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As editors, we field lots of requests from readers wanting to know what they should buy each season, which items they should retire, and how to build the best wardrobe. Yet, of all the many queries, we get one question over and over again: what's the one article of clothing that every woman should have in her closet? Our answer is simple--a silky button-up! This timeless wardrobe staple can add an element of sophistication to almost any look, and, thanks to an array of lovely prints and styles, can be incorporated into your daily rotation in a number of notable ways, hence, today's How They Wear story! Whether it's a sheer, tucked-in, buttoned-up, floral-print iteration a la Kate Bosworth or a slightly oversized, cuffed, white blouse worn as part of a nonchalant cocktail look like Jessica Hart, silky button-ups are a must-buy for any season.
As we mentioned earlier, one of the great things about these buttoned silky shirts is that they are so versatile. Worn tucked in, they are an incredibly chic and stylish choice for both the office or off-duty affairs; just look to Carine Roitfeld and Alexa Chung for some insider styling tips. The former went for a polished and refined look at the Givenchy Menswear S/S 12 show in Paris earlier this summer, when she paired a black button-up shirt with a floral-print pencil skirt (both by said fashion house). The slim skirt balances the flowy top, resulting in a perfectly proportioned ensemble. Chung, on the other hand, wore her silky button-up (a piece from her collection for Madewell) in a more casual way by teaming it with vintage Levi's cutoffs and leopard-print ankle booties (also from her collection for Madewell) at said retailer's flagship opening in New York a few months earlier.
Of course, if you prefer a more easygoing approach to dressing, you can always leave your silky shirt flowing a la Jessica Hart. The stunning model caught our eye at the "Mates in Need Street Party" fundraiser benefiting the flood victims of Queensland in Australia earlier this year when she wore Nina Maya's Chatsworth Silk Shirt ($261) in Ivory with black Givenchy trousers and red Tony Bianco heels. The classic white blouse is a chic choice, but her decision to leave it un-tucked keeps the outfit feeling relaxed and effortless.
While there's no doubt these tops work in a range of neutral hues, it's also important to note that they are also the perfect canvas for visually intriguing prints, as both Rachel Bilson and Kate Bosworth showed us recently. Bilson impressed onlookers at a CW party in Beverly Hills earlier this month, wearing Erdem's Casey Blouse ($795, 212.206.1272) and Connelley Trousers ($99). Though the blouse and tailored trousers have a sophisticated look, the vivid floral print keeps the outfit feeling fun and fresh. We also approve of Bilson's decision to add a pair of Christian Louboutin leopard-print pumps to give her ensemble a quirky-yet-stylish finish. That same evening at a Coldplay concert in Los Angeles, Bosworth opted for a sheer, more understated option, specifically Missoni's Persis Blouse ($1230, 212.517.9339). Unlike Bilson, Bosworth wore her printed shirt totally buttoned up, giving her otherwise feminine look--including Isabel Marant cropped pants and bow-bedecked pointy-toe pumps (both from the S/S 11 collection) and the Lost City Necklace ($29.99) by JewelMint--a menswear-inspired twist. In addition to Bosworth's obsession-worthy sheer pick, we're also crazy for the swirly print blouse one stylish civilian wore on Stockholm Streetstyle, especially the way she styled it semi-tucked-in with a pair of leather pants and lace-up ankle boots for a cool, laidback look.
Now that you're all caught up to speed on how some of fashion's finest are wearing silky button-ups, let the shopping begin! It's always a good idea to stock up on a few neutral options, in which case we recommend picking up Equipment's Signature Blouse ($208) in both black and white immediately. We personally own one in about every color and trust us, they will get a ton of wear all year long! We also approve of T by Alexander Wang's Combo Blouse, which has a long silhouette that would look lovely worn un-tucked with black pants a la Hart, as well as Silence & Noise's Silk Blouse ($59) and Forever 21's Silk Button Up Top ($30); the latter are equally chic and more affordable!
Of course if you prefer a little color, we also suggest snagging a few silky blouses in some of this season's hottest hues, like J. Crew's Silk Lucinda Blouse ($98) in Spicy Gold, Madewell's Silk Cargo Shirt ($110) in Rusty Torch, and Raoul's High Neck Blouse ($195) in Ultraviolet. Want to channel Bosworth and Bilson and try a print version instead? Reiss' Tux Oversized Shirt ($240) and Mix Sixty's Printed Blouse ($172) both feature subtle pretty floral prints that are quite similar to Bosworth's Missoni shirt, while Equipment's Earl Vintage Daffodil Blouse ($238) and Sea Gull Lagoon Blouse ($198) are both totally cute options for the weekend. Finally, our shopping list wouldn't be complete without Theory's Melise Silk-Charmeuse Blouse ($250). We're obsessed with the sage green color and think it would look ultra-chic worn tucked-in to a pair of tailored shorts or a pencil skirt.--Jessica Baker


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Jeffrey Chamberlain is the Deputy Director of Development & Demonstration for the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research. He is also the leader of the laboratory-wide Energy Storage Initiative and is responsible for managing the intellectual property portfolios for Argonne's lithium-ion battery and fuel cell programs. In addition, he is active in Argonne's lithium-air battery initiative.
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Daniel Abraham
Dr. Daniel Abraham is a leading scientist in the field of lithium-ion batteries. At Argonne, he leads the effort to identify performance degradation mechanisms in lithium-ion cells to enable development of alternative materials and components that enhance cell performance, calendar life, and safety.
|January 20, 2012
Michael Thackeray
Michael Thackeray is a Distinguished Fellow and senior scientist in the Electrochemical Energy Storage Department at Argonne National Laboratory.
|February 3, 2012
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson is an internationally recognized chemist with more than 19 years of experience conducting chemical and electrochemical research and development on battery materials at Argonne National Laboratory.
|February 21, 2012
Andrew Jansen
Andrew Jansen is a chemical engineer in Argonne's Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division who conducts R&D on advanced battery systems, including lithium-based battery chemistries for transportation.
|February 22, 2012
Ilias Belharouak
Ilias Belharouak is a materials scientist and battery expert in Argonne's Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division.
|February 22, 2012
Khalil Amine
An expert on lithium batteries, Khalil Amine is the most cited scientist in the world in the field of battery technology from 1998-2008.
|February 23, 2012
Di-Jia Liu
Liu studies hydrogen storage for transportation purposes, fuel cells, and batteries, including Li-air batteries.
|February 23, 2012
Devin Hodge
Devin Hodge is responsible for effectively managing the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research operational needs.
|June 7, 2012
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Jennifer Dunn is a chemical engineer examining the cradle-to-grave energy and environmental implications of the production and use of transportation fuels and technologies.
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Featured Video: Hiking the Steaming Volcanoes of New Zealand's Tongariro National Park
Tongariro National Park, on New Zealand's North Island, was the world's fourth national park, established just five years after Yellowstone. Hiking its active volcanoes is a wild journey across a stark and brilliantly colorful landscape. Watch the video below about 12.1-mile loop over three of the main volcanoes and craters of Tongariro, read the story and view a gallery of photos.
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5 U.S. Code § 3363 - Preference eligibles; promotion; physical qualifications; waiver
In determining qualifications of a preference eligible for promotion to another position in the competitive service, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia, the Office of Personnel Management or other examining agency shall waive—
(1) requirements as to age, height, and weight, unless the requirement is essential to the performance of the duties of the position; and
(2) physical requirements if, in the opinion of the Office or other examining agency, after considering the recommendation of an accredited physician, the preference eligible is physically able to perform efficiently the duties of the position.
This section does not apply to an appointment required by Congress to be confirmed by, or made with the advice and consent of, the Senate.
Source(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 94–183, § 2(5),Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1057; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), (3),Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224.)
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The section is restated to conform to section 3312.
The words "in the competitive service, an Executive agency, or the government of the District of Columbia" are added on authority of former sections 851, 858, and 869, which are carried into this title. The last sentence is added on authority of former section 869.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
1978—Pub. L. 95–454substituted "Office of Personnel Management" and "Office" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Commission", respectively.
1975—Pub. L. 94–183struck out ", except an appointment made under section 3311 of title 39" after "or made with the advice and consent of, the Senate".
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Director: Rian Johnson Cast: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane Synopsis: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world. Genre: Comedy Release Date: May 29, 2009
In celebration of JJ Abrams' Star Trek film, which opens in a few weeks, the official movie site is posting images of Quantum Mechanix's scale models of the USS Enterprise that filmmakers, artists and celebrities have customized. The above mod was created by L.A. artist Jesús Diaz. The actual models are on display in select theaters around the country, but you can see almost all of them at the official site, including ones designed by Jim Lee, Robert Rodriguez, H5 and more. We did one, too, but it didn't make the list because someone decided it was a good idea to leave their kids unsupervised at the ScreenJunkies' offices:
Hey kids! It's the new Lars von Trier movie! *restrained cheers from handful of movie geeks wearing ironic Van Halen-inspired Von Trier shirts*Yes, indie darling Lars von Trier, whose Dogme 95 filmmaking style has a set of rules prohibiting filming cheese sandwiches with studio lighting or something like that, is coming out with what looks decidedly like a non-Dogme film in Antichrist. I say this because there's a CG shot of a dog growling, and not because Dogme prohibits butt shots. But – and this is a big but – there's a lot of butt in this trailer. And it all comes at the rear of the trailer (oh gosh, I just can't stop, can I?). Actually, the movie looks pretty terrifying in a Rosemary's Baby, slow burn sort of way, which seems right up Von Trier's alley (not a butt joke) since he is the king of slow movies. Want to see Willem Dafoe's satanic plumber's crack? Then look no further than the jump!
TV's Judge Mathis has announced plans to release a new third person shooter game titled, "Mathis: Detroit Street Judge". The player takes control of an ex-con with two strikes against him. He must complete community service missions and avoid the temptations of the streets. Or else he'll face off with Mathis and be sent back to prison where (I'm not making this up) he can be raped. Presumably by this man:Story source: (TV Squad)Here are your morning news links.Weird Al to appear in Rob Zombie's H2. (Dread Central) A movie I wish was real: Incredible Fulk. (Drink At Work) Steve Carell and Tina Fey's Date Night overcrowded. (Variety) Porn actress six feet deep. (Cinematical) Vote for MTV Movie Award nominees. (MTV) Elisabeth Shue: Fish-Slayer. (Cinema Blend) Starlog to become Starblog. (io9)
Angela Petrelli is front and center this episode, as she relates to her family the terrible events that led to the destruction and death they see at Coyote Sands, including her relationship with the sister Alice no one ever knew she had. It's a Heroes episode that's a little bit light on the action, but heavy on some great Petrelli family moments, and it's after the jump.
While Tony's sneaking around the base, he sees a truck pull in. He gets a call from Bauer telling him that the President has called off the air strikes for some reason, and that he's got to get out of there. Then Almeida takes a closer look at the truck, and sees that it's is a gas tanker holding would-be fuel for surface-to-air missiles. Bauer says he'll get in contact with the President.Madame President admits that Hodges is blackmailing her with the missiles. Bauer explains how Almeida can get inside the bunker and blow up the fuel tanks with C4 he's got in his utility bag. At first she is ardently reluctant. "How long did they give you to live?" she asks Bauer. "They don't know."–"Then there's not much I can do to stop you." She hangs up.Bauer takes that as a indirect order to go ahead with the plan to have Almeida go in, and so he transfers the order to Tony, who has the utmost confidence in himself that he can complete the mission and blow up the missiles and bio-weapons. He holds up one Hodges' goons, and heads down into the fuel tanks.
Today, a new sizzle reel for Angels & Demons was released and got us very excited. In it, composer Hans Zimmer talks about his wanting to create a soundscape that the film can own. Here's a peek that Screenjunkies has exclusive-ized because we can, and because we had some success the last time we exclusive-ized an Angels & Demons clip. Angels & Demons & Hall & Oates & Farts – Watch more Funny Videos Okay okay… if you want to see the real sizzle reel with Zimmer's real score – that sounds pretty awesome, in all honesty – look no further than the jump.
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According to MTV Movies Blog, Star Trek's Chris Pine has spoken with A-Team movie director Joe Carnahan about the possibility of playing "Howling Mad" Murdock. "Murdock is my man," said Pine to MTV. If it happens, Pine and Carnahan would be reuniting for the first time since Smokin' Aces back in 2006 – Pine's first big role. He played a Neo Nazi assassin. Who would be your Dream A-Team to back up Pine'sMurdock? Here's who we think could be more than serviceable members of this crack commando unit. If you have a problem. If no one else can help and you can find them, maybe you can cast these guys:
Michael Bay's production company, Platinum Dunes is set to begin filming of their A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot at the end of this month. Fans everywhere rejoiced recently when it was announced that Jackie Earle Haley would don the sweater and glove of Freddy Krueger. Still no news about which young starlet will be playing Nancy, the film's protagonist. We've compiled a list of sweet dream girls that we think should go toe-to-toe with the iconic dream slayer. LEIGHTON MEESTER
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Watchmen screenwriter Alex Tse has been hired on to write the adaptation of "Battling Boy" for Brad Pitt's Plan B and Paramount. "Battling Boy" is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Paul Pope, and is due to be published by First Second Books in the spring of 2010. It is the story of the "son of a god who comes down from the top of a mountain… to rid the giant, continent-sized city of Monstropolis of a plague of beasts." Check out some original artwork from the world of "Battling Boy" here.Tse has been the king of big screen adaptations recently…
CNN reports that actor and hemp spokesman Woody Harrelson recently attacked a member of the paparazzi. Harrelson, star of the upcoming film Zombieland, had this to say about the incident:"…Still very much in character, I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie," Our advice to Woody when it comes to dealing with the paparazzi (zombie or not), aim for the head. Kill the brain and you kill the ghoul. More morning news…Eliza Dushku, Chelsea Handler and Padma Lakshmi are totally naked. (Allure) Real Michael Bay joins Twitter; Internet explodes shortly thereafter. (/film)Megan Fox's body. (Dread Central)Spike announce Pirate Hunters show. Think COPS on the high seas. (Variety) Seth Rogen wants to climb back aboard Pineapple Express. (MTV)Break the lock on Scott Pilgrim's diary. (AICN)Get to know the mutants of Wolverine. If you haven't already. (Coming Soon)
The Sarah Connor chronicles comes to a chilling conclusion tonight, but doesn't fail in explaining major pieces to the origins of a story conceived 25 years ago. Watching the NewsAgent Aldridge reiterates Sarah's rights, but it's a speech she's heard many times before. He then lists the details of her incarceration; the murder of Miles Dyson, the destruction of a Los Angeles Bank, and a firefight resulting in a young girl's kidnapping and five dead, two of which are law enforcement officers. Sarah's crimes cover a range of time extending from ten years into the past up until this Monday, just before her apprehension. Aldridge wants20to know where John Connor is. Sarah is adamant that her son is dead: he died in the bank explosion.
Jesse wants Spoog and he's got murder on the mind. So he goes to Spoog's shotgun shack. Jesse's more scared than Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween. He breaks into to this roach infested room and a creepy little red headed brat walks in and turns on the tube. But the cute little guy is the only one home. Jesse who dubs himself Diesel (#32 to all the Shazam fans) will have to wait to get revenge on Spoog. In the suburbs, Skyler calls Walt's old friend Gretchen and thanks her for helping with Walt's medical bills. Gretchen's confused and they plan to meet up. Meanwhile, Walt busy at work, has a little talk with the principle Carmen who's about a 12 on the babe meter and seems to have a little interest in our cue ball hero Walt. When Walt gets home there's a hot ass Bentley sitting in the drive way. It turns out Gretchen showed up at Walt's place but held up Walt's lie about his medical pay. This is awkward.
When Topher learns that there's a spy in the Dollhouse, Echo and Sierra are imprinted as spy-hunters and deployed on separate missions in order to flush out the mole.A Spy in the House of LoveThe episode begins with Echo and Sierra wandering through the halls of The Dollhouse. There are screams from behind one of the doors on the floor above and a gunshot rings out, blood splattering against the glass on the other side. Echo's dominatrix uniform indicates that her next mission is going to be something naughty. She talks about trust, pain, and her dungeon. After her mission, she is wiped.Dominique and Dr. Saunders speak openly about the Dollhouse in front of Echo. The two discuss the pros and cons of what they do here, dwelling mostly on the cons. Dr. Saunders thinks that the system is flawed, but not for the same reasons as Dominique.
Whether you celebrate Easter or not, you can't deny the holiday is up there with Halloween and Valentine's in terms of the sheer amount of holiday-themed crap you can buy. And who better to celebrate with than filmmaker Michael Bay, who got his start hawking products left and right (and blowing some up, occasionally) as a commercial director. Michael Bay basically invented the "sheet metal porn" subgenre of car ads. But what if he crossed his eye for drama with his eye for product while staring at a box of Kellogg's High School Musical cereal? Well, you'd get Screenjunkies reader Chris Capel's short film, entitled "Michael Bay Eating a Bowl of Cereal. Let it blow your mind after the jump.
Hey kids! Dragonball Evolution opened nationwide today. And if you didn't know already, it stars Emmy Rossum! Well she's just adorable – so adorable, we're willing to bet that her adorableness rubs off on not so adorable surroundings.Case in point, just look at this still from Dragonball. Adorable! Now look at it again without Emmy Rossum.
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ANGELS AND DEMONS with Tom Hanks opens in theaters May 15, and a new film clip has just been released! It's very dramatic. The tension is compounded by all of the alpha males posturing in the room and looking like they're trying to hold in hot farts. See for yourself in this exclusive Screenjunkies clip!!! Angels & Demons & Farts – Watch more Funny VideosThis clip is dedicated to Noah "Gold Dust" Griffith.
This episode starts with the team celebrating after their 50th show. 50 hours of dynamite comedy. Instead of arriving backstage to full wine bottles and a party, the crew finds empty wine bottles that are supposed to be used as paperweights. Jack pulls Liz aside and says there are going to be drastic cutbacks; the economy has hit the company hard. The entertainment division will face some of the most severe cutbacks. Jack tells Liz she has to put together a presentation that will be given to a group of cutthroat outside consultants, justifying her budget. Liz tells Jack not to worry, she has some tricks up her sleeve. Jack becomes worried when he finds Lemon means, "Trix up her sleeve", as in the literal candy cereal up her sleeve.
Southland kicks off it's series premiere by informing the viewer that there are only 9,800 police officers patrolling our streets here in LA. The rest of the episode is spent proving that if Los Angeles is indeed the City of Angels, then the LAPD are the only ones we've got. Unknown Trouble It's the end of Sherman's first day on the job. Police lights bathe the scene in waves of red and blue, exposing a bullet torn body slumped on the ground in a widening pool of blood. Not too far away, a wounded officer is being hauled off by the paramedics on a stretcher, and a mob of girls is crying behind them. Sherman steps up to the body on the ground and drops to his haunches. The look on his face can mean anything; indifference, sorrow, regret, confusion… perhaps he needs to vomit. He squats there for a moment before a voice calls out, "You ok, son?"
From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at a police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, "Southland" is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.Airs: Thursdays 10/9cNetwork: NBC
In 1984, a seminal film in my life (and many others of my generation) was released. It was a little flick about an underdog wiener kid from New Jersey with a major chip on his shoulder who wanted to prove the the world that he could kick his own height. So with help from Arnold from Happy Days, the wiener kid finds his way to Karate glory – which means he got some plastic trophy from the local Prize Emporium Dealership. But, for us kids, Karate Kid wasn't about the karate, per se. We didn't all want to grow up and be ninjas (although that would explain the brief success of Michael Dudikoff), we just wanted to be able to kick a douchebag in the face. That and we figured if Ralph Macchio could score Elisabeth Shue, heck, surely we could.
South Park skewered Kanye West this week by portraying him as an arrogant, angry, slow on the uptake, spoiled beeyach. Kanye has since responded on his official blog by saying, "SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. NOT AS FUNNY AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I HAD WROTE IT THOUGH. AND THE ANIMATION WASN'T AS DOPE AS I WOULD DO IT. I WEAR WOOL SCARVES IN THE SUMMER AND UNCOMFORTABLE SHOES. I EXUDE GREATNESS. I INVENTED THE SNUGGIE." The episode marks the first time since Mr. Hankey that the show has animated a singing piece of sh*t. (KANYE WEST BLOG) Observe and Report or Paul Blart: Date Rapist? (Cinematical)Has FOX foreclosed on Dollhouse? (io9) VENOM MOVIE FTW!!! (I was being sarcastic.) (Latino Review) Spongebob Square Pants shakes ass, ruffles feathers. (CCFC) The Simpsons immortalized on junk mail. (TV Squad)
IGN posted the new trailer for Moon, starring the kickass Sam Rockwell and directed by Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie, who knows a thing or two about space travel, and has apparently bestowed his passion upon Ziggy Stardust Jr. The trailer explains all you need to know, but this looks like it has some definite ties to 2001 and especially the iconic HAL. Only this time, HAL is sort of a talking emoticon. Check out the trailer after the jump, as well as another clip courtesy of io9. Just don't jump too hard because of the whole gravity thing. Somewhere… in space… a physics teacher is laughing… right… now.
The show opens with our star Amy Poehler awkwardly interviewing a young girl about the exact level of fun she is experiencing at the moment in a public park ("would you say you're having a moderate amount of fun and somewhat enjoying yourself?"), at which point she is interrupted to roust a homeless from the slide by forcing him out with a broom. And thusly we are introduced to the relentlessly enthusiastic Leslie Knope, a woman who's clueless-ness is rivaled only by her indefatigable love for her job.She has a definite Michael Scott-esque quality to her, but dialed back about 15% on the stupidity, incompetence, awkwardness, basically everything that makes him such an insufferable doofus. Instead, she comes off as a more relatable, if still pitiable, character. Someone we come to love to cringe at. And cringe we do, as she makes an ass of herself for 22 extremely pleasant minutes, setting up what will hopefully be a good series, judging from the first installment.


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LEWISTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- After it was announced more than 200 jobs would be leaving the Lewiston-Auburn area last week, officials in the twin cities are now working on a regional economic development strategy to bring more jobs to the area.
Last Tuesday, Geiger Brothers in Lewiston announced it was laying off 75 employees and shutting down its manufacturing division after demand for its products has gone down recent years.
Last Thursday, Beam Incorporated also announced it would be eliminating 160 jobs and phasing out production at its Lewiston plant over the next year.
City officials in Lewiston-Auburn have been working on a regional economic development strategy to further develop both downtowns and bring more jobs to the area. With the recent announcements of 200 jobs that are leaving the area over the next year, city officials say adapting to a changing economy will be a key part of the focus going forward.
"We have a history of showing the state and the country that we can react to these kinds of dislocations and find ways to get past them and move forward and continue to create the jobs here we need to employ our people," Lewiston City Administrator Edward Barrett said.
A big part of the economic development strategy going forward is Lewiston's Riverfront Island Master Plan, a plan designed to further develop the downtown mill district and bring more jobs to the area.
Barrett said Beam officials have also showed an interest in potentially selling its Lewiston facility, and the city hopes it will be able to keep the plant in operation.
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Study abroad in Australia will take place during the summer months (winter term in Australia) at Southern Cross University, under the auspices of the School of Education. The two students selected will be the first to initiate a new alliance with Southern Cross University and K-12 educators in Australia. Students will have the unique opportunity to create an individualized study plan for (1-3) elective credits. It is recommended that prospective students meet with their advisor and/or the professor dedicated to a particular discipline, such as literacy, math, science, etc. to discuss study ideas prior to constructing a proposal.


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A biopsy is a diagnostic test that involves collecting small pieces of tissue, usually through a needle, for examination with a microscope. A kidney biopsy can help in forming a diagnosis and in choosing the best course of treatment. A kidney biopsy may be recommended for any of the following conditions:
A pathologist will look at the kidney tissue samples to check for unusual deposits, scarring, or infecting organisms that would explain a person's condition. The doctor may find a condition that can be treated and cured. If a person has progressive kidney failure, the biopsy may show how quickly the disease is advancing. A biopsy can also help explain why a transplanted kidney is not working properly.
Patients should talk with their doctors about what information might be learned from the biopsy and the risks involved so the patients can help make a decision about whether a biopsy is worthwhile.
Patients must sign a consent form saying they understand the risks involved in this procedure. The risks are slight, but patients should discuss these risks in detail with their doctors before signing the form.
Doctors should be aware of all the medicines a patient takes and any drug allergies that patient might have. The patient should avoid aspirin and other blood-thinning medicines for 1 to 2 weeks before the procedure. Some doctors advise their patients to avoid food and fluids before the test, while others tell patients to eat a light meal. Shortly before the biopsy, blood and urine samples are taken to make sure the patient doesn't have a condition that would make doing a biopsy risky.
Kidney biopsies are usually done in a hospital. The patient is fully awake with light sedation. A local anesthetic is given before the needle is inserted.
Patients lie on their stomachs to position the kidneys near the surface of their backs. Patients who have a transplanted kidney lie on their backs. The doctor marks the entry site, cleans the area, and injects a local painkiller. For a biopsy using a needle inserted through the skin, the doctor uses a locating needle and x-ray or ultrasound equipment to find the kidney and then a collecting needle to gather the tissue. Patients are asked to hold their breath as the doctor uses a spring-loaded instrument to insert the biopsy needle and collect the tissue, usually for about 30 seconds or a little longer for each insertion. The spring-loaded instrument makes a sharp clicking noise that can be startling to patients. The doctor may need to insert the needle three or four times to collect the needed samples.
The kidneys filter wastes and extra fluid from the blood and direct them to the bladder as urine.
The entire procedure usually takes about an hour, including time to locate the kidney, clean the biopsy site, inject the local painkiller, and collect the tissue samples.
Patients who are prone to bleeding problems should not have a biopsy through the skin. These patients may still undergo a kidney biopsy through an open operation in which the surgeon makes an incision and can see the kidney to collect tissue samples.
After the test, patients lie on their backs in the hospital for a few hours. Patients who have a transplanted kidney lie on their stomachs. During this time, the staff will monitor blood pressure and pulse and take blood samples to assess for blood loss. On rare occasions when bleeding does not stop on its own, a transfusion may be necessary to replace lost blood. Most patients leave the hospital the same day. Patients may notice some blood in their urine for 24 hours after the test.
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Poised, as we are, at the pinnacle of the summer, it is the perfect time for two very important things: relaxation and reflection. At this point, one should have embraced a mellow mindset (rigid style rules simply aren't appropriate) and may begin to leisurely meditate on what the next season holds. Now this doesn't mean you can look like a sloppy beast just because it's July, nor are we implying that you should have already purchased your entire fall wardrobe, no no! However, we do suggest that you take a tip or three from the above ladies and put together uncomplicated, stylish, summer outfits that start the transition into autumn trends.
Go for flats with your favorite wide-leg pants.
While normally we're quite strict and insist upon wearing our wide-legged trousers with wedges (the taller, the better), as summer unfolds we're finding ourselves relaxing our shoe standards. Specifically, when we saw a picture of Kirsten Dunst strolling in Manhattan wearing a pair of Acne's high-waisted flared L.U.V. Jeans ($299) with a sensible pair of shoes, we had to admit she looked darling. Whatever you do, just make sure you've hemmed to the appropriate length, as tripping over too-long pants is never a sophisticated look.
Ease into ripped denim for fall.
There's something about a slightly distressed jean that we just adore: it's a little tough and definitely sexy in a casual way. Ashley Olsen, seen here strolling in Los Angeles in her own self-distressed Earnest Sewn Harlan Jeans, saved herself from looking too grungy by choosing a pair that is only slightly thrashed at the knees. While we love the fully-beat up jean shorts Alexander Wang showed for fall-adore them, actually-generally speaking, the fewer tears and holes in your pants, the more chic you will look. Right now American Eagle Outfitters has an amazing version of Olsen's ripped jeans. Their Favorite Boyfriend Jeans ($49.50) are just worn-in enough and have a classic straight leg fit. We're also crazy about J. Crew's Distressed Vintage Slim Jeans ($135) for their dark color and slim leg. In about a month or so, also look for the new Houston wash from Joe's Jeans and 7 For All Mankind's bootcut jeans in their new distressed Vintage California style.
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The second we saw Kate Moss stepping out for a lunch date in London wearing a heavy silver coin necklace around her neck and equally weighty silver bracelets and rings, we fell in love with her look. There's something romantic and bohemian (romo and boho, if you will) about the pieces she chose, and the overall effect is very global gypsy. Plus, in addition to looking fresh right now, these heavy metal accessories will still be important next season (they're very Gucci Fall 08). To get you started, we like Fallon's Machine Age Bangle ($165) for its rugged beauty, the Filigree Ring ($151) by The Branch, and Wasabi's Multi Chain Bracelet ($90). We also were delighted to find some amazing sterling silver rings at Kohl's (like the Striped Dome Ring ($85) and the Antiqued Ring ($45)), most of which are buy one, get one free. We suggest that you find a friend with similar taste, pool your money, and stock up on these smart buys.
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CANTON The Norfolk woman accused of scamming multiple north country residents out of a total of more than $300,000 will be headed to the first of what is expected to be several trials Monday after turning down a final plea offer on Friday in St. Lawrence County Court.
Bobbie Jo Zeller, 37, of 72 W. Main St., is facing charges of two counts of third-degree grand larceny, class D felonies. It is alleged that between August 2011 and September 2012 Ms. Zeller cajoled Gloria J. Dietze, of Potsdam, into giving her more than $3,000 with stories of a sick son and problems paying her bills.
The first count of grand larceny is for borrowing the money under false pretenses; the second count is for borrowing the money using a false promise that she intended to pay the money back, Ms. Zellers attorney Brian D. Pilatzke said.
Ms. Zeller, who has been held in St. Lawrence County jail since May 2, turned down a deal offered to her by Special Prosecutor Nicole M. Duve that would have allowed her to plead guilty to three counts of grand larceny. She would have been sentenced to a maximum of 16 years in prison.
County Judge Jerome J. Richards said the plea deal commitment for an indeterminate prison sentence of six to 12 years was increased Friday to eight to 16 years in the new offer because Ms. Dietzes case would have been included.
The previous plea deal would have covered the allegations that Ms. Zeller stole more than $300,000 from the late Monsignor Robert L. Lawler and parishioner June H. McQueeney, of Waddington, also by false pretense and by false promise between fall 2010 and January 2013.
Ms. Zeller is being charged with two counts of second-degree grand larceny, two counts of third-degree grand larceny and one count of first-degree scheme to defraud in that case. A trial is pending Ms. Duves appeal of Judge Richards Sept. 24 dismissal of three counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument that were brought against Ms. Zeller based on lack of legally sufficient evidence.
Judge Richards said during her time in court Friday, Ms. Zeller also wrote him a more than two-page letter dated March 24 requesting a new attorney.
In her letter, Ms. Zeller told Judge Richards that she didnt think Mr. Pilatzke had contacted her as frequently as she would have liked, the judge said in court.
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The trial will follow a bevy of motions and hearings expected in the case against Ms. Zeller.
If convicted after this first trial, Ms. Zeller faces a maximum of 3� to 7 years in prison.
She was returned to St. Lawrence County jail with bail set at $150,000 cash or $300,000 bond.
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My main areas of agreement with this report are that global warming is an important, serious problem, that SRM with stratospheric aerosols or cloud brightening would not be expensive, and that we indeed need more research into geoengineering. The authors provide a balanced introduction to the issues of global warming and the possible types of geoengineering.
But Bickel and Lane ignore the effects of ocean acidification from continued CO2 emissions, dismissing this as a lost cause. Even without global warming, reducing CO2 emissions is needed to do the best we can to save the ocean. The costs of this continuing damage to the planet, which geoengineering will do nothing to address, are ignored in the analysis in this report. And without mitigation, SRM would need to be continued for hundreds of years. If it were stopped, by the loss of interest or means by society, the resulting rapid warming would be much more dangerous than the gradual warming we are now experiencing.
Bickel and Lane do not even mention several potential negative effects of SRM, including getting rid of blue skies, huge reductions in solar power from systems using direct solar radiation, or ruining terrestrial optical astronomy. They imply that SRM technologies will work perfectly, and ignore unknown unknowns. Not one cloud has ever been artificially brightened by injection of sea salt aerosols, yet this report claims to be able to quantify the benefits and the costs to society of cloud brightening.
They also imply that stratospheric geoengineering can be tested at a small scale, but this is not true. Small injections of SO2 into the stratosphere would actually produce small radiative forcing, and we would not be able to separate the effects from weather noise. The small volcanic eruptions of the past year (1.5 Tg SO2 from Kasatochi in 2008 and 1 Tg SO2 from Sarychev in 2009, as compared to 7 Tg SO2 from El Chichón in 1982 and 20 Tg SO2 from Pinatubo in 1991) have produced stratospheric clouds that can be well-observed, but we cannot detect any climate impacts. Only a large-scale stratospheric injection could produce measurable impacts. This means that the path they propose would lead directly to geoengineering, even just to test it, and then it would be much harder to stop, what with commercial interests in continuing (e.g., Star Wars, which has not even ever worked).
Bickel and Lane also ignore several seminal papers on geoengineering that present much more advanced scientific results than the older papers they cite. In particular, they ignore Tilmes et al. (2008), Robock et al. (2008), Rasch et al. (2008), and Jones et al. (2009).
With respect to ozone, they dismiss concerns about ozone depletion and enhanced UV by citing Wigley (2006) and Crutzen (2006), but ignore the results of Tilmes et al. (2008), who showed that the effects would prolong the ozone hole for decades and that deployment of stratospheric aerosols in a couple decades would not be safe as claimed here. Bickel and Lane assert, completely incorrectly, "On its face, though, it does not appear that the ozone issue would be likely to invalidate the concept of stratospheric aerosols."
With respect to an Arctic-only scheme, they suggest in several places that it would be possible to control Arctic climate based on the results of Caldeira and Wood (2008) who artificially reduce sunlight in a polar cap in their model (the "yarmulke method"), whereas Robock et al. (2008) showed with a more realistic model that explicitly treats the distribution and transport of stratospheric aerosols, that the aerosols could not be confined to just the Arctic, and such a deployment strategy would affect the summer Asian monsoon, reducing precipitation over China and India. And Robock et al. (2008) give examples from past volcanic eruptions that illustrate this effect, such as the pattern of precipitation reduction after the 1991 Pinatubo eruption (Trenberth and Dai, 2007):
With respect to cloud brightening, Bickel and Lane ignore the Jones et al. (2009) results that cloud brightening would mainly cool the oceans and not affect land temperature much, so that it is an imperfect method at best to counter global warming. Furthermore Jones et al. (2009) found that cloud brightening over the South Atlantic would produce severe drought over the Amazon, destroying the tropical forest.
They also ignore a huge class of ethical and world governance issues. Whose hand would be on the global thermostat? Who would trust military aircraft or a multi-national geoengineering company to have the interests of the people of the planet foremost?
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Friday afternoon old district foes tangled at Huber Park with the Lubbock Estacado Matadors in town to take on the Borger Bulldogs in non-district baseball action.
The Matadors have been one of the better 3A baseball programs in West Texas over the past couple of years and would be a good challenge for the Bulldogs as they get closer to District 1-3A play.
Friday's contest would be a tight one with neither team pulling away to more than a one run lead. However the Matadors would get the one run they needed in the top of the eighth inning to leave Borger with the 6-5 win.
After taking the trip north to take on Otero Junior College Lady Rattlers in a two game series on Wednesday, the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen and the Rattlers faced off once again on Thursday in a two-game series here in Borger.
On Wednesday, the two teams would split the series and on Thursday the teams saw the same result as the Lady Plainsmen won game one, 6-5 while Otero came out on top in game two, 6-5.
Lady Plainsmen sophomore pitcher Kiana Levy did a good job on the mound in game one, giving up just five runs on seven hits while striking out six Lady Rattler batters.
After a rough weekend in Midland, the Borger Bulldogs were ready to get back into the win column when they took on the Amarillo River Road Wildcats in a doubleheader at Huber Park on Wednesday afternoon.
The Bulldogs didn't put together a pretty performance, which included committing a combined 12 errors in the two games. However, the home team did enough to pull out a pair of 11-10 wins to improve to 8-8-1 on the season.
Game 1: Borger 11 River Road 10
The Wildcats got off to a good start in game one by using a two RBI single in the top of the first inning to take an early 0-2 lead.
(Boys) Randall 3 Borger 1
Going into last night the Borger Bulldogs were hoping to leave Kimbrough Memorial Stadium with a win or a tie in order to take a one point or half a point lead over Dumas and Canyon for the fourth playoff spot in District 5-4A.
Unfortunately, the Randall Raiders ruined those plans by getting the 3-1 win over the Bulldogs to send their record to 3-7-1 in district play, 6-11-1 overall, while keeping their district point total at 3.5.
The Raiders struck early when Hutton Sharp scored the first goal in the game in the 10th minute to take a 0-1 lead.
For the past two weeks a lot has been said about the battle between the Borger Bulldogs and Canyon Eagles for the fourth and final playoff spot from District 5-4A.
However over the past week, the Dumas Demons have decided to make the race a three team battle, thanks to defeating Canyon on Saturday, leading to a three-way tie for the fourth spot with each team currently holding 3.5 points in the district standings.
SUNDOWN-On Friday, three Borger High School Powerlifters earned spots in the state powerlifting meet by finishing in the top two in their weight class at the Boys Region I Division II meet in Sundown.
Seniors Dallas Green and Dylan Winkle and junior Miles McKinney earned trips to state by each finishing the meet with second place individual finishes while the Borger High Powerlifting Team finished in third place overall in the team standings.
Team results: 1. Levelland 37 2. Lubbock Cooper 26 3. Borger 18 4. Sweetwater 14 5. Brownfield 14
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132 lbs-8th Sean Felker
On Saturday the West Texas High Comanches defeated Dalhart and Hooker to finish the West Texas Baseball Tournament in Stinnett undefeated.
Against Dalhart, the Comanches came away with a 4-1 win behind a solid pitching performance by senior Logan Hoff, who pitched the whole game, collecting six strikeouts.
The Comanches wrapped up tournament play with a 13-6 win over Hooker, Okla.
Ty Lay led the team bringing in three RBIs as well as pitching four innings, racking up seven strikeouts to get the win.


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BUFFALO, NY - In what appears to be a developing war of words, New York State Police have fired the latest volley, now inferring that a mix up that resulted in an Amherst man's guns mistakenly being taken away is the fault of the Erie County Clerk's office.
David Lewis is a 35-year-old college librarian, whose attorney says has an anxiety issue, which prompted a doctor to prescribe him medication.
He got a letter from the Erie County Clerk's office recently, advising him his pistol permit was being revoked under the NY SAFE Act, and ordering him to surrender all weapons.
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Erie County Clerk Christopher Jacobs said his office was commanded to take action by the state, but NY State Police now claim now the clerk's office acted hastily, issuing the following press release Thursday afternoon:
The SAFE Act requires mental health professionals to file notification when a medical professional determines that an individual he or she is treating is at risk to themselves or others. Medical prescription records are strictly private and not shared with the state, and no firearm license would ever be revoked for an anti-anxiety prescription.
The notification forwarded to the Erie County Clerk's Office required additional follow-up before a positive identification of a person at risk to themselves or others became final. The State Police was very clear in its letter to the Clerk's Office regarding the need for due diligence and the need for a positive identification by the County before they removed any weapon.
The final determination on whether to revoke or suspend a pistol permit license rests solely with the County and the licensing officials. The State Police has no authority to suspend or revoke a pistol permit in these circumstances.
The latest remarks by state police could indicate that there was a David Lewis whose mental status was of concern, but that action was taken before it was determined whether David Lewis of Amherst (the subject of the mistaken permit revocation) was indeed that person. However, they have not made that clear in any of the press statements they have issued on the topic, and have thus far not responded to numerous requests for interviews to seek such clarification.
Meanwhile, another County Clerk is scratching her head and raising red flags over what she refers to as a "concerning development", which seems in line with the above scenario, and questions the role -if any-clerks are expected to take to avoid similar mix-ups in the future.
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The NY SAFE now requires mental health professionals to report any individual "likely to engage in conduct that will cause serious harm to themselves or others" by filing what is called a 9.46 report their county's mental health office.
That office, if it was concerned enough, would alert the State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), which checks if the person in question has a pistol permit.
DCJS would then direct the County Clerk to suspend that person's permit, and send the person a letter directing them to surrender all of their firearms to their local police.
Whose Job Is It Anyway?
In an e-mail obtained by WGRZ-TV, Monroe County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo wrote to other clerks statewide, about an incident involving her office.
In it, she writes that her office was contacted by State Police about an individual identified in a 9.46 report who potentially should have their permit revoked, but who (perhaps like David Lewis) shared the same name as several other permit holders.
"We were told that the State Police identified multiple permit holders with the same name who reside in different counties," Dinolfo wrote.
"Thereafter we received a fax transmission....(asking us) to perform 'due diligence' to determine if the firearm licensee or applicant is in fact the subject of the 9.46 report. We called the State Police and inquired if the person whose name was set forth in the accompanying document was, in fact, the subject of a 9.46 report. We were told that the State Police did not know and that we or the licensing officer would need to determine this."
When Dinolfo's office inquired how it was supposed to do that (since it would not be privy to such information) Dinolfo claims the state police suggested to them that her office could just "call the individual and ask if they were indeed the subject of a 9.46 report."
"You could imagine my astonishment that this is how the subject of a 9.46 report is to be confirmed," Dinolfo wrote.
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"It's not our role to ask that," said Jacobs. "That's supposed to be done upstream by State Police...so now they're trying to remove themselves from it and say we're supposed to do that."
Jacobs believes, as he stated before, just another example of a "flawed" law, passed hastily, without much thought or direction.
"I have tried to be very kind to State Police in their lack of knowledge because I know they too were caught off guard by this legislation, but now they're trying to pawn a clear responsibility off on us and I'm just not gonna sit back on that one," he said.
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POTSDAM - A Clarkson University a cappella singing group performed in a regional competition just months after forming on campus.
The Ultravioletones traveled to Boston in January to compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella regional quarterfinals. It was a quick turnaround for the 10-member Ultravioletones, which had formed the previous semester.
The singers submitted an audition video on Nov. 1 and found out in mid-November that they were headed to Boston.
When we submitted it, we really werent sure, said Daniel LaCombe 13, a mechanical engineering major from DeWitt. When we found out, we were all really excited and really happy.
Lacombe had wanted to enter such a competition since he was a freshman and decided to make his dream a reality in his final year at Clarkson. A few other Ultravioletones members had been inspired by the 2012 movie Pitch Perfect, which involved a college a cappella groups quest to win a singing competition, LaCombe said.
The group only had two weeks to rehearse when they returned to campus for the spring semester before traveling to the competition.
It was pretty crazy. We had to accelerate everything, LaCombe said. It was rehearsal every night for a couple of weeks.
The Ultravioletones performed Below My Feet by Mumford and Sons, Figure 8 by Ellie Goulding, and Wannabe/I Want You Back by Spice Girls/NSYNC in Boston.
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It was definitely a cool experience being the first group from Clarkson to go to the competition, LaCombe said.
The other Ultravioletones members are Ryan Ericson13, an electrical engineering major from Lansboro, Mass.; Kenneth Mark 14, a mechanical engineering major from Dansville; Joseph Camilo 13, an electrical engineering major from Honeoye Falls; Sarah Maryhugh 15, a biology major from Watertown; Aisha Wood 13, a biology major from Argyle; Allison Reid 14, an engineering and management major from Millbrook; Aaliyah Gibbons 16, a social sciences major from Lawrenceville, N.J.; Sarah Miele 16, a civil engineering major from Queensbury; and Michael Lee 16, an aeronautical and mechanical engineering major.
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