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Affirmative Disaster
A Duke study documents the harm racial preferences in college admissions can do to the intended beneficiaries.
Feb 20, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 22 • By HEATHER MAC DONALD
Naturally, the BSA has leveraged its protest into demands on the Duke administration for more black faculty and administrators and for more funding of black-themed programs. A Duke professor of English, women's studies, and law, Karla Holloway, tweeted that the study "lacks academic rigor"—this women's studies professor neglected to specify which of its algorithms she found flawed—and that it "re-opens old racial wounds." A senior research scholar, Tim Tyson, wrote in an op-ed that the paper was a "political tract disguised as scholarly inquiry," representing a "crusade to reduce the numbers of black students at elite institutions." (Both Tyson and Holloway were active in the witch hunt against the three Duke lacrosse players who were falsely accused in 2006 of raping a black stripper.) A group of recent black Duke graduates called on the study's authors to "stop their attack on students of color."
To the extent that these critics tried to address the paper's arguments, they missed its gist entirely. The Duke alumni alleged that black students "shy away" from "so-called 'difficult' majors" because they've been told all their lives that they are "inferior"—overlooking the fact that Duke's black students "shied away" from the sciences only after starting out in those fields. Tyson claimed that black students choose the humanities over the sciences because they "come from cultural and intellectual traditions different than—not less than—most white students at Duke"—again, ignoring the fact that black students overwhelmingly intend to major in the sciences when they arrive at Duke. An essay by a professor of critical culture, gender, and race studies at Washington State University faulted the researchers for not exploring the "countless" ways in which "racism" denies black high school students equal access to SAT prep and Advanced Placement courses. But the focus of the major-switching paper was on what happened to minority students after they arrived at Duke, not before. Moreover, the paper did note that the racial difference in academic preparation is "not surprising, given disparities in resources between black and white families."
The study's critics also asserted that the intellectual demands of humanities and science majors are indistinguishable. Applying Ferdinand de Saussure (a 19th-century Swiss linguist invoked today only in literature classes) to The Matrix, it was claimed, is as challenging as mastering the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Here, too, the protesters ignored the paper's empirical evidence: Seniors in the hard sciences have lower grades than freshmen in humanities and social sciences, even though the SATs of science majors are on average higher than those of humanities majors. For blacks, the disparity in grading is even greater. Black freshmen get higher grades in the humanities and social sciences than freshmen of all races get in the hard sciences, though black students' test scores and overall grades are significantly lower than other students'. As for the coursework demands in the various fields, it is students themselves who report spending 50 percent more time studying for the hard sciences, and who rate those courses as more difficult than the humanities and the social sciences.
In a different world, the Duke administration might have tried to dispel some of the distortions of the Arci-diacono paper, given the authors' patent lack of invidious intent and the rigor of their work. Instead, Duke's top bureaucrats left the authors twisting in the wind. In an open letter to the campus, provost Peter Lange and a passel of deanlings declared: "We understand how the conclusions of the research paper can be interpreted in ways that reinforce negative stereotypes." It is hard to imagine a more hypocritical utterance. To the extent that the paper reinforces "negative stereotypes," it does so by describing the effects of Duke's policy of admitting black students with lower academic qualifications than whites and Asians. It is Duke's predilection for treating black students as a group whose race trumps their individual academic records that constitutes "stereotyping," not the authors' analysis of the consequences of that group thinking. (Campus spokesman Michael Schoenfeld ignored a request to specify the "negative stereotypes" that the paper might reinforce.)
But perhaps a concession to black anger had to be made to clear some space for a defense of the Arcidiacono paper? Not a chance. The deanlets and provosts followed their invocation of "negative stereotypes" with an anodyne generalization about academic freedom: "At the same time, our goal of academic success for all should not inhibit research and discussion to clarify important issues of academic choice and achievement." In other words, don't blame us for what these wacky professors might say.
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Sherlock loved exploring these deep dark caves and caverns looking for bats. This place is known as the "Oasis on the Pecos" - do you know where Sherlock is?
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25 Fresh Pincushion Protea Bouquets
Morning, lovelies! We have been having some hosting problems, so the schedule is a bit out of whack, but never mind – today is just going to be FULL of inspiration! We're starting off with a roundup of no less that 25 gorgeous bouquets incorporating one of our favourite South African flowers, the pincushion protea. Since I first wrote about this spiky bloom a few years back, I've been delighted to see it used in some really creative and beautiful ways, so I thought it was about time I shared them. If you'd like a very South African feeling to your flowers, but are a bit over King Proteas, then this is a great choice. Read more


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Florida forwards Erik Murphy and Cody Larson were arrested on felony burglary charges early Sunday morning, according to St. Augustine Police.
A television station in Jacksonville reported the two players are out on bond after breaking into a car. Joshua Adel, a team manager, was charged with principal to burglary.
Investigators said Larson and Murphy claimed to lose a wallet at a bar, but were soon asked to leave after they got close to an employee who was counting money. After they left, bouncers saw the two players breaking into a co-worker's car in a nearby parking lot.
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(WICHITA, Kan.) — One person has died and another hospitalized after a motorcycle in west Wichita Friday.
The accident happened just after ten o'clock Friday night at the intersection of Central and Tyler. Police say the driver of a pick-up truck pulled out from a stop sign in front of the motorcycle.
Paramedics rushed both patients to the hospital, but the motorcyclist died a short time later. He was identified as 21-year-old Alex J. Weibe.
Police say alcohol may have been a factor in the crash. The truck driver, a 59-year-old male, was given a blood test to determine if he had been drinking.
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Joe Manchin Isn't Sure If He Supports Tax Hikes & Medicare Cuts to Pay for Obamacare
7:27 AM, Oct 30, 2010 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
"It was a good ad, wasn't it?," Manchin said with a smile.
Manchin touted his A-grade on fiscal issues from the Cato Institute: "Who would have thought this little state would be a financial beacon for the whole country during a most difficult time?" (Unemployment is at 8.9%, about a point below the national average.)
Manchin preached about West Virginia's values--"the God fearing family loving people that we are"--and shared fond memories of meeting the late Robert Byrd in the late 1950s, when Manchin was just 10 years old, at his grandfather's grocery store. "Papa loved to preach and talk about the Bible and cut meat," Manchin said of his grandfather. "I heard the Godawfullest racket in the butcher room and I couldn't figure out--these two men were going at it, preaching the Bible, arguing about how to cut a chicken up and it just went on and on. I go back there and my grandfather, Papa, said, 'Joe, I want you to meet Senator Robert Byrd.'"
It's enough to make a Democrat cringe (well, aside from the praise for Byrd). Of course, Manchin would probably like to revert to his Obamacare-supporting past once he gets into the Senate--no sure thing in a wave election year with Republican Raese a few points behind in the polls. Manchin made it clear that his heart is really with the Democratic party. "When times were tough and things were bad, and I've heard my grandfather talk about depressions, it was always the principles of the Democratic party that came to the rescue of the citizens of America," Manchin told supporters.
If elected to the Senate, Manchin will probably vote with the Democratic leadership when he can get away with it--which probably won't be that often. The winner on November 2 will only serve out the remaining two years of Robert Byrd's last term.
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Anniversary interview with Alice von Hildebrand
Katie van Schaijik | Jul 17, 2013 | 5 cmts
Dietrich and Alice von Hildebrand were married on July 16th, 1959.
In honor of the occasion, I interviewed her yesterday evening here at our summer home in New Hampshire.
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First period
No scoring.
Second period
Wisconsin 1, UND 0 — Derek Stepan (Patrick Johnson) 1:54. Fienhage turned the puck over behind UND's net to Johnson, who centered it to Stepan. Wide open in the slot, the former Shattuck player put it between Eidsness' pads.
Wisconsin 1, UND 1 — Brad Miller (Chay Genoway) 6:53. Genoway flipped a high backhand down the ice just to get the puck out of the zone. Miller skated under it along the right wing and came in the zone with a 2-on-1. He took the shot himself and beat Connelly high to the near side.
Third period
Wisconsin 2, UND 1 — Brendan Smith (Michael Davies, Jamie McBain) 2:00 (pp). Davies controlled the puck in the middle of the left circle and found McBain at the top of the right circle. McBain one-timed it past Eidsness.
Wisconsin 2, UND 2 — Andrew Kozek (Darcy Zajac) 3:54. Zajac fought off a check as he carried the puck along the left wing. Zajac managed to get a backhand off and Kozek was waiting in the slot for the rebound.
UND 3, Wisconsin 2 — Jason Gregoire (Evan Trupp) 14:45. The Sioux go forward with a faceoff at neutral ice. The puck went to Gregoire at the left circle and he put it between Connelly's legs.
During the pre-game the zamboni has broken down on the ice. There are five people out there looking at it right now. It's been at the blue line for a good five to 10 minutes. This is the third straight hockey game I've been at now where we've had a zamboni malfunction. Update: The zamboni has been towed by the third-string zamboni. You can see where the other one got stuck, though. Hopefully it doesn't mean any ice problems.
Halloween costumes so far: Someone dressed as Tim the Tool Man Taylor's Neighbor, Wilson, complete with a fence to hold over his face. Someone else dressed as a blind ref with sunglasses and a guide stick. On the back of the ref jersey: D. Shepherd.
UND's lines
16 Ryan Duncan–29 Chris VandeVelde–26 Brett Hextall
20 Matt Watkins–11 Darcy Zajac–10 Andrew Kozek
19 Evan Trupp–22 Brad Malone–21 Matt Frattin
17 Jason Gregoire–8 Ryan Martens–14 Brad Miller
24 Ben Blood–5 Chay Genoway
6 Zach Jones–25 Jake Marto
3 Derrick LaPoint–4 Corey Fienhage
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9 Michael Davies–5 Blake Geoffrion–18 Jordy Murray
10 Patrick Johnson–12 Matt Thurber–21 Derek Stepan
24 John Mitchell–16 Sean Dolan–8 Podge Turnbull
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (December 18, 2012)--A 4-year-old Indonesian boy has died from bird flu, increasing the death toll to 160 in the world's hardest-hit country.
Health Ministry official Rita Kusriastuti said Tuesday that the boy died Dec. 6 in Tangerang city, just west of Jakarta, the capital after he developed symptoms of a cold and fever on Nov. 30 and was treated at a public health center before being hospitalized the same day he died.
Kusriastuti said the boy, from the West Java district of Bogor, was believed to have been infected with the H5N1 virus after coming into direct contact with dead fowl around his house.
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Students interested in East Asian Studies are invited join members of the Japanese language department, EAS majors, and fans of anime for the DRAWING & MOVING film series. This week's film is Memories(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1530535/).
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The Death Of King Arthur by Simon Armitage
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Simon Armitage is already the master of this alliterative music, as his earlier version of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight (2006) so craftily showed. His new translation of The Death Of King Arthur restores a neglected masterpiece of storytelling, bringing to life the carnage and horror of war, and the flaws of a king who is as much a human being as a figurehead - the mix of ruthlessness and restraint in its entirety.
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Greensboro, NC -- If you like jazz music, you don't want to miss this opportunity this weekend.
The Stinger Jazz Band from Western Guilford High School is holding a fundraiser Saturday, April 20.
It's a jazz spaghetti dinner. Eat food and listen to jazz while supporting the instrumental music program at Western Guilford.
There are two performances Saturday - one at 4pm and one at 7pm. It's at West Market Street United Methodist Church in Greensboro.
You can get tickets at the door or in advance by calling the school at 316-5800 and ask for the band director, Kiyoshi Carter.
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Creating artificial trees is an art, as shown in this time elapsed video of a Commercial Silk manufacturer creating an artificial Ficus tree. Our team of craftsmen are masters in their field and strive to create the most authentic and realistic silk trees in the industry. Fortunately, our craftsmen have over 40,000 square feet of studio-like warehouse space to perfect their art.
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Why Is Artificial Boxwood So Popular? Boxwood foliage is horticulturally popular with many gardeners, landscapers and homeowners. Artificial Boxwood is ideal for interior landscapes, because of its minimal maintenance - artificial plants only need a yearly dusting, but do not require watering or trimming. Boxwood shrubs and bushes are popular because of their shaping, cutting and pruning abilities. Our artificial Boxwood topiaries can be shaped to any form. For example, we manufacture artificial Boxwood topiary animals, unique for each client; our spiral Boxwood topiary and Boxwood topiary balls are popular in formal decor, and our Boxwood privacy screens are a great visual screen to hide unsightly views. Boxwood topiaries and Boxwood hedges can theme landscapes, and our topiary forms include all sizes of Boxwood spirals, Boxwood shrubs, Boxwood balls, and Boxwood bushes. The Boxwood leaf tapers from a round base: the very small and shiny leaves are leathery to the touch. Boxwood bushes and Boxwood hedges act as a privacy screen as our foliage is thick on every branch. Boxwood is recognized under several names including box bush, English shrub, European Boxwood, common Boxwood and pale Boxwood. This slow growing evergreen was introduced to North America in the mid-1600s, and is native to Europe, Asia, Africa, Madagascar, and South and Central America with the majority of Boxwood species tropical or subtropical. [more] Indoor artificial Boxwood by Commercial Silk International can be impregnated with our inherently fire retardant chemical during manufacturing, offering consistent fire protection. Our Boxwood foliage can also be used in exterior applications with our UV inhibitor. These chemicals are blended with the fabric as well as the plastic or PVC parts so you wont see or feel a tacky surface film. Our outdoor foliages have been tested for colorfastness according to ASTM G 155-05, and after one year of UV exposure equivalent to Miami, Florida, our product had NO COLOR LOSS visible by sight. The Elephant in the Room is Silk Topiary
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Apartments Texarkana: Cedar Ridge Texarkana Apartments offer great value for the money!
To get to Cedar Ridge Apartments, take I-30 to Texarkana exit #222 Summerhill Rd. Go South, we are the first complex on the Right. Our central Texarkana location puts us right next to the historic Spring Lake Park walking trails. The beautifully remodeled Central Mall is just down the street, less than one mile away. St. Michael Hospital is just over the interstate along with the new stadium seating Cinemark 14. In that area you will find great shopping at Old Navy, Best Buy, Kohl's, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Bed Bath & Beyond, Coldwater Creek, Ruby Tuesday, Outback Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Coldstone Creamery, Chico's, Texarkana College and Texas A & M University at Texarkana...
Cedar Ridge Apartments has 190 large apartments, custom painted interiors and polished brass ceiling fans, nice carpet and walk in closets and porcelain tubs. Our property serves both local school districts. Pleasant Grove ISD an upscale school district in North Texarkana where most doctors and professionals live and send their kids. Also Texarkana ISD, who has recently invested millions of $$$ renovating and updating their campuses. We are now seeing some Pleasant Grove parents sending their kids to TISD. Either School district will serve you well. We are in the middle of a large renovation project. All the buildings are being custom painted. The residents love the changes that are taking place. Our courtesy officer does a great job watching the place. We screen all applicants for criminal background, job and rental history.
We have the best residents! The Clubhouse is a large 3000 square foot facility, at the back of the complex next to the pool. It is used by the residents for anything from wedding showers and birthday parties to a quiet evening watching a DVD on the big screen and a game of pool. It has a mini-kitchen, a vintage regulation Brunswick pool table, big screen tv/DVD, couches, dance floor and lot's of room to accommodate parties up to 50+ people. The Fitness Center is downstairs at the clubhouse. It is equipped with over a dozen popular machines, like Nordic Track, stair climbers, elliptical machines, stationary bicycle machines and treadmill. The Weight room is undergoing renovation and now has cabled weight machines. Our maintenance staff has 4 full time workers. Our residents appreciate their quick response time. They are available 24 hours a day and some live on property... Give us a call, we would love to show you the property and help you relocate to your new home.
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I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I wanted to give a general thanks to the BPL community. I've been silently lurking on this site for the past few months after I decided to start lightening up my load.I've picked up a bunch of good & well priced gear based on deals and recommendations by the folks around here. Thanks again for all your help!
Welcome to the site Mary. Glad to hear you are jumping in and getting involved. Now...when can we expect a trip report now that you are lightening up? 8-)
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Lesson Plan
I'm a Changed Pig
Students compare and contrast traditional fairy tales with fractured stories, and write personal narratives, all with an eye for author purpose.
- Grades: 3–5
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About this book
Students will write a personal narrative as a response to the fractured fairy tale, The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. In the narrative, they take the point of view of the pig in order to describe their personal journey that has led them to become a kinder, gentler pig.
Students will:
- Compare and contrast the classic fairy tale with the fractured story.
- Complete a graphic organizer.
- Write a personal narrative following the steps of the writing process.
- Publish their completed narrative.
- Collection of fractured fairy tales
- The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig or another similar tale that features role reversals between the villain and the heroes
- Personal Narrative Organizer (PDF)
- Paper and pencils
- Coloring materials, such as crayons, colored pencils, and markers for publishing
Set Up and Prepare
- Gather a large number of fractured fairy tales for students to explore. Use books from your own collection along with those from the school and/or public library. Keep these books out during the entire unit for students to read independently and for them to refer to as models during the writing lessons. To generate the greatest interest, provide a wide variety of fractured classic tales, including versions of Cinderella, The Three Bears, The Three Pigs, and Little Red Riding Hood.
- If you have not done so already, preview the Online Activity: Fractured Fairy Tales & Fables. Author Jon Scieszka will take you on a tour of some of his favorite fractured fairy tales to help you build your background and get your creativity flowing before the unit begins.
- Copy the Personal Narrative Organizer (PDF) for each student.
- Have paper, pencils, and art materials available for use.
Day One
Step 1: Begin the lesson by asking students to recall the names of some of their favorite fairy tales. After generating a brief list, ask students what all fairy tales have in common.
Step 2: Ask students to summarize one of the classic fairy tales, The Three Little Pigs. Afterwards tell students to keep that story in mind as you read The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig.
Step 3: Following the story, discuss it with the class. Compare and contrast it with the classic tale. Talk about the main difference (role reversal). Draw a T-chart on the board or on chart paper entitled Big Bad Pig's Character Traits. Label the left side of the chart Before and the right side of the chart After. Have students list the pig's personality traits before the flowers changed him and after. Keep the T-chart available for Day Two.
Day Two
Step 4: Review the premise of the story. Tell students that the main character underwent quite a dramatic change in personality and discuss what some of those changes were. Refer to the T-chart from Day One as needed.
Step 5: Distribute the Graphic Organizer for Personal Narratives (PDF) to each student. Explain and model how it should be completed. Allow students time to complete the organizer. Afterwards students may begin to write their narrative using the graphic organizer as an aid. Have students complete at home if necessary. Remind students to write with voice and any other writing traits you may be highlighting.
Day Three
Step 6: Ask the students to edit their own Personal Narratives and that of at least one more student. Have a brief conference with each student regarding their paper before they proceed to publishing.
Step 7: Students complete and publish a final draft of their paper. Discuss different ideas for publishing, such as a paper decorated like a house of flowers or a circle designed like a wrecking ball.
Supporting All Learners
Students with limited English proficiency, along with less mature readers, may not understand the concept of satire or irony that is often present in fractured fairy tales. Take the time to explain the author's purpose and the meaning that is intended.
Lesson Extensions
Provide students with the materials and money to build a better stronger house for the wolves. Have them work in small cooperative groups to draw out a plan and design a home. Let students know the materials they will have to use are sugar cubes, toothpicks, craft sticks and glue. Give each group an imaginary amount of money to work with along with a budget. Using home building store circulars and/or calling/visiting home building stores in the area, students can figure out the cost of items such as windows, doors, bathrooms, etc. After calculating costs, students may find that they have to revise their original plans. Have students make a model of the finished house to share with the rest of the class.
Home Connection
Inform your parents in a note or through your class newsletter whenever you begin a new unit in language arts. If you like ask parents to help either in the classroom or at home to help proofread student papers before publishing.
- Complete a graphic organizer
- Write a persuasive essay using the steps of the writing process
Did you have a wide enough variety of fairy tales? Are they any titles you would like to add to your collection for next year? Did you provide adequate time for each step? Did you brainstorm enough ideas together? Did you model enough for students to complete the assignment independently? Were all learners able to complete this lesson successfully? What would you do differently next time to improve this lesson?
Assess Students
- Were the students able to understand the author's intent?
- Were the students able to compare the pig's behavior before and after?
- Did students complete the graphic organizer correctly?
- Were the steps of the writing process followed?
- How well did students work together on revising and editing? Were they offering constructive suggestions?
- Was the finished product quality work?
- Part of Collection:
- Subjects:Bullying Experiences, Cooperation and Teamwork, Charts and Graphs, Main Idea and Details, Literature, Compare and Contrast, Plot, Character, Setting, Reading Response, Literature Appreciation, Creative Writing, Literary Response, Narrative Writing, Creativity and Imagination, Teacher Tips and Strategies
- Skills:Compare and Contrast, Main Idea and Details, Plot, Character and Setting, Point of View, Charts and Graphs, Descriptive Writing, Narrative Writing
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University of Rochester doctoral student Lauren Brooks maintains bacterial stock for use in the Microbiology and Immunology Lab. The research lab as well as many others could be affected by sequestration cuts to research funding.
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The indiscriminate carving knife of the federal budget sequester will cut a huge swath through the University of Rochester, slashing everything from support for scientists to student aid, university officials say.
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I personally think that the Hunter Bladedancer and the Warlock Voidwalker will be pretty OP. Even though we have yet to actually play as a Bladedancer, something about that super screams soon to be nerfbat.
Donki Kongo8/21/2014 5:03:30 PM PermalinkI trust Bungie will do a great job in balancing the classes.
Donates8/21/2014 9:47:08 AM PermalinkOp in pve or pvp? Besides you don't know how strong the defender titan is. So there is nothing op until now.
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The 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKids of the Year, brothers Conner and Cayden Long, were honored at a star-studded event in New York City last night. The Long brothers were part of the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year ceremony that recognized Miami Heat star LeBron James. Celebrities such as Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski were also in attendance, and everyone there was impressed by Conner's and Cayden's accomplishments.
Cayden, suffers from cerebral palsy, but Conner doesn't let that stop him from playing sports with his brother. The two compete in triathlons together, with Conner towing Cayden behind in a raft during the swimming leg, towing him behind his bike during the cycling portion, and pushing him during the run. Triathlons have been a great way for the brothers to come together and have made them an inspiration to everyone that hears their story.
After hearing their story at the Sportsman ceremony, Coach K said that Conner and Cayden have scholarships to Duke waiting for them when they get older, and LeBron said that the brothers should get ready for the private plane that is going to take them from their home in Tennessee to Miami to "meet the guys." Even Jay-Z and Beyoncé couldn't wait to shake hands with Conner and Cayden.
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Jenn Suhr, the Riga resident and American gold medalist in the pole vault, will give local fans a peek at her gold medal during a series of competitions and local appearances in Western New York later this month.
Suhr, 30, won gold in the women's pole vault at the London Games Aug. 6. The Fredonia native will make at least eight local appearances, three of which will include actual pole vault competitions.
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I was born and raised in Missoula, got my journalism degree from Washington State University and my first job as the editor of the Lake County Leader, based in Polson on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Covering Native news was a rich and interesting way to get my start in journalism. I missed it in my transition down to the Missoulian. I couldn't be more excited to get back at it and to be a part of Buffalo Post.
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At the start of June 2007, Oddbins announced a new range of six "own label" wines, clearly meant to express some classic French appellations. "Oddbins Selection" consits of a a Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and
Chablis in the white range, and Burgundy, Bordeaux and Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the reds.
Priced between £5.99 and £12.99, the wines are well out of bargain basement territory and, carrying the Oddbins name,
promise much.
Above all other high street chains, Oddbins is the wine merchant that has informed a whole generation of wine lovers in the UK, and the one that changed the face of wine consumption radically. Oddbins brought a youthful, unstuffy appeal to wine for the first time, and introduced millions to the joys not just of the European classics, but to the wines of the New World.
|My initial reaction to the very plain monochrome packaging was mixed: "classic" yes, but very far removed from the anarchic vision of the Oddbins of old. When I opened the bottles however, I had a real problem: the whole range is closed with some of the shortest and cheapest looking synthetic corks I have seen outside the £2.99 Euro wine lake. These are actually fairly good technical closures, but they most certainly do not say "quality wine". The really important thing is what's in the bottles of course, and that turned out to be a real curate's egg. As someone for whom Oddbins has meant a lifetime of excellent drinking, it pains me to say that these really aren't up to scratch. The best of the range are the cheapest, where the generic Bordeaux and Burgundy deliver pretty well for the price. But I have a problem with the Sancerre which tastes like a half-decent Chilean Sauvignon, but does not say "Sancerre" to me, the Chablis which is verging on industrial, sweet chardonnay, and the Chateauneuf-du-Pape that I found to be inkily unattractive.


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GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers did indeed keep six wide receivers on their 53-man roster. The sixth just wasn't one of the wideouts who were so frequently discussed during the offseason.
Wide receivers Tori Gurley and Diondre Borel, who turned down spots on other teams' active rosters last year to stay on the Packers practice squad, were among the 18 players released by the team Friday night, as undrafted rookie free agent Jarrett Boykin made the team and joined arguably the league's deepest group of pass catchers.
The team also placed 2011 first-round draft pick Derek Sherrod, who suffered a horrific broken lower leg Dec. 18 at Kansas City and hasn't played or practiced since, on the physically unable to perform list. Outside linebacker Vic So'oto was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury suffered in Thursday night's preseason finale against the Chiefs.
Also released were offensive tackle Shea Allard, tight end Brandon Bostick, quarterback B.J. Coleman, fullback Nic Cooper, left tackle Andrew Datko, center/guard Tommie Draheim, center Sampson Genus, wide receiver Curenski Gilleylen, defensive end Lawrence Guy, safety Anthony Levine, cornerback Otis Merrill, wide receiver Dale Moss, defensive tackle Daniel Muir, running back Marc Tyler, guard Greg Van Roten and veteran guard/tackle Reggie Wells.
Two more players began serving their NFL suspensions Friday night, getting the Packers to the 53-man limit: Defensive end Mike Neal (four games, for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances) and outside linebacker Erik Walden (one game, for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
Boykin, the all-time leading receiver in Virginia Tech school history, led Packers receivers with 13 receptions for 166 yards in preseason play to cap a strong camp. He made the roster behind Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, James Jones, Randall Cobb and Donald Driver.
Boykin was one of 10 rookies – and four undrafted rookies – to make the team. Also kept were outside linebacker Dezman Moses, tackle Don Barclay and safety Sean Richardson. The first six of the team's eight draft picks made the team: First-rounder Nick Perry, second-rounders Jerel Worthy and Casey Hayward, fourth-rounders Jerron McMillian and Mike Daniels, and fifth-rounder Terrell Manning.
Datko and Coleman, both seventh-round picks and the only two offensive players the team drafted, were both released. They figure to be two of the eight players who will be able to join the team's practice squad starting Saturday at 11 a.m. Coleman is a logical practice-squad candidate, as the Packers will carry only two quarterbacks – NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers and backup Graham Harrell – on the 53-man roster.
The team kept only seven offensive linemen, with Evan Dietrich-Smith and Barclay as the only two backups. That likely means general manager Ted Thompson will scour the waiver wire and investigate possible trades for another lineman, meaning the roster is not yet set. Wells had been signed midway through camp as insurance at the position but apparently did not impress the coaches.
The team kept four running backs on the roster, including injured running back James Starks. Starks, who has been sidelined since Aug. 9 with a turf toe injury, has been the subject of conjecture that his roster spot was in peril. Alex Green, Cedric Benson and Brandon Saine round out that position group.
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The axe has finally fallen for Daimler's monumental misfit, as the Maybach limousine becomes a museum piece.
It's been an open secret that Daimler AG had decided to put Maybach out of its misery as long ago as November 2011 - after a proposal to re-invent the brand as a joint venture with Aston Martin fell apart (thank goodness) under its own weight - but nothing official has ever come out of the Stuttgart media mill.
Until today - and even now Daimler won't admit publicly to its biggest failure of modern times.
Instead, we get told obliquely in the latest price list, which says 'Discontinued' next to all five models - and quotes prices slashed by as much as €80 000 (R800 000) to get rid of the left-over cars.
You can now pick up a top-of-the-range Maybach Landaulet for only €1 120 000 (R11.2 million) or an entry-level 57 for a bargain €304 500 (R5.05 million) - while stocks last.
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Win a Zensorium Tinké wellness monitor for iOS
Late last year, Zensorium introduced the Tinké: a revolutionary accessory used to monitor cardiorespiratory health and stress. Tinké plugs into any iOS device with a 30-pin connector, or Lightning devices with an adapter. MacNN has one of these to give away, read on to learn more and find out how to enter to win.
The Zensorium Tinké is a wellness and stress monitor for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that tracks and measures heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen level and also your stress levels derived from your heart rate variability. Using optical sensing technologies, Tinké captures blood volume changes and quantifies your cardio-respiratory fitness and stress levels.
The Vita Index is a personalized cardiorespiratory score that is created by piecing data collected from heart rate, blood oxygen level and respiratory rate. Pair that with the Zen Index -- which uses heart rate variability as a basis -- to get a personalized score for your stress levels, determined from analyzing the rhythm of your heart rate.
Zensorium Tinké's small, compact design connects to any iOS device with a 30-pin dock connector, or with iPhone 5 via a Lightning to 30-pin adaptor. It is available in blue, pink, grey and white and is available at the Zensorium Store for $119.
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Purple silk empire line dress from Rahvis Couture featuring v-neck with a bold lace up detail at the chest, large bead embellished eyelets, long bishop sleeves with beaded detail at the cuffs, a rear zip fastening and a floaty knee length skirt. Please note that vintage items are not new and therefore might have minor imperfections.
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The euro-area economy has been in a recession since the third quarter of 2011, when the shortest expansion since 1970 ended, a panel of academic economists said.
The slump marked the end of what the Centre for Economic Policy Research's business-cycle dating committee said were 10 quarters of growth in the 17-nation currency bloc, which began in the second quarter of 2009.
Output grew 4 percent from the trough to the peak of the growth cycle, yet wasn't enough to bring gross domestic product back to its pre-financial crisis level, the panel said in a report published in London today.
The European Union's statistics office said today that official GDP data showed the economy satisfied the textbook definition of a recession by shrinking for the second consecutive quarter in July-September. It contracted 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the report.
The CEPR committee studies data beyond GDP to make its call, making its work similar to that of the National Bureau of Economic Research's business-cycle dating panel in the U.S.
Philippe Weil, president of OFCE, a Paris-based research institute, is the committee chairman. The panel also includes Richard Portes and Lucrezia Reichlin of London Business School.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania state environmental regulators are penalizing a Texas-based company drilling in the vast Marcellus Shale natural gas formation for spilling oil at a well site and not notifying them.
The state Department of Environmental Protection said Tuesday that Chief Oil & Gas has paid $180,000. In addition to the spill, it also failed to properly maintain a waste pit.
The violations occurred at a site in Somerset County. Dallas-based Chief did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The oil was used to lubricate heavy machinery. The DEP says a site inspection in June 2010 found evidence of the spill, but it doesn't know how much oil spilled. An agency spokesman says there was no evidence of water contamination and that Chief has since hauled away the tainted soil.


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|Enlarged right-sided dimensions and fibrosis of the right ventricular insertion point on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is seen early in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease.
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|PMID: 20919946 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|Objectives: To describe the findings of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) and in consecutive patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) without PAH. Methods: The study comprised nine consecutive patients who were admitted for right heart catheterization (RHC) under a suspicion of CTD-PAH and 25 consecutive patients who were admitted for evaluation because of a clinical suspicion of SSc. In addition to the regular assessment, they also underwent examination by CMR. Results: CMR measurements of right ventricular (RV) volumes and function showed severe pathology in patients with CTD-PAH. Patients with SSc without PAH had similar but much less severe findings. Right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV) and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) were abnormal in all patients with CTD-PAH. In eight out of nine patients with CTD-PAH, fibrosis was seen in the RV insertion point, probably caused by increased tension, but only in one of the consecutive SSc patients. This patient was diagnosed with CTD-PAH 20 months later. Conclusions: In CTD-PAH, CMR shows severe changes in RV volumes and function, but also fibrosis in the RV insertion point. Similar abnormalities, although much less severe, may be seen at diagnosis of SSc. Further evaluation is warranted to determine whether these findings are of value in screening for early signs of PAH in SSc.
|R Hesselstrand; A Scheja; Dm Wuttge; H Arheden; M Ugander
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Now, as for the Rome bindings which are still my favorite bindings overall , The 390/390 Boss actually is a good match. I personally feel that the Arsenals were overkill in the stiffness and made the board a bit too responsive and therefore touchy. For Leo who is more park oriented, definitely the 390/390 boss. For Dreampow in the deep Japan pow, I would lean toward the stiffer Targa with canting. The Arsenals have turned out to be a great match for the Summit and I am going to use them on the Raptor as well.
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Air Malta has successfully concluded a dry lease agreement for the provision of an Airbus A319 aircraft to Atlantic Airways of the Faroe Islands for a period of 41 months. This agreement follows months of intensive discussions with several airlines following the return of the leased aircraft from OLT Express'.
With this lease Air Malta will be operating a ten aircraft fleet thus meeting the required capacity under the terms of its Restructuring Plan approved by the European Commission.
The aircraft will join Atlantic Airways' four aircraft fleet and will operate from its base at Vágar Airport to airports in Denmark, UK, Spain, Norway and Iceland as well as other tourist destinations that will be added on by the airline.
This lease will start in early May. The aircraft (9H-AEJ) will be de-registered from the Maltese aircraft register and will be given the new registration of OY-RCH.
Atlantic Airways is the national airline of the Faroe Islands, operating domestic helicopter services and international passenger services as well as search and rescue responsibilities from its base airport on Vágar island.
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COMP200Computer Systems
COMP203Programming with Data Structures
COMP219Database Practice and Experience
COMP224Visual Design for Interactive Media
COMP241Software Engineering Development
COMP258Programming Usable Systems
ENEL212Electronics for Digital Systems
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The objectives of this paper are:
The paper develops the basic programming expertise gained in COMP103, and introduces issues of software usability. The paper is practically
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newly-learned skills and techniques. Object-oriented software
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software (including prototyping, design principles, component use, layout
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Compulsory ComponentsThere are two lectures a week. The lectures provide a medium for presenting the background, theoretical material, and general information for the course. There is one tutorial scheduled each week. Its purpose is to reinforce material covered in lectures and link it to the practical content of the course. Tutorials provide an opportunity to discuss problems and answer questions in a small group setting. The supervised lab classes should be used to carry out practical work and in particular work related to the assignments and tests. (We also expect substantial additional effort outside the supervised lab times).
Workload Students should expect to spend about 14
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Other Reading MaterialProcessing site, http://processing.org/.
Computing ResourcesThe laboratory for this course is Lab 2 in R Block.
It is equipped with Windows PCs.
The programming language will be Processing.
Printing, email and web access is available but will be charged for through the Unicash charging system. Other software will be made available if it is deemed useful.
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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- A proposal to rename a La Plata County mountain after the boy whose remains were found there is getting a mixed response.
The Durango Herald reports that a Facebook campaign has been set up to propose renaming Middle Mountain to Dylan's Mountain (http://bit.ly/13nIavW). That's to honor 13-year-old Dylan Redwine, whose remains were discovered last month on the mountain. The boy was last seen in November.
Dylan's mother supports the idea. But some community members who helped search for the boy disagree with the proposal. They say it would connect the mountain to the sad cause of Redwine's death.
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In boxing terms, Rod's Sports A's of Blue Springs went for the quick knockout against Willard but ended up going the distance for the unanimous decision.
The A's defeated Willard 10-5 to capture their fourth Holiday Tournament at Meador Park by putting on an offensive exhibition that featured 14 hits - seven of them for extra bases, including four home runs.
"We swing the bat well," said manager Mike Rooney, who had led his team to tournament titles in 1999, 2005 and 2008 before Sunday's championship. ...