the favor.
"I love you daddy," said his young son William.
Outside, his family, friends and his second family, the Atlanta Police Department paraded to the mic with stories. They talked about what kind of loss this is and how Smiley is irreplaceable, but that doesn't mean they're giving up.
"This phoenix will fly again. We will patrol the night skies. We will light up the night skies with our lights. That's what Shawn would want," said one of his fellow pilots.
And now they said they won't be alone.
"Phoenix 2 is up there on patrol watching over each and every one of you. God bless," said another APD officer.
The struggle now for friends and loved ones will be to move on, and many said this funeral helped them to do just that.
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