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"Golden Boy" (CBS, February 26)
CBS doesn't have much luck when it comes to midseason dramas in recent years. Remember "Chaos"? Remember "NYC 22"? Remember the "Criminal Minds" spinoff? Maybe this'll be different. After all, we like creators Greg Berlanti and Nicholas Wootton and the premise -- an ambitious cop rises through the ranks to become the youngest NYC police commissioner in history -- sounds like "Jack & Bobby" meets "NYPD Blue." Throw in a strong cast that includes Theo "Mister Pamuk" James, Chi McBride, Kevin Alejandro and Holt McCallany and there's cause for some hope here.
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Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference VIII
September 21-23, 2016
Kent State University, Ohio
The International Race, Ethnicity, and Place (REP) Conference was created by John Frazier with Binghamton University's Department of Geography and Administration. It fosters dialogue on issues related to the racial and ethnic transformation of places. The overriding purpose of REP is to promote understanding among the myriad groups, through research and discussion in the United States and other areas of the world (Africa, Australia, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe). REP encourages interdisciplinary perspectives and philosophical and methodological diversity. REP is open to participation by academicians, students, practitioners, lay persons and government, business and nonprofit agency representatives. Click on the link above for more information.
Dean's Speaker Series
Date: Friday, April 29th, 2016
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Venue: Science Library (SL 212)
Edwin Levine is the Response Operations Supervisor – East representing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Response and Restoration (O R & R). His work involves overseeing the Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) from Maine to Texas. Previously he was the SSC in the coastal region from Connecticut through Delaware where he served as a liaison and advisor to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) on matters relating to chemical and oil spills. From April 2010 to January 2011 he worked on the Deep Water Horizon oil spill response and has provided support in planning and response activities at spill sites in Central and South America, Europe, and East Asia. Mr. Levine received his Master of Science degree in Marine Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR.
Date: Friday, May 6th, 2016
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Venue: Science Library (SL 212)
Ronald R. Hagelman, III is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Geography at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. His research interests include natural hazards, disaster recovery and reconstruction, urban environments, and local food systems. The title of his PhD dissertation was on The Spatial Evolution of Urban Flood Hazard in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Hagelman has secured extra-mural funding from agencies like the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support research relating to disaster reconstruction and climate change particularly in coastal areas. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed geography journals and has collaborated on a number of books related to natural hazards.
Dr. Wendy Lascell of SUNY Oneonta presented on the topic of hazard mitigation on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. in LH07 as part of the Dean's Speaker Series organized by the Department of Geography. The title of the presentation was: Restoration or Despair? New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Lascell is an Assistant Professor of Geography at SUNY Oneonta. Her research interests include natural hazards, coastal zone management, and medical geography. She has conducted field research in Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, and Maine and is currently working on a project involving local communities in Peru. Dr. Lascell's work incorporates aerial photography and geographic information systems to improve geographic literacy among students and the community.
Prof. Frazier Honored
Professor John Frazier was inducted as an honorary member of the Gamma Delta Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) National Honor Society at their 11th Annual Induction Ceremony on October 24, 2015. Professor Frazier (pictured here with BEP '14) was honored for his decades of work with the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) which includes five years as an instructor for the Binghamton Enrichment Program (BEP). Chi Alpha Epsilon was formed to recognize the academic achievements of students admitted to colleges and universities through opportunity programs. Its purposes are to promote continued high academic standards, foster increased communication among its members, and honor academic excellence.
Dr. BURREll Montz reunites with former Geography Dept. Colleagues
Dr. Burrell Montz returned to Binghamton University to deliver the first presentation of the 2015-16 Dean's Speaker Series on Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 at the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center. The title of the presentation was: Filtering the Facts about Fracking: Factions, Fortunes and Frustrations. Dr. Montz was a member of the Binghamton University Geography Department from 1980 until 2009. She is currently a Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on the impacts of flooding and the policy implications of managing development in the floodplain. She has co-authored two books and published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals that focus on natural hazards, vulnerability, and environmental management.
Why geography @ Binghamton?
The goals of the Department of Geography are:
- to provide students quality academic instruction in geography
- to foster and advance teaching, research and publication in the discipline of geography
- to provide the expertise of geographers to the community at large so that public and private sector decision makers may enhance the quality of their decisions
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Department News
Congratulations to Lucius Willis for being selected for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service!
We have assembled some recent news of the Department, current students, and recent grads for our spring/summer 2015 newsletter.

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My family will only eat taco's if they are made with manwich. We put chedder cheese in the bottom of the taco, the meat and more cheese and then bake it in the oven until the cheese is all melted.
Good idea!
I don't use it myself because I like doing things from scratch...but you could also use it in chili,
Manwich was on sale about 10 years ago, so I made it up for my kids. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise, at the price they demand for it. The kids turned up their noses at it, saying (their words, not mine) that if they'd wanted THAT much sugar, they'd have poured straight ketchup onto the meat. I hadn't tasted it in years, so I tried it...GEEZ, it's ALL sugar!!! And I was planning on finding other uses for it.....I haven't bought a can of it, since.
Unopened, it could be used as a make-shift weight for your workout session.
"Wit is educated insolence." — Aristotle
Nothing because we think its nasty. Only homemade sloppy joes for us.
Google it and see what comes up. Seems I saw a recipe for a meatloaf made with it.
I use it, I make a sloppy joe casserole with it. I've never made sloppy joes from scratch, which is surprising considering most everything else I do. Would love a good recipe to try..post one!
I am not really fond of the Manwich brand, it is not the same as it used to be. I prefer the Delmonte brand, most everyone that I have told about it likes it a lot better as well. Since these days I cook for just the 2 of us, I've made sloppy joes a few times when I wanted a quick meal. I throw in some frozen peppers (green, yellow and red) and some onions with the ground beef and simmer for about 20 minutes on low. You could add some pasta and top with cheese for a quick pasta dish (call it something creative like sloppy goulash).
I don't care for Manwich. Too sweet for us. I use tomato soup to make sloppy joes.
I also use one can of Chicken Gumbo to one pound of hamburger drained. Simmer for about 20 minutes covered. This makes a type of sloppy joe.
Would love a good recipe to try..post one!
Would love a good recipe to try..post one!
sstetzel, here's mine, except that I don't measure anything, so it's just the ingredients:
diced onion fried in with the ground meat
ketchup and water to make a sauce
worcesteshire sauce
a little sweet relish and a little brown sugar
Heat to boiling, then reduce heat and simmer until it thickens. We really like this recipe.
I think it is too sweet also. I have used it instead of chili sauce for meatballs, and as a topping for meatloaf.
My DIL makes goulash with it.
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Hooded merganser, bald eagle, Mississippi kite, Acadian flycatcher, rusty blackbird. These are just a few of the species of conservation concern that can be found at Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge. Combine them with ducks, geese, great blue herons, great egrets and others, and you have hundreds of thousands winged creatures calling this 5,600-acre Arkansas refuge home. And they're lucky to have it because it's a wetland oasis among miles and miles of agricultural land.
Located 20 miles northwest of Memphis, Wapanocca became a refuge for migrating and wintering waterfowl in 1961 and has been designated a Continentally Important Bird Area by the American Bird Conservancy.
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Watch energy consumption drop when you use commissioning to improve the efficiency and reliability of building systems
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The Challenges of Operations Optimization
When it comes to the operation and optimization of HVAC systems, building owners and operators face two main challenges: the building-acceptance phase and direct digital controls.
The building-acceptance phase. The process of turning a new building over to the owner is typically a 2- or 3-day period in which representatives of the involved contractors and subcontractors explain and demonstrate the HVAC and electrical systems. Unfortunately, this training is often inadequate; building owners find themselves responsible for technologies that are more advanced than their technical skills and expertise. It's often assumed that whatever doesn't work, whatever wasn't installed properly, or whatever wasn't fully tested will be identified and corrected by the respective subcontractor during the warranty period. Possible? Yes, but not a guarantee.
Even if the nonperforming systems are corrected, the cost (waste) in terms of dollars, kWh, and therms is substantial - not only for building owners, but also for subcontractors. It's estimated that, for every $1 spent on commissioning fees, $3 to $11 are returned in savings to the building owner.
Direct digital controls. Pneumatic control systems are considered a thing of the past by many - worthy of display in the Smithsonian, right next to slide rules. In most cases, these systems have been replaced by direct digital controls (DDC), commonly referred to as "building-automation systems" (BASs). It would be difficult to find a responsible building owner who would consider owning a large building without this technology, or a design engineer who would conceive it. Control systems now include terms and technologies like PID, BACnet, LON, Ethernet, ARCNET, TCP/IP, WAN, LAN, WAP, WML, XML, CORBA, SOAP, and Enterprise. Additionally, rather than the three or four suppliers of pneumatic control systems that dominated the industry 30 years ago, there are now dozens of BAS manufacturers, each accentuating the features and benefits of their own hardware and software.
With the abundance of terms, technologies, and purchasing sources, today's building operator can't expect to select or operate - much less optimize - HVAC systems without a significantly higher skill set and a plan for continuing education.
By Steve Harrell
Energy topics, such as high costs, uncertain supply, and energy sources, have risen to the top of the agenda in the boardroom for every building owner. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), commercial office buildings lead the industrial and transportation sectors in total usage of kilowatt hours (kWh), and show no signs of slowing down.
Almost all new buildings today are designed with energy efficiency in mind. Variable frequency drives (VFDs), chillers with low kW/ton power quirements, and highly sophisticated building-automation systems are typically designed into most commercial office buildings, hospitals, and schools. Simply designing and installing these technologies, however, isn't enough if energy usage is to be optimized over the long term.
In a study of 60 new buildings, conducted by the Berkeley, CA-based Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 50 percent suffered controls problems, 40 percent suffered HVAC problems, 15 percent had missing equipment, and 25 percent of the economizers and VFDs didn't function. In addition, 60 percent of all insurance claims were HVAC related; the No. 1 source of complaints was HVAC.
Remember, this was a study done on new buildings. If a similar study were conducted for existing buildings, they would probably fare far worse due to the natural degradation of HVAC systems and the inherent changing conditions in buildings over time.
Building commissioning, recommissioning, and retro-commissioning are valuable services offered by firms to remedy problems like those from the LBNL study, which are faced in the operation and optimization of building systems, including HVAC.
What Sets Retro-Commissioning Apart?Building commissioning, as defined by the 2007 ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Applications, is "a quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying, and documenting that the performance of facilities, systems, and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria. The defined objectives and criteria are often referred to as the owner's project requirements (OPR) ... "
The focus for performance is placed primarily on HVAC systems, such as central heating and cooling (chillers, boilers, and associated pumps), air-handling units, terminal equipment, and HVAC-control systems. (Attention should also be given to lighting systems [fixtures and controls] and water systems.)
With today's environmental, economic, and energy challenges, building owners shouldn't take ownership of a building that hasn't been commissioned by a proper commissioning authority.
Recommissioning, as defined by the 2007 ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Applications, is applying "commissioning to a project that has been previously delivered using the commissioning process."
Finally, the Atlanta-based American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) states that "existing building commissioning, often called 'retro-commissioning,' applies commissioning to an existing facility that may or may not have been previously commissioned."
The definitions of commissioning and recommissioning seem clear: Verify that the HVAC and electrical systems are in accordance with the original design intent/plans and specifications. Retro-commissioning, however, takes on that same meaning in addition to others, which include optimization of HVAC/electrical systems and energy-reduction strategies, each of which may vary from the original design intent, but is deemed beneficial given the changing operating conditions within the building. While the importance of definition seems irrelevant at first, it's crucial that the deliverables of the commissioning authority/agent are in line with client expectations.
Because of the varying definitions and interpretations of retro-commissioning, the process can be defined in as many ways as there are firms that provide the service. A typical process, however, should consist of:
An Internet search for "retro-commissioning" would indicate that it has evolved to include building performance optimization. Benefits of retro-commissioning are numerous and predictable: It minimizes excessive equipment repair/replacement, reduces employee absenteeism and tenant turnover, improves indoor air quality, and, most importantly, reduces energy costs. If the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EB O&M) certification is a goal, retro-commissioning can contribute up to 24 percent of the total points needed for certification.
HVAC systems must be operated at the optimum level based on the building's current conditions and comfort requirements. Too often, within the first few years of operation, new buildings that were formally and properly commissioned wind up with Energy Use Indexes (EUIs) that are three or four times higher than the industry standard.
One contributing factor is that system components often fail or deteriorate over time. With today's sophisticated BASs, this deterioration is often hidden or unnoticed because the controls have "learned" or "adapted" to the changing conditions of the building and/or HVAC equipment. This can increase operating costs by as much as 50 cents per square foot per year.
Savings for 10 Buildings at Texas A&M
The Need to Continue CommissioningBeyond the initial steps taken to ensure that building systems are operating at optimum levels, building owners and operators should recognize the need for - and value of - continually verifying that there has been no degradation in the HVAC system, and that it continues to operate at peak efficiency. Filter/belt changes on air-handling units and oil changes and bearing inspections on chillers are just the beginning of what should be done on a continuous basis to keep a building operating at optimum levels.
Today's buildings can benefit tremendously from not only retro-commissioning, but also from Continuous Commissioning®. While retro-commissioning is generally a one-time event, Continuous Commissioning is a continuous process of collecting and analyzing energy data via an existing BAS and/or standalone metering equipment, and making the necessary operational changes to keep building systems operating at optimal performance levels in future years.
Continuous Commissioning, as defined by Energy Systems Laboratory at College Station, TX-based Texas A&M University, is an ongoing, specific process used to resolve operating problems, improve comfort, and optimize energy use. This distinction between the goal of complying with original design intent and the goal of optimizing HVAC operation and control is very important to recognize and understand.
Adhering to the formal Continuous Commissioning process not only maintains the long-term savings potential, but also improves system reliability and building comfort as building conditions change. When Continuous Commissioning is properly implemented, reasonable expectations for paybacks and savings are between 20 and 30 percent in less than 3 years. Savings for 10 Buildings at Texas A&M, represents the documented savings of 10 buildings on Texas A&M University's campus between 1998 and 2000. When viewed as a group of 10 buildings, the average payback was 2.67 years.
The Continuous Commissioning process is implemented through a two-phase procedure. In the first phase, potential measures are identified, as well as the costs and projected savings of these measures. In the second phase:
Continuous Commissioning has been extensively utilized on the Texas A&M University campus and in buildings across the country over the last 15 years. A total cost savings of $60 million has been well documented, with an investment of approximately $10 million in Continuous Commissioning and $8 million in capital improvements. Their EUIs have been in steady decline since 1998 (see Energy Use per GSF with Campus Growth, below).
The Continuous Commissioning process has been utilized extensively on the campus of Texas A&M University. A total cost savings of $60 million has been well documented, with an investment of approximately $10 million in Continuous Commissioning and $8 million in capital improvements. DEVELOPED BY SONG DENG OF ENERGY SYSTEMS LABORATORY, TEXAS A&M
Choosing a Commissioning FirmSince HVAC systems begin to degrade the moment they're installed, the appropriate time to consider retro-commissioning and/or Continuous Commissioning for an existing building that's never been commissioned is now; energy waste has almost certainly begun. In the case of a new building that's been commissioned and is still in the first-year warranty period, a Continuous Commissioning program should be ready for implementation immediately after the warranty period.
Firms offering retro-commissioning come from a variety of backgrounds, including engineering, general contracting, HVAC/controls contracting, commissioning specialists, TAB (testing, adjusting, and balancing) contracting, energy services, and O&M service contracting.
Building owners should consider obtaining retro-commissioning services from firms that specialize in building commissioning vs. firms that offer commissioning services as a small part of their total offering; Building Commissioning Association (BCA) membership adds additional credibility to the commissioning firm's qualifications. If Continuous Commissioning is preferred, Energy Systems Laboratory's authorized licensees offer additional expertise and credibility that meet or exceed the BCA's professional standards.
Because of the complexity of building systems and the continuous focus on energy supply and sustainability, retro-commissioning and Continuous Commissioning are especially advantageous: Both offer unique, easy-to-implement, and cost-effective solutions to reducing energy consumption in today's commercial buildings.
Steve Harrell is manager of Continuous Commissioning at Nashville, TN-based SSRCx, the commissioning subsidiary of Smith Seckman Reid, an engineering design and facility consulting firm.
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SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs fell to the Farmington Knightettes 58-40 at the Field House on Monday.
After scoring the last five points of the first quarter to pull within two at 13-11, it was an uphill battle for the Lady Bulldogs.
Turnovers, some forced by Farmington's fullcourt pressure and others resulting from inept Sikeston ballhandling, helped the Knightettes to a 32-19 halftime edge.
"We try to go over the basics," said Sikeston coach Tiffany King, who was elevated to head coach following a recent resignation, "but a lot of changes are being made all at once. When you only have one or two hours of practice a day, it's just too much to cover and what doesn't get covered, we have to push off to another day."
The Lady Bulldogs managed to slice into Farmington's halftime lead with a 6-0 run to open the third quarter which narrowed the margin to 32-25. But that was as close as it would get as Farmington countered with a 12-2 run to up its lead to 44-27 as the third quarter expired.
With Farmington (5-2) substituting freely in the final quarter, the two teams played fairly even with the Knightettes holding a 14-13 advantage.
Whitney McCray led the Lady Bulldogs (1-5) with 10 points. Paige Silverthorn and Martika Davis added seven apiece and Ali Blurton and Latoya Gipson scored six each.
A superior inside game provided the bulk of Farmington's points. Post players Natalie Hooss and Randie Wooldridge led the Knightettes with 18 and 10 points, respectively.
Neither team fared well at the foul line. Sikeston continued to struggle with a 13-for-28 (46 percent) performance while Farmington hit only 11-of-25 (44 percent). As the Lady Bulldogs try to regroup, the upcoming Christmas break is welcomed.
Said King, "We're still working on some things, trying to get some things ironed out. I think the Christmas break is going to help us a lot and, hopefully, after Christmas we'll be a new team."
Prior to the break, however, the Lady Bulldogs will participate in the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Tournament on Dec. 18-23.
In junior varsity action, Farmington defeated Sikeston 55-27.
Amber Minner led the Lady Bulldogs with eight points, Jordi Ferrell had seven and Martika Davis six. Sarah Ward topped the Knightettes with 12 points and Danielle Littrell added 11.


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Don't you just love it when you realize two beautiful hymns fit together perfectly? I do.
This song is an arrangement of Joseph Smith's First Prayer and Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing for solo soprano and piano.
It would be a beautiful song to sing for an LDS Sacrament Meeting or Fireside.
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1984 file picture, Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro holds up a document claiming President Ronald Reagan has failed to support a single arms control agreement which six previous U.S. presidents have. Ms. Ferraro, addressing the Young Lawyers, Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association said Reagan's policies have led to an "arms control gridlock" that does not reduce the risk of nuclear war. The first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was 75. A family friend said Ferraro, who was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1998, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)


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Had a great time on the Hoonah Bike Trek. The guides where two local girls, one in high school and one who had just graduated. We rode through the town, down to the airport, and back. On the way back we stopped by a carving project that the National Park Service is funding, a big house that tells the story of the local Tlingits and how they came to be in Hoonah.
Icy Strait was, by far, my favorite port. No tacky jewelry stores, no obnoxious hawkers, just some beautiful scenery.
Bike and Brew and Glacier View tour. $99 for a ten-mile bike ride, TWO breathtaking views of the glacier, entertaining local guides, and a beer tasting flight. It was an excellent deal and we had a lot of fun.
Our original excursion was cancelled and we didn't plan on taking another one. I'd been to Ketchikan before and knew my way around so we thought we'd play it by ear. At the end of the gangway a tour bus operator still had some seats open that he was selling at a discount. We took the bait.
The driver was a bit of a weirdo. Also, they used the promise of a possible bear sighting to lure us. The "ideal bear watching spot" was crowded with four other tour busses, plus it was low tide, plus there were no fish in the water, and it was an active construction zone. So, ideal bear-watching, right? But at the stop at Rotary Beach we saw a ton of bald eagles and got some very good close-up shots, so it wasn't all bad.
Don't bother leaving the boat unless you're doing a shore excursion. It's just block after annoying block of the same touristy stuff you see in other ports.
My fiance booked a photography tour through ShoreTrips.com. It was 6.5 hours in Haines, and he had a great time.
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Lab to Pump Tritium From Groundwater
By JOHN RATHER
Published: July 2, 2000
MORE than 15 years after radioactive tritium began leaking from a research reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the laboratory and government agencies have agreed on a plan to remove the highest concentrations from groundwater.
In a project announced last week by the Department of Energy, which owns the laboratory, groundwater with more than 100 times more tritium than the drinking-water standard will be pumped from areas near the domed building that houses the High Flux Beam Reactor, which has been closed for three years. Pumping began last week.
The contaminated water is to be shipped to a private disposal facility in Tennessee.
The Energy Department and the laboratory had discussed allowing the tritium to dissipate naturally. Tritium, a byproduct of the operation of the reactor, has a half-life of 12.3 years, meaning it loses half its radioactivity in that time.
But the pumping program reflects an insistence on extraction from community groups and government agencies, including the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, the state Health Department and the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The federal Environmental Protection Agency also supported extraction.
John Meersman, manager of the laboratory's environmental restoration division, said an extraction system, pumping at a slow rate, would focus on areas with more than 2 million picocuries of tritium per liter of water. The drinking water standard is 20,000 picocuries. (A picocurie is a measure of radioactivity.)
''The tritium tends to be at the top of the plume, so what we are trying to do is to surgically remove the highest concentrations,'' Mr. Meersman said.
The plan also calls for maintaining wells that pump water with far lower concentrations of tritium from the plume's leading edge, about three-quarters of a mile from the building, to a recharge basin near the center of the lab's property.
The goal, the Energy Department said, is ''to insure that tritium levels are below the drinking-water standard'' before the plume reaches the lab's boundary.
John H. Marburger, the laboratory director, said the operation was an ''extremely conservative'' approach that would assure levels of tritium were reduced as soon as possible.
He said adoption of the plan, which also involves cleanups of strontium-90 and chemical contaminants in groundwater, marked ''a turning point in actually getting the work done.''
''From here on in, it's a very routine process of pumping and treating and monitoring and disposing,'' he said.
But a critic of the lab, William N. Smith of Fish Unlimited, on Shelter Island, said the plan failed to specify how much water would be pumped.
''There are tens of millions of gallons of contaminated groundwater moving at the rate of one foot per day off B.N.L.'s site,'' he said. ''If B.N.L. thinks that removing a few thousand gallons will be enough, they are in for a big surprise.''
Scott Cullen, the counsel to Standing for Truth About Radiation of East Hampton, said the plan's goal of only reducing radioactive contamination by enough to conform with drinking-water standards was troublesome.
''They put the contamination there, and they should be responsible for cleaning all of it up,'' he said. ''Instead, they are assuming that the drinking-water standard provides adequate protection, and the more we learn about radiation, the more we learn that it is more dangerous than we originally believed.''
Critics of the laboratory also continue to assert that the full extent of contamination on and off the laboratory property has yet to be uncovered.
Last week the Community Alliance for Lab Accountability, a coalition of environmental and public health groups, cited a recent Suffolk County finding of elevated levels of uranium-233 in sand filter beds at the lab's sewage-treatment plants.
The coalition said the county's tests, carried out with the lab's consent, marked the first finding of uranium-233 ''as a contaminant on the lab site.''
''Uranium-233 is man-made and 30,000 times more radioactive than uranium-238, and this material should be taken seriously,'' the group said. The laboratory has reported small amounts of uranium-238 and plutonium, among other contaminants, in the area of the treatment plant.
The group said the discovery of uranium-233 heightened concerns about an unresolved proposal to remove radioactive contamination near the sewage treatment plant, which is at the headwaters of the Peconic River. Excavation that accidentally released plutonium in the air, it said, would be potentially catastrophic.
The laboratory says the uranium-233 readings were minimal and not a cause for concern.
Glenn E. VanSickle, a program manager in the laboratory's environmental restoration division, said an analysis last year of samples from the same area, using different testing methods than those used by the county, combined uranium-233 and uranium-234. He said that the combined levels were low, and that uranium-233, if present in the lab's sample, was in concentrations that were not a health concern.


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The students were chosen after auditioning in categories including advanced scales and sight reading.
Participants say being chosen to play in the Honor Band motivates them to get better as they strive to compete on even higher levels.
Sophomore Kiara Crawford won a seat at the event for flute.
Says Crawford, "It was extremely challenging -- [the music] was a lot more 'hardcore' than the stuff we do here, you have to learn it a lot faster, but it was really fun ... it was a great experience."
CHS Band Director Johnny Folsom says the event inspires students to become even better musicians:
"The more students that can get involved the better because as they go out and they're sitting shoulder to shoulder with the great kids from other schools, they learn new things, they're making new friends, and they're wanting to step up and prove their worth."
Students were selected from all over southwest Georgia to play in the Honor Band, which is likened to an 'All-Star' sports game.
Staff at the high school say they are proud and happy to see that the students' hard work paid off.


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What is pain and how a person can control it
The function of pain regulation is taken by the pituitary gland which secrets the necessary chemicals placed on the midline in the brainstem organisation. These so-called endogenous morphine are morphine-like in morphology, not unlike drugs. Endogenous morphine affect some cells in the brain, analogous to a key-and-lock sort of connection; hypnotics and other pharmacological products that are akin in their anatomy to opium can bind to similar medulla oblongata cells. Receptors of the medulla oblongata interacting with the molecules of endogenous morphine or drugs provoke particular structures in the brain, which later transports signals backward to the organism's periphery, blocking pain where necessary.
The basis of pain manipulation may be illustrated with athletes or combatants in whom the warnings of pain are temporarily inhibited while contesting or fighting. There stories of hurt persons not sensing the injury in the heat of bustle. And there are miscellaneous examples with persons morbidly incapacitated to acknowledge pain. Without the benign function of pain, such patients fail to experience injury to their corporal limbs. A great number of them decease untimely from sicknesses like inflammation of the appendix, because they fail to acknowledge the pain symptoms and fail to apply for prompt physician's help.
Complexity of pain perceiving is a team functioning of emotional, mental and physical elements.
The pain threshold is not influenced on the adulthood of the individual, but there is a some difference in the mode their organisms would react to the pain factor. Gender, contrarily, is a determinative aspect when it concerns contrast in reactions to pain. Males normally are somewhat better than females when in pain, in spite of common belief, taking into consideration the accouchement pains. Generally, though, it is hard to to say something definite, as the external manifestation of pain is often better regulated in concordance with upbringing. And even males and females, of different ages, vary in their responses to pain provoking even in similar social layers.
Unexpected tissue damage is not solely shown in the transfer of pain excitation to the corresponding body's periphery nervus to the brainstem, but a lot of miscellaneous responses, and here pertain involuntary contraction (spasm) of the striated muscle and circulatory system, changes in breathing, heartbeat pace, volume, heart output, blood pressure and effect of several vitals of the abdominal cavity. Typically, intense pain is manifested in psychological behaviour, such as agitation, and alternation in corpus disposition, like a fast moving of the damaged bodily part.
Most of the results of intense pain seizure may be overruled by administering opiates which for a while inhibit the remittance of pain warnings along nerves (nervus suppression), such as tramadol, or the provision of pharmacological products that affect the brainstem, as well as aspirin or miscellaneous steroid medicines.
Those patients are prone to dismay and pursue general lower quality of life because they have to exist fearing another period of intense pain, they can solely notice their corporal ailment. Those patients show little interest in other things apart from their particular corporeal distress.
A lot of persons can be helped in supressing the pain, largely if it is but a symptom of the underlying ailment, the medication of which eliminates the pain. In examples of certain constant ailments when irreversible recovering is not in the prognosis, medical assistance is restricted to just taking analgesics, such as Tramadol and other analgesics. In certain cases of incessant pain the illness cannot even be diagnosed. In certain patients pain wouldn't go even long time after recovering from sickness or impairment. That gets in the way of pain management to a significant span. It is also worth mentioning that depression can make a patient experience corporeal pain which can however fade when the distress is approached and regulated in a correct course of action.


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SES volunteers and surfers had to carry a teenager with suspected spinal injuries almost two kilometres on a rising tide from Broulee Island on Saturday morning, while the nearby rescue helicopter sat idle.
Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter general manager Stephen Leahy has confirmed that the Moruya service was not called after Broulee's Elijah Donoghue was hurt surfing off Pink Rocks at about 8am.
Surf lifesavers also said they were overlooked and have denied a NSW Ambulance claim that they were at the scene when paramedics arrived.
The 14-year-old's mother, Stacey, said a paramedic at the scene was frustrated that a request to the NSW Ambulance Service to call the helicopter was rejected on the grounds that Elijah was no longer in the water.
"A paramedic phoned and tried to get the Westpac helicopter and was told that the police are supposed to phone that through," Mrs Donoghue said.
"Because he was not actually in the water, they would not come out."
Instead, the SES was called and it took nine people more than 40 minutes to carry Elijah over rocks and sand, reaching an ambulance in Harbour Parade at 11.20am, two-and-a-half hours after the Triple 0 call at 8.49 am.
Mrs Donoghue said her son was "a big, mature 14-year-old" and paramedics believed ambulance command would call the helicopter "if they were here to see just how far we have to carry this kid".
Mrs Donoghue commended and thanked all rescuers and said Elijah suffered no major injury and was released from hospital after 3pm. However his wait was prolonged.
"I would hate for the same thing to happen in the future where someone is really injured," she said. "We have such a great community and I don't want anyone to suffer.
"It highlights an issue we have in the area."
Elijah was injured on the Pink Rocks reef and fellow surfers got him to shore before calling for help.
The NSW Ambulance Service says paramedics arrived within five minutes of the triple 0 call and requested help to transport the patient. A spokesperson said advice was sought from two doctors and the paramedic responsible for deploying an ambulance helicopter.
"On the basis that the patient was not suffering from neurological impairment, State Emergency Service Officers were tasked to assist the paramedics," the spokesperson said.
Moruya SES controller Alan Mitchell said his crew was called an hour after the first triple 0 call, at 9.48 am, and drove under lights and siren, arriving in Harbour Parade 20 minutes later.
It took another 15 minutes to reach the scene "at a fast trot", carrying a Stokes rescue litter.
"We still had a fair hike to get to the incident scene and our directions were not too accurate," Mr Mitchell said.
Nine people were involved in what proved "a long and difficult carry" back to Harbour Parade, taking it in turns to rest, with paramedics overseeing the patient's head.
"Our normal carry would be 100 or 200 metres," Mr Mitchell said.
"This was just under two kilometres. The issue was fatigue. One of our members was supremely fit, he carried most of the way, but the rest of us needed breaks.
"We would put the litter down and rotate. If you were carrying on the left side, with your right arm, you would change to carry on the other side.
"We were carrying along the sand and over the rocks and the tide was coming in.
"NSW Ambulance did the assessment that we could carry the person up before the island became cut off."
Mr Mitchell said, after 200 metres, he had considered calling extra SES members but opted for Elijah's fellow surfers.
"They were strong and willing," he said. "They had observed the first 200 metres and fitted in under our direction."
"It was important to get the young boy out as quickly as possible to medical assistance and before the island was cut off."
A NSW Ambulance spokesperson said protocols ensured its helicopters were kept free for life threatening situations.
Meanwhile, "NSW police are responsible for the activation of rescue resources, including the Westpac Rescue helicopter," the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the Westpac helicopter lacked "a pre-hospital patient care capability" and "the logistics of flying the patient the short distance, compared to road ambulance, would have increased the time before the patient reached the hospital".
However, Mr Leahy said the Westpac team could provide immediate care.
"We have an excellent relationship with local ambulance officers, but the ambulance service will not call us, even as first responders, because we have no contract with (them).
"There are numerous occasions when we can provide the assistance, but we are not tasked by the ambulance coordination centre.
"We are a fast, responsive helicopter with highly trained crews who can provide the initial care of any patient, irrespective of whether they are in the water or on land, until ambulance arrives."
Broulee surf life saving official Geoff Wells rejected the claim that crews were on the scene. He said patrols did not start until 1pm on Saturday and "there is no way we had anyone down there in an official capacity", however off duty volunteers may have been nearby and gone to help.


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Interprofessional Education
Co - Facilitators - Marie Gilbert and Scott Sailor
Fresno State hosts several health professional programs including, but not limited to, physical therapy, nursing, athletic training, speech and language pathology, recreation therapy, social work. As graduates of these professions enter the health care arena they are required to function as part of a team including practitioners from a variety of professions. Interprofessional education is crucial to preparing these future professionals for today's health care environment.
Interprofessional education is more than educating learners from different professions in the same room but rather creating educational experiences that allow students "from two or more professions to learn about, from and with each other to enhance effective collaboration and improve health outcomes" (WHO, 2010).
This FLC will explore as core concepts and principles of interprofessional collaborative practice (ie, value/ethics for interprofessional practice, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication, teams and teamwork). The facilitators will lead the group to explore strategies to immerse learners from different professions in meaningful educational experiences to enhance their teamwork and communication skills to assist their preparation to become collaborative ready practitioners.
The FLC members will meet for 90 minutes each month (beginning in September 2013) to discuss progress and provide assistance to one another.
You are best prepared to participate in this learning community if
- You're currently involved with interprofessional education
- You're interested in identifying and implementing interprofessional education opportunities for your students
- You're interested in assessing the readiness for interprofessional learning among students and faculty
- Interested in learning more about interprofessional education standards and competencies for health professionals
Who may participate?
Faculty from any discipline and of any rank/status are invited to participate.
Meet your facilitators
Marie Gilbert, MA, RN, CHSE is a nationally certified healthcare simulation educator and currently holds the position of Simulation Coordinator at Fresno State University.
She has been instrumental in the development of clinical simulation throughout the nursing baccalaureate and physical therapy programs. Marie has a particular interest in collaborative learning strategies, and recently initiated interprofessional education opportunities for nursing students through interprofessional simulations. The clinical simulations included pediatric medical residents, nursing students and pharmacy residents. As co-founder and co-lead of the Central Valley Simulation Collaborative, Marie serves as a resource for regional academic and healthcare organizations. Marie is a member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and served as an abstract reviewer for the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in 2011, 2012, 2013.
Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC
Scott Sailor is an associate professor/Chair in the Department of Kinesiology and Director of the Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. He was the recipient of the 2007 California State University, Fresno Provost's Award for Technology in Education. Dr. Sailor has presented at conferences nationally and internationally regarding the use of technology in student learning and engagement. He has also published several articles on the topic. Along with his other duties, he currently has an appointment as a TILT Fellow working with faculty on the enhancement of teaching using technology.


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Eminent domain OK'd for road project
County still needs 7 parcels to widen Bear Valley Road in Escondido
The county Board of Supervisors on Wednesday unanimously approved the use of eminent domain to secure seven parcels needed to widen Bear Valley Parkway, but also directed staff members to continue working with property owners to resolve any concerns.
A one-mile stretch of the busy north-south road — from San Pasqual Valley Road to Boyle Avenue, about a mile south of Orange Glen High School — will be widened from two to four lanes, and a median, sidewalks, shoulders and bike lanes will be added. Completion is targeted for fall 2014.
Property owner Raul Cuero told the board that the county appraised his home at $375,000, but his loan is for $465,000. A county official said that staff members are working on a solution with Cuero and his real estate agent and that he and his family would be entitled to relocation expenses as well.
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I'm not much of a wine drinker, more of a beer drinker myself, but I can identify with those who love to explore the experience of a good drink that you can't find at your local 7-Eleven. We often find ourselves relying on friends to introduce us to new wines, beers, or liquors. But what do you do once you're sold and want to get a bottle of your own. Enter Drync, the new iOS app that does for wine discovery what Shazam did for music discovery.
Drync uses your iPhone's camera to identify and then purchase that bottle of fine wine you just discovered with a simple photograph. Simply take a photo of the wine's label, and Drync will not only tell you exactly what wine it is you're drinking, but also where you can order a bottle of your very own. Drync also allows users to store their favorite wines, create their own wine lists, and share their new-found favorite Chardonnay, Vermouth, or other fine wine with friends via Facebook or Twitter. The app now boasts an impressive database of over 30,000 different wines, meaning unless it's your own private collection, it's on Drync. But if you do run into a wine that isn't in Drync's database, the app allows uploading of labels for human review.
Drync's not only tells you where you buy the wine, it allows users to make the purchase of a bottle right within the app. The idea is snap a photo, pay, and wait for your new bottle to arrive in a few days. For the amateur wine aficionado, Drync includes public wine lists from wine experts like Charles Antin, wine specialist and auctioneer at Christie's NY, and other wine experts to get you on the right path.
Drync has exited beta, and has just landed $900k in additional funding to continue building out its offerings. Drync's immediate plans include an Android version of the app, social recommendations, and the ability to add personal wine tasting notes that can be kept private or made public.
I tend to agree with Drync CEO Brad Rosen, who states, "The wine industry is a very large market that has not enjoyed the explosive growth that other sectors have from technology innovation, but this is about to change." Music, film, book, and even beer lovers have enjoyed apps that augment their hobbies, but the wine industry has gone relatively untouched.
Drync is available now on the App Store for free to all iOS 5.0 or later users.


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This recipe is so simple yet so gourmet. It's full of flavor, wonderful texture, and the perfect dish to spoil a special someone with. Even if you eat it alone in the company of two little begging pups you'll feel spoiled - I promise!
Here's the neat thing about this dish: you can have everything ready and prepped the night before and it literally takes only a couple of minutes to put it all together and warm it up. The Zucchini and Asparagus makes a completely dreamy combination of texture that won't have you missing real pasta. Of course if you must have real pasta then I recommend at least keeping the Asparagus ribbons. They really elevate this dish to a special level of "yum".
Important Note About This Recipe
The only important thing I can think of to tell you is to wait on combining all of the components together until you are ready to eat this as a meal. This is where having all of your ingredients ready and prepped is wonderful.
Think ahead people!
Think ahead people!
Creamy Pesto Zucchini Pasta & Asparagus Ribbons
This recipe yields 2 medium sized portions. I recommend serving with a hearty side salad or an additional Protein of choice
Step 1.
You're going to want to make 1 Batch of this:
|Creamy Carrot-top & Chive Pesto
If you don't have Carrot greens on hand, simply substitute them with the same measured amount (seen in the recipe) for one of the following:
Okay, now that you've made your Creamy Pesto, set it aside (in an air tight container) and move on to the next step!
Step 2.
Prepping your Veggies
2 c Zucchini Pasta
You can do this by using a spiral slicer - or you can do it by hand following the directions seen in this post, by using a veggie peeler:
2 c Asparagus Ribbons
Following the directions for "ribbon slicing" seen in this post, by using a veggie peeler:
Now put your Zucchini Pasta and Asparagus Ribbons together in a bowl...
Add your Creamy Pesto from Step 1.
Mix it all together evenly (I may have used my hands for this)...
Oh la la! You're almost finished!
All you have left to do is warm your Pesto Pasta following one of the two methods noted below:
Dehydrator: Evenly spread your Pasta onto a Parchment lined dehydrator sheet and let it warm for 15 minutes, or until it's warmed all the way through. It's that easy!
Conventional Oven: Evenly spread your Pasta onto a large baking dish or pan. Set your oven at its very lowest heat, and leaving the oven door cracked open proceed to warm your pasta for up to 15 minutes, or until it's warmed through completely.
What happens when your veggie Pasta has been lightly warmed with the Creamy Pesto?
It's basically food magic! The Pesto turns into this amazingly rich and wonderfully textured sauce. You don't really need anything more than that - maybe a garnish of minced Parsley or Chive and a little salt and pepper. You won't believe how simple and gourmet this dish is. I truly hope you make it!
P.S. I might be doing another "Pasta" dish this Friday....so stick around, k?


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how to convert a 93 lx interior to a 2004 cobra interior or mach 1 interior? Do I mainly change just the 2 front seats and the rear seats?????
There are quite a few differences between a 1993 Mustang Lx interior and a 2004 Mustang Cobra.
If you want a fairly authentic swap, you are going to need to start with the newer curvier style dash, that appeared in the post 1995 cars.
The gauges are very different, round, white faced gauges, and the whole package flows into matching door panels.
The simplest way to make your 93 pony car look like a 2004, would be to find a good used '04 interior and swap it into your Mustang LX.
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Black Bean, Butternut and Chipotle Chili
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr 5 mins
Wanted to make a black bean chili or soup and couldn't decide what recipe I wanted to follow so the result was a combination of several unique recipes found here on RecipeZaar. Red beans, butternut and corn is a classic combination in South American cooking. So why not black Beans instead? Adding chipotles just gives it a Tex-Mex twang. The combination of cinnamon, chipotles and barley malt syrup gives this vegan dish a spicy taste with a mildly sweet back note. (Each serving is a generous 1 1/2 cups and just 4 WW points as per the Recipe Builder. Exact portion amount will depend on how much liquid you add)
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2 lb dried black beans (prepared as stated on package)
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 -4 cups vegetable broth (use water or chicken broth instead if you like)
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 chipotle chile in adobo
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon barley malt syrup
- 1 lb butternut squash, cubes (weight after peeling and cutting, about 2 cups)
- 1 cup frozen corn
- cilantro (to garnish) (optional)
- Apply a coating of cooking spray to a large soup pot. Add onions and begin to cook for 2-3 minutes until softened. If needed, add a little water to keep the pot moist. Stir in garlic and cook an additional minute. Add in the cumin, chili powder and cinnamon and cook 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add the diced tomatoes, black beans, 2 cups of vegetable broth, tomato paste chipotles, adobo sauce, and barley malt syrup and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 35 minutes. You can let this simmer for up to an hour if you like. Chili is one of those things that just gets better with time.
- Mix in the butternut squash. Add in additional broth if desired. (The thickness of chili is a matter of personal preference, so go according to your tastes.) Cook for 20 minutes.
- Mix in the frozen corn and cook 5 minutes until warmed through.
- Ladle into bowls, with or without rice, and garnish with cilantro.
- *Note:* if you do not want to make the beans from scratch, my best guess is this is about 3 (14.5 ounce) cans worth. Should you substitute canned black beans, they will most likely need less vegetable broth.
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This is very similar to a yummy version I have been making for a year or two, though that one had slightly different spices and no chipotle. The chipotle made it perfect - will never make chili w/o it again! For this recipe, I skipped the chili powder and used 1 TB cumin, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp cayenne and the 1/2 tsp cinnamon. I skipped the malt syrup too. Delicious! Good with a little dollop of sour cream or yogurt too.
A tip for the chipotles I learned for soup making - buy the canned ones in adobo. Lay a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet and lay each chili on it. Heap a big spoonful of sauce on each and freeze. When frozen, toss them all in a freezer bag. To use for something like this chili, simply take a frozen one out and chop it up - you get the chili and sauce all in one.
I love this chili so much! I make it all the time. When I don't have the barley malt syrup, I use a good squeeze of honey. I also add the cilantro to the pot a few minutes before serving into bowls. Sometimes my grocery store doesn't have the chipotle chile or adobo sauce, so I substitute it with one of those tubes of red pepper sauce found in the produce section. Don't leave your soup on too high for too long, or your squash will be mushy. Thanks for posting this delicious recipe!!
This was quite good. Beautiful colors - a very pretty dish. Made as written, except for the malt syrup - subbed a pinch of sugar. Nice balanced flavors, and a richness that suggested there was meat in it - but there isn't. DH and DD suggested adding cilantro, which I will next time I make it.


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Board of Regents approve Polian as Nevada's head football coach
Jan. 11, 2013
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|BA History, John Carroll University (1997); MS Education Baylor University (2000)
|Playing History
|1993-96 John Carroll University (Linebacker)
|Wife Laura, son Aidan (3) and daughter Charlotte (born July 24, 2012)
RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada entered in a new era on Friday as Brian Polian became the 26th head coach in the 106-year history of the Wolf Pack football program. Polian's five-year contract recommended by University President Marc Johnson and Athletics Director Cary Groth was approved Friday by the state's Board of Regents at a meeting in Las Vegas.
The deal calls for a five-year contract for Polian with a first-year base salary of $475,000 plus incentives. Polian has coached in the collegiate ranks for 16 years with the past eight seasons at BCS schools working alongside some of the top coaches in the nation.
"Brian brings terrific energy and enthusiasm, an impressive and well-grounded coaching philosophy and a tremendous reputation as a recruiter and coach," Johnson said. "These characteristics are even more impressive when you consider the outstanding programs with which he has been affiliated. I am convinced Brian is the right coach to continue the momentum and lead Wolf Pack Football to new levels of success.
Polian, 38, comes to Nevada after a year as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at Texas A&M, which capped an 11-2 season last week with a win over Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. He has coached on both sides of the ball and earned a reputation as one of the top recruiters in the nation in previous coaching roles at Stanford (2010-11), Notre Dame (2005-09), UCF (2004) and Buffalo (2001-03). He replaces Chris Ault, who stepped down on Dec. 28, 2012 after 28 seasons on the sidelines and more than 40 years at Nevada.
"I would like to thank President Johnson and Cary for the incredible opportunity that they have presented me with," Polian said. "I cannot express how excited I am to lead the Nevada football program into what will be a very bright future. I also want to take a moment to recognize and thank Coach Ault for the incredible foundation he has laid for Wolf Pack football. It is an honor for me to work to continue that legacy.
"It is a dream come true for me to become a head coach, and there have been many mentors and friends that have helped along the way. Marv Levy, Dom Capers, Tony Dungy and Jim Caldwell are all great men that I learned so much from when they allowed me to spend time around their teams and coaching staffs. Coaches like Nick Saban, Jim Hofher, Charlie Weis, Jim Harbaugh and Kevin Sumlin all influenced me a great deal as I had the pleasure of working for them at various stops in my career. I have no doubt that the lessons that I have learned from all of these great teachers, and from others I have encountered along the way, will serve me well as we begin this journey at Nevada," Polian said.
Hired by Jim Harbaugh at Stanford, Polian's two-year run with the Cardinal was marked by a pair of BCS bowl appearances and two of the top recruiting classes in school history. He served as the special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator while also coaching the safeties at Stanford. Prior to that, Polian spent five seasons at Notre Dame, earning a number of honors as one of the top recruiters in the country and was a nominee for the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008.
"Brian brings to Nevada a solid resume and a great vision for the future of Wolf Pack football," Groth said. "He has been mentored by some of the top football minds in the country and he has great experience in all three phases of the game. We're excited to welcome Brian and his family to the Wolf Pack community."
Polian spent one season at Central Florida as the recruiting coordinator and running backs coach and spearheaded recruiting classes that led to the Knights' bowl appearance in 2005. Prior that, he coordinated special teams and coached running backs at the University of Buffalo for three seasons after a previous tenure (1998) with the Bulls. Polian also worked as a graduate assistant at Michigan State (1997) and at Baylor (1999-2000).
A native of The Bronx, New York, Polian graduated from at St. Francis High School and played linebacker at John Carroll University from 1993-96. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from John Carroll in 1997 and received his master's in education from Baylor in 2000.
Polian and his wife, Laura, have a son, Aidan (3), and a daughter, Charlotte (born in July, 2012).
"My family and I are looking forward to joining the community very soon and we are excited to establish roots in area," Polian said. "Laura and I, and our family, consider ourselves blessed to be able to call the University of Nevada and Reno our new home."
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So I ran across some things on the internet that I am extremely in love with, and maybe you will like them too! Or maybe you will not care at all? Maybe you will hate this? Maybe you will vomit all over your keyboard because I posted this? Shrugs. That's cool, bro.
The new video for "The Garden" by Tamaryn is e v e r y t h i n g. It is the Alpha, it is the Omega, and it deserves to be watched in fullscreen. Shot on a broken Super 8 video camera, it is a supersaturated dream world with lush imagaery that does justice to their equally lush sound. You could draw comparison from this video to the video for My Bloody Valentine's "Only Shallow" but that would be doing it a bit of a disservice - namely because "The Garden" is much more of a lifelike dream. I want to live in this video. Can I do that? Can someone make that happen for me? I mean, this is pretty much what my brain looks like anyway. Do watch this one, folks. And go see Tamaryn on her tour!
Sorcha O'Raghallaigh is a London-based designer who's just released her newest collection. It's inspired by the Virgin Mary, but its the execution and fleshed-out vision that is so entrancing. Rather than digitally print a bunch of Madonnas on some fabric, Sorcha created her pieces with a certain regality in mind. Tulle and tailored pants are unlikely combo, but with this is works because there's a strong cohesiveness throughout the vision. I'm really into this idea of taking pretty, optimistic things and making them feel dark and melancholy, which her lookbook does really well, but also shows ouff the precise detail on every garment and accessory. INTO IT.
She also collaborated with Ellen Rogers for POP Magazine, which excites me because Ellen Rogers is probably my favorite working photographer right now! Sorcha's witchy garments lend themselves perfectly to Ellen Rogers' aesthetic and use of wet plate photography. This is basically a match made in heaven.


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Carlisle was great despite the fact it rained ALL day Saturday. Our Torino got a lot of attention, especially the paint job and the polish job on the wheels. There were 10 Starsky & Hutch cars there. All attendees displaying cars (about 1,800), voted on the cars in each category. In the Starsky & Hutch category only 8 votes separated our 75 from the first place winner!!! We caravaned there with John & Penny Q. (of http://www.starskytorino.com/) and Terry F.. It was impressive seeing 3 Starsky & Hutch Torinos traveling together for that 5 hour drive!!! Boy did we get the looks!!! We HAVE to get our 74 completed in time for Evansville in September. We even were able to display the car with the same plates as the show car.
We bought this 75 Gran Torino a little over two years ago with the intent to convert it to the S & H Torino for my wife, Arlene to drive. It is her dream car. The car has 132,000 miles on it. It had ALL the requirements we had for a first class Starsky & Hutch restoration. It had to be a Gran Torino with a black interior. It did have the typical rust issue that most Torinos have in the rear quarters. We completely cut out the rust areas and used POR-15 on the entire rear undercarriage. The floorboards were completely redone and undercoated both inside and out. All door panels were removed and the inside of the doors were undercoated. About a year ago we sent it to our body man. We had him weld in new American Steel rear quarters. He is an artist, there is not a hint that these rear quarters are not the originals! The weld line is along the body side molding so there is no concern about the repair showing up in the future. Every scrap of chrome was taken off (except the door handles) as well as the bumpers, mirrors and all lights. This is one of the most impressive paint jobs I have ever seen. Look at how he even followed the sheet metal seam with the stripe in the door jam picture. This car has been a real work of love. We replaced the bench seat with bucket seats from a Torino Sport, added the trunk light, installed an automatic trunk release from a 76 Torino, replaced the dome light with the deluxe one with the map lights, installed a factory clock, installed the correct shaped steering wheel (the car came with an after market sports wheel), put on deep dish slotted mags (14 x 7's on the front and 15 x 8's on the rear) that I just got back from the polisher. We installed NOS grill and gas door ornaments, and even installed a factory heated rear window. The gas tank was removed and reconditioned and coated. I just installed a new heavy-duty transmission oil cooler. I installed a Ford AM/FM 8-Track but since there are no speakers installed, I have not wired it. Speaker wires have been run to the doors. I also installed power door lock solenoids so when an alarm is installed they can be tied together. The Torino has a 351 W V8 with a 4 barrel carburetor and Dual Exhaust
Why after all this work did we sell it? Well last May we lucked onto a beautiful one owner 1974 Gran Torino with only 56,000 original miles that we couldn't pass up. We had it trucked to Ohio from Denver Colorado. It is now at the painters, so here we go again. While at Carlisle Arlene was generous enough to let me drive it for a short, make that a very short distance on the first leg of the return trip. Driving behind two other Starsky & Hutch Torinos was infinitely better than driving the chase van. VANS SUCK!!! I almost pulled the Torino off of Ebay, but since there were already bids, I decided I would just have to find another one to convert for me to drive. Well after a long look and patience I won on ebay a rust free Gran Torino with only 33,000 original miles that was parked in a barn for over 20 years (Yes Virgina, there is a Santa Clause). So I will now have my own S&H Torino to drive side by side with Arlene to shows sometime in the future. Why sometime in the future? Well Arlene's 74 is still at the painter (primered and White stripe done so far) where it has been for over 3 years. The painter squeezes it in between insurance jobs and has been very busy. But since we do not have the finances to build a much needed garage we are not rushing him. So unless one of those many lottery winnings that seem to arrive daily the email box are real (fat chance) or some rich benefactor decides he feels a strong need to provide a warm loving home for a pair of S&H Torinos on my property, the 74 will remain unrushed at the painter and my 76 will sit under it's car cover in our gravel driveway. Ahhh some day.
Click below to see the history of the restoration of this car, and maybe you can appreciate that even though the restoration work came out perfect, you can see why I don't want to go through the rust restoration part again. When the Torino was picked up by the transport driver he tried so hard to find something wrong with it to put on the diagram on his paperwork for shipment. He finally gave up and wrote at the top of he page "CAR LOOKS NEW": I will be updating more pictures in the weeks to come.


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Photos: Sean Lowe, from linebacker at Arlington Lamar to this season's 'Bachelor'
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TV personality Sean Lowe gets a Royal Shave at The Art Of Shaving on February 22, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Who Wants To Be a Millionaire Casting
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire is back for its 12th season in the fall of 2013 and funnyman Cedrick the Entertainer will take over the hosting duties. Cedric The Entertainer is perhaps most widely known for his work on the record-breaking "Kings of Comedy" tour with Steve Harvey, the late Bernie Mac, and D.L. Hughley. The highly successful tour led to the hit film "The Original Kings of Comedy," which was directed by Spike Lee. As we all know Who Wants To Be a Millionaire was originally hosted by Regis Philbin and was one of the most popular game shows of its time. The casting directors are now looking for season 12 contestants and this is your once in a lifetime chance. Do not miss out apply now. Contestants, selected by calling a phone number, are chosen based on their ability to arrange 4 answers to a question in the correct order the fastest. They then have to answer 15 multiple-choice questions correctly to win increasing amounts of money, the largest of which is $1,000,000. They can choose to use three "lifelines": 50/50: two incorrect answers are eliminated; Ask the audience: the studio audience votes on the correct answer; and phone a friend: they can call one of 5 pre-arranged friends who can help with the answer.
The casting directors for Who Wants To Be a Millionaire are now taking applications for male and female contestants ages 18 and over for a once in a lifetime chance to win $1,00,000. If you are interested in auditioning for Who Wants To Be a Millionaire please send us your photo and contact information. Please keep checking back for more information on casting dates and times and as always leave us a comment and let us know what you think about Cederick the Entertainer replacing Regis as the host of the popular game show.


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Barbara Walters has announced an official retirement date. The veteran television journalist said Monday that she will make her last appearance as a co-host of "The View" on May 16.
Her farewell will be part of a daylong retirement celebration on ABC. The network announced that it will name its New York headquarters after her and air a two-hour prime-time special on her life and career.
The retirement news comes as no surprise. Walters, 84, announced last year that she is stepping down, but did not peg her departure to a specific date at that time.
"In this business there are legends, there are icons, and then there is Barbara Walters," Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive of The Walt Disney Company said in a statement. "She's a dear friend and colleague as well as someone I deeply admire, and it's impossible to fully convey her impact and influence on television. She broke barriers, defied convention, made history and set the standard for journalistic excellence for more than 50 years. It's hard to imagine television without her."
Walters will remain involved behind the scenes as an executive producer at "The View," the daytime talk show she created.
"That way, I can keep my eye on all of you," she said during Monday's show, with a glance at her fellow panelists, as well as watch her longtime producer Bill Geddie "get older and balder -- as I get blonder."
Walters will be a "lifelong member" of the network's news team, "making appearances when the news warrants.
Walters has been on the air in various capacities for over 50 years.
"Many of you have been putting up with me since your childhood," she told viewers.
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Fellow baseball parents,
I've been a baseball mom for 13 years -- my son is currently a sophomore in college pitching for his team -- and a few years ago I decided to write a book about it. It's a funny book, but I think you really need to be a baseball parent to appreciate it:
Keeping Score: When her son Sam asks to try out for a travel baseball team, divorced mom Shannon Stevens thinks it'll be a fun and active way to spend the summer. Boy, is she wrong! From the very first practice, Shannon and Sam get sucked into a mad world of rigged try-outs, professional coaches, and personal hitting instructors. But it's the crazy, competitive parents who really make Shannon's life miserable. Their sons are all the second coming of Babe Ruth, and Sam isn't fit to fetch their foul balls.Even worse, Shannon's best friend Jennifer catches the baseball fever. She schemes behind the scenes to get her son Matthew on the town's best baseball team, the Saints. As for Sam? Sorry, there's no room for him! Sam winds up on the worst team in town, and every week they find new and humiliating ways to lose.
And the action off the field is just as hot. Shannon finds herself falling for the Saints coach, Kevin. But how can she date a man who didn't think her son was good enough for his team ... especially when the whole baseball world is gossipping about them? Even Shannon's ex-husband David gets pulled into the mess when a randy baseball mom goes after him. As Sam works to make friends, win games and become a better baseball player, Shannon struggles not to become one of those crazy baseball parents herself. In this world, it's not about whether you win, lose, or how you play the game... it's all about keeping score.
Keeping Score: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6GHQYM
Thanks so much!
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