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Nuevo Ballet Español will perform Cambio de Tercio in the U.S. for the first time.
Miami, September 17, 2012 -
Renowned Nuevo Ballet Español will present Cambio de Tercio for the first time in the U.S. as part of Miami Dade College's (MDC) MDC Live Arts performing arts series at 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 5 – 6, at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. These extraordinary performers will kick off MDC Live Art's 22nd season.
At the forefront of emerging trends in Spanish dance and flamenco, Nuevo Ballet Españoldraws on traditional dance, a 21st-century pop sensibility and folkloric influences from Andalucía. In Cambio de Tercio, Angel Rojas and Carlos Rodríguez, two of Spain's most influential choreographers, deliver a dazzling mix of traditional and contemporary styles, performed by the full company of dancers and musicians.
"The artistry of Rojas and Rodríguez is absolutely thrilling," said MDC Live Arts' Executive Director Kathryn Garcia. "Nuevo Ballet Español is sure to electrify Miami audiences with two unforgettable performances."
They also explore the idea of transformation: from the street to the stage, from yesterday to today, from Spanish dance to flamenco music. As the British newspaper Metro raved, "Rojas and Rodríguez put a fresh spin on flamenco that taps into passions both old and new."
Rojas and Rodríguez, who founded Nuevo Ballet Español in 1995 and are its principal dancers, shared the Best Dancer Award at the Spanish Annual Dance and Flamenco Choreography Awards in 1994. Over the years, they have participated in many international festivals and their choreographies are now performed by other companies. In 2000, they were named Outstanding Dancers and Best Spanish Dance Company at the Jerez DDOO awards. They were awarded the Villa Prize Pilar López for Best Dance Performer 2005.
Nuevo Ballet Español received the First Prize UP for Best Flamenco and Spanish Dance Company in 1999 and the Villa de Madrid Prize for Best Dance Interpreters in 2005. The company has toured the world, including Spain, Holland, France, Hong Kong, Belgium, Venezuela, the Philippines, Finland, Japan, and Portugal.
MDC Live Arts is an initiative of MDC's Cultural Affairs Department, created in 1990 as Cultura del Lobo. MDC Live Arts continues a long legacy of bringing unique, diverse performances from around the world to South Florida. The mission is to present the newest, most challenging contemporary and culturally specific work being created in the U.S. and abroad, with an emphasis on the Americas, and to present work that is reflective of our multi-ethnic community. Our series brings exceptional national and international performing artists to the region and provides opportunities for extensive community engagement through residency activities within the eight-campus college system, and through partnerships with other local arts providers.
Tickets for Cambio de Tercio are $70, $50 and $30 for the general public; and $10 for MDC students, who must show valid identification for student tickets.
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It was more than a century ago that Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center opened its doors, a brick, mansion-like building perched on a hill overlooking Bangor. Its one of two state psychiatric hospitals that offer long term mental health treatment, and was named for a Civil War nurse and activist from Maine who worked to improve the lives of people with mental illness. As part of our series Mental Blocks, Patty Wight explored some of the challenges the hospital faces in carrying out its mission to improve the lives of its patients.
Above is the recreation room in the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor.
Only about 50 patients are treated at a time here, but to move through the building's seemingly endless supply of locked doors, it takes a lot of keys.
"Oh, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. I have nine. And I'm only the librarian," said Ruth Mare. She has worked at Dorothea Dix for 13 years after working in a high school. "I'm not an important person here!"
"I came here and found it easier to deal with the patients than the high school students," she said. "High school kids are pretty bad these days." Patty Wight: "What was the difference?" Ruth Mare: "Well, the patients are a lot more polite."
Patients here struggle with severe mental health problems. They typically come here by way of a private psychiatric hospital, such as Spring Harbor or Acadia, when short-term treatment hasn't brought significant improvement. Medical Director Michelle Gardner said most of the patients at Dorothea Dix arrive involuntarily, through a court process.
"At Dorothea Dix, we treat patients primarily with schizophrenia," Gardner said. "50% of whom don't have insight into the fact that they have mental illness. So by nature of that, they don't see the need to take medications and engage in treatment."
And It can be a challenging population to work with, as evidenced by the need for certain structural renovations. Librarian Ruth Mare opens the door to a newly refurbished unit, which she said had been damaged by violent patients.
"They broke a lot of the door frames and doors, so they had to do quite a lot of work in here," said Mare.
The unit looks like a combination of hospital and dorm, with A nursing station to oversee patient rooms, and a common area with new chairs.
"They're all plastic, and they're weighted," Mare said.
PW: "And are they plastic because you can't break them like wood?" RM: "Hopefully."
An average stay at Dorothea Dix is about 80 days, and that allows time for medications to take effect and for staff to fully understand the needs of individual patients.
"They're on the floor with patients," said Mare. "They're talking to patients, they're sitting at tables talking to patients. And they're not scared of patients."
Superintendent Sharon Sprague said some staffers have been at Dorothea Dix for 25 years. Some patients have also been here for years waiting for discharge Sprague said there's been a major gap in supported apartments in the Bangor area ever since funding cuts a few years ago.
"And they were very simple, they were supported apartments where staff was on site," Sprague said. "So if somebody got afraid in the middle of the night, and if that's when they heard voices, or that's when they struggled the most, they had a staff person elsewhere in the building on site that they knew that they could talk to."
But what's particularly frustrating for Medical Director Michelle Gardner is when staff create a good discharge plan for a patient, but it backfires.
"It's incredibly difficult for us and for the person that we're treating, when we've worked so hard to understand the patient as an individual, and what their hopes and dreams are, and we've worked to establish a treatment regimen that works, and we discharge them to the community, and it falls apart," said Gardner.
Gardner said there isn't enough high-level clinical expertise at the community level, and the mental health system in general is fragmented. But there are also challenges within Dorothea Dix. A few years ago, the legislature established a working group to decide how to redirect $2.5 million of the hospital's budget into the community. But the group couldn't reach an agreement, so effective 2013, the money was cut and not redirected elsewhere. It took with it $3.5 million in federal matching funds, in all, one-quarter of Dorothea Dix's budget. The hospital is licensed for 100 beds, but now only has staff for about 50. Superintendent Sharon Sprague said even though there is a wait list, at least two to four patients at a time, the cuts have been manageable.
"If you look at mental health statistics we offer a lot of mental health services per capita," Sprague. "Maine offers a lot per capita. So it seems to me that it isn't more money, it's all of us managing our resources more efficiently and effectively."
"I respect the fact that she is under the Administration of the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services that advocated for and supported this cut," said Joe Baldacci, a Bangor City Councilor and Co-chair of an advisory committee for Dorothea Dix. He said the previous superintendent, who left in 2012, had a different take.
"When they cut came down, she told me point blank they were operating by the skin of their teeth," he said.
Despite a shrinking budget, Medical Director Michelle Gardner said Dorothea Dix is still strong at its core.
"Our clinical mission, we are the holders of the hope for those with serious and persistent mental illness," she said. "Because there is a huge stigma, and they can be very disenfranchised, and we need to infuse them with hope that their lives can be better, because this is a very debilitating illness."
And it's this mission, said Gardner, that ensures staff at Dorothea Dix strive not only treat mental illness, but also improve a patient's quality of life.


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Diane Chamberlain is the bestselling author of 18 novels. Her books, frequently set in the southeastern United States, are complex stories about love, compassion and forgiveness with a touch of mystery and suspense.
Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Glassboro State University. She also lived for many years in both San Diego and northern Virginia. Diane received her masters degree in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, she was a hospital social worker and a psychotherapist in private practice, working primarily with adolescents.
Dianes background in psychology and her work in hospitals have given her a keen interest in understanding the way people tick, as well as the background necessary to create real, living, breathing characters.
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Memphis College of Art's Office of Student Affairs is available to assist students with any problems or concerns that may arise in their college experience. Student Affairs staff are located in Gibson Hall at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Tucker Street.
MCA takes pride in the technology, resources and facilities available to our students. We provide easy access and strive to deliver prompt responsiveness to our community's needs. Just go to place a work request and enter the password "MCA" for immediate assistance with facility matters.
Student Life
Activities are planned and hosted by the Director of Student Life and the MCA Student Alliance. All activities are listed on the Student Life Calendar and in the MCA Student Handbook/Planner. Join us for evenings out bowling, Saturday trips to Home Depot or Target, midnight coffee in the café, a day out canoeing, a fall afternoon at the corn maze, or any number of openings or parties here at the college.
Counseling Referrals
Students needing any kind of personal counseling or psychiatric referral can see the Director of Student Life or the Vice President for Student Affairs. We can refer you to counseling centers close to MCA that charge on a sliding scale based on income. This is especially helpful to students without insurance.
Emergency Funds
If you run out of money before work study checks are issued or need to buy your books and supplies before refunds are ready, just come by Student Affairs for a loan. Depending on the amount or on the situation we can provide some carry-over funds on the same or by the next day.
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We recommend sleep and healthy eating, but when flu and cold season comes around, we can get you into see a doctor almost always on the same day.
For students without insurance, we usually recommend Primary Care Specialists at 3109 Walnut Grove for most non-emergency needs. Students with insurance can call 901-458-0162 or go to pcsmem.com to see if their insurance plan is accepted. First time patients will need to go during walk-in hours (call to confirm times). Appointments can be made after your first visit.
Baptist Minor Medical Center at 3295 Poplar Ave. is another option for students. They accept a wide range of insurance plans and are open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Call 901-327-8188 or go to baptistonline.org for more information.
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Students that need financial assistance can meet with the Director of Financial Aid to determine eligibility for federal, state, and institutional aid. Students, especially Tennessee residents, must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year by February 1 to qualify for some state grants.
Memphis College of Art admissions scholarships are renewed each year in May based on cumulative grade point average. Freshmen 0 to 29 hours must have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA); Sophomores 30 to 59 credit hours must have a 2.25 CGPA; Juniors 60 to 89 credit hours must have a 2.50 CGPA; and Seniors 90+ credit hours must have a 2.50 CGPA for renewal. Scholarships can be regained any semester the student brings their CGPA above the required mark.
Each year currently enrolled students can qualify for merit grants through faculty nomination based on strong academic performance. These awards are given in March for the next year and range from $500 up to $6,000 per year. For more information regarding merit awards please check the MCA Student Handbook at
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Students that have an emergency can get a security officer to the scene 24/7 by calling 507-3030. Of course, this doesn't preclude students from calling 911 in the case of an emergency that requires Memphis Police, Fire or Ambulance services.
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Security Officers at Memphis College of Art are employees of the College. They are available 24/7 to assist students in need at 507-3030. They oversee shuttle services to and from the college mornings and evenings. The Safety and Security Office is located on the ground floor of Rust Hall across from Studio 3.
Memphis College of Art's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) is available at this link (click here to read or download a copy).
Rust Hall Building Hours and Access
Rust Hall (MCA's main building) is open 24 hours every night of the week except for Saturdays at which time the building closes at midnight and reopens on Sunday at noon. All studios and labs are open during these hours as well. Students must have their MCA I.D. and be able to show that to security officers during overnight access. After staff hours, students must enter the building through the front entrance with their magnetic access card. When leaving the building, students can call 507-3030 for an escort to their car. The College is closed on Thanksgiving Day and over the Christmas semester break while staff are on holiday. Students registered for summer sessions and Horn Island may use the studios from Monday through Friday, 8 am through 5 pm and Monday through Thursday from 5 pm through 9 pm during the summer.
MCA staff hours are 8:30 am through 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, although some offices and staff may have slightly different hours. Staff are available throughout the year; however, faculty work only during the fall and spring semesters.
As required by law, Memphis College of Art follows the attached missing student notification policy for students who reside in campus housing–click on the link above for policy details.
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Frasor, 35, made 50 appearances for the Toronto Blue Jays last season, posting
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When the sole impediment to consummation of an exchange of lands or interests therein (hereinafter referred to as an exchange) determined to be in the public interest, is the inability of the Secretary of the Interior to revoke, modify, or terminate part or all of a withdrawal or classification because of the order (or subsequent modification or continuance thereof) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated February 10, 1986, in Civil Action No. 85–2238 (National Wildlife Federation v. Robert E. Burford, et al.), the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, notwithstanding such order (or subsequent modification or continuance thereof), to use the authority contained herein, in lieu of other authority provided in this Act including section 1714 of this title, to revoke, modify, or terminate in whole or in part, withdrawals or classifications to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary to enable the United States to transfer land or interests therein out of Federal ownership pursuant to an exchange.
(b) Requirements
The authority specified in subsection (a) of this section may be exercised only in cases where—
(1) a particular exchange is proposed to be carried out pursuant to this Act, as amended, or other applicable law authorizing such an exchange;
(2) the proposed exchange has been prepared in compliance with all laws applicable to such exchange;
(3) the head of each Federal agency managing the lands proposed for such transfer has submitted to the Secretary of the Interior a statement of concurrence with the proposed revocation, modification, or termination;
(4) at least sixty days have elapsed since the Secretary of the Interior has published in the Federal Register a notice of the proposed revocation, modification, or termination; and
(5) at least sixty days have elapsed since the Secretary of the Interior has transmitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate a report which includes—
(A) a justification for the necessity of exercising such authority in order to complete an exchange;
(B) an explanation of the reasons why the continuation of the withdrawal or a classification or portion thereof proposed for revocation, modification, or termination is no longer necessary for the purposes of the statutory or other program or programs for which the withdrawal or classification was made or other relevant programs;
(C) assurances that all relevant documents concerning the proposed exchange or purchase for which such authority is proposed to be exercised (including documents related to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and all other applicable provisions of law) are available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary concerned located nearest to the lands proposed for transfer out of Federal ownership in furtherance of such exchange and that the relevant portions of such documents are also available in the offices of the Secretary concerned in Washington, District of Columbia; and
(D) an explanation of the effect of the revocation, modification, or termination of a withdrawal or classification or portion thereof and the transfer of lands out of Federal ownership pursuant to the particular proposed exchange, on the objectives of the land management plan which is applicable at the time of such transfer to the land to be transferred out of Federal ownership.
(c) Limitations
(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affirming or denying any of the allegations made by any party in the civil action specified in subsection (a) of this section, or as constituting an expression of congressional opinion with respect to the merits of any allegation, contention, or argument made or issue raised by any party in such action, or as expanding or diminishing the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(2) Except as specifically provided in this section, nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying, terminating, revoking, or otherwise affecting any provision of law applicable to land exchanges, withdrawals, or classifications.
Source(Pub. L. 94–579, title II, § 215, as added Pub. L. 100–409, § 10,Aug. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1092; amended Pub. L. 103–437, § 16(d)(2),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4595.)
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This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b)(1), and (c)(3), is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as amended, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in subsec. (b)(5)(C), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of Title 42 and Tables.
1994—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 103–437substituted "Natural Resources" for "Interior and Insular Affairs" before "of the House".
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- Temperature of focus point: 1000°C
- Height of pot stand: 110CM
- Maximum weight which can be held: 15KG
- Power: 1000W
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CLOVIS, N.M.—A 40-year-old Clovis man faces up to 16 years in prison after being sentenced on child abuse convictions for using a stun gun on his two young foster children multiple times over two months.
Michael Vargas was sentenced Thursday in state District Court on his June 11 convictions on 24 counts of child abuse.
The children told a social worker at their elementary school in 2010 that they were being punished with a stun gun.
District Attorney Matthew Chandler says Vargas was a foster parent of the children and that they had at least 24 burn marks to their stomachs and arms.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Bankrupt Patriot Coal will become the first U.S. operator to stop large-scale mountaintop removal mining in Central Appalachia under a historic agreement with three environmental groups.
The deal was struck Thursday and presented to a federal judge in Huntington.
It stems from pollution lawsuits filed by the Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy.
St. Louis-based Patriot must resolve litigation during its bankruptcy proceedings.
It will idle some equipment immediately, phasing out large-scale strip mining. Going forward, it agrees to do only small-scale surface mining near planned or existing underground operations.
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More sponsors have joined hands to boost the Bongo Star Search 'second chance' that is aired live through the country's leading television Channel, ITV on Saturday at 21:00 hours and repeated on Tuesdays at 23:00hours.
Organisers of the show, the Benchmark Productions Limited, yesterday unveiled a new line-up of the sponsors that include TIGO, PSI (Salama Condoms), Champion, (Gender Health), NSSF and Golden Tulip Hotel.
The sponsors join the fray with the Tanzania Breweries firm that has been at the helm of supporting the show for the third year in a row.
The BSS prize fund has been raised to hit a 55m/- mark in an effort to electrify the competitors and improve their quality of life.
So far, there are ten contestants who will be vying for the top position. The competitors and their BSS numbers in brackets are Rogers Lucas (23), Bella Kombo (5), Chibi Dayo (7), Sarafina Mshindo (12), HAji Ramadhan (11), Mary Banyikwa (15), Mary Lucas (16), Waziri Salum (27), Beatrice William (4) and Imani Lissu (12).
Meanwhile, Banyukwa has already been dispatched since last week as the rest are still in the fray.
Besides the brewers, other sponsors who have also been supporting the BSS shows and still hold the fort are Paradise Express Hotel, Shoprite Supermarket, Shear Illusions, Fly 540, Photo Point, Biggy Respect, Kilimanjaro Drinking Water, AAR Health Care, SELCOM and Emirates Barber Shop.
On behalf of the organizers, Rita Poulsen expressed her sincere appreciation to not only the above named sponsors but also to Turn Around Academy located inside the Golden Tulip Hotel for hosting the BSS contestants.
The BSS Saturday shows has been a hit of the country as viewers would not afford to miss the programme owing to its thrills and entertainment.


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The Division of Prisons has completed the evacuation of inmates and most staff from Hyde Correctional Institution in Swan Quarter and Tyrrell Prison Work Farm in Columbia in advance of Hurricane Irene's landfall.
More than 1,300 inmates were moved today from Hyde and Tyrrell to other prisons farther inland. They will remain relocated until the storm has passed and the facilities at Hyde and Tyrrell are determined to be safe for their return.
The Division of Prisons also accepted 140 inmates that were evacuated from county jails in Beaufort and Dare counties.
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The Forsyth County Public Library, in conjunction with Ratio Architects, has launched an interactive survey website that will provide the public an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas on topics critical to the role and function a renovated Central Library will play in the community.
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With the country's political atmosphere laden with clouds of opposition and bitter turf war in CCM concerning policy and what is generally seen as gaps in ethical direction, an annual research workshop of the Research on Poverty Alleviation brought the issues to the fore.
While it wasn't supposed to serve as a platform for the various groups engaged in policy debate or simply sitting on the neck of the ruling party urging for decisions that look self-evident to the audiences of such leaders or experts, the forum was a moment of evaluating a few of those ideas. It was unmistakably a salutary exercise in clarification.
What came out of it, in case one makes a sober presentation or reflection on the event, was reflected in the opening remarks by President Jakaya Kikwete, who attended the conference more or less as an economist, the field in which he trained at the University of Dar es Salaam.
The remarks focused on the emphasis that the government pays attention to stakeholders in various areas, is conscious of threats and takes up ideas on the economy or similar aspects like fiscal administration with the attention they deserve. While various thrusts for particular policies put up vivid imagery of necessary
measures so as to realize key goals of growth and poverty alleviation, it wasn't evident that simplistic solutions triumphed.
Perhaps the most important simplistic solution that was given room to be aired is that which has for a few months preoccupied top level political forums, ignited by former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa who at some point had blasted the government (the president) for failing to make 'hard decisions' to resolve the country's economic problems.
In the forum there was an idea close to that proposition, but it wasn't phrased in the same way, but in more technical terms of 'ruthless prioritization,' that is, greater rigour and limitation in what the country does with its fiscal resources. It means it directs large amounts of money in several key areas to realize tangible results, and more or less leaves others to 'own devices.'
This line of thinking has received tremendous representation in media and policy platforms, though in a slightly devious manner where the other side of the coin is left unexamined.
To many people or say the usual impression created by media presentation of issues, limited to one-sided focus on that the specific dignitary would have said, while those who disagree with him remain silent, is that this would scarcely be more than a gesture of responsibility or charity on the part of the government.
They figure out that the problem would be objections of donors and the IMF/World Bank, treated in our economic discussion habits as if they were identical institutions – and the reasons for their objections would just be ideology.
A similar line of thinking came up in the REPOA research workshop, where Dr Phillip Mpango, secretary to the Planning Commission, advocated the 'ruthless prioritization' concept, which betrayed awareness of what it would mean, namely squeezing out considerable amounts of funds for other sectors.
This is not usually explained to people, and the prioritization argument takes the image of being self-evident, and the non-said on its ripple effects on other sectors gives it the political warmth it pursuits, that the leader making the demand is strong.
An impression is created that the current residency is weak, it has failed to make 'hard decisions' to uplift the economy, without saying the decisions would starve many.
A clear example of application of the 'ruthless prioritization' concept is the recent spate of strikes by medical doctors, demanding to be paid like top executives of autonomous authorities – and insisting that they are also striking to push the government to improve the health sector (hospitals) as a whole.
They were implying that the government has failed to exercise 'ruthless prioritization' of the health sector, in like manner as ex-premier Cleopa Msuya – or for that matter Dr. Mpango – would scarcely agree that meeting the doctors' demands or health as such is the top priority.
It was unclear why he made a call at the time of the conference, but central bank governor Prof. Benno Ndulu echoed the doctors in a different event, reiterating an oft quoted phrase that health is the key to productivity, etc.
Veteran women's emancipation researcher Prof. Marjorie Mbilinyi gave a sort of belated response to that concept, aware that it leaves out cardinal issues as to what it means for budgeting, eroding the little social welfare that there is, in favour of physical expenditure on infrastructure.
Prof. Mbilinyi pointed out that 'ruthless prioritization' of expanding ports, revamping railways and connecting highways or airports at the expense of medical care, education, skills training or empowerment of marginalized groups would be politically untenable and ruinous for social harmony.
What either side did not say is that the problem is their common position of not privatizing, as they believe it would be a greater ill, in which case bureaucrats aren't satisfied with one trillion shillings for Tanesco but want more as a priority.
Another area where a whole range of simplistic solutions has been in the vogue not for months but years is in policy on natural resources, especially mining – though taxation of use of hunting blocs and lately, visiting historical areas, is proving a headache for the government. Proponents of simplistic solutions are always on their neck screaming that the country is not benefitting from its resources, and at times it is hard to see what that precisely meant.
The definition given or explanation provided thereof is in most cases a fallacy, that there is still poverty in many parts of the country despite the wealth of minerals being exploited by foreigners – and implying that the answer is effective taxation, or sharing.
Most radical groups in the country favor a 50% shareholding by the government in mining companies so that there is equal sharing of benefits, while they realize – and surely don't pose the question – that the government isn't in a position of providing 50% of the capital used in mining.
Even if it was capable of doing that, it is analytically more positive for it to receive much less in taxation at negotiated levels in keeping with best practices worldwide, but radicals think of the matter more or less in terms of using sovereignty on the matter, that is, partial nationalisation. In South Africa the ruling party, ANC is being pushed to limits as a section of its cadres join the Communist Party to demand mining nationalization.
This issue came up for discussion within a wider subject area of 'foreign investment and transformation' in the country, where comparisons were being made with Botswana, a major diamond producer, that it has gained more from its minerals wealth than Tanzania.
This sentiment was clear in a presentation by Dr Keith Jeffries, director of a consultancy firm in Botswana, having served in a World Bank mission in the country and also exercised top functions in the country's central bank.
The impression that the local participants seemed to miss out in discussing his presentation was that there is collegiality in Botswana between Debswana (the state-owned diamond sector management firm) and De Beers, the main firm in exploiting the minerals. The latter is a major South African firm controlling the world trade in diamonds.
A point that also tended to be missing in the discussion was that Botswana is a country of roughly 1.7m people, in which case its diamond industry and its ability to stem poverty is close to what would happen to Zanzibar if Williamson Diamonds Ltd at Mwadui, Shinyanga, had been operating in Zanzibar.
And a key requirement so that the model would operate isn't just in population terms but sociopolitical outlook – in which case having Williamson Diamonds in Zanzibar, without the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution, as there is no enmity whatsoever between De Beers and Botswana political parties and authorities.
In Tanzania, the mining sector (and any foreign direct investment) analysis has to take into account the disruptive effects of 1967, and scars of this outlook impinging on FDI flows since the early 1990s, chiefly.
There was for instance an intervention from Dr Honest Ngowi of Mzumbe University who treated major mining firms' contributions to local projects under the rubric of 'corporate social responsibility' as a state of giving out 'peanuts,' urging that this activity be regulated.
He did not seem to realize that the proper responsibility of the companies was to pay taxes to central government, and that no auxiliary agreement is legally possible with local authorities – which critics and radicals believe is entirely possible or should be pursued as a matter of policy.
In the final analysis the matter boils down as to whether the country wants to have foreign investors, and here the
figures as to 'benefits,' often disputed, are clear.
While so many quarters have been expressing the quite exciting sentiment that the country hasn't quite gained from its mining wealth, it is now clear that 45% of foreign exchange earnings comes from gold exports alone, yet this doesn't seem to cut the ice with the proto-Arusha Declaration school of thought.
Dr Jonas Kipokola, a veteran permanent secretary, noted similarly that the country imports twice the value of what it exports, all due to foreign direct investment – and one can be sure that a week or two from now, the radicals wouldn't have heard any of this.
He also cautioned, speaking in a low deliberate tone on those who accuse the government of giving tax holidays to investors and denying the country revenues, saying that waiving aside billions of potential income isn't done lightly, but without extending such concessions, precisely h ow would the country get foreign investors?
Is it really logical or sensible to repeat what Mwalimu Nyerere said in 1959, that uranium and other minerals remain in the earth until we can exploit them on our own, without permitting investors to cash in into our wealth – up to when?


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Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Children
Topic Overview
Starting at age 10 or at the beginning of puberty, a child who has a body mass index (BMI) in the 85th percentile or higher for his or her age—or whose weight is more than 120% of ideal—and who has two of the following risk factors needs to be tested for type 2 diabetes every 3 years:1
- A parent, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes
- The child's mother developed gestational diabetes while pregnant with the child
- Hispanic, African-American, Native American, Asian-American, or Pacific Island ancestry
- Signs of not being able
to use insulin properly (insulin resistance) or conditions associated with it:
- A skin problem, acanthosis nigricans
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (a hormone problem that interferes with ovulation)
- Born small in weight and/or length
If the results of a blood glucose test mean that your child's blood sugar is higher than normal but not yet at the level of diabetes (prediabetes), the test should be repeated 3 months later to find out whether your child has developed diabetes. If your child eats a balanced diet and gets regular exercise, he or she may not develop diabetes.
For more information, see the Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI? and the topic Type 2 Diabetes in Children.
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Cars can be completely customized from their outside appearance to even their handling and performance now at Los Santos Customs, the replacement to Pay N' Sprays.[1]
Los Santos Customs is a GTA V business in the HD Era Los Santos.[2] Their garages serve as a replacement for the Pay 'n' Spray shops featured in previous titles. It is very similar to Trans Fender in San Andreas. The business serves to provides upgrades and modifications for vehicles. Modifications are available for both aesthetics and performance.
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Springs police are still looking for a driver involved in a serious rollover crash early Saturday morning, who fled the scene after the collision.
Police say a minivan attempted to make a left turn from North Carefree Circle onto Oro Blanco, and was broadsided by an oncoming sedan. The impact of the collision flipped the minivan on its side, blocking the southbound lanes of Oro Blanco. Debris from the accident had the northbound lanes of Oro Blanco shut down.
The driver of the sedan was seriously hurt in the accident and taken to the hospital. That person is expected to recover.
Witnesses saw the occupants of the minivan get out and run off northbound on Oro Blanco. Following a trail of blood to a townhome, police eventually caught up with one of the passengers, a juvenile. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say he is not expected to face charges.
Police tell 11 News they know who the driver is, but were not releasing that information at this time. A description of the driver and the vehicle were not available.
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Habitat Conditions
Channel Alterations and Habitat Problems
Although few extended reaches of the North River have been channelized, numerous short reaches have been altered, mostly by private landowners. Channelization has also been associated with bridge construction and repair. Channelization not only includes straightening the stream, but also bank clearing, and widening of the channel. This results in a loss of total stream area and usable habitat, increased streambank erosion, and a homogenous habitat that supports for less aquatic life.
An additional and severe habitat problem is streambank instability in areas that lack sufficient forested riparian corridor. Vertical bank height may exceed 12 feet in some areas. The Natural Resource Conservation Service estimated streambank erosion rates at four sites to be from 25,000 to 49,000 tons/year or about 1 acre/mile/year (R. Cheshire, personal communication). Maintaining depth diversity is difficult, if not impossible, in areas where streambanks are unstable. Stream habitat in some areas has also been severely degraded by grazing livestock that trample streambanks and streambeds, increasing turbidity and erosion and destroying instream cover.
A considerable amount of the stream bed in North River is gravel. Gravel movement in the channel facilitates the formation of pool-riffle sequences which helps maintain biotic diversity. However, gravel mining by landowners and especially county road departments is extensive in some areas. This activity can have major impacts on aquatic life. Gravel dredging directly affects stream life by physical disturbance of the stream bed, streambank destruction, and often channelization. Indirect, long-term effects of gravel dredging can be even greater. Gravel mining can result in stream bed instability, channel downcutting, headcutting, and aggradation, increased sedimentation and turbidity, and lateral channel migration (Meador and Layher 1998). Instream flow, water chemistry and temperature, bank stability, and the availability of cover may be altered. Channel incision and headcutting not only affect aquatic life, but can also threaten bridge safety by undermining piers. The effects of gravel and sand mining can be seen miles away from the work site, both upstream and downstream.
Unique Habitat
Despite the extensive stream degradation that has occurred in the basin, some areas still provide good aquatic habitat and diverse fish communities. North River from highway 168 downstream to the road crossing in section 23, township 59n, range 8w and 2 to 3 miles of Hawkins Branch and Merrills Branch, and Tiger Fork from route E to its mouth were named as Significant Aquatic Areas in the Missouri Natural Features Inventory due to the occurrence of several species uncommon to northeastern Missouri (Anderson 1983).
The basin also provides seasonally important habitat for the Indiana bat, a federally endangered species. During the breeding season, these bats roost beneath the loose bark of old, large decaying hardwood trees. They are especially attracted to shagbark hickory trees (R. Clawson, MDC, personal communication).
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At the University of Missouri's Greenley Farm the Missouri Department of Conservation's Stream Services Unit has worked with the University to demonstrate a wide variety of riparian best management practices. These improvements include: a solar powered water pump, livestock exclusion from the stream channel and riparian corridor, riparian reforestation, and two reinforced stream crossings.


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A power company says the cause of the Super Bowl blackout was a faulty device that had been installed to prevent a failure of electric cables leading to the Superdome.
Officials of Entergy New Orleans say the device, called a relay, had been installed to protect the stadium from a cable failure between the company's incoming power line and lines that run into the stadium.
Company officials said the device performed without problem during January's Sugar Bowl and other earlier events.
They said the device has been removed and replacement equipment will be installed.
The power failure cut lights to about half of the stadium for 34 minutes, halting play between the Baltimore ravens and San Francisco 49ers.
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) -- The Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority says Metrorail will open at 7:00 am and close at midnight on Independence Day.
Trains will operate on a Saturday schedule for most of the day, ramping up to rush-hour service levels before and after the fireworks display. There is no scheduled track work on July 4.
Parking is free at all Metro-operated lots and garages.
Off-peak rail fares will be in effect all day. To avoid lines, load enough value on your SmartTrip or paper farecard for your entire round trip.
Each trip taken with a a paper farecard costs $1 more than those taken with a SmartTrip card. SmartTrip cards are available at all Metrorail stations, as well as local CVS, Giant and Safeway stores and Metro sales offices.
WMATA recommends that customers plan their trip to a station on the same line as their starting point to avoid congestion at transfer stations. All Metrorail lines have stations within a short walk of the National Mall. They should walk back to the same station at the end of the event.
Riders use stations other than the Smithsonian or Federal Triangle. These two stations often see the heaviest ridership (all largest crowds) for National Mall events. Also, note that the Smithsonian Station will be "entry-only" at the conclusion of the fireworks display.
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See Something? Say Something? While there are no specific or credible threats against Metro at this time, Metro Transit Police reminds riders to report any unattended items or suspicious activity to the nearest uniformed employee or call Metro Transit Police at 202-962-2121.
Metrobus service will operate on a Sunday schedule. Buses that travel near the National Mall may be subject to detours. Customers can check www.wmata.com/alerts/bus for more details.
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A question about GO-TO mounts
Posted 21 February 2009 - 11:18 PM
Do you have to setup 3 star alingment (or similar procedure depending on the manufacturer) and polar alingment everytime you move your mount?
For example, you move your mount from your backyard to frontyard, do u have to perform this procedure to aling all over again?
Posted 21 February 2009 - 11:24 PM
Welcome to Cloudy Nights.
The answer to your question is Yes! One of the drawbacks to computer aided scopes.
Posted 21 February 2009 - 11:36 PM
I have an Orion Sirius Mount, it is a dream. I set up and align on TWO stars each time I move the mount, but it never takes longer than the length of twilight. So, as long as I am setting up the scope by the time the ball of the Sun goes over the horizon, I am ready to observe once it is dark. Once you get good at it, long before then.
Yes, it would be somewhat a pain in the butt, if you were going to observe in the backyard for an hour and then move to the frontyard for new objects.
Hope that helps;
Steve Coe
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 12:53 AM
Welcome to CN
As already indicated, the short answer is yes, GOTO/automated mounts must always be aligned with the sky so the mount's electronics can be synchonized with the mount's electronic celestial database, and then slew accurately to find distant celestial objects.
If this is all new to you as seems possible, you might want to consider one of the Celestron Alt/AZ automated GOTO telescopes with the Nexstar software. While these Nexstar Alt/AZ GOTO scopes do of course require an alignment each time you use them, one of their big benefits to the novice is they do not require you to have any real knowledge of the night sky, and you can learn as you go.
When aligning a german equatorial mount such as the popular CG5 or the new CGEM that I use, you must start by doing a polar alignment, or at the very least pointing the mount roughly at the North celestial pole which is very close to Polaris, the North Star. Then you must "align" the mount with at minimum 2 known alignment stars for the mount to deterime its position. With just a little practice this alignment process becomes pretty routine, but none the less if one does not actually align on the correct stars to correspond to those selected in the mount's hand control, the GOTO functions will not work as the mount will be unable to synchonize with its celestial database.
To some degree this same pricipal applies to Alt/AZ mounts, but the polar alignment is not required.
With the Celestron Nexstar Sky Align you literally just point the scope at any 3 bright objects to perform the alignment and it makes no difference if you know the names of the objects or for that matter if one happens to be a planet or even the moon, then the scope itself determines which 3 objects you just pointed at, and performs the alignment automatically. With just a little practice on simple tasks like centering the alignment stars in the eyepiece and leveling the tripod, amazingly accurate GOTOs can be achieved. I was out with my little C6 and a small Nexstar mount this evening and the mount was consistently placing selected GOTO objects in the 68 degree field of view of a 15mm eyepiece.
For more information read the data on this link, and by the way I have no affiliation with Celestron at all, but like many, I am a big fan of the super simple Nexstar Sky Align.
Hope this helps!
Posted 22 February 2009 - 02:13 AM
In general you need to polar align and level a GOTO mount; and somehow enter basic data like lat/long and time.
However most peeps who use such a mount at their house will somehow "mark" where they set up their mount in the back and front yards (maybe by drawing circles around the tripod legs or placing those rubber circles you can buy at Lowes where they will place the tripod legs).
Keep in mind that most GOTO mounts have a "slew to park" and "park scope" command on the controller. So once you spend say 1/2 an hour polar aligning and leveling your mount you do your observing then "park" the mount.
If you have marked where you set up the scope you can then carry it inside and put it away; and the next time you want to observe simply set it back up on your marks.
I observe from the patio at my house and always set up in the same place. I can carry the mount out to the patio and set it up on the pads on my patio and be observing in less than five minutes.
For a better explanation read what the manual says about parking your mount.
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I'm lazy and sometimes I cut so that I align my G11 roughly visually and then turn it manually to home position and then start it by "warmstart". Next I align it by one star. If I'm going to observe Virgos galaxies, I first synchronize the mount to Regulus and then go to the final target. So the error is so small that I can find the target. This way is not precise and does not work on astrophotos but it works when I observe visually using small magnification. This way is faster and some time I hurry before the clouds arrive.
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 09:31 AM
Welcome to Cloudy Nights.
The answer to your question is Yes! One of the drawbacks to computer aided scopes.
Well...as they used to say in the rent-a-car ads, "not exactly."
First off, if you want superior go-to accuracy, yes, most mounts require 2 - 3 - more alignment stars. HOWSOMEEVER...if you just want to do a little casual observing, no. Most mounts/scopes have options like "1 star," "Solar System Align" (align on the Moon or a planet), or "Quick Align" (no alignment stars at all, just assume you are aligned and start tracking). That makes a go-to mount no different from a non-go-to, and I find that useful for public outreach events where I just want to show off the Moon and the kids are too excited to wait till I can see alignment stars.
Go-to fork mounts do not require any polar alignment at all. German go-to mounts? Some require a fair polar alignment; some like the CG5 can be WAY off.
Well, yeah, if you pick up the mount and move it to the front yard, sure you do. Wouldn't you expect to have to polar align a non-go-to mount so it would track if you did that?
Posted 22 February 2009 - 10:09 AM
I also find it interesting that of the 11 responses to your question only two (mine and Johns) even mention "parking" or "home position", which I take to mean the same thing but are used by different vendors.
Basically what we are saying is that the way you shut down your mount affects how you start up your mount; and this is well explained in the manual you get with the scope.
I find it very easy to return my tripod's legs to the place where I last used it and simply turn it on and slew to an object (in my case the sun) and observe it.
On the other hand I have noticed that many old school observers simply dont understand that once you have parked a scope if you change the position of the OTA manually you do have to realign.
Yesterday I was at an outreach event and one of my clubs most experienced members manually adjusted the OTA of one of my solar scopes on a GOTO mount to get the sun in the FOV instead of using the arrows on the controller. As a result I had to re-align the mount.
Bottom line is with a GOTO scope your life will be much easier if you understand how to park the scope before you turn it off; or to make it even simpler RTFM.
Posted 22 February 2009 - 12:44 PM
Well, yeah, if you pick up the mount and move it to the front yard, sure you do. Wouldn't you expect to have to polar align a non-go-to mount so it would track if you did that?
So the answer to the original question as posted by the OP is yes?
Excellent answers with regards to park features guys.
Posted 22 February 2009 - 01:34 PM
Well, yeah, if you pick up the mount and move it to the front yard, sure you do. Wouldn't you expect to have to polar align a non-go-to mount so it would track if you did that?
So the answer to the original question as posted by the OP is yes?
Excellent answers with regards to park features guys.
I would say the answer is maybe; and a lot of the maybe is based on just how far it is from the front yard to the back yard.
On multiple occasions I have moved my stuff in the middle of observing sessions and not had to re-align anything; especially if I used the "sync" feature.
While I have never tried it I would bet you could poor a 4'X4' concrete pad in the front and back yard and install rubber pads on the concrete pad based on a well aligned setup and then simply move the rig from one concrete pad to the other with no alignment necessary. Other methods of marking the location of the tripod legs would work just as well if you were careful and you "parked" the mount before you moved it. If you were able to keep the power to the mount on you might not even need to "park" the mount; which seems unlikely to me but the back/front yard distance is the key to keeping the power on.
Also keep in mind that most GOTO mounts have a "sync" feature that allows a reasonably aligned mount to sync to an object in the FOV to correct for minor errors; which makes it even easier to move the location of a mount a short distance with minimum effort.
Posted 22 February 2009 - 05:04 PM
Well, yeah, if you pick up the mount and move it to the front yard, sure you do. Wouldn't you expect to have to polar align a non-go-to mount so it would track if you did that?
So the answer to the original question as posted by the OP is yes?
More like "not that different than a NON go-to GEM."
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A wealth of information, thank you good friends.
On re-reading your original question it just dawned on me that while some posters answers were directed to how you would use a GOTO GEM you did not specify if you were getting, or considering, getting a GOTO GEM or a GOTO AA.
I have both a GOTO GEM and a GOTO AA and the process I use to set them up before observing is significantly different.
A GEM mount is defined as a German Equatorial Mount while an AA mount is defined as an Alt-Azimuth mount. Without getting into too much detail both mount types have advantages and disadvantages.
I would point out that AA GOTO mounts far out number GOTO GEM mounts and are often marketed towards folks who want the easy solution to a GOTO mount; examples would include the Meade ETX mounts, the Celestron NextStar mounts, and a whole lot more.
While you did not say so in your original question, I inferred the reason you are moving your rig from the front to the back yard is because you have a different view of the sky in both places, e.g. a North sky view from one and a South sky view from the other.
This is a very common issue, and one an AA mount is usually much easier to deal with than a GEM mount.
Most GEM mounts have a polar scope which is used to polar align it, and it goes with out saying you need a good view of the North Star to do this. Many AA mounts only need to be roughly pointed north, and in some cases the directions in the manual are to point it South, which means you dont really need a good view of the North Star.
While both GEM and AA mounts do need some type of polar alignment my experience has been it is much less critical with an AA mount than a GEM mount. By the same token AA mounts seem to stress in the manual the importance of "sync to target" type commands to correct errors in polar alignment. In fact many AA mounts are quite able to track after a rough "point it North or South" when you set it up, "slew to target" and "sync" to target. While the same thing can be done on many GEM GOTO mounts the GEMs seem to assume a better polar alignment than the AA mounts do.
I would also point out that while there is not complete agreement if you ask a question about a specific mount say ETX GOTO mounts or Losmandy Titan GOTO you may get a more specific answer to what you need to do after moving the mount.
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Can you tell me, if I have the optional GPS module installed on the mount, would alingment procedure any easier?


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