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A Texas school district Springtown ISD has decided to change its corporal punishment policy rather than apologize after a male vice principal paddled two high school girls, prompting complaints from their parents.
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Former U.S. military leaders have identified a latent threat to the potential for a leaner, more agile fighting force: the school vending machine.
A Cranston (R.I.) District Committee has unanimously approved a resolution asking lawmakers to modify a state law to allow father-daughter and mother-son events at schools.
Officials from the Boston Public School Department presented five different plans to address the issue of school choice in the city. All the proposals would mark a significant change for JP residents
The New Hampshire charter school moratorium could be lifted as soon as November if legislative budget writers approve an additional $5 million next month.
Ahead of a second closed-door meeting scheduled by the Wake County School Board to discuss "confidential personnel matters," board member Chris Malone told ABC11 in an on-camera interview that it was highly likely Superintendent Tony Tata would be fired.
In school districts around the country children in grades as low as middle school are required to take a drug test before they can play sports or take part in drama or other extracurricular activities. Parental outrage has been swiftly followed by lawsuits, according to theNew York Times. States where middle schools conduct drug testing include Florida, Alabama, Missouri, West Virginia, Arkansas, Ohio, New Jersey and Texas.
Opening up a new avenue of investigation, authorities have found something even more disturbing in the home of a Santa Clara elementary school principal than methamphetamine and a date-rape drug—10 hidden cameras, including one tucked inside a Teddy bear.
A report from the Texas Education Agency on the state's 2012 SAT scores shows two things about Texas students over the past five years: more students are the taking the test, but they aren't performing as well.
Thirteen percent of America's public school students receive special education services. LAUSD closely mirrors this statistic.
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Paris: A master of fantastical fashion, Yohji Yamamoto experimented with both volume and print for Fall, with an impish collection that seemed to channel other-worldly beings. Supersized florals and graffiti monsters were splashed across sleeping-bag inspired coats, and chunky scarves added even more drama to the silhouette.—Shannon Davenport
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Yohji Yamamoto - F/W 2014
Paris: A master of fantastical fashion, Yohji Yamamoto experimented with both volume and print for Fall, with an impish collection that seemed to channel other-worldly beings. Supersized florals and graffiti monsters were splashed across sleeping-bag inspired coats, and chunky scarves added even more drama to the silhouette.—Shannon Davenport
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A.F. Vandevorst - F/W 2014
Paris: Perfectly in step with the emerging military trend of the F/W14 season, A.F. Vandevorst showed an elegant, uniform-inspired collection. A tomboy aesthetic ran throughout, from sporty tops to baggy jumpsuits and baseball caps, but long chic coats and sweeping hemlines added a contemporary touch.—Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Knit mini skirts / Cargo jackets / Maxi skirts / Utility
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Balmain - F/W 2014
Paris: The mood at Balmain this season was all about having fun with fashion. Designer Olivier Rousteing showed a playfully chic collection that was inspired by the jungle, mixing tropical brights with crisp military tones. Craftsmanship was evident in every detail, from the rope knotted tops and dresses to the sparkly metallic chains that were woven directly into garments.—Shannon
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Sharon Wauchob - F/W 2014
Paris: For fall Sharon Wauchob fully embraced 1990s nostalgia, exploring a feisty grunge sensibility worthy of Courtney Love herself. A sophisticated black palette and a range of sensual fabrics kept the collection from feeling too gritty though, and twisting and draping hugged the body in a fresh, beguiling way. —Shannon Davenport
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Ann Demeulemeester - F/W 2014
Paris: In the wake of Ann Demeulemeester's sudden departure from her namesake line earlier this year, former menswear designer Sébastien Meunier made sure to honor the core DNA of the beloved Belgian fashion house with his debut collection. Androgyny was a key concept, with twisting and layering creating loose, drapey silhouettes, which were made even more dramatic by the
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Stella Jean - F/W 2014
Milan: Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean brought a much needed breath of fresh air into Milan Fashion Week with her youthful, modern spin on globally-inspired dressing. This season, she mixed African prints with Japanese tailoring, accented by an earthen palette of desert-worthy hues, with standout pieces including voluminous bell dresses and chunky kimono cardigans. — Shannon Davenport
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Massimo Rebecchi - F/W 2014
Milan: Massimo Rebecchi's Fall girl was one part girly and one part sporty, but the collection maintained a clean, feminine aesthetic throughout. Material blocking and contrast texture emerged as a key concept, with looks that combined fuzzy mohair, sheer lace and shiny brocade.—Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Wool coats / Cropped jackets / Patchwork furs / Pencil skirts / Shirtdresses
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Trussardi - F/W 2014
Milan: The storied Italian house continues to gain fashion fans with Gaia Trussardi, great granddaughter of Dante Trussardi, at the helm. Inspired by the coquettish actresses of the French New Wave, the collection embraced traditional menswear fabrics and relied on expertly layered boyfriend-borrowed pieces in chic neutrals. — Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Leather dresses / Oversized trousers / Trucker jackets
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John Richmond - F/W 2014
Milan: For Fall, John Richmond took a trip back to the time of New York's "Factory" era, specifically inspired by the iconic style of Andy Warhol and Nico. The singer's portrait was splashed on sweatshirts and jackets, as was the brand's signature skull motif, which was richly embellished. A section of slinky evening dresses lent a modern, sensual edge.
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Gabriele Colangelo - F/W 2014
Milan: This season Gabriele Colangelo was inspired by the work of Russian abstract painter Kazimir Malevich, exploring the square graphic motif in myriad ways. Fabrics were artfully folded layered and pieced, and the restrained grayscale palette kept the focus of the collection on form and structure. — Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Zippered jackets / Woven tees / Structured sweatshirts /
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Cividini - F/W 2014
Milan: Cividini made a strong case for Fall layering with a collection of full of clean lines and clever combinations of print and texture. Jackets, sweaters and skirts managed to look clean despite being cleverly piled on, and patterns made an impact against soft greys and pale yellows. — Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Cropped jackets / Double breasted coats / Cardigans
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Costume National - F/W 2014
Milan: For Fall, designer Ennio Capasa wanted his models to be walking contradictions, quite literally. The collection was all about mixing—masculine with feminine and tailoring with sport—and the result was refreshingly modern. Looks alternated between classically pretty and no-nonsense and silhouettes ran the gamut of hemlines, opening up the brand to a wide array of women. — Shannon Davenport
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Krizia - F/W 2014
Milan: Creative director Mariuccia Mandelli offered an elegant approach to femininity for Fall. Perfectly in step with the brand's signature sleek glamor, the collection showcased the female form through slinky silhouettes and expertly tailored suiting. A restrained palette of neutrals, rust and blue was a calculated mix of minimalism and romance. — Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Pleated skirts / Wrap
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Just Cavalli - F/W 2014
Milan: For his young contemporary line Just Cavalli, Roberto Cavalli picked up on the upcoming festival season frenzy, with a playfully bohemian collection peppered with references to the '60s and '70s. Color and print made a serious splash, with collaged graphics popping against faded fluorescent hues and fringed trim hammered the inspiration home. — Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Patchwork furs
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Angelo Marani - F/W 2014
Milan: Celebrating traditional Italian femininity was the mission at Angelo Marani this season, with a wide array of silhouettes that ranged from nipped and tailored to long and flowing. Prints and patterns were inspired by late 19th century art movements, including Art Deco and French impressionism. — Shannon Davenport
Key Items: Longline moto jackets / Fitted sheaths / Side slit skirts
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March 29, 2006
Whitworth Senior Selected for Journalism Internship and Scholarship
Senior Bethany Monroe is the first Whitworth student to be awarded the Jim and Kay Flaherty Intern Scholarship from the Washington National Press Association Foundation. As a WNPA award recipient, Monroe will receive a $1,500 scholarship and will participate in a summer 2006 internship at a WNPA-affiliated newspaper.
Monroe, a native of Mulino, Ore., and a journalism/mass-communication major at Whitworth, is currently part-time features reporter at The Spokesman-Review; she was previously an intern at The News-Register, in McMinnville, Ore. This spring she will select the newspaper at which she will conduct her WNPA summer internship.
To be awarded the scholarship, students must be nominated by their professors or by a publisher of a WNPA-member newspaper. Ten students were nominated this year for WNPA Foundation scholarships. In addition to Monroe, three students, one each from Gonzaga University, the University of Washington, and Pacific Lutheran University, were selected to receive the award.
"Bethany will be an excellent journalist because she possesses the gifts of writing well and having compassion for others," says Ginny Whitehouse, associate professor of communication studies at Whitworth. "She already has a proven track record at the newspapers where she has interned; she is committed to doing quality work."
After she graduates in May 2006, Monroe plans to work as a features or a news reporter.
The WNPA is a trade association for community newspapers in Washington state. It was established in 1887 and has more than 120 member newspapers across the state. The WNPA Foundation, which offers the Internship Scholarship Program, was formed in 1986 to further educational opportunities in community journalism. The foundation has awarded 76 internship scholarships since 1992.
"The internship scholarships provide students with hands-on training at community newspapers, which increases their awareness of the career opportunities at community newspapers and helps them be better prepared for their first jobs," says Mae Waldron, programs administrator for the WNPA Foundation.
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The college enrolls 2,400 students in more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs.
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Veterinarian Industry Announcements
University of Tennessee Continues Equine Hospital Expansion
December 30, 2012
It is hoped that the $20.9 million project will be completed in February 2013.... Read More
OSHA and the Equine Practitioner (AAEP 2012)
December 24, 2012
Safety in the workplace is as important in veterinary medicine as anywhere else.... Read More
WEVA Holds Intermediate Meeting in Santiago, Chile
December 24, 2012
Attendees discussed a variety of issues including surgical topics and endocrine disorders, such as PPID.... Read More
Mich. State Associate Professor Named Charter Diplomate of ACAW
December 23, 2012
Carla Carleton, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, was named one of 27 Charter Diplomates of the newly-formed organization.... Read More
2012 Rutgers ESC Research Update a Success
December 23, 2012
The ESC faculty and staff provided an update of their current and on-going research projects.... Read More
LSU Confers Advanced Degrees, Some Equine Related
December 22, 2012
The graduate degrees were conferred during a diploma distribution ceremony on Dec. 14.... Read More
Western CVM to Host 4-H, Pony Clubbers for Educational Day
December 20, 2012
Horse health-related sessions will be targeted at different age groups and experience levels.... Read More
UK College of Agriculture inducts inaugural Hall of Distinguished Alumni
December 18, 2012
Five distinguished graduates were inducted into the inaugural class of the Hall of Distinguished Alumni. ... Read More
British National Equine Forum to Feature Health Talks
December 16, 2012
The forum brings together the U.K.'s equestrian industry to discuss news and research on multiple topics.... Read More
AAEP Convention Brings 5,700 to Anaheim
December 14, 2012
The convention drew 5,730 veterinarians, students, guests, and exhibitors to California.... Read More
Nominations for 12th Equine Industry Vision Award Sought
December 12, 2012
The award is the first of its kind to showcase innovation, ingenuity, and service in the equine market.... Read More
Toscano Named 2013 Rutgers Spirit of the Horse Award Recipient
December 09, 2012
In August Toscano became the first female trainer to win the Hambletonian Standardbred horse race.... Read More
BHS Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
December 08, 2012
New Chief Executive Lynn Petersen has been chairman of the BHS since April of this year.... Read More
AAEP Honors Retired Professor Who Inspired Future Veterinarians
December 05, 2012
Retired LSU professor Jill Johnson, DVM, received the 2012 AAEP Distinguished Educator Award.... Read More
AAEP Lavin Cup Awarded to Christian Veterinary Mission
December 05, 2012
The CVM-coordinated Fast Horse Program provides Mongolian veterinarians with continuing education.... Read More
AAEP Salutes Messer for Lifetime of Service
December 05, 2012
Messer received the award for his commitment during 38 years of volunteering for the AAEP.... Read More
AAEP's 2013 President, Vice President Sworn In
December 04, 2012
Ann Dwyer, DVM, Dipl. ACVO (hon), will take the organization's reins for 2013.... Read More
New AAEP Board of Director Members for 2013 Sworn In
December 04, 2012
Four new individuals will join the board in 2013.... Read More
Equine Guelph Offers Course on Equine Industry History
December 03, 2012
Students will learn about various aspects of the horse industry, past, present, and future.... Read More
AAEP Foundation/Markel Honor Top-Achieving Veterinary Students
December 02, 2012
Eight veterinary students received $2,500 scholarships during the 58th AAEP Convention.... Read More
BHA Equine Science, Welfare Director to Depart
December 02, 2012
Tim Morris, DVM, PhD, will leave the organization as part of the ongoing restructure of BHA services.... Read More
ACVIM Foundation Receives Grant from to Establish New Research Fund
November 27, 2012
Pfizer granted funding for grants of $30,000 each for equine, small animal, and livestock research.... Read More
British Levy Board Awards £1.6 Million for Racehorse Health Research
November 25, 2012
Nine new research projects will be supported, in disciplines that reflect the HBLB's research priorities.... Read More
UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Barry Meade
November 24, 2012
Meade compared EHV-1 outbreaks attributed to either a non-neuropathogenic or a neuropathogenic virus strain.... Read More
University of Nottingham Seeking Vet Participation in Colic Survey
November 24, 2012
The survey will collect information on how cases of colic present and are assessed in veterinary practice.... Read More
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AFTER SEVERAL delays, the 7.5-mile portion of Route 100 is open. At a cost of nearly $85 million, the artery provides a link between Interstate 97 in Anne Arundel County and Interstate 95 in Howard County, making the rapidly growing areas between Elkridge and Pasadena even more attractive to new residents and business.
Completion of the full length of Route 100 is still three years off, but when the $170 million project is finished it will be an important beltway-like connector. By 2020, 86,500 commuters will travel on the road each day, state highway officials estimate.


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why even bring up Billboard. what does Monklish think?
I'm one of those diehards who bought tickets for NYC in September, even though I knew they'd probably play Coachella, too. Malkmus/Jicks were one of my favorite sets in 2008, and they pulled an impressive mid-afternoon crowd at the Outdoor Theatre.
I can see Pavement as a subheadliner on the Coachella Stage. Even with the whole reunion aspect, that's as high up the food chain as I can see them being. And I'd have said the same for Blur, who I also adore.
My name is Becca. Hi.
Facebook, yo.
Here's the thing guys: when sites like Billboard talk about who's "headlining" Coachella, haven't you all noticed that they don't really differentiate between headlining and subheadlining? Like last year all those big trades would say that the fest was being headlined by Paul, The Cure, The Killers, and also subs like Amy Winehouse. They seem to consider all of it headlining. So I think the article is probably likely to be accurate under their definition.
But no, never in a million years could Pavement actually headline Coach. Mostly because punk sucks.
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you know my answer. anything under 90 mins is criminal
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i don't care what the fuck pavement is, as long as they don't headline.
pavement blows.
4/8 Ride @ The Roxy, 4/10 St. Vincent @ The Cosmopolitan, 4/14 Barry Manilow @ Staples Center, 5/2 Desert Daze, 5/8-10 Levitation, 5/16 The Juan Maclean @ The Regent, 6/10 Emmy the Great @ Hotel Cafe, 6/12 Emmy the Great @ Hotel Utah
4/8 Ride @ The Roxy, 4/10 St. Vincent @ The Cosmopolitan, 4/14 Barry Manilow @ Staples Center, 5/2 Desert Daze, 5/8-10 Levitation, 5/16 The Juan Maclean @ The Regent, 6/10 Emmy the Great @ Hotel Cafe, 6/12 Emmy the Great @ Hotel Utah
There's absolutely no way Pavement could headline. If Portishead couldn't do it, then Pavement definitely couldn't do it.
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Death sentences upheld for East Texas child killers
Associated Press | May 23, 2012
The convictions and death sentences of two men for murdering small children in East Texas have been upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Blaine Milam was condemned for the 2008 beating death of his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter at his trailer in Rusk County. Evidence showed the child was bitten some 30 times and beaten with a hammer.
In the second case, 25-year-old Demontrell Miller was sent to death row for the 2008 beating death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son while he was babysitting the boy and his own 5-month-old son at a Tyler apartment complex.
The court Wednesday rejected what attorneys for the convicts said were 20 errors at Milam's trial and 28 at Miller's trial. Neither man has an execution date and both could pursue federal appeals.


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How EECP Works
EECP works by pumping blood from the legs upward to the heart while the heart is at rest. The mechanism improves circulation throughout the body, promotes angiogenesis, and has long-term, positive effects.
You lie on a comfortable EECP bed.
You are hooked to a heart monitor.
Three large blood pressure like cuffs wrap around the calves, thighs, buttocks.
When the heart pumps, the cuffs deflate rapidly and do not interfere with the body's natural function.
When the heart is at rest, the cuffs squeeze the calves thighs and buttocks in rapid sequence.
Get EECP at Global Cardio Care Centers
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) Is Non-SurgicalEECP at Global Cardio Care Centers is a safe therapy. It is simple non-invasive, outpatient therapy option for patients suffering from ischemic heart diseases such as angina and heart failure. EECP improves the flow of healthy, oxygenated blood to the heart by opening or forming small blood vessels called collaterals which create natural bypasses blocked arteries.
What Is EECP?At Global Cardio Care Centers, EECP therapy a set of inflatable cuffs (similar to blood pressure cuffs) mechanically compress the blood vessels in your lower limbs. This increases the blood flow and oxygen back to the heart, reducing the work that the heart has to do. It also improves circulation and strengthens the cardiopulmonary system. EECP does not have the risks or recovery time associated with surgery. It is FDA-approved, Medicare-approved and covered by insurance.
Why Try EECP?EECP is the only non-invasive treatment for coronary artery disease, angina pectoris and congestive heart failure. The procedure reduces or eliminates angina, increases energy and helps patients return to a more active lifestyle. EECP is used to treat patients with: o Chronic stable angina (lack of blood to the heart that causes severe chest pains) o Coronary Artery Disease o High Blood Pressure o Congestive heart failure o Heart Attack o Cardiovascular Disease At Global Cardio Centers we have helped hundreds of thousands of patients since 20002 improve their cardiovascular function. Our physicians see improvement as a result of EECP for people suffering from stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, angina/chest pain, heart failure, heart attack, and diseases like obesity, kidney failure, eye disease, and more.
EECP is a Treatment for the Following Diseases or Conditions:
- Angina Pectoris
- Fatigue
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Shortness of Breath
- Hypertension
- Poor Circulation
- Stroke
- Sports Enhancement
- Diabetes
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Peripheral artery disease
- Quality of Life
- Leg pain
- Exercise Duration and Increased Stamina
- Renal Failure
Improvement From EECPPeople may experience the following direct benefit after 35 hours or more of EECP treatment:
- Reduces arterial stiffness
- Increases collateral circulation
- Improves organ dysfunction
- Creates new blood vessels
- Improves blood flow to the brain
- Stimulates natural bypass
- Strengthens heart and cardiovascular system
- Grows new arteries
- Increases lymphatic circulation
- Regenerates organs and tissue
- Reverses effects of heart disease: inhibits plaque buildup, increases stem cells, acts as anti-inflammatory, increases nitric oxide
- Enhances quality of life (less fatigue, better sleep, more stamina, longer exercise duration, reduced stress, passive exercise benefit as from one hour of aerobics)
- Improves longevity with anti-aging effects
- Decreases anxiety and depression
- Antioxidant and detoxification effects
EECP WorldwideThere are more than 900 academic institutions and independent physician practices throughout the U.S. and the world that use EECP therapy for cardiovascular disease. They include:
- Mayo Clinic
- St. Francis Heart Hospital
- Beth Israel Medical Center
- University of New York at Stony Brook
- The Cleveland Clinic
- NYU-Langone Medical Center
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of California San Diego
- Duke University Medical Center
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Nitric Oxide Improves Arteries.
The squeezing mechanism of EECP improves the hemodynamics of blood flow and shear stress to help elevate levels of nitric oxide and vascular endothelial growth factor from the endothelium (lining of the arterial walls). Nitric oxide is a vasodilator that opens and relaxes arteries to help improve circulation. During EECP nitric oxide contributes to less arterial stiffness and improved function of endothelial cells.
Grow New Arteries with VEGF
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a hormone elevated during EECP that helps stimulate angiogenesis, the growth of new collaterals for blood flow around blockages, like a NaturalBypass®. EECP helps grow new arteries naturally and improves arterial function.
Regenerative Therapy
Regenerative therapy is the process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function. During EECP therapy, due to the blood flow, stem cells (progenitor and hematopoietic cells) found in bone marrow are excreted into the circulatory system resulting in repair of organ dysfunction. For example, patients with diabetes often see improved function of the pancreas when EECP therapy REGENERATES PANCREATIC TISSUE TO PRODUCE INSULIN.
The Sara Soulati Method™ of EECP should be done EARLY, OFTEN and for LIFE.
As part of The Sara Soulati Health For Life Program™ clients are treated for 35 hours or longer for cardiovascular disease and a variety of other illness.
At Global Cardio Care centers, EECP therapy (35 hours or more) is for cardiovascular disease and much more. EECP grows new arteries, repairs and restores function of diseased organs, improves blood circulation, and increases energy. Disclaimer: Patient outcomes may vary; some results are anecdotal.


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The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is strikingly beautiful. But it has a gruesome folk name: "cut-throat," owing to the scarlet swatch across its breast. The name "grosbeak" comes from the French term grosbec, meaning "large beak"—an obvious attribute of this bird, Black-headed Grosbeak, and others in their family.
Migrants like this one need habitat on both breeding and wintering grounds. ABC and Fundación ProAves have established the Cerulean Warbler Conservation Corridor, which provides winter habitat for Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Cerulean and Golden-winged warblers; and resident birds like Gorgeted Wood-Quail.
Unlike many other bird species, both male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks share incubation, brooding, and feeding duties at the nest. (Female bird shown below.)


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Mix first 9 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Boil until mixture is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 20 minutes. Strain, pressing on solids to extract liquid. Discard solids. Return liquid to saucepan and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 3 minutes. Whisk in butter a few pieces at a time. Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush pork with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Grill until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pork registers 145°F, turning frequently, about 20 minutes. Let pork rest 5 minutes (temperature will increase to 150°F). Thinly slice pork crosswise.
Divide pork slices among 6 plates. Spoon RutabagaPuree alongside. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.
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The UpTake: Twitter has been through a lot since it debuted in 2006. Here are some of the ways the upstart social network has played an outsized role in business and culture.
It's almost unbearably cheesy, but let's just say it: Whoa, Twitter.
The social network begins its life as a public company today and will continue to evolve after the dust settles on its IPO. But as we're discussing Twitter's big day here at Upstart Business Journal, we got to talking about the ways it has already been a game changer.
Not that Twitter is the end-all, be-all of the Internet. In many ways it's still a niche product. Its 232 million users are nothing to scoff at, but pale in comparison to Facebook's global reach of 1.2 billion. Roughly 16 percent of U.S. adults have Twitter accounts, a huge number, but nowhere close to the company's mass media aspirations.
But for a big part of the digital population, Twitter is integral to what it means to be on the Web. It's a tool for activists, brands, politicians, news junkies, artists, you name it. Twitter has crippled some careers, and helped launch others into overnight success stories. It drives news cycles. It's alternately awesome, infuriating and confusing.
Feel free to add to the list, but here's what we think are the ways Twitter's already radically disrupted our world.
1. Twitter took thoughts and lives public. Blogging, online journaling and status updates came first, but Twitter accelerated the process with its short 140-character bursts. Author Thomas Beller puts it this way: "It used to be a radical cri de coeur to claim, 'We live in public.' Like many mantras of the cyber-nineties, this turns out to be mostly true, but misses an even larger truth: more and more, we think in public."
For better or worse, to tweet is to think aloud. Even more than blogging, Twitter's format rewards spontaneity and stream of consciousness. It's a blessing for the witty and a curse for those lacking impulse control. Like Facebook, it also encourages us to cheerfully surrender the dwindling supply of privacy in the digital age.
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The Human Genome Project (HGP), according to the National Human Genome Research Institute, was the international, collaborative research program formed to complete the mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings. All our genes together are known as our "genome."
Our hereditary material is the double helix of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which contains all human genes. DNA, in turn, is made up of four chemical bases, pairs of which form the "rungs" of the twisted, ladder-shaped DNA molecules. All genes are made up of stretches of these four bases, arranged in different ways and in different lengths.
During the HGP, researchers deciphered the human genome in three major ways: determining the order, or "sequence," of all the bases in our genome's DNA; making maps that show the locations of genes for major sections of all our chromosomes; and producing what are called "linkage" maps through which inherited traits (such as those for genetic disease) can be tracked over generations.
The HGP revealed that there are approximately 25,000 human genes. The completed human sequence can now identify the location of each gene. The result of the HGP has given the world a resource of detailed information about the structure, organization, and function of the complete set of human genes. This information can be thought of as the basic set of inheritable "instructions" for the development and function of a human being.
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium completed and published the full sequence in April 2003.
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Ralph B. McLaughlin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at San José State University, and Director of the Institute for Metropolitan Studies. Prior to joining SJSU, Ralph was Lecturer at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in Urban and Regional Planning, and currently holds an affiliation as Adjunct Research Associate with UniSA. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine in 2009 with his dissertation entitled, "Land Use Regulations and Housing Supply: Impacts on Local, State, and U.S. Markets."
During his tenure at UCI, Ralph was twice a finalist for the Tiebout Prize in Regional Science for his dissertation work. Additionally, he acted as Assistant Editor of the Journal of Regional Science and served as graduate representative for the University of California Physical and Environmental Committee. Prior to his tenure at UCI, Ralph earned a B.S. in Regional Development and a minor in Urban Planning from the University of Arizona where he was awarded the Klafter Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Real Estate Studies.
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Lincoln Elementary School is the first public, non-charter school in Oakland to receive a National Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education. It was one of just 21 public or private schools in California to be honored this year for academic excellence, and among 304 nationwide.
More than 75 percent of Lincoln's students come from low-income families, and about 90 percent enter kindergarten with limited knowledge of English, Principal John Melvin said.
But get this: 84 percent tested proficient or higher this year on the state's reading test, and 96 percent showed proficiency in math. Every one of its fourth-grade students met the state's targets in math, and 93 percent tested at the "advanced," or the highest, level.
The 600-student school is in Oakland's Chinatown, home of many Asian immigrant families. Melvin said the school has supportive parents, students who are eager to learn and "a critical mass of expert teachers" who share teaching practices. Many of the teachers speak fluent English and Cantonese, he said, which makes parents — and new arrivals — feel comfortable at the school.
"Families and students feel like their home language and culture is respected and welcomed," he said.
Lincoln uses a bilingual education model for some of its Cantonese-speakers in grades K to 3 (not to improve their Chinese language skills, but to help them learn academic content as they learn English). They also use Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) material with all students to encourage higher-level thinking.
Melvin said the school recently invested in technology to allow students to work at their own pace. "A fifth-grade child could be working at a seventh-grade level in math," he said.
Lincoln was nominated in December for the award, and its test scores — already among the highest in the district — have only risen since. While the district sets proficiency as a goal, Lincoln aims for "advanced."
I often hear complaints about the obsession with the quick fix, the one-size-fits-all solution. Lincoln is a big school with experienced teachers and, in some grades, a bilingual curriculum. No flashy initiatives that I can see.
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The Government has today addressed "some of the worst" breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi with a settlement which will see Tuhoe receive a redress package worth $170 million, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says.
The tribe's Treaty settlement with the Crown was ratified in March but today marked the historic signing of the Deed of Settlement.
Te Kotahi a Tuhoe chief negotiator Tamati Kruger, representatives of Tuhoe, Prime Minister John Key, Finlayson and Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples signed the agreement to settle historical claims of the iwi at a ceremony at Parliament today.
A formal apology was also be made to Tuhoe for what Finlayson called a "brutal military campaign".
"After many years, Ngai Tuhoe and the Crown have finally reached a new beginning," Finlayson said after the historic signing.
He said the "past breaches against Tuhoe are some of the worst in the story of our nation".
"Land was confiscated; villages and crops burned; families killed and men executed," said Finlayson.
"The relationship with their homeland whittled away despite promises. These sorry events have left a stain on the history of Te Urewera region, and on the history of the Crown in New Zealand.
"Today we address squarely that history, which has remained ever present in Te Urewera to this day."
He said the agreement reflected the "need to make things right".
Kruger said the signing in some respects marked the end of a long journey for Tuhoe, but said "it is really only the very start of a better future for our people".
"This settlement re-connects us with our homeland of Te Urewera. It gives us a financial base with which to help our people prosper where they are born, and it provides us with the means to make choices for ourselves."
Finlayson said the settlement includes:
- Crown acknowledgements of breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles
- A Crown apology for those breaches
- An agreed historical account of the relationship between the Crown and Tuhoe
- Redress which will create a new legal identity for Te Urewera and see it co-governed by Crown and Tuhoe representatives; Mana Motuhake redress incorporating a social service management plan for the Tuhoe rohe, and a financial and commercial redress package totalling $170 million.
A better future
The Prime Minister says the signing of the settlement was a "momentous occasion" for the country, which was both "historically and nationally significant".
The Prime Minister said the settlement was to be the foundation of a new relationship between the Crown and Tuhoe, saying it "opened the door to a better future".
"The substance of the agreement is critical. The agreed historical account of the relationship between Tuhoe and the Crown reminds us of why the settlement process was developed and why settlement is very important to our future."
Key said Tuhoe was subjected to years of warfare.
"The deed we signed today is the first serious attempt to change the relationship from a largely negative one to a distinctly positive one.
"The historical account acknowledges for all the see the history of the Crown-Tuhoe relationship. The historical account provides the foundation stone for the settlement. Every other element of the settlement is built on that foundation.
"In particular, the Crown apology is based on Crown acceptances of breaches of Treaty of Waitangi and its principles as outlined in the historical account.
"The financial and commercial redress of $170 million for those breaches will provide Tuhoe with the ability to make decisions as an entity that have simply not been possible."
Key said the settlement was just the beginning.
"This is a great day for Tuhoe. This is a great day for New Zealand."
The settlement will see iwi co-manage Te Urewera National Park with the Government, and in five years it will negotiate to have Mana Motuhake, or self-rule, which means more control over education, health and housing services in the area.
The hostilities between Tuhoe and the Crown span almost 150 years. It is hoped however that the signing of the deed of settlement will help heal old wounds.
The Crown admitted that over a hundred year period it:
- Confiscated the best land
- Carried out "unjust" land sales
- Undertook a brutal military campaign that has been described in a contemporary account as "extermination"
A celebration
More than 1000 members of Tuhoe were in Wellington today for the ceremony.
Busloads of iwi members arrived in the capital this afternoon, while Veteran Tuhoe activist Tame Iti arrived to Parliament in a Rolls Royce, to witness the historic signing.
Tuhoe spokesman Tamati Kruger said Parliament's banquet hall could not hold all of them so the event was filmed and streamed to the nearby Pipitea Marae.
MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell said the event today "recognises the injustices that Tuhoe has faced and venerates the endurance of its people".
"There is nothing that will erase the hurt of the discrimination, wrongdoings and injustice that Tuhoe has suffered at the hands of the colonial New Zealand Government - that will be forever a part of this nation's history.
"This settlement brings with it an understanding that contemporary Governments will act in good faith and hold themselves to account when dealing with this iwi."
He said, after years of negotiation, today is a day for celebration "of the on-going journey of the Tuhoe people and celebration for our nation".
"It has taken the New Zealand Government 150 years to give mana to this kaupapa and it has come not a day too soon for the people of Tuhoe."
There is still opposition within Tuhoe itself. Last week one hapu took its case to the Waitangi Tribunal saying it does not accept the settlement.
Tuhoe negotiators say they have done the best they can to get the best deal.
The Deed will be given effect through legislation, which will be introduced into Parliament soon.


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The National Institute of Justice DNA Grantee's Workshop provides a forum for discussion of the current and future needs of public crime laboratories and how new technological innovations can meet those needs. It also provides a valuable opportunity for researchers to provide updates on their projects, for practitioners to discuss issues that impact casework, and for interactions and collaborations among researchers and practitioners.
In 2007, NIJ wrapped the DNA Grantees Workshop into the NIJ Conference.
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Haast police and Transit staff said the road would be closed for several hours because it would take some time to get a grader to the scene.
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1,600 Museums Around America to Give Free Admission to Military Families for the Summer
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched Joining Forces last year as a way to recognize, honor and support our troops and their families - and earlier today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, I had the wonderful privilege of participating in an announcement that does just that.
Today Blue Star Families and the National Endowment for the Arts joined forces to announce the launch of Blue Star Museums - a collaboration with 1,600 museums across America that offers free admission to all active duty military personnel, including Reserve and National Guard, and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012.
These 1,600 (and growing) museums are in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa. The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
The timing is perfect - with so many military families beginning the "summer move season," this very special outreach from America's museums offers a wonderful and enriching opportunity for military families throughout the country. As Blue Star Family CEO Kathy Roth-Doquet put it "... we are happy provide an opportunity for our nation's service members and their families to connect with our national treasures."
Blue Star Museums is a wonderful example of America's gratitude for those who serve - enjoy the opportunity that these organizations have so graciously offered!
Learn more about Joining Forces initiative: Visit JoiningForces.gov, like Joining Forces on Facebook and follow @JoiningForces on Twitter.
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A vibrating vest for soldiers could put an end to cryptic battlefield hand signals. The spandex vest, developed by the US army, has 16 vibrating motors on its back to indicate commands such as "turn left", "speed up" or "slow down". In tests, volunteers distinguished between 15 different signals used to direct them around an obstacle course. Commands are sent to the vest via Bluetooth.
Xerox is helping people who want to browse paper documents but don't want to risk sensitive information falling into the wrong hands. The company has developed a system that prints most of a document's text but replaces selected words and figures with a bar code. To read the full text the paper is scanned; a password or fingerprint plus special software reveals the encrypted content (US patent 2006/0259983).
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- Tech Talk 1 When it comes to manual approval processes, the bottom line is that they're simply inefficient, slow and wasteful. It's time to automate and make your money back.
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Administering a data center is a lot like urban planning. It's all about centralized management of real estate and community assets—without upsetting people. You want your environment to be functional, not dysfunctional. Organized, not disorganized. Compact, not sprawling. Singapore, not L.A.
So what are some of the questions you're probably asking now?
- How can I make my applications, workloads and servers agile, available and readily accessible?
- How do I organize all of my physical and virtual resources to get the most out of CPU cycles and storage as well as application and network performance?
- How do I convert my data center to a cost-effective, strategic sector of the business?
The answers are simple. Start with server consolidation. It can reduce the number of physical servers in your enterprise, and virtual ones too.
But it's not enough to take a one-off consolidation approach. The business needs of the enterprise change all the time, and so must the data center to accommodate them. That means being able to switch from physical to virtual servers, or vice-versa, at a moment's notice. It means being able to scale up and scale out, knowing in advance the capacities and requirements of physical and virtual resources.
It also means knowing what physical and virtual servers exist, and what type of workload utilization profiles they contain, at any given time. And, for the sake of availability, scalability and agility, you need to be able to make changes on an ongoing basis to optimize your environment. It's all a matter of being in control; be the king or queen of your castle; the master of your IT domain.
Novell can help you make it happen. Unlike any other infrastructure management company, Novell has all the pieces in place—complementary solutions when it comes to server consolidation, virtualization and data center optimization.
Optimizing the Data Center: Putting All the (Physical and Virtual) Pieces in Place
February 25th is an important day in history. In boxing, it's the day in 1964 that Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship. In IT, it's the day in 2008 when Novell announced its agreement to acquire PlateSpin.
A big deal? You bet it is. In fact, it's a technical knockout for anyone interested in server consolidation (not to mention disaster recovery, data center moves and hardware migration). That's because Novell's world-class platform and automation management, combined with PlateSpin's leading solutions for workload relocation, protection and provisioning, give customers the agility to cross physical and virtual boundaries effortlessly—fostering data center efficiency like never before.
Together, Novell and PlateSpin deliver solutions for complete workload lifecycle management in the physical and virtual data center. Novell and PlateSpin synergies, coupled with existing strategic relationships the companies have with Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware, form the basis for the most comprehensive workload-management solutions on the market today. They are solutions that allow IT managers to monitor and analyze what to virtualize, then seamlessly migrate workloads as they see fit.
The PlateSpin Value Proposition
PlateSpin data center management software optimizes the use of server resources across the enterprise. PlateSpin PowerRecon is the industry-leading product that enables customers to analyze their IT environment as to what workloads should be on what physical platforms and virtual platforms. PowerRecon collects hardware, software and services inventories for all server workloads and remotely gathers workload utilization statistics for a clear and concise picture of how resources are being used.
PlateSpin PowerConvert offers the industry's most robust set of capabilities for allowing IT managers to flexibly create images for those physical- and virtual-resident workloads, and to move between the various physical and virtual image types. Moreover, PowerConvert allows servers to be streamed over the enterprise network from any source to any destination, ensuring the best fit between server resource supply and application workload demands. It is the first and only solution that remotely decouples workloads from the underlying server hardware and streams them to and from any physical or virtual host with a simple drag and drop.
PlateSpin's server consolidation solution, which combines PowerRecon and PowerConvert software, provides integrated assessment, planning, migration and testing to enable successful, risk-free server consolidations.
The Novell Contribution
Like PlateSpin, Novell is blazing the trail in the field of physical and virtual workload management. Consolidation is key. The Xen hypervisor integrated into SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can reduce your total number of servers dramatically by enabling migration of multiple workloads on different physical machines to individual virtual machines hosted on a single server.
You can deploy up to 12 virtual machines on each physical server for a 12:1 consolidation ratio. CPU utilization can increase by up to 30 percent while your space and cooling requirements drop off the charts. It's no wonder that more than two million virtualization-ready SUSE Linux 10 servers are already on the job worldwide.
Novell ZENworks Orchestrator provides another key piece of the puzzle. It automates the management and provisioning of workloads to meet your enterprise's constantly changing needs. When a problem arises in the data center, ZENworks Orchestrator takes action, repurposing virtual machines and migrating workloads on the fly. It also includes an integrated management model for both physical and virtual machines.
What's more, only Novell offers the ability to virtualize Linux, Windows and NetWare on one common platform with world-class support for all three operating systems. As a result, you gain the flexibility to reconfigure your applications and systems to increase server utilization without impacting performance.
Forget the server sprawl-perpetuating, one-application-stack-per-server data center model. Virtualization from Novell is the efficient answer.
Server Consolidation and Beyond
All by itself, in a vacuum, server consolidation is an unassailable concept. After all, there isn't a downside to eliminating the entrenched inefficiency and unnecessary expense inherent in server sprawl. But server consolidation must be accomplished within the context of incredibly complex, mixed-IT environments. Virtual infrastructures must coexist with new and legacy physical infrastructures. Security must be impenetrable. Individuals, workgroups, departments, partners and customers must all have real-time access to the data and applications they seek—no excuses.
And while not so long ago this may have sounded like an oppressive set of management challenges, that's no longer the case—because Novell is on the case. And, thanks to PlateSpin's coming on board, virtually (and physically!) anything is possible in the modern, mixed-IT data center. Today, Novell stands ready to help you create the next-generation infrastructure needed to power tomorrow's data center. Server consolidation is a great place to start.


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THE celebrity magazine People has ranked fashion model and actress Aimee Mullins among the world's 50 most beautiful people. She is president of the Women's Sports Foundation, whose goal is to advance the lives of girls and women through sport and physical activity, and is herself a record-breaking athlete. Mullins is also a double amputee, having lost both her legs below the knee as a child.
She now has new legs, just not of the traditional type. "People say I have no legs, but in fact I have 10," Mullins says. The pair she uses to race in are made of carbon fibre, for example, and shaped like cheetah legs. For more glamorous occasions she has a more shapely pair with sexy shoes attached.
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3i led consortium provides seed funding for Light Blue Optics
Light Blue Optics (www.lightblueoptics.com), developer of industry-leading miniature projection technology, today announced the closing of a US$2.5 million seed funding round. 3i plc, the FTSE 100 listed global venture capital firm, led the round, which also included investment from NESTA, the Cambridge Capital Group, and local business angels.
Founded in 2004, Light Blue Optics has developed a novel, patented laser projection technology, PVProTM, using laser light sources and diffractive techniques.
PVProTM offers a unique combination of features and benefits including compact size, focus free operation, low power consumption, robust design with no moving parts and simple low cost manufacture.
The market for miniature projectors capable of displaying large, high resolution video images is expected to explode in the next five years as mobile device manufacturers seek to overcome the limitations of current small screens and unleash the vast and growing quantity of rich multimedia content trapped inside.
Dr. Nic Lawrence, co-founder of the company, explained, "Light Blue Optics offers a unique and very elegant solution which meets the needs of a rapidly-growing market. PVPro has enormous potential in a wide range of business and consumer applications such as stand alone projectors, games consoles, mobile phones, media players and head up displays."
The seed funding will enable Light Blue Optics to accelerate its product development plans by expanding its internal engineering team and building relationships with its strategic customers and development partners.
"We are very excited to be backing Light Blue Optics. The business has the features we look for in an early-stage start-up, including a talented and creative technical team, world-class technology, and large market opportunity," said Laurence Garrett, 3i Partner. "At 3i, we have always prided ourselves on investing in cutting-edge early-stage technology companies that have the potential to be the market leaders. We look forward to working closely with the team as the company grows and develops."
3i has worked closely with Light Blue Optics during the course of the investment process, and as well as providing a source of funding, has helped to strengthen the company's management team. Dr. Chris Harris, formerly president of Plasmon Inc. in the USA, and currently acting as the 3i Entrepreneur-in-Residence, has been working closely with Light Blue Optics over the past few months and now joins the company as Interim CEO.
"I am delighted to be involved with Light Blue Optics at this important phase of the Company's growth and development," explained Dr Harris. "LBO has developed a truly unique projection technology that has the potential to deliver many of the features requested by our customers. I look forward to helping the Company realise its potential by building a successful world-class business".
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bout 3i (www.3i.com)
3i is a world leader in private equity and venture capital. We focus on Buyouts, Growth Capital and Venture Capital and invest across Europe, in the United States and in Asia. Our competitive advantage comes from our international network and the strength and breadth of our relationships in business. These underpin the value that we deliver to our portfolio and to our shareholders.
3i's Venture Capital business focuses on investing in scaleable start-up and early-stage businesses. The business currently manages over 200 investments across Europe, US, Asia and Israel, valued in excess of ^1bn. 3i's VC investments fall into four main industry sectors, including healthcare, telecommunications, software and electronics/semiconductors.
3i's recent investments include TransMedics (organ transplant system), Sulake (gaming community), The Cloud (wifi), UDEX (RFID), TransTech (airfield monitoring) and DiBcom (mobile TV) with successful realisations for Interhyp, KuDOS Pharmaceuticals, Arakis, dtms, RedDot, UbiNetics, CSR, Element5, Bookham and many others.