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Noodles & Co. (NASDAQ: NDLS ) is putting the "fast" in fast casual.
The quick-service chain that serves up all types of noodles -- from pasta to pad Thai to good ole mac and cheese -- bucked last week's market decline by closing out the week 11% higher. The stock has gone on to more than double since going public at $18 in late June.
Last week's pop was fueled by CEO Kevin Reddy appearing on Jim Cramer's Mad Money, discussing his chain's prospects.
Reddy painted an intriguing portrait of a company that's starting to excel in the fast-casual niche that has turned Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG ) and Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA ) into market beaters.
Consumers are trading up from fast food, but they don't want the long waits, forking over tips for table service, and having to flag down someone from the wait staff for the check at the end of a meal. Patrons at Noodles, Chipotle, and Panera order and pay at a counter.
Reddy paints an interesting picture. There were 348 locations at the end of June, but he sees room for as many as 2,500 in this country alone. He's allowed to dream big. He was Chipotle's COO before moving on to Noodles & Co. in 2005. He argues that there isn't a company offering a similar product -- which Cramer quipped is like the "United Nations of food" -- on this scale.
The concept is sound, and comps have risen in 29 of the past 30 quarters. In other words, customers are tiring of the experience. The concerns with Noodles at this point stem largely around valuation. It wasn't a cheap IPO at $18, and it's certainly not any cheaper now that's it's trading 154% higher.
Noodles is trading at 83 times next year's earnings. Despite the clear expansion upside, revenue grew at a modest 18% clip in its latest quarter. Chipotle and Panera only grew their revenue at 18% and 11% clips, respectively, during the same period, but they were both growing a lot faster at this stage of their growth cycles. They're also not fetching the same kind of steep multiples that Noodles is presently commanding.
This doesn't mean that the rally's over. Going public this summer will help give the promising fast-casual operator easier access to expansion capital. There's also the welcome brand awareness that comes with trading publicly. Noodles was unfairly compared to Chipotle when it went public earlier this summer. Chipotle was far more successful in terms of revenue growth, comps, and even revenue per eatery when it hit the market. However, don't dismiss Noodles, as it's a unique concept that's resonating with both diners and investors.
The stock's lofty valuation makes it vulnerable to a correction, but the long-term outlook is no wet noodle here.
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Students of Lake County Schools will be out of school on Friday, Jan. 18, as the second grading period comes to an end.
In addition, Lake County Schools will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, to observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. The administration offices of Lake County Schools will also be closed on Jan. 21.
To view a complete holiday calendar for Lake County Schools, log on to www.lake.k12.fl.us or visit Lake County Schools District Office, located at 201 W. Burleigh Blvd. in Tavares.

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Jane Austen, you old card. You kept 'em giggling back in the 19th century. But judging by Northanger Abbey—which Masterpiece Theatre calls your spoof and parody—you wouldn't cut it today, even on Saturday Night Live. Sorry, Jane. Call me an unlettered boor, but this TV rendition of your novel just bored me. Newcomer Katharine Schlesinger plays a forever-sighing young lady who gets carried away with romantic visions from gothic novels and doesn't see the greedy reality around her. She falls in love with Peter (Equus) Firth as a dopey dandy who lives in a castle. But his family wants her just for her money. A festival of Brit twittery.
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Andrew Lambo is joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in the major leagues, reports Tim Williams of PiratesProspects.com. Lambo leaves Triple-A behind with a minor league-leading 31 home runs, having split time between Double and Triple-A.
Those are the facts. The rest of this is opinion and analysis, as Lambo, and what should be expected from him in the majors, remains an enigma.
Lambo was once the top prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization heading into the 2009, according to Baseball America. He was coming off an .833 OPS season as a 19-year-old in the Midwest League and profiled as a future power-hitting corner outfielder. By the time the Dodgers traded him (along with James McDonald) to the Pirates for Octovio Dotel just a year-and-a-half later, Lambo's stock had fallen considerably.
In the two-and-a-half years between that trade and the beginning of this season, Lambo hit just 18 home runs, the same amount he hit in his breakout 2008 campaign. He also missed the majority of the 2012 season due to injury.
So you'll forgive the Pirates for not factoring him into their major league plans this season.
But much like Darin Ruf did last year to the Phillies with a breakout season, Lambo has forced his way into the consciousness of the Pirates, and after a three-game sweep in which the Pirates were able to score just seven runs in three games at Coors Field.
But will Lambo help? And how much?
A 30-homer season was once expected from Lambo, but after his struggles over the past few years, it was questioned whether or not he still has that potential. He has proved that the power is still there, but the question now remains how it will translate against major league pitching and whether it is enough to make him an everyday player.
The former is a question becuase his only power production in the past four years came against younger competition as a 24-year-old in Double and Triple-A who turned 25 yesterday. That's not so old that it totally negates the performance, but this season marked his sixth stint at the Double-A level, so there's about a pound of salt that needs to go with his raw numbers. His continued success in Triple-A certainly helps with that, but isn't enough to assume he will come up and hit immediately.
The latter is a question becuase, even with breakout season, Lambo still has a significant platoon split. This season, the left-handed hitting Lambo has a .980 OPS against right-handed pitching but a .788 OPS against lefties, leaving serious question as to whether or not he can play every day.
For now, however, he could easily still represent an improvement against right-handed pitching, where the Pirates used Travis Snider for most of the season and have now turned to Alex Presley. Even if Lambo isn't the .280 hitter he's been in the minors this season, he has enough power that he should still be a better offensive player than that duo. Against right-handers, he only has Jose Tabata to beat out, giving him a puncher's chance of earning every day at-bats down the stretch.
What the Pirates haven't done here, however, is add a 30-homer bat, an opinion that is likely to be trumpeted because of Lambo's minor league numbers and the Pirates lack of action at the trade deadline. Lambo can help, but he's unlikely to step in and be a middle-of-the-order impact bat, especially in a lineup that is already left-handed-heavy. He is, however, likely to be an improvement over Snider or Presley against righties, and potentially Tabata against lefties.


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Whipped Cream Cupcakes
I have all this heavy cream sitting in my fridge that I've been needing to get rid of. So when I saw this recipe for whipped cream cupcakes from justjenn recipes, I was excited to try it out. The whipped cream cupcakes recipe calls for heavy cream and no butter, which I thought was interesting. I also liked that this recipe wasn't supposed to be dense like a pound cake. Almost all the cake recipes that I've seen using heavy cream have been described to be dense and pound cake like.
The cupcakes were easy to whip up. I recently was finally able to get a hold of the Wilton 1m tip for frosting cupcakes. So I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to practice my piping skills. I know I should have probably used a buttercream frosting. So far I've been hesitant to use one. First because no one in my family likes frosting, so most of the frosting gets scraped off and wasted. And second, every time I look at the buttercream frosting recipe, I just balk. I can't seem to bring myself to make it. I've baked some really heavy, not healthy desserts. But buttercream frosting recipe seems to be one of the worst. Plus cupcakes need a lot of frosting, so it's not like something you can justify that everyone is only going to have one slice so it isn't so bad. I like eating buttercream frosting, don't get me wrong. I just wish it wasn't so unhealthy.
Anyway, I've been on the search for a healthier frosting. For these whipped cream cupcakes, I chose to use whipped cream (heavy cream and sugar) for the frosting. I knew the fresh whipped cream wouldn't hold nearly as well, but it was just stiff enough to work with it for piping purposes. I topped each cupcake with sugared flower petals I bought.
The cupcakes got mixed reviews. I personally didn't love them. I'm not quite sure why. Baby Bro and his girlfriend really liked them though.
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Did you get your little sugar flowers from "Do It With Icing"? They look like ones that I love to buy – so simple and cute. The cupcakes look awesome, too! I always think simple is better.
I did get them from Do It With Icing! I love them. Going to get more. I couldn't remember the name of the shop when I was writing this post.
I also hate frosting BUT i love whip cream so this recipe looks great! How did you store these? Do you have to put them in fridge b/c of the whip cream frosting?
Very sweet. Love those little sugar flowers.
If you use heavy cream to make whipped cream and make stiff enough peaks, it actually lasts pretty long without refrigeration. It can sit a whole day without melting. (After a day I would worry the cream would go bad) I didn't have to refrigerate mine only because we ate them the same day I frosted them.
I love sugar flowers! they were my favorite part of the cupcake
I'm sorry that you didn't like how they tasted, but they sure are cute!
I think it's just a personal preference for me since Baby Brother really liked them. I enjoyed decorating them though!
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Uncharted: Golden Abyss Review
Golden Abyss' limited spectacle and lacking script make it the worst entry in the Uncharted series since the original Drake's Fortune.
Studio Bend has also gone to considerable effort to pad out the periphery of the Uncharted formula, with Drake's journal transforming from a gentle hints repository for some of the game's puzzles into a fully-fledged almanac of baubles, backstory and trinkets. Alongside a returning bevy of shiny treasures to find - now bucketed into various categories - there is also an abundance of turquoise to gather; so much so that even Nolan North sounds wearied when reading his various lines for picking up lumps of the stuff.
Drake even finds himself taking on the role of an exotic tourist, using an in-game camera to snap a few Kodak moments in choice spots. Then there's the Black Market metagame, which allows you to use Near to trade and exchange items with friends, building up a catalogue of tarot cards, Spanish gold and a general cache of shiny gubbins. Whether you'll actually want to is another question, as the density of collectibles in Uncharted: Golden Abyss is overwhelming to a fault.
These myriad collectibles are designed to flesh out the game's backstory, yet Golden Abyss is often at its worst when attempting to school the player with its overwrought mix of tawdry exposition and pointless chatter. While the script has touching character moments, much of the tale lacks the punch of Drake's previous efforts, and the game's signature villain lacks the psychotic menace of Lazarevic or the sinister edge of Marlowe.
The underwhelming narrative is a real shame, as without the budget, supporting cast or the raw processing power, Studio Bend's gambit should have been on intelligent writing and canny storytelling, two areas unhindered by memory and technical specifications. While Drake is still one of gaming's most likable characters, with more personality in his half-tucked shirt than the entirety of most action games, the rest of Golden Abyss' half-realised world is depressingly forgettable.
The mistake, then, was for Studio Bend to blindly chase Naughty Dog's focus on technical whizz-bang from an inferior position, a situation that would be like a handcuffed Michael Cera attempting to go ten rounds with Wladimir Klitschko. Even at its best, Golden Abyss is considerably behind the strong character work gained from Uncharted 2's Tibetan mountains or the lavish visual feast of Uncharted 3's capsizing ship sequence.
Yet Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a fine ambassador for the PlayStation Vita's impressive capabilities, and Studio Bend's heavy focus on coating its brief adventure with details and variety means there's plenty to see and do in this pint-sized adventure. This is an enjoyable game, and Studio Bend has proved itself capable of competently shepherding Sony's trusted franchises, but its limited spectacle and lacking script also make it the worst entry in the Uncharted series since the original Drake's Fortune.
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Since he had just signed up and been given a uniform that week, Giants running back Peyton Hillis was not expecting to get a heavy workload last Monday night against the Vikings. However, New York's lack of depth at the halfback position and its wavering confidence in rookie Michael Cox allowed for Hillis to carry the load with 18 carries and five receptions.
"It was shocking and surreal at the same time because a week ago I wasn't doing anything and then I was on Monday Night Football carrying the ball," said Hillis, "I'm very thankful and I'm very blessed to be put in this situation and to have the coaches rely on me."
While the Giants were glad to have a veteran on hand to carry the ball and provide a check-down target for quarterback Eli Manning, it's pretty clear that the team still needs to improve at the halfback position. Hillis only gained two yards per carry on the ground on Monday, but that figure could increase this week against the Eagles as the veteran gains a better understanding of New York's playbook.
"It increases bit by bit every day," said Hillis of his playbook knowledge, "Sometimes I'll take a drawback just depending on what formation the defensive line is in, are they a 3-4 or 4-3 team and what kind of presence they bring in third down situations, stuff like that. But, overall as a whole, I'm getting better and better every day."
The Giants need Hillis to get better quickly. Despite the positive result versus Minnesota, the offensive line still had trouble giving Manning time to throw. A solid rushing attack could give an aggressive Eagles defense something else to think about besides sacking the quarterback.
"I think that, especially me, when you get in the groove of things and start going through it bit-by-bit, day-by-day and week-by-week, you get slowly better. I expect to do that. I expect that this Sunday is going to be a lot better for me, too."
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40 years later, Apollo 13 astronaut recalls mission of survival
Nation held its breath as astronauts fought to return to Earth
Forty years ago, James A. Lovell got to do something more difficult than walk on the moon.
The former Milwaukee resident - commander of the Apollo 13 mission - got to come home again.
Disaster struck on April 13, 1970, with an explosion of one oxygen tank and the loss of another. Next came some of the most famous words in space history:
"Houston, we've had a problem," Lovell declared.
Later those words - changed to "we have a problem" - were repeated by actor Tom Hanks, playing Lovell in the acclaimed movie "Apollo 13." The movie was based on Lovell's book "Lost Moon," written in 1994 and later retitled "Apollo 13."
But all that was still in the distant future.
The astronauts - halfway to the moon and about 200,000 miles from Earth - abandoned the Odyssey command ship. They escaped to Aquarius, the lunar excursion module, or LEM. It became a lifeboat, as they fought for adequate power, oxygen and the correct course home.
The journey captured the attention of the world, and nothing was certain until they emerged from splashdown on April 17.
"We managed to leap-frog over every crisis," recalled Lovell, now 82, in an interview last week with the Journal Sentinel. "So that's the legacy of 13."
Lovell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Milwaukee. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for two years before being accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy. With three previous missions, he was the veteran on Apollo 13. The flight was supposed to be his chance to walk on the moon.
"For several years after, I looked at it with a sense of frustration that I didn't land on the moon," Lovell said last week. As time went on, his emotions evolved.
"I looked at it as a triumph of the human ability to snatch success from almost certain disaster," he said. "So there's mixed emotions."
Treated as if routine
Lovell's crewmates were making their first space missions. Fred Haise was lunar module pilot. Jack Swigert was command module pilot, substituting for Ken Mattingly, who had been exposed to the German measles.
They blasted off April 11. The third moon landing mission was considered so routine that it received relatively little media attention.
In fact, a one-column headline in The Milwaukee Journal read:
Apollo 13 Perfect, A to Zzzz
The next day, banner headlines screamed a very different story:
Crippled Apollo Heads Home
At the time, no one knew what caused the explosion in the spacecraft's service module. Mechanical failure was considered likely, but a meteor collision was another possibility.
Then came word from Mission Control that only 15 minutes of electrical power was left in the command ship's system. Lovell and Haise quickly moved into the Aquarius lunar module.
"Facing the worst emergency in the history of the American space flight, the Apollo 13 crew hurtled away from the earth Tuesday in their tumbling, crippled spacecraft with barely enough oxygen, water and electric power to get home by the fastest route - around the moon," Harry S. Pease, of The Milwaukee Journal, wrote from Houston.
Lovell recalled last week dealing with everything from repeatedly correcting the trajectory for home "to the problem of being poisoned by our own exhalation." Day by day, the headlines continued to tell the story:
Carbon Dioxide Peril Fought
Apollo Drifting Home
Apollo Train on the Track
At one point, the astronaut said, "We've gone a hell of a long time without any sleep," and then he repeated it again.
Last week, Lovell remembered the work of the late Pease, one of the nation's foremost journalists on the space program.
"Bone weary, short of supplies, using makeshift procedures to force their crippled spacecraft to perform functions for which it never was intended, the crew of Apollo 13 drifted slowly homeward," Pease reported April 15.
The astronauts - still more than 200,000 miles from home and floating at only 2,600 miles an hour - were like men "crossing a vast chasm on a fraying rope," Pease said.
Returning home
Hours before re-entry, the crew cut loose the damaged service module. All three astronauts tried to get pictures of the damage for the engineers back home.
"There's a whole side of that thing missing," Lovell exclaimed. "The explosion blew out a whole panel right by the high gain antenna."
Haise said: "It looks like it zinged the engine bell, too, Houston. It's really a mess."
When it was time to lose the lunar module, Lovell was the last one out.
"OK, Houston, I'm at the LM set altitude, and I'm figuring on bailing out," he said.
"Can't think of a better thing to do, Jim," replied "Capcom" Joseph Kerwin, the capsule communicator.
Aquarius entered the atmosphere, disappearing from the radar.
"She sure was a good ship," Swigert said.
The crew was ready to begin its own re-entry. The last 23,000 feet of the trip was spent below parachutes and above the South Pacific.
President Richard Nixon picked up the astronauts' wives for a flight to Honolulu, then ignored protocol to let them run to their husbands.
The headline: They're Home and Safe! Splashdown Ends Long Ordeal for Apollo 13 Crew.
Because the astronauts returned - and for all NASA learned - Apollo 13 became known as the "successful failure."
"My greatest moment of apprehension was about an hour after the explosion, when I looked out the window and saw oxygen escaping from the second (and last) main tank," Lovell later told Pease. "After that, we were terribly busy trying to figure out what to do. But we really weren't terribly frightened. I don't think any of us really doubted that we would get home somehow."
That assessment did not change with time.
"We were optimistic," he said last week. "People often ask us, 'Did you panic at all?' There was no sense to panicking. We just had to figure out how to get home.
"The real meaning of 13 was the ability of people to handle the problems and get home safely," said Lovell, crediting the efforts of those involved in Mission Control. "Survival was the only thing on our minds at the time."
Engineers determined that a series of events led to the explosion. The problem actually began "years before we took off, when the people who built the heater system in the oxygen tank put the wrong thermostat in," Lovell explained. "The heater system was damaged in the test before we took off, and that caused the explosion."
Lovell now has homes in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and the Chicago area, where a son runs a restaurant. After the Apollo 13 mission, he worked with NASA for three more years before retiring from the Navy. He went to work in business and kept flying airplanes. The book, written with Jeffrey Kluger, led to the movie.
"And the movie generated a speaking career," he said. "And that's where I am right now."
In March, Lovell, along with former astronauts Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, visited with troops overseas, including in Kuwait, Turkey and aboard the Eisenhower aircraft carrier.
After Apollo 13, Lovell never went back into space.
"There are a great many people in our organization who deserve to fly and are talented enough to fly," he said after the mission. "They deserve the mission. . . . I think other people ought to do it."


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The few sites of interest in Junín are all within a couple of blocks of Plaza San Martín, the pleasant main square that is the hub of the town's activity. The Paseo Artesanal on the east side of the square is a cluster of boutiques selling a selection of crafts, among which Mapuche weavings figure heavily. More Mapuche artefacts and some dinosaur bones can be seen at the tiny Museo Mapuche at Ginés Ponte and Avenida Rosas.
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Santuario de la Beata Laura Vicuña
The imposing, alpine-style tower of the Santuario de la Beata Laura Vicuña, also called by its old name of the Iglesia Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, is splendid in its simplicity. Dedicated to the beatified Laura Vicuña, it rates as the most refreshingly original church in southern Argentina. Its airy, sky-blue interior is suffused with light, and its clean-cut lines are tastefully complemented by the bold use of panels of high-quality Mapuche weavings, with strong geometric designs and natural colours. Laura Vicuña, born in Santiago de Chile in 1891, studiead in Junín and died here, aged just 13, in 1904. As a rather macabre touch, one of her vertebrae resides in an urn at the entrance to the sanctuary.
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The Mapuche
Calling themselves the people (che) of the earth (Mapu), the Mapuche were, before the arrival of the Spanish in the sixteenth century, a loose confederation of tribal groups who lived exclusively on the Chilean side of the cordillera. The aspiring conquistadors knew them as Araucanos, and so feared their reputation as indomitable and resourceful warriors that they abandoned attempts to subjugate them and opted instead for a policy of containment. Encroachments into Araucania sparked a series of Mapuche migrations eastwards into territory that is now Argentina, and they soon became the dominant force in the whole region, their cultural and linguistic influence spreading far beyond their territories.
By the eighteenth century, four major Mapuche tribes had established territories in Argentina: the Picunche, or "the people of the north", who lived near the arid cordillera in the far north of Neuquén; the Pehuenche, or "the people of the monkey puzzle trees", dominant in the central cordillera; the Huilliche, or "the people of the south" of the southern cordillera region based around Lago Nahuel Huapi; and the Puelche, or "the people of the east", who inhabited the river valleys of the steppe. These groups spoke different dialects of Mapudungun, a tongue that belongs to the Arawak group of languages. Lifestyles were based around nomadic hunter-gathering, rearing livestock and the cultivation of small plots around settlements of rucas (family homes that were thatched, usually with reeds). Communities were headed by a lonco, or cacique, but the "medicine-men", or machis, also played an influential role.
Spanish influence
The arrival of the Spanish influenced Mapuche culture most significantly with the introduction of horses and cattle. Horses enabled tribes to be vastly more mobile, and hunting techniques changed, with the Mapuche adopting their trademark lances in lieu of the bow and arrow. As importantly, the herds of wild horses and cattle that spread across the Argentine pampas became a vital trading commodity.
Relations between the Mapuche and the Hispanic criollos in both Chile and Argentina varied: periods of warfare and indigenous raids on white settlements were interspersed with times of relatively peaceful coexistence. By the end of the eighteenth century, the relationship had matured into a surprisingly symbiotic one, with the two groups meeting at joint parlamentos where grievances would be aired and terms of trade regulated. Tensions increased after Argentina gained its independence from Spain, and the Mapuche resisted a military campaign organized against them by the dictator Rosas in the early 1830s, but they were finally crushed by Roca's Campaign of the Desert in 1879. Mapuche communities were split up and forcibly relocated onto reservations, often on marginal lands.
The Mapuche today
The Mapuche remain one of Argentina's principal indigenous peoples, with a population of some forty thousand divided among communities dotted around the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Chubut, Río Negro and, above all, Neuquén. Most families still earn their livelihood from mixed animal farming, but increasingly, Mapuche communities are embarking on tourist-related ventures. These include opening campsites; establishing points of sale for home-made cheese or artesanía such as their fine woven goods, distinctive silver jewellery, ceramics and woodcarvings; offering guided excursions; or receiving small tour groups. Mapuche culture is not as visibly distinct or politically active in Argentina as it is in Chile; nevertheless, the Mapuche are one of Argentina's best-organized indigenous groups.


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A whopping number of Americans are using statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. And experts say it's working, as the worst form of cholesterol is dropping. But unexpected data is capturing the interest of cancer specialists.
"These drugs have become more interesting to oncologists because not only are they known to inhibit or block the cholesterol pathway, but they also are likely involved in something called signal transduction which is the way cells communicate," says Dr. Frank Rodriquez, oncologist on Lee Memorials Health System's medical staff.
Research suggests statins may influence the ability of cancer cells to multiply and migrate through the body, which could reduce the ability to metastasize.
"Cancer cells can give a signal that lead to growth or spread. These cholesterol lowering drugs specifically are called HMG- CoA- Reductase, they can apparently block some of these signals," says Dr. Rodriguez.
A study from Denmark is causing the excitement. After following nearly 300,000 people for a number of years, it found patients who took statins were about 15% less likely to die from their cancer compared to other cancer patients.
"It's difficult to say specifically 'this cancer benefited or this cancer benefited, this pathway was inhibited'. What they found is that all the cancers people developed, which was 13 different types of cancer, they were all improved," says Dr. Rodriquez.
More work is needed to determine whether statins truly caused the lower risk or whether other factors were in play.
"It's possible that these drugs are not necessarily fighting cancer directly but it's giving the body the ability to survive everything else patients go through. It's a very thought provoking finding. Especially when you have a trial that's that big, the odds that this was by chance is actually very, very low," says Dr. Rodriquez.
So in the realm of cancer, it's something to be hopeful about.


text: I dunno if anyone else is like me, but it's low fat sugar that I have the biggest problem with, i.e. fruit. I don't even like ice-cream any more, and have no problem bypassing chocolate, but fruit is what I really crave, and that what always trigger slides. I tried eating white potato (grains just make me want fruit all the more, like added to the grain, like millet with a pear, or buckwheat with berries, oh, lord, why have I even mentioned/thought about it?). Kind of marginal success for me. I think might be because I firmly associate white potatoes with savory, while grains with sweet. Could be because I grew up on every sort of grain with fruit and jams for breakfast (classic Eastern Europenian way).


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Cut Glasses by John Harrington at designersblock
Designer John Harrington showed his Cut Glasses chandelier (below) and illuminated cornice (above) at designersblock in London last weekend, during the London Design Festival. More »
National Grand Theatre in Beijing by Paul Andreu
The website of The Guardian newspaper presents a slideshow of the new National Grand Theatre in Beijing, designed by Paul Andreu. Andreu's website has many renderings of the project, which opens on Tuesday. Photo: China Daily/Reuters.
Icon magazine's new website
Architecture and design magazine icon has launched iconeye.com, a revamped website with some video interviews, news stories and gossip items.
Architect murdered in his own building: Cognitive Dwelling by Paul Maich
Cognitive Dwelling is an architectural project with a murder mystery attached, told in the form of a photo story. It is the work of Paul Maich, who graduated from Dundee School of Architecture this year. More »
C42 by Manuelle Gautrand
C42, a new showroom and brand experience for carmaker Citroën has opened on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. More »
Flame Lamps by Gitta Gschwendtner
Gitta Gschwendtner has designed a series of ten lamps that use low-energy candle-effect bulbs. More »
Chit.Chat and Positive.Negative by J Mayer H
J Mayer H Architects present two projects during the Art Forum Berlin art fair, which starts on 29 September. More »
Untitled Lights by Karen Ryan
Karen Ryan presented a new range of work called Untitled Lights at designersblock in London last week. More »
Solar Tree by Ross Lovegrove
Solar Tree is a solar-powered street lighting systemdesigned by Ross Lovegrove for the Museum for Angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Vienna. The lighting has been engineered by Artemide in collaboration with Sharp Solar. More »
Tubes and Tribe vases by Arik Levy
Side Chair One and Two by Alexander Kneller
Designer Alexander Kneller presented these two chairs at the Tent London show over the weekend, during the London Design Festival. More »
Dandilight by Benjamin Hubert
Dandilight is a product exhibited at the 100% Futures show at 100% Design last week, by young designer Benjamin Hubert. More »
Restless by Ron Arad at Friedman Benda gallery
Friedman Benda gallery in New York shows a couple of images of new furniture pieces by Ron Arad, created for his Restless exhibition. More »
Tent London and designersblock movie
Swarovski Crystal Palace video diary day 9: the final video in our series on the London Design Festival features the Tent London and designersblock shows in East London <<watch the video>> More »
100% Design and Brompton Cross Design District video
Swarovski Crystal Palace video diary day 8: the penultimate video in our series documenting the London Design Festival features interviews with Jamie Hayon, Matthew Hilton (below) and Libby Sellers of Gallery Libby Sellers plus young designers Benjamin Hubert (whose Dandilight is shown above) and Dominic McCausland <<watch the video>> More »
Serpentine 24 Hour Interview Marathon book
The Serpentine Gallery in London has published a flick-book documenting the 24-Hour Interview Marathon, organised and hosted last summer by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist and held in the temporary pavilion designed by Koolhaas. More »
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Varsity Team of the Week: Harbor Creek girls basketball
The girls portion of the 2013 C. Thomas Barringer Classic was a repeat in more ways that one.
Not only did Harbor Creek defend as champion of the Iroquois High School Tournament, but Theresa Fachetti became a back-to-back recipient of its most valuable player award.
Fachetti scored 23 points in the Huskies' 66-29 semifinal victory over Northwestern. The junior forward followed up that performance with 22 points in the team's 70-38 win over Strong Vincent in the final.
"One of our team goals this year was to win this tournament again," Harbor Creek coach Mark Corey said. "We did what we had to do in the first game and played well in the championship."
Fachetti wasn't the only Huskie who turned in double-digit scoring efforts during the tournament.
Tiffany Taccone complemented Fachetti with 12 points in Harbor Creek's win against Northwestern, while Maddie Carnell added another 11 and the team's only 3-pointer.
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* Last year at this time Texas had four quarterbacks, and there was a lot of concern about trying to get them all prepared. Garrett Gilbert gets hurt, David Ash steps up, Case McCoy steps in and Conner Wood transfers. But this year they're coming in in a much better place. McCoy and Ash left spring practice even, and it sounds like they've both matured and are having good summers.
* Texas had a great defense last year by the end of the year, and it was really led by seniors. So the question will be, who will be the guy to step up and take the leadership roles? At linebacker, Jordan Hicks is the most experienced. He needs to be the leader in the middle of the defense, and he understands that role.
* Carrington Byndom will be one of the best defensive backs they've had. He's smart, he's in great condition, he's confident and he doesn't talk a lot. He played a lot as a freshman, he can intercept the ball and make plays. He's physical. He'll end up being one of the better defensive backs in the country this year.
* When Colt McCoy was under center, he was so accurate that he thinks they became a softer football team, relying on him converting 3rd and short situations through the air. Mack Brown wants them to become a tougher football team top to bottom, and that means the running game. They still need the QB to make plays, but they need to be in a position where if the QBs can't go they can still have the same success.
* He has faith one of the QBs will separate himself, based on 37 years of experience. If the players don't make it obvious, then he'll bring in key players and ask their opinion.
* Toughness on offense is the ability to move the ball either through the air or on the ground. It's confidence. And they didn't have it last year. You can't just throw it all the time and be successful. The knock against the throwing teams for years has been you can't score close to the goal line. The other aspect is forcing the other team's offense to be one dimensional.
* Mike Davis had an outstanding freshman year until he hurt his knee. They thought he was on target to become one of the great players they've had at Texas. Last year he had some personal issues crop up, and it's tough for receivers to get into a rhythm. They expect big things from him this year.
* What Texas will do is try to be balanced. They'll play to their confidence. They'll play to the guys who are performing the best and making the plays.
* The question mark on the defense will be whether or not the young players can replace the experienced players. There's talent there. They've got really good players, but they don't have the senior leadership - only two who would start today on defense, and only two who would start on offense.
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A Summer Shocker: Dogs Left to Die (Video)
Imagine being left alone inside a parked car on a hot summer day. You feel the temperature rising, become extremely thirsty, and start to feel dizzy. There's no way to cool off, you feel as if you're suffocating, and there's no way out. This happens to countless dogs every summer.
During hot weather, even dogs who are left inside a car in the shade can quickly succumb to heatstroke and sustain brain damage. On a 78-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to between 100 and 120 degrees in just minutes, and on a 90-degree day, interior temperatures can reach as high as 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes.
How You Can Help Stop This
If you spot a dog locked inside a car on a hot day, do not leave the scene until the situation is resolved. Check out PETA's tips for helping dogs locked in hot cars for more info.
In addition, you can protect your own canine companions by leaving them at home, where it's safe and cool, during hot weather.
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Horrible! I heard about a two year old boy who died in ahot car, but never about dogs. Who forgets an animal in a hot car? Shocking.
Just the fact that people lack the common sense to avoid this is indicative of how 'human' beings are far more ignorant than we think. I agree with the comment above, PETA, please try to get this ad on television. Long live our companions.
Pobres animales por culpa de tanto descerebrado en este planeta.
Not a bad idea at all! Hope for the best
It is common sense that you cannot leave dogs or children in cars on hot days, adults sitting in cars on hot days with the windows down know how hot that gets.
I have a solution for this; saving both pets and children. I need help getting my idea into vehicles on a mandatory basis, just like handles were put in trunks to help a trapped person escape. If you know how I could present my idea, and to whom, please write me! Any funds I might receive for this idea could then go to PETA for further efforts to save animals and stop abuse.
i will try my best.
Please, please, please, put this ad on the TV as much as possible. If it saves just ONE dog, it will be worth it.


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bond was set at 1-million dollars. This week, we've covered two high-profile rail accidents in the metro. Monday, a train hit a boom truck. Tuesday, a pedestrian was killed by a train. Tonight, Eric Hanson takes us on board to show us how police are cracking down on bad decisions along the tracks, new at six. SIT AND WATCH A RAILROAD CROSSING SOMETIME-- Honk! AND YOU'LL SEE IT HAPPEN. CARS AND TRUCKS PUSHING THEIR LUCK. Alright guys. I'm on the rail, ready to roll. Everybody ready? WHICH IS WHY WEST DES MOINES POLICE GAVE AN 'ALL ABOARD' TODAY AND JUST WATCHED. White Chevy pickup southbound just ran through. FROM VALLEY JUNCTION OUT TO JORDAN CREEK. Silver van eastbound didn't stop. THE SQUAD CARS POSITIONED AT EVERY CROSSING-- White car didn't stop going west. COULD BARELY KEEP UP. I got that white car once he turns southbound. EACH GETTING A 330-DOLLAR TICKET. The point is, by the time we see you on the crossing it's too late to stop already. AND THIS YEAR, TOO MANY IOWANS DIDN'T MAKE IT ACROSS. A WOMAN IN GRAND JUNCTION. ANOTHER NEAR FORT DODGE. AND THEN THERE WERE THE 2 KIDS IN THE MINIVAN'S BACKSEAT IN BATAVIA. That's why we do these. To raise awareness of the public how extremely dangerous trains are. EACH ENGINE CAN BE A QUARTER MILLION POUNDS. There's never been a collision where the car won. BUT IT'S NOT JUST SIGNAL RUNNERS. LOOK AT THIS CAR - STOPPED AT JORDAN CREEK'S RED LIGHT WITH NOWHERE TO GO. IT'S BACK BUMPER ALMOST CLIPPED BY THE ENGINE. We just had a trespasser killed right here in Des Moines a couple days ago. THE POINT? BE CAREFUL. And whether there are gates, lights or nothing, you have to approach railroad
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DETROIT -- The plate was out there, exactly 60 feet and 6 inches from the pitching rubber Dontrelle Willis toed. But he couldn't find it.
Willis jogged off the mound with one out in the second inning to a chorus of boos after walking five and serving up two homers. His night was over.
"I'd boo me, too," Willis said. "It's just part of the game. I didn't get the job done today."
The Indians beat the Tigers, 8-2, Monday night in a game that was over quickly.
After reliever Denny Bautista allowed three inherited runners to score, Willis was charged with eight earned runs. His ERA is 10.32, and he has walked 21 batters in 11 1/3 innings this season.
• Monday's game: Dontrelle Willis didn't survive the second inning after allowing five walks and two homers in an 8-2 Tigers loss to Cleveland.
• Record: 26-37
Willis got the first batter of the game, Franklin Gutierrez, to pop up. But after falling behind the next batter, Ben Francisco, with a 2-0 count, Willis took a swipe at the ball as catcher Brandon Inge returned it to him.
He was frustrated just that easily, and walked Francisco with two more pitches. Then he fell behind Victor Martinez 3-0 before throwing a strike and then walking him.
Just throwing strikes had become a challenge. Willis pitched out of some walk-generated jams in his last start at Oakland, but this time Ryan Garko followed the walks with a home run on a 3-1 pitch.
"I was telling myself, 'Either right down the middle or really don't swing' " Garko said. "When a pitcher is struggling like that, he's just trying to throw down the middle.
"You knew it was going to be right down the middle or a ball."
The hitters had him on the ropes, and they knew it.
"I just had a bad rhythm today," Willis said. "I have to repeat my rhythm, repeat my motion and throw with conviction. But I was flying open with my motion."
He said pitching "turned into a dart throw."
Willis struck out Jhonny Peralta and Shin-Soo Choo to end the first inning, and there was hope he had settled down.
But then he opened the second inning by walking Casey Blake and throwing a first-pitch ball to Kelly Shoppach. Willis was visibly distracted and Leyland came out to the mound. He said he motioned for everyone else to stay off the mound so he could have a "private conversation" with him.
Leyland said he told Willis to not let up on pitches unless by design.
"And I told him to just throw the ball," said Leyland, who patted him on the stomach and jogged off.
Willis then served up a homer to Shoppach.
He got Josh Barfield to fly out before Gutierrez singled. Then Willis walked Francisco and Martinez.
Leyland had to take him out.
"You have to pitch off your fastball," Willis said, "and I wasn't able to establish my fastball. When you can't do that, it's a long day; I didn't do anything right."
Leyland has repeatedly said the team has to find out what Willis can do after giving him a three-year, $29 million contract before this season. What the Tigers are discovering has not been pleasant.
Leyland refused to answer a question about whether Willis would stay in the rotation or to say very much about his outing.
"Dontrelle obviously had a tough time throwing strikes," Leyland said. "I'm not discussing Dontrelle. He had a rough night, and that's it."
Trailing 8-0 with American League earned run average and wins leader Cliff Lee (10-1, 2.52) on the mound for the Indians made for quite an uphill battle -- with that hill being Kilimanjaro.
The Tigers scored twice in the fourth inning off Lee, with Edgar Renteria getting an RBI-single and Placido Polanco doubling in a run. It was the third consecutive game in the leadoff spot for Renteria with a southpaw starting, and Leyland said he probably will stick with Renteria in that spot against lefties. He is committed to playing usual leadoff man Curtis Granderson against lefties, but will bat him ninth in most of those situations.
Clay Rapada gave up only one single in three scoreless innings -- which were interrupted by a 57-minute rain delay -- and Bobby Seay pitched two scoreless innings of relief.
The bullpen came through in 7 2/3 innings of truly long relief, but the short outing by Willis sealed the outcome.


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Springfield, VA (December 13, 2012) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to employees nationwide, announced today the creation of a special task force to defend Michigan's newly-enacted Right to Work law.
"Although we anticipate several union court challenges, we're confident that our legal team will be able to defend Michiganders' Right to Work," said Ray LaJeunesse, Vice President and Legal Director of the National Right to Work Foundation.
[1] http://www.nrtw.org/en/press/2012/12/right-to-work-foundation-task-force-12132012
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Hollywood has jumped on the break-dancing bandwagon, feet churning frenetically if not with an impeccable sense of rhythm. Backed by Israeli producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus—their credits include Revenge of the Ninja and The Wicked Lady—this film takes the ghetto dance scene that was so beautifully depicted in last year's low-budget Wild Style and attempts to glitz it up, a la Flashdance. Set in Los Angeles, the story follows a jazz dancer, played by Solid Gold chorine Lucinda Dickey, who is trying to break into legitimate theater. She meets a pair of street performers, real-life breakers (or "lockers" in L.A. jargon) Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones and Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers. Lucinda likes their style; they like hers. The rest is predictable: They stick together and conquer a lecherous dance instructor as well as a snobby group of moguls. Yet the music—by such people as Al Jarreau and Rufus—is slick, and the dancing is vibrant, often spectacular. Dickey does all her own legwork and ingratiatingly combines an Elizabeth McGovern innocence with Sheena Easton sexiness. In more ways than one, she's among the freshest faces to hit the screen in quite some time—"fresh" is also street-dance lingo for "terrific." Quinones and Chambers are a funny, likable pair, although at times they come across as a couple of ghettoized Hardy Boys who don't ever get very far beyond calling each other "knucklehead." Overall, in fact, the film is if anything too restrained: It never quite manages to capture the real passion and energy of the streets. Even a love relationship between Dickey and Quinones is only hinted at, making it seem that Israeli director Joel Silberg and his three screenwriters have shied away from anything as potentially controversial as an interracial romance. Perhaps they'll get to it in the already announced sequel, Electric Boogaloo. Breakin' is harmless entertainment—nice, but hardly "fresh." (PG)
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If you compare today's tablets to the PCs of ten years ago, it's clear that technology has evolved at an astonishing rate - but while our gadgets are smaller, more powerful and considerably more portable than the devices we used a decade ago they're still made from essentially the same materials.
That's about to change. Hardware designers will soon have a whole new set of toys to play with, and those toys will transform the technology that surrounds us. Here are ten materials that could have a huge impact.
1. Liquidmetal
Smartphone firms including Apple are very keen to use Liquidmetal, and you can see why: it's twice as strong as titanium, exceptionally scratch- and wear-resistant and can be moulded into incredibly intricate shapes.
This week's Apple rumours suggest it's being considered for the iWatch case and future iPads, but for now Apple's Liquidmetal adventures haven't extended beyond the SIM card ejector tool for the iPhone 3GS.
2. Graphene
Graphene is getting lots of people very excited: according to Nobel laureate Andre Geim, "it's the thinnest possible material you can imagine... it's also the strongest material ever measured; it's the stiffest material we know; it's the most stretchable crystal."
Graphene transistors could lead to dramatically faster computers and better batteries, and its spin-off GraphExeter is a transparent, lightweight and flexible material that could turn our clothes into computing devices.
3. Willow Glass
We're all familiar with Corning's Gorilla Glass, the super-tough glass used in smartphone screens. Willow Glass is its successor, and its incredible thinness - it's roughly the same thickness as a standard sheet of copy paper - and flexibility - it can be bent into curved shapes - mean that the touch-screen devices of the future needn't be thick or flat.
It can be produced in much the same way newsprint is made, and according to Corning "there's no known limit on how thin the glass can go."
4. Flexible OLED
Fancy a flexible smartphone or a curved TV for gaming? LG and Samsung are working on it: both firms are experimenting with flexible OLED displays, which are manufactured using a process that's rather like inkjet printing and which creates bendable, rollable screens.
Samsung showed off a flexible phone at CES, and we're expecting LG's curved TVs to go on sale later this year.
5. Starlite
Starlite is a plastic that's able to withstand incredible amounts of heat - nuclear explosion levels of heat - and can be moulded into any form, and while we've know about it for two decades it's never been used in any commercial product.
That's because creator Maurice Ward, a hairdresser from Yorkshire, was so paranoid about somebody stealing his invention that he refused to licence it. Ward died in 2011, and it's unclear what happened to his formula: some say that the whole thing was an elaborate hoax, while others say it's real and that Ward's family still have it.
If they do, they're sitting on a goldmine: as James Rivington explains, "the applications for it are near infinite" - but "no scientific mind has ever been able to work out how it works".
6. Nanocellulose
You already know about cellulose, the material that makes tree bark and plant stems, but you might not know that if you mess around with its chemical structure you can create one of the strongest materials known to man.
It's light, conducts electricity, and if you mix it with graphite you can use it to make bendable batteries. Not only that, but you can use it to make body armour, lighter and more efficient vehicles and flexible phones - and because it's essentially wood pulp it's recyclable too.


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The TAKS standarizded test is being replaced in Texas public schools and Wichita Falls school officials are holding two meetings so parents can learn more about it.
The new testing system is called STAAR, which stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.
School officials say STAAR is more rigorous than the TAKS test and will contain more test questions at most grade levels.
Fifth through nineth graders will start taking STAAR tests next week but this week, parents can get more information about the new testing system.
On Thursday, March 22nd, as well as the following Thursday, March 29th, WFISD will host a STAAR informational meeting at the Barwise Junior High auditorium which is on Kemp Boulevard.
Both meetings start at 6 p.m.
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CME Says No Error in Treasury Futures Trading as Bernanke Spoke
CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures exchange, said there is no indication of erroneous trading in 10-year Treasury futures contracts today after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke.
The June 2012 10-year note futures contract slid from about 131 11/32 to the day's low of 130 23/32 in the five or so minute after Bernanke's comments were released. That corresponds to a drop of $625 per $100,000 contract.
Bernanke affirmed that interest rates are likely to stay low at least through late 2014 without offering any indication that further monetary easing is under consideration. He testified to the House Financial Services Committee in Washington.
"There were no issues that were reported," said Michael Shore, a spokesman for the Chicago-based futures exchange owner. "We have not called any trades into question and have no reports of error trades."
The contract had changed hands 1.36 million times today as of 2 p.m. in Chicago, Shore said. That compares with an average daily volume this year to date in the 10-year futures of 1.13 million, he said.
Trading volume in the contract was 2.77 million yesterday and 3.12 million the day before, Shore said.


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Walking home from a friends today, I stop to say hi to my next door neighbor who is out working on his car. This guy is sitting right behind the car. I asked my neighbor if he got new "lawn art". We have a fake alligator in our flower bed. Nope. Neighbor had NO idea that this guy was back there. This little guy did NOT want to go back to the water either!
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Luckily we have never seen one in the pond. But my mothers joke (although I think she believes it) is that there's an alligator in every big puddle in FL. Lol my ex used to go with his dad during hunting season, but I would have never thought to go with him. Current hubby prefers farm life to hunting. :)
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The Gusi Peace Prize, Asia's foremost awarding body and among the leading in the world today. In recognizing the most brilliant examples of those working toward the attainment of peace and respect for human life and dignity, the Gusi Peace Prize brings out the best of human achievements, ideals and values.
It is a charitable foundation who's main objective is to recognize and give proper recognition through the conferment of awards of excellence and distinction to individuals or groups worldwide who have distinguished themselves as brilliant exemplars of society or who contributed toward the attainment of peace and respect for human life and dignity with the following categories such as follows: Academe, Scientific Research and Discovery, Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Journalism, Statesmanship, Philanthropy or Humanitarianism, Economics, Cinematic Excellence, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Engineering Technology, Religion, Politics, Poverty Alleviation, Literature, Cultural Heritage, Internationalism, Architecture, Archeology, Ecosystem and Biodiversity and Biology.
Gusi Peace Prize 2015: Annual International Awards Night. Venue will be at the world class Philippine International Convention Center(PICC) on November 25, 2015, Wednesday, will start at 5:00pm in Manila Philippines.
November 21, 2015 (Saturday)
Lecture of Dr. Susan Briggs at the Armed Forces of the Philippines
November 22, 2015 (Sunday)
Expected date of arrival of all the other Gusi Peace Prize laureates and delegates
November 23, 2015 (Monday)
Sino-Asia Pacific Medical Forum
Rigodon Ballroom, The Peninsula Hotel
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Doc Rivers on Kendrick Perkins: "Like I jokingly told Perk, he should renegotiate again," Rivers said. "His value keeps increasing by each loss. It's amazing."
David Berri of Wages of Win on how much the Perk trade helped: "So yes, adding Perkins has helped some. But the increased time given to Ibaka – coupled with the removal of very unproductive players from the team — has been the big story in Oklahoma City. So next time someone goes on and on about Perkins in Oklahoma City, remember the name Ibaka (and also, where Green and Krstic are now sitting)."
TrueHoop is coming up with new awards and Perk was nominated for best teammate: "Mason's candidate is Kendrick Perkins: "His departure left an entire locker-room in tears. Since he's come to the Thunder, he's emboldened their whole squad to be tougher, communicate more actively on defense and play an even more fearless brand of ball."
Chris Palmer of ESPN.com: "The Denver Nuggets will upset the darlings of the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in seven games. Since the Melo trade, the Nuggets have had one of the top records in the league thanks to a versatile offense that shares the wealth and one of the league's deepest benches. They're an extremely well-coached defense with the league's most underrated defender (Wilson Chandler), who'll give Kevin Durant fits."
Kevin Durant is seventh in jersey sales and the Thunder are sixth as a team.
Summer League has been canceled. What a bummer for Kyle Weaver.
Andrew Bynum went down last night for the Lakers. If he's injured (MRI today), things change a lot in the West. If he's hurt, then you DEFINITELY want that three-seed.
Britt Robson of SI grades the NBA: "Oklahoma City, like Chicago, has assembled a roster in which the roles are clear-cut, filled by a productive blend of youthful playmakers and passionate defenders. Ironically, the Thunder's strength at the beginning of the season — the one-two punch of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook — has been complicated by Westbrook's desire and ability to score more, while the interior defense that was a weakness in the first half is now rock solid with the addition of centers Kendrick Perkins and Nazr Mohammed. Put another way, Durant and Westbrook are the dazzling showpieces that can excite fans and on their own make the Thunder competitive. But Perkins and the enhanced roles for power forward Serge Ibaka and sixth man James Harden fortify the foundation and make OKC formidable in the playoffs."
A bunch of charts and graphs telling you how much better OKC is with Perk and Nazr.
John Rohde on Oklahoma City's bench: "In terms of enthusiasm, support and entertainment value, OKC has the best bench in the NBA. It might not even be close. No team in the league celebrates each other's success more than Thunder players. They give standing ovations for darn near every point a teammate scores. Whether you're in uniform or street clothes, if you're on the Thunder bench, you're part of the party. Every timeout, those who are playing are greeted halfway to the bench by those who are not."


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Homer pickleball players brought home precious medals after taking top spots in several categories in the Alaska Senior Games on Aug. 16-18.
Janie Leask, Holly Van Pelt, Dru and Tim Renchler, Donna and Dan Holleman, Bill Bloom and Paul Knight competed in doubles and singles categories in several different age categories in Fairbanks. The pickleball players collected nine gold, two silver and two bronze medals. For Homer pickleball, the wins affirmed the players' skills outside of the hamlet at the end of the road.
In the door-prize drawing following the two-day Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship at the Kenai Golf Course on Sunday, Homer's Chris Morin won a 3-wood.
Don't expect to see Morin using that club much around the penal, par-72 layout though. Morin has taken to a strategy of hitting mostly 4-irons off the tees at Kenai, and it's taken him where no golfer at the course has gone before.
Morin is in the midst of another solid summer of golf. Recently, he tied the course record of 22 at the nine-hole, par-27 Homer Golf Course.
Fifteen minutes after Mean Machine beat Beluga Lake Lodge with a score of 9-5 in the championship game, the teams took the field to play again. In order to win, Mean Machine needed to defeat BLL again.
The Homer Softball Association's city tournament rules require a team to lose twice before they could be declared out of the running for the championship. BLL won all of their games over the July 30-31 tournament weekend until the final game against Mean Machine.
Homer and Anchor Point's speedy young adults took over the top 10 in the runners division of the 6-K Homer Spit Run on Saturday, June 25.
Pedro Ochoa, a 19-year-old Homer High School alumnus, crossed the finish line first. Ochoa was nearly two minutes ahead of the second place runner, 16-year-old Homer High School junior Jacob Davis, with a time of 35:12.58. Davis came in at 37:00.81, just a second past his goal time of 37 minutes, he said.
"It feels amazing and it hurts," Davis said. "I was going for the big improvement this year."
The 10K Homer Spit Run is a magnet for local and visiting athletes. Some dash to the front of the pack. Others resolutely put one foot in front of the other for the pride of finishing. Among the hundreds of participants are stories that inspire, bring a tear and recall a memory.
Upcoming events
• Swim and dive competes at the Soldotna High School Pentathlon on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m.
• Varsity cross-country running competes at regions at Soldotna High School on Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m.
• Mariner football plays their homecoming game against Redington on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m.
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Cross-country running
• Swim and dive competes at Kenai on Sept. 16 at 3 p.m. for dive and Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. for swim.
• Varsity volleyball travels to Grace on Sept. 16 for a game at 6:30 p.m., followed by a game against ACS on Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m.
• Varsity cross-country running runs on the Homer Spit at 11 a.m. Sept. 17.
• Mariner football travels to play Nikiski at 2 p.m. Sept. 17.
Swim and dive starts up this week with the Homer Invite on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10. Dive competes on Friday evening starting at 5 p.m. and swim kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
• Swim and dive hold the Homer Invite on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10. Dive starts at 4 p.m. on Friday and swim begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Varsity volleyball travels to Kotzebue on Friday, Sept. 9.
• Varsity cross-country running travels to Kodiak for a meet on Saturday, Sept. 10.
• Voznesenka football plays Valdez on the Homer turf on Sept. 10 at 11 a.m.
• Volleyball faces Nikiski at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, in the Mariner gym. Wear blue and gold for "We Blled Blue and Gold Night."
• Swim and dive hold their first event of the season, the triathlon fundraiser at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3.
• Football plays Juneau on the turf at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3.
• Cross-country running goes to the Palmer Invite on Saturday, Sept. 3.
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Each of the following is a reason why it is difficult to defend against today's attackers except _____.
a. speed of attacks
b. greater sophistication of attacks
c. complexity of attack tools
d. delays in patching hardware and software products
C. Complexity of attack tools.
In a general sense, "security" is _______.
the necessary steps to protect a person or property from harm
_____ ensures that only authorized parties can view the information.
a. Availability
b. Integrity
c. Confidentiality
d. ICA
C. Confidentiality
Each of the following is a successive layer in which information security is achieved except _______.
a. products
b. purposes
c. procedures
d. people
b. Purposes
By definition, a(n) _______ is a person or thing that has the power to carry out a threat.
threat agent
Each of the following is a goal of information security except _____.
a. prevent data
b. decrease user productivity
c. avoid legal consequences
d. foil cyberterrorism
B. Decrease user productivity
The ______ requires that enterprises must guard protected health information and implement policies and procedures to safeguard it.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Utility, telecommunications, and finanical services companies are considered prime targets of _____ because attackers can significantly disrupt business and personal activites by destroying a few targets.
a. cyberterrorists
b. kiddie scripters
c. computer spies
d. blue hat hackers (BHH)
a. cyberterrorists
After an attacker probed a computer or network for information she would next _____.
a. modify security settings
b. penetrate any defenses
c. paralyze networks and devices
d. circulate to other systems
b. penetrate any defenses
An organization that purchased security products from different vendors in case an attacker circumvented the Brand A device, yet would have more difficulty trying to break through a Brand B device because they are different, is an example of _____.
a. obscurity
b. layering
c. limiting
d. diversity
D. Diversity
Each of the following is a characteristic of cybercriminals except _____.
a. low motivation
b. less risk-averse
c. better funded
d. more tenacious
a. low motivation
Each of the following is a characteristic of cybercrime except _____.
a. targeted attacks against financial networks.
b. unauthorized access to information
c. theft of personal information
d. exclusive use of worms and viruses
D. Exclusive use of worms & viruses
An example of a(n) _____ is a software defect in an operating system that allows an unauthorized user to gain access to a computer without a password.
a. vulnerability
b. threat
c. threat agent
d. asset exploit (AE)
A. vulnerability
_____ requires banks and financial institutions to alert customers of their policies & practices in disclosing customer information & to protect all electronic & paper containing personally identifiable financial information
a. California Savings & Loan Security Act (CS&LSA)
b. USA Patriot Act
c. Sabanes-Oxley Act (Sarbox)
d. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
d. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
The term ____ is commonly used in a generic sense to identify anyone who illegally breaks into a computer system.
a. hacker
b. cyberterrorist
c. Internet Exploiter
d. cyberrogue
a. hacker
An example of _____ would be not revealing the type of computer, operating system, software, & network connection a computer uses.
a. diversity
b. Iimiting
c. obscurity
d. layering
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I stepped off the plane feeling sore and sick. My deep rattling cough had started a couple of days before, and now my dream vacation would be filled with phlegm. My body felt like it had been pricked with a thousand tiny needles, and I had spent the night twisting and turning, coughing and shivering under my new parka.
The airport seemed sterile in its precise cleanliness. Few people lurked about. Outside, I scanned the row of shuttle buses, searching for my assigned bus number. I looked up at the dark, sad, grey/black sky.
It was 6:00 AM and it was going to rain.
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Arts in Action
Feb 28/14
What is the Value of an Arts Degree?
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Thurs. March 6 from 9:30-3:30
Under pressure from parents, peers, and the media, students feel increasingly pressured to make educational choices directed towards success in a job market where precariousness rather than stability is now the norm in many occupations. In an environment where science, technology and business related studies seem to offer the prospect of stability and success, traditional Arts subjects and the skills they nurture no longer seem relevant or attractive as the basis on which to build career success and an enriched and fulfilling life. The purpose of the Arts in Action day is to challenge this new conventional wisdom, and highlight the importance and value that studying the Arts continue to provide in a rapidly changing world where narrowly focused skills can quickly find themselves obsolete. The Arts teach us not only skills for jobs, but also skills for life!
The day will include panels of faculty, students, and alumni leading discussion on topics ranging from the role of the arts in new emerging interdisciplinary fields to career paths for arts grads. It will also be a great opportunity for students to:
learn more about departments and programs in the Faculty of Arts
learn more about the many resources available to students (Career Services, Arts Advising, Writing Centre and more)
learn more about the exciting array of student clubs on campus
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ecosystem services
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In whatever way you define biodiversity, humans are part of it. Humans obtain services from ecosystems to survive, make a profit, or increase their own well-being. In doing so, little effort is made to ensure long-term (inter-generational) ...
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It's not a pirate's life for Zac Efron – at least not yet.
Despite reports to the contrary, the High School Musical 3: Senior Year star says he has no confirmed plans to follow Orlando Bloom as the young knave in Johnny Depp's shadow in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
"Honestly, at this time it's just a rumor," Efron told Ryan Seacrest on the American Idol host's radio show on Wednesday. "I wish I was going to be in Pirates of the Caribbean 4, so hopefully that will happen for me."
One thing Efron wouldn't discuss with Seacrest is his ongoing romance with HSM co-star Vanessa Hudgens.
"Dude, honestly, I don't talk about it," Efron said. "It's just easier."
Reporting by EMMET SULLIVAN
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No dismemberment in Ninja Gaiden 3
Ninja Gaiden 3 won't feature dismemberment, according to Team Ninja. While Ninja Gaiden 2 saw enemies being sliced apart, the upcoming game apparently won't feature any slicing and dicing.
DICE has a 'couple of things on the backburner'
DICE may be in crunch time as far as Battlefield 3 goes, with the game due for release on October 28, but the studio has plans for projects other than Battlefield.
FIFA 12 demo teams confirmed
EA Sports has revealed details of its FIFA 12 demo, planned for release on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on September 13. The publisher tweeted information on the teams you'll be able to play as, the length of each half and where you'll be playing.
CD Projekt would like to see Witcher 2 on PlayStation 3
The Witcher 2 could come to the PlayStation 3 in the future, according to developer CD Projekt. Speaking at gamescom, the dev stated it "would like to see the game on PlayStation and we'd like to deliver it to those players".
New Just Dance 3 tracks revealed
Featured chart-toppers include Party Rock by LMFAO, I Feel Love by Donna Summer, I Was Made for Lovin' You by Kiss, and Barbra Streisand by Duck Sauce.
Free Portal 2 DLC in September
Valve has revealed that the free DLC for Portal 2, announced back in April, will be released in mid-September - just about sticking to the company's announced summer release date.
Decide Mass Effect 3 FemShep's hair colour
BioWare's ongoing quest to create the pre-built female Shepard fans want in Mass Effect 3 continues. Now the developer is looking for your input on hair colour.
Sony sheds light on Last Guardian development
Sony has revealed that development on The Last Guardian - the latest adventure game from Team Ico–has not been progressing as swiftly as the publisher had initially hoped.
3D support confirmed for PES 2012 on PlayStation 3
PES 2012 on PlayStation 3 will be updated on or close to launch to support 3D on compatible TVs, PES Productions producer Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka has confirmed to VideoGamer.com.
PS3 price cuts UK round-up
Yesterday Sony announced a worldwide price cut to the PS3, affecting both the 160GB and 320GB models. Today the real price of the newly reduced PS3 has started to emerge at various retailers.
Safety Car is in F1 2011
The Safety Car is in F1 2011, Codemasters has confirmed today. The news came from two excited Tweets by lead designer Steve Hood and communications manager Andy Gray.
Silent Hill HD Collection no longer PS3 exclusive
Konami has confirmed that its upcoming horror compilation, the Silent Hill Collection, will no longer be a PlayStation 3 exclusive - it's coming to Xbox 360 too.
Manchester United and Tottenham confirmed for PES 2012
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are the two licensed teams from the English Premier League featured in PES 2012, Konami has revealed to VideoGamer.com today. The remaining teams in the league have names to do with their geographical location.
Ninja Gaiden 3 includes PlayStation Move support
Tecmo Koei has today announced that Ninja Gaiden 3 - the latest instalment in the long-running action series - will be fully compatible with PlayStation Move, allowing players to control Ryu using motion alone.
Sony cuts price of the PlayStation 3
During Sony's gamescom 2011 press conference the platform holder has cut the price of the PS3. The console will see a significant price cut across the world, with the UK starting price now just £199.
inFamous 2: Festival of Blood coming this October
In what sounds like a clear attempt to latch onto the current popularity of Twilight and True Blood, vampires have hit the city and Cole has just one night to save the everyone from the blood-sucking nasties.
DICE reveals Battlefield 3 co-op using PlayStation 3
EA and DICE have revealed that Battlefield 3 will include cooperative play for two players, and showcased a demo of the co-op mode in action during its gamescom 2011 presentation.
Kingdoms Of Amalur gets February 10, 2012 release date
38 Studios' action RPG coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in February 2012, EA has announced.
EA details SSX multiplayer features
EA has detailed SSX's multiplayer features during its gamescom 2011 press conference. The multiplayer is split into two categories: Explore and Global Events. The game will also feature an Autolog-like service named RiderNet.


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V. Faye Hanley, 88, of Fostoria, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, at her residence.
She was born June 26, 1924, in Gallia County, to Alfred and Jenni (Strickland) Hatfield. She married Frederick Earl Hanley Feb. 9, 1957, in Angola, Ind., and he preceded her in death Oct. 19, 2005.
She is survived by two daughters, Pam (John) Waldman of Van Buren and Freda Hanley of Fostoria; one grandson; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Vicki (Hanley) Marks; three brothers, Raymond, Robert and George; and four sisters, Rilla Luckadoo, Alice Rutan, Etta Rowsey and Marie Saunders.
Visitation is 2-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at Mann-Hare-Hoening Funeral Home, 407 N. Countyline St., Fostoria.
Her funeral is 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, with the Rev. Larry Hatfield presiding. Committal services and burial will follow at Knollcrest Cemetery, Arcadia.
Memorial contributions are requested to Bridge Hospice, Findlay, or the charity of the donor's choice.


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Video of the Week: Family Travel Videos from 1923
This week we have a type of video that's very common today, but was not so common when these were taken: the family travel video.
The clips were shot in 1923 by Dave Bloom, who was a New York City dentist at the time. The narration is by Dave's daughter, Naomi. We have three films here: the first, of a family trip to Venice; the second, of an outing to Florida; and the third, from the Netherlands.
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The Royal Ancestry of a Factory Worker's Daughter
Imagine having absolutely no idea that you're a descendant of royalty. MyHeritage.com user Jennifer Pelot Rysewyk, like many people, had little knowledge her family's past.
Her Grandparents were rural farmers and her parents were factory workers, hence Jennifer presumed that her roots were working class. Jennifer, from Wisconsin, began researching her family history last year, and can now lay claim to being related to some of the most infamous royals in history.
Jennifer began building her family tree on MyHeritage.com, primarily in an attempt to trace her father's family originating from Germany and Poland. However the most fascinating discoveries were to be found on her mother's side of the family.
Having made a living by farming for several generations, Jennifer discovered some surprising connections on this side of the family to many members of European royalty.
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Families Around The World – March 1, 2011
In this series we look at some of the more interesting family stories from around the world over the past 7 days.
Included in this week's list are stories from USA, The Netherlands, Korea, Turkey and Fiji
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Ranked among the nation's most integrated healthcare systems, Community Health Network is Central Indiana's leader in providing convenient access to exceptional healthcare services, where and when patients need them—in hospitals, health pavilions, workplaces, schools and homes.
Experts in innovative, high-quality surgery throughout Central Indiana
To find a surgeon, call 800-777-7775.
Community Health Network surgical facilities are modern, comfortable and private, and offer technologically advanced surgical capabilities while delivering exceptional care for patients and their families. Multiple surgery services locations mean greater convenience for patients and families wherever they live.
General surgery is performed at any Community hospital or Community Surgery Center location below. Specialty surgery for digestive health procedures (e.g., endoscopy) may be performed at facilities focused on digestive care.
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Rob Corddry and his wife Sandra are expecting their second daughter together in November, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"We have a short list of names that we are considering," Corddry tells PEOPLE. "My 2-year-old (daughter Sloane) is pretty set on the name 'Freeka.' She also likes 'Laurie Berkner,' but that sounds weird in front of Corddry. We may just go with 'Baby the Entertainer' in case she grows up to be a black comedian."
The family addition will follow shortly after the release of the former Daily Show correspondent's upcoming film, Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic W, in which Corddry portrays former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer.
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Tonight we hear from the state police officer who opened fire on a van full of kids in Taos.Video Transcript
JOB. THE SCENE... CAUGHT ON CAMERA... SPARKED BOTH OUTRAGE AND SYMPATHY FOR FORMER OFFICER ELIAS MONTOYA. TONIGHT, WE ARE HEARING FROM MONTOYA HIMSELF. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANNA VELASQUEZ IS LIVE WITH AN EXCLUSIVE ABC NEWS INTERVIEW YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON 7. ELIAS MONTOYA IS TELLING HIS STORY ONLY TO ABC NEWS. TODAY - HE TOOK NIGHTLINE TO TAOS, AND THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. ELIAS MONTOYA SHOWED ABC NIGHTLINE REPORTER RYAN OWENS... THE WINDING ROAD IN TAOS... WHERE HE MADE THE DECISION TO OPEN FIRE AT WHAT HE BELIEVED AT THE TIME WAS A THREAT. :03 what does it feel like to be back in this spot? Well, I could just see everything again in my mind how things happened that day :13 nats of gunfire MONTOYA SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW CHILDREN WERE THE MINIVAN. AND WHEN HE FOUND OUT, HIS HEART SANK. :33 can you help but second guess yourself a little as you stand here and think, boy what if I did do this or didn't do this? I believe I could do that IF I knew I had different information :45 THE ONLY INFORMATION MONTOYA SAYS HE HAD, WAS THAT ANOTHER OFFICER WAS OUT WITH AN UNRULY DRIVER. HE DIDN'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF IT. BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, THE UNRULY DRIVER... ORIANA FERRELL... HAD JUST JUMPED BACK INTO THE MINIVAN. MONTOYA SAYS HE SAW A MALE OUT WITH THE OFFICER, WHO HAD HIS SERVICE WEAPON DRAWN. MONTOYA TOLD ABC NEWS, HE ONLY SAW SILOHUETTES IN THE MINIVAN, AND HEARD THE WORD GUN. When that van started taking off sure I had a split second to decide what I was going to do and so I did it and I'm not saying it was right or wrong but I was not really concerned at that time, about my safety, about the other officers safety. I was concerned about the public ELIAS MONTOYA'S STORY AIRS ON NIGHTLINE TONIGHT. HIS STORY ALSO APPEARED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA... BOTH HERE ON CHANNEL 7. BUT A-B-C'S LEGAL EXPERT EXPLAINED IT MAY BE TOUGH FOR MONTOYA TO GET HIS JOB BACK BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC ATTENTION AND THE VIDEO. NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT ON THE MOTHER WHO WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE MINIVAN. ORIANA FERRELL'S TRIAL HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER. SHE'S CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE, AGGRAVATED FLEEING FROM AN OFFICER, AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNELIA. STATE POLICE INVESTIGATORS
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Calculated Carelessness will immerse participants in Kierkegaard's The Seducer's Diary with music, interactive sculpture and animation.
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>Carl Sagan
"MY GUESS IS THAT THE UNIVERSE IS overflowing with life," says Carl Sagan, the Cornell University astronomer who became a supernova of sorts in 1980 with the spectacular success of his PBS series Cosmos and a glossy companion book that graced the New York Times best-seller list for 70 weeks. "I'm not convinced that it's out there, but it's such an important question, and we have the tools for finding out."
At 60, Sagan, who continues to conduct his own scientific research, lecture and teach at Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., is still awed by the mysteries of the universe and committed to unraveling them. And he's not talking about NASA's little jaunts. "We send people 200 miles up in a tin can, report that the newts are reproducing nicely, thank you, and then we're told that this is NASA at the forefront of exploration," he declares. "It's more than 200 miles between New York and Boston. I mean, let's explore."
Mars (34,600,000 miles away) would be one of the first stops on Sagan's itinerary. "Four billion years ago Mars was warm, wet and earthlike," he says. "What happened? We don't know, but maybe there are fossils waiting for us that would cast light on the origins of life." Another destination? The big near-Earth asteroids. "It wasn't until July, when the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit Jupiter, that we realized we live in a bad neighborhood," says Sagan. "Next time it could be the Earth that gets clobbered. Don't we want to know if there is one with our name on it?"
In fact there is one with Carl's name on it. And for his birthday, friends arranged for another asteroid to be christened after Ann Druyan, his third wife, mother of Alexandra, 12, and Sam, 4, and frequent collaborator. "The asteroid has an orbit almost identical to mine," says Sagan, "so the two of them will go together around the sun forever. I'm so touched by that."
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However, there is very little evidence that this is true. Instead, the analyses highlighted in Generation Me (based on historical survey data on over 1.3 million people) show clearly that younger generations are more individualistic and are higher in self-esteem and narcissism. There have been no changes in "communal" traits. These are not anecdotal observations -- they are based on young people's responses to psychological questionnaires over many decades.
The piece of evidence often given to support the "civically-oriented" agrument is the rise in youth volunteering. Yes, increasing numbers of high school and college students report that they have volunteered their time in the last year. However, the trend for those who volunteer their time once a week or more is completely flat, and the number who volunteer once a month has barely budged (maybe 3-5%). (These data come from the "Monitoring the Future" survey out of the University of Michigan).
So young people volunteer, but they do it once or only a few times. This might be because many high schools and colleges require community service (or colleges like to see it on admissions applications). So even the rise in short-term volunteering might instead be "involuntary volunteering."
It's great that more young people are volunteering, whatever the reason. But it doesn't seem to be a sustained activity -- and in many cases it's not even voluntary.


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Witharana, S, Ding, Y, Chen, H, Musina, Z, Jin, Y, Zhang, T and Yang, W (2010) Relationship between the thermal conductivity and shear viscosity of nanofluids. Physica Scripta, T139 (. ISSN 0031-8949
Nanofluids are dilute liquid suspensions of nanoparticles. Nanoparticles and liquid media, in such fluids, mix and interact at the nanoscale. Interactions between nanoparticles in nanofluids can lead to structuring of the particles. This paper discusses how the nanoparticle structuring affects the thermal conductivity and viscosity of nanofluids and how the two transport properties are related through the nanoparticle structuring. It is shown that the experimentally measured thermal conductivity enhancement and the viscosity increase due to the presence of nanoparticles can be interpreted by the aggregation of nanoparticles. It is also shown that modification of the conventional form of the effective medium theory by taking into account nanoparticle structuring information from the rheological analyses gives good agreement with experimentally measured thermal conductivity.
|nanofluids, shear viscosity, thermal conductivity, aggregates, structuring, effective medium theory
|The University of Leeds
|Academic Units:
|The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds)
|Depositing User:
|Symplectic Publications
|Date Deposited:
|12 Sep 2011 14:59
|Last Modified:
|16 Sep 2016 14:07
|Published Version:
|Institute of Physics
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