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The Associated Press (AP) reported today that China's national law allowing only one child per family has caused millions of Chinese couples to abort or even practice infanticide of their female children to ensure that their surviving child is a boy. In Chinese culture, boys are far more highly prized than are girls. The AP reported, "Researchers say China has millions fewer girls than it normally should, suggesting that many were aborted or killed after birth."
Consequently, the Chinese government today announced that it would ban the popular use of abortion for sex selection and offer financial incentives to couples with no boy children. Government figures show 117 boys born in China for every 100 girls. In normal human populations, the ratio is nearly one to one, or 100 boys for 100 girls, or the girls might even have a slight edge on the boys.
The AP continued, "The gap has led to warnings that millions of men won't find wives in coming years, fueling social tensions and a black market in baby girls and abducted women."
Speaking for the Chinese National Population and Family Planning Commission, Zhao Baige, vice minister, announced, "Illegal sex determination and sex-selective abortion must be strictly banned. China has set the goal of lowering the sex ratio to a normal level by 2010."
This is a long standing problem that China has attempted to remedy by similar measures in the past, but has been unable to control.
For the full story: China Worried: Abortion is Wiping Out Women.
British Home Secretary David Blunkett today unveiled sweeping proposals to change the law on prostitution, including the controversial proposal to decriminalize brothels. Blunkett said the proposal would keep brothels from operating disguised as "legitimate" businesses such as massage parlors or escort services.
Calling current laws "outdated, confusing, and ineffective," Blunkett added that he would ask ministers of Parliament to also consider "tolerance zones" for street prostitution.
The changes also call for toughening the laws against pimps, brothel keepers, and clients. It would also set out guidelines for offering treatment, housing, and education to prostitutes hooked on drugs.
For the full story: Shake-up in Store for Law on Prostitutes.
Christian Solidarity International (CSI) reported today that 86 black Sudanese boys were purchased from their owners last month through neogiations by the Arab-Dinka Peace Committee at Warawar, Southern Sudan. The freed slaves were documented last week by researchers sponsored by CSI.
Tens of thousands of black women and children have been enslaved by Sudanese government-sponsored militias during the last 20 years of civil war in the small African country.
Over 80% of the boys reported that they had been forced to practice Islam by their owners, even though the boys came from Christian or tribal religion backgrounds. More than 65% of the slaves reported that they had seen the execution of other black Africans during slave raids or while they were working as slaves.
The Islamist government of Sudan has allowed slave trading in Southern Sudan as a way of decimating the black, non-Muslim communities who have resisted forced Muslim conversion by the Arabs who have taken over the region. Although the US sponsored cease-fire in Southern Sudan has nearly eliminated the slave trade there, it is still rampant in the Darfur region of Western Sudan.
Since the outbreak of civil war in 1983, more than 2 million civilians have been killed, 5 million displaced from their ancestral lands, and tens of thousands of womean and children have been enslaved.
Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Carol Ball Tuesday heard a case brought by an attorney for 8 same-sex couples from other states who wanted to take advantage of Massachusetts' unique same-sex marriage provisions. The attorney, Michele Granda, asked the judge to issue an injunction blocking the state from enforcing the law which prohibits marriages in Massachusetts that would be considered illegal in a couple's home state. Granda argued that the 1913 law violates both the US Constitution and state law.
Arguing for the state of Massachusetss, Assistant Attorney General Peter Sacks protested that the law protected other states' rights to define marriage as they want to, unemcumbered by other state's definitions. This principle was repeatedly cited by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in its original November ruling that legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts.
Of the 8 out-of-state couples represented by Granda, 5 were married in Massachusetts by clerks who ignored the 1913 law while 3 were denied marriage licenses when they applied.
Judge Ball gave the state until August 2 to file its response, but has not announced when she will make her ruling. She noted, however, "From what I've read so far, it appears the state is applying the law in a procedurally non-discriminatory manner."
For the full story: Judge to Decide if Law Discriminates against Same-Sex Couples.
When Palm Beach, Florida residents Maureen Donnel and Fern Tailer Denarvaez saw the Jewish Menorahs displayed on city property, they decided to donate a Christmas nativity scene to be erected next to the menorahs. But they found that the city repeatedly ignored them and through inaction essentially refused to display a Christian symbol alongside a Jewish symbol.
Not only wasn't it fair, Donnel and Tailer thought it was inexcusably rude, too. Now a federal district court judge has agreed with them after hearing their suit, filed on their behalf by the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC). The judge ruled that the city must pay them $50,000 in attorney fees and apologize for ignoring them.
Edward White, TMLC associate counsel, remarked, "The bottom line message is that towns should not ignore their citizens' requests, that towns can allow religious displays to be put up on public property, and that they should do that." He continued, "And that if they don't, lawsuits will be filed, and they'll have to pay money when they didn't have to pay money."
For the full story: Palm Beach Christian Win Religious Freedom Fight with City.
The 15th Annual Harvest Crusade evangelistic outreach will take place Saturday, July 10 at Anaheim's Angel Stadium in Orange County, California. The Southern California summer evangelism crusade is hosted by Riverside, California pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie.
The crusade includes a daytime Summerfest youth festival and an evening "Night Worship" program.
Summerfest will include extreme sports such as BMX and Vert Skate, a SportsZone and KidsZone, youth-oriented music celebreties, and many professional athlete celebrity appearances.
A Night of Worship will include the main message by Greg Laurie, music by UK-based Matt Redman, and performers Fernando Ortega and Tommy Walker. A 1,000 voice community choir will perform. Translators will be translating in Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Vietnamese, and American Sign Language (ASL).
For the full story: Thousands to Gather for Southern Calif. Harvest July 10.
Lilly Endowment Inc., a private philanthropic foundation, has awarded a University of Northern Iowa (UNI) professor, Betty DeBerg, a $700,000 grant to conduct a 3 year study on campus ministries throughout the US. DeBerg, previously funded by Lilly on a separate project, "Religion on Campus," is the head of the philosophy and religion department at UNI.
"I want to understand young adulthood in terms of religious faith and practice," explained DeBerg. "And I want to help religious denominations to decide where campus ministries should be on their priorities." The study will examine 4 kinds of campus ministries: chaplaincy programs at church-related private colleges, denominational campus ministries at state-funded schools, nondenominational organizations, and congregation-based ministry programs.
For the full story: Professor Awarded $700,000 Grant to Research on Campus Ministries.
The Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) Wednesday voted unanimously to forbid the blessing and performances of "weddings" of same sex couples in the church or by AME clergy. The mostly African-American constituency of the AME is overwhelmingly against such church blessings or ceremonies. The vote was made without any prior official discussion from the floor of the conference.
Despite the unanimous, binding vote, some AME pastors say they will continue to support homosexuals in their ministry. The AME has not adopted a policy of discipline for ministers who defy the terms of the vote.
Andy Sidden, a pastor from the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) association of congregations says MCC churches will continue to attract same sex couples from denominations like the AME as long as those churches refuse to recognize the validity of their unions: "Maybe 10 years from now [the AME] will decide differently, but African-American couples that need recognition of their love can't wait 10 years. They'll just come to churches like ours which offer that recognition." The MCC, founded in Los Angeles in 1968, now numbers 300 churches in its fellowship in 18 different countries with more than 40,000 members (as of 2000). The MCC describes itself as "a worldwide fellowship of Christian churches with a special outreach to the world's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities."
For the full story: African Methodist Episcopal Church Rejects Gay 'Marriage' Blessing Rights.
The Rev. Arthur Allen, Jr. (72), pastor of the Atlanta area House of Prayer church, is seeking a new trial, his attorney argued Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court. Allen was convicted in October 2002 and sentenced in August 2003 for aggravated assault and child cruelty for his part in teaching his congregation to use belts and whips in punishing their children, punishment that sometimes took place in front of the entire congregation during services. He has steadfastly maintained that the punishment he advocated and supervised was not excessive and was an application of the biblical mandate that to "spare the rod" was to "spoil the child."
At the time the case began, dozens of the children of the House of Prayer congregation were removed from their parents' custody and many observers said that the wholesale removal of children from their families by local children's services staff was excessive and cruel in and of itself. Since then all of the children have either been returned to their families or are now of legal adult age and no longer in the social services system as abused children.
Thursday, attorney Deborah Poole of the Georgia Justice Project argued that Judge T. Jackson Bedford, who presided at Allen's trial and also heard Thursday's argument from Poole, erred in not appointing a defense attorney to represent Allen during his trial, even though Allen repeatedly insisted that he represent himself without any other legal assistance.
Poole argued that Allen "didn't realize until he was in the depths of the trial that he was sinking, and sinking fast." She argued that Bedford should have "appointed standby counsel even over the defendant's objections." Allen didn't have an understanding of the "legal nuances and complexities" necessary to recognize questionable evidence introduced against him that any experienced lawyer would have recognized and objected to.
Bedford responded that he had repeatedly urged Allen to get proper legal representation, and that he had appointed 11 lawyers to standby status to give advice to Allen -- advice Allen refused to receive. Bedford took Poole's request under advisement but has not said when he expects to rule on the request.
Meanwhile, Allen remains in prison on a 2 year, no parole sentence imposed after Allen violated his initial probation sentence by refusing to report to his probation officer, pay court fines levied against him, or attend anger management counseling.
For the full story: Pastor Seeks New Trial in Cruelty Case.
Controversial abortion provider George Tiller runs a nationally known abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas, and currently he's having some serious staffing problems. The clinic, which specializes in late-term abortions, has gone through two clinic managers in the four months while volunteers for Operation Rescue West (ORW), a pro-life activist organization, were using publicity about her job to inform their communities of their association with the abortion industry. Although no one knows for sure whether the pro-life pressure was a significant factor in the two resignations, ORW spokesperson Cheryl Sullenger commended the most recent ex-manager's decision to leave: "For whatever reasons, Rhoda Lipscomb decided to leave her job at Tiller's abortion mill. We rejoice and thank God that she no longer participates in the brutal killing of innocent baby boys and girls. We wish her the best and pray God's blessings on her for her decision to stop participating in the abortion trade."
ORW's "Year of Rebuke" included picketing and information distribution regarding the abortion clinic, Dr. Tiller, and the management of the clinic. The previous manager quit after ORW informed the woman's neighbors of her occupation and held prayer vigils in her neighborhood on her behalf. That woman now manages a local candle shop.
Rhoda Lipscomb was hired by Tiller after a nationwide search for a new clinic manager. Lipscomb worked previously as the manager for a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. Lipscomb lasted 3 months at her new job in Witchita.
OPW's Sullenger explained the group's strategy in terms of ethical consistency, saying that Lipscomb "thought she could go into the abortion clinic, she can do her little work and then she can leave and go home and she's a normal person, and nobody has to know what she really does. We don't let them have that anonymity. We believe if they are going to be a participant in the abortion industry, that's everybody's business."
Denying that ORW went too far in exposing Lipscomb's occupation to her neighbors, Sullenger said, "There is nothing wrong with pointing out someone's sin, exposing it. It is like it says in the scriptures to do, 'Expose the unfruitful deeds of darkness.' We are giving them an opportunity to repent."
ORW's "Year of the Rebuke" counts on massive publicity and presence at targeted abortion clinics and the neighborhoods of their doctors and managers to raise public awareness of what is happening in their neighborhoods and what their neighbors are involved in propagating through their employment choices. ORW hopes that the public sentiment will be so negative to their targets that clinics will close and the leaders will no longer work in the abortion industry.
Abortion rights advocates say ORW and other pro-life organizations with a visible presence in their communities are practicing harrassment and intimidation and should be prevented from expressing their views openly. Some abortion rights advocates link these kinds of information campaigns to the isolated violence against abortion clinics and clinic doctors and workers. Elizabeth Toledo, spokeswoman for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, commented that the situation in Witchita is replicated elsewhere, too, and that abortion clinic workers "go to work every single day knowing there has been intimidation and violence repeatedly every single year."
For the full story: Abortion Clinic Managers Quit after Pressure from Pro-Life Activists.
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Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (AMEX:IOT), a Dallas-based real estate investment company, today reported results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. IOT announced today that the company reported net income applicable to common shares of $920,000 or $0.22 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to a net income applicable to common shares of $26.7 million or $6.41 per share for the same period ended 2008. Net income for the last three months ended December 31, 2009 was $2.1 million or $0.49 per share, as compared to prior year net income applicable to common shares of $479,000 or $0.12 per share.
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In 2009, IOT sold two commercial properties and in 2008, sold seven apartment complexes. These sales have liquidated IOT's ownership of income-producing properties, resulting in land available for development or sale remaining as IOT's sole operating segment.
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Dr. Cook's Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Blog
February 29th
The Endometriosis – Ovarian Cancer Connection An increasing number of scientific articles are coming out showing a correlation between endometriosis and ovarian cancer. An increased risk of developing cancer is always a concern in general and the possibility of ovarian cancer in particular since it is so hard to detect early with vague, common symptoms and thus is usually in an advance stage when diagnosed with a resulting poor prognosis for survival. Common symptoms of ovarian cancer include bloating, fatigue, constipation, pelvic or abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, back pain, pain with intercourse, difficulty eating or feeling full without eating much and urinary frequency. These symptoms describe in a large part those experienced by patients with endometriosis and thus are not very helpful in alerting us to the possibility of ovarian cancer. The PAP smear is a great screening tool for cervical cancer. Unfortunately we do not have anything like this for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer for women in the U.S., second most common gynecological cancer and the most deadly gynecological cancer. Approximately 70% of women have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis and 65% die within the first 5 years. Approximate survival rates at 5 years based upon stage are; Stage I – 89%, Stage II – 66%, Stage III – 34% and Stage IV – 18%. A woman's lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer is about 1.4% or 1 in 70 women. For those with a first-degree relative with ovarian cancer the risk increases to about 3.3% or a 1 in 30 chance. A family history of ovarian cancer is the most significant risk factor while not having children also increases the risk as well as early age of onset of menses, late menopause, infertility and use of talc in the genital area. Several factors seem to decrease the risk including use of birth control pills, pregnancy, breast-feeding, tubal ligation and hysterectomy. Before I can talk about how endometriosis affects your chance of getting ovarian cancer, we need to gain a better understanding of ovarian cancer and how the information from scientific studies may or may not apply to individual patients. I will go over this in the next couple of blogs. Tags: Dr. Andrew Cook, Endometriosis, endometriosis and pelvic pain, genetics, Ovarian Cancer, pelvic pain This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 17:13 and is filed under Bloating, Endometriosis, Fatigue, Ovarian Cancer, Pain with Sex. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site. 2 Responses to "The Endometriosis – Ovarian Cancer Connection"


text: @David09 - That may be true but plastic and metal may be the two materials that separate quality from lesser quality in some products. Some of the newer dishwashers or other appliances like that may have plastic gears but they can break on you. Personally I prefer metal gears if at all possible. I know they cost more though.


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Press releases 2011
Malaria and AIDS Communities Call for Joint Programming
Press release 06.12.2011
Addis Ababa, 6 Dec. 2011 – Global health Partners attending the 16th Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa – ICASA – have called upon policy makers to reap the enormous potential for synergies between malaria and HIV programmes. More than 7,000 participants from the HIV/AIDS, health and development communities are attending the conference, hosted in the Ethiopian Capital until Dec. 8.
People living with HIV/AIDS are at a greater risk of malaria infection, compared to HIV-negative people. As HIV infection weakens immunity, HIV-positive people are more likely to succumb to the invasion of malaria parasites. The effects of interactions between malaria and HIV are particularly damaging to maternal and infant health. Co-infection can mean low birth weight, severe maternal anaemia, increased infant mortality, and an increased chance of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and malaria.
The impact of the interaction of HIV/AIDS and malaria is most apparent in areas with generalized HIV epidemics and stable malaria. Malaria/HIV co-infection is common in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa, where both diseases are widespread.
"For years we have been talking about the need for integrated health services in areas heavily affected by malaria and HIV to reduce the burden of the two diseases," said Carol Nawina Nyirenda, former Board member of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, representing the Communities Delegation. "Prevention and treatment programmes of the two diseases must reinforce each other much better, especially at the level of Country Coordinating Mechanisms(CCM)," Nyirenda explained, adding that "there is immense potential for synergies."
While activities to control malaria and HIV can easily be combined in health systems at the country level, joint programming is rarely a national policy approach, even less so when it comes to including other service delivery programmes focused on reproductive and child health, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections.
Collaborative programming of the HIV/AIDS and malaria response has not been mainstreamed within Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The Global Fund reported that out of the 1,400 Civil Society members currently listed as part of the Global Fund's Country Coordinating Mechanisms, merely 117 implement both HIV/AIDS and malaria grants. This shows that efforts to increase joint programming at the country level need to be intensified.
Through closer collaboration and joint planning, health programmes at country level can deliver improved services at a reduced cost, thus making more efficient use of limited public health resources. Integrated public health approaches, like embedding rapid diagnostic testing for malaria in the context of HIV, are bound to increase efficiencies. "There is a massive potential for cost savings," said Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, Board member of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, representing the private sector constituency.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for mobilizing concerted action to control malaria and HIV, including establishing mechanisms for collaboration and joint programming at various levels of the health system.
ICASA serves as a forum to mobilize African leaders, health stakeholders and community organizations to increase ownership and commitment to the response against HIV/AIDS and to address the disease in a cross-functional way with TB and malaria.
Former US President George W. Bush joined the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Meles Zenawi and Health Minister Dr Tedros Gebreyesus at the opening of the conference. "It is essential that our country not retreat from the world," Bush said in his opening remarks. "It is essential that we continue to show our compassion by funding programs that work. PEPFAR works, the malaria program works," he added.
The session on co-infection between malaria and HIV/AIDS at the 16th ICASA was convened by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership and included speakers from UNAIDS, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Vestergaard Frandsen, CITAM+ and RAP+ Afrique Centrale.
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I have a spare 30A ESC lying around I'm planning to use, since the kit doesn't include one. If you're looking for a motor/ESC combo that has a bit of punch, people seem to be having a lot of success with the Turnigy 2826 2200kv motor (link) and the Turnigy Plush 30A ESC (link) I've been using that same motor on my ME-163 Komet and it's been great. If you want even more power, the motor can handle a 4-cell battery and the performance is spectacular (but you'll need a larger ESC to handle the increased power). |
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The OSD needs to go in between your receiver and your servos. Plug your aileron and elevator servo leads into the OSD (using the corresponding "out" plugs for those controls) and then connect your receiver's channels for those controls into the OSD's "in" plugs. For instance, the leads from your aileron servos should connect to the "aileron out" port of the OSD, and then you need another servo lead that goes from the "aileron in" port of your OSD to the aileron channel on your receiver. If you want to be able to toggle flight modes and display modes, you will have to connect another 2 spare channels from your receiver to the OSD to trigger these modes. You will also have to program the radio to correctly operate these channels. Note: only your elevator and ailerons are required to be connected to the OSD - this gives the OSD sufficient control of the aircraft to stabilise and return to home. Your throttle and rudder can remain connected directly to the receiver, you will always be operating them manually. You might be better off starting your flight testing without the OSD connected, since it makes things lots more complicated. At very least, you should be doing some basic line-of-sight flying with the aircraft before attempting to use the FPV system at all. |
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Good comments. I've also found that I've had to adjust the throttle trim to a lower amount of throttle at the closed throttle position to get the speed controller to initially arm itself. Speed controllers often must detect that there is no throttle at all in order to arm on power up.
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The easy-drawling Southerner replied, "We're actually exploring the possibility of that right now. I have my lawyer looking into it. Let me call him and see if I can even put it out there yet. Hold on."
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Junior Jordan Lake performs "The Right Time" at the Mr. Greek competition. Lake wrote and produced the song himself. Photo by Joshua Bessex
Junior Jordan Lake walks onstage donned in baggy sweats, sneakers, and clumsy, oversized boxing gloves.
He attempts to grab the mic but dramatically drops it. His assistant picks it up. He throws his hood off, wipes his brow, and smiles at her.
"Girl, even though you're as curvy as this microphone, I promise I'd never drop you like that," he said.
Laughter and cheers erupted; a sign titled "Go Jordan, 17th Ave for Mr. Greek!" bobbed up and down in the crowd. Lake grinned and walked off stage.
Clever pick-up lines were just one portion of Sunday night's 26th annual Mr. Greek pageant. Hosted by the Alpha Gamma Delta (AGD) sorority, the event raised around $61,000 for Treehouse for Kids, an organization that offers support for foster children, and the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, an international women's fraternity that helps women develop leadership, philanthropy, and academic skills. The pageant consists of judging talent, fundraising, the pick-up line, and a response to a randomly selected question the judges ask every contestant.
Contestants from 17 fraternities competed for the title, and Lake managed to walk away with the crown due to his fundraising efforts and musical performance.
But Lake is not actually a fraternity member. Instead, he lives in a college house called the 17th Ave House along with 57 other men. Unlike many fraternities, his living space is strictly dry — members convene weekly for bible studies. The house is a part of a Christian community of college students called Vision 16, which owns five Christian-themed houses in the U-District. Lake said that though the students living there are primarily Christian, the community identifies itself as simply "loving the Lord." He also said the label of a Christian house is limiting, because not everyone there is necessarily Christian.
"We choose to follow the Lord and follow his word," Lake said. "But we're very similar to frats in that we're all joined together in one house and have a lot of fun."
In the past, the 17th Ave House has
participated in other Greek fundraising events, but this was the first year they decided to join Mr. Greek.
AGD Philanthropy Chair Holly Knowles said she extended the house an invitation after noticing its positive participation in other Greek events.
"They seem to have a lot of brotherhood, and they function in the same way as a fraternity without being an actual one," she said. "[Lake] got along with all the other guys, and he came to all the meetings."
Lake put on a lot of events to raise money himself, which Knowles said shows that he put in the effort to succeed.
"It just shows that if you work really hard, you can win the title," she said. "It proves that."
Lake is a noted local pop-rock musician with two albums already released on iTunes. He also leads weekly worship sessions at a local church.
When the opportunity arose to compete, he jumped at the chance to perform one of his singles for the talent portion of the competition. Yet he said he had a few stipulations prior to joining.
"There's always that preconceived notion of like, 'Am I accepted into this community?'" he said. "At first, I thought maybe I would be a little discriminated from the guys from other houses — but it turned out instead that we built relationships, and I got to know them and it was a really positive experience."
Some of his house members participated in the pageant with him, both as accompaniment to his music and in the audience as support. Despite having taken a few piano lessons growing up, Lake didn't start writing lyrics until his teen years when he received a guitar as a gift. Yet music quickly became a powerful release.
"My passions just flowed over to music," he said. "I write songs inspired by relationships and personal experiences, so my inspiration is really driven from events in my everyday life or particularly strong thoughts and feelings."
Lake is a vocalist, pianist, and guitarist. He practices daily — whether it's rehearsing a song on his album, or simply singing along with the radio. He said he feels most fulfilled by his passion for music when performing in front of an audience.
At the pageant, he chose to perform his single "The Right Time," a high-energy, catchy song off of his second album.
"Every performed song is meant to bring about a particular emotion to the listener," he said. "With music, I have the ability to put my emotions into words and eventually in a song — there's nothing more stimulating than hearing a song that represents my exact life, word for word."
He released his first album, "A Collection of the Past," at age 18 and his second, "Consistency," came out last month. To fundraise for the pageant, all proceeds of his second album's release concert went toward his Mr. Greek efforts. Combined with hours of letter-writing to family and friends asking for donations, he managed to raise nearly $9,000 to put toward the event.
"He put a lot of effort into fundraising," said sophomore Ryker Young, Lake's roommate. "Having him compete was a good way for us as a house to be represented and to show what our house is, and what it stands for."
Young attended the pageant along with most of Lake's other housemates. The event, he said, while being attended primarily by Greek students, is one he believes non-Greek students would benefit equally from attending.
"I think that if you're not in the Greek community, there's a lot of stereotypes and stigmas people have about the community," he said. "Coming to Mr. Greek and seeing a lot of effort going into supporting charities and raising money — I definitely have a different appreciation for what the Greek system is really about."
Ideally, Lake hopes his house will participate in Mr. Greek again next year.
"I think it's important to support the Greek system and continue to bond with them," he said. "Each house is its own individual community, in a sense, and times like this really bring everyone together — it was a great experience for me."
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text: NPS Photo Aztec Ruins Seeking Volunteers Have you ever wanted to work in a National Park or Monument? Interested in meeting people from around the world? Background: Aztec Ruins National Monument preserves a large and fascinating complex of monumental ancestral Pueblo buildings, roads, artifacts, and other pre-Columbian features dating mostly to the 12th and 13th centuries. Many opportunities exist for volunteers to learn about the sites from experts. This unique place is located in Aztec, New Mexico - about fifteen minutes east of Farmington, New Mexico and about forty-five minutes south of Durango, Colorado. Compensation may be available to cover out-of-pocket expenses. Unfortunately, housing is not available. Non-U.S. citizens must obtain a J-1 Visa to be considered. Description of Duties: Volunteers can benefit the park and gain experience for themselves in a wide variety of ways depending on their background and interests. Volunteers in Parks (VIPs) on the visitor services team help orient visitors, collect fees, rove trails, and--if interested--give interpretive programs. VIPs may also work for maintenance, cultural resources, natural resources, or administration divisions. Other tasks or projects might include managing the site library, photography and organization of a publicity photo file, translating the park trail guide, or more. We are always open to good ideas! Interested in helping out? Applications available at the park visitor center, or click below to download an application (Adobe Acrobat required). Volunteer Application (PDF) Send your completed application to: Lauren Blacik |


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Krrish 3 is the third sequence of the movie, the first one being Koi Mil Gaya. In this sequence Krrish aka Krishna carries on battling against wicked and preserving simple lifestyles. Now Krishna is residing a gladly marriage with Priya, while Rohit is using his medical elegance to advantage community. And Krrish is everybody's preferred super hero messiah. However, a black power is increasing in another place on the globe known as Kaal, an wicked professional, who is selfishly misusing his abilities to distribute worry, loss of life and devastation. Kaal is being helped by a military of very dangerous people created by him. Not long after Kaal's programs are put into activity, both Rohit and Krrish find themselves experienced with a problems of impressive ratios, which only they can take care of, together. But when they lastly combination routes with Kaal and his military, neither of them is ready for what is coming up next.
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Aaron Smith, my eyes are on you...
This guy has been getting a pass in my opinion. That needs to end this Sunday. I'll be keying in on him exclusively Sunday. I like the guy but love my team. Team comes first with me.
The local media is starting to take notice, and that's always good because they're the ones who hold Tomlin's feet to the fire when he makes Bill Cowheresque decisions with his personnel. Chat transcript from Dejan Kovacevic(Tribune) chat yesterday. The question was about Smith getting plowed: " Dejan Kovacevic: With an elite talent -- and Smith absolutely qualifies -- I'm always inclined to give benefit of the doubt. Smith has been an enormous part of the Steelers' defense for a long time, bigger than most seem to realize. He could take out two offensive players on every play, thus freeing up linebackers. He has not played well in these three games. In Indianapolis, I saw the Colts willfully running to -- and through -- his side, something you'd never see before. As a result, I'll be surprised if we don't see more of Ziggy Hood and/or Cam Heyward very soon, if not in Houston. But yeah, Smith looks old right now. Really does" Read more: Dejan Kovacevic chat transcript - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt...#ixzz1ZQSXiaSA |
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Keisel will be out again in Houston (he has not practiced all week) but when Keisel returns IMO Hood starts over Smith
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Hood is a BEAST and should be starting.
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bring on the mighty Ziggy Hood.
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It's not that he doesn't want to try, I think it's more about the injury itself. Let's face it, whatever he did with that arm was a big part of his playing style and I don't care how tough someone is, if you see yourself in the same situation or position in which you tore up your arm, you're going to back off a bit out of fear of re-injuring it. That's just human nature. And if you get to the point where you have that in the back of your mind, it's going to take away from your ability to perform at a high level and when that happens -- it's time to hang it up. |
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The motto "Education for service" is engraved not only on the cornerstone of Dixon-Eilers Hall at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, but also on the hearts and minds of generations of students, staff, and faculty as they continually serve others in Christ. Organized in 1891, Buena Vista University (BVU) celebrated "paying it forward" in the 2012–13 academic year by investing over 20,000 hours of volunteer service within the Storm Lake community, throughout the United States, and around the world. Through BVU's 15-year-old alternative spring break program, students and advisors offer the gift of time, faith, and passion in service.
In March 2013, one of the break destinations was Seattle. There the team of 12 explored issues of hunger and homelessness through immersion in the Union Gospel Mission Men's Shelter and the Northwest Harvest Kent Warehouse, where donated food is packaged for local food banks. Students were enthralled with the testimonies of men undergoing transformation through the mission's faith-driven programs.
As BVU chaplain, I've had the opportunity to advise and travel on 13 alternative service breaks. Each student is exposed to incredible people and transformative programs created by faith-based organizations. They return to campus refreshed, recharged, and ready to make a difference in the lives of others.
The Presbytery of Prospect Hill is home to 50 congregations and their 6,534 members.
—Rev. Ken Meissner, chaplain and director of spiritual life, Buena Vista University
Let us join in prayer for:
Presbytery Staff
Rev. Randy Russom, moderator
Rev. John Pehrson, administrative presbyter/stated clerk
Paul Campbell, mission coordinator
Kay Lenhart, presbytery communication
PC(USA) Agencies' Staff
Elder Michael Kirk, PMA
Lisa Kirkonis, BOP
Rev. Shannon Kiser, PMA
Let us pray
O God, as each new generation is fed in faith by your Word and through service in your name, instill within them a desire to witness throughout their journey while serving the needs of the unloved and forgotten. Amen.
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Morning Psalms 36; 147:12-20
First Reading Numbers 17:1-11
Second Reading Romans 5:1-11
Gospel Reading Matthew 20:17-28
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Research In Motion, The Blackberry Maker, Is Still On A Downward Spiral
The shares of Research in Motion have seen a downward trend in the recent past. Although the new releases from the company were expected to mark an increase in the share price and overall performance of the company, they have not reached expected targets and despite performing better than their predecessors, the sales have remained lower in comparison to gadgets from other companies. Over the last month, RIM saw a brief phase of upsurge in share prices by almost 50% due to news about monetization of patents and takeovers. However, the lack luster performance of the devices has caused a fall in the share prices.
Verizon To Host Two New Smart Phones – Samsung Illusion And Pantech Breakout LTE
Verizon is to host two new phones from Samsung and Pantech. The Samsung phone will be called Samsung Illusion and the Pantech phone will sell with the name of Pantech Breakout LTE. The news was released by Verizon timetable. Both the phone will be released in September, 2011. The new phones will be powered by Android technology. These are the latest in the Android range, which currently holds a market share of 24% according to recent survey. Android share of the market registered an increase of 5.4% during the months of April, June and July.
Android Now In Lenovo Tablet
Lenovo has revealed its latest tablet based on Android technology. The price is surprisingly low at $199. The features of the tablet are some of the best among Android tablets that are priced below $200. The image clarity of the device is good with 1024×600 pixels. The gadget sports a touch screen.
Lenovo Launches ThinkPad Tablet
Lenovo debuts in to Android technology
The Company made its debut in the Android technology arena with a launch of two new Android devices. This includes one device that will focus on the enterprise system and Lenovo's core ThinkPad client base. The Company is amongst the few computer sellers that are still growing strongly. Lenovo is entering the market with three devices in the tablet technology space. Two of these devices will run on Nvidia'a Tegra 2 and the third will use Windows and Intel technology.
Lenovo Introduces Three New Tablets in the Market
Lenovo been known for creating top of the line desktop and laptop in the industry everince. With the booming industry of the tablet, Lenovo decided to launched their own brand of tablets in the market. The tablet could either come with Windows 7 or Google Android (Honeycomb) for its operating system.
The K1 tablet uses Android 3.1 Honeycomb. The K1 tablet has the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, weighs in at 1.63 pounds, and includes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. The tablet also has a 2-megapixel front facing camera for video calling and a 5-megapixel rear camera. The screen is 10.1-inches, has a resolution of 1280 x 800 and supports ten-point multi-touch. Storage capacity depends on the model and includes 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions. Other features also includes a 2-cell battery good for ten hours use, microSD card slot, Micro HDMI out, and a SIM card port.
As Lenovo focuses on the general consumer, K1 can use Netflix streaming.
Bill Holmes, Netflix vice president of Business Development say their excited to know that TV show can now be watched over a tablet. Although, this is already a noteworthy development for the company, they also seek to expand the benefits of their services to several people worldwide. With K1, consumers now have greater choice in selecting a tablet device, which will fit both their entertainment and business needs.
The other Android referred to as the ThinkPad Tablet. Most of the features included in K1 can also be seen on this Android. It can run on Android 3.1 Honeycomb just like the K1. However, the ThinkPad Tablet is fit for the business-minded professionals. The tablet supposedly to be used as a notebook companion device and has an optional digitizer, SD card slot, USB port and an elective folio Case. The ThinkPad Tablet data security coated and designed for supporting IT managers. It has a 10.1-inch screen with Gorilla Glass and can support Computrace software the LanDesk secure email. The tablet is available in either 16GB or 64GB versions comes along with same cameras like the K1.
Aside from the two tablets unveiled, Lenovo revealed that there is a third tablet on the market – IdeaPad P1 tablet. It runs on Intel processor at 1.5GHz and has either Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Home Premium. Tablet screen is a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 unit, and it has GMA600 HD graphics. The tablet includes 2GB of RAM and can be can be bundled with either 32GB or 64GB of storage. The P1 also features a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth inside and sports a microSD card reader, docking port, as well as headphone adapter. The front camera is a 2MP unit. The tablet can last up to 6-hours.


text: Moving away from Mom and Dad and into a dorm can be a stressful event, but it's the beginning of freedom as well. Saturday was freshman move-in day at UNC Wilmington. Judith Jones can't believe all the changes on campus. She graduated from UNC Wilmington more than 20 years ago. Her son is now a Seahawk freshman. "I love the new school of education, it's beautiful," Jones said. "He's majoring in education. I'm a teacher as well. I've been teaching 24 years. Absolutely gorgeous campus, full of activity. I'm so excited for him, wish I could come back!" Seventeen-hundred volunteers worked during the freshman move-in process. Standing around twittling your thumbs was not an option. "We unload the cars when they pull up. Just welcome them in, unpack everything for them and take it on up," said volunteer mover Emily Farmer. The volunteers found more than their fair share of unusual items. Volunteer Riley Donahue told us some of the strangest he's seen. "Giant teddy bears, some weird couches, a velvet chair," he said. The bed count on campus has doubled over the last ten years at UNC Wilmington. The school is actually 30 students over occupancy. "We're over the 4,100 bed count at this time. That presents unique challenges for the campus. We're a residential campus now," said Director of Housing and Residence Life Brad Reid. For the first time in school history more than 4,000 students will be living on campus. According to national research, living on campus increases a student's chance for academic and social success.


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January 29, 2009
Kathy Winchester (FMS) opened the meeting and stated that Judy Yuran had retired recently. She informed the committee that Melinda Pope, Karen Metler, Michele Crisman, and she would be alternating as Acting Director for the USSGL Division. Kathy is currently acting. She reviewed the agenda and introductions were made.
Presentation of Final Review Draft Corrections of Errors That Occurred in Previous Periods - Prior Period Adjustments (PPAs) and Prior Year Adjustments (PYAs)
Sherry Pontell (FMS) stated that the scenario included changes made as a result of the November 20, 2008, and December 4, 2008, IRC meetings. This was the final draft review. She gave a brief overview of the importance of the scenario and the differences between the budgetary and the proprietary rules for correcting accounting errors that occurred in previous reporting periods.
The PPA and PYA scenario supersedes previous USSGL accounting guidance on proprietary PPAs. The revision incorporates the Statement of Federal Financial Account Standards (SFFAS) No. 21: Reporting Corrections of Errors and Changes in Accounting Principles, Amendment of SFFAS No.7, Accounting for Revenue and Other Financial Sources. Specifically, the scenario includes the guidance "require that reporting entities restate prior-period financial statements for material errors discovered in the current period, if such statements are provided for comparative purposes, and if the effect would be material to the financial statements of either period."
The scenario also addresses new policy required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-11 for adjustments to budgetary beginning balances effective fiscal year 2008. The scenario does not address events qualified as proprietary changes in accounting principle or current-year budgetary upward and downward adjustments of prior-year activity.
Sherry explained that the chart on page 3 had been changed from the previous draft for ease of comprehension. The six outcomes at the bottom of the chart now correspond with the illustrative transaction numbers on pages 4 and 8. The flow was condensed to show one branch for budgetary accounting instead of the initial two duplicate branches.
It was noted that the wording in the bottom right green box was incorrect. The USSGL staff will correct the text to state, "Do not request a BACKDATED Treasury Document - Use PYA Attribute Domain Value X."
For clarification purposes, it was recommended that the title, "System Post-Closing Trial Balance - FY08," on page 6, be changed to "System Beginning Balances - FY09." In addition, pages 6 and 7 will be switched so the presentation of the trial balances is presented immediately prior to the actual transactions.
On page 7, Eileen Parlow (FASAB) suggested that more clarification be made between assumptions 2, 3, and 4. Additionally, an explanation needs to be added for the illustrative transactions that are not highlighted.
On page 8, minor errors were noted, and the USSGL staff will correct them.
Kathy presented the various worksheets, trial balances, financial statements, and reports. She explained that the Work Paper Trial Balance for Budgetary Accounts - SBR ONLY differed from the Work Paper Trial Balance for Budgetary Accounts - SF 133 ONLY. OMB Circular No. A-11 guidelines state an entity may not backdate an SF 133: Report on Budget Execution and Budgetary Resources, and OMB Circular No. A-136, Statement of Budgetary Resources (SBR) guidelines, state an entity does have to restate the SBR if restatement of financial statements is necessary. The SBR does not take into account the PYA attributes; however, the SF 133 does. Therefore, two separate charts were necessary to obtain the correct results.
Minor changes were suggested to the charts on pages 14 through 17 and to the financial statements on pages 22 through 29. The USSGL staff will incorporate these changes.
Presentation of the Quarterly Receipts by Department Report and First-Quarter FACTS II Update
Rita Cronley (FMS) discussed TFM Volume I, Announcement No. A-2009-02, which introduced the Quarterly Receipts by Department Report. This announcement informs agencies that the Financial Management Service (FMS) has established a report to provide detailed information for transactions reported on the Statement of Transactions (FMS 224, 1220, and 1221) for distributed offsetting receipts reflected in the Monthly Treasury Statement. Additionally, agencies can use the report to assist with identifying and resolving differences found on line 19C of the SBR. The quarterly report will be available on the eighth workday of January, April, July, and October each year. The Treasury Combined Statement Receipts by Department Listing will still be available annually in October.
Rita continued by giving an update on the First-Quarter Federal Agencies Centralized Trial-Balance System (FACTS II) submissions. She mentioned that Edit 13 became a hard edit this quarter and reminded everyone that adjustments are made on the ending balance of the USSGL account and not the beginning balance. It is important for the FACTS II preparers to know this information. Additionally, other problems that were encountered during the window included recording adjustments twice in yearend balances and using the wrong USSGL accounts. She mentioned that partial cancellations involving extended disbursing authority need to be reviewed to determine the appropriate accounting treatment in relation to Edit 13. Nonetheless, Rita was pleased to say that it was the best first quarter ever with 97% reporting.
Teresa Tancre (OMB) spoke briefly about the importance of agency accountants coordinating PYAs through their agency budget offices, OMB (both the agency program examiner, as well as, the Budget Concepts Branch), and FMS's Budget Reports Division. She also praised all of the agencies that reported PYAs coordinated through OMB and those that passed Edit 13. OMB will contact the budget examiners for agencies that had PYAs coordinated through OMB but did not report them, and for agencies that reported PYAs but did not coordinate them through OMB.
Multi-Line Project Update
Michele Crisman (FMS) updated the IRC on the multi-line project. She gave a brief history of the project. Currently, USSGL crosswalks provide USSGL accounts that agencies use to populate the lines on a statement. Some USSGL accounts that crosswalk to multiple lines contain the same attributes with different additional information that directs the user to populate the line with specific activity within the account. To eliminate this issue, the USSGL Division is proposing to break out or split certain USSGL accounts into new accounts. Michele mentioned that a portion of the project was postponed last year because there was a possibility that OMB Circular No. A-136 was going to change and the accounts would no longer be necessary. However, a volunteer is needed to present the issue to the OMB Circular No. A-136 committee. If OMB Circular No. A-136 changes, all the accounts listed on the handout may not be needed. However, if OMB Circular No. A-136 does not change, then implementation of all the accounts listed on the handout will be necessary.
Carol Gower (State) volunteered to present the issue to the OMB Circular No. A-136 committee.
Kathy thanked those in attendance and closed the meeting.
Kathy Winchester, FMS Sherry Pontell, FMS Edwin Walker, FMS Melinda Pope, FMS Karen Metler, FMS Michele Crisman, FMS Karl Foltz, FMS Eileen Parlow, FASAB Teresa Tancre, OMB Harvey Dorosin, AOC Susan Stengel, NRC John Rich, GSA Lise Trumbull, GSA Dan Smith, PTO Mark Siegelman, AOC Kim Klein, DOE Parker Hill, DOI Greg Barker, FMS Michele Murphy, VA Jennifer Fleming, CFTC Allan Lund, VA Nancie Kebioh-Gray, ED Boris Lyubovitsry, USDA Patrice Cousins, NSF Chris Catignani, SEC Gregory Parker, HUD Wanda Herbin, HUD Carol Gower, State Jenny Smith, HHS David Surti, DHS Margaret Lo Hing, DHS Gregg Treml, DHS Eva Abeles, EPA Polly Law, ARC Chris Dyson, ED Webster Coleman, DIL Heather Potter, NOAA Jaime Saling, BPD Kirstie Pottmeyer, BPD Becky Marshall, BPD Carol Berg, BPD Gale Daggett, BPD Rita Cronley, FMS Cheryl Dixon, FMS Joseph Wang, FMS


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Ike Milano is a brand you may not hear much about, but that is all about to change. This Italian-bred fashion watch company has been a staple of the beautiful people in its home city of Milan for a few years now and is now poised to make a jump stateside. We have been testing their Navy Master for the last few days and we are thoroughly impressed.
The watch is constructed of sleek PVD coated stainless steel with substantial weight behind it, much more so than most watches in this category. Its carbon fiber face features three sub-dials, one for seconds, the other two minute and hour counters for the chronograph movement. Both the top ring and the case back are stainless steel fixed with four screws.
Perhaps our favorite aspect of this watch is the colored accents. A glowing red is used for the square pushers, the screw down crown, and the strap guides. The very same red is used for the sub-dial at 9 o'clock. Another cool feature of this watch is the textured print of its silicone strap along with the fact that it features a stainless steel, branded, deployment clasp...definitely a nice touch.
We have been testing this watch for a few days now and absolutely love it. The build quality is fantastic, the looks are unique and fresh. We like it so much we really don't want to give it away...but we are anyways (because we said we would and we're men of our word, even though we really wish we weren't right now).
Thanks to the good people at Ike Milano USA, one of you will be the proud owner of this very cool Navy Master, a watch we think is about to take off here in the US. Retail on the Navy Master is $495 and expect to see it select stores soon.
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Vision affects a person's ability to perform everyday tasks like walking, dressing and climbing a flight of stairs. It also affects a person's thinking processes such as reading and problem-solving. For many patients with neurological injuries and illnesses, therapy can be more effective when vision issues are addressed earlier in their rehabilitation program because vision relates directly to balance, attention, and interaction with people and objects in our environment.
Visual deficits most commonly encountered by patients include double vision, impaired visual perception and partial vision. All of these conditions can hinder the overall rehabilitation process. For example, a stroke patient may have trouble learning to tell time because partial vision allows him or her to see only certain areas of the clock. Another patient may have difficulty with balance and mobility because his or her perception of where their center of gravity is located may not be accurate. Integrating appropriate visual strategies, techniques and equipment into multidisciplinary treatment results in better rehabilitation outcomes.
The Vision Rehabilitation Program at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital includes three basic components.
Vision Clinic: Madonna is the only rehabilitation hospital in the region to offer a Vision Clinic. Patients are seen by an Occupational Therapist with specialized training in the area of vision, and by an Optometrist with specialized training in neurological rehabilitation. Together, these professionals assess patients, recommend treatments, adaptive equipment and special glasses, and may make referrals to an Ophthamologist if more serious conditions are found.
Vision Rehabilitation: Many people who have had a stroke, brain injury, or neurological conditions experience changes in their vision, which may impact their balance, attention, reading or other skills. With help and guidance from specially trained occupational therapy staff, patients use special equipment such as prism glasses, and learn adaptive strategies to help them with real functional activities. These techniques and equipment are shared with other members of the patient's rehabilitation team so they may be integrated into their treatment sessions to enhance learning and success. Other pieces of cutting edge technology are available for patients to use, including:
Useful Field of View (UFOV) is a computer administered and scored test of visual attention. It may be used to estimate risk in returning to driving or performing everyday activities.
Dynavision is used to train compensatory scanning strategies and improve eye movement, eye-hand coordination and endurance. This wall-mounted instrument with a touch-sensitive membrane panel containing 33 LED lights arranged in 3 concentric circles is used to test and train for eye-hand coordination, spatial integration and reaction times. The patient responds to the appearance of light by pressing the membrane button surrounding it in random or fixed light patterns.
Low Vision: Low Vision services are available to people who experience vision loss as a result of other conditions of the eye, such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, or diabetic retinopathy. An Occupational Therapist with specialized training in low vision performs an extensive assessment, which may include a home visit to determine modifications and adaptive equipment needed to increase safety and independence. Treatment focuses on the reducing the effects of reduced vision on daily activities such as handwriting, reading, and daily skills in the home and community by teaching adaptive strategies or use of adaptive equipment. Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital collaborates with the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.


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Using climate-model simulations, he and his colleagues examined how much the switch from forest to crops, such as corn, would alter climate. Their results, detailed online in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggested that when deforestation was at its maximum, it could account for up to 60 percent of the drying. (The switch from trees to corn reduces the amount of water transferred from the soil to the atmosphere, which reduces rainfall.)
Other recent research takes a more holistic view.
"The ninth-century collapse and abandonment of the Central Maya Lowlands in the Yucatán peninsular region were the result of complex human–environment interactions," writes this team in a study published Monday (Aug 20) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The team, led by B.L. Turner, a social scientist at Arizona State University, concurs that by clearing the forest, the Mayans may have aggravated a natural drought, which spiked about the time the empire came to an end and population declined dramatically.
But this is just one contributing factor to their demise, Turner and colleagues write, pointing out that the reconfiguration of the landscape may also have led to soil degradation. Other archaeological evidence points to a landscape under stress, for instance, the wood of the sapodilla tree, favored as construction beams, was no longer used at the Tikal and Calakmul sites beginning in A.D. 741. Larger mammals, such as white-tailed deer, appear to have declined at the end of empire.
Social and economic dynamics also contributed. Trade routes shifted from land transit across the Yucatán Peninsula to sea-born ships. This change may have weakened the city states, which were contending with environmental changes. Faced with mounting challenges, the ruling elites, a very small portion of the population, were no longer capable of delivering what was expected of them, and conflict increased.


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The Bishop Lady Broncos tennis team faced the Kern Valley Broncs, Thursday, and came away with another tight loss, 10-8. The BroncosŌĆÖ singles and doubles both took four matches. Doubles team of Hope McIndoo and Tara Gardner, once again, kept it exciting with two tie-breakers, losing both by 3-7, but coming back to win their final match 7-5. ŌĆ£Hope and Tara have taken a match to a tie-breaker against every school we have played,ŌĆØ said coach Patty Cummings. ŌĆ£They really battle.ŌĆØ Final scores for McIndoo and Gardner against Kern: 7-5, 6-7, 6-7.
The Lone Pine Golden Eagles volleyball squad got bitten by the Boron Bobcats at home Thursday, losing 1-3 (8-25, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25) ŌĆ£BoronŌĆÖs strong serving and stingy defense kept us rattled throughout the match,ŌĆØ said coach Mel Joseph. ŌĆ£We lacked the inspiration and desire to push points when the opportunity was there. Everyone had moments of greatness, just not at the same time and Boron took at advantage.ŌĆØ Lone Pine served 95 percent as a team.
The Bishop Lady Broncos volleyball team scored a High Desert League win Thursday, taking down the Rosamond Roadrunners 3-1. ŌĆ£It felt great to get a win,ŌĆØ said coach Sherri Sonke. ŌĆ£The girls were excited, they played well.ŌĆØ Game scores: 25-17, 25-19, 18-25 and 26-24 The JV squad swept the Roadrunners, 25-16, 25-6. Jessica Borin had an 18-point run from the service line. Next week, the Broncos have a home stand, taking on Desert on Tuesday and California City on Thursday. JV games start at 4 p.m., followed by varsity. INDIVIDUAL STATS Tara Baiano: 3 kills
This has, undoubtedly, been a busy season for search and rescue personnel. In the past 12 days alone, Inyo County Search and Rescue responded to nine separate calls, from Sept. 28 to Oct. 9. From overdue hikers to a hiker who perished from suspected high altitude sickness, SAR has been beating the trails and assisting folks in the backcountry from Mt. Whitney to Bishop Pass.
Inyo County signed off on a new draft pumping plan by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power that addresses concerns local officials had about potential over-pumping. The LADWP released a draft pumping plan this spring that called for pumping levels in the Independence Blackrock area that the Board of Supervisors and Inyo County Water Department said were unacceptable. In response, the LADWP presented a new, modified draft pumping plan that would reduce activity in the Independence Blackrock well field, but increase pumping at the Laws and Independence Oak well fields.
Consistently ranked as one of the nationŌĆÖs toughest colleges to get into, Deep Springs has recently doubled its number of possible applicants. The college, founded in 1917, will no longer have an all-male student body. After brief pilot and summer programs with coeducation, the trustees of the remote college/working ranch voted 10-2 in September to begin accepting female applicants.
William George Greenlee 1934-2011
William George Greenlee, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 in Medford, Ore. Born in Los Angeles in 1934, Bill moved to Bishop with his mother, Elizabeth, his daddy, William and sister, Georgia in 1949.
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Richard Kenneth Nelson, age 74, born in Lone Pine on June 15, 1937, died Oct. 2, 2011 in Spokane, Wash. Richard was raised in Big Pine and resided in Bishop until the early 1970s, when he moved his family to Seeley Lake, Mont. Richard served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the Berlin Crisis. He loved the outdoors.
Townsfolk and business people in Bishop and beyond have been chomping at the bit to learn the fate of Cottonwood Plaza. And, due to circumstances outside anyoneŌĆÖs control, what is to become of the plaza will have to be put on hold a little longer. There are new owners of the property and the buildings, Ray and Lis Eslamiyeh of Southern California. Tom Schaniel of TSchaniel Architecture of Bishop has been putting together plans to refurbish the infrastructure of the buildings ŌĆō fire suppression, electrical and plumbing ŌĆō with more landscaping and exterior work to be done as well.
A bomb goes off in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power office on Mandich Street in Bishop, destroying most of the building. Police and fire personnel rush to the scene and begin to extinguish the blaze, evacuate nearby homes and businesses and begin rescue efforts, but the disaster has far reaching consequences for residents and the state at large. So, what happens next? Public safety personnel from throughout Inyo County, 36 in all, gathered in Bishop Thursday to practice management techniques for just such a disaster.


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BACKGROUND: A previous pilot study of only posterior brain regions found lower white-matter volume in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder than in normal control subjects. We used new cohorts of patients and matched normal control subjects to study whole-brain volume differences between these groups with magnetic resonance imaging-based morphometry. METHODS: Ten female patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 10 female control subjects, matched for handedness, age, weight, education, and verbal IQ, underwent magnetic resonance imaging with a 3-dimensional volumetric protocol. Scans were blindly normalized and segmented by means of well-characterized semiautomated intensity contour mapping and differential intensity contour algorithms. Brain structures investigated included the cerebral hemispheres, cerebral cortex, diencephalon, caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, hippocampus amygdala, third and fourth ventricles, corpus callosum, operculum, cerebellum, and brain stem. Anterior to posterior neocortical regions, including precallosum, anterior pericallosum, posterior pericallosum, and retrocallosum, with adjacent white matter were also measured. Volumes found different between groups were correlated with Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale score and Rey-Osterieth Complex Figure Test measures. RESULTS: Confirming results of our earlier pilot study and expanding the findings to the whole brain, patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder had significantly less total white matter but, in addition, significantly greater total cortex and opercular volumes. Severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder and nonverbal immediate memory correlated with opercular volume. CONCLUSIONS: Replication of volumetric white-matter differences suggests a widely distributed structural brain abnormality in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Whereas determining the etiogenesis may require research at a microscopic level, understanding its functional significance can be further explored via functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies.
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Oxford's Ashmolean Museum is the country's oldest public museum and home to one of the most important collections of art and archaeology to be found anywhere.
The collections span the civilisations of east and west, charting the aspirations of humankind from the Neolithic era to the present day. Among its treasures are the world's largest collection of Raphael drawings, the most important collection of pre-Dynastic Egyptian material in Europe, the only great Minoan collection in Britain, the finest Anglo-Saxon collections outside the British Museum and the foremost collection of modern Chinese art in the Western world.
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The entire collection of the Ashmolean Museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
The Ashmolean Museum was founded in 1683, the first institutional museum in Britain, and arguably in Europe. Notable among antiquities are the Egyptian collections, the Classical Greek collections including the 'Arundel Marbles' and the Felix Gem, and the Alfred Jewel. Paintings date from early Italian to Pre-Raphaelite and there are outstanding drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo. The arts of China, Japan, South East Asia and Islam are well represented, as are Maiolica, Renaissance bronzes and numismatics.
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Ed Paschke: Visionary from Chicago, 1968–2004
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Ed Paschke: Visionary from Chicago, 1968–2004 is the third in the Ashmolean's series of exhibitions of post-war and contemporary art presented in collaboration with the Hall Art Foundation (USA). Curated by Sir Norman Rosenthal, a selection of paintings spanning Paschke's artistic career from 1968 to 2004 will be on view.
Gods In Colour: Painted Sculpture in Antiquity
- 22 January — 14 June 2015 *on now
This exhibition of over twenty full-size colour reconstructions of Greek and Roman sculptures challenges the popular notion of classical white marble sculpture. It shows that ancient statues were far more colourful, complex, and exuberant than is often thought.
Great British Drawings
- 26 March — 31 August 2015
The collection of British drawings and watercolours in the Ashmolean is one of the largest and most important in the world. Great British Drawings shows more than one hundred works by some of the country's greatest artists, to trace the history of drawing in Britain. Many of the drawings are shown for the first time in public.
Love Bites: Caricatures by James Gillray
- 26 March — 21 June 2015
To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of British caricaturist James Gillray (1757–1815), the Ashmolean presents more than 60 of Gillray's finest caricatures from the outstanding collection of New College, Oxford.
An Elegant Society: Adam Buck, artist in the age of Jane Austen
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The work of Adam Buck, Regency portrait and miniature painter, provides a fascinating insight into the faces and fashions of this time. Buck's portraits of The Royals, landowners, Serving Officers and society hostesses, dressed in white muslin, seated or standing in fashionable interiors, brings the world of Jane Austen vividly to life. Jane Austen enthusiasts know Adam Buck's work better than most.
Drawing in Venice: Titian to Canaletto
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Featuring a hundred drawings from the Uffizi, the Ashmolean, and Christ Church, Oxford, Drawing in Venice is a ground-breaking exhibition based on new research.
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Bradford have completed their first piece of summer transfer business with the signing of Simon Ramsden.
The full-back arrives from League Two rivals Rochdale and has penned a one-year deal with the Bantams.
Ramsden, who started his career at Sunderland, helped Dale into the play-offs last season, where they came up short against Gillingham.
The 27-year-old made over 100 appearances for Keith Hill's side, including a run out in the 2008 play-off final defeat to Stockport.
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