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The Columbus Board of Realtors says existing home sale rose by nearly 25 percent last month as compared with October 2011.
The median sale price rose by 13-thousand to 133-thousand dollars. The Ohio Association of Realtors say existing home sales statewide rose by 23 percent last month, and the average sale price rose by 8 percent. Nationally, existing home sales rose last month by 2.1 percent, according to The National Association of Realtors. Experts credit low interest rates and an improving employment picture.

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COLLEGE STATION It was a morning of celebration for the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets when two retired units were reactivated, and a third unit will be reactivated Saturday morning. The C-Company and C-Battery, which are both units of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, held their joint ceremony Friday outside the Sanders Corps Center.
"That brings a total of seven units that I've brought back since I took over as commandant," said the Commandant of the Corps, Brigadier General Joe E. Ramirez, Jr. "For me, that's a good thing. It shows that we growing. It brings back units that were a part of the corps and it brings back those former students. We have a lot of excitement built up among our former students, who now see that their units are coming back to the corps."
The General said over the last three years, the corps has grown about 100 to 150 cadets every year. He said over 900 freshmen joined the Corps of Cadets this fall, which is the largest incoming freshmen class the corps has seen since 1970. With this many cadets coming in, he said they have had no choice but to reactivate the units.
"Our corps is going to be close to almost 2,500 cadets, which is going to be the largest Corps since 1970," he said. "We've been really fortunate that our recruiting efforts have paid off the past few years to the point now where we're seeing some really significant growth in our Corps. There is a lot of gratification in that and for me, it is personally gratifying."
Squadron 4 will hold their reactivation ceremony Saturday.
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In Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World, Alexander G. McKay examines simple houses, mansions, estates, and palatial buildings, and he pays particular attention to accounts of ancient writers that deal with such topics as house design, interiors, furnishings, and gardens. Describing innovative high-rise apartments, her compact civic squares, large public buildings, temples, shopping centers, and commercial areas, he shows that Roman civilization was astonishingly similar to our own. He also discusses the conditions of life in the Roman provinces, where recent discoveries have shed fresh light on private and communal living. McKay has enhanced the text by the inclusion of over 150 illustrations of plans, sites, and reconstructions.
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AT&T is already offering high-speed Internet in St. Ann and other communities without open-access laws. Charter Communications has also been upgrading its system outside St. Louis and has begun offering high-speed Internet.
The feds say open access isn't an issue for local governments. Time and again, Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard, who coined the term "no-opoly," has said the high-speed-Internet market is too new and too unpredictable for government to step in on the open-access question.
In July, San Francisco reserved its right to impose open access pending a study due for completion in December. In the meantime, AT&T is upgrading its Bay Area cable system. In King County, Wash., home to Microsoft and hundreds of dot-com companies, the County Council in February appointed a panel of experts to study open access while allowing AT&T to do as it pleased. The eight-member panel, which released its report in October, was evenly split: Four members favored a hands-off approach. The other four said the county should negotiate with AT&T to ensure that the company won't monopolize the Internet.
So why is St. Louis daring to tread where most others fear, in the process inviting a lawsuit while risking a delay in getting a state-of-the-art communications system available to every resident?
Slay says it's important for the city to stand up to AT&T. Open access will give the city leverage when it negotiates a cable franchise up for renewal next spring, he says. If AT&T won't give the city what it wants, the city could find another company that will. "We can't let them intimidate us," Slay says. "This is a relatively good-sized market for them. My view is they will invest."
Although the city is largely out on a limb now, Slay predicts everyone will eventually follow St. Louis. As much as he's pushed it, Slay thinks open access is an issue best handled by the federal government. By making a stand, the city is putting heat on the FCC to mandate open access from sea to shining sea, Slay says. "We're one of the leaders in the country on this," he says. "If all the cities would follow our lead, AT&T couldn't make the threats it's making now. That's what this is all about. The whole nation -- the federal government and everybody -- will come around and support the position of the city of St. Louis."
But weeks after Schmid voted for the open-access bill, he says he doesn't know what effect the board's decision will have on competition in the telecommunications industry or the city's cable franchise. He expected a closer vote. "To tell the truth, I think there was some backlash from what was viewed as heavy-handed tactics on the part of AT&T," he says.
And AT&T shows no signs of giving up, despite the city's action.
Even as Harmon signed the bill, the company, with the help of Charter Communications, the dominant cable provider in St. Louis County, organized a referendum drive aimed at putting the question back before the Board of Aldermen. On Tuesday, the companies gave the city Board of Election Commissioners more than 12,000 signatures, enough to put a hold on the new law. If they gather a total of 15,000 signatures by mid-January, the aldermen must reconsider the bill. If they don't reverse their position, we all get to vote on this.
Despite all the debate and money, the open-access issue is somewhat hypothetical, because the high-speed Internet system, with an estimated 1 million users nationwide, barely exists. High-speed transmission through phone lines has been available to businesses for several years, but the service can cost hundreds of dollars per month, putting it out of the reach of regular folks.
In cyberspace, transmission speeds are based on bandwidth, or the capacity of a line to carry signals. For most of its journey, a signal sent by computer travels on high-capacity broadband lines. Only when it gets to your house does the signal hit narrowband lines, slowing everything down. It's not a problem for simple things like e-mail. But downloading graphics and audio files is agonizingly slow. And you can't use the phone while you do it, because narrowband lines, unlike broadband ones, can't handle phone and computer signals at the same time.
Think of high-speed Internet as heroin. Once you've tried it, it's hard to go back to Tylenol. Goodbye, VCR. With broadband, you can download feature-length movies through high-speed lines in less time than it takes to make the popcorn. Can't make it to class today? No problem. You can see the lecture and even ask questions with your computer. Forget about the telephone. High-speed Internet could let you see the person on the other end of the line, finally bringing home the videoconferences foreshadowed on Star Trek 30 years ago. One can only imagine what this would do for the cybersex industry: I can see what she's doing, and she can see me!
Of course, none of this can exist without customers, and customers can't exist without the means to put high-speed transmission into homes at a cost low enough that rocket-ship-powerful computers become as ubiquitous as microwave ovens. And the means ain't cheap: AT&T says it will cost $100 billion to upgrade its system so the cable that now feeds your TV can feed your computer and telephone as well. In St. Louis alone, AT&T says, the upgrade will cost $19 million
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Dillon Gee has really turned my head around. Start after start, he comes out there and shows so much craft, guile, and guts. Most nights, he looks like a very good major league pitcher. And I'll admit it, I've never been a believer. I'm a "stuff" guy — I prefer pitchers who look like they are hard to hit, the talent you can see.
Gee never had any hype, one day we needed a pitcher and he just showed up. He has been solid all along. But without the big fastball, it was natural to be suspicious. This year in particular he has pitched great. I already pointed out how well he fits our park. With the additions of Lagares and Young we are also being reminded of the handicap he pitched with for much of his Mets career, bad defense. In Minnesota the other day, Lagares ran down more than one potential extra-base hit.
In Dillon Gee's last 15 starts he is 7-2, with an ERA of 2.27. That is beyond solid.
For me, I'm satisfied to let the market dictate things for now. What is Dillon Gee worth? How does that compare to the value of, say, Noah Syndergaard, or Rafael Montero, or Jonathan Niese? None of them are untradeable. But at the same time, do you have to trade any of them this winter?
Your first statement is the key one, the market dictates. So, as to what is a good deal, exactly, that always depends on the needs of other teams as well as your own. For this reason I am already on record that I consider Gee someone we should keep. It's not that I slot him ahead of Harvey (obviously), Wheeler, Montero, Syndergaard, etc., but when you look at those career road/home splits it is difficult to envision a trade that will make sense. Other GMs have access to those numbers too. And Gee has real value to us, we can't trade him for 50 cents on the dollar just to make room for someone.
As to whether we have to trade someone, that remains to be seen. Are the owners finally going to step up to the plate and spend some money? We have heard for years we are waiting for Santana and Bay to come off the books. Well, that day is coming.
Taking on salary changes the dynamic. You can sign free agents, yes, but it's not just that. You can also take on salary in trades with partners trying to dump salary. In those deals you do not have to deal premium talent away. So, with the proper investment you might not have to deal any of the names you mentioned above.
Now, as we see every time Harvey pitches, you do need hitters to win as well as pitching. If a premium slugger becomes available and we need to include some of the names you mention above, I would do it. There are only so many of those guys, and if you look around baseball the balance is shifting. The rarest commodity now is not a frontline pitcher — it's a star offensive player.
The simplest solution would be to enter the Jose Abreu sweepstakes, I suppose. It's a bold move I could see Omar Minaya make — he always had a much grander vision for a Mets dynasty — but very hard to imagine Sandy Alderson bringing over the Cuban slugger.
(For a chorus of opinions on the above, here's Jacob Resnick at Mets360, Joe D at Metsmerized, and Matt Cerrone at Metsblog. In contradiction to Cerrone's numbers, Matthew Pouliot of Hardball Talk suggests that a contract exceeding $80 million would not be a surprise.)
But I want to shelf those thoughts for now. With this team, it's difficult to stay in the here and now. We've remarked on it before. Even during spring training, so much of the focus seemed to bypass the 2013 season altogether. It was all about next year, the budget room, Bay and Santana off the books, and all the wonderful young arms in Port St. Lucie.
Here we are in late August and it feels like the sad end of September. Nothing matters beyond the pure pleasure of the game itself. Watching Lagares track fly balls. Listening to Keith in the booth say, as he said on Monday after watching d'Arnaud take a 3-1 pitch for a strike: "See, I don't want him looking for a walk here. Swing the bat. Three-one pitch, fastball, he's got to be on it."
I bring up Dillon Gee and the mind immediately wanders: we do the math, count the pitchers in the system, look at the offense, and try to figure out how it can all be fixed. But really I just want to pause a minute and say that once again this game teaches me something new (and something old) all over again. You look up and realize that the guy you never expected just might be the player you needed all along. My hat is off to Dillon Gee. He's really been impressive this season. I guess sometimes you need to step back in order to see the thing in front of you, especially when it's not what you were expecting to find.


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To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Casablanca, click through our gallery of movie posters for the legendary film. You can see how various countries and different time periods have showcased the movie, and what elements got the most prominent billing in each. And is it just us, or does the image of Ingrid Bergman morph […] [Read More]
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Exactly seven decades ago today, a troubled, often created-on-the-fly movie production opened in New York City, two months earlier than planned and two months before the rest of the country got to see it, all to time better with the real-life Allied invasion of Northern Africa, and with it, Casablanca. Morocco. And that was the […] [Read More]
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A San Diego bus driver has been placed on leave after somebody noticed that his car's recently added vanity license plates — which read "NOT SEE" — are an allusion to Nazism. How can they be sure? Because directly above one of the plates is an image of a swastika.
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Qantas Airways has detailed the history of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powerplant variants that power its Airbus A380s in the affidavit and claim it filed against the engine manufacturer in Australia's Federal Court.
A Trent 900 engine experienced an uncontained engine failure on a Qantas A380 flight on 4 November. The A380 fleet's return to service after a three-week grounding has been dependent on the engine's three different modification standards.
After the 4 November incident, Qantas and Rolls-Royce agreed the carrier should not operate any engines with an "A mod" high-pressure (HP)/intermediate pressure (IP) support structure, the affidavit says.
Qantas can operate "B mod" and "C mod" engines, the affidavit adds. However, the engines are restricted to performing only 75 72,000lb full thrust take-offs. After that threshold has been reached, the engine requires replacement before being operated at any thrust level.
Prior to the incident, seven of 24 Trent 900s on Qantas' six A380 aircraft had the original "A mod" HP/IP support structure. According to Rolls-Royce's engine manual, the life of the "A mod" HP/IP support structure is 2,000 cycles, the affidavit says.
The Trent 900 engine that experienced the uncontained failure was an "A mod" powerplant, the affidavit says.
In December 2007 Rolls-Royce issued a modification standard, "B mod", for the HP/IP support structure. Prior to the incident Qantas had 16 of these engines. Their life was 14,800 cycles, the affidavit says.
Rolls-Royce issued the latest modification standard, "C mod", in April 2009, the affidavit says. Qantas operated at the time of the incident one such engine, which had an unlimited life cycle.
The affidavit and claim do not specify what changes were made between the modification standards.
Qantas' claim says Rolls-Royce is in breach of thrust specification and payload undertaking agreements.
Rolls-Royce wrote to Qantas during the tender process that the "thrust availability guarantee would provide cover against an engine's inability to achieve full take-off thrust whilst on a normal revenue flight, up to 2,000 cycles", the claim says.
Rolls-Royce also said a Trent 900-powered A380 could be "operated regularly and reliably on Qantas' existing international routes (including the LAX routes) with a profitable payload and without the engines having to be replaced at any point before the end of the projected useful engine life", the claim says.
Last week the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it was focusing on "A mod" and "B mod" variants for having a faulty stub pipe that feeds oil to the HP/IP bearing structure. The "C mod" variant was not affected.
The ATSB identified a faulty stub pipe with a misalignment causing pipe thinning as the likely cause of the uncontained failure.
As a result of the finding, checks were ordered on 45 "A mod" and "B mod" Trent 900 engines, the ATSB has said. Inspections found three engines with a faulty stub pipe, including one on a Qantas A380 imminently due for arrival.
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Without writing up a full blog entry, pressed for time this morning. Excitement continues to grow around this Winter and what can be expected, looking like a definitive sea change from the relentless zonal onslaught on last year, with the chances of more traditional seasonal winter outbreaks certainly in the mix.
Hope to write more over the weekend, at the moment lots of data crunching, paper reviewing, composite and analog building and watching of key indices ahead of November.
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Hearing Loss Support Specialist Training (HLSST)
The Hearing Loss Support Specialist Training (HLSST) a self-paced online course which provides core knowledge and understanding for individuals who work with, or wish to work with, people impacted by hearing loss. It is not restricted to any one profession or discipline. The program is beneficial to professionals or volunteers who provide support for people with hearing loss.
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Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT) Training
Hearing Assistive Technology (HAT) Training is a hands-on, weekend training session covering hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening systems, alerting and signaling devices, and telephone technologies The training also includes instruction on how to advocate for technology in the workplace and public places. Training is conducted by experts in the field of assistive technology. Please see the HAT Training page for more details.
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How to Help Your Child Get Organized
For some children, organization seems to come like second nature. For others, however, it can be more difficult to keep track of toys, schoolbooks, and other items. They may have trouble following through on important tasks such as homework and cannot remain focused on one thing for long periods of time. If this sounds like your child, do not worry—for most of us, organization is a learned skill that requires time and patience. To learn more about helping your child get focused and organized, read through the tips below.
- Try a checklist approach
Keeping chores, homework, and other tasks on a checklist can help your child to become more aware of what his or her responsibilities are and when they must be finished. Checking items off the list can instill a sense of accomplishment when items are completed.
- Designate a space used specifically for studying
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First-Year Seminars
For a full description of first-year seminars, see the First-Year Seminar section.
1026 c. Memories, Secrets, and Lies: Autobiographical Texts from Rilke to Spiegelman. Fall 2014. Kathryn Sederberg.
[1027 {27} c. From Flowers of Evil to Pretty Woman: Prostitutes in Modern Western Culture. (Same as Gay and Lesbian Studies 1027 {27} and Gender and Women's Studies 1027 {27}.)]
German Literature and Culture in English Translation
[1151 {151} c – ESD. The Literary Imagination and the Holocaust. (Same as Cinema Studies 1151 {151}.]
[1152 {152} c - IP, VPA. Berlin: Sin City, Divided City, City of the Future. (Same as Cinema Studies 1152 {152}.)]
1155 c - IP. Into the Wild Into the Wild: Untamed Nature in German-Speaking Culture. Spring 2015. Jens Klenner.
An examination of the mix of conflicting ideas that shape the many conceptions of "wilderness." eExplores the ideas of wilderness as a space without or preceding culture and civilization, the wilderness as a mental state, and as an aesthetic experience. It also considers the place of wilderness in the 'urban jungle' of cities. Among others, this course will discuss the discovery of the Alps and interrogate the differing German, Austrian, and Swiss perspectives of that mountainous region, but also show how these European imaginations define American conceptions of mountains. The course puts German, Austrian, and Swiss theories and images of wilderness into dialogue with Anglo-American conceptions by comparing literary works, film, artworks, and philosophical texts. No knowledge of German is required. (Same as Environmental Studies 1155.)
Language and Culture Courses
1101 {101} c. Elementary German I. Every fall.Fall 2014. Jens Klenner.
German 1101 {101} is the first course in German language and culture and is open to all students without prerequisite. Facilitates an understanding of culture through language. Introduces German history and cultural topics.
Acquisition of four skills: speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. Three hours per week, plus one hour of conversation and practice with teaching assistant. Integrated Language Media Center work.
1102 {102} c. Elementary German II. Every spring. Spring 2015. Birgit Tautz.
Continuation of German 1101 {101}. Equivalent of German 1101 {101} is required.
2203 {203} c. Intermediate German I: Germany within Europe. Every fall. Fall 2014. Birgit Tautz.
Continued emphasis on the understanding of German culture through language. Focus on social and cultural topics through history, literature, politics, popular culture, and the arts. Three hours per week of reading, speaking, and writing. One hour of discussion and practice with teaching assistant. Language Media Center also available. Equivalent of German 1102 {102} is required.
2204 {204} c. Intermediate German II: German History through Visual Culture. Every spring. Spring 2015. Kathryn Sederberg.
Continuation of German 2203 {203}. Equivalent of German 2203 {203} is required.
2205 {205} c - IP. Advanced German Texts and Contexts. Every year. Fall 2014. Kathryn Sederberg.
Designed to explore aspects of German culture in depth, to deepen the understanding of culture through language, and to increase facility in speaking, writing, reading, and comprehension. Topics include post-war and/or post-unification themes in historical and cross-cultural contexts. Particular emphasis on post-1990 German youth culture and language. Includes fiction writing, film, music, and various news media. Weekly individual sessions with the teaching fellow from the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität-Mainz. Equivalent of German 2204 {204} is required.
[2262 c - IP. Not Lost in Translation: German across the Disciplines.]
2970–2973 {291–294} c. Intermediate Independent Study in German. The Department.
2999 {299} c. Intermediate Collaborative Study in German. The Department.
Literature and Culture Courses
All courses require the equivalent of German 2204 {204}.
3308 {308} c - IP. Introduction to German Literature and Culture. Spring 2016. The Department.
Designed to be an introduction to the critical reading of texts by genre (e.g., prose fiction and nonfiction, lyric poetry, drama, opera, film) in the context of German intellectual, political, and social history. Focuses on various themes and periods. Develops students' sensitivity to generic structures and introduces terminology for describing and analyzing texts in historical and cross-cultural contexts. Weekly individual sessions with the teaching fellow from the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität-Mainz. All materials and coursework in German.
3310 c – IP. German Culture Studies: Made in Germany. Spring 2015. Jens Klenner.
An examination of the most influential "products" made in Germany. From technological developments to musical innovations, many things made in Germany have had an enduring, global impact. Explores the context in which these products were made or ideas were developed, the process of their worldwide dissemination, as well as the ways in which they shape the national and cultural imagination. Designed to be an introduction to methods of cultural analysis through an examination of diverse materials. Expands students' knowledge of German culture, history, and language while also developing skills, including close reading, visual analysis, and contextualization. Weekly individual sessions with the teaching fellow from the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität-Mainz. All materials and coursework in German.
Prerequisite: German 2204 {204} or placement.
[3313 {313} c - IP. German Classicism.]
[3316 {316} c - IP. German Modernism—Urbanity, Interiority, Sexuality. ]
3317 {317} c - IP. German Literature and Culture since 1945. Fall 2014. Jens Klenner.
An exploration of how successive generations have expressed their relationship to the catastrophe of the Nazi past. Examines representative texts of East and West German writers/filmmakers in Cold War and post-unification contexts. A discussion of German identity from several critical perspectives, including Vergangenheitsbewältigung, the political and cultural influence of the United States and the Soviet Union, gender in the two Germanys, and the politics of migration and citizenship. Authors may include Grass, Böll, Borchert, Brussig, Özdamar, Schlink, and Wolf. Films by Fassbinder, von Trotta, Schlöndorff, Akin, and Levy. All materials and coursework in German.
Prerequisite: German 2204 {204} or placement.
[3362 c - IP. Not Lost in Translation: German Across the Disciplines.]
3390–3399 {390–399}. Seminar in Aspects of German Literature and Culture.
Work in a specific area of German culture not covered in other departmental courses, e.g., individual authors, movements, genres, cultural influences, and historical periods.
3390 c - IP. The Great War in German Culture and Society. Spring 2015. Kathryn Sederberg.
A study of the First World War and the Weimar period in German history and culture with a focus on artistic representations of this tumultuous era. Traces key movements in literature as well as visual art and film, with attention to the way artists responded to social, political, and cultural shifts in early twentieth-century Germany. Readings thematize issues of art and politics, nationalism and militarism, gender and sexuality, and practices of memorialization. Authors may include Remarque, Jünger, Benn, Lasker-Schüler, Trakl, Toller, Brecht, Döblin, Luxemburg, and Keun. All materials and coursework in German.
Prerequisite: German 2204 {204} or placement.
[3392 {392} c - IP. Das deutsche Lustspiel.]
[3394 {394} c. Contemporary Austrian Literature, Drama, and Film.]
3395 {395} c - IP. Myths, Modernity, Media. Fall 2014. Birgit Tautz.
Explores the important role that myths have played in German cultural history. While founding myths of Germanic culture (e.g., Nibelungen) are considered, focuses especially on myth in relation to fairy tales, legends (including urban legends of the twentieth century), and borderline genres and motifs (e.g., vampires, witches, automatons), as well as on questions of mythmaking. Examines why modern culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, which seemingly neglects or overcomes myths, heavily engages in mythicization of ideas (e.g., gender roles, the unnatural) and popularizes myths through modern media (film, television, the Internet), locations (e.g., cities) and transnational exchange (Disney; the myth of "the Orient"). Aside from short analytical or interpretive papers aimed at developing critical language skills, students may pursue a creative project (performance of a mythical character, design of a scholarly web page, writing of a modern fairy tale). All materials and coursework in German. Note: Fulfills the film theory and non-US cinema requirements for Cinema Studies minors. (Same as Film Studies 3395 {395}.)
Prerequisite: German 2204 {204} or placement.
[3397 {397} c - IP. Global Germany]
4000–4003 {401–404} c. Advanced Independent Study in German. The Department.
4029 {405} c. Advanced Collaborative Study in German. The Department.
4050–4051 c. Honors Project in German. The Department.


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John Gallagher: Fifth Anniversary Confessions
The microphone is turned as John Gallagher, host of HerbMentor Radio, is interviewed by Rosalee de la Forêt. HerbMentor members asked for it, and John was happy to sit down and reveal the string of random events that lead to the creation HerbMentor.com five years ago.
How did spraying weeds with herbicide begin John on his herbal journey? Why is a dandelion in the LearningHerbs logo? How is Bruce Springsteen responsible for how John creates and markets products? How and why did he start LearningHerbs? What is in LearningHerbs' future? It's all here in this fun filled, action packed, chocolate covered, death defying act of thrilling audio goodness…
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Another Vote Possible On Stem Cell Funding
Professor Michael Klausner is quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune in a story about funding for stem cell research and its governance:
State voters will probably get a chance to extend taxpayer funding of stem cell research beyond the $3 billion they have already committed, the head of the state stem cell institute told the Little Hoover Commission yesterday.
Advertisement If voters like what the stem cell institute has accomplished after its first 10 years, they could pass a sequel to Proposition 71, the initiative that created the institute, said Robert Klein, its chairman.
Klein continued to show unflinching confidence in the stem cell initiative, even though it was subject to yet another inquiry because of questions about its structure and governance.
The Little Hoover Commission's inquiry was requested by Sens. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, and George Runner, R-Antelope Valley, who want the watchdog agency's guidance on how the institute might be improved.
Klein pointed out in his testimony that the institute has had plenty of oversight from state officials, both elected and appointed. There have been reviews by the state Audit Bureau, the state controller and an audit board created by Proposition 71, he said.
The board's size, at 29 members, makes it inefficient, said several observers. And it is unusual that it has no members whose sole interest is that of the taxpayers, said Michael Klausner, a Stanford Law School expert on nonprofit governance.


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McGinnis: Hooray for Hollywood: Oscar win for "Birdman" continues trendWritten by Jeff McGinnis | | email@example.com
thoroughly enjoyed "Birdman." It is a rare treat to find a film that so deftly swoops between the disparate tones of comedy, tragedy, surrealism and slapstick. I found the ending a bit of a letdown, as I felt there were a few loose ends both thematically and on a character level that the film didn't even try to tie up. But on the whole, I found "Birdman" an excellent moviegoing experience.
I say this to establish that what I'm about to write doesn't come from a place of bias against the movie because it won the Academy Award for Best Picture, or that I would have preferred any of the other candidates. "Birdman" is a wonderful film, very worthy of the honor. But its victory seems to solidify a somewhat disturbing trend — an indication that, in its attempts to honor the best of its art form, Hollywood is in danger of disappearing (even further) up its own backside.
The fact is that of the last four films that have won Best Picture — a prize meant to signify a movie that represents the pinnacle of achievement in show business — three of them have centered around one particular subject: show business itself. And I would argue that the trend goes back even further than that, leading an interested observer to deduce that Hollywood's voters are a little too keen on rewarding work that they, and perhaps few others outside of moviemaking, can relate to.
Start with "Birdman." A sly meta-satire of both Hollywood and Broadway, with a few dollops of pathos and self-doubt mixed in. The characters are all show business archetypes: the down-on-his-luck veteran actor, the egotistical method performer, the paranoid agent, the neglected daughter. These are all individuals that Hollywood types can easily relate to and see themselves in. Other nominees depicting historical figures, individuals struggling with their humanity or both didn't have that natural in-road with the voters.
In 2014, Best Picture was awarded to "12 Years a Slave" — a harrowing and important film that interrupted the Tinseltown reverie. But in 2013, the winner was "Argo," a film about a fake film set up by the CIA to rescue diplomats from Iran. Sure, the movie wasn't focused on Hollywood, but show business certainly played a key role, with plenty of inside winks to moviemaking and film buffs added in.
In 2012, Best Picture went to "The Artist," a nearly-silent movie depicting a famous actor who has hit the skids and is looking for a way back to stardom. Hmm, that sounds familiar. Hey, whaddya know, that sounds almost identical to the basic plot of "Birdman"! Now, sure, the two films could not be more different in terms of filmmaking style, tone and more, but the fact remains that once again the story Hollywood deemed the best of the year was largely focused on Hollywood itself.
So that's three films in four years that featured a behind-the-scenes entertainment story Best Picture. And then we get to 2011's winner, "The King's Speech," about British monarch George VI overcoming his stammer in an effort to become an effective leader. If you get right down to it, the story can be read as working to overcome fear of expectation, of not performing well, which isn't too far removed from stage fright — something many actors can certainly identify with. (Coincidentally, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy's voters. Go figure.)
Look, I'm not saying any of these films are bad — in my opinion, they're all excellent. But when a long string of victors for filmmaking's top prize share a common theme, it begins to indicate a sort of tunnel vision, no matter what that subject is. Imagine if four out of five Pulitzer Prize winners were war novels, or (much less likely) sci-fi thrillers. It would hint that the voting block may be naturally biased toward that subject matter, potentially to the exclusion of other kinds of stories.
The Oscars are supposed to spotlight great examples of filmmaking artistry, and encourage the audience to seek out great work. The filmmaking industry churns out an endless stream of vacuous garbage on a yearly basis, so working to bolster great, smaller pieces is always worth the effort.
But when those same awards seem focused on honoring a series of films that play better to a very select market — the same market doing the voting — one can't help but wonder if Academy voters would be well served to widen their scope in the years to come.
Jeff McGinnis is Pop Culture Editor at Toledo Free Press. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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There are exactly sixty days to go until 16 June, the official birthday of the Queen, who celebrates sixty years on the thronethis year. To mark the occasions, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be making a series of regional visits, ahead of the celebrations on Jubilee weekend (2 – 5 June). She will attend the Epsom Derby on 2 June, travel in the Royal Barge leading the flotilla in the Thames Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 3 June, and light the National Beacon on 4 June. On 4 June Buckingham Palace will host a BBC Concert, featuring British and Commonwealth musicians.
Here are sixty ways everyone can enjoy Britain's unique Royal heritage in this very special Diamond Jubilee year.
1. Buckingham Palace No trip to London is complete without peering through the gates of Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of Britain's sovereign. A spectacular exhibition, Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration (30 June – 7 Oct) shows the many ways the precious stone has been used by monarchs over the last 200 years, including an unprecedented display of the Queen's personal jewels.
2. Trooping the Colour The Queen's official birthday, Trooping the Colour is the biggest royal event of the year. Taking place 16 June this year (it's always the second Saturday in June), the event is attended by thousands of spectators who stand along the Mall to catch a glimpse of the Queen in her carriage and soak up the pageantry.
3. Balmoral Castle and Estate Take a tour around Balmoral Castle; a favourite summer residence of the Royal Family. As well as the castle, the estate itself covers 50,000 acres of heather clad hills and ancient Caledonian woodland.
4. Ceremony of the Keys Book ahead to watch the Ceremony of the Keys (the traditional locking-up of the Tower of London). It's happened every night for at least 700 years and is a fascinating piece of history to watch live in action.
5. Windsor Castle The largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, Windsor is one of the official residences of The Queen. Right now you can experience The Queen: Sixty Photographs for Sixty Years (main picture, until Jan 2013), a royal life captured by leading photographers in a fascinating exhibition.
6. Changing the Guard The Changing the Guard ceremony takes place in front of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer and every other day in winter. It's free to watch and provides a wonderful glimpse of British Royal pageantry.
7. Royal Crown Derby china is synonymous with the Queen and quality: an exhibition, Throne (until 7 Sept) evokes the atmosphere of the 1950s, complete with a street party scene, as well as the most comprehensive collection of Royal Crown Derby commemorative ever seen on public display.
8. Edinburgh Castle Explore this astonishing castle fortress which dominates Edinburgh's skyline from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Home to the Honours of Scotland (Scottish Crown Jewels), there are centuries of royal history to discover.
9. Hampton Court Palace Favourite stomping ground of the notorious King Henry VIII, Hampton Court is the oldest Tudor palace in England and has endless attractions including the Tudor kitchens, its world-famous maze and the State and King's Apartments.
10. St Paul's Cathedral Sir Christopher Wren's iconic domed masterpiece in the centre of London has been the venue for numerous Royal occasions including the Golden Jubilee and 80th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen and the marriage of Price Charles and Lady Diana. On 5 June a Service of Thanksgiving will be held in the Cathedral.
11. Tower of London Spanning over 900 years of Royal history, the Tower of London has been a fortress, palace, prison, arsenal, garrison and menagerie! It houses the Crown Jewels, armouries, Yeoman Warders and the famous ravens. A re-presented Jewel House has been unveiled to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee; the display explores the importance of the Crown Jewels to the British monarchy and the role of the Tower in protecting these valuable treasures.
12. Palace of Holyroodhouse Visit the Queen's official residence in Scotland. Situated at the end of the Royal Mile, the Palace of Holyroodhouse has many connections with Scotland's turbulent past, including Mary, Queen of Scots, who lived there in the 16th century. An exhibition entitled Treasures from the Queen's Palaces brings together 100 outstanding works from the Royal Collection from eight royal residences and five centuries, including paintings by Rembrandt, drawings by Leonardo and Michelangelo and Imperial Easter Eggs by Fabergé.
13. Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a permanent space dedicated to changing exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection. Right now it is showing the largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's studies of the human body in Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist (until 7 October).
14. Leonardo da Vinci is the subject of a Diamond Jubilee touring exhibition, featuring ten of his finest drawings from the Royal Collection: it went to Birmingham earlier in the year, is currently showing in Bristol, and will move on to Belfast, Dundee and Hull.
15. Following its show at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Norwich Castle is next to host a Diamond Jubilee exhibition of Cecil Beaton's portraits of the Queen (Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton, 7 July – 30 Sept), celebrating her roles as princess, monarch and mother.
16. Wimbledon Tennis Championship The most famous tennis tournament in the world is always a favourite of the Royal Family. See players bow to the Royal box before games and receive winners' trophies from senior Royals.
17. The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich presents an exhibition on the Thames, London's greatest thoroughfare. Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames (until 9 Sept) brings together 400 objects celebrating the country's iconic river.
18. Renishaw Hall and Gardens in North Derbyshire is part of the Sitwell family who still care for the beautiful property. Their family's 400 year links with British as well as European Royalty are revealed in an exhibition entitled Royalty and Renishaw with many never-before-seen items, and watercolours of Balmoral from when the family leased the property before Queen Victoria.
19. Sandringham The much-loved country retreat of Her Majesty The Queen, Sandringham has been the private home of four generations of British monarchs since 1862. You can tour the estate in the spring and summer. The current exhibition, Faithful Companions, explores the Queen's relationship with her beloved corgis and dorgis.
20. Westminster Abbey Visit the place where monarchs are crowned. It's a world Heritage Site and burial place of scores of famous Britons including Isaac Newton, Geoffrey Chaucer and Charles Darwin.
21. Royal Brighton Pavilion Tour this magnificent building, the favourite getaway of the Prince Regent later, King George IV. The King's only daughter Charlotte tragically died during childbirth, and The Forgotten Princess exhibition (until March 2013) at the Royal Brighton Pavilion, explores her short life.
22. Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk Follow this Royal route that takes in four beautiful parks and the buildings and residences that Princess Diana made famous.
23. Kensington Palace The birthplace and childhood home of Queen Victoria, Kensington Palace has been transformed and reopened after extensive refurbishment with a new permanent exhibition Victoria Revealed, celebrating her life and reign through her own personal journals and objects. Jubilee: A view from the Crown (until 4 Nov) tells the story of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897 from the perspective of those who were there, from Duchesses for street sellers.
24. Royal Tunbridge Wells Explore this historic Spa Town that was granted a "Royal" title by King Edward VII to celebrate its popularity over the years amongst members of the Royal Family.
25. Rugby at Twickenham Prince William and Harry are keen rugby supporters and are often seen watching international matches at Twickenham. Mike Tindall, the husband-to-be of the Queen's granddaughter, Zara Philips, is also a professional player for England. It's the site for the final of the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
26. Stirling Castle See the story of the monarchy in Scotland unfold before your eyes at this majestic fortress that's been a royal stronghold, a regimental garrison and coronation site of several Scottish Kings and Queens including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1543.
27. Thornbury Castle Stay in this luxurious castle that once entertained kings and queens – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn once walked the rooms and grounds. You can even stay in a room where they slept!
28. Tintagel Castle Head to the wild and unspoiled cliffs of Tintagel to discover the mythical birthplace of King Arthur. Legend has it that this ancient king was born here and that the wizard Merlin lived in a cave nearby.
29. Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness Robert the Bruce controlled this key castle after he became King of Scots and today you'll get a real sense of Urquhart's strategic importance. With commanding views over Loch Ness it's also beautifully sited.
30. Royal Armouries Leeds Explore the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour at Leeds and the Tower of London. See terrifying weaponry from all over the world including dazzling Royal pieces used by British monarchs.
31. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Visit the world famous historic ships at the home of the Royal Navy. Go aboard HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and see the Mary Rose Museum for a great day out in the South of England.
32. Poundbury Visit the experimental urban village of Poundbury on the outskirts of Dorchester. It's built according to the principles of Prince Charles, who's known for holding strong views challenging the post-war trends in town planning.
33. Royal Albert Hall This distinctive building is recognised the world over. Opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, the Royal Albert Hall was named after her deceased husband Prince Albert. Each year it hosts more than 350 stage performances, including the world famous Proms.
34. Royal Leamington Spa Leamington is best-known for its natural springs. Don't miss the magnificent Royal Pump Rooms and Baths, which opened in 1814 attracting royal visitors hoping to soothe various ailments by bathing in the spa pools.
35. Henley Royal Regatta Henley is a rowing event held every July on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames and is a highlight of the traditional English social calendar.
36. Fortnum and Mason This iconic retailer has had royal connections for over 300 years, since William Fortnum became a footman to Queen Anne. It holds two royal warrants and is renowned for the quality of its tea and its tail-coated shop assistants.
37. Frogmore House Set in Windsor's Home Park, Frogmore House is renowned for its beautiful landscaped garden and 18th-century lake, and is where Queen Victoria is buried.
38. Haddon Hall Haddon Hall is a fine example of a fortified medieval manor house in existence. Recently it has become a favourite film location, and provided a dramatic backdrop for the film "Elizabeth"
39. Household Cavalry Museum The Household Cavalry Museum is a living museum about real people doing a real job in a real place. You can see troopers working with horses in the original 18th-century stables and hear first-hand accounts of their rigorous and demanding training.
40. Inverlochy Castle Nestling in the foothills of Ben Nevis, Inverlochy Castle sits amidst some of Scotland's finest scenery – and you can stay there! Visiting in 1873, Queen Victoria spent a week sketching and painting and wrote 'I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot'.
41. Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden This vast medieval fortress which became an Elizabethan palace is one of Britain's largest and has connections with many monarchs, especially Queen Elizabeth I, who visited her favourite, Robert Dudley while he lived there.
42. Leeds Castle Near Maidstone in Kent, Leeds Castle is set in 500 acres of beautiful parkland and gardens, and is the result of 900 years of alterations and changes. It was a royal palace to the medieval and Tudor kings and queens of England.
43. Touring exhibition The Queen: Art and Image brings together 60 images of Elizabeth II spanning the 60 years of her reign – some on public display for the first time, including works by Andy Warhol, Cecil Beaton and Annie Leibovitz. The exhibit has been to Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff (until 29 Apr) and ends in the National Portrait Gallery from 17 May – 21 Oct.
44. Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich Originally established by Royal Charter in 1694 for the relief and support of seamen and their dependants, and planned by Sir Christopher Wren, the Old Royal Naval College later housed the Royal Naval College.
45. Open top bus tour, London Check out the top royal locations in London with an open top bus tour. Hop on and hop off at palaces, squares, museums and galleries en route.
46. The Museum of London's Jubilee exhibition is a little different: At Home with the Queen (until 4 Nov) showcases photographs of Londoners in their own homes, pictured with their own treasured mementoes of the Queen.
47. Patey Hats Top hats, bowler hats, polo caps, and hats for shows including Evita, and Les Miserables: Royal warrant holders Patey have been making hats of all types for over 200 years.
48. Penrhyn Castle Located between Snowdonia and the Isle of Anglesey, this enormous 19th-century neo-Norman castle is crammed with fascinating items, such as a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria.,
49. Chillingham Castle Once 'base-camp' for the 1298 conquering attack on William Wallace ("Braveheart") by King Edward I, today it is visited as one of the most haunted stately homes in Britain.
50. 1066 Battle of Hastings: Abbey & Battlefield Discover the birthplace of English history, where the infamous Battle of Hastings was fought between William Duke of Normandy and the Saxon King Harold in 1066. The quaint town of Battle now stands where William the Conqueror built a great Abbey following his victory.
51. Airth Castle Be King or Queen for the night with a stay at Airth Castle Hotel. Tucked away in the Scottish Heartlands on William the Conqueror's old stomping grounds, the 17th-century castle is framed with traditional turrets and surrounded by perfectly manicured grounds.
52. Albert Memorial Recently repaired in a conservation project by English Heritage, this gleaming gold statue memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria following the death of her beloved husband, Prince Albert.
53. Amberley Castle Built in 1100, the castle has been visited by many royals including Henry VIII and Elizabeth II. Set in West Sussex and briefly owned by the Duke of Norfolk, the castle now houses a luxury hotel.
54. Arundel Castle This spectacular castle is the current home of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, but is open to visitors year-round. It has been featured in many films, including Young Victoria and The Madness of King George.
55. Asprey With locations in two of London's most fashionable neighbourhoods, Asprey holds a Royal Warrant bestowed by Queen Victoria in 1862 and is a premier British maker of luxury goods including leather, jewellery, china, and glass.
56. Banqueting House Whitehall The only remaining structure after Whitehall Palace burned in 1698, Banqueting House has been the backdrop for major events in British Royal history including the beheading of Charles I!
57. Borthwick Castle Find this twin-towered fortress in the rolling green hills of Scotland. Steeped in history, the castle is said to be haunted by a servant girl from the time of Lord Bothwick, who hosted Mary Queen of Scots on her honeymoon.
58. Braemar Gathering Her Majesty the Queen is patron of the Highland Games in Braemar (the Braemar Gathering). The celebration is loud and boisterous, featuring traditional Highland dancing and sports competitions (and the requisite bagpiping!).
59. Caernarfon Castle Towering above this pre-Roman town's picturesque harbour, the medieval fortress at Caernarfon was built by Edward I and offers beautiful views of the Menai Strait, the Isle of Anglesey and the Irish Sea beyond.
60. Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh Just one mile from city centre, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh offers visitors peace and tranquility amongst 72 acres of stunning scenery. Founded in 1670, the Garden is acknowledged to be one of the finest in the world.


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"Low-fat yogurt is the unexpected star in this tasty dip, along with chopped artichoke hearts, spinach, red peppers, green onion and garlic. Mozzarella cheese contains a small amount of lactose, and the live and active cultures in yogurt help digest lactose, making this recipe a friendly option for those who are lactose intolerant."
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1 (14 ounce) can
artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1 (10 ounce) package
frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 (8 ounce) container
low-fat plain yogurt
1 cup
shredded part-skim, low-moisture mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup
chopped green onion
1 clove
garlic, minced
2 tablespoons
chopped red pepper
This was great! I was afraid the tanginess of the yogurt would come through, but it ended up being really good and creamy.
It was okay. Made as directed, it's pretty bland. I added some chipotle seasoning to give it more flavor. And more mozzarella. It seemed to get better as it sat out though... Might be one of those dishes that's better on the second or third day.
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Really good proportions, wonderful recipe. So glad that you can use yogurt instead of mayo and cream cheese.
One change I made was that I used some jalapeno monterey jack instead of mozzarella.The kick was perfect!
A healthful dip that was the first to go at a dinner party. We looked for a fat free alternative to artichoke dip and found this. We substituted steamed kale for the spinach. Yummmmm!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Baked Spinach Artichoke Yogurt Dip
Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 82
Calories from Fat: 26
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LILBURN -- St. Vincent de Paul's food supply in Lilburn has dropped, and the church's food bank isn't the only one in need of resources. A majority of the Gwinnett County food pantries are depleted of food and funding.
"A lot of times, the summer is a common time of shortage," said Jim Verrecchia, director of development at St. Vincent de Paul. "Obviously, (donors) start vacation mode. Most of the fundraising and food drives always happen in between the August and May months. There are not many food drives now because all of us get hit with the vacation schedules."
As the supply of food goes down, the demand goes up because the county's children are out of school, where they would regularly receive breakfast and lunch five times a week. Now, the parents are trying to full the void.
"Most of our donations come from the churches and people are on vacation," Norcross Co-op's Director Shirley Cabe said. "People don't think about people being hungry during the summertime and the need really goes up. Children are fed during the school year, but at home, they're not eating."
So, the food banks are asking for the community's help. They need citizens, churches and companies to host food drives to donate the non-perishable items to any of the local nonprofits.
Some food banks are still able to supply food, but they buy the food out of the nonprofit's pocket, which leads to cuts in other departments.
"Last month, we served 845 families, which is about average," Cabe said. "Even with the shortage, we always have food on the shelves. We'll take money that's been donated in the past to buy the food, but that means less money to pay rent and utilities."
While everyone else seems scarce on food, there is one food bank that seems to be doing well with their items: Hands of Christ in Duluth.
"We're doing good -- we planned ahead," said Hands of Christ executive director Mary Roberts. "We know we need to get it all in before the summertime or we would have some empty shelves."
It may sound like this location has it made, but they are having troubles in other areas of the co-op.
"We would like to invite everyone to the thrift store," she said. "We need to get some funds to help people pay their utilities because the summer months are hot."
There are six co-ops in Gwinnett, with Lilburn, Lawrenceville and North Gwinnett as locations along with Norcross, Duluth and the Southeast co-op.
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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 29, 2005 The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff left the Arnold Air Society/Silver Wings National Convention here March 28 more confident than ever about the future of America's military.
About 1,500 ROTC cadets from around the country listened as Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers spoke of the challenges the United States faces and how leadership is necessary to get the nation through these demanding times.
"What a great group of folks you all are," Myers told the cadets. "You can tell by the look in your eyes that you are serious about what you do. I'm tremendously impressed."
The chairman -- who was commissioned through the ROTC program at Kansas State -- told the future officers that "it's going to take a lot of leadership to work our way" through the war on terror. And, he added, this is a dangerous period in the war.
He pointed to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City 10 years ago as an example of the effects such attacks have on the nation. "We saw it again on 9/11, and we've seen it in other places in the world," he said.
The war on terrorism is really a war between two visions, Myers said. One treasures freedom, tolerance, justice and hope; the other sponsors tyranny, violence and fear.
He told the cadets today's security environment requires flexibility. "We've got to be flexible in the way we approach problems or we're going to be beat by those who can be inside our decision cycle," he said.
He told the story of an Army lieutenant colonel approaching a sacred shrine in Iraq. A crowd of Iraqis had gathered and was definitely upset. The officer told his men to "take a knee" and aim their weapons at the ground. Myers explained that the gesture showed respect and calmed the crowd, allowing the unit to continue its mission. The general said this lieutenant colonel showed flexibility in the situation.
"You have to think through your situation and not necessarily rely on what might be in a book somewhere," Myers said. "We're in a time of dynamic change, and it will take dynamic leaders to work our way through that change."
Myers used another example, this one in the category of "what not to do." He related a story of a major who showed up to a battle exercise in Japan carrying a load of books. When Myers asked him why, the major said he was going to ensure that every move in the exercise went according to the doctrine. "That's not the kind of thinking we need today," he said.
Myers told the cadets that he stayed in the military because he liked the mission and he liked the military culture. "I like the values that we hold here," he said. "And integrity is central to what we do."
The general spoke of a recent trip to Iraq, during which he flew into Baghdad in a C-130 Hercules aircraft. "You have to count on that crew to have integrity," he said. "You count on the loadmaster and flight engineer and the pilots to have done the proper preflight and proper planning. Once you're aboard, you count on folks making sure you are properly strapped in. If something happens, they are prepared to handle it.
"That's the kind of trust you have in the military every day. I like to know that I can count on the person on my left, on my right, in front of me, and behind me."
Myers told the cadets that doing the right thing can sometimes be tough, but it will let you sleep at night. He spoke of an instance when he was a colonel and a superior tried to influence a selection board. He had to be the one who called the superior to tell him his guy didn't get selected. "I thought, 'Oh boy, my career is gone,' but I slept well that night," he said. "You do the right thing, for the right reasons, and you let the chips fall where they may."
Myers urged the cadets to commit to doing the best they can in the jobs they hold. "It's all about making a difference," he said. "Do it in the job you are in." If they do that, then they will be rewarded with more work and more responsibility, he said.
The cadets gave Myers a standing ovation, and he stayed to shake hands and have his picture taken with every cadet who wanted it.
The Arnold Air Society is named for General of the Air Force Henry "Hap" Arnold. Arnold built the Army Air Forces during World War II and set the stage for the Air Force becoming a separate service. He was the only five-star general in Air Force history.
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A new Price's estimate on the size of scientific specialties based on scientific community structure
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Price argued that the average scientific specialty consists of about 100 scientists, publishing an average 100 articles each during their career. Wray recently attempted to revise the number of scientists in a specialty based on the information that the average scientist publishes only 3.5 papers during their career. However, his final estimate, between 250 and 600 scientists, does not support Price's idea that a specialty fills about 10,000 articles, unless the ad hoc assumption is made that nearly 80 % of articles circulating in a field are from other fields. This article shows that by distinguishing between graduate students, who spend only a couple of years in a specialty, and professors, who spend their entire career in a field, the ad hoc assumption becomes unnecessary, and Wray's number of 600 scientists turns out to be a remarkable intuitive insight that is consistent with Price's 10,000 articles. A number of 520 scientists, or somewhat larger, is suggested for Price's estimate.
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- A new Price's estimate on the size of scientific specialties based on scientific community structure
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Volume 96, Issue 3 , pp 937-940
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Newly-elected Mayor Chuck Griswold took the oath of office Tuesday night, along with aldermen Ralph Barbre, David Fletcher, Jim Griffith and Steve Robinson. Outgoing Mayor Mickey Borah chose not to attend the meeting. Pictured above is Mayor Griswold (left) and City Attorney Mike Molt (right) administering the oath of office.
The Fairfield City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to rescind a $240,000 sidewalk project approved by the outgoing city council last month. Mayor Chuck Griswold said passage of the sidewalk project was premature, adding that the city needs to know what sidewalks need repairs and where the money is coming from to do the work.
On an interim basis, Mayor Griswold re-appointed the city fire and police chiefs and their assistants and the city treasurer. Griswold says he will conduct a "360 degree" evaluation of each individual before making a formal appointment. He says the process will take between 30-60 days.
The Fairfield City Council has approved spending $7,000 for the annual City Band concert program. The mayor says the last concert of the season may not be the Fourth of July concert at the fireworks show. He cited difficulties in getting enough musicians to perform on the holiday, and excessive heat as reasons why the 4th of July show may not be performed.
Angle parking in downtown Fairfield is being studied as a way to create more parking spaces near local retail merchants. It will ultimately be up to the Illinois Department of Transportation if the change is possible along Main or Delaware.
A bill to regulate high pressure, high volume hydraulic fracturing in Illinois is ready to move forward according to sources in Springfield. The compromise bill is expected to find its way to the House Revenue and Finance Committee later this week. If approved, it is expected to open the state to massive drilling operations, creating thousands of new jobs.


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Steer clear from the dangers of distracted drivers
It's estimated that nearly 25 percent of all roadway crashes are caused by drivers using their cell phones to make calls or text. According to the National Safety Council that's about 1.1 million car accidents a year. Of course, there are plenty of other ways drivers are cognitively distracted including eating and drinking, talking to passengers, tending to infants, grooming, using a navigation system or adjusting audio devices. When it comes to cell phone distracted driving, the Council estimates drivers using cell phones can miss seeing up to 50 percent of their driving environment, including stop signs, pedestrians and red lights.
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Healthy Habits 2013 reminds Tri-State motorists to remember the following advice from the National Safety Council:
Always buckle up.
Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.
Shut off your cell phone, turn off your ringer and allow calls to go to voicemail when you are driving. Return them when you have finished driving and are parked in a safe place
The council does not, under any circumstance, recommend the use of a hands-free device while driving. It recommends drivers pull over in a safe place and put the car in park before making or taking a cellphone call, or sending or reading a text message or email.
Secure your pets properly before you start to drive. Pets can be a big distraction in the car.
Keep the kids safe. Pull over to a safe location to address situations with your children in the car.
Focus on the task at hand. Refrain from smoking, eating, drinking, reading and any other activity that takes your mind and eyes off the road.
The safe operation of your car or truck is your primary responsibility. Do not let anything -- a wireless phone call, the radio/CD/iPod, the kids, applying makeup, shaving, a newspaper, food and beverages -- distract you from the safe operation of your vehicle.
Healthy Habits 2013 is a partnership among Cabell Huntington Hospital, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and St. Mary's Medical Center. We are a community working together to improve our health. Our goal is a simple one; to inform and encourage area residents on ways to improve their health. Join our conversation and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/healthyhabits2013.


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Analysis: FY 2016 Pentagon budget likely to begin with stop-gap funding only
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Antonov to be focus of Ukrainian aviation industry
Ukraine's Antonov will be the centre of the aviation industry's consolidation, the leading force of the country's aviation industry cluster, Ukroboronprom, said on 28 July. The decision was made at an earlier meeting of the national aviation industry heads, held in Kiev on 23 July. Antonov's
Appointment of Niger Delta adviser indicates Nigerian president's intent to extend amnesty programme to prevent recurring militancy
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Australia decommissions heavy landing ship
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) took its sole heavy landing ship out of service during a decommissioning ceremony on 31 July. In service for nearly 35 years, HMAS Tobruk supported missions in Somalia, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands and conducted "extensive work both in Australia and
Cochin Shipyard launches 17th Aadesh-class patrol vessel
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Picking up the pieces: Putting Project SEA 4000 back on courseAustralia's Air Warfare Destroyer programme has been blighted by schedule slippage, cost escalation, and dysfunctional management. Julian Kerr finds out how and why plans have gone awry, and looks at the efforts to put Project SEA 4000 back on an even keel
State of the culinary art: new military catering systems aim to boost soldier moraleMorale is often directly tied to a soldier's physical well-being, and so keeping troops well fed and hydrated are of paramount importance to military planners. Kelvin Wong examines the military food and catering technologies that support troops in the field.
Potential for radicalisation in South Africa risesThe domestic terrorism threat in South Africa is currently low, but appears set to rise as a result of increasing radicalisation within the Muslim community. Robert Besseling examines the extent of the threat and the authorities' ability to respond effectively.