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atrial septal defect
is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers (right and left atriums) of the heart. A transcatheter procedure is a minimally-invasive way to repair the hole. During this procedure, a device is implanted to seal the hole. As your child recovers, the device will trigger the heart tissue to grow. The tissue will slowly grow over the hole.
If a child is born with a hole between the upper chambers of the heart, the blood can flow backward into the right side of the heart and into the lungs. This triggers the heart to work harder. Over time, this can lead to damage to blood vessels in the lungs and
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Most children who have this procedure will have good outcomes.
Before your child's procedure, talk to the doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your child's risk of complications such as chronic disease such as diabetes or obesity.
Low birth weight or a recent infection may increase the risk of complications.
The doctor will tell you if you child needs to stop taking certain medicine.
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will be used. It will block any pain and keep your child asleep through the surgery. It is given through an IV in the hand or arm.
Your child will receive IV fluid and medicines through a vein in his arm. The catheter (small tube) will be inserted either in the arm or groin. Next, electrodes will be placed on the chest. These electrodes will send information to the EKG machine, allowing the doctor to monitor the heart.
A catheter will be inserted in the blood vessel and advanced so the end is in the heart. Dye will be injected to allow the doctor to view x-ray images of the heart. An echocardiogram may also be used. Before the hole can be covered, the doctor will need to find out the size of the hole. A catheter with a balloon attached to it will be sent to the upper chambers of the heart. The balloon will inflate and measure the hole.
Once the doctor knows the size of the defect, another catheter will be sent to the heart. This catheter will have a device attached. There are different types of devices available. Some are able to open so that the hole is covered on both sides. Other devices open like an umbrella to cover the defect. Once the device is placed, the doctor will remove the catheter. Lastly, a bandage will be placed over the insertion site.
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Your child will have pain and soreness. The doctor will give pain medicine.
The usual length of stay is 2-4 days. In some cases, your child may be able to go home as soon as the next day. The doctor may choose to keep your child longer if there are complications.
When your child is recovering at the hospital, the hospital staff may:
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to reduce your child's chance of infection such as:
There are also steps you can take to reduce your child's chances of infection such as:
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Aging Puerh.
How should raw Pu'er tea be stored?
There are so many factors can affect the aging of Pu'er tea. The climate/location: temperature, humidity, variations in the season, the place where the tea is kept, the amount of tea, how tightly the tea was pressed, how frequently the tea is contacted, the shape of the compressed Pu'er, will all affect the aging process. Without being too difficult, allow a list of some more vague generalizations that may be helpful:
1) The tea should ideally be stored in a reasonably high humidity, around 60-80%, but more importantly it should be a constant humidity. A high humidity is also risky to your tea, especially where there is not sufficient airflow. In the nicer tea shops of China and with many collectors of high-valued teas it is not uncommon to see humidifiers much like collectors of cigars.
2) It should be stored at a reasonably high temperature – 70-80 degrees F is suitable and stability is important here as well. With both temperature and humidity, be conscious of anything you may have in your house that will affect the stability of either(i.e. Air conditioning or dehumidifiers).
3) It should be stored where there is a circulation of air, so of course a sealed box/container is not suitable nor is a place that is in direct sunlight. If you do keep it in a container of some kind, make sure it has good air circulation or is not sealed shut.
4) It should be kept away from strong smells – INCLUDING SHOU CHAA AGED/COOKED PU'ER. The kitchen is not a suitable place to age/store ANY tea, as the aromas of other spices and your own cooking will greatly affect the taste and aroma of your delicate teas.
5) Before going too much further in your aging of tea, consider also how much tea you will be aging and how often you plan to taste/use the teas. The more tea there is together, the better it will age. Just like with brewing a cup of tea, the smaller the container/box/pot the better. If you are only aging one Bing, best not to leave it in an open room on its' own. For smaller amounts of tea, perhaps consider an earthenware jar, or perhaps a wooden box or cupboard. Consider the aromas of the woods/containers you store your teas in as well.
If you intend to drink a cake of tea in the near future, it may be useful to break it into smaller pieces that can fit into pots a bit easier that way more is exposed to the elements as it will age a bit more rapidly. Complete tongs in their bamboo wrappers(7 at a time), should not be opened until you wish to start consuming the tea. After its opened, it is still smart to reseal the tong as best you can.
6) If the amount of tea you are storing is really considerable, be sure to rotate the tea every few months or so. Bring the teas on the "bottom" to the top, and the ones that are closer to the wood or air, move them to a different area in the container, ect. Rotate, repeat.
Many people have their own methods of aging their teas, but there are certainly things they avoid in that process. If you have a few pieces of the same tea, perhaps try a few slight variations and see what you like. Access your teas often to see how they are doing, and be patient. Remember, before you start any of this, to have a good raw product(Sheng Chaa) that is going to be enjoyable today, or decades to come. Look to the Six Ancient Tea Mountains to find quality Sheng Chaa. Many prefer Yiwu, which is where our Sheng Chaa is from.
There is much more to be said about this; including WHEN to start enjoying your teas as well as HOW to pick a quality tea to begin with. We wrote about these two topics on our site :) Hope you enjoy and this answers some of your questions.
1. My storage is at 70%
2. Unfortunately temp is a bit low at a constant 68 F
3. There is a fan in the fridge and I open the door for a minute once a day to let in new air
4. There are no other smells
5. Currently I have about 30 beengs
6. I move the tea around the last day of every month
Thanks for your opinion. I purchased one of your cakes to try and will be storing it in my pumidor. I'll put up a review once I receive it.
How wonderful, I love your fridge idea, very clever.
Will you be aging the tea or drinking it soon?
I don't know yet. I will try it and if I feel it has the strength and qualities to age well, I may buy a few more for aging. What are your thoughts on aging it?
I highly encourage it. The farmer pulled out a batch that his father produced(using the same trees and the same process of course), from 1980. It was exquisite. Certainly a well aged and precious tea.
Yiwu is of the finest tea to age; you will be very happy with that tea over the years.
I just wanted to write this short review as an update on how some teas are responding to the pumidor. I first got this sample and the flavor intrigued me. It had a tobacco base but mainly tasted like spices and peppers. The best way to explain it is that it tasted like spilling every spice in your cupboard in some mole. I bought a couple cakes and when I tasted it, it still had the spicy flavor. According to my inventory app it says I bought the teas on February 7, 2013. Despite only having it for a month and a half a lot of change has taken place. The spicy, peppery flavors have mellowed out some and started turning into the underlying tobacco flavor. I don't know if it's because of being in the presence of other teas that aren't "spicy" or just from sitting in the pumidor environment but it will be interesting to see how the other teas respond
Interesting humidor design. I myself will look into something similar!
Agreed the tea is changing and the smell is wonderful. The only variation I notice seems to be the humidity when I add cakes to the mix. It seems to take about a week for the humidity to come back up again, but I have added a lot to it lately. Almost out of room maybe i will try to get another fridge…. If I don't get shot for it! guess I better make a will out to distribute the tea.
Hahahha a lot of cakes, eh? Have you tried the Mengku Organic series by any chance? I am considering the 2006 cake!
Mrmopar: Regarding your storage space issue, I noticed that you have a ton of shu puerh but a fairly small amount of sheng. While there are some benefits to aging a shu for 1-5 years before drinking, mainly to get rid of any wou dui from processing, sheng is typically the puerh that is meant for aging. I would recommend taking the shu out and drink it now, while buying some high grade sheng to store in the rest of the fridge.
Got all the sheng in the freezer part of the fridge with the same set up. I drink the shu everyday and have gotten some 2007 sheng just to age in the freezer part.
May I ask why you seem to enjoy shu so much more than sheng. I, too, started with shu but soon moved on to sheng. I find that all shu's taste fairly similar and I haven't found one that's just blown my mind. Sheng, however, vary so greatly that they can taste like totally different kinds of tea. I don't mean to bash shu I am just wondering why you seem to prefer it
I think the 'grassiness' has kept me from trying it too much. I have some older sheng from 2006 that I plan to break into along with a couple of menghai cakes I recently purchased. I am letting the newest sheng acclimate in the pumidor for about a month to bring the tea back to proper levels before I get into them. Some shu is similar but if you were to put 3 cups of shu from the menghai, haiwan and cnnp in a blind test I would be able to identify each one. I may have you message me with your address one day and send you a couple to try that I consider to be pretty good.
I also enjoyed shou initially. I now prefer the freshness of sheng.
If the sheng you've gotten is grassy you may have had some bad experiences. When I get a grassy sheng I usually just toss it. Many sheng have very deep flavors like tobacco and smoked wood, covered by light fruity and citrusy notes
tperez, No sheng is better than bad sheng
I think the grassy flavor will grow on me the more i drink it. I am partial to shou because it was the first pu'erh type I really tried. I think in time I will learn to enjoy sheng also. I think it is just part of the "learning curve" that I am going through. I agree the freshness aroma of the sheng i have is starting to "intrigue" me so I feel i will learn to appreciate sheng also. This is the exact reason I purchased the menghai mesong toucha for . It is a raw toucha and after the initial period in the pumidor it will be in my cup.
I am currently working on a 2008 haiwan supreme cake for tonight's tea. I have been on another site trying to find a 2007 cnnp 6581 brick.
The 6581 is one I came across a day or two ago and am trying to find it again on the site. I agree the 7581 is a good one!
I have never seen or heard of a 6581 cake. What website did you get it from and are you sure it isn't fake?
I thought the same, I do not think they had ripe recipes cakes in '65 at least officially
And the 65 in 6581 would mean that it is a CNNP – because of the 1 – from 1965
Trying to find it again on TaoFocus. It has perplexed me on finding it again, I should have saved it somewhere. The description looked pretty good I hope I can find it again. It has a cnnp quality seal on it. I hope it turns up again. I have a really good contact in mainland China and if I can find something I want they can source it and verify it for me. If you need a contact over there let me know. the only drawback is the shipping but we are working on a plan for that.
I'll pm you
Got ya!Maybe we can put something in. If you check my recently added items in my cupboard you may see some things that are new to you.
try this link for the 6581.http://mytaofocus.com/item.php?id=15301938710
Got to sneak it in 'under the table' you know. I have been told I have too much tea LOL!
Hi there Papa Pu! I thought that this should be your new name! Papa PU! You are the King of PU (Other than Garret, but it's his business after all!).

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March 9, 2009
Vol. 24 , No. 06
Drawn from the Heart
Leonard Cohen Artwork Exhibition
Opens Monday, February 9, 2009
The Gould Center and Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum are pleased to present "Drawn from the Heart," an exhibition of artwork from world-renowned artist, poet, and songwriter Leonard Cohen's private collection.
Leonard Cohen is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of our time. In addition to his internationally recognized music and poetry, Cohen's artwork is taking center stage through the production of Book of Longing (2006), a concert work by world-renowned Philip Glass based on the poetry and artwork of Cohen's recently published book of the same name. Performances of Book of Longing are scheduled from February 25-March 1, 2009, at Garrison Theater, Scripps Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
Spanning over 40 years, this collection highlights selected art from the drawings and journals of Cohen and reflects his life-long love of drawing. All images are produced with permanent pigmented ink on 300 lb. Arches watercolor paper, finished with a hand-deckled edge. For each print, Cohen has signed, titled, numbered and dated, and embossed and stamped with his official seal.
Cohen is a Canadian born poet, novelist, and song-writer. In addition to his music, Cohen's collections of poetry, including Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956), and Flowers for Hitler (1964), and his novels, including Beautiful Losers (1966), have brought him international recognition. His dual interests in music and literature have produced notable works, including the albums Various Positions (1984), I'm Your Man (1988), The Future (1992), Dear Heather (2004), and Blue Alert (2006). His songs, including "Suzanne," Hallelujah," and "Bird on a Wire," have been covered by hundreds of artists including Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and k.d. Lang. In recognition of his remarkable work, Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also is a Companion of the Order of Canada, that nation's highest civilian honor. In March 2008, Cohen was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The exhibition will open to the public on Monday, February 9 and can be viewed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, 385 E. Eighth Street, Claremont, Calif. The Athenaeum may be closed to the public on holidays and for scheduled events. For more information about viewing times, please call (909) 621-8244.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College.
For more information about the Book of Longing performances, please visit www.claremontmckenna.edu/gould.
Rousseau and the Modern Cult of Sincerity
Arthur Melzer is primarily interested in studying the cultural discontents that modern liberal democratic capitalism has generated and the counter-ideals spawned by those discontents. His research has focused largely on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the father of almost all modern culture criticism and the originator of such counter-cultural ideals as Romanticism, bohemianism, sincerity or authenticity, secular compassion, and historical relativism. Professor Melzer also has a strong interest in the ethical writings of Aristotle.
Arthur Melzer is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. He is also a co-founder and co-director of the Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy, an independent research center, housed in the Political Science Department, which is dedicated to the study of the theory and practice of modern democracy.
He received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1971 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1978. He is the author of The Natural Goodness of Man: On the System of Rousseau's Thought (1990), and is the co-editor of eight volumes of essays on political philosophy. He has been awarded research fellowships by the Mellon Foundation, the Institute for Educational Affairs, the Earhart Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is a winner of the MSU Social Science Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award.
Professor Melzer's Athenaeum lecture is part of the series "Self and Society" and sponsored by the Dean of Faculty at CMC.
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop
"I felt that for all the ways that hip-hop has shaped our culture over the past thirty years, we often overlook the transformative influence it's had on the language arts. You have major media outlets like CNN asking "Hip-hop: Art or Poison?" as if it's an open question. I mean, the level of ignorance is staggering. So part of my motivation was to help illuminate the art of MC-ing for a wide audience."
-Adam Bradley "Hip-Hop as New Dead Poets Society: A Discussion with Adam Bradley," by Marcus Reeves, Anarchist Graffiti, January 5, 2009.
Professor Adam Bradley is the co-editor of Ralph Ellison's Three Days Before the Shooting. . ., the forthcoming Modern Library edition of Ellison's unfinished second novel, along with Ellison's literary executor, John Callahan. At nearly 1,200 pages, this new edition goes beyond Juneteenth, the small portion published in 1999, by bringing together over forty years of Ellison's work on the novel. Bradley's own critical study of Ellison's fiction, Ralph Ellison-in-Progress, will be published in Fall 2009 by Yale University Press.
Bradley is extending his efforts to help define the emerging field of hip hop poetics. Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop (Basic Civitas, March 2009) offers a guided-tour of rap's poetry, from the sing-song rhymes of the Sugar Hill Gang to the clever wordplay of Biggie and the dusted metaphors of Lil Wayne. Bradley is also the co-editor, with Andrew DuBois of the University of Toronto at Scarborough, of the highly-anticipated Yale Anthology of Rap, the first book to bring together the greatest rap lyrics of all time, giving them the respect they deserve as poetry. His commentary has also appeared in the Washington Post and the New York Times as well as on NPR and C-SPAN.
Bradley earned his B.A. at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he began working on Ralph Ellison's papers as a nineteen year-old assistant to Ellison's literary executor. He earned his Ph.D. in English from Harvard University, studying with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cornel West. He is currently an associate professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College.
Prospects for Peace in Relations Across the Taiwan Strait
LUNCH 11:30 a.m. LECTURE 12:00 p.m.
The Taiwan Strait has for decades been the most dangerous potential flashpoint in the East Asia region, the one issue that could result in conflict between the United States and China. Relations between Taiwan and Mainland China have improved markedly since the inauguration last May of Taiwan's new President, Ma Ying-jeou. But the tough political issues between the two sides have still not been addressed and Beijing recently reacted angrily when Washington approved a $6.5 billion arms sale to Taiwan. For the Obama Administration — like all its predecessors since that of Richard Nixon — the Taiwan issue will be the most sensitive aspect of Sino-U.S. relations.
Ambassador Raymond Burghardt has been a key figure in the U.S. Government's management of relations with Taiwan during much of the past ten years, first as our "de facto ambassador" in Taipei and now as head of the Washington office responsible for this very unusual "unofficial relationship." He will discuss "Prospects for Peace in Relations Across the Taiwan Strait." Ambassador Burghardt will also be prepared to draw on his extensive experience throughout East and Southeast Asia to answer questions on the broader subject of future U.S.-China and U.S.-Asia relations. He served as political counselor in Beijing, Deputy Chief of Mission in Seoul and Manila, Consul General in Shanghai, and Ambassador to Vietnam.
The Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at CMC is honored to sponsor Ambassador Burghardt as a Freeman Foundation Visitor of Asian Affairs.
Mass Studies
Since the 1990s, architectural trends and discourses in South Korea have played prominent roles in shaping the larger global discussion on modern architecture and moving it into new directions. Stretching from South Korea to parts of United States, China, Europe and South America, buildings designed by architects from Korea have transformed places into ideal spaces for the unfolding of new forms of individual subjectivity and new social possibilities. One of the leading representatives of this class of Korean architects, Minsuk Cho, according to one article describing his works in Korea, "is an architect whose work challenges concepts of territory, typology, programme and representation in the region and in doing so, reveals the most radical form of public space." Cho has also been described as "an architect of the contemporary global vernacular" and is "probably the most well known Korean architect on the current international scene."
Trained at the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University, New York, Cho worked at Kolatan/MacDonald Studio, Polshek and Partners and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). In 1998, with James Slade, he established Cho Slade Architecture in New York City. In 2003, Cho returned to Korea to found and become the principal architect of Mass Studies, which seeks "a critical investigation of architecture in the context of mass production, intensely over-populated urban conditions and other emergent cultural niches that define contemporary society."
Cho has received many awards, including the first prize in the 1994 Shinkenchiku International Residential Architecture Competition for new dwelling design, two U.S. Progressive Architecture Awards and the Silver Award of the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2008 for its design of "Boutique Monaco." His representative works include "Pixel House," "Dalki Theme Park," "Boutique Monaco," "Seoul Commune 2026," " Ann Demeulemeester Shop," "Xi Gallery," "Ring Dome-Yokahama Triennale, Milan and Kitakyushu," and "Air Forest." Recently, Mass Studies was announced the winner of the competition to design the Korean Pavilion for the World Expo Shanghai 2010.
Minsuk Cho's visit is generously supported by the Athenaeum, Luce Fund in the CMC Department of History, the Roberts Environmental Center and the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
Please contact Albert Park (email@example.com) or the Athenaeum (909-621-8245) for more information.
Working with Military Partners: Lessons from the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility
LUNCH 11:30 a.m., LECTURE 12:00 p.m.
David A. (Scotty) Dawson joined U.S. Central Command as a mobilized reservist in August 2004, and was assigned to the Commander's Advisory Group, where he served as Deputy Director and Senior Analyst. He became the Command Historian in July 2007. Upon his release from active duty he was appointed as the Command Historian in the civil service.
Dawson's Athenaeum talk will focus on Operation Restore Hope (Somalia) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), as he discusses lessons in working with coalition partners and in building military institutions. His visit to CMC is jointly sponsored by the Department of Military Science and Leadership at CMC and The Athenaeum.
Mr. Dawson grew up in St. Andrews, Scotland, and received a B.A. in history from Cornell University, an M.A. in history form Kansas State University, and A.B.D. in military history from Ohio State University. He was commissioned in the Marine Corps from the NROTC program in 1985. An infantry officer, he has held a variety of operational and training assignments on active duty and in the Reserves. Notable assignments include Command Historian, U.S. Marine Forces Somalia during Operation Restore Hope; Officer-in-Charge, Reserve Primary Marksmanship Instructor's Course; and Commanding Officer, Marine Forces West Africa Training Cruise 2003. He was a member of the Marine Corps Reserve Rifle Team and a firing member of the winning Critchfield Trophy (1,000 yard service rifle) team in 1998. His military awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Distinguished Marksman Badge.
Prior to joining U.S. Central Command he spent six months in Mosul and Basrah as a recruiter for the Iraqi Army. In Basrah he was the Senior Recruiter and Site Chief responsible for all recruiting activities in Southern Iraq.
Every Honorable Device: The Democratic Statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is justly praised as among the greatest of those associated with the cause of popular government: Lincoln's greatness is the greatness of a democratic statesman. His task was to demonstrate, what many sober observers then doubted, the capability of a people to govern themselves. The tragedy of American slavery and the horrors of the Civil War tested whether this nation, or any nation "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal," could long endure. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, Kautz examines Lincoln's democratic statesmanship, with guidance from Frederick Douglass' penetrating analysis of that statesmanship in his 1876 "Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln."
Kautz is associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University. He is the author of Liberalism and Community (1995). He is currently Executive Director of the Symposium on Science, Reason, & Modern Democracy at MSU, a center for research and debate on the theory and practice of modern democracy. Kautz writes and teaches on the political philosophy of liberalism, American political thought, and American and comparative constitutional law. He is currently working on a book on the political thought of Abraham Lincoln.
Steven Kautz's talk is co-sponsored by the Henry Salvatori Center for the Study on Individual Freedom in the Modern World and the Athenaeum.
The Recovery of 2009: Myth or Reality?
DARREN FILSON, moderator
On February 11, 2008, Professors Manfred Keil, Greg Hess, Marc Weidenmier, Brock Blomberg, and Tom Borcherding participated on a panel at the Athenaeum addressing the question: "The Recession of 2008: Myth or Reality?". Consensus was not reached, and since that time the National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that the U.S. has been in a recession since December 2007. One year later, the Athenaeum is again hosting a roundtable discussion to discuss: "The Recovery of 2009: Myth or Reality?". After a U.S. government bailout of $700 billion and possibly more to come, many are wondering if we have seen the worst or if the worst is yet to come.
Members of the panel include:
•Professor Manfred Keil, associate professor of economics at CMC and the chair of the economics department; chair of the faculty, Robert Day school of Economics and Finance.
•Dean Gregory Hess, Dean of the Faculty at CMC and Russell S. Bock Professor of Public Economics and Taxation.
•Professor Marc Weidenmier, William F. Podlich '66 Associate Professor of Economics at CMC and Director of the Lowe Institute.
•Professor S. Brock Blomberg, Peter K. Barker Professor of Economics at CMC.
•Professor Thomas Willett, Horton Professor of Economics at CMC and Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and Dean of the School of Politics and Economics at CGU.
This panel will be moderated by Professor Darren Filson, associate professor of economics at CMC and director of graduate programs.
Rationalizing Terrorism
Why do terrorists attack and what are the economic consequences of such attacks? Are terrorists rational especially when one considers the behavior of suicide bombers? If so, what can we learn about terrorism and what can we expect in the future especially as the new administration takes office? If not, is terrorism evolutionary and can we do anything about it? And finally, does or should economics have anything to say about this? These questions and more will be explored in Professor S. Brock Blomberg's Athenaeum lecture that falls in the tradition of freakonomics.
Professor S. Brock Blomberg is the Peter K. Barker '70 Professor at Claremont McKenna College with appointments in the economics department and the politics, philosophy, and economics (PPE) program. Professor Blomberg has taught courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, international economics, econometrics, statistics and political economy. His research interests are grounded in macroeconomics, international economics, political economy and are focused on terrorism. Professor Blomberg has written extensively on the economics of terrorism in journals, books, and newspapers.
Over the past 14 years, he has published 34 articles and book chapters in such top economics journals as the American Economic Review, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Public Economics and the Review of Economics and Statistics. Professor Blomberg has held appointments on the president's Council of Economic Advisors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, Harvard University and Wellesley College. He also served in the United States Military for eight years and been the United States representative to the Economic Committee for Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Professor Blomberg received his B.A. from the University of Tampa and received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.
This evening's lecture is the occasion for the installation of S. Brock Blomberg as the Peter K. Barker '70 Professor of Economics.
Democratic and Totalitarian Passions in Modern Societies
Pierre's Hassner's third lecture at Claremont McKenna College and the second at the Athenaeum is entitled "Democratic and Totalitarian Passions in Modern Societies." Political thinkers including Herodotus, Thucydides, and Plato have been interested in how different political orders reflect and cultivate different human passions, characters, and characteristic ways of acting. In the twentieth century, the most dramatic difference in political regimes was the contrast between democracy and totalitarianism. Hassner will explore how these two dissimilar types of political orders foster different kinds of politically relevant passions. While reflecting on their qualities and consequences for each regime's domestic order, Hassner will emphasize their consequences for the regime's purposes in the international arena and conduct of foreign policy.
Pierre Hassner, research director emeritus at the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales in Paris, taught for many years as professor of international relations at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris and as a senior visiting lecturer at the European Center of Johns Hopkins University in Bologna. Born in Romania, Mr. Hassner studied at the Sorbonne and the Ecole Normale Supérieure. His major writings have focused on war and peace, totalitarianism, ethics and international relations, and international order. Two of his books present selections from his numerous articles: La violence et la paix: De la bombe atomique au nettoyage ethnique (1995; an English translation, Violence and Peace: From the Atomic Bomb to Ethnic Cleansing, appeared in 1997). La terreur et l'empire: Violence et Paix II (2003) has not yet been translated. His most recent co-edited book, Justifier la guerre? De l'humanitaire au contre-terrorisme (2005) has just appeared in English as Justifying War?: From Humanitarian Intervention to Counterterrorism.
It is a pleasure to have Pierre Hassner take part in the 2008-2009 William F. Podlich Distinguished Visitors Program. This program was generously endowed by CMC alumnus and trustee William F. Podlich '66, whose aim is to enrich the college intellectually by bringing preeminent figures in scholarship, business, and public affairs to campus for extended visits.
As a note Mr. Hassner's second lecture will take place on February 11, 4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in Bauer Forum. This second lecture is entitled: "Taming the Passions: Projects of Modern Political Philosophy."
An Evening of Jazz
RAY DRUMMOND '68, bass
RUSSELL MALONE, guitar
Ray Drummond '68 will be returning to the Athenaeum with "An Evening of Jazz" with guitarist Russell Malone. He is an internationally acclaimed bassist and composer and is a frequent guest of the Athenaeum, last performing in 2005. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Professor Ron Teeples (1936-2008) professor of economics, whose love of jazz brought many distinguished musicians to CMC.
Ray Drummond '68 served as student body president and cofounded the "Jazz Society" with fellow student musicians and jazz enthusiasts while an undergraduate student in Claremont. After graduation Drummond worked as a business executive by day while moonlighting as a jazz musician until he realized that the second career was his true calling. Today he is an internationally acclaimed bassist, composer, and recording artist who has performed with various artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Woody Shaw, and Art Farmer, to name a few. Drummond's musical talents can be heard on over 400 jazz albums yet he still has found time to conduct, produce, and instruct jazz all over the world. He retired last year as Assistant Professor at the Institute for Music and the Performing Arts at California State University Monterey Bay. He currently is a Faculty Member of The Juilliard School in New York City.
In his late teens, Russell Malone started making his way to the music clubs in Albany, Georgia, to get some playing time and to develop what is now his signature sound on guitar. He started making a name for himself as he moved to Houston, Atlanta and ultimately to New York City. One of his most pivotal career-shaping experiences was sitting in with the late, great organist Jimmy Smith in Atlanta and eventually joining his band in the late 1980s.
After hearing Malone play in Harry Connick's band, former Sony head, Tommy Mottola, brought Malone over to Columbia. Malone's self-titled debut in 1992 quickly went to #1 on the radio charts and was followed by Black Butterfly (1993). Verve Records came calling next and released three albums by Malone: Sweet Georgia Peach (1998), Look Who's Here (2000) and Heartstrings (2001). Malone launched the strings series for MAXJAZZ with his label debut Playground (April, 2004).
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HAVELOCK— The topic of concussions and head-related injuries has been talked about ad nauseam across all levels of football.
It is with good reason: Many kids each year suffer their first concussion on the playing field.
Havelock High School is used to handing out more devastating, brain-rattling hits than it absorbs, however, coach Jim Bob Bryant and his staff are aware of and prepared to handle a concussion should one come their way.
North Carolina is one of 43 states that have passed the Return to Play law.
What that law entails is that coaches are to remove any player who has concussion-like symptoms from the game immediately.
Also, that athlete can only return to play or practice after at least 24 hours have passed and with permission from a health care professional, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During the 2012 season, I stood witness to two scary concussions, one to Pamlico running back Tarik Davis versus Jones Senior and one to Jacksonville's Mario Jordan versus Havelock.
Bryant says that a lot of the prevention is in teaching correct football form.
We tell them "do not lead with your head on a tackle," Bryant said. "If they feel any discomfort in their head area, they are to go see our trainer."
Along with the Return to Play law, Bryant says the team has other state-mandated material that is given to each player.
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September 27, 2013
HAZARD—After recuperating from an uphill battle with funding, which included having to close its doors to the needy during the coldest season of the year, the staff at Hazard's Corner Haven Homeless Shelter is trying to make sure they never have to fight that battle again.
Adrienne Bush, executive director of Hazard Perry County Community Ministries, said though it is not preparing to close its doors, the shelter is trying to raise funds and donations to avoid the worst possible scenario. One way it is doing this is by dedicating an entire day to raising money and collecting donations from the community.
"The Radio Day is a way for everybody to help ensure the success of Corner Haven," Bush said. "Federal funding has been reduced and we want to ensure that we can remain fully open this year and beyond, and Radio Day is the way to do that."
Bush said WSGS in Hazard has donated time from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 for a Radio Day for the shelter. Those who want to donate to the shelter can call in and make a pledge to the station.
"Our board member John Stacy has really been a catalyst in this initiative. He had contacted WSGS and they agreed to donate the time … and also to have their staff man the phones that day," she said.
WSGS will be broadcasting the Radio Day on all three of its stations that day, Bush said, which includes WKIC and WJNZ.
"This gives a chance for businesses, churches, civic organizations, and individuals just to contribute what they can in a meaningful way," Bush said.
Bush added that since Community Ministries is participating in this year's Run for the Hills Charity Challenge, the first $10,000 that is raised for the shelter will be matched by the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and put into a permanent endowment fund for the organization.
Community members will also have a chance to donate at Food City and Walmart in Hazard throughout that evening, Bush said, where volunteers with Hazard High School and the AmeriCorps will be handing out lists of food and non-food items needed at the shelter.
"We're very excited about that," she said. "People who are shopping that day can pick up a couple of items and drop them off (before they leave the store)."
Bush explained that the shelter is not holding the Radio Day event as a last resort and has no plans of closing its doors again anytime soon. This event is more of a preemptive strike to increase donations to ensure Corner Haven will remain open through the winter.
"We've experienced an increase in demand this year," Bush said, adding that the shelter, which can house 12 long-term and 12 short-term residents at a time, is currently full. "We are … maintaining a waiting list based on first come, first served."
Though previous fundraising efforts have been a success for the shelter when it was in dire straits, Bush admitted that with waning federal funds and delays in grant payments the shelter suffers when donations drop off.
"Some of the support has slowed down," she said. "When it's not right in your face every day or every morning or whatever it's — other concerns come up."
Bush said the shelter and everyone who works or seeks assistance there is grateful for the community and the support given to the shelter, adding that anyone can donate money, food, or non-food items at any time — not just on Radio Day.
"We know the community supports Corner Haven and the work we are trying to do there, and this is a great way to have a meaningful impact in the year to come," Bush said.


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Smit snubs Lions
John Smit has committed to the Sharks after turning down a lucrative offer from the Lions.
Smith has re-signed for the coastal union and will play for them in the 2011 Super Rugby competition. Insiders say Smit was offered a large sum to join the Lions, but turned the offer down.
The Bok captain is currently recovering from an operation and will not feature in the Currie Cup play-offs or South Africa's Grand Slam Tour.
Van Heerden lends Lions bite
Former Bok flanker Wikus van Heerden will start against the Sharks.
Josh Strauss moves to No 8 to accommodate Van Heerden while Warren Whiteley falls out of the match 22.
Lions – 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies La Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Joshua Strauss, 7 Wikus van Heerden, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (c), 4 George Earle, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Subs: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Wayne Swart, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Trevor Hall, 20 JP Joubert, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Deon van Rensburg.
Sharks stay the same
John Plumtree has been afforded the luxury of maintaining the same 22 for the Sharks match against the Lions.
Without any injuries in the squad, Plumtree admitted it was the first time in a while he didn't have to worry about making any changes for the contest at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Sharks – 15. Louis Ludik , 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. Stefan Terblanche (c), 12. Andries Strauss, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Patrick Lambie, 9. Charl McLeod, 8. Ryan Kankowski, 7. Willem Alberts, 6. Keegan Daniel, 5. Alistair Hargreaves, 4. Steven Sykes, 3. Eugene van Staden, 2. Craig Burden, 1. Patric Cilliers
Subs: 16. Kyle Cooper, 17. Wiehahn Herbst, 18. Michael Rhodes, 19. Jacques Botes , 20. Rory Kockott, 21. Andre Pretorius, 22. Riaan Swanepoel.
Mapoe worth a million plus
The Cheetahs have put a R1.5 million price tag on Lionel Mapoe.
Despite losing the legal battle to the Cheetahs, Mapoe still refuses to return to Bloemfontein and the Sharks are willing to pay a transfer fee.
However, the Cheetahs, who initially said they won't accept any transfer fees for the wing, have demanded R1.5 million. This is R500 000 more than what the Bulls paid for Griquas speedster Bjorn Basson.
Bulls did it by the book
The Bulls are confident that they signed wing Bjorn Basson legally from Griquas.
This was according to High Performance manager Ian Schwartz after the Cheetahs announced they will take legal action against Griquas as they were not communicated in the transfer process. The Cheetahs, who pay a part of Basson's wages, want to keep the wing.
Schwartz believes there should be no reason why the transfer should be stopped as they did it legally. The Bulls paid R1 million for Basson, who will join them on 1 November.
Eagles threaten to strike…again
The SWD Eagles' players have threatened to boycott Friday's clash against the Valke unless they are paid.
The players are angry as Saru has stopped all its funding to the union until the political infighting is resolved. Without Saru's funding, the Eagles can't afford to pay all their players.
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Male', 06th October 2011; Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation together with 12 companies from the tourism industry of Maldives participated in the JATA Tourism Forum & Travel Showcase held in Tokyo, Japan from 29th September – 02nd October 2011.
Statistical details from JATA 2011 reveal that there were a total of 117,236 visitors to the exhibition from 30th Sept – 02 October. A total of 37,705 belonged to the Travel Trade & Press and the remaining 79, 531 were from the general public.
The first biennial JATA Tourism Congress & Travel fair was held in 1977, 13 years after the 1964 liberalization of overseas travel in Japan, just as the overseas travel industry was starting to take off when the number of Japanese overseas travelers stood at 3.15 million. In 2003, the Congress and Fair became an annual event with a huge space of 26,000 sqm.
The Maldives had a 54sqm modern constructed stand. On 29th MMPRC together with the Ambassador of the Maldiaves High Commission in Tokyo Hon. Mr. Ahmed Khaleel attended the seminar on Japan outbound tourism. Same day at 1600hrs Ambassador also attended the official opening ceremony of the JATA Tourism Forum & Travel Showcase.
On 30th MMPRC together with the High Commission of the Maldives in Tokyo participated in the the Seminar on Maldives / Sri Lanka organized by JATA for Japanese Travel Agents. During the seminar a presentation about the Maldives was given by the Ambassador Hon. Mr. Ahmed Khaleel.
At the end of the seminar a raffle draw was held and the winner was awarded a 4 nights holiday for two at the Maldives Resort; Adaaran Prestige Vaadhoo sponsored by the Adaaran Hotel Chain.
JATA Maldivian Evening 2011
On 30th September 2011, JATA Maldivian Evening was held at the Maldives / Sri Lanka Travel café (Café Oazo) at Yokohama Bay Quarter 3F. The event was attended by the Maldives tourism industry participants together with the travel agents and media from the Japan.
At the end of the JATA Maldivian Evening a raffle draw was held where the winner was awarded a one week holiday for two in Paradise Island Resort sponsored by Villa Hotels.
The raffle was open to all the visitors to the café for a week from 23rd – 30th September to celebrate Maldives week during JATA. A questionnaire about the Maldives was filled by each visitor to enter into the raffle draw.
Maldives-Sri Lanka Travel Cafe with Sri Lankan Airlines was opened in Japan on 28th August 2011. The cafe is located in Bay Quarter Yokahama at Jinjiang City, Yokohama, Kanagawa 1-10. It is just 3 minutes walk from the East Exit of Yokohama Station. (Yokohama is located on a peninsula facing the western side of Tokyo Bay, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Tokyo, to which it is connected by a half-dozen railway lines as well as expressways and surface streets. It takes around 30 minutes by train).
This travel cafe is a trial project and will be continued for a period of 3 months. After the trial period, the idea is to have the cafe relocated to Tokyo on a permanent basis.
The cafe is designed to have a feel of both Maldives and Sri Lanka with pictures and display items from the two countries. The menu of the cafe also contains traditional dishes from both Maldives and Sri Lanka.
In 2010, Maldives recorded a total of 791,917 arrivals. Out of which a total of 38, 791 arrivals were Japanese nationalities. From January – August 2011, Maldives had a total of 22,602 Japanese arrivals which is a reduction of -3.9% compared to the same period in 2010. This may have been due the economic crisis caused by the recent Fukushima earthquake which hit during March 2011.
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The Rock wrote:but we're losing mobility, ball handling and a shooting advantage if Pau starts the game.
dwighthowardsdad wrote:Pau's a great passer and has the ability to play from the high-post & hit the perimeter shot. However, the best he has played over the course of the season is right before he went down with the injury; that's when he was playing closer to the basket because Dwight wasn't playing in those games. As versatile as Gasol is and can be, I still think his bread & butter is his ability to play closer to the basket at this point in his career.
Therein lies the problem with this starting lineup of Nash, Gasol, Dwight, Metta, & Kobe. 4 out of those 5 operate best inside the paint & all like to work from the free-throw line extended down. Our only reliable three-point shooter has been Nash. Metta & Kobe have struggled at different points with their shot from that range.
This will come down to coaching to make this work if it even does. MDA will have to find the best starting units that fit together to make this work until the end of the season heading into the PO's...
bystander wrote:Mini Training Camp while being in the race for the playoffs, develop chemistry and left nothing in the tank during the playoffs, that's they only thing these guys must do this season.
dj vitus wrote:I understand the Pau hate.
LTLakerFan wrote:You guys are going to mock me but I have insider information that Dan, since he is so adverse to playing them together, is from now on going to make Dwight a "stretch 4" and put Pau down low with his better skills around the hoop. Honest....don't shoot the messenger.
karacha wrote:Dwight is one of the best stretch PFs in the league. Killer mid-range shot, can take few dribbles before shooting it, has that Dirk-style fade-away off one foot with the knee going up to get separation etc. His three point shooting is not that great. He only shot 20% for three this year, but he can get better by the playoffs. No worries. He'll stretch the floor for his teammates.
FabFourLakers wrote:....we need Pau/Dwight/Kobe/Nash to play together if we want to have our best chance at winning anything.
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The following is an edited excerpt from an interview with 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers by Tom Tolbert and Ralph Barbieri on KNBR. Last Sunday, Rogers had a key fourth-quarter interception in the 49ers' victory over the Bengals.
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Not to be a tool but in the GTKYFBM thread I was 49 and HvsR is now 50.
hi faxman75!
I'm flying alone from Argentina and this wll be my first festival!
I could see there are many groups for people travelling alone, could I join one? Is it necessary to do so?
I don't know how the camping-spots-issue works.
I hope you could give me some advice!
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hey so im a total newbie this is going to my first year. I was just reading your thread about Camp all alone group. And i was really intrigued, I'm planning on going with my brothers and their friends but i dont really care to camp with them since they are all newbie as well. And it would be nice to meet new people and to be with people that have been there.
So i'm really interested in joining your guys group cause it sounds like alot of fun!
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Miami University softball team dropped the finale of the Michelle Smith Spring Break Tournament to Saint Joseph's, 4-2, on Sunday. The RedHawks fall to 9-12 on the season, while the Hawks improve to 7-10.
St. Joe's struck first with two runs in the top of the second. Miami answered back with one swing of the bat in the bottom half of the inning. Junior outfielder Bree Lipscomb sent a solo shot over the left field wall for her fourth home run of the season to cut the RedHawk deficit to 2-1.
In the top of the third, Saint Joseph's hit a two-run home run to take a 4-1 lead and complete its scoring.
It remained that way until the bottom of the sixth. Senior second baseman Kristy Arbour led off with an infield single. Two batters later, Lipscomb doubled to deep left center, allowing Arbour to score all the way from first. The RedHawks would get a runner on base in the bottom of seventh as well, but were unable to bring her home allowing St. Joe's to earn a 4-2 victory.
Lipscomb finished the game 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored. She recorded eight RBI in five games down in Florida. Arbour, sophomore outfielder Taylor Shuey and junior pitcher Megan Mattera also recorded hits for Miami.
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Pitcher gives up only one run over seven, hits HR as Grizzlies take series from Hawks
Grizzlies starting pitcher Tanner Braun threw a complete game, giving up just one run on four hits and striking out 10. Braun also went 2-for-2 with two RBI, including a solo home run. Braun's performance impressed Mountlake Terrace head coach Andrew Watters.
"Tanner Braun was outstanding on the hill today ... he threw all his pitches," said Watters. "He has a great curveball and was able to keep our hitters off balance most of the day."
Braun's homer in the third gave the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead. Glacier Peak then took advantage of three Hawks' errors in the decisive fifth, which included three straight two-out hits to account for five runs. Casey Welch hit a two-run double, Ty Deckwa drove in Welch with another double and Sean Elledge capped off the inning with an RBI single.
Jason Shevenko hit an RBI double in the sixth for the Hawks.
The victory gave Glacier Peak the season series win over Mountlake Terrace and its significance was not lost on Grizzlies head coach Bob Blair.
"It was very important. I told the guys before the game, and I'm sure Andrew told his kids the same thing, that we need to treat this like a playoff game. It affects seeding and everything." said Blair.
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MEBANE — Oxford Webb is supplying star power for tonight's regional semifinal in the Class 3-A state playoffs.
Eastern Alamance has plenty to offer, too, in one of the most successful seasons in the school's history.
Senior forward Isaiah Hicks, a signee for North Carolina, is the focal point for Oxford Webb.
Many of the Eagles will be pulling for Hicks when he arrives in college. They just hope his high school career ends tonight.
"You don't think about the superstars," Eastern Alamance guard Malcolm Summers said of playing against a high-profile college recruit.
Eastern Alamance coach Jay McPherson is a North Carolina fan, apologizing for Tar Heels decorative elements in his office.
"It definitely has everybody's interest peaked up," McPherson said of the matchup that involves a North Carolina recruit. "After this one, I hope he does well."
McPherson watched Hicks a few times last season when he scouted potential postseason opponents.
"I figured we would have seen them if we had (advanced a bit more)," he said.
Some of the Eastern Alamance players have seen Hicks along the way.
Guard Lamont Robinson encountered Hicks at a camp in Raleigh. Eagles center Jalyn Riley, a member of the Mid-State Magic, matched up with him on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.
"I've guarded him before," Riley said. "He's a good ball handler. He does a little of everything."
Riley checks in at 6-foot-7. Hicks is listed at 6-8 and 210 pounds.
Summers, who's also in the Mid-State Magic program, came across Hicks in a tournament at Richmond, Va.
McPherson said the Eagles have to pay special attention to Hicks.
"We'll roll some different people on Isaiah Hicks," he said. "Keep some fresh bodies on Isaiah."
But he doesn't want Eastern Alamance deviating from the things that have been successful the past two months.
"Just going as usual," McPherson said. "We're going to do our thing. That's what we've done all year. We're going to go out and try to play good defense. Try to box out. Try to push the basketball. That's what we've done the last 16 games. We've won 16 in a row."
Dealing with Hicks can be overshadowed by something else.
"The goal is to win the state championship," Riley said.
The Eagles won two home games in the state playoffs before last Friday night's overtime escape at Fayetteville Westover. That avenged a loss from the second round of the 2012 state playoffs on the same court.
Oxford Webb is in the regionals after avenging its only two losses to North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition this season by winning last Friday night at Chapel Hill.
McPherson said he has never seen a game at tonight's venue — Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. He had a tour of the facility during Monday's pre-regional meetings.
Eastern Alamance and Oxford Webb have a history. They were in the same conference prior to the current alignment that wraps up a four-year cycle this spring.
The Eagles lost to Oxford Webb in a first-round home upset in the 2011 state playoffs. That was before Hicks was on board with the Warriors.
Tonight, Eastern Alamance tries to add to the school-record 25 victories and increase a 16-game winning streak that began in January after a loss to Cummings High School.
Eastern Alamance has back-to-back seasons of 20 or more victories for the first time since a three-year stretch that was capped with a state championship for the 1990-91 team.
For this group of Eagles, tonight's outing looms large.
"It's the biggest game," Summers said. "Hopefully, we have two more to come."
Tip-off: Class 3-A boys
East Regional semifinal
Who: Eastern Alamance (25-5) vs. Oxford Webb (24-5)
When: 8:30 tonight
Where: Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville
Note: Rocky Mount (25-2) and West Craven (25-4) meet in the first game at 7 p.m. Tonight's winners meet at 6 p.m. Saturday on the same court.


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XENIA — The community is invited to attend second annual Xenia Youth Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Xenia Community Center.
The free expo will demonstrate some of the things the Xenia area has to offer youth.
"The public is invited to walk the displays and watch the performances," Xenia councilman Joshua Long, founder of xeniayouth.com, said of the event.
Long said the first expo was a success with over 30 exhibitors and nearly 1,000 attendees. He added that Xenia is missing activities like bowling or movies, but there are other forms of recreation, entertainment and education for the city's young people.
Among the exhibitors are Citywide Cheer and Dance, Club X Soccer Inc., Dance Loft Plus, Doug Yates Karate, Family Fun Center, Girls Rule!, Greene County Combined Health District, Greene County Public Library, Live Gracefully Dance Studio, Thrive Student Ministries, Xenia Kids and Robots, Xenia Rainbow Girls, Xenia Soccer Club, Xenia YMCA, Xenia Youth, and Youth Recreation League of Xenia (YRC).
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T. J. Hacker, Bradley C. Wheeler
The commoditization of low-cost hardware has enabled even modest-sized laboratories and research projects to own their own "supercomputers." The authors argue that this local solution undermines rather than amplifies the research potential of scholars. CIOs, provosts, and research technologists should consider carefully an overall strategy to provision sustainable cyberinfrastructure in support of research activities and not reach for false economies from the commoditization of advanced computing hardware. This article examines the forces behind the proliferation of supercomputing clusters and storage systems, highlights the relationship between visible and hidden costs, and explores tradeoffs between decentralized and centralized approaches for providing information technology infrastructure and support for the research enterprise. The authors present a strategy based on a campus cyberinfrastructure that strikes a suitable balance between efficiencies of scale and local customization. Cyberinfrastructure combines computing systems, data storage, visualization systems, advanced instrumentation, and research communities, all linked by a high-speed network across campus and to the outside world. Careful coordination among these building blocks is essential to enhance institutional research competitiveness and to maximize return on information technology investments.
Hacker, T. J. and B. C. Wheeler (2007), "Making Research Cyberinfrastructure a Strategic Choice," EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 1.


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Batman: Arkham City is the sequel to the previous award winning Batman title, Arkham Asylum. It has been in the making for over 2 years and Arkham City has had more hype than pretty much any other offline game in that time. Hype is all well and good, but does the game live upto it? In brief, yes. But I was expecting a little more.
Don't get me wrong, the game is a joy to play but when you consider that this was billed as one of the biggest releases of the year I almost feel let down. The storyline starts off with so much promise. North Gotham has been sealed off by a huge wall and then filled with every evil mastermind and petty criminal the city officials can get their hands on. Enter Batman. Naturally the Dark Knight isn't going to allow his sworn enemies to live pretty much unsupervised, as he knows what they're capable of and where it will inevitably lead: a break out (which is the only thing the inmates are not allowed to do), which would threaten the rest of Gotham and potentially the world.
Arkham City is officially overseen by Hugo Strange, a well-respected psychiatric genius who has manipulated the Mayor of Gotham into giving him the position – citing Jokers' previous attempt at a hostile take-over of Arkham Asylum. Amongst all of this, the Joker seems to be at deaths door. Infected with a fatal disease called 'Titan Formula', which will eventually turn him into a crazed beast (just in case he isn't already 'disturbed' enough).
All of this is fine and works well enough to be the entire storyline for Arkham City, and perhaps it should have been… The game suffers from random interjections from other big time villains such as Doctor Penguin, Bane and Riddler (who we'll get to later on). They all make cameo appearances, but add no real value to the story and, in all honesty, just dilute its quality. This really shocked me as the game is written by Paul Dini, a legendary comic book writer who always works to the highest standards.
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Regardless, with all this craziness going on Batman takes it upon himself to 'police' the area in his own unique way, kicking ass and taking names. Whether it's a group of 5-6 street thugs or an old foe and his band of bodyguards, they must be dealt with. Obviously such a job will require awesome gadgets, in mass! Fear not, for they have been delivered. You will be supplied with numerous tools to take down your opposition and what's more, each one has its own button so using them on the fly and incorporating them into your button sequence is no problem at all.
In fact, the entire combat system works extremely well – most of it coming directly from its predecessor, Arkham Asylum. You have the 2 button basic system, one to attack and one to counter (because the Dark Knight is entirely too awesome to block and end up on the back-foot). Add in a few jumps, back-flips and well-timed use of his various gadgets and you have yourself a smooth and poetic battle sequence which at times almost looks like it's a cut-scene. It's really that good! You won't have a hard time finding places to put the system to good use either as Arkham City is littered with baddies just waiting to be slaughtered.
The city itself is hardly massive, consisting of only a few blocks, but the level of detail within it is immense. Each building has clearly had a lot of time spent on it, both from a creative point of view and in development. My concern is that with such a small "map" you would expect there to be a lot of depth, but it just isn't there. Only a relatively small amount of the buildings are actually able to be entered and that limits the amount of exploration that can be done massively. It seems to be that the designers of the game read the storyline and built only what was required, as opposed to adding a little more meat to the area/game for players to enjoy after the main storyline has been completed.
However, that said, it's a real pleasure to move around within Arkham City, particularly leaping from one building and firing the grappling hook onto the next, all in one seamless motion. Once you have had enough of that you can fly around the city by swooping down and then pitching back up, catching the breeze just right to keep yourself in the air. It takes a little practice but once you have it down it's a lot of fun.
In addition to the flying, jumping and limited exploration there are sub-plots. You can play as Catwoman and complete various objectives from her point of view or take on the monumental challenge the Riddler has placed before you in the form of 400 (yes, four hundred) puzzles. Each being unique and requiring a fair amount of thinking, but all very do-able if you approach them with a little logic.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the game as a whole. The voice acting helped to keep me immersed and the storyline, despite its few drawbacks, was of an excellent quality rarely seen in video games. I can honestly see this game going down, with Arkham Asylum, as one of the great console adventure games and collecting many awards along the way. Its graphics and action sequences will have you on the edge of your seat for hours on end and it's just a shame, at least to me, that Rocksteady Studios made those few errors outlined above, otherwise Batman: Arkham City really would have been the absolute definition of perfection. While the game didn't quiet meet the hype that it had been given I do feel that it has done the Batman franchise (and DC in general) proud.