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This building is an entire block, from 49th to 50th Street, from 8th to 9th Avenue. Broadway is actually very close, as well as Times Square,
and Central Park (59th Street).
First and foremost, this is a luxury condominium, not a hotel. When you arrive at 350 West 50th Street, there is a doorman to meet you.
This is a 3rd floor one-bedroom apartment at World Wide Plaza, West 49th Street.
It is a luxury condominium, 24 hour per day doorman, an entire block from West 49th to 50th, from 8th Avenue to 9th. Broadway runs across 8th Avenue at 50th Street, so the apartment is very near Times Square.
There is a health club, swimming pool and four restaurants inside the complex.. The apt is fully equipped; kitchen with a microwave, oven, refrigerator, freezer and dishwasher, ironing boards, irons, one bath, sheets, linens, coffee pot, plates, utensils, all the comforts of home.
Connected to the living room is a large, bright bedroom with one huge closet, a Queen sized bed and a long terrace where you can have your meals enjoying New York City sights! There entire apt is hardwood floors and scatter rugs.
The location of the apartment is very central. You can find a lot of supermarkets, delis, shops and restaurants. Just a few walking minutes away you can reach Times Square and Broadway. There is the C and E train just two blocks away. At Times Square you can reach the A,C,E,1,2,3,9,N,Q,R,W trains. Please refer to our subway map link for further information.
That's it!! It is a wonderful apt, the neighborhood, FULL of restaurants and bars; inside World Wide Plaza there are 4 bars/restaurants.
One of our favorites is Plataforma, on West 49th Street, a Brazilian steak house, serving various types of meats, with colored stones...
they keep bringing the food until you turn your stone over to red!! They have music, where dancing is encouraged, a fun place to visit.
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SYRACUSE Syracuse University football coach Scott Shafer announced the 19 members his first recruiting class on Wednesday, and the group seems to be a reflection of the first-year Orange head coach underrated with a chip on its shoulder.
Shafers inaugural class doesnt contain a five- or four-star recruit and is ranked 74th and 72nd by scout.com and rivals.com, respectively.
The greatest thing about the game we coach and play is you put the ball down and you play, Shafer said. And you take that five-star guy against a two-star guy, and let my guy just go after your guy with a chip on his shoulder and Ill be excited to see where we turn out.
Scout.com broke its rankings down by conference and had the Oranges class listed as No. 13 out of 14 teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Next season will be Syracuses first in the ACC.
Yeah, we may not be the fastest, we may not be the biggest, we may not be the strongest, said Shafer, his tone becoming more aggressive with each word.
But by God, were going to play our butts off here and I love these kids that we just signed. And more importantly, I like the (returning) kids that are working in the (Manley) Fieldhouse right now. And well play in this conference with a chip on our shoulder. I cant promise you anything more than that, but were going to play hard, were going to play with integrity and were going to play with respect for the game. Thats all I really care about at this point in time, Shafer added.
Shafer said his first priority after replacing former coach Doug Marrone in early January, who left to coach the NFLs Buffalo Bills, was to sign two quarterbacks.
The Orange lost a verbal commitment from three-star prospect Zach Allen soon after the coaching change, but Shafer retained the commitment of Austin Wilson from Pennsylvania, and added Mitch Kimble, a dual-threat quarterback from Illinois.
That was one of our primary goals and Im extremely excited about the two young men that we signed, Shafer said.
Shafer added that both players are expected to compete with several returning players for the starting spot vacated by Ryan Nassib, who graduated with just about every single-season and career passing record in school history with the exception of touchdown tosses.
You need to have competition with five (or) six guys at that position early on, in my opinion, Shafer said.
Theyre all pretty competitive guys that want a shot.
Shafer said that the next priority was adding a couple of offensive linemen. He added four John Miller, a junior college transfer, and three true freshmen, Jon Burton, Kendall Moore and Alex Hayes.
Next on Shafers checklist was offensive playmakers. He signed three wide receivers, Brisly Estime, Corey Cooper and Corey Winfield, along with tight ends PJ Batten and Tyler Provo.
Provo is the younger brother of former Orange tight end Nick Provo, who is the career leader in receptions at his position.
Defensively, Shafer added three defensive linemen Isaiah Johnson, Trevon Trejo, and Wayne Williams.
Shafer said that Trejo, listed at 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, has a Chandler Jones type of body, before singling out Williams for his agility.
Hes a big old dog weve been chasing around for a couple of years, Shafer said of Williams.
Hell do a back flip then turn around and ask if you want him to do it again, he added. I say No, thats fine. We dont want you to get hurt, lets get you on campus first.
The Oranges class also includes three linebackers true freshman Marqez Hodge and junior college transfers Josh Kirkland and Luke Arciniega.
The class was rounded out by two defensive backs in Darius Kelly and Chauncey Scissum, out of West Henrietta (near Rochester). Scissum is a former high school teammate of current Orange running back Ashton Broyld.
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LOWVILLE A Lewis County legislative committee on Wednesday gave its blessing to hiring summer highway workers again, but county officials still must determine how to fund the temporary positions.
The Highway Committee, by a 3-0 vote, approved the hiring of three additional part-time workers from April through September at an estimated cost of $41,000.
I think we can make it work with three guys, county Highway Superintendent David L. Becker said, noting that an additional five may be available through Department of Social Services summer employment programs.
Summer workers typically handle tasks such as flagging traffic at paving project sites, although they first must undergo training to help ensure safety, Mr. Becker said.
Were not going to put anyone in jeopardy, he said.
Without the temporary employees, other highway workers would have to be assigned to such jobs, meaning they likely would not have the time to replace culvert pipes and do other preparatory work on county road segments slated to be paved in 2014, Mr. Becker said.
Committee member Jack T. Bush, R-Brantingham, said he is always reluctant to cut too much in the Highway Department, since failure to do regular maintenance on roads and bridges often ends up costing more in the long run.
County Manager David H. Pendergast said he would try to find a way to fund the positions, which were not budgeted.
The full Legislature still must approve the move.
Summer highway worker positions traditionally were included in the county budget. However, they were removed in recent years to help cut costs, with the idea that the positions could be midyear additions if justification and funding were found.
Snow-removal funding was used last year because of the relatively mild winter, but there likely wont be any extra money left in that account this year, Mr. Becker said.
Committee members also gave their approval to an additional office worker to be shared by the Highway and Solid Waste departments. Highway officials indicated that their share, about $8,000, could be covered within their budget.
They also approved adding Snell Road to the list of county roads to be striped this summer, although there was concern that striping more roads would continue to increase the annual cost of the program.
Roads typically need to be restriped every year to ensure visibility during inclement weather and lessen liability in the event of an accident, Mr. Becker said.
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mark Petrino is calling it quits and heading West.
"I'm ready for something new," said a cheerful Petrino on Tuesday, who opened his namesake cafe on the Main Street corner barely a year ago. What's new is an offer he couldn't refuse from Colorado State, which will put him back into college food service.
It was Williams College that brought him to the Berkshires, then long miles traveling to colleges around the area for for AVI Foodsystems put him back into restaurant mode. Now he's ready for academia again.
Petrino's is the third eatery to try the corner of Holden and Main, following in the footsteps of the Cup & Saucer and Applachian Bean. It offered up fresh and local fare for breakfast and lunch, with various wraps along with some really great burgers, coffees and specialties. All the sandwiches were named after "relatives" to give it a homey touch. Our favorite is the Cousin Mary (chicken, chipotle sauce and Provolone) with an occasional Counsin Paulie (turkey, spring greens and feta on a panini roll).
It's no secret that the restaurant biz is the hardest, and this season has been brutal — too much snow and cold was keeping people inside. The restaurant has been closed on Mondays since February and rumors of its closure were going around weeks ago. Asked last week on the eatery's status, Petrino said he hadn't made a decision yet.
But Petrino says the new owner (he didn't want to say who yet) is in negotiations with building owner David Carver and is expected to take ownership as soon as next week. The new proprietor is considering getting an alcohol license and change to later hours, he said.
The cafe could close for a couple weeks to give the new owner a chance to do some renovations and "put his stamp on it," said Petrino, but it will be open in time for the avalanche that is the Solid Sound Festival in June.
"He knows Wilco is a cash cow," said Petrino, "he'll be open."
On a related note, we received some concern over the status of Desperados on Eagle Street on Monday after a large blue tarp was seen covering the entrance. No vandalism, broken glass or anything drastic — the restaurant was putting down new floor tile and had covered the entranceway to create a workspace.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It's been five years but local favorite Desperados is back. The Mexican restaurant will reopen downtown on Monday.
After purchasing the 23 Eagle St. location in September, owner David Atwell only has to wait for a few more permits and a little fine tuning before opening to the public.
"Monday we did a meet and greet with some of my vendors, some people from town, City Hall and friends and family to show them what we did to the place," Atwell said on Wednesday. "We'll have a soft opening to the public on Monday, Tuesday at the latest."
Confident the final licenses will be approved in the next couple of days, Atwell expects to fire up the kitchen this weekend. The North Adams location will feature the same menu as the one in the Colonial Shopping Center in Williamstown. It will be open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. It will be closed on Sundays.
Atwell previously said that his first North Adams attempt, on Ashland Street, failed partly because of rental costs. This time, he owns it. Atwell closed with Legacy Bank to purchase the 4,200-square-foot property and its contents for $156,000 in September.
Despite taking over a location that has hosted a string of failed businesses, most recently The Alley which shut down abruptly in January, Atwell expects to stay for a long time.
"We've got 19 years of history in Williamstown so we finally got it right," Atwell said. "It's a small place, easy to manage and we've got a good following in North Adams. We expect to be in this location for a long time."
Atwell also said being one of the few Mexican dining places in the county will help him succeed where others have not.
Stephanie Farrington of Berkshire Food is contributing to our Eats blog — all about food, all the time.
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Nearly three months after Jefferson Eye Surgeons closed, one of its former partners is opening his own ophthalmology practice.
David A. Ewing-Chow M.D. PLLC will open March 25 in the same locations that formerly were known as Jefferson Eye Surgeons and Creative Optical, 6A Fuller St., Alexandria Bay, and 826 Washington St., Watertown.
My main concern was to continue to provide care to the thousands of patients Ive had, Dr. Ewing-Chow said.
About 5,000 patients have been in limbo since Jan. 1, when Jefferson Eye Surgeons closed. Dr. Ewing-Chow and Dr. Gregory N. Joy, another ophthalmologist, began the process of dissolving their partnership. Although Dr. Ewing-Chow said there was a litigation issue, which he wouldnt comment on, the main reason he has been absent is because it has taken time to establish his solo practice. Starting from scratch with new computers, software systems and phone and Internet services, Dr. Ewing-Chow said his business finally is taking shape.
Initially, Ill be the only one, but eventually what Ill do is add an associate, he said. The office staff that was with me in the Jefferson Eye Surgeons partnership are coming with me to the new practice.
Dr. Ewing-Chow was with Jefferson Eye Surgeons since 1997. He said he always has been in practice with other ophthalmologists, and this is the first time hes branched out on his own.
When youre in a partnership, the main thing is you share expenses, he said. Even though youre in a group, you practice independently.
Since the partnership dissolved, Dr. Joy relocated to Alabama.
Drs. Ewing-Chow and Joy sent a letter Dec. 1 to their patients informing them of the ophthalmology practice change. According to a voice recording on the old Jefferson Eye Surgeons telephone number, patients who have questions about their medical records can send an inquiry to Jefferson Eye Surgeons LLP, c/o Practice Resources LLC, 1001 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, N.Y. 13204.
The Jefferson Eye Surgeons website no longer is functional, and the website for Creative Optical has only the Dec. 1 letter posted.
Although Dr. Joy still is listed as a provider to River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, which rented clinic space to Jefferson Eye Surgeons, River Hospital Chief Executive Officer Ben Moore III said Dr. Joy no longer is working with the hospital. Dr. Ewing-Chow still has privileges there, he said.
Dr. Ewing-Chow said his solo practice will not undergo any physical changes in the old Jefferson Eye Surgeons space, but there will be new paint and carpet for a fresh look. Hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, with time spent in both the Alexandria Bay and Watertown locations.
He will accept new patients soon, once his phone system is installed and a website is developed.
Id like to thank the community for having patience during this transition period, Dr. Ewing-Chow said.
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Patrick Flood says almost everything about why the Mets traded for C Kelly Shoppach from the Red Sox:
Because he's a catcher and has hit .270/.364/.530 against left-handed pitching during his career.
Ted Berg uses more words, and points out that the timing is odd.
Shoppach is eligible for free agency after the season, so unless the Mets believe he'll accept arbitration, he doesn't factor in their plans for 2013. And though he makes the team ever-so-slightly better for the next couple of months, he's hardly enough to catapult them back into the Wild Card race from nine games out.
Shoppach is clearly an upgrade on any of the right-handed hitting catchers in the organization. But Ted is right to ask "why now?"
I have two potential answers:
1. this is an extended tryout period for Shoppach to determine if the Mets are interested in retaining him for next year. Terry Collins suggested this was likely.
2. The Mets hope to trade him further up the food chain in the National League in the next month.
How likely is #2?
The Mets' situation with Shoppach is directly analogous to that of Scott Hairston. Both are useful bench or platoon players who, given their trouble hitting right-handed pitching are not everyday answers. Both are free agents at the end of the year, and by definition part of the future. If the Mets view both players as part of the answer in 2013 and beyond, they can and should try to lock them up rather cheaply. Otherwise the team should be interested in trading both players.
Here's how this works. Waiver claim priority is in reverse order by record, separated by league. So, all of the American League passed on Shoppach when he was put on waivers, as did all of the National League teams with worse records than the Mets (Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Miami, San Diego, Chicago, Colorado and Houston).
Who's Interested?
Could the Mets flip Shoppach to a National League team in contention for the playoffs (Washington, Cincinnati, LA, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis or Arizona)?
Lets look at those teams' catcher production by OPS.
St. L – .817
Three of the four teams at the top of the list have stars behind the dish. You've heard of the work of Buster Posey, Yadier Molina and Brian McCann. Miguel Montero is a borderline star for Arizona.
Even so, Arizona would be a perfect fit. The Snakes have picked up a very nice season from Miguel Montero (.283/.394/.466) while Henry Blanco, who's now 40, has hit about as much as you would expect (.188/.224/.281). Wil Nieves, the current backup, is a career .227/.273/.300 batter in 879 MLB plate appearances. Montero could use a lefty-masher as a platoon-partner. He's hitting but .223/.322/.388 against lefties in 118 PA despite a .309/.423/.500 assault on righties. Arizona is six games back in the wild card chase, and 5.5 in the division, so they had better start winning in a hurry to catch the Giants and Dodgers in front of them.
Cincinnati has Ryan Hannigan, and he has beaten up lefties at a .346/.443/.423 rate in 62 PA this year. At 24, Devin Mesoraco has not hit much, but he's supposed to be the catcher of the future in Cincy.
The Washington catching situation is a mess, following Wilson Ramos' knee surgery, which has sidelined him for the year. Former Mets farmhand Jesus Flores has hit .219/.253/.314 in 71 games at age 27. Ramos did hit .265/.354/.398 when he was around. The Nationals addressed this shortcoming by adding Kurt Suzki, who's now 28, from the A's. They made their move.
In Pittsburgh, 27-year old Michael McHenry has been really good (.283/.360/.566 – 53 games) while Rod Barajas has stunk (.194/.268/.331). In 37 PA vs. lefties this year, McHenry has .367/.459/.767 while for his career, he's a more modest, but still useful .250/.352/.458 in 90 MLB Pa.
Behind the plate in LA, AJ Ellis has had a very nice season (.279/.392/.431 in 91 games) while backup Matt Treanor (.186/.273/.314) at least has a wife who won Olympic Gold. Ellis does not have major platoon splits.
The list of contending National League teams who could reasonably use Shoppach's services is actually surprisingly small.
So, maybe the Mets can ship Shoppach to Arizona for Justin Upton. Ok, that's not happening. Maybe for a live arm instead?
Or you know, the Mets could offer Shoppach arbitration coming off a year when he signed a one-year $1.35 million contract with the Red Sox. I doubt he'd accept, because at over six years of service time, having made just under $11 million in his six years in the big leagues, he'd be looking for at least a two-year deal. He stayed on a one-year deal this time because he was coming off a season when he had a .607 OPS with Tampa Bay in 2011. At .798 and counting in 2012, he'll be looking for a little more security this time around.


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Mets will be in St. Lucie through 2023. Second team too?
In exchange for $2.5 million worth of renovations to Digital Domain Park in St. Lucie, "The Mets have agreed to extend their lease from 2018 to 2023," reports Laurel Phahler for the St. Lucie News.
According to the report, "The improvements also could help with efforts to bring in a second team to the facility. Phahler points that recent reports indicate the Mets have spoken to at least two teams about the possibility of moving to Port St. Lucie.
In either case, I'd love to see all of these teams get closer together (in distance), to form a sort-of Florida version of what goes on Arizona for Spring Training, which looks like a lot of fun for fans.
To read more about the renovations and improvements to the right-field stands in Digital Domain Park, check out Phahler's report here.


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CANTON The longtime executive director of Canton Free Library has resigned.
Carolyn J. Lyn Swafford stopped working May 15 and was given a severance package that provides her with paid leave through May 31.
Mrs. Swafford said she agreed to sign a resignation agreement with the librarys board of trustees. The agreement was reached May 14 and also was signed by the boards president, Thomas A. Langen.
I felt it was best for the library and the community that I resign at this time, Mrs. Swafford said Wednesday. Im looking forward to assisting other libraries in St. Lawrence County as a freelance consultant.
Assistant Library Director Carole A. Berard has agreed to serve as acting library director until a permanent replacement is hired. Mrs. Berard is not qualified to serve as executive director because she does not have a master of library science degree, which is required by the state.
Mrs. Swafford, 67, lives in Colton and has served as the librarys executive director since May 1999. She replaced Dagmar T. Jaunzems, who was fired by the board.
Mr. Langen would not discuss the reasons behind Mrs. Swaffords decision to leave.
It was, I guess, time, he said. I cant really talk about personnel issues, other than to say that the board really appreciates all the work that Lyn did for the Canton Free Library.
Mrs. Swafford said she signed a letter of resignation and is not retiring from the profession she loves. She also declined to discuss her decision publicly.
I am not retiring. I love my profession, and I have more to give, Mrs. Swafford said. I loved my job, and I had the most incredible staff.
In 2012, Mrs. Swafford was named Librarian of the Year by the North Country Library System. In 2006, she received the Award for Excellence in Library Service from the Northern New York Library Network.
During her 14-year tenure, the library launched a major capital project that was completed in 2006. Mrs. Swafford also is credited with helping the library maintain financial stability.
She also helped the library transition to a fully automated system and other technology upgrades. When I started, we were still doing everything by hand and on paper. Now its entirely automated, she said.
Mr. Langen said the board hopes to have a new permanent director by September and expects there will be a sufficient number of qualified applicants.
He credited Mrs. Swafford with leaving the library in very good financial shape and said he expects the transition will be smooth.
Moving forward, Mr. Langen said, the library will continue to develop its technology services, including offering more digital versions of books and other materials.
The 6 Park St. library has 12 employees and operates branch libraries in Morley and Rensselaer Falls.
Keeping the library financially sound is an important challenge, Mr. Langen said.
One of the biggest issues in the coming year is how to keep the Canton Free Library financially stable, he said. It will require thinking from the executive committee and the board on the best path forward with that.
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Abajo Mountains. There has been little or no fishing activity at San Juan County waters. A temporary daily bag limit is in place at Blanding #4 Reservoir. The daily bag and possession limits of trout are 16 fish, because of plans to drain the reservoir. This change will remain in effect until March 15.
Electric Lake. No report. Bait is not allowed at this lake, where the trout limit is two.
Huntington Creek. Trout continue to be taken with #12 Montana nymphs. Harvest of brown trout on the left fork is encouraged, where the limit is four fish. On the left fork, fish must be taken with artificial flies or lures. On the Right Fork, from Flood and Engineer's Canyon upstream to Electric Lake dam, only two trout may be taken and artificial flies must be used. No bait or lures are allowed in this section.
Huntington North Reservoir (near the city of Huntington). Fishing has been fair with meal worms. The ice is six to eight inches at the middle of the reservoir. Open water occurs along the edges.
Huntington Reservoir(near the top of Huntington Canyon). No report. Release of tiger trout is encouraged so that fish can grow larger. Any brown trout caught should be harvested. The reservoir is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout and trout with cutthroat markings.
Joes Valley Reservoir. DWR Aquatics Biologist Mike Slater fished over the weekend on the west side.He reported that a white jig or Swedish pimple tipped with chub, minnow or sucker meat consistently caught fish. Slater fished in 8-12 feet of water and about two feet off the bottom. Anglers are encouraged to release all larger splake for control of the abundant Utah chub population. The splake limit is two fish. All splake between 15-20 inches must be immediately released.
Lasal Mountains. No report.
Lower Fish Creek. Access to the middle portion of the stream on DWR property is closed until late spring. Only artificial flies or lures can be used below the railroad bridge, which is about 1 mile below the dam.
Millsite Reservoir. Fishing has been fair for small trout, using Velveta cheese. The ice is six inches thick. Open water along the edges may be expected.
Scofield Reservoir. Fishing has been fair to good. Release of trout is encouraged, so they can be caught multiple times and grow larger.
Lake Powell. Report updated Feb. 14. Wayne Gustaveson, DWR Lake Powell project leader, provides the following report.
The lake elevation is 3,651 feet and the water temperature is 46 - 49 F. We have reached the starting point. A new fishing season is about to be launched. Put another way, we are also at the absolute low point in the fishing cycle. Fishing doesn't get any tougher than it is right now. Cold temperature, low forage, and short days mean fishing success is more about enjoying the lake and the scenery than about catching fish.
Stripers in the backs of canyons are not schooled, scattered and slow to respond to bait. They are even less inclined to chase lures. They are waiting for day length to increase before moving to current in anticipation of spawning.
Bass are waiting for the first warming to occur before moving shallow. Watch for surface temperatures above 50 degrees before largemouth move and above 55 before smallmouth begin to respond.
Perhaps the best chance for success would be walleye fishing out of Hite. Walleye are a cool water species presently about three weeks away from spawning. Prespawn females are actively searching for food and may be taken during low light periods. Fish spoons, grubs, and live bait (night crawlers) on the bottom for best success.
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I like Gerritt Cole. There's no substitue for raw power and mid-high nineties heat. He's durable, polished. I think he'll have a big year and be a top 3 pick.
I assume Cole and Rendon will be gone by the time the O's pick. So that leaves us Norris,Jungmann, Gray, Purke and perhaps Springer if you want to add a position player. Gray scares me because how many small skinny guys can throw that hard and stay healthy. Lincecum is the ultra-rare exception and I do not think lightening will strike twice. Injury risk scares me away on Gray. Purke is polished, experienced, and a top talent. He'll cost a ton to sign. Norris will too, but I'm really big on him.


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FLYERS 6 (EN), ISLANDERS 3 3-6-1 in Last Ten, Bailey Scores Twice
Josh Bailey now has three goals in two games, a surprising stat considering he had five on the season as of Monday. We've seen flashes from Bailey many times before and there's no doubt that this could be yet another. But it's certainly nice to see him come around, scoring three goals in the past two games.
There are a lot of ways to look at this recent spurt of production. Maybe Brian Rolston was an anchor on Bailey's wing. Maybe now that he's on the wing himself and has a defensive minded center next to him in Frans Nielsen,– who also happens to be producing offensively lately — Bailey has a lot less to worry about in terms of positioning and defensive responsibility. Or, of course, it could be a flash in the pan and the mob can soon pick back up their pitchforks. He's obviously not going to be scoring a goal every night but at this point, any sustained improvement is a welcome sight.
Unfortunately for the Islanders it was mostly Bailey, Nielsen and linemate Casey Cizikas that were able to help get the puck in the net. Kyle Okposo added a goal in the third and Mark Streit had two helpers but three goals were not nearly enough. The Flyers woke up after coach Peter Laviolette took a time out in the first period with his team down 1-0. They would respond by scoring two goals before the period ended to take a 2-1 lead into the break and wouldn't look back, eventually putting five past Evgeni Nabokov plus an empty netter.
Nabokov was not sharp and allowed the five tallies on only 29 shots. With back-to-backs on Saturday and Sunday it's got to be just about a guarantee now that we'll see Nilsson or – long shot here – Montoya one of those nights. Speaking of Nilsson, who manned the end of the bench for the Islanders tonight, he was named AHL player of the month. This comes after Kevin Poulin was named first start for the month of January. The Islanders future in net sure looks bright, as they have two of the best goalies in the AHL.
The loss moves the Islanders to nine back of eighth place Winnipeg Jets in the Eastern Conference standings and this is the last I'm going to be talking about the playoffs. With the way teams are trying to stay away from the eighth spot (see: Toronto's last ten games), you would think there's always a chance but there's not. The point system is deceptive as compared to the old one and nine points is more like 12 or 14 under the old no-loser point system. It doesn't matter how bad the rest of the conference is playing, it's near impossible to make up that ground given all the bonus points floating around. Not only that, this is not a team (3-6-1 last ten games) that is playing like there will be any miracle run.
The Islanders have had excellent first line play for much of the year. They've had a goalie stand on his head many nights. The last couple games there has been the much maligned secondary scoring. However, this team does not put all of the above together in winning harmony most nights. More important than any magic standings number is the ability to, you know, actually play solid hockey. 3-6-1 in their last ten is not the least bit characteristic of any team that's making any kind of a playoff push.
Now sit back, relax, and hope kids like Ullstrom and Cizikas light it up, Bailey isn't just a flash and Nino Niederreiter finds his way onto the ice.


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DANA Compared to MACE in Evaluation of Suspected Acute Concussion
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The purpose of this study is to compare the sensitivity of the DANA Rapid exam with the MACE cognitive score. The primary hypothesis is that the DANA Rapid exam will be more sensitive for detecting impaired cognitive performance than the MACE cognitive score in the setting of a clinical diagnosis of concussion at the point of injury in the combat setting. A secondary purpose of this study is to examine a serial performance on the DANA Rapid exam in those subjects diagnosed with a concussion. The secondary hypothesis is that the DANA Rapid exam will show improvements in performance during the recovery period after concussion.
Brain Concussion
Traumatic Brain Injury
Device: DANA Rapid
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|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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Primary Purpose: Screening
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|Comparison of the Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment (DANA) Tool to the Military Acute Concussion Evaluation (MACE) in the Evaluation of Suspected Acute Concussion
- Sensitivity [ Time Frame: 72 hours from initial injury ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The primary hypothesis is that an abnormal score on the DANA Rapid will positively identify a greater proportion of concussed individuals than an abnormal cognitive score on the MACE would. Conversely, scores within normal range on the DANA Rapid should be able to rule out cognitive deficits more accurately than a normal score on the MACE
- Serial Performance [ Time Frame: 72 hours from initial injury ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The secondary hypothesis of the study is that scores on the DANA Rapid exam will improve over time as the subject recovers from concussion.
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Subjects who are diagnosed with a concussion by a clinician will be assessed with the MACE and DANA Rapid every 24 hours for up to 72 hours post-injury.
Device: DANA Rapid
The DANA Rapid is a neurocognitive test self-administered on a small handheld computer. The DANA Rapid subtests measure simple reaction time, procedural reaction time, and reaction time sensitivity.Other: MACE
The MACE is currently the only standardized and Department of Defense-designated method for the initial evaluation of suspected concussion in military operational settings. The MACE documents the history of the injury-causing incident; assesses cognitive deficits in orientation, immediate memory, concentration, and delayed recalls; and involves a neurological screening by a clinician.
Active Comparator: Non-concussed
Subjects will have been exposed to a potentially concussive event but be clinically evaluated and found not to have sustained a concussion. Control subjects from this arm will take both the MACE and DANA Rapid twice: once within 24 hours of potentially concussive event, and again on the day of return to duty.
Device: DANA Rapid
The DANA Rapid is a neurocognitive test self-administered on a small handheld computer. The DANA Rapid subtests measure simple reaction time, procedural reaction time, and reaction time sensitivity.Other: MACE
The MACE is currently the only standardized and Department of Defense-designated method for the initial evaluation of suspected concussion in military operational settings. The MACE documents the history of the injury-causing incident; assesses cognitive deficits in orientation, immediate memory, concentration, and delayed recalls; and involves a neurological screening by a clinician.
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In Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF), over 60% of combat casualties have been the result of explosive blasts, and many of these critical injuries involve trauma to the head. As a result, traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been deemed a "signature wound" of OIF and OEF. The symptoms of head injuries, particularly of concussion/mild TBI (mTBI), can be sever but subtle, suggesting that early and accurate diagnosis is paramount to a wounded warrior's appropriate medical care. Most first providers in the war theater are medics who could benefit from an improved diagnostic test to better identify service members with concussion/mTBI. The MACE cognitive test is heavily weighted towards memory, is not 100% specific, and does not preclude a diagnosis of concussion being rendered despite a score in the normal range. Thus, an objective test of neurocognitive function, such as the DANA Rapid, that can be rapidly administered in theater by a combat medic would be highly beneficial to accurate clinical diagnosis and timely treatment. The results of the present study will provide information on the predictive value of the newly developed DANA handheld computer in assisting in the diagnosis of concussion in service members who have been blast exposed. If the DANA Rapid exam proves to be equally or more accurate than the MACE in detecting cognitive deficits, these tests and the handheld computer will also contribute to improved health care for service members by minimizing the time between injury and diagnosis.
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- Active duty military personnel
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)score of 15, as assessed by the study member at the time of clinical evaluation following involvement in a mandatory event.
- Willingness to participate in the study, ability to communicate and comply with the study protocol and ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- GCS score of less than 15
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01728129
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|Jack W. Tsao, MD, DPhil
|U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
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|November 8, 2012
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|August 8, 2014
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|United States: Federal Government
United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine:
Mild traumatic brain injury
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Concussion
Brain Injuries
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Head Injuries, Closed
Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
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The United States continues the constant pounding of the tribal region of North Waziristan in Pakistan.
On January 10, AFP reports that six "militants" allegedly working for al-Qaeda were killed in a drone strike.
This is the seventh drone strike this year in the area.
The latest state-sanctioned assassination was carried out when CIA-controlled drones fired four Hellfire missiles at a village and a motorcycle near the town of Mir Ali, according to AFP sources.
In what should come as no surprise to anyone following the unconscionable chronicle of the never-ending drone war, there is no word as to the identity of either the targets or the victims.
Of course, the White House insists that several "leaders" of al-Qaeda have been killed in the attacks.
As reported by Long War Journal:
Four senior and midlevel al Qaeda and Taliban leaders are reported to have been killed in the seven strikes since the beginning of the New Year. The US killed Mullah Nazir, the leader of a Taliban group in South Waziristan who was closely allied with Bahadar, al Qaeda, and the Afghan Taliban, in a strike on Jan. 3. In a second strike on Jan. 3, the US killed Faisal Khan, commander in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan commander. In one of two strikes on Jan. 6, the US killed Wali Mohammed, a Taliban commander who is said to have directed suicide operations for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. And in one of the two strikes on Jan. 8, an al Qaeda leader known as Sheikh Yasin Al Kuwaiti is reported to have been killed.
And the Obama administration is certainly proud to report (although they are notoriously tight-lipped about the death-by-drone program) that in a similar attacks in the same region carried out on January 8, eight other "militants" were assassinated. Again, from Long War Journal:
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The Latin American and Latino Studies Program is excited to present the a screening of the film No le digas a nadia or (Don't tell anyone) in collaboration with POV and the Rafael Cintron Ortiz Latino Cultural Center on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
As the new Director of our Latin American and Latino Studies Program I offer a warm welcome to all visitors. We invite you to look around and learn more about our students, faculty and alumni, as well as our program's mission, scholarship, curriculum and community involvement. Our main objective in this Program is to provide students a unique, in-depth and interdisciplinary education that combines the study of Latin America and Latino communities. Students work directly with faculty who engage in research that studies pressing cultural, social, economic and political issues and processes that shape and are shaped by the lives Latin Americans and Latin@s and the US.
Our faculty's research interests are broad, ranging from the representation of nation, race, gender and labor in film, colonial political discourse and social resistance, social structures and religious rituals among the Maya, and rural development and ecology in Mexico, to Latina reproductive rights, youth activism, transnational Cuban migration, globalization and labor strategies of women in Brazil, Mexican hometown associations, and local, national and global immigrant rights struggles. Our curriculum brings together scholarship from the humanities and social sciences to provide students with a broad exposure to cutting-edge questions of race, nationality, gender, migration, social movements, civic engagement, globalization, precarity and inequality.
I would like to thank former director Nena Torres for her arduous work in developing LALS in new directions. Among her initiatives are the creation and implementation of our Master's Program (now in its third year); the spearheading of our graduate internship program; the affiliation with the Inter-University Program for Latino Research and the subsequent Siglo XXI Conference at UIC; and the support and sponsorship of a wide and rich range of programs, research initiatives and events in transnational, music, migration, civic engagement, and human rights among others.
In the years ahead I hope to help our program expand opportunities for students through new initiatives. These include creating a LALS study-abroad summer program in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico; developing a scholarship fund to help fund tuition, books, study abroad, and research-related travel; and working with other campus units to help UIC become a Hispanic-serving institution and apply for federal development grants. We also plan to reconnect with LALS alumni and host our 40th anniversary event next year, strengthening connections among faculty, students, alumni and friends of LALS. Additionally, we are conducting an extensive curriculum revision and recruiting more majors. Finally, we have initiated two programming initiatives: graduate student brown bag lectures, and Spring semester themes. In Spring 2014 our theme will be precarity. Throughout the term we will explore the connections between precarity and labor, migration, gender and sexuality, and environmental issues.
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We will screen the film Hecho en Mexico. Following the film will be audience discussion and a reception with refreshments.
This year the Latin American and Latino Studies Program celebrates 40 years. We kicked off the celebration on October 29 with a fundraiser for the newly established LALS Student Scholarship Fund at the National Museum of Mexican Art with the event "From Vision to Legacy" featuring music and presentations on the history and future vision of LALS.
The celebration continues with a series of four more events examining the history of activism on and off campus, specifically focused on improving access to education to Latina/o students and other minority groups and on making Universities more representative of their experiences and needs.
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Tuesday's scheduled men's and women's tennis match between Lees-McRae College and Gardner-Webb University has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled,
announced Director of Athletics Craig McPhail. The Lees-McRae women return to the courts on Friday when the Bobcats host Converse College in Conference Carolinas play at 12:00 p.m. at Avery High School in Newland, N.C.
The Lees-McRae men are expected to return six letter-winners from this year's squad, including rising junior Hang Lak Choi (Newton, N.C.).
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John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.
The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce — and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.
Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.
John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine — and what he will become is far stranger.
"Though a lot of SF writers are more or less efficiently continuing the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand master. Seventy-five-year-old John Perry joins the Colonial Defense Force because he has nothing to keep him on Earth. Suddenly installed in a better-than-new young body, he begins developing loyalty toward his comrades in arms as they battle aliens for habitable planets in a crowded galaxy. As bloody combat experiences pile up, Perry begins wondering whether the slaughter is justified; in short, is being a warrior really a good thing, let alone being human? The definition of 'human' keeps expanding as Perry is pushed through a series of mind-stretching revelations. The story obviously resembles such novels as Starship Troopers and Time Enough for Love, but Scalzi is not just recycling classic Heinlein. He's working out new twists, variations that startle even as they satisfy. The novel's tone is right on target, too — sentimentality balanced by hardheaded calculation, know-it-all smugness moderated by innocent wonder. This virtuoso debut pays tribute to SF's past while showing that well-worn tropes still can have real zip when they're approached with ingenuity." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Scalzi's blending of wry humor and futuristic warfare recalls Joe Haldeman's classic, The Forever War (1974), and strikes the right fan-pleasing chords to probably garner major sf award nominations." Booklist
"Solid....[Scalzi] sidesteps most of the cliches of military science fiction, delivers fast-paced scenes of combat and pays attention to the science underpinning his premise." San Francisco Chronicle
"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, Old Man's War is a splendid novel." Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Scalzi's imagined interstellar arena is coherently and compellingly delineated....His speculative elements are top-notch. His combat scenes are blood-roiling. His dialogue is suitably snappy and profane." Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World
"It's Starship Troopers without the lectures. It's The Forever War with better sex. It's funny, it's sad, and it's true." Cory Doctorow, author of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
"Scalzi's first novel presents a new approach to military sf, boasting an unusual cast of senior citizens as heroes. A good choice." Library Journal
"[A] clever, promising book." Dave Itzkoff, The New York Times Book Review
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"Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand master [Heinlein]." Publishers Weekly
A stunning novel of the long war for human survival — in a universe replete with hostility.
John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force which doesn't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living to the frontlines of war, light-years from home.
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John Scalzi won the 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and Old Mans War, his debut novel, was a finalist for science fictions Hugo Award. His other books include The Ghost Brigades, The Androids Dream and The Last Colony. He has won the Hugo Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for science-fiction, the Seiun, The Kurd Lasswitz and the Geffen awards. His weblog, Whatever, is one of the most widely-read web sites in modern SF. Born and raised in California, Scalzi studied at the University of Chicago. He lives in southern Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in HIV-Seropositive Pregnant Women in Zambia
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Prevention of malaria in pregnancy is critical given the high incidence of malaria in Zambia and its serious impact on both maternal and infant survival. Intermittent presumptive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine has been shown to be highly efficacious for reducing the risk of malaria in pregnancy. However, based on a study done in western Kenya, HIV-infected pregnant women may need more frequent dosing of SP, i.e., on a monthly basis rather than the standard 2-dose regimen given during the second and third trimesters, as HIV appears to reduce the effectiveness of the SP drug combination. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the standard dosing regimen in comparison to an intensive monthly SP dosing schedule in HIV-positive women.
Placental Malaria Infection
HIV Infections
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Drug: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (Fansidar)
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Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria With Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in HIV-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative Pregnant Women in Zambia
- • Prevalence of placental malaria infection
- • Prevalence of maternal peripheral parasitemia
- • Prevalence of maternal peripheral parasitemia
- • Birth weight, including the proportion of LBW infants
- • Incidence of prematurity
- • Neonatal and fetal death and third trimester stillbirth
- • Incidence of neonatal jaundice
- • Third trimester anemia
- • Third trimester severe anemia
- • Proportion of mothers who develop symptomatic malaria during the course of pregnancy
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2002
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2004
Primary Objectives
To compare the efficacy of IPT with monthly SP versus a two-dose regimen given once in the second and once in the third trimester in HIV-infected women on the:
- Prevalence of placental malaria infection
- Prevalence of maternal peripheral parasitemia
Secondary objectives
To compare IPT with monthly SP versus a two-dose regimen given once in the second and once in the third trimester in HIV-infected women on:
- Birth weight, including the proportion of LBW infants
- Incidence of prematurity
- Neonatal and fetal death and third trimester stillbirth
- Incidence of neonatal jaundice
- Third trimester anemia
- Third trimester severe anemia
- Proportion of mothers who develop symptomatic malaria during the course of pregnancy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-positive pregnant women between 16-28 weeks of gestation identified through VCT
- HIV-negative pregnant women between 16-28 weeks of gestation identified through VCT
- Residence within the catchment area of the health facility
- Willing to deliver at the health facility
- Willing to agree to adhere to the requirements of study participation (including monthly ANC visits and willing to allow all study procedures)
- Willing to provide written informed consent
- Aged 18 years and above
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe anemia (Hb < 6 g/dL)
- History of allergic reactions to sulfa drugs
- History of known pregnancy complications (e.g. breech presentation, severe pre-eclampsia, prior caesarian section)
- History or presence of major illnesses likely to influence pregnancy outcome including diabetes mellitus, severe renal or heart disease, or active tuberculosis, prior to randomization
- Any significant presenting illness that requires hospitalization
- Intent to move out of the study catchment area before delivery or deliver at relative's home out of the catchment area
- Prior enrollment in the study or concurrent enrollment in another study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00270530
|Tropical Diseases Research Centre
|Ndola, Zambia
|Principal Investigator:
|Davidson H Hamer, MD
|Center for International Health and Development, Boston University
No publications provided by Center for International Health and Development
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00270530 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 23, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 30, 2006
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by Center for International Health and Development:
Placental diseases
Birth complications
Plasmodium falciparum
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Seropositivity
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Lentivirus Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Protozoan Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Virus Diseases
Fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Antiparasitic Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Renal Agents
Therapeutic Uses
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Apr 19, 2010
AmeriCorps 2010 Planning Grant RecipientsThe Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded planning grants to 14 organizations seeking to establish AmeriCorps programs. The grants, which total more than $660,000, will assist the organizations as they design new AmeriCorps programs in the areas of health, economic opportunity, education, clean energy, and veterans' issues.
Apr 16, 2010
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
Apr 7, 2010
Washington, D.C. -- The Corporation for National and Community Service today released its Open Government Plan, outlining a series of steps the agency will take to strengthen transparency, participation, and collaboration.The Corporation joined agencies across the federal government in developing plans to fulfill President Obama's commitment to creating a more open and citizen-centric government.
Apr 7, 2010
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service named Paul Carttar as Director of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) today. Carttar is a recognized leader in the fields of nonprofit management and social innovation.
Mar 30, 2010
Washington, DC – The Corporation for National and Community Service announced its Nonprofit Capacity Building Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) today, a new program designed to increase the capacity of small nonprofits to expand their impact in communities facing resource hardships.
Mar 25, 2010
Washington, DC – The Corporation for National and Community Service announced $4 million in funding to recruit, manage, and retain more volunteers to meet address pressing social challenges today. The Volunteer Generation Fund, a new program authorized under the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, is designed to expand opportunities for more Americans to serve while enhancing the capacity of nonprofits to have a sustained impact in local communities.
Mar 15, 2010
Washington D.C. -- The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution saluting VISTA for its extraordinary contribution to alleviating poverty and improving American society, kicking off a series of events to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the poverty-fighting program.
Mar 11, 2010
Corporation for National and Community ServiceLearn and Serve AmericaSummer of Service 2010
Mar 11, 2010
Washington, DC—Four thousand middle school students will participate in service-learning projects this summer, funded by the 2010 Summer of Service grants from Learn and Serve America, a national service program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The agency awarded grants totaling $2 million to 17 nonprofits, universities and schools to engage at-risk youth in grades 6 through 9 in innovative service projects that address environmental and disaster preparedness issues.
Mar 3, 2010
Rocker, Philanthropist Is First to Take President's Call to Service to Concert Venues Across the CountryWashington, DC – Jon Bon Jovi, in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will be the first artist to take President Obama's United We Serve initiative to a mass audience by bringing the message of service out on the road and engaging millions of fans on the band's "The Circle World Tour."
Feb 25, 2010
Washington, DC—Six colleges and universities have been named as Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
Feb 18, 2010
Corvington Releases Video Message to Service Community Marking Historic Moment Washington, DC—In his first days as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Patrick Corvington set a tone of strong leadership and management in meetings with top agency officials and the Inspector General.
Feb 17, 2010
At 1-Year Anniversary of Recovery Act, AmeriCorps Shows Impact on Communities and NonprofitsWashington D.C. – They are connecting the unemployed to jobs, preventing home foreclosures, weatherizing homes, teaching in underserved schools, restoring parks, and recruiting volunteers. Their ranks include laid-off workers, retirees, and recent college grads.
Feb 17, 2010
By Stephen GoldsmithAmerica is facing some of the greatest challenges in a generation. At the same time, promising nonprofit organizations across the country are making heroic efforts to meet overwhelming need and, implement effective and innovative ways to meet these challenges. But their impact is often hampered by a lack of resources and support to evaluate and improve their programs, and expand them so they can serve more communities of need.
Feb 16, 2010
The Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a national briefing call on February 16, 2010 to launch the Social Innovation Fund and answer questions from the field. Click here to listen to the call (MP3 audio)
Feb 16, 2010
The Agency Announces $50 Million Available for Organizations to Invest in Effective Nonprofits Working in Low-Income Communities Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service today released a Notice of Federal Funds Availability (NOFA) for the newly-created Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Applications are due by April 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Feb 11, 2010
Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Patrick Corvington by unanimous consent today to be the new Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Jan 26, 2010
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) today that will provide grant funding to launch new RSVP projects – service projects that recruit volunteers ages 55 and over – in communities not served and expand existing service programs."These funds increase service opportunities for older Americans to help address the challenges facing communities across the nation," said Nicola Goren, the Corporation's Acting CEO.
Jan 26, 2010
Washington, DC – Americans have answered President Obama's call to service, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which reported a significant increase in the number of volunteers and the volunteer rate in 2009. According to the BLS report released today, 1.5 million more Americans volunteered between September 2008 and September 2009 than did in the previous year. Approximately 63.4 million people, or 26.8 percent of the population, volunteered through or for an organization in 2009 compared to 61.8 million in 2008.
Jan 25, 2010
Hundreds of Thousands Serve in More than 10,000 Projects
Jan 25, 2010
Microsoft and the Corporation for National and Community Service Launch New Initiative to Promote Student Leadership in the Classroom
Six schools highlight how others can connect service and technology to transform learning.
Jan 22, 2010
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $650,070 for new Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs.
Jan 20, 2010
President and First Lady to Honor Mentors and Launch New Mentoring Initiative
Jan 18, 2010
President and Mrs. Obama, Cabinet Secretaries, Senior Administration Officials Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service by Participating in Community Service Projects Around Washington, DC
Jan 18, 2010
President, Cabinet Secretaries, Elected Officials Make Holiday A Day On, Not a Day Off(Editors Note: Visit www.Serve.gov for real-time reports and photos from volunteers and project leaders across the country about the MLK Day of Service.)


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Dr. Rolf Güsten
September 20, 2011
1.30pm CEST: Sofia is carefully towed out of the large hangar at Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, California. The flying infrared observatory, which is operated jointly by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, has already been airborne 75 times. But today will be something special.
2.00pm: The sun is slowly rising in the Californian desert, which is nine hours behind German time. NASA technicians have begun to refuel Sofia. The converted Boeing 747SP needs exactly 140 tonnes of aviation fuel before it can set off on its first ever flight to Germany. The take-off weight for the journey to Cologne has been calculated to be 361 tonnes. "Don't worry, Sofia was just as heavy during some of our tests – and everything went OK," pilot Troy Asher assures us. The refuelling takes about an hour.
4.30pm: Crew briefing. Everyone who wants to fly with Sofia has to attend the meeting. The room on the first floor of the NASA hangar is full of people; around 50 men and women will be on board today's flight. Yesterday, technicians fitted some extra seats. The radio equipment in the cockpit is also new – otherwise Sofia would not have been able to head for European airspace.
6.43pm: Asher, one of NASA's most experienced test pilots, switches on the "Please fasten your seatbelt" sign. The jumbo bumps along to the take-off runway.
7.08pm: Eight minutes behind schedule, Sofia gives full thrust on runway 25 at Palmdale Regional Airport. The plane seems heavy, the acceleration sluggish – almost as if it will never end. Finally, the airborne observatory manages to leave the ground. Its route will initially take it due north, almost to the North Pole.
7.16pm: Sofia's crew and the specialist telescope technicians are wearing beige overalls made of fireproof material, the scientists working with the German instrument Great (German Receiver for Astronomy at Terahertz Frequencies) are wearing blue shirts embroidered with Sofia's logo. As soon as the pilot, Asher, switches off the seatbelt sign, the two groups mingle with each other: all of Sofia's take-offs so far have been at night. But now, during the transfer flight to Europe, the engineers and researchers use the remaining hours of daylight to take a few souvenir photos of the Californian desert.
9.30pm: Sofia enters Canadian airspace. Troy Asher turns the dial of the autopilot slightly and steers the plane onto a new course. The plane is 34 years old, the cockpit is full of switches, knobs and round instruments. A crew of four and a navigator are needed to fly the jumbo jet over the Atlantic. The flight engineer neatly keeps a record of the fuel consumption – with pen and paper.
11.07pm: Waiting for the sunset. Some of those on board are reading, others sleeping or racing cars on their iPad.
0.14am: Almost unnoticed, the crew has opened the flap, which has an area of several square metres and protects the telescope mounted in the rear part of the fuselage during take-off and landing. "If we didn't know the hatch was open, we wouldn't notice it," says Asher. "The aerodynamics engineers have done a fantastic job."


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This month I was privileged to visit Vietnam and Cambodia with my church. A small team of artists are working on a book of photos, designs, and inspiring stories from people in those countries. It's shaping up to be quite the body of work, but I'll write more about that as it develops.
It was my first time in Southeast Asia, and I would highly recommend visiting if you have the chance. Of course things were much more busy, dirty, and chaotic than my western mind could handle. But once you dig in, you find a vast and storied history with a vibrant culture and high hopes for the future.
What instantly struck me was the life and history that saturated every square inch of the cities. Hanoi recently celebrated their 1000th birthday (for comparison my own city, Portland, has existed for 1/7th as many years) and it really shows. Every square inch of stone and concrete shows bears witness to the countless lives lived out there.
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As a designer, if you find beauty in the grunge and imperfections of life, I can imagine no better source for that than Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Terry Collins told reporters today that Zack Wheeler could possibly pitch for the Mets in 2012.
Wheeler is 8-4 with a 2.62 ERA in 15 starts for the Double-A Binghamton Mets this season. He has not pitched above Double-A in his professional career.
Michael Baron: Wheeler has been outstanding for Double-A Binghamton this season. I think he certainly warrants a promotion to Triple-A (which Sandy Alderson hinted at earlier this season), but a discussion about a possible contribution at the big league level this season might be a tad premature at this stage. After all, the debate right now is whether or not Matt Harvey should be promoted to the big leagues, and there doesn't seem to be much certainty with that. I don't think it's terribly far fetched to think about Wheeler in terms of the 2013 rotation, but he needs to get to Triple-A first, pitch well, and build his innings there first.


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