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Great list - but you've got Kristi's video a second time under Leela's name!
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Saturday Night Videos: Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards Nominees
ICTMN Staff
This week's batch of videos comes from artists nominated for Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year in the Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards, which were announced earlier this week. Ladies first:
Elisapie Isaac, "Turning My Back"
JB The First Lady, "Get Ready Get Steady"
Kristi Lane Sinclair, "Last Song"
Leela Gilday, "Common Goal"
Yvonne St. Germaine, "Tennessee Sky"
Dallas Arcand
Derek Miller, "Stoned for Days"
Don Amero, "Right Where I Wanna Be"
Donny Parenteau, "My Girl"
Indigenous, "You Got It"
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What's in a name? Plenty if you want your kid to share the same name as that of the hugely wealthy
- 8:25 pm Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 by Dian Vujovich
Now that we know the Kate and William have named their little bundle of joy, you might be surprised to learn his first name doesn't say much when compared with the top names of Europe's ultra high net worth(UHNW) individuals.
Turns out that while George Alexander Louis might be a great name for a new royal and future king, George isn't one of the names you'll find among the over-the-top wealthy who live across the pond.
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Bone marrow transplant offers the only potential cure for sickle cell anemia. But finding a donor is difficult and the procedure has serious risks associated with it, including death.
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Medications used to treat sickle cell anemia include:
Hydroxyurea (Droxia, Hydrea). When taken daily, hydroxyurea reduces the frequency of painful crises and may reduce the need for blood transfusions. Hydroxyurea seems to work by stimulating production of fetal hemoglobin — a type of hemoglobin found in newborns that helps prevent the formation of sickle cells. Hydroxyurea increases your risk of infections, and there is some concern that long-term use of this drug may cause tumors or leukemia in certain people. However, this hasn't yet been seen in studies of the drug.
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Doctors treat most complications of sickle cell anemia as they occur. Treatment may include antibiotics, vitamins, blood transfusions, pain-relieving medicines, other medications and possibly surgery, such as to correct vision problems or to remove a damaged spleen.
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Today I noticed that the fan of my MacBook was continuously spinning because my Spotlight kept indexing for hours. Even when it was finished, a couple moments later it started reindexing again. After searching Google for a while finding no working solutions, I finally found one that worked for me.
Spotlight keeps indexing – the fix
If you execute the following command in your Terminal (Applications/Utilities) Spotlight should stop indexing (N.B. make sure you copy it exactly.):
sudo rm -rf /.Spotlight-V100/*
Re-index Spotlight
The above command deletes your current corrupted index. Now execute the following command to force a re-index of Spotlight for one-time(If it gives you a -400 error, rebooting and trying again should work). After running the command, Spotlight should start re-indexing within a minute.
sudo mdutil -i on -E /
Please note: It might seem that the problem hasn't been solved, but the second command tells Spotlight to do a real, proper reindex. If everything is okay, it doesn't reindex indefinitely now, but should be done in a couple of hours.
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Team USA Takes Lessons from Overtime Loss
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The U.S. Men's U19 National Team rallied to force overtime, but fell to the Philly All-Stars 15-14 in overtime in an exhibition game on Saturday night.
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RADNOR, Pa. - After a 15-14 overtime loss to Team Philly Saturday night at Radnor High School, U.S. Under-19 men's national team assistant coach Tom Rotanz easily put the exhibition game into perspective.
"We have the old adage of Dean Smith," Rotanz said. "We want to learn when it doesn't count. When you play good teams like this you get exposed. When you play so-so teams you look like world beaters. That team is very talented."
The lessons learned by Team USA will carry over to July's FIL World Championship in Finland. For one the team now knows its capable of staging a comeback against a talented team.
One week after easily dispatching the Long Island All-Stars, Team USA rallied from a 7-3 halftime deficit and a 10-7 fourth quarter deficit to force overtime, before falling in the final seconds on Matt Rambo's fourth goal.
"We learned a lot today," said USA defenseman Greg Danseglio. "We were down four goals at one point. We fought back in the second half. We proved that we had some heart."
Actually, Team USA's comeback was equal parts heart and brains. It was a halftime defensive adjustment that turned the game around.
After struggling each time Philly inverted, USA began shooting out a pole to get the necessary matchup advantage. It was a strategy they had planned on implementing next week, but the situation necessitated a sped-up time table. Philly scored just one goal in the fourth quarter, before making an adjustment of its own in overtime.
The quick change was no sweat for Team USA. Learning has been a theme all week. There were far less whistles blown compared to last game, as the team has proved to be quick studies in the subtleties of the international game.
"I think we're doing a lot better," Danseglio said. "Coach Flynn gave us a little 10 question quiz [on international rules] today. I don't know how some of the guys did, but I think everyone's really starting to get the hang of it. The faster play is really starting to help us out and I like it."
For the defense it also means adjusting to playing with one another and their various playing styles. Each player's college program employs different on-field terminology, but that hurdle no longer seems to be an issue.
"I think we've kind of negotiated on what we want to call things," Danseglio said. "We all come from the same sort of positioning. We know whatever he says, we're kind of already there. We're all very good at that. The goalie talks to us, the defenders are all great. The team just does a great job with communicating."
That defensive communication also helps to allow the goalie to communicate less. Zach Oliveri played excellently in the second half, making several key saves to settle the team while it rallied back.
"I've known the Long Island guys since I was little," Oliveri said. "Playing with them is unbelievable. It gives me a little more confidence. I don't have to talk as much. I just try to zone in on the rock. It helped me a little in the second half.
Danseglio and Oliveri also praised their midfielders. The skills of Team USA's two-way players should be crucial to its defensive success.
And while the running clock could cause problems for the midfielders, the team has prepared by frequently rotating fresh players.
"You get tired when you're out there on your shift," said midfielder Ryan Tucker. "You're playing offense and then you turn it over, there's no horn and it's like, 'Jeez, I gotta get back there.' It's back and forth, back and forth. But you get a good break and you get a good rest."
Tucker said its also a matter of being smart with your on-field breaks.
"It's all about pacing yourself," he says. "Not necessarily jogging back into the hole, but when you're on offense taking your time to spin it around once or twice to get everyone to catch their breath."
It's just another in a series of lessons learned during this exhibition season for a team that before last week hadn't played together since Thanksgiving.
"It's never good to lose," said head coach Tim Flynn. "However Philly came out with a very, very strong team and played very well. I think we can learn an awful lot from this game. First off this is a group. They're very strongly with one another. That's the reason we pushed so hard in the second half. Guys were playing for one another. You can see the intensity on the field. Hear the intensity on the sideline. This game down the line is probably gonna help us do what we have to do."
Everyone seemed to agree the biggest lesson learned regarded the team's character.
"It's tough to lose," Oliveri said. "Any competitor is going to be upset when they lose. But it showed our character to be able to come back. We're gonna learn from this. A couple more weeks together before we go away. Build from it. Learn from our mistakes and go from there. We learn about ourselves through adversity. We have character, that's what we know right now."
Kavanagh Leads Attack Again
For the second straight game the USA offense went through Matt Kavanagh. The Notre Dame-bound attacker had five goals and one assist, one week after he scored four goals against Long Island.
"He's an animal," Tucker said. "He's a pit bull. He's a great kid, a great player and as good of a guy off the field as he is on it. Watching him play, going after every ground ball, taking their best player to the rack, it's like, 'What am I doing that's so special right now? I gotta make some plays.' It's pretty cool having someone like that on your team. Someone you can look up to all the time."
Kavanagh was instrumental in Team USA's comeback, scoring three straight in the first seven minutes of the third quarter to narrow the deficit from 7-3 to 7-6.
"He never stops," Tucker said. "We're feeding off that that. We're talking at halftime about stepping it up. You can talk about anything, but when you actually do it, it puts a little fire under us."
Many of Kavanagh's goals were acrobatic leaps as he frequently took on top defender Goran Murray, the 2012 ACC Freshman of the Year.
"It was exciting to watch," Rotanz said. "They have some great players. [Kavanagh]'s sensational. He got some frequent flyer myers with all those dives."
Bonding Continues
One thing was abundantly clear in the game's aftermath: These guys actually like each other.
"We really get along great," Tucker said. "It's awesome. In downtime you see it on the field, you see it in practice. Everyone's joking, laughing. When you have team chemistry like that it's really good for a team. Yeah we're all-stars, whatever you want to call us, but at the same time we're all friends. That's the most important thing."
The offense picks up the defense and vice versa.
"Just communicate and always be positive with the offense," Danseglio said. "If they're struggling or doing well be positive. 'Next one's gonna go in. Just keep shooing and somethings gonna go in. Just keep your head up and don't force anything.'"
That was evident during the comeback. While the defense held off Philly's attack, the offense went to work on the other end.
Along with Kavanagh's outburst, the American offense received three goals from Steven Pontrello and one goal each from Tucker, Connor Buczek, Kyle Keenan, Joe Leonard, Charles Raffa and Daniel Eipp.
USA actually took its biggest lead of the night in overtime after Pontrello scored to make it 13-11. Philly scored two straight to tie it up and Daniel Eipp scored to give USA its final lead, 14-13, before Philly rallied in the final minute.
Philadelphia Provides Toughest Test Yet
While three members of Philly's team were chosen as alternates to the U-19 team, and several other standout players missed the age cutoff, no player from Philadelphia made Team USA. After the game several members of Team USA team praised the play of their opponents.
"We played a team last week that was good," Rotanz said. "This team was very good. The one defenseman [Goran Murray] was the ACC defensive freshman of the year for Maryland. That's impressive."
Rambo led Team Philly with four goals, including the game-winner in the closing seconds of overtime. Beau Jones, Joey Sankey and Carl Walrath had three goals each and Hup Hepfeldt added two goals. Matt Barrett made six saves in the first half and Conor Kelly made 10 saves in the second half and overtime.
"They had some great players down there too," Oliveri said. "A little peeved because they didn't make the team, but that's what we wanted. We wanted a little bit of a tough game to test our character. And that's what they did. That's a great Philly team."
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Twanabasu B, Stevens KJ, Venables B, Sears W. The effects of triclosan on arbuscular mycorrhizal spore germination, hyphal growth, and hyphal branching in Glomus intraradices. Accepted by Science of the Total Environment (December 2012)
Twanabasu B, Smith C, Stevens KJ, Venables B, Sears W. Triclosan inhibits arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in three wetland plants. Accepted by Science of the Total Environment (November 2012)
Alahmady KK, Atkinson S and Stevens KJ. Effect of hydraulic detention times, plant age and water depth on the performance of flow-through duckweed bioremediation system. (Accepted by the Journal of Environmental Engineering, February 2012)
Zarate R, Schulwitz S, Stevens KJ and Venables B. 2012. Bioconcentration of triclosan, methyl-triclosan, and triclocarban in the plants and sediments of a constructed wetland. Chemosphere 88: 323-329.
DSouza NA, Allen MS, Stevens KJ, Ayre B, Visi DK, Vidhate S, Ghamarian I, Webber CL. 2011. Biocomposites: the natural fiber contribution from bast and woody plants. In Plant Fibers as Renewable Feedstocks for Biofuel and Bio-based Products. Edited by Webber CL, and Liu A. CCG International Inc. St. Paul, USA. Pages 75-96.
Stevens KJ, Wall CB and Jannsen J. 2011. Effects of AM fungi on seedling growth and development of two wetland plants, B. frondosa L., and E. prostrata (L.)L., grown under three levels of water availability Mycorrhiza 21: 279-88
Vidhate S, Stevens KJ, Ayre B, Allen M and DSouza N. 2011. Biocomposites of Sesbania herbaceae plant fibers/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA): effect of chemical retting. SPE Annual Technical Conference ANTEC 2011. (conference proceedings)
Kandalepas D, Stevens KJ and Platt WJ. 2010 Root endophytes are abundant in a degrading Louisiana marsh an assessment of root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophytes. Wetlands 30: 189-199.
Stevens KJ, Wellner MR and M Acevedo. 2009. Dark septate endophyte and arbuscular mycorrhizal status of herbaceous vegetation recolonizing a remnant bottomland hardwood forest in east Texas. Aquatic Botany 92:105-111.
Stevens KJ, Kim SY, Adhikari S, Vadapalli V and Venables BJ. 2009. Effects of triclosan on seed germination and seedling development of three wetland plants: Sesbania herbacea, Eclipta prostrata and Bidens frondosa. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28:2598-2609.
Ayre BG, Stevens KJ, Chapman KD, Webber CL, Dagnon KL and DSouza NA. 2009. Viscoelastic properties of kenaf bast fiber in relation to stem age. Textile Research Journal 79: 973-980.
Stevens KJ and Peterson RL. 2007. Relationships among three pathways for resource acquisition and their contribution to performance in the emergent aquatic plant Lythrum salicaria L. Plant Biology 9: 758-765.
Seago JL, Votrubová O, Soukup A, Stevens KJ, Enstone DE and Marsh LC. 2005. A reexamination of the root cortex in wetland flowering plants with respect to aerenchyma. Annals of Botany 96: 565-579.
Stevens KJ, Spender SW and Peterson RL. 2002. Phosphorus, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and performance of the wetland plant Lythrum salicaria L. under inundated conditions. Mycorrhiza 12: 277-283.
Stevens KJ, Peterson RL and Reader RJ. 2002. The aerenchymatous phellem of Lythrum salicaria L.: a pathway for gas transport and its role in flood tolerance. Annals of Botany 89: 621-625
Lempe J, Stevens KJ and Peterson RL. 2001. Shoot responses of 6 Lythraceae species to flooding. Plant Biology 3: 186-193.
Peterson RL, and Stevens KJ. 2000. Evidence for the uptake of non-essential and essential nutrient ions by root hairs and their effect on root hair growth. In Root Hairs: Cell and molecular biology. Edited by Ridge RW, and Emons AMC. Springer-Verlag, Tokyo. Pages 179-195.
Stephenson GR, Corrigan JE, Bueglas J, Cooper A, Fiesthauer NC, Laing JE, MacKenzie D, McCaughey TL, Medina C, Peterson RL and Stevens KJ. 2000. Studies on the biology and control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) at the University of Guelph. Proceedings of the Joint Meetings of the Vegetation Management Associations of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime provinces of Canada (AQGV-OVMA-AVMA, Quebec City, PQ October 24-27, 2000). Pages 1-7.
Stevens KJ, Peterson RL and Stephenson GR. 1997. Morphological and anatomical responses of Lythrum salicaria to an imposed water gradient. International Journal of Plant Sciences 158: 172-183.
Stevens KJ, Peterson RL and Stephenson GR. 1997. Vegetative propagation and tissues involved in the lateral spread of Lythrum salicaria L. (purple loosestrife). Aquatic Botany 56: 11-24.
Stevens KJ and Peterson RL. 1996. The effect of a water gradient on the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal status of Lythrum salicaria L. (purple loosestrife). Mycorrhiza 6: 99-104.


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Weight, self-esteem, popularity, beauty, relationships. They're all things that can weigh heavily on the heart and mind of anyone, but especially a teenage girl.
"At times girls feel like they are the only ones who struggle with certain issues," said Denise Jones of Point of Grace.
That's why the contemporary Christian music group started Girls of Grace conferences (click here to see story). "It gives (girls) the opportunity to come together in a large group and realize that we all have our own struggles, and yet we are in this together," Jones said on www.girlsofgrace.com.
Girls of Grace, a girls-only conference held at least 12 times a year across the United States, is coming to Birmingham on March 9, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Valleydale Baptist Church, Birmingham.
Featuring performances by Moriah Peters, for KING & COUNTRY, Lindsay McCaul and Point of Grace, this year's theme is "The Beautiful Truth," based on John 8:32, "And they will know the truth and the truth will set them free."
The Birmingham conference speakers include Chris Wheeler, youth speaker and director of student initiatives at Show Hope, a nonprofit orphan/adoption ministry founded by Steven Curtis Chapman; Annie Downs, inspirational author; Constance Rhodes, founder and CEO of FINDINGbalance, a Christian nonprofit company with an emphasis on eating and body image; and Amber Lehman, celebrity stylist to artists like The Civil Wars, Kenny Chesney and Three Doors Down.
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Most people in Hollywood don't like to reveal their true age, but there are exceptions. Helen Mirren, who fluxuates between white and white/blonde hair, proudly wears her true color on screen and off.
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I'm talkin' about America sweet America, God thun shed his grace on thee
Happy 4th of July everybody! I hope we all took time to enjoy the beautiful day with family and friends. It is a great holiday, right in the middle of summer to kick back, relax and enjoy the finer things this country has to offer.
I certainly enjoyed playing badmitton and wiffle ball in the backyard with my neighbors, going to church with my family and grilling some BBQ. However one thing always makes my Independence Day celberation complete. Hearing Ray Charles sing America the Beautiful. It is a great rendition and very much baseball related. I first heard it while watching the Sandlot. It is a touching moment in the movie when the kids gather at their ball field for their only night game of the year. They eat hot dogs while running to the field to catch a glimpse of the sky being lit up by the beautiful pyrotechnics. It is quite possibly my favorite baseball moment in a movie.
Speaking of baseball the Pirates couldn't fully enjoy their 4th of July patriotism, they lost 5-3 to the Marlins.
The rubber match will be held tomorrow afternoon in Florida.
I hope you enjoyed these fireworks photos. They were taken at the Scrappers game last night here in Youngstown, OH. I went with my girlfirend, Kim and enjoyed a very nice evening filled with baseball and firweorks. nothing beats that combination.
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4th of July – the holiday brings out all things American! We went to the parade in my town – is there a sound better then all the firetrucks at the front of the parade – and one our friends who were with us? He was celebrating his first 4th of July as a US Citizen! And you are right – nothing beats baseball and fireworks!
It was a great 4th of July… except those red hats. Those were terrible!
Nice pics of the fireworks! Sounds like you had fun on the 4th. I love Ray Charles' rendition too. It never disappoints. And barbecues? The best!
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Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, the premier touring chorus of Latin America, will perform Oct. 26 in North Central College's acoustically stunning Wentz Concert Hall.
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela is one of the most important choral societies to emerge as part of the growing choral movement in Latin America. The choir performs a broad range of works, and its repertoire includes works by Spanish, Italian, French and English Renaissance, contemporary Venezuelan and universal composers.
The Schola Cantorum de Venezuela performance begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the College's Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $50 and $40; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
The ensemble was founded as Schola Cantorum de Caracas in 1967 by Alberto Grau, Venezuelan composer and conductor. The choir works under the sponsorship of the Fundación Schola Cantorum de Venezuela—a nonprofit organization that oversees several other choirs, providing a complete system to promote and develop choral music in Venezuela.
In 1974, the Schola Cantorum of Caracas won first prize in polyphony at the 22nd Guido d'Arezzo International Polyphonic Competition. The ensemble was chosen to premiere the piece "La Pasión de San Marcos" (The Passion of Saint Mark) by Osvaldo Golijov and was first performed at the 2000 European Music Festival. A recording of the 2000 concert was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance in 2002 and also received a Latin Grammy nomination in the same category.
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela has performed at prestigious festivals and in some of the finest performance halls from Vienna's Musikverein to New York's Lincoln Center.
Ana María Raga and María Guinand are the choir's directors. In 2005, the ensemble was designated a distinguished choir of the Schola Cantorum Foundation in order to expand into new styles and selections.
North Central College's 2011-2012 Sesquicentennial Fine & Performing Arts Season is supported by a generous grant from the Illinois Arts Council. USG Corporation and Navistar, Inc. are underwriting sponsors. This performance is one of many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. North Central offers a variety of venues accommodating a rich range of local and world-class events, performances and space needs for the public. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical and dance productions, art exhibits and lectures, visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW (7469).


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On April 5, 2013 State Police at Liberty arrested BOBBY BONNICI, age 57 of Mays Landing, New Jersey after a joint investigation with the Sullivan County Division of Family Services Fraud Investigation Team. Investigation revealed that Bonnici filed false paperwork with the Sullivan County Department of Social Services in an attempt to receive public benefits.
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Though many religions preach peace, either amongst themselves or towards all humanity, the major religions of the world are filled with calls to arms. Some holy texts' calls to arms, like the in Bible, are usually reserved for particular divine-called wars while others, legalistic religions, can issue universal demands for violence in certain situations.
Religion has been the cause of wars, been used as a tool to unite forces, and replaced original causes to turn a secular war into a religious war. It also has been wrongly attributed to conflicts. Northern Ireland has seen Protestant Irish nationalists and atheist Unionists.
There has been a shift in religious control from conservative forces to revolutionary groups in the past decades. Highly motivated actors and groups are no longer satisfied with a traditional status quo but instead they want to establish "God's Kingdom on Earth." The decentralization of warfare has given these groups the ability to cause great harm.
The term "bloody borders of Islam" is only partially true. Jihadist groups not only fight secularists, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhist but also Muslims. The vast majority of those killed by Islamic terrorists are in fact Muslim.
The anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan was fought by Islamists, royalists, republicans, and non-Marxist socialists. International funding of religious groups gave Jihadists the edge. Foreign fighters also helped to turn the war into a holy one. After the 1992 fall of the Communist regime the war turned into a political one for control of the country. It was not until 1993/94 and the foundation of the Taliban that a group sought to implement religious value to impose peace.
The Jihadist movement is truly a network war of national groups in a loosely organized international system. While they all treat al Qaeda proper and bin Laden with respect, they are primarily concerned with their own region. "Jihad in one country" is the best analogy I can think of but they can also be compared to the national churches of the Eastern Orthodox Communion with one "first amongst equals" who can advise and end disputes.
Somalia has seen the second emergence of a holy war for peace. The Islamic Court Union and al-Shabaab originally were formed to implement Islam as a unifier of a war torn country. However, there efforts to impose their version of Islam, a puritanical one, has run afoul of Sufis, who are mystics and followers of tradition, who are well armed.


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Following up with more thoughts about that study I mentioned in Monday's blog:
The study conclusion was that children are harmed when they read those little books that have talking monkeys or things like that.
The underlying premise seems to be that kids are harmed when presented fiction.
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Or places like Sea World?
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Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 350,000 tons of steel have been extracted from Ground Zero, with much of that steel going on to find other uses.
Much of the salvaged steel was used for recycling and new construction projects, but some of it has gone on to be part of memorials, museums and even a U.S. Navy battleship.
Soon after the World Trade Center's towers fell, efforts began to clear the site. According to FEMA, most of the steel was barged or trucked to New Jersey salvage yards where it was cut up for recycling.
The steel was shipped all over the world for reuse, going as far as India and China. But that's only part of the story.
Memorials across the country
The salvage effort also left behind about 1,200 beams that were housed in Hangar 17 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, N.Y. Some of that steel was selected for the National September 11th Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero and a number of steel pieces also went to the National Institute of Standards and Technologies as part of the 9/11 investigation.
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey recently made the remaining 1,112 pieces available to cities, firehouses, museums and military bases for use in Sept. 11 memorials.
The salvaged steel is going to memorials in all 50 states and seven countries. The Port Authority choose the recipients from among more than 2,000 requests, requiring that the resulting memorials be public, free of admission charges and that groups requesting the steel must pay for its transportation.
While some communities are getting steel columns and beams from the World Trade Center, the smallest piece was a two-inch-by-three-inch piece of steel one community will install inside a glass case in the lobby of its city hall.
Arizona shooting memorial
One 5-foot-6-inch fragment of an I-beam was used prominently in a memorial to a girl born on Sept. 11, 2001, who died in the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage that injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
The beam was molded into 9-foot-11-inch tall angel honoring Christina-Taylor Green who, at 9 years old, was the youngest victim of the January shooting that left six people dead and 13 wounded.
The statue, dubbed The Freedom's Angel of Steadfast Love, also incorporated artifacts from the Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pa.
The statue was installed at James D. Kriegh Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., where Christina-Taylor played Little League baseball.
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The National September 11th Memorial and Museum, which is scheduled to open on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, isn't the only museum receiving steel from the World Trade Center site.
According to the New York Post, community boosters in Coatesville, Pa., received 500 tons of steel from the Port Authority that have been set aside for a future museum.
The journey this spring from Queens, N.Y., to Coatesville was a homecoming of sorts for the 10 pieces that made up the first nine floors of the World Trade Center's north tower. That's because the 10 "steel trees" were forged by steelworkers in Coatesville during the late 1960s.
The pieces will eventually be part of the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum, used both as a tribute to Sept. 11 victims, survivors and first responders and also to tell the story of the life cycle of steel -- from scrap to plate steel to product.
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The USS New York, a U.S. Navy battleship, includes 7.5 tons of steel recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center in its bow.
The steel was melted down to cast the ship's "stem bar," part of its bow, and represents a small fraction of its total weight.
The ship set sail for the first time from New Orleans on Oct. 13, 2009, and passed the World Trade Center site on Nov. 2, 2009, on its way to its commissioning ceremonies in New York City, pausing to give Ground Zero a 21-gun salute.
The New York's motto, "Strength Forged Through Sacrifice - Never Forget," pays homage to the victims and first responders of the attacks.
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The A10 UFO has a speaker, a vibration system (whatever that is), Bluetooth and no screen. Battery life is unimpressive at 15 hours with headphones and 6 hours with speakers, but this is likely to be more a children's toy than a "real" mp3 player anyways. Beam me up, Scotty.


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While state officials complete changes to Iowa's mental health system, some who oversee county programs fear they must make drastic cuts during this transition period.
The Legislature approved changes to Iowa's system last May, shifting from a county-based system to a regional approach in which counties pool their money.
The new approach should minimize differences between urban and rural areas, but county officials say until the regional system is fully implemented in 2014, they may be able to reach fewer of the estimated 150,000 Iowa residents with mental health issues.
That's because before the redesign, counties used 50 percent of their budgets to provide the local match for Medicaid. Now that the state provides the local match to Medicaid, local governments see mental health as an area to reduce spending.


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1. Why do you want to be mayor?
I want to be mayor because I know that I can make a difference in the city. I have been involved with city issues for a number of years, and I have the experience and enthusiasm that is needed right now.
2. What experience do you have that makes you qualified to be mayor?
I have experience as a healthcare supervisor, handling million dollar budgets and working with other people to accomplish a common goal. I recently completed my tenure as the Chair of the Washburn Neighborhood Association. During this time, I have worked successfully with people from all over the city and City Hall to improve La Crosse. I have also been on the Neighborhood Revitalization Commission and the Rental Inspection Commission.
3. What will be your top three priorities for the City of La Crosse if you're elected mayor?
My top three priorities as mayor will be improving security, encouraging business growth, and increasing citizen involvement.
4. What are your long-term goals for the City of La Crosse?
My long-term goals for the city of La Crosse are to create a city that is safe, prosperous, has great neighborhoods and is a leader in the Midwest. I also want a transparent city government.
5. The current mayor and the City Council have had disagreements about several city issues lately. If elected mayor, what will you do to work with the City Council?
I have already worked with the City Council and department heads on several projects. I have also worked with local institutions and businesses, as well as fellow neighbors. I am politically independent, so when decisions are made with the council, I will not be motivated by special interests.
6. How will you balance the city budget?
I will balance the city budget by continuing to set priorities, examining the budget for wasteful spending, and collecting what the city is owed in fines, back taxes, etc.
7. Are you in favor of raising property taxes?
As a homeowner and landlord, I am not in favor of raising property taxes.
8. How long have you lived in La Crosse?
I have lived in La Crosse for the past 10 years.
9. What do you like most and least about living in La Crosse?
What I like most about Living in La Crosse include walking down to the Mississippi River and Riverside Park, hiking through Myrick Park and the Marsh, having a vibrant downtown and a bicycle friendly city. I also enjoy the easy access to fishing and boating, the Arts and Theater, and the many stores and services. The things I like the least are the dysfunctional city government, the lack of transparency, and the neglect of our neighborhoods. I really believe that as your neighborhoods go, so goes your city.
10. Tell us about your family.
I have been married for 36 years and have 2 grown children, a daughter and a son. Both of my children live and work in the area. Family, education and a good work ethic are very important to us.


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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is offering quite a challenge to brilliant minds everywhere:
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that men prefer to use over no condom.
On Gates' "Impatient Optimists" website for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a blog post describes how condoms are effective at preventing the spread of HIV and unintended pregnancy, but most people don't want to use them. Why? Mainly because it hinders the sexual experience.
The blog post was written by Papa Salif Sow, a senior program officer in HIV Prevention at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Stephen Ward, a program officer for Discovery & Translational Sciences at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It may seem obvious, but the success and impact of any public health tool hinges on that tool being used consistently and correctly by those who need it," said the blog post. "Vaccines sitting on shelves don't prevent disease. New tuberculosis drug regimens won't help if patients stop taking them halfway through the necessary days. Likewise, the potential value of condoms is limited by inconsistent use."
It mentions that many other HIV preventative and contraceptive methods are in development, such as fast-dissolving vaginal films and combination vaginal rings. However, many of these alternatives are years from hitting store shelves either due to development issues, regulatory approval, etc.
We have a perfectly good solution already available: condoms. But Gates feels it is time to give the condom a much-needed update so that they're used more frequently.
"What if we could develop a condom that would provide all the benefit of our current versions, without the drawbacks?" said the blog post. "Even better, what if we could develop one that was preferred to no condom?"
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is challenging scientists, entrepreneurs, etc. to partake in the Next Generation of Condoms, which is part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations.
Gates' Grand Challenges are always looking for an old idea to redesign and make into a more effective product. For example, last August, Gates awarded prizes to three teams at an event in Seattle, Washington called
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If you've got an idea that will encourage "wrapping" it while making men still want to "tap" it, then submit your ideas to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Maria Tamburrino learned early in her high school career at Jacobs about the importance of rebounding.
"My coach, Ed Haugens, put a lot of emphasis on rebounding," she said. "We had rebounding goals every game, and if we didn't meet them, we had to run."
In practice, Tamburrino recalled numerous drills to improve the team's rebounding.
"We did a lot of them," she said with a laugh.
Rebounding is something Tamburrino, now a college junior at NAIA Roosevelt University in Chicago, has helped earn her an important role for the Lakers, a program that is only 3 years old.
Tamburrino's 7.9 rebounds a game leads Roosevelt (16-4), which set a school record Thursday for wins in a season. She also is second on the team in scoring (13.5 points a game) and 3-pointers (25), while contributing 16 blocked shots and 1.95 assists and 1.8 steals a game.
"I love being able to contribute in a lot of different ways," Tamburrino said.
Those contributions have not been lost on Roosevelt's head coach.
"Maria has been our best all-around player," Lakers coach Robyn Scherr-Wells said. "She has really grown her game a lot. She's a player who can do a little bit of everything."
The 5-foot-11 Tamburrino, while playing both forward spots, has improved her scoring average by nearly four points a game from last season.
"We use her inside and outside," Scherr-Wells said. "She can shoot the 3 and she can score under the basket. We take advantage of a lot of mismatches with her."
Tamburrino's biggest improvements, however, have come on the defensive end. She fouled out of five games last season and led the team with 103 fouls.
"She worked hard on her defensive positioning," Scherr-Wells said.
One area where Tamburrino hasn't needed much work, though, is rebounding.
"She's all over the floor," Scherr-Wells said. "She can rebound like nobody I've ever coached. She has a great eye for the ball."
At 11-2, Roosevelt is in a three-way tie for the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference lead with Cardinal Stritch and Olivet Nazarene.
"It's pretty exciting," Tamburrino said.
Despite being so close to the program's first 20-win season, the Lakers are not focused on that milestone.
"We want to win our conference, so how many wins that takes is the number we want," Scherr-Wells said.
Tops at Truman: D-II Truman State senior defensive back Richie Schumacher was a second-team selection to the 2012 Don Hansen All-Super Region Three football team this season.
A Crystal Lake South graduate, Schumacher ranked fourth in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association with a team-high 110 tackles. He also had two interceptions, two blocked kicks and six tackles for loss. Schumacher's 20-tackle effort Oct. 27 against Pittsburg (Kan.) State was the most tackles in a game for a Truman player in 11 years.
Schumacher also was chosen to the Daktronics All-Region second team and was a first-team All-MIAA pick.
Tournament MVP: D-III Lake Forest College's junior women's hockey goaltender Stacey Dierking was named the Most Valuable Player of the sixth annual Codfish Bowl on Jan. 4 at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
Dierking, a Crystal Lake Central grad, saved 29 of 30 shots in the tournament, during which Lake Forest (5-2-4) shut out Plymouth State, 5-0, in the opening round. In the championship game, Dierking made 13 saves in a 5-1 victory against the host school.
Dierking nearly posted back-to-back shutouts, but UMass-Boston managed a goal with 30 seconds remaining in the championship game.
• Barry Bottino writes a weekly column and a blog about local college athletes for the Northwest Herald. Write to him at email@example.com, check out his On Campus blog at McHenryCountySports.com and follow him @BarryOnCampus on Twitter.


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It was back in December of 2011 when I pitched my idea for this column. I carefully crafted my query letter. I poured hours and hours into how I would sell myself and my writing. I read and reread every word dozens of times. I edited and re-edited.
When I was finally satisfied, I gingerly placed my letter in an envelope, precisely positioned the stamp, and sealed it with a prayer. I then promptly mailed it to the wrong person at the newspaper.
I was later contacted by the lady who received it and was informed that, although she enjoyed my letter and was quite flattered that I thought she was so important, she had nothing to do with hiring columnists. But she promised to forward my letter to the proper person. Now that person will receive a letter addressed to another person asking that other person to hire me. That'll get me the job. Geesh.
Feeling that my validity as a journalist had already been thoroughly compromised, I resolved myself to failure. Yet, I still had confidence in my letter. I had read somewhere that if you sounded straightforward and confident, then you might get somewhere. So my letter started out, "My name is Michael Penkava and I want to be your next new columnist."
I had actually thought about starting it out, "My name is Michael Penkava and I want to be Emperor of the Universe, but I'd settle for being your new columnist." I decided that was a bit too arrogant, and, besides, the emperor position was already taken by Justin Bieber.
In the letter I observed, "People need to take time off from the mundane and grim and once in a while go on vacation to the land of offbeat and unexpected." I figured that some might enjoy a look at the lighter side of life as a change of pace from the hard news we read every day. I would call my column, "Just Humor Me" so the readers would know that, while I may appear to be serious about a topic, I'm just having some fun with them. You know, tongue in cheek, foot in mouth.
Unfortunately, some readers still think I am serious and they take exception to my observations. They think I really have shopping cart battles with little old ladies. They think I wear khaki underwear. They think my yard is filled with garden gnomes. And they think I advocate a diet of solely bacon. (That's not true. You can throw in a burrito here and there and still be okay).
But the readers are right about what they think about my wife. Long-suffering. Wise. The voice of reason. Yep, although she's married to a left-handed banjo-playing, Bollywood dancing, garage-sailing, apprentice-gardening, Twinkie-eating, always-forgetting-to-put-the-cover-back-on-the-peanut-butter-jar husband, she has always been at my side as we move through life together at the speed of love.
I do enjoy hearing from you readers. I have answered every email, even the one that referred to me as an "idiot" because I put a doughnut on the barbecue grill and called it a "Charnut." Then there was the person who said that I needed to "get a life" when I recommended power washing as a stress-relieving hobby. Not to forget the comment that I cannot publish about what I could do with the perfect egg roll.
So that wraps up one hundred columns. With an average of 625 words per column, that makes about 62,500 words. The average length of a novel is 100,000 words. That means that in about 60 more columns I'll have enough words for my first novel. I could call it, "Confessions From Page 2." It'll be a best seller. Just humor me.
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The most ever student-researchers from North Central College—32—were accepted to attend the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in April. "This is impressive because we've never had this many students apply and it really reflects a changing culture here, a true culture of inquiry," says Perry Hamalis, director of the Office of Academic Opportunities and assistant professor of religious studies. "Not only are they engaging in more rigorous research projects but they are taking the next step to present their findings at conferences."
The conference was held at the University of Montana in Missoula, where 2,600 students and faculty members from more than 300 colleges and universities gathered for oral speeches, poster sessions, performances and visual arts displays. North Central students represented a full range of disciplines, including the sciences, global studies, German, art, English and dance. They were accompanied by Robert Moussetis, associate professor of international business, and Christine Weilhoefer, assistant professor of biology.
Weien Wang '11, who is completing a biology major and English minor, presented research he conducted in China last summer using a Richter Independent Study Fellowship. He spent five weeks there investigating medical ethics by interviewing Chinese physicians. "The conference was a good opportunity to talk about something that means something to me," he says. "The audience response was really positive, which made for a surprisingly engaging question-and-answer session; one student, originally from Poland, drew comparisons between my discussion on China's medical system and that of his home country some years past."
Learning more about students' research from other disciplines was a great experience, says Grace Muganda '11, a computer science and biochemistry major who presented neurobiology research she conducted over the summer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The presentations from my fellow North Central students were very well done," she adds. "We all tried to support each other."
Both agreed that an added bonus of the conference was the mountain setting and options for activities like hiking.
Hamalis likes the fact that many North Central students are embracing research earlier in their academic careers and applying for conference acceptance over multiple years. "This is something that you put on your application for graduate school," he says. "After all, this is what graduate students do—they conduct research and present it."
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The Pasadena Palm Peace Parade will add a new wrinkle this year when it hosts a street theater show acting out a moral clash between wisdom and wealth.
The parade will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, which is Palm Sunday on the Christian calendar. This year's parade will once again act out Jesus' march into Jerusalem on that day. According to the Bible, Christ entered Jerusalem on a donkey and less than a week later was tortured and crucified.
The parade will begin at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 570 E. Orange Grove Blvd., and end at the corner of Garfield Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The theme of the 2014 Palm Sunday Peace Parade is "Love, Not Mammon: Celebrate the Deep Wisdom of God."
"Our parade will call attention to the economic interests that fuel war," said parade spokesman Bert Newton in a written statement. "From the 'military industrial complex' to the securing of oil, gas and other exploitable resources, the American way of life has become intensely entangled in the profits of war. Over half of our taxes go to the military; and our country spends six times more on the military than China, 11 times more than Russia and 27 times more than Iran. We believe we can and must end war just as the abolition movement helped end legalized slavery."
Puppets will be used to act out the conflicts between wisdom and wealth, Newton said.
Last year nearly 200 people from churches throughout Pasadena took part in the parade, which included musical performers and donkey rides for children. The parade also helped promote a gun buyback program and peace resource fair that raised nearly $26,000 and attracted dozens of local community groups involved in reducing gun violence.
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As a former educator I LOVE this product. I having been using this product with my two girls and they are so excited about science! The science tools are durable, kid friendly, bright and fun. The science experiments provided in the set are super easy and simple. In the past I have scrounged around for things I could use for all of our science experiments, but this set provide the best of the basics. I am so happy with this product and would highly recommend it anyone who is interested in getting kids excited about learning!
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By Ash
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About Me Collector, Hobbyist, Parent, Student, Teacher
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Bulky and easy for little hands to use. Sturdy holders for tubes. Great magnifying glass!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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great starter kit!
By Bethany
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Great kit for my daughter who is a little sponge!
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Happy to have a Science-based role-playing toy
By Debbie the Postdoc
from Cambridge, UK
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I was interested in buying this kit for my 18 month old because I realized that all of her role-playing toys were household/domestic. I am a scientist myself and want her to be exposed to other role-playing. I bought this kit for a friend's 18 month old as a gift first to see how it was, and we were both quite pleased. The toddlers enjoy putting the tubes in and out of the racks and screwing the tops on, but I think they will be interested to watch many of the experiments suggested on the cards, even if they are a bit too young to do some things on their own.
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I gave the experiment set and the microscope to my three year old grand daughter at the suggestion of my daughter. When I explained the experiments to my grand daughter, she became so excited about getting to try them once she got home. She asked questions and her eyes, which are large anyway, became very large with anticipation. She'll enjoy each one.
Excellent for K-4
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I gave this to my 5 year old nephew who has never been to preschool so this was his first 'formal' science lesson. I had done most of these experiments as I am a preschool teacher, but I always had to run around to find the supplies needed. This made it so EASY!I set this up on a picnic table outside to do with my nephew on his birthday, but we were soon joined by his sisters, 2nd and 4th grade. We did the volcano and some color mixing. I taught them the correct names for the pieces and they couldn't get enough. I wish I had more time to do more with them. They were so excited and so was I.Unfortunately I live 2 hours away so I have to hope their mother will do these experiments with them. It is such an awesome set and I don't think anyone will be disappointed with it!
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I bought this for my 5 year old daughter and we love it! I love that it includes experiment cards. We've done just about all of them and love each one.All the materials in this kit are easy for kids to handle which weeds out frustration. I can't say enough about this kit! We have other LR products and they are all great!
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Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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My 4.5 year old loves this set! We just downloaded the extra 10 experiments! I appreciate having those so we get extra mileage out of the kit.
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I bought this set last week for our four year old son. It's exactly what we were looking for. He loves everything science and art, especially bugs and mixing colors. We have had so much fun with this already. It's very sturdy, high quality. The goggles are really nice and comfy as well..not cheap at all.


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