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The Princes Of Serendip will present a new selection of their uniquely moving, intelligent and whimsical songs at the Colony Cafe in Woodstock on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 7:00pm. T. G. Vanini, whose songs have been described by Irv Yarg as "stumbling on cloven toes and soaring on reachingly poised wings", will play the Colony's grand piano and join in the Princes' trademark vocal intertwinings with Julie Parisi Kirby's angelic voice. They promise some favorites and some surprises. There will be a cover charge of $10.

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The Risk Trade, the Fed, and the Trap Door
Since the Greenspan Put became the Bernanke Put, and now has apparently morphed into the Universal Put, the markets have become a one-way bet. Those who got in last year, and stayed in, were richly rewarded. Those who let the headline risk get to them missed out.
The evidence is everywhere that the Fed's goal of forcing investors out along the risk curve is taking hold. "Cash poured into U.S. stock funds at a blistering pace in the latest week," Dow Jones' Alex Scaggs and Pat McGee wrote, "as investors flocked into equities after a year-long rally and an early-January jump."
The Dow sits just about 5% away from its all-time high. Junk bond prices are soaring and yields are plunging as investors give short shrift to the risks. Small-cap stocks and non-dividend stocks, the riskier part of the equities landscape, outperformed blue-chips last year.
Yes, bonds did well, too.
This is what Merrill Lynch strategist Michael Hartnett and others call the "Great Rotation," and this year it looks to be finally hitting home. "On a scale of 0 for max bearish to +10 for max bullish we would guess investment sentiment toward equity markets is currently around +8 to +9," he wrote in his "Thundering Word" note.
If the risk-at-any-cost mindset reaches into the heart of the bond market, the Fed's victory will be complete. Bond investors are paying a sharp price for their desired safety, as yields dwindle, and gleeful bulls are predicting this year will finally be the year bond investors throw in the towel.
That's usually just about the time that the bottom falls out.
Esther George, the president of the Kansas City Fed and this year a voting member on the Fed's rate-setting committee, the FOMC, delivered a speech yesterday in Kansas City in which she specifically addressed the Fed's role in skewing investor attitudes, and the possible consequences:
A long period of unusually low interest rates is changing investors' behavior and is reshaping the products and the asset mix of financial institutions. Investors of all profiles are driven to reach for yield, which can create financial distortions if risk is masked or imperfectly measured, and can encourage risks to concentrate in unexpected corners of the economy and financial system. Companies and financial institutions, such as insurance companies and pension funds, and individual savers who traditionally invest in long-term safe assets, are facing challenges earning reasonable returns, and so they may reach for yield by taking on more risk and reallocating resources to earn higher returns. The push toward increased risk-taking is the intention of such policy, but the longer-term consequences are not well understood.
Of course, identifying financial imbalances, asset bubbles or looming crises is inherently difficult, as policymakers were painfully reminded during the financial crisis in 2008. Public transcripts of the FOMC's discussions from as early as 2006 show participants were clearly focused on issues in the housing market and yet did not fully appreciate the risk to the economy from the financial sector's exposure to risky mortgages.
Accordingly, I approach policy decisions with a healthy dose of humility when considering the long-run effects of monetary policy. We must not ignore the possibility that the low-interest rate policy may be creating incentives that lead to future financial imbalances. Prices of assets such as bonds, agricultural land, and high-yield and leveraged loans are at historically high levels. A sharp correction in asset prices could be destabilizing and cause employment to swing away from its full-employment level and inflation to decline to uncomfortably low levels.
Simply stated, financial stability is an essential component in achieving our longer-run goals for employment and stable growth in the economy and warrants our most serious attention.
Traders, speculators, the quants, and even the retailers finally lured into this risk trade are all betting the same thing: the Fed (and the ECB, and the BofJ, and the BofE, and the Swiss National Bank for that matter) won't let them down. Further, most investors think they're closer to the exit than the trap door, because the game here will be getting out first.
Everybody's getting onto the same side of this massive, Fed-driven risk trade. At some point, it will become top-heavy and tumble. It is inevitable. The only thing we don't know is the trigger and the timing.
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Friday, 12/08/1995
CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, OH
Soundcheck: Poor Heart (slow)
Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar, Poor Heart > Simple > Runaway Jim, Fluffhead, It's Ice, Acoustic Army, CaspianPrince Caspian, GTBTGood Times Bad Times
Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Tweezer -> Kung -> Tweezer, Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, CoilThe Squirming Coil, TweepriseTweezer Reprise > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
Encore: Come Together[1] > ADITLA Day in the Life
[1] Phish debut.
· Theme from The Brady Bunch tease in Run Like an Antelope
Noteworthy Jams: Tweezer (highly recommended), Kung (highly recommended), Tweezer (highly recommended), Run Like an Antelope
Average Song Gap: 8.84
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Good Times Bad Times was dedicated to "the man in the dragon pants," a.k.a. Jimmy Page. Antelope included a Brady Bunch theme tease. The encore, which included the first ever Phish performance of Come Together, was played in remembrance of John Lennon's death on December 8, 1980.
Song Distribution:
3 A Picture of Nectar
2 Lawn Boy
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 Hoist
1 Rift
1 Junta
1 The White Tape
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This show was part of the "1995 Fall Tour."
This Tweezer rolls right into a deep groove from the start, Page really going at it with some sharp piano chords as the band just wails away behind him. Then things strip away, Trey playing some minimalist notes with the band coming in with thunderous accompaniment at the end of every bar (it's like the band is in a mansion just slamming every door in the house at odd intervals), and then Fish leads the band back into another powerful groove which gets all atonal soon enough. I often think about 1994, and how often the band would trip over the line between "experimental" and "unlistenable"; in jams like these, Phish would neatly skirt that line, and then start playing something even better than before. In this case, it's a thrilling, pure hose jam, with Trey in full 70s rock god mode, which is quickly discarded for another exploratory jam, both Trey and Page coaxing weird notes from their instruments, the rhythm section dissonant and off-kilter. And off-kilter is just the sort of environment for Kung to appear, and the band gets that out of their system, whipping up a real good horror show accompaniment, before slamming back into the main Tweezer theme and petering out to a deliberate close. This is about as weird as Tweezers get after 94, and it's another glorious version from maybe its greatest month ever.
Fish and his vacuum come next, then Coil and the seeming set end in Tweezer Reprise, but the band has one more surprise lined up - a fierce and powerful Antelope, played (like all 95 versions) like the stage is set to explode if the band don't keep playing at over 50 mph. The Beatles tributes in the encore slot are just icing on the cake. I love the heck out of this show - give it a listen, and you almost certainly will, too.
But the Tweezer is really where it's at. I love Mike's sustained high-pitched singing over the groove during the verses. This thing really feels too funky to be Dec '95. I know they really had the "permagroove" thing going on that Fall, but this is..well, just beyond good! They bring it way down during the middle of the jam, and the sound of Trey's unaccompanied soloing (or, punctuatedly accompanied soloing) echoing around the hall is pretty cool to hear on these FOBs. Then they really start to wail again. It takes the rest of the boys a minute or to to ratchet up their steam to Trey's level, but when they all reach the peak and then tear into the last 4 1/2 mins of this jam, there's no doubt that this Tweezer is a (typically awesome) true Dec '95 rager!!! There's a hint (not quite a tease) of "Sunshine of your Love" toward the end of this, too. It almost sounds like it could wind down into a YEM vocal jam...they toy with some of the sparse jamming that was maybe more prevalent on the Fall '94 tour, and then all merge into a nice ebb & flow jam...and Trey's leslie brings us back in for a landing. Great Tweezer overall, but my favorite parts were probably more toward the beginning.
But wait! It's Kung!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is the first time I'm hearing this. I can't believe I spoke to soon. This mysterious & almost creepy Kung is probably the most a-typical I've ever heard (now that's saying something). Mid-Eastern harmonies from Fishman, sounds like. Then the Tweezer just rages face for another 4 mins. Fishman is screaming (always a good sign) while Trey is wailing to conjure the demonic powers of Cleveland. Short jam after Kung, but firey & intense. And I, for one, have always appreciated the sloooow old school wind down like this one has. This is one of the longest. Nice.
Go listen to this show. Then all of Dec '95. Right now.
I really remember digging Fluffhead and Tweezer & 2001 the most this night but also thought Prince Caspian, Its Ice & Squirming Coil were very nice. Then the double Beatles encore on the anniversary of Lennon's death was quite emotional.
We drove a long way from Indiana from college near finals week, and when we drove home after the show it was a blizzard and long scary ride as the Ricker was amped up and hauling it.
A few things I can clearly remember:
1. before the show they were playing some acoustic music over the PA and I loved it. I later found out through phish rec site that it was Strength In Numbers "Telluride Sessions" which introduced me to Bela Fleck and those guys. I thank Phish for this.
2. I remember the arguments and intense discussion about the chess move during the intermission, that was fun.
3. I remember Tweezer and Reprise rocking out. I was not a huge follower at the time but I knew this song. I also knew that it rocked and was as good as any classic rock song on the radio in terms of riff power. I was glad they played it.
4. Acoustic Army was a beautiful and unexpected kind of music that I appreciated greatly. We were sitting close and it sounded great.
5. I remember coming out of the show thinking "that piano player is really talented, like a classical musician or something, what an asset to the band!"


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OAKLAND -- A's equipment manager Steve Vucinich has been with the A's for as long as they have been in Oakland.
As such he has seen four World Series championships.
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But Vucinich believes the 2012 Athletics are hands-down the best story since the team moved to Oakland in 1968.
"Every other club that's won before, people expected it to be competing," said Vucinich, who has worked for the A's since they arrived from Kansas City. "Nobody expected this, no matter what kind of prognosticator you were. I think this is the most rewarding."
Vucinich says the 1972 club previously ranked atop his list of most memorable teams. That squad captured Oakland's first World Series and began a string of three straight Series titles.
The 1974 team was the strongest all-around, in his opinion. The A's used just 11 pitchers that entire season, a testament to how well the staff pitched (and how healthy they stayed).
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The A's played Wednesday's game against Texas with 15 rookies on the roster. Four of the players who started the game -- shortstop Stephen Drew, first baseman Brandon Moss, catcher George Kottaras and pitcher A.J. Griffin -- were not on the opening night roster.
"Sometimes guys come together and you try to mold them," Vucinich said. "But some of that has to be natural."
Vucinich has his finger on the pulse of the team. His office, located just inside the entrance to the A's clubhouse, is a lounge for players, coaches and staff before games.
Vucinich also made an interesting observation regarding the A's experiment with Manny Ramirez. Ramirez was signed to a minor league deal with much hoopla during spring training, and despite rampant speculation on the impact he might have when his 50-game suspension ended, Ramirez never cracked the major league roster and was released June 15. The A's have gone 63-33 since then.
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I'm Directin' Here! Dustin Hoffman Tackles His Toughest Role
Dustin Hoffman's new movie, "Quartet," about a retirement home for opera singers set in the English countryside, hits theaters in New York next week. But don't look for Mr. Hoffman belting out an aria with a British accent. He stays strictly behind the camera this time.
The 75-year-old film star, whose long list of credits includes "The Graduate," "Midnight Cowboy," "Tootsie" and "Rain Man," recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about his first official directing credit. He tried the job once before, with the 1978 movie "Straight Time," in which he also starred, but the dual role proved difficult and another director took over.
"Quartet," which stars Maggie Smith as an acid diva, features many elderly musicians playing their instruments—though there's no shot of Ms. Smith bursting into a solo. When it came to showing lead actors singing, Mr. Hoffman relied instead on cinematic sleight of hand.
The veteran character actor, whose mother called him "tootsie" as a kid, talked about lip synching, his on-set reputation and one of his favorite deleted movie scenes. An edited transcript:
"Quartet" is all about opera singers, yet you decided to never show Maggie Smith singing or lip-synching. Were you afraid that would look cheesy?
[The lead actors] took lessons as we were shooting the movie, but you don't become an opera singer in 54 days. I was told at that time that the technology is such that there are certain movies where the actors are blended in with the real singer and you couldn't tell the difference. When we got the results of that, it was less than good. It just didn't work. There were some focus screenings we had earlier, there was always a small percentage saying, "We want to hear them sing." What do you want coming out of their mouths?
Did directing change your perspective on yourself as an actor—did you realize that actually you're pretty easy, or you're more of a pain than you thought?
I've been doing this for some 45 years, 40 movies, whatever, and there's been a few directors that have found me quote "difficult," like that's a bad word. It means you don't want to leave until you've got it. And the rest of the directors, I've worked with them and it's been an extraordinary experience. When I met Maggie Smith I said, "You know your reputation precedes you," because I was told how difficult she was. If a director didn't know what he was doing she'd just roll right over him. I think we both have the same reputation amongst some directors, and we laughed because it only means you're trying to leave your best work on the table. I prefer actors who are not satisfied. But we're not crazy. There is a point where you reach a threshold and, to use a salty metaphor, it's like making love. At a certain point, you want to go on but that's about it.
Will you ever direct yourself?
I'm not disinclined to the idea. When I think about it, it's to be able to step in front of the camera and not have a makeup job sitting on you all day long and ideally to be able to shift what you're doing behind the camera right onto camera. I think Ben Affleck is quite gifted with that, with "Argo."
How do you choose your movie projects?
I think of my audience when I'm making a movie, whether acting or directing, and my audience has always been the audience of what you're trying to do. If it's "All the President's Men," your audience is people who are in the newspaper business. You want them to see it and say, "Yes, that's accurate. That's the way it is." We brought about 20 specialists in autism to see "Rain Man." I remember being in the parking lot and saying, "There's time, please give us your notes because we can change things." And no one could think of anything that was wrong or inaccurate in the film, and that was one of the high points of my life. I patterned my character after Peter Guthrie—now he allows his name to be used—it was his words that were in the movie, when his brother said "Peter, do you think you're autistic," and he says, "No. I don't think so. Definitely not."
Dozens of movies have incorporated some form of cross-dressing since "Tootsie." Do you think it's an overused plot device?
The first thing that comes to mind was "Some Like It Hot," and I knew we didn't want to repeat that. I wanted to walk down the street and not have passersby say, "Look at that guy in drag." Once I started on the film, when I was dressed as Dorothy, crew people would say, "Can I bring my friend over to see if I can fool him?" And I observed for the first time how blunt and callous men can be, and they would introduce me, I felt like it was a Venetian blind. They would take one quick glance up and down and I was erased immediately. There was a scene that Elaine May wrote which I'm still sad is not in it. It was Dorothy, after Jessica Lange becomes her best friend, comes to visit Jessica and Jessica answers the door and she's in this awful mood and Dorothy says, "Why?" And she says, "Oh, I have such a flow." I don't have a clue what she's saying. She says, "Oh my God it's been going on for days, have you ever had it like that?" And Dorothy, trying to con her way out of it, says "Yes, yes." "How long did yours last?" And she says, "Months." I'm still sad to this day we weren't able to include that scene because it was accurate information that men don't have or don't retain about a woman.
Which actors do you like today?
Our favorite when I started out, it was Marlon Brando, I mean he tilted the axis of acting. Looking back on it, one of the things, mixed with his extraordinary talent, was his ability to admit the feminine side of himself, so that masculinity took on a more dimensional form than it ever had before. Ryan Gosling has given great performances. Jennifer Lawrence is extremely talented. I remember I was working on this film that I almost got to the point of shooting. I'll tell you how far back it was, it was [around the time of] "The Fugitive," and there was this very short scene, 45 seconds in the hospital, Harrison Ford with this [doctor]. You can see talent—it doesn't take long. And I said, "Oh my God, she's brilliant. Who is that?" And I found out, and I was able to fly her to L.A. and put her in a hotel for a week and we worked on the script. It never happened, but it was Julianne Moore. You could see the talent in that exquisite little scene she did.
Do people still come up to you and say, "Plastics"?
Not much, but they used to. Then it got taken over with "I'm walkin' here."
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With any year close, we see a lot of top 10 lists, whether it be the Top 10 Celebrity Opps, the Top 10 Funniest Memes, or the Top Ten Movies of the Year. But I thought it would be more fun to welcome 2013 with a top 5 list of the hottest lesbian sex scenes of all time. Strangely enough, I found all of these scenes in psychological thrillers, so get your Adam and Eve sex toys ready and then snuggle up with your teddy bear afterwards because you just might need it. Hope you enjoy!
Mullholland Drive
Mullholland Drive was released in 2001 and is a neo-noir styled psychological thriller. With a plot so twisted and too long to sum up in two sentences, this film basically follows the life of an actress as she falls in and out of touch with reality and falls in love with an estranged woman. As you'll find with all my selections, I went with the girl's first hook up scene of the movie. You'll also find another sex scene and a disturbing masturbation scene in this movie. This movie was produced by David Lynch, so stick to these clips instead of the movie if you're not into having your mind messed with.
Black Swan
a psychological thriller split personalities
Black Swan was released in 2010 and was produced by Darren Aronofsky, the same twisted genius who gave us Requiem for a Dream and Pi. And let's be honest, who didn't know this was going to be on the list. This psychological thriller follows the life of Nina (Natalie Portman) as she dances as the White Swan in Swan Lake. A tumultuous relationship begins with her counter part, the Black Swan (Mila Kunis) and it eventually leads Nina down a dark path. An ending nothing short of dramatic leaves you completely stunned. However for this scene selection, I picked the one and only hook up scene between Portman and Kunis.
Bound was released in 1996 and is another neo-noir crime thriller centered around the mafia and two lovers trying to start a new life together. After a mafia couple (Joe Pantoliano and Jennifer Tilly) meet their new neighbor/handy woman, Corky (Gina Gershon), the wife plans a scheme to get Corky to come over. Lured over to retrieve an earring from the pipe, Tilley proceeds to seduce Gershon on the couch and so begins their secret affair. I went with their first hook up scene because Tilly wants you to "feel" her attraction to Gershon.
Gia was released on HBO in 1998 and was a biographical film about the model Gia Marie Carangi. While depressing, this movie follows Gia from Philapdelphia to NYC, where she is immediately noticed for her beauty and rises to the forefront of the modeling industry. Shortly thereafter she falls into a love affair with a make up artist (Elizabeth Mitchell--you know, the blond from Lost.). While the movie had some decent girl on girl throughout, I picked the scene where they have sex for the first time immediately following a naked photo shoot the did together.
Wild Things
Wild Things, also released in 1998, is an erotic crime film with many twists and turns--a story of deception that begs the viewer to ask, who's fooling who? Despite it's low grade acting, hilarious 90s wear and Matt Dillion in general, this movie has some decent scenes--even one involving champagne and Denise Richard's boobs. However, for this selection, I'm going with the iconic make out scene between Denise Richards and Neve Campbell. Take a look.


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Taros: 20,000 unprecedented chemical compounds delivered to the European Lead Factory Drug Discovery Platform
Taros Chemicals, a privately owned CRO focused on serving the needs of pharmaceutical, chemical, agrochemical and biotech companies, announced that in November this year, it achieved the benchmark of the delivery of 20,000 unprecedented chemical compounds to be used for high throughput screening within the unique Joint European Compound Library (JECL), part of the European Lead Factory. [more]
IMD Natural Solutions Receives €4 Million Equity Investment from Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
IMD Natural Solutions GmbH (INS), a natural product company, today announced a collaboration with Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Hisun; SHA:600267) under which INS receives a €4 million equity investment and provides Hisun access to INS' unique natural product lead discovery platform for antimicrobials and antioxidants for the food, beverage and personal care industries. [more]
ADT Summerschool School 2015
Widen your horizon this summer! Run an incubator? Want to optimize start-up support? Experience best practice at the ADT Summer School 2015 - 07th - 10th of September in Berlin: [more]
Cooperation signed for the development of a in-vitro diagnostic test for colon cancer by SCIENION, AIT and BioVendor
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, BioVendor and SCIENION today announced that the three companies will partner on the development of an in-vitro diagnostic test for colon cancer. The innovative test kit shall identify cancer at an early stage based on tumor autoantibody biomarkers. [more]
iX-factory succeeds in the development of an anodic Low Temperature Bonding Process
Under the EU Research Project BIOINTENSE, iX-factory developed an anodic bonding process for the connection of glass and silicon wafers at temperatures below 150°C. The BIOINTENSE Project aims not only at the optimisation of biocatalytic reactions through microfluidic, but also at the facilitation of new functions. [more]
Protagen Protein Services GmbH announced its merger with PANATecs GmbH
Protagen Protein Services (PPS) is a world leading CRO in protein analytics and its application to GMP-compliant characterization of protein therapeutics. [more]
SCIENION's sciFLEXARRAYER Awarded with Product Technology Innovation Award by Materials Science Society AVS
Dortmund and Berlin, Germany: SCIENION AG announced that AVS, a professional society dedicated to the science and technology of materials, interfaces and processing, has awarded SCIENION's sciFLEXARRAYER dispenser with a Product Technology Innovation Award. Candidates for the award had been selected at the AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition in Long Beach CA, USA, October 28-31, 2013. [more]
Lead Discovery Center GmbH announces five-year strategic partnership with Merck Serono
LDC, located in the BioMedizinZentrumDortmund, announced a five-year strategic partnership with Merck Serono, Darmstadt, Germany, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck. This collaboration integrates the expertise and resources of both organizations to expedite the discovery of promising lead structures and to optimize the development of therapeutic candidates in areas of high unmet medical need. [more]
Scienion technology from Dortmund used for multiparameter testing to enable biohazard detection in water
SCIENION AG announced milestone advancements in the EU MicroAqua research project, which is dedicated to developing a universal microarray for the evaluation of fresh-water quality. [more]
Nanohale AG to be listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange as of December 20
"By way of this exchange listing, we aim to strengthen perceptions of our company, particularly in the context of establishing further strategic partnerships in Germany and elsewhere," said Dr. Nicolas Combé, CFO of Nanohale AG, in explaining the motivations for the listing. [more]
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5|25: Celebrating Five Years of Autism Science Day 10: Functional Underconnectivity Theory of Autism
Studies from several labs in the past few years have hinted that the deficits in autism may not be found in any single structure of the brain, but rather in wiring of the neural networks that connect the different parts of our brain together. This has lead to a theory of autism called "functional underconnectivity," which hypothesizes that brain regions are not properly linked to each other, causing them to be functionally out-of-synch.
Scientists managed to directly test this hypothesis in 2007 by recording in real time the electrical signals that travel from one part of the brain to another. University of Washington researchers were the first to use a technique called "EEG coherence" to demonstrate underconnectivity in the brains of individuals with autism, finding that brain regions that were far apart did not "talk" to each other as typical. A collaborative team from the University of Colorado and the University of California at Davis also listened in on the brain activity of individuals with autism using a second technique called "MEG." It appeared as if the brain regions that should normally be synchronized with each other were not, and that the front of the brain may be especially disconnected with other brain regions.
Our most complex cognitive and executive functions, such as perception, attention, and learning and memory, require the coordinated function of brain activity. In order to conceive targeted therapies that overcome deficits in these areas, we need to first understand the biological problems that are generating them. These studies added critical evidence that communication problems between regions of the brain may be central to the impairments in autism, and could be directing us toward the ultimate design of strategies to re-synchronize brain activity.
Did you know?: Most recently the functional underconnectivity hypothesis has been bolstered by insights from using one of the newest techniques that measures brain connectivity, known as "resting state" imaging. Autism Speaks awarded two grants at the end of 2008 to investigators from the University of Washington and New York University Medical School in order to apply this new technology to understand how differences in brain connectivity relate to ASD symptoms. [For more information, please read: http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science_news/hrhi_funds_brain_connectivity_study.php]
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DALLAS (January 23, 2013)—Collin County Sheriff Terry Box said Wednesday he doesn't consider all gun control unconstitutional after he earlier posted a statement in which he said he wouldn't enforce any laws that violate Second Amendment rights.
In a post over the weekend on his Facebook page, Box said that neither he nor his deputies "will participate in the enforcement of laws that violate our precious Constitutional rights, including our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms."
But in an interview Wednesday, Box said he didn't think the now-expired assault weapons ban passed under former President Bill Clinton was unconstitutional.
He said President Obama's 23 executive actions don't violate constitutional rights, either.
Box's statement blamed "misguided politicians" for seeking to pass misguided laws in the wake of the elementary school massacre in Connecticut and other shootings.


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VIENNA -South of the border cuisine is coming to Vienna.
El Mariachi is opening a restaurant in the former Paolo's just off Grand Central Avenue behind Holl's Chocolate. Mia Smith, primary owner and operator of the El Mariachi chain, said they are expanding to the north end.
Smith and her husband, Julio Lemus, opened a store in south Parkersburg at the Southgate Shopping Center seven years ago. They have no plans to close that store, only to expand their operation to the north end of the county.
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The former Paolo's Restaurant site soon will open as a second El Mariachi Mexican restaurant in the area. Mia Smith, primary owner/operator, said the new store could open as early as Nov. 1. The south Parkersburg restaurant, which has been open for seven years at the Southgate Shopping Center, will remain open.
She is hoping they can tap into the Vienna market.
"Many people don't want to travel to south side," she said.
They were also empowered by the positive reception the food received at the Taste of Parkersburg, she said.
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Smith said they were looking at another expansion, including Wyoming County, but opted to stay in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
"We found a good location in an area with a good population," she said.
Smith, who attended Warren High School, played tennis at Greenmont Racquet and Swim Club in Vienna and attended college at the University of Charleston. She headed south after college, to Florida, before returning to he area and getting into the restaurant business.
Smith said they reviewed locations throughout the area before settling on the former Paolo's.
"We looked at several location in the area, but one didn't have the kitchen, another didn't have the space," she said.
The kitchen is ready, but the dining room was being remodeled. The carpet has been removed and the walls are being redecorated.
Smith said they are hoping to have the new store open by mid-November, possibly as early as Nov. 1.
The Vienna store will be the seventh in the chain. In addition to the southside store, there are locations in Beckley, Crab Orchard, Hinton, Tazewell, Va., and Richlands, Va.
"We are always keeping our eyes open for another location," she said.
Smith and her husband aren't worried about the competition from other Mexican restaurants in the area.
She said the former Paolo's is "far enough away from the other restaurants near the traffic circle.
"There is competition and there is good competition," she said. "We don't want to step on anyone's toes."


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MARIETTA - When Devola resident Midge Miller began crafting quilt tops at her home last winter, she was not exactly sure what the outcome would be.
"For a couple of years I've been thinking we should be doing something to give back to those that are in need. What better way to do it than to just make quilts," she said.
Miller turned to her friends in the Crafting Quilters of the Mid-Ohio Valley group. For the past several years, the group has met one day a month to work on personal projects. Several members of the group expressed an interest in the charity quilting project, and have been meeting since February to work on quilts, said Miller.
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Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks, left, and Deputy Spencer McPeek, center, accept a donation of 29 quilts from Devola resident Midge Miller at the O'Neill Center Wednesday.
"We come one day a month and do charity quilts and that day we work harder than we ever work on our own stuff," she said.
Wednesday all that hard work culminated in the donation of 29 quilts to the Washington County Sheriff's Office during a small ceremony at the O'Neill Center. The quilts, in patterns ranging from Mickey Mouse to tie-dye and from skulls to flowers, will be kept in deputy's cruisers and used for victims of domestic violence, house fires and other unfortunate events, said Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks.
"We really appreciate all the hard work you ladies have put into these," Mincks told the members of the charity quilting circle.
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Crafting Quilters of the Mid-Ohio Valley:
* Meets monthly at the O'Neill Center in Marietta.
* Have quilted 29 blankets for charity since last December.
* Quilts were donated Wednesday to the Washington County Sheriff's Office for use in their cruisers.
* Quilts will be given to victims of domestic violence, house fire, or other unfortunate events.
Charity Quilters:
* Midge Miller
* Micki Shirley
* Bab Henthorn
* Julia Strahler
* Ginny Guthrie
* Elaine Wallace
* Jan Semon
* Judy Ryan
* Sally Norton
When determining who might benefit the most from the quilts, Miller looked to her sister whose church had donated quilts to the local sheriff's office where she lives.
"They go out to pick up people that have been victims of domestic violence. They might leave home without anything. They keep quilts in their car and were able to give them something to wrap up in, " said Miller.
The quilts will be put to good use, said officers.
"You know you might get called to a house fire in the middle of the night," said Washington County Chief Deputy Mark Warden. "It's cold out and these people are standing outside and all their belongings have been destroyed."
The group, which usually consisted of nine quilters, was able to churn out 29 quilts in less than a year thanks to the help of Ginny Guthrie, whose Harmar business, Log Cabin Country Quilts, did all of the machine quilting, said Miller.
"That makes us much more productive," she said.
She added that the group is also accepting donations to help buy more supplies. The group is always in need of batting, she said.
As the quilts were loaded into the back of Deputy Spencer McPeek's cruiser, quilter Micki Shirley mused that she was looking forward to starting a new year of charity quilting in January.
"The O'Neill Center is really nice to have us. They make it real nice for us," said Shirley. "I just love what we do. We like to give back to the community, and we also have a good time."
O'Neill Center Activity Coordinator Nancy Matheny said hosting the quilting group is a pleasure.
"We're just very glad that we have this space where they can work on their quilts. Plus it's a chance to see a lot of new faces come through the doors," she said.
Those interested in donating batting or other supplies can contact the O'Neill Center at 373-3914.


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Visiting his Late Night predecessor David Letterman for the first time since 1999, talk show host Conan O'Brien took the opportunity to discuss the infamous Tonight Show debacle with a man who knows a thing or two about Tonight Show debacles.
"I was delighted by everything that happened — except you losing your job," Letterman said. "The only consolation I took during that period was that you were happy," Conan retorted.
Letterman did have some nice things to say about his arch-rival, noting that he thought Leno was "always...the funniest guy," but also "a bit of a brat."
On a more positive note, Conan remarked that he was "thrilled" about how the ordeal ended. "It worked out," he said. "I'm a lucky person."
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MONTEREY -- A search for a husband, wife and two small children continued Monday off the Central Coast, but there was no sign of the sailboat that was reportedly sinking or the four people.
Coast Guard officials say the search will go through the night unless they are found.
The family members said in a series of broken distress calls, which started around 4:20 p.m. Sunday that the boat was sinking. But because the boat didn't have a working GPS system, searchers used coordinates provided by the family which were about three hours old to help locate it. The Coast Guard also calculated the boat's location based on the radio tower that received its radio transmissions.
Monday, the search grew to include Coast Guard boats, helicopters, planes and the California Air National Guard but has come up with nothing. Chief Petty Officer Mike Lutz said the boat was believed to have been about 65 miles off Monterey Bay. Authorities initially said the boat was missing in San Mateo County, but revised that after getting more precise information.
Authorities released an audio clip of the distress call:
"Coast Guard, Coast Guard. We are abandoning ship. This is Charmblow. We are abandoning ship," says a man's voice on the call.
But officials aren't sure who is speaking or whether they've got the right name of the 29-foot boat. The four were planning to fashion a makeshift raft from a cooler and a life ring.
"We ask that anyone who recognizes that voice or who knows of someone who went out on a 29-foot vessel to please call us," Lutz said. "It would be a good start."
Listen to the audio here: www.piersystem.com/clients/4007/524667.wav.
The National Weather Service issued an advisory throughout the weekend warning boaters of strong winds and rough seas around the San Francisco Bay Area. Water temperatures in the area are typically in the 40s and 50s, making long-term survival difficult.
Mariners "operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions," the advisory said.
The agency has not identified the family, although investigators were able to determine from the distress calls that they were a husband and wife, their 4-year-old son and his cousin, Coast Guard Lt. Heather Lampert said. The Coast Guard has received no missing persons' reports.
The boaters said their 29-foot sailboat was taking on water and their electronics were failing.
An hour later, the family members reported they were forced to abandon the boat and were trying to fashion a makeshift life raft, Lampert said. The Coast Guard then lost radio contact.
Calls to harbors in California have failed to locate the boat, and database searches have come up empty too, Lampert said. The Coast Guard search was expanding to Hawaii, the Seattle area and north into Canada.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335. Follow him at Twitter.com/melvinreport.


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Alabama peanut farmers have a sweet spot for Valentine's Day. Consumers love to commemorate the "holiday of love" with the gift of candy, and the sweet and salty flavor combination of chocolate and peanuts remains America's favorite treat.
That's good news for farmers because nearly 20 percent of peanuts harvested are used in candy production. According to the Alabama Peanut Producers four of the top 10 selling candy bars contain peanuts or peanut butter. Many candy lovers would insist no box of chocolates is complete without turtles, a traditional confection made of chocolate, caramel and nuts.
Candy is one of the most popular Valentine's Day gifts, second only to greeting cards, according to a survey from StatisticBrain.com.
Peanuts are an important crop in Alabama, contributing $211.4 million to the state's economy and employing 2,046 people. Nearly half of national peanut production is located within 100 miles of Dothan, Ala. Peanuts are hardy and can withstand drought conditions, making the plant a great fit for southeast Alabama.
This Valentine's Day, making a homemade chocolate and peanut butter dessert is sure to impress. Try the recipe below for a Chocolate Peanut Butter Silk Pie, courtesy of Houston County peanut farmer Gloria Jeffcoat. Find this recipe and more in the Alabama Farmers Federation's Farming Feeds Alabama Cookbook, available online at FarmingFeedsAlabama.com.
1 cup (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy or whipping cream, beaten until stiff
9-inch chocolate cookie-crumb crust, prepared
1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
3 tablespoons brewed coffee
Peanuts, chopped for garnish
1. Beat cream cheese, sugar, peanut butter, butter and vanilla in a large mixer bowl until creamy.
2. Gently fold in half the beaten cream, and then fold in remaining cream until blended. Spread filling in crust; smooth top.
3. To make topping, combine chocolate pieces and coffee in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 1-2 minutes; stir until smooth
4. Cool chocolate slightly; pour over top of filling. Refrigerate overnight.
Makes 8 servings.


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BERKELEY -- Olympic swim star Missy Franklin made it official Wednesday when faxing her letter of intent to Cal to give the Golden Bears one of the highest-profile recruits in school history.
That was a relief for women's coach Teri McKeever, who recalled Wednesday how Franklin "tricked her" into thinking she was going to another school.
"My heart sank for about 30 seconds until she cleared it up," McKeever said.
Franklin, 17, decided to come to the Bay Area instead of turning professional after winning four gold medals and a bronze at the London Games. Analysts estimated she gave up $1 million in endorsements to become the centerpiece of another strong recruiting class at Cal that included six swimmers and a diver.
Franklin, of Centennial, Colo., plans to swim collegiately for two years and then turn pro while continuing to work toward a degree. She is expected to be America's featured swimmer for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"I can't wait to be challenged," Franklin said in a statement. "Academics have always been really, really important for me. Regardless of my amateur or professional status, I know I'm going to end with a degree from Cal."
Franklin, a senior at Regis Jesuit High in suburban Denver, considered swimming collegiately for four years, but her parents advised against it.
"This can pay for your future family," Franklin told The Associated Press last weekend. "This can pay for your kids' school, things that I really have to think about. So that's been the hard part."
McKeever, the U.S. Olympic coach, has created a vibrant postgraduate training environment where some of America's best women swimmers have thrived. Cal senior Caitlin Leverenz, a bronze medalist in London, is expected to join Olympians Natalie Coughlin and Dana Vollmer in training after she graduates.
McKeever expects Franklin to fit in perfectly on a team that has won consecutive national titles.
"I've had the opportunity from afar to watch her mature into the young lady she is now, seeing her interact with her teammates and coaches," McKeever said. "The first question I asked her (was), 'You're giving up a lot. What do you want this to look like?' The things she communicated she wanted, those are the same values that are important to me."
Franklin will be joined next school year by top-15 recruits Celina Li of Pleasanton, Kristen Vredeveld and Egypt Olympian Farida Osman.
Franklin won gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter backstrokes and the 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays. She will expand her repertoire in Berkeley, where McKeever hopes the swimmer can improve in the butterfly and breaststroke.
But McKeever and Franklin also plan to develop the person.
"If she earns a degree and broadens her 17-year-old person, she's going to be more marketable and make a bigger difference in the world," McKeever said.
"When taking on someone of this caliber I understand you are taking on more than her day-to-day training."
In the past three months Franklin has appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, filmed cameos in the upcoming movie "The Internship" and TV drama "Pretty Little Liars."
Franklin said working with McKeever on numerous national teams helped her decision to go to Cal.
"I worked with so many amazing college coaches," Franklin said. "But I always felt a really, really special draw to Teri."


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LAFAYETTE -- It's clear that anxiety, attention, learning and behavioral challenges are front-burner topics for local parents and educators of special needs children.
Also certain, according to one area developmental pediatrician, is that more financial resources are needed to support existing services.
"If systems of care in our community were appropriately developed, supported and funded, the large majority of children I see would not need to see me," said Walnut Creek-based Dr. Brad D. Berman, who said he is one of only 16 developmental pediatricians in the Bay Area.
More than 100 people came to a presentation in Lafayette Thursday by Berman, during which he answered questions about youth psychiatric issues ranging from medications to finding welcoming groups for their children. The presentation was sponsored by Parents of Orinda Individuals in Special Education and by Special Parents, Special Kids.
There are many contributing factors to today's problems, Berman told the audience -- "trickle up" educational standards now applying what used to be expected of a seventh-grader to present-day fourth-graders, and what Berman considers excessive exposure to cell phones and electronic devices feeding anxiety and destroying old-fashioned down time.
"There's not enough time for them to negotiate with other kids, to just be, to watch the dust bunnies," said Berman, a Lafayette resident.
Parents aren't experts at diagnosis, but they should be listened to when they see a pattern of delay, he added. "I'm not a big fan of 'Don't worry, he'll outgrow it.' "
There are fairly standard "red flags" for when answers should be sought, Berman said -- "When a child shows an atypical course for what would be expected according to age, gender, socio-economic situation, and family, community and cultural expectations."
California's mobile, transient environment, plus parents' misplaced frustrations with local schools' special-education plans (generally underfunded, Berman said) sometimes undermines families' efforts to get the best for their kids, according to Berman. But he stressed that the parents need to be proactive on that front.
"It's incumbent on parents to get the school to understand their child's needs," he said. And as long as funding-per-pupil is underfinanced -- California is 46th in the US -- there's a limit to what services can be offered.
Berman told the audience the impacts of puberty are also a crucial factor when deciding on medications. Growth, sexual orientation, mastering aggression and finding one's place in the world are universal adolescent-age themes, and medications are a neuro-bioactive tool. Spinning through side effects of several common medications used to treat anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Berman reminded the audience that not medicating also has side effects.
Berman says cognitive behavioral therapy is always the first choice of treatment. Eliminating stressors, engaging in mindfulness training and yoga, knowledgeable use of herbal remedies and helping kids discover their strengths as they find a welcoming community for themselves are vital actions parents can take.
"We're not in the business of fixing kids; it's (helping them) to learn to live with the challenges they have," he said.
Berman urged his audience to limit their children's electronics exposure, advocate for stronger health care system support (like state Senate Bill 946, mandating insurance companies and health care service plans cover therapy for autism and related disorders) and work collaboratively with doctors, schools and local resource centers aimed at helping their children.
Often collaborating with general pediatricians, neurologists, speech therapists, psychologists, educators and a child's family, doctors sharing Berman's specialty are a rare breed, he said, though comparatively abundant in the Bay Area.
"Believe it or not, there are only about 600 developmental pediatricians in the world," he said.


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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 83(a). Appeals From Decisions of Magistrates.
An appeal from any final judgment, as defined in Rule 54(a) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure granting or denying a petition for termination of parental rights or granting or denying a petition for adoption must be taken to the Supreme Court in accord with Idaho Appellate Rule 11.1. Otherwise, absent an order allowing a permissive appeal pursuant to Idaho Appellate Rule 12.1, an appeal must first be taken to the district judges division of the district court from any of the following judgments or orders rendered by a magistrate:
(1) A final judgment in a civil action or a special proceeding commenced, or assigned to, the magistrate's division of the district court.
(2) Any of the judgments or orders in an action in the magistrate's division which would be appealable from the district court to the Supreme Court under Rule 11 of the Idaho Appellate Rules.
(3) Domestic Violence Protection Orders issued pursuant to I.C. § 39-6306.
(4) Final judgments entered upon current forms approved by the Idaho Supreme Court.
(5) Interlocutory orders by permissive appeal accepted by the district court which shall be processed in the same manner as provided by Rule 12 of the Idaho Appellate Rules.
(6) Any order, judgment or decree by a magistrate in a special proceeding for which an appeal is provided by statute.
Provided, however, that whenever an attorney magistrate is assigned by an order issued pursuant to Rule 82(c)(4) or Rule 82(c)(5) to hear any action which may otherwise be tried only by a district judge, any appeal taken from a judgment of such magistrate acting under such order shall be made to the Supreme Court of Idaho, unless otherwise provided by the original order of assignment.
(Amended effective July 1, 1977; amended March 31, 1978, effective July 1, 1978; amended March 20, 1985, effective July 1, 1985; amended April 2, 2015, effective April 15, 2015.)
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This has been a tough couple of weeks emotionally. May 7th marked the day 4 years ago that my dear friend Alese Coco was ushered into the loving arms of Jesus. The next day was the 3rd Mother's Day my Sister and I have been without my Mom. This week a dear friend saw his wife ushered into the loving arms of Jesus and on the same evening a gal I knew from The Master's College was also ushered into the loving arms of Jesus. To top it all off tomorrow will mark 21 years since my Step-Grandfather (PaPa) dropped dead of a heart attack and went home to be with His Saviour and Hero. Around the corner is June when my Mom was ushered into those same Arms of Love.
Grief has has paid an unwelcome and unexpected visit…
These past few years May, June and July have been tough months but going forward it seems they will be tougher. The grief that has now visited the lives of others in close proximity to me is the same grief that I thought I had won over and my heart is heavy.
My heart is heavy because grief steals and shakes your confidence. My heart is heavy because grief is long lasting and ironically never truly dies. My heart is heavy because it doesn't take much to remember the grief that stopped my life for a time and now it has stopped the lives of others whom I love and care about. The stabbing sensation just above your stomach and below your chest that produces sobs of anguish and emotional upheaval has now made it's entrance into the hearts of dear friends and I hurt for them.
Thankfully God has constantly reminded me that Jesus wasn't immune from grief and sorrow. Isaiah 53:3 says, "He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." (ESV emphasis mine). When Lazarus died Jesus wept. The Garden of Gethsemane was no picnic either. Jesus literally bled with grief and sorrow that night. I take comfort in the fact that our Saviour and the one who set the example for us in this race that we call life, did not ignore His grief, condemn His grief or live for His grief.
What a loving and gracious God to send us His Son to set the example that grief is okay and is a part of life here on this broken, messy and jacked up earth. God could have said grief was a sin and then where would be? Instead, He allowed Lazarus to die in order to bring glory to Himself through His Son Jesus's grief.
I can rest in Jesus, trust Jesus, love Jesus and serve Jesus during my grief knowing that "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV) and knowing that The Father and the Son both grieved over that event.


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CDC: Whooping Cough Heading to a 50-Year High
July 19, 2012 -- Whooping cough cases could be headed toward a 50-year high in the United States, and the CDC says the nation is on track for record rates of the disease.
Twice as many cases have been reported so far this year as at the same point last year, a CDC official said today.
Nationwide, nearly 18,000 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, and nine deaths have been reported in 2012, Anne Schuchat, MD, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters.
"We would need to go back to 1959 to find as many cases reported by this time in the year," she said.
Whooping Cough Worst in Babies
More than 3,000 cases have been reported in Washington State alone, where health officials have declared a whooping cough epidemic.
Pregnant women and anyone else likely to come into contact with young babies are being urged to get booster shots to prevent whooping cough, even if they have been vaccinated in the past.
That's because babies are most likely to die or be hospitalized when they get the highly contagious bacterial disease, which is named for the characteristic cough that accompanies it.
All of the whooping cough fatalities that have occurred this year have been among babies who were too young to be fully vaccinated, Schuchat said.
For children, the whooping cough vaccine DTaP is given in five doses, with the starting dose recommended at 2 months of age and the last dose recommended between the ages of 4 and 6 years.
More than half of children diagnosed with whooping cough before their first birthday require hospitalization.
Compared to children who are fully vaccinated, unvaccinated children have eight times the risk for getting whooping cough, Schuchat said.
When vaccinated children do come down with the disease, they tend to have milder symptoms and are less likely to pass their infection onto others.
Vaccine Change May Be Factor in Rise
The reasons for the dramatic increase in whooping cough cases are not entirely clear, but Schuchat offered several possible explanations.
She said better diagnosis and reporting of whooping cough may be contributing to the increased numbers, along with the fact that the disease tends to peak and wane in cycles.


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Would you like to bike to work and use your bike to run errands? It's a great way to turn a chore into a fun bike ride, to get a little exercise and fresh air. But the #1 obstacle people cite for not biking more is fear of traffic. That can turn the prospect of a fun little bike ride into an intimidating nightmare.
It doesn't have to be that way, and the League of American Bicyclists has developed the Smart Cycling program to teach you how the best practices for bicycling with traffic. I took Traffic Skills 101 (then Road I) in March 2007 and gained the ability to bike on any road with confidence in my safety.
Bicyclists wrestle with uncertainty about their place on the road. Motorists scream, "Get off the road!" and pedestrians yell, "Get off the sidewalk!" Walkers are on the left and motorists on the right and bicyclists randomly join one side or the other. Intuition tells us to stay as far away from the cars as possible—and we obey by just staying home. It's too confusing!
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The Conservative Club took on the Progressive Club during a debate about war at Dewitt High School.
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Meanwhile students at East Lansing are putting together care packages with toothpaste, food and bathing supplies to send to military members serving overseas.
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Schools are also making security plans in case the country is placed on a higher Homeland Security Alert. Jackson County schools say they'll shut down for at least a day if the country is put on Red Alert.
Lansing school representatives say Lansing schools will increase security and ID checks at their schools if a Red Alert occurs.
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October 19, 2011
City of New Orleans Launches Home Energy Efficiency Program
DOE applauded on October 3 the launch of the City of New Orleans' NOLA Wise, one of DOE's Better Buildings Neighborhood projects. The $1.7 million initiative, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will allow participants to increase the comfort, safety, and affordability of their homes through energy-saving home improvements. Through DOE's Better Buildings Neighborhood Program, 41 projects are bringing state and local governments and partnering organizations together to provide high quality, accessible, and affordable energy improvements to homes and businesses across the nation to reduce energy use and save families money on their energy bills.
NOLA Wise, managed by the environmental nonprofit Global Green USA, helps homeowners through every step of the energy efficiency improvement process. Through the NOLA Wise program, New Orleans homeowners can learn about energy efficiency, gain access to home energy assessors and nationally certified green building contractors, and qualify for low-interest loans to make energy-efficient home upgrades. NOLA Wise also provides a project management service to ensure that homeowners receive professional and thorough home energy assessments and high-quality work from approved contractors. NOLA Wise expects to expand its market from residential clients to commercial properties in its second year.
The Better Buildings Neighborhood Program is part of the Better Buildings Initiative within DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The Better Buildings Neighborhood Program will leverage an estimated $3 billion in additional resources over the next three years after getting $500 million in DOE funding. The program aims to save consumers about $65 million annually on energy bills.
Better Buildings' community partnerships support growth in the energy efficiency upgrade market by implementing innovative approaches to deliver energy improvements, bringing real solutions to market, and defining sustainable business models. The lessons learned from Better Buildings programs will be shared as promising approaches for improving the delivery of comprehensive energy efficiency upgrade programs that communities and administrators across the nation can adopt and implement. See the DOE press release and Better Buildings Web page.


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Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's tennis player Sandra Burges is a second year player who is a native of Zaragoza, Spain. The sophomore finished her first year with a 12-6 record for the Islanders in singles and was 6-3 in doubles matches against Southland competition.
Burges will be one of the top returners on a team that features six players that played last season. Read what Burges had to say to GoIslanders.com.
Q: Who do you try to model your tennis game after?
A: Normally, I try to do the same as Rafael Nadal, which is to fight for every point on the court, including running down every ball I can get to.
Q: What is it like being a player for Coach Moore?
A: It is really exciting and he puts so much heart into his work. It is really good because he is trying to make the team a family. He is always with you, he doesn't care if you lose or win, just that you play your hardest and that you feel good on court. I really like it.
Q: How has coming from Spain to the United States helped you grow as a person?
A: The biggest change is that I grew up around a lot of my family. When I came here, I learned to live alone, be a stronger person, and improved my problem solving by having to figure out things by myself. I also don't have my family cheering for me, so I have to be by myself on the court. It was kind of difficult at first, but now I am fine because people around me are now like my family. I don't feel like I'm alone anymore.
Q: Do you have any nicknames that your teammates call you besides your real name?
A: My coach, Megan (Harless) calls me 'little one', but my favorite is 'Sandrita', all of my friends and family call me that.
Q: What is your favorite part about being a member of the Islanders Tennis program?
A: I really love going with the team to matches and doing stuff with my teammates, we really have fun with them. When I am going to matches, it is really nice being with those people together. At home, you would go alone, but here they are around you and support you so we have a lot of fun.
Q: What are your goals as a player coming into your second year with the Islanders?
A: My goal is at least play as good as I did last year. If I can win more matches, it would be awesome, but I want to have the same intensity as I did my first year.
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Favorite Food: Spanish, I miss it so much from my home.
Nadal or Federer: Nadal
Role Model: My Parents
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