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|Proton Channel Orientation in Block-Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes
Fuel cells have the potential to provide power for a wide variety of applications ranging from electronic devices to transportation vehicles. Cells operating with H2 and air as inputs and electric power and water as the only outputs are of particular interest because of their ability to produce power without degrading the environment. Polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs), with hydrophilic, proton-conducting channels embedded in a structurally sound hydrophobic matrix, play a central role in the operation of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. PEMs are humidified by contact with air (the presence of water in PEMs is essential for proton transport). In addition, PEMs must transport protons to catalyst sites, which are typically crystalline solids such as platinum. The arrangement of the hydrophilic domains in the vicinity of both air and solid substrates is thus crucial. A University of California, Berkeley, and Berkeley Lab group has now provided the first set of data on morphology of PEMs at interfaces by a combination of x-ray scattering and microscopy.
The Berkeley group studied PEMs composed of block copolymers supported by a silicon substrate. Copolymers consist of at least two types of polymer structural units (monomers), which can be arranged in different ways. In block copolymers, a polymer composed of one monomer is linked to another polymer by covalent bonds. In the present case, the blocks were hydrophilic polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) (forming the proton-conducting channels) and hydrophobic polymethylbutylene (PMB) (serving as the matrix through which the channels run). Grazing-incidence small-angle x-ray scattering (GISAXS) data from ALS Beamline 7.3.3 provided information about the orientations of the channels near the air interface and through the interior of 180-nm-thick PEMs before and after exposure to humid air.
In the first sample studied, scattering at incident angles below the critical angle and thus dominated by contributions from the PEM/air surface contained well-defined spots, indicating the presence of hydrophilic channels oriented perpendicular to the surface. This morphology is ideal for water transport. In contrast, scattering at incident angles above the critical angle and thus containing contributions from the entire film, exhibited a scattering ring, indicating the presence of hydrophilic channels parallel to the plane of the film. The scattering ring arises because all orientations of the hydrophilic channels in the plane are equally likely. Transmission electron micrographs from the same sample confirmed the two morphologies determined by GISAXS. The parallel orientation, if it were to exist at the PEM/catalyst interface would lead to poor reaction kinetics, i.e., poor energy-delivery rates.
The interfacial morphologies depend crucially on molecular structure. The Berkeley group studied a second PSS–PMB copolymer that was identical to the first except that the concentration of sulfonic acid groups in the PSS block was doubled, thereby increasing its hydrophilicity. There was no difference in the bulk morphology of the two samples in the dry state, yet the interfacial properties of the samples were dramatically different. The highly sulfonated sample exhibited parallel hydrophilic cylinders at both air and silicon interfaces. This morphology may hinder water transport from the air because the hydrophilic channels in the PEM are buried beneath a hydrophobic skin.
Ordinarily one might assume that increasing the hydrophilicity of the PEM would lead to better water and proton transport, but these results suggest that this is not true. In the case of the PEM studied here, inappropriate orientation of the proton- and water-transporting channels with increasing sulfonation may lead to poorer performance. While these results demonstrate that one can obtain the orientation of the transporting channels, the relationship between morphology and ion transport is only suggestive and has not yet been determined. Future work will be geared toward determining this relationship.
Research conducted by M.J. Park, S. Kim, A.M. Minor, and N.P. Balsara (University of California, Berkeley, and Berkeley Lab); and Alexander Hexemer (ALS).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies and Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Operation of the ALS is supported by BES.
Publication about this research: M.J. Park, S. Kim, A.M. Minor, A. Hexemer, and N.P. Balsara "Control of domain orientation in block copolymer electrolyte membranes at the interface with humid air," Advanced Materials 21 (2), 203 (2009).

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Social Sciences Department to Host Film Series about Social Change
The Social Change Film Series will kick-off Friday, February 21, with a screening of the documentary Freedom Riders. The series, which is sponsored by the Social Sciences Department, celebrates the power of people to make positive and lasting change in the world. All films in the series will be shown in the Comerford Theater and are free and open to the public.
Freedom Riders
Friday, February 21, 7 p.m.
Two Days in October
Friday, March 14, 7 p.m.
Made in Dagenham
Friday, March 21, 7 p.m.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
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If anyone is interested in having a look, I've uploaded the photos I took at Coventry Transport Museum in October/November 2009.
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Children handle tryouts in a variety of ways. Clammy hands, quivering lower lips, and a cold, dry sweat are all possibilities. Others thrive and use opportunities and preparation to succeed. At 15, Rollings Middle School of the Arts dance teacher Amanda Neikirk experienced a little of both when she tried out for the renowned Kirov Academy.
"I was petrified," she laughed. "It did not go well at all and the other kids were way more advanced than I was. I guess (the judges) saw raw ability in me because I ended up getting accepted."
Neikirk said that she learned a lot at Kirov about mechanics, technique and how the body works. The Charlottesville, Va. native met her future mentor, Alla Sizova, while at the Washington school.
"She was the biggest influence on me. She would physically place you in the position that you need to be in and she was just a great teacher."
During the summers she went to summer programs including San Francisco and the American Ballet Theatre in New York. After high school she was accepted into the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, but after being told she could not attend college too, she turned the offer down.
Neikirk attended Indiana University where she studied classical ballet and worked with another famed dancer.
"I was really excited that I got to learn under Violet Verde. The grading was all performance-based and we were graded day-to-day on our practice and performance."
After college she attended a summer program at the Charleston Ballet Theatre and was offered a yearlong apprenticeship. Neikirk was unable to support herself and worked at Kominsky's part-time to make ends meet. After leaving the CBT another opportunity presented itself.
"I went to dance at the newly-formed Atlantic Southeast Ballet with dancers from all over," she said. "We prepared for months for our performance of Giselle. We performed once and then the whole thing folded."
Neikirk needed to make a living and started teaching Pilates classes at Ecofitness and dance at Dance Explosion. She also took all of her prerequisites at Trident Tech to become an occupational therapist when she heard about an opening at RMSA.
"I interviewed with Larry Barnfield, Linda Huffman and Kathy Sanoleski, began training and three days later I was the teacher," she said of her whirlwind beginnings. "It was great, everyone was so helpful and so inviting."
Little did she know that she would meet her future husband Daniel Neikirk at Rollings. The couple got married in 2010 and have a 14-month-old daughter Aileen.
The uniqueness of the children she teaches makes her job rewarding, she said.
"This school is different because the kids who go here really want to be here. It's a joy to see that and it makes you work harder for them."
Similar to her audition when she was 15 years old, her new job brought her a trial from which she didn't back down.
"Working here you have different kinds of kids with different backgrounds. You have to look at each individual and how they learn, then work to develop each child. It was a challenge at the beginning, but I have embraced it."
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Hear, hear!Originally posted by JayOMF:
You might consider the fact that you DO post your real name, and if/when the time comes that you return to Tomahawk, you may find only ashes in the place of the bridges that you are currently burning.
...How was Deb "judging you" and the rest of the family in anything that she said?Originally posted by butler54487:
just remember Deb , Its wasn't Jacobs family that committed these crimes! Someday it may be one of your family members behind those bars, and we can judge you , as you are now judging us, for something we had no control over!
There is nothing wrong with wanting to defend your friend, it's actually quite commendable.Originally posted by Glenn Younger:
Like it or not Mr. Abnerman Horses are no different than the cow on your dinner plate. If you would have read any of the last posts that I put up then you would understand that I was trying to get across that a human beings life is more important than a **** horses, and that wanting Jacob to sit in jail for a prolonged time would solve nothing. Now I'm going to make another point just to **** you off a little more. Pigs are considered one of the smarter animals on this planet yet we eat them all the time too. Just because horses have achieved an elevated status in our society makes them no more human than that pig on you dinner plate
I'm not here to be nice. I could give a **** about your feelings. If I step on anyones toes, O Well! You all have too thin of skin. It is an animal. We are human beings. They were put here to eat. It doesn't make what they did right! Now I have said these things over and over again. To **** with you sir. Read the posts!
One more thing. I kept this issue civil until others started to throw insults around. I even stated that this was a respectable site and a very serious issue. You people continued to throw insults around and since I am obviously out numbered in this issue I wasn't going to sit there and take it. You people brought the whole thing off subject and opened up whole new issues. Since you placed the new issues in your posts and directed many of your comments at me personally, I responded. You don't like what you hear then tough.
We can't all get along if you continue to insult (WTF is wrong with you?)
Now since this whole thing has drastically gotten off topic and has become a personal attack on me, I will discontinue writing. Maybe I made it that way but oh well. I got you people thinking of something other than Hanging my friend High. And maybe, just maybe I changed one persons mind on this issue. I have done what I sought out to do.
Good day.
I got to stop this whole thing is getting no where and you people are not worth arguing with.
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Bailey, 63, whose list of glamorous clients includes Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump and Catherine Zeta-Jones, pulled out all the stops for his own nuptials with his partner of seven years. On the top floor of the Empire State Building, in a ceremony officiated by dear friend Joan Rivers – who got ordained online for the occasion – the couple married in a dazzling King Kong-themed extravaganza.
"We love the imagery of the films but King Kong has a tragic ending," says Bailey. "We wanted to create a happy ending."
"As we were planning, it felt like, 'me, me, me, me,' " says Bleckmann, 47, of that touch. "So we thought, how can we extend the feeling of love and make it inclusive for everyone?"
To make sure guests unaccustomed to staying up all night would have the energy to party 'til dawn, Bleckmann says, "We're giving them as much coffee and chocolate as possible!" And plenty of champagne, of course.
Once guests were seated, Rivers made her way down the aisle and then a curtain parted to reveal Bleckmann singing "You Make Me Feel So Young." Next came Bailey's entrance.
As guests turned around to see him, there appeared a 12-ft.-tall sculpture of a bridal gown that had been custom created by designer and guest Reem Acra. What looked to be Bailey dressed as a "bride" was in fact a body double – as evidenced when Bailey himself emerged from inside the sculpture, wearing a custom Reem Acra tuxedo.
"It was important to us to create very strong memorable moments that mean something," says Bailey. Immediately after the ceremony, punctuated by the Jewish tradition of breaking a wine glass (Rivers's idea), the after-party kicked off to the sounds of Starlight Orchestras.
"Sitting down for the boring dinner never appealed to me," says Bailey. "So Theo and I thought, Let's have a midnight wedding. And then we'll have this hot, fabulous after party and celebrate until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning."
As guests departed, they were gifted with a mini-bottle of Chandon sparkling wine and a chocolate heart in honor of Valentine's Day, packaged to perfection by Martha Stewart and her staff.
"It's really great to have Martha here," says Bailey. Did her presence add to the pressure that every detail had to be just so? "The answer," says Bailey, "is 100 percent yes."


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President Laura Withrow, of E.C.I. Inc., was the only bidder during a public auction for the former Clinton Elementary School building Saturday; purchasing the building at $200,000.
E.C.I. Inc., which stands for Encouraging and Celebrating Independence, is based in Tiffin and serves developmentally disabled individuals.
The Tiffin City Board of Education began the process to rezone the building to be sold at public auction in November and passed a resolution to do so in February.
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Scott Gregg, of Ned Gregg Realty, was the auctioneer for the property of the former Clinton Elementary School building Saturday. The building sold at the minimum bid of $200,000.
"E.C.I. is a good fit for Clinton Township," Scott Daniel, director of operations for Tiffin City Schools, said.
Withrow said they plan to use the building as is for office space, due to growing out of their building at 382 S. Huron St.
The board still is to have to accept the bid during Tuesday's meeting, but Daniel said the board set the minimum bid at $200,000 and it looks good to be accepted.
The board is to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Tiffin Middle School cafetorium.
Items sold included weight equipment, kitchen equipment, shelving, cabinetry, chairs, desks, musical instruments and playground equipment.
The total amount of the items sold was $48,439 which will go into the district's permanent improvement funds, along with the money from the property.
The building at 2036 E. TR 122 that was build in 1938 was important to people in the community.
Barb Roberts attended school at Clinton and her family owns the farm adjacent to the property.
"I am happy that the building will be put to good use," Roberts said. "(I believe) E.C.I. will be good neighbors to mom and dad."
Becky Hartman also attended school there.
"(I'm) just glad that the building won't be torn down," she said.
"The building is a landmark that brings good feelings to the Clinton Township community and means a great deal to those that attended the school," Tiffin School Board Member Roland Zimmerman had said.


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- Our Mandate
- What is Disaster Risk Reduction?
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- UNISDR in the UN System
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For the biennium 2014-2015, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction set a resource target of $70 million to fulfil its work, with a possibility of an increase to up to $80 million. In November 2014, the Office issued a funding update reflecting global requirements for the biennium 2014-2015 of $80 million, which included the organization of regional platforms for disaster risk reduction and, chiefly, of the World Conference, including its preparatory process.
In the past 10 years, voluntary contributions to the Office more than quadrupled, and the number of donors grew from 19 to 28. Against a backdrop of global economic crisis and shrinking aid budgets, that increase is indicative of the importance of the work of the Office. In order to secure more predictability, stability and timeliness in funding, 11 multi-year agreements were signed during the biennium 2014-2015. Work has also continued to secure increases in unearmarked funding, where possible on a multi-year basis. Following the adoption of the Sendai Framework and the need to kick-start its implementation, efforts to raise the required funds in voluntary contributions continue.
Among all UN Member States and observers, political and financial support for disaster risk reduction initiatives is raised through the ISDR Support Group. This process ensures that information is shared between UNISDR and all UN Member States in the field of disaster risk reduction. The Support Group for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction was established in 2005 to follow-up on the process of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe.
For the biennium 2014-2015, the Strategy secretariat set a resource target of $70million to fulfil its work. In the 2013, income totaled $62.2million, a 15% increase over the previous biennium and a 96% achievement of the 2012-2013 biennial target of $64.9million. Contributions were received from a total of 27 donors. These results are indicative of increased donor confidence in the strategic direction and results achieved by the secretariat against a backdrop of global economic crisis and shrinking aid budgets. The Strategy secretariat is also working to broaden its donor base: in the biennium 2012-2013 it received funding from 34 partners, including from seven private sector partners.
Independent External Evaluations of UNISDR
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|ISDR secretariat biennial workplan: 2006-2007 SOURCE: UNISDR
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Stetson women's tennis team finished day one of competition at the Knights Invitational on Friday in Orlando. The Hatters competed in both doubles and singles on the day.
In doubles, the team of Sara Lazarevic and MayaBlue Stauffer-MacDowell fell to Ana Pimienta and Erin Gebes (Marquette) 8-3. Diana Bukajev and Andrea Crespo were victorious in their match, defeating Rocio Diaz and Aleeza Kanner (Marquette), 8-3. The final doubles match of the day saw the duo of Jen Miller and Clarke Tatje fall to Aina Hernandez and Ali Dawson (Marquette) 9-8.
In singles competition, five Hatters came away with a win on Friday. Andrea Crespo defeated Morgan Bechtel (FGCU) 6-3, 6-4. Diana Bukajeva won her match over Johanna Sterkel (FGCU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6). Lindsey Cable was victorious, defeating Bettina Botha, winning 6-3, 6-3.
Jen Miller picked up a win, beating Zhoe Solaun (FGCU) 6-2, 6-4. MayaBlue Stauffer-MacDowell was the final Hatter to earn a singles win, knocking off Gyanna Mandi (FGCU) 6-0, 6-1.
Sara Lazarevic fell to Sarah Means (FGCU) 6-1, 6-3 and Clarke Tatje lost her match to Elizabeth Means (FGCU) 7-6, 7-5.
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My wife hates Skyrim, because (for some reason) she thinks the game is boring. So she surprised me by buying the God of War Saga for PS3, GOW 1-3, Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta.
So I'm alternating between Skyrim and God of War, depending on if she's awake when I'm gaming.
Make sure she's also asleep while Kratos mingles with the naked wimminz.


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Wall Street Decline Takes Its Toll...
As Immunotherapy Revolutionizes the Cancer Treatment...
NSCLC is "Major Battlefield" as Merck,...
Developers of DTC Genetic Testing Are...
While numerous challenges exist in exploring the biology of disease identification and classification via multiplexing approaches, improvements in high-throughput technology bode well for new clinical offerings. This was one of the main take-home messages at two conferences that looked at multiplexing for research in areas such as cancer biomarkers, HLA typing, and genotyping for human papilloma virus (HPV).
Maurits de Koning, Ph.D., a scientist at DDL Diagnostic Laboratory discussed his company's efforts at validating a human papilloma virus genotyping assay. The work, which he described at the BEBPA "Biological Assays" conference in Barcelona, is supported by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals.
HPV is the causative agent of cervical cancer, for which two prophylactic vaccines are now available: Cervarix™ (containing HPV 16 and 18 VLPs) and Gardasil™, encompassing HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 VLPs. The company's assay is a PCR-based method, in which cervical biopsy material is obtained from patients, amplified with several primer sets covering 16 HPV types, and then measured using a Luminex-based procedure.
The DDL group constructed a prototype of the assay for proof of concept. Then, during the development phase, the team optimized and designed controls using this platform for evaluation of clinical samples. The next step was the validation of the system according to ICH guidelines.
The elements of validation, from the analytical side, include specificity, sensitivity, accuracy, precision, and robustness. Specificity takes into account the homology of various primers and probes for the many different HPV genomes, given that there may be numerous species that share some of these sequences. Dr. de Koning's research group evaluated panels of samples and observed that the accuracy was quite high, 98%, when the samples were tested in a comparison with a reference assay.
The precision of the assay, i.e., the degree to which repeat tests of the same material were in agreement, was also quite high, 97%. Another property, that of robustness, or the stability of the assay in the face of minor variations in conditions, was found to be excellent at 95%, with both cervical swabs and formalin-fixed tissues.
Vincent Gau, Ph.D., CEO and president of Genefluidics, spoke about diagnostics for urinary tract infections at the recent "Biodetection Technologies" conference in Arlington, VA. Most current tests are based on cultivating microbes on selective agar and using a tedious antibiotic susceptibility determination.
While bacteriological culture has been accepted as the most sensitive and accurate tool, it is hobbled by a number of shortcomings. A laborious procedure like this sets the stage for the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens, as the pathogen proliferates in the intervening period (which can run to several days) between appearance of clinical symptoms and application of therapeutic measures.
Dr. Gau's company has introduced a molecular-analysis platform that seeks to improve upon traditional diagnostic approaches through development of a handheld point-of-care system. It possesses a universal sample-processing cartridge for conducting multiplexed assays, either nucleic acid or immunoassay-based, and is field deployable.
The current unit was introduced in 2010 and is extremely compact. It uses exchangeable cartridges which are constructed with channels through which the reagents are pumped. Detection of the signal is through the use of flow impedance. When antibodies, small molecules, or nucleic acids bind to the surface they affect the current flow, which is recorded as a change in impedence in the chip that carries the sample.
According to Dr. Gau, the device produces highly accurate data with tight error limits associated with the measurements. A variety of biological samples have been evaluated including blood, serum, urine, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, sputum, milk, and meat juices. A wide range of markers have been controlled using the system—IL-8, tropinin, numerous bacterial species, and multiple drug-resistance markers.
"I believe that these products will enable clinical diagnosis to move to a new level of performance, with attendant cost savings and health benefits for our customers," said Dr. Gau.
K. John Morrow Jr., Ph.D. ([email protected]), is president of Newport Biotech and a contributing editor for GEN.
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Although he is only 42 years old, and made his debut as a film director, producer, screenplay writer, actor, playwright and songwriter in 2005, Tyler Perry's output has been so prolific — some would call it Herculean — that in several respects he seems like a veteran in the world of filmmaking and play and TV producing.
Clearly Perry, born Emmitt Perry Jr. in New Orleans, found his audience early on. It was an underserved audience, overwhelmingly Black, although he has White followers too, that had been longing for movies and plays that "keep it real" (as they perceived it).
And just as the O'Jays sang of having "a message in the music," Perry has always made a point of having "a messages in the movie," the stage production and the television program.
Without question, a good part of Tyler Perry's work does not win the approval of many Black people, particularly the middle class and above. The word "ghetto" sometimes comes up.
Spike Lee, one of the few other giants in Black filmmaking, and another maverick, has been particularly critical of Tyler Perry. While acknowledging that Perry "has a large audience" and is "very smart in what he's done," Lee also famously noted that "some of the imagery is troubling" and "we can do better." He even went so far as to use the words "buffoonery" and "coonery."
Those last two words seem appropriate for the loud-talking, English-abusing, gaudy-clothes-wearing character Leroy Brown (portrayed by David Mann) on the TV show "Meet the Browns" (he was in the movie too). However, that is not to deny that he is very often funny.
LEE HAS A right to his opinion (could there be a little jealousy in there?) and in some respects he hits the mark and indeed, as he put it, "a lot of this is on us." He pointed out that many high quality Black movies have received very little support in the Black community.
Perry was, to say the least, not pleased. He said, "It is so insulting. It's attitudes like that, that make Hollywood think that these people (Perry's audience) do not exist, and that is why there is no material speaking to them." He added, " I can slap Madea on something and talk then about God, love, faith, forgiveness, family, any of those."
Justifiable (or not justifiable) criticism notwithstanding, few could deny the worth — in terms of entertainment and social value — of movies like "Madea's Family Union" (with Blair Underwood, Maya Angelou, Lynn Whitfield, Cicely Tyson and Boris Kodjoe), "Meet the Browns" (starring Angela Bassett and Rick Fox), "Why Did I Get Married?" and "Why Did I Get Married Too" (featuring Janet Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr. and Jill Scott), "The Family That Preys" (with Alfre Woodward and Kathy Bates), and "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" (starring Taraji P. Henson).
Tyler has no trouble in securing the talents of major stars.
And it should be kept in mind that Tyler Perry provides work for an exceptionally large number of lesser known Black actors and actresses, as well as people working behind the camera, both of whom spend a lot of time out of work, more so that Whites, even though their unemployment is high as well. It's the nature of the business.
IF THERE IS a female edge to much, if not most, of Perry's work, it could have something to do with having had an abusive father. He said bluntly that his father's "only answer to everything was to beat it out of you."
His mother took him to church a lot which served as a kind of refuge. That is why there are so many church settings in his films, and why there are religious undertones even in the most unlikely places.
Young Tyler was so detached from and fearful of his father that when he was only 16 years of age, he had his first name changed from Emmitt to Tyler. This was one way to distance himself that much more from the man who had made his life so difficult.
Oprah Winfrey has said numerous times that as a girl, seeing the Supremes on the Ed Sullivan show made her realize that she too could "be something." It was on her show that a guest author got his attention, explaining that writing could be therapeutic, indeed, a way to help work out personal problems.
TYLER PERRY decided then and there to launch a career in writing. Initially he wrote letters to himelf, and those letters evolved into the development of a stage musical titled "I Know I've Been Changed," which made its debut in a community theater in Atlanta, the city he had decided to make home two years prior.
The play was not a success, leaving Tyler disappointed but undaunted. Fueled by a need to express himself, please a largely ignored audience, and become the success he envisioned, he forged on, finding major success in a surprisingly short period of time.
His first movie was "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" in 2005. Certain crude elements notwithstanding, it grossed an impressive $50.6 million at the box office. His second film the following year, "Madea's Family Reunion," did even better, grossing $65 million.
After that, there was a long stretch of of sucessful movies, stage productions and television programs, and it shows no signs of subsiding.
DESPITE THE support he receives regularly from Oprah Winfrey and many other notables, there is still critcism, some of it exceptionally harsh. Touré, a New York based cultural critic, novelist and TV show host, once described Tyler Perry as "perhaps the worst filmmaker in Hollywood" and "the KFC of Black cinema."
The fact is, Tyler Perry has a niche in Hollyywood and beyond, and he functions within it exceptionally well. Morever, he is a very wealthy man. He also gives back to the community, including a million dollar gift to the NAACP in 2009, and sending 65 kids from Philadelphia to Disney World.
Someone once said, "You can't argue with success." Well, you can, but it is essentially to of no avail if huge numbers of people are making that success possible.
It seems right to give Tyler Perry the last word:
"I work really hard. I know my audience and they're not people the studios know anything about."
Who could take issue with that?


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Baseball Drops Tough 3-2 Loss To Western Michigan
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State baseball team dropped a hard-fought 3-2 Mid-American Conference contest to rival Western Michigan Saturday afternoon at Ball Diamond. The Cardinals allowed three unearned runs in the loss as they committed four fielding errors on the afternoon.
Junior right-hander Chris Marangon (Maple Valley, Wash./Edmunds CC) was the hard luck loser as he worked 7.1 innings of six-hit baseball and did not allow an earned run, while striking out three. Western Michigan left-hander Steve Laudicina improved to 5-4 on the season as he allowed two runs while scattering 10 hits in 6.1 innings of work.
Western Michigan (19-24, 9-10 MAC) opened the scoring in the top of the second inning against Marangon. Ryan McMillan led off the inning with a hit by pitch and moved to second on a ground ball. The Broncos scored the game's first run as Andrew Sohn reached on a two-base error allowing McMillan to score from second base.
Ball State answered back in the bottom half of the inning with a run to tie the game. Sophomore T.J. Weir (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo) led off the inning drawing a walk and reached third as junior Blake Beemer (Dayton, Ohio/Northmont) lined a one-out single into center field. Freshman Elbert Devarie (Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway) dropped down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt plating Beemer and reaching first base to tie the game at 1-1.
Ball State took its only lead of the afternoon in the bottom of the fourth inning as Beemer led off the inning with a bunt single. After a ground ball by Devarie moved the runner into scoring position, sophomore Mitch Overley (Zionsville, Ind./Brebeuf) lined a two-strike, run-scoring single into right center field to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead.
Western Michigan retook the lead in the top of the seventh inning as it scored two runs without a hit to go in front 3-2. The Broncos took advantage of three Ball State errors in the inning and a walk to score the unearned runs.
Ball State threatened in the bottom of the seventh inning as Wes Winkle (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown) reached on a fielder's choice and Mitch Widau (Richmond, Ind./Richmond) singled through the right side to put runners on the corners with one out. WMU reliever Monty Porter came on and got a big strikeout for the second out of the inning before Billy Wellman (Portland, Ind./Jay County) just missed a home run as he flew out to the wall in left field to end the inning.
Western Michigan tried to add an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning as Jack Scanlon and Patrick Duncan singled to put runners on the corners with one out ending Marangon's afternoon. Sophomore left-hander Devin Wilburn (Selma, Ind./Wapahani) came on in relief and on one pitch got an inning-ending double play to keep it a one-run contest.
Ball State came within inches of winning the game in the bottom of the ninth inning as Kevin Franchetti (Highland, Ind./Andrean) singled with one out. Winkle stepped up and drilled the first pitch he saw deep into left field but the potential home run was caught high against the wall for the second out of the inning ending any threat of a walk-off victory.
Ball State and Western Michigan will conclude its three-game series Sunday afternoon in the home finale of the 2012 season. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Ball Diamond. The Cardinals will recognize seniors Ross Overstreet (Greenfield, Ind./Lincoln Trail), Tim Issler (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier), Mitch Widau (Richmond, Ind./Richmond) and Cal Bowling (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown) prior to the game.


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Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong painted a grim picture for an aspiring art teacher who will spend the next 18 months behind bars for drunk driving and driving while having a license revoked for driving under the influence.
"You're going to kill somebody unless you change," Wilfong told 23-year-old Dylan Basil of Elkins Monday during a sentencing hearing on the misdemeanor charges. "You are a threat behind the wheel, and you appear to have no respect for the law and those on the road. You can't be trusted with a license, and you drive any way."
Defense attorney James Hawkins sought to have Basil placed on some type of alternative sentence, noting that Basil is attending Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, on a soccer scholarship. Hawkins said he feared any sort of disruption in Basil's education would derail any hope for his future.
"He could lose his scholarship, and he will dig a hole much deeper than what he has already done," Hawkins said. "The man clearly recognizes the path this activity is leading and the potential destruction it could lead to."
Though it was Basil's third DUI arrest, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of DUI-second offense. Wilfong, however, said Basil has a significant criminal history for someone of his age, filled with alcohol-related offenses.
Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker said he was concerned about Basil's attitude toward the matter.
"Incarceration would serve him well to make him realize the seriousness of this offense," Parker said.
Basil was also ordered to pay $1,500 in fines on the two charges.
In another matter, Wilfong refused to reconsider the sentencing of a man who attempted to elude authorities after being sentenced in February.
Derrick Armstrong, 33, of Mill Creek, had been sentenced to one year on each of two domestic battery charges. He had originally been charged with four felonies, but was allowed to enter pleas on lesser charges.
After the hearing, however, he told jailers he needed to use the restroom and then fled the scene. Police officers caught him later that evening near the Davis and Elkins College campus.
Special prosecutor Jacob Reger of Upshur County opposed the reconsideration of Armstrong's sentence, arguing that Armstrong was under the influence of cocaine at his February sentencing.
"This is a guy who beat his child for being afraid of a thunderstorm," Wilfong said. "My probation officers have better things to do than chase people down."


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Autechre and The Synthetic Dream Foundation make killer Glitch music
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A rainbow and water greeted the first JetBlue Airways flight to Charleston today under a cloudless sky and no rain.
As the inaugural flight taxied to the gate after touching down on the runway at 9:39 a.m., opposing fire trucks created a tunnel of water to welcome the New York-based airline to Charleston. A rainbow then appeared in the spray as the sun splashed down on the blue and white aircraft.
"Coming to Charleston after one of the wettest months in history and with no clouds in the sky, they still pulled off a rainbow," said Andy Savage, chairman of Charleston County Aviation Authority.
Airport and community leaders welcomed JetBlue to Charleston today in a high-energy celebration that included the chief operating officer of JetBlue.
"The reception is unlike anything we have seen at JetBlue," JetBlue COO Rob Maruster said. "Good things come to those who wait."
He was referring to the nearly three-year local effort to land the low-cost carrier in Charleston and the fact that the Holy City was on the original list of cities to be served in the late 1990s when JetBlue was conceived.
"We think this is an underserved market," he said.
The low-cost carrier brings three flights daily, starting today, with two to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and one to Boston's Logan International Airport.
JetBlue will begin offering a fourth flight from Charleston to Boston on Saturdays only starting April 6.
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Its 3,330 metres make the Mont-Fort the highest point in the vast "4 Vallées" winter sports region. The summit panorama stretches from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn and includes more than 50 four-thousand-metre peaks. Here, this magnificent scenery forms the backdrop to one of the steepest slopes in the Alps. It is marked in black, but that's almost an understatement. The descent to the Col des Gentianes is only suitable for extremely good skiers. The route is secured but not rolled and its many bumps call for a high degree of physical fitness.
Starting point: Mont-Fort (3330 m a.s.l.)
Starting point: Mont-Fort (3330 m a.s.l.)
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Destination: Gentianes (2900 m a.s.l.)
Length: 1750m
Altitude difference: 350 Meter
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January 14, 2013
SALEM — The Auburn Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation long and short-term care facility at 451 Valley Road has a new name and look after a recent expansion....
Auburn handles Midicare, Medicaid and multiple insurance plans.
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Friday, July 4, 2014
There is no rest for the weary.
Summer at Berkeley County High Schools is merely a time to take a step back, regroup, and rattle off a To Do list for the next six weeks.
In the case of Berkeley High School Principal Steven Steele, summer offers an opportunity for the school to continue with its five-year plan to upgrade BHSs athletic facilities in accordance with the five-year long range plan he and Athletic Director Jeff Cruce embarked upon over the winter.
None of what we are doing would be possible without the cooperation and support of the Berkeley County School District, the Moncks Corner community and the numerous parents and supporters of Berkeley Stags athletics, Steele said.
The across-the-board improvements and upgrades include the $31,000 upgrade of Jim Bradley Field that included a new backstop, concrete common aread and walkways, and new stadium seats; and the upgrade of the Lady Stags softball facilities including upgraded dugouts, new locker rooms and the new irrigation system slated to be installed in the fall.
The intent is to make Berkeley High School the gem of all Berkeley County sports and not just football, Steele said. Hey, were even taking care of the band so they have their own place to practice every day.
Creative juggling of available acreage, such as utilizing space at Berkeley Elementary School, is a job requirement for Steele.
The problem here is that were landlocked he said. We only have so much available land here to use and as you can see looking around, weve almost used it all up.
Steele added that by utilizing available space at schools like Berkeley Elementary, it allows the soccer team to have a full-size regulation field at its disposal.
Theyve been practicing on the football practice field and thats nowhere near enough room, Steele said. This new field, thanks to the school district, allows us to stretch our legs some.
Steele said there will be plenty more to come in regard to facilities upgrades soon, including a new mural in the gym designed to inspire school spirit.
Were painting a mural on the far wall of the gym that says Fear the Deer, with a big Stag in the middle, he said. This should really get the school spirit going.
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CLEMSON Fair or not, Clemson knows much of its season, which has had many successes to date, will be defined by what happens tonight against South Carolina.
The Tigers know theres more at stake than year-long bragging rights. A possible at-large BCS bowl berth is on the line, and there is unfavorable history to be written with a fourth straight loss to the Gamecocks.
The No. 12 Tigers (10-1) have not lost four consecutive games to the No. 13 Gamecocks (9-2) since 1951-54.
We dont want that to be our legacy, Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd said.
And its not just that Clemson has lost to USC, but how the Tigers have lost. Theyve been manhandled at the line of scrimmage in three straight meetings, combining for a total of 179 rushing yards in the three-game losing streak.
Clemson center and Pelion native Dalton Freeman does not want to be part of the first Clemson senior class in 58 years to go winless against the Gamecocks.
Its been awful going home these past three years so Im definitely looking to change that, Freeman said. They beat us and theres no way around it. They physically beat us these past three years and thats how Ive challenged our guys because we control a lot of that.
Beyond pride and bragging rights, Clemson has to win to have a shot at landing a Sugar Bowl bid, a prospect made more difficult with Oregon and Kansas States losses last weekend, which produced more at-large candidates.
Clemson has dropped from the Sugar Bowl to the Chick-fil-A Bowl in the latest projections by CBSSports.com and ESPNs Brad Edwards. ESPNs Mark Schlabach still has Clemson playing in the Sugar Bowl if the Tigers beat USC.
A loss tonight will tarnish an otherwise successful season for Clemson and be another blow to the ACC.
The Tigers have won 10 games in consecutive years for the first time since 1987-90, and have claimed a share of the ACC Atlantic Division title for the third time in four years. But a loss to South Carolina will offer more ammunition to those who view the ACC as a weak conference.
Wed be incredibly disappointed if we lost this game, youre dang right, coach Clemson Dabo Swinney said. You live with it all year. Everybody lives with it, coaches, players and fans.
But if we lost all those games and we were 0-11 and we won this game, it would be a great year? Nobody is happy unless you win them all. Thats our objective.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is new to the rivalry but has already been introduced to its fervor.
Theyve had their way with us, Venables said, and its made everyone pretty mad around here.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Norman Church was obsessed with winning the 2013 Lipton Cup Regatta off the Atlantic waters of New Smyrna Beach. So much so that he skippered "Obsession" into victory in the Spinnaker Class.
The regatta was held Saturday and Sunday with the first day much rougher going in the choppy waters.
"Building seas became quite a challenge resulting in four competing boats retiring with equipment or crew problems on Saturday," the Smyrna Yacht Club said in a press release. "Sunday, light and shifty easterly breezes slowly increased providing for a fair and competitive race course."
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Dennis Jones, one of the Sunshine State's top cops, wants to come home. The Tallahassee police chief and former Daytona Beach police chief is among seven semi-finalists to become New Smyrna Beach's next police chief.
Jones, by far is the most experienced and high profile of the seven semi-finalists to lead the New Smyrna Beach police force. He and Acting Police Chief Michael Brouillette, the only New Smyrna Beach PD applicant, have the strongest name recognition among the seven in the running to replace Ron Pagano who retired in December.
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The Austin Wesselhoff was used when ozzy puked today during the ACT.
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He has been given an opportunity and made the most if it
And has done nothing to diminish his shine.
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7 Useless Money-Saving Tips People Were Paid to Write
What with the economy and all, more and more news outlets and bloggers and other sources of bullshit are trying to get views by promising useful tips on how to save you money in these penny-pinching times.
Most of these tips are not useful at all, which would be annoying enough coming from a well-meaning friend, but the thought that these obvious, impractical and just plain stupid tips are coming from a human being who was paid to come up with them is enough to drive your blood pressure up like uh ... at least 5 mmHg. That's why I've put them coming out of the mouth of my dog, to take some of the edge off.
I mean, they're pretty dumb coming from a human, but kind of impressive coming from a dog, because, hey, he figured out how to talk!
#7. Stop Buying Luxury Items
If you're struggling to make ends meet, maybe you've thought about bringing lunch to work, canceling your cable or taking on a second job. But have you considered not buying a BMW? Probably not! Thank goodness for MSN's Your Money, suggesting you can save a bundle by passing on the BMW and getting a bargain basement car like a Subaru instead!
You can get yourself a nicely kitted out Subaru for as little as uh ...
Wentworth Subaru
Why, it's like you are robbing them at those prices!
Sure, there are people out there who have never even considered the idea of downgrading from a BMW or Mercedes and buying a mere Subaru, Toyota or ... shudder ... Ford, as MSN suggests. But I don't think those people are browsing the Web looking for money-saving tips. They have people to do that.
The same MSN report suggests that instead of buying expensive beauty products, you can buy cheap brands at the supermarket, like Oil of Olay.
What's weird is that she feels like she has to earnestly reassure the viewer that these cheapo products work perfectly fine despite having such shockingly low prices as $23 for a 1.7-ounce bottle of anti-aging cream. I know! How can they afford to sell you that at those prices? It's crazy!
If you really wanted to save money, you know that there's actual supermarket/drugstore-branded versions of Oil of Olay and other brand-name products, right? They're like right there on the shelf next to every brand-name product with a little tag that says "compare to (name of brand-name product they are knocking off)."
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There's literally a CVS copy placed right next to every brand-name product.
This might have occurred to someone as a money-saving tip if they had ever been shopping inside a drugstore instead of apparently getting excited about the concept of doing so for the first time.
"I wonder if this is where they sell the crack!"
Other necessities MSN suggests you can save money on include your art collection (rent your art from a museum) and designer handbags (there are websites that rent them!). If you were ever in such dire straits that you were concerned you wouldn't be able to maintain your art collection or would have to choose your designer handbags from the mere 150 kinds they have at Ross at any given time, now you don't have to worry!
Meanwhile, Martha Stewart makes the bold suggestion that your family may even be able to do without your wine refrigerator, if you just store your wines in your cellar!
#6. Blatantly Obvious Tips
Now even if you've racked your brains trying to figure out how to cut costs here and there, there's probably a couple of tricky little things you haven't thought of, like buying things on sale.
That tip goes on to suggest that maybe you could go shopping on Black Friday, because apparently -- and I think I'm following correctly here -- there are a lot of big sales on that day. Did you know that? I bet you didn't. Too bad the news never covers it. Kind of weird, seems like it would be a pretty big event!
Surely someone must have covered it somewhere.
Another strangely common tip is to skip Starbucks and make your coffee at home, because -- I'm going to need your full attention here, this is complex -- making coffee at home is cheaper than paying someone else to make it. I know that's a difficult concept to get your head around, which is why they lay out a bunch of calculations (and even source them) to convince you of this unbelievable fact.
Because that's why people get coffee at Starbucks -- they're unaware that it costs more to get coffee there than to make it themselves. It's not because, I don't know, they don't have time, or because they want some sort of cappuccino/frappuccino or other weird product of coffee science, or because they want to try a different flavor every day but don't want a kitchen full of Torani syrup bottles that they only use once, or because they are very lazy (guilty).
#5. Try Doing Something You Would Love to Do Anyway if You Could
Sometimes there are great personal sacrifices we have to make in order to save money, like not driving during rush hour. Now there is nothing I enjoy more than being stuck in traffic and taking more than an hour to get to work while choking on truck fumes, but after being told I could save gas by giving up this fine experience, I think I just might have to let it go.
Seriously, nobody wants to drive to work during rush hour. If anyone could get it past their boss, and make it work with their child pick-up schedules or whatever, they would be driving in late/early and driving back late/early. I don't think the idea that they could save gas would be the straw that breaks the camel's back and makes them finally decide to not sit in traffic anymore.
Coincidentally, camels breaking their backs is a major cause of traffic in some countries.
Even weirder suggestions include "Don't get sick." I don't even think that was originally supposed to be a tip, it was just supposed to be a "Here's some things you might not know about your sick leave policy" article. But for some reason they decided they wanted to sexy it up by making it sound like a money-saving tip, and the only logical one you could extrapolate would be "Don't get sick." Perhaps they're suggesting that people commonly pretend to be sick a lot, and they can save money by doing that less, but if not, not getting sick is pretty much the only thing you could actually do to act on this information.
And finally, do you have a drug addiction? Did you know that it's costing you a lot of money? If you just made a small change to your life and gave up drugs, you could have enough money left over at the end of the month to buy yourself a little treat, like a frozen yogurt. Or a car. I don't know how much you are spending on drugs.
I mean seriously, that was sandwiched between a tip to eat less fast food and a suggestion to make large batches of casseroles. "Also, kick heroin!" You could take all that money you make selling your body on the street and put it in a 401(k). And if you're doing very well on the street, a self-employment 401(k) actually lets you put quite a bit more away than a regular 401(k) plan! Now that's a tip!
#4. Tips That Would Not Actually Save You Any Money
One of the weirder tips out there is to save money on calendars by buying calendars from past years that match up with this year's dates.
They described finding a vintage 1942 calendar on eBay for "only a few bucks," which is interesting because when I go to eBay, most 1942 calendars seem to actually cost more than a new calendar, maybe because they are fucking antiques.
Here's a few.
Supposing you find one that actually costs less than buying a new calendar, you still have to pay shipping charges. If you get free shipping or whatever, fine, you've saved $5 off of buying a new calendar. Is $5 off the yearly budget an incredible burden lifted off the shoulders of most American households? I'm not an economist, but I'm pretty sure it's not.
However, if calendar costs are driving you to the poorhouse for some reason, did you know that you can get free calendars from Chinese restaurants, dentists, real estate agents and even your own printer? Technology these days is amazing.


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Student Resource Page: Maya Biosphere Reserve
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Sweat rolls off your brow as you carefully make your way along a narrow path. The enormous trees towering above you form a dense canopy of shade, but it is still very humid. On either side of the path, a tangle of vines and other plants hum with insect life, while in the distance a howler monkey wards off danger with its startling roar. Suddenly, a flock of red-headed green parrots swoops by, causing you to almost trip on a tree root. An iguana catches your eye and scurries away. Everywhere you look is jungle -- noisy, warm, and so very much alive.
The path in front of you gradually widens and you notice slumping piles of stacked stones covered with creeping vines and ferns. As your eyes adjust to the light, you see that the stones are actually buildings and pyramids, and that many of them have intricate carvings all over their surfaces. These stunning structures are the ruins of an ancient Maya city abandoned hundreds of years ago and all but swallowed up by the jungle.
Welcome to the Petén! This rugged, densely forested region of northern Guatemala is home to an astounding diversity of plant and animal life, including 54 species of mammals, 333 species of birds, and thousands of different insects. The Petén is also the birthplace of the Maya civilization, which flourished for more than 1,000 years throughout what is now Central America. As an advanced civilization, the Maya developed a system of writing, had a deep understanding of mathematics and astronomy, erected massive stone pyramids and sculptures, and built impressive cities. Today, the region is mostly rural, and its residents make their living off the land -- through agriculture and logging, and by collecting and selling goods from the forest.
Although parts of it appear timeless, the Petén has changed a lot in the last 70 years. In 1941 there were only 11,000 people living in the region, most of them small farmers using traditional methods to grow their crops. Some of the people also worked for international companies that harvested forest products, including chicle (CHEE-cleh) for gum, rubber, and cedar and mahogany woods.
In the 1950s, the Guatemalan government began to encourage people to move to the Petén, hoping that more people would mean a more secure border with Mexico. New settlers were offered parcels of land for agriculture, raising cattle, and logging. With this enticement, many people did move to the Petén from other parts of Guatemala and by 1990 nearly 500,000 people lived there.
As you might imagine, this change in population -- from 11,000 to almost half a million -- also had a big impact on the land. People cut down trees to create ranch land and corn fields. They built roads into the jungle, making it possible for loggers to clear large areas of forest. They hunted wildlife for food and to sell as pets and fur.
As more and more of the forest and its resources disappeared, it became clear that steps needed to be taken to protect it. So, in 1990 the Guatemalan government established the Maya Biosphere Reserve in the northern part of the Petén. The Reserve has special rules meant to keep people and companies from completely clearing the forest. And, because so many people in the Petén depend on the land, the Reserve also allows farming, ranching, and logging in certain areas.
As you can see in the map below, the Maya Biosphere Reserve is made up of three different zones to meet these different needs. The first zone is called the "national park zone" and all human activities are illegal here except for research and some tourism. The second zone, the "multiple-use zone," allows people to live and to harvest wood and other forest products, as long as they do so in a way that preserves the forest; farming and ranching are not allowed in this zone. The third zone, the "buffer zone," allows individuals and companies to own land and to live, farm, have cattle, or log on that land.
Creating the Maya Biosphere Reserve has slowed change to the Petén forest. But, the Reserve covers a large area that is difficult to patrol everywhere; in some remote areas of the national park, people have cut the forest illegally. You may be surprised that the multiple-use zone has been the most successful part of the Reserve. Since local communities must rely on the forest for survival, they have a strong reason to protect it.
One such community is Uaxactún (Wash-ahk-TUN), a small village of about 140 families located within the multiple-use zone. The villagers do not own the forest land they oversee, but have permission from the government to harvest products from it. They collect allspice and xate palm leaves (used by florists in the United States); cut vines and weave them into wicker furniture; and selectively log mahogany trees, selling the lumber and keeping the twigs and leaves to fertilize the forest floor. The Rainforest Alliance has helped the community to find sustainable products and markets for these products. The community is doing so well that is has been able to open a high school and start a new plant nursery.
When local people see value in the forest, they do everything in their power to protect it. With the Maya Biosphere Reserve, and help from local communities like Uaxactún, there is hope that the Petén forest will continue to thrive for future generations.
Sources: Call, Wendy. "Seeing the Forest, Not Just the Trees: A Guatemalan Village and Conservation." Terrain.org: No. 14. (accessed September 8, 2008).
Herron, Scott. "The Economic Botany of Manilkara zapota (L.) Van Royen," Ethnobotanical Leaflets International Web Journal. (accessed September 8, 2008).
"The Maya Biosphere Reserve." Global Perspectives: A Remote Sensing and World Issues Web site. (accessed September 8, 2008).


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Sharknado 2 Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple
Sharknado 2: The Second One shot on location in Times Square, and its star, Ian Ziering, treated onlookers Monday to a glimpse of his celebrated chainsaw skills. (In the first TV movie, Ziering, 49, memorably sawed himself out of a shark's belly.)
Although the first Sharknado was a ratings disappointment, it did prove to be a social-media hit, generating up to 5,000 Tweets a minute during the broadcast.
Tara Reid and Vivica A. Fox join Ziering for the sequel, which is scheduled to air in July 2014 on Syfy.
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on March 10, 2013 - 12:26 AM
PHILADELPHIA — The Buffalo Sabres are 14th in the Eastern Conference and 29th overall in the 30-team NHL, so they have nothing to lose by trying new things. For starters, they have an interim head coach in Ron Rolston and he has shown no qualms about changing his personnel.
In particular, Rolston will likely scratch veteran Jochen Hecht for the second straight game tonight when the Sabres meet the Flyers in Wells Fargo Center. Then he hopes to see his newest forward line continue to control play when it's in the offensive zone.
Rolston has paired two recent Rochester call-ups, center Kevin Porter and winger Brian Flynn, with pre-lockout Amerk Marcus Foligno and the trio has given the Sabres plenty of time with the puck in scoring range.
Foligno spent time in Rochester playing with Flynn and Cody Hodgson. Porter played mostly with Mark Mancari. The three never played together in the AHL but Rolston liked their dynamics when he started tinkering with combinations here.
"They've been one of our better lines," Rolston said Saturday after the Sabres' practice in Riverside Rink. "They've got a good combination of speed and Marcus plays big, so we have some size. Hopefully that will continue."
"We're creating some energy, getting into the offensive zone and getting a good forecheck," Porter said. "That's what our line needs to do. Keep it simple, not make any mistakes. We're all pretty good skaters who can handle pucks."
Flynn had several good scoring chances Tuesday in Carolina and had even more Thursday in New Jersey. He finally broke through for his first NHL goal to give the Sabres their short-lived 2-0 lead in the third period of their 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils.
"I was getting a lot of shots on goal," Flynn said. "I thought our line was generating some pretty good chances. It definitely felt good to get the first one out of the way there."
"I thought someone on our line was going to get one," Porter said. "I knew it was coming sooner rather than later. It was great to see him get his first goal. That's always pretty exciting."
Flynn was pumped to give the Sabres a two-goal lead on the road but he said the luster of his first goal definitely dropped with the way the team collapsed. Still, he's happy his comfort level is increasing during his first trip to the NHL.
"The game is starting to slow down a little bit," said Flynn, a free-agent signee last year out of the University of Maine. "The first two games things were happening obviously faster than I was used to. I wasn't making the pretty plays I think I'm capable of but hopefully now I can make more."
"When you step into a new team, it's always going to take a little bit," Foligno said. "Now he's making plays, hanging on to the puck more and that's when he's most dangerous."
Porter has no points in his eight games but has averaged 15 minutes, 22 seconds of ice time and given the Sabres a two-way presence at center. Flynn is averaging 12:33 in his four games and the goal is his lone point.
Foligno is still trying to make his mark in the stats, as he has just one goal and a minus-7 rating in 24 games in Buffalo. But the numbers are bound to increase if the line plays as it has the last two games.
"This line has been good for me," Foligno said. "They're both fast players and smart, heads-up guys. It's been easy for me.
"We're not gonna make the prettiest plays but we'll get the puck deep," Porter said. "Marcus is good in the corners and Flynn and I are skating pretty well. We're beating their 'D' to pucks, cycling really well. We have some chemistry going."
There's a chance defenseman Andrej Sekera, injured late in the third period Thursday night and ruled out by Rolston after practice Friday, could be ready to play tonight. Sekera started practice Saturday on a regular pair with Robyn Regehr and then was sent off the ice when the team started one-on-one battle drills.
That likely means he won't play until Tuesday's visit from the New York Rangers, although Rolston said he's encouraged by Sekera's progress and wouldn't totally rule him out for tonight.
"We'll see how he's feeling," Rolston said. "I like the way he's moving. We just wanted to keep him out of battle stuff."
Adam Pardy, a scratch the last two games, was on a pairing with Mike Weber on Saturday. He could return in place of T.J. Brennan.
The Sabres probably can't get the new HarborCenter project up and running fast enough after struggling to find ice in town the last two days. They were at Cazenovia Rink on Friday and followed that with the trip to Riverside — two places in which they have not practiced in years.
First Niagara Center has been unavailable due to a Rihanna concert and a Bandits game, and a youth tournament has made the Northtown Center at Amherst, their normal alternate site, also a no-go. The Buffalo State Ice Arena, another previous option, was occupied by the Canisius College-Bentley playoff series.
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Jane could smell Dick's gentleman's relish a mile away.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
quote: Soon Microsoft is going to give some heartache by not releasing the latest Office 15 on Apple tablets for sometime
quote: In absolute terms the iPhone franchise created $244 billion in value while Samsung created $83 billion. The others destroyed $37 billion.Also noteworthy is that almost all the value from the Android ecosystem is concentrated in Samsung. I did not include Google in this analysis since its mobile is so small as to be not visible in its accounting. A separate analysis of Android economics shows that Google's benefit from the platform is modest. In contrast, Samsung, and Samsung alone, is benefitting greatly. It could even be said that today Samsung is the only Android profit engine.
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quote: 99% of Daily Tech Commenters: Rabble Rabble Rabble I hate Apple Rabble Rabble Rabble
quote: I view the market as a whole and try see pros/cons of each side -- and DT is the only place where I can count on finding a consistent anti-Apple bias in both articles & comments for all things Apple.
quote: Surface will launch to great fanfare and initial spurt of sales, sales will taper off once people discover there are no tablet apps for Windows 8 and the included MS apps suck beyond belief.
quote: Having used 3 different windows tablets so far (AMD, Samsung and Asus), the only ones that are going to flop are the ARM tablets. The x64 tablets will undoubtedly replace notebook computers because they can be used as a notebook or a tablet and are fully compatible with existing windows software at a lower price.
quote: Well that is a nice theory, but as sexy as the surface is, it's future isn't very bright at the price points that are being rumored. Consistent leaks put the ARM based Surface at $599 for the 32Gb, and the Pro surface starting at $999. Not to mention that we are not expected to see the Pro until 90 days after the release of the RT tablet which itself is not expected until this fall. Those release dates and prices put them up against the next round of Ultrabooks, Android Tablets, and more then likely a fourth generation iPad.
quote: It sounds good on paper that the Pro model will succeed because it can run existing software. For some specialized use cases that may be true, but for the vast majority of folks that just isn't going to do it.
quote: a lack of touch optimized Metro apps
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on February 6, 2013 - 11:00 PM
A North Tonawanda girl who died with the flu this week may have also suffered from another health complication.
"Preliminary testing has indicated that the recent death of a Niagara County child may be related to a combined influenza and serious bacterial infection," the Niagara County Department of Health said in a news release late Wednesday.
The child, a 6-year-old student at St. Amelia School, died Monday evening after being diagnosed in Erie County. She was registered as the area's first pediatric death from a flu-related cause this winter season, said Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County health commissioner. Hers is one of a handful of flu-related pediatric deaths across the state.
The child's name is being withheld at the family's request.
The Niagara County Health Department stated the girl was previously healthy and had no underlying medical condition. Niagara County Public Health Director Daniel Stapleton also said the child's death does not mean the virus has gotten stronger.
Both the Niagara County and Erie County health commissioners expressed their condolences to the child's family and encouraged residents to get flu vaccinations. Burstein noted that the flu season peaks in February and March locally.
"Influenza is a serious respiratory illness and, sadly, can have devastating consequences," Burstein said. "I urge everyone who has not done so to get a flu shot. This is an effective way to stop the spread of influenza, and this unfortunate incident serves as a reminder that vaccinations are important."
Health experts have said that while flu-related deaths do occur, pediatric deaths due to the flu virus are very rare, and most people recover at home without medical treatment. Those at greatest risk include pregnant women, children younger than 5, and those with other underlying or chronic health conditions.
Anyone experiencing severe or worsening symptoms should seek medical attention.
Because there have been a few reported pediatric deaths in New York State due to the flu and some doctor's offices are reporting vaccine shortages, particularly for children, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued an executive order last month allowing pharmacists to administer the vaccine to children as well as adults.
Participating pharmacies may now administer the flu vaccine to children between the ages of 6 and 18 through at least Monday. The Niagara County Department of health also stated that it has the flu vaccine available for adults and children. The appointment line is (716) 278-1903.
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David C. Bowser Jr., 20, Duncansville, passed away Tuesday at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.
He was born in Altoona, son of David C. Bowser Sr. and Tammy R. Beach.
Surviving are his parents and a brother, Jordan L., all of Duncansville; paternal grandparents: Russell Bowser and Diane Herncane; maternal grandparents: Gary I. Beach and Barbara E. McIntyre; great-grandmothers: Ruth Hammel and Marian Brightbill; a niece, Sophia Bowser; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
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David enjoyed video games, music and spending time with friends.
Friends will be received from 10 until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the Martinsburg Church of God, 123 S. Market St., Martinsburg, Pastor Lew Button officiating.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to the family.
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VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – The Government of Peru will host the fifteenth session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Lima from 2 to 6 December 2013.
A decision on this was adopted by the UNIDO Industrial Development Board taking place this week at the Organization's headquarters in Vienna.
"We firmly believe that the next step in Peru's development must be industrialization. This will generate more competitive businesses and quality jobs. This is the aspiration of all developing countries, and we know this is no easy task. We also know that UNIDO is our great ally, and that we can count on the support of Member States to work on projects that will result in mutual benefits," said the Peruvian Minister of Production, Gladys Triveño.
Since UNIDO became a specialized agency in 1985, the General Conference had taken place away from Vienna only twice: in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1987, and in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in 1993.
Kandeh K. Yumkella, the Director-General of UNIDO, added that "holding the Organization's General Conference in Lima would be an important milestone and a reminder of the importance of the Lima Declaration and Plan of Action on Industrial Development and Cooperation, which had been adopted at the Second General Conference of UNIDO in Lima in March 1975". He also said that Latin America was a very important region for UNIDO with a range of projects being implemented, and that in Lima Member States could "renew their commitment to promote industrial development and South-South cooperation."
The General Conference in Lima had recommended to the General Assembly that UNIDO be converted into a specialized agency.
The Ambassador of Peru, Antonio Javier Alejandro Garcia Revilla, said that holding the General Conference away from Vienna Headquarters would be "a unique opportunity for Peru, as well as for Latin America", and "emphasize the importance of industry in the overall economic and social development."
He noted that some of the countries of the region were already members of the G20, BRICS and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
"Peru is honored to host UNIDO's General Conference in Lima. This will provide an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean to show how the country and the region have been cooperating with other regions, and to explore new opportunities," said Ambassador Garcia Revilla.
The Industrial Development Board meets once a year to review the implementation of the work programme, the regular and operational budgets and makes recommendations to the Conference on policy matters, including the appointment of the Director-General. In the framework of the current session, two side events took place. One on the experience of BRICs in achieving competitiveness, innovation and job creation, and one on the Green Industry Platform, a global high-level multi-stakeholder partnership intended to act as a forum for catalyzing, mobilizing and mainstreaming action on green industry around the world.
For more information on UNIDO, please contact:
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The literal definition is 'North American', applying to residents of all of the countries of North America. However, typically it's used as a more politically correct way of saying 'from the United States' because in Spanish America does in fact refer to two continents comprising of 35 countries, not just one. Central and South Americans might take exception to the usage of 'americano' because it insinuates that they are not Americans as well.
Gringo: Soy americano.
Tico: No, nosotros somos americanos--usted es norteamericano.
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Shopping around isn't the only way to save money on your home insurance. You can get discounts if you take steps to make your home safer. Many companies offer discounts if you install deadbolt locks or a security system, or hardwired smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. You can also have your agent do a safety survey of your property to suggest more ways to improve your property and save additional money on your Arizona homeowners insurance.