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Print is back in fashion
Transplantable human bone and cartilage made with 3D printer that creates a matrix in the desired shape and injects cells that can integrate with the patient's blood vessels on implant
The chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and adventure
The harsh environments of our neighboring planets will require proper attire, with 3D-printed, biological fashions that, in the words of the designer Neri Oxman, "blur the boundary between the environment and ourselves." Oxman's other recent work explores similar lines of utility with her organic, post-industrial aesthetic: some of it disturbing and some sublime.
X Inactivation and Epigenetics
X inactivation is a type of gene dosage compensation. In humans, the sex chromosomes X and Y determine the sex of an individual - females have two X chromosomes (XX), males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). All of the genes on the Y chromosome are required in male development, while the genes on the X chromosome are needed for both male and female development. Because females receive two X chromosomes, they inherit two copies of many of the genes that are needed for normal function. Extra copies of genes or chromosomes can affect normal development. An example is Down's syndrome, which is caused by an extra copy of part or all of chromosome 21. In female mammals, a process called X inactivation has evolved to compensate for the extra X chromosome. In X inactivation, each cell 'switches off' one of its X chromosomes, chosen at random, to ensure the correct number of genes are expressed, and to prevent abnormal development.
Here is a helpful eleven minute description of what it is and why it's important by Etsuko Uno and metafilter's own Drew Berry in a fucking gorgeous Goodsell-esque 3D animation.[more inside]
The Canon Drone
We've all seen it. The off-white UAV is seen side on, nose tilted slightly down, a stubby missile caught at the moment of launch beneath it, a blue and grey landscape of treeless mountains behind it. There's no motion blur and none of the markings on the aircraft have been obfuscated. It's a perfect shot. Except for one or two details. [more inside]
Francis Ford Coppola's "Captain EO"
The untold story of Captain EO.
Painting the first of life's molecules, circa 1961
These days, it's easy to take visualizations of biological molecules for granted, what with the easy availability of an ever-increasing supply of high-resolution X-ray and neutron crystallography data, as well as freely available software that render them into beautiful and useful images that help us understand how life works. The lack of computers and computer networks in the mid-1950s made creating these illustrations a painstaking collaboration, requiring an artist's craftsmanship and aesthetic sense, as well as, most importantly, the critical ability to visualize the concepts that scientists wish to communicate. One such scientific artist was Irving Geis, who painted the first biological macromolecule obtained through X-ray data: an iconic watercolor representation of the structure of sperm whale myoglobin, as seen in the third slide of this slideshow of selected pieces. His first effort was a revolutionary work of informatics, including coloring and shading effects that emphasized important structural and functional features of the myoglobin protein, simultaneously moving the less-important aspects into the background, all while stressing simplicity and beauty throughout. The techniques that Geis developed in this and subsequent works influenced the standards for basic 2D protein visualization that are used today.
unnamed soundsculpture
Guernica 3D
Check this out really quick, it's basically one of the most famous paintings of the 20th century presented in 3D, and you don't even have to wear glasses!
Guernica 3D: In 1937, during the Spanish civil war, the fascists devastated the town of Guernica with aerial bombings executed by the Nazi Luftwaffe. [more inside]
Guernica 3D: In 1937, during the Spanish civil war, the fascists devastated the town of Guernica with aerial bombings executed by the Nazi Luftwaffe. [more inside]
"A modern variation of trompe l'oeil"
Artist François Abelanet has transformed the courtyard in front of Paris' City Hall into "a new masterpiece of Land Art," on display until July 15. Who To Believe? is a giant, living anamorphosis -- a three-dimensional optical illusion that requires the viewer to stand at a specific vantage point to truly appreciate the work. [more inside]
Head Tracking for iPad: Glasses-Free 3D Display
Head Tracking for iPad: Glasses-Free 3D Display - Jeremie Francone and Laurence Nigay of the Grenoble Informatics Laboratory track the user's head using an iPad's front facing camera, using the positional data to create the impression of depth without the use of specialized glasses [more inside]
Stop making that BIG FACE!!!
The beauty of Molecular, Cell, and Microbiology
There has been a new discipline developing in molecular biology for some time now, Bioanimation! Projects have ranged in size from WEHI's colossal compilation to Harvard Biovision's magnum opus "Inner Life of the Cell" to commercially produced masterpieces to smaller projects by university PIs and enthusiasts. much [more inside]
Look out!
Drivers in West Vancouver will soon see a 3D image in the street of a small girl chasing a ball. The BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation is teaming with Preventable to create the image with the goal of enhancing traffic safety. [more inside]
Quality is the best business plan
Toy Story 3 hits theaters today, and it's already winning universal acclaim as an enchanting and heartbreaking wonderwork, employing understated 3D and a "real-time" perspective that deftly capitalizes on the nostalgia and can't-go-home-again angst of a generation that grew up with the series. It has a strong pedigree, with 11-year-old predecessor Toy Story 2 the rare sequel to equal its forebear, 1995's Toy Story (itself the first CGI feature in history). And it joins a lofty stable of films: over the last 15 years, Pixar has put out an unbroken chain of ten commercial and critical successes that have grossed over $5 billion worldwide and collected 24 Academy Awards (including the second-ever Best Picture nom for animation with Up), a legacy that rivals some of the greatest franchises in film history. But there's rumbling on the horizon. Although the studio has been hailed for its originality (of the 50 top-grossing movies in history, only nine were original stories -- and five of them were by Pixar), two of their upcoming projects are sequels, both of them based some of their least-acclaimed films (Cars 2 in 2011 and Monsters, Inc. 2 in 2012). And while 2012 will also bring
The Bear and the Bow Brave, the first Pixar flick to feature a female protagonist [previously], fellow newcomer Newt has been canceled. With WALL-E/Up/Toy Story 3 guru Andrew Stanton focusing on his 2012 adaptation of John Carter of Mars and with forays into live-action already in development, does this mark the end of the golden age of Pixar? Or is this latest entry lasting proof that even the toughest case of sequelitis can be raised to the level of masterpiece? [more inside]
Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bughunt?
In an exclusive interview with MTV, Ridley Scott releases further details on his latest project: two 3D Alien prequels, which will have a non-Ripley female lead and focus on the story behind the first movie's "Space Jockey." [more inside]
Release early, often and with rap music.
The Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.) Lab is an organization dedicated to enriching the public domain through the research and development of creative technologies and media. You may know them from such projects as How to build a fake Google Street View car, public domain donor stickers, internet famous class, the first rap video to end with a download source code link, or their numerous firefox add-ons (such as China Channel, Tourettes Machine, or Back to the future). FAT members have been hard at work standardizing various open source graffiti-related software packages, including Graffiti Analysis, Laser Tag, Fat Tag Deluxe and EyeWriter [previously] to be GML (Graffiti Markup Language) compliant. Fuck Google. Fuck Twitter. FuckFlickr. Fuck SXSW. Fuck 3D. FAT Lab is Kanye shades for the open source movement.
Light up the sky like a... well, like a flame.
Flame is a really nice web-based experimental painting programme from Slovak animator and designer Peter Blaskovic.
Ça vous étonne / Mais c'est comme ça
5bis rue du Verneuil is the home of Serge Gainsbourg in Paris. This short film peels off the layers of graffiti left on the wall there.
Your favourite modern artform sucks
Peripetics is a short video by Zeitguised that "entails six imaginations of disoriented systems that take a catastrophic turn, including the evolution of educational plant-body-machine models and liquid building materials." [more inside]
watch the american housing market spiral out of control
subprime. Beautiful animation about the US housing market.
Painting 10,000 words, surely
Area 56: Peeing robots, rockin' office workers, engaging panoramas, and even a few sexy girls.
Papa Palmérino Sorgente, the Pope of Montréal
Xia Xiaowan
3D Glass Paintings by Xia Xiaowan. [Via Table of Malcontents.]
It's alive!
Gary Stasiuk's beautiful Digital Creatures pulls the curtains on the kinematics of geometric objects, after which he plays with the mathematics and user interactivity of generative art and shows how to build the appearance of AI behaviors into Flash objects.
Grow a world from network traffic
Packet Garden observes how you use the internet, then takes that info and generates a 3d world based on it. [via]
The sphere. A simple object. Primitive. Round.
The CGSphere Project is simply this: What can you do with a round object in your 3D world?
Gallery here
Contributors have tried to create the most captivating 3d sphere, using their choice of software.
My favorites: My Precious. No Way Out. Solar Radiometer. Idea in a Cage. Sputnik. Hunter Killer. Don't Do it. mini adventure. Corals. Pin Ball. Spy Hole.
The CGSphere Project is simply this: What can you do with a round object in your 3D world?
Gallery here
Contributors have tried to create the most captivating 3d sphere, using their choice of software.
My favorites: My Precious. No Way Out. Solar Radiometer. Idea in a Cage. Sputnik. Hunter Killer. Don't Do it. mini adventure. Corals. Pin Ball. Spy Hole.
Interesting gallery of images people have made using a program called zBrush. (some images nsfw)
The Curious Lentograph
The Curious Lentograph Coming soon to a thrift store near you.
3D Teddy
Teddy: A sketching interface for 3D freeform design (in Java). Noodle around with the online applet (see the tutorial for instructions; there's also a demo in .avi format), or download the program so you can save your creations. An even niftier upgrade is available, SmoothTeddy (.avi demo), but SmoothTeddy doesn't have an online version to play with.
Sexy pixels.
Digital Artform is a fascinating resource for those interested in 3D graphics, digital painting, and the like. How about turning 2D stills into 3D animations, the truth about motion blur and colour mixing, or outlines in action? Also, a recipe for making your own Viewmaster reels, and the politics of colour saturation.
Some odd art links -
hand paintings by Guido Daniele that apparently are not photoshopped; 3D sidewalk art using clever long-distance perspective; and some cool art samples created by hand or mouth, from paralyzed folks of The Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists.
Computer Graphics Contests
CG Challenges - the largest online art contests of their kind, where artists are challenged to create outstanding artworks based upon set themes, while working under restrictions. For CG students, an additional bonus is the view of the creation process.
28 Variations
eyeball it
Stereoscopy. (1 image nsfw)
3D Sidewalk Paintings
Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar's.
3D Artists is another online art collective. This time, the artists specialize in using 3D rendering tools. (Note: some images may not be safe for work.)
Remember Bullet Time? Remember how it got damn annoying from overuse really quickly? When was the last time you saw something neat done with it?
Take a look at Lumasol.
Take a look at Lumasol.
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Two Christmases ago, Ashley Tartar became a frustrated shopper after retailers continually wished her "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas."
"I felt slightly offended. They're trying to be inoffensive to everyone but at the same time they're not recognizing my holiday. They're actually trying to silence the Good News that Christmas brings and I said 'You know this isn't right,'" Tartar said.
So this year, she set out to change things.
"I thought, how is someone going to know that it's okay to wish me a "Merry Christmas" other than the fact that I'm wearing green and red and I have crazy jingle bell earrings on," she said. "I came up with this idea that I wish I could wear a button that says 'It's Ok, Wish Me A Merry Christmas.'
As the debate over Christmas songs, symbols and even Christmas colors abounds, Tartar's Wish Me a Merry Christmas Campaign appeals directly to retailers to put Christmas back into the holidays.
"If something doesn't happen to turn the tide now, an entire generation of people is not going to know that Christmas used to be celebrated very publicly by the vast majority of Americans," Tartar says.
The campaign's goal is to circulate one-million buttons. Upon reaching that mark, Tartar plans to contact the top 30 retailers in the country explaining the wishes of these one-million customers to have "Merry Christmas" in stores once again.
As button sales boom, she's well on her way to reaching that goal, getting orders from as far away as Alaska.
"People all over the country have heard about us and we've gotten orders from Alaska, California, West Virginia, Minnesota," she said.
Many orders come from churches that purchase the buttons in bulk and distribute them to their members.
"If people just step up I think there can be that groundswell support of what Christmas really is. And I think that the retailers will get the message," Tartar said.
But more importantly, she says, the buttons present opportunities for Christians to share the real reason for the season.
That's what Pastor Tom Wells of Christian Life Center in Williamsburg hopes will happen.
"These can be purchased for a nominal fee and given out to the members of the church so that as people are doing their normal routine through the holiday people will see it and it will provoke a question. It'll create just that little opening that so often is hard to find with people that you don't know," Pastor Wells said.
Tartar said, "You have an opportunity to talk about the Savior of the world and that Christmas is about everyone needing a savior and about this being a free gift that is for everyone."
*Originally aired November 2007.
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Real Estate News: The New Texas Land Rush
Here is a look at real-estate news from Friday's WSJ:
The New Texas Land Rush: The shale-oil boom in the Lone Star State has created a different kind of gusher: oil executives flush with cash looking to buy luxury real estate.
The Roster at the Ritz: A luxury condo near Los Angeles's sports arenas attracts athletes and hard-core fans, reflecting the growing popularity of L.A.'s downtown.
After the Remodel, It's Payback Time: 'Sexy' renovations like gourmet kitchens rarely recoup the construction costs when it comes time to sell the home, a report finds.
The Oast: A Quirky English Outpost: Once used to dry hops for beer making, oast houses have become popular as country homes for Londoners.
Miami with a Medieval Touch: Real-estate superagent Alicia Cervera made her fortune selling high rises that transformed the city's skyline, but goes home to a traditional Mediterranean filled with Old World furniture and salvaged pieces from Miami's past.
In Hong Kong, a Place to Breathe: Hong Kong is known for its landscape studded with skyscrapers—with property selling at sky-high prices. Now, the possibility of owning an expanse of green grass is driving more buyers across Victoria Harbor and into Sai Kung, a waterfront district with sprawling villas that can sell for less than the city's shoebox-size apartments.
Private Properties: Actor Nick Nolte has listed his Malibu, Calif., home for $8.25 million, and other news on high-end home listings.
House Call: Home, in the Key of E: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins sells his drafty farmhouse and finds a new place in upstate New York; there, he discovers the soul of his living room.
House of the Week: Vote for your favorite property. The winner will be announced Monday on WSJ Live's "Lunch Break."


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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Rev. Jack R. Turner Jr. of Ladson, a former tow truck driver, died Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2013 at his residence. He was 45.
Surviving are his wife, Paula Johnson Turner; his father, Jack R. Turner Sr. of Moncks Corner; four daughters, Christina D. Kanehl and her husband, Greg, of Summerville, Mylissa Turner of Beaufort, Kathryn Turner of Ladson, and Amanda Turner of Ladson; two sons, Jack R. Turner III and Allen Turner, both of Ladson; a sister, Betty Hanna of Beaufort; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Kanehl and Joshua Kanehl.
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The Top 5 Most Completely Bonkers Political Candidates of 2012Joslyn Gray
You know the election cycle has gone completely haywire when you're like, "Gee, I really miss Christine O'Donnell and her whole 'I am not a witch, I'm you' thing. She seemed so sane."
Generally, I try to stay out of politics in my writings. That's what Facebook is for, right? But this year we have a few candidates who are so absolutely batsh*t crazy that I need to talk about them.
I'm not talking about the fun kind of crazy we saw in last night's vice presidential debate. I'm talking about the crazy kind of crazy.
I'm well aware that there are several other candidates, from every party, that have displayed astonishing levels of hypocrisy. However, being hypocritical isn't quite the same as being completely bonkers.
Let's take a look at my Top 5 Most Completely Bonkers Candidates of 2012, and then we'll take a closer look at the one who gets the trophy as the most completely off his rocker. Believe me, it's some tough competition!
The Top 5 Most Completely Bonkers Political Candidates of 2012 1 of 15I really wish I could embed Patsy Cline's "Crazy" to play while you read this. I can't, so if you could just kind of hum it while you read, that would be great.
Bonkers Candidate #1: Arkansas State Rep. Loy Mauch (R-Bismarck) 2 of 15Arkansas State Rep. Loy Mauch (R-Bismarck) apparently makes a hobby out of writing pro-slavery letters to the editor. "Nowhere in the Holy Bible have I found a word of condemnation for the operation of slavery, Old or New Testament. If slavery was so bad, why didn't Jesus, Paul or the prophets say something?" he wrote in one letter.
In another, he questions whether slavery is actually illegal. "The 14th Amendment completely destroyed the Founders' concept of limited government...and in my opinion was never legally ratified as required by Article V of the Constitution." In yet another letter, he refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a "fake this neurotic Northern war criminal."
(Photo Credit: Loy Mauch for Arkansas Legislature District 26)
Bonkers Candidate #2: Arkansas State Rep. Jon Hubbard (R-Jonesboro) 3 of 15Arkansas State Rep. Jon Hubbard (R-Jonesboro) Jon Hubbard has written that slavery was a blessing in disguise for African-Americans, who otherwise would never have gotten to live in our great nation. Wait, what? Here's a direct quote from his self-published book, as reported by the Arkansas Times: "The institution of slavery that the black race has long believed to be an abomination upon its people may actually have been a blessing in disguise. The blacks who could endure those conditions and circumstances would someday be rewarded with citizenship in the greatest nation ever established upon the face of the Earth."
Rep. Hubbard also believes that exterminating immigrants will soon become necessary. "The immigration issue, both legal and illegal...will lead to planned wars or extermination. Although now this seems to be barbaric and uncivilized, it will at some point become as necessary as eating and breathing."
(Photo Credit: Jon Hubbard for Arkansas)
Bonkers Candidate #3: Tennessee Democrat Candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Clayton 4 of 15Conspiracy theorist Mark Clayton is running for U.S. Senate on the Democratic ticket. On his website, Mr. Clayton vows to "work to shut down the Transportation Security Administration immediately," because "it mandates transexuals and homosexuals grabbing children in their stranger-danger zones in the name of airport security." and "demand the enforcement of constitutional protections against drones and electronic spying by the government as well as businesses who also spy on Americans."
He's also very concerned that the federal government puts "a secret electronic tag inside" Tennessee drivers' licenses. Clayton's campaign slogan is "Everybody Has a Voice." He just doesn't mention that the voices are in his head.
(Photo Credit: Clayton for Senate)
Campaign Swag Suggestion 5 of 15You know those fun hats you see people wearing at the political conventions? Here's my suggestion for campaign swag for Mark Clayton, Democrat candidate for Senate, Tennessee. Everyone looks great in a tinfoil hat!
(Photo Credit: iStockphoto)
Bonkers Candidate #4: New York State Senate Republican/Conservative Candidate Mindy Meyer 6 of 15Mindy Meyer, who is running for New York State Senate on both the Republican and Conservative Party tickets, is crazy...like a fox. With the campaign motto "I'm Senator and I know it", Ms. Meyer has demonstrated that what she lacks in experience, she makes up for in totally understanding how the Internet works.
Her website, which is sparkly, hot pink, and utilizes a leopard print font, has garnered her all kinds of free publicity. Ms. Meyer recently cited the movie Legally Blonde as a major inspiration in her life. "To be honest with you, the reason why I initially wanted to attend law school is because I'd watched Legally Blonde and saw Elle Woods," Meyer told City & State. "She showed me you could go to Harvard and make it sophisticated. Pink is my favorite color, so that's technically my inspiration, everything pink," she said.
Granted, Ms. Meyer isn't really in the same league with the rest of the whack jobs in this article, but I really needed to share her website with you.
(Photo Credit: Mindy Meyer for NYS Senate)
'Diva of the District' 7 of 15The only thing Mindy Meyer's website is missing is videos of kittens.
(Photo Credit: Mindy Meyer for NYS Senate)
Bonkers Candidate #4: Wisconsin State Rep. Roger Rivard (R-Rice Lake) 8 of 15Wisconsin State Rep. Roger Rivard (R-Rice Lake) was recently quoted as saying "some girls, they rape so easy." Later, he said it was taken out of context, explaining that it was fatherly advice he had been given. This doesn't help, because there's actually no good context for that statement, ever.
(Photo Credit: Rivard for Assembly)
Bonkers Candidate #5: Charlie Fuqua, Conservative Candidate for Arkansas State Legislature 9 of 15Charlie Fuqua, a conservative candidate for Arkansas State Legislature, has already served once as an Arkansas State Representative, from 1997 to 1999. In a book he self-published this year, Mr. Fuqua advocates the death penalty for rebellious children, deporting all American Muslims, and forcibly sterilizing "unsupportive" parents.
(Photo Credit: Charlie Fuqua For State Representative)
And the winner is… 10 of 15Charlie Fuqua! In this election cycle, it takes a really astounding effort to win this trophy. For completely trashing and distorting everything that this country really stands for, he's our winner.
Let's take a closer look at some of Mr. Fuqua's views.
(Photo Credits: iStockphoto, U.S. Government Archives, Charlie Fuqua for State Representative)
Charlie Fuqua: Disrespectful children should get the death penalty. 11 of 15Charlie Fuqua endorses the death penalty for children who don't respect their parents. That's a pretty big leap from time-outs, isn't it? In his book, God's Law, as quoted in the Arkansas Times, he wrote: "The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21."
Oh, well alrighty then.
(Photo Credit: iStockphoto)
Charlie Fuqua: Advocates deporting all American Muslims 12 of 15In his 2012 book, God's Law, Fuqua wrote "I see no solution to the Muslim problem short of expelling all followers of the religion from the United States."
"Everything that is wrong with the United States will be corrected only when we turn back to the Biblical principles followed by our founding fathers," Mr. Fuqua wrote on his blog.
I guess we're supposed to ignore the part where our founding fathers declared "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Also, you'd think that as a lawyer, he might have come across something in law school about the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
I'm pretty sure my kids covered that in Fourth Grade Social Studies, actually.
Charlie Fuqua: Minimum wage should be set at zero 13 of 15"The minimum wage should be set at zero," Fuqua says in his book (as quoted by the Arkansas Times). "It is simply a lie that raising the minimum wage helps people at the low end of the pay scale." That's probably not going to help the 37.5 million American women who were paid either exactly the prevailing minimum wage, or below, in 2011.
(Photo Credit: iStockphoto)
Charlie Fuqua: Distorting the Bible 14 of 15Charlie Fuqua has quite a penchant for taking Biblical quotes out of context. "When I was criticizing President Obama's redistribution philosophy," he wrote on his blog, "a liberal friend once asked me, 'Charlie, what would Jesus say?' I told her I knew exactly what Jesus would say. He would say 'thou shall not steal!'"
Dude may want to re-read some of the New Testament. actually. Some other quotes he might want to take to heart about Jesus' views on "redistribution":
"Love your enemies." (Matthew 5:44)
"God loves a cheerful giver."( 2 Corinthians 9:7)
"Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted." (John 6:11)
(Photo Credit: Charlie Fuqua for State Representative)
Charlie Fuqua: Thinks his views are 'well-accepted by most people' 15 of 15"I think my views are fairly well-accepted by most people," Fuqua said to an AP reporter this week, as reported in the Washington Post. I'm terrified by his delusions.
(Photo Credit: Charlie Fuqua for State Representative)
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The FBI is investigating after a Tuesday afternoon bank robbery in Oklahoma City.
The Bank of the West in the 1600 block of southwest 89th Street was robbed, according to Oklahoma City police.
The robber is described as a white man with a dark complexion, he appeared to be in his late 40s, was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, had a medium build and red-tinted hair.
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Federal investigators are uncovering new evidence against the man accused of kidnapping a California girl and holding her hostage for 18 years. It may prove not to be his only crime.
Police said Phillip Garrido may be connected to the murders of as many as nine women in the 1990s. Authorities spent the weekend digging up Garrido's backyard looking for clues. Meanwhile more details are being uncovered about young Jaycee Dugard's life as a prisoner.
"She was in good health," said Jimie Lee-Contra of Costa Sheriff's Department. "But living in a backyard for the past 18 years does take its toll."
However, Ben Daughdrill a customer of Garrido's business was skeptical of the situation.
"I would say if she came out to my truck to bring business cards without anybody that she wasn't locked in a box," he said.
Police also said Garrido gave the FBI a bizarre report about cures for sexual predators two days before his arrest.
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Role: Professor of Medical Genetics and Cancer Epidemiology
Genomic Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Saint Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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Professor Evans has established a national and international reputation in clinical and research aspects of cancer genetics, particularly in neurofibromatosis and breast cancer. He has developed a clinical service for cancer genetics in the North West Region of England, which is nationally regarded. He is an important opinion leader nationally through membership of committees and was chairman of the NICE Familial Breast Cancer Guideline Development Group (2002-2010) and is now clinical lead (2011-). He lectures throughout the UK and internationally on hereditary breast cancer and cancer syndromes. He has given plenary lectures at many international meetings including the International Congress of Human Genetics and two invited lecture tours across Australia (1995, 2001). He has developed a national training program for clinicians, nurses and genetic counsellors in breast cancer genetics and established a system for risk assessment and counselling for breast cancer in Calman breast units implemented through a training course (1998-2011).
He has published 628 peer reviewed research publications; 240 as first or senior author. He has published over 90 reviews and chapters and has had a book published by Oxford University Press on familial cancer. He has an ISI web of knowledge H-index of 86 and a google scholar H-index of 113 having only published his first article in 1990. In the last 5 years he has raised over £10 million in grants for multicentre and local studies – approximately £5 million to Manchester. He is Chief Investigator on a £1.59 million NIHR program grant (2009-2014 and 2016-2020) on breast cancer risk prediction and also has an NIHR RfPB grant as CI (2011). He has led a successful bid for a Nationally funded NF2 service (£7.5 million pa) that started in 2010 and is involved in the national complex NF1 service.
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- inherited breast and ovarian cancer and its imaging
- Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 and imaging
- Other inherited tumour predispositions
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Member and Ex Council Member of the Clinical Genetics Society
Member and Ex Chairman of the Cancer Genetics Group
Member and ex Council Member of the British Society of Genomic Medicine
Member European Society of Human Genetics
Professor of Medical Genetics and Cancer Epidemiology, The University of Manchester
Consultant in Medical Genetics and Cancer Epidemiology, Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
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|NEIL HARRISON is retired from teaching English and Creative Writing at Northeast Community College. His work has appeared in The Elkhorn Review, The Midwest Quarterly, Nebraska Review, Nebraska Territory, Paddlefish, Pinyon Review, The Platte Valley Review, Wordart, Writer's Forum, and Yarrow,. His poetry chapbook Story was published by Logan House Press in 1995 and 1996. Several of his stories were published in the Logan House anthology Here from There (1997). A collection of poems, In a River of Wind, was published by (Bridge Burner's Publishing). in 2000. He won the Western Reading Series Editor's Choice Award for poetry in 2004 and has poems forthcoming in Nebraska Life and South Dakota magazine. His second poetry collection has been published by Lone Willow Press, Into the River Canyon at Dusk (2005). His most recent book is Back in the Animal Kingdom, a collection poems published by Pinyon Publishing (2010).


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Russell Westbrook underwent surgery to repair torn meniscus in his right knee Saturday and will miss the remainder of the postseason, the Thunder announced today.
"Although we are of course disappointed that Russell will be unable to return to the floor with his teammates this season, the opportunity to repair the meniscus as opposed to remove it was the best possible scenario for Russell's long term health as a player and person," said Thunder general manager Sam Presti in a release. "Russell's health and well being are obviously our number one priority through this process and today's procedure helped solidify our belief that Russell will have many productive years of basketball in his future."
Westbrook injured the knee in Game 2 against the Rockets on Wednesday after a collision with Patrick Beverley. Westbrook remained in the game and played 29 more minutes, scoring 20 points.
Presti said on a conference call that Westbrook had a repair done on his meniscus, rather than a removal.
"The results of the surgery itself were the best-case scenario for Russell, both as a player and a person," Presti said.
Other players have returned much more quickly from a similar injury, most notably Metta World Peace recently who took the floor 12 days after surgery. The difference is World Peace just did the "clean up" prodecure, while the Thunder and Westbrook opted for the full repair.
"When we see players return quickly from these procedures, it's easy to see the short-term beneft of that. But they're returning because the meniscus was not able to be repaired. In fact, it is removed. Which allows there to be some short-term gain, but ultimately there's a long-term loss. So any tiem you enter into these types of situations, what you're looking for is a full repair, which is what Russell was able to have today.
"Obviously in the short-term it's a disappointment, everyone would like to see him on the floor. But entering into the procedure this is the best case scenario for Russell Westbrook as a player or person, or for anybody."
Westbrook will begin his rehab today.
"I know when he starts rehab this afternoon, he will be relentless," Presti said.
Westbrook, 24, has never missed a regular-season or postseason game in his five-year NBA career.
The Thunder lead the Rockets 2-0, with Game 3 tonight. Without Westbrook, a player seen as the Thunder's emotional leader, the team will be in an interesting place, playing without him for the first time ever.
"I don't think we have to rally in any sense," Presti said. "The mentality of the group is in place."
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Scientific American: The Secret to Human Speed — "To sprint like a pro, think like a piston."
The work of SMU biomechanics researcher Peter G. Weyand is featured in the August 2016 issue of the science news magazine Scientific American.
Science writer and associate editor Dina Fine Maron reports on Weyand's leading-edge research about the key to human speed for sprinters in the article "The Secret to Human Speed" and the video report "How Elite Sprinters Run So Fast." Continue reading
Good news! You're likely burning more calories than you thought
Counting calories burned is popular, but leading standardized equations used to predict or estimate calories burned while walking assume that one size fits all. They've been in place for close to half a century and were based on data from a limited number of people.
A new SMU study found that under firm, level ground conditions, the leading standards are relatively inaccurate and have significant bias — predicting too few calories burned in 97 percent of cases researchers examined.
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SMU Research Day 2016: Students present their research to the SMU and Dallas community
SMU graduate and undergraduate students presented their research to the SMU community at the University's Research Day 2016 on Feb. 10.
Sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, the research spanned more than 20 different fields from schools across campus. Continue reading
SMU 2015 research efforts broadly noted in a variety of ways for world-changing impact
SMU scientists and their research have a global reach that is frequently noted, beyond peer publications and media mentions.
It was a good year for SMU faculty and student research efforts. Here's a small sampling of public and published acknowledgements during 2015, ranging from research modeling that made the cover of a scientific journal to research findings presented as evidence at government hearings. Continue reading
$2 million NIH grant to help team from SMU and U-Maryland develop pediatric asthma monitor
Two SMU psychology professors working with University of Maryland engineers have been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant that will bring nearly $2 million to their joint project to create a wearable device for pediatric asthma patients that helps them avoid asthma triggers.
The asthma device will monitor air quality, carbon dioxide levels in the blood, physical activity and other stimuli to identify triggers and alert a patient when conditions are ripe for an attack. Continue reading
HuffPo: Cheating in Sports — Where Do We Go From Here?
SMU physiologist and biomechanics researcher Peter G. Weyand contributed a piece on cheating in sports to the U.S. online news magazine and blog the Huffington Post.
The piece addresses how modern cheating controversies in sports indicate the need for a new approach to judge fairness that encompasses a broader range of possibilities. Continue reading
Drugs behave as predicted in computer model of key protein, enabling cancer drug discovery
Drugs important in the battle against cancer responded the way they do in real life and behaved according to predictions when tested in a computer-generated model of one of the cell's key molecular pumps — the protein P-glycoprotein, or P-gp.
Biologists at SMU developed the computer generated model to overcome the problem of relying on only static images for P-gp's structure, said biologist John G. Wise, lead researcher. Continue reading
Researchers discover new drug-like compounds that may improve odds for men battling prostate cancer
Researchers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, have discovered three new drug-like compounds that could ultimately offer better odds of survival to prostate cancer patients.
The drug-like compounds can be modified and developed into medicines that target a protein in the human body that is responsible for chemotherapy resistance in cancers, said biochemist Pia D. Vogel. Continue reading
$3.78 million awarded by Department of Defense to SMU STEM project for minority students
The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded the STEMPREP Project at SMU a $3.78 million grant to support its goal of increasing the number of minorities in STEM fields.
To create more diversity in STEM fields, STEMPREP, based at the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, recruits bright, science-minded middle school students. Continue reading


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Shia LaBeouf is opening up about his arrest for trespassing at a Chicago Wallgreens last November, saying he is "embarrassed" about the incident.
"That was complete and utter insanity," LaBeouf tells Empire magazine. "I was an a--hole, and it was a mistake I'm still completely embarrassed about."
By way of explanation, the Transformers star, who appeared intoxicated and refused the leave the drugstore at the time, says, "I was in the middle of a strange mind state, having just come off a three-month window of focus. I can't diminish what happened at all. But I can say this: I'm not the first 21-year-old to be arrested for a misdemeanor. There are lessons in life I need to learn, and I'm learning all of them in front of the public."
The actor, who's only spent two weeks off of work in the last three years, according to the magazine, says he got into showbiz to work not play.
"I feel like a better person when I'm working – I enjoy it more than anything else in my life. And the pool-party, tons-of-chicks, binge-drinking bulls--- – that's not what I got into this for."
In December, the drugstore reportedly decided not to press charges against LaBeouf, who says he's "still learning how to cope" with fame, but is optimistic about his ability to stay grounded.
"Things are amazing for me now, and then it won't be amazing," he says. "As long as you keep a level head … then you'll be okay."
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It might just be a proud mom talking, but 24 actress Mary Lynn Rajskub makes it sound like her son is already as smart as her tech-savvy character Chloe – not to mention a man of action like Jack Bauer.
"Everything is going really well," Rajskub tells PEOPLE of son Valentine Anthony's first seven months. "He's getting a mouthful of teeth and he's almost walking, which is pretty early. He's just on the move. He's got a lot to do: standing and pulling himself up, speaking full sentences, reading the dictionary in his spare time."
No really ... she quips: "He's reading the dictionary to me. That's how smart he is."
Rajskub, who's movie Sunshine Cleaning premiered Monday night in L.A., has been on the move herself, getting slim and trim without overdoing her post-baby workout regimen. "You have to take breaks and take naps when you need to, but if I have the energy I'm walking and pumping it a little. I have some yoga going on."
She says she and her beau, personal trainer Matthew Rolph, may consider more kids in the future, but for now they're focused on the new baby, and they're also in no rush to tie the knot. "We're just taking it moment by moment," she says. "But it wouldn't be a bad thing, I don't think."
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Workshop teaches student safety drills
Designed to be used in a classroom or on the school bus, PTSI's revised and renamed "School Bus Safety Drills: Student Evacuation Readiness" workbook provides emergency evacuation tips and procedures, and equips drivers and attendants with information needed to conduct student safety drills. Materials include an instructor guide, 25 workbooks, PowerPoint slides, a safety drill completion form, a quiz and invitation and thank-you form letters.
New DPF cleaning system offered
Donaldson Company's two-stage Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) cleaning system simplifies routine cleaning and is ideal for maintenance facilities servicing vehicles equipped with DPF filters. The self-contained Pulse Cleaner dislodges diesel ash and soot from the DPF while the specially designed DPF Thermal Regenerator removes hydrocarbons and unburned soot through a timed heating and cooling cycle.
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DVR/VCR temperature monitoring device unveiled
Seon's Smart-Temp is an internal temperature monitoring and regulating device that ensures the company's DVR and VCR surveillance equipment is operating at optimum levels. If the base temperature drops below the optimal operating level, an internal heater kicks in to ensure prime conditions. Likewise, if the base temperature surpasses the safe operating level, a fan automatically turns on.
Routing solution tracks sexual predators
The latest incarnation of VersaTrans Solutions' flagship routing software, VersaTrans 9.5 includes a sexual predator tracking feature that enables school districts and transportation providers to visually identify the address location of sexual predators within the district.
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New DVR system is pocket-portable
The pocket-portable SUV-Cam digital recording system has no cumbersome cables or equipment to install, can be attached to poles, dashboards and partitions inside the bus, is operated by pushing one button and can be used as a hand-held point-and shoot camera.
Diesel evaluation procedure specializes in fuel-saving technology
The Combustion Monitoring Program uses standard diagnostic equipment and, when used conjointly with the Mirenco Diesel Evaluation Procedure, measures and records "real-time" combustion engine efficiency.
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Emergency oxygen cabinets designed specifically for school buses
The O2 Bus Buddy is a steel cabinet used to safely transport a student's personal oxygen onto a school bus. The Bus Buddy can be affixed to the installed seat rail on the side and the floor of the school bus with little or no modifications. It was tested in accordance to AMD Standard 003.
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Electric booster pump increases heater capability This compact, high-flow electric booster pump can be remote mounted and utilizes the latest in motor and controller technology to allow for extremely high performance to maximize heater capability.
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Nine percent unemployment. The U.S. poverty level the highest in 22 years. What does all this mean here on South Whidbey?
For those of us who volunteer at Helping Hand, the current economic environment means a 53-percent increase in the number of people seeking financial assistance. It means sleepless nights wondering if we will have the financial resources to make it through winter, when demand for help always increases. It means having to say no when our funds are depleted.
Maybe you are thinking that you don't know anyone in your circle of family, friends and acquaintances that might need assistance from Helping Hand. Well, do you shop at Payless, the Goose, the Star Store or Red Apple for groceries? Do you shop at Ace Hardware or Sebo's? Do you eat at the Useless Bay Golf & Country Club, the Freeland Café, LaCasita or Prima Bistro? Do you buy coffee from Whidbey Coffee or Jet Java?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you probably know some of our clients. Gardeners, landscapers, construction workers and housecleaners are also among our working clientele. In other words, you probably do know someone who has needed just a little help in the last year.
In 2010, we gave financial assistance to 575 people, including 222 children. As of the end of September, we have already given financial assistance to 578 people, and the winter months are still ahead.
We are anticipating that another colder than normal winter, coupled with potential budget cuts to the Opportunity Council's funding, will increase the number of people seeking assistance from Helping Hand in the next few months. To help meet this increased demand we are asking that you consider making a tax deductible donation to our Warmth and Shelter Fund — any amount will help.
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to long to be shorts, to short to be pants.
that idiot is wearing shpants.
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A world wide clothing line, that legendary Arj Barker founded.
They also produce Shoodles (too much material to be sandals, not enough to be shoes) and Cojacks (to warm to be a jacket, not warm enough to be a coat)
They also produce Shoodles (too much material to be sandals, not enough to be shoes) and Cojacks (to warm to be a jacket, not warm enough to be a coat)
"Honestly you'd think he's never heard the Shpanthem before, dude"
โดย not arj barker 21 เมษายน 2005
Shpants are NOT clam-diggers. Shpants are long "guy style" shorts worn on girls. This term/nickname was adopted July 2002 at Camp Merri-Mac. Shpants are usually worn by surfer and skater chicks. Remember, shpants are NOT clam-diggers. For all of you that think they are, you need to stop and reconsider.
Teenie Boppers are "too cool" for shpants.
โดย Claire 22 กุมภาพันธ์ 2004
Pants with zip-off bottoms. Can be worn as shorts or pants.
My shpants are so nice because I can take off the bottoms if I get too hot.
โดย CrimsonVoid 07 มกราคม 2008
anything that covers your butt and has leg holes
short shorts, pants, underwear, shorts, tights, jeggings, boxers, leggings, jeans, shpants
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not clam-diggers, not pedal-pushers, not floods, not capris, not culottes, not knickerbockers, not breeches, not bermuda shorts, not pencil pants, just shpantz. When wearing shpants, one might hear the questions "buy me last pape, mistah?"
Hey girl, I like your shpants! I like that you paired them with heels.
โดย Sir Shpants-A-Lot 18 พฤษภาคม 2011
A cross between shorts and pants
I'm wearing shpants and you're not, hahahahaha!
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The main island made an appearance in several movies, including the blockbuster DiCaprio picture, The Beach (2000). This, along with its many natural splendors, has helped to make it such a popular spot.
When approached by boat, the three islands that make up Phi Phi rise from the sea like a fortress. Towering cliffs loom, and then give way to thick jungle. Speedboat tours are one of the best ways to approach and explore the area and there are many operations that offer affordable options.
The local diving is especially sensational, thanks to the astonishing variety of marine life in the waters around the island.
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|Didactic Lecture requirements: a. The student rotation on options 1 & 2 will be required to attend the Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds on Wednesdays at 6:30 am at BCM 112 DeBakey Building. b. The student rotating on option 1 will be required to attend the general first year Anesthesiology Resident lectures on Mondays & Wednesdays at 4:00 pm at Ben Taub General Hospital. c. The student rotating on option 2 will be required to attend the Obstetrics, Gynecological, and Perinatal Anesthesiology didactic lectures series on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesdays morning. Presentation Requirements: To enhance the intraoperative learning experience, the student will be required to develop a case presentation. This presentation will be focused on anesthesia and co-existing diseases. The student will have the opportunity to present a 10 minute PowerPoint presentation based on a case that the student was involved in. The required components of the presentation will include preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of the patient and a discussion of the co-existing disease that was associated with anesthetic care of the patient. This topic will be discussed with Dr. Wright and Dr. Oswald prior to selection. They will also be available to assist the student in completing the presentation. Skills Assessment Log: The student will be required to keep a log of skills performed during the rotation that will need to be signed off by an attending anesthesiologist. For Option 1: A minimum of 5 successful intravenous catheter placements, 2 mask ventilations, and 1 successful endotracheal intubation. Documentation of witnessing and involvement of the placement of a minimum of 1 arterial lines, 1 central lines, and 1 pulmonary artery catheter. For Option 2: A minimum of 5 successful peripheral IVs placed, demonstration of 2 adequate mask ventilations, 1 successful endotracheal intubation, placement of 1 spinal anesthetic for post-partum bilateral tubal ligation (ppBTL), and placement of 1 labor epidural.
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|Students will be given daily feedback by the attending that they work with regarding their performances for the day. In addition to verbal feedback, the student's grade will be based on daily attendance at required lectures and grand rounds, quality of end of the rotation presentation, and maintenance of skills assessments log book. The grading system will be Honor, High Pass, Pass, Marginal Pass, Fail.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $1.9 million for the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission to construct tornado-safe rooms.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said Texas would receive additional federal funds to build approximately 750 National Storm Shelter Association-compliant safe rooms in Amarillo-area homes - an estimated $3.7 million project.
"The Panhandle funding will help the area prepare for future weather threats with the construction of rooms that will serve as safe havens during a storm," she said.
FEMA also has approved a $24 million grant for the city of Houston as reimbursement for evacuee housing expenses, Texas senators said Thursday.
The Public Assistance Program grant will pay for May housing costs, as well as utilities in April and May, said Hutchison and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
"Houston has provided shelter for thousands of people displaced by Katrina and the city's generosity will not be forgotten," Cornyn said in a statement.
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Senior Housing: New nursing home in Franklin County
by DENISE A. RAYMO for the Press-Republican
MALONE — A $35 million, 165-bed nursing home and assisted-living center will be built to consolidate aging nursing homes owned by Franklin County and Alice Hyde Medical Center, officials say.
The hospital has been awarded $9.3 million in grants under the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers to improve long-term health care in Franklin County, according to an announcement made late Monday by John Johnson, the hospital's president and chief-executive officer.
The project could be finished in two years.
The hospital would borrow the bulk of the remaining $26 million, and the county would make contracted payments for the first 10 years, said County Legislator Earl Lavoie (D-Malone), chairman of the Legislature's Finance Committee.
But those exact details had not been worked out, he said.
"We don't even know what the design is going to be yet," he said.
The existing county nursing home could be converted into office space for agencies that rent space in Malone, such as the Soil and Water Conservation District and the Board of Elections, which has space at Cedars Commons for voting-machine storage.
He said the offices currently housed at the former Tru-Stitch building on Catherine Street might also be included in such a move.
Timothy Burpoe (D-Saranac Lake) said there is also the possibility the space could be sold as a commercial or industrial enterprise that could create local jobs and result in putting the property on the tax rolls.
Cathlyn Lamitie, director of communications at Alice Hyde, said the next step is for the hospital to file a certificate of need with the State Department of Health and follow with the planning and design of the new facility.
It would replace the 80-bed county nursing home and hospital's 75-bed nursing home, both of which were built in 1968.
Lamitie said the new site would contain 135 skilled nursing-home beds and 30 assisted-living beds and be built on the northern border of the hospital's existing campus.
She said residents of each nursing home who are receiving care when the new site is about to open would be the first tenants of the new building.
The assisted-living quarters differ from skilled-care nursing home beds in that the residents do not need 24-hour nursing care.
For example, a person could be recovering from surgery or some other temporary condition where it is not safe or not advisable that he or she be alone at home as they recuperate.
Johnson said in a news release that he is grateful to Gov. David Paterson and Health Department Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines "for recognizing the need to reform our long-term-care system in a manner that is financially viable for the medical center and the county."
Last week, the county released its tentative 2011 budget, which states the nursing home is a $7.9 million annual expense.
Much of that cost is reimbursed, but there is still a shortfall that taxpayers end up funding.
County Manager and Budget Officer James Feeley said that cost overrun could be as high as $2 million in 2011.
Lavoie said merging the nursing homes would relieve property owners of that expense, which was becoming harder to justify.
"You have to take care of the people, but when it's costing so much for 80 beds, it gets to the point where you say, 'How do you afford it?'" he said.
"I'm glad it went through, and I wanted it to be in an economical and friendly way."
County officials had discussed such a merger years ago but heard loud complaints from unionized workers worried about the potential job loss.
"This is not going to happen overnight," Lavoie said. "It's going to be two years, and a lot of (the employees) could be hired at the new place."
Other long-term workers may be eligible for an early retirement incentive by then, he said.
Burpoe said he has wanted to see forward movement on the nursing-home issue for a while.
"A long time ago, Sen. Betty Little said counties have no business being in the nursing-home business. It was when I had first become a county legislator, and I think we really took it to heart.
"She was right. We have no business being in the nursing-home business because there are people who are better at it," he said.
"It's not that we don't have good staff and a great administrator, but there are others who are better at it."


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Gordon Allport stated the central concept of attitudes which is
attitude is the key because cause behaviour. An attitude is an idea charged with emotions that predisposes a class of actions to a particular class of objects
Brecklers A B C model
Affective, Behavioural, and Cognitive. Behavioural: our intention to act toward the attitude target. Affective: our feelings and beliefs toward the attitude target. Cognitive: our knowledge of the attitude target
Daniel Katz's function of attitudes
attitudes are determined by the functions they serve for us. People hold a given attitude because these attitudes help them achieve their basic goals
we develop favorable attitudes towards things that aid or reward us. we want to maximize rewards so develop attitudes to help us meet this goal
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The Striker Pistol A Tactical Alternative
Striker! The name conjures images of coiled rattlers ready to lash out with deadly fangs. It's a good handle for the new Savage bolt-action hunter's pistol, especially when it's chambered for the 21st century .300 Winchester Short Magnum.
Sometimes companies reach out with new products strictly to grab a chunk of the market. In this case, neither pistol nor cartridge fall into that niche. The combination is viable and exciting, producing big one-hand power with accuracy. The Striker that came my way for testing was the Model 516FSAK Camo, with stainless steel barreled action and synthetic ambidextrous stock.
Sister Strikers chambered for the .243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, and other slimmer rounds are three-shot affairs, but the magazine of the 516 handles only one fat .300 WSM cartridge, making it a two-shot repeater. While the .22 rin-ifire versions have detachable box magazines, centerfire Strikers do not.
I don't know if the Striker can be called
pretty. It looks like something that might be found on the Starship Enterprise's
mission into the final frontier. One thing is certain - small it's not
- with an overall length of 22 1/4-inches. Weight with scope is over 5
1/2-pounds, which is good considering the powerhouse .300 WSM cartridge.
Lefty For Righties
While the Striker is built around the Savage Model 110 bolt action, it is not a short rifle. It is a pistol with a button-rifled 14-inch barrel. The bolt handle is on the left for right-handed shooters. This way, the right hand remains on the grip while the left hand works the knurled bolt knob.
A three-position, top-tang sliding safety is located directly behind the bolt. Drawn fully to the rear, the trigger is deactivated and the bolt is locked. In the mid-point, the trigger remains locked, but the bolt can be worked to eject a live round. Full forward is the fire position.
The bolt works smoothly, albeit it takes a little getting used to for a right-handed shooter. The typically massive Savage locking lugs provide plenty of strength for high-intensity cartridges. The bolt release, on the right side of the receiver, is extremely easy to work.
Designed For Scope Sighting
The receiver is drilled and tapped for scope mounting, no iron sights provided. The Savage mount matches the stainless steel receiver/barrel. It was simple to install with its one-piece bridge and five slots for ring location. My choice of Thompson/Center's long eye relief No. 8315 pistol scope fit perfectly. The contrasting black finish of the scope added to the overall appearance of the Striker -- a personal opinion.
All target work was accomplished with the 2.5x-7x variable set at its highest magnification. The company calls this one-inch tube scope its Recoil Proof[TM] model. That's good, because the .300 WSM does raise a little ruckus when the Striker is touched off.
The adjustable muzzle brake, which switches off or on with a single twist, was left in the "on" position to enjoy its promised 30-percent recoil reduction. Velocity is slightly higher when the brake is active. The muzzle brake is revolved to the "oft" position for reduction of side muzzle blast, as well as shooting prone, where the brake raise a mini-cyclone of dust in front of the shooter.
The Striker's action is pillar bedded, the barrel free floated. Groups with both Winchester and Federal factory ammunition varied. Considering the accuracy potential of the Striker, combined with the excellent factory ammo, clusters should have been tighter than a swollen cork. Some were, but the heavy trigger on the test gun made it impossible to wring the true potential from this handgun.
Heavy Trigger
A few 50-yard groups fell under an inch, but others were twice that size. These would shrink after a little trigger tuning by a qualified gunsmith. My RCBS trigger pull scale showed a let-off of 4.5 pounds with considerable creep. The Striker deserves a more refined trigger pull. Savage provides instructions, but the company says: "Striker trigger adjustment steps for use by qualified gunsmiths only." That's the right policy.
In the hunting field a convenient way to carry the Stiker is required -- and in .300 WSM, this is a big-game hunting pistol, not a plinker, with power similar to a .30-'06 rifle. Savage provides a means of adding sling swivel studs. Instructions are in the owner's manual. The front stud is installed similarly to the normal approach with a bolt-action sporting rifle, using a machine-threaded stud secured by a nut from inside the stock. The rear stud should be mounted in place of the factory grip cap screw. It's a simple process, and Michaels of Oregon can supply the swivel studs.
For me, carrying the pistol in the field means a narrow strap, not a military type sling, the strap retaining the pistol on a hook integral to the strut of my modified Camp Trails Freighter packframe. The Striker will be completely out of the way using this system, but ready for action in seconds.
The .300 WSM
This is about the Striker pistol; however, part of the story rests with the cartridges it chambers, specifically the .300 WSM in the test gun. Short and fat powder columns provide the best accuracy, but that rule can be taken too far. I've watched the .300 H&H Magnum print bullets into Ebenezer Scrooge patterns in spite of its long, narrow, tapered powder column. On the other hand, having worked with the 6mm PPC cartridge and other shorties, I defer to the experts who insist that shorter and fatter is the trail to best accuracy.
What's more, there is something to powder burning efficiently when it exists in a short column, as proven by the fact that my own .25-284 Winchester wildcat produces higher velocity than my .25-'06 with the same loads. The .300 WSM, unlike most new cartridge developments, is not based on any pre-existing case, nor does it behave exactly like other .30-caliber rounds.
I learned in a seminar on the new series of short magnums that they tend to burn slightly faster powders better than their full-length counterparts. For example, my best loads in the .300 Winchester Magnum are with H-1000 powder, which easily propels the 180-grain bullet at over 3,100 fps. However, the .300 WSM does well with H4350. Chronograph data from a reliable source included a 180-grain bullet with 65.0-grains H-4350 for 3,054-fps, from a rifle of course, not a pistol.
On the other hand, there is no free lunch, as the cliche goes -- bullets over 150 grains do invade the case, effectively reducing the powder capacity. Of course a longer magazine remedies this little problem, whereby bullets can be seated farther out. Nevertheless, the .300 WSM in the Striker is a powerful handful.
Test Ammo
My factory .300 WSM test ammo came from two companies, Winchester and Federal. Winchester has three loads in its Super-X and Supreme lines. There is a 150-grain Supreme Ballistic Silvertip at an advertised 3,300 fps for 3,628 ft-lbs of energy. A Supreme 180-grain Fail Safe bullet is shown at 2,970-fps for 3,527 ft-lbs. The Super-X load comes with the company's tried and true 180-grain Power Point at the same advertised velocity as the Supreme.
Federal gives the shooter two 180-grain loads, both listed at 2,970 fps. One carries the praiseworthy Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullet, the other with the 180-grain Speer Grand Slam. Both are fine game bullets. I had only the latter to test.
So what velocities did we actually see from the 14-inch barrel of the Savage Striker? With Winchester's 150-grain Ballistic Silvertip, the chronograph read speeds of very nearly 2,900 fps. The 180-grain Fail Safe load clocked at 2,600 fps. The Federal 180-grain Grand Slam was just a bit more sedate, at 2,300 fps.
A Ready Market
There's no doubt about it, the Savage Striker will tickle the fancy of big-game handgun hunters. At the 2002 Safari Club International convention in Las Vegas, I listened to a lady Diana talking about her adventures upon various continents for different species. She had turned to the handgun, finding it more challenging and rewarding than the rifle. I suspect a hunter such as she will take to the .300 WSM Striker like a gopher to the garden.
Meanwhile, Savage was smart to offer the Striker in different cartridge choices. Some shooters will gravitate to less boisterous calibers for big game, such as the 7mm-08 or .308, while those interested in pistol shooting for varmints, target work, and pure fun, will choose the small-frame Striker in .22 Long Rifle or .22 Magnum.
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LOCK HAVEN - It was a long day of wrestling with the usual bumps and bruises along the way as the Sixth Annual Mat Town Open tournament unfolded here Saturday at Thomas Field House.
There were no team scores kept, but Lock Haven turned in a good performance as the Bald Eagles came up with sixteen placewinners that included champions in Matt Bonson (141) and Fred Garcia (184) as well as runners-up Owen Wilkinson (149) and Dan Neff (UNA-141).
"We are making some technical improvements, but we have to get mentally tougher in some areas," said LHU head coach Robbie Waller. "If we can do that, we will be a better team next week than we are now."
If there is a primary concern for Waller at this point of the season, it might be with the nagging injuries that keep finding their way into the LHU camp.
"Afford is the key word," said Waller. "We can't afford many injuries because we aren't deep enough to have the resources of three or four guys at each weight. When one of our good guys, one of our starters goes down, that creates a hole. All you can do is plug (the hole) as best you can, try to put a guy out there who is going to fight and move forward."
Bonson went 4-0 for his title, showing a pair of major decisions and a 7-0 shutout along the way. In the finals, the former Lewistown High standout was to face teammate Dan Neff, but Neff is nursing an injury and it was decided to have Bonson take a medical forfeit from his teammate. For Bonson, it was his second Mat Town title.
"It would have been nice to have a match in the finals, but Neff needs to get healthy," said Bonson. "There is no sense in risking a worse injury by having him wrestle again."
After suffering his only loss of the season thus far in last weekend's Body Bar Tournament at Cornell University, Bonson had his sights set on dominating opponents in the Mat Town. Picking up a pair of major decisions and a 7-0 shutout, consider his mission completed."
"Up at Cornell at the Body Bar, I had a little setback in the semis," said Bonson. "I didn't wrestle the way I wanted to up there. I had a good week of practice and I wanted to come in here and dominate whoever I wrestled and for the most part I did that. In my second match (7-0 win), the kid (Matt Hicks) was just trying to keep it close and he did a good job of that. That seems to be Bloomsburg's game plan so that in the dual meet, they don't give up bonus points. I just have to figure out a way to extend that lead."
Wilkinson wrestled like a young man possessed as he won his first three bouts all by falls, picking up the three deck jobs in a cumulative time of 9:24. In the finals, Wilkinson faced returning All-American of Derek Valenti, wrestling unattached out of the University of Virginia, and just came up a little short in his bid for a title when he dropped a 3-2 decision.
In the finals, bout Wilkinson fell behind 3-0, but battled back with a pair of points in the final period before just missing a takedown at the final buzzer that would have put him over the hump.
"I had a good shot at the end, but I just ran out of time," said Wilkinson. "I committed to that shot and I almost got it. If I commit earlier in my matches, I will have a better chance (of scoring). It is a hard thing to have to wrestle from behind, especially at this level. Even a two-point lead is a pretty good lead at the college level because we wrestle the best kids. He (Valenti) is a returning All-American so when he got the two-point lead, he wasn't about to let it go."
Not awed by his opponent, Wilkinson was in deep in a couple of single leg shots in the first period, but Valenti was able to fight him off both times to keep it scoreless.
"We talked about it earlier that he was tough to score on," said Wilkinson. "I feel like if I would have committed more often, I could have ended up getting in (on his legs)."
Wilkinson advanced to the finals with three pins, and although he has not been known as a pinner, he admitted that he wants to be more dominant on top. If he can do that, who knows what can happen.
"I have a few pins in college and the last couple of years, I have been focusing on turns and turks to build leads and break kids," he said. "Today I was able to transfer my turns into falls. If I can get the match over early, that is good. This year we (LHU) have a lot of young guys so the more points we (veterans) can score, it will help us out a lot in dual meets."
The third finalist and second champion for the Bald Eagles emerged at 184 when sophomore Fred Garcia made a first-period takedown stand up for a 2-0 nod over John Bolich wrestling unattached from Lehigh University.
"I am happy that I won, but I don't think it was my best tournament," said Garcia. "I have a lot of things to improve on, but I won and I guess that is what is important. Usually my strength is on bottom, but I have been working on it (riding) the past couple of weeks to make sure that my skills are there."
After finishing fourth in the Body Bar and first in Mat Town, Garcia just wants to keep things moving ahead.
"I had a pretty good weekend last weekend and I just keep trying to get the wins," he said. "I just have to work hard in practice so that I can reach my goals to help the team."
Following the tournament, LHU head coach Robbie Walker offered his thoughts on the performance of his three finalists.
"I think that early season loss (last week in the Body Bar) could have helped or hurt him, but he took it the right way," said Waller about Bonson. "If you are willing to learn from it, it can be a good learning tool, and if you do that, you'll get better instantaneously."
"The only losses Owen (Wilkinson) has had the last two weekends have been to two returning All-Americans by one point each," continued Waller. "We have to win some of those matches and by the end of the year, I think he'll do that. He has a great attitude, his work ethic is great and he does everything right off the mat as well. Owen will be a guy at the national tournament who will surprise some people."
"First Open Tournament title for Freddie (Garcia) is a great thing," Waller added. "He is a guy who never went to the state tournament (in high school) so you can see the improvement in him. He comes in here and wins an Open(championship). He is another guy who if he gets to the national tournament, could become an All-American if he gets better and better each week and right now, he is doing that."
In addition to the four finalists, the remaining twelve placewinners was a group that included Robert Rehm, third at 125; Colton Dalberth, fourth at 125; John Trumbetti, sixth at 125; Evan Kolb, fifth at 133; Jonathan Childress, sixth at 133; Matthew Martoccio, sixth at 149 (UNA); Jake Kemerer, third at 157; Aaron Fry, sixth at 157; Dylan Caprio, sixth at 165; Aaron McKinney, fourth at 174; Chris White, sixth at 197 and Harry Turner, third at 285.
Penn College took a big step as the Wildcats ventured into the tournament that includes mostly Division I wrestlers and came away one placewinner in Cameron Price who finished sixth at 184.
Four former area wrestlers, three from Central Mountain and one from Jersey Shore, participated in the tournament.
Tyler Buckwalter, wrestling unattached out of Kent State, went 3-2 and placed fourth at 165; Dylan Caprio (LHU) finished 2-2 and was sixth at 165; Zach Corl (LHU) went 1-2 at 285 and did not place as was the case for former Jersey Shore Bulldog Scott Mason (LHU), who also went 1-2 at 285, but finished out of the money.
The Bald Eagles will return to dual meet action Saturday when they entertain the Michigan State Spartans in Thomas Field House. First whistle for that dual meet is set for High Noon.