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Utahns filed 5 percent fewer bankruptcies statewide during the first three months of 2005. The decrease may represent a signal that the downward trend in personal insolvencies starting in Utah last year may continue in 2005.
The United States Bankruptcy Court reported that 4,861Utahns filed for protection in first quarter 2005.
The number represents 251 fewer cases than were submitted to the federal bankruptcy court by residents statewide during the first three months of 2004, pointed out the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
In the latest Utah Profile, the FDIC confirmed that better than average job growth has strengthened the state's economy.
Although Utah continues to struggle with past-due loan delinquencies, past-due mortgage loans and commercial real estate vacancies, the FDIC predicted that the state's employment expansion rate should remain robust through 2005.
Ending April 2, the four-week average of initial unemployment insurance claims filed statewide totaled 1,156, pointed out the latest Trendlines report released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
The figure represents a 7.3 percent decrease compared to the four-week average of 1,247 unemployment benefit claims filed last year.
Weeks claimed by unemployed Utahns numbered 12,807, dropping 20.6 percent compared to 16,132 in 2004.
At the national level, the U.S. Labor Department reported that 334,000 displaced American workers filed for unemployment benefits in the seven-day period ending April 2, down from 353,000 the previous week.
The four-week moving average for jobless claims filed at locations throughout the nation stood at 336,500.
On a negative note, high oil and natural gas prices have put energy markets under a degree of strain unwitnessed in a generation, confirmed U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
But market forces should lead to an increase in crude oil inventories and cool the price "frenzy." The Fed chairman urged American policymakers to allow market forces work.
The nationwide average for unleaded regular gasoline will peak next month at $2.35 a gallon, projected the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average experienced by motorists stopping to refuel at pumps across the nation will be $2.28 for the April-September driving season. The EIA's latest gas-price survey showed the U.S. average for unleaded regular at a record $2.22 per gallon.
The world's appetite for oil is expected to grow robustly in the upcoming decades, fed by improving standards of living in developing countries and a jump in automobile ownership. The situation will probably keep prices high, indicated the International Monetary Fund. World demand for oil is projected to surge from around 82.4 million barrels a day in 2004 to 138.5 million by 2030.
U.S. and global economic growth peaked in 2004, noted the World Bank. The financial institution predicted a gradual economic slowdown, while not completely ruling out the possibility of a global recession.
But on a more positive note, the World Bank indicated that the American dollar was unlikely to suffer a destabilizing drop, but would probably decline 10 percent in the next few years.
The percentage of American teenagers working or looking for employment has steadily fallen in the last two decades to the lowest level on record. The percentage of youth ages 16 to 19 in the workforce fell to 44 percent in 2004.
Although the percentage was slightly higher at 54 percent in July 2004, the portion of teens with jobs last summer was still the lowest on record, concluded the Utah Department of Workforce Services.


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Tucson Perspective: The legacy that Neil Armstrong leaves behind
Astronomer and science writer David Levy
Reporter: Valerie Cavazos
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) -- Many of us remember the exact moment when history is made -- especially when it's closely connected to our lives.
For well known astronomer and science writer, David Levy, Neil Armstrong's moonwalk is a moment indelibly imprinted on his mind. He was in his 20's -- teaching kids during summer camp -- when Armstrong walked on the moon. "And we're all sitting in little chairs in the auditorium watching a little black and white TV. We all listened to Armstrong's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. And I never forget that I saw it with children at a summer camp. And it was such an amazing thing," said Levy.
But there was something that impressed Levy even more than that moment on the moon. "This man was a true explorer. Someone who really was in the space business not for the publicity, but because he loved it. He loved the adventure and he loved the exploration. And I will remember him more for that than anything else," he said.
Those sentiments are shared by Michael Magee, Technical director of the UofA's Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium. "His whole life as a little kid through adult life was devoted to learning, science, exploration and not being afraid to try anything that's worth trying," said Magee.
Magee says that passion led to a mission that continued to build on his legacy. "He would advocate an behalf of scientists with the government to help keep NASA properly funded for space exploration so it's a big loss on several fronts," he said.
But Levy believes that Armstrong has left generations of people who will pick up where he left off "and will try to keep America flying in space. We don't send people in space because they're more efficient than machines. We send them into space because of the passion because of our will to explore. The United States is an exploring nation. It's in our blood," said Levy.
Armstrong's connections to the University of Arizona date back to the 1950's and 60's. He and the other astronauts used the University's research on possible landing sites for the Apollo missions.
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National Trust for Historic Preservation Launches "HOPE Crew" in Shenandoah National Park
New program will provide young people with hands-on preservation skills while they help restore important historic places across the country
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Washington (March 10, 2014)-The National Trust for Historic Preservation is launching a new program that will train thousands of young people in useful, hands-on skills at historic preservation projects throughout the country. Called the "Hands-On Preservation Experience," or "HOPE Crew," the program will make a positive difference in the lives of future preservationists and in the communities where they serve.
The first HOPE Crew project will rehabilitate the Skyland Stable in Shenandoah National Park. Skyland Stable, constructed in 1939, is a contributing structure to the Skyline Drive National Historic Landmark District and is owned by the National Park Service. Delaware North Companies, the concessionaire, operates the stable to provide fee-for-service trail rides for visitors to the Park. When it is repaired, the historic structure will continue to be used as a public stable. The stable stands near a trail head, connecting the visitor to the National Park's 200 miles of equestrian trails.
The National Trust will build the HOPE Crew network in partnership with a range of organizations, including The Corps Network and the National Park Service.Each HOPE Crew project is a partnership with the Trust providing preservation expertise, a partner providing participants, and the owner providing the historic property in need of preservation.
At each local project, preservation craftspeople will mentor and oversee the work of HOPE Crew members, and provide instruction on a range of preservation bricks-and-mortar techniques. The skills that crew members acquire as part of the program provides them with competitive skills in the job market and create opportunities for a new generation of preservation craftspeople.
"This is a win-win collaboration, and we are looking forward to working with The Corps Network to launch HOPE Crew this year," said Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. "As we provide people with skills and mentorship opportunities, this innovative new program will also bolster communities and help breathe new life into historic places across the country in need of revitalization."
"The Corps Network is thrilled to join forces with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We know that this initiative will continue to build upon the great work that some Corps have already done to help preserve America's historic places. But there is so much more to be done and this new partnership will help us get there and train a new generation of diverse, preservation-minded Corpsmembers," said Mary Ellen Ardouny, President & CEO of The Corps Network.
Preservation projects that could employ HOPE Crews include everything from masonry repairs at a historic mission in San Antonio, to the skilled carpentry needed to rehabilitate a historic cabin in Yellowstone National Park.
About the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded nonprofit organization that works to save America's historic places. www.preservationnation.org.
About The Corps Network
The Corps Network's 100+ members operate in all states and the District of Columbia. Each year they collectively enroll over 25,838 Corpsmembers from ages 16-25. Corps organize an additional 154,486 community volunteers who work alongside Corpsmembers to generate 450,013 additional hours of service annually, at an estimated value of $9,963,287. It is the mission of The Corps Network to provide national leadership and promote the growth and quality of its member Corps as they provide education, workforce development, and an ethic of stewardship to diverse youth who address important community and conservation needs.
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Police failed to stop the action because "work was not stopped" (a backdoor remained open), however, they are fortunate that an emergency did not occur in the building with the main entrance blocked.
Civil action has its place, but it is clear that this group is misguided -- another website reported the action as "Sheffield Arms Traders Targeted".
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STUART — A 28-foot fishing boat burned to the waterline and exploded eight miles east of the St. Lucie Inlet midday Sunday but the lone operator was rescued uninjured, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and Sea Tow of the Treasure Coast.
As the boat was burning, the unidentified operator jumped overboard and was picked by one of the 20 boats that converged on the scene from being out in the ocean to avoid pollution closer to shore, said Sea Tow Captain Tim Fides.
"It was a raging fire," forcing boats to stay back from the heat, he said.
But Lakeland boater Robin Martin picked up the stranded boat operator, who was then transferred to Fides' boat. "He was fine. he didn't seem shook up," Fides said.
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David AnthonyProfessor of Anthropology
What is your position at Hartwick?/What career path did you take to your position?
I am a Professor in the Anthropology Department, teaching Archaeology and related subjects. My career path led from graduate study in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970s through a 10-year career as an Archaeological Consultant working for various businesses that provided archaeological services for U.S. government-funded construction projects in the 1980s, and then in 1987 back to academic work with my appointment to a teaching position at Hartwick. I've been in the Anthropology Department at Hartwick since 1987.
What brought you to Hartwick?/Why Hartwick?
Hartwick offered several advantages. First, I can teach a wide range of subjects, such as linguistics, a particular interest of mine, that I might be prevented from teaching at a more specialized research university with its own linguistics faculty. I can range across my discipline here. Second, Oneonta is a sweet little town with tremendous natural beauty and the Pine Lake campus made that beauty accessible, while providing a great spot for an archaeology field school, which I wanted to start. Third, at the time I came to Hartwick, I was ready to abandon my consultantcy career, even though I had to take a cut in pay to move into academics. Construction-related archaeology is a tension-filled job where the bulldozers are always breathing down your neck and the client (usually a construction engineer) generally wants the archaeology out of the way as quickly as possible, so doing that kind of archaeology can be frustrating.
Where are you from?/Where did you go to school?
I was a "government brat", following my father from one post to another in different places in Virginia and Germany when he served in the CIA. I went to Princeton for my BA in History and the University of Pennsylvania for my MA and PhD in Anthropology.
Why is the "Liberal Arts in Practice" method an effective way for your students to learn?
Archaeology is very much a hands-on discipline, and at Hartwick we have archaeological collections in the Yager Museum and a Field School at Pine Lake that permit students to enagage with the actual doing of archaeology.
What about your work energizes/excites you?
Teaching and exchanging ideas with students is always energizing. My archaeological research in the steppes of Russia and Kazakhstan is pretty exciting and constantly provides new discoveries.
Do you consider yourself a mentor to students? In what way?
I try to be a living example that if you are determined and dedicated to attaining a personal goal you can get there. It was not a simple thing to begin an archaeological field research program in Russia just after the breakup of the USSR, but I was able to do it because I kept trying. I have helped a number of students to pursue careers in archaeology, and a few of them have been very successful as archaeologists in the Park Service, in state museums, and in university teaching/research positions.
What are your classes like?/What is your best place to teach?
My classes are a mixture of lectures and discussions. Often I bring actual artifacts into class. Usually there is no problem in getting students to join in and respond to questions. I almost always teach in Yager Hall.
How do you describe our students to colleagues, friends and family?
The best Hartwick students could be at Harvard. We have a wider range, however -- some of our students face a variety of significant challenges, and I sometimes spend large amounts of time trying to get them to the point where they can succeed. My favorite Hartwick student is a person who is able and curious, and willing to work hard on things that they find important or interesting, but who has never regarded school work as very important or interesting before. When you get those people excited about their academic ability, they grow wings and fly right in front of you, and it's very gratifying.
Have you won any awards/special honors/recognition?
My 2007 book, "The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World" (Princeton Univ Press) was chosen as the best scientific archaeological book of the year by my professional organization, the Society for American Archaeology, in 2010. That was quite a moment. I wrote it at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton during a fellowship there, another rewarding experience. My archaeological research in the Russian steppes has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others.
What research are you doing, how do you engage your students in your work?
I am working on at least three research projects, sometimes more.
One is an effort in cooperation with geneticists at Stanford University to obtain ancient human DNA from 100 or more skeletons from archaeological sites in Bulgaria. We have all the necessary permits and have visited and made agreements with the museums in Bulgaria that control access to the skeletons, but $1.4 million in funding is delayed, possibly permanently, by an internal disagreement about heritage program strategy within the America For Bulgaria Foundation. I use photos of archaeological sites in Bulgaria in my lectures in Fundamentals of Archaeology and Old World Archaeology, and I now teach in both classes about ancient human DNA, an important but difficult-to-master subject.
The second project is a study of the marks that bits leave on horse teeth, a subject I have pursued on-and-off for 25 years with my wife Dory Brown (MA Museum Studies CGP), in order to use the presence of bit wear on horse teeth to determine when and where humans first rode on horseback. Recent advances by others have expanded the range of pathologies possibly caused by bits, and we are now looking for these new kinds of features on our unique collection of modern and ancient horse teeth in the Anthro lab. Last Spring Chandler Guptil '12 helped us as a non-credited research aide. Chandler's solid work was featured in the Student Showcase in May 2012. He is now accepted into the PhD program in Anthropology at SUNY-Buffalo, a good program. Many Hartwick students have listened to classroom lectures on bit wear and horseback riding. See 2011 publication below.
The third project is the planned completion during summer 2012, with Brown, of the final report for the Samara Valley Project, an excavation project that Brown and I directed in the middle Volga steppes, in Russia, between 1995-2002, with grants from the NSF, NGS, and others. The final report will be issued by Harvard's Peabody Museum as a monograph in the American School for Prehistoric Research monograph series (see http://peabody.harvard.edu/node/536). The book will contain chapters by 18 different specialists, some of them submitted in Russian, which we are translating and editing into English. Students can't help us edit or compose the report, but nine Hartwick students went to Russia during the Samara Valley Project, and I use it as an example or illustration in many different classes.
What are your most recent publications, scholarly works, exhibitions, performances?
2012 Anthony, David W.
'On multi-regional pastoralism', comment on Michael Frachetti's "Multi-regional emergence of mobile pastoralism and non-uniform institutional complexity across Eurasia" Current Anthropology 53(1): 21-22.
2011 Anthony, David W. and Dorcas R. Brown
The Secondary Products Revolution, horse-riding, and mounted warfare. Journal of World Prehistory 24(2): 131-160.
2009 Anthony, David W. (ed.) with Jennifer Y. Chi (maps by Dorcas Brown)
The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 BC. New York and Princeton: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) & Princeton University Press. Edited museum exhibit catalogue with articles by nine specialists, two articles by me, 252 pp, color plates; for a museum exhibit I curated in 2009-10 in NYC at ISAW that was featured in the NY Times.
What is your most valued Hartwick experience?
Getting the 1993 Teacher-Scholar award was very gratifying. But probably my favorite experiences occurred when I was directing Hartwick students in the field on an archaeological excavation, either in Russia or at Pine Lake. Working together on a shared project where they have to pull their weight, and they do, or they even pull more than their own weight, is a very enjoyable experience. Meeting former students who have now become colleagues at professional archaeological conferences is also a big deal.
What do you consider your most important contribution to Hartwick?
My most important contributions are in two areas: teaching (I think I'm an unusually effective teacher and mentor for students interested in archaeology) and bringing scholarly recognition to Hartwick College through awards, talks, exhibits, and publications. Since we are blessed with many unusually effective teachers at Hartwick, I see my principal contribution as the second one. I have been invited to curate a highly visible museum exhibit at ISAW in New York, I have given invited lectures at many colleges and universities, I review book manuscripts for Oxford and Princeton presses, I review NSF grants for the NSF, I am the archaeology editor for one scholarly journal, I review submitted articles for other journals, I write blurbs for other archaeologists' dust jackets, and I am engaged in research projects with three distinct sets of external colleagues in three countries. I maintain this activity because I want to have an intellectual and interpretive impact on my field. But my external activities also carry the name of Hartwick College into corners of academia and the public awareness where people have not heard of us, and that helps to raise the academic reputation of Hartwick as an institution. The academic reputations of colleges and universities depend very much on faculty who 1. train good students and 2. engage in visible external professional activities involving the public at large and the leading peer institutions in their fields. I do an unusual amount of the latter, and I do my share of the former.


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I was in Whole Foods this morning and noticed they have freeze dried pineapple, peachs, bananas, pears and mango. Those of you that have used freeze dried fruits, what is your opinion?Mahalo
I think it is a good business decision and I welcome the opportunity to purchase locally.
I do not like the peaches. Too tart, not very peach like. Blueberries are the best. I think it brings out the flavor more.
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sorry for the lack of updates. All four of us have been really busy the last weeks, nevertheless we finally managed to complete booking our tour together with The Liberation Service. So, here are the dates:
As already announced, our friend Andi will help us out on drums on tour, since Stefan is busy with work. We're glad that Andi's willing to do that and are really looking forward to the tour by now.
If you wanna get the latest news and updates on what's going on please feel free to follow us on tour on twitter – we'll post everything right here.
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Top-ranked recipe named "Sassy Sangria"
Combine wine and all juices in a tall pitcher.
Add fruit slices and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Pour into chilled glasses filled with fruit ice cubes. Garnish glasses with additional fruit slices. *Save the other half of each can of juice to make fruit ice cubes.
Makes 24 ice cubes
2 ice cube trays Water or fruit juices
Assorted fresh fruit: grapes, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, oranges, lemons.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Freezing time: 2-3 hours
Cut or slice fruit to fit into each individual ice cube mold.
Fill with water or juice and freeze until solid.
Unmold and serve with your favorite drinks.
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Personally, I loved the Passion Fruit & Mango best. I loved the crunch and contrast of the passion fruit seeds against the mango sorbet. Lemon & Ginger is reminiscent of salabat, it had this this soothing effect on my throat despite the fact that it was actually served frozen. Lychee & Vanilla is probably the flavor I liked the least, but it's mostly due to the fact that I hate lychee and would refuse to eat it if it were the last fruit on earth.
Of course, what's a summer indulgence without a luxurious cake to cap it off? Bizu unveils its latest masterpiece, the Yoga Cake. A light and delightful blend of passion fruit, yogurt, and lemon custard in between layers of genoise sponge cake.
What can I say? I loved the Yoga Cake. I admit, I've tasted many of Bizu Patisserie's cakes in the past but none has impressed me as much as the Yoga Cake. It's just divine. It's not overly sweet and the tartness of the fruits and the yogurt make for a truly refreshing dessert experience. The Yoga Cake comes in three sizes: Personal (P165), Midi (P625), and Grande (P1,255).
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By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 16 -- Repsol-YPF SA has bid over $2.4 billion to be the first foreign oil and gas company to explore for and develop hydrocarbons in Mexico since nationalization in 1938.
The Spanish-Argentine giant's bid kicks off the most highly anticipated exploration and development license tender process in recent memory: the award of multiple service contracts (MSCs) in Mexico's gas-prone Burgos basin.
Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos is scheduled to announce at 6 p.m. this evening, via live webcast at www.csm.pemex.com, its decision on whether to formally award the MSC to Repsol-YPF after reviewing its $2.437 billion economic proposal.
Bids received
Pemex Exploration & Production, the state company's upstream unit, on Wednesday received Repsol-YPF's technical proposal and approved it today.
Both proposals cover the development of nonassociated gas reserves on the Reynosa-Monterrey block of the Burgos basin under the MSC program. They also cover development of infrastracture and maintenance of production for 20 years. The economic proposal includes the value of goods and services to be provided over the 20-year contract.
The Reynosa-Monterrey block is one of the largest of eight Burgos basin blocks that are being tendered under the MSC process. The Repsol-YPF bid kicks off a bidding process that will last through mid-November. The schedule for the remaining bid award announcements is Cuervito Oct. 23, Mision Oct. 30, Corindon-Pandura Nov. 6, Ricos Nov. 13, and Fronterizo and Olmos both on Nov. 19.
Contract negotiations then follow, with the final contract awards for all blocks to be signed by yearend.
Pemex has projected that the MSCs could result in incremental production of 1 bcfd of natural gas and net as much as $10 billion of foreign investment in Mexico.
The giant state oil company devised the MSCs as a means to draw foreign investment to its upstream sector without running afoul of constitutional prohibitions against foreign ownership of Mexico's hydrocarbon reservesoften referred to locally as "la patrimonia," or the national patrimony. Because no ownership of Mexican resources is involved, foreign-owned supply and service companies have operated freely in the country for decades.
But Pemex is grappling with soaring demand for natural gas and is capital-constained in terms of being able to fund the level of gas reserves development needed to meet future demand. In 1997, the company launched a $6 billion Burgos basin exploration and development initiative, pushing output to a current 1 bcfd. The Burgos MSCs are expected to result in double that volume.
In essence, the MSCs allow foreign operating companies to participate in Mexican E&D on a contractor basis with an assured return on investment but without the government conferring ownership of reserves or production.
The economic proposals are built upon a series of reference prices for various products and services that Pemex has detailed in bid specifications, with the MSC operator performing all the work on a turnkey basis and receiving a monthly cash fee (OGJ Online, June 10, 2003).
Even with skirting constitutional concerns, the MSCs have drawn a great deal of political fire, as opponents of the administration of reformer President Vicente Fox have labeled the MSCs as a back-door way to privatizationa term that is virtually a political death knell in Mexico.
Pemex has offered a mix of large blocks, such as Reynosa-Monterrey, which covers several thousand square kilometers, and smaller blocks covering only a fraction of that area, to attract both large and small companies alike.
The basin's reserves potential is pegged at 4.4 tcf, a substantial portion of which is proven.


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ACC announces 2013 bowl lineup
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he ACC has announced eight guaranteed bowl slots next season and one additional conditional contract.
The league announced Monday that it's bowl tie-ins for 2013 are the Military, Russell Athletic, Belk, Music City, AdvoCare V100, Sun, Chick-fil-A and Orange bowls.
It also has a conditional contract with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl should the league have enough eligible teams.
The ACC champ, if not playing in the BCS National Championship Game, will play in the Discover Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl has the first selection of teams which qualified for the BCS after the five conference champions or their replacements, have been slotted.
If two ACC teams are not selected for the BCS, the Chick-fil-A Bowl gets the next choice of ACC teams, followed by the Russell Athletic, Sun, Belk, Music City, AdvoCare V100 and Military.
This is likely the last year With the College Football Playoff beginning in 2014 and the Chick-fil-A Bowl becoming one of the new playoff system's host bowls, the ACC bowl ties are headed for a shakeup.
A source tells ESPN that the ACC's future bowl lineup is likely to include the New Era Pinstripe Bowl and a return to the Gator Bowl. The source also said the ACC is likely to maintain its partnerships with the Russell Athletic (formerly Champs Sports), Music City and Belk bowls.
The Belk Bowl, played in Charlotte, currently features an ACC team vs. a team from the American Athletic Conference, but would like to move to an ACC-SEC matchup in the future.
Below is a look at the ACC's 2013 bowl lineup:
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 – 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (conditional)
Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 – 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Russell Athletic Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 – 6:45 p.m., ESPN
Belk Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 – 3:20 p.m., ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 – 3:15 p.m., ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 12:30 p.m., ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 – 2 p.m., CBS
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 – 8 p.m., ESPN
Discover Orange Bowl
Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 – 8 p.m., ESPN


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Eddie Murphy, an individual whose recent original ideas, when they haven't been lacking altogether, have been pretty abysmal (Meet Dave), is shopping around the best role of his career, for television, and he's got a pretty big name behind him.
Shawn Ryan, a man who hasn't been hurting for original ideas (The Shield, The Chicago Code, Terriers, Lie to Me, The Unit) has joined Murphy in drumming up some interest in a Beverly Hills Cop sequel that would follow Axel Foley's son as he tries to make a name for himself outside the shadow of his father. Murphy would make guest appearances, probably as Axel, and hopefully not as a big fat guy or a Klump.
The show has been pitched to two of the big four, with the other two pitches coming today. It's safe to say that this project has supplanted the Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie with Brett Ratner. Because Ryan > Ratner.
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Including Chemistry and Study Skills Videos (from Dartmouth College), and the Khan Academy collection (math, physics, finance, etc.)
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The issue of academic integrity affects many aspects of research and composition. With the ease of access now available to all students, it's more important than ever to be clear about issues of authorship, citation, and documentation. These web sites provide very useful tutorials and overviews on academic integrity and plagiarism
- You Quote It, You Note It - http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/ Acadia University- A 10 minute animated interactive tutorial with quizzes that provides good overview.
- Acknowledging Sources. http://library.uta.edu/plagiarism/index.html University of Texas - Arlington. A Flash-based tutorial that addresses the importance of acknowledging sources and how to properly do so. Topics, based on the ACRL standards, include Learning about intellectual property, Understanding the importance of attributing sources, Learning how to quote and paraphrase material correctly, Understanding common knowledge, Understanding when you do not have to cite material, and Becoming aware of citation styles. Includes examples, practice and a summary quiz.
- How to Avoid Plagiarism. http://www.umuc.edu/ewc/tutorial/start.shtml University of Maryland University College - Online Writing Center. Covers the 'Basics' (Introducing Source Material, Citing Source Material and Referencing Source Materials) and provides guidelines for Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing. Includes examples, tips and a post-test. Available in HTML and Flash versions.
- Plagiarism 101: How to Write Term Papers Without Being Sucked into the Black Hole. http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiarism/index.html Starr, K.. A good basic tutorial covering plagiarism and ways to avoid it. Sections include: What Plagiarism Is, Helpful Strategies, Citation Practice, Resources, References, and Style Guides. Includes a short self-quiz on crediting research sources.
- Plagiarism and How to Avoid It. http://www4.caes.hku.hk/plagiarism/ Gardner, D.. Covers paraphrasing and quotation rules (with examples), expressing one's opinions, and creating reference lists/bibliographies. Includes a self-test consisting of potential plagiarism scenarios and links to sites about plagiarism and related topics.
- Plagiarism Prevention for Students. http://library.csusm.edu/plagiarism/index.html California State University - San Marcos. A tutorial for students designed to clarify what actions are considered plagiarism and ways to avoid them. Major sections include What is Plagiarism?, How to Avoid It, and How to Credit Sources. Sections include quizzes that give students an opportunity to check their understanding of the concepts covered. Also includes a brief glossary.
- Plagiarism Tutorial. http://panther.indstate.edu/tutorials/plagiarism/index.html Indiana State University Library. A basic online tutorial designed to help undergraduate students avoid plagiarism. Topics include: Plagiarism Defined, Examples, How to Avoid, In-Text Citations, and Common Knowledge. Includes a quiz on recognizing plagiarism and a printable checklist of what constitutes plagiarism.
- Plagiarism Tutorial. http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/plagiarismtutorial.php The University of Southern Mississippi - University Libraries. Sections include: What is Plagiarism?, Citing Quotations, and Paraphrasing and Summarizing. Includes exercises comparing acceptable use to plagiarism and a pre- and post-test. Adapted from Robert A. Harris, R.A. (2001). The Plagiarism Handbook : Strategies for Preventing, Detecting, and Dealing with Plagiarism, Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
- Synthesis: Using the Work of Others. http://plagiarism.umf.maine.edu/index.html University of Maine at Farmington - Writing Center. A good basic tutorial for undergraduate students that provides an overview of plagiarism, how to properly give credit for sources, and how to avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement. Includes interactive Q&A with feedback on plagiarism and copyright violations.
- The St. Martin's Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/plagiarismtutorial/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&v=&o=&ns=0&uid=0&rau=0 Price, M.. Designed to give students a better sense of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. The six sections of the tutorial explain what sources to acknowledge, how to keep good notes, how to organize one's research, and how to appropriately integrate sources. Exercises are included throughout. Students must create a free user account to use this site.
- Understanding Plagiarism. https://www.indiana.edu/~tedfrick/plagiarism/ Indiana University at Bloomington - School of Education. Provides two student-oriented resources for learning about plagiarism: What Is Plagiarism? (a short quiz with immediate feedback) and How to Recognize Plagiarism. Includes links to Web sites describing real plagiarism cases, examples of word-for-word and paraphrasing plagiarism and practice exercises on identifying plagiarism.
- Understanding Plagiarism. http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_plagiarism_1/0,6622,427064-,00.html Pearson - Prentice Hall Publishers. A student-oriented tutorial designed to help learners understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid committing it. Topics include proper attribution of sources, quoting, summarizing and paraphrasing. Also includes guidelines on how to cite and attribute information retrieved from electronic or other unconventional sources.
- What You Need to Know About Plagiarism. http://www.njsbf.org/images/content/1/1/11085/Plagiarism07_final.pdf New Jersey State Bar Foundation. A Q&A pamphlet that defines plagiarism, explians its various forms and answers frequently asked questions about avoiding this problem by properly citing sources. Also breifly discussed copyright issues.
- Avoiding Plagiarism - from the Purdue OWL
- VAIL -Virtual Academic Integrity Laboaratory - from the University of Marylandhttp://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/vail/home.html
- Plagiarism Workshop - interactive tutorial from San Jose State University Library
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It's the concert film we've all been waiting for. Queen! Play Hungary! In 1986! Hello…? Is anyone there?
A Hungarian-made concert film? Of Queen? From 1986? Why is this coming out in cinemas again? Fine, if it were a seminal, era-defining show in which Freddie Mercury, say, set fire to a Soviet flag and sang 'Stars and Stripes Forever', then maybe, just maybe it would be worth rolling out once more.
But, the feeling you get from watching this is that Queen had a super-tight stage set, that the ultra-charismatic Mercury probably never gave a weak performance in his (tragically short) life and that, as a band, they were more than happy to ride the rock excess gravy train.
They breeze through their classic singles (with the customary dull, acoustic interlude), and you know from the confidence exuded by all that they've sung these songs thousands, maybe tens of thousands of times before. Mercury dashes round the stage, as expressive and camp as Joel Grey in Cabaret. But there's no real rush of energy here, at least nothing that you couldn't get from sticking A Night at the Opera on the turntable.
To concert film obsessives, there are a few eccentric touches that are of mild interest: a series of short interludes (with awful, clagged-up sound), showing each band member back stage during their down time at least raises an ironic smile. Brian May sports ill-fitting leisure wear and floats off in a hot-air balloon. Roger Taylor goes go-karting with no helmet on. John Deacon, er, walks around some docks and attempts to start a conversation with a four-year-old from Edgware.
The fashions, too, are worth seeing. Freddie Mercury wanders around antiques shop and samples local grog while wearing a lemon-yellow tracksuit. John Deacon, meanwhile, comes on for the second encore sporting yellow hot pants. It's quite a sight.
Surely this is a classic concert if it's getting a cinema release.
Erm, no. If you love (LOVE!) Queen, then give this one a whirl.
Hardly The Last Waltz... Is it even worthy of a DVD release?
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Richard Boucher, MD
BA: (1966) Yale University, New Haven, CT
MD: (1970) Columbia University, New York, NY
Residency: (1972) Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship: (1977) Royal Victoria Hospital, Montrel, Canada
Academic & Professional Titles:
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Director, Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research & Treatment Center
Office: 7008 Marisco Hall
Phone: 919-966-1077
Fax: 919-966-7524
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Research Interests:
The Boucher lab continues its major interest in the functions of airway epithelia in health and disease. In general terms, the lab focuses on five interrelated areas of research:
1. Airway surface liquid (ASL) physiology
The Boucher lab is interested in the physiology of airway surface liquid at the microscopic and the integrated (alveolar/airway) macroscopic levels.
a. "Microscopic": The goal of the lab has been to understand the composition, organization, and physiology of the different components of the airway surface liquid (ASL) compartment. Recent advances using well-differentiated airway epithelial cultures that secrete mucin, effect coordinated ciliary beat regulation, and regulate airway surface liquid salt and water composition have allowed initiation of detailed studies of the topography as well as physiology of ASL. We interface these cultures with the confocal microscope, which allows us to study ASL as native "thin films" that exhibit both mucus and defined periciliary liquid layers. The use of confocal microscopy to study this layer has been complemented by the development of techniques to rapidly fix, without distortion, the ASL compartment, using perfluorocarbon/osmium techniques.
b. Function of ASL: We postulate that the major function of the airway surface liquid compartment is to effect mechanical clearance of deposited materials from airway surfaces We have been able to study the integrated activities of the airway surface liquid in the air-liquid interface culture model system. The airway surface liquid moves in a rotational (counterclockwise) fashion in this culture system. The rate of rotational mucus transport can be quantitated and approaches the velocities that are achieved in vivo. Many key aspects of airway surface liquid physiology have been tested using this system. For example, the contribution of the epithelium to local salt and water concentrations and volumes, respectively, has been studied. The air-liquid interface culture system has been utilized for measuring the composition and rate of volume absorption across airway epithelial surfaces. Airway surface liquid on normal airway surfaces is isotonic, and the epithelium mediates amiloride-sensitive isotonic volume absorption. In addition, this approach of employing well-differentiated cultures and confocal microscopy has been utilized to measure the permeability of the epithelium to water. These studies established that the airway epithelia are relatively water-permeable, which has major implications for the ability to hydrate inspired air and has therapeutic implications with regard to regulation of ASL volume on airway surfaces.
c. Macroscopic: There are several major questions with respect to the integrated physiology of surface liquid amongst the different regions of the lung. The first question is whether the periciliary liquid moves with the mucus layer in a cephalad fashion via the activities of cilia. This question relates to the magnitude of the volume burden that would be imposed on successive proximal airway surfaces as liquid moves from the very large to the very small areas of the small versus large airways, respectively. In a series of studies in a well-differentiated cell culture system, we used a column of photo-released FITC dextran to compare the relative movement of the mucus and periciliary liquid layers. These studies demonstrate that the periciliary liquid layer moved at a rate similar to that of the mucus layer, reflecting apparent frictional interactions between the mucus and the periciliary liquid layer. Biophysical modeling of these interactions is currently underway.
A major question relates to the site of the initial secretion of the liquids that move up airway surfaces. The lab is currently investigating the hypotheses that (1) the liquid is secreted in the distal portions of the bronchioles versus (2) that liquids are secreted on alveolar surfaces and move onto airway surfaces by a "wicking" phenomenon that reflects the forces generated by the ciliary movement of the airway surface liquid compartment.
2. Airway epithelial Na+ transport
The lab has had a long-term interest in the sites and regulation of Na+ transport in the conducting airways. These studies focus both on normal physiology and ion transport dysfunction in disease.
a. Normal regulation of airway epithelial Na+ transport: The airway epithelial Na+ channels (ENaC) appear to be expressed relatively homogeneously throughout the adult lung. There appears to be little hormonal regulation of ENaC expression to account for any major homeostatic regulation of Na+ transport in adult airways. Consequently, most efforts have focused on regulation of the activation status of ENaC channels. A critical question and area of interest in the lab with regard to airway surface liquid physiology is how the ENaC channel senses the volume of airway surface liquid and appropriately regulates the rate of Na+ absorption.
b. Role of Na+ transport in airways disease: A consistent interest of the laboratory has been the role of excessive Na+ transport in the pathogenesis of CF airways disease. Recent data have strongly indicated that excessive Na+ transport drives NaCl and water (isotonic volume) absorption across CF airways epithelium. As in normals, the absorption of NaCl appears to be isotonic in CF. A major breakthrough in the lab has been to directly link the excessive volume absorption by the CF airway epithelium to the defect in mucus clearance. It appears that volume depletion in CF is expressed not only in the dessication of the mucus layer but also in the depletion of the periciliary liquid layer. Thus, the pathophysiologic correlate of this phenomenon is that mucus plaques become adherent to the CF airway surface and cannot be cleared either via ciliary or by cough-dependent mechanisms. Importantly, we have been able to show, via either volume replacement directly or drug-induced volume replacement, that the defect in mucus transport that characterizes CF airways under these conditions is reversible. Thus, these observations set the paradigm for therapeutic strategies designed to clear the airways of the adherent, thickened mucus plaques that we postulate are the nidus of CF airways infection.
3. Extracellular nucleotides
Our lab has had a major interest in the role of extracellular nucleotides in airways homeostasis. This interest spans all aspects of extracellular nucleotide biology/physiology.
a. Role of P2 receptors in airway epithelial function: the G-protein-coupled P2Y receptors appear to be highly expressed in airway epithelial cells and linked to the major functions of cells in the airway epithelium, e.g., salt and water transport and ciliary regulation in the ciliated cells, and mucin granule release in the "goblet" cells. Molecular studies in human airways and recent studies in P2Y2-targeted mice suggest that, at least with respect to Cl- secretion, the P2Y2 (ATP=UTP) receptor is the major receptor transducing extracellular nucleotide signals into regulation of airway epithelial Cl- transport.
b. Extracellular nucleotidases: Initial studies in the lab were designed to measure the rates of metabolism of nucleotides that may be deposited on the airway surfaces (e.g., UTP) for therapeutic purposes. However, analysis of these initial studies revealed a complex series of extracellular nucleotidases on airway surfaces that was heretofore unexpected. There are five different systems that may be expressed on airway surfaces. These studies are of interest to the lab, both for the potential relevance for the development of nucleotide-based therapies, and for the implications they have with respect to the control of extracellular nucleotide concentrations in response to endogenous nucleotide release.
c. Nucleotide release from cells: Nucleotides may be released from both goblet cells (co-packaged with mucin granules) and from ciliated cells themselves. A major effort in the lab is being focused on the signal transduction systems responsible for nucleotide release from ciliated cells. The most potent stimulus is that of stress or tactile deformation. In a recent series of studies, it was shown that tactile stimulation of polarized airway epithelial cells causes the release of ATP and UTP into the ipsilateral (side of stimulus) and contralateral surfaces of airway epithelial cells. The physiologic consequence of this release is to form "Ca2+ waves" that may integrate the activity of patches of airway epithelial cells in response to stimuli. Another implication of the result is that the contralateral release of nucleotides may mediate transepithelial signaling, i.e., permitting the submucosal space to "know" that stimuli are being presented to the lumen of cell.
4. Gene therapy
The lab has had a major interest in gene therapeutic approaches to CF lung diseases. The general concept of the lab has been to utilize the airway epithelial cell biologic expertise and more recently the gene targeting expertise afforded by our studies of G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) located in the apical membrane, e.g., P2Y2-R, to increase the efficiency of gene transfer.
a. Barriers to gene transfer: Work in the lab over approximately the past five years has revealed that the major limitation to airways gene transfer is one of limited efficiency. This problem was first noted when we discovered that gene transfer to freshly excised in vivo airway epithelia was only effective when the epithelium was injured, reflecting a gross abrogation of multiple barriers to gene transfer, including the lumen-facing ciliated cells. This early recognition of these problems have led to a program to understand each of the potential barriers to gene transfer in series. Programs are underway to assess the epithelial barrier at each level, starting with the mucus barrier and ending with cytoplasmic nuclear translocation.
b. Vector targeting: An insight from the lab was that effective targeting of a vector to the apical membrane required a target that would both bind the vector and internalize it. Because none of the conventional targets that offered both functions were expressed on the apical membrane, e.g., growth factors, integrins, we identified a novel group of targets on this barrier that fulfilled these criteria. In general, this class of targets are the G protein-coupled receptors, which, as a part of their desensitization biology, sequester (internalize). The early focus of the lab has been on the P2Y2 receptor, which is expressed at relatively high levels on the airway epithelial cell and for which ~30% of the receptor can sequester in response to an agonist. Current strategies to redirect vectors to P2Y2 include development of monoclonal antibodies to external epitopes of P2Y2 for the generation of bi-specific antibody approaches and the modification of the native ligand, e.g., UTP, that will allow this molecule to be used as the cognate moiety of a molecular conjugate for targeting this particular receptor.
5. Clinical studies
The lab continues to provide translational concepts for testing in the clinical arena. Current areas of interest include:
Interactions with Na+ channel blockers and hypertonic saline: Work with the airway epithelial well-differentiated cell culture system, again interfaced with the confocal microscope, has indicated that the application of hypertonic saline to airway surfaces achieves only a very short-lived increase in airway surface liquid volume (the added salt osmotically driving water flow to the airway surface across the relatively large water-permeable airways epithelium). The short duration of action of hypertonic saline appears to reflect, in part, the rapid active absorption of Na+ (and Cl-/water) from the epithelial surface. The addition of amiloride to the culture system concurrent with the hypertonic saline greatly extends the actions of the osmotically active salt. This observation sets the groundwork for a series of studies focused on exploring the capacity of amiloride to extend the magnitude and duration of action of hypertonic saline when administered to human CF subjects. Thus, a series of studies is underway that will test both the acute and chronic (two week) effects of a regimen of hypertonic saline ± amiloride pretreatment of the mucus clearance and pulmonary function characteristics of the CF lung.


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Kessel put together a junior campaign for the record books as tallied 101 points (46g-55a) to become only the fourth player in NCAA history to reach the century mark in a season. The junior forward battled nagging injuries all season but played in 37 games averaging 2.66 points per game and finished with 28 multi-point games. Midway through the year, Kessel became the 24th player in NCAA history to surpass 200 career points and only the ninth to do so in three seasons.
The Madison, Wis. native is only the second female athlete from Minnesota to receive this award joining former Gopher swimmer Gretchen Hegener earning the accolade in 1997. Kessel is one-of-six Gophers, men or women, to garner this prestigious award.
On the international stage, the United States Women's National team member helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship. At the Championships, she scored the game-winning goal in the gold-medal game to aid the U.S. in securing its fourth gold medal in five world championship appearances. Kessel was named the U.S. Player of the Game and earned recognition as one of the top three American players in the tournament.
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Rebekah Maggor is softly stunning. In green velvet gown and upswept hair she transforms fluidly from pondering lover to terrified schemer, from haunted murderess to grief-stricken madwoman. She pours herself into characters, slipping not only into another persona, but into another time and place. She is aqueousand erudite.
Maggor is appearing in her own creation, Shakespeare's Actresses in America, running Sunday through Tuesday at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre. In a fascinating stroke of theatre genius, she brings to the stage famed actresses from the 19th century to the present. She narrates the play in the role of Margaret Webster, an American actress trained in Britain and the first woman to direct at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Her low, slightly arched speaking style is the first of many masterful modulations of voice. Maggor's ability to carefully shift her diction and thoroughly change her voice is a performance in and of itself and one worthy of praise.
As Webster, Maggor introduces such acclaimed actresses as Sarah Bernhardt, Helen Hayes, Elizabeth Taylor, Claire Danes and even silent movie star Mary Pickford. Each actress is given the stage to perform a scene from Shakespeare.
Maggor opens with four scenes from Romeo and Juliet, including three variations on the famous balcony scene. By the time the show lets out, a rapid hour later, the audience has been treated to three actresses' take on Katharine from the Taming of the Shrew, three interpretations of Lady Macbeth, a bit of Twelfth Night, a touch of The Merchant of Venice, and a collection of Hamlet.
Maggor is breathtaking as Eva La Galliene performing Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene. Her whole body seems to absorb the tension and stress of this tormented woman as the lights come up to reveal her transfixed gaze and frozen form. So too does she inhabit the role of Ellen Terry performing Ophelia's mad scene from Hamlet. She is delightfully disturbing.
The performance of Hamlet's famous soliloquy is a crowd-pleasing surprise, with Sarah Bernhardt expounding and expressing all over the stage in nothing but French. Narrating character Margaret Webster then sits still in a chair and delivers the same soliloquy in English. The contrast results in a heightened awareness of the role of movement in performance.
Maggor embodies whole genres and generations, not only the actresses that those periods produced. The Shakespeare alone is worth the drive to Wellfleet Harbor, but Maggor's unique and thoughtful invention makes this piece too good to miss.
Shakespeare's Actresses in America, created and performed by Rebekah Maggor, is at W.H.A.T., 1 Kendrick Ave. in Wellfleet, through Aug. 29, with no shows Aug. 13 through 15, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27, and $12 student rush. Call 508-349-9428 or visit www.what.org for tickets.
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The surface you decide to build your fire on should be a durable surface. Clear away any loose brush, needles, and leaves. Make sure you have reached the ground level of sand or very hard soil before you start building your base. Clear at least a 3-foot circumference around your chosen spot. Clear any overhanging limbs, twigs or brush over your intended fire zone. If they are available, circle the pit with stones and rock to create a more traditional fire ring.
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Once you have prepared the surface of the river, now you can start with a base. Find small and dry material such as dry leaves, pine needles or small twigs. If they feel brittle and break easily, more than likely they will be dry enough. If the environment is very wet, look for natural material under logs that has been kept dry. Some people carry dryer lint, sawdust or fire-starters with them for inclement conditions. Pile these materials in the center of your fire circle. Gather slightly bigger material to add to your fire and place in a small easy to access pile next to your ring.
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The traditional gay parade of Mexico City will be celebrated next weekend. It will depart from Ángel de la Independencia to Zócalo at 12 pm. There is along list of organizations that will march next Saturday that range from politics to media and parents of LGBT people. Like every year, those who refuse to march will complain about how this march has become more a carnival than an expression of protest or political fight for LGBT rights and other issues (just like Judith Butler did during the Berlin gay parade last Saturday…).
The main poster is after the jump, and if you look for more information about who is organizing this event click here. If you look for an after party, click here. Although you will have plenty of options, since people will share flayers about parties during the whole march.
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