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Detecting Alzheimer's Disease Earlier: Penn Researchers Identify Promising Indicators
PHILADELPHIA – Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified two new techniques to detect the progression of Alzheimer's disease earlier. By catching Alzheimer's disease before symptoms are apparent, physicians can prescribe treatments to slow down the disease progression. In one study, researchers identified abnormal structural changes in the brains of seemingly normal elderly that indicated mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's disease. In a second study, researchers detected changes in cells that may help predict the transition from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease. The studies were presented this week at the 2008 Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.
Christos Davatzikos, PhD, Professor of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Susan Resnick, PhD, of the National Institute on Aging and colleagues found brain deterioration in elderly adults who were classified as cognitively normal. They used a highly accurate measurement tool, based on MRI images from the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, to look at the MRI images of normal elderly and identify any remarkable structural changes. By comparing these images, researchers were able to identify subtle structural changes in the brain tissue of healthy elderly with no noticeable symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
"With the development of this technique, we hope clinicians will be able to detect structural brain changes that are typical of Alzheimer's disease earlier, before individuals present cognitive decline, by measuring levels of brain deterioration," said Dr. Davatzikos. "We plan to integrate MRI with other biomarkers and especially with imaging of amyloid plaques, the protein deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease."
Results of the study demonstrated:
In addition, researchers uncovered a connection between two risk factors for dementia. Alzheimer's-like structural changes were accompanied by diseases of small blood vessels in the brain.
Predicting Conversion from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's Disease
In a second study, Dr. Leslie Shaw, Professor of Pathology and Lab Medicine and Director of the Penn ADNI Biomarker Core Laboratory, and colleagues found they could predict when patients with mild cognitive impairment may convert to Alzheimer's disease by measuring significant cellular signatures.
Researchers determined benchmark concentration levels of certain biological indicators in three populations: elderly who were cognitively normal, mildly cognitively impaired and had Alzheimer's disease. Examining cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) samples collected from more than 50 study sites, they determined baseline levels of three proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease (total tau, P-Tau181P, and ß-Amyloid1-42). What they found were significant differences in the level of these biomarker concentrations between groups.
"Analyzing changes in these CSF biomarker levels in people with mild cognitive impairment can detect the conversion to Alzheimer's disease, especially when used in conjunction with neuroimaging and psychological tests," said Dr. Shaw. "By defining significant differences in biomarkers, we are able to accelerate our drug development efforts to look for compounds that modify these discrepancies and may treat Alzheimer's disease."
Dr. Davatzikos' study used MRI images from participants in two long term studies – the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) and the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) – and was funded by the National Institute on Aging and the Institute for the Study of Aging. Data collection and collaboration for Dr. Shaw's project was funded by the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative through a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
PENN Medicine is a $3.5 billion enterprise dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. PENN Medicine consists of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Penn's School of Medicine is currently ranked #4 in the nation in U.S.News & World Report's survey of top research-oriented medical schools; and, according to most recent data from the National Institutes of Health, received over $379 million in NIH research funds in the 2006 fiscal year. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students, the School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and leaders of academic medicine.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System includes three hospitals — its flagship hospital, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, rated one of the nation's top 10 "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S.News & World Report; Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's first hospital; and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center — a faculty practice plan; a primary-care provider network; two multispecialty satellite facilities; and home care and hospice.


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CBSSN to Feature Nine Patriot League Games
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – CBS Sports Network will televise at least nine Patriot League men's and women's lacrosse contests during the 2012 season.
The schedule begins on Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m. as Navy hosts League rival Lehigh at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. One week later, another Patriot League matchup will be televised when defending League Champion Bucknell welcomes Army to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa., Saturday, April 7 at 12 p.m.
A pair of League contests will be featured the following weekend, with the first being a women's lacrosse matchup. American will visit Navy Friday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. On Saturday, April 14, the annual Army-Navy tilt in men's lacrosse will be televised from Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., at 12 p.m.
The next Patriot League contest to be televised is a rematch of the 2011 men's championship, as Colgate visits Bucknell Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The following day, CBS Sports Network will televise Navy hosting in-state rival Johns Hopkins Saturday, April 21 in Annapolis starting at 12 p.m.
For the fourth consecutive year, CBS Sports Network will televise all three games of the Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Tournament, extending its stretch as the longest running men's lacrosse conference tournament to be nationally televised in its entirety. The semifinals will take place Friday, April 27 at 5 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., while the championship is set for Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. All three games will be hosted by the tournament's No. 1 seed, which goes to the team with the best regular-season record in League play.
Patriot League Lacrosse Schedule on CBS Sports Network
Friday, March 30, 2012
Lehigh at Navy, Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium), 7 p.m. (Men)
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Army at Bucknell, Lewisburg, Pa. (Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium), 12 p.m. (Men)
Friday, April 13, 2012
American at Navy, Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium), 7 p.m. (Women)
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Navy at Army, West Point, N.Y. (Michie Stadium), 12 p.m. (Men)
Friday, April 20, 2012
Colgate at Bucknell (Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium), 7 p.m. (Men)
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Johns Hopkins at Navy (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium), 12 p.m. (Men)
Friday, April 27, 2012
Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals (at the highest seed), 5 p.m./7:45 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship, 3 p.m.
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CAMPBELL, William "Bill" Thirlwall, 81, of Wellsburg, WV, passed away March 24, 2013 at home surrounded by his family.
Bill was born February 29, 1932 in Bertha, Pa., to the late Robert L. and Elizabeth Jane Thomson Campbell.
He retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel as a foreman in the Boiler Shop, and was an Army and Navy veteran serving during the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of the Olde St. John Episcopal Church, and a member of the Wellsburg Moose Lodge, VFW, Olde St. John Vestri, ECM, and American Legion.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his son, Louis William Campbell; four brothers, George Campbell, James E. Moore Sr., Robert Lindsy Campbell, and Joseph Campbell; three sisters, Mary Jane Ragan, Ann Elliott, and Mercia Beltram.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Nola Cox Campbell; two sons, Eric W. and his wife, Belinda Campbell, Kurt E. Campbell and his wife, Nancy, all of Wellsburg; also a nephew, Delbert Campbell and his wife Pam, of Colliers, WV; one daughter, Diania "Kim" Gagich and John of Wellsburg; one brother, Allen Campbell of Louise, WV; seven grand children; and five great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 29, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-8 at Reasner Funeral Home, 1515 Charles St., Wellsburg, WV. Services will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Olde St. John Episcopal Church, Colliers, WV, with full grave side military rites by the Ohio Valley Veterans Memorial Squad. Interment will be private.
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hello all,
dd and i have been a hardcore bfing couple since she was born. she was slow to start solids and would probably still be nursing exclusively if mamma was up for it (shes 23 months old btw).
but alas mommy's priorities are starting to shift. up until this point i prioritized the bfing over a new pregnancy, but now dh and i really want to get pregnant again, God willing.
i definitely don't want to wean abruptly, but last month i started to eliminated a couple feedings and AF came back. i was really excited because i thought i would be able to continue nursing and get pregnant. dh and i tried but the PT came back negative and then dd got sick and started nursing a lot, so my body relapsed into unfertilism (is that a word?).
now that the sickness has passed i'm trying to slowly eliminate again, but this time dd has been balking big-time. shes mastered the art of tantrums and won't hesitate to throw one and keep throwing it until i cave in. i really dont like to cave in bc i dont want her to think if she throws one she'll get whatever it is shes tantruming for, but on the other hand i'm sensitive to her needs and if it means that much to her i dont want to withhold.
anyhoo, now i'm really torn about what to do. if she goes on like this, who knows how long it will be before AF will come back again. i hate it that there is a power-struggle involved in bfing now. i could just "wait until the phase passes" but i really would like to get pregnant sooner
rather than later, and if this is the "terrible twos" theres not way i want to wait another year before a new pregnancy! i have moments where i'm just like "forget it ill just keep nursing" and then other moments where i just want to wean her cold turkey (although i would never really do it).
i know the mantra amongst us LLLers is that i should listen to her needs and just let her wean when shes ready, but i have to be honest with myself that part of me is growing really frusturated and bitter and ready to throw in the towel, albeit in a gradual way, not bc i dislike nursing but because i dislike her behavior that is surrounding the
"compromise" i am trying to implement.
any advice would he greatly appreciated!


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November 15, 2012 —
BEAR MT. and ELMA, NY — Cross-country capped off the fall season with its glorious Section 9 Championships and the NYSPHSAA Cross-Country Championships staged just four days after on November 10. The Section 9 Championships, which were held at historic Bear Mountain, the event location for the last 62 years, produced 14 Sullivan County state contenders that included the county's lone Section 9 individual champion in Eldred's Alex Campanella. The stalwart senior harrier, who overcame a stress fracture that eliminated most of his spring track season, a bout of mononucleosis this fall and the recent death of his grandmother, surged ahead of Mt. Academy's Rufus Wareham to a sterling 15:52 Section 9 title win, propelling him back to states in Elma, NY, just south of Buffalo. Campanella, last year's Class D state runner, finished third this year in 16:22.5.
"I can't get down on myself. I left it all out there. It just wasn't my day. I feel lucky to say I've done what I've done and I feel like I still have a lot to improve on. I still haven't had that breakthrough race. I'm still nowhere near my potential." Campanella will pass up this week's Federation Championship Race at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls to train for the Nike Cross New York (NXN) Regionals held there on November 24.
Sullivan West senior Reed Scott evinced a quantum leap over his 2011 effort. Scott took fourth at sectionals in 16:22.90, surpassing his eighth-place finish a year prior. He finished 10th at states in 16:32.5, besting the three area runners who had bested him at sectionals, and qualified for the Federation Championship Race this coming weekend. "It definitely felt good to outrun everyone from our sectional race. I just made sure to stay with the lead pack. From there, I just tried to slowly pick off the runners in front of me." Scott credited coach George Shakelton with mentoring his training over the summer and fall.
Alex Campanella and Reed Scott were the recipients of the Sportmanship Award at the state meet.
Eldred's Dave Powers qualified for states with a 10th-place finish in Section 9. He finished 72nd at states.


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HAPPY LABOR DAY EVERYONE!!! OK, I know it's Monday so I'm a lil' late and behind on Series Sunday so I figured I'd make this an awesome one to make up for the lost weeks.
This week I am recommending the IMMORTALS AFTER DARK series by the Incredible Kresley Cole. If you have not read this series you MUST start it ASAP. The characters are amazing and the world she creates is addicting. As of now, the series consists of 11 books. the 12th book, "Lothaire" will be released on January 10, 2012 and I can not wait!!!!!
Here's a look at all the books in the I.A.D. series.....
Myst is known throughout the world as the most beautiful Valkyrie, part chillingly fierce warrior, part beguiling seductress who can "make you want her even as she's killing you." She has devoted her life to protecting an ancient, powerful jewel and to fighting the vampires, and she now sees a way to torment one—for with Wroth's heartbeat comes consuming sexual desire that can only be slaked by her.
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience first hand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come back to him?
A Hunger Like No Other (Book 2)
A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . . Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents -- until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae -- and their notorious dark desires -- ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.
An all-consuming desire . . . Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?
Centuries ago, Sebastian Wroth was turned into a vampire -- a nightmare in his mind -- against his will. Burdened with hatred and alone for ages, he sees little reason to live. Until an exquisite, fey creature comes to kill him, inadvertently saving him instead.
A Valkyrie assassin dispatched to destroy him . . .
When Kaderin the Cold Hearted lost her two beloved sisters to a vampire attack long ago, a benevolent force deadened her sorrow -- accidentally extinguishing all of her emotions. Yet whenever she encounters Sebastian, her feelings -- particularly lust -- emerge multiplied. For the first time, she's unable to complete a kill.
Become competitors in a legendary hunt.
The prize of the month-long contest is powerful enough to change history, and Kaderin will do anything to win it for her sisters. Wanting only to win her, forever, Sebastian competes as well, taking every opportunity -- as they travel to ancient tombs and through catacombs, seeking relics around the world -- to use her new feelings to seduce her. But when forced to choose between the vampire she's falling for and reuniting her family, how can Kaderin live without either?
Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the one woman meant for him. The ruthless warrior grew even colder, never taking another to his bed -- until a smoldering encounter with his enemy, Mariketa the Awaited, reawakens his darkest desires. When sinister forces unite against her, the Highlander finds himself using all his strength and skill to keep her alive.
His slow, hot touch is irresistible...
Temporarily stripped of her powers, Mari is forced to take refuge with her sworn adversary. It's rumored that no one can tempt Bowen's hardened heart, but soon passion burns between them. Though a future together is impossible, she fears he has no intention of letting her go.
No deed is too wicked for her seduction...
If they defeat the evil that surrounds them, can Mari deny Bowen when he demands her body and soul -- or will she risk everything for her fierce protector?
Dark Needs at a Nights Edge (Book 5)
To prevent him from harming others, Conrad Wroth's brothers imprison him in an abandoned manor. But there, a female only he can see seems determined to drive him further into madness. The exquisite creature torments him with desire, leaving his body racked with lust and his soul torn as he finds himself coveting her for his own.
Yet even if Conrad can win Néomi, evil still surrounds her. Once he returns to the brutality of his past to protect her, will he succumb to the dark needs seething inside him?
AN UNCONTROLLABLE NEED ... Garreth MacRieve, Prince of the Lykae: the brutal Highland warrior who burns to finally claim this maddeningly sensual creature as his own.
THAT LEAD TO A PLEASURE SO WICKED ... From the shadows, Garreth has long watched over Lucia. Now, the only way to keep the proud huntress safe from harm is to convince her to accept him as her guardian. To do this, Garreth will ruthlessly exploit Lucia's greatest weakness --- her wanton desire for him.
CONTEST: Since Kresley Cole is super busy writing, she has very generously donated some books to give away :-). I am giving away SIGNED copies of:
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TO Enter: Please make sure you are a follower of the Book Monster Blog and Leave a comment on this post with your email address and tell me...If you've read the IAD series, who is your favorite character in the series or which is your favorite book?
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Hi there - I am looking for advice to better balance my pumping volume and schedule. My beautiful baby girl is 8.5 months old. My goal has been to nurse and/or pump a minimum of 7 times a day in an effort to be able to continue to provide all milk needs until my daughter is at least a year old.
Since I returned to work when she was 12 weeks old, my daily schedule during the week has been:
- 7:00a nurse
- 9:30a, 12:30p, 3:30p pump (while at work)
- 7:30p nurse
- 10:00p pump
- during the night pump once... time varies
(note - weekends I nurse exclusively)
During the week at daycare, each day my baby takes two 6-oz bottles, two 4-oz bottles plus another 4-oz bottle for making her cereal in addition to homemade food for breakfast and lunch... so each day I send 24-oz to daycare with her.
Right now, I am pumping 5-oz on average each time... so roughly 25-oz for the 5 times I pump during a 24-hour period.
I'm having difficulty with the middle of the night pump... to be honest, I am just so very tired and would love to sleep through the night but do not want to jeopardize the 5-oz I pump during that time. For a while I was pumping at 5:00a or so to get a longer stretch of sleep and found that I was able to pump up to 8-oz at that time of the morning however when I nurse at 7:30a, it seems my baby is not satisfied so I assume my body has not had enough time between pumping and nursing. I've tried shifting to anytime between 2:30-4:00a and usually pump 5-oz at that time. Long story short however - I do not get a good night's sleep which is wearing on me...
Any suggestions how to better manage my pumping schedule to allow more sleep time and/or how to increase my volume from 5-oz to 6-oz per pump?
Thank you - I really appreciate your knowledge and experience!!


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Any thoughts/successes on places to nurse while attending a convention at a convention center? It's close enough for me to drive to, so I won't have a hotel room to escape to.
I've been offered the first aid station, but apparently the paramedics will be my audience (i.e. its not private) and if they get called for something, I would have to leave.
Its at Moscone in SF, CA, so you would think pretty forward thinking, but they aren't set up for this, apparently. The conference is for a very male dominated industry, so I doubt there are many in my situation.
Looking for ideas... Thanks!


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When energy claims green, who do you trust?
Clean energy is all the rage in Vermont.
In June, the state issued the Clean Energy Industry Report, which projected 12 percent growth in jobs in the clean energy sector. Recently, Gov. Peter Shumlin touted the installation of cold-climate heat pumps in the region for their efficiency and the fact they are powered by clean energy, meaning electricity.
Clean energy is an idea that most Vermonters would support, but its very definition will vary greatly depending upon which industry, interest group or governmental agency you ask.
At the federal level, the Environmental Protection Agency doesnt offer a specific definition, but does say it includes energy efficiency and clean energy supply options like highly efficient combined heat and power as well as renewable energy sources.
By this metric, the EPA considers the burning of municipal solid waste as a clean method of generating electricity, because humans continue to generate trash, making it a renewable resource. The fact that emissions can vary widely depending upon what is being burned does not preclude this method from being considered clean.
At the other end of the spectrum is the perspective that clean energy must take into account the amount of carbon and other elements considered detrimental to the atmosphere, such as sulfur being emitted into the air.
Clean energy is energy that reduces our dependence on fossil fuels in a sustainable way and reduces our impact on the climate, said Ben Walsh, clean energy advocate for the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG).
In 2012, the federal Clean Energy Standard Act which died in committee tried to define clean energy to include nearly every form of electricity generation, provided it emitted less carbon than coal.
That definition is an incredibly low bar, Walsh said. As a society, we need to do a lot better than that.
Chris Recchia, commissioner for the Public Service Department, shared the states view on what constitutes clean energy.
For us, it means, generally, renewable resources that are within the states ability to ensure they are environmentally sound, he said. Vermont needs to use the resources we have available, which, thankfully, dont include oil, gas or coal.
Renewable resources, in this case, can mean solar and wind, as well as those that emit carbon such as biomass and biofuels. Its a position shared by Renewable Energy Vermont, a consortium of colleges, individuals and businesses with the stated goal of reducing the use of fossil fuels and encouraging renewable power sources.
It really depends on the efficiency of the technology you are using and the efficiency of the power source, said Gabrielle Stebbins, executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont. With todays technology, biomass can be pretty close to clean.
And for some interests, being close to clean, or at least cleaner than the competition, is enough to call a technology clean. Vermont Gas Systems, which provides natural gas for heating purposes and in a few cases, to power vehicles uses the tag line Clean energy. Clean air.
People have raised concerns about fracking, but even with fracking, natural gas is 23 percent more efficient than oil, said Steve Wark, director of communications for Vermont Gas Systems, who noted gas also burns cleaner than propane or wood.
Wark also argued that even renewable energy can contribute carbon to the atmosphere.
Even solar has an impact, Wark said. If the panels are being made in China, theyre being built using some of the dirtiest electricity generated on the planet.
Walsh was skeptical of claims that natural gas is a clean source of energy.
At the end of the day, I dont think youre going to fool Vermonters into thinking that fossil fuels are good and renewables are not, Walsh said. Even the worst renewable is better than the best fossil fuel.
When an energy producer says they are clean or green, you should be skeptical, said Kevin Jones, deputy director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School.
He noted the proliferation of large-scale solar projects in the state. While this might sound good, Jones said, the energy generated from these projects are not used by Vermonters, but are sold to out-of-state electricity producers in the form of renewable energy credits.
The governor might go and cut a ribbon at a solar facility, but the reality is that producer is selling, lawfully, green energy subsidized by the state to out-of-state markets, Jones said. These local solar projects are not reducing the carbon footprint of the state.
Recchia said the sale of renewable energy credits is necessary at this point.
We have created an industry where we are number one for solar jobs and clean energy per capita, but that doesnt mean we are immediately reaping the benefits, Recchia said.
We get the benefit of getting the projects off the ground, and will take advantage using renewable energy in the future, he said, noting the state has a goal of getting 90 percent of its power from renewable energy by 2050.
Green Mountain Power, which claims to have the cleanest energy portfolio of any state in the region, uses a combination of nuclear power and fossil fuels to complement the 47 percent of its power it receives from hydro power, a clean source of power that is also criticized for its negative effects upon fish habitats.
There are pros and cons to every way you generate electricity, said GMP spokeswoman Dorothy Schnure. There are environmental impacts to every power source.
Wark said the transition to renewable energy will be gradual, and will include fossil fuels.
All of these fuel sources are going to be needed for the foreseeable future, Wark said We cant just flip a switch. Theres going to be a transition, and that transition will be based on policy and science.
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington D.C.
About Us
"Bringing the Experience Home"
RPCV/W is a volunteer-run organization representing the sizable community of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and friends who live and work in the DC metropolitan region. They undertake 3-4 events per month and focus on three primary activities.
- Holding social events such as happy hours, parties, field trips, and other fun, interest-based activities. Any member may start a club and utilize our network to organize it.
- Helping local nonprofits engaged in community development meet their needs for volunteer assistance by organizing regular service projects and partnering toward shared goals.
- Helping members advance their careers through structured professional development events and by establishing a vibrant, organized network of mentors in various industries.
From time to time, they also engage in events of a symbolic or historic nature, such as marching in a parade or participating in a public ceremony. Membership is open to all who share a passion for community service, professional development, and international engagement.
2012-2013 Mission Statement
"To serve as a resource to RPCVs and friends in the Washington DC area through social events, community service projects, and professional development programs that embody the 3rd Goal and spirit of the Peace Corps."
The Mission Statement may be revised each year by the current Board of Directors.
Primary Programs
In addition to organizing regular social events for members, RPCV/W divides its long-term programming into four areas:
Community Service
RPCV/W is committed to supporting local organizations engaged in community development in the DC area. Being all volunteers at heart, their members enjoy coming out on a weekend to assist with a worthy cause. Service events are organized by their Community Service Director. Local organizations are encouraged to submit calls for volunteers in their weekly newsletter.
Partnership for Peace
Each year, RPCV/W enters into a special relationship with a grassroots nonprofit that shares its goals and values. In addition to awarding them a cash grant based on the proceeds of their yearly fundraiser, they advertise their events and helps them organize volunteers for their activities. The Vice President is charged with coordinating and strengthening the PfP program. The process begins with a call for proposals, the Board selects the finalists, and group members vote for a winner during the end-of-year elections.
Professional Development
RPCV/W strongly believes that all RPCVs should be encouraged to network freely, and urges its members to make time for their peers who are looking to climb the ladder. To this end, they host regular networking events and career panels. They also track various RPCV groups that exist within government agencies and large employers. This program is overseen by a Professional Development Director who acts as the organization's chief networker and job coach. Jobs are posted in RPCV/W's Linkedin Group and individual members often post opportunities in its Facebook Group.
Special Events
RPCV/W is often called upon to plan and participate in major public events. In September of 2011, RPCV/W organized the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery, which hosted over 5,000 participants and included a parade across the Memorial Bridge. Since 1984, they have gathered each year to lay flowers at the gravesite of John F. Kennedy. They have marched with Peace Corps in Presidential Inaugurations and are now participating in DC's LGBT Capitol Pride Parade.
Other Services
Social Media
RPCV/W maintains a Facebook Group, Facebook Page, Twitter Feed, Linkedin Group, and a group on the NPCA Ning Network. It also maintains a robust website that allows members to interact with eachother, and a weekly newsletter that any member can utilize. With these tools, it is able to reach thousands of RPCVs and others.
The Facebook Group is a popular spot for new arrivals to introduce themselves and ask about housing or jobs. Members with property to lease naturally prefer RPCV tenants, and use the group as an alternative to Craigslist. Some use it to ask the group to recommend services, places to eat, and things to do. Members may fundraise and share their causes there. In short, it's an open forum which supplements our physical activities and keeps the network fresh.
The Linkedin Group is similar, but less outwardly active. Most of its use happens behind the scenes, as members search out peers to network for professional opportunities. The Twitter Feed and Facebook Page are controlled by the Public Relations Director, who is charged with keeping members informed and engaged.
Members of RPCV/W are closely involved in the Peace Corps Innovation Challenge, and the organization promotes innovative uses of technology to benefit serving PCVs and returned volunteers.
RPCVs have been coming to DC since the Peace Corps was founded. Many were involved in the Peace Movement of the 1960s and there are several documented instances where RPCVs gathered to protest the war in southeast Asia. They found jobs in the civil and foreign service and set down roots. They began forming groups in the 1970's, banding together for social solidarity and to support projects abroad. RPCV/W was formed in 1979 as an offshoot of the National Council of Returned Volunteers, which is now known as the National Peace Corps Association. RPCVs in DC banded together to do service projects, network, and commemorate special events such as Peace Corps anniversaries. RPCV/W was formally incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit organization in 1991. As the years passed, a diverse, multi-generational community of RPCVs came into being, with new members arriving every week.
There are an estimated 5,000 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers living in the Washington, DC Metro area. Over 1,000 are active, dues-paying members of RPCV/W.
According to a 2012 survey, most of RPCV/W's members join to network, make friends, and to become familiar with the DC Peace Corps Community. 83% attended at least one event throughout the year. 85% receive the weekly email newsletter. Most reported making friends, participating in events, and getting involved with local volunteer projects. Others reported getting jobs, finding mentors, and even meeting their significant other through the network.
The median age of RPCV/W's membership is 32, and over half possess an advanced degree. They work in international development and the nonprofit sector primarily. 74% are female and 29% are male. Columbia Heights is their neighborhood of choice. There are also large concentrations in Shaw, Bloomingdale, and Eastern Market.
Membership Policy
Membership in RPCV/W is open to all. First year is always free. Member dues have remained $15 per year since 1986.
- Members are eligible for discounts to special events.
- Members are granted access to our online directory to search for and contact other members.
- Members can register for and attend restricted "Members Only" events.
- Members can access and freely network in our private Linkedin Group.
- Members may submit news items, including fundraisers and events, to our weekly newsletter.
- Members may post fundraisers or small events requiring payment in our Facebook Group, which serves as the public forum of our organization.
- Members may participate in sub-committees called by the Board of Directors and lead Board-sanctioned events.
- Members shape the organization by organizing clubs, electing the Board of Directors, and assuming leadership roles.
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Grant Stivers' 339-yard passing night in his first career start wasn't enough for Glenwood in a 26-13 loss to Atlantic on Friday.
Fremont-Mills used its aggressive attack to sweep East Mills 25-3, 25-10, 25-14 in Corner Conference volleyball last Tuesday.
For the second race in a row Glenwood's Johnny Fuller and Mark Abrams were first and second and the Rams ran away with the team title at a Hawkeye 10 Conference cross country meet.
On Saturday the Rams edged Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson by two points, 71 to 73, after Fuller (16:40) and Abrams (16:55) swept the top two spots.
East Mills' balanced offense put up 55 first-half points in a 62-6 defeat of South Page on Friday in Eight Man, District 8.
"It was a very fun bus ride home," said Glenwood coach Kara Huisman.
Defeating Harlan as the Rams did Tuesday night in a 22-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 victory on the Cyclones' home court is liable to do that.
Don and Vicki Boehmer of St. Charles, Mo., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Abby, to Aaron Eich, son of Bill and Kay Eich of Glenwood.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Central Missouri State University and is employed by KDR Designer Showroom in Kansas City as a sales associate. Her fiance is also a graduate of Central Missouri State University and is employed by Great Lakes Airline as a pilot.
An Oct. 23, 2010, wedding is planned at St. Joachim and Ann Catholic Church in St. Charles.
Amanda Mulholland and Andrew DeGroote were united in marriage on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Norwalk United Methodist Church in Norwalk.
The nuptials were officiated by the Rev. Kiboko Kiboko. A reception followed at the Blank Golf Course in Des Moines.
The bride is the daughter of Tom and Deanne Mulholland of Malvern and granddaughter of Don and Suzanne Simmons of Thurman, and Nancy Mulholland of Glenwood.
The groom is the son of Don and Val DeGroote of New Hartford and the grandson of Clara DeGroote of Parkersburg and Marian Bundy of Cedar Falls.
An Omaha man arrested last spring for the abuse and neglect of more than 20 pit bulls on a property near Pacific Junction has agreed to a plea bargain with the Mills County Attorney's Office.
Michael J. Simet, 56, pleaded guilty on Sept. 21 to animal torture and animal neglect, both aggravated misdemeanors.
If the sentencing judge agrees to the deal, Simet will receive a suspended jail sentence of four years, placed on supervised probation for a year and serve a week in the Mills County Jail. Simet will also not be allowed to own any animals during his supervised probation.
PACIFIC JUNCTION - By a slim 3-2 margin, the Pacific Junction City Council passed a controversial resolution at last Monday's regular meeting aimed at condemning derogatory remarks by elected city officials.
Resolution 2010-17, dubbed "Resolution on Equality and Conduct," was drafted following comments made by council member Rodney Bents at an Aug. 16 meeting that Mayor Jim Lovely and city attorney T.J. Patterman felt disparaged Mexicans.
In a tape recorded discussion at the Aug. 16 meeting, Bents can be heard saying, "Well, then don't be getting hit by a Mexican up in Omaha."
The driver involved in an August crash on Interstate 29 that killed four motorcyclists returning from a rally in Sturgis, S.D., had a blood-alcohol level of 0.373, more than four times the legal limit in the state of Iowa.
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Vivisector of the Month!
It's time once again for my favorite PETA Files feature: our Vivisector of the Month contest. Each and every month, I read up on two of our nation's most vile vivisectors and let you, our dear readers, decide who is the worst by voting.
Let me begin by recognizing Marina Picciotto, whose primate addiction studies and mouse torture won her the undesirable title of Most Vile Vivisector last month. Her competitor was much-derided Allyson Bennett. Congrats, Marina—I'm certain Yale and all of New Haven are glad to have you!
This month, we have another two truly bizarre candidates … just see for yourself.
David Gozal of the Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute in Louisville has a bit of a problem. He is fascinated by erections—mouse erections, to be exact. He passes his days in the lab getting up close and very personal with little boy-mice, studying their erections and even severing their spinal cords so that they cannot move while experimenters observe their penises.
In his most recent study, "Erectile Dysfunction in a Murine [Mouse] Model of Sleep Apnea," which was funded in part by the federal government, Gozal measured the number of erections and ejaculations in dozens of mice after placing them in a chamber to deprive them of oxygen. Some mice were also given tadalafil, an erectile dysfunction drug. They were then killed by puncturing their hearts with a needle, and their testicles and penises were cut out of their bodies for examination. Gozal concluded that oxygen deprivation makes it more difficult to get an erection and that tadalafil, which is already prescribed (as "Cialis") for humans with erectile dysfunction, works in mice.
Daniel Traber of the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Anesthesiology has made a living for almost three decades by burning animals' skin off. In a recent experiment, he either torched mice with a Bunsen burner until more than 40 percent of their bodies was charred or forced them to inhale smoke. A few select mice got the full treatment—they were both burned and forced to inhale smoke. Some died during the experiment, and survivors were subsequently killed.
In another study, Traber heated an aluminum bar to nearly 400 degrees with a Bunsen burner and roasted the skin of live pigs on it for 30 seconds, creating a series of deep burns that covered 15 percent of their bodies. In order to repair the deliberately injured animals, Traber and colleagues then removed skin from the pigs' legs to graft over the areas that had been burned off. After living through all this torture, the pigs were killed. Again, this is only his most recent work—Traber has been burning, mutilating, and killing sheep for years.
Who should win? The Children's Hospital Vivisector or the Bunsen Burninator? As always, let me help you decide by posing a question: Would you rather be molested, stabbed in the heart, and have your genitals torn out, or would you rather be roasted alive over a Bunsen burner, forced to inhale the smell of your burning flesh, and then killed?
It's a burning question, isn't it?
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I cannot believe people do this. I am so embarrassed and disgusted to be part of the human race when the majority of us are being cruel to animals, or NOT standing up to it. I want to help them so badly, but I am just in High School and I don't know what I can possibly do. I do everything I can, but I just wish EVERYONE would stand up against these people and stop this! This CANNOT continue! We need to expose these people and let everyone know of the horrific things they are doing! I really, really REALLY hope that one day they have the same thing done to them as they've done to the innocent animals. If I could do it to them… I would.
this creep and that woman,allyson bennitt and marina piccioutto and david gozel, they all horrifically sicken me, i pray they stop this , someone needs to get them off this earth and all the other torturing these defenseless animals, mice, pigs, sheep, cats, dogs, all of the animals!!!!
This man and other people to do this horrible things on innecent people should not excist on this planet. People with no heart and no soul ..we have human right why dont animal deserve animal right. ..they feel joy pain like us…human so cruel my heart is bleading.
I have to ask you….how do these people without a soul get to do this and probably get paid for their torture. This sounds like alot of personal pleasure to me. It is sick all the way around. When experiments are conducted there should be guidelines and bounderies as to the limits of discomfort that is instilled to the subject. Monitary greed…….I guess this justifies all this abuse. You know who who you are and karma is a ***** baby! I hope for you it visits you with a vengance!
I have to ask you….how do these people without a soul get to do this and probably get paid for their torture. This sounds like alot of personal pleasure to me. It is sick all the way around. When experiments are conducted there should be guidelines and bounderies as to the limits of discomfort that is instilled to the subject. Monitary greed…….I guess this justifies all this abuse. You know who who you are and karma is a bitch baby! I hope for you it visits you with a vengance!
FYI: Marina Picciotto, Yale torturer, has a blog on Huffington Post. Perhaps some of you might wish to make Arianna Huffington aware of your displeasure about Huffington Post giving this sadist a pulpit from which to opine on any number of issues. It is revolting.
I hope they all die miserable, extremely painful, long drawn out deaths. If I had the money I would hire people to provide them with "clarity".
I can't read anymore peoples cruelty.This david would be better to die in a fire.Is he a father?Would he like his children were tortured because of science?Ha has no heart…terrible terrible man…not human.
Everybody out there can only pray for the poor animals that suffer at the hands of people who inflict such suffering, and know (and they will know in some way or another in their life) that it will come back on them in some form or another. There will be no Karma in their life. Maybe I haven't made myself clear in what I mean.
Я не могу это читать! Это слишком жестоко!! Подонок! Как остановить его? Этого тварь нечеловека!
This guy don't have a heart. How can he sleep at night after those horrible things he done to that poor animals. Just because animal couldn't talk doesn't mean they can't feel the pain! Please stop it and ask for God forgiven before you get burn in hell!


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By Sean Greene 1:38am, April 4, 2013
VIDEO: Highlights and Reaction from Caravel vs. St. Mark'sAfter being no-hit through four innings, Caravel used three bunt singles to spark a 4-run 5th inning to edge St. Mark's 4-3 in a chilly home game Wednesday night.
On a night with wind chills in the 20s and the wind blowing in from center at about 25MPH, St. Mark's ace Billy Phillips looked in control, allowing just two base runners via walks in the first four innings.
After a walk and groundout started the bottom of the 5th for Caravel, a bunt single by Chad Bradford put runners at the corners with 1 out.
Bradford then stole second base just before freshman Brandon Fraley smacked a single to center field, scoring Dennis Robinson and Bradford to put the Bucs ahead 2-1.
Then Tyler Williams played "small ball" again for Caravel, with a bunt single that scored Fraley making it 3-1. Austin Niggebrugge finished the rally with a shallow bloop to left field that dropped in scoring Williams and putting the advantage at 4-1.
St. Mark's rallied in the 6th with an RBI single from John Matthews who later scored on a throwing error, but despite putting two on with two outs in the 7th inning, couldn't get the tying run across when Corey Hart forced a fly out to end the ball game and earn the save for Caravel.
Phillips picked up the loss despite striking out eight in his 5 innings of work.
The win went to Caravel starter Lonnie Funderburk who allowed just 2 runs and 3 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Calvin Scott went 3-4 with an RBI for St. Mark's, while all 5 Caravel hits came in the decisive 5th inning from five different players.
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The next group of Japanese students from regions of Japan devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in March of this year will arrive in Hawaii on Dec. 21st for a nine-day stay under the Rainbow for Japan Kids, an educational, cultural learning and exchange program.
This was announced in a press release by the Japan-America Society Of Hawaii.
The group consists of 25 middle school students ages 12 to 15 from Iwate and Fukushima Prefectures who lost parents in the tsunami, or are evacuees from the nuclear accident area in Fukushima.
"The outpouring of support from the community has been great" said JASH President Ed Hawkins.
He added, "The program?s motto is ?To Dream Again,? and we are confident that the scope of activities we have planned will engage the children in the natural beauty and Aloha of Hawaii and they will return to Japan refreshed and motivated to better their lives."
The group will spend their time engaging in outdoor activities at YMCA?s Camp Erdman on the North Shore of Oahu and Kilauea Military Camp on Hawaii Island?s Volcanoes National Park.
Hawaii students from the Asian-Pacific Children Convention?s Bridge Club and Big Island?s Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science charter school will also participate in these activities to create and foster lasting relationships between the Japanese children and the children of Hawaii.
In addition, the group will attend the Childrens Party at the Halekulani Hotel arranged by its staff on Christmas Eve, as well as a Christmas dinner hosted by members of the Nadeshiko Club and a Christmas light trolley tour.
Before departing, the group will also have the chance to take a tour conducted by Hawaii?s Air National Guard of a C-17 transport aircraft, the same type that provided initial support to open Sendai airport and get relief supplies to the disaster region.
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Nobody was injured in the crash that happened a little before 7 a.m. Thursday, but the front of a home was wrecked and the car crushed.
The truck driver had been hauling a full load of sand up an incline on the way to Bountiful Ridge Golf Course when he attempted to downshift, according to Bountiful police Sgt. Andrew Bryson. He couldn't get the vehicle in gear, and the brakes went out when he tried to stop it, police said.
The heavy semitrailer rolled backward for about half a city block, burst through a retaining wall and smashed the car before it finally came to a stop partway inside a home.
Bryson said the residents of the home were eating breakfast in another part of the house. They were not injured.
But the red car which was waiting for pickup by a new owner who had purchased it a day earlier was destroyed.
The truck driver had proper permits for carrying the heavy load and police didn't plan to cite him, although an investigation is ongoing.
"It looks like a gross mechanical failure," Bryson said.
He added that it's fortunate no other cars or people were in the truck's path. The street is close to a Mormon temple and a school.
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I haven't been on in quite awhile, weaned my oldest and my new baby is one month. BF has been going great, no issues there. But I noticed shes been more fussy these last two days. Her tongue is white and I tried to get the milk off a little but it's not coming off. That's thrush right?
I'm not having symptoms yet.
My biggest concern is my milk stockpile in my freezer. I have like 30 something bags dating back to early Oct and my DH and I are going to a wedding next week so I HAVE to have that milk for her bc my mom will be watching the kids.
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This app is a good tool for the amateur stargazer. With a swipe of the finger you can explore the nighttime sky that is right above your head. The program shows you where all of the constellations are and what planets are using your iPhone's GPS function to pinpoint your exact location.
If you see too many or too little celestial bodies compared to what you view when you look up, you can adjust this by telling the app how much light pollution is in your area by using the preferences option. You can also touch "what's up" to see the stars and planets without the labels. Once you know what you should be able to see, hold up your phone and you will know where to find them. If you turn the phone, the star map turns with it so that it always oriented in the proper direction.
There's another way this app works well as a learning tool. Simply touch the constellation button at the bottom of the screen and you will get a list of all of them. Choose a name and up comes a detailed description of its location and how it got its name. Then touch find to see where it is on the star map. Alternately, pick "other" from the bottom of the screen and you get a list of galaxies and star clusters. Then navigate the entire sky by using your finger to move around the star map.
This app is an update of one of my favorite programs back in the '80s on the Commodore Amiga. It's nice to see a it being created for the iPhone era with little extras that improve it. All in all this is a great educational app for anyone wanting to know more about the night sky.


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This guidance sets out the design style and technical standards for NHS websites.
It is for NHS communications professionals, web managers and web design agencies who are building new websites or refreshing existing sites.
The guidelines apply to all NHS branded sites in England, including corporate, campaign and staff-facing websites.
The Central Office of Information (COI) publish standards and guidelines for the whole of public sector online. Rather than repeat large sections of text, we link to the relevant part of the COI guidelines wherever possible.
All NHS websites should carry the NHS logo. You should position your local logotype in the top right of the website.
If you need to use the national NHS logo you should ensure that the name of your organisation appears somewhere on the home page and that the logo is positioned in the top left of your site.
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The Studio is a full-fledged creation, innovation and training laboratory. Since 1997, all shows have been created at Cirque du Soleil's International Headquarters, which provides a great deal of flexibility to the creative teams working on various Cirque projects.
Performers come from a variety of backgrounds, including artistic gymnastics, tumbling, acrosport, swimming, diving, dance, singing, music and, of course, circus arts. Some fifty nationalities are represented among artists.
All Cirque du Soleil costumes are custom-made and the majority are produced at the Costume workshop at the International Headquarters (IHQ). The workshop, the only one of its kind in North America, employs specialists in fields as varied as shoemaking, textile design, lace-making, wig-making, patternmaking, costume-making and millinery.
To find out if we have ever been to your area and when, you can visit our showhistory.
As part of the 2010 World Expo that will be held in Shanghai, China, from May 1 to October 31, 2010, Cirque du Soleil will design the creative concept for the Canada Pavilion, create the public presentation, produce the cultural program, and develop strategic corporate alliances, under the theme "The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable, Creative,". For more information, please visit the Canada Pavilion website.
Cirque du Monde is an international social action program consisting of circus workshops that work with organizations that help troubled youths. You can find more about this initiative on our Global Citizenship page.
While we would very much like to accommodate requests for backstage visits, to meet an artist or get an autograph, we cannot. Our performers and trainers have extremely busy schedules and so we respect the little down time they have by not offering such visits.


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Today, we're excited to unveil a newly designed michigan.org just in time for the launch of the fall advertising campaign. The new website will feature an interactive map, a trip planner tool and will be one of the first state tourism websites to utilize responsive design – which means users will have the same experience on the site whether accessing it via desktop, laptop mobile phone, iPad or tablet.
With the interactive map users will be able to search for things to do by city or by attraction in an easy way, tapping into more than 12,000 properties and hundreds of events found in the michigan.org database. Users will be able to add events and attractions into their trip planner as they navigate the site, to come back to later or even share with family and friends.
Other changes include a "Hot Spots" feature, current weather conditions and more visibility for the Pure Michigan blog, eNewsletter sign-up and social media pages.
The michigan.org website has been the most visited state tourism website in the country for five years running. The site had 8.6 million visits last year with consumers using the site an average of 23,689 times a day, according to the independent online measurement company Experience Hitwise.
Visitors to the updated michigan.org will find that the site has the same look and feel of the Pure Michigan ads that are shown on billboards and TV spots. This look, and many of the new features, were developed based on feedback from users.
Check out the newly unveiled michigan.org today and let us know what you think of the new design!


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According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the effects of gravity may explain the effects of testosterone in male pattern baldness. The findings were included in a paper that was published in the "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open."
According to the findings, the downward pull of gravity on the scalp skin is a key contributor to the events leading to male pattern baldness.
This theory helps explain why dihydrotestosterone (DHT) seems to make hair thinner on a man's head but makes the hair thicker in other parts of the body. Researchers now believe the weight of the scalp on the hair follicles causes the hair to thin. In addition, experts say that as men age the skin and underlying fat become thinner, which puts more pressure on hair follicles.


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Spending rising faster than productionJune 17,2013
Vermont state spending closely tracked growth in state production in the 1990s, but spending outpaced production for the first decade of the new century according to data compiled by Christopher Chantrill for usgovernmentspending.com.
The data set for Vermont state spending begins with 1992. By 1999, the states population had risen just six percent. The states gross domestic product (GDP) was up 35 percent and state spending had risen at a slightly lower rate.
By 2000, spending was up 49 percent from 1992, but production had increased only 44 percent. Between 2000 and 2010 (the most recent numbers available) spending increases markedly outpaced production. By 2010, production was twice what it had been 1992, but state spending had climbed a full 175 percent, nearly tripling.
These numbers are often expressed in terms of government spending as a percentage of GDP. Vermont state government spending hovered around 12 percent of GDP throughout the 1990s, but climbed steadily over the next decade to become nearly 17 percent of GDP by 2010.
Unlike the federal government, Vermont cant print money so increases in spending must be matched by increased revenues. If the revenue doesnt come from greater production, it comes from increases in taxation higher taxes on same things or taxing additional things.
The Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce believes that residents and businesses spend their money more effectively than government bureaucracies do, and directors see the increase in government spending as a significant cause for concern.
The money government takes from businesses reduces the amount available to hire employees, increase inventory or expand facilities. The money taken from individuals and families reduces their buying power. Both contribute to slowing production.
Usgovernmentspending.com offers a wealth of data for comparison over time or from one state to another.
The Chambers public policy committee looks forward to reviewing additional data for the most recent past years in hopes that the trendlines are changing.
Health spending increases are based on increased production. They track a combination of inflation and population increases.
When spending bolts ahead of productivity or inflation and population growth, the economy eventually pays a price that hurts both residents and commerce.
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At about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, his family took him of life support at Castle Medical Center.
"She's very distraught. Obviously, she lost the love of her life," said defense attorney Bill Harrison.
On Wednesday, his girlfriend, Shardeah Serhant, and mother of two of his young children, lawyered up, disputing a new report by the medical examiner that her boyfriend showed no signs of being assaulted.
"We're very skeptical about the information that's been released so far," said her other attorney Roy Bell.
"I think it's kind of crazy because there are all kinds of bruises and marks on Stephen's body. He was battered about the throat, the arms and the back," said Harrison.
On Monday, police say they went to a home on Ala Koa Street in Waimanalo after the owner of a stolen truck said he traced his cell phone to the location.
Neighbors said they saw part of what happened.
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Officers said they found drugs and drug paraphernalia on Dinnan.
In a statement, Honolulu police say Dinnan "...fought off and resisted attempts to detain him."
Dinnan's sister told KITV her brother was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"This was a theft case at best and at this point we believe Stephen wasn't involved in anything," said Harrison.
His family said he was in Waimanalo to meet a friend.
Police said Dinnan had no prior criminal record.
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If you're a newbie when it comes to nail art and design, a kit like this is the way to go.
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BAM! Seems pretty simple, right? To test it out, I used Illamasqua's hot pink polish in Collide.
First up, the application of the stencil.
I gently pulled the tab and…
Um…is that it? I was expecting some magic. I tried again with the black polish and another stencil.
Uh? Not so much. I left the stencils alone and tried to play around with the nail art polishes a bit.
The consistencies of the black and white seemed to be a little too watery for my liking. But I managed to crank out a bit of a design anyway.
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It started as a seed in the soil. Two seasons ago, I asked Brian Michael to put up the money for an HD Flip Cam. I though nightly/weekly reports from Citizens Bank Park would show that we were THE insider blog. The "Phillies Nation Phancast" was done from time to time (when I could find someone to hold a camera for me) and wasn't the greatest production in the world. But with that trusty Flip Cam, I was able to get great footage from different angles of the stadium and from different events throughout the season.
Slowly, that seed morphed into a small plant. The small plant became Phillies Nation TV, which Corey Seidman and I shoot on a monthly basis. We began shooting PN TV's late in the 2011 season and have tried to keep up with it to the best of our abilities. Our hard work and diligence has paid off.
The small plant is now larger than we ever imagined it could be.
We're excited to announce a new partnership with Service Electric's 2 Sports in the Lehigh Valley. Phillies Nation TV will go from an 8-10 minute show into a 30 minute program that will be taped once a week and will air three times per week – with days and times to be announced soon. So, those of you in the area of Allentown, Bethlehem, Quakertown, Reading, Northampton, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and parts of Northern New Jersey will be able to see PN TV several times a week, satisfying your need for all things Phillies. You'll also be able to get it on-demand.
Service Electric Television is a private, family owned cable business servicing over 294,000 subscribers located in approximately 250 communities in Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania and Northwestern New Jersey. 2 Sports, the channel we'll be on, is the TV home of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and Reading Phillies. So we'll feel right at home covering the Phillies and their minor league affiliates while adding a new dimension to the network.
With this new partnership, we'll be able to give you greater access to the minor leaguers we've come to know and love. We'll also continue to provide the best Phillies coverage possible.
Needless to say, we're completely stoked and can't wait to get started on this newest project. Myself and Corey will continue the hosting duties with Ian, Jay, and all of our Phillies Nation contributors involved in some way, shape, or form. The ideas are already flowing, but of course, we'd love to hear from you. What more would you like to see out of Phillies Nation TV? Please, feel free to leave your thoughts/comments/ideas in the comments section below.
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this is cool news. to see something that started so small, now develop into something we can watch on tv…
Congrats to Pat and everyone at PN for a well-deserved gig. Excited to see what the future holds for you guys.
This is great stuff, congrats! Will the new episodes be available online as well?
Congrats guys, and I like to see more Natalie Egenolf!
The next step is you guys in the broadcast booth! At least for some guest appearances…
I'm not sure if you guys have heard or not, but this is what the Nats are trying to do when we come to Nationals park to see the Phillies. I live in the VA area and I can get tickets…just trying to give everyone a heads up if you haven't heard…
This is freaking awesome! Congratulations to you, Pat!
Just want to give Congrats to Pat and the whole Phillies Nation crew,Keep up the good work!!
Pencil Beard & Smiles for a whole half hour!
I used to have SECTV, but then we moved to another part of town which has apparently been granted a partial monopoly to RCN, which is bullshit. It also means we miss out on CN8 games, so I'm rooting for an epic collapse by the Sixers so they don't bounce the Phils off my teevee this summer with their stupid bouncey-ball nonsense.
Congrats guys.
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Congratulations you guys. Thats really something else.
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Congrats guys! It's amazing how this little blog has grown over the years. Any chance that the episodes could be put online for those of us that live in other parts of the world?
@ EricL…."epic collapse by the Sixers" ??? "Stupid bouncey-ball nonsense" ???
Guess you missed last night's game, huh? Too bad as it was a really good one.
Great Philly sports fan you are.
Of course I missed last night's game, since, you know, I don't like basketball. It's boring and uninteresting. And, judging by their attendance numbers (or lack thereof) I'd say a lot of people feel the same way.
If that makes me a poor Philly Sports fan, so be it. I like Baseball and Hockey, watch football but don't get too crazy about it, and don't at all care for basketball. I'd rather watch soccer or lacrosse than basketball.
Of course, I always thought we were on http://www.PHILLIESnation.com, not http://www.YOU_MUST_LIKE_ALL_PHILADELPHIA_SPORTS_TEAMS_NATION.com .
P.S. – There's no such thing as a "really good" basketball game. That's like saying you saw a really fat skinny guy.
I'll again agree with EricL. Basketball IS "bouncey-ball nonsense." The NBA, to me, is probably the most boring sports organization there is, other than the Paint Drying League. Not only that, basketball is a non-contact sport that allows elbowing, tripping, and shoving even if the rules and the Refs claim otherwise. Bounce, bounce, bounce, shoot, bounce bounce bounce, shoot…for hours! As far as dribbling is concerned, that should be confined to old men with prostrate problems.
Don't forget that in the lowest-scoring games each team scores like what, 40-50 times? Which means that for the vast majority of the game each scoring play is about as eventful as a soft fart.
Apparently you've never been around me when I let one. Trust me, it's an event.
I think that all depends on which Paint Drying League you are speaking of. Paintball (granted no longer uses paint anymore LOL), can also be called a Paint Drying League after you pelt thr crap out of the opposing team is rather entertaining! LOL. Therefore, the NBA may just be the most boring sports organization there is. LOL
I am referring, of course, to the National Paint Drying and Chaw Spitting League. (The Chaw part is never included in official reports; it looks too messy on paper.) It is solely a spectator sport, because the paint itself is the only thing that engages in any real activity. Some might argue that spitting chaw is an activity, but that's something the fans of paint drying would be doing even without the paint.
Another thing is that no one really cares about which paint is doing the actual drying. There are never signs at games reading "Go, Dutchboy!" or "Sherwin Williams Kicks A$$!"
"Prostrate" should read "prostate."
What parts of Northern New Jersey? I'm in Parsippany, NJ 07054. Will I be able to watch it?
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Gary D. Wu, M.D.
Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology
Associate Director NIH Training Grant in Gastrointestinal Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine(T32-DK07066)
Associate Director, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease Seminar Series , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Molecular Biology Core Facility, NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, GI Fellow's Outpatient Clinic, University of Pennsylvania
Associate Chief for Research, GI Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Penn-CHOP Center for Digestive, Liver and Pancreatic Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Penn-CHOP Microbiome Program , The University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
421 Curie Boulevard
9th Floor Biomedical Research Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
9th Floor Biomedical Research Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-0158
A.B. (Chemistry)
Cornell University, 1980.
Northwestern University Medical School, 1986.
M.A. (Honorary)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
A.B. (Chemistry)
Cornell University, 1980.
Northwestern University Medical School, 1986.
M.A. (Honorary)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, University of Minnesota Hospital, 1986-1987.
Resident, University of Minnesota Hospital, 1987-1989.
Fellow (Gastroenterology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1989-1992.
Intern, University of Minnesota Hospital, 1986-1987.
Resident, University of Minnesota Hospital, 1987-1989.
Fellow (Gastroenterology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1989-1992.
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American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989.
American Board of Gastroenterology, 1991.
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989.
American Board of Gastroenterology, 1991.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Program
Diet, the Gut Microbiome, and Host Metabolism
Program Summary
Dr. Wu is the Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he is the Associate Chief for Research in the Division of Gastroenterology and is also the Associate Director of the Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease. He is currently Director and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for the American Gastroenterological Association Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education and is an elected member of both the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Physicians. The research programs in the Wu laboratory focus on the mutualistic interactions between the gut microbiota and the host with a particular focus on metabolism. Growing evidence suggests that diet impacts upon both the structure and function of the gut microbiota that, in turn, influences the host in fundamental ways. Current areas of investigation include the effect of diet on the composition of the gut microbiota and its subsequence effect on host metabolism related to nitrogen balance as well as its impact on metabolic pathways in the intestinal epithelium, principally fatty acid oxidation. Through a UH3 roadmap initiate grant, he is helping to direct a project investigating the impact of diet on the composition of the gut microbiome and its relationship to therapeutic responses associated with the treatment of patients with Crohn's disease using an elemental diet. Finally, Dr. Wu is leading a multidisciplinary group of investigators using phosphorescent nanoprobe technology to examine the dynamic oxygen equilibrium between the host and the gut microbiota at the intestinal mucosal interface.
Lab personnel:
Lindsay Albenberg
Lillian Chau
Christel Chehoud
Sue Ann Keilbaugh, PhD
Andrew Lin
Josephine Ni, MD
Ting-Chin David Shen, MD
Sarah Smith, PhD
Selected PublicationsLewis JD, Chen EZ, Baldassano RN, Otley AR, Griffiths AM, Lee D, Bittinger K, Bailey A, Friedman ES, Hoffmann C, Albenberg L, Sinha R, Compher C, Gilroy E, Nessel L, Grant A, Chehoud C, Li H, Wu GD, Bushman FD.: Inflammation, antibiotics, and diet as environmental stressors of the gut microbiome in pediatric Crohn's Disease. Cell Host Microbe 18(4): 489-500, October 2015.
Kelsen J, Bittinger K, Pauly-Hubbard H, Posivak L, Grunberg S, Baldassano R, Lewis JD, Wu GD, Bushman FD: Alterations of the subgingival microbiota in pediatric Crohn's disease studied longitudinally in discovery and validation cohorts. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Epub ahead of print, August 2015.
Lee D, Baldassano RN, Otley AR, Albenberg L, Griffiths AM, Compher C, Chen EZ, Li H, Gilroy E, Nessel L, Grant A, Chehoud C, Bushman FD, Wu GD, Lewis JD: Comparative effectiveness of nutritional and biological therapy in North American children with active Crohn's Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 21(8): 1786-93, August 2015.
Chehoud C, Albenberg LG, Judge C, Hoffmann C, Grunberg S, Bittinger K, Baldassano RN, Lewis JD, Bushman FD, Wu GD: Fungal signature in the gut microbiota of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel diseases 21(8): 1948-56, August 2015.
Shen TC, Albenberg L, Bittinger K, Chehoud C, Chen YY, Judge CA, Chau L, Ni J, Sheng M, Lin A, Wilkins BJ, Buza EL, Lewis JD, Daikhin Y, Nissim I, Yudkoff M, Bushman FD, Wu GD: Engineering the gut microbiota to treat hyperammonemia. Journal of Clinical Investigation 125(7): 2841-50, July 2015.
Bryson AL, Hwang Y, Sherrill-Mix S, Wu GD, Lewis JD, Black L, Clark TA, Bushman FD: Covalent modification of bacteriophage T4 DNA inhibits CRISPR-Cas9. mBio 6(3): 00648-15, June 2015.
Wu GD, Compher C, Chen EZ, Smith SA, Shah RD, Bittinger K, Chehoud C, Albenberg LG, Nessel L, Gilroy E, Star J, Weljie AM, Flint HJ, Metz DC, Bennett MJ, Li H, Bushman FD, Lewis JD: Comparative metabolomics in vegans and omnivores reveal constraints on diet-dependent gut microbiota metabolite production. Gut Page: Epub ahead of print, November 2014.
Albenberg L, Esipova TV, Judge CP, Bittinger K, Chen J, Laughlin A, Grunberg S, Baldassano RN, Lewis JD, Li H, Thom SR, Bushman FD, Vinogradov SA, Wu GD: Correlation between intraluminal oxygen gradient and radial partitioning of intestinal microbiota. Gastroenterology 14(5): 1055-63, November 2014.
Bittinger K, Charlson ES, Loy E, Shirley DJ, Haas AR, Laughlin A, Yi Y, Wu GD, Lewis JD, Frank I, Cantu E, Diamond JM, Christie JD, Collman RG, Bushman FD: Improved characterization of medically relevant fungi in the human respiratory tract using next-generation sequencing. Genome Biology 15(10): 487, October 2014.
Wu, GD: Diet, the gut microbiome and the metabolome in IBD. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Series(79), 73-82, September 2014.
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With 12 dead and 58 injured, the recent The Dark Knight Rises midnight massacre is currently the largest mass shooting in American history. With it comes the familiar conversation of whether or not to have an actual conversation about gun control. Even when a congresswoman gets shot, Congress doesn't seem interested in discussing the issue past "This was a terrible and violent crime. Our prayers are with-" and I don't know the rest, because I stopped listening, because prayers don't actually do anything. Except of course in Forrest Gump, when Jenny turns into a bird and flies far, far away from there.
"Dear God, please make me a- B'KAWWWW!"
But I'm not here to argue how many times prayers have been answered (according to Wikipedia, as many as but not exceeding 404 times!). Nor am I here to give concrete solutions about the gun problem our country and planet faces. NOR am I saying that gun control is the ONLY problem in these cases. As some have pointed out, a better mental health system would likely reduce the amount and frequency of these tragic events. NOR am I here to offend gun nuts by referring to them as "gun nuts." I've shot guns a few times, and I have guns to thank for helping me look the coolest I will ever look.
I just wanted my kids back.
But guns are still a part of the core problem. If everything goes as expected this time around, not much will happen. But if nothing goes as expected, maybe we'll finally end up in a real conversation about guns and safety. And if we want that conversation to move beyond a simple "Well, that was tragic, here's hoping something like it doesn't happen again, and again, and again," then we need to stop saying the following four things, because they lead to nowhere. And as we all know, nothing gets done nowhere.
4"Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People"
I almost didn't include this, because it's such a silly and empty dodge of the real conversation behind it. I hear and read it so often, though, that I decided to include it. You can tell by you reading this now. Here I am, including it.
Now, people DO kill people. That much is true. It has always been true, before we even had tools. Before we were even people. And that killing truth is indeed part of the problem. Humanity is persistently inconsistent and complex, even in the reasons we kill: desperation, survival, anger or accident, to name a few of the big ones. Insanity, to name the currently most relevant one. Bottom line, though, is that many of us are killers. It's what half of the above saying means: Human nature is deeply intertwined with violence and killing, and we as a species need to evolve past that in order to move forward into the vast playground of the Universe.
Yes, people kill people, and that is terrible. But guns? Guns also kill people. The first gunpowder weapon to exist is the fire lance, and it was created by the Chinese around the 12th century. The first description of their use was in the Shou Cheng Lu, an account of the siege of De An in 1132. It describes the Song forces using fire lances against the Jurchens, presumably because they were such jerk-ens. Since the beginning, guns were invented by the people, for the people, to kill the people. They puncture your flesh until you die. That's what they're for. Yes, guns can also be used for hunting, or maybe for nope just hunting. Killing people, and killing animals. Guns don't do anything other than kill. Guns kill. That's, like, the fucking point.
Not labeled: The "Fucking Point."
So the true saying here isn't "Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People." That's, I'm sorry, fucking stupid. It should actually read "Guns Kill, and People Kill People." If the problem is really "people kill," then the solution shouldn't be "Here, people. Have this instrument that makes it super easy to kill." If we perpetuate the thought that killstruments are OK, we will never be able to evolve past our violent roots. "People Kill People" will always be true as long as we create and nourish a culture where killing is an option.
One could say, though, that killing is always an option, even without guns. There are countless tools at our disposal that could double as instruments of death. So ...
3"Fire and Drugs Kill People, Too. You Wanna Outlaw Matches and Drugs?"
As far as that first bit is concerned, I couldn't agree more. Fire and drugs kill people. I am so agreeing with that right now. But in this article by Scott L. Bach, president of guns and stuff, he puts forth an argument in favor of guns and stuff that takes it too far. It is a very common yet very broken argument, so I'll just copy/paste it for you right here:
"When an arsonist lights a match that burns a building, is the match at fault? Are match manufacturers responsible for the fire? Should laws be passed prohibiting you from having and using matches, or restricting which types you can have, and in what quantities?
"The obvious answer to these questions is no. The same match that is misused by the arsonist lights the fireplace that warms us, and the stove that feeds us. The match has no mind of its own. It is not an evil invention. Its purpose is to ignite, nothing more. If it is misused, the solution is to punish the individual wrongdoer. Everyone else should be left alone.
"The same is true of firearms."
OK. Simply put, "Nuh-uh."
A match has many uses completely unrelated to causing death. A match is not manufactured or intended for death. And the same goes for drugs (unless of course you're talking about the death of the walls confining us to our limited understanding of perception, man). In fact, the same goes for basically anything other than a firearm. Tools are misused to kill people, it's true. But tools are meant for something else entirely. Tools build and fix and aid and improve. Firearms do not. If used correctly, a firearm is meant to, in an instant, kill or destroy something. If a gun is used incorrectly, it would actually mean that something doesn't get shot.
Again, I'm not saying we should outlaw guns. But the conversation can't progress if people keep using arguments that ignore what guns actually are, and what they are used for. Likening a gun to a match or recreational drugs or an icicle or [anything else that can cause death] is an attempt to lighten the weight of a firearm's actual purpose. Guns and [anything else] are not the same. They should not be discussed as though they are.
OK, then how do you propose I get my goddamn kids back?
Oh, right, what of me and my situation with my kids? What of the people who use guns to stand in the way of those who would use them for killing? "What of those people?" I am forcing you to ask right now. Because guns don't only kill. There's hunting (read: killing), target practice (read: practicing killing) and defense! Forgot about defense! Yeah! That's the one! Defense! Because as we all know ...


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With a background in Web design and development, Annie knew that she would enjoy Viewfinder. What she didn't expect was what else it would do for her. "My leadership and organizational skills have improved beyond belief," she says.
"Being editor of Viewfinder has made me much more comfortable when leading and helping others, which ultimately helps me be a better mentor." Annie fosters fellow students' creative growth for graphic design, photo and video editing, animation, reviews, interviews, Web design and development and more. Her experience have not only improved her own skills, but the skills of other students and resulted in better content for the Viewfinder.