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The Vitality Initiative at Phelps promotes the health and wellness of older adult community members through programs and services that focus on the physical, psychosocial and intellectual components of their age group. It also strongly supports and reinforces the aging-in-place concept.
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Marilina is the group's president and says that she always tries to motivate her fellow members to continue working and growing as small business owners. She is a tailor and has steady customers because she does good work. She is asking for help so she can continue making clothing. She wants to buy fabric and thread. She is grateful for the opportunity they have all gotten.
Marilina es la presidenta de este grupo, comenta que ella trata siempre de motivar a sus compañeras para poder seguir luchando y creciendo en el microemprendimiento de cada una. Ella es costurera y tiene muy buena clientela ya que siempre hace muy buenos trabajos. Solicita hoy esta ayuda para poder seguir con sus confecciones, ya que quiere comprar telas e hilos. Agradece por esta oportunidad que todas están recibiendo.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It is a record year for Iowa and Nebraska crop farmers.
The final harvest report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Iowa farmers brought in 2.5 billion bushels of corn, 4 percent higher than the 2009 record. Iowa has led the nation in corn production for 22 consecutive years. The average per-acre yield of 192 bushels also is a new record.
Soybean farmers did very well too producing a record crop and the nation's largest soybean bounty, beating out Illinois for the first time since 2012. At 554 million bushels, this year's Iowa soybean harvest exceeds the 2005 record by 5 percent. The per-acre yield also beat the 2005 record.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It is a record year for Iowa and Nebraska crop farmers.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa State University survey says state farmland values have dropped by nearly 4 percent this year, marking a second straight year of decline.
Farmland values dropped to a statewide average of $7,633 an acre, down from a recent 2013 peak of $8,716 per acre. Assistant economics professor Wendong Zhang says farmland value may not rebound soon because of declining farm income and stagnant commodity prices.
However, Zhang says this year's decline was less severe than anticipated and farmland values are still almost 14 percent higher than 2011 values.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farm income in Iowa declined 39 percent last year to nearly $5.1 billion.
(Des Moines) -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced the long-awaited renewable fuels standard on Monday, and ethanol industry officials are disappointed. Monte Shaw serves as the executive director with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. He says the EPA only solidified big oil company's monopoly on this nation's fuel source.
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(Sergeant Bluff) -- A soybean processing cooperative is wanting to expand its biodiesel operations. Ag Processing Incorporated has announced it will move forward on a major expansion of the company's biodiesel production facility near Sergeant Bluff. AGP currently operates a 30 million gallon biodiesel production facility at that location. Keith Spackler, Chief Executive Officer, for AGP says "biodiesel is an important component of our integrated soybean processing platform". Spackler says, "this expansion reflects our committment to the biodiesel industry and soybean farmers as we continue to invest in this important value-added market". The expansion of biodiesel production capacity is complementary to plans announced earlier in the year to build soybean oil refining capacity at the site. Cal Meyer, Chief Operating Officer with the cooperative says, "Biodiesel is a premium advanced biofuel and has led directly to higher soybean prices and jobs in rural communities. Our announced project at Sergeant Bluff will do the same for the Siouxland region and beyond". Company officials noted that final construction decisions are contingent on completion of agreements with state and local officials.
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HAARLEM, The Netherlands – Four pitchers – Carson Fulmer (Vanderbilt), Tyler Jay (Illinois), Dillon Tate (UCSB) and Ryan Burr (Arizona State) – combined to throw the third no-hitter in the history of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team on Saturday as it defeated the Netherlands, 3-0, in front of a packed house at Pim Mulier […]
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HAARLEM, The Netherlands – The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team couldn't find an answer for the Japanese pitching staff on Friday as Yuki Yoshida and Yasuaki Yamasaki combined on a one-hitter to lead Japan to a 1-0 win in the opening game of the 27th edition of Honkbal Week at Pim Mulier Stadium.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. – In its final game on U.S. soil, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team had four pitchers combine on a six-hit shutout and the offense plated six runs in the seventh inning as it defeated Japan, 7-0, to win the three-game International Friendship Series on Tuesday at Buck Hardee Field.
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WILSON, N.C. – The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team committed four errors, leading to six unearned runs, as Japan evened the International Friendship Series with a 7-5 victory on Monday at historic Fleming Stadium, home of the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League.
Team USA hammers Japan 10-0
THOMASVILLE, N.C. – The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team rolled to a series-opening win, 10-0, over Japan on Sunday as it scored three runs in each of the first two innings and Carson Fulmer (Vanderbilt) and Andrew Moore (Oregon State) combined on a two-hit shutout in front of a packed house at Finch Field in […]
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DURHAM, N.C. – A two-RBI single by Tate Matheny (Missouri State) broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fifth as the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team went on to defeat Chinese Taipei, 5-2, in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
USA Baseball defeats Chinese Taipei 2-0
DURHAM, N.C. – Playing in front an electric crowd of 9,692 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, James Kaprielian (UCLA) and the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team turned in quite the patriotic performance on Friday, July 4.
USA Collegiate National Team defeats Chinese Taipei 6-2
SHELBY, N.C. – Fresh off of winning a national championship at the College World Series, three Vanderbilt players played a critical role in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team's 6-2 win over Chinese Taipei on Wednesday. Bryan Reynolds hit an eighth-inning grand slam, Carson Fulmer struck out three batters in 1.2 innings, including an inning-ending […]
USA Baseball and Chinese Taipei Play to a 5-5 Tie
CARY, N.C. — A 10th-inning played under international tiebreaker rules wasn't enough to decide Tuesday's series-opening contest between the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and Chinese Taipei as the two squads tied 5-5 at Coleman Field at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. "That was a really good game against a solid team," Team […]
2014 Team USA Roster Finalized
CARY, N.C. – The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team has finalized its 24-man roster that will take part in international competition this summer. The group of 24 features 12 hitters and 12 pitchers. Alex Bregman (LSU) and Ryan Burr (Arizona State) will be serving their second tour with the squad.


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Sgt. Maj. Timothy King, Marine Air Control Group 28, leads Corporals Course Class 13-1 in a motivational run Jan. 31. "The best part about this class is these instructors, who are guiding the future of our Marine Corps," said King. The group's Corporals Course has been operating for more than a year and conducts one class each quarter.
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Key concepts
The human rights officer should consider who to interview, how to protect them, who
should conduct the interview, in what language, who will translate, where the
interview should be done so as to protect the witness, how the interview should be
recorded so as to protect the security of the information, what the interviewer
needs to know before the interview, how to deal with cultural differences which
inhibit communication, and how to initiate the interview.
The human rights officer should develop a rapport, introduce him/herself and
the interpreter, explain the mandate of the UN human rights field operation,
establish the purpose of the interview, discuss the ground rules for the interview, talk
about how the witness may be protected after the interview, anticipate the use
which will be made of the information, and encourage the witness to tell
his/her story in his/her own words before asking specific questions.
The human rights officer should be aware of the particular needs and characteristics of
some categories of interviewees — including for example victims of torture, women,
children, refugees and internally displaced persons, rural populations, indigenous
communities and lower-income groups — and be adequately prepared before
interviewing them.
1. Interviewing is the most common method of collecting information about alleged human rights abuses. In addition, oral evidence is often necessary to supplement written information. In this section, various aspects of interviewing will be discussed. The basic techniques of preparing for, initiating and conducting the interview will be examined in this chapter. Topics include using interpreters, verifying information, and interviewing individuals with particular characteristics. It is important to keep in mind that interviews occur in many different contexts — office, prison, in the field and on the road. The interview process should be tailored to fit each situation. Also, HROs should think strategically about what information they need to collect.


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The Word means a fat sweaty asain and is a form of the word Douch
If someone makes fun of you then say back "NOUCHE!!"
by Marcus Jensen October 27, 2006
a scientific definition using the douche as its stem, but using an N to replace the D to give more of an effect on how you say it (nnnnnnnouche or nnnnnnnouches). It means a fat sweaty asain.
When someone makes fun of you or and/or calls you a name, respond back by saying "NNouche"
by Marcus Jensen October 27, 2006
One of the greatest insults of all time. It is a combination of the words noob and douche. Equation: noob + douche = nouche!
B- "That Andrew kid is such a nouche!"
S- "He's a noob and a douche!"
B- "That's why I called him a nouche!"
S- "He's a noob and a douche!"
B- "That's why I called him a nouche!"
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Nouche refers to somebody is a noob and a douche. It is a combination of the two words, and is considered to be a ghastly insult to one's character. Also can be refered to as a nouche-bag.
Sean-Dude, Andrew is a noob...And a douche!
Braedon- From now on, just say nouche...
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Nouche is an offensive term referring towards someone who may or may not be new to any particular social function, but demonstrates a certain amount of noobidness, such as in gamming or basic social interaction,while at the same time demonstrating douche like qualities.
" I don't know what's up with Jim's attitude. He's only on level 2. What a nouche."
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what your friends call an unoriginal Kiebler Elf named Nick after he cock-blocks them; a combination of Nick and douche; also called "nou-nou"
The nouche says he knows not to mess with badgers, because he's wrestled them.
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Dude, I totally nouched last night!
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Common functions for system deployment.
Mecano gather a set of functions usually used during system deployment. Documentation is available on the project website.
Functions include "chmod", "chown", "copy", "download", "execute", "extract", "git", "ini", "krb5_ktadd", "krb5_addprinc", "krb5_delprinc", "ldap_acl", "ldap_index", "ldap_schema", "link", "mkdir", "move", "remove", "render", "service", "touch", "upload" and "write". They all share common usages and philosophies:
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Brea, Fullerton outline program cuts and layoff possibilities
Orange County schools outlining plans for millions of dollars in cuts and hundreds of layoffs in the aftermath of the passage of $8.4 billion in school cuts for this year and next
Here's a status report for districts across Orange County:
Anaheim Union High School District
In Anaheim Union, the budget will likely mean the 34,000-student district will have to cut a combined $39 million from this and next year's budgets, Superintendent Joseph Farley said.
"We now have reliable figures to finalize our financing," he said. "Before, we were just looking at projections."
Farley said he expects the district to hand out pink slips in coming weeks to teachers and other staff to help balance the district's $330 million annual budget. But an exact number of slips has not yet been determined, he said. The school board will vote March 5 on the total number of teachers who will get the layoff notices.
Farley said he was pleased to see from the new budget agreement that the district will have some flexibility when it comes to categorical funding, funds earmarked for specific services or programs that previously could not be spent on general fund items. For example, Farley said the district will likely use a $200,000 grant designated for new library books to pay for other budget shortfalls.
"New library books are important, but we can make better use of that money right now in other areas," he said. "We can put off buying the new books for another year."
Anaheim City School District
Anaheim City officials said they have projected a $10.3 million budget shortfall for the 2009-10 school year.
"We will be carefully examining the recently passed state budget to determine its impact for the district," said district spokesman Peter Daniels. "In addition, we are hopeful that monies earmarked for schools in the federal stimulus package reach the intended audience."
The school board will likely approve final cuts on March 9, Daniels said.
"During this time, we've asked our staff to be patient because many factors can change before we have a final outcome on what positions and programs will be reduced. We understand the difficulty caused by budget uncertainties, but ask that they remain flexible while we finalize decisions," he said.
Brea Unified School District
The school district on Feb. 24 outlined a plan to cut $5.6 million in 2009-10.
The plan would eliminate four language arts teachers, saving $246,543; eliminate the school safety officer position at the high school, saving $84,690; defer the hiring of a high school plant manager, saving $150,000; and reduce 10 special educational instructional aides, saving $150,000.
BOUSD's proposals also include sweeping, or pulling, $874,224 in funds earmarked for specific programs in 2009-10 and placing that money in the general fund. The district proposes sweeping $44,033 from its GATE program and nearly $300,000 from funds that would have gone toward instructional materials.The district must present a budget to the school board by March 9.
Click here for more details on the Brea Unified budget cuts
Buena Park School District
Superintendent Greg Magnuson said it's too soon to say what effect the new state budget will have on the district and its seven schools.
"We're hearing a lot of the information we need is going to be in trailer bills," rather than the main package, meaning it could be weeks before the budget's full effects will be known," Magnuson said.
That's precious time lost for the district, which has to make decisions no later than May or June for a fiscal year that starts in July.
"We have to go in with a microscope," he said.
As matters stand, the district faces a $4.5 million hole in a $50 million budget.
"Right now, we remain whole. We have an operating deficit. We have reserves, but then there's next year," Magnuson said.
He said federal stimulus package funds for the district could amount to $500,000 to $700,000, hardly a dent. The district is examining program cuts and potential teacher layoffs.
"We will prepare for the worst and hope for the best," Magnuson said.
Capistrano Unified School District
Capistrano Unified, which was bracing for up to a $32 million deficit next year, had been hoping to use about $10 million of its earmarked "categorical" funds to help close the general-fund deficit.
District officials are working to figure out whether the new budget can soften the financial hit. The latest budget picture will be presented at a school board workshop Feb. 25.
"We know it's not good news, but at least it's something definitive we can work with," school board President Ellen Addonizio said.
Click here for more on the CUSD budget issues.
Fullerton School District
Fullerton could lay off 74 teacher layoffs as part of $6.5 million cuts. Proposed cuts include:
- A 20 percent reduction in International Baccalaureate, Gifted and Talented Education and Multiage programs amounting to $76,800.
- A $202,000 cut to the All the Arts for All the Kids Program, which currently receives $300,000 annually from the district.
- The elimination or reduction of the Elementary Music Program: $217,000.
- A $1 million cut in administrative costs, including psychologists and two assistant principals.
- A $1.3 million cut for certificated staff, including some school nurses, counselors and special education teachers.
A community forum to receive public comments will be held at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26, at Ladera Vista Junior High School, 1700 E. Wilshire Ave.Teacher's union president Andy Montoya said all union groups will join for a protest rally at 4:30-5:30 p.m. March 12, at the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue.
Click here for more on Fullerton School District's budget issues.
Fullerton Joint Union High School District
Fullerton Joint Union High School District meets Feb. 25, in both open and closed sessions to discuss budget cuts.
Huntington Beach City School District
The district voted on the following list of layoffs Feb. 17:
- 2 full time, middle school, teacher specialist,student support
- 1 full time, elementary school, teacher specialist, student support
- 1 full time, teacher inclusionary practices, behavior interventions,
- 3 middle school core classroom teachers,
- 25 full time, kindergarten through 5th grade classroom teachers.
Huntington Beach Union High School District
The high school district is preparing to review how the last-minute revisions will affect this year and next year's budgets.
"I am not recommending any layoffs for budget purposes," Superintendent Van Riley. "We have put ourselves in a fiscal position that will not require layoffs for budgetary reasons."
Irvine Unified School District
Irvine Unified officials are preparing for the possibility of a changed funding model in which the district would forego state funds altogether in favor of local property taxes.
Superintendent Gwen Gross said with the projected statewide cuts, it now appears IUSD has the potential to move into a "local funding" model, often referred to as "Basic Aid." In "Basic Aid" districts, the local property tax revenue is relied upon to fund school needs. The Laguna Beach and Newport-Mesa districts have long operated under this funding model.
"This new funding model would not make us immune to the economic challenges faced by our state, nor would it negate the need to identify cuts this year," Gross said, adding that Basic Aid districts face additional challenges, like a mandate for larger budgetary reserves.
Last week, Irvine Unified officials were scrambling to digest the budget and start to understand the local implications.
"Our business services department will spend the next few days analyzing all aspects of the state's spending plan to determine how much we will have to cut and what our parameters are in terms of categorical flexibility," Gross said. "Essentially, the real work begins now."
Gross said specific cuts have yet to be determined and the district will seek input from a specially formed committee that includes a spectrum of staff and community representatives.
La Habra City School District
La Habra Superintendent Susan Belenardo is relieved and hopeful that the district will have more definitive information in early March, before the layoff notice deadline. Layoffs are expected, but she as unsure how many.
"We don't have something in hand that says this is what it will look like," she said. "We have to wait for some formal guidance."
Reduced penalties for some class-size reduction options - which have been a part of recent budget proposals - would help the district.
"The last update we had is that (the state) would lower penalties for class size. If you go over 20.4, you get penalized from your class-size reduction account."
The district is holding a task force meeting on Monday with administrators and parent representatives from each district school. A study session relating to the budget will take place Feb. 26.
Click here for more on the La Habra school district's budget issues.
Laguna Beach Unified School District
Laguna Beach Unified, a Basic Aid district that derives most of its revenue from local property taxes and does not rely on the state to fill its general-fund coffers, does not anticipate any layoffs in the 2009-10 school year, said district spokesman Darrin Reed.
But the school district is cognizant of the fact that local property values have fallen and could affect the district's revenue in the future, he said.
"We have been reserving money knowing someday there would be a rainy day," Reed said.
Magnolia School District
"We are going to take a look at the little bit of flexibility in using our categorical funds," said Superintendent Ellen Curtin said Friday.
The board was to receive an update on the state budgetMonday, and will be looking at the district's financial forecast.
"We see this as a multi-year problem," Curtin said.
Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Newport-Mesa trustees will meet March 10 to review a proposal for $8 million in cuts to their 2009-10 budget. The plan would eliminate about 36 jobs, but most of those employees are expected to find other posts within the district. No layoffs are anticipated.
Paul H. Reed, deputy superintendent and chief business official, said the state's budget plan does not change the district's planning since it anticipated this level of cuts.
"We anticipated the level of cuts and only budgeted this year for what we thought was safe. It was obvious when the state legislature passed another gimmicky and foolish budget in September that it wouldn't last while the economy was crashing and equally obvious that there would be mid-year cuts," Reed wrote in an e-mail response to questions.
He said the federal stimulus money would provide some short-term relief.
"But it is one-time money and solves no long term challenges. We will, however, put the fed construction money to work with projects on the shelf which will be good for us and for the local economy," he said.
Click here to see a list of the Newport-Mesa district's possible budget cuts.
Ocean View School District
Superintendent Allen Rasmussen said the district expects a $5 million shortfall.
"We are trying to identify everything we can to see … how we are going to come up with that," he said.
"This is the toughest time I've spent in my 38 years is trying to address this. I'm just thankful we got some flexibility … and that should at least help us a little bit in the coming year."
The district is reviewing its options for cuts for this year and two years out, which likely will include jobs. If layoffs are required, the school board will likely review those March 3.
Orange Unified School District
Orange Unified officials are reviewing the new state budget to determine impacts on the district's finances. The district has been projecting a $30 million budget deficit over the next two years.
District officials have already considered shuttering as many as four small elementary schools, eliminating bus routes for high school students, merging multiple school calendars to one schedule, staff layoffs, pay freezes and reduction of district contributions to employee health benefits.
The school board will likely vote on the proposed closures Panorama Elementary, Silverado Elementary, Imperial Elementary and Riverdale Elementary, and other budget cuts on Feb. 26 or March 12, officials said.
Click here for more on the OUSD budget issues.
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Placentia-Yorba Linda School District Superintendent Dennis Smith said he expects "significant" cuts next year, but specifics won't be clearer until Monday.
"It's really hard to know," Smith said. "No one really knows the impact at this time."
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Saddleback Valley Unified, which was facing up to $19 million deficit next year, now projects a $10 million gap. The district is considering cutting from its general fund and categorical accounts to balane the budget.
Click here for the latest report on Saddleback's budget planning.
Santa Ana Unified School District
Santa Ana Unified officials said the new state budget agreement falls within some of the earlier district estimates.
"The actions at first glance appear to be in line with our budget projections, if they hold up and are not changed," said Ron Murrey, the district associate superintendent of business services. "The information we have at this time is not complete. Additionally, the Legislature always adjusts the first budget with trailer bills that tend to clean up unclear language that sometimes affect funding."
Earlier this month, Superintendent Jane Russo announced that the district could cut up to 750 jobs because of state budget cuts. District officials have also said they could cut up to $21.9 million from the budget this year, and $35.9 million for 2009-10.
"There is an anticipation that the cuts by the state would cause the reduction of staff and other reductions as we have projected. There was no increase to student funding," Murrey said.
The school board meeting, on Feb. 24, was to include a brief update regarding the state budget adoption. Early in March, the school board will have a study session to review both the state's funding of schools and the federal economic package's impact on the district.
The board will likely vote on teacher layoffs and other potential cuts in March.
Click here for more on Santa Ana Unified's budget issues.
Tustin Unified School District
Tustin Unified spokesman Mark Eliot said the district does not yet know the impact the budget will have on education funding because officials have not yet seen a final version of the plan.
The school district planned to discuss the current budget at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 23 and at 7 p.m. March 9.
"We know it's going to be tough, we just don't know how tough it'll be this time," Eliot said.
UC Irvine
Specific impacts to UC Irvine have yet to be analyzed. For the University of California system, hits include to the nursing programs, employee retirement and capital expansion projects. Enrollment growth has been frozen.
"The university is very glad that a budget agreement was finally approved," said Roy Dormaier, UC Irvine vice chancellor for planning and budget.
"And while we don't think that we were treated unfairly related to other issues in the state budget, the additional cuts and lack of funding for enrollment growth and other major needs will create serious problems for UC to manage in the coming years."Altogether, according to UC President Mark Yudof, who sent out a letter Wednesday about the proposed new budget, the cuts represent a $450 million shortfall for the UC system.
Note: The Register is still seeking information on the following districts: Garden Grove Unified, Los Alamitos Unified, Centralia, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Lowell Joint and Savanna.
Staff writers Marla Jo Fisher, Jeff Overley, Barbara Giasone, Annie Burris, Erika Chavez, Heather McRea, Lou Ponsi, Elysse James, Michael Mello and Erin Welch, and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Los Angeles vs Arizona Game Final 7-4 - Chad Billingsley Earns Win
Los Angeles got 6 innings of work from Chad Billingsley en route to a 7-4 victory over Arizona on Friday at Chase Field.
Los Angeles was an underdog by +123 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Chad Billingsley earned the victory for the Dodgers, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Rod Barajas in the win.
Arizona's starting pitcher Josh Collmenter worked 2 1/3 innings, giving up 8 hits and 6 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Willie Bloomquist in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Los Angeles as they had 11 hits, while Arizona only had 9.
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CAPE Partners Transcend Boundaries at their 2014 Conference
This year's Cape Partners' Conference celebrated biodiversity conservation work in the Cape Floristic Region under the theme Transcending Boundaries. It was held the 22nd of October, at the Kenilworth Race Course, and was hosted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) with the CAPE partners.
Lesley Richardson from the Flower Valley Conservation Trust opened the conference, emphasizing that the purpose of the day was to network, connect, and inspire. Carmel Mbizvo, the Deputy Director General at SANBI gave the welcoming address. She said "SANBI could not have reached its ten year milestone without its partners. SANBI has been inclusive in its approach to innovate and to make an impact" and added "CAPE now has 36 partners whose contributions can be seen at national and international levels".
A reflection on CAPE was presented by CAPE Programme Developer at SANBI, Azisa Parker. This included CAPE's investment trajectory, lessons from coordination, lessons learned, plans for 2011 till 2020, consolidating the work completed as well as moving into new areas of work.
Professor Ralph Hamman, the Research Chair in Climate and Development at UCT's Graduate School of Business and is closely associated with the African Climate and Development Initiative, based at UCT, delivered the keynote address. Hamman focused on the nature of the CAPE partnership, the tensions it holds, and how this has given rise to many developmental and conservation innovations.
Many of the achievements of CAPE were highlighted, such as how biodiversity stewardship was first tested within the CAPE partnership and is now being mainstreamed internationally. Presentations of the day centred on developing a shared vision for collaboration in the Fynbos region; natural solutions- adapting to climate change; investing in our ecological infrastructure and sustaining our living landscapes.
This conference brought focus to the value of working with and learning from other sectors in order to reach biodiversity conservation targets. It looked at the important relationship between research and implementation and how collaboration can help the CAPE partnership solve complex problems. The conference attracted 62 attendees representing various conservation agencies, NGOs, government departments, municipalities, research and tertiary institutions.


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My little 6 year old boy broke my heart today .... I am separated 4 yrs with his Father...last 2 months we have not been talking at all as he is a real piece of work! Tried talking to my son about our separation as often as he likes..I have tried to explain the reason his dads not here without bagging him...(even though I would love to tell him the truth, but he is way too young ) Tonight the Father called to speak to him...the chatted for a few minutes... My son is aware that I never speak to his Father and usually he is ok with that...or at least I thought he was...:( Tonight for some reason...he came over to me with the phone asking his Father to speak to me... I calmly told my son that his Daddy would prefer to speak to him....My boy was not taking No for an answer... When I asked why was it important I speak to his Daddy his response gutted me! "Dad please speak to Mummy...and say sorry to her so you can be together again!
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An Avatar: The Last Airbender fancomic by Rufftoon, aka Johane Matte who was one of the storyboarders on the show.The major conceit of the comic is that Zhao, the villain of season one, wasn't killed by the Ocean Spirit in the season finale. Instead, he was saved but had all his memories of his past life as a Fire Nation admiral erased. The comic deals with him first discovering that he is not really a Watertribesman, and then trying to figure out what to do in the new world of peace. Along the way, he clubs baby seal-turtles, fights pirates, and complains about the cold.Water Tribe is notable for its high art quality (it is drawn by a professional) and close connection to canon. It's also interesting because Zhao is noticeably the same character he was in the original show— dressing him up in furs and having him pray to water spirits doesn't change his personality, and he's still as arrogant, ambitious, and angry as he was in the series.The complete comic is hosted on her livejournal here. Parts of it are also on rufftoon's DevArt account, along with concept art and sketches. The entire comic, fanart, and other Water Tribe-related bits can also be found at No Self Control, the biggest Zhao fanclub on dA.
This fancomic provides examples of:
- Alternate Reality: It was close to canon for a while, but plot threads in the Avatar graphic novels and The Legend of Korra eventually made this story into an alternate reality.
- Ambition Is Evil: Kinda played with. Zhao is certainly ambitious, but he's not quite evil.
- Anti-Hero/ Villain Protagonist: Zhao is the "hero", but he's seldom heroic. And yet, he's also not wholly bad...
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: Zhao and Nauja.
- Berserk Button: Absolutely anything regarding Yue, for Chief Arnook.
- Bittersweet Ending: The tribe and spirits are safe, everyone is alive, and the Fire Nation is that much closer to recapturing Azula, but the Water Tribe thinks Zhao is a traitor and the Fire Nation still considers him a disgrace, so while the world benefits in the end, Zhao has no friends or allies and nowhere to go.
- Darker and Edgier: Manages to balance this with Original Flavor in a very believable way (considering our viewpoint character isn't an eleven-year-old kid, but a middle-aged man). Impressive.
- Easy Amnesia: Justified in that it's not a casual conk on the head that erases his memories, it's the frigging Ocean and Moon Spirits.
- Expy: Officer Kwon, with his dry wit, insightfulness, and chevron moustache is pretty much Alfred Pennyworth in Fire Nation armour.
- The Faceless: Firelord Zuko, at least until the end.
- Meaningful Echo: "One step out of line... and
I'll make sure your destiny ends right then and thereI will not hesitate to sentence you to an appropriate punishment."
- Original Flavor: VERY original flavor.
- Royal "We": "We know you well, Zhao. We do not wish to be... disappointed in you again."
- Shirtless Scene: It's about Zhao. What did you expect?
- Smug Snake: Zhao, in keeping with his canon personality
- Stranger in a Familiar Land: He goes back to the Fire Nation, looking for his past life and hoping that it will trigger some memories. It doesn't.
- Symbol Swearing
- Unresolved Sexual Tension: Zhao and Nauja. She pretty much doesn't want anything to do with him... smart lady.


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|Número de publicación
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|Fecha de publicación
|24 Abr 2012
|Fecha de prioridad
|1 Jun 2007
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|Número de publicación
|Scott L. Roth, Edward Paul Harhen, Harold M. Hastings, Nicolas Heron
|Cesionario original
|Imacor Inc.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 60/941,480, filed Jun. 1, 2007.
One conventional approach to monitoring heart function is transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), in which a probe containing an ultrasound transducer is inserted into the esophagus and positioned so that the transducer is near the patient's heart. The probe is then used to capture video images of the heart in real time, which are typically displayed on a video monitor. Conventional TEE probes typically measure between 10-15 mm in diameter (for adults). Because of this large diameter, conventional TEE often requires anesthesia, can significantly threaten the airway, and is not well suited for long-term monitoring of the heart. More recently, smaller TEE probes that permit long term monitoring and eliminate or reduce the need for anesthesia have been developed, as disclosed in US2005/0143657 (application Ser. No. 10/996,816, filed Nov. 24, 2004).
Under certain circumstances, operating a TEE probe at a high frame rate can cause the probe's temperature to increase by an undesirable amount. This can be particularly problematic with smaller probes, where less surface area is available for dissipation of the applied power.
To keep the temperature of the ultrasound probe down, the probe is operated at a low frame rate (with correspondingly low heat generation) for the vast majority of time. Probe operation is only switched to the high frame rate temporarily at times when high temporal resolution is needed, and the probe is only operated at the high frame rate for a short period of time. During that time, a burst of images with high temporal resolution is obtained. After capturing the short burst of images, the frame rate is cut back, which reduces the generation of heat.
All other things being equal, the temperature rise (ΔT) of an ultrasound probe is proportional to the frame rate of the images. Heat management in ultrasound probes may therefore be implemented by switching the image-capture frame rate between two modes: a first mode with a high frame rate, for use at times when that high frame rate is required for the imaging task at hand, and a second mode with a low frame rate for use at times when that high frame rate is not required. Optionally, a third mode with an even lower frame rate (or a frame rate of zero) may be used to allow the probe to cool down faster after it is operated in the first mode.
For TEE imaging of the heart, a frame rate of 50 frames per second (fps) is suitable because that frame rate is fast enough for high speed applications (e.g., visualizing which portion of the heart is contracting late in a cardiac resync therapy application), yet slow enough for "speckle" noise from the blood to re-randomize (thereby reducing the impact of speckle noise on the image). However, with a small TEE probe (e.g., with a transducer with a surface area on the order of 200 mm2), operating the probe at 50 fps continuously can cause an undesirable increase in the probe's temperature.
In these applications, however, continuous operation at the high frame rate can be avoided by operating the probe at a lower frame rate (e.g., on the order of 25 fps), during the portion of the procedure when the probe is being positioned. Preferably, this lower frame rate is slow enough such that ΔT drops to the point where the probe can be safely operated continuously. This mode of operation is referred to herein as the "continuous" mode. Then, after the probe is positioned at its desired location, a clip of images are captured at the higher frame rate (e.g., on the order of 50 fps) for a short period of time (e.g., 3 seconds). This mode of operation is referred to herein as the "burst" mode. After the high speed burst, operation returns to the continuous mode. The changing frame rate in this mode of operation is depicted by the lower trace 12 in
Optionally, a low frame rate "cool down" mode may be added after the burst mode to speed up the cooling of the probe, as illustrated in
In one example, the temperature rise of a probe operating continuously at 24 fps was about 3.2° C. (measured with a tissue phantom). Since the thermal time constant of ultrasound probes is relatively large, a three second high speed burst does not cause a significant instantaneous increase in temperature. As long as the high speed bursts are relatively short (e.g., less than five seconds, and more preferably on the order of three seconds) and the cool-down periods are sufficiently long, ΔTMAX will never be too much higher than the ΔT that is associated with continuous operation.
All other things being equal, power and thus relative heat generation is directly proportional to frame rate. Thus, operating at 50 fps will generate 50/24=2.08 times as much heat as in the 24 fps normal mode, and operating in a 10 fps cool-down mode will generate 10/24=0.41 times as much heat as in the 24 fps normal mode. The cool down period is preferably sufficiently long and sufficiently close enough in time to the high speed burst so as to compensate for the entire temperature rise caused by operating at the high frame rate. This can be accomplished by keeping the total frame count below the frame count associated with the normal continuous frame rate. For example, in a system operating continuously at 24 fps, there would be 288 frames in a 12 second interval. In contrast, doing a three second burst at 50 fps followed by a nine second cool-down at 10 fps would result in a lower frame count of (50×3)+(10×9)=240 frames in 12 seconds. As a result, the temperature at the end of the burst and cool-down cycle should be lower than the steady-state temperature for the continuous mode. In another example, doing a three second bust at 50 fps followed by a seven second cool-down at 10 fps, followed by another similar burst and cool-down would result in a lower total frame count (440) than continuous operation at 24 fps for 20 seconds (which yields in a frame count of 480).
The above-described techniques are particularly useful to achieve compliance with the FDA's ALARA ("as low as reasonably achievable") principle for heating. This is particularly important for applications in which the probe remains installed in the patient for long periods of time (e.g., over 6 hours) to minimize negative consequences from long term heating by only capturing short burst at a high frame rate as required, and otherwise running at a low frame rate. Note that a 3 second burst is sufficiently long to capture two complete cardiac cycles when the heart is beating at 60 bpm.
The above-described techniques are also useful for keeping the temperature rise below the maximum temperature rise of 6° C. recommended under IEC60601, and more preferably below 4° C.
The controller 44 control sends commands to the ultrasound engine 46 via a suitable interface (e.g., a digital bus) to change the frame rate in accordance with the approaches described above in connection with
The user interface 42 permits the user to request initiation of the burst mode at any desired time, and may be implemented using any of a variety of approaches that are well known to persons skilled in the relevant arts. Examples include mechanical switches (including but not limited to pushbuttons and foot-operated switches) or virtual switches (e.g., on a touch screen).
The control surface for the user interface may be located on the ultrasound console or on the probe itself.
Note that a frame rate of 50 fps provides 20 ms time resolution. So does a sequence of averages of frames, frame 1 averaged with frame 2, frame 2 averaged with frame 3, frame 3 averaged with frame 4, etc. 20 ms is long enough for speckle from blood to "re-randomize" that is, longer than a speckle residence time, reducing the coefficient of variation of the average of an ensemble of resolution cells in the cavity (dominated by speckle which follows a Rayleigh distribution or electronic noise) in a compounded frame (compounded from two successive frames) to 71% of the similar coefficient of variation in a single frame.
Optionally, pulses with a duration of very few cycles (e.g., 1-3 cycles) may be used to excite the transducer. Since shorter pulses (in the time domain) have a relatively wide bandwidth (in the frequency domain), and attenuation in tissue is higher for higher frequency components, the low frequency components of the wide-bandwidth pulse can provide improved penetration (e.g., on the order of 10-12 cm) using a center frequency on the order of 6 MHz, without sacrificing resolution. Experimentation showed that using a two cycle pulse 30 (see
Other strategies for reducing temperature rise that may also be used to reduce power include the following: (a) making the dimensions of the transducer as large as possible consistent with a small diameter probe (b) making the frequency as low possible consistent with adequate resolution; (c) designing for thermal conductivity to spread the heat out to reduce ΔT at the hottest point on probe, e.g., as described in application Ser. No. 11/534,403, filed Sep. 22, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference; (d) keeping the duty cycle low, consistent with acceptable image quality; and (e) using signal processing to improve the image, e.g., as described in application Ser. No. 10/997,059, filed Nov. 24, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Note that while the above-described techniques are explained in the context of TEE, the same techniques may also be use in other ultrasound imaging contexts, e.g., with probes that is inserted into cavities other than the esophagus, or probes that are applied to external surfaces of a body. Numerous modifications to the above-described embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and are also included within the purview of the invention.
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|Fecha de publicación
|24 Jun 1998
|2 May 2000
|Ecton, Inc.
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|27 Ene 2005
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|Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd.
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|22 Sep 2006
|12 Abr 2007
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|2 Abr 2004
|11 Ene 2006
|Hitachi Medical Corporation
|24 Ago 2005
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|15 Jun 2006
|4 Ene 2007
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|Fecha de publicación
|27 Abr 2009
|29 Ene 2013
|Hitachi Medical Corporation
|Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
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|24 Mar 2011
|Hitachi Medical Coporation
|Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
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|382/128, 382/200, 382/131
|Clasificación internacional
|Clasificación cooperativa
|Clasificación europea
|11 Ago 2008
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The Dogs…
Oh, this dog….where do I even begin? She was a hurricane from the very start. A freight train with no brakes. All muscle and inertia, she is a mass of wiggling kisses and love, and I never really believed that it was possible for a dog to have a sense of humor until she came along. And that face! There is just nothing like a boxer face. Except another boxer face.
This puppy is all puppy all the time; precious when she's napping, a maniac when she's awake–the boxer shenanigans never quit. For the record, there is truly nothing more entertaining than two boxers joyfully boxing one other. It's my favorite sport.
The Birds…
I've had this bird for 20 years now. And she will probably outlive me….yep, didn't read the fine print on that one. She is an African Grey parrot with the approximate verbal skills of a three-year-old child. If that three-year-old curses and belches like a sailor. I have no comment on how or where she picked these things up. Aside from that, she chatters all day long, yells at the dogs, serenades us with songs that she's learned and also songs that she's made up, and constantly startles us when she interjects into our conversation with a witty remark. It is endless fun to watch her toss food out of her cage to one of the dogs, wait till said dog is busy eating the bait, and then slide silently down to where she can reach that beak out and pinch the poor dog in the butt. You'd think they'd learn, but bird seed is just so darned good.
Darling Clementine:
We often refer to Clem and Eloise as 'the twins', for obvious reasons, but their similarities end at their color and breed. Clementine is something of a…lumbering oaf. She is HUGE and inherently ungraceful, and when she comes running down the driveway to greet you, you can feel it in the ground like a herd of stampeding cattle. When she squawks, it doesn't sound like a sweet clucky little chicken…good lordy, it sounds like an angry goose on steroids. In fact, up until she laid her first ginormous egg, we were convinced she was a he. To say the least, she is the awkward sister.
I mean…look at this girl. A lovely, lavender Orpington, she is! All eyelashes and silver-feathered sweetness. I thought my other Orps were 'fluffy'? Saltie takes the cake. No seriously, if there was cake she would take it.
Annabel Lee:
This pretty Easter Egger girl has the distinction of giving me my very first blue egg. And though she's not the friendliest (is it just me or does she look about a second away from pecking my eyeball in this photo?), she will hop up and sit in your lap as long as you don't dare try to pet her.
Beatrix Potter:
My other lovely, bearded Easter Egger lady. This one held out on me. She didn't lay her first egg until she was around ten months old (most hens start laying around four months), and I had long since given up on her. Then suddenly: green egg! They were so worth the wait. And I just gotta say…that is one, epic, blond hipster beard right there!
The New Girls:
From left to right: Pippy Longstocking (Silver-laced Polish), Scout (Blue-laced Wyandotte), and Elphaba (Blue-laced Wyandotte). Added Spring of '16.
The Cats…
The Stewart:
So fancy for a barn cat–look at that tuxedo. He was the Texan's first-ever cat, and still loves to be held like a baby. But only by the Texan. The Stewart doesn't have time for my attempts at affection.
We busted Brix out of the slammer not long after we got Stewie. Stewart was going through a rebellious, teenage-angst phase, and we thought he might simmer down if he had a lady-friend. Especially one with big blue eyes. Strangely enough, it totally worked. Brixie is a sweet, sweet girl, and because she is part Siamese, she is a chatty-catty; always talking, always saying hello.
Blue is actually my mom's beloved cat, and when she moved and couldn't take him with her, we, of course,took him in. He is the last living (going on 20 years old) of three kittens that my mom literally found under a bush. He is the old-timer, but still as spry and quirky as ever. And damn if he isn't the best mouser of any cat I've ever known.
"The Dude". This guy is one of two rescued ferals that was going to be euthanized because he was not fit for rehabilitation. I took him in because he's actually a really, really sweet cat, but has been absolutely terrorized by people. After several years, he will actually finally come up to me for pets; he likes his cushy, quiet life. He doesn't care much for cameras, and proves very difficult to catch on film (living up to his name).
Gandalf the Grey:
Gandalf is our other feral. This poor guy, we think, had his hind quarters and tail run over, with no medical care afterwards. He is missing half his tail, and his back legs and hips are pretty funky (though he gets around just fine). He too, is just getting to a place where he'll let me pet him, and he talks at me with the most adorable, tiny kitten voice I have ever heard on a grown man-cat.
Honorable Mention…
Ok, well, he's not really our dog. Milo, aka 'the Frog', belongs to my brother's family, but comes on doggy-vacay frequently to the Farmhouse. This dog is pure comedy, 24-7. He is best buds with Abbie and Phoebe, and they act like it is Christmas morning when he arrives. He is even gentle with the chickens, though, the same cannot be said for the chickens. I often look out in the yard and see Milo being hotly pursued by a certain ginger-hued hen.
In Memory:
Miss Gertrude Featherbottom:
What I wrote: Gertie is a saucy little thing. If you are doing something that she does not approve, you will be sassed! She is an incessant talker, a champion layer, and a mischief master. She's sweet to me (the keeper of the food), but she's a little brat to the Texan; they have quite a love/hate relationship and he's got the ankle scars to prove it.
Miss Eloise:
What I wrote: Ellie-bellie is a princess. She approaches everything with the self-entitlement of a gorgeous, busty blond who is used to getting by on her looks. She does not like to get her feet dirty. She does not squabble with the other girls over treats, she comes straight to the source and expects me to hand-feed her. Accordingly, she lays the most perfect, petite lady-like eggs; not every day like Gertie, just when she feels inclined to be generous.
What I wrote: My thirteen-year-old, tree-climbing, squirrel-hunting, tug-of-war-cheating yellow mutt. His age doesn't slow him down, but it's just a number, right? Because no one believes me when I tell them he's that old, anyway. Especially when he's running amok with the neighborhood kids or climbing trees. Sigh. He's my sweet little ball of sunshine, gentle with everyone and everything (except squirrels).
Miss Mildred:
What I wrote: Millie currently wears the Queen-of-the-Yard sash. She rules the roost, but is also the sweetest, cuddliest girl; she didn't get voted most popular for nothing! Always on my heels, she is my little, speckled shadow while I am working in the yard, and if I rest too long in any one spot, she is immediately in my lap.
The funniest, slobberiest, sweetest ball of boxer-love. Fiercely protective, fiercely loyal, and yet, the biggest ball of mush around his people. My Hogie-bear.
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ― Anatole France