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MSNBCÔÇÖs Fineman: Obama to Run Vs. a ÔÇİTear Down Congress,ÔÇÖ Lieberman ÔÇİTakes a Lot of GuffÔÇÖ from MSNBC
Appearing as a guest on Monday's Countdown show on MSNBC, the Huffington Post's Howard Fineman - also a political analyst with MSNBC - spoke favorably of the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law, asserting that "this historic vote will be remembered as a very important one in the social history of the United States," and, as he admitted that independent Senator Joseph Lieberman "takes a lot of guff on this network," gave the former Democrat-turned independent Senator "credit where credit is due" for supporting the measure.
Fineman went on to predict that, because the Republican House next year will seek to undermine various pieces of legislation passed by Democrats - which he referred to as "historic" - that President Obama will be running against a "'tear down' Congress." Fineman:
The dynamic of the next two years is going to be to re-litigate and reargue all the legislation that Obama and the Democrats for the most part passed in the first two years. That means efforts to defund, to delegitimize, to get rid of, you know, all the historic legislation that was passed these first two years, and spending is going to be the way to do it. ... So it's not that Obama's going to be running against the "do nothing Congress." The President is going to be running against the sort of "tear down Congress"because that's going to be the mode of the next two years.
Fineman also notably used the term "progressive" - the preferred term of liberals - instead of the word "liberal" as he referred to the left wing of the Democratic party, and contended that Republicans "went pedal to the metal on the fear strategy on immigration" as he explained why the Dream Act failed to pass the Senate.
Below is a complete transcript of the segment from the Monday, December 20, Countdown show on MSNBC, guest hosted by Chris Hayes of the Nation:
CHRIS HAYES: Let's start with the Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal. It's a major civil rights accomplishment for both the departing Congress and the President, who spent the last two years fielding a lot of skepticism about his commitment to this. How do you think the White House is feeling about this?
HOWARD FINEMAN: Well, I think they're very happy about it, and I think they're very relieved, in part because they got crosswise with their progressive base over the tax bill, for example. But here's a social issue where they really could be at one with the people who got them elected. And I would say beyond that that long after a lot of the details of other bills that were enacted this year and signed into law by the President or forgotten sort of just become part of the general statutes of the United States, this historic vote will be remembered as a very important one in the social history of the United States, and this a President who likes to make social history, as you know, and I think that's one of the reasons why he and his supporters are so proud of it.
HAYES: You know, I'm looking at what's happened in this lame duck Congress, particularly if START does pass, which it is looking like it will - we'll get to that in a second - and I guess I'm trying to get my head around, how have they gotten so much done when there's been so much foot dragging, so much obstruction for such a long period of time, for the last two years? What is it about this lame duck? Is it the deadline they're up against that sort of forced a kind of action on this body that has been so sclerotic?
FINEMAN: Well, I think the deadline, you know, we're reporters, we know how deadlines concentrate the mind like a hanging, so that's part of it. I think you also alluded to it in the opening, Chris, which is that post-election, some Republicans - and in some cases, some Democrats - are freed up from the strictures of the campaign season and from allegiance to their party. There are opportunities for people to vote their conscience. I think that happened on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell vote in terms of some Republican votes there. I think Joe Lieberman - credit where credit is due to Joe Lieberman, who takes a lot of guff on this network among others -
HAYES: Sure.
FINEMAN: -he really worked hard on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. And I think also sort of the accident, if you will, or the President's decision to play on Republican turf on the tax bill, which is, after all, what he did. That created, however temporarily, sort of a spirit of bipartisanship that will probably be gone next year, but sort of existed in the bubble of the lame duck.
HAYES: I want to focus for a moment on the one big disappointment of this lame duck session, which is the Dream Act, which I remember being a reporter in 2003 and pitching a magazine feature on this thing, which has been around forever. States have passed it. It's one of these things, the moral logic of it seems fairly impeccable. Why did this not pass again?
FINEMAN: Well, this is a case, I think, where some Democrats who were looking toward the next election made it difficult, Jon Tester from out West being one of them. He's a guy who the people who supported the Dream Act are really furious with right now, for example, from Montana. I think some people who are up on the Democratic side in 2012, who are very skittish about the immigration question, decided not to take a risk. I think they may be taking the wrong lesson or maybe not paying attention to what happened in Nevada. The Republicans went pedal to the metal on the fear strategy on immigration. It ended up sinking whatever the chances the Republicans had of winning that seat. Harry Reid won going away, but other Democrats out West, especially, and in the Southwest, didn't want to take that chance. I think that's a big reason why.
HAYES: I think that's a good point about what the lesson is there. And I think long-term, you know, the political and policy interests align here.
FINEMAN: I agree.
HAYES: So hopefully we're going to see something better next year. Final question here, I want you to tell me about what is the status quo on this spending continuing resolution. And how much of a doomsday scenario are we setting up for ourselves come March when this continuing resolution expires?
FINEMAN: Well, the dynamic of the next two years, as this Congress winds down, the dynamic of the next two years is going to be to re-litigate and reargue all the legislation that Obama and the Democrats for the most part passed in the first two years. That means efforts to defund, to delegitimize, to get rid of, you know, all the historic legislation that was passed these first two years, and spending is going to be the way to do it. I think there'll be crisis after crisis after crisis on extending spending bills, on the continuing resolution, which will probably only go till February, maybe March, only till February, you know, at least. And we're going to see that over and over and over again. So it's not that Obama's going to be running against the "do nothing Congress." The President is going to be running against the sort of "tear down Congress"-
HAYES: Right.
FINEMAN: - because that's going to be the mode of the next two years.
HAYES: MSNBC political analyst Howard Fineman, thanks a lot for your time tonight. Appreciate it.
FINEMAN: Thank you, Chris.
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A do nothing Congress?  No
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 5:09am.
A do nothing Congress? No they are going to fight against the evils of socialism and communism represented by Obama and the liberals in Congress.
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Hopefully the nothings that they will do will include
Submitted by TheHistorian on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:44am.
- Cutting off all funding for Obamacare
- Cutting most of the funding for the Department of Health and Human Services
- Cutting off all funding for the Department of Education
- Cutting all non-nuclear funding for the Department of Energy
- Cutting all funding for the Environmental Protection Agency
All of these guys are funded under the "commerce" clause, which only appears in the preamble and not even in any of the duties of any of the branches of the Government. We have spent 60 years appeasing the Progressives in their march to make this a Communist country. It is time that we reverse course, so that again there is a distance from the liberal left and the middle course being charted by the government.
Dennis Prager
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Submitted by Mystapitt on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 8:12am.
Who is this Christine Hayes woman? She is stunningly attractive. Reminds me of a female Rachel Maddow.
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Oh, mystapitt.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 8:33am.
That one made me blow corn flakes out my nose! Wait till later in the day for those jewels.
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Clue for Howard
Submitted by HockeyKid on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 8:31am.
Does it ever bother you that the self-styled "progressives" support policies that put the economy, quality of life, and self-sufficience of every American in regression?
Just curious.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
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Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 8:38am.
"reargue all the legislation that Obama and the Democrats for the most part passed in the first two years."
Is Howie kidding? Reargue? That implies that there was an argument in the first place.
Best I can remember, the libs rammed the Obamagenda down the throats and up the a$$ of most Americans (according to polls & the last election) without so much as a kiss on the cheek afterwards. Usually did it in a late end of session crush, gotta pass or the world ends, mode.
Maybe this time around they will actually have to come up with some logical reasons for this crap they love to call progress.
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Submitted by KC Mulville on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:07am.
They were never forced to explain the bill. They didn't know what was in it, never mind take the time to answer what the ramifications would be.
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"Fineman also notably used
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:35am."Fineman also notably used the term "progressive" - the preferred term of liberals - instead of the word "liberal" as he referred to the left wing of the Democratic party" Whew, I'm so glad we can vote for Democrats again, since they've gotten rid of all those crazy liberals and replaced them with these new "progressives"...
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Whenever you hear a liberal say "Historic"....
Submitted by NeoKong on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:31am.
You know your about to get screwed.
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Teardown or Build Up
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:45am.
The next Congress is starting with a crap storm and has lots to fix and repeal. I mean look at what they have inherited from our Marxist in Chief.
I mean really, JUST LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE INHERITED.
Hmmmm, how do you dumocrats like hearing that? Sound familiar? Get used to it.
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Lieberman is no indie
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 11:06am.
Both he and Sanders may call themselves independents, but they are in reality no different than the Democrats, which are no better than communists/marxists, of which Sanders publicly acknowledge.
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Regarding repealing DADT, CNN
Submitted by SonnyPalermo on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 12:17pm.
Regarding repealing DADT, CNN announced that in honor of one of the most historical pieces of legislation ever passed, they will be airing a five part 120 hour special . . .
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Career GuidancePosted in ODD Blogs, Music, Movies & TV, Politicos, Media on January 29th, 2007
Certainly we all need a wee bit o' help from time to time with and about our chosen careers. Well that is the normal "we" actually as those who are Not One Of Us worry not.
With that ridiculous preamble now safely out of our ODDsystems we provide yet another episode in our continuing series of Self Help and Community Service Announcements.
Tis this, simply and without ornamentation: if you find that your once high flying career has you surfing the bar at the Holiday Inn instead of dancing [butt] cheek to [butt] cheek with Paris, why then no doubt you need to give your flagging career a new launch. We read that one of the surest means is the old bit of a strip for a nude photo shoot. At least according to photographer Motoji Takasu by way of the Mainichi Daily News. But then he does have vested interest in getting you naked so mayhaps his is just another pickup line.
And speaking of naked flagging careers, perhaps the excess exposure explains ol wassernames behavior recently, eh what?
But just think and consider (and ponder too if you are willing to go that far)! Once your career is again stratospheric you can give up some of those old haunts of yours…for example your gig at the Player's Nightclub at Hobart's St David's Anglican Cathedral. Sure the setting is nice, but the tips are probably lousy (unless you finger the collection plates that is). Won't you be happy to avoid all that leaping from pew to pew and dogma to dogma? We must admit however that we'll miss your genuflecting.
Naturally if you never really had a career, but still need that another hit of your "Look At Me" drug you can take a cue from Heidi and Seal. Invite the media over for a bit of a bash to show off the nude pictures of you and the family. Surely one of those pics will work later as a donation to raise funds for someone's school or hospital or church don't ya think?
And then, when your career just seems like so much T&A we suggest politics. No not Bush politics (although we couldn't resist that). Our sage advice? Chuck it all and move to Spain. Once there we urge you to consider, especially with your checkered background and vast experience, the position of Deputy Mayor for Economy.
~~The ODDones for OurDailyDead.com
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Bench ranking: 7th
Current team: Philadelphia 76ers
Height/weight: 6-8,220
Age on June 21, 2011: 23
Seasons in NBA: 4
Total games played off bench/starts: 81/1.
Stats coming off bench: Young averaged 12.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds, playing 26 minutes per game. Under Doug Collins, Young changed his approach, getting closer to the basket and it paid off with 54 percent shooting. After attempting 138 and 164 3-point shots (and hitting at a 34 percent clip) the previous two seasons, he tried only 22 from downtown last season. Not surprisingly, his rebounding numbers also soared.
What makes him a terrific bench player: Young would be a starter on a lot of teams as he combines size with nice athleticism and scoring ability. He became strictly a sixth man under Collins after making 45 starts during the 2009-10 season. He scored 20 or more points in 15 games, giving the Sixers production off the bench.
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We were looking forward to being VIP/Platinum and avoiding the lines. On this cruise was my daughter, her 5 yr. old son and myself. My grandson had a new pirate hat and his Carnival pirate t-shirt on for the embarkation picture. That is one picture we usually buy ea. cruise. This was my daughter's 9th Carnival Cruise and my l2th on Carnival. The line for VIP turned out to be longer than the people going thru the regular lines. We noticed a few people and watched to see if they got on the boat b/4 us and they did! Very slow for Platinum. We were finally directed to a little temp. table set up in the middle of the room where we obtained our sail and sign cards then were told to take a nearby kind of side door. We could tell we were not going to be walking by the photo place for the embarkation pictures. We said what about the pictures and were told oh, you will get them taken once you are actually on the ship. Of course this did not happen- only the ones going on sail and sign cards taken over there. So we were disappointed no embarkation pictures this trip. On our way off the boat my daughter was counting the laptop computers set up to process people getting on the boat that morning. There were about 30 computers so you can see 30 people helping process cruisers. I guess this explains why the people not VIP got on board b/4 all of us that were VIP waiting for just a few people to process us.
The food was good and we enjoyed it. We were assigned an early dining table with people who also had children and it worked out well. Everyone at our table including the kids seemed to be ordering multiple starters/entrees/deserts. The servers did not have a problem with this.
Everyone working on the ship were nice and friendly. I'm not saying they carried on conversations but would smile and speak.
We only went to one show the lst night I think and was not impressed with the singers.
We did have a comment on Camp Carnival. My grandson is 5 yrs. old. The 5 yr. olds are lumped into the same class as the 2 yr. olds. It's 2-5. We think he would have had a much better time being in a class with just 5 yr. olds or 4/5's or 5/6's. The activities were of course geared down to what a 2 yr. old can do which is certainly not the same level as a 5 yr. old.


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It's a touching sentiment to the American people, but for the rest of us, looks a little overdone given the game's protagonist, Connor, reportedly doesn't take sides in the revolutionary conflict and is, himself, half native American.
Either way, the best thing to take from this is Ubi's passion for their period-pieces and how much they get themselves into that head-space.
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La Paz, México
Dr. Luja received his Ph.D. in Use, Management and Preservation of Natural Resources at the Northwestern Center of Biological Research (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste) in Baja California Sur, Mexico. His dissertation research focused on the ecology, demography and conservation status of small and isolated populations of Baja California Treefrogs (Pseudacris hypochondriaca curta) in oases of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Dr. Luja is interested in the ecology and conservation of Mexican amphibians; especially in evaluating the effects of the human activities over both populations and communities. His research also focus on the distribution of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Baja California Sur, and the effects of tropical cyclones as sources of natural selection in both native and exotic frogs. He is a passionate wildlife photographer.
Ajmer, Rajsasthan, India
Dr. K.K. Sharma is a Professor of Zoology at the MDS University Ajmer, India. He has studied amphibians for the last thirty five years, in India and abroad. His interest in conservation of amphibians is focused on three main lines: (1) replacement of frog dissection in the schools, colleges and universities by digital alternatives of dissection and emphasis on biological studies in nature -- changing the curriculum from Dead Biology to what he calls Live Biology; (2) identification and species categorization of frogs based on their bio-acoustics characteristics (sono-taxonomy) to avoid unnecessary killing of frogs done by traditional taxonomists for this purpose; and (3) habitat restoration, particularly in extreme geographical regions such as the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, where urbanization, scanty rains and indiscriminate use of insecticides and fertilizers have put most of the frogs and toads under severe threat. A large number of Professor Sharma students are involved in saving frogs from road accidents on highways particularly during the breeding seasons. Dr. Sharma is also actively involved with educating the general public about amphibians, and has hosted several Save The Frogs Day events. You can view Dr. Sharma's CV here.
Torino, Italy
Dr. Andreone is the Curator of Herpetology at the Natural History Museum in Turin, Italy, and has conducted research on the amphibians of Madagascar for the past 20 years. He recently launched "A Conservation Strategy for the Amphibians of Madagascar" (ACSAM), an initiative aimed at conserving Madagascar's highly diverse frog fauna, as described in the Sahonagasy Action Plan. Dr. Andreone serves as Madagascar's Chairman of the Amphibian Specialist Group. He is interested not only in conducting research on Madagascar's most endangered species (i.e. Mantella cowani), but also in increasing public awareness in the country, through activities such as the Saogongogno Festival in Maroantsetra, which aims to protect the urban population of the tomato frog, Dyscophus antongilii. Franco's activities are also mirrored in Italy, where he conducts several actions for amphibian conservation. Franco serves as associate editor for scientific journals such as Zookeys, Phyllomedusa, and Alytes. You can view his CV and learn more about his research here.
Bangalore, India
Dr. Gururaja travels extensively in the Western Ghats of India and the Western Himalayas, addressing the impact of habitat fragmentation and modification on frogs. His research interests are in behavioral ecology of amphibians, landscape ecology and urban ecology. He is keen on understanding reproduction behavior in endemic frog families of Western Ghats and key ecological variables that influence breeding behaviors and distribution. Dr. Gururaja also focuses on patterns, processes, causes and consequences of forest fragmentation on amphibians and their distribution modeling. He has found and described two new species of frogs, Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis and Raorchestes ochlandrae. Based on amphibian diversity and distribution, he has proposed conservation priority areas in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Dr. Gururaja works closely with forest managers, researchers and students alike and loves interacting with people and school children to spread the SAVE THE FROGS! message. Future plans include building a larger network of people and students, educating them and moving towards collective efforts in conservation of amphibians. You can read Dr. Gururaja's CV here.
Three Rivers, Michigan, USA
Vic Eichler, Ph.D. is a retired developmental biologist whose professional career was largely devoted to studying the developing nervous system of amphibians. He published research on the role the developing optic nerve has on the developing centers of vision of the frog, and the role the brain has on the developing pineal gland and 'frontal organ'. The latter, often called the third eye, is located in the skin of the head between the eyes of many species of frogs. He has studied the asymmetries found in the roof of the forebrain in representatives of most extant families of frogs and salamanders as well as hormonal dependency in the development of anuran amphibians from larva to adult form. Vic is chairman of his local wetlands and environmental protection committee and has been a devoted activist for SAVE THE FROGS! in Michigan for several years.
Dr. Sarah Kupferberg focuses on aquatic food webs and amphibian ecology in northern California. She studies the effects of hydrologic and geomorphic factors on riverine ecosystems and the Foothill Yellow Legged Frog (Rana boylii). She conducts field surveys and experiments, reviews stream restoration projects, and works with engineers to facilitate stream restoration designs that work from both hydraulic and biologic perspectives. Most recently she completed a research project supported by the Public Interest Energy Research Group on the effects of hydroelectric projects in California on the frogs that live downstream. She also works as a consultant with Questa Engineering. Dr. Kupferberg received her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Botany from Duke University. You can download her CV here.
Oakland, California, USA
Mr. Starkey has worked as an ecological consultant for environmental consulting firms and government agencies such as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish & Game. He has worked with a wide diversity of California wildlife, including California Tiger Salamanders, San Francisco Garter Snakes, Giant Garter Snakes, bats, and ringtails. He has also worked at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, studying larval development and parental behavior of the neo-tropical frog, Leptodactylus insularum. After witnessing the result of widespread extinction of amphibians in the Panamanian rainforest, Mr. Starkey became dedicated to conserving amphibian species around the world. Mr. Starkey began volunteering with SAVE THE FROGS! in 2010 to inform the public about the threats facing amphibians and to to help nurture a society that respects and cherishes all forms of wildlife. Mr. Starkey serves as Chairman of the Advisory Committee. In this position, he rallies together scientists, volunteers, and others in order to help broaden SAVE THE FROGS' mission of conservation. Mr. Starkey coordinates our Belize Eco-Tour and regularly gives lectures on amphibian conservation at universities, schools, and to public interest groups. You can view Michael's webpage here.
Kumasi, Ghana
Gilbert Adum is the Executive Director and Chief Ecologist of SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana, an organization he co-founded in September 2011. Gilbert is one of only two Ghanaian scientists to complete a higher degree in a field related to amphibians, completing both his Bachelor's and Master's degree at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology's Department of Wildlife in Kumasi, Ghana. Gilbert received statistics training at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and through Cambridge University's Tropical Biology Association program, where he was awarded the prestigious Cambridge SCCS Best Report Award for the Year 2011. He also studied taxonomy at Humboldt University in Germany. Gilbert has led research teams in novel amphibian research and conservation, including the re-discovery of the critically endangered West African Giant Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis krokosua). Through a grant from the Zoological Society of London, Gilbert established that the deadly amphibian disease Chytridiomycosis is not currently a threat to Ghanaian frogs. Gilbert has presented his research results at scientific conferences in the United Kingdom and Tanzania and he continues to train undergraduates in the ecology, survey and conservation strategies of Ghanaian amphibians. Through his work with SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana, Gilbert aims to not only prevent the extinction of Ghana's endangered frogs, but also to spread the message of frog conservation and environmental protection across the entire African continent.
Santa Cruz, California, USA
Mr. Berry is the Water Resources Manager for the City of Santa Cruz, and he is currently working on a multi-species habitat conservation plan for the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), Pacific Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata), tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi) and other aquatic species. Through his Advisory role at SAVE THE FROGS!, Mr. Berry is especially focused on reducing the number of non-native American Bullfrogs entering California. He serves on several County of Santa Cruz advisory bodies including the Fish & Game Commission. He has recently worked on Endangered Species Act compliance for anadromous salmonids; invasive species and riparian protection policy; and water resources protection policy work for the County of Santa Cruz Water Advisory Commission. As a sub-adult before migrating to the Central Coast of California, Mr. Berry frequented the lakes, creeks and bogs of New England. He received his Bachelor's degree in Biology with a concentration in Aquatic Biology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and his Master's degree in Environmental Management with a concentration in nonpoint source water pollution impact assessment from the University of San Francisco.
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Robert Jadin is a Ph.D. student in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research focuses on the morphological and molecular phylogenetics of amphibians and reptiles, mainly venomous snakes. Robert's research also includes tropical amphibian and reptile monitoring in Peru along with studies of disease ecology on amphibians and their parasites. Robert has conducted fieldwork in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and throughout the United States. Robert is also actively involved in outreach to the general public about amphibian and reptile declines and has hosted many SAVE THE FROGS! events. You can read more about his research here.
Yosemite, California, USA
Beth Pratt is the California Director for the National Wildlife Federation and has worked in environmental leadership roles for almost twenty years, and in two of the country's largest national parks: Yosemite and Yellowstone. Before joining NWF, she worked on sustainability and climate change programs for Xanterra Parks & Resorts in Yellowstone as its Director of Environmental Affairs. Prior to her role in Yellowstone, for nine years Ms. Pratt served as the Vice President/CFO for the non-profit Yosemite Association in Yosemite National Park.
Ms. Pratt graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Boston with bachelor's degrees in management and biological anthropology, and a minor in marketing. She also obtained a master's in business administration from Regis University in Denver. In 2009 she earned the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Accredited Professional credential. Under her leadership, Yellowstone's environmental programs received environmental achievement awards from the National Park Service three years in a row, from 2009-2011.
In 2007, she traveled to Japan as part of a month-long Rotary International Professional Exchange to study business, sustainability, and national park operations. She is also a member of the Association of Partners for Public Lands Training Corps. Her work on sustainability in national parks has been featured in Sustainable Industries, Fast Company, Sierra Magazine, Green Lodging News, and on the Peter Greenberg Radio Show. She is also the author of the official Junior Ranger handbook for Yosemite. Beth writes about wildlife, climate change, weather, and her frog pond on her blogs (bethpratt.com and greeningyellowstone.org). She currently lives outside Yosemite National Park with her dogs Tioga, Aysun and Dante, two cats, and the many frogs who frequent her backyard frog pond.
Nurul Islam is the Executive Director of SAVE THE FROGS! Bangladesh, Asia's leading amphibian conservation organization. Nurul also serves on the SAVE THE FROGS! Advisory Committee, and is an intern student of Veterinary Medicine at the Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (CVASU) in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Nurul volunteered more than 300 hours to SAVE THE FROGS! prior to joining our staff. He successfully coordinated the 4th Annual Save The Frogs Day with 14 events in Bangladesh in 2012. His primary research interests are amphibian diseases, effect of pesticides, threats identification and mitigation, monitoring the population trend and conducting community education. Nurul aims to protect amphibians and raise environmental awareness among Bangladesh's people. Nurul has received the 2013 Marie Kirchberger Award for Amphibian Conservation, the 2012 Save The Frogs Day Award, the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Award, and Bat Conservation International's 2013 Conservation Impact Award. He is a curator of a citizen science project entitled Amphibians in Bangladesh, a part of iNaturalist's Global Amphibian Bioblitz.
Worcester, MA
Alyson Lee has been donating her graphic design wizardry to SAVE THE FROGS! since she designed our logo in 2008. She created the vast majority of the flyers, merchandise, icons, posters and other graphics on savethefrogs.com and has put in many volunteer hours, working directly with SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger on lots of projects that you have likely seen -- and some you may even wear if you have ever ordered merchandise from the SAVE THE FROGS Gift Center!. Alyson has over twenty-five years of cutting-edge graphic design experience. She has also worked on fine crafts, specialty typesetting, and has served the music industry as both a label and collateral designer and venue promoter. Alyson has served clients in the education, government, retail, life sciences, nonprofit and tele-communications sectors.
Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
George Sellers has been teaching biology for over 30 years. George has a Masters in biology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he conducted research on parasites of lizards. He recently founded the National Association of Biology Teacher's BioClub project that now has chapters at high schools and community colleges in the USA and Canada. George has been the American Chemical Society's Florida Teacher of the Year and currently serves on the advisory board for the Society's ChemClub. He has given numerous presentations at national and state meetings, published several book reviews for the National Science Teachers Association and has published peer-reviewed scientific papers on parasitology. George currently lives in Greenwood, SC and teaches high school biology at Ware Shoals High School.
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Izabela Menezes Barata is a Brazilian biologist who specializes in herpetology and has been studying the amphibian fauna since 2002, focusing on the ecology and distribution patterns of species in the Brazilian Cerrado biodiversity hotspot. She is a researcher at the Biotrópicos Institute, a non-governmental environmental organization founded in Minas Gerais in 2003. Izabela has coordinated research projects on amphibian conservation since 2007. Bringing together scientific research and the social application of the involved knowledge, she is also dedicated to environmental education and dissemination of the importance and diversity of Brazilian amphibians. She has organized Save The Frogs Day events since 2010. Izabela graduated from the Catholic University of Minas Gerais, where she also received her master's degree in vertebrate zoology.
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San Diego, California, USA
"Since I was a kid, I have been fascinated by amphibians. I remember
turning over a log in my backyard and finding a salamander. I initially
thought it was a lizard. After learning that the lizard was actually a
salamander, I started reading books about amphibians and became more and more fascinated by them. Today, I am a conservation ecologist at the San Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research where I study amphibians and reptiles with the goal of protecting them from human impacts. Currently, I am working on a project to protect the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa) in southern California. The Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog is a critically endangered species that has been reduce to only 200 adults and is threatened by habitat loss, drought, introduced species, and the chytrid fungus. In order for conservation programs to succeed we need help from all members of the community. As a member of the SAVE THE FROGS! Advisory Committee I hope to share my passion for amphibians with other citizens with the goal of encouraging them to become amphibian ambassadors."
Arcata, California, USA
Mr. Bettaso is a researcher with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and has worked in northern California with amphibians and reptiles since 1998. He completed both a B.S. and M.S. in Wildlife Biology from the Wildlife Department at Humboldt State University in 1995 and 2004, respectively. His primary focus for the past five years has been on the Trinity River Restoration Program, and has focused on two species, the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii) and the Pacific Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata), examining impacts of managed flow regimes, temperature influences and restoration activities on the Mainstem Trinity River. Other work has involved the detection of chytridiomycosis in northern California amphibians, and conducting egg mass surveys, as well as work with Pacific Pond Turtles in watersheds outside of the Trinity River.
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Mr. Lentz is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sociology at Duke University and is currently writing a dissertation at Cornell University's Department of Development Sociology. He holds masters degrees from both Cornell and from Yale University, where he studied at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. His research grows out of an early commitment to conservation to include interests in agriculture, forestry, and state formation in frontier areas of Southeast Asia. He has done extensive fieldwork in Indonesia and Vietnam and speaks both languages fluently. In Indonesia, Mr. Lentz's interests in nature-society relations led him to study teak forestry, protected area management, and agricultural adaptation to El Nino droughts. On this last project, he collaborated with local non-governmental organizations and with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). In Vietnam, his interest in frontiers has led him to his current dissertation project: to explain the historical processes through which modern states simultaneously construct national space and incorporate people and place within their boundaries. His research in Vietnam was supported by the Fulbright Foundation. You can view his CV here.
Mr. Urbanic is a technologist and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Currently President & CEO of Zoomify, Inc., he has been a senior member of management and technical teams at NetFlix, Borland International, and the University of California, and has served on the boards of numerous governmental and nongovernmental organizations supporting educational, cultural, and environmental initiatives. Mr. Urbanic provides technical expertise to SAVE THE FROGS!.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
David Wong is an architect and a passionate environmental activist. His background in biology has helped him advocate "green design" in architcture for over three decades. In the 1990's he led citizen efforts in successfully saving an urban forest in the city of Vancouver. David was instrumental in having the 1st Annual Save The Frogs Day legally recognized by the Mayor of Vancouver. He has also spent the past 10 years raising native Pacific Treefrogs in an effort to re-populate the city's urban frog population. An advisor to business and political leaders, David Wong has been recognized by the media as one of the province's "100 most influential Chinese-Canadians". He spends his spare time fussing around with his treefrogs, and nurturing his massive carnivorous plant collection.
Gold Coast, Australia
Dr. Webley is a marine ecologist working in Brisbane, Queensland. When not helping to manage recreational fishing around the estuaries of Moreton Bay he writes for a website that discusses ecology, nature, biodiversity and living sustainably. He has also been known to wander up moonlit streams in search of endangered frogs. You can view his CV here.
Reston, Virginia, USA
Mr. Chang holds a law degree from George Mason University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. Chang provides SAVE THE FROGS! with valuable legal advice. He currently practices commercial law with Blankingship & Keith in northern Virginia.
Alexandria, VA, USA
Dr. Tupper is an Assistant Professor of Zoology at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He received a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from George Mason University in 2006. His dissertation work focused on the conservation and management of Fowler's toad (Bufo fowleri) at Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. He is currently involved with a few projects at the National Seashore, including aiding in the development of a pattern mapping recognition program for B. fowleri, determining trends in oviposition site selection in B. fowleri and quantifying temporal variation in anuran detection probabilities for more effective long-term monitoring. Dr. Tupper will also be involved with telemetry of the eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) in the Provincelands at Cape Cod National Seashore.
Texarkana, Texas, USA
Dr. McCallum is an Associate Professor in Biology at Texas A&M University at Texarkana. His academic training is in conservation ecology, ecotoxicology, and evolutionary biology, and his publications encompass the ecology and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. He has been comparing recent extinction rates in amphibians to those from the fossil record and examining how future climate change may influence reproduction, range extent, and persistence of amphibians and reptiles in North America. Dr. McCallum is the managing editor of Herpetological Conservation and Biology, a journal dedicated to the conservation and life history ecology of amphibians and reptiles. You can read more about his research here, and view his CV here.
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LONDON, England — Melaine Walker will start her quest to retain the women's 400m hurdles title today on the third day of track and field action at the XXX Olympiad at Olympic Stadium in Stratford, London.
Walker shot to global prominence four years ago when she won the gold medal in an Olympic Record 52.64 seconds in a flawless performance and followed it up with a win the next year at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
The former St Jago High athlete will come into the event ranked only 11th in the world with a season-best 54.44 seconds done two weeks ago at an IAAF Diamond League meet in Monaco, one place behind MVP teammate and training partner Kaliese Spencer, who has finished just outside the medals in two global championships.
Nickesa Wilson, a fourth place finisher at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan in 2007 is the other Jamaican entrant and will run in the fourth of five first round heats ahead of Walker, who will run in the final heat, while Spence runs in the second heat.


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Begin at the start of "Five Niner" and go left with the arch using poor, painted-over footholds and mostly-shallow underclings and sidepulls until it is possible to gain the jugs up and right from the arch. Follow these good holds to the OTD top-out. A "cute" variation to "Overexposed" according to one Stonemaster. Despite the paint detracting from this problem somewhat, it still has some cool movement.
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Global Engagement: Team Vision
Binghamton University will be a global university with world-renowned faculty, strong academic programs, distinguished international partnerships and a lively, multicultural campus. The University will offer a wealth of opportunity for global research and engagement so that students will graduate fully prepared for leadership in and stewardship of a highly interdependent world.
Five Year Aspirational Goals
- Our global learning community will be all-inclusive: students, faculty, staff, alumni, members of our domestic and international partnerships and Binghamton area residents.
- Faculty increasingly will gain international recognition for their scholarship. Many will conduct research and teach abroad; eminent faculty and scholars from around the world will join our learning community.
- Binghamton faculty will develop innovative, international learning opportunities on campus and abroad so that all students acquire knowledge in globally-relevant subject areas and skill in critical thinking, languages and intercultural communications with opportunities to put these skills to use. Our students will engage in the world throughout their course of study.
- Our multi-disciplinary, multi-directional and multi-dimensional (3-M) partnerships within anchor countries will cut across disciplines, departments and schools, enabling faculty, students and staff to move freely across universities in order to conduct research, teach and learn, create distance learning collaborations, and establish non-degree, dual-degree and joint-degree programs.
- Quality education abroad programs, with greatly expanded student access, will be a cornerstone of global learning.
- We will increase and diversify the number of international students who choose Binghamton University. We will expand academic, cultural and social support services to retain these students.
- Staff recruitment and professional development will lead to a multilingual, culturally competent work force who will nurture the internationally friendly campus environment for which we are noted.
- Design plans and funding will be approved for a Global Center, which will be the nexus for international programs and services and a highly visible and inviting central campus space.
Twenty Year Aspirational Goals
- Binghamton will be a premier multi-national university with jointly-run degree programs in select anchor countries and with 3-M partnerships with an extended list of institutions abroad.
- We will be a first choice for international student applicants. The University will have outstanding support services that integrate international students into the university community.
- With a global reputation for quality of research and education, we will foster an open and friendly environment for learning that will enrich the lives of all Binghamton students, faculty, staff and the local community.
- Our guiding principle shall be that every student, faculty and staff member will aspire to be "international," and this will be part of our institutional culture.


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WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- With most of last year's starting line-up returning, including three All-Northwest Conference players, the women's soccer team at Whitman College is poised for a run at a second straight winning season.
"With most of our core players coming from the junior, sophomore and freshman classes, we're still a young team," coach Scott Shields says. "With most of our players returning and a strong first-year class, we're in position to make a greater impact this fall in our conference. Maybe we're not quite ready to challenge for one of the top spots, but after we had such a tremendous season last fall, you never know."
The Missionaries finished at 9-8-1 last season, which included a 5-8-1 mark in the NWC, good enough for a fourth-place tie with Whitworth. Whitman actually had a better season than its eastern Washington rival, beating Whitworth twice during the season as the Pirates slipped to a 7-10-1 record overall.
In this fall's preseason poll of NWC coaches, Whitman garnered 38 votes to fill the fifth spot. The poll placed Whitworth one point ahead in the fourth slot.
For a second consecutive time, the poll tabbed Puget Sound and Willamette as co-favorites for this year's title. Willamette won its eighth NWC crown in nine years last fall, narrowly edging Puget Sound before advancing as far as the NCAA Div. III semifinals.
Linfield, which finished third in the NWC standings last fall, collected 43 votes to take the third spot in the latest poll.
"It appears that Willamette and Puget Sound are still the top teams," Shields says. "At the same time, I'm sure there are a few schools, including Whitman, who will pull some upsets and make the top teams earn a title."
Now in his ninth season, Shields looks to sophomore forward Katey Schmitz, junior defender Meghan Bowen and senior midfielder Erin Bray as three keys to another successful season.
Schmitz (Medina, Wash. / Bellevue HS) was one of only two first-year players who earned First Team All-NWC honors last fall. Schmitz scored seven goals on the season. Only five players in the conference found the back of the net more frequently than Schmitz.
Bowen (Bellevue, Wash. / Newport HS), a team captain last fall, anchored Whitman's defense and earned Second Team All-NWC recognition for the second time in two seasons. Bowen captured awards as Whitman's Best Defensive Player and Most Valuable Player in each of her first two seasons.
Schmitz and Bowen also earned spots last fall on the NCAA Div. III Far West All-Region Third Team.
Bray (Canon, Colo. / Canon HS), a junior in terms of athletic eligibility, sparked Whitman's offense last fall with seven assists and one goal. Only two players in the conference had more assists than Bray.
"Erin captained the offense and is the kind of player who gets the ball to the right person," Shields says. "Her greatest strength is her vision of the field. Few players see the field as well as Erin."
Overall defense will be a strength for the Missionaries. Joining Bowen as returning starters are junior Lindsay Gore (Bainbridge Island, Wash. / Bainbridge HS), sophomore Lindsay Colgan (Sumner, Wash. / Sumner HS) and senior Anna Pepper (Kirkland, Wash. / Overlake School). Sophomore Kim Boese (Edmonds, Wash. / Meadowdale HS), now fully recovered from a knee injury suffered 18 months ago, is also expected to compete for a starting spot on defense.
Shields gave his annual Coach's Award last fall to Gore, who developed into a team leader as the season progressed. "All of her teammates admire and respect her," he says. "She was the player we used on defense to mark the other team's biggest offensive threat. She is definitely one of our toughest players."
Bray will have plenty of help in the midfield with starters Sara Weihmann, Kaitlin Varady and Jennifer Weissman all returning.
Weihmann (West Linn, Ore. / West Linn HS) , a junior, contributed two goals and three assists last fall. Teammates voted her the squad's Most Inspirational Player award. "What a fantastic player to have on any team," Shields says. "Sara always brings energy and intelligence. She has high expectations for herself, which is evident in her work ethic, and she pushes all of her teammates to become better players."
Varady (Fairfield, Calif. / Justin-Siena HS), a junior, tallied five goals and one assist last season. She paced Whitman to a 2-1 victory over Pacific Lutheran last October, scoring one goal and assisting on another.
Weissman (Redmond, Wash. / Eastlake HS), a sophomore, started her freshman season as a solid contributor off the bench and eventually moved into a starting role. With limited opportunities, Weissman scored just one goal, but "her speed and athleticism make her an offensive threat," Shields says. "She has a very dangerous shot, one that I hope to see more frequently this season."
Joining Schmitz at forward is sophomore Nanette Langston (Bend, Ore. / Bend HS). Langston made an immediate impact last fall, scoring the game-winning goal in Whitman's season-opening victory over Whittier College. She added a second goal the next day in a 2-1 triumph over Occidental College.
"Nanette scored some key goals for us last fall and proved herself many times over," Shields says. Langston finished her first collegiate campaign with three goals and two assists.
Seniors Julia Makowski (Boulder, Colo. / Boulder HS) and Jana Seaman (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) give the Missionaries more experienced depth at the forward spot.
Makowski, a junior in athletic eligibility, booted four goals and two assists last season. Two of her goals in a late-season 2-0 victory over Whitworth in Spokane.
Seaman added three goals and one assist during the season. One of her goals was the difference in Whitman's 1-0 victory over Montana State-Billings.
Shields, who earned NWC Coach of the Year honors last fall for the second time in his Whitman tenure, welcomes a total of 17 first-players competing for about eight varsity spots. "I'm excited about our freshman class," he says. "Having so many new players is a great position for a coach. The toughest part will be making the final selections for the team."
First-year players include Lauren DeYoung (Portland, Ore. / Jesuit HS), McKenzie Hoffman (Redmond, Wash. / Eastlake HS) and Hillary Chisholm (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS). All three players have older brothers who are attending and/or playing men's soccer at Whitman.
McKenzie Hoffman is the third member of her family to play at Whitman. Brother Nate is a senior this fall, while oldest brother Damian finished his playing career in 1998.
Hillary Chisholm's brother, Tyler, is a junior defender on the men's team this fall. Lauren DeYoung's brother, Daniel, is a senior at Whitman, although he doesn't play varsity soccer.
"McKenzie, Hillary and Lauren are all quality players," Shields says. "They will definitely strengthen our program. Our conference is as strong as ever, so we need to have a strong first-year class."
The only key players Whitman lost from last year's team are midfielder Megan Mackenzie, forward Liz Davis and goalkeeper Rena Parcells.
"Our biggest question mark at this point is goalkeeper," Shields says.
Parcells (Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla HS), was last year's starter as a sophomore, posting four shutouts and averaging more than seven saves per game. She is on foreign study this academic year, attending the University of Queensland in Australia.
Parcells' two back-ups last year were first-year players, neither of whom are back with the team this fall. That leaves the keeper position in the hands of newcomer Anne Owen (Bozeman, Mont. / Taft School). "Anne has a solid background," Shields says.
Amy Kunkle-Patterson (Yakima, Wash. / Davis HS), also a first-year player, plays defender and serves as this year's back-up at the keeper spot.
Mackenzie (Spokane, Wash. / Lewis & Clark HS), a three-year starter at center-midfield and a Whitman team captain, has transferred to New York's Columbia University as part of a cooperative engineering program between the two schools. Mackenzie is playing her senior soccer season for the Lions, who compete at the NCAA Div. I level.
Mackenzie's younger sister, Kara Mackenzie, is a first-year player this fall. "Kara plays forward and has a lot of talent," Shields says. "She's going to make a strong impact in her first season."
Davis (Pacific Palisades, Calif. / Palisades Charter HS), who had two goals and an assist last year as a senior, is the only Missionary player who was lost to graduation.
Whitman kicks off its season by hosting Walla Walla Community College in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31.
After playing two games on the road, the Missionaries return for a Sept. 13 exhibition game with the Eastern Washington University junior varsity.
Whitman wraps up its pre-conference slate with home games on Sept. 15 and Sept. 22 against Carroll College and Montana State-Billings.
The Missionaries play their first three NWC games on the road, including their Sept. 25 conference opener at Whitworth.


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DENVER – The Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute (RMWTCI), the educational branch of the World Trade Center Denver and a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, is pleased to receive a $177,644 grant from the Federal Economic Development Administration. The Federal Economic Development Administration awards this Economic Adjustment Assistance grant to programs that advance economic development in financially distressed areas. Colorado is home to 22 distressed counties (measured by per capita income and unemployment rate.) In development for approximately six months, this grant project promises to bring the RMWTCI's award-winning export training programs to those Colorado counties that need it most.
"We are delighted to partner with the public and private sector on this trade education initiative," said Karen Gerwitz, President of the World Trade Center Denver. "Our mission is to facilitate trade to and from the Rocky Mountain Region, and this grant boosts our ability to do so."
Specifically, the RMWTCI's 3-Point Initiative to Expand Exports through Education calls for a multi-pronged approach to increase export education opportunities in Colorado. First, the RMWTCI's award-winning instructors will travel to four Colorado counties to provide in-person export training that will begin with an introduction to exporting and progress to the nuts and bolts of the exporting process. Second, the RMWTCI will build upon its online education platform by recording and uploading several courses and webinars related specifically to exporting and to Advanced Industries in Colorado, accessible to any with an Internet connection. Finally, the RMWTCI will build a comprehensive database of exporters in Colorado, with the goal to provide targeted resources to these businesses in order to help them achieve maximum success in the exporting process. These resources will include a business-to-business mentoring program in which a business or entrepreneur in a distressed county will be paired with an organization that is currently achieving high levels of success at exporting.
The RMWTCI is thrilled to implement this project and expand its export education programs in Colorado through this grant award. For more information about the RMWTCI and its educational programs, click here.
"The world is becoming more interconnected by the day… The only question is: Are we going to shape globalization, or are we going to be shaped by it."
This was the overarching theme of Monday's lunch meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. The lunch was held at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel and attended by a group of local business leaders, international trade experts, government and civic leaders. Froman discussed the current negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in the Asia Pacific and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union.
Froman also focused on how important exporting is to both the U.S. and Colorado's economy.
"Following the 2008 financial crisis… American exports were an important engine of growth in the United States, helping keep businesses big and small alive while demand elsewhere slowed to a halt," he stated. "Since then, fully one third of our economic growth has been driven by exports."
With the U.S. relying on exports for economic growth, these two free trade agreements are extremely important. "Taken together, that will put the U.S. at the center of a free trade area that covers two-thirds of the global economy," Froman claimed.
Froman also said that these free trade agreements and existing agreements will make the "U.S. the place where companies want to make things, both to serve the U.S. market, but also to export to the rest of the world."
The Brown Palace luncheon was hosted by the World Trade Center Denver and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
To read more about the meeting and Ambassador Michael Froman, click here for the full story.
By Chris McGinnis
"Even the most notorious nose-to-the-grindstone business traveller will have a difficult time not having fun in sunny Denver, located on the eastern edge of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Its location near the geographic centre of the US, a world-class airport and a rash of recent hotel developments in its pedestrian-friendly core have combined to make Denver an increasingly regular stop on the business travel circuit. From 2010 to 2011, there was a 17% increase in business travellers coming to the city, and a hotel building boom will add some 1,400 new rooms over the next two to three years.
Also, the city's diverse economy has weathered the recent economic storm better than most other major US cities. In April the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation had to revise its forecast due to better-than-expected gains in employment, retail sales and applications for residential building permits."
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130516-business-trip-denver/1
"Two Colorado firms will be among more than 50 U.S. companies that will be honored next week for increasing American exports.
Geotech Environmental Equipment Inc. of Denver and Boulder's Lightning Eliminators & Consultants will receive the 2013 President's "E" Award.
Of the 57 recipients, 47 are small or medium-sized enterprises, 33 are manufacturers and 31 fall into both categories, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce."
Colorado companies receiving the "E" Award for Exports are Geotech Environmental Equipment Inc. of Denver and Lightning Eliminators & Consultants of Boulder.
Also, the World Trade Center-Denver and Frederick Export in Denver received the "E" Award for Export Service."
Read more: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2013/05/15/colorado-companies-get-honors-from.html
"Small business exporters like (Zeigler) are key engines of our economy and are playing a crucial role in job creation as we move toward an economy that is built to last," SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns said in a statement.
Zeigler's executives were presented the award at the World Trade Day Conference in Denver yesterday."
Read more: http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130517/CPBJ01/130519789/Zeigler-Bros-named-national-Exporter-of-the-Year
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Jonsson T, Stefansson H, Steinberg S, Jonsdottir I, Jonsson PV, Snædal J, Bjornsson S, Huttenlocher J, Levey AI, Lah JJ, Rujescu D, Hampel H, Giegling I, Andreassen OA, Engedal K, Ulstein I, Djurovic S, Ibrahim-Verbaas C, Hofman A, Ikram MA, van Duijn CM, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Stefansson K. Variant of TREM2 associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 10;368(2):107-16. PubMed.
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Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) represents a surface receptor without its own intracellular signaling motif. It therefore depends on the adaptor protein 12 (DAP12) for the initiation of signaling cascades. TREM2 has been primarily found and investigated in myeloid cells, and thus far, TREM2 and DAP12 mutations have only been known to be involved in progressive presenile dementia in patients suffering from polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy (Nasu-Hakola disease), a rare autosomal recessive disorder.
The reports from Jonsson et al. and Guerreiro et al. now convincingly suggest that rare, heterozygous variants of the TREM2 gene, which most likely result in a reduced function of this receptor, are pathogenetically involved in sporadic AD. In the human cerebral cortex, TREM2 expression has been described in microglia and, to a smaller extent, in neurons (Sessa et al., 2004). Importantly, TREM2 has been described to be expressed by non-activated microglia (Schmid et al., 2002), but also can be found at the border of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque deposits in APP transgenic mice (Frank et al., 2008), thus implicating TREM2 in the innate immune response to Aβ accumulation and deposition in the brain.
Innate immune activation and neurodegenerative pathways interact at multiple levels, and this mutual interaction may ultimately function as an important motor of neurodegeneration (for a review see, e.g., (Lucin and Wyss-Coray, 2009; Heneka and O'Banion, 2007). Given the pro-phagocytic and anti-inflammatory role of TREM2 (Takahashi et al., 2005), expression of TREM2 by Aβ plaque-associated microglia may be interpreted as an effort to support Aβ clearance and to limit the proinflammatory cytokine expression in response to microglia activation by Aβ itself.
Knockdown of TREM2 in microglia increased the gene transcription of nitric oxide (NO) synthase 2 (NOS2) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) (Takahashi et al., 2005). As NOS2-derived NO may directly enhance Aβ aggregation (Kummer et al., 2011), and acts in concert with TNF-α to suppress hippocampal long-term potentiation (Wang et al., 2004; Wang et al., 2005), loss-of-function mutations in TREM2 may promote AD neuroinflammation and thereby drive neuronal degeneration. Likewise, TREM2 expression has been positively correlated with the phagocytic clearance of Aβ in APP transgenic mice (Melchior et al., 2010). Since impaired Aβ clearance has been suggested as the underlying cause of sporadic AD (Mawuenyega et al., 2010), loss of phagocytic efficacy due to TREM2 mutations could represent a possible mechanism by which the described mutations increase the risk to develop AD.
Further support for TREM2 being an important mediator in neuroinflammation comes from multiple sclerosis (MS), where soluble TREM2 has been found to be increased in patients suffering from relapsing-remitting and primary progressive MS (Piccio et al., 2008). Intriguingly, inhibition of TREM2 function potentiated pathology in the related murine model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (Piccio et al., 2007).View all comments by Michael Heneka
The present work can be viewed as key support for the neuroinflammation hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease. In my mind, at least, it dovetails well with earlier work demonstrating genomewide association between another microglial proinflammatory gene, complement receptor 1, and Alzheimer's disease (Lambert et al., 2009). Together, these and other studies mark a turning of the tide in how we fundamentally view the disease—specifically, as an inflammatory syndrome.
In regard to the present work, I find it interesting that TREM2 expression was increased in the TgCRND8 mouse model of cerebral amyloidosis. One logical follow-on question is whether interrupting TREM2 function will impact disease progression in rodent models. Given that TREM2 plays a role in mediating proinflammatory innate immune signaling by microglia, as Michael Heneka nicely pointed out, one could hypothesize that blunting neuroinflammation by knocking out TREM2 would mitigate AD-like pathology in transgenic mice. By corollary, this would suggest that blocking TREM2-mediated neuroinflammation, as opposed to promoting it, would be the therapeutic approach here.View all comments by Terrence Town
These studies provide further evidence that the genetic architecture of Alzheimer's disease does indeed include rare variants of intermediate penetrance, analogous to our work on rare variants in the GRN (Brouwers et al., 2008) and CLU genes (Bettens et al., 2012). Moreover, these NEJM papers demonstrate the strength of techniques such as whole-exome sequencing to detect rare variants implicated in Alzheimer's disease, although it should be noted that large numbers of samples are required before there is sufficient basis to draw first conclusions. Of note, there was no evidence of association of the TREM2 variant in several individual replication cohorts, with the variant only reaching significance when pooling results.
One of the caveats when combining exome or genome sequence data from several sites, with controls and patients coming from different centers/platforms, is population stratification. Population allele frequency estimates seem to differ among countries. Nevertheless, association was also observed in one single large cohort from Iceland.
Discovery of a rare variant associated with AD, like the one described in TREM2, has a small epidemiological impact, but may have significant impact in understanding the pathomechanisms leading to AD.View all comments by Kristel Sleegers
With the increasing acceptance (1) that Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial disorder (2), it might be a mistake to interpret every new finding on Alzheimer's disease through the amyloid lens (see Michael Heneka's comment above). As Neumann and Daly pointed out in their NEJM commentary, amyloid plaques have not been reported in Nasu-Hakola patients despite a near-complete loss of function of TREM2 and progressive presenile inflammatory neurodegeneration. Thus, increased AD risk in TREM2 variants is just as likely to be independent of amyloid, and future investigations should be designed/interpreted accordingly.
Looking back, we could argue that a similar mistake was made when epidemiological data on NSAIDs' protective effects against developing AD were interpreted in terms of NSAIDs' ability to inhibit γ-secretase cleavage (3). This resulted in subsequent confusing data on various NSAIDs and Aβ production, and perhaps muddied NSAIDs' potential as therapeutic drugs. Perhaps we need to ponder whether our inability to think outside the amyloid framework is inhibiting the field from making faster progress towards an effective therapeutic treatment.View all comments by Sanjay Pimplikar


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From February 4 thru March 14, the Clips will play 17 out of 20 games away from home. Ouch. We start out with Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, and NY. Later on, we play OKC, NO, and the Lakers, all in succession. Then we come home, only to face Boston, Houston, and Denver. We close out with a 5 game "mini" trip that includes Boston (again) and Memphis. So no, this won't be easy. If its any consolation, 11 of those 17 road games will be against eastern conference teams.
Personally, I bet we'll have our struggles early in the trip and then gradually get better at it... Over several games, the players will learn to keep their composure. Kaman will probably be back around the beginning of the trip and gradually work his way into the rotation. In the end, I think The Trip will seem like a microcosm of what we've witnessed from the start of the season until now. That's my hunch.
So I say, "Bring it on." What better stomping ground on which to prove ourselves? Check out the schedule for yourself at http://espn.go.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers.