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Review Highlights Psychologists Role in Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Wilfley's review of the causes, consequences, and early intervention of eating and weight-related problems in young people highlights the important roles of mental health care providers in this effort.
The review examines the scope of the obesity problem, highlighting the dramatic increases in childhood obesity. The authors focus on the causes of eating- and weight-related problems in children and adolescents, attending to the complex interactions between environmental and biological factors, and dysregulated eating behaviors known as appetitive traits. In particular, the authors discuss binge eating and loss-of-control eating; satiety responsiveness or eating in the absence of hunger; motivation to eat; and impulsivity. For each trait, the authors identify screening approaches, as well as targeted intervention strategies that can be implemented by providers.
The authors find that, by far, the most effective strategies to combat childhood obesity are lifestyle behavioral interventions, and those involving the whole family in particular. Family-based behavioral interventions are considered the first-line of treatment for pediatric overweight, and weight maintenance interventions aimed at the socio-environmental context are indicated as well. These interventions promote small, successive changes in children's dietary and physical activity behaviors through the use of behavior change strategies and familial support.
The authors conclude: "Not only are there more obese children now than in the past, but the severity of overweight among these children is also much greater. The dramatic increase in pediatric obesity rates has created a mounting need for clinicians, psychologists, and other mental health care providers to play a significant role in the assessment and treatment of youth with eating- and weight-related problems."
1. Wilfley DE et al. Early intervention of eating- and weight-related problems. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. DOI 10.1007/s10880-010-9209-0


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Let me start with those fundamentalist worshippers at the shrine of Saint Steve of Jobs - the Scientologists of the Greater IT Way.
Since the Mac has taken on the PC processor - and also taken on a whole bunch of Windows applications - and since Microsoft has weaseled its Genuine Advantage spy program on to our PCs - plus its recent fantastic claim that it now more or less owns Linux - and since I happen currently to be using Word on a Mac, I guess I'm throwing in the towel on the Mac-jokes front.
Maybe this column should start up a rehabilitation programme for true believers betrayed by the transmogrification of a pearlwhite way of life into a branch of the clunky Windows ownership industry.
As for not-Microsoft Linux, it runs great as a desktop operating system - up to a point. The Linux forums are still running hot on the topic of not implementing multiple screens. This proves, in this column's mind, that it is not yet ready. But with the February start of the muchdelayed Big Brother Vista, the Windows XP replacement, I might just have, multiple screens or not, to take the Linux plunge. Noël.
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In a move sure to have devastating effects on low-income Alaska residents, the state is set to begin restricting Medicaid coverage of abortion as of February 2. Currently, only 15 states cover abortion with state Medicaid funding; if these restrictions go into effect as expected, that number will drop to 14.
Alaska is a state twice the size of Texas and only has 8 abortion providers. Simply getting an appointment can be a logistical puzzle that results in expensive delays for treatment, and with so few providers covering such a vast area, women often need to book a flight to get an abortion, increasing their costs.
Eliminating coverage for abortion will further reduce access for women who are already struggling to make ends meet.
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Posted: 03/19/2010 - ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Hawks scoring leader Joe Johnson started against the Charlotte Bobcats after missing two games because of Achilles' tendinitis.
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Posted: 03/19/2010 - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Buster Posey hit a run-scoring double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 victory over a Cleveland Indians split-squad on Friday.
Posted: 03/19/2010 - TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Brian Anderson went 5 for 5 with seven RBIs and hit for the cycle in the Kansas City Royals' 24-9 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.
Updated: 03/19/2010 - SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Freshman Khris Middleton scored a career-high 19 points and fifth-seeded Texas A&M beat No. 12 Utah State 69-53 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament's South Regional
Posted: 03/19/2010 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jon Leuer scored 20 points and Trevon Hughes added 19, and fourth-seeded Wisconsin held off No. 13 seed Wofford 53-49 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Friday.
Posted: 03/19/2010 - Pablo Sandoval had to get five stitches in his right shin after sliding into home during Friday's Spring Training game against the Indians, according to the team's Twitter account.
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Posted: 03/19/2010 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) Cornell lived up to its billing, showing why it's the best team to come out of the Ivy League in more than a decade.
Posted: 03/19/2010 - DENVER - Former Reno high standout Josh Barrett has re-signed with the Denver Broncos, according to Scout.com.
Posted: 03/18/2010 - VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Ryan Kesler and Alexander Edler each had a goal and an assist, Ryan Johnson scored his first goal of the season, and the Vancouver Canucks hung on to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night.
Posted: 03/18/2010 - OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kansas State went over the scouting report and stretched, sat down, then stretched again. As the game before theirs ran into overtime, then a second, the Wildcats weren't sure what to do, the nervousness building with each passing minute.
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Eisai Announces Launch of Chocola BB(R) Sparkling + Fiber, Containing 5 Ingredients that Help Bring Out Beauty from Within Tokyo, Feb 26, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it will launch the new carbonated supplement drink Chocola BB(R) Sparkling + Fiber (read as "Plus Fiber"; Food with Nutrient Function Claims [Niacin]) at convenience stores and train station kiosks throughout Japan on Monday, March 4. Chocola BB Sparkling + Fiber is a new carbonated supplement drink that contains 2.4 g of dietary fiber (equivalent to 1.6 celery stalks) in addition to collagen, niacin, vitamin B6, and 1,000 mg of vitamin C. The drink is orange-and-mango-flavored for a rich, sweet yet mellow taste and is a member of the same Chocola BB Sparkling series as Chocola BB Sparkling Grapefruit & Peach and Chocola BB Sparkling White Grape, both of which have been well-received since launch. The inclusion of dietary fiber and other beauty ingredients in this latest addition to the series is intended as a response to the needs of discerning, beauty-conscious women. In recent years, a trend toward a lack of dietary fiber in daily eating habits, here defined as being under the recommended daily intake(1), has been observed among Japanese women in their twenties and thirties in particular. This has been attributed to an unbalanced diet brought about by Westernized lifestyles, dieting, and other factors. Furthermore, with dietary fiber increasingly being recognized as an important ingredient for maintaining optimal health and beauty, there is also a growing awareness among women regarding the need for adequate daily dietary fiber intake.(2) The 2.4 g of dietary fiber contained in Chocola BB Sparkling + Fiber is enough to provide approximately half of the dietary fiber missing from the current daily fiber intake average among women in Japan. With a total of five beauty ingredients contained in every bottle, the drink targets female consumers who want to help bring out their beauty from within. Eisai will continue to provide the Chocola BB family of products to address the diversified needs of female consumers and support an ever-growing number of consumers in achieving optimal health and beauty in their everyday lives. (1) Dietary Intakes for Japanese (2010) and the 2008 National Health and Nutritional Survey (2) Dentsu Wellness Project Consumer Research 2008 (500 female participants) About Eisai Eisai Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4523; ADR: ESALY) is a research-based human health care (hhc) company that discovers, develops and markets products throughout the world. Eisai focuses its efforts in three therapeutic areas: integrative neuroscience, including neurology and psychiatric medicines; integrative oncology, which encompasses oncotherapy and supportive-care treatments; and vascular/immunological reaction. Through a global network of research facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing subsidiaries, Eisai actively participates in all aspects of the worldwide healthcare system. For more information about Eisai Co., Ltd., please visit www.eisai.com. Contact: Public Relations Department, Eisai Co., Ltd. +81-3-3817-5120 Copyright 2013 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.japancorp.net Provider ID: 00026325
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Elizabeth Hempowicz is POGO's Public Policy Associate. She develops public policy recommendations related to POGO's program areas, and works to further those recommendations on Capitol Hill. She also participates in various coalitions, representing POGO's public policy concerns. Before coming to POGO, Liz interned with the Center for Effective Government, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Constitution Project. She earned her J.D. from American University's Washington College of Law in 2014, where she served as the Managing Editor of the Legislation and Policy Brief. She earned a B.A. in International Political Economy and Diplomacy at the University of Bridgeport in 2010.
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n a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committee, POGO outlines key acquisition reform policies, wasteful defense spending in conventional and nuclear weapons and MOX, support for close air support and the A-10, and oversight over risky weapon programs like the littoral combat ship (LCS) and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Implementing the following recommendations will help to the country achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical government—one that is truly responsive to the needs of its citizens.
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POGO supports the bipartisan Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2015.
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President Obama Vetoes the NDAA over Slush Fund
President Obama made good on his promise to veto the National Defense Authorization Act, largely because of the use of the Overseas Contingency Operations account as a Pentagon slush fund.
United Nations: Whistleblowers Need Protection
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The Hillary Email Double Standard
The Hillary Clinton email scandal illustrates the disparity in the treatment of high-level officials to that of whistleblowers.
To Safeguard the Military, Congress Must Protect Whistleblowers
Far too often, whistleblowers are unfairly punished for their efforts to bring accountability to the armed services, and the systems in place to protect them are completely inadequate.
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POGO urged the Members of the House of Representatives to vote against an amendment to HR 2822 that would prohibit the use of funds to increase oil and gas royalty rates, meaning that Americans could miss out on millions of dollars in revenue.
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Senate Staff, Not Senators, Decided to Close the NDAA
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Social Media Campaign Prompts Senate Action
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The Senate Should Let the Sun Shine on the NDAA
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Four Steps to Increase Government Transparency
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Air Force General Should be Held Accountable
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POGO to FDA on Conflicts of Interest: Disclose Them!
POGO once again reaches out to the FDA to ask the agency to make public any potential financial conflicts of interests of its advisers.
POGO to Launch Congressional Subpoena Rule Database
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The Time is Ripe for New Rules on Congressional Oversight
Congressional oversight of national security issues has not inspired much confidence recently; however, the new House has a chance to adopt new procedural rules and improve its ability to carry out meaningful oversight.
Last Minute Frenzy Around FOIA and Its Disappointing End
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously passed Freedom of Information Act reform laws in this past year, yet the 113th Congress ended without sending any FOIA legislation to the President. How last minute lobbying quietly killed widely supported bipartisan FOIA reform.
FOIA Reform Looking Possible in Lame Duck Congress
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Awaiting Answers from DOE IG on Whistleblower's Accusations
The Department of Energy's Inspector General has yet to deliver answers about the firing of whistleblower Dr. James Doyle and the underlying ambiguous classification procedures used by DOE and its contractors.
Last Week in FOIA—Exploring Solutions to Today's Problems
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In Defense of National Security Whistleblowers
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DOE Handling of Whistleblower Case Leaves Much To Be Desired
The Department of Energy Inspector General will investigate Dr. James Doyle's termination for any impropriety from DOE.
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Cute and EntertainingI found this mini-episode series to be quite funny and enjoyable for pretty much every age group. (There are some sexual references but nothing too serious) I'm sad that this show is over though It needs to come back!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:Chitose Get You!! ReviewWhen I first started watching episode one, I was a little concerned. I was thinking to myself "oh gosh, this is another one of those incest shows..." Thankfully I was wrong and then I was confused at the abrupt ending, as I've never watched a show that had only three minute or so episodes, including the ending theme. I quickly watched episode two and then eventually got to episode twenty six and ...Read more
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful:Short but totally awesome.First of all, yes, it has 3 minute episodes and thats including the first super freaking awesome ending theme and the 2nd pretty cool one but it has its charm, cuteness, jokes and i totally love it. so why not give it a shot yourself? i mean, just watch a couple, if its not for you, how much time did you really waste? lol.
Oh and Hinako is the best :3
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful:Cumplió con su cometidoEste anime cumplió con su cometido, ya que sin muchas vueltas nos muestra lo que buscamos en una serie de este tipo, comedia, moe kawai, y unas buenas voces que complementen la serie, no tiene perdida
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Chitose got me! real quickI love this anime. It's short and funny as heck.I like the poor (and sexy)
teacher and all of the characters but my favorite is Hinako-chan.
I like her cosplay, her off beat actions, and the voice work of MAKO
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful:very very very funnyvery very funny. Hilarious characters, great voicework, it's just really good all around.
The jokes may not be for everyone, but I'd say anybody who likes simple unpretentious humor would like this series.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful:Mistake in the descriptionThere is a mistake in the description. The guy at town hall is not Chitose's brother. She just calls him Onii chan as a term of endearment. This is a cute show. I will continue watching it as long as it lasts.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful:My Three-Minute Weekly Dose of Hyper-ComedyHmm, Chitose Get You! A three-minute short, reminiscent of Recorder and Randsell and the Nyaruko-san shorts, but no fancy highly-detailed graphics like these two--seemingly done with a low budget...But don't let looks deceive you.Read more
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This week we're exposing one of the most popular Pump & Dumps: Premier Holding (PRHL).
Premier Holding (PRHL)
Back to the ol' pump and dump well for the notorious Research Driven Investors group – AKA David Cohen. They've been paid $80,000 to date to pump shares of PRHL- with recent activity this past week.
In fact, Premier Holding was pumped by Level Stock last August- and they were only paid $10,000.
So to see this stock pop up again is no surprise to us… we see various penny stocks re-used all the time for "marketing".
It's interesting to see this one back in the mix, especially after the massive "dump" that happened in June/July of last year.
Take a look at this chart to see the painful pump and dump in action…
As you can see, I circled the "DUMP" part of the process in green.
What happens most times is that a random "third party" will buy up shares BEFORE the promotions even begin. We exposed promoters starting to pump this thing before the big crash.
Then they simply dump them on the unsuspecting sheep buying into the stock promoter's BS…
And they were really pushing it AFTER the big crash happened…. They continued to get investors excited about a "rebound" in the stock. You see how well THAT worked!
This time around, they're pumping their new CEO as the reason to buy the stock right now.
As smart investors, we know to look at the financials for investment direction. And right now, the financials give us no reason to buy into the stock. In fact, PRHL reported having just $2,694 in cash… yet $1.6 million in assets as of September of 2012.
The problem is, $1.2 million of it is listed as "goodwill"… kind of a "gray area" if you know what I mean.
In reality, the company has accumulated a $5.4 million deficit… and posted a net loss of $2.1 million for the first nine months of 2012! Not exactly high grade investment material here.
The bottom line is the same… stay away from pumped penny stocks. You'll almost always get burned!
A final word (and warning).
This is just one of the potential "pump and dumps" we've seen lately.
Remember, there's a lot more of this going on than we can highlight here.
As you know, penny stocks are a great place to invest your money. You just have to do your due diligence to stay away from all the schemes and scams out there these days!
Until next time,
Brian Walker
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Nooob: This isn't my imagination. Here's why:
a) The markets have been buffeted by China recently.
b) AMBA has significant exposure to China via Xiaomi.
Please explain how that is imaginary, Noob. And think before you post condescendingly to your superiors next time.
Ouch. The China collapse is worrisome.
Seems to be one reason why AMBA is down.
No position.
The Natgas cooling season is beginning with a vengeance by mid-June. Time to take profits on the shoulder season short positions and go long.
The short-favoring analysts will pan AMBA on its decreasing margins. Sales in China, while large in volume, will have lower margins.
Analysts love to diss stocks that have shrinking margins.
So, yes, AMBA could rally, but then again, the shorts could slam it.
Woof woof!
Yes, but margins are going to be under pressure this Qtr.
Eh? Your logic fails. If the average Twitter user livetweets a bunch during Oscars, then WHY did FB activity JUMP 86% while Twitter's DECREASED 9%.
This is bad news for TWTR any way you try to spin it.
Facebook Inc (FB), Google Inc (GOOGL) And Twitter Inc (TWTR) Asked To Do More By French Government
By Viraj Shah in News, Tech
Published: February 23, 2015 at 1:43 am
The French government is calling tech giants at Silicon Valley led by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) to do more in the war against extremism propaganda. French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, made the remarks on his visit to Silicon Valley, to meet representatives of some of the biggest tech companies. That are at the center of facilitating communications with millions of people around the globe.
Cazeneuve visit comes on the heels of a three-day Countering Violent Extremism Summit in Washington attended by representatives from around the globe. Terrorist networks have resorted to using platforms offered by the likes of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) for propelling their propaganda on extremism as well as for recruiting new members.
The role of the private sector in countering efforts initiated by the terrorist networks was one of the topics discussed during the high-profile summit in the wake of the Paris attacks that left 17 people dead. France interior minister claimed that 90% of people who commit terrorist attacks are usually recruited over the internet. The remarks essentially put Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) on the spot as they offer some of the largest platforms in the world for communication.
Nice exercise in denial, but this is a HUGE sale. Most of the smaller sales you're talking about at lower prices were pre-arranged trading plans registered on SEC Form 4. In other words, the insider/seller doesn't decide when to sell.
On the contrary, this is a huge dump by an insider who DECIDED to sell a huge chunk of shares last week.
And 18% of Christians plan to REFRAIN FROM using FB & Twitter this year during LENT (40 Days).
I was thinking that might be the case as FB jumped too.
What happened?
Shorts won on that play, for sure. And they are in the driver's seat, not the longs.
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by Bob Wonders
When Maritimo released its awesome battlewagon, the Maritimo 550, it became the 'Top Gun' in Australia's leading game fishing tournaments.
Maritimo's exciting new battlewagon, the compact 500 Offshore Convertible shows its style on the blue water. - Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible
Now, scheduled for its NSW debut at the 2008 Sydney International Boat Show, the company is launching the compact Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible, the 'Son of a Gun', giving blue water sportsmen an additional choice when considering a hard-charging battlewagon.
Quietly at anchor, the Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible still looks like a hard charging game boat. - Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible
The Maritimo 500 offers an interior remarkably similar to that of its larger 550, with the cockpit and saloon only slightly smaller.
Forward accommodations areas, comprising the port side master stateroom, forward double stateroom and starboard cabin with upper and lower berths, offer much the same space as that aboard the larger boat.
The flying bridge has been planned to suit the game fishing skipper, with the aft positioned helm giving an unobstructed view back and over the cockpit, vital when backing down on a fighting billfish.
Ample space allows for several guests to enjoy the action from the 'bridge, with comfortable sofas and clear vision thanks to the big windows all round.
The helm console has been designed to accommodate all the marine electronics a skipper may require.
Dual seats, forward lounge area and helm set well aft to enable clear vision when backing down on a fighting bill. - Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible
Access below, of course, is via the Maritimo 'trademark', the highly polished, internal timber staircase which offers easy access above and below whatever the weather.
The main saloon area is a delight, beautifully fitted and furnished and featuring joinery work that is a credit to the craftsmen and women involved.
As befits a true blue battlewagon there is no lower helm and solid fibreglass forward instead of windows.
A mix of imported leathers and plush upholstery, chosen as much for durability as appearance, gives the Maritimo 500 a genuine touch of class and style.
The efficiently planned engine room, easily accessed from a cockpit hatch, houses either C12 Caterpillar 715hp engines or Cummins QSM 11 power plants of 670hp.
Whichever engines one chooses, the Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible remains a nimble blue water performer, topping 30 knots with ease.
Saloon is spacious and in its own way luxurious; note the Maritimo 'trademark', the polished timber staircase to the left offering easy access above and below to the 'bridge. - Maritimo 500 Offshore Convertible
Depending on power and options, the 500 will retail about $400,000 less than Maritimo's 'Great White', the awesome 550 battlewagon.
Maritimo CEO Bill Barry-Cotter believes the 500 Offshore Convertible will win its market share for three very good reasons; 'It will offer superior performance, better fuel economy and a more competitive price than its competitors,' he declared.
For further information visit the company's website, www.maritimo.com.au


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A physics major has a rare opportunity to showcase her work to the nation's top leaders.
A physics major has a rare opportunity to showcase her work to the nation's top leaders.
Some students love the idea of going away to college but still feel the need to find what they view as a home away from home. A number of these students discover this through membership in a fraternity or sorority.
Recently, many BSU students learned about Greek life during the three-day Panhellenic Association recruitment weekend. The organization welcomed the interest of 81 young women who were hoping to find their place among the university's four sororities.
Dr. Laura Ramsey, assistant professor of psychology, and a team of colleagues are researching experiences of BSU faculty in STEM and social science departments. Specifically, this project, which is funded by a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program grant, seeks to uncover any barriers to faculty success.
Nearly five months into her post, the director of Bridgewater State University's new Cape Cod facility says she finds the job exciting but also challenging.
John MacLellan, '88, the Watertown police sergeant who was involved in the April 18, 2013 shootout with the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, has been awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor.
The medal was presented at a White House Ceremony by Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Sgt. MacLellan was among five Watertown police officers and two firefighters honored for their part in taking down the suspected Boston Bombers.
Students exult in another Super Bowl win by the New England Patriots, some political talk, and snow. Lots and lots of snow.
Relive the week that was… (Photos by the staff of University News)
Female politicians are in the news more than ever these days, from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren to expected presidential candidate Hilary Clinton.
Dr. Brian Frederick, associate professor of political science, has long studied the role of women in our political system and recently he addressed the topic as part of BSU's Center for Legislative Studies Distinguished Speaker Series.
Nearly 300 members of the extended BSU community gathered to pay tribute to the man President Dana Mohler-Faria introduced as "the longest-serving trustee on a pubic college campus in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
An article written by Dr. Jenny Shanahan, director of Undergraduate Research, has been accepted for publication in the CUR Quarterly, which is published by the Council on Undergraduate Research.
The article, "Research-Informed Practice, Practice-Informed Research: The Integral Role of Undergraduate Research in Professional Disciplines" will appear in the journal's summer issue.
Nothing speaks to the success of the Athletic Training Program like, well, success.
Earlier this month, Professor Suanne Maurer-Starks, director of the program, attended a regional meeting for athletic trainers in Philadelphia. There, she met three alumni of the program who are serving as presidents or president-elect of their respective state athletic trainer's association.
Bridgewater State University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate, graduate, and evening degree programs. Centrally located and widely respected, Bridgewater is committed to making a challenging, high quality education accessible and achievable for students in the region and beyond.


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Updated: 03/08/2014 - A person is dead after a fall from a building on the Texas A&M campus.
Updated: 03/08/2014 - A person is dead after a fall from a building on the Texas A&M campus.
Updated: 03/10/2014 - The Fish Drill Team of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets has again won the national drill competition meet hosted annually by Tulane University's NROTC Battalion.
Posted: 03/07/2014 - The more foreign intervention there is in a civil war, the less likely the end result will be democratization, asserts a Texas A&M University researcher.
Posted: 03/06/2014 - With its lone home tournament of the year on the horizon, the Texas A&M men's golf program is seeking volunteers to help during the Aggie Invitational, which will take place at Traditions Club on April 5-6.
Posted: 03/04/2014 - Ten years ago, the Texas A&M University College of Science made a commitment to students in its most popular undergraduate major, biology, embarking on a new approach to traditional teaching involving more mathematics and statistics.
Updated: 03/02/2014 - Thompson was Chancellor of the Texas A&M System from 1994 to 1999.
Updated: 03/02/2014 - Texas A&M softball Head Coach Jo Evans becomes the only active Southeastern Conference head coach to reach 1,000 wins as a Division I head coach and just the eighth coach in the country to do so.
Updated: 03/01/2014 - Coach Gary Blair was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Posted: 02/28/2014 - Even though the biggest event of the Brazos Valley is weeks away, the party started early. Friday morning, hundreds of people had been lined up for more than 24 hours to sign up their teams for Chilifest.
Posted: 02/28/2014 - Seven Texas A&M University faculty members have been appointed as university distinguished professors.
Posted: 02/28/2014 - One of the most basic tenets of science is observation, an essential tool with the power not only to prevent but also in some cases redefine failure.
Updated: 02/28/2014 - The Kappa Delta Sorority of Texas A&M is having a fundraiser for charity Friday night in College Station.
Updated: 02/27/2014 - A Texas A&M Former Student is donating money to promote the Texas A&M College of Engineering during the Sprint Cup at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Posted: 02/27/2014 - The Texas A&M University Horticulture Club will be hosting its 32nd annual Spring Plant Sale from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. March 29 in College Station.
Posted: 02/27/2014 - Texas A&M University biologists Deborah Bell-Pedersen and Matthew S. Sachs have been elected as fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Updated: 02/26/2014 - Rambo is more than a pet to Texas A&M junior Alli Bradshaw. He is a life saver. Bradshaw is a certified trainer for Patriot PAWS of Aggieland and nine week old Rambo will soon go to a veteran in need.
Updated: 02/26/2014 - Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women.
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Updated: 02/26/2014 - Herb Richardson, director emeritus of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was inducted as the 39th member of the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor during a Feb. 19 ceremony at TTI.
Updated: 02/24/2014 - Texas A&M University is primed to provide Aggie players and fans with the largest video display in all of college football at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Daktronics (Nasdaq – DAKT) of Brookings, S.D., will design, manufacture and install the 47-foot high by 163-foot wide LED video display, the first display at the college level to feature 1080 resolution, prior to the start of the 2014 season.
Posted: 02/23/2014 - Retired Texas Associated Press sports writer Denne Freeman has been inducted into the Texas A&M Former Journalism Students Association Hall of Honor.
Posted: 02/21/2014 - The Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University is excited to announce that super-agent Leigh Steinberg will be speaking on campus Friday, February 28.
Posted: 02/21/2014 - Jennifer G. Whitfield, an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Texas A&M University, has been selected by The Texas A&M University System as a 2013-2014 member of the Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of teacher education across the Texas A&M System.


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A Renewed Push for Net NeutralityFebruary 13, 2008 - by Donny Shaw
Net neutrality is very much back on the table. Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chip Pickering (R-MI) have just introduced a new bill into the House that would amend the "Broadband Policy" section of the Communications Act, spelling out net neutrality rules for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to uphold.
The bill, entitled the ""http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5353/show">Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008," differs from past net neutrality legislation in that it does not tell broadband providers what they can and cannot do, but expands the scope of the FCC to respond to violations of net neutrality principles as they arise.
The bill lays out four principles of net neutrality and proposes them as official policy of the United States:
>(1) to maintain the freedom to use for lawful purposes broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators, as has been the policy and history of the Internet and the basis of user expectations since its inception;
>(2) to ensure that the Internet remains a vital force in the United States economy, thereby enabling the Nation to preserve its global leadership in online commerce and technological innovation;
>(3) to preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of broadband networks that enable consumers to reach, and service providers to offer, lawful content, applications, and services of their choosing, using their selection of devices, as long as such devices do not harm the network; and
>(4) to safeguard the open marketplace of ideas on the Internet by adopting and enforcing baseline protections to guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for, or degradation of, content by network operators based upon its source, ownership, or destination on the Internet.
In addition the bill calls on the FCC to develop an "Internet Freedom Assessment" and hold a series of broadband summits — both across the country and online — to gather input from a diverse group of consumers, businesses, advocacy groups and academics. Both the summits and the assessment would be designed to gather as much information as possible in regards to the Internet's current state of neutrality and any unforseen conflicts that neutrality policies could cause.
Ed Markey (pictured above), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet and one of the bill's sponsors, gave a searing defense of net neutrality principles and of his bill in a statement released by his office this morning. It's definitely worth reading. He also made a video about the bill, which can be seen here.
Variety wrote about the bill's introduction, providing some key quotes from advocacy groups both for and against the bill. And Free Press, founders of the Save the Internet Coalition, have heralded the bill as a blow to the gatekeepers.
OpenCongress has not yet received full text of the bill — we should have it up sometime tomorrow. For now, you can see a pdf of the bill text by clicking here. This is why we don't have the right title up for the bill yet either. We do have a page up for the bill (linked to above and here), so you can start tracking it with your ""http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/386-Announcing-My-OpenCongress-Network-Comment-and-Vote-on-Congress">My OpenCongress" account, or monitoring news and blog coverage with an rss feed.


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One month out: The NHL labor talks and how the Preds may benefit
The National Hockey League's collective-bargaining agreement, in place since the end of the 2004-05 season-stealing lockout, is set to expire Sept. 15. The owners, through Commissioner Gary Bettman, have made it clear they intend to again lock out the players if no agreement is reached before that date. The parties have been busily shaping proposals and counterproposals. Here, we take a lot at the progress that has been made and how the Nashville Predators could be affected. (For our April magazine story on this topic, click here.)
There are five broad issues generally considered to be contentious between management and labor:
- The players' share of revenue: Currently it's at 57 percent, the growth of the salary cap of the league tied to league revenues, which have grown by an average of 7 percent annually during the life of the deal. Not surprisingly, the owners would like the players' share to decrease.
- The salary floor: The NHL was bold in implementing a bottom limit on salary spending. Originally designed to be set at 55 percent of the salary cap, it is now simply $16 million less than the upper limit.
- Contract protections: Unlike the NFL, NHL contracts are guaranteed. The way the NHL calculates salary cap hits — essentially dividing the entire salary in the contract by the total number of years, thus giving a player an equal cap hit in each year of his deal — has led to some creative contracts. For example, the offer-sheet the Nashville Predators matched for captain Shea Weber is for 14 years. Weber's salary in Year One is just $1 million, though through bonuses, he'll make $14 million in his first year. Nevertheless, because of the contract's structure, his cap hit will be $7.85 million. In any case, owners will likely be looking for a limit on the length of contracts, mostly to protect themselves.
- The escrow system: This is perhaps the most esoteric part of the CBA. Because the players are guaranteed 57 percent of revenues and because much of the league's revenues are not known until season's end, the players' union holds back a certain portion of paychecks and once revenues and the owners' and players' shares are calculated, that money is distributed to the players ahead of the next season. It's essentially like estimating income taxes. Players took a big hit once revenues grew slowly during the recession and noticed bigger bites from their paychecks.
- Revenue sharing: This is tied to the escrow system, as most revenue-sharing payments come from the same escrow account. The NHL's system is relatively paltry — in part because the league generates most of its dollars from ticket sales as opposed to TV deals like the rest of the Big Four leagues. Of course, smaller market teams would like to see a boost in the system; big revenue teams would not.
The owners' first shot
The league presented its initial proposal to the union on July 13. While some analysts declared it an act of war, it is more correctly characterized as a standard opening salvo in a labor negotiation.
The proposal called for a cut in the players' revenue share from 57 percent to 46 percent, a 10-year waiting period before free agency (currently seven years), a limit on contract length to five years, a standard entry-level deal of five years (it is currently three) and an end to salary arbitration.
American sports fans are used to opening offers in labor negotiations being drastic. Each side offers a proposal widely advantageous to them and through a process — lengthy, short, difficult or easy — the two sides meet somewhere in the middle. It's standard operating procedure for labor to categorically reject management's opening offer and for management to do likewise.
The players respond
Led by long-time Major League Baseball Players' Association chief Donald Fehr, the NHLPA made its opening offer Tuesday, turning the standard way of doing things on its head.
By most metrics, the proposal — it's important to remember the details of these proposals are not made public in a traditional sense; all details come from carefully calculated leaks — is a surprisingly fair one. The players have offered to increase their share of revenue at a capped rate each season. In the four-year deal, their share will increase by 2 percent in year one, 4 percent in year two and 6 percent in year three.
The fourth year of the deal would be exercised at the players' option and will take revenue back to the original 57 percent. In addition, if the league's revenues grow by more than 10 percent in any given season, the players will get their full share of the excess.
In addition, the players have tabled an idea seemingly ripped from the carbon-credit market: Teams will be able to trade salary cap space, allowing them to go over the ceiling by $4 million or below the floor by $4 million. In addition, the players are offering extra draft picks for low-revenue teams (MLB's newest CBA has a similar scheme), picks that could then be traded for cap room.
But the real masterstroke is agreeing to increased revenue sharing — to the tune of $250 million or more, according to Fehr.
Rather than dismiss the proposal out of hand, Bettman called the idea "intriguing" and promised to take it to the owners Wednesday.
The takeaway
After Bettman and his team cancelled the 2004-05 season, they were able to secure "cost certainty" for the league's owners through a salary cap, something the NHLPA had strongly opposed for decades. Bettman was able to forge an alliance between large- and small-market teams, a tough ask when the cap between haves and have-nots is as wide as it is in the NHL.
With the NHLPA proposal, Fehr has attacked that large/small alliance. While the idea to cap the players' share appeals to both the fattest cats and the cheapest skates, the increased revenue-sharing plan is an olive branch extended directly to the small-market, low-revenue teams such as the Preds. Fehr is banking on the fact that there are more votes for increased revenue sharing than there are for keeping that part of the CBA the same, and he's probably right.
He's also taken a strong early lead in the public-relations battle. The players, led by Bob Goodenow, had a series of PR missteps in 2004. Notably, Predators' players rep Scott Walker all but endorsed contraction of teams (including the one he was then playing for) during negotiations. Bettman convinced fans — wrongly, it turns out — that a salary cap would result in lower ticket prices.
By skipping the step of tabling a ridiculous deal, Fehr and the players emerge as reasonable and position themselves as sacrificing for the good of the game, as Toronto lawyer Tyler Dellow writes:
It seems to me that what the players are offering to do is effectively put a drag on their salaries for the next three years in order to fund the revenue sharing program and then, once league revenues have hit a point that the revenue sharing can basically be paid for by the league without the owners noticing the increased revenue sharing payments in their bottom line, they'll pass the responsibility for funding it off to them.
It's probably worth noting at this point that the players are likely going to get back or pay very little in escrow this year. This seems to have been a real sticking point for them, which I've never really understood but it does seem to matter to them. Salary growth has declined significantly in the past few years. Fehr can say to the players "Look, your contracts will be worth about their face value if we do this and then we can hand the responsibility for paying revenue sharing over to the owners."
It's an interesting idea in that it will force the owners to show their hand and what they're really on about. If their real issue is finding a way to make terrible markets viable, this does sound like a way of doing so. The players fund the fix in the short term and, in the medium term, growth in the game funds the fix.
The players' proposal does have some sticking points. First, it's unlikely the owners will agree to just a four-year deal, though Fehr could sell them on the short length by saying the landscape of the league will have changed so much because of the proposal that a renegotiation will be necessary. The idea of trading cap space — and for trading draft picks and players for straight cash, which was once commonplace but is prohibited under the existing CBA — is intriguing, but may have unintended or unspoken consequences. Rich teams may be inclined to poach cap space from poorer teams and poorer teams may see the opportunity to short the salary cap as nothing more than a bottom-line, rather than hockey, decision.
What does it mean for the Predators?
While the franchise is more stable than it ever has been, the Predators are still firmly in the have-not camp. Never would any serious analyst place Nashville in the group of teams with Toronto, Montreal or the New York Rangers, though it is encouraging they are rarely mentioned alongside struggling teams like Phoenix. Thus, the idea of increased revenue sharing is appealing.
However, Nashville is one of the NHL's success stories of the past few seasons — a team, managed smartly, that benefitted from a restructured NHL and became highly competitive. It also has an ownership group that says it is committed to taking the team to the next level may be loathe to alter the system that has allowed them to be competitive.
Nonetheless, it's unlikely the Predators' ownership would be opposed in any fashion to increased payment. Plus, a new transactional wrinkle — the moving of cap space — provides General Manager David Poile another tool to build the team. Before the CBA ended the practice, Poile was a master at trading for pending free agents with no intention of signing them and reaping the benefit of compensatory draft picks, for example. It was this tool that gave him the draft pick he used to acquire Weber.
An ancillary part of CBA negotiations relates to NHL players taking part in the Winter Olympics. This, too, has implications for Nashville. With top league sponsor Bridgestone headquartered nearby and with its name on the side of the arena, Nashville is widely considered as a destination for an upcoming NHL All-Star game. If the league was to agree to allow a lengthy mid-season break for its players to play in Sochi in 2014, Nashville could expect an All-Star Game in the 2014-15 season. If not, that game could come in the middle of the 2013-14 season.
What's next
It's compelling that Bettman was so willing to take the proposal to the owners right away. The clock is ticking — training camps are scheduled to start around the same time as the CBA expires in mid-September — and a decision on whether to cancel pre-season games, or even early regular-season games (slated to begin Oct. 11) would need to be made relatively quickly. The fact that none of these steps have been taken, coupled with the commissioner's initial praise — soft as it may have been — is an encouraging sign that few meaningful games will be lost.
However, speaking to the media Wednesday, Bettman was far less effusive after discussing the proposal with owners. He said the players' proposal does not adequately address contractual issues — essentially, they did not offer to put a brake on long-term deals — and didn't address many of management's other concerns. He said the sides have different world views and are still far apart and cited recent deals in the NBA and NFL — both of which had a more even split of revenues between players and ownership.
In any event, it's unlikely the NHL would keep its players locked-out after Jan. 1. The New Year's outdoor Winter Classic game is the first real occasion of the NHL season and marks the point at which greenbacks (and loonies) roll in. Owners won't mind too much if games are lost between October and December, but losing that big-ticket event — scheduled for 100,000-plus seater Michigan Stadium — will be hard to stomach.
Tuesday night, prospects of a full season — or something close to it — seemed high; after Bettman's comments Wednesday, some of that optimism is erased. Still, though, the rapidity with which negotiations are progressing is encouraging. If nothing else, the fact both sides are still willing to have discussions points to a resolution, even if it isn't in time to start the season by Oct. 11.


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Welcome to Hunter Island, an island especially shaped for hunting sessions, participate in great hunting moments in the middle of beautiful landscape. Meet the gamekeeper and join various contests in order to win prizes and hunting equipment... But beware, who are you really, the hunter or the hunted?
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Published on the Packaging World Web site
| May 14, 2011
Pfizer, Campbell Soup address interpack luncheon
"Simplistic flexibility" is what pharmaceutical manufacturers will need from packaging machinery suppliers going forward, and food manufacturers must adjust how they address consumer macro trends.
Pat Reynolds
, VP Editor, Packaging World
These were among the takeaways from presentations by the two speakers featured at the U.S. Press Luncheon held May 13 at interpack 2011. The speakers were Rich Hollander, vice president of Packaging Services in Global Manufacturing at Pfizer Inc., and Eva Peters from Campbell Soup's Pepperidge Farm Package Development Group. The event was sponsored by Messe Dusseldorf, the producers of interpack.
Hollander began his presentation with some observations on healthcare reform in the U.S. Its goal, he noted, is to expand coverage to those who currently don't have it. It will probably have a modest impact on pharmaceutical packaging, said Hollander.
Among the things it could bring are:
• A modest increase in units packed
• Increased pressure on price
• Increased emphasis on the unit-dose format that is so much more prevalent in Europe.
Hollander reminded his audience that it costs about 1.3 billion dollars to develop a new drug. It then takes 12 to 15 years from discovery to delivery to a patient.
Pharma companies are faced not only with an increase in the complexity of the products they make but also with an increased focus on keeping costs in line. Yet in spite of this cost-consciousness, pharma companies also need to reinvest in high technology. That's where "simplistic flexibility" comes in. It's the kind of packaging equipment that can produce smaller lots and change over quickly, so that in effect the equipment helps the Pfizers of the world manage both complexity and cost.
Hollander also observed that Pfizer is shifting to a more patient-oriented approach to its package design in an effort to leverage the package to enhance the patient's understanding. "It's patient as consumer and not just a person who feels better after taking a medicine," he said.
Pepperidge Farm's Peters noted that while the serious economic downturn in the U.S. has had a clear impact on the way people buy products, it also presents some opportunities if food companies can understand how badly consumers want to "right-size" their lives. She also noted that while consumer macro trends haven't changed dramatically, "how we address them in the marketplace must rapidly evolve," said Peters.
Like Pfizer, Pepperidge Farms is keeping a close watch on costs. But it is trying to take a holistic approach in this regard. For example, it may make economic sense to invest in a higher barrier material for Goldfish and pay more initially for the material if shelf life is consequently extended and production runs can be scheduled less frequently. The savings in operations costs will offset the upcharge in the cost of packaging material.
External collaboration and partnerships with suppliers are also key priorities at Pepperidge Farms, said Peters. Simple meals, wellness, convenience, and shopability are other drivers shaping the firm's business plans.
Peters advised suppliers of packaging to know the customer's business and anticipate its needs. A keen understanding of the consumer and the retailer is also essential.
"Bring us new and innovative things," she advised. "And remember, we have to sell new ideas internally." Any help the supplier can provide in simplifying that internal sale will go a long way, said Peters.


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Testing the materials to go into space for the extreme cleanliness needed is another challenge, the main part of engineer Arpin's job. There are many stages of cleaning, one of which she demonstrated with an ultrasonic cleaning bath. Thin aluminum, as in household foil, is surface-damaged, but plastic film wrap survives just fine. A lesson is that cleaning methods have to be specialized for each material.
Dr. Lou Ellen Kay, head of school at the Academy, extends her thanks to Cheri and Derek Pearson of the homeschool group who organized the demonstration. She looks forward to more joint efforts with the homeschoolers and other groups to bring learning and fun to the public. Future events will be heralded on the Academy's Web site, lascrucesacademy.org.