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(Bluefield)—A Bluefield State College student team won the "Surveying Category" competition at the recent American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Virginia Conference on the campus of Virginia Tech. The BSC ASCE student chapter defeated teams representing 13 other institutions of higher education from Virginia, West Virginia, and the Washington, DC area.
"The competition enabled our students to showcase their knowledge and skills on an equal platform against much larger schools," observed BSC ASCE faculty advisor, Kerry Stauffer (Associate Professor/Civil Engineering Technology). Other colleges and universities participating in the conference included Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, George Mason University, George Washington University, Catholic University, Howard University, West Virginia University, Marshall University, Fairmont State University.
The BSC ASCE student chapter was represented by 15 students, who participated in Mini-Golf Design and Concrete Bowling categories in addition to the Surveying competition. "The ASCE competition allows BSC students to network with other college students having the same academic interests," noted Brandon Huffman, President of the BSC ASCE student chapter, "and it provides a great opportunity to apply what we learned in the classroom."
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By Marlena Hartz
Her slate blue eyes cast downward, Rhomylly Forbes evokes a rich, crisp sound from the concertina, a small instrument in the accordion family. This is how she meditates.
"My mind cannot wander when I play (the concertina)," Forbes said.
Every weekday after lunch, Forbes ascends by elevator to the top floor of an Eastern New Mexico University building. She passes through a narrow corridor and into a room about the size of a closet. Though designed as a practice space for university musicians, the room is ideal also, Forbes said, for Buddhist meditation.
Especially when the nearest Buddhist temple is situated more than 220 miles away in Albuquerque. Forbes hasn't met another soul in the Bible Belt who practices the religion of her choice since she settled in the area more than 18 months ago.
Instead of letting the sense of the isolation weaken her dedication to Buddhism, Forbes improvises.
She uses the concertina to meditate, and converted a dusty, cramped room into a temple. She does breathing exercises while her dog eats dinner and her toddler tugs at her sleeves. She seeks out others with open minds. She hosted an hour-long Buddhism seminar earlier this week at Eastern New Mexico University, where she works as an admissions specialist, hoping to link up with other Buddhists.
But only five people enrolled in the seminar. And even in the enclave that is the university, some were wary of the response her seminar might elicit.
ENMU Special Programs Coordinator Geralyn Million, who assembles a litany of extended learning programs each semester for the surrounding community, was reticent to offer the seminar, especially being a Christian herself.
"Do I dare take someone from (Christianity)?" Million pondered after Forbes approached her and offered to share her knowledge of Buddhism at the university. In the end, she put her personal beliefs aside.
"Eastern (New Mexico University) promotes diversity," Million said. "I guess you just you have to open your heart, and give others the chance to believe what they want to believe, too."
It isn't converts that Forbes seeks, but understanding, she said.
Buddhism, she said, is misinterpreted. When people learn she practices the 2,500-year-old philosophy, most assume she is a vegetarian and assault her with question about her diet, she said.
"I went to McDonald's yesterday … Many Buddhists are vegetarians, by choice. I am not, by choice," said Forbes, who was born in Kentucky and into the Episcopal Church where her parents, both musicians, were members.
In her early 30s, Forbes said she had a "spiritual crash." Living in Washington, D.C., at the time, where she worked for a non-profit agency, Forbes sought a religion that fit.
"I found out that I didn't know as much about the spiritual workings of the world as I thought I did," she said. "I was kind of like a spiritual shopper."
Then a friend invited her inside a Buddhist temple.
"I was blown away," said Forbes of the temple, whose members where primarily Thailand immigrants.
Instead of pews, there were pillows. Instead of stained glass, there was a towering, gold statue of Buddha. And a peaceful silence prevailed, she said.
"The peacefulness grabbed me," Forbes said.
She has since been a devotee of the Buddhist tradition called vipassana. The word translates roughly to "clear seeing" or "insight," and belongs to a sect of Buddhists who stress the power of meditation.
"It is really a philosophy more than a religion," Forbes said.
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I Can Lower My Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for American Indians
Research Gives Hope Diabetes Can Be Prevented
Although people with diabetes can prevent or delay complications by keeping blood glucose (also called blood sugar) levels close to normal, preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes in the first place is even better. The results of a major federally funded study, the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), prove that we can prevent or delay the disease. This study of 3,234 people at high risk for diabetes showed that moderate diet and exercise, resulting in a 5- to 7-percent weight loss, can delay and possibly prevent type 2 diabetes. More than 170 American Indians participated in the DPP.
The DPP tested three approaches to preventing diabetes: making lifestyle changes, taking a diabetes pill, or following the standard diabetes education approach. People in the lifestyle change group exercised about 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, usually by walking, and they lowered their intake of fat and calories. Those who took the diabetes pill metformin received standard information on exercise and diet, as is done in an Indian Health Service clinic or tribal physician's office. These approaches were compared with the third group who only received the standard information on exercise and diet and took a placebo—a pill without medicine in it.
The DPP results showed that people in the lifestyle change group reduced their risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. Average weight loss in the first year of the study was 15 pounds. Lifestyle change was even more effective in those 60 years and older. They reduced their risk by 71 percent. People who took metformin and received standard information on exercise and diet reduced their risk by 31 percent.
The Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) has continued to follow most DPP participants since the DPP ended in 2001. The DPPOS has shown that the benefits of weight loss and metformin last for at least 10 years. Ten years after they enrolled in the DPP, people in the lifestyle change group had reduced their risk for developing diabetes by 34 percent. Those in the lifestyle change group age 60 or older had reduced their risk of developing diabetes by 49 percent.
Participants in the lifestyle change group also had fewer heart and blood vessel disease risk factors, including lower blood pressure and triglyceride levels, even though they took fewer drugs to control their heart disease risk. The metformin group had reduced their risk of developing diabetes by 18 percent. Even though controlling your weight with lifestyle changes is challenging, it produces long-term health rewards by lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes, lowering your blood glucose levels, and reducing other risk factors for heart disease.
What is diabetes?
Diabetes causes blood glucose levels to be above normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. After food is eaten, it is broken down into a sugar called glucose. Glucose is then carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. The hormone insulin, made in the pancreas, helps the body change blood glucose into energy. People with diabetes, however, either no longer make enough insulin, or their insulin doesn't work properly, or both.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the most common type in American Indians. This type of diabetes can occur at any age, even during childhood. People develop type 2 diabetes because the cells in the muscles, liver, and fat do not use insulin properly. Eventually, the body cannot make enough insulin. As a result, the amount of glucose in the blood increases while the cells are starved of energy. Over time, high blood glucose damages nerves and blood vessels, leading to problems such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and amputation.
Other kinds of diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is rare in American Indians. People develop type 1 diabetes when their bodies no longer make any insulin. Type 1 is usually first diagnosed in children or young adults but can develop at any age.
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes is first diagnosed during pregnancy. It occurs when the body doesn't use insulin properly. Having an American Indian family background raises the risk of developing gestational diabetes. Although this form of diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born, a woman who has had it is more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life.
What are the signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
Many people have no visible signs or symptoms of diabetes. Symptoms can also be so mild that you might not notice them. More than 5 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes and do not know it.
Look for
- increased thirst
- increased hunger
- fatigue
- increased urination, especially at night
- unexplained weight loss
- blurred vision
- sores that do not heal
What does prediabetes mean?
Prediabetes means your blood glucose is higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Having prediabetes also means you're at risk for getting type 2 diabetes and heart disease. There are no visible symptoms of prediabetes. However, you can reduce the risk of getting diabetes and even return blood glucose levels to normal with modest weight loss through healthy eating and moderate physical activity.
What factors increase my risk for type 2 diabetes?
If you have certain conditions, you're more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. The more of these conditions you have, the higher your risk. Check each item that is true for you. Then show this list to your health care provider.
- My mother had diabetes when I was born.
- I am overweight.
- I have a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes.
- My family background is American Indian.
- I have had gestational diabetes, or I gave birth to at least one baby weighing more than 9 pounds.
- My blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher, or I have been told that I have high blood pressure.
- My cholesterol levels are higher than normal. My HDL cholesterol—"good" cholesterol—is below 35 mg/dL, or my triglyceride level is above 250 mg/dL.
- I am fairly inactive. I exercise fewer than three times a week.
Should I be tested for diabetes?
Anyone 45 years of age or older should consider getting tested for diabetes. If you are 45 or older and overweight, getting tested is strongly recommended. Ask your health care provider for an A1C test, a fasting blood glucose test, or an oral glucose tolerance test. Your health care provider will tell you if you have normal blood glucose, prediabetes, or diabetes. If you are told you have prediabetes, have your blood glucose checked again in 1 year.
How can I lower my risk for diabetes?
You can do a lot to lower your risk. The small steps you take can lead to big rewards.
- Reach and maintain a reasonable body weight.
- Make wise food choices most of the time.
- Be physically active every day.
- Take your prescribed medicines.
Doing these things can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Keeping your blood pressure and cholesterol on target also helps you stay healthy.
If you are pregnant, plan to breastfeed your baby. Ask your health care provider for the names of people to call for help learning to breastfeed. Besides being good for your baby, breastfeeding is good for you. Studies done with the help of Pima Indian volunteers have shown that breastfeeding may lower the baby's risk of becoming overweight and getting diabetes.
Getting Started.
Making changes in your life such as eating less can be hard. You can make the changes easier by taking these steps:
- Make a plan to change something that you do.
- Decide exactly what you will do and when you will do it.
- Plan what you need to get ready.
- Think about what might prevent you from reaching your goal.
- Find family and friends who will support and encourage you.
- Decide how you will reward yourself—with a nonfood item or activity—when you do what you have planned.
Your health care provider, a registered dietitian, or a counselor can help you make a plan.
Reach and Maintain a Reasonable Body Weight.
Your weight affects your health in many ways. Being overweight can keep your body from making and using insulin correctly. The extra weight may also cause high blood pressure. The DPP study showed that losing even a few pounds can help lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, because weight loss helps your body use insulin more effectively. Every pound you lose lowers your risk of getting diabetes. In the DPP, people who lost 5 to 7 percent of their body weight lowered their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. They had less than half the risk of developing diabetes as people who didn't make lifestyle changes. A 5- to 7-percent weight loss for a 150-pound person, for example, would be about 7 to 10 pounds. If you're overweight, choose sensible ways to lose weight.
- Don't use crash diets. Instead, eat smaller servings of the foods you usually have, and limit the amount of fat you eat.
- Increase your physical activity. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week. Do something you enjoy, like biking or walking with a friend.
- Set a reasonable weight-loss goal, such as losing about a pound a week. Aim for a long-term goal of losing the number of pounds that's right for you.
Choosing My Weight Loss Goal.
Losing 5 to 7 percent of your total weight can help lower your risk of getting type 2 diabetes. You are more likely to lose weight if:
- you're physically active
- you cut down on fat and calories
- Use these steps to choose a goal. Talk with your health care provider and your dietitian about your goal and how to reach it.
To find your weight loss goal for losing about 5 to 7 percent of your weight, find the weight closest to yours on the chart below. Follow the row across to see how many pounds you need to lose.
|Your weight in pounds
|5 percent loss in pounds*
|7 percent loss in pounds**
*To find your exact weight loss goal in pounds for a 5 percent loss, multiply your weight by .05.
**To find your exact weight loss goal in pounds for a 7 percent loss, multiply your weight by .07.
Write your weight loss goal here:
To lower my risk of getting type 2 diabetes, my goal is to lose about ___________ pounds.
Write down what you will do to lose weight. I will:
Choose a date to start your plan for losing weight and write it here:
Start date: ___________________
Look ahead to when you think you can meet your goal. Allow about a week for each pound or half-pound you'd like to lose. Write the date for meeting your goal here:
End date: ___________________
Make Wise Food Choices Most of The Time
What you eat has a big impact on your health. By making wise food choices, you can help control your body weight, blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
- Keep track of what you eat and drink. People who keep track are more successful in losing weight. You can use the Daily Food and Drink Tracker to write down what you eat and drink.
- Take a look at the serving sizes of the foods you eat. Reduce serving sizes of main courses, meat, desserts, and other foods high in fat. Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables at every meal. Below is a chart for choosing sensible serving sizes using your hand as a measuring guide. Because your hand is proportioned to the rest of your body, it can be used to measure a healthy serving size for your body. Remember, the chart is only a guide. Choose your serving sizes and foods wisely.
- Limit your fat intake to about 25 percent of your total calories. Your health care provider or dietitian can help you figure out how many grams of fat to have every day. You can check food labels for fat content. For example, if your food choices add up to about 2,000 calories a day, try to eat no more than 56 grams of fat. See Ways to Lower The Amount of Fat in Your Meals and Snacks.
- Cut down on calories by eating smaller servings and by cutting back on fat. People in the DPP lifestyle change group lowered their daily calorie total by an average of about 450 calories.
- Your health care provider or dietitian can work with you to develop a meal plan that helps you lose weight.
- Choose healthy commodity foods (items provided by the government to help people consume a nutritious diet), including those lower in fat.
- When you meet your goal, reward yourself with something special, like a new outfit or a movie.
Choose Sensible Serving Sizes
|Amount of food
|Types of food
|Size of one serving (the same size as:)
|3 ounces
|meat, chicken, turkey, or fish
|the palm of a hand or a deck of cards
|1 cup
|cooked vegetables
casseroles or stews, such as chili with beans
|an average-sized fist
|1/2 cup
|fruit or fruit juice
starchy vegetables, such as potatoes or corn
pinto beans and other dried beans
rice or noodles
|half of an average-sized fist
|1 ounce
|snack food
|one handful
|1 Tablespoon
|salad dressing
|the tip of a thumb
|1 teaspoon
|a fingertip
Ways to Lower The Amount of Fat in Your Meals and Snacks
Choose lower-fat foods.
Instead of sunflower seeds (20 grams of fat),
choose pretzels (1 gram).
Savings: 19 grams.
Use low-fat versions of foods.
Instead of regular margarine (5 grams of fat),
use low-fat margarine (2 grams).
Savings: 3 grams.
Use low-fat seasonings.
Instead of putting butter and sour cream on your baked potato
(20 grams of fat), have salsa (0 grams).
Savings: 20 grams.
Cook with less fat.
Instead of making fried chicken (31 grams of fat),
roast or grill the chicken (9 grams).
Savings: 22 grams.
Remember that low-fat or fat-free products still contain calories. Be careful about how much you eat. In fact, some low-fat or fat-free products are high in calories. Check the food label
Be Physically Active Every DayRegular exercise tackles several risk factors at once. Activity helps you lose weight; keeps your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol under control; and helps your body use insulin. If you are not very active, start an exercise program slowly. Talk with your health care provider first about what kinds of exercise would be safe for you. Then make a plan to increase your regular physical activity.
- Keep track of what you do for exercise and how long you do it. Use the Daily Physical Activity Tracker to keep track of your physical activity.
- Aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day most days of the week.
- Incorporate physical activity into plans with family and friends. Set a good example for your children. Play softball on weekends. Go on a family hike.
- Be active every day. For example, walk to the store, clean the house, or work in the garden, rather than watch TV.
Getting Started on a Walking Routine
Walking is a great way to be physically active. Before you get started, talk with your health care provider about whether it's OK for you to walk for exercise. Then get comfortable shoes that provide good support. You can use the Daily Physical Activity Tracker to start your routine gradually. Try to walk at least 5 times a week. Build up little by little to 30 minutes a day of brisk walking.
My Walking Program
|Warm-up time
Walk slowly
|Fast walk time
Walk briskly
|Cool-down time
Walk slowly
Take Your Prescribed MedicinesSome people need medicines to help control their blood pressure or cholesterol levels. If you do, take your medicines as directed. Ask your doctor if you should take metformin to prevent type 2 diabetes. Metformin is a medicine that makes insulin work better and can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Daily Food and Drink Tracker
Use the Daily Food and Drink Tracker to keep track of everything you eat and drink. Make a copy of the form for each day. Write down the time, the name of the food or drink, and how much you had. For a free booklet with information on fat grams and calories, call the National Diabetes Education Program at 1–888–693–NDEP (1–888–693–6337) and request a copy of the Game Plan Fat and Calorie Counter (PDF, 405.05 KB).
Daily Food and Drink Tracker Date: _____________
|Fat Grams
|8:00 am
|1/2 cup
|fat-free milk
|1 cup
Daily Physical Activity Tracker
Use the Daily Physical Activity Tracker to keep track of your physical activity. Make a copy of the form for each day. Write down what you do and for how long.
Daily Physical Activity Tracker Date: _____________
|Type of Activity
Daily Food and Drink Tracker Date: _____________
|Fat Grams
Daily Physical Activity Tracker Date: _____________
|Type of Activity
Clinical Trials
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and other components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conduct and support research into many diseases and conditions.
What are clinical trials, and are they right for you?
Clinical trials are part of clinical research and at the heart of all medical advances. Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat disease. Researchers also use clinical trials to look at other aspects of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. Find out if clinical trials are right for you.
What clinical trials are open?
Clinical trials that are currently open and are recruiting can be viewed at www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
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The NIDDK would like to thank:
Donald K. Warne, M.D., C.D.E., M.P.H.; William C. Knowler, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.; Mary Hoskin, M.S., R.D.; Tammy L. Brown, M.P.H., R.D., B.C.-A.D.M., C.D.E., Captain, U.S.P.H.S.; Lorraine Valdez, R.N., M.P.A., C.D.E.; Wendy Sandoval, Ph.D., R.D., C.D.E.; Gordon Quam, B.S.N., R.N., C.D.R., U.S.P.H.S.; and Cecelia Shorty of the Indian Health Service
The tribal leaders, American Indian Communities, health care facilities that supported the DPP, and the many American Indians who participated in the DPP. Their generous gifts of time and energy are bringing the message that small steps result in big health rewards for all American Indians.
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Good Chapter esp. the last page...
Originally Posted by Blaze Release
I thought its been cleared up that is a mistranslation, naruto doesn't have a new technique.
As for the wind technique itself that was used against the juubi, it was from the folks on top of the mountains with fans that are very similar to temari's. Its them who used the technique
No, no and once more No! Read post 240 and then read the manga again...
Don't forget that Minato sealed part (>50%) of Kurama's chakra inside him.
That is why Kurama will not have much chakra after so many activities,
Also, Naruto had some chakra of the other 6 bijuu when he was inside the bijuu's world.
Kurama in sage bijuu mode!!........................
I think the translations are not that good .. The jutsu Naruto was talking about is "Ninja Alliance Technique" and the Fuuton Jutsu is actually used by the ninjas with the fan.
Originally Posted by Sasuke082594
Are you mad your precious Sasuke isn't that powerful, so you take it out on the manga?
i can take it out on whomever/whatever i please and i guess you didn't read my post. i said kishi is making OP more overpowered. that is it.
Originally Posted by SilverfoxUchiha
I was thinking Naruto would do his sexy no jutsu in bijuu mode to distract the juubi heh hehe
I was about say the same.
Naruto asked Kakashi how Rin look like.
Then Naruto create his new jutsu = Rin sexy no jutsu.
And Obito is so happy, he change side;
I as well think, as some posters have already stated, that Naruto will try to take out the moon. Personally, I think that's what Naurto and Bee should have been focusing on while still in Bijuu mode.
Obito will redeem himself.
Not sure what side Sasuke will be on, but I think that if Oro comes to the battle field he will most likely be the one to seal Madara. I don't believe he will ever become a righteous individual, but he has just as much to lose as everyone else should the moon's eye plan come to fruition.
Originally Posted by OneOfTheNine
Oro will pop up and slay EVERYOOONE!
that'd be actually pretty epic
i miss sauske:/
WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im Freakin pumped!!! When the Allied Forces showed up i got an adraniline rush!!!! Lets get this thing started!!!!!
Awesome,awesome,awesome! By far one of the best chapters in a while for sure. I wish i could rate it a 10 but 5 will have to do i guess. All those ninja still is no match for the juubi though. It looks like it's all up to naruto to end it.
Originally Posted by Anduril
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Please remember to rate this week's chapter!
1 is worst, 5 is best.
finally a new Justu other than rasengan
Originally Posted by izzatmu
since it has come to this, there is a high possibility that 612 will change scene to sasuke and oro.
i think so as well
Also loved the NaruHina references :D people say it'll be NaruSaku because of the whole Jaraiya not getting the one he wanted which was Tsunade so it'll all change with Naruto but i believe Naruto is going to end up getting what he DESERVES which is someone wholoved him regardless of what others thought which is Hinata :D Unconditional love and the title of Hokage is going to be his!!! NaruHina FTW!!!!!
Originally Posted by Blaze Release
I thought its been cleared up that is a mistranslation, naruto doesn't have a new technique.
As for the wind technique itself that was used against the juubi, it was from the folks on top of the mountains with fans that are very similar to temari's. Its them who used the technique
No. The wind technique is made by juubi. Allied shinobi use "insect jamming" and "hidden mist" jutsus to hide their presence, then madara/obito says "they plan on hiding now" or something. Then there is "swirl" effect and juubi pushes the mist and insects away with the wind jutsu...
Dis wont end soon... dey ll keep on dragging.... evn though its fabulos
Originally Posted by Jordanofthecloud
Now i have to wait a whole week to see what the Jutsu is.. lol good chapter though.
in all this excitement about this chapter, i just realised that this is EVERYBODY'S first time seeing tobi as obito, they'll be like
"Who the *** is that guy" and kakashi will say "it's.......OBITO", all of the shinobi's will be like "I knew it all along"
wtf did hinata do??!! kagebushin jutsu.... wtf just happen .....wh9y they misss ...... wuteva .... kishi is losing it
Another great episode ! 5/5 Finally they have arrived :D Naruto looked so epic in the last page! Sadly they just didn't get to see him in Kyuubi mode. Hopefully they will later. Does Naruto have a new jutsu? Im confused
naruto never mentions a jutsu read a better translation like "M....stream" and see what i mean .... wow so lame
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It was now quite dark. I did have a flashlight in one of the pockets of my fishing shirt. However, I did not need to try and find it. Every 10 steps or so Mr. Williams would halt and turn facing me, so that his headlamp would light the path for my uncertain feet. I attempted to scurry along as quickly as possible not wishing to delay him any more than absolutely necessary. When we finally reached my van, it felt good to sit down and get my breath back. It is a sad state of affairs when I need to accept the help of anglers who barely know me. Mr. Williams is certainly a kindly Samaritan. I owe him a cold one the next time we meet.
A day or two after the Second Annual Hardy Cup was over, I received a phone call from my friend Takatoshi Kumakirri. Using one of his own bamboo fly rods, he had placed third in that competition. That was good enough for him to be awarded a fine Hardy fly reel. Next year, Kuma has his sights on taking the first prize. Masaki Takemoto, from Japan, who had won the cup last year, placed fourth, just behind Kuma. The Hardy Cup is fast becoming the most popular event held at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center.
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So, I was downtown on Christmas Eve, and I got to see Petco Park from the Coronado Bridge. I really, really, really miss baseball. I can't wait to catch a few games at Petco next year. I can't wait to see how the team develops, what they're going to do. I can't wait for baseball!
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Hey Kaybee, that last shot is a beautiful one of San Diego. The Padres aren't the only ones who aren't signing people this off season. The Red Sox need to get their act together and solve our catching problem. I'm glad you had a great Christmas! Best to you and yours!
Oh man, I miss San Diego. I'm home in Chicago for Christmas, and it's cold. The White Sox aren't signing anyone either. We've traded away two big names and gotten nothing but prospects we probably won't even call up this season. And like you, I can't wait for baseball season either!
I've always like Brad Ausmus. He is most definitely going to be a coach someday…very soon.
Hang in there…only approx. 50 days left until pitchers and catchers report!!
Just think it's the NL West! Not a knock because they have had some great representation in baseball and the playoffs the last five years but the team that has the most consistent pitching while beating up on the rest of the division can seriously have a shot. I have tons of hope for the Rox and we haven't signed one "big" name! Soon enough it will be day one and all tied for the lead.
Nice pix, Kaybee. I hope to go a game at Petco this summer. I've never been to Coronado, so I'd like to check it out too. Chris Britton didn't get much of a chance with the Yankees – he was back and forth between the majors and Triple A last season – but he's definitely an innings-eater. Very durable. Hopefully he'll be an asset to your bullpen.
Thank you Kaybee, that really means a lot! I always enjoy reading your blog as well! Very nice pictures as well Kaybee, and I can't wait for baseball either!
Correia could be promising. He always pitched good in the minors. Maybe he just needed to be home to pitch, he is a native San Diegoan. One of the many great ballplayers that hail from that city. I think I heard once that San Diego has created the most major leaguers out of any other city.
The Reds are making moves, most of them no good, but we did manage to get Taveras from the Rockies so I guess it can't be all bad. My only Padres question is….How on earth did you guys decide on calling your field after a Pet Supply company? Come on! Surely there was something better to pick from.
JULIA, a lot of teams need to get it going (except the Yankees, of course). Funny how both of our teams have a catching problem!
JEN, yeah, San Diego is pretty nice right now. We're getting a lot of minor leaguers, but I think some of them will be able to help us this season.
HAPPY, I really hope the Padres sign Ausmus🙂
TOM, I agree about the NL West. This division is really crazy. Here the Diamondbacks were dominant all year and then had their lead grabbed away by the Dodgers in the last month of the season. It's really up in the air.
JANE, I really hope Brittion can help us too. I think you would like Petco🙂
ELIZABETH, it's almost here!!!
JEREMY, we do have a ton of players who have either been born here, grew up here, or are living here. Players like to play here because of the weather and the fans, but the team doesn't win very well.
COB, I think the PETCO company paid the most money. It's not the best name, I'll definitely grant that, but it works. You'll have to ask the Padres' management though🙂


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[Assessment 1516] Re: Testing and Managed Enrollment
Nancy R Faux/AC/VCU nfaux at vcu.edu
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Again, this is a very interesting post and gives substantial evidence to
support managed enrollment. I especially liked that teachers had more
time for professional development and working together to improve the
Nancy R. Faux
ESOL Specialist
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
3600 W. Broad Street, Suite 669
Richmond, VA 23230-4930
nfaux at vcu.edu
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Marie and all,
I also thought it was interesting to see how many programs identified as
"model programs" had gone to managed enrollment; although many still keep
an open entry option on a limited basis when they feel it necessary. This
discovery was not something we were looking for when we went to visit the
programs; it was an interesting surprise.
An interesting example coming up in the next module of the training is the
Cornerstones Career Learning Center in South Dakota. Once they adopted
managed enrollment they found staff was no longer complaining as much
about not having enough time! . . . a nice by-product. With the change,
they also began monthly half-day staff meetings which include reviewing
data together, professional development and more.
On another note, setting student attendance policies can also be
effective. A most impressive example is the Hawthorn Family Literacy
Program in California. When they established (and enforced) a student
attendance policy, instead of losing numbers of students (which is what
people cautioned them would happen), it increased their numbers. With
students attending more regularly, they made better gains, and the word
got out: "You will really learn in this program." They had to set up
waiting lists and there is very little student attrition (which means
students are around long enough to post test). Did I get that right,
Cathay O. Reta
Cornerstone Concepts
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Subject: [Assessment 1511] Re: Testing and Managed Enrollment
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Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 9:13 AM
Hi all,
This thread is interesting to me. If you look at the focus areas in the
first module of the initiative (see Recommended Preparations for the
Discussion at http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/assessment/08data.html
) you will see that a number of these areas speak either directly or
indirectly to the exchanges below by Barbara, Phil and Nancy. They focus
on things that would affect pre and post testing, student follow-up,
achievement of goals, and the like. Managed enrollment also came up
during out work with Module 2 as well.
One of the things that Cathay and I found in identifying programs that
employed successful practices was a deliberate move away from
open-enrollment toward managed enrollment. The consequences of such a
move completely affected important items like student testing, recruitment
and retention, even staff retention, in very positive ways. It?s a layer
of accountability that is the responsibility first of the student and
therefore can change the dynamic of the program.
Cathay ? do you have any comments about managed enrollment and its
positive affects on the program? Vivian, Donielle, and Lori ? any
thoughts here on open versus managed enrollment?
Everyone ? your thoughts?
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Subject: [Assessment 1509] Re: [BULK] Getting staff used to using data
Your statistics on Managed Enrollment (ME) are very encouraging. I am
going to save your email to use it later on when speaking with programs
that are resistant to ME.
I also find it insightful that your courses are only 7-8 weeks. About how
many hours of instruction per week would there be? Do the students have
enough hours to qualify for a post-test?
Nancy R. Faux
ESOL Specialist
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
3600 W. Broad Street, Suite 669
Richmond, VA 23230-4930
nfaux at vcu.edu
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[Assessment 1508] Re: [BULK] Getting staff used to using data
When you say you get 60%, do you mean that you get 60% of the students to
take a post-test, or that you get 60% of the students to pass to a higher
level when they post-test?
Either way, compared to the numbers we see in Florida, that is great! We
see less than 50% of the students take a post-test, and, depending on the
level, we usually see about 25-30% of the total number of enrolled
students that pass to a higher level. However, when students do take a
post-test, we see that about 50% of these students actually pass to a
higher level. Programs in Florida use primarily the CASAS Life and Work
series for ESOL students. The other tests that our programs use are the
BEST Plus and BEST Literacy.
The message we are trying to get out is that programs need to find ways to
get students to stay in class long enough to post-test. If a few more
percentage points of the students would ?persist? until they post-test,
the data would show much higher rates of students passing to higher
levels. Programs will show much stronger results if only they can hone in
on ?retaining? students!
Florida has had several local programs begin to implement managed
enrollment in their ESOL programs, and the results are astoundingly high!
Managed Enrollment (ME) programs consistently see 80-90% of students stay
long enough to post-test. And of those who post-test, 70-80% pass to a
higher level.
Miami Dade school district adult ESOL program did a pilot of 7 sites with
ME, and showed these types of numbers. They called the ME classes
?Intensive English Academies.? Although the curriculum was the same, the
length of the courses was shortened to 7-8 weeks, and after the first week
the classes were closed to new students entering. The teachers and
students found they were free from the chaos of students coming and going
so much, and were able to build on previous lessons better. For more
information about the ESOL Academies, visit www.floridaadultesol.org, or
write to Dr. Beatriz Diaz, Adult ESOL Coordinator, at
bdiaz at dadeschools.net.
(850) 245-9450
From: Barbara Jacala [mailto:barbara.jacala at guamcc.edu]
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Subject: [Assessment 1505] Re: [BULK] Getting staff used to using data
Hello. I am a latecomer to this discussion and I hope not too late to get
feedback from experienced practitioners. I am the program specialist for
adult education at Guam Community College. The difficulty we encounter is
in raising the level of our paired tests (pre and post). I am getting only
about 60%. Is this average for this population? How are others encouraging
students to take the post before leaving? Or how are they making sure that
everyone is post tested? What strategies have you put in place?
Barbara Jacala
Guam Community College
Adult Education Program Specialist
barbara.jacala at guamcc.edu
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Subject: [Assessment 1503] Re: [BULK] Getting staff used to using data
As someone previously mentioned, I think it is helpful to see that data is
more than numbers. It also includes information drawn from surveys, focus
groups, interviews, etc. I am reminded of Project Learn in Akron, Ohio.
Their reports showed that
"Students functioning between the 5.0 and 8.9 grade level equivalent
attended for an average of 35 hours for the program year while literacy
students averaged 55 hours, GED students averaged 42 hours, and ESOL
students averaged 65 hours."
So they gathered more data by talking with students in the pre-GED level
and found that they did not feel comfortable going from their student
orientation into a classroom where the instructor and students already
knew each other. Based on that, they re-arranged class schedules to give
instructors a half hour to meet with new students before the start of
class. That made a difference evidenced by the next year's report -- the
average hours of attendance for those students increased to 52 hours.
I think examples like this are what make me excited about "data."
I'm wondering if anyone has other examples to share, or questions about
what type of data to review to address specific concerns. Anyone??
Cathay O. Reta
Cornerstone Concepts
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--- On Wed, 12/10/08, Vivian Copsey <copsey at allencc.edu> wrote:
From: Vivian Copsey <copsey at allencc.edu>
Subject: [Assessment 1501] Re: [BULK] Getting staff used to using data
To: "The Assessment Discussion List" <assessment at nifl.gov>
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 11:45 AM
I agree wholeheartedly with your approach to reviewing data. In Kansas, we
are required to meet certain indicators of a quality adult education
program in order to receive funding. Our instructional staff realizes our
data reflects our progress toward these measures. We have an excellent
database used by all AEFLA funded programs across the State. The database
is available for review by the staff at the Kansas Board of Regents and by
any member of our staff. A representative for the adult education program
does a yearly on-site visit to review files for accuracy.
I am the only one who enters data. Any incorrect data becomes my
responsibility. At our monthly staff meetings, all data is compared to the
student's file for accuracy. Because we a very small, rural program (118
participants with 12 hours or more in fiscal year 2008), I am able to
continually review data on a weekly basis. Reports are printed out weekly
and compared with what goals we projected, building from previous years.
Our staff meetings consist of two full time instructors, one part time
instructor, one part time administrative staff and one full time
administrative staff. Because we work very closely as a team, we look at
the data for the whole program. If there are deficits in any area, we
began to look at ways for improvement. Staff members are helpful to one
another in giving suggestions.
Overall, when our staff members receive a report, they are very interested
in our outcomes. Sometimes there is no awareness of progress or lack of
progress until it is seen on paper. The results don't carry any negative
connotations but a desire for improvement.
Vivian Copsey
Coordinator Adult Education
Allen Community College
1801 N. Cottonwood
Iola, KS 66749
620.365.5116 x250
At 08:35 AM 12/10/2008 -0500, you wrote:
Having staff have buy-in to looking at and using data can be a challenge
if programs make the effort to make this a part of what they do, it will
become institutionalized over time.
One way to begin to look at data is to bring some data to a staff meeting.
Do an activity where everyone gets a chance to look at the data and see
stands out to them. Then go around the room and let each person say what
stands out. (Include ALL staff in this- teachers, administrators, support
personnel, volunteers). Make a list of the things that stand out and then
have a discussion about the different things. It could be that people
notice something really good or maybe an area of needed improvement.
We do this with our year end data every year. We look at enrollment,
retention, gains, goals achieved, demographics, numbers of ABE/GED/ESL
students, inquiries, and more. We usually find a few things to focus on
the next program year from this activity. Some of our best ideas for
program improvement have come from our receptionist and office manager, as
they were looking at the data from a different perspective.
We also started adding looking at data to all of our meetings. We choose
area to look at and examine (this is done in our monthly program
meetings, teacher meetings, and other sub-groups of our staff's meetings).
We always try to look at data before making program changes (if the data
available). Teachers eventually have gotten used to looking at the data
seeing how it can inform their practice. They are more aware of their
students' attendance and testing information and can be more helpful in
helping the agency to make standards.
If your staff are not used to looking at data, start small but keep it
consistent. Make it a habit and eventually it will be part of what they
We do have great systems in PA where using data is something that is
required at the state level. Our program improvement plans that are
required for state funding must be built on data analysis. We have many
teachers and administrators that do practitioner research. However, this
doesn't mean that using data for program improvement is always easy. It
time consuming but without it we are making decisions based on intuition
hunches, which can have disastrous results. Change is sometimes
uncomfortable but all staff can see the value of using data once they
how to look at it and how it can better inform their practice.
Lori Keefer
Program Director
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
100 Sheridan Square 4th floor
Pittsburgh PA 15206
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From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov] On
Behalf Of David Rosen
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:57 AM
To: The Assessment Discussion List
Subject: [Assessment 1494] Re: Using Data
Drucie and others,
Earlier in this discussion I asked for specific examples (narratives)
of teachers systematically using program data to answer their
questions. In the SEQUEL Monographs that you suggested we look at,
found at
I see several good examples in these monographs. Thank you for
calling them to our attention. I would like to mention one, in
particular, the Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9-"Cooperative
Learning in Adult Education to Improve Attitudes and Skills in Math" .
One of the biggest challenges our field faces is that very, very few
(I think under 4%) of those in adult secondary education who say they
want to go to college actually complete a degree. There are many
reasons for this, but one of the biggest is that they cannot pass
(usually required) college algebra. This is because they did not get
(positive) exposure to algebra either in school or in an adult
literacy education program. It is also because -- even if algebra is
offered in their ASE program -- many have negative attitudes about,
or fear of, learning algebra. This study, carried out by program
practitioners, looks at the use of cooperative learning as a strategy
to help students overcome negative attitudes and increase knowledge
of algebra during an eight-week program. The monograph is short, well-
written, easy to read, and has some findings worth getting excited
about. It would be great if there were other programs, where teachers
care about this problem, that could replicate it. I wonder if any
programs in Pennsylvania have already done that.
It would be terrific if there were a U.S. national adult literacy
research institute (such as NCSALL was) that would make funds
available to support programs replicating important studies such as
this, to help build a body of professional wisdom on the use of
cooperative learning in adult numeracy and mathematics. This might
provide a sufficient base of evidence to see if it is worthwhile
later to do "gold standard" experimental research.
Thanks, Drucie, and other leaders at all levels in Pennsylvania, who
have for many years now supported programs using data for program
decision-making. It looks like this may be paying off for
Pennsylvania practitioners, as they learn what does and doesn't work
for their students, and it is contributing to a literature of
professional wisdom* so necessary in our field.
David J. Rosen
djrosen at theworld.com
* For a dialogue about professional wisdom (including a definition)
with John Comings, former Director of the U.S. National Center for
the Study of Adult learning and Literacy, see: http://
On Dec 9, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Drucilla Weirauch wrote:
> In Pennsylvania we have a statewide program improvement initiative
> that uses a specific Practitioner Action Research (PAR) model. Each
> program chooses its own area of inquiry, based on its data. These
> data may be hard data (scores, hours, enrollment numbers, etc.) or
> other data, based on our Indicators of Program Quality (for example,
> the quality of the adult education classroom environment or depth of
> partnerships). Last year, there were 61 projects conducted by PA
> Family Literacy sites. Topics ranged from increasing enrollment or
> retention hours, implementing scientifically-based reading research
> in the adult classroom, improving children's oral receptive
> vocabulary, to increasing referrals from partners. In the spring we
> hosted regional poster shows where programs showcased their projects
> and results. Each program also submitted a monograph that detailed
> their question and background to it (the data), the interventions,
> data sources, results, reflections, and implications for the field.
> Monographs can be found at our website
> www.pafamilyliteracy.org. Left side, click on SEQUAL project, then
> Monographs.
> The website also includes the PAR handbook that helped the programs
> identify a problem based on data, intervention, choose best data
> sources, etc.
> I evaluated the process to ascertain practitioners' perceptions of
> the inaugural year of the intentional, systematic PAR process. While
> it added a layer of work, most felt that it empowered them as
> practitioners and gave their program "teeth." What was also important
> is that this allowed them to show highlights of their program and
> program improvement that mere data do not always capture (e.g. data
> reported to the state and feds.) Programs used data to inform their
> question and chart their success. Analyzing and reflecting on the
> data made it more than mere numbers. This evaluation report is also
> on the website. It includes a summary of the outcomes from the
> projects and the perceptions of the participants on the research
> process.
> Drucie Weirauch
> Penn State University
> Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy
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Authors: Timothy Samuel Shah, Daniel Philpott, Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs.
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Religion in International Affairs
The view of global politics taught by political scientists is the poorest possible preparation for the era of global politics in which we now live. As we address central geopolitical challenges, we must delve into the details of religion and religious actors. The first in a three-part series.
As PhD students in political science at Harvard some twenty years ago, two of us (Shah and Philpott) had to take an introductory course on comparative world politics, and the first book we distinctly remember reading in that course was The Passing of Traditional Society, by Daniel Lerner. This was a classic, highly influential study of the coming of modernitymodern values, modern education, modern organizationsand how the juggernaut of modernity was inexorably, inevitably revolutionizing the traditional societies and cultures of the Middle East. Reading that book in the early 1990s, we vividly recall Lerner's sweeping conclusion about what modernity would mean for religion and traditional culture and for Islam. He concluded that Islam in the Middle East is "absolutely defenseless" in the face of the rationalist and positivist spirit of modernity. The modernization, urbanization, and industrialization of Egypt and other Arab countries in the Middle East would inevitably bring the secularization of Egypt and the countries of the Middle East.
We don't know exactly how many of our graduate school classmates went on to work in the State Department or the Defense Department or the Rand Corporation or the White House or Capitol Hill. We don't know exactly how many of them went on to study and teach Middle East politics to other people, including people who would then go on to work in the State Department or the Defense Department or the Rand Corporation or the White House or Capitol Hill. But we know that some of them went on to jobs in government, and some of them went on to jobs as professors of political science at major universities. But wherever they went, the view of global politics in which they were immersedin which we were immersedwas, we're sorry to say, the poorest possible preparation for the era of global politics in which we now livethe era we call "God's Century" in our new book by that name: Gods Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics....
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Home List of Titles Three-dimensional hybrid photonic crystals merged with localized plasmon resonances
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- Three-dimensional hybrid photonic crystals merged with localized plasmon resonances
- Author(s)
- Li, Jiafang; Hossain, Md Muntasir; Jia, Baohua; Buso, Dario; Gu, Min
- Abstract
- Localized plasmon resonances are proposed in a new concept of 3D photonic crystals stacked by hybrid rods made of dielectric-cores and metallic-nanoshells. The resonant plasmon coupling of inner and outer surfaces of the metallic-nanoshells forms the localized plasmon resonances which can be flexibly tuned by mediating the dielectric cores. At the resonance wavelengths, the strong electromagnetic wave-plasmon interaction leads to the enhancement in the structural absorption by more than 20 times. The tunability of the enhanced absorption is demonstrated in experiments.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
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- Optics Express, Vol. 18, no. 5 (Mar 2010), pp. 4491-4498
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- 2010
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- 1113 Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Keyword(s)
- Absorption; Dielectric cores; Hybrid rods; Metallic nanoshells; Photonic crystals
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- Optical Society of America
- 1094-4087
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Voucher Guarantee
Getting more bang for your buck
Good news:
GrabOne's Voucher Guarantee means missing out on claiming your deal in time no longer means losing out altogether!
How does it work?
- A voucher is valid up to and including the expiry date stated.
- If you don't use your voucher before that date for whatever reason, it can still be used towards that service with that business for an additional 30 days.
For example, if you buy a bungy jump deal but don't use it before the expiry date, you can still use the amount you paid for the voucher towards a bungy jump, for another 30 days.
A few things to note:
- The GrabOne Voucher Guarantee does not apply to product deals, travel and accommodation-related deals, or time-dependent event deals.
- It's always best to use your voucher before the expiry date, so you get the most value for your money. And if you're a bit forgetful, we now automatically remind you if your vouchers are about to expire.
- During the extended Voucher Guarantee period, your voucher can only be put towards the service stated on the voucher.
- If the offer is seasonal, like a seasonal menu or chimney sweep service, the Voucher Guarantee can be put towards a similar offer at the merchant's discretion.
- The conditions on your voucher still apply during the Voucher Guarantee period.