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The Liberty boys soccer team began the 2013 season with two wins against nonconference opponents.
The Patriots defeated Everett, 4-1, March 12. Jared Bales put Liberty on the board first with a goal in the 23rd minute. Noah Anderson would go on to add another score, while Jake Ericksen would add two more.
Just three days later, the Liberty offense exploded for eight goals, soundly defeating Enumclaw, 8-1. Noah Anderson and Connor Noblat both scored twice. Josh Johnson, Sean Carlson, Antonio Lago and Ollie Janders each scored once.
In both games, Liberty goalkeepers Nate Mak and Quinn Magendanz combined to hold their opponents to just one score.
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Grand Rapids, Mich.-based X-Rite Inc. has appointed Rajesh K. Shah executive vice president, CFO and secretary.
Quebec-based Victor Group Inc. has appointed Charles Adams chief sales officer.
The Los Angeles-based Fashion Group International-Los Angeles has elected Won Kim membership chair.
The Hohenstein Institute, Germany, has named Gabriella Medve manager, Romania office.
The Warnaco Group Inc., New York City, has named Michael Prendergast president, Chaps® division.
Los Angeles-based Tukatech Inc. has appointed Adriane Stewart vice president.
Mohawk Industries Inc., Calhoun, Ga., has appointed W. Christopher Wellborn president and COO, and Bill Kilbride chief sustainability officer; and has promoted Jenny Cross to director of sustainability.
Bristol, Va.-based Universal Fibers has named Joseph Parry national sales manager, Architect and Designers Branding Development; and marketing and brand manager, EarthSmart Technology® initiative.
Boulder, Colo.-based Outlast Technologies Inc. has named Karen Fischer sales manager; promoted Greg Russell to business development associate, Outlast North America; and appointed Sachiko Sasayama sales operations manager and Shizuko Okada sales operations, Outlast Asia.
Houston-based Solvay Chemicals Inc. has named Paul Bradley business manager, Specialties Peroxygens.
Greenville-based Ashburn Hill Corp. has appointed David Osbon global director, technical sales and marketing.
The Lanly Co., Cleveland, has named Martin F. Marincic director of sales and marketing.
St. Paul, Minn.-based Lawson Software has named Jeff Comport senior vice president, product management.
Austria-based Starlinger & Co. GmbH has appointed Sven Wolf managing director.
Iselin, N.J.-based Maidenform Brands Inc. has elected Bernd Beetz to the Board of Directors, and has appointed Lucille DeHart chief marketing officer.
Atlanta-based Carters Inc. has appointed Vanessa J. Castagna to the Board of Directors.
Richmond, Va.-based Tredegar Corp.'s Board of Directors has appointed Nancy M. Taylor president and CEO, effective Jan. 31, 2010.
Liz Claiborne Inc., New York City, has named David DeMattei CEO, Lucky Brand Jeans, and Patrick Wade executive vice president, creative director, effective Jan. 4, 2010.
Germany-based BASF SE's Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Alfred Hackenberger president, South America regional division, and Dr. Harald Lauke president, Competence Center Specialty Chemicals Research, effective May 1, 2010; Dr. Wolfgang Hapke president, Performance Polymers division, and Dr. Albert Heuser, president, Regional Division Market and Business Development Asia Pacific, effective March 1, 2010; Dr. Rainer Diercks, president, Petrochemicals division, and Dr. Friedrich Seitz president, Competence Center for Chemicals Research and Engineering, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
New York City-based Hampshire Group Ltd. has named Peter Woodward to the Board of Directors.
Montreal-based Gildan Activewear Inc. has appointed George Heller and James R. Scarborough to its Board of Directors.
Austria-based Lenzing AG's Supervisory Board has extended its contract with CEO Peter Untersperger until March 31, 2013.
Charlotte-based Polymer Group Inc. has appointed Dennis Norman CFO; and Keith Hall interim chief accounting officer.
Wolverine World Wide Inc., Rockford, Mich., has named Blake W. Krueger chairman of the board.
The International Cotton Association Ltd. (ICA), England, has named Cliff White president, Ray Butler first-vice president, and Antonio Esteve second-vice president. ICA also has elected the following to the Board of Directors: Vinay Kotak, Joe Nicosia, and Jordan Lea, Ordinary Directors; Pat-Nie Woo, Far Eastern cotton industry representative; Takashi Shimazaki, Japanese cotton industry representative; and Ertugrul Tanriverdi, Turkish cotton industry representative.
The Carpet and Rug Institute, Dalton, Ga., has given the 2009 Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to Gary Asbury, Professional Testing Laboratory Inc.

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Damon's has been a staple Restaurant in Augusta Maine since 1950. People looking for good food at reasonable prices have chosen Damon's for years. Damon's is best known for its pizzas, cal-zones and sandwiches. However they offer much more including burgers, chicken, spaghetti, salads, dinner baskets, party platters, soups and stews.
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Biomechanical Behavior of the Knee Joint, Using ANSYS
One of the most important joint in the human body is the knee joint. Many papers have been published about it, but most of these works use simplified models, using 2D or some using 3D approaches but without knee joint essential parts. Knee joint are formed by three bones (Femur, Tibia and Patella) and deformed bodies called menisci, that eliminate direct contact and reduce friction between bones. In this system we can find orthotropic and isotropic materials working together. The main objective of this research is to develop a three-dimensional solid finite element model of the knee joint to predict stresses in its individual components (Femur, Tibia, Menisci and Patella). This model is a geometric non-linear contact path-dependent model that includes friction between bodies, which let us understand its structural mechanical behavior, seeing to suggest (propose) -with advanced research in the future- new knee joint prosthesis, as well as to prove the prosthesis-joint interaction before be implanted in the patient. This paper explains a complete human knee joint model without cartilaginous tissue, using ANSYS 7.0 Multiphysics, which show us multiple contact pairs working together (Non-linear analysis) and stress-strain analysis with a 1400 N applied force. The results obtained from the analysis serve to control contact pairs, convergence plots and its comparison with other models. In this way, we develop a first important step towards the structural characterization of Human Knee Joint.


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London - World number three Luke Donald has extended his contract with clubmakers Mizuno as the Englishman seeks to end his wait for a first major title.
"I feel as if I am playing as well as ever at this stage in my career. Over the next few years I want to be in a position to win major championships and to continue to improve each year," Donald said in a statement on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old has used the same make of clubs since 2003 and has racked up 12 wins on the PGA and European Tours in that time, including a superb 2011 where he became the first player to win the money list titles both sides of the Atlantic.
Donald, who has spent 56 weeks at world number one, begins his 2013 campaign next month at the Feb. 14-17 Northern Trust Open in California.
World number one Rory McIlroy, twice a major winner, changed his clubs when he signed a multi-million deal with Nike last week and in his first tournament with the new equipment he missed the cut.– Reuters
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"Kingdom United: THE GATHERING" is a program the church organized
to inspire hope and begin dialogue between community leaders and people from
all walks of life, as well as to honor those who have paved the way for
community growth and empowerment. Speakers included Minister Chrystal
Armstrong, Dr. Pete Sulack, and Hallerin Hilton Hill. Also, Dr. Harold
Middlebrook was given the Trailblazer Award.
The special program was already planned; however, attendee Darryl Richmond
said the presence of Martin and Fulton took the service to another level.
Richmond said, "I took away from it that there's something I need to be
doing to bring justice to America, starting with the community first."
Trayvon Martin's parents said it's been a struggle for them since their son
was killed on the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford,
Florida, but the couple has been traveling to cities across the country
hoping to help curb violence in communities.
Fulton, the 17 year old's mother, said, "If we were not doing anything
positive to try and help somebody else I think we would be doing damage to
Overcoming Believers Church Pastor Daryl Arnold said there have been too
many killings of young people in the city. Pastor Arnold said, "I don't
want to preach here on Sundays and then have to bury someone on Mondays."
Richmond added, "The Trayvon Martin situation was one of the most
well-known ones, but these things happen every single day."
Just one day before "Kingdom United: THE GATHERING", police
responded to a shots fired call in East Knoxville on Woodbine Avenue. Police
say the 17 year old victim later died.
It's those types of incidents Pastor Arnold and the nearly 700 people who
filled Overcoming Believers Church want to stop.
"We need something different. We don't want to see this happen
again," said Pastor Arnold.
Trayvon Martin's parents say they're using what happened to their son as a
tool to make a change in communities everywhere. And they're encouraging other
parents who have lost their child to violence.
Sybrina Fulton said, "I would simply tell the parents they are where we
were one year ago and if it had not been for God giving us strength to just
wake up in the morning and have a semi-normal day, we would be lost."
Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton have started the Justice Trayvon Martin
Foundation as a way to help others who find themselves in a similar situation. Click here for more information on the
Trial of George Zimmerman, the man accused of fatally shooting the teenager,
is scheduled for June 10th. Benjamin L. Crump, attorney for Trayvon Martin's
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At 6:08 p.m. Tuesday, a woman was referred to the District Attorney's Office in the 3600 block of North Sixth Street on charges of criminal damage to property and domestic disorderly conduct.
At 10:42 p.m. Tuesday, a man was arrested in the 1700 block of Merrill Avenue on a Marathon County warrant.


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Many people run into frustration when they realize they are gaining weight–despite making conscious efforts to eat fresh, healthful and low-fat meals.
What's often the culprit? Portion sizes. Fitness trainer and author Sherri McMillan has a great post about exactly how giant portions cause good-intentioned dieters to fall off track.
We are victims of a society that is hooked on supersizing everything…supersized drinks, monster-size cookies, muffins and astronomical-sized restaurant entrees. For many of us, it might not be that our food choices are poor, we might just be eating too much of a good thing. Out-of-control portions lead to weight gain and drain you of energy. If you are trying to lose weight or add muscle, you've got to pay attention to your portion sizes.
Here is a very important message to remember. If at the end of the day, you have expended fewer calories than the number of calories you have consumed from any source, you will store these calories as fat.
Here is how it works:
Let's say you consume an extra 1,000 carbohydrate calories in the form of plain pasta. It takes about 30 percent of the calories consumed to break down the dietary carbohydrate and store it as body fat. So out of the 1,000 extra carbohydrate calories, 700 will be stored as body fat. Now, let's say you consume an extra 1,000 fat calories in the form of creams. It takes about 3 percent of the calories consumed to break down this dietary fat and store it as body fat. So, out of the 1,000 extra fat calories, 970 will be stored as body fat.
It is obviously better to be consuming a diet rich in carbohydrates such as fruits, vegetables and whole grain products because less of the excess will actually be stored as body fat. But, you will still store excess carbohydrates as body fat and gain weight, whether your diet is low in fat or not. If your diet contains more calories than you expend in a day, you will gain weight regardless of the source of the calories.
When reducing food intake and portion sizes, the reduction should typically occur in the following order:
*Reduce fat intake
*Reduce alcohol intake
*Reduce sugar intake
*Reduce starches (pasta, breads, rice)
It is also wise to pay close attention to serving sizes listed on labels. Sometimes what is listed as one serving size is unrealistically small. So you may trick yourself into believing that you are consuming an item that is low in caloric and fat content, when in fact, what you are actually consuming is four times the listed serving size.
Here are some realistic portion sizes:
*A serving of meat, fish or poultry should be about the size of the palm of your hand
*Your fruit and vegetable servings should be about the size of a tennis ball
*A serving size of cottage cheese, rice, pasta, cereal or other starch is the size of a tennis ball
*A slice of bread, one small roll, or a half bagel or bun counts as one serving
*A serving of sandwich cheese is one slice
*A serving size of fats, oils, nuts, seed is about the size of your thumb
Watch for the next blog where I give you some more tips on portion sizes.
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From sociologist Jessie Daniels (CUNY Hunter), a presentation that focuses on race and racism in the digital sphere. In it, she traces a history of the web wherein individuals were at once hopeful about the web's potential to become a deracialized space–one that could be truly color-blind. It would not take long for this optimism to be squashed. It was quickly realized that the web would serve as yet another platform for the production and reproduction of racial domination, as she provides several examples below.
- Have you found examples of Internet hate speech online? Do the owners of these sites allow or disallow such discourse? What are some of the ways in which we can counter racist discourse online?
- How does the continued (and disturbing) existence of racist discourse and action in the digital sphere counter claims that America is a "post-racial" society?
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France may be the only place on earth where the people are more passionate about cheese than Wisconsin. So, if you're going to send someone from the United States to France to write a book about their cheese, who is more qualified than a cheesehead?
Former Green Bay resident Kathe Lison was more than up to the challenge as she spent a year scouring the French countryside for stories about the cheese makers and cheeses. The final product of her travels, interviews and research is a delightful read, "The Whole Fromage Adventures In The Delectable World Of French Cheese."
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When buying pepperoncini or other peppers I usually have leftovers or when they are cheap I usually buy a lot and after washing and draining, I cut them in small pieces, divide them in portions I need for my cooking and place them in Tupperware containers, or you may place them in plastic bags if you prefer and place them in the deep freezer for use.
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Online Stand-Up Comedy Class 1: Comedy Classes & Open Mics
I don't know much about stand-up comedy, but I've been circling open-mics long enough to offer anyone interested some tips for beginners.
First of all, if you're reading this. I bet you're wondering if you should sign up for a stand-up comedy class. My advice? Don't. Save your money for recording your first album, taking a bus to your first gig, or eating a decent meal and just go to open mics.
First of all if you don't know what an open mic is: An open mic is a comedy show where comedians sign up and perform. Usually everyone has around five minutes. They're usually at bars, restaurants, odd hours at comedy clubs, coffee houses, and sometimes black box theaters. Open mics can come in many flavors: open mics for comedians, open mics for poets, open mics for musicians, or a mixture of all three. Each one is run differently in terms of getting on the list to perform. Some open mics you can show up 90 minutes, an hour, or a half hour ahead of time to get on a list. Generally, the more popular an open mic, the earlier you have to arrive to sign up for a "decent" spot. Some open mics you can just email to get on the list. And there are open mics where you show up fifteen minutes early and put your name into a lottery to perform, not knowing when or even if you'll hit the stage. Sometimes you'll have to pay a cover charge (something like $5) to perform at an open mic, sometimes you'll have to pay a cover charge and be required to buy a drink, sometimes you'll just have to buy a drink (water, soda, beer–all usually around $5), and sometimes it'll be completely free.
A note about drink prices: A lot of restaurants and bars have open mics to drum up business and the 1 drink minimum just makes it worthwhile for the establishment to have a comedy night. While the beer prices might be on the reasonable side ($4-5), if you order a soda or bottle of water don't be surprised to also be paying $4-5. I'd advise against complaining about these high drink prices because it's also buying stage time, it's cheaper than a comedy class, and its the only reason the place is open to having you perform. Plus, it's never good to be on a bartender's bad side. I've never seen an argument over drink prices end well. And also, it's general practice to tip the bartender a dollar for any drink. Hey. who knows, get in good enough with a bartender maybe he or she will let you use the space for a comedy show of your own.
New York vs. Los Angeles
In New York most of the open mics I went to charged both the cover charge and a drink. Often times part of the cover charge went to a raffle (something like 1 prize of $40 and 1 prize of $20) to keep comedians around for the whole show. I thought this worked well, but also meant each open mic could put you back $10. I also noticed the trend in New York was to email ahead of time to get on the list. Then a couple days before the show, the list would be emailed out. Most places also had a couple stand-by spots that you could sign up for right before the show, but they weren't guarantees. This wasn't the case for all open mics in NYC, but to me it seemed to be the trend when I was there (back in the day).
In Los Angeles, a lot of the mics tend to involve either signing up an hour (or more) ahead of time or adding your name into a lottery a half hour or fifteen minutes ahead of time. I haven't seen that many cover charges and usually just have to buy a drink (or other item depending on the menu). I have to confess I tend to only frequent open mics at The Hollywood Hotel, just because I can take the L.A. Subway and don't have to worry about parking (and it's a fun place). There's a lot more out there, so my knowledge of the L.A. scene is limited.
Where do I find a list of open mics?
Badslava.com has an extensive list of open mics for both comedians and musicians all around the country. I find the reviews to be helpful, but aren't 100% accurate. One bad night can result in quite an animated review.
In Los Angeles, I find this site offers a helpful list of open mics: www.thecomedybureau.com although Badslava also works well for L.A.
What should I prepare for an open-mic?
You should prepare around five minutes of material. For me, I notice this generally works out to 4 or 5 bits. If you don't know what a bit is, it's like a group of jokes on a similar theme, funny story, impression, or brief character. Sometimes bits can be longer than five minutes, although starting out for me they usually run 1-2 minutes. Some examples of famous bits include Jeff Foxworthy's 'You Might Be A Redneck' jokes, Jerry Seinfeld comparing a job interview to a blind date, or Lewis Black talking about the weather in Minnesota.
Some people like to perform their material fresh on the stage, but I'd recommend rehearsing a couple times so you won't be at a loss for words, although you can sometimes come up with some gems when you're speechless. Don't worry about bringing notes or a "set list" (a list of titles of your jokes) with you onstage. At open mics, that's allowed and very common. Although, I tend to feel more confident and perform better if I don't bring any notes with me. I think communication skills are enhanced when retrieving information from your brain as opposed to a piece of paper.
Should I try a joke I just thought of right before I go onstage?
Yes. These are often my best jokes. That's what open mics are for, trying new material and polishing old material.
Are there crazy people at open mics?
Yes. But take a look in the mirror. Seriously, this seems to be a big fear. But I wouldn't sweat it. Most people go to open mics to work on performing stand-up, those who use it as therapy or an outlet for whatever storms rip apart their souls are in the minority.
Wait open mics sound like just audiences of comedians, will they laugh at me?
Comedians seem to a lot tougher than performing for an audience of "normal" people, but they will laugh. Some people think if you can make an audience of comedians laugh than you have a solid bit. But sometimes comedians laugh at things other audiences would be offended by. Each open mic audience is different. Sometimes "normal" people show up. You'll be held in high esteem if you set relatively close to the stage and laugh at others.
How do I know when to stop talking on stage?
Usually a minute before your time is up the host will flash a light at you. In today's day and age, the light usually comes in the form of an iPhone being waved. If you continue longer than anticipated, the host will keep waving the phone and slowly approach the stage. Since there are 20 or more people waiting to perform, it's best to stick to the time guidelines.
What bad things can happen at an open mic?
- People will talk during your set. Don't be offended. Remember the audience is mostly comedians, many who spend a lot of time at these things and see this as an opportunity to socialize, critique sets, or chat with the bartender. If people are talking really loud, the host usually says something. But if it doesn't stop, it's good practice to work on performing through a distraction.
- Nobody will laugh. It seemed funny when you rehearsed in the bathroom, what the hell happened? Be prepared to get no reaction whatsoever. If you think performing over people talking is rough, try performing over silence. It's extremely distracting and can cause you to forget jokes, falling into a pit of stammering apologies. But, hey, at least people are paying attention. You know why people are afraid of public speaking? This is it, this is bombing. Getting used to bombing will definitely help you get over any fears of performing comedy. It might help to look at it this way, everyone at an open mic has bombed or else they wouldn't be at an open mic. Welcome to the club. Just keep your cool, stick to your act, and the five minutes will soon be over.
- You'll be in the bathroom when you're name is called. Or they just skipped your name on the list. Whoops! Just quietly approach the host and politely inform them what happened. Most people will be cool with popping you back in the list.
- You'll forget your jokes. Bring your notes onstage. Write your set list on your hand. Ask the audience questions. Sometimes there's a reason you forgot a joke.
- The mic stand will break. This happens all the time. Just hold on to the mic and if you don't know where to put it when you're done, wait for the host to get to the stage. If it breaks during your set, make a joke about it or at least acknowledge it. From the audience's perspective if something goes wrong and the person onstage doesn't address the dilemma, the dilemma becomes more distracting.
- The mic will stop working. A lot of these old microphones have connections that are a little on the loose side. Sometimes you just need to push the wire back into the microphone. If the mic goes out and there's no solution in sight, ask the host or anyone for help. Maybe the space is small enough for you to just project your voice. Either way, just address the problem and the audience will go along with you.
- None of the other comedians will talk to you. This might not be a bad thing. I generally have a hard time socializing at open mics and think this is a real weakness of mine. First, don't be offended if people don't approach you. It's not a dance. While many comedians are never short of words on stage, some of them are quite shy off stage. If you want to connect with other comedians, be proactive: congratulate them on their sets "great set, man!" or ask them what other open mics they go to and if they have any shows coming up. Then do what I do, friend them on Facebook and never acknowledge them again. You could also bring a pal or two with you.
- You won't know where to sign-up. It's a safe bet you can sign up with the bartender. But otherwise just ask anybody in glasses clutching a spiral notebook.
- Everyone will leave before I get onstage. I notice this more in L.A. where the open mics tend to be longer than NYC. Some comedians will arrive shortly before their slot then leave shortly after. While others are little more generous, hardly anyone besides the host and the bartender stays for all 3 plus hours. In New York, I noticed open mics would do a cash raffle at the end of the show to keep the starving comedians in their seats. I'd say expect at least three people paying attention to you with an equal amount buzzing around during your set. Yes, many times there will be more people, but it's a game of low expectations. If you find a good open mic you might be performing to a full house.
What should I work at an open mic?
- New material
- Polishing old material
- Getting comfortable (confident) on stage
- Keeping your cool while bombing
- Keeping your cool while being distracted
- Talking with the audience
- Being 'present' with your material as opposed to simply reciting it
- Socializing with other comedians
- Developing a solid 5 minute set
- Recording a video of a solid 5 minute set you could show people who book shows
Stand-Up Comedy Classes
If your still set on taking a stand-up comedy class, there are benefits but I'd say the main ones are:
- Being held to a schedule of writing material
- Networking with other students/comedians
- And depending on your teacher, learning a good technique (which may or may not be the best technique for your voice) of generating material
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Family Stress Clinic
Our philosophy has always been that psychosocial issues make up a very large and very interesting part of Family Medicine, and that failure to teach residents some useful skills for dealing with those is irresponsible. We do not expect family doctors to become therapists, but we want them to have a great deal of comfort identifying, dealing with and helping patients resolve those issues, either by brief treatment or referral.
The Family Stress Clinic is a vital and well-integrated part of the Department. It is physically within the Primary Care Center. It consists of a large interviewing room, with comfortable couches and chairs, a play area and a toy shelf for kids; a large observation room where 5 or 6 people can watch comfortably at any one time; and a separate administrative office. The interviewing room includes a one-way mirror and a built-in video camera. Many people express surprise that patients don't have a hard time with these unusual features, but they don't. We deal with them right up front, and patients are comfortable with the idea that there is a team involved in their care.
The FSC is in session 2 or 3 half-days per week. It is staffed by Dr. Claudia Allen, Dr. Tim Siedlecki, two psychology interns with special training, and a 2nd year resident. Between the five of us we will see anywhere from 3 to 7 cases in a half day, with at least one being seen behind the mirror at all times. This allows a discussion of both the problems the patient/family brings and the choices the therapist has as the session unfolds. We see individuals, couples and families, with a wide variety of problems. It is possible to have 2nd year residents see quite complex and challenging cases from the start because of the back-up provided by the mirror and the immediate help available. Therefore, a resident is either treating or watching the treatment of at least three cases per half day. It is an efficient and exciting way to expand your skill with challenging patients.
Many of our clients come from the Primary Care Center, as well as other parts of the hospital (it is a well-known service around the hospital, and a popular referral by other Departments), but also from outside the University. We have maintained a sliding fee scale over the years, so we never have to exclude anyone on financial grounds. The only patients we turn down are those whom a Family Doctor would not usually encounter or attempt to work with in a counseling relationship: the severely mentally ill, complex syndromes that require specialized care, etc. The philosophy of the FSC is that you will encounter these problems in your practice; now is the time to gain experience at understanding them and what can be done about them. The more comfortable you are with them, the more you can help them and the less they will trouble you. Our graduates frequently cite the FSC as a very memorable and important aspect of their training.
Collaborative Care is catching on around the country as medicine becomes more realistic about the importance of dealing with social and psychological problems as part of good medical care, instead of trying to practice around them. Collaborative Care means that a behavioralist accompanies, or is on call for, a physician as she sees her patients. In this way the care of the three arenas, body mind and spirit, can be integrated immediately, in the presence of, and with the cooperation of the patient. This allows a much greater level of satisfaction for both doctor and patient. It allows us to deal directly and effectively with such issues as substance abuse, family conflict, depression and anxiety, noncompliance with medicines, domestic violence and child abuse, parenting problems and a whole host of others. It means that the physician can enlist the aid of a behavioralist, and can move on to other patients without abandoning the psychosocial inquiry part way. Collaborative Care tends to improve our quality of care, our satisfaction with care, and patients' satisfaction with care (though these findings are only anecdotal so far. Research into these questions is in the planning stages.)The Curriculum in Healing is an ongoing undertaking by Dr. Claudia Allen and her team into the vital question, 'What is healing, and how do we teach it?' One might say that no question is more relevant to medicine, since many people go into medicine, and family medicine in particular, precisely out of a desire to be a healer. Yet medicine is getting to be more business-like, and more concerned with time and productivity all the time - and the art of healing is getting lost. Our entire department is committed to the idea of training healers as well as solid practitioners of scientific medicine. The Curriculum in Healing is one aspect of that commitment. We are in the process of delineating the issues that must be covered to teach healing, and the ways in which they can best be taught. Residents get major exposure to this work in both the first and second years. It also figures prominently in other teaching formats: Behavioral Rounds (weekly), Grand Rounds, Inpatient Rounds, and Family Medicine Chart Reviews (3-4 per year per resident). The Healing Curriculum informs all of our offerings in the Behavioral Science arena.


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28 Stages Every Baby Gay Goes Through
I'm here, I'm queer, and I have no idea what I'm doing.
First of all, being a baby gay has nothing to do with age or specific orientation. It's a state of being.
Baby Gay: An individual who is new, or newly out, to the LGBT community – regardless of age – and most likely completely inexperienced in the ways of absolutely everything.
It's that magical time after you've come out to yourself, and probably your loved ones as well – where you feel reborn and ready to conquer the new world that has opened its doors to you!
Only problem? You're completely clueless.
2. You just got used to saying the word out loud, now you have to go BE it?
Or worse, no labels feel quite right and you're struggling for a word to use at all.
3. It feels as if a pop quiz is about to dropped on you at any moment, and of course you're painfully unprepared.
5. You soon realize that maybe an internet search is not always the best place to find answers.
Nope, not helpful at all.
6. You find yourself getting weepy at Pride events. WHY IS YOUR FACE WET?
It's just a parade, right? Calm yourself! But… it's so beautiful.
7. The combination of anxiety and excitement is overwhelming.
8. You're not sure where exactly you fit in – do you have to choose?
9. Your gaydar isn't just out of whack, it's nonexistent.
10. It's as if as soon as you're ready to be out there, nobody can see you!
And if they can see you… then what?
11. You go to great lengths to be more visible, even if that means you aren't really being yourself.
It's OK, you'll find a balance soon.
12. When you finally get to a gay bar, you feel as if everyone knows it's your first time.
13. You stress over saying the right thing.
… and maybe you come on a little strong.
15. You check the mail every day, but no manual on flirting has arrived yet. You fear it never will.
16. The lack of social script is freaking you out.
On the bright side, this makes things way more interesting. Right? Right?!
17. Are you supposed to buy a drink for someone else or just stand here until someone buys you one?
18. Odds are, you get completely wasted and make a fool of yourself.
19. You try out online dating, figuring that will be a low-stress way to meet new people.
"Only into masc, musc white guys. Pics required to chat." Oh? Nah.
20. When you finally get asked out by someone? It's just another wave of fresh anxiety.
"But…YES, YES I will go out with you!"
22. Every teeny tiny milestone feels like you've conquered the world.
"WE ARE HOLDING HANDS AND EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING!" – You, screaming internally.


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The agencies+media mafia keep tryin, but EURUSD doesn't even blink anymore. I advice that you guys on that side of the Atlantic to keep trying harder to prevent the $US from losing reserve status. HARDER.
Don't kill the messanger.
Dear Charles,
To say that you talk about something you don't really know would be trivial. And nowadays I really don't give a damn what pseudo-journalists like you say, but anyway if you stop receiving money from your friends and foes down at the S&P's and so on maybe you can try to get some facts on your articles. Cheers
Greece will quit the single currency to fix its fiscal crisis and will be forced out of the euro-zone.
Greece failed
Why trust the seriousness and the judgment capacity of notation agencies, when at least one of them (Fitch Group) is controlled by a holding (Fimalac) that is itself reinforcing ownership over a group of casinos (Lucien Barriere Group) ?
This information should be ob the front page of every newspaper in America under the title: IS AMERICA NEXT?
yeah thank you EU..thanx for your hypocrisy.you gave money to our politicians and you knew that these money wont be for people's sake.banks and thieves like goldmann sachs knew everything.but you'll see whats coming in the next days.you are gonna be all surprised.cheers mates.
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Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a recent interview that he refuses to bow to the Administration of Barack Obama in accepting Medicaid expansions in his State.
"Texas will not be held hostage to the Obama administration's attempt to force us into this fool's errand," Perry said Monday.
Perry is one of a handful of U.S. Governors refusing to accept an expansion of Medicaid, which would flood the State with Federal dollars. The Texas Governor cites Medicaid's uncertain future and the "unlimited role if government" in the program in his opposition.
"We care about our poorest Texans," Perry said. "We want them to have the best care possible, and that cannot happen with a program that is on its way to bankruptcy."


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Photo leaks confirm new Zune, near-term launch
updated 11:45 am EDT, Tue October 2, 2007
Zune 2 Photo Leak
New photos have all but confirmed the imminent arrival of new Zune models within the month, says an unnamed employee from a major American retailer. The worker notes that his store has received "cardboard cutouts" that are exact matches for the photos leaked last month and already reveal key features. A smaller, flash-based model is now certain and will have video playback as a cornerstone. The circular directional pad has also been replaced with a less misleading beveled, square pad, the photos show. Microsoft is now known to be producing pink and red colors on launch rather than withholding them for special editions, as with the original version.
Although a specific release date was not provided with the leak, the mockups are part of a display set intended for unveiling on October 7th, suggesting an announcement before then and a ship date on or shortly after that period. Previous reports have suggested that devices might be available by October 16th, though one had a release as late as November.
No specification sheets have accompanied the leak, though again previous reports have suggested 4GB and 8GB flash players at $150 and $200 with an 80GB model selling at the $250 price occupied by the original 30GB player before a price cut meant to clear out stock of old models.


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One of the greatest things about digital scrapbooking is you can easily change the colors of any digital papers or elements you have to match your pictures.
If you have Photoshop Elements:
Use the color picker (eyedropper tool) to pick the color you want your paper to change to. Make sure the top square in your toolbox (the foreground color) is the right color you want then choose Enhance>Adjust Color>Hue Saturation
You will get a pop-up box like the one below. Click and preview (or simply make sure those boxes are checked) and like magic it's done. Instead of checking colorize you could also ove the sliders around until you get the color you like. Colorize helps you get a more exact color.
If you have the full version of Adobe Photoshop:
you can customize your colors even more by choosing Image>Adjustments>Match Color. This will help you change an embellishment or paper to the same color as other files you have open. When you get the pop-up box shown in the next image choose the drop down menu we have circled. This will show you all of the other files you have open on your screen. Choose one of those files and the current file you have selected should change to the same or similar color.
Let me explain this again in a different way. Open up two files. One of the files should be the paper or embellishment you want to change and the other file should be of a color you want to match. It doesn't have to be a solid color. Make sure the file you want to change the color of is selected then as mentioned before choose Image>Adjustments>Match Color. Select the drop down menu for the source (under Image Statistics) and find the file you want to match to.
These instructions probably won't make sense until you try it on your own. If it doesn't work the first time try something else. Try it several times until you can see how it works. You'll love it.


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Hi I am building http://st1ngtest.neltek.biz
I have installed JA Purity II
I have installed the megamenu plugin and enabled it
But whatever I do I can't get the slogan line to appear - have a missed a vital setting to make it work?
-> your demos just set set it up - select Mega Menu in template settings and fill in
"Home[ ] slogan text" in the menu item title
but no luck
also what are the details for the parameters in the template setup for menus
I couldn't see any info on this in the demos on the forum?
Start Level (currently set to "0")
End Level (currently set to "-1")
Customise Menu for Page (currently set to "54=css" ???)
p.s. has the way the mega menu functions been changed since you wrote the tutorials and did the videos on the forum and on youtube?


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"Why Experts Create Few New Ideas | Psychology Today"
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 by Tom Gilson
Psychology Today on a topic that just might be of interest to evolutionary scientists:
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., thought the idea of a personal computer absurd, as he said, "there is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, was ridiculed by every scientist for his revolutionary liquid-fueled rockets. Even the New York Times chimed in with an editorial in 1921 by scientists who claimed that Goddard lacked even the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high school science classes. Pierrre Pachet a renowned physiology professor and expert declared, "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."
This is why experts always assimilate new insights, ideas and concepts into their view. Their mental image of the established view interferes with their perception and understanding of new ideas and concepts. In the case of the Perky experiment with the slide of a banana, the students did not see the slide. In the case of real life, physicists could not see Einstein's theory of relativity because of their established, accepted view. For years, they tried to incorporate his view into the established view without success.
Are naturalistic evolutionists today's counterparts to the scientists who laughed at innovators like Goddard, Pasteur, and Jobs? I suggest you read the article—especially the part about Feynman and Watson—before you decide.
7 Responses to " "Why Experts Create Few New Ideas | Psychology Today" "
This phenomenon has interested me personally for many years as it relates to my own life. I'm always trying to think differently, beat the system, be creative, generate new ideas, challenge the norm, etc. – at work with email/meetings/tasks, in my physical training, with my kids and their school work. I devour books on the subject and am inspired by documentaries about people who have managed to do/create what seems to be the impossible (recently watched the Pixar Story). My problem is that the left side of my brain won't get out of the way!
Feynman was right. Disregard. Be ignorant of the way it's "supposed" to be.
Let me first say that I am skeptical of the latest cold fusion demonstration. However, this disregard for the way that reality is "supposed" to operate is what moves us forward.
If you look at the video on You Tube, the guy certainly isn't hiding anything. It's a pretty big project and look at all those people involved. I expect we will soon know what is really going on. Maybe he didn't realize it was plugged into the wall outlet 😉
It is one thing to maintain a disregard, it is another to maintain ignorance. Choose to disagree with others and continue upon your own path, absolutely… but don't refuse to study evidence that has been established through the work of thousands of other scientists.
No disagreement here either.
Here might be a problem with this article. To give a fair evaluation of the experts what we should look it is the following probabilities:
The number of novel ideas presented compared to the ones actually working, and the number of conservative ideas presented with the number actually working.
For the second one, just consider most peer reviewed journal articles in any field. Almost all of them are written by experts, and they continue to advance their various fields. Let's be conservative and say maybe 1/2 of them come out to be true in the end.
On the other hand, take, let's say, the internet and all bizarre ideas out there, and those field revolutionizing ideas in the article. I would say that the chance of an idea being true, given that it goes against expert opinion is, being generous here, around 1/1000. So most of the time, listening to experts is a much better source of good ideas than someone who is not an expert. Think for example how many "ideas" go into building an iphone. It was clearly a radical idea, but the amount of "conservative" engineers and programmers involved in making it, using knowledge already acquired (about screens, phone signals, building circuit boards, etc) far outweighed the "out there" ideas involved.
True, Mike. There are smaller, more frequent, innovations and then there are innovations that take a leap forward and essentially "break the mold", as it were. I think this study is talking about the big ideas, the big innovations the big vision. The ideas that few could see or even thought possible.
Which is why I love creative/innovative people. They see what I cannot see due to that darn overconditioned left brain of mine.


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This month's selection is the recent limited release - Wild Turkey American Spirit. Released in the USA, Australia and Japan, many of the retail stocks are now depleted.
What is your opinion?
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This month's selection is the recent limited release - Wild Turkey American Spirit. Released in the USA, Australia and Japan, many of the retail stocks are now depleted.
What is your opinion?
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Very enjoyable...so much I emptied it last night! Well maybe I'll dig for a spare. This really got better the longer the bottle was open.
I have purchased and drank a bottle of AS. I liked it so much that I replinished the bottle with another. I found the premium bottling of WT to be surprising tasteful and pleasing. At the price, it is not a go to drink, but a great special occasion pour. I am looking forward to a special occasion to pry open the cork. An excellent pour.
Is there any rhyme or reason to all of the Wild Turkey brands?
I look at the following brands and immediately understand the marketing message.
8 yr.
12 yr.
17 yr.
Sherry Signature
But for the following, I trouble figuring out or remember what they are.
American Spirit 15 yr
Kentucky Spirit
Russell Reserve 10 yr
Russell Reserve Rye
Rare Breed
Master Distiller Selection 14 yr.
Tribute 15 yr.
How does know what to look for? (edit: I realise that most of these are on there website, but MDS14 and T15 are not)
Is AS15 and MSD14 really worth 3 times the price of Rare Breed?
Anyone want to sponsor a tasting between 17 yr, T15, MDS 14 and AS 15? I will be more than happy to attend and supply proper glassware.
There are only three bottles of Master Distillers Selection 14 YO available in Japan. At 90 bucks, I could buy a bottle of 12 YO and Rare Breed and still have change.
I am very tempted to buy . . . .
Anyone have this before? Is it that much better that 12 YO?
I finished my first bottle on the weekend. When I first opened it, I found it to be very similar to a Kentucky Spirit I have open. In saying that, it is a very good bottle of KS.
I am very glad I have enough American Spirit to see me through a long time!
They have done a few exclusive releases for DFS Galleria now and older bottlings that are no longer available.
We recently did an informal tasting of Tribute, AS and KS. I preferred the AS over the other two, but it is important to note all were excellent. I felt the AS was very well balanced, had an excellent and long finish and a very nice back end sweetness. Tribute, also very good was a bit dryer to the palate and a bit tighter. By far the KS was the best value but as expected had less concentration of flavor, a bit less viscous mouth feel, shorter finish and less complexity.
For the price KS is a tough bottle bourbon to find fault with. For something special AS won't disappoint and IMO will command even a higher premium over the next year or two.
This one catches me on a cash-strapped month. So unless I find a bar where I can get a pour (not likely) I will be missing out on the WTAS... for now.
Okay, I will get the MDS 15 and tell you guys my impression in the next couple of days. I am trying to imagine a bourbon experience toping the one I recently had with WTRB and having a difficult time of it.


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puts your favorite photo on a marble coaster! A totally unique way to display your memories.
Making your own coasters is easy and fun to do. Tilano Fresco now has an easy to use kit that lets you transfer your own images onto genuine marble coasters. And best of all, the entire process can be done at home.
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Dallas based Broadcasting and Internet Company targeting the African-American community is seeking a Project Manager in our Advertising Sales Department to execute customized advertiser and consumer campaigns, events and promotions for Reach Media, Inc and their advertisers, agencies and sponsors.
Candidate must be creative, have strong communication & organizational skills and the ability to thrive in a high intensity atmosphere. The Project Manager will work with Advertising Sales and other Departments to create & implement cross platform campaigns to include on-air, on-line, events & promotions.
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Strategize and solve any issues that arise during concept execution.
Work closely with creative and execution teams for other items needed for successful project implementation.
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Blue light accident hidden: DAComment on this story
The reported cover-up of a blue-light accident involving two of Gauteng health MEC Ntombi Mekgwe's security staff was shocking, the Democratic Alliance said.
The accident allegedly happened on July 15 last year when Mekgwe's staff drove into another car in Boksburg while using blue lights on the way to the airport to fetch Mekgwe, the Beeld newspaper reported on Monday.
"The driver of the MEC's vehicle at the time and his companion should be charged and disciplined immediately," said Gauteng safety spokeswoman Kate Lorimer.
She said it was unacceptable the two men were apparently using blue lights to get to the airport since Mekgwe's arrival time would have been known in advance.
"What makes matters worse is that it seems the docket has gone missing."
The accident had taken place, said health department spokesman Simon Zwane.
"It was an accident, yes. The MEC was not in the car. There was nothing untoward and the accident was reported to the police, and to the insurance company," he said.
Lorimer said Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane and Gauteng's MECs should start taking responsibility for the way their security staff behaved.
Blue-light abuse needed to be curbed, especially following the injury of Thomas Ferreira in November last year, she said.
Ferreira was knocked off his motorbike, allegedly by Gauteng local government and housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi's official vehicle, sustaining head injuries and spending weeks in a coma.
He now has improved use of his right arm and leg, which were broken in the accident.
The driver of the blue-light vehicle, Joseph Modomai Semietjie, a member of the police's VIP unit, would be criminally prosecuted, and disciplined internally. - Sapa
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Lord Of The Mics 3: The Return Of The Clash
Battle rapping has always played a big part in hip-hop culture. Starting way back in the 1970s on the street corners of America's inner-cities, aspiring rappers would regularly congregate to lyrically attack one another in a bid to win over a critical crowd, who would later decide on the winner. Fast forward 30 years, and the UK's grime scene would go on to create its own version of the roadside activity.
"Clashing" is a term coined by the originators of London's grime scene, where two MCs go back-to-back and send their best lyrical shots at each other to win the match. But it was to be a certain DVD series that would take it to a whole new level.
In 2004, Jammer and the late Esco decided to put together 'Lord Of The Mics', a series which saw even some of today's chart-toppers, like Tinchy Stryder, Wiley, Skepta and Kano, going at it on the mic against an opponent. With the first and second series being such a success, Big Dada-signed Jammer will now give fans a third installment.
Injecting some much-needed energy back into a currently exhausted grime scene, 'Lord Of The Mics 3′ will bring out the best in some of the most talked about MCs around today. Things are about to get interesting, though, as fans will now get to witness their favourite MCs of yesteryear go up against some of the scene's new blood. Having respect for one's elders will be a thing of the past after this showdown.
Follow 'Lord Of The Mics 3′ on Twitter for more information and updates on its release: www.twitter.com/LordOfTheMics
My top 5 clashes from the past…
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The Dallastown school board was introduced during a recent meeting to the numbers surrounding the proposed turf project anticipated to start construction in June 2014.
School board member Michael Noll presented the current bids for turf product and site excavation, estimating a cost of approximately $900,000, which includes turf placed within the confines of the track, padding and a 12-year warranty.
The project will be funded by local donations through the Dallastown Area Education Foundation (DAEF). It raised more than $287,000 thus far.
The DAEF must raise $500,000 by March/April before the board will vote on whether to proceed with the project.
The deadline was set, Noll explained, "Because at that point, most construction companies are already booked for the summer, so you lose your window of opportunity."
According to Noll, the estimated June date to start construction, "hinges on the fundraising efforts of those donations getting to a half million dollars. If they don't get a half million dollars, and we get to March/April, we may not do it in June at all."
If construction is postponed until after June, Noll said the current bids will be cleared, and the district will have to rebid the project.
Vice President Ronald Blevins questioned the foundation's ability to raise the remaining $212,000 by the March/April deadline.
School board member and secretary of the DAEF Lauren Rock said: "Money is coming in, and it's steady, so I can't predict exactly where we'll be in the spring."
Board President Kenneth "Butch" Potter added that the DAEF sounds optimistic they can reach the goal, but with anything of this scale and timeframe, they can't be sure until they actually do it.
The key is appealing to large donors to help finance the campaign.
"The way it's been going, it's been going with smaller donors," Noll said. Most of the large donors from private industries are looking for a package where we tell them this is the vender, this is the product, this is the price of the products."
The sooner the district can create this package, the sooner they can appeal to larger donors for contributions, which Noll predicts the board should have a feel of where everything stands right before Christmas.
The next building and grounds committee meeting, where the turf project will be discussed in detail, will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Board of the Administration Building, 700 New School Lane, Dallastown.
Event details
The Dallastown Area Education Foundation, with Dollars for Scholars, will host its Fall Festival and Run for the One 5K run/walk on Sept. 28, with all proceeds from the 5K and DriveOne4UrSchool event at the Fall Festival going towards the turf project.
Information and registration can be found under the Organizations/Dallastown Area Education Foundation tab at www.dallastown.net.
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Q: My manager hardly ever communicates with me. During the six months that I've been in this job, "Debra" has never met with me individually. If I send her a meeting request, she ignores it. In fact, she ignores most of my emails. When I try calling on the phone, Debra always says she's busy and will get back to me, but she never does. Dropping by her office is difficult because we're located in different buildings.
Debra expects me to email her a weekly report, and she occasionally replies with questions about my activities. But she never seems interested in my long-term projects or career goals. This worries me, because she is responsible for recommending raises and promotions. How can Debra accurately evaluate my performance if she doesn't talk to me?
A: Some misguided managers view employee communication as a distraction instead of recognizing that it is actually a core function of their job. Unfortunately, your unapproachable boss falls into this category.
Because Debra is clearly not a "people person," she is more likely to respond to immediate work-related concerns. A general request for a meeting won't seem particularly important unless she knows the agenda. If you specify the topics you wish to discuss and their relationship to current objectives, you may have more luck getting her attention.
As a relatively new arrival, you might also benefit from comparing notes with your colleagues, especially those who seem to work well with your boss. Ask if they can suggest any useful strategies for "managing up," but be careful not to complain about Debra's leadership style.
For example: "Debra always seems to be extremely busy, so I've found it difficult to schedule meetings with her. Since the two of you appear to have a good relationship, I wondered if you could give me some insight about how she prefers to communicate with the staff."
But if nothing seems to work, then you may simply need to accept that your boss has reclusive tendencies and modify your behavior accordingly. Otherwise, she will eventually begin to find you annoying.
Q: Whenever someone takes sick leave, that information is publicly posted in our online calendar. Everyone in the company has access to this program. Even though I'm not sick very often, I really don't think it's anyone else's business. Is this a violation of my legal rights?
A: Not being an attorney, I can't comment on the legality of this practice. But from a communication standpoint, it's the fact of an absence that matters, not the cause. In the interest of efficiency, many offices indicate whether people are in or out, but the reason is generally irrelevant.
Share your concerns about privacy with your boss or human resources manager, then ask if the posting could be changed to simply show "personal time" when someone takes vacation or sick leave. This is an easy fix that should not inconvenience anyone, so your request might very well be granted.


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The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist."
Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.
Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have got an A when he had barely written anything at all.
His answer consisted of two words: "What chair?"
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33. strong
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36. prudent
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"A folding carton."
"What do you call it?"
"A Farton."
She sniggered and said, "Those are silly names for products and one of them sounds kind of crude."
I was so upset by her comment that I grabbed the form and left the office without even telling her about my folding bucket.
As soon as the first dancer walked out, the guy directly behind him yelled, "YEAH BABY! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!"
The man in the front row turned around and gave him a dirty look.
A few minutes into the show, the dancer did a move and snatched off her top, revealing two tassels provocatively placed over her nipples. The guy behind our friend goes off again. "YEAH BABY! SHAKE THOSE THINGS."
Our friend turned around and said, "Hey buddy, calm down!"
After a few moments, the dancer did another move, and snatched off her dress, revealing a very thin G-string. Again the man behind our friend yelled out, "OH BABY! YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!"
Our friend again turned around and said, "Hey buddy, shut the hell up, will ya?"
A few minutes later, the dancer stretched out on the floor and snatched off both the tassels and the G-string, and the whole club went wild, except for the man behind our friend. Curious, our friend turned around and asked, "Say buddy, where's your enthusiasm now?"
The guy responded, "It's on your back, dude."


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The Elton John AIDS Foundation has invested more than $300 million in programs that connect marginalized communities with health care.
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It has been 30 years since AIDS first surfaced and began decimating communities throughout America. We are now perhaps in the final stretch of the long journey toward a cure. This March, a Mississippi baby was confirmed as another person potentially cured of HIV. French researchers suggested that 14 patients appear to be functionally cured.
Experts are openly debating how close we are to beating the disease.
Lost in this discussion, however, is a sad reality: Science has already given us the means to end this epidemic, but stigma toward those with AIDS has prevented us from doing so. ...


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By Suchit JainVice President, Analysis Software, SolidWorks Corp.
Despite its growing popularity, analysis software remains a bit of a mystery in much of the design and engineering communities. Increases in desktop processing power and steady improvements in speed, ease of use, and the meshing of complex assemblies have made analysis software accessible to virtually anyone in the design process. Yet it faces a lingering skepticism, in part because most designers and even a few engineers aren't exactly sure what analysis applications do with design data, or how they arrive at their conclusions. One minute their design is on the screen as a three-dimensional rendering, and in the next it's festooned with colors that purport to reveal its strengths and weaknesses. Why should they trust it?
Today's analysis applications are mature, reliable products built on 50-year-old engineering principles and 30 years of software development experience that stretches back to the FORTRAN and mainframe days. Used properly, they yield trustworthy results that are already driving efficiencies and cost savings in industries ranging from consumer goods to aerospace. Companies that use analysis software throughout the design process typically have fewer costly late-stage design errors and need fewer physical prototypes. For the price of learning what's in the "black box" of analysis software, companies stand to reap considerable gains.
Most analysis software on the market today employs the finite element analysis (FEA) method. The FEA process consists of subdividing all systems into individual components or "elements" whose behavior is easily understood and then reconstructing the original system from these components. This is a natural way performing analyses in engineering and even in other analytical fields, such as economics. The approach of using discrete components to solve full systems has been used in structural mechanics since early 1940s, and the term FEA was first used in 1950s. Aerospace engineers adopted FEA in the 1960s to analyze aircraft designs.
COSMOSWorks 2003 allows users to query or probe results on any section of a model, allowing them to study a variation of results along the section plane. (Click on image to enlarge)
FEA moved from manual calculations in the '50s to FORTRAN applications running on mainframes and Cray supercomputers during the 1960s and '70s. Analysts ran design data through the applications, which yielded numeric results the analysts would interpret for the designers. By the '80s, analysis software came out of the back room to run on high-powered workstations that displayed 3D images rather than numeric data. Analysis was, however, still mainly the domain of specialized analysts who did nothing else except analyze designs.
Picture of the Mars Rover in which COSMOSWorks was used for detailed stress analysis and mass minimization of the rover's arms' parts.
Though it was an improvement over the mainframe days, it was still an awkward system. Analysts would suggest modifications to the design, but designers would not always know how to apply those modifications.
The picture improved dramatically in the mid '90s. As desktop CAD became a design industry staple, software vendors responded by integrating analysis with CAD software so users could model and test designs in the same environment. That eliminated re-creating a design in an analysis application, which was time consuming and often caused errors.
Analysis software is finding roles at every juncture of the design process from concept to finished product, in industries ranging from consumer products like kids' scooters to aerospace components.
From the mainframe era to today, FEA's heart has been the engineering equation based on Hooke's law F=Ku, or force equals stiffness multiplied by distortion. Force is the variable that determines distortion, so applying different forces shows users how their designs will respond under various conditions. Over the years, vendors have developed software that simulates real-world forces, such as torque and centrifugal force, to yield more accurate results.
FEA applications build matrices of the Hooke's Law equations according to a design's parameters. As the name suggests, FEA applications select a finite number of elements in a design to analyze and make calculated assumptions about the rest of the design based on established knowledge about matrices. For example, a control arm on a car suspension is one continuous shape. An analysis application will test the control arm by dividing the geometry into 'elements,' analyzing them, then simulating what happens between the elements. The application solves the matrices of Hooke's equations and displays the results as color-coded 3D images, red usually denoting an area of failure, and blue denoting areas that maintain their integrity under the load applied.
Regardless of its cost or complexity, that's what every FEA application does. Interfaces and algorithms have improved over the years, but under the hood most FEA applications differ only in their method for solving F=Ku . Mathematicians and engineers have written hundreds of papers on efficiently solving the matrix equations: F=Ku, from "Gauss elimination" to "Conjugate gradient" methods. Today most FEA software employs a combination of these techniques to solve various FEA problems.
The other factor that determines how well analysis software works has little to do with the software itself, but rather who's using it. Analysis software is prey to the same "garbage in, garbage out" problem as any application. Users who do not know how to apply the proper force won't get good results. Beyond that, if they do not understand fundamental concepts like yield they will not be able to interpret results accurately. In those cases, it doesn't matter how well the software works. However, vendors are steadily improving their products' ease of use to help young engineers and designers without engineering educations to better use and understand analysis applications.
Companies use it early in the design process to reduce prototyping costs, and later to optimize designs by eliminating unnecessary materials while maintaining structural integrity.
Pasadena, Calif.-based Alliance Spacesystems Inc. (ASI) used SolidWorks' COSMOSWorks analysis software in its design of a robotic arm for the NASA probe now on its way to Mars. The company used COSMOSWorks to optimize its design to meet NASA's strict weight-rigidity guidelines.
The robotic arms weigh only 7.7 pounds and are four feet long with five degrees of freedom. Meeting weight guidelines was paramount because the probe is designed to bounce on inflated pads when it lands on the hard surface of Mars. If it's too heavy and lands with too much velocity, the probe could be damaged or destroyed. In addition to being light, however, the robotic arm also had to meet stiffness requirements so it can operate scientific instruments, such as scrapers to take rock samples, with precision. ASI's engineers use optimization software for detailed stress analysis and mass minimization of the arm's parts. The engineers vary the parts' geometry to reduce mass while controlling the maximum allowable stress or deflection.
"Using some of the optimization features, we can typically take 15 to 20 percent additional mass out," said ASI Vice President of Engineering Jim Staats. "That doesn't sound like much, but if you wanted to reduce your car 20 percent, you'd have to take the whole engine and transmission out, so it's a big chunk."
Like ASI, Sub-Atlantic, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based maker of remote controlled submersible vehicles, uses analysis software for design optimization. Sub-Atlantic also uses it for new product design, as in the recent production of a lightweight, low-cost submersible to supplement its high-end products, which are used in undersea oil exploration and marine research. Sub-Atlantic wanted its new "Navajo" to weigh no more than 70 pounds so it could be launched by hand from a small boat with no special equipment. Sub-Atlantic used analysis software aggressively to cut down on the "Navajo" submersible's weight and test the durability of its control housing under various depths of ocean water.
"Once engineers produce designs, the analysis software tells them how they will behave in real-world conditions," said Colin Millum, Sub-Atlantic's director of mechanical engineering and design. "The subs are designed to be weight-neutral in water so they can descend or rise according to the surface operator's instructions. Analysis software lets us anticipate where high stresses occur and optimize the design by adding or removing buoyancy elements so that, above water, the vessels are as light as possible."
The company is prototyping the Navajo because it is the company's first product built from plastic instead of aluminum, but Millum said that is the exception at Sub-Atlantic, where analysis software has replaced most physical prototyping.
"We prototyped our latest project because we were working with a completely new material, but typically we're confident enough of the results we get from the analysis software to go straight from design to production," Millum said.
Today's analysis products range from high-end workstation-based software aimed strictly at engineers to desktop software accessible by anyone in the design cycle. Under the covers, however, they draw on the same 40 years of software development experience and perform the same basic procedure, albeit with variations in methods. Properly applied, they can help every phase of the design process become faster and more cost effective. Analysis software has a direct, tangible benefit on companies' bottom line performance. No longer confined to the rarefied realms of specially trained analysts, it can now sit on desktops anywhere in the organization, delivering reliable results that can shave time off design cycles and reduce physical prototyping costs.
Suchit Jain started his technology career in 1994, supporting then-new COSMOS analysis software as an entry-level engineer with Structural Research and Analysis Corp. (SRAC). Jain rose through the ranks to vice president of marketing, helping COSMOS grow into one of the most widely used analysis products in the computer-aided design (CAD) industry. Today, he is responsible for marketing communications, technical sales and support, analyst relations, and overall product management for COSMOS, which is now owned by SolidWorks.
Jain holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, and a master's degree in structural mechanics from the University of Southern California. He has presented at the National Design Show, AUTOFACT, and several SolidWorks user conferences. His articles and columns have been published in CAD industry journals such as Machine Design and Design News.
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