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Crowd celebrates Persian New Year
Like Times Square at midnight on New Year's Eve, thousands of celebrants descended on Conejo Creek Park in Thousand Oaks on Sunday to celebrate the traditional Persian New Year known as Nowruz.
"It's a great time to have with family and friends, and it's a day to thank God for nature and for all that is around us," said Mansour Eghbali of Los Angeles, who came with his family.
The holiday, which is a cultural and not a religious tradition, marks the 13th day of the Persian New Year, which typically begins at the spring solstice. The gathering has been taking place in Thousand Oaks for about 15 years and has spread largely by word of mouth.
Capt. Abbas Paymard of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office Reserves, one of two sheriff's deputies in Ventura County of Iranian descent, organized the department's 52 officers and management of the event Sunday. He said 6,000 to 8,000 people were expected and that streets and offramps would be shut down if needed if parking filled up.
The event is a huge draw in the area and got large enough that the Conejo Recreation and Park District asked the Sheriff's Office for help when it could no longer control the crowds, Paymard said.
"I was the only Persian officer 12 years ago when they asked us to help them, so the sheriff then put me in charge," Paymard said.
Along with Paymard, Deputy Cyrus Zadeh, who has been a Ventura County sheriff for six years and who recently was named deputy of the year, was working the event.
"It's really a lot of fun to come out here," Zadeh said. "This is a pretty typical Persian tradition when all the communities get together to celebrate life."
"There are Jewish Persians, Muslims and even some Christians out here today," Paymard said.
By 11 a.m., the parking lot at Conejo Creek Park was nearly at capacity with some 3,000 cars. Paymard and the Sheriff's Office were preparing to open a large dirt lot south of Janss Road. "Thousand Oaks is sending over a couple of shuttle buses, and we'll use those to move people back and forth," he said.
As the day wore on, the line of cars coming off Highway 23 and turning east on Janss grew longer. Pop music provided by a disc jockey thumped throughout the park, and the smells of roasting meats, fresh herbs, garlic and spices wafted on waves of warm air while arts and crafts and other events drew large crowds to booths.
"It's the best tradition, the best holiday," said Arieanaz Eghbali, 9, Mansour Eghbali's daughter. "I love coming out to the park and playing games and having fun and being with my family," she said.
Cindy Zardand was working in a booth sponsored by the Encino law firm Burg and Brock.
"This is my first time to this event," she said. "The music and the atmosphere is great — so friendly and lively. I haven't had a chance to try the food yet, but I will, and I'm looking forward to it," she said.
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Celebrating Miracles & Milestones: A RecapPosted: July 30th, 2013 | Author: kovlerdaily | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
This July, the University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center hosted the second conference in North America for patients with monogenic diabetes, which was attended by over 50 families, followed by a Continuing Medical Education meeting for about 120 health care professionals.
This conference highlighted the rare, genetic forms of diabetes that contribute to around 2% of all diabetes cases. Yet, over 90% of all patients with monogenic diabetes are undiagnosed, which is between 100,000 to 300,000 individuals in the United States alone. For most individuals, a genetic diagnosis is transformative; it often leads to improved treatment (the ability to take oral medication instead of insulin injections) or eliminates the need for treatment altogether.
The University of Chicago has a proud history of producing the leading the research of genetic diabetes. Most of the key genes were discovered and evaluated by Dr. Graeme Bell, PhD, and Dr. Kenneth Polonsky, MD and Dean of the Pritzer School of Medicine. Dr. Andrew Hattersly, MD, and Dr. Frances Ashcroft, PhD, two distinguished guests from the UK that presented at the conference, have also contributed pivotal work to this area of study.
The meeting began on Wednesday evening with the arrival of over fifty families with various kinds of monogenic diabetes from numerous states and countries, including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, California, Mississippi, Florida, Canada, Australia, UK, and Argentina. This gathering of individuals and their families with so many unusual causes of monogenic diabetes was unprecedented and presented a rich opportunity for growth and learning, as well as meaningful social interaction between families impacted by these rare genetic mutations.
On Thursday morning, families with a lecture from Prof. Andrew Hattersley, MD, who highlighted the assistance his work has received from interaction with patients. "Patients have been central to all advances in monogenic diabetes. We would have found no genes without the help of patients," he said. Later that day, in a press conference with Dr. Lou Philipson, MD, PhD, and director of the Kovler Diabetes Center, Rep. Tom Cross, Illinois House minority leader, and Rep. Jim Durkin, Governor Pat Quinn used the conference as an opportunity to sign two new laws that will support diabetes research. "More than 800,000 people in Illinois suffer from diabetes, more than double the number from 20 years ago," Governor Quinn said. "It's critically important that we continue to do everything in our power to raise awareness and support research by leading institutions like the University of Chicago Medicine." Charlie Rotering, an 18 year old with Type 1 from Highland Park, Illinois, spoke about growing up with diabetes and overcoming many challenges along the way.
The meeting then picked up again with lectures and interactive sessions led by members of the University of Chicago faculty. Child care was provided by a large dedicated staff – no easy task since many of the children are impaired in one way or another with neurodevelopmental issues.
On Friday, Dr. Graeme Bell, who was recently awarded the Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement from the American Diabetes Association, gave a presentation on the state of research. Another highlight for attendees was an exclusive preview of a documentary on the discovery of monogenic diabetes and the impact it has had on one of our patients, Lilly Jaffe, who is now 13. The pilot was recently given the green light for full production from American Public Television, and will eventually be screened on PBS stations around the country. The meeting continued with a lecture from Prof. Fran Ashcroft, followed by panel discussions and additional breakout sessions with faculty.
Friday afternoon concluded with an after-hours visit and dinner at Lincoln Park Zoo, at which Dean Polonsky greeted attendees and the entire group came together for a carousel ride.
The meeting was truly a unique experience. Staff and participants alike were moved by the truly inspiring advances in science that allow so many children and families to live insulin-free. Children and families with genetic diagnoses were able to bond with one another, forming relationships that will certainly endure beyond the scope of the conference. We are so humbled by the opportunity to host such a phenomenal event, and are honored by the attendance of so many families and medical professionals!
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I can imagine limitless opportunities for personal,communal, global flourishing when it comes to all things gardening-related. It goes way beyond playing in the dirt–the Master Gardener's course has required math, and science too.
Ok, I doubt you'll find me at that far end of the spectrum for long, but still it goes way beyond plants–everything from water to soil (that's pronounced "soul" in these parts), to propagation, to seed saving, to climatology, to celestial patterns, to seriously limitless relatable subject matter as complex as quantum physics, and yet still the label "gardener" relates just as easily to a casual shopper picking out petunias.
Some choose beauty over function, others just the opposite, still others are like me with a penchant for both. My life goals, which once centered around speaking a dozen languages and living on every continent, seem to be floating lately toward the bees and butterflies. The list of lifelong learning potentials accumulates daily: mushroom, worm, and tree farming, orchards, groves, vineyards; there aren't enough years left for all I imagine creating.
Of all I love about gardening, and so far there's very little I don't, I'm most impressed by how vast the world of "gardening" actually is. The amount of knowledge and experience required to really succeed is remarkable enough. But the array of "gardener types" is even more impressive. Some are gurus of compost, others experts in irises, one strives for the biggest pumpkin, another the sweetest watermelon, another still the most unique orchid or tastiest basil. How easily I can relate to the passion of them all.
There's something so primordial and universal in gardening, and all associated with it. It attracts at once the ultra-type A lab-tech-type and the carefree back-to-the-land hippie-type, both looking for essentially the same thing: Truth. Truth in the simplest beauties and the most complex systems.
I can't imagine a hobby or lifestyle that could simultaneously feed, interest, entertain and infuse more different kinds of individuals-from city to suburb to farm, from rich to poor, from country to country, from prehistory to beyond our imaginable future-gardening is nature's language-one more of the dozen I still plan to learn.


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Woman Fires Three Shots Into Air Near SLU. But Why?
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A campus cop reported that, at 7:08 am, some lady came out of 3540 Vista Avenue, just a stone's throw from the School of Medicine, and popped off the rounds.
The text says that SLMPD blue-shirts arrived in short order, found the lady and arrested her.
However, city police spokeswoman Schron Jackson e-mailed us with a different account: "Officers responded to the scene and were unable to locate any witnesses. There is no indication that anyone was arrested."
But wait - what was this crazy gal doing blasting bullets into the morning sky?
There are only three possibilities:
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2) She was angry at her husband's philandering, her domestic life, and birds:
3) Another failed Beer Hall Putsch.
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(See, 'cause in 1923, Hitler stood on a chair in a beer hall in Munich, fired a gun into the air and declared that the "national revolution has begun!" It didn't work. This means that the lady near SLU could be very dangerous. It also means we're writing about Adolph Hitler in this blog post.)
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World Cup holders Spain sealed their place at next year's tournament in Brazil as they finished top of qualifying Group I with a 2-0 victory at home to Georgia.
Alvaro Negredo (26) and Juan Mata (61) were the scorers for the Spanish, who beat France to the automatic spot.
Les Bleus will go into the play-offs after ending their group campaign with a 3-0 victory over Finland, with goals from Franck Ribery (8), Joona Toivio (77 own goal) and Karim Benzema (87).
Russia secured their place at next summer's finals by the narrowest of margins after conceding a last-minute equaliser in their qualifier against Azerbaijan.
Fabio Capello's men began the day three points clear of second-placed Portugal and needing a draw in Baku to ensure they would be on the plane to Brazil.
Roman Shirokov set Russia on their way after 16 minutes and a win looked even more likely when Maksim Medvedev was sent off for the home side after 73 minutes.
But Vagif Javadov's last-minute strike set nerves fluttering, although the visitors held on for the result they needed.
Russia finish the group one point ahead of Portugal, who were comfortable 3-0 winners over Luxembourg but still have to settle for a play-off spot.
The 29th-minute dismissal of Aurelien Joachim left the visitors with a mountain to climb and they could not keep out goals from Silvestre Varela (30), Nani (36) and Helder Postiga (78).
The other match in the group between Israel and Northern Ireland ended in a 1-1 draw, with Eden Ben Basat giving the home side a 44th-minute lead before Steven Davis' reply (73).
Bosnia-Herzegovina will head to the World Cup finals for the first time in their history thanks to a 1-0 win over Lithuania.
Vedad Ibisevic scored the only goal after 68 minutes to ensure the Balkans would top Group G ahead of Greece, whose 2-0 victory at home to Liechtenstein was not enough.
Dimitris Salpingidis (seven) and Giorgos Karagounis (81) were the scorers for the Greeks, who now face a play-off if they want to make it to Brazil next summer.
England are also heading to Brazil after strikes from Wayne Rooney (41) and Steven Gerrard (88) earned them a 2-0 win over Poland at Wembley.
Ukraine had to settle for second spot in Group H despite an 8-0 demolition of San Marino. Marko Devic grabbed a hat-trick for the visitors with Yevhen Seleznyov (two), Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Bezus and Vitaliy Mandzyuk also on the scoresheet.
Moldova rounded off their campaign with a 5-2 success in Montenegro.
Alexandr Antoniuc scored twice for the visitors with Igor Armas, Eugen Sidorenco and Artur Ionita also on target. Stevan Jovetic grabbed both of Montenegro's goals.
In Group D, Romania beat off competition from Turkey and Hungary to finish second and bag a play-off place.
A 2-0 victory over Estonia, courtesy of two goals from Ciprian Marica (31 and 81), saw the Romanians finish two points clear of Hungary, who were also 2-0 winners over Andorra.
Nermanja Nikolic's header (52) and an Ildefons Lima own goal (79) teed up the result for Hungary, who responded positively to last week's 8-1 mauling at the hands of Holland and the subsequent resignation of coach Sandor Egervari.
Turkey's hopes of finishing runners-up were ended with a 2-0 loss to Holland, for whom Arjen Robben (nine) and Wesley Sneijder (47) were the scorers.
Iceland will also have another shot at reaching Brazil 2014 as they claimed second place in Group E with a 1-1 draw in Norway.
The visitors led through Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's 13th-minute strike and although Daniel Braaten levelled things up on the half hour, the point was enough to see Iceland through ahead of Slovenia, who lost 1-0 in Switzerland.
Granit Xhaka scored the only goal in that match after 74 minutes for a Swiss side who had already won the group.
The pool's other match between Cyprus and Albania finished goalless.
A last-minute goal from Renars Rode saw Latvia snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Slovakia in their final Group G qualifier.
The visitors were two goals ahead after 16 minutes thanks to Martin Jakubko and Kornel Salata, but Valerijs Sabala pulled one back early in the second half before Rode's late heroics.
Croatia take the last play-off spot on offer even though they fell to a 2-0 loss in Scotland in Group A.
Robert Snodgrass and Steven Naismith were the heroes for the home side, but Croatia's earlier efforts in the group stage ensured they finished among the top eight second-placed teams.
Denmark were the side to miss out on the play-offs, finishing second in Group B with a 6-0 rout of Malta courtesy of goals from Morten Rasmussen (two), Daniel Agger (two), Andreas Bjelland and Bille Nielsen.
The Danes pipped the Czech Republic to second spot, although Borek Dockal's strike ensured the Czechs completed their campaign with a 1-0 win at home to Bulgaria.
Group B winners Italy were held to a 2-2 draw by Armenia. Alessandro Florenzi and Mario Balotelli were on target for the Azzuri with Yura Movsisyan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan replying for the visitors.
Belgium were denied a winning end to their successful Group A campaign as they played out a 1-1 draw with Wales. Kevin De Bruyne gave the hosts a 65th-minute lead but that was cancelled out by Aaron Ramsey.
Serbia were emphatic 5-1 winners over Macedonia, with goals from Stefan Ristovski (own goal), Dusan Basta, Aleksandr Kolarov, Dusan Tadic and Stefan Scepovic.
Macedonia's consolation came from the boot of Adis Jahovic.
Group C had already been decided before the final round of fixtures, with winners Germany coming away from second-placed Sweden with a 5-3 victory.
Andre Schurrle's hat-trick formed the backbone of Germany's victory with Mesut Ozil and Mario Gotze chipping in. Tobias Hysen netted twice for the Scandinavian hosts with Alex Kacaniklic adding another.
Andreas Ivanschitz, Sebastien Prodl and David Alaba were the scorers as Austria beat the Faroe Islands 3-0.
The Republic of Ireland hit back from Dmitry Shomko's opener to see off Kazakhstan 3-1 in Dublin. Robbie Keane and John O'Shea turned things around for the Irish before a late own goal from Andrey Finonchenko rounded things off.
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Gary Bohannon - Assistant Baseball Coach
Gary Bohannon enters his ninth season as assistant coach of the Hornets. After a successful college and professional career, Bohannon has helped the Hornet pitching staff to be one of the tops in the SSAC. In 2011, the Hornets finished first the country in team era.
While a player at baseball powerhouse Kennesaw State University (1997-98) Bohannon helped guide the Owls to the College World Series twice and compiled a 16-2 pitching record for his career.
At the completion of his KSU career he was drafted in the 38th round of the 1998 MLB Draft by the New York Mets. From there Bohannon's 6-3 record on the mound in the Appalachian League (1998) earned him All-Star honors. His stats for that season included a 2.56 ERA with 49 strikeouts, 60 innings, and only 5 walks. Bohannon stayed in the Mets organization for through 2000 and was named Organizational Pitcher of the Month in June of 2000 for 26 scoreless innings, including inherited runners.
Bohannon comes to the Hornets program after spending two years as an assistant at Chattanooga State (2002-03). Bohannon is married to the former Bonnie Smith. The couple have a son, Cohen William (2/22/08). The Bohannons reside in Dallas, GA.
At SPSU:
• 2006
Ranked 4th in SSAC in team era with a 3.86
Ranked 23rd in the NAIA in team era
• 2007
Ranked 1st in SSAC in team era with a 3.23
Ranked 1st in SSAC in opp. batting avg. with a 0.238
Ranked 7th in NAIA in team era
Ranked 8th in NAIA in opp. batting avg.
• 2008
Ranked 2nd in SSAC in team era with a 3.71
Ranked 11th in NAIA in team era
• 2009
Ranked 1st in SSAC in team era with a 3.41
Ranked 1st in SSAC in walks allowed (2.3)
Ranked 3rd in NAIA in team era
Ranked 9th in NAIA in walks allowed
• 2010
Ranked 3rd in SSAC in team era with a 3.98
Ranked 1st in SSAC in earned runs allowed at 3.24
• Last five seasons:
• SPSU has ranked in the top five in every pitching category in the SSAC
• Richard Riley All-American Honorable Mention 2006
• Stephen Flake All-American Honorable Mention 2007
• Stephen Flake drafted by Florida Marlins in 2007
• Mark Doll SSAC Pitcher of the Year 2008
• Mark Doll All-Region 2008
• Sean Teague SSAC Pitcher of the Year 2009
• Sean Teague drafted by Florida Marlins in 2009
• Sean Teague All-Region 2009
• Mark Doll drafted by Philadelphia Phillies in 2009
• Dustin Carder signed free agent by Baltimore Orioles in 2009
Will Rankin drafted by Colorado Rockies in 2010
Casey Shiver drafted by Texas Rangers in 2011
Matt Kimbrel drafted by Atlanta Braves in 2011
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By Prof. C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu – Minister of Health in Nigeria
The news of a remarkable commitment of £1 Billion (US$1.6 billion) by the U.K. to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced in New York on Monday is as welcome as it is timely. Laudably, this pledge means that the U.K. has more than doubled the size of its already substantial support to the Global Fund for the next three years.
Years ago while working as a doctor in different hospitals in Nigeria, I learnt first-hand the significance of having adequate resources to prevent and treat infectious diseases. Often, the remarkable commitment of health officials would fall short whenever there were not sufficient tools to help them fight disease. Infectious diseases, by their very nature, require a certain combination of conditions to thrive. One of those is failure of precise and timely intervention when the diseases show signs of retreating.
Today as health minister, I realize that we have made significant strides since the days when HIV and AIDS was killing people in droves in my country, and indeed in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Through robust investments, scientific advances and better implementation, HIV prevalence and new infections in many countries across the continent are now reducing. The same success has been registered in the fight against malaria and tuberculosis, the other two of the biggest infectious diseases of our time. The three diseases are now in retreat.
Full story: http://alturl.com/stac2


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What is Wireless Networking? - Ohlone Wireless Networking, Information Technology (IT) Department
Wireless networking allows you to connect your laptop or other wireless device to the Ohlone College Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).
The details:
Wireless networking or WLAN at Ohlone College is based on the 802.11 WiFi standard and includes three separate protocols that focus on encoding (a, b, g). 802.11b was the first widely accepted wireless networking standard, followed, by 802.11a and 802.11g.WLAN Security at Ohlone College is enforced with the 802.1X standard for port-based network access control. It provides authentication to devices attached to a wireless access point, and is based on the PEAP protocol.
This connection will be encrypted using Transport Layer Security to secure wireless communications between your device and the network. To enable encryption, wireless users must download and install the "Ohlone Wireless CA digital certificate." (available below)
802.11b has a range of about 150 feet with the low-gain omnidirectional antennas typically used in 802.11b devices. 802.11b has a maximum throughput of 11 Mbit/s, however a significant percentage of this bandwidth is used for communications overhead; in practice the maximum throughput is about 5.5 Mbit/s. Metal, water, and particularly thick walls absorb 802.11b signals and decrease the range drastically. Current cards can operate at 11 Mbit/s, but will scale back to 5.5, then 2, then 1, if signal strength is an issue. 802.11b divides spectrum in 14 overlapping, staggered channels of 22 megahertz (MHz) each.
802.11a uses the 5 GHz band, and operates at a raw speed of 54 Mbit/s, and more realistic speeds in the mid-20 Mbit/s. The speed is reduced to 48, 36, 34, 18, 12, 9 then 6 Mbit/s if required. 802.11a has 12 nonoverlapping channels, 8 dedicated to indoor and 4 to point to point. 802.11a has seen limited adoption because of the high adoption rate of 802.11b, and concerns about range: at 5 GHz, 802.11a cannot reach as far with the same power limitations, and may be absorbed more readily.
802.11g uses the 2.4 GHz band like 802.11b, but operates at 54 Mbit/s raw or about 24.7 Mbit/s net throughput like 802.11a. It is fully backwards compatible with 802.11b.
Most WLAN card manufacturers now offer equipment that support dual-band/dual-mode or tri-mode cards that can automatically handle 802.11a and b or a, b and g as available, or access points which can support all standards simultaneously.
Setup information for some types of wireless cards.
Important things to know about Ohlone's WLAN
WLAN Security at Ohlone College is enforced with the 802.1X standard for port-based network access control. It provides authentication to devices attached to a wireless access points, and is based on the PEAP protocol.
The Ohlone WLAN requires user authentication and permission to use the WLAN. Users need to log-in on to the WLAN with their user ID/name and password in the same way as access is granted to other on-line college resources.
Users will still need to log-in to the MS Windows domain, servers, email, or website just like on the wired network.
More Information about Wireless Networking
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
Some of the above information was drawn from wikipedia.org website. Wikipedia copyright notice: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights