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Drug Rehab in Texarkana
When a person in Texarkana with a substance addiction issue makes the decision to discontinue abusing the drugs or alcohol they have been abusing or are dependent on, but have been unsuccessful in all endeavors to do so by themselves it may become necessary to obtain the guidance of a Texarkana drug treatment center expert. The significance of entering rehab and deciding on the correct type of treatment for the individual must not be under valued.
The initial step of choosing an alcohol addiction treatment center in Texarkana would be to decide the best rehabilitation method that best fits the individual's specific treatment demands and needs.
A drug abuse treatment program in Texarkana must have a treatment strategy to deal with the specific problems of each particular client. There are many levels of drug abuse and dependence. Some women and men may have a history of numerous prior attempts to stop their substance use behaviors and failed. For individuals who fall into this group, a long term inpatient alcohol rehabilitation program in Texarkana may provide the greatest solution for their problem. Research studies indicate that long term inpatient care is the most productive rehab choice for persons with numerous failed efforts at sobriety through outpatient treatment facilities.
On the other hand, an individual might only have a short background of alcohol or drug abuse and while attempting to become clean they may come upon difficulty doing this by themselves. For such an individual, an outpatient drug abuse rehabilitation program may be the appropriate first program in this circumstance.
There are many drug rehab choices available to individuals living in the Texarkana region. It is essential to be familiar with each of the forms of rehab choices that are accessible in Texarkana in order to pick the right rehabilitation style for yourself or a loved one. Deciding on the right drug rehab facility in Texarkana is the most significant factor in the treatment of drug or alcohol abuse, drug addiction and alcohol addiction. The following info will assist you to comprehend your different rehab options so that you or the person you care about has the very best prospect of a a successful outcome.
Let us have a look at the different alcohol abuse rehab in Texarkana choices that coincide with the details of the individual looking for addiction recovery.
Inpatient drug abuse rehab in Texarkana is a treatment opportunity ideal for individuals with sizable drug or alcohol abuse histories. Anyone can develop physical and mental addiction to drugs and alcohol even after a short period of time; Texarkana inpatient alcohol abuse treatment facilities are viewed as the most effective rehabilitation option in virtually all circumstances. As a result of addiction and dependence, people will often not effectively end their addiction with the limited services provided by outpatient rehab programs in Texarkana where substances remain easily obtainable when the individual departs the outpatient facility. Similarly, persons in an outpatient treatment program rather than inpatient drug addiction treatment facilities in Texarkana are still susceptible to adverse influences and situations which may hinder their rehabilitation process. If a person lives with an abusive partner or continues to keep associations which involve drug abuse, any recovery efforts in outpatient rehab will be unsuccessful. This is the reason an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility in Texarkana has a greater possibility of producing more real and long-term effects when compared to an outpatient treatment center.
Short term alcohol rehabilitation programs main goals are to focus on health care stabilization, living in a drug-free state, and also changes in lifestyle.
Short term drug rehabilitation facilities are normally advised for individuals who are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction drastically enough to require displacement from their everyday behaviors where they are surrounded by relapse triggers. Texarkana short term substance abuse treatment programs main goals are to pay attention to professional medical stabilization, abstinence, along with change in lifestyle. This sort of rehabilitation is ideal for addicts with a brief duration of drug abuse in contrast to a person that has had a dependence problem for an extended time period.
A long-term alcohol abuse rehab center in Texarkana normally goes 90-120 days or longer, depending on the seriousness of the addiction. This is an ideal environment for clients because it is a protected drug-free environment where they can recover both physically and emotionally devoid of disruption. Preferably, the client will make use of the opportunity to transform their life by staying the whole duration of the long-term drug abuse rehab facility in the Texarkana area. This makes certain they learn to deal with potentially tough circumstances which may have otherwise circumvented their treatment when they go back home to their day to day life.
Regarding location, there are several disadvantages to selecting a alcohol rehabilitation center near to where one lives; especially in the beginning stages of recovery. This is a time when people begin to have uncertainties about residing in rehab because of cravings and compulsions to abuse again. The optimal situation is for the addict receiving rehab to be far from Texarkana and their loved ones. It is critical for the recovering person's sobriety that the loved ones remain firm on their decision that the loved one cannot return home until they have finished their rehabilitation program and made a successful recovery.
If you're concerned that the addict might leave the rehab program against advice, picking a center close to where you live is not a good idea. This is because, it does not require much effort to depart and go back to abusing substances once more. On the other hand, when the alcoholism treatment program is far from Texarkana, your loved one will have a hard time figuring out the way to get back home to abuse drugs or alcohol again. They'll also have to figure out the logistics of heading back home with no place to stay if the friends and family holds to their resolution of their family member recovering. The long distance factor gives the loved ones and treatment facilities staff leverage to handle these problems so that the program participant will continue on with their rehabilitation program and recovery.
Research has established that the more time a person remains in drug rehab program, the greater her or his likelihood for a successful long-term recovery when returning home.
Although it is common for a program participant in rehabilitation to panic during the first phases of treatment, having the choice to act on this anxiety by going back home can destroy any possibility of true rehabilitation and long term sobriety.
The surroundings of the drug rehabilitation center you choose is also an important factor. A number of alcohol abuse rehab centers in Texarkana are in great settings; this can be a key element in attaining the motivation of the addicted person to enroll and remain in recovery. Individuals suffering from addiction have caused great discomfort in their life and the lives of the persons they love. This makes the recovery location that much more important due to the guilt and sense of shame the program participant should and does feel when they start rehabilitation. These thoughts come about when the recovering person stops using the drugs that have for so long shut them off from their inner thoughts.
The most crucial factor if you or someone you love has a substance abuse or addiction problem is to do something about it. Make phone calls and seek advice from trained specialists for an assessment and information about rehabilitation methods. This will provide the greatest opportunity for a successful sober lifestyle.
Facilities in Texarkana, Texas
1217 Hazel Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
4091 Summerhill Square
Texarkana, TX. 75503
1002 Texas Boulevard
Texarkana, TX. 75501
300 North Dalton Street
Valliant, OK. 74764
4521 Karnack Highway
Marshall, TX. 75672
6240 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA. 71119
1006 Highland Avenue
Shreveport, LA. 71101
527 Crockett Street
Shreveport, LA. 71101
527 Crockett Street
Shreveport, LA. 71101
510 East Stoner Avenue
Shreveport, LA. 71101
864 Olive Street
Shreveport, LA. 71104
638 California Street
Camden, AR. 71701
401 Crittenden Street
Arkadelphia, AR. 71923
950 North 4th Street
Longview, TX. 75601
425 South Main Street
Longview, TX. 75601
1107 East Marshall Avenue
Longview, TX. 75606
1525 Fullilove Drive
Bossier City, LA. 71112
2030 South High Street
Longview, TX. 75602
8932 Jewella Avenue
Shreveport, LA. 71118
2510 Bert Kouns Street
Shreveport, LA. 71118
- Short-term Drug Rehab
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- Drug Rehab for Teens
- Private Pay Drug Rehab
- Private Insurance Drug Rehab
- Out-patient Drug Rehab
- Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab
- Drug Rehab for Women
- Drug Rehab for Men
- State Insurance Drug Rehab
- Drug Rehab with Detoxification
- In-patient Drug Rehab
- Drug Rehab for Seniors
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Statistics for Texarkana, Texas
AA Meetings in Texarkana
Nemastea Group
9th And Walnut
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Thursday - 8:00 PM
Serenity Club
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Monday - 8:30 AM
Tuesday - 8:30 AM
Wednesday - 8:30 AM
Thursday - 8:30 AM
Friday - 8:30 AM
Saturday - 8:30 AM
Sunday - 8:30 AM
Serenity Club 6
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Sunday - 10:00 AM
Serenity Club 2
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Monday - 12:00 PM
Tuesday - 12:00 PM
Wednesday - 12:00 PM
Thursday - 12:00 PM
Friday - 12:00 PM
Saturday - 12:00 PM
Serenity Club 4
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Tuesday - 1:00 PM
Serenity Club 7
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Sunday - 2:00 PM
Serenity Club 8
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Sunday - 3:00 PM
Serenity Club 5
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Tuesday - 6:15 PM
Thursday - 6:15 PM
Serenity Club 3
2013 S Ann Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Monday - 8:00 PM
Tuesday - 8:00 PM
Wednesday - 8:00 PM
Thursday - 8:00 PM
Friday - 8:00 PM
Saturday - 8:00 PM
Sunday - 8:00 PM
One Day At A Time
4505 Elizabeth Street
Texarkana, TX. 75503
Monday - 12:00 PM
Wednesday - 12:00 PM
Friday - 12:00 PM
One Day At A Time 3
4505 Elizabeth Street
Texarkana, TX. 75503
Tuesday - 6:30 PM
One Day At A Time 2
4505 Elizabeth Street
Texarkana, TX. 75503
Monday - 8:00 PM
Thursday - 8:00 PM
Wednesday - 8:00 PM
Friday - 8:00 PM
Saturday - 8:00 PM
Sunday - 8:00 PM
One Day At A Time 4
4505 Elizabeth Street
Texarkana, TX. 75503
Friday - 10:00 PM
Saturday - 10:00 PM
Deluth Group
5800 Richmond Road
Texarkana, TX. 75503
Tuesday - 8:00 PM
NA Meetings in Texarkana
First Love Ministries
1925 West 9th Street
Texarkana, TX. 75501
Friday - 7:00 PM
Monday - 7:00 PM
Wednesday - 7:00 PM


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Law Blog Job of Week: SFO Director
If there were any doubt that Richard Alderman, the director of the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, was on his way out, this recent job posting by an executive head-hunting firm dispelled it.
Obviously, this job opportunity is probably of most interest to our U.K. readership, but lawyers stateside will surely be watching the leadership transition closely, as the SFO begins enforcement of the ballyhooed U.K. Bribery Act, the caffeinated younger sibling of the FCPA. (The U.K. law went into effect in July.)
Alderman, who has been director since 2007, has been credited with making the SFO leaner and meaner. Before he came aboard, the office was criticized for poor management and inefficiency. More on Alderman and the Bribery Act here.
Pay for the director's post is decent. "In the region of £150,000 or more for an exceptional candidate," a brief accompanying the posting says.
The ideal candidate, according to the posting, will possess the following:
• Respected legal expertise with a thorough knowledge of the prosecution process and the responsibilities of a prosecutor, able to command the confidence of everyone involved in the criminal justice system and to ensure the SFO maintains the highest standards and reputation.
• Strong and confident leader with change management skills, vision and energy who can provide an effective role model for the casework teams and with strong negotiation skills to conduct complex negotiations at the most senior levels.
• Agile intellect with proven ability to inspire, communicate and articulate a vision with credibility internally and externally, also developing and maintaining a range of positive relationships with outside organisations.
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June 21st, 2016Competition starts for world's largest open entry Art Prize
October 29th, 2015PinchukArtCentre presents Patriots, Citizens, Lovers..., a Solo Exhibition by the 2014 Future Generation Art Prize Winner Carlos Motta
February 26th, 2015PinchukArtCentre to Present Ukraine at the 56th International Art Exposition la Biennale di Venezia with a Group Exhibition Featuring Young Ukrainian Artists
January 8th, 2015PinchukArtCentre informs you that the exhibition of the shortlisted artists for the Future Generation Art Prize 2014 is prolonged
December 7th, 2014Nástio Mosquito (Angola) and Carlos Motta (Colombia) shared the Main Prize of the 3rd edition of the Future Generation Art Prize
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PinchukArtCentre completed the Applications Procedure for the Future Generation Art PrizeSource: . Author: May 14th, 2010
More than 6000 artists applied worldwide
The PinchukArtCentre has completed the application procedure for the Future Generation Art Prize. Since January 18, 2010, the democratic application procedure has allowed more than 6000 young artists from all continents, living in 125 countries, to apply.
The prize was supported by 15 partner platforms who communicated the prize worldwide and almost 100 correspondents engaging young artists from different continents.
Next to many applications from European and North American artists there has been a response from Asian, South American and African artists.
In total, applicants presented more than 25 000 works including all existing media. More than 60% of the artists are younger than 30 years old, and the proportion between male and female artists is almost equal.
Eckhard Schneider, General Director of the PinchukArtCentre: 'The overwhelming reaction shows the importance of establishing this first worldwide, innovative artprize for a young generation of artists'.
A competent international Selection Committee chosen by members of the jury will nominate a final shortlist of twenty artists. The shortlisted will be announced on June 22, 2010.
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Kapri Bibbs ran for six touchdowns to break the Colorado State record and match the Mountain West mark, and Garrett Grayson threw three scoring passes to help the Rams beat New Mexico 66-42 on Saturday night.
Bibbs finished with 291 yards on 38 carries and Grayson had 302 passing yards.
Colorado State (6-5, 4-2) jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead on two of Grayson's touchdowns and New Mexico (3-7, 1-5) never got closer than three points the rest of the way.
The Lobos closed to within 45-42 at the end of the third quarter before the Rams scored three touchdowns in the fourth to put the game away.
New Mexico got 98 yards on 12 carries from Crusoe Gongbay, who stepped in for top back Kasey Carrier, who was injured early in the game.
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On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, His Holiness, Pope Francis appointed Father Joseph R. Kopacz, Ph.D., a priest of the Diocese of Scranton, to serve the Church as the 11th Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi. Bishop-elect Kopacz's Episcopal ordination and installation will take place on Feb. 6 in Jackson.
A Mass of Thanksgiving and Sending Forth for Bishop-elect Kopacz will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 12:10 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saint Peter, Scranton. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera invites the faithful to participate in this Mass as we pray for Bishop-elect Kopacz and wish him well as he begins a new chapter in his life of service to the People of God.
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Miami Times staff report | 10/31/2013, 9 a.m.
The families and friends of South Florida Black hairstylists combined efforts earlier this week to raise money for breast cancer research and the support of survivors. Angela Meadows Hair Salon led the efforts that resulted in raffling off over $20K in jewels, custom wigs, a beautiful custom phone case by iphonemaddness.com and other accessories with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Pictured (l-r) are: Elizabeth Hinds and Annmarie Hinds, owners, She's Beauty; Angela Meadows, owner, Angela Meadows Hair Salon; Qualice and Varmarsha Ellington, owners, Sistah Sistah Catering; and Kim Hern, board member, Susan G. Komen, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale.


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Opened 8 years ago
Closed 7 years ago
#8933 closed (fixed)
Make more admin templates overridable
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The following methods are missing options to override their templates:
- django.contrib.admin.sites.AdminSite: logout, password_change and password_change_done
- django.contrib.auth.admin.UserAdmin: add_view and user_change_password
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Change History (14)
Changed 8 years ago by jezdez
fix to make more templates overridable
comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by jezdez
- Has patch set
- milestone post-1.0 deleted
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by jezdez
Just to be a bit more specific why this is useful:
I use the new admin in django-mobileadmin to provide a special admin interface for mobile devices by loading admin templates depending on the user agent of the browser. The templates used in most of the admin views can already be overridden, those five are missing.
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by jezdez
The commit is also at http://github.com/jezdez/django/commit/6f04f3ac752a4802a7ce5ac0c5f9f22b974ccb25
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by jezdez
Sorry, the commit is here http://github.com/jezdez/django/commit/929242d1954d5510b385334f63c0cbe18a25aeef
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by brosner
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by brosner
This must have slipped under my radar before 1.0. It would have been best to have gotten it in before 1.0, but the timing was a bit off. This looks good heading towards 1.1 though.
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by brosner
- Owner changed from jezdez to brosner
comment:8 Changed 8 years ago by brosner
- Status changed from new to assigned
comment:9 Changed 8 years ago by SmileyChris
If I was to nitpick, I'd say that the new 'registration' templates shouldn't add the keyword arg unless they need to (otherwise you're hard-coding a default in two places)
Changed 8 years ago by jezdez
small fix to appease SmilyChris' niticking
comment:10 Changed 8 years ago by brosner
- Needs tests set
This ticket is going to need some tests. There are tests located in tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py for AdminSite templates. The UserAdmin templates are new so similar tests will likely need to be added in the auth app. Ultimately this patch needs documentation as well. However, I am going to tackle that as a part of getting more complete admin docs of the options available. Most of what is missing is template related anyways.
comment:11 Changed 7 years ago by jezdez
- Owner changed from brosner to jezdez
- Status changed from assigned to new
- Version changed from 1.0 to SVN
comment:12 Changed 7 years ago by jezdez
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed


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> Problem 1. I want to mount a cdrom. The line for mounting a cdrom was
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> /etc/fstab. so I uncommented it. Then mount couldn't find /dev/cdrom. I
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> Problem 2. How do I activate php in the apache server? I tried using the
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> So I decided to reinstall the httpd package from directory n on the
> first install cdrom. See problem 1 above for continuation.
> The install release notes don't seem to deal with either problem. Once
> upon a time PV recommended saving your old /etc files but the httpd.conf
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Downregulation of APOBEC3G by xenotropic murine leukemia-virus related virus (XMRV) in prostate cancer cells
- Equal contributors
Virology Journal 2011, 8:531 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-531
Reply to Dr. Dusty Miller's comment.
Chandravanu Dash (2012-06-27 13:07) Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
We thank Dr. Miller for his insightful comments. Our rebuttals to his comments are
described below.
As described in the abstract of our manuscript, our report builds on and challenges the published data that prostate epithelial cells lines do not express A3G protein (Refs 13-16 in the manuscript). Since we detected A3G in prostate epithelial cell lines (LNCaP and DU145) by western blot and mass spectrometry, the major goal of our findings was to point out discrepancy in A3G detection in the prior studies (Refs 13-16 in the manuscript).
Dr. Miller contests that our conclusions ��XMRV replicates efficiently in prostate epithelial cells by downregulating A3G expression�� is not supported by data. We acknowledge that in our report we did not measure XMRV replication. This is because it had already been suggested that "XMRV replicates efficiently in prostate epithelial cells (LNCaP and DU145 cells)�� by Paprotka et al (2011), Dong et al (2006) and Steiler et al (2010). Given that we were claiming A3G is present in prostate cancer cells, we relied on these reports to conclude that XMRV replicates efficiently in prostate epithelial cells.
How about our claim that ��XMRV uses a novel mechanism to counteract the antiviral effects of A3G��? Our data provided strong evidence that XMRV infection downregulated A3G in LNCaP and DU145 cells (As pointed out by Dr. Miller himself). Therefore, we suggested that XMRV may have evolved a novel mechanism to counteract A3G in prostate epithelial cells. This is mainly based on the fact that XMRV does not encode accessory genes that are known to degrade A3G in complex retroviruses. Dr. Miller suggests that the 50% downregulation of A3G is due to packaging to A3G in XMRV virions. Although plausible, we believe that packaging of A3G into the virions may not reduce total A3G levels to 50% since A3G is a constitutively expressed protein. It is also important to point out that as per Paprotka et al. (2011), out of 22 clones from infected LNCaP cells a single clone exhibited G-to-A mutation and these mutations were highly specific for A3F rather than A3G. So the question is if A3G is being packaged into the virions why we do not see A3G specific mutations in XMRV genome. These are some of the questions that are being investigated in our lab currently.
Competing interests
The authors have no competing interest.
Conclusions not supported by the data
A Dusty Miller (2012-01-13 10:25) Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
This report claims two major conclusions (last paragraph of Abstract):
1. XMRV replicates efficiently in prostate epithelial cells by downregulating A3G expression.
2. Our data suggest a novel mechanism by which retroviruses can counteract the antiviral effects of A3G proteins.
Neither conclusion is supported by the data.
First, some background. Many publications to date have shown that XMRV can be mutated by APOBEC3 proteins (A3A - A3G) present at various levels in human cells. Sequencing of the RNA genomes of XMRV viruses produced from particular human cells shows that some genomes are intensely mutated (hypermutated) while others show only background mutation rates likely due to errors in reverse transcription. Rates of hypermutation vary for viruses produced from different human cells, from almost none for XMRV produced by 22Rv1 prostate cancer cells (Paprotka et al., 2010), to ~25% for DU145 prostate cancer cells (Paprotka et al., 2010), to almost 100% for virus produced by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) (Chaipan et al., 2011). The results obtained for human PBMC clearly show that XMRV is not able to circumvent the effects of A3 restriction in human cells.
So, what about the current authors' conclusion that XMRV replicates efficiently in prostate epithelial cells (LNCaP and DU145 cells) by downregulating A3G? The first problem with this claim is the lack of a definition or assay for 'efficient replication'. No measurements of XMRV replication (or hypermutation) were performed by the authors. Previous reports cited by the authors in support of 'efficient' replication (manuscript refs. 3 and 18) documented XMRV replication by showing that XMRV proteins and reverse transcriptase increased with time after exposure of prostate cancer cell lines to XMRV, but provided no evidence that XMRV replication was more or less efficient than that of any other viruses. Next, we already know that XMRV virus produced by DU145 cells is ~25% hypermutated (Paprotka et al., 2010), so XMRV is not completely resistant to at least one of the A3 proteins present in DU145 cells. Even so, XMRV has been shown to 'efficiently' spread in DU145 cells (ref. 3). This is not unexpected, because ~75% of the virus produced from DU145 cells is infectious. Thus, in cells like DU145 that make low levels of A3 proteins, it is unnecessary for XMRV to completely downregulate A3 proteins to replicate 'efficiently'.
The authors do provide some evidence that A3G protein levels are reduced by ~50% in XMRV-infected LNCaP and DU145 cells compared to the parental cell lines. But, could a two-fold reduction in A3G levels mediated by XMRV be responsible for 'efficient' XMRV replication in these cells? In the case of XMRV-infected DU145 cells, where we know that ~25% of the virus produced is hypermutated and ~75% is active, would it matter if there was 2-fold more A3G, resulting in ~50% hypermutation and ~50% active virus production? We don't know because the authors have not measured XMRV replication rates in cells with different A3G levels, but one would expect the virus to replicate well under either condition.
Lastly, there is a simple explanation for the decrease in A3G levels the authors report; that A3G packaging into virions, which is required for virus hypermutation, is responsible for the decrease in cellular levels of A3G. This possibility would be easy to address by assay for A3G associated with XMRV virions in the cell culture medium. If so, there is no reason to propose an A3G regulatory mechanism involving XMRV.
What about the authors' second major conclusion, that their findings suggest a novel mechanism by which retroviruses can counteract the antiviral effects of A3G proteins? The mechanism, if any, is certainly not robust, and its existence is not supported by the data provided. At the very least, the authors should measure A3G mRNA levels in infected and uninfected cells to see if XMRV might be regulating A3G transcription, which would suggest the production of some transcription factor by XMRV, and might provide some support for the suggested regulatory mechanism. This experiment is critical for the authors' claim that XMRV downregulates A3G expression.
On a final note, the representative A3G protein data presented for LNCaP cells +/- XMRV in Fig. 3B don't support the average results from three experiments shown in Fig. 3C. In Fig. 3B, the ratio of A3G in LNCaP+XMRV cells to that in LNCaP cells appears to be about 1:5, the ratio of b-actin about 2:1, so the overall ratio of A3G, normalized to b-actin, is about 1:10 or 10%. The average ratio shown in Fig. 3C is 40% with a very tight error bar, inconsistent with the results shown in Fig. 3B being included in this average. In contrast, the results in Fig. 3B and 3D for the DU145 cells appear consistent.
Publications cited:
Chaipan, C., Dilley, K.A., Paprotka, T., Delviks-Frankenberry, K.A., Venkatachari, N.J., Hu, W.-S., and Pathak, V.K. (2011). Severe restriction of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus replication and spread in cultured human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. J Virol 85, 4888-4897.
Paprotka, T., Venkatachari, N.J., Chaipan, C., Burdick, R., Delviks-Frankenberry, K.A., Hu, W.S., and Pathak, V.K. (2010). Inhibition of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus by APOBEC3 proteins and antiviral drugs. J Virol 84, 5719-5729.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Roy Oswalt was sharp Thursday against the Atlanta Braves in his first outing of the spring for the Houston Astros, picking up right where he left off last season when he won 10 of 13 starts after the All-Star break.
Oswalt allowed just one hit in three innings, while the Braves were encouraged by the debut of top prospect Tommy Hanson and won 8-7 on an RBI double by non-roster catcher J.C. Boscan in the eighth.
Oswalt made one bad pitch that Braves catcher David Ross hit for a two-run homer. Otherwise, the right-hander was better than expected for this time of spring.
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The workshop "is designed to help parents learn how to be effective partners with their child's school to decide the child's eligibility for special education, and to plan, make decisions and monitor their child's progress in school," a news release said.
The school is partnering with the Federation for Children with Special Needs for the workshop.
Parents will learn about their rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Massachusetts Special Education Law, and No Child Left Behind.
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The Institute was started in the year 1993 with intake capacity of 124 seats in eight trades. In future the institute have intake capacity of above 250 seats / year in 11 different trades of one year two years duration, 3 Course of one year duration and 5 courses of two year durations for Informal sector
Tasgaon & Palus Taluka has satisfactory industrial developed Talukas .Now a days planning of new MIDC project in Sangli district .Due to which a excellent semi skilled man power is requirement of industries. So to improve the quality of training & fulfill industrial skill needs .
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Vocational Training system in India is predominantly based on craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and apprentice Training Scheme(ATS). The CTS provides a structured institutional environment while the ATS is a combination of institutional and on the job training. Both the schemes are interlinked and dovetailed so as to achieve more effective end results. The outcome of CTS is a semi skilled worker and the trainees who complete ATS scheme are expected to be skilled workers. IT is against this background that the employers have a direct interest in what goes in the preemployment training institutions.
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Very few opportunities for skill development are available for the above referred groups (out of school youth & existing workers especially in the informal sector). Most of the existing skill Development programmers are long term in nature. Poor and less educated persons can not afford long term training programmers due to higher entry qualifications opportunity cost etc. therefore a new frame work for skill Development for the informal sector has been evolved by the DGET to address to the above mentioned problems. The key features of the new frame work for skill development are:
The training methods to be used should be appropriate to the development of competencies. The focus of the programme in on "performing" and not on "knowing". Lecturing will be restricted to the minimum necessary and emphasis to be given for hands on training.
The training methods will be individual centered to make each person a competent one. Opportunities for individual work will be provided. The learning process will be continuously monitored and feedback will be provided on individual basis.
Demonstrations using different models, audio visual aids and equipment will be used intensively.
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In order to maintain quality of training uniformly all over the country instructional media packages (IMPS) will be developed by the national instructional media institute (NIMI), Chennai.
DGE&T will appoint assessing bodies to assess the competencies of the trained persons. The training body will be an independent agency which will not be involved in conducting the training programmes. This in turn will ensure quality of training and cre3dibility of the scheme. Keeping in view the target of providing training/testing of one million persons through out the country and to avoid monopoly more than one assessing bodies will be appointed for a sector or an area.
Successful persons will be awarded certificates issued by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT).
The key features of the new frame work for skill development are:
Demand driven short term training courses based on modular employable skills decided in consultation with industry
Flexible delivery mechanism (part time weekends full time)
Different levels of programmes (Foundation level as skill up gradation) to meet demands of various target groups
Central Government will facilitate and promote training while vocational Training (VT) providers under the Govt. and private sector will provide training
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Testing of skills of trainees by independent assessing bodies who would not be involved in conduct of the training programme, to ensure that it is done impartially .
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a) Objective : Those who want to learn technical skill but they has not educational qualification or as well as they are working some where .This scheme is specially made for these people in this scheme .There are a some courses from Board of V.E.of six month period as well as some courses are from 2 months to 3 months Group of 10 or 15 candidate if demand for special course then it can be arrange at institute level also through that particular trade is not taught regularly at this institute.
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What has James Cameron recommended for Terminator 5?
It turns out that James Cameron has chatted to Arnold Schwarzenegger about a possible direction for Terminator 5. But what is it...?
The current state of the fifth Terminator movie? Ah, that's a good question. We know that it's going to target an R rating, so that's a start. We know that Arnold Schwarzenegger is involved and interested. And we know that Fast Five helmer Justin Lin was going to direct it, but instead opted to make two more Fast & Furious movies.
Thus, it's in a little bit of limbo.
Yet that doesn't mean that work isn't being done on the story, and as it turns out, James Cameron has had a little input on it. Cameron, of course, wrote and directed the first two films, although steered clear of Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines and Terminator: Salvation.
However, he's told MTV that "I was talking to [Arnold Schwarzenegger] back in fall about a new Terminator film and quietly advising on that, I suppose you could say".
And what was the advice? Basically, to turn the focus onto the T-800 that Arnie played in the first two movies.
"I was trying to be as encouraging as possible", Cameron said. "Frankly, at that time, I thought it needed to be more about him. I told [Schwarzenegger] he should not do it until it's focused on his character or he shouldn't do it. I think there are some great stories that can be told about that character that haven't even been thought of yet."
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Claudia Bremer is head of studiumdigitale, the e-learning center at the University of Frankfurt. She counsels and qualifies teachers and trainers at universities, educational institutions and companies concerning the application of new media in teaching and learning processes and the development of e-learning and blended learning concepts and strategies.. 2011 she was co-facilitator of the first German MOOC on "The Future of Learning", 2012 she ran her second one. At present she publishes about MOOCs and carries out research on MOOCs, learner activities and e-learning, collaborative and cooperative creation of knowledge, media competencies and organizational development.
Further information: www.studiumdigitale.uni-frankfurt.de and www.bremer.cx
Some personal words to begin with
When I was asked to participate in this series of blog posts, I said yes immediately, because I considered the idea so creative as a way to bring together people on one subject. Finally, when I sat down to write my contribution, I realized how challenging this task was because of the great contributions that have been posted up to now (thanks to all the other authors for their great ideas! ) At the end it seemed to me as the only way I could deal with the task was to share my very personal perspective on quality in MOOCs. And thanks to the facilitators: this is exactly what they wanted us to do!
Introduction and reference to former contributors
In contrast to the English literature, the phenomenon of MOOCs is still quite new in the German press and universities' landscape. So most contributions are either found in blog posts or in newspapers. What I often find in these articles, is a very emotional debate about xMOOCs and cMOOCs . Many supporters of cMOOCs criticize xMOOCs, while the xMOOC makers and especially journalists seem not to be aware of the cMOOC community, and xMOOCs facilitators seem to be less involved in the discussion of MOOCs at all. So I am grateful to Grainne Conole that she is breaking up the xMOOC – cMOOC categorization and shows us a more differentiated picture of the MOOC landscape. (Nevertheless, I will still refer to those two categories in this article since they are helpful to use as reference points. Still, there is so much in between those two ends of a scale, which needs to be differentiated and made explicit).
A word on the variety of MOOCs
As one could guess by now, I do support the diversity and variety of course design, also for MOOCs. I do not think that we can define a certain type of MOOC as a MOOC of high quality versus another MOOC as of low quality just based on their underlying theoretical concept .We find many different learners, learners needs, motivation, styles, etc. One quality issue that matters is the transparency and consistency of course design , which does not exclude an evolution and adaption of the design during the course by learners and facilitators. But this should be communicated again in order to include those learners who have not kept track of all the changes and contributions made.
It's a question of course design
I do agree with Grainne Conole's approach to develop and categorize MOOCs by a certain set of design criteria – I think this is the only way we can raise and ensure quality in MOOCs. In this case, the criteria are not only used to describe a MOOC but rather used to design it. In addition to Grainne's set of criteria and dimensions (use of media, certification, autonomy) I want to add the following:
• Target group
• Teaching and learning methods, social settings (the aspect of social setting corresponds with her criteria of "Degree of collaboration" and goes in reference to the methods applied)
• Tutoring, role of tutors
• Learning outcomes, outcomes intended
• Underlying learning theory or concept
• Course structure, duration, potential workload
• …
Let me give you some examples on how to apply a few of those criteria for course design.
Target group When we design a course, we always think of a specific target group we want to address and reach. This is the group we design the course for. Maybe we even know the group, we design the course for, otherwise we make assumptions concerning the precognition, time resources, motivation, learning styles, etc. It is like an author who thinks of his or her potential readers when writing. And also when we say that our course is open to everybody, we have – more or less consciously (hopefully more consciously!) – a certain group in our mind we design the course for. So we better share those design decisions and assumptions. This does not mean that the course is open for other participants than the ones we expected. But in this case we are aware of the differences and we deal with them. (This happened to me when I facilitated my first MOOC, a cMOOC, and had to realize that the participants who actively contributed blog posts were quite different from those I had expected – although the others participated, but less actively and openly. Being aware that I had expected different participants and text styles, I communicated this derivation to my co-facilitators and, more importantly, to myself! And only by this awareness, I was able to adapt the way I was tutorimg the course.)
Learning time
Another important issue is study time. Even if we facilitate a cMOOC, it is helpful for the learners to know how much time he or she needs to invest at a minimum in order to keep track. This time investments can vary, but it gives the learner some information on how to participate and what to expect. For example, in the case of our second (c)MOOC, we offered three different levels of study engagement to the learner, which they could invest in order to receive a certificate. And at any time they could change that level and document this in their personal badge page.
Level and intensity of tutoring, role of tutors
I think it is important to plan our tutoring concept for our MOOC as part of the teaching and learning methods and that we make transparent to our learners how much tutoring they can expect. Especially in massive courses this can be an important aspect (for example, in one well know German talk on MOOCs, Schulmeister criticized xMOOCs for not tutoring the learners well enough. I am not saying course facilitators really have to answer every question of their learners. All I am saying is that course facilitators should communicate to their potential participants how much tutoring they can expect and how they see their own role as course facilitators and as tutors (these roles can change during the course and also this can be made explicit). While much has been written about drop out rates especially in xMOOCs and some suggest that many participants just register in order to have access to the material and never planned to complete the course, we still have a certain responsibility for those who want to complete the course, those who bring all the necessary prerequisites, and who invest the necessary time and try to complete all tasks properly. On the other hand, in cMOOCs which often tend to become widely spread in terms of number of tools, online places and inputs from participants, it can be an important role for course facilitators to provide one major visible track for those learners who cannot invest too much time and therefore tend to lose the overview but still want to keep track.
Additionally, a MOOC's quality can be ensured by having well trained facilitators in the area of tutoring and instructional and course design issues who know how to design and online courses and also tutors who have experience of and are conscious about the specifics of online learning.
Learning outcomes
Even if in a connectivist approach, we do not want to specify the learning outcomes for the learners, we as course facilitators still have a goal in our mind about why we offer this specific course and this goal should be made explicit. In more formal approaches (Grainne Conole suggests to apply the level of formal learning as one of the design criteria – an idea which I support), we could communicate the level of outcome the participant can achieve if he or she follows a certain learning path, completes all tasks and comes in with a certain previous knowledge. This does not mean each MOOC must have predefined learning outcomes by the facilitators. This could also mean, that we want the participants to define their learning goals by themselves and we encourage them to do so. These learning outcomes can be adapted during the course for example if learners change their level of involvement (in the cMOOC OPCO12 learners could adapt the level of their actual and intended activity in their badge page at any time).
Communicate your course design
The above aspects have just been examples to demonstrate the meaning of design issues for MOOCs. Finally, it is essentially important to communicate our MOOC design to our potential learners so they know what to expect. This is what I mean with "Keep our promises". As Oliver Tacke, an active German blogger and participant in many MOOCs stated in one of his posts where he described his participation in the MOOC "A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior" by Dan Ariely:
"Before course start there was much more information concerning the course than was provided in my first visit of to an xMOOC. (Es gibt bereits vorab deutlich mehr Informationen zum Kurs als bei meinem ersten xMOOC-Besuch)"
Although heavily discussed in terms of statistical methods Hattie's study (Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement) underlines that clarity is one important factor for success in learning.
Final remark on the O of MOOCs
In order to keep the label MOOC, especially the second O (the openness) a course needs to be based on some levels and types of openness. It is either openness in the sense of open educational resources (using openly available material and making material which is produced during the course available to the public again) or allowing everybody to participate is the course when they meet some basic prerequisites in terms of self organization, media competencies, the required level of previous knowledge and the necessary technical equipment or access to follow the course. Otherwise the MOOC loses its MOOC license and becomes a MOC 😉


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The Lebron Issue
Today in The Zone we worked our way through
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The general consensus is that too much is being made out of one game...albeit a game in which he failed mightily and didn't put up much of a fight as he and his lambs were being taken out for slaughter. However, one great game isn't a run and one terrible game aint a slump.
Lebron James is one of the most physically impressive specimens ever to walk this earth and he has had and will have more than his share of moments over the years. While it is too soon to annoint him as the greatest ever, it is a title well within reach. He does and is expected to play much better in front of a hostile Boston crowd tonight. Will the former member of the St.-Vincent-St. Mary Irish hoops team have the luck of the shamrock on his side or will it be the Celts who again have the Irish Spring in their step? We will all find out and admit it, you will be surprised if James doesn't play very well.
This reminds me of when I was at the head of my class as a kid and it was all so fun and easy. When the going got tough as I got into calculus I wasn't quite sure what the hell to do and that was the look that Lebron had on his face Monday night. James is going to have to figure out how to solve for X soon, or this dude is going to be an X-Cavalier (which may happen anyway). This is a guy who achieved at the very highest level from the moment he walked on an NBA floor as a kid. You look at that roster he led to the finals. Impossible. Jordan couldn't get Dave Corzine and Granville Waiters to the Championship round. That isn't a knock on Air Mike-just the reality of an almost impossible situation. There is more to this game than just hitting shots or just getting your teammates involved. James seems to understand better than most who can almost get by on physical talent alone. What he seems slow to grasp is the need to grasp. He will not be given, he will have to take. The odds may be long, but Tony Montana kept firing at the onslaught of gun-toting no-gooders at the end of Scarface anyway. You may be showing up to a gunfight with a butterknife some nights, but you have to at least spread a little Parkay on your way to a loss.
The Cavs front office isn't without blood on it's hands if the Boston Mafia closes out its St. Valentines Day Massacre tonight at The Garden or whatever the Celts play in now. I miss Boston Garden but that is beside the point. Mike Brown looks clueless and the Cavs offense looks like it is being coached by James Naismith at times. That should have been addressed BEFORE the season. Yes Danny Ferry added some pieces (including at least one overweight, transition-slowing item in Shaq) in the offseason in the hope of putting the Cavs over the top, but they have yet to find a Pippen to truly complement Lebron in his Jordan role. In spite of all that, James may be able to get his team to the Eastern Finals again. The Orlando Magic would be likely to create problems for the Cavs again and advance to face the winner from the west. The bottom line is, and you know I LOVE the bottom line, check yourself you over-reactionary NBA fans. James' career will not be judged on this series alone whether he plays great and the Cavs win a title or he flops again and the Celts advance.


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New Zealand has a reputation for punching above its weight in everything from dairy exports to the America's Cup. Now it is doing that in the financial arena.
Despite being home to only 4.5 million people, the South Pacific nation this year ranks among major global markets for initial public offerings, thanks to a government privatization drive that has put the stock exchange on pace for one of its best-ever years for IPOs by value.
So far this year, NZX has hosted a total of US$2.3 billion of IPOs, nearly double the $1.3 billion raised over the previous six years combined, according to data provider Dealogic. That has catapulted it into sixth place among the Asian-Pacific region's top IPO markets—behind Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Thailand—and puts it in 14th place world-wide.
Meanwhile, the benchmark NZX-50 share index hit an all-time high last week and is the second-best performer in the region this year, behind only Japan's Nikkei Stock Average.
The banner year has also seen New Zealand's economy stoked by billions of dollars of reconstruction in earthquake-hit Christchurch, the country's second-largest city. The economy grew 2.5% in the three months through June from a year earlier, encouraging consumers to spend more on everything from new houses to big-screen TVs.
"New Zealand has growth fundamentals that a lot of countries would like to have," said Martin Poulsen, Auckland-based head of wealth management at broker First NZ Capital.
The strong performance of the NZX-50, which has gained 16% this year, no doubt has further underpinned consumer confidence. The index includes the accumulative value of dividends, which inflates gains.
The privatization program driving the new listings is intended to help restore the government's budget to a surplus in the fiscal year through June 2015, ending five years of deficits, by raising around five billion New Zealand dollars (US$4.2 billion). The government has already raised NZ$1.7 billion from the sale of a 49% stake in electricity generator Mighty River Power
And there's more to come. On Friday, government officials revealed details of the biggest sale of a state-owned asset in the country's history—the IPO of Meridian Energy Ltd. The government wants to sell 49% of the company, which supplies electricity to households and businesses, and estimates the stake to be worth at least US$1.6 billion. The targeted listing date is Oct. 29.
It also plans to sell 49% of Genesis Energy Ltd. and 23% of listed flag carrier Air New Zealand The Air New Zealand stake is valued at about NZ$350 million and might be sold later this year. The Genesis Energy offering, likely to raise around NZ$1 billion, is expected early next year.
New Zealand's best year for IPOs by deal value was 1997, when US$10.6 billion was raised. However, US$10 billion of that came from the listing of Telstra
It hasn't all gone smoothly this year. Shares in Mighty River Power have fallen nearly 10% since their debut in May from an offering price some analysts have said was too high. Also, the government needed an 11th-hour deal last month with Rio Tinto—a major Meridian customer—to keep the energy provider's IPO on track. Rio Tinto, majority owner of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd., had threatened to shut the operation, which takes around 40% of Meridian's energy output, unless Meridian lowered its power prices.
The new life in New Zealand's IPO market is giving a helping hand to the Australian Securities Exchange, where listings of domestic companies have stagnated. Mighty River Power and New Zealand fuel retailer and refiner Z Energy Ltd., which raised US$677 million in an IPO last month, were also listed on the ASX. The New Zealand government also plans a secondary listing in Australia for Meridian.
Expectations that the New Zealand dollar will rise against the Australian dollar have kindled interest in the IPOs among Australian fund managers looking to place bets on swings in the currencies, Mr. Poulsen said.
Some foreign investors might be deterred by the New Zealand market's size; the NZX-50 has a capitalization of NZ$79 billion, compared with around US$1.3 trillion for Australia's S&P/ASX 200.
Still, the IPO outlook appears positive for the next 12 to 18 months, said Brian Gaynor, an executive director at Auckland-based Milford Asset Management. "There are a number of companies coming through the door—two or three a week—looking at listing," he said.
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Before 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, prospective students of Harvest Reapers International School's newest location at 2387 N.W. 54th St., were busy filling out application forms, as others hurried to be in the building at the scheduled starting time of 12 p.m.
"We are an International school of Ministry," Founder Apostle Howard Akins, Jr. said. "We began in 2012 and to date have proudly licensed and ordained over 200 students."
The "uniqueness about HRIS is that it offers a six-week program that covers courses in Biblical Studies, Five-fold Ministries, World Religions, Christian Counseling, along with other topics," Akins added, "And in just six weeks, we afford students the ability to become licensed and ordained on a national and international level."
HRIS's staff has over 100 years of combined educational and ministerial experience. And according to Akins, those experiences will be used to assist students to succeed in their endeavors.
The school in Miami will be under the leadership of Director Prophetess Annie Temple. Reverend Lakeisha Thomas is the administrator for all three schools.
All instructors are graduates of HRIS in Broward County and according to vice-president Jermaine Green, "Our schools are structured to help direct people towards their Christian goals of 'studying to show themselves approved, a workman that need not be ashamed.' The harvest is plenty but the laborers are few. Our aim is to develop great laborers."
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At 12:20 p.m., Temple gave the "welcome," introduced "the ready, qualified, staff" and gave each one an opportunity to speak to the prospective students. The topics she will teach are: "Forgiveness, renewing your mind, and prophecy."
Akins stated that attending HRIS has many benefits. "One is having a license and being ordained on an international level, which gives the graduates the legal privilege to function in and outside of the U.S."
In addition to the ministerial courses, "HRIS will offer a course in life coaching. Those graduates will be able to go into public schools and juvenile justice institutes and help in re-directing students who have gotten off on the wrong academic and social tracks," Akins said.
The topics Akins will be teaching are: Performing weddings, funerals, and family christian counseling.
Apostle Gillian F. Rumah, a local television and radio personality, is a member of Lift Jesus Higher Apostolic Church and will teach on Prayer and Leadership. She gave her acronym of P.R.A.Y.E.R: "Power Released As You Enter the (Spiritual) Realm."
Elder David Lennon's topic will be love. He said, "If you don't have love, you don't have anything." He expounded for a few moments on the benefits of loving and being loved."
Green will teach on praise and worship and assist in coordinating other subjects.
Pastor Michael Weston, the spiritual leader of the Harvest Reapers Church at 884 S.W. 27th Ave. in Ft. Lauderdale is a dynamic young man, who along with his wife, LaShawn, believe that their "mandate is to instill in others God's plan that none should be lost. That God has made a plan for any who want to can be reconciled back to God through Jesus Christ."
Minister Kourtney Wimberly, also a graduate of HRIS, the media and public relations director said, "When I first got to Harvest Reapers, I was broken but knew I had purpose. I even brought my baby to class when I couldn't get a sitter because I was determined, this time, to let nothing stop me. Harvest Reapers, Apostle Akins, Elder Clay, and the six-week accelerated teaching style had recharged and reignited the dunamis power of God in my life. I'm so glad to be apart of this great move of God through this school of ministry."
For those wanting to get more information on Harvest Reapers International School, call Prophetess Temple at 786-546-4782 in Miami or Rev. Green at 786-285-5611 for Broward County.


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Cougar Netters Earn ITA All-Academic Team Honors
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The four-time defending Southern Conference champion College of Charleston women's tennis team earned 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team honors, while five of its members individually garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete status.
Graduating senior standout Caroline Newman (Greensboro, N.C.), senior Christin Newman (Greensboro, N.C.), senior Irene Viana (Paris, France), junior Kelly Kambourelis (Melbourne, Fla.) and sophomore Jenny Falcone (Davidson, N.C.) were honored on the Scholar-Athlete list. The Newman sisters and Kambourelis posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average during the 2011-12 school year.
As a team, the Cougars combined for an impressive 3.518 GPA last year and made their fourth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Additionally, they were ranked a program-best No. 60 during the season in the national rankings as well as finished a school-record No. 5 in the regional rankings.
The CofC women were also recognized by the NCAA in its annual 2012 Public Recognition Awards for schools ranking in the top 10 percent of all Division I teams in their respective sport. Teams honored by the NCAA earned multiple Academic Progress Report (APR) scores in the top 10 percent over the past four years.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA/CA JUCO eligibility form and have competed in one or more varsity matches must average into the GPA for the current academic year (including fall 2011 and spring 2012).
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must meet the following criteria: (1) be a varsity letterwinner, (2) have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and (3) have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters (including freshman through senior year).
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Wiggins, who won the Tour de France and the Olympic time trial title as part of a golden 2012, warmed up with a 32nd-place finish at the Tour of Flanders.
He is far from the favourite however with three-time winner Fabian Cancellara expected to challenge fiercely once again along with Belgians Tom Boonen and Sep Vanmarcke.
However seven-time Olympic medallist and Team Sky rider Wiggins insists he heads into the race with nothing else on his mind, a situation unlike that of years gone by.
"I want to do well in Roubaix, it's no secret. You don't start that race unless you want to do well," said Wiggins. "I wouldn't have risked it at Flanders if I didn't want to do well in Roubaix. Whether it happens or not is another thing.
"I'm in really good shape. I'd be lethal if I could ride positions. Just trying to get that mindset of leaving it all on the road. Obviously, I have no bigger picture so I can afford to take these risks, whereas a few years ago I rode Roubaix but always with one mind on the Tour.
"I won't know if I can match the favourites until the race. On paper, you'd say 'yes' in terms of time trial ability and flat speed, but riding on the cobbles after 230, 240 kilometres, is a completely different thing than doing a 50-kilometre time trial or a prologue.
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Abstract: In spite of public health efforts in the United States, there remains unequal distribution of smoking and its health consequences. African American (AA) tend to choose cigarette brands with higher levels of tar and nicotine which may help explain the higher virulence or disproportionate rates of smoking-related death and disease. It has also been demonstrated that AA are not as successful at quitting. The problem is further exacerbated by a tobacco industry that targets African Americans with "culturally appealing" advertising campaigns that entice and reinforce their use of tobacco. There is a need for an effective model, which can be disseminated at the grassroots levels, to reduce tobacco use. In the African-American community, churches have a lot of "social capital" and have been instrumental in fighting against big tobacco companies (for example, the Marlboro Mild campaign). As a result, the African-American Churches or Tobacco (ACT) project was established in the metro-Atlanta area with the aim of building the infrastructure to support tobacco control. A community assessment was done and revealed a lack of knowledge regarding tobacco issues extending from the ministers to the youth. With the use of focus groups several culturally sensitive educational materials were developed and will be shared. In addition, the challenges and successes in uniting churches and targeting youth in the African-American community will be discussed. This model can be used to replicate or expand this program to include all churches in the United States.
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(Port Angeles) -- A Sequim man was taken back into custody when he tried to escape from the Clallam County Courthouse.
21-year-old Trevor Durham was in District Court Friday.
Judge Rick Porter had ordered Durham be taken into custody.
Durham reportedly said to the corrections officer: "I'm not going with you" several times before he attempted to exit the courtroom.
After a brief struggle and assistance from District Court probation staff, Durham was taken into custody and taken to the Clallam County jail.
Durham was original being sent to the jail on a previous charge but has now been arrested for attempted escape in the 3rd degree and resisting arrest, both misdemeanor charges.
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