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New England quarterback Tom Brady (12) performs field drills with teammates quarterback Ryan Mallett (15, and wide receiver Deion Branch, 84), during a practice in Foxborough, Mass.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Vince Wilfork was a champion as a rookie with the New England Patriots. So, he wondered, how hard could it be to win the Super Bowl every year?
After the past seven seasons without another title, he has his answer.
Winning one early in my career, you kind of get the sense that it happens like this all the time, but it doesnt, the defensive tackle said. Its very, very hard to win at this level, at any level.
His college teammate at Miami, Andre Johnson, never reached the playoffs in his first eight seasons with the Houston Texans. He finally got there last year. On Sunday, he faces Wilfork and the Patriots in a divisional-round game.
It means a lot, the wide receiver said. It makes you appreciate all the tough times you went through to get to this point.
The Patriots (12-4) have a rich tradition of three titles in four years before the current championship drought. They won nine of their last 10 games, are coming off a bye and are heavily favored, having routed Houston 42-14 on Dec. 10.
The Texans (13-4) have a poor history with just two postseason wins in 11 years of existence. They lost three of their last four regular-season games, then edged the Cincinnati Bengals 19-13 last Saturday in the wild-card round.
Those differences aside, both teams are hungry to keep the season going all the way to a Super Bowl triumph.
New England nearly won it last season, falling to the New York Giants 21-17 on a last-minute touchdown. That was a huge disappointment for special teams captain Matthew Slater, a rookie in 2008 who wasnt part of any of the championships. He didnt even win a playoff game in his first three seasons.
To be able to come as close as we did last year and have past failures in my previous seasons here, it just drives you and motivates you more, he said. We dont feel like weve accomplished anything. We dont feel like weve arrived at all because its all for naught unless you do something in the postseason. Were very driven, very motivated, very focused.
Focused on the future.
The past that 28-point romp last month has no bearing on the rematch, coaches and players from both teams insist.
I think its a bunch of garbage, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. The game will have its own elements and it will write its own story.
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is tired of all the talk about that beating his team took.
Obviously, we didnt play good last time we were up there, he said. I dont think we need to keep rehashing it. I think we just need to play our style of football.
That style depends on Arian Foster running the ball. Do that well and the Texans can maintain possession and keep Tom Brady and the Patriots league-best offense on the sideline.
It worked last Saturday against much weaker competition. The Texans outgained the Bengals 420 yards to 198 and held the ball for 38:49 compared to 21:11 for Cincinnati. Foster ran 32 times and caught eight passes, a total of 40 plays. The Bengals had just 48 plays all game.
And Fosters 140 yards rushing made him the only player with at least 100 in each of first three playoff games.
Theres nothing he cant do, Texans offensive coordinator Rick Dennison said. He catches the ball extremely well. He blocks very well. The little things, as far as seeing somebody, its almost like a chess move. He knows a couple moves ahead when a guy is coming so he doesnt take a solid shot.
The weak link could be quarterback Matt Schaub. He threw for more than 4,000 yards for the third time in four years, but in his last five games has just one touchdown pass and four interceptions. His passer rating against the Patriots of 68.8 was his third lowest of the season.
But now that hes gotten past the first postseason game of his career, he expects a much better performance.
We go up with a lot of confidence, Schaub said. If you want to move on, youve got to bring a sense of nastiness and attitude with you to go out and dominate your opponent on every play.
Thats impossible, of course, especially against the Patriots offense.
Bradys next postseason win will be his 17th, breaking a tie with Joe Montana for the most by any quarterback. Hell get a boost from having tight ends Rob Gronkowski, sidelined for the first game against Houston, and Aaron Hernandez on the field together for only the sixth time this season after both dealt with injuries.
Its all about our execution, Brady said. They were out there a lot together last year and when we executed well it looked good, and when we didnt it looked bad.
Another performance against Watt like the last one would help. The NFL sacks leader with 20 1-2, plus 16 passes defensed, had none of either in the previous meeting.
I got quite a few hits on Brady, but, obviously, the ball was gone every time, Watt said. Thats why you get another shot, and this is the playoffs and Im going to bring everything that I have.
The Patriots plan to do the same. Only two of their players, Brady and Wilfork, remain from the last Super Bowl-winning team in the 2004 season.
We all play this game for one goal: to be champions, Wilfork said. You cant take a situation and overlook it. And the situation for us is the Houston Texans. We cant overlook this team. We have to go in and play good football. If we play well, well be OK, but if we dont, well be in trouble.
And then that one-sided win just a month ago really would mean nothing.
People have their own opinions about it, but we know what kind of football team we are, Johnson said. We know if we go out and play well, were capable of beating anybody.
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ATLANTA Its 2010 all over again for the Atlanta Falcons.
Just like two seasons back, the Falcons finished 13-3 in the regular season. Once again, they have the top seed and home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.
This time, they vow theyre mature enough to make the most of the opportunity.
The Falcons will try to end their recent trend of first-game postseason exits Sunday when they play the streaking Seattle Seahawks in the divisional playoffs. The Falcons had a first-round bye last week while rookie quarterback Russell Wilson led Seattle to a 24-14 comeback win at the Washington Redskins.
The Seahawks (12-5) bring a six-game winning streak to Atlanta.
Atlanta had never managed back-to-back winning seasons before a new era began in 2008 with general manager Thomas Dimitroff, coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan. The Falcons have five straight winning records and four playoff seasons, including three straight.
So far, all the regular-season success has led only to postseason disappointment. Smith and Ryan are 0-3 in the postseason, including a home loss to Green Bay in 2010 and an ugly 24-2 loss at the Giants last year.
The Falcons say theyve learned from the playoff defeats and are better prepared this year.
Weve been here in the past before and now were more mature, said safety Thomas DeCoud. We know what we can and cannot do.
Its a sense of pride, more of an internal sense of pressure rather than anything external. As professional athletes we all want to go out there and perform well and get this monkey off our backs, so to speak.
The Falcons can only marvel at Wilsons ability to pull off a road win in his first playoff game. Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards and ran for 67 yards in last weeks win. Seattle overcame a 14-0 deficit to beat the Redskins.
Wilson, a third-round pick, has outlasted Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III in the playoffs.
My expectations are very high, Wilson said. Thats allowed me to be where I am today. If I listen to everybody who said I cant do it, theres no way I could play in the National Football League, theres no way Id be starting in the National Football League. Theres no way Id be here today.
Center Todd McClure, in his 13th season, is the only holdover from the last Atlanta team to win a playoff game, in 2004.
I feel like this is the best team Ive been on since Ive been here, McClure said. Im not just saying that. I feel like this is the best opportunity Ive had and weve had to make a run. We have to go out on Sunday and execute. We have to play our best football to win this game and I think were ready for it.
The 35-year-old McClure says he thinks hell return for another season. Tight end Tony Gonzalez, who is 36, says hes 95 percent certain he will retire even though he made his 13th Pro Bowl. Among other key veterans on the team are cornerback Asante Samuel and running back Michael Turner.
Looking back at 2010 and 2011, McClure says the Falcons are fortunate to have this opportunity to make up for past postseason failures. He says there is no assurance there will be another chance.
These opportunities in the playoffs, they dont happen every year, McClure said. Some teams seem like theyre in just about every year but you look over guys careers and its hard to get in the playoffs. Even if I do play another year its not a certainty Ill be back in this situation. Its like that for everybody in this locker room. We want to take advantage of where were at.
The Falcons offense has evolved in the five seasons under Smith, whose early teams featured Turners runs. First-year offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter made this a pass-first offense with more screens and more big plays for Gonzalez and receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones.
Ryan set franchise marks with 4,719 yards passing and 32 touchdowns while completing 68.6 percent of his passes for another record.
With Ryan orchestrating the no-huddle attack, the Falcons have the ability for quick-strike big plays. Its a contrast to the Seahawks, who prefer to control the ball with powerful running back Marshawn Lynch, who set a career high and ranked third in NFL with 1,590 yards rushing.
If we can hold the football, its frustrating to an offense who wants to go fast, said Seattle coach Pete Carroll. Were not trying to sit on the clock at all, but were certainly committed to the running game. There is nothing better that we can do than to be making first downs and handling the football to keep them from being on the field. The best thing we could do is to keep them on the sideline, and the best way we can do that is to convert, and running gives us a great chance.
The Seahawks, only 3-5 on the road in the regular season, must make their second cross-country trip in as many weeks. According to STATS LLC, the only NFL West Coast team to win two games at East Coast sites in the same postseason was the 1989 Los Angeles Rams, who won at Philadelphia and the New York Giants.
Seattle lost sacks leader Chris Clemons to a knee injury last week. Rookie Bruce Irvin will start for Clemons, who had 11 1-2 sacks, at defensive end.
Losing Clemons is big for a defense that allowed only 203 yards 99 passing and 104 rushing against the Redskins.
I think its a matter of who can execute their system better than the other team at a higher level, said Seattle tight end Zach Miller. Its going to come down to who is more on their game. Were similar type teams in that we dont turn the ball over. We dont make many mistakes.
Wilson said the playoffs are time to do something special.
Obviously weve got a tough seed in front of us, Wilson said. Were going to Atlanta. Its going to be a hostile crowd. ... We just need to enjoy what it is and see what happens.
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Intel Corp. this week said that it had filed sanction motion against Advanced Micro Devices in the pending antitrust legal conflict between the two companies. Intel accuses AMD of inability to keep documents that are crucial in the antitrust case. AMD also accused Intel of not being able to keep and/or present crucial evidences during the process.
"It is clear that AMD did not and that some AMD executives and employees failed to retain thousands of documents and emails," an official statement by Intel reads.
Intel has filed a motion in Delaware seeking sanctions against AMD in the pending antitrust case. Intel asserts AMD failed to adequately retain documents in the case it filed against Intel in June of 2005. Intel also asserts that AMD misrepresented its efforts and tried to hide its failures from the Court and Intel. AMD claimed to have an "exemplary" scheme to retain documents in this case.
In March of 2007 Intel disclosed to AMD and the Court that it had experienced lapses in document retention in this case. Following that disclosure Intel embarked on a court approved plan to remediate or correct the mistakes made in the discovery process. This effort, Intel said, has cost the company tens of millions of dollars and Intel believes it has complied with the plan and successfully corrected the problem consistent with approved plan. As a result Intel delivered nearly two hundred million pages of documents to AMD.
According to Intel, during this process AMD has consistently asserted that Intel was negligent in its actions and that their case was somehow harmed by this issue. Meanwhile from the outset AMD has claimed that they had instituted an "exemplary" scheme for document retention and that any problems they had were "innocent and innocuous" and any data losses were "inconsequential".
"There is now evidence that appears to show that AMD's "exemplary" scheme to retain documents was not even close," said Intel.
Intel said it had discovered a number of problems with AMD process, including certain executives and employees at AMD that failed to retain documents and emails. According to the world's largest chipmaker, AMD failed to begin retaining documents when it reasonably anticipated the litigation, something that is required by law.
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Cleveland Clinic's Cole Eye Institute offers highest-quality fellowship training opportunities in a variety of sub-specialties. These fellowships train the next generation of academic leaders in the respective fields by combining an excellent academic environment with mentorship support in a state-of-the-art eye care facility.
For more information and application deadlines, click on the fellowship in which you are interested or contact Cole Eye Institute Education Coordinator Jennifer DiPiero at 216.444.2010 or email@example.com.
Learn about our Ophthalmic Research labs and studies.
This fellowship will combine the strengths of the refractive surgery service and corneal disease service into a single program that will offer the most comprehensive and advanced academic training in the subspecialty of corneal diseases and surgery, and refractive surgery.
This combined program will offer a comprehensive, high quality educational experience to candidates interested in becoming expert in treating patients with diseases of the anterior segment of the eye, performing refractive surgery and conducting research.
The fellowship program will encompass comprehensive active clinical practice in the fields of cornea, external disease and keratorefractive surgery geared to treat not only the common clinical problems encountered in this field but also the most challenging cases referred to a tertiary-care level institution. These include high-risk corneal transplantation, DSAEK, DALK and ocular surface reconstruction with amniotic membrane grafting, limbal stem cell grafting, treatment of inflammatory diseases of the eye and management of surgical complications.
During the one-year program (two slots), the active clinical experience will provide candidates with the opportunity to participate in relevant clinical investigation trials that would allow implementation of new technologies and concepts being developed in these fields.
The overall goal of the fellowship program is to train the next generation of academic leaders in the field of corneal external diseases and refractive surgery by providing an excellent academic environment with mentorship support.
The faculty of both services has the capacity to provide research projects at the basic science level, as well as the clinical service, and this will be supervised throughout the trainee's time at the Cole Eye Institute. The research will be performed at the Department of Ophthalmic Research at the Cole Eye Institute and in the clinical suites. At present, the principal investigator in our department committed to the basic science research of the anterior segment will provide funding for materials and resources for trainees to do their research.
As an important part of their principal responsibility, fellows will teach and give didactic lectures to residents. They will be available during the clinic time while residents rotate through the cornea and refractive surgery service and should expect to participate in cornea rounds and conferences every other week. Moreover, fellows will be integrated into the residency conference program to give lectures on different topics regarding this field.
The goal of the one-year glaucoma fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute is to provide the best advanced training for the diagnosis and the medical and surgical management of glaucoma. The program's emphasis is on providing the highest quality clinical experience that allows fellows to become thoroughly familiar with every aspect of glaucoma and the state-of-the-art diagnosis and medical and surgical management of this disease, combined with significant research experience focusing on glaucoma.
The glaucoma fellowship offers the opportunity to learn all aspects of the diagnosis and management of primary, secondary and complicated glaucoma problems in patients of all ages. The Cole Eye Institute has a strong reputation for glaucoma treatment and experiences a large patient volume in this subspecialty. Fellows also treat related anterior segment disorders, including cataract.
The Cole Eye Institute has state-of-the-art diagnostic glaucoma testing capabilities, including automated visual field testing, retinal nerve fiber layer photography, stereoscopic disc photography and computerized optic disc analysis. Treatment capabilities include the latest topical medications, glaucoma implants, mitomycin c, laser therapy (argon, Nd:YAG and pulsed-dye), glaucoma filtration surgery, cataract surgery and combined glaucoma/cataract surgery.
Fellows gain experience in diagnostic techniques for glaucoma, examine patients and develop treatment plans under the supervision of a faculty advisor. They provide extended consultations with patients and referring physicians as appropriate, administer medical treatment and participate in the long-term follow-up of glaucoma patients. They perform the full range of glaucoma procedures, laser and surgical, under the supervision of the glaucoma faculty, averaging 5 procedures per week.
As in all sections of the Cole Eye Institute, research is integrated into the glaucoma fellowship. Fellows develop independent research projects and also have the opportunity to collaborate with The Cleveland Clinic research faculty on projects of special interest in molecular genetics, cell biology and other subspecialties related to glaucoma, as well as clinical research in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment. Fellows are expected to have at least one research paper accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Dedicated research time is incorporated into the schedule. The faculty can assist in developing research projects at both the basic and clinical levels.
Fellows also gain the experience of teaching and giving didactic lectures to residents. During the time that residents rotate through the glaucoma service, the fellows are available for consultation during clinic. They also participate in the residency conference program.
Ultimately, the glaucoma fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute seeks to train the next generation of mature, experienced, competent subspecialists, equipped with research and clinical experience, who will become the future leaders in their field.
One candidate is accepted for the fellowship each year.
The Cole Eye Institute offers a two-year ASOPRS approved fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. You must apply for this fellowship through SF Match (formerly NRMP). This intensive program trains fellows to perform advanced orbital and oculoplastic surgery. The candidate is expected to have completed an approved residency program and have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of common oculoplastic conditions as addressed by the comprehensive ophthalmologist. The fellowship emphasizes the diagnosis and treatment of advanced and complex orbital and ophthalmic plastic surgery conditions.
The oculoplastic fellowship includes a significant research component, reflecting the Cole Eye Institute's underlying philosophy/synergy between research and clinical practice and how it improves patient care. The oculoplastic surgery fellow participates in research, publishes in peer-reviewed journals, and assists in the development of translational research to benefit our patients.
The fellow also gains experience in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery education. The fellow participates in didactic lectures to our residents and medical students. The fellow also assists residents on the consultation service and in the operating room, and participates in the residency conference program.
Ultimately, the oculoplastic surgery fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute aims to train the next generation of leaders in the field of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.
This is a two year program and one candidate is accepted for the fellowship each year.
This one-year fellowship provides comprehensive training in the specialty of ophthalmic oncology. The program's emphasis is on providing both clinical evaluation and medical and surgical management of the full range of conditions encountered in the field of ophthalmic oncology.
The ophthalmic oncology department at the Cole Eye Institute is unique in that it manages the full variety of tumors seen in the field of ophthalmic oncology. The world-class faculty, unmatched funding resources and academic research initiatives underway at the Cole Eye Institute, provides fellows with unparalleled training in the field of ophthalmic oncology. Fellows will be exposed to large numbers of patients referred for the evaluation and management of ocular tumors. Cole Eye Institute serves as a tertiary referral center for a significant volume of tumors of the eyelid, conjunctiva and cornea, uvea, retina and retinal pigment epithelium, and the orbit. Experience in pediatric ophthalmic oncology is provided through the treatment of children with retinoblastoma.
Training is provided in various imaging techniques useful in the diagnosis and direction of management of ocular tumors including ophthalmic ultrasound, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, and optical coherence tomography. Surgical experience is gained in the operating room under the direct supervision of the ophthalmic oncology faculty. Fellows will participate in state-of-the-art surgical techniques used for tumor biopsy, implantation of radioactive delivery systems, tumor excision, laser treatment modalities, and cryotherapy.
The ophthalmic oncology fellowship also includes a significant research component with opportunities for investigation in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, immunology and other relevant disciplines. Ample opportunities exist to present research projects at national professional meetings and research symposia.
Fellows will participate in teaching residents and medical students in the classroom, the clinical setting, and in other education activities such as journal clubs.
The ophthalmic oncology fellowship provides 12-months of training with a well-rounded curriculum with the following components:
The fellow will examine and evaluate patients under direct faculty supervision approximately 2.5 days per week. Clinical instruction focuses on the initial diagnosis of ocular tumors and management of these conditions.
Fellows will gain surgical experience over the course of the 12-month fellowship under the direct supervision of the ophthalmic oncology faculty. Fellows will participate in surgery approximately 1.5-2 days per week. They will be exposed to a variety of surgical techniques used for the evaluation and treatment of eye tumors including: tumor biopsy (fine needle aspiration biopsy, incisional biopsy, excisional biopsy), implantation of radioactive delivery systems, tumor excision, laser treatment modalities, and cryotherapy.
The division of ophthalmic research at the Cole Eye Institute with its state-of-the-art laboratory facilities provides fellows in the ophthalmic oncology program with significant opportunities for investigation in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, immunology and other relevant disciplines. Approximately 1 day per week is reserved for research initiatives allowing the fellow to engage in academic projects of interest. Ample opportunities exist to present research projects at national professional meetings and research symposia
Fellows will participate in teaching residents and medical students at the Cole Eye Institute in the classroom and the clinical setting. They will prepare presentations for subspecialty departmental grand rounds, pathology conferences, and joint conferences with other local academic institutions. In addition, the curriculum requires fellows to prepare for other educational activities such as biannual journal clubs.
Fellows with a subspecialty interest within ophthalmic oncology may choose to participate in an off-campus rotation. For example, fellows with an interest in retinoblastoma or pathology of ocular tumors may arrange to travel to collaborating academic institutions for 1 to 3 months to focus on an area of interest. Off-campus rotations are at the discretion of the program chairman and are dependent upon available funding and faculty availability at off-site academic institutions.
The training concentrates on the diagnosis and management of eye diseases of childhood and on adult strabismus. There is also the opportunity for extensive exposure to genetic diseases of the eye that includes a retinal dystrophy clinic supervised by Dr. Traboulsi.
Two-year appointments are reserved for individuals with a major interest in an academic career, and for those who want to conduct large research projects during their fellowship. Teaching of the fellows is done in the areas of general pediatric ophthalmology, childhood strabismus and binocular vision, pediatric cataract and external eye diseases, adult strabismus and in ophthalmic genetics.
In addition, the fellow participates in the screening and treatment of premature infants with risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) under the direction of Jonathan Sears, MD, a full-time pediatric retina specialist at the Cole Eye Institute. There are ample opportunities to expand the fellow's clinical research interests into other areas such as pediatric glaucoma, ocular and orbital oncology, pediatric neuro-ophthalmology and pediatric oculoplastics through interactions with the respective specialists at the Cole Eye Institute.
Fellows perform a large number of varied surgical case including strabismus, cataracts, nasolacrimal duct obstruction, and eyelid disorders. One major clinical or basic science project is assigned to the fellow at the beginning of the academic year. The project is supervised by one or more members of the full-time faculty. The fellow is expected to present the results of the research at the Annual Research Day Meeting, as well as submit abstracts to national meetings. A paper summarizing the outcome of the research should be written prior to the end of the fellowship training. Additional projects may be assigned depending on the capability and interests of the fellow. A list of recommended articles and textbooks is given at the beginning of the fellowship.
The fellow will have ample opportunity to interact with specialists, residents and fellows from many other pediatric and adult subspecialties including Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Rheumatology, Neonatology, and others. The fellow is also expected to participate in the teaching of residents and medical students
This is a one- or two-year fellowship, offered through the Ophthalmology Fellowship match to one individual per year.
The goal of the two-year vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute is to provide the best advanced training in the world for the management of vitreoretinal diseases. The program's emphasis is on providing the highest quality clinical experience that allows fellows to become thoroughly familiar with every aspect of vitreoretinal diseases and the state-of-the-art medical and surgical management of these conditions, combined with research to advance the diagnosis and management of these problems.
The diverse patient population that seeks treatment here covers the range of vitreoretinal diseases, including retinal detachment secondary to degenerative disorders, diabetic retinopathy, inherited vitreoretinal disorders, retinopathy of prematurity and a large macular degeneration patient population. Fellows gain surgical and clinical experience at Cole Eye Institute locations and MetroHealth Medical Center.
This intensive program of study includes the opportunity for fellows to perform common and advanced vitreoretinal surgeries under the supervision of some of the world's leading retinal surgeons, in one of the finest ophthalmological surgical facilities in the world. Faculty members are committed to developing tomorrow's leaders in this subspecialty and, therefore, ensure that fellows acquire world-class surgical skills during their training here. Fellows are given the opportunity to play a central role in the care of patients, and enjoy increased autonomy in the Fellow Clinic and while performing complex surgeries.
The vitreoretinal surgery fellowship includes a significant research component, reflecting the Cole Eye Institute's underlying philosophy that synergy must exist between research and patient care. Fellows have an opportunity to participate in laboratory research at the Cole Eye Institute in the fields of cell biology, molecular biology, immunology and other relevant disciplines and publish in peer-reviewed journals. Fellows also must conduct clinical research and publish their results.
Fellows also gain the experience of teaching and giving didactic lectures to residents. During the time that residents rotate through the vitreoretinal surgery service, the fellows are available for consultation during clinic. They also participate in the residency conference program and are responsible for presenting the weekly fluorescein angiography conference with the faculty in attendance.
Ultimately, the vitreoretinal fellowship at the Cole Eye Institute seeks to train the next future leaders in their field.
Cole Eye Institute has two fellowship slots each year.
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Lily uses the ASL sign for milk and says "eese" (eat? nurse?) when she wants to nurse. Sometimes she'll try to lift up my shirt. Unless I am in the middle of doing something in public (like checking out at the grocery store), I will offer her a breast. Sometimes she'll take right to it (usually if it's before bed or nap or if it's been awhile), but other times, she'll just look at the brest, and pat it or hug it or nurse for 10 seconds and then pop off. Sometimes if I just sit there with my breast exposed, she'll eventually latch herself on and nurse for a full session. Other times, she'll pull down my shirt (to cover up the breasts) and say all done.
Is this "normal"? Is she just checking in? Sometimes if she's screwing around and just playing, I'll close up shop and end the session. Is that okay? Is she getting a conflicting message? I want her to feel like she can nurse whenever she'd like, but I don't want to sit around topless for an hour every time she asks to nurse, ya know?
Suggestions? Encouragement?


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Jurassic Park: The Game ReviewBy Jeffrey Matulef - Posted Nov 21, 2011
Jurassic Park: The Game captures the look and feel of the films, but confines its interactivity to a series of mindless chores and quick-time events. Between its lack of agency and woeful performance issues, this park is in desperate need of maintenance.
The Pros
- Solid storyline
- Lovely setting
- Well choreographed QTEs
The Cons
- Precious little agency
- QTE's make up most of the gameplay
- Simple puzzles
- Performance issues
Jurassic Park: The Game Review
With the exception of Rocksteady's recent Batman titles, there are few developers out there consistently churning out quality licensed games. Telltale Games is one such developer that over the last few years has brought us delightful episodic series based on such beloved properties as Sam & Max, Monkey Island, Wallace & Gromit, and Back to the Future. Those titles were relatively traditional point-and-click adventures predicated on cute characters, snappy dialogue, and inventory puzzles. Since none of these elements are well suited for a franchise set around civilians facing prehistoric predators, Telltale has gone back to the drawing board with Jurassic Park: The Game to create a new type of experience that's more cinematic and serious than their typically goofy, albeit cerebral affairs. Unfortunately, while the result remains true to the series, its interactivity is nil making for an extremely passive experience that's unsatisfying as a game or movie.
Dino Crisis
At face value, Jurassic Park: The Game resembles a more plausible version of Heavy Rain. Following the exploits of the last few survivors on the island, the game switches between traditional point-and-click examinations and quick-time events. The latter makes up a majority of the gameplay, and while these sequences are well choreographed and exciting, they feel too hands-off after awhile.
Worse, they suffer from numerous performance issues. The PSN version this review is based on frequently stuttered. It's incredibly jarring for the screen to freeze for seconds at a time during a harrowing T-rex attack. Occasionally, it would lock up as soon as a button prompt showed up and not register the input. When so much of the game is focused on these events, such technical errors are unacceptable.
Regardless of what you make of Heavy Rain, one of its most intriguing ideas was that your decisions and performance would affect the story in some way. Regrettably, Jurassic Park maintains this illusion of choice, but it becomes clear early on that it's just that; an illusion. An early encounter sees your panicked bounty hunter swarmed by dinosaurs and quickly tasked with making a decision between attacking, running, or creating a diversion. Pick the wrong options and your character will shoot it down before inevitably suggesting the correct one. Fail a QTE and you get set back a few seconds.
The rare animation or line of dialogue will change, but regardless of your input, the characters will steer the conversation back to its prescribed path. This lack of agency is disappointing during QTEs and dialogue choices, but infuriating during the game's handful of "puzzles." Only a few of these could be classified as such as most require players to simply click on everything until something happens. Deductive reasoning isn't required.
Jurassic Park: The Game also borrows liberally from David Cage's psychological thriller by presenting the story from multiple perspectives, with the player frequently switching between cast members. This works well when the characters share a goal. Toggling between a father and daughter helping each other escape a nasty T-Rex vs triceratops battle feels natural. Problems arise when you control characters with conflicting motives, such as when two characters get in a fight and you control both parties. If either character fails, it's game over, so any rooting interest you have is moot when you merely have to push buttons in a sequence until the story reaches its foregone conclusion.
"Hold Onto Your Butts!"
It's a shame that Jurassic Park's design and production values aren't up to scratch, because beneath its aggressively scripted design and technical issues, there's a lot Telltale gets right about the series. Most notably, the script is solid. There are few cheesy moments, but that was true of the original film as well, and the token minor on dino island is less annoying than the cutesy kids in any of the movies. For the most part the tone shifts effortlessly between exhilarating, moving, and even scary. Sometimes character's motivations shift a little too rapidly, but overall the storyline is a success with some smart twists and interesting ethical dilemmas.
The setting is also well done. Aside from the homely textures and blocky character models, Isla Nublar maintains its dichotomy of the untamed wild with a schlocky consumerist amusement park. I'm not sure what's more unsettling; the dinosaurs, or the garish automated jeeps that ride around a rail turning our planet's previous rulers into fodder for a phony safari. It's a place that should not be, and that friction between the old world and the new makes it an environment that begs to be explored. This makes it all the more heartbreaking that you can't.
"After Careful Consideration, I've Decided Not To Endorse Your Park."
There's a good movie buried in here, but as a game, Jurassic Park: The Game is a failure. Instead, it feels like a movie stretched from feature length to seven hours that requires pushing a lot of buttons to get through. I applaud Telltale for trying something new, but much like John Hammond and his dinosaur filled park, they bit off more than they could chew making the results a failed experiment.


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Innumerable CRT vs. LCD discussions touch upon a lot of different aspects of PC monitors such as response time, contract ratio, color reproduction, weight and dimensions, but tend to omit the factor of screen size.
When the CRT technology ruled the computer world, mainstream models used to have screen diagonals of 19 to 22 inches. And we should keep it in mind that it was the diagonal of the cathode-ray tube rather than of the displayed image that was specified. The diagonal of the displayed image varied from 18" to 20" for the mentioned models. Although there existed larger monitors like the Sony GDM-FW900, a widescreen CRT monitor with a specified diagonal of 24" and an image diagonal of 22.5", they were not really popular due to their weight. The FW900 used to weigh as much as 42kg!
CRT monitors with larger diagonals were produced as single samples (for example, I heard about 29" CRTs but never saw them alive). They were not selling freely due to unacceptable weight/size parameters. It was not possible to reduce the weight of CRT monitors and it grew up more quickly than the screen diagonal: the larger the tube (which contains vacuum), the larger and thicker its glass must be made to withstand the atmospheric pressure. The developers of CRTs for TV-sets began to make them shorter by means of a bigger deflection of the electronic beam, but this method does not work with PC monitors: the bigger this deflection is, the more difficult it is to set up the geometry and convergence correctly, with the ensuing consequences for the image quality. And anyway, TV-sets aren't light. 29" models, even with short CRTs, are as heavy as 45-50kg.
Thus, the absence of CRT monitors with a picture size of 24" even in the best years of that technology was not due to their price or excessively large resolution or anything, but due to unreasonable weight of such products for both home users and a majority of corporate ones. Just imagine yourself using a monitor that weighs over 50 kilos and has two carry handles on the sides of the case! At a certain moment, the further increase in size would produce not a heavy monitor, but an unacceptably heavy monitor.
LCD monitors are free from the heaviest detail which was the huge and thick glass casing of the CRT. An LCD panel is in fact a very delicate arrangement made out of numerous thin films (filters, polarizers, liquid crystals, and a glass wafer), a few fluorescent lamps, and a thin metallic casing. It does not have massive parts, especially such parts whose weight would increase rapidly along with their size. I mean that making the screen diagonal longer requires enlarging the area of the employed parts, but not their thickness or robustness. They do not have to withstand the atmospheric pressure or their own heavy weight as it was the case with the cathode-ray tube.
As a result, the industry is now limited not by technology but only by market factors, i.e. by the balance between price and demand. The market will be offering ever larger monitors as long as the manufacturing cost of LCD panels is going down (which depends upon setting up new fabs capable of processing larger parts and upon developing other accompanying technologies). And this will continue until a further increase in size is meaningless. How large can LCD panels be, anyway? Just take a look at LCD TV-sets: 40" models have long become common among them.
To be more specific, a 19" monitor is regarded as a common inexpensive device today. 22" models are popular, and 24" ones are going to catch the spotlight soon because there have appeared rather inexpensive 24" TN matrixes – although with poor viewing angles in comparison with S-IPS or *VA, TN technology enjoys stable demand due to its low price. And if you need an even bigger screen and can afford spending an appropriate sum of money, you are offered models with diagonals up to 30", and not even as single samples but as a choice from among quite a lot of different models. A few of such extra large products are going to be discussed in this review.


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The Deal: Banks Return to M&A
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Deal activity in the American banking sector is at its highest level in nearly three years, a stark contrast to the global scene, where sector M&A has hit lows not seen since the credit crisis.
For the year to date, there have been 274 bank deals in the U.S., a lift on the prior two years and on par with deal numbers for 2010, according to Dealogic. Globally, bank M&A, at 704 deals for the year to date, is at its lowest level since 2008, when 694 deals were struck.
A stricter regulatory and sluggish economic backdrop has challenged all banks, though U.S. institutions overhauled balance sheets and purged themselves of toxic assets more quickly than their European peers.
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While the number of U.S. deals is up, total deal value at $10.38 billion is at its lowest point in nearly three years, as regulation makes it difficult to strike large deals. Banks also face more punitive capital and regulatory hurdles if they exceed certain size thresholds, prompting them to carefully weigh the merits of a deal.
The largest U.S. bank deal for the year to date is PacWest Bancorp's
Deal values during the credit crisis were skewed by transformative survival deals such as Bank of America's


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Summer Orientation
Attending the Freshman Orientation at your school is important and many colleges and universities actually require this. The experience will introduce you to the campus, faculty, staff, and all aspects of a college environment. In most cases, you will meet your college advisor during orientation. Most college advisors encourage students to register for their first semester during orientation. In large, public universities, college courses fill-up early and students sometimes have a hard time getting the particular courses they would like.
By visiting a campus during orientation, you will interact with current students, make new friends, and get a jump-start on learning about campus activities and student organizations. Some programs also welcome parents in an effort to inform them about campus life. If a special orientation is held for parents, you should encourage your parents to attend if they are able.
If you are undecided about your living arrangements, remember that your living environment will have an effect on your personal and educational growth. Usually, students who live on campus are more involved in both academic and social activities. Some schools require Freshman to live on-campus.
Your First Semester
Counselors can offer advice and guidance, but different approaches work for different students for different reasons. There is no magic formula for success at college. The students who seem to do the best at college have clear academic and personal goals. This takes a lot of self-knowledge and self-discipline. Be patient with yourself. You will get more out of the experience if you immerse yourself into college life.
Try to avoid the many distractions of a typical college campus. There may be times when you will need help. Some students, free from their parent's day to day supervision for the first time, abuse their new freedoms. The temptation for social activities to overtake academic responsibilities as a priority is something students must guard against.
The challenge of college work may be a surprise for some. Students who were able to cruise through high school might find they need to develop study skills for the first time. Here is a rare instance of where students who weren't "ace students" in high school may actually be at an advantage. Study skills are important in college. A student with well-developed study skills will succeed. Students who were intimidated by college because they didn't consider themselves "strong students," shouldn't worry. More than anything, college is "work." If you're not afraid to work at your studies, you will make it through college. Don't be afraid to ask for help. All colleges and universities offer different types of support services.
There will be anxiety during this time of transition. But that's normal. It's a time of adjustment for both students and parents. For this reason call your parents once a week or more. To keep in touch, you can also call your friends. Many schools have e-mail accounts for their students and high school friends keep in touch through e-mail.
In your new life, you'll be making new friends in your dorm or by through student organizations. Your college or university should have a large variety of organizations created to meet different student needs. Getting involved in student organizations is a major way to make new friends that are likely to share your interests. If you can't find an organization to your liking, it may be possible to create such an organization. All you need is several members willing to create an organization and a faculty member willing to sponsor the organization. Most schools have a Students Association where you can find out how to create a student organization.
Other important factors in your first semester are living with a roommate, managing your finances, coping with stress, developing healthy habits, and communicating with your professors.
Dorms & Roommates
Many freshmen begin college by living in a dorm where they are assigned a roommate. For many students, the experience will be a challenge. Consider sitting down early with your roommate to outline your expectations from each other and establish some ground rules. Remain flexible. Although most roommates get along fine in the beginning, this may change. The best approach is to discuss issues up front. Approach any problems honestly and directly. Many students claim to have "the roommate from hell." To prevent such a scenario, communicate with your new roommate. Generally, freshman roommates are assigned to other freshmen.
Manage Your Finances
This may be the first time you have to manage your own finances and develop a budget. You will have to budget your money carefully by keeping track of all your spending, or you will find yourself running out of money by the middle of the semester. You may have to open your own checking account to simplify paying your bills. This is important. A check which might look large at the beginning of the year oftentimes starts to look thin towards the middle of the semester.
Cope With Stress
A certain amount of stress is natural. College life, however, can be very stressful. You must learn to cope with stress by learning to relax, prioritizing and improving your time management, developing a support system, talking about your problems with someone you trust, and adopting a practical, non-emotional problem-solving approach. However, if you feel overloaded and you need extra help, do not be afraid to ask for it. Most colleges and universities offer different types of student support services, like counseling services, student health centers, tutoring services, academic counseling, etc. Take advantage of the academic and non-academic resources at your college or university as you need them.
Develop Healthy Habits
College students, in general, never seem to get enough sleep or rest. The rigors of academic work can take a physical toll. Studies show that college students tend to nap in the afternoon, which greatly improves their performance in school, especially as part of a healthy routine. Eating the correct foods and exercising regularly are two simple rules you can follow that will make your life easier. These practices will enable your body to better handle the stress of this transition. If attending church regularly is part of your life at home, continue this practice at college. This is a time of great change, challenge, and growth. Your first priority is to take care of yourself, every part of yourself.
Communicate With Your Professors
Developing relationships with college professors can be helpful. Whether you attend a large or small college or university, it will be very important for you to establish a connection with one or several professors. Even in a large class, every student has the right to have access to the professor of a class. Feel confident about approaching your professor about any comment, question, or problem. You can visit a professor or TA (Teaching Assistant) during specified office hours, which is part of the information you will get the first day of class. Make a point of visiting with your professor or TA when you don't understand the material or when you need to make special arrangements to take a scheduled test. It is important to understand the professor is ultimately responsible for your grade in a class. As you continue into your later college years, the professors you had in earlier years can continue to mentor and guide you.
And Finally…
College Life
College life is an important, unique, and unforgettable time in a person's life. It is a time for a student to get to know himself/herself and to have the opportunity to shape his/her future in a direct way. Every Latino student who attends college becomes a leader in some way. Recognize that your college years are your time to develop into that leader. You are the focus of your life at this time. No matter what you become later and what you may accomplish, you will reflect on your college years as a time you developed your potential. So enjoy the experience.
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Sorry for the long winded, rambling post ... I'm incredibly emotional right now (and not solely because of this issue, but other crummy family stuff).
I just had my second baby girl in July and she just turned 12 weeks today. Okay, wait ... I should probably start with my first baby girl, Adeline's story. We were regulars here on LLL's forums back then. I had a massive oversupply and overactive let down, as well as horrible thrush that lasted for months and she had severe reflux. My poor baby was so traumatized by the force and quantity of milk that she eventually began to scream if I put her to my breast and frequently went on nursing strikes. It was a heartbreaking time for both of us, we would both be in tears on a daily basis. I felt like a failure for not being able to comfort my baby ... instead my own body was creating a nightmare for her tiny self. Despite all of that, when the milk flow was normal she would LOVE nursing. Adeline would nurse for hours on end, and as much as some moms shudder at being "stuck" nursing for 3 to 4 hours at a time, I loved it. After I got my milk supply under control at around 6-7 months, she began to really adore nursing all the time ... comfort nursing was her thing. And night nursing all night long. She didn't go to sleep without nursing to sleep even a *single* time until she was four and a half years old. Yep, after all that nightmare we still nursed through my second pregnancy and she kept nursing until a few days after baby came (but that's another long post, LOL).
So, here we are with my second precious baby girl, Eliza. We had a good start ... and then my milk came in. She was okay at first, struggled with it and swallowed tons of air, but she managed. However, over the weeks she became more and more fussy at the breast, refusing completely many times (rooting to nurse, then screaming when I put her in position to nurse ... or starting to suck and then screaming when the milk came down). From the beginning she would nurse for a max of maybe 5 minutes ... many times even less, before popping off. Eliza never seems to relax nursing, rarely ends with comfort nursing (instead she nurses, gagging and choking, for a few minutes while flailing her arms, eyes wide open and then pops off all flustered and upset). And she rarely nurses to sleep. This is so different from my first ... even with all the problems Adeline and I had she always, always nursed to sleep. And she would always nurse while sleepy and through the night (sleepy nursing and eventually reverse feeding was what helped us survive those nursing strike periods).
I am trying to be mature and rational about all this. But it's really breaking my heart. Eliza has now started to suck her hand in a mad frenzy for comfort. I know I should just be happy that she *can* be comforted ... but is it selfish for me to want to be the one to comfort her? Now, even when my breast is nearly "empty," if I try to comfort her with nursing she refuses and instead looks for her hand or just cries in fussiness. I'm still working on lowering my supply, but am I too late? Are we destined to never have a sweet, nurturing breastfeeding experience like I had with my first baby girl? I feel like a failure and I feel like I can't even comfort my 12 week old baby. Tonight I tried nursing her laying down in bed, there was no forceful let down or tons of milk, and yet she flailed her arms and legs and tried getting away after just half a minute ... and then acted incredibly fussy until she found her hand to suck on. I was just so emotionally upset that I had her daddy hold her ... she sucked on her hand in his arms until she fell asleep. She's still asleep on his chest now, when normally I would have her sleeping next to me ... but I feel like she doesn't need me. (and I realize how childish this sounds, believe me, I do)
My husband just shakes his head at me and tells me I should be happy that she is content. And I *am* happy that she can comfort herself ... but I am also heartbroken that I am unable to provide that comfort, and at the possible loss of another beautiful breastfeeding relationship (and she is most likely our last baby if my husband has his way).
So, I guess my questions are ... am I crazy, immature and selfish for feeling this way? And do you think she'll ever enjoy comfort nursing so we can have that beautiful, nurturing nursing relationship ... or will she just nurse when she *has* to for food and be done with breastfeeding as soon as she is able?


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Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Climate Change in the Pacific Southwest
Energy Efficiency
Reducing energy use is one of the best ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are many ways to increase energy efficiency, from buying ENERGY STAR appliances and EPEAT computers to green building and remodeling practices. For more simple steps to reduce your energy use, see What You Can Do.
On this page:
- Green Building Reduce energy and materials use in building construction and remodeling
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership For industries with on-sight power generation, use the waste heat to condition your indoor space.
- ENERGY STAR Use ENERGY STAR tools to reduce your energy use.
- Interactive Tools and Online Resources Browse energy efficient design features on virtual homes.
Green Building
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) sets national standards for sustainable green building and was created by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED for Homes (LEED-H) is a rating system for high-performance green homes. EPA is supporting LEED-H via a Cooperative Agreement with Davis Energy Group - the USGBC-designated LEED-H provider in California and Northern Nevada. Through this agreement EPA is providing training and support to interested LEED-H builders and allied green building professionals in order to maximize the number of homes built to LEED-H standards in EPA Region 9. The LEED-H standards include a requirement for builders to do a minimum number of EPA ENERGY STAR measures and additional credits available for buildings that achieve the EPA ENERGY STAR Indoor Air Package specifications. Energy savings, water savings, pounds of pollution reduced and dollars saved are then collected and reported.
EPA Region 9 supports initiatives to advance Green Building regionally and nationally. We have a number of green building initiatives and work with a wide range of partners.
The Lifecycle Building Challenge is an annual on-line green design competition for students and professionals. The competition focuses on buildings and products that conserve construction and demolition materials and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through design for adaptability and disassembly that support local reuse. The competition features a "Best Greenhouse Gas Reduction Outstanding Achievement Award." The Lifecycle Building Challenge was developed by EPA Region 9 with our partners the American Institute of Architects, West Coast Green , and Stopwaste.org.
The San Francisco Green Building Project Reporting and Information Tool (SF GreenPRINT) is a web-based database that calculates the environmental and economic benefits of single and multiple U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building projects. The database can be adapted for use by other public agencies.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership
The CHP Partnership is a voluntary program seeking to reduce the environmental impact of power generation by promoting the use of Combined Heat and Power (CHP), also known as cogeneration. During the production of electricity, waste heat is usually expelled in large smoke stacks; CHP is an alternative to this common practice where instead that waste heat is captured and used to heat indoor space.
The Partnership works closely with energy users, the CHP industry, state and local governments, and other clean energy stakeholders to facilitate the development of new projects and to promote their environmental and economic benefits. EPA's Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership offers a variety of tools and services designed to facilitate and promote Partners' development of CHP projects. Region 9 is actively seeking companies interested in joining the CHP Partnership.
One Market Plaza Cogeneration System
In December of 2008, One Market Plaza in San Francisco, CA was awarded the ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power Award. This building is a Class-A office complex with approximately 1.4 million square feet of commercial space. Approximately 30% of the complex's electricity demand is generated by a 1.5 megawatt internal combustion engine-based CHP system. The heat from this engine, rather than being wasted, supplies the CHP system's engine block, and exhaust is recovered and used to produce steam that satisfies nearly 85% of the complex's space heating demand.
If you represent a company interested in joining the CHP Partnership you can get more information from Ray Saracino at firstname.lastname@example.com or 415-972-3361.
ENERGY STARis a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Energy efficient choices can save families about one third on their energy bill in their homes with similar savings of greenhouse gas emissions.
A strategic approach to energy management for businesses can produce twice the savings — for the bottom line and the environment. EPA's ENERGY STAR program offers a proven energy management strategy that helps businesses measure current energy performance, set goals, track savings, and reward improvements. EPA provides an innovative energy performance rating system called Portfolio Manager that allows businesses to track and assess their buildings energy and water consumption in a secure online environment. Top performing buildings are recognized by EPA with the ENERGY STAR label.
San Francisco Earth Hour 24 x 7 Energy Challenge
The San Francisco Earth Hour 24 x 7 Energy Challenge is a challenge to commercial buildings in San Francisco to improve their energy efficiency. Eighty buildings participated in this event from March 2009 to March 2010. The challenge involved a three step process. Building owners and managers participating in the challenge enrolled their property in Portfolio Manager to receive a score from 1-100. Next they enabled PG&E's no-cost Automated Benchmarking Service, which kept their Portfolio Manager records updated. Last they worked to improve their ENERGY STAR score by March 2010. The winners were announced in April of 2010 at an awards ceremony with San Francisco's Mayor, Gavin Newsom. The Intercontinental Hotel (888 Howard) and Citigroup Center (One Samsone) won the "Kilowatt Cup" (best overall). The Orrick Building (405 Howard) won "Greatest Improvement" and the Russ Building (235 Montgomery) won "Most Efficient." For more information, visit sfenvironment.org.


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For Immediate Release
November 22, 2011
First coordinated State Early Learning Budget Hearing to be held November 29 in Chicago
CHICAGO – The Illinois State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Office the Governor, Department of Human Services and Department of Children and Family Services announced today that they are working together to host state government's first ever coordinated Early Learning Budget Hearing. The coordinated budget approach builds on the collaborative method the state used when developing its Early Learning Challenge application for federal funding earlier this fall. The 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 hearing will be held at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago.
"For Illinois to compete in the global economy, children must have access to good education from birth on," Governor Pat Quinn said. "We will continue to compete for national grants like the federal Early Learning Challenge and pursue other opportunities to continue improving education in Illinois."
Last month Illinois submitted an application for $70 million in funding to help significantly improve the coordination and quality of early childhood services in Illinois under the federal Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge. Illinois' comprehensive application proposes to build on the state's history of excellent early childhood education by developing a more unified approach to supporting young children and their families, ensuring children enter kindergarten with the skills and knowledge needed to be successful.
The grant application reflects the collaboration of several state agencies, including the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and the Illinois Early Learning Council (IELC). The U.S. Department of Education will announce awards later this year.
"Illinois must continue to invest in our youngest students. Research clearly shows that reaching our children sooner prepares them for greater future success," said Gery J. Chico, Chairman of the State Board of Education. "As we move forward with the budget process for 2013 it's important we work together to meet the needs of every child in Illinois, especially our youngest learners."
The Illinois State Board of Education has proposed new Early Childhood rules that would require any school district that offers kindergarten, half or full day, to administer the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey, or KIDS, starting in the 2014-15 school year. KIDS will not mean sitting down preschoolers for a timed, bubble-filling exercise but will be developed and implemented as a comprehensive process designed to provide information about children's developmental competencies over time and to inform whether Illinois' kindergarteners have the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in school. Additionally, ISBE proposes to share information about its preschool programs in a rating system already used for childcare programs registered through the Illinois Department of Human Services. The Board will review public comment and make a final decision on these proposals next spring.
Illinois' Early Learning Challenge application is designed to provide consistency and ensure improvement in the quality of programs offered through state funds by focusing on educational and developmental components, family support and staff competency. Through greater inter-agency collaboration, Illinois aims to offer a coordinated system of high-quality early learning and development services, particularly for children and families considered to be at risk.
ISBE has already held FY 2013 budget hearings in Springfield, Edwardsville, Champaign and Wheeling this fall. Those who are unable to attend one of the five public hearings are encouraged to email any guidance or feedback to ISBE at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- What: Joint FY 2013 Early Learning Budget Hearing
- When: 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29
- Where: Room 16-503, James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph St., Chicago


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Hawaii's K9 deputies now have some of the same protection as their human partners following the donation of five bullet and stab protective vests by non-profit Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. to the Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division.
As Gov. Neil Abercrombie looked on, the deputy K9s donned their custom vests in public for the first time at an unveiling held Thursday at Washington Place. The vests will protect the K9s from bullet and stab wounds as well as blunt force trauma.
"The loyalty and service demonstrated by these animals is worthy of recognition, and we are grateful they are being given added protection as they work alongside their human counterparts to enforce the law," Gov. Abercrombie said. "These vests compliment recently expanded protections provided by Act 205, codifying the term 'law enforcement animal' into the Penal Code, which I was pleased to sign into law in June."
When state Sheriff Deputy Frank Lacaden heard about Vested Interest in K9s donation program earlier this year, he spearheaded the effort to apply for vests for the five K9 members of the department's teams.
"Before receiving this potentially lifesaving body armor, all our K9 partners had for protection was the collar around their necks," Lacaden said. "You just never know what kind of dangerous situation is waiting for our K9 deputies when you send them through those doors. We are very grateful to Vested Interest in K9s for granting us our full request for five vests."
Each vest is worth $950 and has a five-year warranty. New K9 graduates as well as K9s with expired vests are eligible to apply for the ballistic vests.
Vested Interest in K9s orders the Armor Express vests exclusively from distributor Regency Police Supply in Massachusetts. Regency Police Supply also custom-embroidered the body armor the K9s received today.
Through private and corporate sponsorships, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has provided more than $400,000 in protective vests to 437 law enforcement dogs in 36 states since their inception in August 2009.
"Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is proud to have provided each of the Sheriff's Division law enforcement dogs with protective vests that could potentially save their lives," said Vested Interest in K9 President Sandy Marcal. "We are very grateful to the donors across the country who helped make this possible through the Groupon campaign."
Click here to see more pictures of the K9 with their new vests.
The vests the Hawaii Sheriff K9 team received were paid for through a charity partnership between Vested Interest in K9s and Groupon Grassroots, which allowed individuals to make an online, $10 tax-deductible donation from March 13 to 20, 2013, through the Groupon secure website. All funds received were allocated to purchase ballistic vests for the K9s. At the close of the March event, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. raised $155,537, which provided 164 ballistic vests for law enforcement dogs across the country.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3), all-volunteer charity whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests for law enforcement dogs throughout the United States.
For more information about Vested Interest in K9s, visit www.vik9s.org or call (508) 824-6978.


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By Shannan Rouss
Like most social skills, flirting is more art than science—and sometimes it has absolutely nothing to do with sex (well, almost nothing). Find out how you can use your powers of seduction to charm just about anyone, anywhere.
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The easiest way to create that unspoken connection with someone is through eye contact. (Yes, there's merit to that whole "and then we locked eyes from across a crowded room" thing.) Try holding a person's gaze for more than a second—most eye contact lasts just a fraction of a second. If he smiles or looks away and then back at you, it's your move.
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Smiling is a bona fide way to draw someone in, but once there's a bit of banter between you and your target, your facial expression should change frequently, according to a report by the U.K. think tank Social Issues Resource Center. Try raising your eyebrows in surprise, nodding in encouragement, making that cute, quizzical face when something doesn't sound right. Just remember: You're not playing to the back of the house—keep your expressions natural, not overly exaggerated.
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According to a 2012 study, women who flirted got a better deal when negotiating than friendly women did. While the friendly gals were seen as pushovers, study author Laura Kray, PhD, said that "flirtation conveys assertiveness and power, from someone who is also concerned about satisfying their own interests."
The next time you're haggling over the price of something, here are three key strategies from the study: Smile, appraise (with a quick up-and-down look) and touch his arm. (Avoid the hand, which is waaay more personal.)
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Depending on your office environment, different degrees of flirting will be okay, while others could ring sexual harassment alarm bells. When you're negotiating in a work setting, the safest techniques to try may still be physical, but don't involve touching. That means make eye contact, be mindful of your expressions and try mirroring the other person's body language. If he's leaning forward and resting an arm on the table, then go ahead and do the same.
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If you've been waiting in line anywhere—whether at the post office, airport or (gulp) the DMV—the person helping you is probably as disgruntled as you are. To change the mood, try using the person's name. (Hopefully they'll be wearing a name tag.) It will disarm them and create a sense of warmth that you can build on.
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If a guy looks really into his sets (you'll know by the grunts and groans he's making), steer clear. It's best to wait until someone has put down the weights or dismounted the treadmill before making a move. Like at a party, lead with eye contact to gauge his interest before going in.
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A subtle flirtation can exist between two women—and not in the bom chicka wah wah way. It's the kind of exchange that usually takes place with someone new, a person you might hope to become friends with. To charm her—without scaring her away—ask her questions that will lead you both to some common ground.
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Flirting can help keep your relationship healthy, says Brandi Frisby, professor of communication at the University of Kentucky. According to her research (aptly titled "Without flirting it wouldn't be a marriage"), couples who flirt with each other are more satisfied and committed in their relationships. So go ahead, give your husband that come-hither look every now and again.
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IRTF: What the data looks like
As I have mentioned before, the instrument we used at IRTF is called SPEX. It is a medium resolution spectrograph. Specifically, it's a cross-dispersing spectrograph. What does this mean? Well, instead of dispersing light like a prism where the colors are all in one line, SPEX breaks the spectrally dispersed light into several orders that are displayed along side each other. I've included a copy of a figure I made for a previous presentation that includes SPEX data in LXD1.9 mode to give you an idea about the dispersion:
IRTF: Preparing and Conducting Observations
Picking up where I left off, in this blog post I will cover two topics: how we prepare for an observing session and how we conduct the observations.
How we prepare for an observing session.
The answer is short: meetings. Lots and lots of meetings. As part of our proposal we already specified our primary target (eps Aur) and verified that the instrument is capable of observing the star. We also specified at least one A0V star to use as a calibration star for telluric (atmospheric) line removal. In our final meetings, we double-check exposure times, calibration stars, and coordinates. During this time we finalize our observing plan by deciding the order in which we will observe the stars on our list and insert flats, darks, and arcs (all required for calibration) so that we can maximize our observing time.Read more
DSLR Tutorials Online!
I decided to postpone my discussion of IRTF for one more day to announce something even cooler! The DSLR Documentation and Reduction team has released their first set of tutorials for general use. These tutorials walk you through how you can use your DSLR camera (or any other camera that can take RAW files) to do high-precision photometry, acheiving results of 0.01 or 0.001 mag precision!Read more
IRTF: Getting Observing Time
Before I entered graduate school, I had no idea about the complexity of research proposals, especially those in astronomy/astrophysics.
All telescope time for which I have applied has been peer reviewed. This means that my proposal is read by fellow astronomers/astrophysicists and evaluated against some scoring method. It is my responsibility, as the proposer, to convince the committee that not only is my research interesting, but also doable from a technical perspective.
The basic outline of the proposal process is thus:Read more
IRTF: What we hope to observe
During the 1983 eclipse something funny happened in the infrared spectrum. In addition to the continuum from the F-star, additional absorption lines started to appear. This doesn't seem that odd until one considers that some of the spectral lines, carbon monoxide (CO) in particular, did not appear until after mid-eclipse. The high resolution spectra obtained during the ecipse also provided some other interesting details, but I'll let you read the paper to find out those tidbits of information. (As an interesting sidenote, the integration times for these spectra were very long. One spectra i particular took 670 minutes! That's a little over 11 hours to get a single spectra!)Read more
Upcoming Observing at IRTF
This Tuesday night Dr. Stencel and I have four-hours of observing time on NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) during which we will be observing epsilon Aurigae in the infrared (0.8-5.0 micrometers). I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to offer you a glimpse of what a observing run is like at world-class research facility.
Over the next couple of days I'll be providing details about our observing session. I hope to cover these topics:
- Why we needed the observing time and what we hope to see.
- What goes into getting observing time at a research telescope.
- How we prepare for an observing session.
- How the observations are conducted.
- What the data actually looks like.
- How the data is reduced.
Stay tuned.Read more
Post-AAS Meeting Chat Transcript Posted
The chat transcript to the January 12, 2010 chat discussing the remaining questions after the exciting press releases at the AAS meeting is attached as a pdf document to this blog posting. It was really an exciting chat with several good questions being asked! The original chat advertisement follows:Read more
A Delay in First Contact?
As noted by Jeff Hopkins in the Epsilon Aurigae Campaign newsletter and a recent Astronomer's Telegram, the eps Aur eclipse seems to have started later than was predicted by data from previous eclipses. What could be the cause of such a change? How could you confirm your theory?
The scientific process often begins with a thorough discussion of the problem and brainstorming solutions with colleagues. In an effort to start such dialog on Citizen Sky, I've started a forum to discuss the apparent shortening of the eclipse. I'm sure with several people discussing the topic, we will be able to solve this mystery.Read more
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Armenian-born artist Saré has dreamed up a world in which men wear pink ferrets as hats and women ride curious winged creatures while in the buff. Bodies are bulbous and noses are long.
And the children? Cute … but creepy.
Visitors to Columbus' Cultural Arts Center can meet these grotesque and whimsical characters when Saré presents her oil paintings and etchings July 6 through August 11.
Now a French citizen, the artist has lived in Paris since 1991. But she is no stranger to Columbus; Muse Gallery has represented her for six years.
Reached via email, Saré (aka Evgenia Sarkisian) said her characters are part of an enormous family possessing very similar characteristics, both physical and emotional. Using a precise drawing technique and watercolor-like palettes, she is able to create fairytale landscapes and stories.
"I wouldn't say that my work has any underlying commentary," she said. "The characters I create live in their own world; their morals, ideals and standards are different from ours. And at the same time, I believe that viewers can find themselves or something familiar to them in the characters."
Saré describes her work as "grotesque realism," and you might see influences by some 15th and 16th century Flemish painters who were known for exploring the grotesque. The subject in the 1513 painting "An Old Woman" by Flemish artist Quentin Massys could easily be an ancestor to some of Saré's characters.
If you miss her show this summer, Saré said she plans a return to Columbus in June 2013 with a solo exhibition at Muse Gallery.


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Mary Stedman was the guest of honour as Laurier Brantford officially opened the Stedman Community Bookstore in the universitys new Research and Academic Centre on Dec. 10.
Stedman, along with the estate of her late sister Ruth, each donated $250,000 to help establish the store that bears their family name. Marys late father Samuel opened the first Stedmans store with his two brothers in downtown Brantford in 1907. The chain grew to over 1000 stores across Canada at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.
Samuel made it clear to his daughters that they had a responsibility to give back to the community.
"It's my honour and privilege to carry out his wishes," Stedman told the crowd.
The new store features street-front access on Dalhousie St., and is designed to serve the Brantford community as well as Laurier students, staff and faculty. In addition to textbooks and Laurier-branded apparel, the store offers an expanded trade book section featuring Canadian authors, computer supplies and giftware.
Laurier President and Vice-Chancellor Max Blouw emphasized the importance of the stores street-front access, having the university look out onto the community, and more importantly, having the community be able to look into the university. Blouw also spoke of Laurier Brantfords growth to over 19 buildings and almost 2,600 students over the past decade, and its short-term enrolment goal of 4,000 students.
Wayne Steffler, Laurier assistant vice-president of administration, thanked Mary for allowing the university to be a part of the Stedman tradition through her familys generous support.
This new bookstore represents a milestone in Laurier Brantfords history, and the history of the Stedman family, and we are extremely pleased to bring the Stedman name back to downtown Brantford.
All three levels of government were on hand to bring greetings, including MP Phil McColeman, MPP Dave Levac, and Brantford Mayor Chris Friel. All remembered visiting the original Stedmans store on Colborne Street, and were pleased to be able to open a new store bearing the same name. Friel commented that it was a remarkable bit of hometownery to be able to be a part of the re-introduction of the Stedman name.
The bookstore offered gift-wrapping in exchange for donations to the Brantford Food Bank on Dec. 10 and 11, raising over $250 and 100 lbs. of food.
To read the coverage of the opening in The Expositor, click here; in Brant News, click here. To see photos from the opening and a visit with Santa and the Laurier Hawk, visit www.facebook.com/LaurierNow.
The Stedman Community Bookstore is located at 150 Dalhousie St., Brantford. The bookstore's hours until Dec. 23 are: Monday Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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