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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
DNP Overview
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is an advanced practice clinical doctorate, which reflects the evolution and development of professional nursing.
The DNP program is designed with two entry points: post-master's degree and post-baccalaureate degree.
Post-Master's Degree Entry Point
The post-master's degree entry point is a 48 credit hour, two year program. In order to be admitted to the DNP program through this entry point, you will need to have advanced practice specialization as a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, or nurse anesthetist.
Post-Baccalaureate Entry Point
The post-baccalaureate entry point is a minimum 83 credit hour, three and one-half to four year program. As part of this program, you will be prepared in one of the following fields:
- Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
- Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Adult/Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
DNP Program Design
Please Note: The Graduate Catalog contains the most current Doctor of Nursing Practice program information, including requirements and course descriptions.
The program's accelerated weekend format offers both full- and part-time options for study. Four courses will be offered during each 16-week semester - two courses for the first eight weeks, followed by two courses during the last eight weeks. In each eight-week segment, courses will be held on Friday evenings and Saturdays every other weekend. One course will take place on Friday evening and another course will be held all day Saturday.
If you choose the full-time post-master's option—four courses per semester—you can complete the 48-credit-hour program in four semesters. If you are a part-time post-master's student—two courses per semester—you can complete the program in four years.
Clinical Practice
It is expected that you will complete 1,000 hours of clinical practice in accordance with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing DNP Road Map Task Force Report. If you are a post-master's student, coursework in the program will provide you with the additional clinical practice hours, building upon those that were part of your master's degree, to meet the 1,000 hour requirement. If you are a post-baccalaureate entry student, the 1,000 clinical practice hours will be completed within the program.
Clinical placements will occur in interdisciplinary settings with an expert/mentor. Each setting will provide you with extensive advanced clinical practice experiences and allow you to implement emerging science and practice innovations to improve the health care system.
As part of the program, you will undertake a clinical scholarship project reflecting a practice site and population of interest supported by scholarly evidence.
There is no dissertation requirement.


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This article, entitled "Organizational Challenge," comes from Erin Ferris at Chasing Roots.
I'm a relatively organized person to begin with, but that doesn't mean certain areas of my house, yard, car, etc. don't occasionally take on messy, cluttered lives of their own. I'm not a big fan of cleaning and organizing and purging in January, because the month is overwhelming enough on its own, what with recovering from the holidays, tackling the resolutions, and heading back to school. February, however, is the perfect month for organizational projects: very little travel, no big school events, no family birthdays, and only one holiday. Not to mention that it's usually fairly unpleasant outside, which makes staying inside to organize the linen closet and decluttering the kitchen cabinets a little more enjoyable. (Yes, I just referred to organizing the linen closet as an enjoyable task. I'm kind that of dork.)
I found a 21-day Organizational Challenge - courtesy of Holiday Sparkle - that I'm excited to (try to) tackle throughout the month of February. Though I'm sure the idea is to start the challenge on day one, complete one task each day, and wrap things up 21 days later, I'm going to grant myself a seven-day grace period and aim to finish the 21 tasks during the month of February.
Here are the 21 tasks:
I plan to make adjustments here and there (for example, I have very few craft supplies and will therefore need to find something else to organize that day - perhaps my computer desktop) and to take at least one day off every week, but I WILL make it through this list before the end of February. Care to join me? I'll include periodic reminders at the end of some of my blog posts so that you can stick with me, and I'll post before and after photos whenever I remember to take them.
Here's to an organized February!

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The Holy Sword is unleashed! Hero tires of the other students at DWMA taking advantage of him, so he teams up with Excalibur to rule the school. Seriously!
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Joe Bishop coaches these youth who plan to continue their training and strive for personal records again next year.
Jacob Bonnet and Kyler Palmer competed in the decathlon July 26-27, with J. Bonnet finishing 27th and Palmer 29th in the 15-16-year-old division. The grueling 10-event competition involves gaining points in the 100 M. run, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 M. run, 110 M. hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and the 1500 M. run. The youngest athlete in the bunch, J. Bonnet improved on all of his events except high jump and pole vault. Palmer struggled with a knee injury but still managed to throw a personal best in shot put.
Anna Bonnet threw turbo javelin 43 feet to place 30th in the nation in the 12-year-old girls division. She also hit a personal record in the discus with a throw of 47, 6 – three feet further than her regional throw – to rank 32nd nationally.
Theresa Bluhm ran a 2:49.08 800 M. to finish 59th in the 14-year-old girls division of the national games.
J. Bonnet also qualified for the Junior Olympics individually in javelin and ranks 16th in the nation among 15-16-year-olds with his throw of 120,04.
Competing in the 14-year-old boys division, Dylan Nichols threw javelin 67,08 to rank 38th in the nation.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a drone fell out of the sky and into a crowd of people at a bull run in Virginia.
The remote-controlled aircraft was one of two flying over the "Great Bull Run" at Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie County, Richmond TV station WTVR reported.
The aircraft was capturing video of the bull run and tomato fight.
Event organizers said five people were struck when the aircraft fell. Three of the five people received treatment for minor injuries.
"We are investigating to see if the person flying the unmanned aircraft violated any FAA regulations, particularly the part that says 'No person may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another,'" the FAA said in a statement.
WTVR reached out to the owner of the remote-controlled aircraft but has not yet received a reply.
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2009. Internal world of libraries and the challenge of civility. Varlejs, J., Lewis, L. & Walton, G. (eds.) Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession (Walter de Gruyter K. G. Saur), New York, pages 158-170.
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About the Author: Lydia Barraza serves as Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer at U.S. Embassy New Delhi.
Packing the lawn of the American Center New Delhi, our young contacts came to hear Nashville Freight, an alternative country band composed of both Americans and Indians, and the Indian rock-pop-reggae hit band, Tough on Tobacco. While dancing to the music, attendees were treated to American pizza, sandwiches, drinks, and ice cream and took turns posing for pictures with the cutout of President Obama.
Engaging a new, young audience meant reaching out on Facebook, Twitter, social events newspapers, and partnering with the only fully English-language radio station in New Delhi. We also tried something new: providing American FSOs as Master of Ceremonies (MCs) in both English and Hindi. Just two weeks into my assignment as Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, I was recruited to be the Hindi-speaking MC, and entertained the crowd with plenty of "Namastes" and formally welcomed those who joined us to celebrate the world's oldest democracy in the capital of the world's largest democracy.
And rock they did, as college students, members of the youth leadership organization Youth Parliament, environmental activists, and general lovers of music convened to rock to the tunes and enjoy an all-American Saturday night with some added Indian spice. The young people explored the services available at the American Center library, learned about our cultural programming, and subscribed to the new e-version of our public affairs magazine, SPAN. And of course, what better way to celebrate our Independence Day and our growing and strong partnership with India than with over 500 of our friends singing Happy Birthday to the United States?
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Gurmehar S. in India writes:
US Department of State is doing great job to connect people around the world.
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There cannot be an rock/pop/reggae band called "Tough on Tobacco." Maybe there's a reggae band called "Meeting with Marijuana," or "Rasslin' with Rum." But "Tough on Tobacco?" This sounds like one of those "government sponsored" rock bands to me. Spreading the anti-smoking message through the power of rock and roll won't work. The power of rock and roll is sex and rebellion and sex and rebellion and more sex. Rock that lectures isn't rock anymore. It's your PARENTS.
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A Mount Horeb police officer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a child in Madison.
Madison police said they arrested Dennis P. Jenks, 44, at his home in the 6600 block Raymond Road on Madison's far west side about 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Madison police said Jenks is suspected of repeated acts of sexual assault.
The victim is a 14-year-old child who knows the suspect, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The Mount Horeb Police Department said in a news release Thursday that Jenks has been suspended from duty because of the Madison Police Department's investigation.
Jenks is a lieutenant in the Mount Horeb Police Department, and he has been employed with the department since 2000.
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Thyroid Cancer Concerns
By Health Day
What is behind the rise?
Over the past 35 years, Americans have seen the nation's incidence of thyroid cancer almost triple.
But experts now say that most of that rise is actually due to a spike in diagnoses and perhaps even over-diagnoses rather than an increase in the disease itself.
A new study looked at data concerning patients in 9 different regions, who had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer between 1975 and 2009.
The investigators observed that over that timeframe the death rate remained steady while the rate of disease rose dramatically from roughly 5 patients to 14 patients out every 100,000 residents.
Why? Almost all the rise was due to an increase in detection of small papillary cancer - a common and less aggressive form of the disease.
The researchers therefore concluded that today's thyroid cancer epidemic is a diagnostic epidemic led, in part, by the over-diagnosing of disease that might be better left untreated or perhaps even reclassified as something other than cancer in the first place.
I'm Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV with the news doctors are reading health news that matters to you.
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Welcome to PhilCast, Philmont's new weekly videocast! Each week we'll feature a different aspect of the ranch, from our rustic backcountry camps to our historic museums to the exciting programs at the Philmont Training Center.
One of the easiest ways to keep up with PhilCast is by subscribing to the Philmont YouTube Channel.
PhilCast - End of Year Wrap Up!
2012 has been a terrific year for PhilCast! Owen McCulloch, Associate Director of Program at Philmont, describes what the 2012 summer has been like.
PhilCast - Recruitment Video
Philmont wants YOU for the 75th summer!
Ever wondered what being on staff at Philmont is like? Watch as Aaron Loncki asks staff members why they come back to work each summer at Philmont!
Apply for the 75th Anniversary season for either Philmont Scout Ranch or the Philmont Training Center by visiting Jobs. See what opportunities await!
PhilCast - Dining Services Video
Where there's never a dull moment!
Ever wondered how Philmont feeds all of its campers? Watch as PhilCast's Aaron Loncki gets his Top Chef hat on and goes behind-the-scenes of Philmont's dining services! Dining Services' Kitchen Staff starts work at 4:45 a.m. and Dining Hall Staff begins at 5:45 a.m. From then until the after-dinner cleanup, they serve hundreds of hungry, hungry campers. One thing's for sure: When you work at Philmont Dining Services, there's never a dull moment!
PhilCast - Ponil Video
"One, two, three, four, five, and six. Six, the perfect number."
This week, Philcast brings you the oldest camp at Philmont: Ponil, the original cite for the PhilTurn Rockymountain Scoutcamp! Watch as our host Aaron Loncki discovers what programs Ponil has to offer and the latest addition for 2012: Cowboy Action Shooting!
PhilCast - Valle Vidal Video
The weather looks...weathery...
Philmont is fortunate to have 214 square miles of beautiful mountainous terrain for Scouts to hike on. The Valle Vidal, Philmont's unknown gem, comes from the Carson National Forest. Watch as PhilCast shows what the Valle Vidal has to offer trekkers! Mountain Biking, Astronomy, Folk Weather Forecasting and more!
PhilCast - Philmont Ranch Department Video
Did you know Philmont is a working ranch? Philmont takes care of 300 horses and 80 burros! Philmont's Ranch Hands participants get to work directly with Philmont's horse department staff to take care of all these animals for 8 days then enjoy an 8-day Cavalcade trek. Find out what it takes to be on the ranch staff here at Philmont and also how Philmont operates as a ranch.
PhilCast - PTC Family Programs Video
Meet PTC!
Want to experience Philmont and bring your family? Philmont Training Center (or PTC) provides opportunities for adult Scout Leaders to learn something new to bring back to the troop. Meanwhile, conference family members enjoy a wealth of activities hosted by PTC staff.
PhilCast - Contingent Crews Video
Mix 'n' Match
Sometimes troops cannot meet the required number of participants for a crew trek in Philmont's backcountry. This is where Contingent Crews come in. Contingent Crews consist of members from multiple troops that are guided by leaders who are designated by the contingent crew's Council. Contingent Crews offer Scouts a chance to embrace a different group dynamic than the one they are familiar with and make new friends to share the Philmont wilderness with!
PhilCast - Logistics Video
This is Logistics. Over.
Logistics operates as the eyes and ears of Philmont. Here, staff give a thorough overview of treks with crews as well as coordinate transport for crews and staff into the backcountry and airports. To top things off Logistics is responsible for radio communications between over 400 Philmont radios. Logistics is a vital resource that keeps Philmont running smoothly and safely all summer long.
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Long Time No See!
Welcome back to the second season of PhilCast! Every Monday this summer, we'll release a new episode, each featuring different aspects of Philmont. This week's PhilCast will share a taste of the exciting things this season has to offer. From revamped programs at Philmont Training Center to a record-breaking attendance of more than 27,000 participants across the Ranch, this 74th season at Philmont is sure to be one to remember!
Philmont Scout Ranch, the Boy Scouts of America's premier High Adventure™ base, challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 214 square miles of rugged northern New Mexico wilderness. Backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades, and training and service programs offer young people many ways to experience this legendary country.
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2011 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESSJANUARY 11, 2011Mr. Speaker, members of the Assembly, Hoosier friends and neighbors, thank you yet again for the privilege of this platform. For most of us, one of the strongest memories of our youth is that great school teacher, that magical man or woman who somehow reached us, and stretched us, and in the process left indelible recollections. For me, one of those was Bob Watson—still, today, Mr. Watson to me—who introduced us to the mysteries of the periodic table in high school chemistry. In addition to mixing potions that suddenly turned purple, and terrifying pop quizzes, Mr. Watson was famous for his aphorisms, little sayings so often repeated that his students still smile and recite them to each other decades later. And the most frequently applied of all Watson's wisdoms was: "Good things come to those who wait. Patience is the essence of life."
There is good news for folks in the Borden and Starlight areas as the "Star Hill Road" project took a step forward last Thursday. In addition to passing a motion to seek financial help for the project from the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau, the commissioners also approved allocating $50,000 to help the project move forward. That $50,000 will be combined with $50,000 that was pledged by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and $50,000 that is being acquired by the Borden Community Development group. Jeff Hunt, who is a member of that group said the funding will be used to finish the final engineering and to work on securing right-of-way.


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The Olympus OM-D E-M5 takes its design cues from Olympus' much-loved 35mm OM SLR range and is the first of a new line of Micro Four Thirds OM-D series cameras. Find out if the E-M5 is a natural successor to this line of classic cameras in the What Digital Camera Olympus OM-D E-M5 review.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review
With the PEN range of Compact System Cameras, Olympus looked to its rich heritage for inspiration, and they've done the same with their new OM-D line, of which the E-M5 is the first model.
The original OM series is fondly remembered amongst photo-enthusiasts who loved these, small, high-quality and well-featured 35mm SLRs. The new E-M5 takes its design cues from classic OM series SLRs of old, and while it may be quite a different beast underneath from its film camera siblings, the philosophy remains the same – to be a compact, high-performance, quality camera for enthusiast photographers.
Is the OM-D E-M5 a natural successor to this classic line of cameras? Let's find out in the What Digital Camera Olympus OM-D E-M5 review.
Olympus OM-D Review – Features
While the design may reference film SLRs, the OM-D E-M5 is actually based around the mirrorless Micro Four Thirds system, just like the still-current Olympus PEN series. But the OM-D E-M5 is more than just a restyled PEN with an electronic viewfinder.
Rather than sticking with the 12MP resolution of the current PEN range, the new E-M5 sports a new 16.1MP sensor – the highest resolution of any Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera or DSLR to date. On top of that, the ISO range is also very impressive, running from 200-25600 – the highest seen on a MFT camera, though a baseline ISO of 100 would have been nice to see and would probably be more versatile for most shooting situations.
With the mirror removed, this means there's no optical viewfinder. Instead, there's a built-in electronic viewfinder (EVF) with a coverage of 100% and a resolution of 1.44m-dots – similar in spec to the optional VF2 viewfinder for the PEN range. While the resolution is strong, its not quite a match for the EVF found on some rivals such as the Sony NEX-7, which features a resolution of 2.4m-dots. As well as the EVF, there's also a 3in wide, 610k-dot tiltable OLED touch panel screen at the rear of the OM-D E-M5. OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode technology, delivering better white and blacks and also consumes less power as well.
Olympus has also developed a new built-in anti-shake system for the OM-D E-M5. This 5-axis image stabilisation is designed to counter for pitch, yaw, vertical and horizontal motion. On top of this, it can also compensate for rolling movements as well, which can occur when the shutter button is pressed.
The OM-D E-M5, like all Compact System Cameras, uses a contrast-detect AF system, rather than the more traditional phase-detect system in a DSLR. Olympus has improved the FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) AF system first seen in the Olympus PEN E-P3. While there's been an overall improvement in AF speed acquisition, the most notable changes are when it comes to continuous AF and tracking. In conjunction with the new 16MP chip, the OM-D E-M5 has a refresh rate of 240fps that results in a 2x speed increase in continuous AF over the PEN E-P3. There's also a new 3D tracking AF system that follows the subject through the X, Y, and Z axes to improve focus on moving subjects.
The burst mode is also impressive, with the OM-D E-M5 capable of shooting up to 9fps (frames per second) in Speed H mode, though if you want to shoot with continuous AF, Speed L is required, with the frame rate dropping to a still respectable 4.2fps (3.5fps with IS switched off).
The body itself doesn't feature a built-in flash, but the OM-D E-M5 is bundled with the FL-LM2 flash that attaches to the hotshoe of the camera. A nice addition is the inclusion of remote flash control, so you can trigger flashguns positioned off-camera for more creative lighting.
The range of Art Filters on offer has also grown – there's now twelve filters on offer, with a new Key Line filter that enhances the edge lines of the image, while Cross Process II and Dramatic Tone II offer new variations on popular filters. If you're undecided which filter to apply, you can now bracket your filters – fire the shutter once and a series of shots will be recorded, each one with a different filter applied.
Along with the OM-D E-M5, there's also the new 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ lens that's bundled with the camera. This offers a 35mm focal length equivalent of 24-100mm, and rather than your traditional manual twist zoom, this new lens sports an electronic zoom mechanism for a smooth transition through the lens range, making it suited to video recording.
Sticking with the MFT system does mean that the OM-D has access to a pretty impressive lens range, with optics available not only from Olympus, but also Panasonic and now Sigma as well. This makes it easily the largest lens range out of all the Compact System Cameras on the market. Not only that, but for potential buyers who already have a set of OM lenses and haven't been tempted by the PEN range, there's the MF-2 lens adapter to connect OM lens to Micro Four Thirds cameras.
Olympus OM-D Review – Design
Thanks in part to the Micro Four Thirds system that the OM-D E-M5 is based on, its a very compact piece of kit. Measuring just 121(W) x 89.6 (H) x 41.9mm (D), its small without being fiddly – in the hand, there's a comfy grip and the thumb rest is well positioned.
The styling is a success – the retro look is bound to get many admiring glances, and as well as being available in black, is also available in two-tone silver and black finish which would have to be our choice. Especially if you're going to pair it with Olympus' growing range of high-quality prime lens also finished in silver. We were fortunate to have both examples to test, and not only does the silver/black model look better, but the grip, with its more textured retro finish is more comfortable than the black model's more modern offering.
To back-up this styling is a very impressive build-quality. The body is constructed from magnesium alloy to provide a quality, high-end feel when you pick the camera up, while the OM-D E-M5 features a host of internal seals so make it plash and dust proof. This level of sealing also extends to the 12-50mm lens, so you've got a pretty tough package when it's exposed to the elements.
Body mounted controls are kept to a minimum on the OM-D E-M5. On the top-plate, there's a mode dial position to one side of the viewfinder, where you'll be able to access the camera's shooting modes, including video. On the other side are the main command dial and sub-command dial with the shutter button placed in the middle. The main command dial is used for a range of applications, including setting aperture or shutter speed, as well and zooming in and out when reviewing your images, and is easily reached with the thumb. When shooting, the sub-command dial is used for dialling in exposure compensation if needed. If you prefer, these two controls can be swapped over in the menu if you naturally use your index finger to set aperture/shutter speed. There's also a programmable function button and record button.
Moving round to the back and the 3in screen is hinged at the base of the camera and pulls outwards, making it suitable for waist-level shooting and raised shots, though it doesn't quite have the same freedom of movement as some screens that are hinged on the side of the camera body.
There's also the optional HLD-6 if you want a larger handgrip. This screws into the tripod socket on the camera and features an additional shutter button and sub-command dial that's linked to the OM-D E-M5 via contacts at the base. This does provide a more substantial grip in you've got large hands, while the second part of the HLD-6 is an attachable battery grip which attaches to the handgrip via the tripod thread. This provides secondary controls that when shooting in portrait format, mirror the controls when shooting landscape format images.
Olympus OM-D Review – Performance
In Single AF, the OM-D E-M5 is fast and accurate at acquiring focus – we only experienced hunting in very low-contrast scenes.
The OM-D E-M5 offers a broad 35-area selectable AF coverage, though this does not stretch all the way to the edge of the frame. The desired AF area is selected via the 4-way button layout on the rear of the camera, though thanks to the touchscreen technology on offer, it's also possible to tap the area of the frame on the rear screen where you want to focus. There's also a touch shutter release as well, so you can focus and fire the shutter just by touching an area on the rear screen, though if this doesn't appeal, its possible to deactivate both these settings.
If you're going to be taking a lot of portraits, then the Face Priority feature will come in handy, with four options on offer: On, Face & Eye Priority, Face & Right Eye Priority and finally Face & Left Eye Priority. So depending which way your subject is angled towards you, focus priority can be given to the eye closest to you.
Switch to Continuous AF, and compared to the E-P3, there's a noticeable jump in performance – the AF reacts quicker to changes in the scene, while the subject tracking is much more successful than on the E-P3 and it has to be one of, if not the best AF system in a Compact System Camera.
Raise the camera up to your eye and the feed automatically swaps from the rear screen to the electronic viewfinder (EVF) – while there's only a minimal delay while it does this – a refreshing change compared to a lot of EVFs where there's a noticeable delay. As well as this, the display feels far from tunnel like, offering a large display when raised to the eye, while there's a dioptre adjustment positioned just to the left of the EVF.
While most people would have had a preference for an optical viewfinder over an EVF, this is just not possible with the removal of the mirror. Its absence also means that the OM-D E-M5 has been kept relatively compact, especially when compared to traditional DSLRs, so it does have it's benefits. In use, and the EVF is one of the best examples about, though it can't quite match the clarity of the EVF found in the Sony NEX-7.
The OLED screen at the rear is lovely – bright and crisp, with rich blacks and whites. The touchscreen is responsive, and while one of the best seen on a camera to date, still doesn't provide the same level of control as many smart phone devices.
The menu and interface isn't a million miles away from the one found on the E-P3. While the exterior controls are kept to a minimum, the two function buttons can be set-up for frequently used controls, such as ISO, AF area selection and White Balance. To get to the rest of the main setting, simply hit OK and then toggle through the array of settings displayed – most are covered here, so you shouldn't have to dip into the main menu that much.
The image stabilisation system in the OM-D E-M5 has three modes – Auto, vertical IS or horizontal IS. In Auto mode and even shooting as slow as 1/2.5th sec handheld, the OM-D's IS system delivered sharp shots, allowing you to shoot with confidence in low-light conditions.
At 9fps, the OM-D E-M5 is capable of capturing 15 Raw files in succession before the buffer slows, while it's a similar story for JPEG files, again shooting a maximum of 15 files before the buffer slows. Switch to Speed L and at 4.2fps, the OM-D is capable of 25 JPEG frames and 20 Raw frames. This all compares well with the competition, making it one of the fastest CSCs out there.
Olympus OM-D Review – Image Quality
Image Quality
Tone and Exposure
The OM-D E-M5 uses a 324 zone Multi-pattern Sensing System, so similar to the one found in the E-P3. There's a choice of either Multi-zone (ESP), Centre-Weighted, Spot, Spot Highlight and Spot Shadow. It's a system that works well – exposure is accurate, though in some circumstances could be seen to underexpose ever-so slightly, though this does mean highlight detail is maintained.
White Balance and Colour
Set in Auto White Balance and the OM-D E-M5 performs well, though not as neutral as some may like with a slightly warm cast. As well as Auto White Balance, the OM-D features a range of other presets: tungsten, fluorescent 1, sunlight, flash, overcast, shade and underwater.
There's a host of Art filters as well, and a selection of colour modes: i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait and Monotone. The Art modes can be really fun – we especially like the Grainy Film and Dramatic Tone modes, while shooting in Raw/JPEG means you've always got an unaltered original that you can always return to should you not be happy with the filtered result.
Sharpness and Detail
The 16MP chip in the OM-D E-M5 eclipses the 12MP sensor used by the E-P3 and other cameras in the PEN range. At this resolution, the OM-D E-M5 is capable of producing an A3 print at 240ppi without an interpolation.
Pair the OM-D E-M5 with one of Olympus' high-quality primes and the level of detail is excellent – definitely the best we've seen from an Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera and possibly the best from any camera with a sensor this size. As you might expect, the 12-50mm bundled kit lens doesn't deliver quite the same kind of detail, but is fine for general shooting.
The OM-D E-M5 is packaged up with Olympus Viewer 2, allowing you to edit and adjust the Raw files. It's not a bad piece of software and will allow you to make quite a few changes and adjustments to the image, though Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4 is bound to offer updates to support the Raw files from the OM-D E-M5 soon.
Comparing the JPEG and unedited Raw file side-by-side and there's very little to choose between the two at low ISOs – the JPEG files may be a touch warmer, but that's about it. Image noise control becomes more noticeable in JPEG files as the sensitivity increases – the Raw file maintains detail better, but image noise is more pronounced.
ISO Quality
While it's a shame to see no ISO 100 on offer, the OM-D E-M5 performs very well at the lower end of the ISO range, delivering clean and detailed images. Increasing the resolution over the E-P3 could lead some to assume that with more photosites taking up the same sensor area, image noise could be more pronounced, but the OM-D performs very well. At ISO 800, image noise is only just becoming noticeable, but is still very well controlled and images still maintain a good level of detail. Up to ISO 6400, and while image noise is beginning to encroach on the image more, it's still relatively subtle and not that distracting. At ISO 12,800 and 25,600, image noise is more apparent, but it still looks pretty good considering the sensitivity, with colour noise is kept very well under control to produce a more natural result. Very impressive considering the sensor size and rates very highly against the competition.
Movie Mode
The OM-D E-M5 offers the choice of either shooting in AVCHD or M-JPEG. Recording in AVCHD will deliver good quality 1080i MTS files – the recording is compressed to keep file sizes down, though to convert them to a more useable MOV files, you'll need to process your footage in either Windows Movie Maker, iMovie or similar. Shooting in M-JPEG will deliver a resolution at 1280 x 720 and are outputted as AVIs – these can be used without processing, but the quality isn't as good and file sizes are larger.
Video quality is very good, and a stereo microphone is built-in, though those wanting to attach an external microphone will have to connect via the mini USB socket on the side of the camera, or with the additional SEMA-1 microphone adapter set that connects to the accessory port just behind the hotshoe.
Olympus OM-D Review – Value & Verdict
This is a high-end Compact System Camera, and the price reflects that. While the body only price of £999 means it's a serious investment, there's plenty here for your money. When compared to the combined price of around £825 for the E-P3 and VF2 viewfinder, then the extra outlay is very tempting when you consider the many improvements on offer over the PEN.
This price-point means it's going to be compared with the virtually identically priced Sony NEX-7 – both are premium CSCs with EVFs and a host of advanced features. And while it may not offer the ultimate resolution of the NEX-7, there's plenty of this that the OM-D does better, which is backed-up by an excellent selection of lenses.
Olympus OM-D review – Verdict
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a very impressive camera. The retro styling is very much a success, especially if you opt for the two-tone silver/black finish, while the materials and weather sealing deliver an excellent, high-end feel.
There's plenty of features on offer to satisfy even the most experienced photographer, which is backed-up by a very decent performance. The AF is a noticeable improvement over the PEN series, while the new image stabilisation system works a treat.
This would all be a waste if it didn't deliver the goods when it came to images, but the OM-D E-M5, with its new sensor, doesn't disappoint. There's plenty of detail on offer – especially if you opt for Olympus' growing number of prime lenses that we've already mentioned, while the ISO performance is strong.
The OM-D E-M5 stays true to the original OM philosophy of a compact, high-performance, quality camera for enthusiast photographers and has to be one of the best Compact System Cameras we've seen.


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We would like to thank the George West Independent School District, Ty Sparks, Pat James, and Margaret Yarborough, for allowing us the use of the George West Elementary Campus and the Cafeteria.
The event was a huge success and was attended by all of the District.
Live Oak County was very successful in all of the events they competed in.
Prior to the Educational Presentations held on May 4, in George West, the youth travel to Fredericksburg on April 20, to compete at the District Livestock Judging competition.
The Junior Livestock judging team won first place and were coached by Mitchell Williams.
The District 12 4-H Roundup is a collection of opportunities for 4-H members to compete with others from across the district.
The variety of contests included as part of this event features public speaking, communication, expressive arts, judging and evaluation, consumer buying, and a number of other events.
On May 4, we had several teams and individuals competing at the District Roundup competition.
Junior Grass and Plant ID Team won first place, the team consisting of Isabella Garza, Erynn Studlar, Morgan Kegebein and Bryce Favor.
Competing in the Senior Grass and Plant ID competition was Myca Reed, placing 4th.
We are extremely grateful to the Grass and Plant ID coach Kason Haby, he has taken countless afternoons to work with these kids, and all of their hard work paid off.
Also competing in the Junior Share the Fun, Choreographed Routine, performing a tap dance to, Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 was Megan Redding, Erynn Studlar, and Makaylah Davis. These girls won 1st place in their division, and we are extremely proud of them!


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For Immediate Release
May 11, 2010
Illinois State Board of Education promotes Arts and Foreign Language Program
State agency sponsors information sessions across state
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will hold several information sessions throughout the state about funding for public schools through the Arts and Foreign Language Program (AFL), a joint project of the Illinois Arts Council and ISBE.
This program, which began in 2006, is designed to assist Illinois public school districts, public university laboratory schools, charter schools and area vocational schools with the development, maintenance, or enhancement of curricular programs in the Arts or Foreign Language. Funding is available for up to four years; one year of program planning and three years of program implementation.
Planning grants will range from $10,000 to $40,000 and implementation grants will range from $10,000 to $100,000. Grant awards are contingent on the final State budget allocation.
The informational sessions are intended to provide detailed information on the program as well as technical resources for developing and submitting a Request for Proposal (RFP), the required application document. There will be a question and answer period and time for attendees to network, socialize and share ideas with each other. The sessions are scheduled in various locations around the state, and will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, May 17
| 40 North/88West, Champaign County Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Council
1817 S. Neil, Suite 201, Champaign
Wednesday, May 19
|Frankfort Community High School
601 E. Main Street, West Frankfort
Tuesday, May 25
|Western Illinois University, Quad Cities
3561 60th Street, Moline
Wednesday, May 26
Regional Office of Education #26
130 S. Lafayette, Suite 200, Macomb
Thursday, May 27
|Trutter Center, Lincoln Land Community College
5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield
Tuesday, June 1
|Barrington High School
616 W. Main Street, Barrington
Wednesday, June 2
|LaSalle Peru Township High School
541 Chartres Street, LaSalle
Thursday, June 3
|Lincoln-Way North High School
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BANGOR, Wis. -- There's a lot to learn in middle school social studies class, and the information is constantly changing.
"I have text books that are two years old that are out of date," said David Burritt, Bangor Middle and High School social studies teacher.
So, occasionally students need to use other sources to do their research, but not everyone has the ability to get online at home.
"Part of what we want to ensure with our students is equal access to technology and to educational tools," said Don Addington, Bangor Middle and High School principal.
And even in the classroom it can be hard to get your hands on a computer.
"One of the problems we've had here is that we have computer labs... we have a mobile lab and a stationary lab," said Burritt. "And that mobile lab, we've found in the last couple years, has been filled. And we just can't get into it."
So, the Bangor School Board and the superintendent decided to level the playing field for all students and provide an iPad for every 6th, 7th and 8th grade student in the district.
"They're not toys," said Addington. "Some people have said they will hopefully, down the road, replace textbooks and that we'll use cheaper digital versions of textbooks rather than hard copies."
But some question whether this was the best use of the district's money during these tough economic times.
"I think it is," said Addington. "I think we're a small school, but we had this opportunity to be on the cutting edge with technology and we embrace that. And I think it's very important to put that money directly into the hands of the students."
Now with just a tap on the screen every student has access to much more information than can be found in a textbook.
"We did a little bit of research in class," said Burritt. "We looked at the textbook information, statistics on countries, and we compared it to what it is today. So, the kids could see population growth per capita income and how all that has changed in just 2 years."
The teachers are also looking through the thousands of free educational aps that are available to use as teaching tools in and out of the classroom.
"We use it for math," said Signe Rowell, Bangor Middle School 6th grader. "We use our calculator and our atlas. And we have some of our science worksheets on there, and we just copy them down in our notebook."
"There's a couple games that we put on that are review games of the stuff and the countries that the kids are doing, and they think it's really neat, but they don't realize they're learning as they're doing it," said Burritt.
And soon the iPads will be used for even more than research, online textbooks and skills games.
"Eventually they're going to be able to do their assignments on the iPad and then put it in something called a drop box," said Burritt. "And they'll be able to upload their assignment to the drop box. I can get into the drop box, get their assignments out, and read their assignment. And there will be no paper used."
The multiple uses of the iPad both in and out of the classroom will also teach these students skills they will need to know when they enter the workforce.
"When they graduate... when they get into the job market... they're going to be using things like this," said Burritt. "In 5 years, these will be obsolete and there will be something new. But if they know this technology now it's easier to learn new technology when they get into that workplace."
"These kids are 21st century learners and digital natives, and this technology is second nature to them," said Addington. "And this provided us with an opportunity to put that technology and that tool into everybody's hands whether or not they have computer access at home."


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Notes from Tempe, Day 2
Orangel Arenas was the starting pitcher today for the Tempe Angels against the Phoenix A's.
Another typical day at the Tempe Diablo minor league complex.
Rehabs everywhere. John Lackey threw about 45 pitches in his bullpen session. He warmed up playing catch with Ervin Santana, who had his own bullpen session yesterday.
Click Here to watch a video clip of Lackey's bullpen session. You need Windows Media Player and a broadband (cable modem, DSL) Internet connection to watch.
Lackey's session was a bit more deliberate and methodical than Santana's. John took his time, pacing himself, and in the end faced three phantom batters in a simulated inning. His catcher was Ivan Villaescusa, who was the backup catcher last year at Orem.
Bill Lachemann, longtime manager and coach in the Angels system, returned from a brief illness. He's one of the three Lachemann brothers in professional ball. Marcel once managed the Angels, and brother Rene managed the Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers and Florida Marlins. Bill is currently a special assignment catching instructor.
The Tempe Angels defeated the Phoenix A's, 3-2. As with yesterday's game, these are strictly informal affairs. A manager can call "roll over" if his pitcher falls behind in his pitch count, and that happened again today with Orangel Arenas in the first inning.
There doesn't seem to be much power on the Tempe bench. The big hit today was a 2-RBI single by catcher Braulio Pardo with the bases loaded.
Other Angels pitchers today were Baudilio Lopez, Ariel Pena and Starlin Feliz. I have video of all of them, which I'll get around to posting eventually.
Click Here to watch today's game highlights.
Santana is scheduled for a rehab start tomorrow. The schedule is being rearranged to accommodate his start. The scheduled exhibition game against the Cubs at Mesa has been moved to Thursday at 10:30 AM. Thursday's camp game will be tomorrow at 9 AM, so Santana can pitch in a controlled environment. Lackey is tentatively scheduled to pitch the Cubs game at Mesa on Thursday.
I'll shoot video of Santana's start, but I'm heading home for California right after the game so it may be a day or so before I can get the video online.
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Baseballs 4 MADD
MLBallhawkVeteran "Ballhawk" John Witt has caught 4,885 baseballs at professional baseball games over the past 32 seasons. 3,763 of those are MLB baseballs (99 game HRs) & 1,122 MiLB baseballs.
On April 9, 2009 Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and friends Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson were killed by a drunk driver. Their friend Jon Wilhite was the only one to survive the crash and remains in the hospital. As a lifelong baseball fan who lost a friend as a kid to a drunk driver I felt that I had to do something. This season I will be catching "Baseballs 4 MADD" to help them raise awareness and money to continue their efforts to STOP DRUNK DRIVING!! You can help too by making a pledge for each baseball that I catch at Major League and Minor League games during the 2009 baseball season by going to http://mlballhawk.com/Baseballs_4_MADD.html
Let us know how Santana/Lackey look in their rehabs! (trying to trade for Santana in my fantasy leagues!)


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He did notice that the license plate light was hanging loose, so he watched as the vehicle crossed into a 30 mph speed zone on the U.S. Highway 59 route through town. The driver was still going 40 when he crossed into the slower zone.
By then, Baron said he realized that the vehicle was loaded down with more passengers than normal. So he followed the car, making sure he did not try to stop it until the driver made it through the residential areas west of downtown.
"I thought if I stopped them there, they might bail and run into the neighborhoods," Baron said not long after making the stop.
He waited until the vehicle approached the intersection of the U.S. Highway 181 Business Route before turning on his emergency lights.
The car pulled into the parking lot of a pawn shop, and Baron stepped up to the driver's side door before anyone could step out of the vehicle.
What he found inside the car surprised every other officer who arrived at the scene within minutes. Besides the driver, the vehicle carried 13 passengers.
Baron said four individuals were in the front seat alone. One of the 10 male passengers was squeezed into the seat between two others.
All ranged in age from 17 to about 51. They were wearing wet clothes and covered with sand. And all had apparently come into the United States illegally.
"One of them said they has been picked up north of Falfurrias," Baron said.
He assumed they had walked through the night from Mexico to the South Texas town.
The driver, Ponce Valeriano, was turned over to the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. Baron said he was wanted out of Michigan.
The officer said he was not sure what ICE agents would do to the driver. They could prosecute him for the federal offense of human trafficking or they could opt to send him back to Michigan.
The others were to be turned over to ICE agents and returned to Mexico.
Baron said the occupants told him they were headed to Houston to find jobs.
"They were only three hours away," he said.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Geosciences: Investing in the Future
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It Was a Great Meeting!
Thank you for attending the 2012 Annual Meeting!
- Click here to review the media coverage of the science at GSA.
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|Watch Davis deliver the 2012 Presidential Address
|Watch Geissman award the President's Medal to Bill McKibben
Make plans to come to Denver next year and help celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary!
4th Annual Photo Contest
Images for the Photo Contest and Exhibition have now been selected after meeting attendees voted on their favorites.
Thank you GSA!
GSA Members Help Hurricane Sandy Victims.
Donations from The Geological Society of America to The American Red Cross, in support of the victims of Hurricane Sandy, totaled $3,740. Your support surely made a difference in the lives of many.
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Home List of Titles A galaxy as the source of a C IV absorption system close to the epoch of reionization
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/206325
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- Title
- A galaxy as the source of a C IV absorption system close to the epoch of reionization
- Author(s)
- Gonzalo Diaz, C.; Ryan-Weber, Emma V.; Cooke, Jeff; Pettini, Max; Madau, Piero
- Abstract
- We find a bright (LUV= 2.5 L★z= 6) Lyα emitter (LAE) at redshift z= 5.719 at a projected distance of 79 physical kpc from a strong triply ionized carbon (C iv) absorption system at redshift z= 5.7238 previously reported in the spectrum of the zem= 6.309 quasi-stellar object SDSS J1030+0524. This is the highest redshift galaxy–absorber pair detected to-date, supporting the idea that galaxy-wide outflows were already in place at the end of the epoch of reionization. The proximity of this object makes it the most likely source of metals, consistent with models of outflows at lower redshift where significant observational evidence relates metal absorption systems with galaxies hosting outflows. In a typical outflow scenario, a wind of 200 km s−1, active since the Universe was only 0.6 Gyr old (z∼ 8.4), could eject metals out to 79 kpc at z= 5.719. Although the origin of metals in the intergalactic medium (IGM) is still under debate, our results are consistent with predictions from cosmological simulations which reproduce the evolution of the cosmic density of C iv from z∼ 6 to the present day based on outflow-driven enrichment of the IGM. We also report two more LAEs in this field, at z= 5.973 ± 0.002 and 5.676 ± 0.002, respectively the former confirming the original identification by Stiavelli et al. Our results suggest that the colour cut typically used to identify i-dropouts (i775& 8722;z850 > 1.3) misses a non-negligible fraction of blue galaxies with faint ultraviolet continuum at z≳ 5.7.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 418, no. 2 (Dec 2011), pp. 820-827
- Publication year
- 2011
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
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- C IV; Distances; Galaxies; Redshifts; Reionization; Triply ionized carbon
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- Wiley-Blackwell
- 0035-8711
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The Attention They Don't Deserve
In all the furor that erupted over certain remarks the editors of RSBS made concerning the Evil Empire in the past couple weeks, other remarks made by public figures missed getting the attention they deserve.
For instance, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, Carl Paladino, ignited a not-so-small firestorm when he told a gathering that "I just think my children and your children would be much better off and
much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don't
want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally
valid and successful option — it isn't." Granted, this wasn't quite as incendiary as what was omitted from the speech but it didn't do much to help his popularity. It also didn't help that the only people who came to his defense were a whacky rabbi and Ann Coulter. Not exactly expanding his base with those two.
Meanwhile in Belgium, he head of the country's Catholic church described AIDS as "a sort of inherent justice." Really guy? That line of argument didn't play well for Falwell after 9/11 and it's not like it has gotten any better since then:
You know what? I think I'd rather just go back to talking about the Yankees. At least there you can chalk up the crazy to fandom and blame any absence of logic on the eight dollar beers. This is just sad.
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I see typical politics here, beat up on the other guys without telling us what you really mean, are you saying your a switch hitter, or that you like to catch instead of pitch..?
Comparing Yankee fans to Carl Palladino is just cruel! We may be crazy, but he's looney bin material!


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look up Guy Fawkes.
He tried blowing up the parliament but he flopped!!!! Woooooohoooooooo
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Home List of Titles Antlia Dwarf Galaxy: distance, quantitative morphology and recent formation history via statistical field correction
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/207538
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- Title
- Antlia Dwarf Galaxy: distance, quantitative morphology and recent formation history via statistical field correction
- Author(s)
- Pimbblet, Kevin A.; Couch, Warrick J.
- Abstract
- We apply a statistical field correction technique originally designed to determine membership of high redshift galaxy clusters to Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging of the Antlia Dwarf Galaxy; a galaxy at the very edge of the Local Group. Using the tip of the red giant branch standard candle method coupled with a simple Sobel edge detection filter we find a new distance to Antlia of 1.31 ± 0.03 Mpc. For the first time for a Local Group member, we compute the concentration, asymmetry and clumpiness quantitative morphology parameters for Antlia from the distribution of resolved stars in the HST/Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) field, corrected with a new method for contaminants and complement these parameters with the Gini coefficient (G) and the second-order moment of the brightest 20 per cent of the flux (M20). We show that it is a classic dwarf elliptical (C = 2.0, A = 0.063, S = 0.077, G = 0.39 and M20=−1.17 in the F814W band), but has an appreciable blue stellar population at its core, confirming on-going star formation. The values of asymmetry and clumpiness, as well as Gini and M20 are consistent with an undisturbed galaxy. Although our analysis suggests that Antlia may not be tidally influenced by NGC 3109, it does not necessarily preclude such interaction.
- Publication type
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 419, no. 2 (Jan 2012), pp. 1153-1162
- Publication year
- 2012
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
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- Antlia Dwarf Galaxy; Colour magnitude diagrams; Distances; Galaxy structure; Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams; Local Group; Redshifts; Statistics
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- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- 0035-8711
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By Jesus Garcia, Special Assistant, Office of External Affairs
Nearly six million children and adults in the United States have a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parent, according to a Williams Institute study released earlier this year. These modern families can be found in communities across America. At the Administration for Children Families, the Children's Bureau has provided an excellent resource for LGBT families wishing to provide foster care and/or adoption: AdoptUsKids. Various resources are found on this website, which helps prepare potential parents for that giant leap into parenthood.
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What is your best memory of your child?
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What do you recommend for first time parents who want to adopt a child?
Beltran: "There is a lot of excitement and fear involved in the process. There are many scary stories and successful stories about the process. There are so many scenarios and feelings for why individuals want to adopt. I would recommend to think about your reasons for wanting to adopt and try to be comfortable with it, know that your choice is your choice and that many people are very ignorant as it relates to adoption.
"My recommendation is to talk to people that have adopted about their process. From my experiences many people are willing to share their stories and many are always willing to share resources such as books, blogs, agencies, or names of people that made an impact on their decision to adopt or made the adoption process easier. As we started to think about the process we had to make several decisions. Not trying to be funny but it was clear from the beginning that neither my husband nor I would biologically carry a child to term – it is just not biologically possible. So we talked, and talked and talked, we visualized every situation we could think about in bringing a child into our lives.
"Emotionally our conversation would go from being excited and happy to very sad with the thought of no one would ever see us fit to be parents. We researched surrogates. We talked about international adoption. We Googled and called gay friendly adoption agencies. Through these conversations we eliminated various options. I cannot really explain the reason why we had such a strong interest in adopting a child from the foster care system, maybe because we knew people that worked in foster care, or because we knew families that were formed because of foster care, or we knew families that were reunited and supported in foster care, or maybe it was the messaging from commercials but we wanted to be part of a child's forever family. In our all researching we discovered Wednesday's child and Adoptuskids.org and we would spend countless hours reading and visualizing our family. Somehow we figured out this was the right course of action for us."
How long did it take for Anthony to adjust to your home?
Beltran: "I think it was fairly easy for Anthony to adjust to our home since he was only three days old. I think we had a harder time adjusting. For one we never imagined that we would have an infant. We were expecting a child no younger than 8 and possibly a teenager. By expecting I mean we were prepared for an older child, we had booster seats instead of an infant car seat, we had clothing for children 8 and up, we had board games, books and everything we thought an 8 year old and older would need. And for some random reason, the week prior to getting a call about Anthony, a friend of my mine gave us a crib. I had no idea what to do with a crib so I took it and stored it in a spare room and I decided to donate it but I never got a around to doing that, good thing because the crib came in handy."
Where did you get parenting advice or did it come natural?
Beltran: "Everybody has parenting advice, from your relatives and friends to strangers in the grocery store. At first we were scared to ask for advice and or to talk to others about our parenting struggles for fear that someone was going to label us as bad parents. Believe it or not this was a big fear for us, largely because we were constantly hearing in the media that a child needs a mom and a dad, and here we are two dads. This made things really difficult and early on we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be perfect, which is funny in retrospect because I have no idea what being a perfect parent meant at the time.
"Now, we are constantly seeking advice from other parents. We have learned so much from other parents that have struggled or are struggling with situations such as potty training, getting a child to bed early, picky eaters, how to get your child to eat vegetables, what is a good car seat to buy, what activities are good to do with a kid when the weather is not so good, etc. Not sure about others but at least for me, parenting can have a huge impact on your self esteem and your sense of accomplishments and when you hear that others are struggling somehow you take great pleasure, not necessarily on their struggles, but rather in realizing that you are not half-bad at this parenting stuff."
Do you and John want to adopt more children?
Beltran: "Yes, we wanted Anthony to be around this age before we started to talk about another child. So we don't know if we will or will not adopt but we are pretty confident that we will adopt an older child or at least a child no younger than 5. That being said, I have also learned to keep our options open because we never know when another tiny being with the old soul stare will need a forever family. But if Anthony has any say he wants a younger brother to play with and he would like for his younger brother to also be named Anthony so he will never forget his name."
What do you hope to instill in Anthony to make him a successful person?
Beltran: "To own who he is, to own his story, to own his strength, to own his diversity, to realize the amount of love and support around him, to grow up and discover and do what will make him happy. Somehow I am hoping that he believes and understands our unconditional love for him and that somehow that will help him in the future. I hope to be a positive example for him as a dad, and that if and when his time comes to be a dad that he will have as much fun and love for his children, my grandchildren."


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RODRIGUEZ- CAPOTE, Corina E., 86, of Steubenville, Ohio, died July 23, 2013, at Lancia Villa Vista Nursing Home.
Born and raised in Havanna, Cuba, and fled Cuba in 1962, she became an American citizen in Asheville, N.C. on Veteran's Day 1970. Corina was the oldest daughter of the late Dr. Pedro and Corina Garcia Rodriguez-Capote.
She was a member of Triumph of the Cross Catholic Church, and a retired Assistant Professor of Spanish from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. She was also a member of the Steubenville Delta Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, and Franciscan University Women's Club.
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- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- salt and pepper to taste
Mix the egg, peanut butter, buttermilk and cayenne pepper together in a food processor. Dredge the chicken in the flour, then the egg batter, then the cracker crumbs.
Heat the oil and butter to medium-high in a 14 inch skillet. Cook the chicken until brown on both sides and cooked through.
Serve over rice and garnish with fresh-snipped chives.
Sunday, December 11, 2016, Watertown, NY