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Who's Afraid of Amy Chua?
Thanks to Christopher Shea for giving me a chance to clarify my position. Twin and adoption evidence on personality and IQ receives the most attention. But the findings are far broader. My claim that parents have little-to-no long-run influence on their kids encompasses health, intelligence, happiness, educational success, financial success, character, and values.
There are a few exceptions: Parents do have big, lasting effects on your religious affiliation and political party. But their effect on deeper measures of religion and politics like doctrine, issue positions, church attendance, and voting are much smaller. In "Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids," I cover the adoption and twin evidence trait by trait.
But what about Tiger Mother Amy Chua? I've already repeatedly criticized her on my blog (see here, here, and here), so I'll be brief. For starters, Ms. Chua's daughters are the children of two professors from Yale. Their genetic advantage is enormous; who really believes that Tiger Mothering could have turned the typical child into a straight-A student and musical prodigy?
I admit that parenting sometimes teaches specific skills, like foreign languages or musical instruments—though as Ms. Chua's own story reveals, the process is often like pulling teeth. But contrary to a lot of wishful thinking about "learning how to learn" and "instilling character," the adoption and twin evidence strongly suggests that forcing kids to learn languages and practice instruments does not boost their educational attainment or adult income.
Perhaps most importantly, adoption and twin research suggest that Tiger Mothering damages one outcome where parents do have a lot of influence: how your kids feel about and remember you. Some kids, like Ms. Chua's older daughter, will forgive almost anything. But her younger daughter's seething resentment is more typical. If you raise your children with kindness, they'll probably see and remember you as a kind person.
And if, like Ms. Chua, you raise your kids with screaming and threats, they will probably see and remember you as angry, mean person. The way my children see me means a lot more to me than whether my kids speak a second language or play an instrument—and I think most parents will agree.


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red-bellied watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster)
This a large, solid brown, aquatic snake grows to lengths 30-48 in. (76-122 cm) in length. The belly is orange-red. There are no blotches, spots or other markings on the adult. The juvenile has brown blotches down the back with smaller blotches on the sides and an orange-red ground color. This species is the most terrestrial of the Nerodia and will wander hundreds of yards into dry forests during the summer. They usually rest directly on the ground. They are primarily diurnal, although they move overland at night, especially during and after warm rains. This species will bear up to 50 live young. The maximum known age is 8 years.
Most populations occur south of the James River, but there are 2 confirmed records for the lower York-James peninsula. It is common in certain areas of the Great Dismal Swamp. This species is found in river swamps choked with semiaquatic vegetation and characterized by bald cypress, red maple, and sweet gum. It may also be found in swamps, ditches, freshwater marshes, and low wet areas in all vegetative habitats. This snake is often seen lying on logs and vegetation in swampy habitats, but can also be found under litter and logs.
The primary food of this species is frogs and fish, but it will eat crayfish and salamanders.
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Spurs and Liverpool have stepped up their hunt for Bafetimbi Gomis after the player's representatives flew to London for a meeting last week.
The player's agents were reportedly speaking to both clubs prior to their clash at White Hart Lane.
Gomis, who is currently second in the goalscoring charts behind PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic with ten goals to his credit has just one year left on his current contract with Lyon.
The forward is surplus as Lyon want to cash in on a transfer fee in lieu of Champions League money this season.
They currently top Ligue 1 by five points - although it seems their major asset may be off to seek a new challenge in the Premier League.
His representatives saw both Spurs and Liverpool with Andre Villas-Boas and Brendan Rodgers both in the marketplace for a strong targetman.
Gomis is similar in style to Didier Drogba but the 27-year-old will command a hefty fee.
However, with both Spurs and the Reds short in attack, the only question appears to be whether Lyon, on course to qualify for next season's Champions League, take the gamble of off-loading a man who has been a rich source of goals for them this season.
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"By accident," she says, as if to explain why a rational lawyer would do such a hippie-dippie thing, "I signed up for some kind of crystal treatment. They shoot lights down through your chakras. You're lying in this room, blindfolded, hearing spooky Peruvian music. I had no idea what was supposed to happen, but after about a half hour, I heard this voice that said, 'Do not die before becoming the person you were meant to be.'"Heavy stuff. Wherever those words came from, it was the message Lauren needed to hear. "I became more comfortable saying, 'I'm not going to play inside that old pattern anymore.'" Her own calm surprised her and gave her the courage "to watch my husband freak out" as he saw her and himself in a new light.Taking the focus off him and her marriage, Lauren started acting on the impulses she felt bubbling up inside. She spoke up at moments when she used to smolder silently, calling her husband on behavior she hadn't challenged before. To her surprise, she found that when she spoke up, she didn't get as angry, and the tone of her marriage began to change. Her husband was "totally shocked." He hadn't seen himself as such a forceful person, and "he thought I was speaking up all the time," she says. She realized that what she took for anger was often fear. "Honey, I'm not leaving you," she would tell him. " I'm just trying to tell you what I want."Despite the soothing words, Lauren is on her own journey, she says, and isn't about to turn back. "I'm trying to be nurturing, while at the same time saying, 'Uh-uh. This is how I feel.' It's a weird dance." And the sex is still great.Taking a BreakSusan and her husband, Alex, didn't have children — but they had their work. Soon after they were married, in 1985, they began writing together and produced two intensely researched and well-regarded books about media dynasties. Early in the marriage, to use a phrase they once used to describe another couple, they were "not just wedded, but welded together," says Susan.But after 15 years, the stresses in Susan and Alex's marriage reached a tipping point, and they began to move toward divorce. As Susan wrote, "We had gone through so much therapy and marriage counseling that we were practically shrink-wrapped. But we didn't seem to be getting anywhere. Working together had made us competitors and enemy combatants. Yet we never exploded, never shouted, never lashed out. Instead, we maintained a surface calm and suffered in silence."Susan stayed in their New York apartment; Alex moved to Cambridge. Each established a new life. But even as they made efforts to start over, both became aware of the love that was still there despite the claustrophobia. They have now been back together for three years and look on their separation as a kind of marital sabbatical.Recently I caught up with Susan, who is working on a book (of her own) about the upside of aging, to find out what she and Alex had learned. "We understand the importance of being honest about what we are thinking or feeling," she told me. "In some marriages, there is one Big Foot, but not in ours. We were both just too polite to each other. A pox on that!"One of the first things they talked honestly about was giving each other more space. Especially since there were no children to make demands and divert their attention from each other, they had to pay special attention to creating breathing room. How Susan sees it now: "We can cook dinner together, but we can't work together."The sabbatical and their new approach seem to have unlatched the box they had trapped themselves in over the years, one full of labels and assumptions each had accumulated about the other. "You know, like 'You are always rude to my parents' or 'You never listen to my point of view,'" Susan says. "Those recitations of 'always' and 'never' deny all the living and growing we've each done over 20 years."The fresh air also gave them fresh perspectives on the two people involved. "I realized that I wasn't the only one whose needs weren't being met," Susan concludes. "In a marriage, there is another person, someone who has a will and hopes and dreams that are exactly as valuable as yours.
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The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 0.5 per cent in December and has maintained money-boosting efforts at £200 billion under the Bank's quantitative easing (QE) programme.
The Bank ended the year as it started as policymakers held interest rates for the 20th month in a row.
Stronger-than-expected economic growth and a recent improved performance in the manufacturing sector has steadied the Bank's hand, despite expectations that the economy's rate of recovery would slow in the coming months.
The Bank of England last altered its monetary policy in November 2009, when it increased the level of QE from £175 billion to £200 billion. Interest rates were lowered to their historic low of 0.5 per cent in March 2009.
Experts expected the Monetary Policy Committee to leave policy unchanged after a higher-than-expected third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 0.8 per cent was achieved.
The economic optimism was bolstered by strong official manufacturing figures earlier this week, which revealed that output rose 0.6 per cent month on month in October - the best reading since March and double what had been expected.
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This post is coming a day later than usual because this beer was chosen for a special event. While next Sunday all TV's will be fixed on the Super Bowl, this weekend, no TV's will be fixed on the Pro Bowl. Regardless, football players are descending on the state of Hawaii for their annual game of touch football. While the game will be played in Honolulu, this week's beer is brewed a short distance away on the Big Island. This week's Beer of the Week is Kona Brewing Company's Fire Rock Pale Ale.
Crisp & Refreshing
Fire Rock Pale Ale is crisp, refreshing "Hawaiian-style" pale ale. Its signature copper color results from the unique blend of specialty roasted malts. The pronounced citrus-floral hop aroma comes from the liberal amounts of Galena, Cascade & Mt.Hood hops added to each brew.
Bitterness: 35 IBU
Alcohol by Volume: 5.9%
Original Gravity: 14.0 P
Malts: PALE, WHEAT, MUNICH, HONEY
Hops: GALENA, CASCADE, MT.HOOD
Fire Rock Pale Ale pours a rich golden amber with a white head of big gaseous bubbles. A lightly-hopped aroma rises off the dissipating head, a preview of the balanced pale ale which will greet your lips. Citrusy, tropical hops are evident enough to rise above the full bodied pale ale. While Fire Rock has enough bodied to feel and taste like hearty ale, there's enough lightness that this beer would be suitable for having a couple while watching the game. The finish is crisp and there is little lingering flavor. You have to reach for another gulp to experience Fire Rock Pale Ale all over again.
I have always been a fan of Kona Brewing and Fire Rock has been an underrated member of their lineup in my opinion. Many beer geeks dismiss Kona thanks to their relationship with the Craft Brewer's Alliance, but I think that does the beer a disservice. Very approachable, I am pleased to find Fire Rock popping up at more chain locations where the Bud-Miller-Coors taps would previously dominate.
While the Kona Brewing we get to experience here on the continent is different from the island brewery, Kona's Fire Rock Pale is a treat wherever you may find it. Here's to hoping I may find myself on a sandy beach drinking the brewpub version sometime in the near future. In the meantime, the 6-pack from my local grocery store will do just fine.


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It's been so fun to peek inside so many closets lately. And here we are at closet #4.
Type 4 movement in my Beauty Profiling system is all about balance and symmetry. Megan—one of our bold, striking, Type 4 friends—will show you what that looks like in her closet.
She'll show you how she organizes different kinds of clothing, why she keeps certain clothes in separate spaces, and how she keeps track of her accessories.
(To hear the next level of organization, listen to how our shipping manager, Eimile, organizes.)
I really love the tip for Type 4's that Megan and I share at the end of the video. It will help you honor your gifts and make more efficient choices on where to spend your time and energy.
So watch the video and take a peek in Megan's closet…
Does your closet look like Megan's does? What do you do differently? Share a comment!
Like we said in the video, Megan's so organized. But she's just living true to her natural movement. She doesn't force herself to organize this way. Other Types might feel totally overwhelmed if they tried to—especially you Type 1's and Type 3's.
So live true to YOU and your nature (even when you organize your closet) and you'll be happier.
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From the BBC News WebsiteA man has been ordered by a judge not to feel people's muscles or ask them to do exercises in public. Akinwale Arobieke, 45, from Liverpool, was also banned from measuring the size of muscles, under the order requested by Merseyside Police. Arobieke, who is known in the area as Purple Aki, is out of jail on licence after a sentence imposed in 2003 for 15 counts of harassment. He pursued young people with requests such as asking to feel their muscles. Deputy District Judge Aled Jones granted the order to coincide with Arobieke's release on Thursday. Town ban Merseyside Police applied to Liverpool Magistrates' Court for a Sexual Offences Prevention Order against Arobieke - despite the fact he has not been convicted of a sex crime. A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police confirmed an interim order had been granted until 23 November. Under the terms of the order Arobieke cannot touch, feel or measure muscles or ask people to do squat exercises in public. Neither can he approach or do paid or voluntary work with any young person under 18. He is also banned from St Helens, Warrington or Widnes without the permission of either the chief constable of Merseyside or the chief constable of Cheshire. And he cannot loiter near educational establishments, gyms or sports clubs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/merseyside/6087922.stm
he is one horrble perv who chased a lad to his death on the railway years ago.A big fkr as well which makes it even worse.He shouldn't be allowed out of jail never mind not allowed in certain parts of Merseyside :evil:
has anyone got a picture of this nutjob.
Quote from: Liverbirdhas anyone got a picture of this nutjob.Jabba posted the pic ^^^this guy needs locked up
I am the GREAT OSC! The only muscles I feel are my own. Let me dumb it down for you pathetic morons. I will laugh about this after tuna time.
what going on here like?
feel my muscles
think he should be band for abusive language to other members "pathetic morons"
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LEWISVILLE - Gary Reese, 60, died Tuesday, July 13, 2009.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Mineola.
Mr. Reese was born Dec. 27, 1948, in Vernon to Franklin Roy and Tiny Ruth Reese. He married Cindi Lyles on Jan. 18, 1977, in Amarillo. He worked in law enforcement for 40 years. He was a police officer in several cities, including Amarillo and Farmers Branch, where he was awarded Officer of the Year in 1991. Since 1997, he had worked as a Deputy Constable for Denton County, Precinct 3. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, especially his Harley-Davidson. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be greatly remembered by all that knew him.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Cindi; two daughters, Dawn Whatley and husband Sam and Kim Hays and husband Ron; five grandchildren, Karlee and Wade Whatley, Katelyn Fouse, Colten and Gunnar Hays; a brother and sister in-law, Wayne and Lavonda Lyles; and numerous extended family and friends.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. and NATO officials sought to reassure Afghans on Monday that Osama bin Laden's death will not weaken the international mission in Afghanistan, even as the Afghan president said the successful strike in Pakistan shows that the fight against terrorism should focus more outside his country's borders.
The conflicting statements underscore the confusing nature of the war in Afghanistan, which has vacillated between building up the Afghan state and reducing troops down to small strike forces who just target high-profile terrorist leaders.
When he decided to expand the U.S. military force in Afghanistan in 2009, President Barack Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida."
Now it's unclear what bin Laden's death will mean for the future of Afghanistan, where about 150,000 NATO troops — most of them American — are embroiled in daily fighting with Taliban insurgents. On Saturday, the Taliban announced the beginning of their spring offensive after having shown their strength by launching a string of deadly attacks from within government and military compounds.
President Hamid Karzai lauded bin Laden's death as a serious blow to terrorism.
"American forces have killed Osama bin Laden, delivering him his due punishment," Karzai told an assembly of district government officials in Kabul, prompting the hall to erupt in applause.
But Karzai also used his speech to again chastise international forces for concentrating so much of their military effort in Afghanistan rather than in neighboring Pakistan, where al-Qaida and Taliban leaders reportedly live.
"For years we have said that the fight against terrorism is not in Afghan villages and houses. It is in safe havens, and today that was shown to be true," Karzai said. "Stop bombarding Afghan villages and searching Afghan people."
His words underscore what many Afghans chafe at — the fact that international allies hold the power in their country even as they worry that without NATO troops Afghanistan would quickly fall back into civil war.
The American ambassador in Kabul promised Afghans that the U.S. will not abandon Afghanistan now that bin Laden has been eliminated.
"This victory will not mark the end of our effort against terrorism. America's strong support for the people of Afghanistan will continue as before," Ambassador Karl Eikenberry said in a statement.
Similarly, NATO said its mission in Afghanistan will continue uninterrupted.
"NATO allies and partners will continue their mission to ensure that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for extremism, but develops in peace and security," the alliance said.
A businessman in Kabul province warned that a U.S. departure would be disastrous.
"If the U.S. troops leave in 24 hours the Afghan government will collapse," said Mohammad Qassim Zazai, who sells antiques and carpets in the capital.
But Zazai and a number of other Afghans said the U.S. mission in their country has grown much beyond the search for bin Laden, so they weren't worried that troops will leave more quickly now that he is dead.
"Afghanistan is a very strategic place for U.S. troops. They want to be present in this region, they are discussing having permanent bases," said Abdul Satar Kahawsi, a parliamentarian from eastern Parwan province. Kahawsi said few Afghans even believe that the announced July drawdown of troops will really be significant because of Afghanistan's proximity to Pakistan and Iran.
Karzai pledged that Afghanistan stands ready to do its part to help fight terrorists and extremists.
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New Orleans Saints backup quarterback Mark Brunell has not started a game or had significant playing time in a regular season game since 2006. That likely will change Sunday in Carolina, as the Saints are expected to rest several key players, including quarterback Drew Brees.
Coach Sean Payton used a similar strategy when they entered the final week of the 2006 season with the No. 2 seed in the NFC clinched. The big difference is Brunell is expected to start Sunday, and Brees likely will be inactive and serve as the third quarterback. Chase Daniel will be activated from the practice squad to be the backup.
Brunell, who has thrown one pass in the past three seasons -- an incompletion on a fake field goal attempt against the Falcons on Dec. 13 -- said he is excited about his playing prospects.
"I'm looking forward to it, " Brunell said. "There are a number of guys in here that are in supporting roles that are probably going to get some time. They are a few guys in here that are really looking forward to this game. Any time you can get on the field in a competitive situation, that's great. I'm 0-for-1 on the year, so I've got to get at least one completion before the season is over."
Brunell, whose last extensive playing time came when he started nine games for the Washington Redskins in 2006, has passed for 31,826 yards, 182 touchdowns and 106 interceptions in his 17-year career.
Payton hasn't said how much Brunell will play or if Daniel will play, but Brunell said he is preparing for a heavy workload.
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Iron Man alter ego Tony Stark's R8 at Comic-Con!
Our sister blog, Cinematical, is covering Comic-Con in San Diego and lo and behold, what did they spot out in front of the convention center? Tony Stark's Audi R8. This is just an early tease for Fanboy Nation, and this major product tie-in that will also see several other Audis cross the screen in Iron Man. The silver R8 was parked out front sporting the plate "Stark 4." Priceless. Robert Downey, Jr. portrays the armor-sporting hero in this newest comic-book-to-big-screen adaptation, which, if the reports on the footage shown at the convention are accurate, is going to kick ass. Click over to Cinematical for a few more pics.
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Caleb Moore was the first up.
He waved to the crowd, squeezed the throttle, and off he went, the supercharged engine of his snowmobile roaring into the cold night. He hit the first ramp fast, rocketing 35 feet above the snow. Then, at the height of the jump, he put both feet under the handlebars, let go with his hands, and stood straight up on the snowmobile—lifting his gloved hands over his helmet, extending his 5-foot-10 body as far as it could go—floating back to his seat and taking control just in time for the slap landing at the bottom the hill.
With that, the 2013 Winter X Games snowmobile freestyle competition was under way. It's a made-for-ESPN event broadcast from Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, full of bright lights, flamboyant outfits, thousands of spectators, and big-money sponsors, including Jeep and the U.S. Navy. The cameras followed Caleb as he turned his snowmobile around and set himself up for back-to-back jumps. On the first, he pushed himself off the machine until his chest was parallel with the seat, twisting his legs in the air behind him. On the second, he did a backflip that had him dangling from the handlebars mid-flip, then deftly swinging back into the seat just before landing.
"He'd been stomping these incredible tricks in practice," Colten Moore, Caleb's younger brother by two years, would later explain. "We knew he had a ride that if he pulled it off would be unbeatable."
In snowmobile freestyle, each contestant has two runs of 75 seconds each to do as many tricks as possible for a panel of judges that often includes former riders. Every run is scored for creativity, amplitude, and precision—and showmanship helps. The result is two hours of audacious young daredevils flipping and twisting through the air on 450-pound sleds.
The announcers that night introduced Caleb as one half of "the infamous Moore brothers." They told the television audience that Caleb and Colten grew up riding four-wheelers in Krum, Texas, about 50 miles north of Dallas. The brothers had shocked the world of competitive snowmobiling three years earlier when, after only a month of riding sleds, they entered the 2010 X Games and Caleb won a bronze medal in this event. Between them, the Moore brothers had taken home six medals in three years, and Caleb had been telling people that they finally felt like they belonged here.
As Caleb made his way around the course, his red and yellow shirt became a speeding blur. On his next jump, he spun his body all the way around on the snowmobile seat before landing on the other side of a hill 70 feet away—a trick he had missed twice in practice earlier that day. He had 30 seconds left on his run. He shot up the next ramp and into another backflip. This time, mid-flip, he put his boots on the handlebars and lifted his knees past his chest, holding what looked like a yoga pose over the hood of the sled as he flew through the air. He landed and headed straight to the next ramp. He started another backflip, with a leg kick under the sled, a trick riders call a "tsunami indy flip." This time, though, something went wrong.
The sled under-rotated. The skis at the front stuck in the top of the hill, sending Caleb over the handlebars head-first into the snow. The crowd gasped. He slid down the hill, and the snowmobile came tumbling after him. It bounced once on its back end and landed on his chest and head, driving his body into the side of the hill. As the machine flipped away, Caleb lifted his right arm and turned his head, like he was getting up. But he fell back, splayed in the snow.
Medical personnel were at his side in seconds. So was Colten. After a couple of minutes, Caleb stood up. He looked dazed. With help, he was able to walk to the medical tent. Colten thought his big brother was fine, like he always was.
The medical crew said Caleb had a concussion and sent him to the hospital for further evaluation. The doctors in Aspen found bleeding around Caleb's heart, and soon his brain wasn't getting enough oxygen. He was flown to Grand Junction for emergency surgery, but in the days following, his condition didn't improve.
A week later, on January 31, 2013, Caleb died, the first fatality in X Games history. He was 25.
• • •
The house Caleb and Colten bought together in Corinth, just down I-35E from Krum, looks mostly as it did a year ago. There's a pool table that doesn't get much use. There are a few medals and helmets and jerseys on the walls, photos of family and of the brothers together. Caleb's room looks much the way he left it. His Ford F-150 Lightning and the blue Shelby Mustang GT he bought a few weeks before the crash both sit in the garage. Colten says that every so often he has to go out there and start them, to keep them running. He plans to do it later this afternoon.
It seems so quiet around here these days. Colten is sitting in the living room they shared, telling the story about how, when they bought the house, the sweet couple selling it offered them all this nice furniture, too. He and Caleb walked around with a list, checking off everything they wanted, imagining the raucous parties they were going to throw. They had one big blowout here and decided one was probably enough.
Sometimes Colten gets tense as he's talking about his brother. His lips tighten, and his words slow. He has to stop. He shakes his hands and wiggles his shoulders a bit to stay loose, to keep from breaking down.
In a lot of ways, Colten is like most 24-year-olds. He likes video games, burritos, going to chain restaurants with his longtime girlfriend, Ashley. He just happens to travel the world, performing incredible stunts for huge audiences, while getting paid enough to own a big house in the suburbs and have some left over to start a Charles Schwab account. When he was in school, he figured he would go to college and get "a normal job." He went this route because his brother did it first.
"Since they were little boys, if Caleb wanted to do it, then Colten wanted to do it," their father, Wade, says.
Colten has always been a bit more taciturn than his older brother. In interviews, Caleb used to do most of the talking. Caleb was charming, with broad shoulders and a wide, easy smile that had other riders (and at least one publicist) referring to him jokingly as Dreamboat. Colten would sit there, his hair popping out from under the flat brim of a hat, giving curt answers. Sometimes producers had to prod the bashful younger sibling to get him going.
He still talks to Caleb every day. Sometimes it's out loud. Mostly it's not. It feels like his brother is still with him.
"We were closer than most brothers," Colten says. "Everything we did—riding, racing, anywhere we went—it was always me and him. He basically taught me everything I know."
Their parents settled in Krum when both boys were in elementary school. Wade is a truck driver. Their mother, Michele, is a school librarian. Sometimes the boys would go visit their mom in the library. They'd offer to clean up, shelve books, anything that needed to be done. "They were just looking for any excuse to get out of class and hang out together," she says.
"They were brothers first, above all things," Wade says. "They would always put each other ahead of anyone else. And if you messed with one of them, you better start turning your head, looking for the other one, because he was coming."
They grew up bouncing on trampolines, trying to impress each other with flips and tricks. They'd ride their bikes together, jumping off anything that looked like a ramp. Caleb was always first. Then he'd turn to Colten and goad him into trying it, too.
"It was like he didn't have any fear," Colten says. "I'd want to sit there and figure out if I could do it, and he'd be there saying, 'Come on! If I did it, you can do it.' "
Caleb could deal with anything, adjust on the fly. He would reassure Colten.
"We got this," Caleb would tell him. "Everything will be fine."
To Colten, it seemed like his big brother was invincible. He remembers one afternoon when they were maybe 8 and 10. They were having fun fishtailing their bikes down a dirt road. They'd pedal fast, then pull the rear brake and slide through a cloud of dust. One time Caleb accidentally squeezed the front brake, sending himself over the front tire.
"But somehow he held on to the handlebars and did an entire front flip," Colten says. "He landed back on both wheels. I still to this day have no clue how he did it."
When the boys were around 10 and 12—Colten has a terrible memory, something he attributes to his roughly 10 concussions—Wade brought home three ATVs. The three of them would ride through the woods, sloshing through creeks, zipping across clearings. Soon it was the only thing the boys would talk about.
"I'd be sitting there in school, and the teacher would be talking," Colten remembers. "And all I could think about was going out and riding with my brother."
Caleb and Colten would push each other, going faster and faster, cutting tighter and tighter. It didn't take long for them to start entering organized races—and winning them. Caleb, especially, dominated.
"It all comes back to being fearless," Colten explains. "If you don't have any fear, you're gonna do things the riders with fear won't do."
Whether it was racing or jumping, Caleb seemed to have an innate understanding of the physics involved and a highly developed sense of proprioception, knowing what his body was doing even when it was flipping through a parabola, barely tethered to an ATV. He had what his father calls "an uncanny ability to know how fast to go without anyone doing it before him." Other riders compared him to a musician who can hear a song once and play it by ear. He could see a trick one time and understand how it worked. He booked a job promising to do a backflip on an ATV before he'd ever tried one. He had a month to figure it out. But that was Caleb. Wade and Michele were among the 50,000 people there in Montreal that night to see him pull it off.
Colten doesn't work that way. He has always wanted to sit down and consider each step in the process. He watches video over and over, and practices his tricks in a foam pit dozens of times before moving to dirt or snow. It took him a year and a half before he was confident enough to flip a four-wheeler on dirt. He had two tough crashes in the process—"I honestly didn't think I was ever going to do it," he says—but Caleb pushed him.
Showmanship also came much easier to Caleb. Even when they were only racing, he'd do spectacular tricks for the small crowds of family and friends camped out by the biggest jumps. "It really bothered some of the other riders," Wade says, laughing. Later, as Caleb's star grew, he never failed to sign autographs or to pose for photos with fans. When he was performing stunts on national television and in front of packed arenas, he'd always nod at the camera and wave to the crowd. And when he hit a big trick, he'd ride to the top of the tallest hill and park on the landing. He'd stand up and throw his hands in the air.
"We used to talk about it," Colten says. "There's nothing like that moment after you pull a giant trick, and all your hard work has paid off, and you just ride up to the landing, and you're just like—" He shakes his head. "There's nothing that can describe that feeling."
The brothers were there in Costa Rica when Jeremy Lusk died in a motocross competition in 2009. They saw the dangers early on. Every week, someone they knew crashed. Sometimes it was just broken bones. Sometimes it was worse. They knew people in wheelchairs. They knew people who never got up.
Wade and Michele would talk about it with the boys. "You know anything can happen out there at any time," Wade would say.
Caleb would nod. "I know where I'm going if I die," he'd say. "And that's a better place anyway."
Both brothers had plenty of broken bones and concussions. Most of Colten's teeth have been knocked out. He had a bad wreck not long after they started racing. He remembers passing someone on the outside of a turn, on the muddiest track he'd ever seen, then waking up on the other side of a creek. He had two broken femurs and a cracked pelvis. He got pins in his thighs and had to wear giant braces on his legs for months. Stuck at home, he missed school and his friends. What he missed most, though, was riding. Before he could even walk, he begged—and begged and begged—his father to lift him onto an ATV.
Wade thought about putting a stop to it all. He talked with his own father, a rancher who lives in West Texas and was concerned for the safety of the boys. Ultimately, Wade knew how much they loved racing—how much he loved it, too. "They grew up in the racing community," Wade says. "These are our close family friends. We know the other racing families better than we know any of our own neighbors." They also figured that even if they could stop their boys, soon enough Caleb would be 18 and able to make his own decisions. The parents worried, but they also didn't want to stand between their talented, driven sons and the thing they loved.
"Anytime you get on the highway to go somewhere, you're risking your life," Wade says. "And most of the time, we're not doing the thing we love doing in this world."
Within a few years of racing, Caleb qualified for a national circuit. Wade knows it must sound crazy now, but they let Caleb drive by himself to races all over the country, even while he was still in high school. He always made it home without trouble, though. He was earning a little bit of money, too, but he didn't like being away from his brother.
Colten took extra classes at school so he could graduate early and join his brother on the road. Soon they took the tricks they were doing in the middle of races and entered an ATV freestyle contest. They did better than anyone expected, and someone even offered them $200 to ride in a video.
"We basically knew at that point what we wanted to do with our lives," Colten says.
Wade was not enthusiastic about their desire to ride freestyle. They'd already spent so much time and money on racing and some of those stunts seemed so crazy. But soon Caleb had an agent who wanted to pay him to perform in arenas all over the world. The shows were full of pyrotechnics and heavy metal and, on occasion, monster trucks. And at every opportunity, Caleb would tell his agent about his little brother and all the fantastic tricks he could do. When he finally convinced someone to give Colten a shot, he then had to convince Colten that he could do it. Colten actually crashed in his first show, but Caleb was relentless with both his little brother and the promoters, and Colten eventually got another shot. Every time her sons left home, Michele would remind them to take care of each other.
They needed a place to practice, so Wade and the boys built a ramp and a giant pit in the backyard. They collected thousands of pounds of scrap foam to fill it and a tarp to protect it from the sun and rain, and Wade constructed a crane big enough to lift out any number of vehicles. The boys would spend hours out there jumping, one after the other, perfecting tricks, pushing each other.
Each brother believed the other was superior. Caleb would talk about how natural and easy Colten's backflips looked. And nothing could ever convince Colten that he was better than his brother.
They performed in Africa, Asia, South America, and all across Europe. They liked traveling, but they came to realize that ATVs had a limited audience. They aren't a part of the X Games, and ATV events rarely get televised, which means they'd hit a ceiling when it came to sponsorships and prize money.
The boys were in the living room one day with Wade watching the 2009 Winter X Games. The snowmobiles were on.
"You know," Wade said as he watched the freestyle tricks, "y'all can do that. You're doing more than that on quads already."
Colten could see Caleb's mind turning. "Once Caleb got something in his mind, it was going to happen. Like, book it. It's done."
• • •
After getting snowmobiles from a sponsor, the boys made a demo tape in their backyard in Krum to show the ESPN executives what they could do. They launched trick after trick into the foam—they found that the acceleration of a snowmobile made it easier to flip than an ATV. X Games organizers invited Caleb, but they weren't so sure about Colten. Again it was Caleb on the phone, explaining what a great addition his brother would make.
The first time either of them actually rode a snowmobile in the snow was 44 days before the 2010 event. When they got to Aspen, they found out a few competitors—guys who had grown up in the North, riding snowmobiles to school—weren't happy with the way these newcomers from Texas were crashing the party. Colten, standing next to his brother on the cold mountain, told an interviewer, "We wanted to ride X Games, so we came here and did what we do best: wing it."
Announcers on the night of the freestyle event poked fun at Caleb when he had trouble turning around his machine in the snow drifts. But once he hit the ramps and he was flying through the sky, Caleb looked comfortable. As he stood in front of the flashing lights later that night, bronze medal draped around his neck, Caleb grinned coyly, like he'd been expecting this all along.
Before the next year's games, the brothers told producers to expect something they'd never seen before. That year, Caleb won another bronze in the freestyle event and a silver in the best trick competition. During Colten's best trick run, he got off his sled, waved for his brother to come over, and hopped on the back of Caleb's sled. Colten wrapped his arms tight around his big brother's chest and the two of them rocketed toward the ramp and into the world's first-ever tandem snowmobile backflip—Colten dangled his feet off and clicked his heels for good measure before they landed smoothly on the other side. Then Caleb drove the sled to the top of the landing, and they both jumped off. They threw off their goggles and hugged. Caleb ran over to celebrate with the television camera, and Colten followed. The judges didn't know what to do. In the end, they decided it was an individual event and disqualified the run, but the crowd in Aspen had never been louder. The clip ran again and again on SportsCenter that night and all the next day. Strangers still come up to Colten in public and talk about that trick.
Colten says that is probably the best moment of his life. Standing up there with his brother, the crowd screaming, cameras flashing. It felt like they were on top of the world.
"I had more trust in him than I do in myself," Colten says, looking back. "If he says we got it, we got it. And people don't realize, with both of us pulling, it's even easier to flip."
Not long after, they bought the house in Corinth. A quiet suburban neighborhood 15 minutes from their parents seemed about right. There's a big backyard with a pool and enough bedrooms to dedicate one to video games and another to Caleb's clothes.
By the time the 2012 X Games rolled around, Caleb got another freestyle bronze, even though he was hurt. So hurt, Colten remembers, that Caleb could barely get off the couch when they were practicing. Colten took gold that year in freestyle and silver in best trick, with a tsunami flip. It was the first time he'd bested Caleb in a competition. "The only reason I beat my brother is because he was injured," Colten says. "If he hadn't been hurt, he probably would've been beating my ass."
Caleb was excited for Colten, but the big brother also told him: "Dude, that's not happening next year. Next year I'm taking it."
They were born almost exactly two years apart, but two years can be a lot growing up. There's a big difference between 10 and 8, 12 and 10, 14 and 12. In Colten's experience, if Caleb didn't want Colten to win something, Colten wasn't going to win.
As the 2013 games approached, the Moore brothers were the favorites.
"Caleb was already doing the biggest backflips in the game," Colten says. "And he was adding new things nobody could do."
Caleb had a small crash in practice a few weeks before the event and hurt his back. Nothing too serious—athletes at this level are accustomed to performing with a slew of injuries. Caleb asked his little brother to pop his back. Someone came in and asked Caleb if he needed to see a chiropractor.
"He just looked at me and said—" As Colten recounts the story, his lip tightens. He shakes his hands to loosen up. "He looked at me and just said, 'Nah, I've got my brother.' "
• • •
When Caleb crashed, Colten was standing a few feet away, watching. He ran over to his brother and kneeled by his side as the medical staff went to work. Colten noticed that Caleb's eyes were closed, and he was making a gurgling noise that sounded almost like he was snoring. When Caleb finally woke up, he told his brother he felt like he'd just had "the longest dream."
A few minutes later, it was Colten's turn to ride. He was introduced as "one of the most exciting guys ever to throw his leg over a snowmobile." Clad in black and white, with his long red curls streaming beneath his helmet, he started with a big jump that had him flying above his sled, holding onto the seat with only his right hand. His third jump was a backflip on the same hill where his brother had just under-rotated and crashed. Colten hit the ramp too fast and over-rotated the flip. Hurtling past the landing, he let go of the sled and fell into the compacted snow. As he tried to move, he knew immediately that something was wrong with his right hip, and he cried out in pain.
When Colten was taken to the same hospital as his brother, most people thought Colten's injury—what would turn out to be a separated pelvis—was more serious than Caleb's. Colten certainly did.
"I expected to get to the hospital and see him and be like, 'Hey, bro, I couldn't leave you hanging here alone.' "
Colten was discharged after a day, but the family stayed by Caleb's side, hoping that he'd wake up and open his eyes any second. But that never happened.
Thousands of people sent cards, flowers, notes from all over the world. Celebrities like Tim Tebow, Lil Wayne, and Travis Pastrana sent out tweets of condolences. The snowmobile and ATV communities came together to mourn and support the family.
Some people outside the community were cruel. They mocked Caleb's death. In the comments beneath news stories, people blamed the parents, the doctors, the event organizers, the sponsors.
Friends and family held a "celebration of life." They rejoiced in a life lived without fear, a young man who pursued joy in nearly every moment and died doing something he loved.
ESPN announced efforts to make the snowmobile events safer. Gone was the best trick competition, replaced with a long jump contest. Now, riders are required to wear protective vests, and the snowmobiles have additional springs that might prevent the ski tips from catching at the top of hills.
It took two months for Colten's pelvis to heal. During that time, his father sat him down and asked him if he still wanted to ride.
"Nobody would blame you if you didn't," Wade said.
"Of course I do," Colten said. He said he wanted to continue Caleb's dream, to bring glory to his brother's name. Being on the back of an ATV or a sled is what made him feel closest to Caleb. "Besides," Colten says. "If he knew I was quitting, Caleb would smack me. This is what he would want."
Before long, it seemed like Colten was riding better than ever. Fellow riders say Colten can do things now that Caleb never could. It probably has something to do with Colten's grueling practices, or his drive over the last year. Colten says it's something else. He says it's the same fearlessness Caleb had.
"It's like the part of him that wasn't afraid went into me."
• • •
It's January, Colten's first trip back to Aspen since his brother's crash. The sun is bright in the Colorado sky, and Colten seems relaxed. He's outside, looking at the mountains in the distance as he warms his feet by a space heater. "You never really get used to the cold," he says.
Soon he's back on the course, his snowmobile roaring as he flies through the air. This feels better. Yesterday's practice was tough. Colten was tense, quiet. His publicist has requested that reporters not ask him anything about his brother or what happened last year until after Colten has finished competing.
Wade spent most of the first practice watching from inside the tour bus Rockstar let the family use. He says he's just trying not to break down in front of Colten. It's hard. For years, it was always the two brothers out there. Michele didn't want to be at the mountain. She ensconced herself at a rented cabin a few miles away with some of the 60 or so extended family and friends who traveled from all over the country to be here.
The course is much bigger in person than it appears on television. There are gunning, growling engines and high-flying action, but for large portions of each run, the rider disappears, until a flash of bright color pops out of the snowy hills on the horizon.
Today he's doing more backflips, piecing together his big tricks. He's talking with other riders, laughing and smiling like he used to out in the woods with his dad and brother. After hitting a few big maneuvers, he shakes his shoulders like he's dancing and gestures like he's hammering—his way of telling his friends he "nailed it."
He's still smiling as he makes his way back to the bus. But a reporter, a freelance writer from Grand Junction, stops him. There's a recorder in his hand. For the most part, his family has kept Colten shielded from the press, especially in the hours before the big night. But here Colten is, trying to politely answer questions about his brother and being back and trying to win gold for Caleb. He used to tell people, "We don't wear no lucky socks or nothing. We just ride with each other." Now he has to explain that he's wearing Caleb's cross under his jersey. As he talks to the guy from Grand Junction, Colten's expression and body language change. He's not smiling anymore. And he's not dancing. He's quiet.
The final practice before the competition doesn't look as good as the morning run did. He hesitates over a few jumps. At one point, he falls off the sled entirely. The group of supporters, most of whom are waving Texas flags, gasps as they see him lying in the snow. He makes an exaggerated hand gesture that lets his team know he's all right—just frustrated. He gets back on the sled and makes his way over a few more jumps, then it's back to the bus.
The sky goes dark long before the final event. His family joins hands for a prayer circle next to the tour bus. They give thanks, then pray for Colten's safety. Then Colten and his father make their way into the contestants' area, where a camera crew focuses on them constantly.
Because the television producers know how to maximize drama, Colten is the last of the eight riders scheduled. That means he has to sit on his sled and watch as each rider takes his 75 seconds, but at the end, he'll know what he has to beat. Each rider will get two runs, and the best of the two is the one that counts in the final ranking.
Most of the riders are pretty conservative in their trick selection, but one by one, everyone makes at least one big mistake. When it's his turn, Colten knows he could take the lead with a clean, conservative run. But he doesn't want to ride with fear.
He starts his engine and points to the sky. He asks Caleb for help. And he can hear his brother's voice telling him everything will be fine. Then he races up the first ramp and into a hands-free backflip. On his next approach, he blasts full speed into a giant backflip over the 100-foot ramp. In the middle of the flip, he lifts his legs high enough to click his heels over the seat. Then he does a mid-air handstand, his hair floating behind his helmet. Then a full-body extension—gloves over his helmet—as he steers the handlebars with his feet. He does what's called a stripper flip, then a seat-grab flip. His time runs out, but Colten hits another jump anyway, turning a gigantic flip 50 feet in the air.
By the time he lands, he already knows. He can tell from the crowd's roar. He drives his sled over to his father, who has tears in his eyes. His mother is crying, too. And so is Colten's grandfather, who drove in from the ranch. And nearly all of the 60 people gathered beneath the Texas flags.
When his score is finally posted, Colten finds himself in the lead, but there is one more round to go. Each rider has one more chance to best his score. There are some good runs, but again, each rider runs into problems. Colten's first-round score holds up, and he doesn't even need to take a second run. But he decides to take a glory run anyway. As he pulls away, an announcer declares: "There is no one happier on this earth tonight than that man."
Colten waves to the crowd. He speeds up the first ramp, his hair streaming, and turns another giant flip in front of his family. Then he turns around and does it again, even bigger, this time dangling under the handlebars, his snowmobile above him as he soars through the air.
With 40 seconds left on his run, Colten throttles back, cruising past his father and the other riders, then heads for the tallest hill. He drives to the top and parks on the landing. Then he climbs off and points to the sky. Nothing can describe his feeling.


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Sun Developer afternoon with Roman Strobl
By Tomas Mann on Mar 25, 2008
On March 25th 2008 Roman Strobl visited University of West Bohemia, Pilsen and gave two speeches - NetBeans 6.0 and 6.1 and Ruby on Rails. I introduced students to Java EE.
We had approx. 35 attendees who asked Roman interesting questions - thank you goes to them for their initiative. And, of course, big thank you to Roman. His demos were impressive.He showed us NB's GUI designer, profiling capabilities, editor enhancements in 6.0, jMaki and NB as a platform.
My part was to introduce students to Java EE - it was short summary and a demo showing process of making web service manipulating EJB bean and entity from MySQL database.
Two photos and slides follow. Two files are in Czech language same as all of my presentations, but I plan to translate them in summer, so if you're interested, stay in touch
Roman Strobl's slides:
NetBeans 6.0 and 6.1 (CZ)
Ruby and RoR (EN)
My Slides about Java EE (CZ): Java EE


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Why I have trouble losing weight
I love to eat. You'd probably think that's the only answer to the question posed by this post's title. You'd get some chuckles out of me, for sure. But you'd also be wrong. Why? Because you would only be looking at one end of the weight loss equation. When one wants to lose weight, one would have to either eat a lot fewer calories while burning a constant amount of calories or eat a constant amount of calories but burn a lot more calories or, ideally, eat fewer calories and burn more calories. All these scenarios produce a net negative calorie intake. Since the body stores excess calories into fat, the less calories you have leftover at the end of the day, the better. In fact, if you have a net negative of calories, you actually burn your stored fat reserves and you lose weight. So, back to my story, if you think the reason I am having a tough time losing weight is because I love food too much, you'd be wrong if you forgot to factor in my calorie burning activities. My metabolism has to be slow for me to gain weight. Indeed, I don't exercise as much as I used to and this has resulted in my body not burning enough calories to offset the energy I consume on a daily basis.
1 Year Ago
Since I understood what causes me to gain weight, I planned a Holland bike tour in the Netherlands and kept reading and reading. The great thing about the weight loss equation I mentioned above is that there are a lot of ways to 'solve it.' In fact, there is such a variety that people who are worried about weight loss causing inconvenience to their lifestyles don't really have much to go on. You only need to pick the solution that best fits your lifestyle.
Reduced my calorie intake
Since I am pretty laid back and don't want to exert too much effort nowadays, I'll choose to reduce my calorie intake. The easiest way to do this is to skip a meal (watch out for hair loss though otherwise you'll need this page)) as a possible help. I'll eat like a king when my metabolism is really pumped during the day-this would be during the morning. Big breakfasts. Next, I'll eat a sensible lunch and a light fruit snack at night while I'm usually on the pc (especially after speeding it up using tips from this great website: http://www.speed-up-pc.org/). While my metabolism has quite a bit of a drop off after noon, I'll offset this with eating a very light fruit snack for dinner. Since there is not much calorie intake and my metabolism is dropping off, this results in a negative calorie intake for the day. As long as I don't compensate the 'lost' calories of skipping dinners, I will lose weight using this plan.


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Automated external defibrillators required at places of public assembly
- • exceptions
(1) As used in this section, place of public assembly means a single building that has 50,000 square feet or more of indoor floor space and where:
(a)(A) The public congregates for purposes such as deliberation, shopping, entertainment, amusement or awaiting transportation; or
(B) Business activities are conducted; and
(b) At least 50 individuals congregate on a normal business day.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 431.680 (Automated external defibrillators required at health clubs) (3), the owner of a place of public assembly shall have on the premises at least one automated external defibrillator.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section:
(a) A community college or a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) shall have at least one automated external defibrillator on the campus of the community college or public university; and
(b) If the campus of the community college or public university contains more than one place of public assembly, the community college or public university shall ensure that at least one automated external defibrillator is readily available to each place of public assembly.
(4) Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to a building primarily used for worship or education associated with worship. [2009 c.450 §1; 2010 c.27 §1; 2010 c.62 §6; 2011 c.637 §270]


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The start of the winter build...
By Brian on Nov 30, 2011 | In Uncategorized
Like most car guys, I can never leave well enough alone... especially when winter hits and the racing season is over. My V8 is coming out.... I can't tell you what I am putting in there yet. But it is going to be awesome. I also have a few… more »


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The Meadowview Biological Station was founded to help preserve and propagate endangered pitcher plants (Sarracenia genus). Nurseries adjacent to the parking area showcase these insectivorous plants. Please do not touch or disturb the nurseries. Instead, a good pair of close-focus binoculars will afford great views of these beautiful, bizarre plants. Be sure to look for insects lured into the plant, where they are devoured for needed nutrients. The helpful staff can provide important ecological information on these endangered plants. A trail runs behind the nursery to a beautiful bog, home to several beavers. These wetlands are also home to carpenter, cricket, and green frogs that erupt into chorus on warm humid days and evenings. Nearby woods and scrubland provide habitat for woodland songbirds.
In Port Royal, return to the intersection of US 301 and Caroline Street, turn left on US 301 South, travel 11.4 miles and turn right on US Business 301 South. Proceed 0.4 miles and turn right on SR 2 North. Drive 6.7 miles and turn left into the Meadowview Biological Station nursery. Please call ahead to arrange tours and to make sure the facility is open. Meadowview is open by appointment and requires staff to be present for visitors.


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If there's one automaker that certainly doesn't skimp on the special edition models, it's Porsche, and here at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, we're getting our first look at yet another unique take on one of the company's most popular models. It's called the Cayenne Platinum Edition, and while many special models build off of higher-trim vehicles, this one adds a bit of flair to the most basic version of the luxury SUV.
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Gregg Schroeder
Affiliated Departments or Programs
- Certificate in Respiratory Science, Aims College, Greeley, Colo., 1978
- A.A. in Nursing, Hesston (Kan.) College, 1986
- B.S.N., Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., 1992
- M.S.N., Wichita (Kan.) State University, 1994
- A.P.R.N.-C.N.S. - post-master's certificate
- Co-authored Russian nursing education textbook: Theoretical Basis of Nursing, 2011
Personal Statement
In 1992 God opened a door for me and pushed me through it to become a nursing educator. I found a calling in teaching and I have never looked back. I get renewed in my teaching energy every time I see a student have that awakening moment for a particularly difficult concept."
Courses Taught
- Nursing Pharmacology I
- Medical/surgical nursing
- Advanced cardiac life support/Basic life support
- Advanced assessment and ECG instruction
- Clinical simulation laboratory coordinator/instructor
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Personal interests:
- Russian history and nursing history
- Russian folk art
What about teaching energizes you?
My wife tells people that I should pay the college to teach here. She says that I come home so full of energy after spending the day with students in the simulation laboratory. Watching students put complex nursing concepts together to provide positive outcomes for their patients makes me excited for them and that always gives me a sense of accomplishment in my role as a professor here at Hesston College.
What are your favorite courses to teach? Why are they favorites?
My favorite courses that I teach here at Hesston College are the simulation clinical courses. It is my favorite because I get to see students' minds in action and get to see those moments when the student realizes they do understand the content from class!
How has your background and educational experience shaped you as a teacher?
I have been an intensive care nurse since 1987 and mentored many new nurses into the critical care world. I have been a nurse educator since 1992 starting out as a clinical instructor and then a professor in front of the classroom. It has been a growing process over these many years. These two times in my background have made it possible for me to provide real life patient care scenarios for my students.


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MoviPrep not that bad
Just had my colonoscopy test yesterday. Had to prep with Movi prep you have to drink one liter (four eight ounce glasses) at 5 pm , then another liter at 9 pm. Was very nervous before taking this. Read reviews on other boards that this stuff was awful. Well if I can drink this anybody can. It taste like you are drinking salty lemons. I took me about five to ten minutes to drink each glass during the first liter. I also took fifteen minute breaks between each glass which you are suppose to do. Then at 9 pm started the second Liter, half way through the third glass I got sick. Stopped drinking it since It looked like I was all cleaned out.
Just wanted to give my opinion that this stuff is not as bad as people say. It is not pleasant but it is not so bad that you can' t drink it.
The test is not bad at all, you are sedated and kind of out of it. Hope this helps people having to take Movi Prep.
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The Colorado Springs Fire Map 2013 prompted greater concerns today for the Colorado wildfires. Officials now tell news in their latest update today June 12, 2013 that as many as one hundred homes have been lost in these Colorado wildfires near Colorado Springs.
The Colorado Springs Fire Map was updated by officials this morning as news that the fire has spread to eight thousand acres. Officials have no details as to when any improvement on the fire lines will be reached. But they are keeping more than seven thousand three hundred people on evacuation today.
Yesterday, in releasing their first Colorado Springs Fire Map, reps said that the fire may have taken forty homes. After damage assessment was concluded this morning, officials confirmed that the blaze northeast of Colorado Springs has now taken eighty to one hundred homes. The fire is still at zero percent containment.
But officials are warning that those are numbers were obtained last night. Today the fire is spreading quickly in what officials call a "heavily timbered area". It spans nearly 2700 homes and more than forty-eight square miles.
Officials are worried about tonight. The Colorado Springs Fire did not advance last night. But today the fire is very active. El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa told news today "It was a very, very hot fire at 5 a.m. this morning." Maketa says that the fire is not under control and "far from" reaching any status like that.
Today, mandatory evacuation area are still in place. The zone is bordered on the west by Tahosa Lane/Pergrine Way, south by Burgess Road/Rex Road, east by Eastonville Road and north by Hodgen Road.
Officials also tell news that they are concern that some people did not follow evacuation orders and may have died. Reps indicate to news that they have yet to confirm any injuries. But officials appear to imply some suggestions of fatalities. "We had people that refused to leave. We had people walking out at 2 – 2:30 a.m. after the fire had blown through," Maketa said. As the DenverChannel notes, Maketa has indication that some people did stay home. In a news statement, Maketa added "I know we have people who stayed in there and I have concerns that we could be facing a tragedy that involves people. Let's hope it's not the case."
One name being mentioned today is the Waldo Canyon Fire. Maketa tells news that the Colorado Spring Fire has the potential of growing as big as the Waldo Fire from last June which took three hundred homes in Colorado Springs.The latest fire map is below. For continuing coverage of this and the other Colorado wildfires click HERE.
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Uwe Thumm
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Research by Uwe Thumm, professor of physics, has proved essential to his field. He has collaborated with numerous researchers worldwide and holds several patents. He has contributed 98 publications in refereed journals and books and 231 reports and abstracts that stretch back more than two decades.
For his contributions to physics, Thumm was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2011.
Thumm's research interests include modeling, theory and numerical computation of interactions between electrons, ions and intense laser light with atoms, molecules, clusters and solid surfaces. His many contributions have been in different areas of theoretical atomic physics research, including relativistic R-matrix calculations for electron-atom scattering and negative-ion resonances; the numerical modeling of ion-atom and surface interactions, multiple electron emission and transfer in interactions of highly-charged ions with surfaces and clusters; and the study of the interactions of atoms, carbon-nanotubes and surfaces with ultrashort, intense laser pulses. He conducts his research at K-State's J.R. Macdonald Laboratory.
In one of his current research projects, Thumm's theoretical research describes novel experiments that use ultrafast laser pulses to follow the motion of electrons in atoms and molecules in time, and to steer the electrons in a hydrogen molecule. The combination of such laser experiments and theoretical modeling of how laser light interacts with electrons and probes their motion is part of the new research branch called attosecond physics.
This field of research is about to allow researchers to make "atomic movies" of the electronic motion in atoms and molecules and of the formation of chemical bonds. The field derives its names from the time it typically takes an atomic electron to circle the atomic nucleus -- about one attosecond, or one billionth of one billionth of a second.
Since the formation and breaking of chemical bonds is the basis for chemistry, biochemistry and life as we know it, attosecond science is expected to have far-reaching consequences beyond atomic and laser physics research. It could also enable physicists to one day tailor molecules to improve health care, energy and security.
Thumm has taught a wide variety of courses, including general physics, engineering physics, laser-matter interactions, statistical mechanics, advanced dynamics and quantum mechanics. In addition to teaching, he has worked with undergraduate and graduate physics students and postdoctoral research associates on various research projects.
Thumm earned a master of science degree and a doctorate from the University of Freiburg in Freiburg in Germany. He has spent sabbaticals at the University of Freiburg, the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany, and at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Thumm has also organized physicist meetings held at Harvard and K-State.
Thumm can be reached at 785-532-1613 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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You may wish to take a look at the main findings of four studies. For example, Saturated and trans fats and dementia: A systematic review, Neal D. Barnard, Anne E. Bunner, and Ulka Agarwal. Link and PDF. The study's main points is that saturated fat intake was also positively associated with total dementia in 1 of 2 studies, with MCI in 1 of 4 studies, and with cognitive decline in 2 of 4 studies. Relationships between trans fat intake and dementia were examined in 3 reports with mixed results. Several, although not all, prospective studies indicate relationships between saturated and trans fat intake and risk of cognitive disorders.
You may wish to check out the study or it's abstract, "Dietary and lifestyle guidelines for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease," The authors are Neal D. Barnard, Ashley I. Bush, Antonia Ceccarelli, James Cooper, Celeste A. de Jager, Kirk I. Erickson, Gary Fraser, Shelli Kesler, Susan M. Levin, Brendan Lucey, Martha Clare Morris, and Rosanna Squitti. Check out the PDF. Or see another study or its abstract, "Vegetarian diets and blood pressure: A meta-analysis." The study is published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. http://www.neurobiologyofaging.org/article/S0197-4580%2814%2900348-0/abstract
Finally more physicians and scientists are studying dietary approaches to risks of developing certain diseases. For example, the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is increased by older age, genetic factors, and several medical risk factors. Studies have also suggested that dietary and lifestyle factors may influence risk, raising the possibility that preventive strategies may be effective.
This body of research is incomplete. However, because the most scientifically supported lifestyle factors for Alzheimer's disease are known factors for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, it is reasonable to provide preliminary guidance to help individuals who wish to reduce their risk. At the International Conference on Nutrition and the Brain, Washington, DC, July 19–20, 2013, speakers were asked to comment on possible guidelines for Alzheimer's disease prevention, with an aim of developing a set of practical, albeit preliminary, steps to be recommended to members of the public. From this discussion, 7 guidelines emerged related to healthful diet and exercise habits. You also may wish to take a look at the study or its abstract, "Dietary and lifestyle guidelines for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease."
Another study, "Meat consumption as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes," connects meat consumption with type 2 diabetes as a risk factor. Authors are Neal D. Barnard, Susan Levin, and Caroline Trapp. Download.
Disease risk factors identified in epidemiological studies serve as important public health tools, helping clinicians identify individuals who may benefit from more aggressive screening or risk-modification procedures, allowing policymakers to prioritize intervention programs, and encouraging at-risk individuals to modify behavior and improve their health, the study's abstract explains
These factors have been based primarily on evidence from cross-sectional and prospective studies, as most do not lend themselves to randomized trials. While some risk factors are not modifiable, eating habits are subject to change through both individual action and broader policy initiatives.
Meat consumption has been frequently investigated as a variable associated with diabetes risk, but it has not yet been described as a diabetes risk factor. In this article, the researchers evaluate the evidence supporting the use of meat consumption as a clinically useful risk factor for type 2 diabetes, based on studies evaluating the risks associated with meat consumption as a categorical dietary characteristic, for example, meat consumption versus no meat consumption, as a scalar variable. The study also looked at gradations of meat consumption and examined meat consumption as a part of a broader dietary pattern.
Brain disorders are the newest frontier in medical science
Back in 2013, some of the world's foremost experts shared the latest insights on the role of nutrients in Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and other conditions at a national conference that was held in Washington, DC. On one session held on July 19, 2013 last year, focus was not the usual emphasis on drug marketing to doctors that you read about in various news stories, but rather on how a fascinating interplay of dietary fats and trace metals may damage delicate brain structures, and the dietary patterns that may protect the brain.
The next day, the scope widened to include the surprising effects of exercise and sleep on brain structures, the even more surprising effects of chemotherapy, a hopeful new intervention for multiple sclerosis, and details on how clinicians can help their patients. What the participants in that conference learned during those days of the meetings focused on the following objectives:
- Participants learned how to evaluate how dietary fat plays a role in both increasing risk and prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
- Participants learned how to identify lifestyle factors that modulate the risk of developing common Alzheimer's disease.
- Participants learned how to explain which brain regions are most consistently affected by participation in physical activity.
- Participants learned how to state the possible role of sleep in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.
- Participants learned how to describe the role of diet in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
- Participants learned to identify evidence-based approaches to incorporating dietary recommendations into clinical practice.
Now if the general consumer could have access to these types of conferences, but brought to the general consumer in plain language that focused on dietary recommendations, it would give people a chance to open doors to new knowledge about using food as a helpmate in anyone's quest for health at any age.


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Our Natural Hemp Yoga Bag will help you maintain your Earth friendly ways while keeping you stylish. It is made from a hemp and cotton blend, which is highly durable. Its design easily fits most yoga mats, especially our Deluxe Yoga Mats. It also includes a small side pocket so your personal items don't have to float freely in your studio cubby.
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New York City based Blues / Hip-Hop duo CharlieRED premieres the new track "GreenGREED" today as a free download. It is from the forthcoming release MUSE., which drops on August 20th. Rocki Evans offers up his raw vocals with lyrics expressing love over greed while partner Cobaine Ivory handles the intense instrumentation and production.
Check out the lyric video below.