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G&D and Molecular Carcinogenesis Spring Retreat
2014 Joint Spring Retreat
Genes & Development and Molecular Carcinogenesis
March 27-29, 2014
T Bar M Conference Center
New Braunfels, Texas
Retreat Program
2014 Retreat Program (pdf)
Retreat Starts Thursday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m.
Retreat Ends Saturday, March 29 at 11:15 a.m.
Retreat Location
T Bar M Conference Center
2549 Hwy 46 West, New Braunfels, Texas 78132
Tel: (800) 292-5469
T Bar M Property Map (jpg)
Houston Bus Information
On Thursday, March 27, one bus will depart from in front of Mitchell BSRB at 7:30 a.m.; boarding starts at 7:00 a.m. You must have a pre-reserved seat to take the bus. A few seats are still available. Contact Elisabeth at firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to ride the bus.
On Saturday, March 29, the bus will depart from T Bar M at 12:00 Noon; boarding begins at 11:30 a.m. in front of the Sports Center. Box lunches will be provided for all bus riders. Upon returning to Houston, the bus will drop off at three locations: 1st Stop: UT Housing, 7900 Cambridge; 2nd Stop: Brown Parking Lot; 3rd Stop: Mitchell BSRB.
Driving Directions
Directions from the T Bar M website
Driving from Houston
- Take IH-10 West to Seguin.
- Exit at 607 / Seguin-New Braunfels.
- Turn left at the first stop sign and then immediately get into the far right lane and turn right onto HWY 46 towards New Braunfels.
- Take HWY 46 for approximately 21 miles. As you approach New Braunfels, you will go under IH-35 and the road will become Loop 337.
- Stay on Loop 337 for 5 miles to the Boerne-New Braunfels-HWY 46 exit.
- Take the Boerne-New Braunfels-HWY 46 exit and turn right at the light. Go approximately 2 miles to the T Bar M Entrance, which will be on the left. You will see a T Bar M billboard just before the entrance.
- Turn left onto the entrance road and go about 1/4 mile to a parking area by the registration office. Park there or behind the two-story hotel building ahead and to the right.
- Go to Texas Sage to check in and to pick up your room key and meeting packet (see below). This is behind the T Bar M Office; entrance is on the right side of the building, past the rocking chairs. You do not need to go into the T Bar M Office.
Driving from Smithville
- Head west on HWY 71.
- Take Exit HWY 21 (to San Marcos) and turn left.
- In San Marcos turn right on HWY 80.
- Turn left to enter IH-35 (headed south).
- Take Exit 189 / Loop 337 and turn right at the light.
- Travel on Loop 337 for approximately 5 miles.
- Take the Boerne-New Braunfels-HWY 46 exit and turn right at the light. Go approximately 2 miles to the T Bar M Entrance, which will be on the left. You will see a T Bar M billboard just before the entrance.
- Turn left onto the entrance road and go about 1/4 mile to a parking area by the registration office. Park there or behind the two-story hotel building ahead and to the right.
- Go to Texas Sage to check in and to pick up your room key and meeting packet (see below). This is behind the T Bar M Office; entrance is on the right side of the building, past the rocking chairs. You do not need to go into the T Bar M Office.
On-site Meeting Registration, Hotel Check-in/Check-out and Keys
When you arrive, please go to Texas Sage (Blue Triangle #1 on the T Bar M map) to get your meeting packet, room key and hotel registration card. Please sign your hotel card immediately and give it to the MD Anderson staff at the Meeting Service Desk. Please note, some hotel rooms may not be available until Thursday afternoon. If your room is not available, you will be able to store your luggage. Please ask at our service desk for instructions.
Room check-out Saturday morning must be completed no later than 11:45 a.m. After checking out, please store your bags in your car or bring to the meeting hall if you are riding the bus. You may stay at the T Bar M and enjoy the amenities all day, but you must be out of your room by 11:45 a.m.
Condo Keys MUST be returned to T Bar M Office before departure: All condo residents must return their keys to the T Bar M Office before departing or a lost key fee will be charged. Please don't forget!
Speaker Information
Please bring your slide presentation on a flash drive to the meeting hall (Texas Sage) 15 minutes before your session starts. A session host will help you load your file.
Poster Sessions and Set-up Schedule in Chuckwagon
There will be two poster sessions: Thursday evening 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. (Odd Numbers) and Friday evening 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. (Even Numbers). Posters will be numbered in alpha order based on last name. Click here to learn your poster number. The numbered abstract list will be in your meeting packet, which you will receive upon arrival.
Important G&D Poster Change This Year
In past years, all posters could stay up for the entire retreat. Due to the large number of posters, the even and odd posters must be set up and displayed separately in the meeting hall. Please follow this schedule:
- ODD POSTERS: Set-up starts Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. in Chuckwagon. Please take your poster down Thursday night after the poster session ends, or at the latest by 7:00 a.m. Friday morning. If you don't take it down by then, it will be removed.
- EVEN POSTERS: Set-up starts at 7:30 a.m. Friday morning in Chuckwagon. Please remove your poster no later than 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. You may mount your poster on your numbered tri-fold display Thursday and it will be stored in a small conference room connected to the meeting hall until set-up Friday morning.
Poster Mounting and Display
All posters will be mounted on numbered 4' x 4' white cardboard, tri-fold stands that will be placed on tables in the poster room, in numerical order. Velcro tabs will be provided on site for everyone. Click here to see a photo.
Breakout Sessions
Two breakout sessions are scheduled: Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and Friday at 5:00 p.m. Each breakout session will feature three concurrent workshops on different topics.
Abstract Books
A limited number of abstract books will be available at the meeting registration desk and in the meeting hall. A complete list of poster abstract titles and authors will be in your meeting packet.
Platform and Poster Awards Presentation – Don't Leave Early!
Platform and Poster awards will be presented at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning in Texas Sage. All winners must be present at the awards presentation to receive their award.
All meals will be provided starting with Thursday lunch and ending with Saturday breakfast. Houston bus riders will receive a box lunch upon departure. A small gift shop sells snack food, but the closest restaurant is a couple of miles away.
T Bar M Recreation Options
There are many different activities to enjoy during the two-hour break Friday after lunch. Basketball and volleyball games will be organized to start at 1:30 p.m. Other outdoor activities include tennis, walking trails, swimming (unheated), softball, and putting green (in front of the poster room). Indoor activities in the T Bar M Sports Center include table tennis, pool, air hockey and an Xbox Kinect room. Equipment for everything is available for check-out at the activity desk in the gym (building to left of the poster hall). Visit the T Bar M website for more information about their recreation options.
Thursday Evening Social
Immediately after the Thursday poster session, a G&D-hosted social will be held on the patio and deck in front of the poster hall –we'll have a campfire with s'mores, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, and refreshments. The social will continue in Buttercup at 10:00 p.m. with board games and refreshments (Buttercup is in the two-story hotel, opposite Texas Sage).
Friday Evening Entertainment and Late Night Hospitality Room
A program of student-organized skits will be held Friday evening at 9:00 p.m. after the second poster session ends, in the same location as Friday's dinner. You won't want to miss it! Afterwards, gather with others to mingle in the Hospitality Room in Condo #217.
Retreat Questions
Please contact Elisabeth Lindheim at firstname.lastname@example.com or Becky Brooks at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions about the retreat.
About the Retreat
The Genes and Development Program (G&D), Department of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will hold their annual scientific retreat jointly with the Molecular Carcinogenesis Program March 27-29, 2014 at the T Bar M Conference Center in New Braunfels, Texas. Students, postdocs, and faculty of both graduate programs, and research staff in the Department of Genetics and Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology are invited to participate.
The joint retreat offers trainees an outstanding opportunity to learn about the science being done in Molecular Carcinogenesis and Genes & Development Program labs, to foster new collaborations, to develop scientific presentation skills, and to meet and get to know each other, the faculty and other researchers in a relaxed setting.
With the goal of facilitating scientific exchange and interactions among members of G&D, Molecular Carcinogenesis, the Genetics Department and the Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department, the 2014 retreat will feature trainee and faculty research talks, poster sessions, keynote addresses by Julien Sage, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cancer Biology) and Genetics, Stanford University, and Victoria Richon, Ph.D., Vice President, Discovery and Preclinical Research Oncology at Sanofi Oncology, breakout sessions on career development topics, and recreation and social time. Posters will be presented by students, postdocs and research staff. All trainee posters and trainee platform talks will be judged by faculty for awards.
If you have any questions about the retreat or your registration, please contact Elisabeth Lindheim at email@example.com or Becky Brooks at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Senate votes to avert government shutdown, lock in $85 billion in cuts -- with some flexibility
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits -- and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away. President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats rejected a call to reopen White House tours scrapped because of the tightened spending.
Federal meat inspectors were spared furloughs, but more than 100 small and medium air traffic facilities were left exposed to possible closure as the two parties alternately clashed and cooperated over proposals to take the edge off across-the-board spending cuts that took effect on March 1.
Final House approval of the measure is likely as early as Thursday. Obama's signature is a certainty, meaning the cuts will remain in place at least through the end of the budget year on Sept. 30 -- even though he and lawmakers in both parties have criticized them as random rather than targeted. Obama argued strongly against them in campaign-style appearances, predicting painful consequences, before they began taking effect, and Republicans objected to impacts on Pentagon spending.
Without changes, the $85 billion in cuts for the current year will swell to nearly $1 trillion over a decade, enough to make at least a small dent in economy-threatening federal deficits but requiring program cuts that lawmakers in both parties say are unsustainable politically. As a result, negotiations are possible later in the year to replace the reductions with different savings.
The administration as well as Republicans picked and chose its spots in arguing for flexibility in this year's cuts.
With average age of 22, Marines killed in Nevada had dedicated lives to service, family
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- They're called "leathernecks" or "Devil Dogs," but some of the Marines killed in a desert training accident this week were just a year or so out of high school, their boyish faces not yet weathered by life's hardships
Just 19, Pfc. Josh Martino of Dubois, Pa., had already spent nearly half his young life dreaming of becoming one of "the few, the proud." He had joined in July and was hoping to marry his fiancee later this year before being deployed to Afghanistan, his mother said.
"Since he was probably 8 years old he wanted to be a Marine," Karen Perry said Wednesday after meeting with military officials to start planning her son's funeral. "That's all he wanted to do."
Lance Cpl. Josh Taylor, 21, also seemed to have been born for the Corps. The Marietta, Ohio, native had talked about being a Marine since he was about 5, said his grandfather, Larry Stephens. Josh, too, was planning for a wedding, scheduled for May.
Both young men were among seven members of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force killed late Monday when a mortar shell exploded in its firing tube during an exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. Eight men were injured, some severely.
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria, but he's "deeply skeptical" of claims by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime that rebel forces were behind such an attack.
Both the Assad regime and Syrian rebels have accused each other of using chemical weapons in an attack on Tuesday that the government says killed 31 and wounded more than 100. But Obama suggested it's more likely that if the weapons were used, the Syrian government was behind the attack.
"We know the Syrian government has the capacity to carry out chemical weapon attacks," Obama said. "We know that there are those are in the Syrian government who have expressed a willingness to use chemical weapons if necessary to protect themselves. I am deeply skeptical of any claim that in fact it was the opposition that used chemical weapons. Everybody who knows the facts of the chemical weapons stockpiles inside of Syria as well as the Syrian government capabilities, I think, would question those claims."
"Once we establish the facts, I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game changer," Obama said in a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Obama said he wouldn't announce what the next steps would be while the investigation is unfolding. But he echoed his statement over the summer that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would be a "red line" for the United States.
"When you start seeing weapons that can cause potential devastation and mass casualties and you let that genie out of the bottle, then you are looking potentially at even more horrific scenes than we've already seen in Syria. And the international community has to act on that additional information," Obama said.
Seeking fresh start, Obama, Netanyahu show solidarity on Iran, Mideast peace
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Seeking a fresh start to a strained relationship, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday demonstrated solidarity on the key issues that have stirred tensions between them. The U.S. president vowed he would do "what is necessary" to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while Netanyahu reaffirmed that his newly formed government seeks a two-state solution to Israel's decades-long dispute with the Palestinians.
Obama, in Israel for the first time in his presidency, also pledged to investigate reports that Syria had used chemical weapons for the first time in its two-year civil war. And he sternly warned Syrian leader Bashar Assad that use of such weapons would be a "game-changer," one that could potentially draw the U.S. military into the conflict for the first time.
"The Assad regime must understand that they will be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons or their transfer to terrorists," Obama said, standing alongside Netanyahu at a nighttime news conference.
Expectations were low for a breakthrough during Obama's visit on any of the major issues roiling the region. Instead, the president was focused on reassuring anxious Israelis that he is committed to their security, and on resetting his rocky relationship with Netanyahu. The two leaders have been at odds over Israeli settlements and Iran's disputed nuclear programs, and Netanyahu famously lectured Obama in front of the media in the Oval Office on Israel's right to defend himself.
Compared with past encounters, there was a noticeable lack of uneasiness Wednesday, the first time the two leaders have met publicly after both survived elections that will leave them stuck with each other for the foreseeable future. They traded jokes throughout a day of side-by-side appearances. And they repeatedly referred to each other by their first names, Obama calling his Israeli counterpart by his nickname, "Bibi."
South Korea: Initial investigation shows Chinese address source of cyberattack at 1 company
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A Chinese Internet address was the source of a cyberattack on one company hit in a massive network shutdown that affected 32,000 computers at six banks and media companies in South Korea, initial findings indicated Thursday.
It's too early to assign blame -- Internet addresses can easily be manipulated and the investigation could take weeks -- but suspicion for Wednesday's shutdown quickly fell on North Korea, which has threatened Seoul and Washington with attack in recent days because of anger over U.N. sanctions imposed for its Feb. 12 nuclear test.
South Korean regulators said they believe the attacks came from a "single organization," but they've still not finished investigating what happened at the other companies.
Experts say hackers often attack via computers in other countries to hide their identities. South Korea has previously accused North Korean hackers of using Chinese addresses to infect their networks.
Seoul believes North Korea runs an Internet warfare unit aimed at hacking U.S. and South Korean government and military networks to gather information and disrupt service.
Head of Colo. Corrections Dept. shot and killed at home when he answers door; gunman sought
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) -- The fatal shooting of Colorado's top prisons official when he answered the front door at his house highlights a troubling reality for the nation's judges, prosecutors and other legal officials: At a time when attacks on them are rising, it's difficult for them to remain secure, even when they are off duty.
Investigators do not yet know why Tom Clements, 58, was shot around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home just north of Colorado Springs. They could not rule out any possibilities, including that it was a random shooting or that it was an attack related to Clements' job, authorities said.
While small in numbers, similar attacks on officials have been increasing in the U.S. in recent years, said Glenn McGovern, an investigator with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office in California who tracks such incidents worldwide. He said there have been roughly as many in the past three years -- at least 35 -- as the entire prior decade. Revenge is usually the motive, he added.
"It's often taking place away from the office, which makes sense, because everyone's hardening up their facilities," he said, adding that he advises prosecutors to constantly assess the safety of their residences.
On Jan. 31, Texas prosecutor Mark Hasse was gunned down as he left his car in the parking lot to the county courthouse. McGovern also counts the rampage by an ex-Los Angeles police officer who killed the daughter of a retired city police officer as part of a plot to avenge his firing.
Poll finds changing personal views and demographics in shift in favor of gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's views on gay marriage are more favorable in large part because of a shift in attitudes among those who know someone who is gay or became more accepting as they got older of gays and lesbians, according to a national survey.
The Pew Research Center poll also finds that a large group of younger adults who tend to be more open to gay rights is driving the numbers upward. The issue has grabbed the national spotlight recently with the public embrace of same-sex marriage by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.
"We've certainly seen the trend over the last ten years," Michael Dimock, director of the center, said Wednesday. "But we're now really in a position to talk about the combination of generational change and personal change that have sort of brought the country to where it is today."
Overall, the poll finds 49 percent of Americans favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, and 44 percent opposed to the idea. That's more people now favoring gay marriage than opposing it. A decade ago 58 percent opposed it and a third supported it.
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The New York Times reported the plan in a Wednesday story, citing unidentified network executives. The Hollywood Reporter had a March 1 report about a Fallon-Leno switch, which was denied by the network.
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That occurred under a different regime, before NBCUniversal was taken over by Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp., which has a reputation for discipline. While NBC dithered and backtracked on its "Tonight" succession plan involving O'Brien, Comcast is likely to be more decisive.
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The Heat are within nine games of matching the record of 33 consecutive wins held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.
James and his teammates have insisted the record isn't one of their goals, and for more than 30 minutes the defending champions seemed disinterested and on the verge of losing for the first time since Feb. 1. Miami trailed 67-40 with 7:44 left in the third quarter.
But behind the irrepressible James, who added 12 rebounds and 10 assists, the Heat inched closer to history by matching the biggest comeback in the NBA this season, according to STATS.
James had 14 points in the fourth as Miami completed its second straight comeback. The Heat rallied from 17 down -- 13 in the fourth quarter -- to beat Boston 105-103 Monday night and snap a tie with the 2007-08 Houston Rockets for the second-longest winning streak in NBA history.

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OWASSO, Okla. (BP)--Historic Christianity's chief competitor today is a popular brand of spirituality that rejects objective truth, is market-driven, therapeutic and centered on the exaltation of self, theologian and author David Wells told attendees of the annual Southern Baptist Founders Conference.
Wells contrasted two competing approaches to spirituality -- "spirituality from below" versus "spirituality from above." The spirituality from above is that which is held by historic Christianity and views God as having spoken in Scripture, sees God as sovereign over His creation and sinful man separated from God, Wells said.
The "spirituality from below" seeks to commandeer God and use Him for the purposes of humans, Wells said, and it is this spirituality that is at the center of a postmodern understanding of Jesus Christ.
"We are awash of spiritualities of every conceivable kind," Wells said. "In America, 6 out of 10 people say that in life's crises, they depend on the power within. They are thinking about the natural connection with the sacred. More than half say that the only truth is the truth of private experience, in contrast with the external truth in Scripture.
"That is why many say they are spiritual and not religious -- religious, meaning accepting doctrines that someone else has determined, rules that someone else has devised or institutions such as church where expectations fall upon them. I believe that this spirituality which is emerging all throughout the West is the major competitor of Christianity."
Wells is professor of historical and systematic theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hampton, Mass., and the author of numerous books, including the 1993 work, "No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology." His most recent book is "Above All Earthly Pow'rs: Christ in a Postmodern World."
Wells was the keynote speaker at the Founders Conference, which addressed the topic, "God's Truth Abideth Still: Confronting Postmodernism." The June 26-29 sessions at Bethel Baptist Church in Owasso, Okla., marked the 25th anniversary of Founders Ministries, which formed in 1982 to advance Reformed theology.
This spirituality from below has arisen because humans are made in the image of God to worship God, yet they have lost categories such as sin and grace that help them understand life, Wells said.
Wells cited figures to show the eclipse among Americans of any notion of sin: 8 of 10 do not believe in original sin as taught in Scripture -- a denial shared by 50 percent of Christians -- and only 17 percent define sin in relation to God.
"Inevitably, they are trivializing the notion of sin," Wells said. "Yet sin has great gravity and seriousness, and to not understand sin is to misunderstand God, misunderstand ourselves and the world in which we live. The bottom line is that we have lost our categories of processing life. ... Thus we become spiritual on our own terms."
Ironically, modern humans are among the wealthiest and most affluent people in history, they are awash in material goods and have a life expectancy nearly twice as long as 200 years ago, yet they remain utterly disenchanted with life, he said.
The harshness of life as seen in millions of broken homes and a hyper-mobile society lacks roots and has created in contemporary humans a restlessness and a desire to turn inward to find significance, Wells said. This empty search for self has led millions to seek answers on the psychiatrist's couch, he said.
"We have never had so much, yet we have never had so little," Wells said. "This is why the self movement has taken root in America. It is speaking in its own way to the pains and the wounds and the emptiness and the confusion that people really do feel.
"In this self-talk, all are processing reality through the self, not just when catastrophe strikes, but when we are unhappy or bored or unappreciated and we want therapy for these moments. We seek techniques that will bring some control to how we are feeling.
"Here is what it has come down to: We who have set out to find the self, if we have found the self at all, we have found that it is fragile, broken, unhappy and unfulfilled. ... This self is not coping very well. These are real pains, and the answers that the self movement is giving are not real answers."
Another attribute of this "spirituality from below" is that its adherents come to God on their own terms seeking to "buy" from God what they desire in much the same way as they shop for clothing and sporting goods at the local mall, he said.
Evangelicals are marching down this road in droves, Wells said, marketing Christ as a therapeutic product to meet all the self-centered "felt" needs of consumer-oriented Americans. This spirituality is nothing more than self-idolatry and is antithetical to historic Christianity, Wells said.
"In the mall, I am sovereign," Wells said. "Before God, He is sovereign. In the mall, I buy things for my own use; before God, I am bought for His own service; in the mall, I don't commit myself to the product I buy; before God, I commit myself, yield my sovereignty and repent of the ways in which I use my freedom as rebellion. This is becoming the most serious competitor to biblical Christianity."
To combat this pagan spirituality, Wells urged evangelicals to be about the business of asserting boldly and firmly a "spirituality from above," a spirituality which is centered in the Gospel. This spirituality is utterly opposed to this "spirituality from below," he argued, because it includes a sovereign God reaching down in love to redeem unlovely sinners.
The four Gospels in the New Testament set forth the spirituality that is synonymous with historic Christianity, he said. Contrary to self-centered spirituality, the Bible clearly asserts that the human spirit has no sufficiency in itself, Wells said; humans are born dead in sin, facing the judgment of God and in need of rescue from outside themselves.
It is this spirituality alone that will bring the freedom and rest that those in contemporary culture are so desperately seeking, he said.
"In the contemporary spiritualities, people talk because there is no one who has spoken," Wells said. "In Christian spirituality, we listen because the living God has spoken to us in His Word and His Son. It is all about Christ to the exclusion of all contemporary spiritualities. It is not about the sinner. God will not be had on the sinner's terms. God is had only on His own terms, and that is through Christ and His grace. This is a glorious message of freedom, because now [in the Gospel of grace] we finally have been released from all our striving which ended up empty."
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The evolving roles of women during the 1840s
During the 1840s, many female pioneers traveled across America along the old Oregon Trail. Although these women were still tasked with traditional chores such as cooking, cleaning and taking care of their children, many of them were forced by necessity to take on some of the responsibilities that men usually handled. However, the trail was not the only place where women experienced changes in their daily lives. While the pioneers were working their way across the continental U.S., a few brave and independent souls were protesting their rights as women in a tiny New York town.
On July 19-20, 1848, a group of women met in Seneca Falls, New York, to discuss women's rights and attend a lecture given by prominent revolutionary Lucretia Mott. Many of the individuals who attended this event, later dubbed the Seneca Falls Convention, went on to play important parts in the women's rights movement of the 19th century. This conference is often thought of as the beginning of the process that led to women and men being equal in the eyes of the law.
While the women who met during this two-day event discussed many topics, including the banning of slavery, current politics and religion, the most important thing that happened at the Seneca Falls Convention may be the presentation of the Declaration of Sentiments. This document was modeled after the Declaration of Independence and included a list of the rights women thought they deserved. While the document was originally written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, many people added their thoughts to the piece over the course of the convention.
Although the Seneca Falls Convention dealt with the issue of women's rights and suffrage, many men chose to attend and participate as well. For instance, well-known abolitionist and public speaker Fredrick Douglass was involved and even stood up to speak in favor of equal rights for both sexes.


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CLOVER — Hoping to rid itself of the injury bug, the Clover High School football team shifted its focus this week to Friday's game against talent-laden Boiling Springs.
Blue Eagle head coach Chad Smith had to assign players to unfamiliar roles in an effort to overcome a rash of injuries before last week's 49-14 loss at Spring Valley. "We lost seven wingbacks to injury and had to make adjustments," Smith said.
Smith hopes the Blue Eagle roster will be less-depleted when highly-regarded Boiling Springs brings its high-powered offense to Memorial Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Smith is aware of Boiling Springs' offensive prowess. The Bulldogs scored 45 points in the loss to York last week. The Cougars' Buddy Anderson kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time on the clock as York prevailed in 46-45.
"Boiling Springs takes the game to another level athletically," Smith said before Monday's practice." They are a talented team, no question about it."
Though disappointed in the loss last week to No. 8-ranked Spring Valley, Smith knows the Blue Eagles had their moments offensively.
Senior mainstay Key'shawn Pressley made his presence felt with an 89-yard kickoff return. He also had a 13-yard touchdown run.
"I had great blocking from my teammates on the long touchdown run," said Pressley. "They got me into space and I used my speed to take it all the way."
Pressley admitted he was a little winded at the end of the touchdown scamper. "I pushed myself but it felt great scoring on the long run," he said.
Junior Coby Hamblen, a safety on the defensive side of the ball, found playing time at running back due to the Blue Eagles' injury situation. "The offensive line blocking made my job easier," said Hamblen, who rushed for 60 yards at his new position.
Hamblen will play wherever the coaches need him. Hamblen has his ideas about what it will take for the Blue Eagles to get that elusive win.
"We need to stay focused and play with confidence," he said. "Coach Smith stresses playing with confidence."
Another junior contributor, Mark Cavanaugh, has made his presence felt in the Blue Eagle backfield this season. "Coach wants us to move the football for long periods of time," Cavanaugh said of the ground-oriented double-wing scheme.
"He said it's OK if we break a long run for a TD," said Cavanaugh. "The offense knows we need to keep the defense off the field."
The Blue Eagle standout said Smith's positive influence impacts the team. "He's always smiling no matter what," said Cavanaugh.
Smith is encouraged by the steady progress the Blue Eagles have made on the offensive side of the ball.
"Our kids played well against Spring Valley under the circumstances," he said. "The offensive line continues to show improvement. Our fullbacks rushed for more yardage than any game this season. I am proud of the kids."


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Emma Watson's official website has been updated with the news that the Hermione Granger actress will be collaborating on a fashion line with People Tree, the sustainable and fair trade fashion brand. According to her site and as reported in the Guardian, all proceeds from the line for young people will be donated to People Tree Foundation. Emma Watson said:
"I was excited by the idea of using fashion as a tool to alleviate poverty and knew it was something I could help make a difference with," she said. "I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian and environmental issues surrounding fast fashion and want to make good choices but there aren't many options out there."
Emma will be serving as creative advisor on the spring summer line which will be launched in February 2010, and will feature 26 womens and 15 mens styles in addition to small accessories. The People Tree website describes the collection: "Clean and easy to wear - Emma Watson and People Tree have created a cool collection boasting a range of jersey t-shirts, dresses, woven skirts, trousers, shorts and knitwear for both men and women. Bohemian hand embroidered bed throws, recycled sweetie paper jewellery, banana fibre slouchy beanies and head scarves add innovative fashion and home accessories to the collection."
The paper also notes "Much of the range uses organic and fairly traded cotton. The clothes are made entirely by hand by fair trade groups using weaving, knitting and embroidery, helping to create livelihoods for disadvantaged groups in Bangladesh, India and Nepal."
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Gallery Players presents "Quilters" Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.; 210 N.E. Ford St.; Tickets $16, $14 for students and ages 62 and older; visit www.gallerytheater.com or call 503-472-2227. (N-R subscribers click here for article.)
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Dennis Brutke and the Country Western Gents (country-western) McMinnville Grange Hall; 7:30 p.m.; $5
Brady Goss (Boogie piano rock) McMenamins Hotel Oregon, Paragon Room; 7 p.m. (N-R subscribers click here for article.)
Jason Olson (guitar folk) Cornerstone Coffee; 7 p.m.
Billy D (blues) The Horse Radish, Carlton; 7 p.m.
Joe Shinkle & 99 West (country) Spirit Mt. Casino, Grand Ronde; 9 p.m.
Crimson Guardian, Choke the Silence, Filth Machine (metal/Lucky Punk Productions presents) The Deluxe; 9 p.m.
Begin Oliver (indie rock/pop) McMenamins Hotel Oregon, Paragon Room; 7 p.m.
Big Chief & the Hedgehogs (local rock) The Horse Radish, Carlton; 7 p.m.
Joe Shinkle & 99 West (rock 'n' roll covers) Spirit Mt. Casino, Grand Ronde; 9 p.m.
Whistlepunk! and Medicine Family (indie roots) Wildwood Hotel, Willamina; 9 p.m.
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Cherokee County School Board member Kelly Marlow will have to pay a $3,600 fine. Marlow is accused of complaining to the Southern Associations of Colleges and Schools about other board members.A tribunal ruled Wednesday that she acted unethically when she complained about other board members to the Southern Associations of Colleges and Schools.Back in July, she was arrested for filing a false police reports. In the report, she claimed that the Cherokee County School superintendent hit her and two others with his car.
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Warren Sapp is definately NOT a lock for the HOF. Sports Illustrated's Doctor Z says he won't vote for him and he knows a lot of people who won't either. This from a guy who actually has a vote. He says a lot of the voters feel he took too many plays off. He could get in, but this is proof that he's not a lock.
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Interstate 20 Westbound in Bossier Parish has reopened to traffic at the Haughton/Filmore exit (Exit 33) after a major wreck shut it down Friday afternoon.
It happened just before 2:30 p.m. According to Louisiana State Police, 4 vehicles were involved. Two of them were tractor trailers, one of them a moving truck filled with household furniture. A Chevy Tahoe and a small passenger car were also involved.
State police say 3 people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.
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Why? Because of the decline in inflation, New York state's property-tax cap next year will be 1.66 percent, not 2 percent as it has been the past two years.
That means more municipal budget-cutting, more layoffs, more elimination of services, etc.
And local education programs are likely going to take another hit as cash reserves, used to offset some effects of rising costs over the past couple of years, have either been depleted, or close to it.
In preparation for the revised tax-cap number, budget cutters may have to start using a meat cleaver instead of a paring knife to reduce expenses to get under the cap.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature in 2011 passed the tax cap that limits the growth in the property-tax levy issued by municipalities and schools to 2 percent a year or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.
The tax cap does have exemptions, though, such as growth in pension costs that can push the limit for some schools and municipalities above or below the 2 percent threshold.
For schools last May, the average tax-cap limit was about 4.6 percent. But with a lower baseline next year, those who prepare the budgets will face a more difficult task of keeping taxes under the cap.
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PLATTSBURGH — A juvenile was charged with criminal mischief July 17.
A 12-year-old from Rouses Point allegedly threw a rock at the door of a school, breaking the window pane, Plattsburgh-based State Police said.
The incident was reported to State Police just before noon on July 17 and the youth was arrested about 20 minutes later, according to a State Police blotter entry.
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Linfield baseball team back in town after winning national championship
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The rain pounded the pavement, but that didn't stop a group of 30 or so Linfield baseball fans from standing out on SE Stadium Street at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning on Linfield College's campus to greet the Division III national champion Linfield Wildcats as they were escorted onto campus by the McMinnville Police Department.
As the charter bus rolled slowly to a stop in front of Roy Helser Field, Linfield students and a few older fans lined both sides of the street and waved, cheered and chanted. Then the doors opened, and the Wildcats wearily stepped onto the street, greeted by loud cheers and rain that came down in buckets. Each member of the team was wearing a white "Linfield national champion" hat, and fans high fived and hugged. Even the Linfield mascot got in on the action, a friend holding up an umbrella to keep the rain from soaking the costume.
The Wildcats defeated Southern Maine 4-1 Tuesday to win the 2013 Division III national championship. It is Linfield's first NCAA baseball championship and third overall counting two NAIA titles won in 1971 and 1966.
When Linfield coach Scott Brosius stepped off the bus, a loud cheer went up and a student hugged the Wildcats skipper. NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year and College World Series Most Outstanding Pitcher Chris Haddeland was surrounded, fans and friends pounding him on the back.
Slowly, the team picked up its bags and dispersed into the crowd, heading home after a long week spent in Appleton, Wis. for the College World Series. Last to leave the area was Brosius, who waited until all of his team had left.
There will be a team celebration with the team at 4 p.m. Friday at Roy Helser Field. The public is encouraged to attend to celebrate the Wildcats' victory.
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EYEWITNESS SPORTSBlack Eagles Soar Past Flying Eagles In Top 5 Matchup
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With former South Charleston standout and current New England Patriot Aaron Dobson in the house, the homestanding Black Eagles put on a show in front of one of the school's all-time greats at the South Charleston Community Center.
South Charleston, No. 2 in Class AAA, and No. 4 Beckley Woodrow Wilson battled like top-ranked teams in the first half. But in the second half, SC pulled away en route to a convincing 74-53 win.
Brandon Knapper had a huge night for the Black Eagles with 40 points.
Dobson certainly enjoyed what he saw in the second half. The 2009 West Virginia HIgh School Basketball Player of the Year just wrapped up his first season in the NFL as a wide receiver for the Pats.
SC and Beckley could very well meet again at the South Charleston Community Center in the Mountain State Athletic Conference Knight of Champions.
Also in high school basketball Tuesday, the GW girls defeated Capital while SC's Lady Black Eagles topped Nitro.
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P.S. 184 is a school in transition. Although there are a few parents left from the old administration the school is moving into new areas of growth. It is using the Shadow Box Theatre and other unique programs that bring children into a learning fun environment. The D.O.E. needs to reach out to this Principal and give her the support she deserves and needs. There will be some leaving but those who truly want a Dual language education will help to make it grow and be strong. The parents who don't want a Dual Language school should leave instead of trying to sabotage the school and it's program. I for one have suggested certain programs like the Jump Program and The Algebra Project to help children learn mathematics from early fractions to Algebra and beyond. I hope that the school grows but this can only happen when those who seek to sabotage and destroy are removed.
the school has stabilized. teachers are great. my kids are fluent bilingual chinese speakers. love it!
Finally a permanent principal has been appointed to this school--that is helping to stabilize things after a hard couple of years. I appreciate Iris Chiu and all she has done to follow DOE's orders to transform this school into a bilingual program within the DOE hours. It's been a tough ride, but we're there now!
Excellent teachers and principle who set high academic expectations for the students, but who are warm and supportive along the way.
Shuang Wen under the current leadership is A BREATHE of FRESH INNOVATIVE AIR. I appreciate Prinicpal Iris Chiu and I empathize with her due to the constant harrassment and ill treatment from previous parents who were unhappy with change. She is doing a wondeful time with our children, it is a shame that some parents need more work than the children in the realm of self restraint and intellectual discourse. Principal Chiu during this uncomfortable transition has maintain her professionlism and our children were able to achieve the same rating on Standardized Testing which kept Shuang Wen under good standing. Every School community there is room for improvement.
Still a great school despite sub par leadership - As much as I miss last administration I think this is still a very good school. My opinion is that the old system with SWAN after school is better than this 50/50 bilingual system. I respect parents' decision in taking their kids out of the school because they have no faith in the current prinicipal. However I want to ask these parents to stop saying the school is "not good anymore" and that all the "good" teachers left the school. Show some respect for the people that are still in the school and the many teachers that are still trying to help our kids. From what I see, the teachers at this school are all working hard and they don't deserve that. As for Ms. Iris Chiu, you cannot gain our respect by trying to stay out of trouble by putting up a wall. You need to be more involved, know your students, know your teachers and motivate everyone. This is your chance to prove all those parents who left the school wrong!
It's sad to say, but previous comments are true. This school needs better leadership. Issues need to be addressed in real time. Every parent should feel that their voice counts and that their child is safe. Children should be pushed but not to the extreme.
There is no Principal leadership in this school. She hides behind closed doors. Both the parents and the children do not know who the principal is. It's a shame. This is the first school I have been to where the Principal doesn't even partake in school activities or events. She only shows face when its to her benefit. She wont allow Parent participation because she is afraid the parents will find something. If the Principal allowed the parents to be more involved things would be a lot different. Grades have dropped drastically, incidents go unreported. Bullying is not addressed. This was a great school and is failing more and more each year. We need a new principal. Iris Chiu is not it. Our children need someone who knows them and cares for them. NOt one who pushes issues under the rug. Give our kids what they deserve. A fair chance at a GREAT education.
I have reviewed this school in the past and find it becoming a good school with the possibility of it becoming great. There was a problem with a group of parents who didn't belong in the school. This is being addressed, and I hope that they are all removed at some point. There was also a problem with some teachers which I will not address suffice to say they have been removed. The school is now addressing Dual Language grade by grade my sadness is that many children won't benefit as they are in the upper grades and will be gone by the time this is fully implemented. I think that the current leadership is doing a yeoman's job with transforming the school as she has faced hostile parents and staff that does not respect real work. I say to all the parents there the school was founded to help low income students attain academic excellence, if you are not happy leave. Let Shaung Wen thrive and grown. District 1 parents put Shaung Wen as your only choice if you want to get in. Let them see that Learners come in all colors.
from the number of students and teaching staffs leaving the school, i am sure that the current principal is not doing a good job. She only helps those that stands on her side and not doing ANYTHING for the school. When Ms. Ling Ling was there, she interacts with EACH student and she can call out EVERYONE of their names so easily. We really miss our previous principal and we are happy that she won the case finally!
SWAN students with a score of 600 or above for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade on Chinese SAT II prep test are 38%, 63%, and 68% respectively. Grades 1-5 took the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) for grades 6-8. Approximately 98% of 1st & 2nd grade students passed the CCCC Sprouting Level, which included 400 Chinese phrases. For grades 3-5, students took different levels based on their Chinese levels; 40% of student population passed the CCCC Seedling Level, which included 700 Chinese phrases, and another 41% of them passed the CCCC Blossoming Level, which included 1100 Chinese phrases. All of the 6th 8th grade students were assigned to take different test levels of TOCFL based on their Chinese levels. The TOCFL includes five levels: Level 1 to Level 5, which are equivalent to Novice Level, Intermediate-Low & Intermediate- Mid Level, Intermediate-High Level, Advanced-Mid Level, and Superior Level, respectively, based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. The percentages of 6th-8th grade students passing Level 1 to Level 4 of TOCFL are 7%, 19%, 26%, and 6%, respectively, and two 8th grade students passed TOCFL Level 5!
Need some opinion!! My child is going to Kindergarten this fall. She accepted by ps 184 and private school Transfiguration school NYC. I know both are good schools. I have a hard time making decision of which school for my child.Is there anybody give me some advise? Many Thanks
Let's make it clear: was Shuang Wen tecnically a real dual language? NO, it was a regular english public school with optional 1000$/year chinese afterschool from 3.30 to 5.30. Is S. W. now a real Dual Language school"? YES is a public school with 50% program in chinese and 50% in english and same optional chinese afterschool. Was S. W. a good school? Yes, it was an EXCELLENT school with the highest scores among NYC public scool. Is the "new" S. W. a good school? We'll find out after few years of experimental program to please a power game that has nothing to do with the ethic of education. I believe in protecting what has been proved to be, for years, an outstanding schoo. Furthermore: after living in China for many years, and studying Chinese languageI can confirm the afterschool has by far a higher quality of teaching and academic compared to the new system. You don't send your kids here because it's cool to say NIHAO, SW is facing the risk to become one of the many mediocre schools in NYC. Is there any other afterschool for 1000$ in NYC? I can't see any positive purpose for removing it given the fact that is cheap, great and optional. Hope nobody will have to regret this choi
Under our principal Ms.LingLing, Shuang Wen WAS a great school! no pain no gain. students must study very hard here. Since Ms.LingLing is not here,(2011 Sept) it is a big mess here. I rate this school 5 starts-- is for Ms.LingLing! Ms. LingLing we miss you much!
Shuang Wen is a great school, but not for my child.The 2009-10 school year was her last. Although the teaching staff was great, there really is no plan for children struggling in Chinese.The already long day of 8:30 - 5:30 was extended to 8- 5:30 for extra Chinese tutoring.My daughter's hours in school exceeded my own work day! As she moved up in grades, her frustration only grew and as much as the idea of my child being fluent in Mandarin appealed to me, a burned out 8 year old did not.It was not an easy decision to move her, but I know it was the right one.Again, Shuang Wen is a great school for the right child. I don't feel like I didn't work hard enough as a parent, or my daughter did not do her part as a student, it just didn't work for her. Good luck!
First off, this is a great school. The after school chinese program is very good and forces the kids to learn. Parents who tend not to want to make an effort (because it is such a demanding school) don't send their kids here. As a result, most of the kids are well behaved and smart. Most parents are involved which helps the school be even better. The class work is very demanding, so the kids learn a lot. If you send your kids here, they will graduate very smart. My daughter is 6 years old can hold a conversation in mandarin. The graduating class trip was to China and The Chinese New Year show this past year was amazing!! The show was like a off-broadway production. Now, with the goods there are always bads. The school work is very demanding not to mention the day starts about 8:30 and ends about
This program is really too rigorous and inflexible for 3-to-6 year olds. But my 6-year old is completely fluent in Mandarin, a language I do not speak. It is amazing to watch him understand and respond when spoken to in Chinese. Families have to be completely committed to this program as a lifestyle. If they are willing to accept the many drawbacks and if they prioritize bilingual education they will be happy with the school.
Parent that admits their children into this school knows the long hours, academic challenge, high expectations from students, teachers and parents. We work together as a team. Graduates return to school to thank teachers and Ms Lingling, principal, for their hard work.
My Child go there, she are very happy and like this school. she told me she like her classmates and teacher ms. william.
It is a fantastic dual language school. All the staffs and teachers are kindly. Parents are nice, and she can learn both English and Chinese.
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DolphinWatch/Captain'sQuarters Savannah Beach&Racquet Club! in Tybee Island
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The pictures, description and service will show you the difference
between owner loved remodeled condos and the rest.:)You'll have everything
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We have 13 years experience treating visiting families like OUR family! There are a few cheaper condos that haven't been updated, don't offer extras and supplies, don't provide our repair emergency help,etc. We often are told that people have to spend more than the difference to make up for what wasn't provided.:)
Savannah Beach & Racquet Club is about a short 15 or 20 minute drive
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views! Our secluded, private condos are situated on the sought after
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There is no real estate company involved on this listing like so
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These condos are far above the crowd..remodelled and lovingly
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Preventative medicine has long been considered by many to be the best kind of medicine. Business owners who provide insurance benefits for their employees couldn't agree more. Nancy Naeve Brown tells us that's why the Dakota King Company has on-site health screening done annually to identify potential high-risk cases before they occur.
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Elizabeth Sweeney Athol, a 1982 Bethany College graduate and Pittsburgh attorney, has been selected Alumna of the Year.
Scott D. Miller, the college's president, said Athol will be honored during the Alumni Weekend Awards Dinner May 3.
Athol earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Bethany and her law degree from Duquesne University.
She practices law at the firm Lovett Bookman Harmon Marks, where she specializes in estate and transfer tax planning. Before that, she worked at Reed Smith in trusts and estates and as vice president of the trust legal department at PNC Bank.
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Mandan Residents pack City Hall over three proposed street improvement projects.
The City Commission votes to bar one project-- and continue ahead with two others.
More than half of residents in one neighborhood voted "no" to pay for improvements in their area.
Over 50 percent protest is needed to stop the project.
Discussions over improvements to the Roughriders area and Industrial Park however will continue.
Property owners show up in force tonight to voice their opinions.
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One man who lives in the Roughrider neighborhood shared his concerns over the added cost of street lights.
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In a new development surrounding the shooting at Michael Vick's 30th birthday party on June 25, the prosecutor in Virginia Beach, Va., said Wednesday that the Eagles quarterback was involved in a confrontation at the scene prior to the shooting.
"The investigation shows he was not physically present when the shooting took place," Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey L. Bryant told Virginia TV station WAVY. "There were some confrontations between individuals and between groups, and Michael Vick was involved in one of those confrontations."
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