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Bread's National Gathering and Lobby Day Held in Washington, D.C.
July 2014
From the four corners of the country and places in between, anti-hunger activists came to Washington, D.C., June 9 and 10 for Bread for the World's National Gathering and Lobby Day. Participants included longtime Bread members and people attending their first gathering, veteran visitors to Capitol Hill and wide-eyed students going to Congress for their first time.
This year is Bread's 40th anniversary, and a celebratory dinner at the end of the first day marked the official celebration of the occasion with a look back at Bread's accomplishments. Under the theme "Working Together to End Hunger by 2030," the gathering also looked to the future and launched the most ambitious campaign in its history.
Bread board member and Hunger Justice Leader Derick Dailey preached at the gathering's opening worship service. To break the cycle of hunger and poverty, he said, Bread activists must also break the cycle of complacency.
"If Congress and the Church embrace its crippled nature, the world continues in its 21st century wilderness experience, meandering in circles, going nowhere," he said.
Travel expert, TV personality, and Bread activist Rick Steves welcomed participants to the gathering on its first day. John Podesta, a counselor to President Obama who played a key role in the passage of the debt-relief legislation in 1999, delivered the morning's keynote address.
Bringing the federal government's perspective to Bread's goal of helping to end hunger by 2030, Podesta said, "It's a bold vision, and a big commitment…that will require dedication from every corner of the globe that is equal to what Bread for the World has showed over the last four decades. But it's a goal we can achieve." (Download his full speech at www.bread.org/podesta).
Two additional speakers — Dana Hyde, the new CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and Manuel Pastor, professor of sociology and American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California — participated in a panel discussion on what it will take to end hunger in the United States and around the world.
The afternoon session featured two speakers for each of three hunger-related issues: immigration, returning citizens, and sustainable food security. The speakers included Tonya Rawe, senior policy advocate with CARE USA, and Gaby Pacheco, an immigrant-rights leader and director of the Bridge Project.
From telling personal stories to raising additional global issues like climate change, the speakers offered participants a slice of their issues in the style of TED Talks. The speakers led breakout sessions later in which gathering participants had a chance to go into more depth on the individual issues.
Bread's 40th anniversary dinner was the culmination of the day. Gathering participants were joined by staff of Bread's partners, former and current board members and staff, and others who have been part of Bread during the past four decades. Dinner attendees paid tribute to Rev. Art Simon, Bread's founder, and Rev. David Beckmann, its current president, and saw a video about Bread's founding titled "Writing Hunger into History." The video, as well as other 40th anniversary materials, are available online.
Beckmann officially introduced Bread Rising, a holistic, multi-year campaign, at the dinner. Beckmann also delivered the dinner's keynote address in which he presented his case, from both professional and personal experience, that Bread can help end hunger by 2030 by continuing to do its work and doing more of it through the Bread Rising campaign.
"God's presence in our hearts is powerful enough to change history…to end hunger," he said.
In between scheduled events, the 325 gathering participants enjoyed networking with other activists and connecting with longtime friends.
The following day, Lobby Day, participants received a briefing from Bread staff and former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman before heading to Capitol Hill to visit their members of Congress, where they advocated on the issues of food-aid reform and immigration reform. In all, about 300 participants made more than 200 visits with their members of Congress or their staffs.
Lobby Day ended with a reception on Capitol Hill at which Bread honored Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Reps. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Frank Wolf (R-Va.) for their continued leadership on issues impacting hungry and poor people in the United States and around the world.
For those who attended Bread's National Gathering and Lobby Day June 9-10 in Washington, D.C., and even for those who didn't attend and want a taste of the events, the gathering web page at www.bread.org/40 has some items that were seen or heard about at the events, including photos.
Photo: Art Simon speaks at Bread's National Gathering.


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High Septon
The High Septon is the head of the Faith of the Seven. Historically the High Septon ruled from the Starry Sept in Oldtown. However, after the invasion of Aegon Targaryen, the High Septon at that time threw his support behind Aegon and the position was eventually relocated to the new capital of King's Landing.
Relationship with the Targaryens
The High Septon was not especially "beholden" to the Targaryens and was in fact a dangerous rival to them - until the reign of Maegor the Cruel, at least.[1]
The High Septon and the Most Devout convene in the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing, a vast building of white marble with seven crystal towers. Prior to being stationed in King's Landing, and before the advent of the Targaryens, the seat of the Faith was the ornate Starry Sept in Oldtown, which was constructed of black marble with stained glass windows set in pointed arches.
Selection of a new High Septon
The selection of a new High Septon is traditionally in the hands of the Most Devout but the will of past Targaryen Kings has sometimes influenced their choice, most notably during the reign of Baelor the Blessed who had a stoneworker and later an eight-year old boy chosen for the office.
An avatar of the gods
A new High Septon extends the practice of septons giving up their family names by renouncing any kind of individual name. This is due to the belief that the individual becoming High Septon is no longer a man but an avatar of the gods. This however leads to trouble distinguishing between various past holders of the office, as one can only refer to them by descriptions such as "The stonemason one" or "the fat one" or the "one before the fat one." High Septons usually wear a great crown made of crystal while performing their duties.
Historical High Septons
- Septon Robeson, who became regent for Lord Triston Hightower and became the first High Septon.
- High Septon during the War of Conquest
- High Septon during the Faith Militant uprising.
- High Septon that was a stonemason
- High Septon that was a child
Recent Events
Thus far three High Septons have appeared in person during the story:
- The First High Septon (known as the Fat One). He was a grossly fat man who had been High Septon for many years before being killed in the Riot of King's Landing. He was regarded by many Lords and smallfolk as fat and corrupt.[2]
- The Second High Septon. The replacement was selected by Tyrion Lannister.[2] He was regarded as a weak willed but good man. He prayed with Lancel Lannister when the boy was injured and near death. Lancel confessed his sins to him, such as bedding Cersei Lannister and giving the King a more potent wine than he was used to which resulted in his death. The High Septon said he must forgive her though. Queen Cersei, paranoid about what Lancel may have told him ordered his death. Osney Kettleblack snuck into the great sept and suffocated the man with a pillow while he slept.[3]
- The Third High Septon, known as the High Sparrow. The latest High Septon was also not to Cersei's liking, as he was one of the "sparrows" who had turned up as refugees after the events of the War of the Five Kings.[3][4] A truly devout and holy man with an iron will, he arrested Cersei and Margaery due to accusations of infidelity and adultery.[5][6] Also, the Faith Militant was reinstated during his term when Queen Cersei wanted the crown's debt settled.
|The gods' own voice on earth.[7]
|The High Septon speaks for the Seven here on earth. Strike at him, and you are striking at the gods themselves.[8]
References and Notes
- ↑ So Spake Martin October 28, 2001, Concerning Dorne.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 28, Cersei VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 3, Jon I.
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 54, Cersei I.


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Analytical Biochemistry
Fall 2005
Instructor: Dr. H. McDiarmid
Office: SC 1241
[email protected]
Website: All course material will be posted on WebCT
Office Hours: TBA
I welcome questions and comments sent by email. I will try to
reply within one working day.
NOTE: If you wish to see Dr. McDiarmid at another
time, please make arrangements via email.
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday 7:00-8:20 pm
Laboratories:Mon-Fri 1:30-5:30 pm SC 3101
Attendance for the full time of each laboatory is compulsory.
Laboratory sessions start the week of Sept 19 with Experiment 1.
Please be prepared. You must buy a lab manual at least one day
prior to the lab so that you can do the advance preparations. You
will also require goggles, a three-ring binder and a laboratory
notebook. Please see your TA, or Paula Russell (SC 3115, x 58220)
if you have questions concerning the laboratory.
Grading: Midterm exams (2) 30 %
Laboratory 35 %
Final exam 35 %
100 %
Only valid excuses on medical or compassionate grounds will
prevent a grade of zero for any missed labs or exams (see Calendar
Section VIII). Documentation may be required.
Students must pass both the laboratory component and the theory
component to obtain a final passing grade for the course.
Examinations: Midterm Dates Wednesday October 19 in class
Monday Novembe 14 in class
Details of midterm to be announced.
Midterm papers may be returned to me for correction of grading
errors within one week of the return of the paper to the student. I
may refuse to re-grade a paper at my discretion.
The final exam is scheduled for Friday Dec 9, 8:30- 10:30 am.
The final exam will cover material from the entire course with an
emphasis on the material covered after the second midterm.
Prerequisites: [CHEM 2400 or CHEM 2480] and [CHEM 2580]
Familiarity with the following basic aspects of biochemistry is
assumed : protein and nucleic acid structure, including the
structures of amino acids; flow of genetic information; basic
enzymology. Please review this material carefully, especially if
some time has passed since you took CHEM 2580.
If you have not taken both genetics courses MBG 2000 and MBG
2020, you should carefully read the chapter on Recombinant DNA
Technology in Lehninger 4th edition (or corresponding chapters in
another text), as soon as possible. Several sections of the course
require familiarity with concepts from physics. We will review
these in class, but independent study may also be helpful.
Method of
Presentation: In addition to lectures, there will be occasional tutorial/problem
sessions. Problem assignments will be handed out in class and
posted on the web. To obtain benefit from these exercises, it is
essential that you attempt the problems on your own before
attending the tutuorial session. Solutions will be posted on the
website after the tutorial session.
Objectives: This course provides theoretical and practical knowledge about
commonly used laboratory techniques used in biochemistry.
Methods relating to the expression, isolation, separation and
analysis of proteins are the focus of this course, although
applications for other biomolecules are included.
Adhering to the University of Guelph Learning Objectives
(Calendar, pp. 2-4), the course (and especially its laboratory
component) will help to develop the student's numeracy (obj. 2),
understanding of forms of inquiry (obj. 7); and independence of
thought (obj. 9). The writing of laboratory reports will strengthen
the component of literacy (obj. 1). We will also consider the
historical development of the science (obj. 3) and the relationship
of biochemistry to other physical and biological sciences (obj. 8).
Readings There will be one journal article assigned for reading during the
semester. This reading is mandatory and questions relating to it
may appear on exams.
We have tried various textbooks in previous offerings, but none has proven
satisfactory; either the level of coverage or the selection of topics is a poor fit. We will
not be using a required text. However, absent a textbook, there is additional onus on you
to study independently and to seek out other sources of information. A list of relevant
books (some of which have previously been used as texts) is given below.
You will need to consult a comprehensive biochemistry textbook; the latest
editions of the texts by Lehninger, Nelson, and Cox (3rd ed., 2000), Stryer (5th ed., 2002),
or Zubay et al. (4th ed., 1998) are recommended. We also cover several topics which are
based on concepts from physics, so you will need to consult a physics textbook from time
to time.
The following books are recommended. The ones marked * *are available at the
library reserve desk; those marked * are available in the stacks. Please see Dr.
McDiarmid if you require further references.
* A.J. Ninfa and D.P. Ballou, Fundamental Laboratory Approaches for Biochemistry and
Biotechnology, Fitzgerald Science Press, Bethesda, MD, 1998. This book is up-to-date
and well-written. The sections on protein purification techniques are the strongest.
There is little or no coverage of physical methods such as spectroscopy, centrifugation,
and radioactivity.
** D.J. Holme and H. Peck, Analytical Biochemistry (3rd ed., 1998) Longman
(QP 519.7.H64). This book has some good practical information on laboratory
techniques, but the theoretical coverage is weak.
** D. Freifelder, Physical Biochemistry (2nd ed., 1982) Freeman (QH 345.F72) This
book is an excellent reference text, especially with respect to the theory of spectroscopy,
centrifugation, electrophoresis, and other biophysical techniques. Freifelder covers in
detail specialized topics that are rarely found in other books, such as determination of
partial molar volumes of proteins. But the book is too advanced for routine
undergraduate use and it is now badly out-of-date.
** R.F. Boyer, Modern Experimental Biochemistry (2nd ed., 1993) Benjamin
This is a rather low-level textbook. The second half consists of laboratory exercises.
** M.P. Deutscher, ed., Guide to Protein Purification, Methods in Enzymology vol. 182,
Academic Press, 1990. An authoritative collection of review articles on all aspects of the
title subject.
** J.F. Robyt and B.J. White, Biochemical Techniques : Theory and Practice, Waveland
Press, 1990. QP519.7 .R63 Good coverage of chemical-analytical techniques for specific
classes of biomolecules, including topics we won't discuss, such as lipid analysis.
REFERENCES FOR BIOCH 3570 lab. -- available at library reserve desk:
Bradford, M., A rapid and sensitive method for quantitation of microgram quantities of
protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. (1976) Anal. Biochem. 72:248-254
Castellino, F.J. and Hill, R.J., The carboxymethylation of bovine -lactalbumin (1970) J.
Biol. Chem. 245:417-424
Compton,S. and Jones, C. G., Mechanism of dye response and interference in the
Bradford protein assay (1985) Anal. Biochem. 151:369-374
Dallas, M.S.J, Reproducible Rf values in thin-layer adsorption chromatography (1965) J.
Chromatog. 17:267-277
Ebner, K.E., A biological role for -lactalbumin as a component of an enzyme requiring
two proteins (1970) Acct. Chem. Res. 3:42-47
Edelhoch, H., Spectroscopic determination of tryptophan and tyrosine in proteins (1967)
Biochemistry 6:1948-1954
Herrington, C.S., et. al., Interphase cytogenesis using biotin and digoxigenin labelled
probes I: Relative sensitivity of both reporter molecules for detection of HPV16 in CaSki
cells (1989) J. Clin. Pathol. 42:592-600
Kronman, M.J. and Andreotti, R., Inter- and intramolecular interactions of -lactalbumin.
Part I. The apparent heterogeneity at acid pH (1964) Biochemistry 8:1145-1151
Kronman, M.J. and Andreotti, R., Inter- and intramolecular interactions of -lactalbumin.
Part II. Aggregation reactions at acid pH (1964) Biochemistry 8:1152-1160
Laskey, R.A. and Mills, A.D., Quantitative film detection of 3H and C in
polyacrylamide gels by fluorography (1975) Eur. J. Biochem. 56:335-341
Lui, T.Y. and Chang, Y.H., Hydrolysis of proteins with p-toluenesulfonic acid (1971) J.
Biol. Chem. 246:2842-2848
Matthews, J.A. and Kricka, L.J., Analytical strategies for the use of DNA probes (1988)
Anal. Biochem. 169:1-23
Mullis, K.B., The unusual origin of the polymerase chain reaction (1990) Scientific
American 262:56-65
Phillips, N.J. and Jenness, R., Isolation and properties of human -lactalbumin (1971)
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 229: 407-410
Weil, L. and Siebles, T.S., On the structure of -lactalbumin: Degradation studies with
carboxypeptidase A and carboxypeptidase B (1961) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 93:193-200
Wong, E., et. al., Cloning of a turkey prolactin cDNA: Expression of prolactin mRNA
throughout the reproductive cycle of domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) (1991) Gen.
Comp. Endocrin. 83:18-26
Yang, V.C. and Langer, R., A simple and economical technique for Pi measurement
(1987) Biotechniques 5:138-143
OTHER REFERENCES (mainly, manuals from commercial suppliers)
Affinity Chromatography; Principles and Methods; Pharmacia Biotech 1988
Biospec Number 1: "An introduction to protein electrospray mass spectrometry", M.J.
Geisow and B.N. Green.
Biospec Number 3: "Protein mixture profiling: Applications of an improved method of
presenting electrospray data from protein mixtures", J.C. Cottrell and B.N. Green
Dig System User's Guide for Filter Hybridization; Boehringer Mannheim (Roche) 1995
Gel Filtration: Theory and Practice; Pharmacia Biotech 1989
GST Gene Fusion System; Pharmacia Biotech 1993
Nucleic Acid Isolation and Purification; Boehringer Mannheim (Roche) 1998
Protein Electrophoresis, Technical Manual; Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
Sequencing Chemistry; Amersham Pharmacia Biotech 1999
Topics covered
PART A Protein Expression
1. choice of organism
2. transfections/transformations
3. overexpression of proteins
PART B Protein Purification
1. Theory
2. Purification methods
PART C UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Fluorescence
1. Theory
2. Instrumentation
PART D Electrophoresis
1. Theory
2. Applications
3. Staining of protein gels
4. Band detection on nucleic acid gels
PART E Protein sequencing
1. Mass spectroscopy
2. Whole protein sequencing
PART F Immunotechniques
1. Theory
2 Applications
PART G Use of Radioisotopes
1. Theory
2. Instrumentation
PART H Centrifugation
1. Theory
2. Differential centrifugation
3. Rate-zonal sedimentation
4. Equilibrium sedimentation
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Melva Osmond, hairdresser at Hair Designer's Unisex in the GrandBay Mall smiles as she cuts the hair of Mason Adey who is donating his hair to Angel Hair for Kids.
Mason Adey was seven when he approached his mom about wanting to grow his hair out.
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There are three monome devices in the range – the 'sixty four' and 'two fifty six' flank the 'one twenty eight' that we're looking at here – and there's a kit for building your own, too.
Our review unit's 128 LED-lit buttons are held in place by an aluminium faceplate attached to a walnut exterior. When lit, the LEDs are the colour of sodium lighting, but activating them isn't a case of just jabbing the buttons.
Without the USB connection, the LEDs light up in an unpredictable pattern. The packaging doesn't include a driver disc, so the first thing to do is grab the drivers from the website of chip manufacturer FTDI and download the community-developed control panel app. Only then can your system establish communication with the tidy wooden box.
From the control panel, you can switch between two operating protocols. The first deals only with MIDI, turning each button into a crude note generator. The hardware is not velocity-sensitive, so it's all or nothing.
This mode is useful for some purposes, but it's like buying a Bentley and sticking to first gear. Higher performance comes courtesy of the second protocol option, Open Sound Control, aka OSC.
This is, essentially, next-generation MIDI - a networking protocol designed for musical instruments. It's fast and flexible, but only a handful of audio applications speak it. For most monome advocates, the programming system of choice is Cycling '74's Max/MSP, though Pure Data is also used, and there's also an exceptional VST instrument available.
You could quite happily use others' apps without ever programming your own. With one of these on the go, the device is transformed: LEDs pulse under your fingers, twitching across the matrix as they seemingly respond to your touch.
None of this is easy to fathom, but it's incredibly rewarding once you've got it all up and running. You find yourself treading paths you'd never discover with any other controller, and you may even see music from a new angle. If you don't like the way something is implemented, you can change it.
The ethos behind the monome device and its bare-bones nature encourages users to develop and share their own apps, and for these reasons, you could argue that it's revolutionary.
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Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett jawed from baseline to midcourt, and Anthony still had more to say.
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So the Knicks forward went toward the Celtics locker room after the game to keep shouting, taking his frustrations from the court right along with him and perhaps risking an NBA suspension.
Paul Pierce scored 23 points, and Boston beat New York 102-96 on Monday night in a heated first meeting of the season between the Atlantic Division rivals.
Anthony left without talking to reporters and the Knicks wouldn't comment on Anthony's postgame trip in the wrong direction, but Celtics coach Doc Rivers didn't deny it.
''I'm going to let you all figure that one out. I'm going to stay out of that,'' Rivers said. ''If it was the playoffs, I'd tell on him, but since it's not, I'm going to just be quiet.''
Rivers didn't need to. MSG Network reported the incident, in which security had to step in and send Anthony back in the right direction, as it went to its postgame show, and the league likely will investigate and could penalize the Knicks' leading scorer.
Comcast SportsNet New England posted a video on its website showing Anthony waiting near the Celtics' team bus after the game, with coach Mike Woodson and New York City police nearby.
''I didn't know what was going on at that point in time,'' Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire said. ''It's strictly basketball. We have to keep it on the basketball court and make sure we come to play every night. Boston will definitely bring the intensity and aggressive play. We got to be able to match that.''
Garnett added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who even without the suspended Rajon Rondo won their third straight and finally are playing like the team that has ruled the division for the past half-decade.
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The Knicks want that title now, but Anthony and his teammates were reminded how tough the Celtics can make it.
Anthony had 20 points but shot 6 of 26 while battling his temper, Garnett and foul trouble.
Garnett denied the postgame altercation.
''Listen, heat of the battle, man. Guys go back and forth. He's trying to get his team to go, I'm trying to get my team to go, both teams are colliding, not to mention that it's the Knicks and the Celtics,'' Garnett said. ''Just what it is, man.''
J.R. Smith led the Knicks with 24 points. Tyson Chandler had 13 points and 17 rebounds.
Rondo was suspended Monday for making contact with a referee in a game against Atlanta on Saturday and failure to cooperate with an NBA investigation. Without the NBA's assist leader, the Celtics relied on the kind of defense that has been absent too often this season.
They allowed 78 points per game in their last two wins, then held the Knicks to 40 in the second half Monday.
Pierce, who was also in foul trouble in the tightly and sometimes inconsistently called game, put it away with a jumper with 45 seconds to go, blowing a kiss toward the crowd he loves to torment after putting the Celtics up by six.
Anthony had averaged 34.4 points in his past 10 games and had a pair of 40-point performances last week, but his jumper was off from the start Monday as the Knicks had their two-game winning streak snapped.
''They took us out of a lot that we wanted to accomplish out there,'' said Chandler, who said ''nothing'' happened after the game.
''Very physical on the ball,'' he said. ''Forced us to take some tough shots.''
Boston led by four when Anthony and Garnett became extra physical with each other on a Boston possession that ended with a turnover with 9:03 remaining. Anthony followed him all the way to midcourt as they jawed at each other following the play, leading to technical fouls on both players.
The trash talk didn't just stay on the court or between players. Pierce tried to throw the ball in from the sideline shortly after, only to have Spike Lee standing and yelling in his ear the whole time.
''I've been tuning Spike Lee out for years,'' Pierce said. ''That's just common noise now.''
Jason Kidd's 3-pointer tied it at 86, but Pierce dunked and Avery Bradley made a jumper for a four-point lead with 5:32 to play. The Knicks got it to one before Pierce's jumper with 3½ minutes to play, and the Knicks never got that close again.
The Celtics have won the last five Atlantic Division titles, starting with their NBA championship season of 2007-08. But while Rivers often says he never talks to the players about winning the division, Knicks coach Mike Woodson has made it a priority since becoming interim coach last March.
They couldn't catch Boston last season but had opened a 4½-game lead over Brooklyn and were seven games up on the third-place Celtics entering Monday's play.
''Our goal is bigger and so are the Knicks', I'm sure, but maybe that's part of their goal and that's their first step,'' Rivers said of the division title. ''But our goal is always bigger than that.''
They've only recently begun to play like that could attain it.
Rondo had his second triple-double of the season Saturday to rally the Celtics to an 89-81 victory in Atlanta, but his actions during the game kept him from the arena Monday. Bradley, recently back from shoulder surgery, helped the Celtics overcome his absence with 13 points. Jeff Green had 16 off the bench.
Anthony and Pierce both picked up two fouls in the first 4 1/2 minutes, Pierce getting a technical as well on his way to the bench. The early fouls, and some extra intensity, kept either team from getting in much of a flow, though New York did build a 10-point lead that Boston wiped out on its way to a 22-21 lead after a period in which they combined to make 13 of 35 shots.
The Knicks had the lead back to nine in the second, but Pierce scored 15 points in the period as Boston got within 56-53 at the break.
Boston scored seven straight late in the third quarter to open a six-point lead, held the Knicks to 6-of-17 shooting in the period and led 76-72 headed to the fourth, when the fireworks started.
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Young Women Lesson 31: Group Activities - A Basis for Wise Dating
Manual 1; Excerpt from "Preparation Brings Blessings," by President Thomas S. Monson
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"Let us reflect on our responsibilities, and let us follow Jesus Christ." -Thomas S. Monson
Discussion Questions
• Why have youth been counseled to avoid going on frequent dates with the same person?
• There may be times when you are pressured to go against the counsel of the prophet in regard to early or steady dating. What can you do or say in these situations to remain true to the Lord's standards?
• How can following Church dating standards bless your life?
Excerpt from "Preparation Brings Blessings," by President Thomas S. Monson, April 2010 General Conference:
Begin to prepare for a temple marriage as well as for a mission. Proper dating is a part of that preparation. In cultures where dating is appropriate, do not date until you are 16 years old. "Not all teenagers need to date or even want to. … When you begin dating, go in groups or on double dates. … Make sure your parents meet [and become acquainted with] those you date." Because dating is a preparation for marriage, "date only those who have high standards." 2
Be careful to go to places where there is a good environment, where you won't be faced with temptation.
A wise father said to his son, "If you ever find yourself in a place where you shouldn't ought to be, get out!" Good advice for all of us.
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For me this goes against what linkedin stands for. Hopefully it doesn't become the next facebook which just becomes increasingly eroded with ads and spam.
Is LinkedIn slowly eroding its own platform?
Earlier this week, LinkedIn users started receiving emails like this:
Feels pretty good, right? I'm in the top 1 percent! Others received emails stating they were in the top 5 percent. 10 percent, even. All in an effort to recognize the platforms more engaged and prolific users.
As this Mashable post points out, it's an obvious ploy at one of our most base needs–the need to feel important. To feel elite. To feel like we're in the 1 percent.
And judging from the dearth of posts yesterday on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, I'd say LinkedIn made out pretty well here from a short-term awareness/buzz perspective.
But, outside of ego massaging 20 million LinkedIn users, what really happened here? What did LinkedIn really achieve? And, does it really provide long-term value to these top users and the platform itself?
I'm no so sure.
As Danny Brown says in this post, the "1 percent" claim comes off a little hollow. And definitely raises a few questions.
There was also a lot of blowback online yesterday around these emails. People saying they found them "smarmy" and even "spammy." Now, I tend to think a lot of the folks saying that are people who work in our industry. People who have their radar up for this type of stuff.
Take a look at Mark Schaefer's post from yesterday:
I know you can't read the comments, but there were more than a few that weren't exactly enthralled with the email. Not so much that it was spammy–but more about the lack of value the email and data provided.
And, that's what this all comes down to in the end. What kind of value is LinkedIn creating for its users with this kind of note? Answer: Not much.
What's more, take a step back for a moment and look at some of the more recent changes to LinkedIn and you start to see an ugly pattern emerging.
Is LinkedIn slowly eroding its own platform?
Look at their recent "endorsements" rollout. Another "hollow" tool designed to spur clicks and engagement, but really what do these endorsements really provide users? I don't know about you, but there have been many people who have endorsed me for "media relations" or "social media marketing" over the last several months. People who have not worked with me. People who probably know little about my background (outside of what LinkedIn tells them). But, people who probably ready my blog and interact with me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. And while I really appreciate the endorsements, you can't help but wonder if they really mean anything to employers and others who view your profile. Are they really a valued "social signal"?
Or, what about when LinkedIn rolled out the ability to follow "thought leaders" on the platform in Oct. 2012? You can follow such luminaries as Tony Robbins, Mitt Romney and T. Boone Pickens. It's a nice idea, but it lacks relevance. Wouldn't it be great if LinkedIn curated thought leaders by INDUSTRY and served those up to us instead of giving us a swath of general business and industry thought leaders? Instead, we get more irrelevance–posts and shares from the likes of David Cameron, Jim Kim and James Caan (no not that James Caan, the other one; oh, you don't know the other one? Huh). Again, adding little value for most.
You see where I'm going with this. Many of LinkedIn's recent "enhancements" or "benefits" haven't really been enhancements or benefits at all–at least not from a user perspective. In fact, they've been turning people off to the platform. And, keep in mind, LinkedIn was and still is widely regarded as THE professional social network of choice (for now).
There are tens of thousands of people (educated guess) who interact and have a profile on LinkedIn that don't show up ANYWHERE ELSE on the Web. This is the one place these business folks come to interact an get information about companies and people.
But, if LinkedIn keeps rolling out "enhancements" like these, and emails touting that you're in the top 1 percent of all profiles viewed, well, I have a feeling their credibility might take a hit (and for many, it already has).
So, I ask you: Is LinkedIn slowly eroding its own platform? What do you think?
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@mlaferriere @stephaniebaron c'est vrai!!! Le sentiment de se sentir élite!
I'm on the fence about this one. LinkedIn would do far better in allowing a badge on the profile or giving members of the 1% the ability to have better search stats. If they're going to start the culture and celebrate members, they should continue through with the campaign. (An email seems to be a short-sighted attempt at a congrats.)
I don't think that LinkedIn has become elitist, (users still control how they are contacted, etc. ) It's all about conversion. If someone is in the 1%, will I value their connection more? Will I form a higher idea of trust from their profile? It only illuminates a hierarchy that is already in place and one that isn't necessarily bad, in itself. Many blogs feature buttons on the right or left-hand panels touting awards or other credible, "swag." I don't find those bloggers to be less relevant or more gimmicky because they put legs under their credibility table.
I think it's important to question and wonder where social is going; it's un-doubtedly changing.... for better or worse.
@arikhanson I completely agree. The strength of LinkedIn is due to its class/hierarchy-free connectedness, not its badges and sheer stats.
@MaudCJ @stephaniebaron selon moi, ce n'est pas un plus. En fait, je vécu être trouvé par ceux qui me cherchent, pas tout le monde!?
@arikhanson I'm with @sampbell on this one! These emails mean appear to be little more than "bragging rights". Where's the value in that?
@mlaferriere je comprends ceux qui partagent du contenu pertinent là-dessus, mais ça vise surtout les gens qui ONT le temps. I don't! :)
@mamanetbienplus @mlaferriere mainstream, peut-être. Plutôt une overdose de bien-pensants, selon moi! C'était à prévoir! :)
@mlaferriere oui. :- @MaudCJ
@mamanetbienplus oups, je n'avais pas vu l'autre tweet de @MaudCJ J'imagine que tu faisais référence à Twitter
@MaudCJ #nostalgie C'est rendu trop mainstream ;)
@mlaferriere c'est que @MaudCJ parlait de twitter...
@mamanetbienplus @maudcj dans Linkedin ? Vraiment ? Pas vu ça de mon côté...
@MaudCJ @mlaferriere ironiquement certains critiques qu'il y a moins de partage de contenu et trop de blabla
@mlaferriere Je m'ennuie du twitter de 2009. :)
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LAKEWOOD — Attention Denver-area Class 5A track-and-field programs: the balance of power, especially in the sprints, appears to be shifting southward.
Each time spectators at Jefferson County Stadium looked up on Saturday, another athlete from the Colorado Springs area, male or female, was crossing first at the finish line in the state championships.
"We have a lot of fast athletes down there, and a lot of young ones coming up," said Doherty senior Kenneth Chambers after winning the 5A boys 100 meters in 10.74 seconds.
Chambers talked about the rivalry that has developed between the track-and-field squads of Doherty and Fountain-Fort Carson and how "that's pushing us to be better."
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In the 100, Chambers was pushed by two young Trojans. Fountain-Fort Carson sophomore Markesh Woodson was second in 10.84 and freshman Solyde Bankson (11.03) finished third. "It was tough," said Chambers, who also edged Woodson in the 200 meters on Friday. "I knew those guys would be there at the end. I just tried to go out hard."
Fountain-Fort Carson, getting victories Saturday from juniors Brandon Parson in the 400 meters (49.09) and Jamarius Mathis in the shot put (59-0-3/4), claimed the team title with 73 points. The Trojans overtook second-place Cherry Creek (67) on Saturday. Regis (62) finished third.
Not to be outdone, sophomore GinAsia Hamilton provided some bragging rights to the Fountain-Fort Carson girls team with a victory in the 400 meters.
As impressive as they were, schools in the Colorado Springs area did not monopolize all the fun. Denver metro schools fared well in the 5A endurance events. Arapahoe junior Connor Winter completed a 5A boys triple crown Saturday with a win in the 1,600, adding to his victories in the 3,200 on Thursday and 800 on Friday.
Regis junior Casey Young finished strong and earned the 300-meter hurdles title in a time of 38.47, nipping runner-up Kumar Pinkney (38.90) of Littleton. Pinkney entered the final as the favorite and Young has posted only the third-best prelim time. But Young recorded a personal-best when it counted most.
"I knew I had to get out hard," Young said of the final. "Prior to this, I had trouble stuttering on the fifth and seventh hurdles. This was my first clean race this year. I'm excited."
Loveland claimed the 5A girls team title with 68 points, ahead of runner-up Cherry Creek (53) and Heritage (46-1/2).
The once-dominant Denver Public League was given a reason to celebrate Saturday when Montbello senior Kayla Fisher-Taylor never trailed in the 5A girls 100 meters.
Not meaning to sound like she was bragging, the University of New Mexico signee said she knew she was in control of the race "after 10 meters, because I didn't see anybody on either side of me."
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SAN ANTONIO Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs are making this look way too easy.
Parker had 34 points and eight assists, Manu Ginobili added 20 points and the Spurs stayed perfect in the playoffs with a 120-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
So far, the Spurs have turned a hotly anticipated matchup between the league's top two scoring teams into a lopsided mismatch more befitting of an early round.
Game 3 is Thursday night in Oklahoma City, and the Thunder can only hope that a change of venue throws San Antonio out of its groove. The Spurs put on an offensive clinic for three quarters on Tuesday night, shooting 60 percent and building a 22-point lead.
"We like to play like that," said Parker, who hit 16 of 21 shots. "That's the way we play."
The Spurs set an NBA record with their 20th consecutive victory bridging the regular season and the playoffs. They came in sharing the longest such streak with the 2000-01 Lakers, who won 19 straight before losing to Philadelphia in the first game of the finals.
Those Lakers went on to win the championship and Parker's performance is yet another reason to think the Spurs will do the same.
"It's great and it is a great run," said Tim Duncan, who had 11 points and 12 rebounds. "But we are only worried about the next two wins in this series. That is all that matters, at this point."
The Thunder made a late surge to get within six points, but Parker, Ginobili and Duncan helped San Antonio finish them off. Oklahoma City is 5-0 at home in the playoffs, but only 14 teams have come back from 2-0 deficits to win a series in NBA playoff history.
"First, we've got to worry about Game 3," Thunder guard Russell Westbrook said. "Regardless of what's going on with this last game or the next game, we've got to worry about Game 3 and come in with the same mindset and try to get a win."
Kevin Durant had 31 points, Westbrook had 27 points and eight assists and James Harden rebounded from a rough Game 1 to score 30 for the Thunder, who have lost two straight for the first time since early April. Oklahoma City dropped to 15-4 in games after losses this season.
"There are no moral victories for us," Durant said. "We were down. We dug ourselves a hole. We did what we normally do, which is fight all game, and we lost."
San Antonio picked up where it left off from the 39-point fourth quarter that turned Game 1 on Sunday. With sharp passes and hot shooting, the Spurs jumped to a 19-9 lead after the Thunder missed six of their first seven shots and had three turnovers in the first 4 minutes.
Durant was on the bench at the start of the second quarter, and Parker and the Spurs put together a 14-4 spurt to stretch the gap to 13 points. Westbrook hammered Parker's arm on a drive and he crumpled to the court. That didn't faze Parker, who scored the Spurs' next seven points to keep San Antonio rolling.


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The Wolfpack is in seventh place in the 24-team regional where the top eight teams from the regional advance to the NCAA Championship. NC State (+4) is one shot ahead of Campbell, which would be the final team to advance. Ninth-place Florida State trails Campbell by four shots.
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Better broadband just might be coming to a middle seat near you.
Julius Genachowski is preparing to exit the top spot at the Federal Communications Commission, and it looks like he's planning on going out with a crowd-pleasing finale. Gadget junkies rejoice – the FCC is looking at a new rule to expand broadband access for airline passengers in flight.
Right now, airlines can offer Internet connections through satellite services to passengers – sometimes charging for the privilege. The FCC is looking at dedicating a swath of radio spectrum in the 14.0-14.5 gigahertz band for an "Air-Ground Mobile Broadband service." The spectrum is currently used by amateur radio operators.
Genachowski has long been critical of restrictions governing the use of electronic devices including tablets and e-readers in flights during takeoff and landing. Last year he urged the Federal Aviation Administration to change its policies on devices in a letter to agency head Michael Huerta.
Now the FCC is poised to allow the deployment of in-flight broadband, pending a new rulemaking, which will kick off at the agency's May 9 open meeting. The notice of proposed rulemaking would be followed by a lot of technical discussion among industry stakeholders. If the FCC votes to approve the spectrum allocation, a spectrum auction would follow before the launch of a commercial service. Assuming such an offering does get off the ground, it could provide connection speeds comparable to home broadband. Chinese firm ZTE recently announced the successful test of such a system, with speeds in excess of 12 megabits per second.
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What of the current users of the spectrum? Will a proper analysis be doen to ensure the rights of these amatuer radio enthusiasts are protected? And why is there mention of a Chinese company concerning a demonstration of a technology in this arena? This is U.S. radio spectrum, keep the Chinese OUT of it. And while we are at it, why are we concentrating on an airborne technology? We should be focused on getting a true broadband service deployed natiuonwide on the GROUND. More people would use it there than in the air.
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Demotivational Posters for Martial Artists
It's friday so I'd like to leave you with something a little fun for the weekend. Have you ever heard of demotivational posters? They are spoofs of the original motivational posters that had impressive pictures and inspirational slogans.
Demotivational posters have gotten popular and have even branched out into martial arts. The following are some of my favorites. Enjoy!
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Tonfa (Tunfa): Weapon of Versatility
Among the ancient kobudo weapons of Okinawa, the bo and nunchaku have attained the most popularity. Despite that, the tonfa (tunfa, tuifa, etc) has maintained a small but loyal following of practitioners. The reason why is the dynamic versatility that the weapon allows.
If you're wondering where the tonfa came from or what it looks like, take a quick peek at this video:
In summation, the tonfa is a straight wooden rod with a perpendicular handle attached. It was used (probably) as the handle to a grain grinding stone. If needed, the handle could be easily removed and used as a destructive weapon.
History aside, let's look at what makes the tonfa so dynamic.
Ways of Holding the Tonfa (Tunfa)
The interesting thing about tonfa is the different ways it can be held.
On the left you'll notice the "classic" way of holding a tonfa, which is long-edge-in. In this position you have the length of the shaft to guard your arm as you attempt to block, parry, and close distance. You also have the butt end of the shaft to punch with. In this position you can use the centrifugal force of swinging the back end around to strike.
In the middle the tonfa is being held long-edge-out. Although practitioners often end up in this position after a strike, it can also be used as a starting position. When facing a long edged weapon like a sword, it is often desirable to have some sort of method of deflection. With the tonfa, the long edge is the best possible way of decreasing the distance disadvantage while keeping all your body parts intact.
On the right is a lesser known but still very useful method of holding. This is a form of reverse grip where the practitioner holds the actual long edge, using the handle as a tool for hitting and hooking. Much like the kama, the handle can be used to ensnare limbs, weapons, and the throat, as well as create a harsh point of impact for striking.
Ways of Striking with the Tonfa (Tunfa)
Along with the different grips for tonfa is the different means of striking. Each grip offers different possibilities, and knowing these possibilities helps when deciding which style to utilize.
As you can see, the left picture shows the fairly limited method of striking when the tonfa is folded in. Despite that, the blocking possibilities are enhanced.
In the middle the practitioner has a wide array of swinging, poking, and striking techniques.
On the right the practitioner has hooking, poking, and bludgeoning strikes. All in all, when fighting an adept tonfa user, one can never really be sure where a strike is coming from, which creates an amazing versatility.
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One of the best arguments for the usefulness of the tonfa is the fact that it's still around. Police all over the U.S. (especially in Los Angeles) utilize a single "night stick" called the PR 24. While okinawans tended to use tonfa in pairs, the single baton has proved very effective for dealing with the unpredictable criminal element.
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We've experienced some crazy matchups before on Deadliest Warrior, but this one offers a very unique spin. Pirate vs Knight – who will it be?
So far your brave host (me!) is 2/2 – two correct picks after two rounds. I selected the Samurai to victory two weeks ago, and the Spartan to come out on top last week. Can I do it again? Can YOU do it again?
Let's have a look at the contestants.
In this episode, a medieval knight is pitted against a classical pirate. What that means is each fighter will get their most well known weapons put to the test, run through 1,000 simulation battles, and ranked one superior to the other.
You can never be sure which weapons the hosts will choose, but most of the time they cover what is generally considered most popular and most effective. That brings us to the one, big, giant issue that is going to be raised in this episode –
In a lot of people's minds, including mine, the one pivotal factor is going to be the effectiveness of the pirate's gun. At long range, the knight utilized a crossbow; deadly in it's own right, but nothing compared to the range and impact of a gunpower fueled firearm.
In order to properly consider the impact of the pirate's gun, we have to look at both the kind of gun used and the kind of armor the knight will be wearing.
In the picture above, we can see that the knight is given a fairly healthy array of armor. Full helmet, shield, chainmail, and plate seem to be in play. While cumbersome, this will be the only real saving grace the knight has against oncoming bullets.
To try and figure out if the armor will hold up, let's consult some info from wikipedia:
"By the 16th century the handheld firearm became commonplace, replacing the crossbow and longbow in all advanced armies, and known as the arquebus. Most infantry were pikemen[7] Armour 2 mm thick required 2.9 times as much energy to defeat it as armour 1 mm thick.[8] The need to defeat armour gave rise to the musket proper referring to a heavier weapon, firing a heavier shot, which had to balance on a rest. The initial role of the musket was as a specialist armour piercing weapon; it therefore coexisted with the arquebus over the period c. 1550 – c. 1650. who normally wore some armour, especially the front ranks, and gave protection against cavalry to the arquebusiers. The rise of firearms led to thicker and heavier armour, from 15kgs in the 15th century to 25kgs in the late 16th century."
Very clearly a musket would be able to penetrate armor; however, it is almost certain that the Deadliest Warrior pirate will not be using a musket. The musket needed to be balanced on a rest and used in a stationary fashion – the one-on-one duels inacted in the show are all done 'on-the-fly', without either warrior getting a chance to set up before the encounter.
If given an arquebus, the pirate could potentially run into trouble. If the knight is given heavier armor (like in the 16th century), he should be capable of withstanding arquebus gunfire.
That leaves the most likely and most controversial gun – the flintlock pistol.
Easily carried (and concealed), the flintlock pistol was a mainstay for pirates.The good thing about the flintlock is that it has good stopping power. Even as a pistol it has a fair chance at penetrating knight armor.
The bad news is that it's not terribly accurate and you only get one shot before you have to go through the reloading process. The knight may not be the most agile creature in the world, but if the pirate happens to miss…
If the pirate is given a flintlock pistol and it hits most of the time in the simulation, the pirate has a great chance of winning. However, if the inaccuracy becomes a big factor and the pistol misses a lot, the knight has a real advantage.
After the pistol issue is bypassed for whatever reason, the knight is substantially better equipped and trained to fight hand to hand. The knight's weapons are strong, durable, and effective. The pirate's cutlass offers little against a shielded and armored knight.
What a difficult choice! So much is hinging on one factor; this decision is much different than in previous episodes. After all is said and done, I think the knight is going to pull it off. There is just too much emphasis on the pirate's one shot for him to win the bulk of the 1,000 matchups.
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Just as harmful as other bullying? How about the most hurtful bullying that there is? I went through this when I was younger. Iwas a chubby kid but nowhere near what I would call fat. But this is definitely what I came to feel about myself because of all the taunts I received about my weight when I was in elementary and middle school. Not something that I would wish on anyone, because even now as an adult I can still hear those words when I look in the mirror and it makes me sad that I let people from 20 years ago still define how I feel about myself today.
I've been a victim of bullying in that case! I didn't think of all the teasing as bullying but yeah it does come back in my mind every now and then. And now that I think about it – there's more bullies of this sort than there are those that bully people racially or due to sexual orientation! Far more kids would bully a peer for being fat than for being of a different race! That's cause being fat is 'funny'. It certainly isn't when you're the one being bullied!
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