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Corporate Social ResponsibilityWe are a church that is energized by lively engagement in our faith and life. As members of the ELCA, we believe God calls the church both corporately and individually to use all that is committed to its care to steward God's creation (Genesis 1:26), pursue justice (Amos 5:24), care for people in need (Matthew 25:40) and seek peace (Luke 19:41-42).
The Corporate Social Responsibility program of the ELCA seeks to enter into dialogue with business representatives on the social implications of company practices and to affect ELCA investment policy in socially responsible ways.
The Corporate Social Responsibility program engages businesses on a range of social, environmental and financial issues. We ask companies to bear more fully the wider social and environmental costs of what they produce. In addition, we ask businesses to commit to hire without discrimination, and we as a church will support legislation, ordinances and resolutions that guarantee equality to all individuals. We also ask financial institutions to ensure that new ways of providing low-income people with assistance and services do not sacrifice the most vulnerable for the sake of economic efficiency and profit.
To ensure people are treated fairly and with dignity and to create sustainable communities, we work directly with corporations, utilizing tools such as investment screening, shareholder advocacy and community investing. Learn more by going to the Corporate Social Responsibility resource page.
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Microbreweries to take center stage at Glass City Beer FestWritten by Staff Reports | | email@example.com
Editor's Note: Updated to note that parking is $5 per car, not free as originally reported.
By Dave Kubacki
On Feb. 28, there will be plenty of reasons for Glass City residents to raise their mugs in celebration as the eighth annual Glass City Beer Festival takes over the Lucas County Recreation Center.
This year's event will feature 45 microbreweries and more than 224 total tastes. Attendees will have the opportunity to tip pints from their favorite local breweries such as Maumee Bay Brewing Company, Great Black Swamp Brewing Company and Sugar Ridge Brewery. Regional and nationally renowned breweries including Great Lakes Brewing Company, Hoppin' Frog, Deschutes and Stone will also be tapping beers from their extensive portfolios.
Revenue from the event will help support the Arc of Lucas County and the Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation.
Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation Executive Director Carla Wells said the event has prospered because it provides a unique opportunity to try a lot of different beers and styles.
"A lot of these microbrews can be costly compared to your domestic/tap beers so it's a great place to try them without spending a lot of money on a six-pack that you may not enjoy," Wells said. "This event has been at the forefront of the microbrew explosion in the area and has become the premier place to go and try different styles from across the country."
Tonya Scherf, Arc of Toledo's Executive Director, said the Glass City Beer Festival is a great opportunity for some winter relief.
"The timing of the event has certainly helped its success," Scherf said. "It's at the end of February so it's before the push for St. Patrick's Day. It's also in the dead of winter when people are sick of being stuck inside and are looking for something fun to do. It's also an opportunity for people to give back for disabilities they aren't sure how to help."
If success is measured by attendance, then Wells and Scherf can sleep well at night as the event has grown 15 percent to 20 percent each year, with more than 2,000 in attendance last year. The Glass City Beer Festival has become so popular that it needed a larger space to accommodate the growing crowds, so for the second year, it will be held at the Lucas County Recreation Center.
"It was a great decision to move to the Lucas County Recreation Center," Wells said. "It has a lot more room to accommodate the crowd and has allowed us to nearly double the number of breweries in attendance."
New to the Glass City Beer Festival this year will be the VIP program. Those willing to pay a little extra will be able to access the festival an hour early and try exclusive beers only available to VIPs. According to Wells, the VIP experience will be a great opportunity for connoisseurs to try more limited pours.
"We are limiting VIP ticket sales so the event won't be very crowded at that time," Wells said. "Several of the breweries will be offering a unique taste that will only be available during that hour. Right now, we have 34 VIP exclusive tastes that will only be available during the first hour for VIPs."
General admission tickets for the event, which will run from 7-11 p.m. Feb. 28, can be purchased in advance for $30 at the Anderson's Customer Service Desks or $35 at the door. VIP tickets will be $50 in advance or $55 at the door. With the price of admission, attendees will get 12 taste tickets good for 3-ounce pours. Additional taste tickets will be available for $1 each or 6 for $5. Parking for the event is $5 per car.
Tags: and Stone, Anderson's Customer Service Desks, Deschutes, Glass City Beer Festival, Great Black Swamp Brewing Company and Sugar Ridge Brewery, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Hoppin' Frog, Lucas County Recreation Center, Maumee Bay Brewing Company, microbreweries, Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation, Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Foundation Executive Director Carla Wells

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Those women choose to do it. They get paid to do nothing at all and try to launch their failing modelling career.
Mostly men watch the sport.
The world is still dominated by men despite the feminist and pansy PC revolution.
Why do ring girls exist? Dana White and the UFC did not invent the concept. Of all the things that Dana is to blame for, skantily-clad promiscuous women are not one of them.
My argument is that it is those women's choice to have an occupation in which they ogled and objectified. Noone forced them into servitude or slavery. Is it the maker of DVDs who is responsible for porn stars being recorded on DVDs?
The women do what they do to get paid. It is not Dana White who is forcing them to be ring girls or pose in porn/sports magazines. They get PAID to do it. Do you get forced to go to work? Can you choose not to go? No shit you can. One chooses their occupation. The market does not determine it for you.
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...does someone force Dana to have half naked girls with breast implants (and one of which ruined her face with plastic surgery) who pose naked in Playboy carrying cards with numbers on them? I am not saying that he is forcing them to do it, not hard to find a girl willing to do it. I am just saying that if Dana complains about Matt Brown's statement, he is a hypocrite.
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Tunes and Spoons is scheduled for Sept. 13 from 6-10 p.m. outside of the W.E. Knox Civic Center. It is a combination of the annual Taste of Jones held by the Chamber and Music Under the Stars, which is a Main Street Gray event. The Main Street Gray organization was previously known as Gray Station Better Hometown.
The music portion of the evening will feature the Grapevine, and the show band is scheduled to begin at 7.
The event has free admission, and coolers are welcome. Chairs will be available, or attendees are welcome to bring their own chairs and blankets.
Participating restaurants who will be providing samples of their cuisine for the event include: Agave Azul Mexican Restaurant, Firefly's, Harveys, Ingles, Iron Bone Steakhouse, Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant, Old Clinton BBQ, Pickle Barrel Cafe, Shooters Grill, and Treasures by the Tracks.
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To make a long story short...We want you to produce a NANY 2012 Promo Video! It can contain whatever you want, be it dramatic, moody, funny...it really doesn't matter!
Try to keep them around 30 seconds (As a typical advertisement would be).
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This first one, is a 2 minute promo video and doesn't actually submit to the rules of this competition, so is excluded!
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There are of cource evga regular 2GB cards for 249. I know the 760 architecture isn't a phenomenal upgrade, but I'm coming from a 560ti superclocked card, and while it's hard to find benchmarks comparing the 560 to a 760, the 660 vs 760 seem to show at least 10+ fps in most games.
249, 259 and 279 are not that much, I'm looking more for a card that can keep up for 2-3 years, and that uses less power than my 560 ti does, which the 700 series already do. Just wondering if for the performance of the card is the extra 2GB of ram worth it, or should I save the 20/30$?


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Have you ever wanted to go to Paris, but you didn't want to cope with trans-Atlantic travel (and the possible ensuing jet lag)? If so, say "bonjour" to the second-largest city in the world that speaks primarily French: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. But fear not if you're not bilingual; a fair number of people in Montreal speak English, too, though they'll appreciate it if you at least take a stab at speaking their primary language. If you never took French or don't remember it anymore, just try to memorize this sentence, and you should be fine: "Pouvons-nous parler en anglais, s'il vous plaît?" (This means, "Can we speak in English, please?")
Montreal is a beautiful city filled with the Old-World charm of Europe, paired with the modern feel of today's Western cities. And with Travelocity, you can see it all without emptying your wallet: We have plenty of deals on Montreal hotels, whether you'd rather look for hotels in downtown Montreal or a bed and breakfast in a quieter area of the city. Since Montreal has a convenient subway system that runs through most of the city, even if you decide on a hotel in Montreal, Canada, that's farther from downtown, you won't be too far from all of the major sights and attractions.
If you fly into Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, you'll need to either rent a car or catch a bus from there onto the Island of Montreal, between the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, where the city itself is located. Once there, you can take the Metro all around the city as well as to Montreal hotels, many of which are within an easy walk of a Metro station. But what will you see and do then? That depends on your preferences as a traveler: Montreal has many options.
Yearning to stretch your legs after your trip to the city? Start off by visiting the Parc du Mont-Royal, known for the large hill from which the city gets its name. This is a great place to walk, jog, or ride a bike, or you could go swimming in the Lac des Castors; the lake is also a good ice-skating spot, if you've come in the winter. While you're in the park, take a moment to check out the Croix du Mont-Royal. This giant cross is visible from all over the city.
If you're a nature-lover, once you've explored the park, head north to the Montreal Botanical Garden. This remarkable space features dozens of themed gardens, including the largest Chinese garden outside of China. If you're here in the fall, you're in luck: Don't miss the Gardens of Light event, in which the Chinese and Japanese gardens are lit with a multitude of lanterns in a display of the cultural heritage of these two nations. But if you're more into animals than plants, there's something nearby for you, too: Just across Rue Sherbrooke is the Biodome, which re-creates ecosystems from around the world and houses more than 250 species of animals, from iguanas to penguins.
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People are ensured inalienable or "God given" rights such as freedom of speech, freedom from unwarranted search and the right to bear arms in our society because those rights are established in the Constitution of the United States.
Corporations existed back when the Constitution was written, yet the word corporation is not mentioned even once in the document. Robots aren't mentioned either. Can there be any way to interpret the founders' intent as being supportive of the idea that corporations (or robots) have inalienable human rights?
You don't have to be a Constitutional scholar to see that the answer is clearly no. It doesn't matter if you are conservative or liberal; this is just common sense folks. This is an issue where Ron Paul and Bernie Sanders agree, and one that should unite all Vermonters.
Abolishing corporate personhood is really about restoring Constitutional rule of law, where "we the people" are in control of our state, local and federal government. Today it's pretty obvious that corporations and special interest groups have undue influence of our government institutions, especially at the federal level. This is a fundamental cause of all the corruption and bureaucratic bungling (oppressive regulation) we see in our government on a daily basis.
Corporate personhood means, among other things, that under the 14th amendment all "persons" (including corporations) must have "equal protection" under the law. This means that no federal/state or local laws can make special provisions or regulations for or against a certain corporation or category of corporation.
Many people think this is all about campaign finance because the issue got so much attention around the 2010 Citizens United (CU) Supreme Court decision. But corporate personhood is actually much bigger than that, and while CU re-affirmed that corporations are persons under the law, the case was about defining the limits of corporate speech, not corporate personhood.
Should a corporation, union or nonprofit have a right to unlimited free speech? Maybe, if that purpose (communication, political or otherwise) is specified in their charter. (Again, the corporate charter defines the rights/privileges/responsibilities of the corporation, by law, and state legislators determine what can be included in every corporate charter.)
What about the right to bear arms? (Can a paper-entity actually carry a rifle? That would be quite a feat of origami.)
What if a town decides they want to ban big box stores or pornography stores? Today these kind of local laws would be struck down as "unconstitutional" because of the 14th amendment and corporate personhood. Our hands are tied to govern ourselves because of corporate personhood.
The rights, privileges and responsibilities of a corporation, including limited liability for the shareholders for any crimes committed by the corporation, have always been specified by an act of a state legislature through the charter document of that corporation. Corporations, associations and unions would still have all of these rights and privileges even if they didn't have constitutional human rights.
If you're conservative, you should be appalled that our Constitution has been perverted by the activist judges who over the years have decided that corporations and unions should have the same "God given" rights as humans. God has never created a corporation or a union; only an act of a state legislature can create a corporation. (You don't really think that our state governments are agents of God, do you?)
If you hate the fact that small local businesses have to jump through the same Act 250 hoops as a multi-national mega-corporation does, you should be against corporate personhood. Corporate personhood forces local and state laws to treat all corporations equally, even though we all know there's a big difference between a locally owned small business and a foreign-owned mega-corp. That forces the small local companies to deal with regulations intended for mega-corps.
If you think it's a good idea to for government to be "of the people, by the people, and for the people," you should be against corporate personhood. Seeing corporations as people utterly perverts the entire idea of Democratic-Republican principles where PEOPLE govern THEMSELVES through elected representatives. If corporations are people, maybe the Walt Disney should run for president.
If you think elected legislators should make our laws instead of unaccountable activist judges, you should be against corporate personhood.
So how do we restore "we the people" and constitutional rule of law? At this point, abolishing corporate personhood can only be done by a constitutional amendment, which requires that three-quarters of the states pass the resolution after both houses of Congress pass it. The Constitution has been amended many times, and corporate personhood is as important of an issue as any of the previously passed amendments. If we could outlaw and then legalize alcohol through constitutional amendments, we can abolish corporate personhood.
All four of the towns in the Mad River Valley and approximately 40 other towns will vote on Town Meeting Day resolutions asking the state and federal government to make this amendment. This is where the process starts, and Vermont is poised to lead the nation on this issue.
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Letter 6
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
Lesson Six of the Bully-Busting Program: Conflict Resolution Steps-The Win/Win Guidelines. In this lesson, students learn to solve normal conflict by using the Six Steps of the Win/Win Guidelines:
1. Take time to cool off.
2. Use "I Messages" to state feelings. During this process there should be no blaming, no name calling, and no interrupting each other.
3. Each person restates the problem to allow fo rclarification and
undertanding. (I heard you say..)
4. Each person shares their responsibility for the problem.
5. Brainstorm solutions together-choose a solution that satisfies both.
6. Affirm, forgive, or thank each other.
This process takes lots of practice!
Please use the Win-Win Guidelines at home to help reinforce our District's
Bully-Busting Program. Thank you.
Letter 5
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
Lesson Five of the Bully-Busting Program: Bystander
Strategies. Most children are not bullies or victims, but all children are
witnesses to bullying of various degrees. In this lesson, children learn to
recognize when bystander strategies would be effective. In the words of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Students can become part of the caring majority
when they band together with other bystanders who are willing to take a stand.
Here are some steps to review:
- Tell the bully to stop in an assertive voice.
- Group together – Use a "We" message.
- Tell an adult.
- Include students who are left out so they will be less likely to be picked on.
Please find a time to discuss this lesson with your child(ren) in the coming weeks.
Thank you.
Letter 4
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
Lesson Four of the Bully-Busting Program: Telling
or Tattling (also called Ratting or Reporting). In this lesson, children learn
to recognize the difference between telling and tattling, and to determine when
telling is the best action.
- Goal is to get someone into trouble
- Is often not related to you at all (none of your business)
- May be used to get attention
- May be used to get others to solve the problem for you
- Goal is to get someone out of trouble if a situation is unsafe or unlawful
Please practice this skill with your child by pointing out real or imaginary
situations and asking them to decide if it would be telling or tattling. Thank
Letter 3
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
Lesson Three of the Bully-Busting Program: Using
"I" Messages. An "I" message is a response to conflict that begins with the
word "I", tells the other person how you are feeling, when you feel that way
and what you would like them to do. We use "I" messages to be assertive and to
help keep communication open. They replace negative messages that we often send
that increase conflict instead of reduce it. Examples of "I" messages are as
- I feel lonely when you leave me out. I want to play too.
- I feel embarrassed when you laugh at me. I want you to stop.
- I get annoyed when you kick the back of my seat on the bus. I want you to keep
your feet still.
Please use this blank form to practice "I" messages with everyone at home.
I feel ____________ when you_________________________________.
I want you to _______________________________________________.
Thank you for being part of our Bully-Busting Program.
Letter 2
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
Lesson Two of the Bully-Busting Program: Recognizing Aggressive, Passive and Assertive Behavior (also called Monster, Mouse, and Me).
Here are the characteristics of the three behaviors:
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continuous endeavor. Please reinforce this lesson at home. Thank you.
Letter 1
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
Lesson One of the Bully-Busting Program: Recognizing Bullying and Normal Conflict, the children learn the definition of bullying:
Bullying is when anyone does or says something that hurts, scares, or leaves someone out on purpose, over and over again.
The difference between normal conflict and bullying are:
Having Fun
- Good-humored,friendly or playful teasing
- Causes everyone to smile and laugh, including the person being teased. It is kidding and joking around.
- Fun and friendly teasing is a sign of friendship and does not damage one's self-esteem. Generally, parents and teachers do not hear about this type of teasing because children do not come home upset.
Making Fun
- Hurtful teasing often causes the person being teased to feel sad, angry, upset, afraid, embarrassed or helpless.
- When cruel teasing and taunting occurs repeatedly over a period of time, it can be considered abusive. This hostile teasing includes tormenting, harassing or verbal bullying.
Learning how to solve normal conflict will be discussed in future lessons. Please reinforce this lesson at home over the coming weeks. Thank you.
Bully Proofing Program Letter
Sep 6th, 2011 by maucerin
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We strongly believe that school can be a safe and nurturing environment for all.
One of our goals is to continue to create a caring community at our school where everyone feels safe and has a sense of belonging. To facilitate this effort we are continuing our implementation of a state endorsed school wide safety program called Bully Proofing Your School.
This program will be most effective when the parental community, the administration, the staff, and the students all have a shared belief that kindness and a respect for each other is of great value in our school and contributes to a positive environment for better academic performance. With the Bully
Proofing Program bullying and aggressive behaviors do not have a place at our school and will not be tolerated.
The Bully Proofing Program consists of six lessons that will be taught during September for Grades 1-8 and September and October for Kindergarten. There will also be follow-up lessons on the early dismissal days.
The lessons are:
1-definition of bullying
2-recognizing aggressive, passive, and assertive
3-students learn to use "I" messages
4-recognize differences between telling and
5-recognize and use bystander strategies
6-solving normal conflict
These topics will be reinforced and addressed throughout the school year.
Letters posted on our district web site to further explain the topics taught and discussed at the school. Each school will present information regarding the program and law at their scheduled Back to School Night. Further information is located on the District's website.
Thank you for your support with this endeavor. Your commitment to this
program is important in promoting a safe and positive academic environment.
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I've been alive for more than half a century. You'd think that's long enough for menfolk to make sense, but no.
At my annual physical recently, the doctor said, "You should live well into your eighties." I wanted to ask him if I'd understand men before I die, but I didn't because he's… well, a man.
As my grandmother once proclaimed from her front porch rocker: "Men! Can't live with 'em—"
"And can't live without 'em," I chimed in.
She gave me the stink-eye and spit into her snuff cup. "Naw. Can't live with 'em, can't gut 'em and toss 'em in the river. It's against the law." She spit again and rocked faster.
I have loved and been loved by my dad, two brothers and my husband Widdle. All that love is wonderful, but not one wisp of understanding is in the mix. I believe this may be because no two men are alike.
My father, who I adored, sometimes looked at me like I had green fangs. I remember asking him to buy me a new hairbrush, with which to beat my adolescent hair into submission. He pulled a 29-cent plastic comb from his pocket and said, "Here, use this."
"That won't work with a blow dryer," I said.
"What's a blow dryer?" he asked.
"You hold it in your hand and it blows hot air on your hair," I said.
"Just ride with the window down," he said, and gave me the stink-eye.
Take my brother T-Bob and Widdle. Both men, but nothing alike. Consider these two recent phone conversations.
Widdle's mother was hospitalized for some tests. Being a devoted son, he sat vigil at her bedside. I called him several times for updates. A typical exchange:
Me: "How's your mom?"
Widdle: "She's not doing too hot."
Me: "Which is why she's in a hospital bed. Are the test results back?"
Widdle: "It's her kidneys."
Me: "What about her kidneys?!?!"
Widdle: "They're not doing too hot."
Me: "Honey, what does the doctor say?"
Widdle: "He says she's not doing—"
At which point I began to wail and smash the phone against my skull.
Compare this to yesterday's chat with T-Bob. He announced that he is binge-watching the five seasons of "Breaking Bad" on Netflix.
T-Bob: "Do you know anything about the show?"
Me: "Well, I never watched it but I know a little—"
T: "OK, Walter White is a chemistry teacher in New Mexico and his students are disrespectful snots and he also works at a car wash to make ends meet. One day a student comes in, and Walter has to clean out his car and the student starts taking pictures with his phone and Walter is totally humiliated. Also, he has lung cancer. Anyway, he quits the car wash but he wants to provide for his family after his death, and it turns out he can cook the purest meth known to man. He joins up with a former student and they get involved with two double-crossing bad guys. And they're cooking meth in an RV and Walter knows the bad guys are killers, so he holds his breath, fires up a toxic cloud of fumes and jumps out of the RV. Then he holds the door shut with all his strength, and the bad guys are suffocating inside, so they start SHOOTING THROUGH THE DOOR and—"
Me: "Wow, that's an action-packed season!"
T: "Huh? That's half of the first episode."
ME: "Oh my G—I mean, keep going. Take your time, brother."
And I didn't give him the stink-eye.
Julie R. Smith, who's a lot like her brother, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Hi,Welcome to Tentmaker's Forum. Very interesting passage you mention for your subject line. Joshua 3:16 right? Or should I say Yeshua 3:16? Sorta reminds one of John 3:16. Romans 5 says that death reigned from Adam to Moses, but with Joshua/Yeshua that river had to back up all of the way to Adam, which if I remember right is the meaning of apocatastasis; a return to an original condition. For those who deny preexistence, that's a mess 'cause if we don't go back to before they say we were cast into futility according to their interpretation of Romans 8, then we're just waiting on somebody else to ruin it for us if we're not talking about a return to a preexistent state; the glory we had with Him before the world began, like Christ Jesus in John 17. Unless you insert Romans 5's verse about the work of Christ not being like the work of Adam in that although Adam brought death upon all that Christ was to undo, nobody will ever undo the work of Christ by creating a greater expense with their sin than the price of the Blood of Jesus. In that case, then apocatastasis could refer to the Edenic state without the possibility of future death since in Revelation 21 there shall be no more death by the first death of Noah's Flood or the Second Death of the Volcanic fire that'll overtake all that's not written in the Lamb's Book of life that lives in that day, according to 2Peter 3 and Revelation 20. Anyway, everybody else is supposed to be doing the Scriptural exegesis around here except for me, so as always my comments will be brief hoping someone else will have more to add to this. Otherwise, then I may add the other quarter of a million words to this subject. Very fascinating type/shadow passage from Joshua indeed. And again, Welcome to Tentmaker's Forum.


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When you're in a war, you need a secret weapon because the enemy is constantly changing. In the war on cancer, patients have routinely been submitted to the "shotgun approach," and we've seen the results. Heavy doses of chemotherapy take a serious toll on the body in hopes of hitting the desired target. Patients are stripped of their hair, energy, dignity, and then they throw up, again. Cancer, as you know, has a nasty habit of retreating, only to come back with a slightly different appearance, albeit the same evil intent. That's where we've been losing the war. But with the unraveling of the human genome, doctors are now able to isolate specific genes within cancer tumors that are associated with aggressiveness or responsiveness, the keys to prognosis and predictability. "It's a game changer," says Dr. Rick McEvoy, a pathologist with Roper St. Francis. "It's changing outcomes. Oncologists across the U.S. have seen dramatic tumor shrinkage over months and years."
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- A numerical renormalization group approach to dissipative quantum impurity systems (2011)
- The miniaturization of electronics is reaching its limits. Structures necessary to build integrated circuits from semiconductors are shrinking and could reach the size of only a few atoms within the next few years. It will be at the latest at this point in time that the physics of nanostructures gains importance in our every day life. This thesis deals with the physics of quantum impurity models. All models of this class exhibit an identical structure: the simple and small impurity only has few degrees of freedom. It can be built out of a small number of atoms or a single molecule, for example. In the simplest case it can be described by a single spin degree of freedom, in many quantum impurity models, it can be treated exactly. The complexity of the description arises from its coupling to a large number of fermionic or bosonic degrees of freedom (large meaning that we have to deal with particle numbers of the order of 10^{23}). An exact treatment thus remains impossible. At the same time, physical effects which arise in quantum impurity systems often cannot be described within a perturbative theory, since multiple energy scales may play an important role. One example for such an effect is the Kondo effect, where the free magnetic moment of the impurity is screened by a "cloud" of fermionic particles of the quantum bath. The Kondo effect is only one example for the rich physics stemming from correlation effects in many body systems. Quantum impurity models, and the oftentimes related Kondo effect, have regained the attention of experimental and theoretical physicists since the advent of quantum dots, which are sometimes also referred to as as artificial atoms. Quantum dots offer a unprecedented control and tunability of many system parameters. Hence, they constitute a nice "playground" for fundamental research, while being promising candidates for building blocks of future technological devices as well. Recently Loss' and DiVincenzo's p roposal of a quantum computing scheme based on spins in quantum dots, increased the efforts of experimentalists to coherently manipulate and read out the spins of quantum dots one by one. In this context two topics are of paramount importance for future quantum information processing: since decoherence times have to be large enough to allow for good error correction schemes, understanding the loss of phase coherence in quantum impurity systems is a prerequisite for quantum computation in these systems. Nonequilibrium phenomena in quantum impurity systems also have to be understood, before one may gain control of manipulating quantum bits. As a first step towards more complicated nonequilibrium situations, the reaction of a system to a quantum quench, i.e. a sudden change of external fields or other parameters of the system can be investigated. We give an introduction to a powerful numerical method used in this field of research, the numerical renormalization group method, and apply this method and its recent enhancements to various quantum impurity systems. The main part of this thesis may be structured in the following way: - Ferromagnetic Kondo Model, - Spin-Dynamics in the Anisotropic Kondo and the Spin-Boson Model, - Two Ising-coupled Spins in a Bosonic Bath, - Decoherence in an Aharanov-Bohm Interferometer.


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First graders Kristian Garcia, center, and Lucia Buckley, from Laura McCathy's class, place pennies in a boat as they conduct experiments Tuesday at Fremont Elementary School in Mundelein. As part of a Columbus Day project, students designed boats to hold as many pennies as they could until they sank.
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Katlyn Theusch, 6, zooms ahead of her mom Kristin as she heads to school during the "Walk + Roll to School Week" at Hammerschmidt school in Lombard. The district encouraged students to walk or ride to school from Sept. 20 to Oct. 11 to help reduce obesity, increase physical activity and decrease reliance on cars.
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Kaylie Kojima, 4, of Sugar Grove, smiles at her mom Dena and hikes up her pants after getting wet in "Kingfisher Crossing" at Hawks Hollow Nature Playground at Peck Farm Park in Geneva Tuesday. The new play area had it's grand opening last weekend and features natural elements including sand, water, wood and plants. It is designed to engage children in environmental learning.
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Spaulding School second grader Erika Relayson looks over books on a fire hydrant shelf Wednesday after the display was unveiled by local fire and village officials.
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Kristin Richey and her son Brayden, 2, of Lombard, check out the inside of a fire truck during the Lombard Fire Department's open house in observation of Fire Prevention Week Wednesday.
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Physical Education Teacher John Rueth high fives fifth grader Tommy Pappas as students at Daniel Wright Junior High in Lincolnshire participated in a school walk on Thursday to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Rueth himself suffers from diabetes. Students have been learning about diabetes nutrition, education and proper physical fitness activities.
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Betty Marmolejo, of Aurora, places the head of the scarecrow of her family's entry in the whimsical category during setup for the Scarecrow Festival at Lincoln Park in St. Charles on Thursday. The scarecrow, titled "Magic Mike" was the idea of her son, Michael, and his friend.
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Dressed as a monster, Marley Fox is held by his mom Jordana Fox, while waiting to board a truck during Trucks, Trunks and Treats at the Vernon Hills Sullivan Community Center Saturday.
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Maya Mroszczak, 5, of Bensenville, picks a pumpkin during Bensenville's Heritage fest. The fest included pony rides and a pumpkin patch.
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Victoria Les, 7, left to right, her sister Jessica Les, 9, and Zoe Dessimoz, 7, all of Mount Prospect, wait in the candy tent line at Fall Festival in Mount Prospect on Saturday.
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Alexa Galindo, 7, of Hoffman Estates, makes a piñata during the Hoffman Estates Heritage Festival with her brother, Gael, 1, and mom, Rosa, at the village hall Saturday.
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Dressed as a princess, Stuti Jain is helped down from a fire truck by her dad Ashish, during Trucks, Trunks and Treats at the Vernon Hills Sullivan Community Center Saturday.
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Sabrina Curin, 10, of Barrington, and her dad, Bruce, stuff their scarecrow during Barrington's Scarecrow Festival at Memorial Park Saturday.
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Jacqui Zurawski, of Wheaton, and her daughter Jozie, 2, paint a pumpkin during the Danada Fall Festival Sunday in Wheaton.
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Three generations of the Dale family of St. Charles, Bill, his son David, and his son William, 2, walk through a rail car Sunday at the Fox River Trolley Museum Pumpkin Trolley fest in South Elgin.
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NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- It looks like Simon Cowell has taken to fatherhood, despite previous assertions that he would never have kids.
The 54-year-old first-time dad, who welcomed son Eric in February, shared more photos of his pride and joy on Twitter this week.
"Very handsome like his dad," Cowell said.
May 5, 2014
Very handsome like his dad pic.twitter.com/JTQIgWRDih— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) May 5, 2014
Cowell has said he "regrets" the affair, but is delighted to have a child.
"I regret that part," Cowell told the Mirror last month. "But then of course you have a baby and you look at the baby and you kind of go, 'This is what happened from it. ... It is not something I am proud of or wanted to happen in terms of hurting anyone. It just happened."
Mum and Eric. pic.twitter.com/1W4NEqbfGx— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) May 5, 2014


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It's basically a known fact that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Let's face it ladies, most boys aren't hoping for chocolates and flowers on Valentine's Day. What they're really wondering is what's for dinner. Well this V-Day there's a treat that is so delicious you'll want to skip to dessert.
This recipe is simple and doesn't take long to make. So whether you're decorating the house or making your homemade cards, this will give you plenty of time to get ready for your sweet Valentine date.
Let's get started!
6 eggs
½ cup of sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flower
½ cup melted butter
2 ½ cups of strawberries sliced and cut into pieces
4 cups of vanilla ice cream (My favorite is Blue Bell)
To make the shortcake you will need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Get out a 9x11 baking sheet and make sure to melt your butter. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar thoroughly. Add vanilla to the mix. Stir in the flour and make sure that the mixture stays nice and fluffy. Next add the melted butter. Pour the batter into the baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes. Once done baking, let cool and then set in the freezer for 20- 30 minutes.
Ice Cream and Strawberries:
Let the ice cream thaw so that you're able to mix in the berries. Stir the two together until well combined. Place in the freezer.
Putting it all together:
Once cooled, take your shortcake and use a 4 inch cookie cutter to cut out about 8 pieces. (I would use a heart shaped cookie cutter if you're looking to stick with the Valentine's theme). Get the ice cream/berry mix and scoop it onto four of the pieces. Cover with the other four pieces. Put the Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Sandwiches in the freezer until you're ready to serve dessert!
These ice cream sandwiches are truly to die for and will fill your date with love in no time. I can't wait to make them for my sweetie on Valentine's Day. Good luck ladies and wishing you all a happy V-Day!
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For Denise Williams and her family -- this is a fresh start. For the many who helped place her in a new home - it was a gift. Every year, women across Summerville and the nation gather to build a home for a family in need during the Habitat for Humanity National Women Build Week.
A world-wide organization, Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to bringing housing to families unable to find decent housing at an affordable cost. During the women build at least 75% of the work is done by women -- many who have families of their own.
Mothers help mothers before the day that celebrates them all -- Mother's Day!
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In this inaugural post of the Outlier, we delve into our storehouse of household energy data (covering 40 million US homes) to examine how people's energy usage is correlated with their email address.
We looked at the correlation between email address and electricity usage across 2.8 million American households. Of those, we focused on Yahoo Mail and Gmail because they were the most popular domains in our dataset. The email addresses correspond to the member of the household who manages the electricity bill.
We realize that Yahoo has had a rough stretch lately:
- 2 CEO's fired within 8 months
- 14% of its workforce getting laid off
- News that Yahoo Mail users have bad credit
- Implications that Yahoo Mail users are technological laggards
Now we have more bad news for Yahoo…
We found that the average Yahoo Mail household uses 11% more electricity per year than a Gmail household. It's a sizeable, statistically significant difference (see Methodology).
Consider this: the aggregate difference in annual electricity use between 1 million Yahoo households and 1 million Gmail households is…equal to the entire annual electricity consumption of Barbados, a reasonably well-off country of 287,000 people.
Let's dig into the numbers and find out what's going on here…
The average Yahoo Mail household spends $110 more per year on electricity than a Gmail household.
The usage difference — 939 kilowatt-hours per year — is stark: Yahoo households consume almost a whole extra month of electricity relative to Gmail households. At an average going-rate of 11.8 cents/kWh, that's a difference of $110 per year.
It's as if, relative to the average Yahoo household, the average Gmailer is strictly hang-drying their laundry, forgoing high-definition TV, and hand-washing their dishes with cold water for a year.
We can establish off the bat that the "email-domain versus usage" relationship is one of correlation, not causation. So then, what underlying differences exist between Gmail and Yahoo users that can help explain their dramatic disparity in electricity usage?
Exploring reasons for the disparity between Gmailers' and Yahoo users' electricity consumption
There are some key demographic and lifestyle differences between Gmailers and Yahoo users that are likely to affect their household electricity usage.
We're not the first researchers to think that Yahoo and Gmail users are different:
- Last year, Hunch.com discovered, among other things, that Yahoo users tend to lounge around in pajamas at home and enjoy sweet snacks; Gmail folks, on the other hand, are more likely to lounge in jeans and prefer salty snacks.
- The personal finance company Credit Karma has found that Yahoo users have noticeably lower credit scores (652) than Gmail users (682).
- Last week, the online-dating site Circl.es determined that Gmail users tend to have a higher "desirability quotient" than Yahoo users
But let's explore some of the differences between Yahoo users and Gmailers that are likely at play in driving the disparity in their electricity consumption.
Do Yahoo users and Gmailers live in fundamentally different climates or use different fuels to heat their home?
No. It's true that climate and heating fuel vary significantly by region, and can have a large effect on energy consumption. For example, of the 1.8 million Michigan homes in our database, nearly 60% of them get through frigid winters by heating their homes with natural gas. In contrast, the majority of the 780,000 North Carolinian homes in our database use electric heating systems (and they also face a milder climate).
But neither climate nor heating fuel should be expected to correlate meaningfully with email address domain here.
The reason is that the 1.15 million Gmail and Yahoo users in our dataset are spread out across 23 states and several distinct climate zones. There is no clear pattern that emerges wherein Gmail or Yahoo Mail is more popular in one particular state or climate zone than another. This geographic spread of Gmail and YahooMail makes sense: anyone is free to sign up for either domain.
Do Yahoo users consume more electricity simply because they live in larger homes?
Yes and No. Yahoo users do appear to live in larger residences, which increases their total energy needs. But they also consume more electricity per square foot than Gmail users.
How do we know that Yahoo users tend to live in larger homes? Our friends at Experian and Hunch.com have found that Yahoo users tend to live in suburbs and rural areas, while Gmailers live in cities. Data sourced from the 2009 US American Housing Survey suggest that suburban-rural residences (i.e. where the Yahoo Mailers live) are on average 7-13% larger than in cities (where Gmailers live), and also have more occupants (i.e. extra electricity-using human beings in Yahoo homes).
Our own household characteristics data similarly suggest that Yahoo users reside in larger residences: Yahoo households are approximately 10% more likely than Gmail households to live in single-family residences (as opposed to apartments and condos).
But, even controlling for home size, we found that Yahoo households are still more energy-intensive than Gmail households. Based on square footage data that we have for single-family residences, we found that the typical YahooMail household uses 12% more electricity per square foot of living space (6.84 kWh/sqft) than the typical Gmail household (6.09 kWh/sqft).
Do Gmailers and Yahoo users have different lifestyles?
Yes. Hunch.com and Experian have found that Gmailers are more likely to be younger, single people. Credit Karma found the average Gmailer's age to be 34, while the average Yahoo user clocked in at age 38. Being young and single means going out more; less time at home – and fewer occupants – means less electricity usage.
By contrast, Yahoo users are more likely to be in relationships and have children. Additionally, Hunch found that Gmail users are more likely to be active travelers (having journeyed to 5 or more countries), and so might be away from home more often.
Our own data also suggest that Gmail users may have a greater interest in energy-efficiency. Among the approximately 10 million US households that have access to utility web-based energy-efficiency advice tools that Opower manages, Gmail users are 30% more likely than Yahoo users to sign up for an in-depth analysis of how they can reduce their energy usage.
It's not definitive, but it appears that several lifestyle choices correlated with Gmail use are also correlated with lower home energy use.
What are Yahoo Mail users to do?
If Yahoo households want to slash their energy consumption to Gmail levels, it's probably going to involve more than just switching to a Gmail account (nice try!). For the benefit of Yahoo users and Gmailers alike, we'll aspire to sprinkle in energy-efficiency advice in future posts that will help all folks reduce their energy bills.
Update: Some commenters were curious about AOL and Hotmail. That got us curious too. Check out those results here.
Special thanks to my data-crunching partner Jillian Cairns and our all-star designer Efrat Levush. They are proud Gmail users.
Methodology: Annual electricity usage of households is based on 2011 data. Of the 2.8 million household electricity customers with email addresses in Opower's dataset, 1.15 million were Gmail or Yahoo users. The usage difference between Yahoo users and Gmail users is statistically significant at the 99% confidence level based on a t-distribution.
Barbados' electricity consumption in 2008 was 945 million kWh. Dryer usage based on 1.89 kWh/cycle, derived from LBNL paper. TV usage based on 40″ Digital HD model from US DOE. Dishwasher usage based on 1 kWh/cycle (Energy Star) from NRDC.
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MARIETTA, Ga. A Cobb County man is responsible for making a Kings Bible ready for the president.
Gordon Ponsford contracted with the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to prepare a Bible that belonged to King to be used in President Barack Obamas second inauguration ceremony on Monday.
The third-generation conservator said he performed minor work on Kings traveling Bible, using adhesives to reattach some leather that had gotten loose. But Ponsfords assistant, Julie Julian of Wildwood, said he is being modest when he discusses the magic he did on the historic work.
It just needed a little TLC, Julian said. To watch Gordon bring it back to life is an amazing experience.
Julian sees the Bible, which was shipped to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, as an important piece of the past and the future.
Ponsford said the Bible is one of three that will be used for the inauguration, which includes Obamas swearing-in today, the holiday that honors Kings birthday.
To hold it and know that great people held it, and our president is about to put his hand on it, and know that I put my hand on it thats a thrill I cant describe, Ponsford said.
While Ponsford has restored historic documents, including former President John F. Kennedys inaugural speech, he is just as comfortable working on much larger items. Among the projects he has completed are restoration work on the Tomb of the Unknowns and the gravesites of former President Kennedy and his brother Robert, all at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.
Ponsford helped clean Kings tomb in Atlanta on Saturday. The task mainly involved removing the effects of years of pollution in the downtown area, which can get in the stone if not treated. He will be assisted there by his 12-year-old daughter Samantha, who will fly down from Maryland, as well as three young Georgians.
Its truly amazing the history I get to touch, Ponsford said.
With the tomb where King and his wife Coretta are laid to rest surrounded by water, Ponsford said he will place stepping blocks in the reflecting pool to allow him to reach the gravesite.
Ponsford points out that after working on Kings tomb, along with the Kennedy brothers, he will have restored the final resting places of three of the four assassinated leaders referred to in the 1968 song, Abraham, Martin and John. He will only need to restore Abraham Lincolns tomb in Springfield, Ill., something hed someday like to do, in order to complete the cycle.
Going from restoring a large tomb to a Bible isnt as complicated as it sounds, Ponsford said. With any historic item, the key idea is do no harm.
If youre a Ferrari or Lamborghini mechanic, you can easily work on a Volkswagen, he said. If youre a Volkswagen mechanic, you cant work on a Lamborghini.
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Thursday, September 10th, Richard Walsh, director of athletics at Hilbert College, hosted an NCAA informational meeting that is required of all student-athletes during the 2009-2010 academic year to attend. NCAA rules and regulations, Hilbert College academic and athletic policies, Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) standards of sportsmanship were all addressed. New NCAA rules and new Hilbert College policies were covered either through Richard Walsh discussion period or through the NCAA "Getting in the Game" video which can be found on the NCAA website.
Athletes who were not in attendance on September 10th need to see Kara Rehbaum, assistant athletics director, to schedule a time to view the video of the evening. All athletes are required to be educated on the procedures within the athletics department and the regulations of the NCAA so that good, sound decisions are made by each and every athlete who represents Hilbert College. As a heads up, budget 50 minutes for this event.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Scioto County Habitat for Humanity is set to host two groups this week for an Alternative Spring Break trip. Students will be coming from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte and Ursinus College of Collegeville, Pa, to work on habitat projects throughout the week of March 4-8.
"During their time with us the students will help us with several projects throughout Scioto County," said Judy Meeker, Co-President Scioto County Habitat for Humanity.
For the past 24 years, more than 208,000 students have spent their school breaks volunteering across the country through Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge program, donating more than $20 million to Habitat affiliates.
"We're grateful to Scioto County Habitat for Humanity for hosting the students as part of Collegiate Challenge," said Jenn Skudlarek, Habitat for Humanity International's manager of U.S. volunteer programs. "Their work together makes a meaningful difference and will have a lasting impact in communities across the country."
Habitat for Humanity International is located in more than 100 countries and has completed more than 500,000 homes. According to www.sciotohabitat.org, "Habitat is committed to ending poverty housing, one home at a time, by building a decent home for a family in need. Scioto County Habitat for Humanity has found its message of offering a 'hand up' not a 'handout' has been well received in our community. Partnerships have been formed, and continue to be formed, which enable successful completion of this project, and another family in need helped."
Scioto County Habitat has seven homes in Portsmouth, three in New Boston, one in West Portsmouth and one in South Webster.
Scioto County Habitat For Humanity has scheduled a Spring Fling Fundraiser for Saturday, March 23. The event will feature an evening of dinner, dancing and a silent auction with music of Doc Roc and the Remedies.
The event will be held at the Sodexo Ballroom in the University Center on the campus of Shawnee State University from 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
For more information about Habitat's Spring Fling Fundraiser call Malonda at 614-452-0706 or Nancy at 740-858-5429. For more information about Scioto County Habitat For Humanity and its many programs and activities visit www.sciotohabitat.org.
Wayne Allen may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 228, or email@example.com.